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THE CHATHAM RECORD H. A. London EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 PER TEAR Strictly in Advance ttmi 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. vol. xxxix. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, DECEMBER 20, 1916. NO. 20. Chatham (4 IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER Happenings of This and Other Nation For Seven Days Are Give THE NEWS OF THE SOUTH What Is Taking Place in the South land Will Be Found In Brief Paragraphs. Domestic Twenty miners were killed and seven injured in an explosion in the Reedy & Ryan coal mine at Stone City, 15 miles southwest of Pittsburg, Ivans. The Merchants and Miners' passen gei steamer Powhatan collided with an unknown ship near Norfolk, Va, and had, to be beached. Four mem bers of her crew were injured. The threatened strike of the train men of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway, which has been pending for some time, came to an end when an agreement was reached at Nashville, Tenn., that was satis factory to both sides to the contro versy. It is announced that special accounts of wages due employees under the A damson law will be kept and all other litigation will be held in abey ance by agreement between the gov ernment and the railroads until ' the decision as to the constitutionality of the new law is given. The indications at the beginning of the 1916 cotton crop were that there would be a 14,266,000- crop, but storms and insects, and not reduction of the acreage, wrought havoc with the grow ing plants as the season progressed, and the latest estimate is that the crop will barely touch the 11,511,000 mark. William E. Mickle of New Orleans, adjutant general of the United Con federate Veterans, announces that the week beginning June 4 has been decid ed upon as the date for holding the 1917 reunion of the veterans in Wash ington, D. C. Mexican A Mexican courier reached the bor ber from Francisco Villa's camp in the Guerrero district of Chihuahua, with proposals for the United States government that Villa would refrain from further destruction of foreign life and property in Mexico on condi tion that the United States would not interfere with his campaign against the Carranza government. An El Paso, Texas, dispatch an nounces that a message from a for eign consul in Torreon, Cohuila, con firms the report of the killing of How ard Gray, or Howard Weeks, at Par ral by Villa followers. A French named Alexander Ricault was killed by the Villa soldiers after they had occupied Parral, according to a telegram emanating in El Paso, Texas. Carranza's action on the protocol signed at Atlantic City, N. J., by the Mexican-American joint commission will be submitted to the American commissioners by the Mexican mem bers at a preliminary meeting to be held at Philadelphia December 18. Washington officials are inclined to credit unofficial reports that instead of affixing his signature to the pro tocol agreed upon at Atlantic City, Carranza has proposed changes in the agr meHt and it is feared that his attitude may nullify all of the work of the commission, and cause further complications. It is indicated in official Washing ton that a demand for material changes in the Mexican-American pro tocol, such as were foreshadowed by the reported determination of Carran za to insist unconditionally upon the retirement of American troops from Mexico, would mean immediate aban donment of the conference. European War Buzeu, an important railway center northeast of Bucharest and an excel lent base from which to begin opera tions in Moldavia, has been captured by the Austro-Germans. The Germans and Bulgarians have begun an offensive movement in Do brudja. British troops have taken the offen sive in the fighting around the Gar den of Eden, and have taken several important Turkish positions. Advices say that the British are now within two and one-half miles of Kut-El-Amara. The Greek governmenffcas accepted the ultimatum presented by ,the en tente allies. The allied powers have made de mands for reparation for the events of December 1 and 2, when fighting took place between entente landing forces and Greek troops, but the for mula of the demands has not been announced. In the Austro-Italian theater only artillery engagements are reported. The Hungarian and German troops fighting on the center of the line in Roumania have emerged from the swamp lands of Jalomitza river and Made a crossing of the stream near Kecenau, about midway between Buch arest and the important railroad junc tion town of Buzeu. The Roumanian attacks which have held the Ploechti region have been broken, according to German reports. I the fighting in the eastern Car pathians and along the Moldavian front, all the Russian attacks have been repulsed, says the Berlin war office French troops have again made an effective thrust in the Verdun region, driving the troops of the crown prince back over two -miles and- capturing over seventy-five hundred prisoners, together with many guns and muni tions of war. It is stated that all Greek troops with be withdrawn from Thessaly, and only a certain number of Greek sol diers wil be concentrated in Polopon nessus. Fighting is in progress between the Greek regular troops and the French. This is the report sent out from Ber lin, and the report further says the fighting is taking place north of Kat erina, about 60 miles southwest of Sal onika Russian troops captured a line of Teutonic trenches on the heights to the south- of Agusualia in the region of the Trotus valley of Roumania. Considerable heavy fighting is re ported in the Cerna river region of Serbia Washington President Wilson has decided that the notes of the central powers pro posing a discussion, of peace to the entente allies will be sent forward by the United States government acting as intermediary without any accom panying mediation offer of its own. Legislation aimed at the destruction of the liquor traffic continues to ac cumulate in congress. After fifteen years of experimenta tion in breeding and selection, plant specialists of the department of agri culture have developed a second new variety of the valuable Egyptian cot ton grown in this county. The entente powers have decided to grant safe conduct to Count Tarnows ki von Tarnow, recently appointed Austro-Hungarian ambassador to the United States. President Wilson has proved the ac tion of an army court in sentencing L. O. Gardner a National Guardsman of New Mexico, to dishonorable discharge and a year in prison at hard labor, for failure to obey the federal call for border duty last June, but remitted the prison sentence because the case had been made as a test case. A note of explanation from Germany in response to the inquiry of the Unit ed States concerning the sinking of the steamer Lanao on October 28 has reached the state department from Charge Grew at Berlin. It says that the Lanao was sailing under the Brit ish flag and was sunk by a submarine after provision for the safety of her crew had been secured because she Was carrying contraband. Reports to the United States on the food conditions abroad say the Belgi an refugees have opened a horse slaughter house at Halifax in York shire, and are teaching English work ing men to eat horse meat. After another day of debate over the exclusion of aliens on account of race, the senate adopted the commit tee amendment to the immigration bill which would bar Hindus and cer tain other Asiatics without mentioning them by name, with an added provi sion stipulating that nothing in the act shall be construed to repeal any existing law,, treaty or agreement that serves to prohibit er restrict immigra tion. The United States battleship, Arizo na put into commission recently and regarded by naval experts as the speediest and most efficient American dreadnaught, is proceeding north along the Atlantic coast with only her port engine supplying motive power and with her starboard turbine crippled. Germany and her allies, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey, took the first decisive step to bring to an end the greatest and bloodiest war :p the history of the world. Direct ap peal was made to the entente powers for a peace conference through the United States, Spain, Switzerland and the Vatican. The main points in Germany's peace proposal are: 1. That Poland and Lith uania be recognized as independent kingdoms. 2. That Germany restore Belgium and northern France. 3. That the fate of the Balkan states be set tled in a general peace conference. It is understood that Germany will in-, sist on restoration of its colonies in return for evacuation of northern France and Belgium. Germany's move for peace comes just two years and 135 days after she had declared war on Russia and two years and 129 days after England de clared war on Germany. The Austro-Hungarian territory cap tured by the allies comprises about one-half of Galicia and all of Buko wina and the southern fringe of Tren tino, as well as the western border of the Istrian peninsula, north of the city of Trieste. None of the Bulgarian territory has yet been captured by the allies. The United States transport Sumner, bound from Colon for New York, went aground in a heavy fog off Barnegat, N. J. The steamer is commanded by Captain Webber. Further reduction in the estimate size of this year's cotton crop was recorded in the department of agri culture's final report, putting the pro duction at 11,511,000 equivalent 500 pcund bales. Determination by the Supreme court of the constitutionality of the Adamson law in time for congress to enact any desired supplementary legislation at this session was regarded as assured when the court advanced the test case for argument on January 8. Information assembled at the state department and believed by some of ficials to present a flear-cut violation of German pledges in the sinking of the British steamer Marina, with the loss of six American lives, has been forwarded to Berlin for submission to the German foreign office. CONGRESS TO TAKE CHRISMS RECESS DESPITE EFFORT OF .SPEAKER CLARK AND OTHERS TO CALL OFF VACATION. DEFER RAIL LEGISLATION Leaders do Not Hope to Accomplish Much Before Adjournment Except to Pass Few Appropriation Bills. May Dispose of Prohibition 'Bill. Washington. With, a holiday recess planned to begin Saturday and extend until January 2, congressional leaders do not hope to accomplish anything before adjournment except the pas sage pf a few appropriation bills in the House, and possibly the disposi tion of the Sheppard prohibition bill for the District of Columbia in the Senate. Consideration of railroad legislation and corrupt practice election meas ures, having been deferred until next month, members already are planning their Christmas vacations, despite the effort made by Speaker Clark and others early in the session to do away with the usual 10-day recess. Prohibition for the District of Co lumbia will be before the Senate again with amendments providing for a ref erendum and Senator Smoot's sub stitute, which would not only bar man ufacture and sale of liquor for bever age purposes, but also prohibit im portation of liquor for personal use. The judiciary committee's fovorable report on the Webb nation-wide pro hibition measure probably will be sub mitted at the end of this week by Rep resentative Carlin o Virginia, a mem ber of the committee who recently be came converted to the dry cause. A rule for consideration of the resolu tion will not be asked until after the recess. The Federal suffrage amend ment resolution has been received by the House and a rule probably will be aslted on it early in January also. ANTI-LIQUOR BILL GIVEN FIRST PLACE ON CALENDAR. Sheppard Bill Gets First Place on Senate Calendar by Margin of One Vote. Washington. By a margin of one vote the Sheppard bill to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the District of Columbia, was put into first place on the Senate calendar to be taken up this week and debate until it is disposed of. Senator Townsend sought without success to keep the volunteer officers retirement bill before the Senate as unfinished business. i Senator Martine of New Jersey, op posing the bill, aid the saloon should not be abolished until some other form of club for the poor man could be established. The Senate Commerce Committee deferred action on the $50,000,000 flood control bill for the Mississippi and Sacramento rivers. Debate was then resumed in the District of Columbia prohibition bill, and Senator Sheppard finally succeed ed, by a margin of one vote, in having it given first place on the calendar for this week. In the House, Chairman Adamson, of the Interstate Commerce Commit tee, introduced a joint resolution ex tending the time for the railroad in vestigation until January 14, 1918. WILSON GIVES $2,500 TO MAKE UP DEFICIT. Washington. President WilsOn has sent a check for $2,500 to Treasurer Marsh of the Democratic National Committee, as his contribution toward meeting the deficit in the committee's campaign fund. SUFFRAGETTE PEACE MEETING BROKEN UP. London. Sylvia Pankhurst, the militant suffragette, and a number of sympathizers, endeavored to hold a "demonstration" at the East India dock gates to demand peace, but a big crowd prevented. U-BOATS RESPONSIBLE FOR BIG SHORTAGE OF WHEAT. Washington. German U-boats are playing a large part in increasing the wheat shortage. British vessels car rying hundreds of tons of wheat are being sunk by submarines. How exL tensive ( is the damage wrought to British shipping by submarines was learned from a Briton in the United States on an important mission and in receipt of constant advices regard ing the real state of affairs. MOVEMENT TO ADVERTISE CHURCHES THROPH PAPERS. St. Louis. For the purpose of gath ering and disseminating in a reliable Torm religious news the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, representing 30 denomina tions, has established a religious pub licity service. The Federal Council has just held its annual convention. In addition to establishing this news service it is proposed to make a sys tematic study of paid advertising in newspapers. WILSON WILL SEND NO OFFER WITH NOTE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ACTING AS INTERMEDIARY OFFERS NO MEDIATION. IS ALWAYS READY TO SERVE President Is Holding Himself in Read iness to Serve in Any Way Possible to Bring Warring Nations To gether. Washington. President Wilson has decided that the notes of the Central Powers proposing a discussion of peace to the Entente Allies will be sent forward by the American Gov ernment, acting as intermediary, without any accompanying mediation offer of its own. He has not' deter mined whether any action in behalf of peace will be taken later by the United States on its own account, but is holding himself in readiness to serve in any way possible . toward bringing the warring nations to gether. The course to be pursued was made known after the President had con ferred with Secretary Lansing, and after a prolong d Cabinet meeting. It was stated that the delay in for warding the notes to the, Entente capitals was due to the fact that tl- massages received from Germany. Austria-Hungary and Turkey, identi cal in substance, differed slightly In phraseology as a result of different translations. Since the first note arrived, the one from Germany, the President and his closest advisers have been absorb ed in study of the stiuation. The Austrian note followed, and the one from Turkey came later. Those from Germany and Austria have been gone over carefully by the President and Secretary Lansing to make certain of their meaning, and so that they may be sure to represent properly the in tent of the Central Powers. ANTI-LIQUOR BILLS FLOOD TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS Webb Sure Nation-Wide Prohibition Will Win at Next Session. Washingtonj Legislative measures aimed at destruction of the liquor traf fic continue to accumulate in Congress as both houses are deluged wrth pe tions from all parts of the country urging adoption of the national prohi bition constitutional amendment and passage of other anti-liquor measures including the Sheppard bill to prphib it the manufacture and sale of liquor in the District of Columbia. The House Postoffice Committee opened the door to another phase of the problem In reporting favorably a bill designed to close the mails abso lutely to advertising of any intoxi cating liquors and to deny mail order houses the right to go into either "wet or dry" territory to silicit sales through the medium of the mails. No move was made by prohibition leaders in the House regarding the con stitutional amendment reported from the judiciary committee, but Repre sentative Webb, chairman of, the com mittee, plans to ask the rules com mittee for a special rule to get the rsolution before the House soon after the holidays. CONFIDENT OF VICTORY, PEACE OFFER IS MADE. London. "Confident that we are completely the victors, I yesterday made a proposal to the enmey to dis cuss the question of further war or peace," said the Germany Emperor in addressing the troops in Alsace re cently, according to a despatch pub lished in The Cologne Gazette, says a Reuter's dispatch from Amsterdam. "What will come of it, I do not yet know," the Empeor is reported to have continued. . "It is a matter for the enemy now to decide if the fight ing .is still to go on. If the enemy still thinks he has not had enough, then I know you will" here the Em peror, says the correspondent, made a "warlike" gesture, which "produced a fierce smile on the faces of all his men." VILLA IS MAKING OVERTURES TO U. S. El Paso, Texas. Francisco Villa through representatives here, has made overtures to the United States and has promise dto cease his depre dtaions upon American property and discontinue killing Americans in Mex ico. The report that representatives of Villa are working to have Villa spare Americans lives and property in return for assurances that his move ments in Mexico would not be inter fered with .by the United States army. GOVERNORS MEET NEXT, IN SALT LAKE CITY. Washington. The Governors' con ference, in session here, voted to hold its next annual meeting in Salt Lake City at a time to be fixed by the executive committee composed of Governors Manning of South Caro lina, Spray of Utah anc Capper of Kansas. Former Govorncr Fort of New Jersey was re-elected treasurer of the conference. The sessions were devoted to discussions of state admin istrative problems, defense and peace. PROHIBITION IS RECOMMENDED HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE VOTE TO PROPOSE PROHIBI TION AMENDMENT. IS ENTIRELY UNEXPECTED "Dry- Advocates Jubilant Over Vic tory Scored in Congress. Con gressman Webb Will Ask Passage of Bill By Special Rule. Washington. Nation-wide prohibi tion took a long stride toward con gressional consideration when the House Justiciary Committee unexpect edly voted to recommend adoption of the proposed constitutional amend ment to forbid the manufacture and sal eof liquor for beverage purposes in the United States. Even the most enthusiastic champions of the amend ment had not expected favorable action so soon. How far the resolution will pro gress is problematical, and Adminis tration leaders doubt that it will reach the senate in time for action at this session. Prohibition advocates are jubilant, however, and predict ulti mate adoption of the resolution and Its reference to the legislatures- of the various states at a much earlier date than they heretofore had hoped for. A two-thirds majority in both houses i3 required. Coincident with the committee's action, the Sheppard bill to prohibit the manufacture and sale of liquor in the District of Columbia became the unfinished business to be kept be fore the senate until disposed of. As an amendment. Senator Underwood has proposed a referendum to the male voters of the District. Senator Kern Of Indiana, has added a proposal that women should participate in the referendum. During discussion of the. Sheppard bill, several Senators, among them, Sheppard, Vardeman and Owen, pre dicted triumph for the cause of na-tion-mide prohibition 1n near future. Hardly any one doubted that pro hibition will be a dominant legislative issue before the new Sixty-fifth Con gress if the constitutional amendment does not reach a vote this winter. In the house, before the amendment can be taken up for consideration, a special rule must be adopted giving it right ' of way. Representative Webb, chairman of the Judiciary Com mittee, will ask for such a rule eaIy in January, and endeavor to press the resolution to an early vote. ANOTHER IMMENSE CREDIT VOTED BY HOUSE OF COMMONS Amount is 400,000,000 Pounds Ster ling, and Will Have to Be Sup plemented Soon. London. The House of Commons uanimously passed a vote of credit of 400,000,000 pounds sterling, moved bf a Bonar Law, chancellor of the ex chequer, who made a lengthy speech, explaining the Nation's financial situ ation, and touching on the German peace proposals. He announced that the daily average expenditure of Great Britain for the war now amounts to 5.710,000 pounds sterling and that this vote of credit would probably have to be supplemented February 24 with an other vote of 200,000,000 pounds ster ling. This would make the total voted for the year 1,950,000,000 pounds sterling, or 350,000,000 pounds sterling more than the estimates made some months ago by Reginald McKenna, then chan cellor. WOMAN 8UFFRAGE ADVOCATES SCORE PARTIAL VICTORY Washington. Woman suffrage ad vocates won a partial victory in their long fight to have the Susan B. An thony federal amendment voted on in Congress when the House judiciary committee reported the measure for consideration without recommenda tion. A campaign now will be launch ed to get a special rule to bring the amendment before the House for ac tion, probably some time in January. CARRANZA'S VIEWS REGARDING PROTOCOL New York. The views of First Chief Carranza regarding the ratifica tion of the protocol signed at Atlantic City by the Mexican-American joint commission were submitted by Al berto J. Pani, here to Luis Cabrera, chairman of the Mexican commission, and Mexican Ambassador Designate Arredondo. Mr. Pani arrived here from Queretaro, where he went to place the agreement before Carranza for his ratification. COMMERCIAL CONGRESS AT CLOSE URGES CROP CHANGE. Norfolk, Va. The ship purchase bill, development of drainage for in creased service of production and the intensification and diversification of crops were approved by the Southern Commercial Congress at the close of its eighth annual convention. The Congress also urged greater effi ciency in the management of cities and the more thorough and general education of the masses In all lines o feffort. LEADERS MAY CONSIDER PLAN CRITICISM CAUSED BY FIRST AN NOUNCEMENT SUPPLANTED BY CALMER JUDGMENT. PRES. WILSON MAY SUGGEST French Premier Warn. Nation la Guard Against Trap. League of Nations to Enforce Peace May Be Suggested By President Wilson. Information contained in news paper reports in London leads to the belief that the political leaders of Britain will give the peace proposal from the Central Powers to the En tente Allies sober consideration, which might possibly lead to a fur ther note from Germany and her al lies setting forth definite terms upon which they -woUid agree to end the war. Criticism heaiU on the streets of liondon as the news of the peace move became public, seems to have become less severe with a feeling that some consideration should be given the note when it arrives there. Premier Lloyd-George and the mem bers of Cabinet are maintaining a strict silence until they have an op portunity to study the text of the aote. An entirely different reception was given the peace announcement in Parts as Premier Braind in a speech to the Chamber of Deputies, which yoted to sustain the activities of the new Cabinet, sounded a note of warn ing against taking the German pro posal for what it appeared to be on "its face. In a stirring address, he referred to the conditions as they exist at present. However, in his words there seemed to be a sentiment reflected for consideration. Announcement of the resignation of the Austrian Government in a Reuter dispatch from Amsterdam may be the forerunner of internal political dis-1 sension in Austria which would have an important bearing on the progress of a peace move. Announcement comes from Wash ington that the President is seriously considering submission of a proposi tion to organize a league of nations to enforce peace in the event there is Ikscussion of peace terms by the European Nations. A waiting atti tude has been adopted by the Admin istration until the note arrives and he heads of the Entente Allies give some expression of their attitude. BERLIN PRESS CAUTIOUS AGAINST TOO MUCH HOPE Tenor of Opinions Shows Belief Pre vails Allies Are Not Prepared to Act Hastily on Peace Plan. Berlin, via London. The Kreuz Zei tung expresses the fear that any peace which to the Entente Allies does not bear the aspect of defeat would prove a great danger for Germany and be only an armistice. Die Post doubts the expediency of the peace offer, but says it is glad no neutral has been asked to mediate. The Taegliche Rundschau fears that the Entente Allies will draw out the negotiations by making impossible counter proposals, hoping to enlist pressure from "neutral America." The Tages Zeitung says it wishes Doctor von Bethmann-Hollweg had emphasized more strongly the fact that Germany offered peace as a vic tor and that the peace terms must adequately reward Germany for the sacrifices she has made. The Socialist organ, The Vorwaerts, sees a great and unique feature in the offer, in that it breaks with the old tradition, that the defeated side must ask for the commencement of peace negotiations. The Tageblatt surmises that Ger many's peace terms will be reason able, for "an offer of peace can mean nothing unless wise moderation ac companies the conciliatory act." The newspaper warns the people against having too optimistic expectations. ARCHDUKE STEPHEN OF AUSTRIA NAMED REGENT OF POLAND Warsaw, via London. Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria has been selected to be regent of Poland with the prospect of election as king later. From two of his daughters the arch duke derives one qualification for the Polish throne, they having been mar ried to two of the most prominent members of the Polish aristocracy, Prince Radziwill and Prince Czarto 'ryski. A third daughter also married out of the charmed inner circles. BOER GENERAL'S SON IS SAFE IN MEXICO Presidio, Tex. Mexicans arriving here from the interior of Mexico said they had passed through San Pablo de Meoqui seven days ago, where they had seen Gullermo Snyman, son of the late General Synman of the Boer at my, safe and unhaimed. The report that Synman, a British subject, had been killed waj received at the border last Friday in the form of a telegram to a relative from one of his friends. - BRITISH COLLEGE DEOATES TO BE IN RALEIGH WAKE FOREST WILL CONTEST WITH RANDOLPH-MACON EAS TER MONDAY. THE QUERY AND SPEAKERS Council Announces Querist end Respective Sides For the Two Inter-Collegiate Debates. Wake Forest. The debate council of Wake Forest College has announc ed the queries and the respective sides for the two inter-collegiate de bates which have been arranged for next year with Randolph-Macon Col lege of Ashland, Va., and Baylor Uni versity of Waco, Texas. The debate with Randolph-Macon College will be held in Raliegh Easter Monday night at the Academy of Music. Wake Forest will defend the negative side of the question, "Re solved, That our Federal Constitution should be so amended as to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxi cating liquors," while the Virginians will uphold the affirmative side of the question. Baylor University will be debated in Waco, Texas, on April 2, 1917. The query selected is, "Resolved, That the United States Government should own and control all railroads in the United States, constitutionality waiv ed.". Baylcr has chosen to speak on the negative side of the question, and Wake Forest will uphold the af firmative.. Of last year's sla. inter-collegiate debaters, E. B. Cox, I. L. Bennett, J. G. Boone, R. H. Taylor, B. M. Boyd and J. B. Rucker, only three are back in college, Messrs. Boyd, Rucker and Booe. In addition to these three de baters there are a number of other experienced speakers that will erter the preliminaries, among them being A.C. Reid, D. C. Hughes, H. E. Olive, L E. Carlyle, J. B. Edwards, C. P. Herring, E. D. Banks. $220,992 Balance in Treasury. Raleigh. Affixing thoir signatures to their endorsements on the books of the state treasurey &n found it or der and correct the legislative com mittee for the examination of the books and vouchers of the treasury and the state auditor made the follow ing entry showing status of state fin ancial affairs at the close of this fis cal year. Balance general fund last year $130,008; receipts to December 1 this year, $4,970,878 ; total receipts $5, 100,887; disbursement- $4,879,965; balance December 1, $220,922. Board of education fund total re ceipts $126,343; disbursements $122. 662; balance $3,701. Grand total all funds in treasury $224,628. The committee report Is .signed by Chairman Laughinghouse of Pitt, Rep resentative Greer of Iredell, Setator Thompson of Iredell. Representa tive Harry Stubbs and Senator Fair cloth are absent. Enclose Pisgah Forest Animals. . Asheville. Officers of the Antierrl can Steel Wire Company have noti fied Secretary George S. Powell of the Appachaian Park Association, that the wire donated for the fence t en close the elk and bison park In Pisgah 'orest has been shipped and may be xpected any day now. Forester Verne Rhodes states that the locust posts for stringing the wire are al ready in place, and experts will be sent with the shipment of wire to build the fence as soon as possible. This is another step in the movement to stock the Sonthern Appalachians with elk and buffalo. The Park Asso ciation, of which Gov. Locke Cntig is president, has already secured the promise of a herd of elk and another buffalo will probably be placed ia the park by Febraury 1, at the latest. The presence of a herd of ell: and another buffalo in Pisgah forest, both of which will be located in sight of the road, is expected to enhance the value of the forest as an attraction for tourists, who will be able to watch both heards in practically their natur al haunts. Teachers Broke Attendance Record. Raleigh. Attendance records were broken by the recent session cf the North Carolina Teachers' Assembly. total of 1,023 roistered or 53" more than that of the 1915 session, the biggest registration up o that time. The executive committee of tie as sembly is to be called by President A. T. Allen of Sail-" ury. to meet here early in January o take action as to the time and the place for the 1917 session. Indications are that the con test as to place will be between Char lotte and Raleigh. Will Entertain Newspaper Men. New Bern. The newspaper men of New Bern, assisted by the Chamber of Commerce, are planning tc give the editors of the state a rare treat when they meet in their annual con vention at Morehead City next sum mer and after the business sessions have been concluded. It is planned to take the coast guard cutter Pamli cO and the Naval Reserve training hip, Elfric'a, down to Moreheaci City, jet the scribes, their wives, daughters and sweethearts on board tad to bring them to New Bern.
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