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WILSON ASKS NATIONS AT
WAR TO OUTLINE TERMS
WHICH WOULD END WAR
o
TAKES STEP WHICH
W BRING RESULTS
President Does Not Ask For
Mediation But r ta
Understanding
WANTS NATIONS TO KNOW
WHAT STRUGGLE IS FOR
Thinks Possibly Nations' Ideas of Set
tlement Are Not so Far Off as They
SeemWould Know Minima of Ter
ritorial Settlements or Even
Military Conquest.
of
Washington. The notes to the bel-:
liferents are prefaced with this in
struction by Secretary Lansing to the
American ambassadors presenting
them:
The president directs me to send
you the following communication to
be presented immediately to the Min
uter of Foreign Affairs of the Gov
ernment to which you are accredited."
The text of the notes themselves
then begin identically as follows:
-The President of the United States
has instructed, me to suggest to the
,here is inserted a designation of the
Government addressed) a course of
action with regard to the present war
which he hopes that the Government
will take under consideration as sug
gested in the most friendly spirit and
as coming not only from a friend, but
alo as coming from the representative
of a neutral nation whose interests
have been most seriously affected by
fn fie
The war and wnose eouteiu
early necessity to determine how best togelher justifieQ in suggesting an im
to safeguard those interests if the war . mediate opportunity for a comparison
is to continue." of views as to the terms which "must
At this porut the texts vary in the precede those ultimate arrangements
notes to the Central Powers this para-: fof the peace of the world whioh all
graph follows next: d68ire and in which the neutral na-
'.The suggestion which I am m- j tiong ag well &g those at war are ready
5tructed to make the president has j tQ pl&y their fuU responsible paft. If
long had it in mind to offer. He is the contest must continue to proceed
somewhat embarrassed to offer it at j towards undefined ends by slow attri
this particular time because it may jtion until the Qne group 0f belliger
now seem to have been prompted by j entg Qr tQe other ia exhausted, if mil
a desire to play a part in connection , Uon after million of human lives must
-with the recent overtures of the Cen- j continue to be offered up until on the
tral Powers. It has in fact been in Qne side Qr other there are no
no way suggested by them in its ori-, more to 0ffer if resentments must be
gin and the President would have de- kindled that can never cool and,.des-
layed offering it until those over- j
tures had been independently answer- j
ed but for the fact that it also con- j
cerns the question of peace ana may
heat be considered in connection with
other propasls which have the same
end in view. The President can only i
sey that his suggestion be considerea j
entirely on its own merits and as if
it had been made in other circum
stances." In the note to the .Entente Allies
the following paragragh takes the
place of the one just quoted:
"The suggestion which I am in
structed to make the President has
long had it in mind to offer. He is
somewhat embarrassed to offer it at
this particular time because it may
now seem to have been prompted by
the recent overtures of the Central
Power. It is in fact no way associ
ated with them in its origin and the
President "would have delayed offering
it irntir those overtures had been ans
wered but for the, fact that it also con
cerns the question of peace and may
be hest considered in connection with
other propasls which have the same
end in view. The President can only
beg that his suggestion be considered
entirely on it sown merits and as if it
had been, made in other circum
stances." Then all the notes proceed identi
cally as follows:
May Take Initiative.
"The President suggests that an
early occasion be sought to call out
from all the nations now at war such
an avowal of their respective views as
to the terms upon which the war
might be concluded and the arrange
ments which would be deemed satis
factory as a guarantee against its re
newal or the kindling of any similar
conflict in the future as would make
it possible frankly to compare them.
He is indifferent as to the means taken
to accomplish this. He would be hap
py himself to serve, or even to take
the initiative in its accomplishment, in
any way that might prove acceptable,
but he has no desire to determine the
method or the instrumentality. One
way will be as acceptable to him as
another if only the great object he
has in mind be attained.
"He takes the liberty of calling at
tention to the fact that the objects,
which the statesmen of the belliger
ents on both sides have in mind in this
"war are virtually the same as stated
In general, terms to their own people
esd to make the rights and privileges
of weak peoples and small states as
I secure against aggression or denial in
the future as the rights and privileges
, of the great and powerful states now
i at war. Each wislies itself to be made
secure in the future along with all
other nations and peoples, against the
recurrence of wars like this and
against aggression of selfish interfer
ence of any kind. Each would be
jealous of tha formation of any more
rival leagues to preserve an uncer
tain balance of power amidst multi
lying suspicions; but each is ready
to consider the formation of a league
of nations to insure peace and justice
throughout the world. Before that final
step can be taken, however, each
deems it necessary first to settle the
issues of the present war upon terms
which will certainly safeguard the in
dependence, the territorial integrity
and the political and commercial free
dom of the nations involved.
U. S. Vitally Interested.
"In the measure to be taken to se
cure the future peace of the world the
people and the Government of the
United States are as vitally interested
as the Governments now at war.
Their interests, moreover, in the
means to be adopted to relieve the
smaller and weaker people of the
world of the peril of wrong and vio
lence is as quick and ardent as that
of any other people or Government.
They stand realy, and even eager, to
co-operate in the accomplishment of
these ends, when the war is over, with
every influence and resource at their
command. But the war must first be
concluded. The terms upon which it
is to be concluded they are not at lib
erty to suggest; but the President does
feel that it is right and his duty to
point out their intimate interest in its
conclusion, lest it should presently be
too late to acmomplish. the greater
things which lie beyond its conclu
sion, lest the situation of neutrat na
tions, now exceedingly hard to en
du be rendered altogether intoler
able, and lest, more than all, an in
jury be done civilization itself which
can never be atoned for or repaired.
"Tho 'ProaiHfinf- thpr fnre fppls 1-
pairg engendered from which here
b no recovery, hopes of peace
and of wniing-concert of free
peopies wm be rendered vais and idle
The life of the entire world has
been nrofoundly affected. Every part
f the ereat family of mankind has
felt the Durden and terror sf this un-
rrrecedented contest of arms. NO na
tion in the civilized world can be said
in truth to stand outside its influence
or to be safe against its disturbing
effects. And yet the concrete objects
for which it is being waged have
never been definitely stated.
"The leaders of the several bellig
erents have, as has been said, stated
those objects in general terms. But
stated in general terms they seem the
same on both sides. Never yet have
the authoritative spokesman of either
side avowed the precise objects Which
would if attained, satisfy them and
their neople that the war had been
fought out. The world has been left
to conjecture what definite results,
what actual exchange of guarantees,
what political or territorial changes
or readjustments, what stage of mil
tary success ever would bring the war
to an end.
"It may be that peace is nearer than
wo know; that the terms which the
belligerents on the one side and on
the other would deem it necessary to
insist upon ar3 not so irreconcilable
as some have feared; that an inter
change of views would clear the way
at least for conference and make the
permanent concord of the nations I
hope for the immediate ruture, a con
cert of nations immediately practica
ble. "The President is not proposing
peace; he is not even offering media
tion. He is 'merely proposing that
soundings be taken in order that we
may learn the neutral nations with
the belligerents, how near the haven
of peace may be for which all mankind
longs with an intense and increasing
longing. He believes that the spirit
in which he speaks and the objects
which he seeks will be understood by
all concerned and he confidently hopes
for a response which will bring a new
light into the affairs of the world."
The note to the Entente group will
be delivered to Great Britain, France,
Italy, Japan, Russia, Belgium, Monte
negro, Portugal, Rumania and Serbia.
That to the Central Allies will be de
livered to Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Turkey and Bulgaria.
It is being delivered to all neutral
governments for their information.
ENTRANCE OF U. S. INTO V
WORLD-WAR NOT IMMINENT
Washington. President Wil- i
son's note to the belligerents j
offic:ally interpreted as not bear
ing any tnreat tnat tne unixea
States might be forced to enter T
the war because of the cvitinu- i
ed invasion of its rights by the 2
warring powers on both sides. f
7
NEUTRAL SITUATION
L
Danger of United States Itself Being
Drawn Into War Was Moving Con
sideration in President's Notes
Urging Belligerents to Name Terms
of Peace.
Washington. The danger of the
United States itself being drawn
into war by reason of its increas
ingly critical position as a neutral
was one o, the moving considera
tions in President Wilson's de
spatch of notes to all the bellig
erents urging them to discuss
terms of peace.
Secretary Lansing, authorized
the statement that the material
rights of the United States had
not been pramount consideration.
America's rights, he said, were
being more and more involved by
the belligerents and as the United
States was "drawing nearer the
verge of war, it was entitled to
know exactly what each belliger
ent seeks," in order that we may
regulate our conduct in the future.
Secretary Lansing's statement,
upon which the White House re
fused to comment, was as follows:
"The reasons for the sending of
the notes were as follows:
"It isn't our material interest we
had in mind when the note was
sent, but more and more our own
rights are becoming Involved by
the belligerents on both sides so
that the situation is becoming in
creasingly critical.
"I mean by that, that we are
drawing nearer the verge of war
ourselves and therefore we are en
titled to know exactly what each
belligerent seeks in order that we
may regulate our conduct in the
future.
"No nation had been sounded.
No consideration of the German
overtures or of the speech of
Lloyd-George was taken Into ac
count In the formulation of the
document. The only thing the
overtures did, was to delay it a
few days. It was not decided to
send it until Monday. Of course,
the difficulties that face the Presi
dent were that it might be con
strued as a movement toward
peace and In aid of the German
overtures. He specifically denies
that that was the fact in the docu
ment Itself."
Secretary Lansing further said:
"The sending of this note will
indicate the possibility of our be
ing forced into the war. That pos
sibility ought to serve as a re
straining and sobering force safe
guarding American rights. It may
also serve to force an earlier con
clusion of the war. Neither the
President nor myself regard this
note as a peace note", it is mere
ly an effort to get the belligerents
to define the end for which they
are fighting."
Secretary Lansing formally de
clared that he did not intend to in
timate that the United States was
considering any change in its
policy of neutrality, and that the
meaning of his statement was mis
construed at first by r .
NEUTRALS IN EUROPE
START PEACE PLAN
Holland Asked to Co-Operate With
Scandinavian Countries and Switzer
land to Act as Mediators In Dis
cussions. Berlin, via Sayville. A peace move
ment is being considered by Norway,
Sweden, Denmark and Switzerland in
which they wish the co-operation of
Holland, according to Deputy Schaper,
of the Dutch parliament, as quoted in
a dispatch to the Overseas News Agen
cy from Rotterdam.
The news agency states:
"According to telegrams from Rot
terdam, Deputy Schaper of the Dutch
parliament, in a speech maoe at u
zel, announced that Switzerland and
the Scandinavian countries were in
clined to act as peace mediators and
that they wish the co-operation of
Holland; Deputy Schaper advocated
greater activity by Holland along this
line."
'HIKE" CAUSES DEATH
OF SIX GUARDSMEN
Deming, N. M Six deaths have oc
curred here during the last 10 days
from pneumonia.
These deaths followed the "hike"
made by the National Guard brigade
encamped here during which tempera
tures dropped suddenly and caused
much sickness among the soldiers, ac
cording to hospital staff officers.
BECOMING
GRIT CA
CONGRESS QUICKLY
PASSES FIVE BILLS
ADJOURNMENT FOR HOLIDAYS
TAKEN BY CONGRESS UNTIL
JANUARY 2, 1917.
PASS 5 SUPPLY MEASURES
The Urgent Deficiency -Legislative,
Indian, District of Columbia, and
Diplomatic and Consular Appropria
tion Bills in Three Weeks.
Washington. Congress adjourned
for the Christmas holidays to recon
vene January 2. In the three weeks of
the session the House passed five Gov
ernment supply measures, the urgent
deficiency, legislative, Indian, District
of Columbia and diplomatic and consu
lar appropriation bills, more than
ever were passed before in the brief
period preceding a holiday recess.
One of these bills, the urgent dific
iency, has passed the senate.
Railroad legislation suggested by
President Wlson failed to get much
attention in either branch. The House
Commerce Committee decided to await
initiative action in the Senate, where
beginning January 2 the Senate com
merce commttee will hold hearings on
the proposed railroad arbitration
measure and the bill authorizing the
president to take over the railroad,
telephone and telegraph lines in case
of military necessity.
At the fomlusion of the hearings
the railroad measures in some form
will be pressed as amendments to the
pending bill to enlarge the interstate
Commerce Commission. Senator
Newlands, chairman of the committee,
hones to eet action before the March
adjournment.
The Senate passed the immigration
bill with its literacy test provision
art it is now in conference.
The National prohibition constitu
tional amendment was reported favor
ably from the Judiciary Committee in
each House and will be pressed by its
chmDions at every opportunity, al
though they have little hope of secur
ing the necessary two-thirds majority
at this session.
House committees also reported the
Borland food investigation resolution
with a favorable recommendation and
the Susan B. Anthony constitutional
amendment for woman suffrage with
out recommendation. Neither resolu
tion advanced to consideration in the
house.
PRESIDENT WILSON NAMES
NEW SHIPPING BOARD
Three Democrats and Two Republi
cans Selected to Serve For Gov
ernment. Washington. President Wilson
nominated the following to be mem
bers of the Government shipping
board:
William Denman of San Francisco;
Bernard N. Baker of Baltimore; John
A. Donald of New York; John Bar-,
ber White of Kansas City, Mo., and
Theodore Brent of New Orleans.
The board will have general super
vision over freight rates in American
waters and is empowered to organize
a $50,000,000 corporation to build or
buy merchant ships.
The ships built or bought will be
available to lease or charter by pri
vate interests, but may be operated
by the government should private
concerns fail to take them. The intent
of the law, aside from restoration of
ships for American commerce remov
ed by the war is to open up trade
routes which private capital does not
consider yet profitable enough for it
to enter.
Mr. Denman, who gets the longest
term of six years, is a Democrat and
a lawyer with experience in Admir
alty cases.
Mr. Baker, nominated for a five
year term, has had wide experience
as a ship owner and for thirty years
was president of the Altantic trasport
line. He is a Democrat and Mr. Don
ald, the third Democratic member,
was nominated for four years. He has
had a life-long experience in the
steamship business.
KING CHRISTIAN SIGNS
SALE OF ISLANDS TREATY.
Copenhagen, via London. King
Christian in Cabinet council ratified
the treaty providing for the sale of
the Danish West Indies to the United
States.
This follows the passage by both
houses of the Danish Parliament of
k,-ii fr.r thp ratification of the
Lilt; urn a v -1
treaty. The exchange of the ratifica
tion instruments will take place in
Washington probably towards the end
of January.
TEOTONS DRIVE BACK
FOE AFTER SHARY BATTLE
r j ir-ont in northern Do-
liUUUUU. ov-i.
brudja, where the troops of the Cen
oi Pnwors continue 3 drive th
Russians and Rumanians towards
Bessarbia, there has been little im
portant activity on the battle irouu,
of Europe.
0 Russian troops in Dobrudja,
Petrograd announces, were forced to
retire northward under neavy ait
from numerically superior
forces.
hostile
ARMY STUFF WILL
E NEW BILL
GENERAL STAFF WILL SU3MIT
COMPULSORY SERVICE MEAS
URE SOON.
SCOTT FAVORS COMPULSION
n' Discussing Present System Major
General Scott Tells House Military
Cor-mittee Bill Wi!l Be Ready Dur
ing Next Month.
Washington. A definite plan for
universal military training will be laid
before Congress next month in the
-shape of a bill formulated by the Gen-
3ral Staff of the Army, accompanied
by complete estimation of cost as
compared to the present volunteer sys
tem. Major General Scott, chier or
staff, told the House Military Com
mittee that the work was in progress
and would require about a month to
complete.
In response to a laughing question
as to who would introduce it in the
House, Representative Kahn of Cali
fornia, said:
"And I would be glad to have the
honor to introduce it."
General Scott was subjected to sharp
cross-examination on his reiteratea
recommendation for a universal ser
vice measure based in part on results
of the volunteer system as shown in
th3 mobilization of the National Guard
for border service.
Representative Tilson, himself a
colonel in the National Guard, follow
ing General Scott's repeated assertion
that the federalization of the National
Guard would not meet the country's
military needs, said:
"I agree with you that voluntary
military service is not an adequate
system and probably would break
down in time of war as It has done
before. The National Guard system in
particular is economically unwise be
cause of the dual control of the forces
by the Federal Government and the
State."
Taking up the report on the mobili
zation of the guard Representative
Tilson then asked:
"Don't you think that in view of the
enormously greater task of the regu
lar service as the agent which con
ducted the mobilization, the regular
army fell down harder in proportion
than the National Guard."
"We make many criticisms of our
selves," Geeral Scott said, adding that
a report on the Army's share in the
n.obilization already had been asked
for and would be presented.
"That is what I want to appear in
this record," said Representative Til
son, "because I want to show that no
set of officers, no matter how well
trained, could make this National
Guard system work."
W. J. BRYAN APPROVES
APPEAL FOR PEACE.
Lengthy Wire Sent Wilson by Former
State Secretary Congratulating
Him Upon Efforts to End Wad.
Washington. President Wilson re
ceived a telegram from former Secre
tary Bryan congratulating him on his
note to the belligerents. It said:
"You have rendered an invaluable
service to a war-stricken world in ask
ing the belligerent nations to set forth
in specific terms the concessions and
assurances which they deem neces
sary to the establishment of a lasting
peace. It would be a reflection upon
the nations at war to doubt that they
know the ends for which they are
fighting or to assume that they have
any purposes which they are unwilling
to reveal.
"A definite statement by both sides,
no matter how far these statements
may be apart, . will clear the air ana
afford a basis for negotiations and
when negotiations begin they are not
likely to terminate until an agreement
is reached, because neither side will
consent to assume resposibility for
continuing the unspeakable horrors of
this conflict, if any reasonable terms
can be cesured.
"Accept cordial congratulations and
my earnest wish for the success of the
movement which you have had the
honor to inaugurate."
COMBINATION TO CONTROL
PRICES IN COAL MARKET
New York That there are grounds
for the suspicion that the recent in
crease in the price of coal was the
result of an "artificial and illegal com
bination," was the statement made by
trict Attorney at Boston, who is in
charge of the government's national
food and fuel inquiry. Mr. Anderson
came here to confer with Special As
sistant Tnited States Attorney Gen-
oral Frank M. Swacker, in charge of
federal grand jury investigation.
STOCK MART THROWN INTO
FRENZY OVER PEACE NOTE
New York. The stock market went
'hroueh the most exciting day in its
1th one exception. President
Wilson's note to the belligerent pow
ers, followed by Secretary Lansing's
first explanatory statement or its in
tent, were the occasion of frenzied
selling, which in scope and volume
fairly dwarfed all the oerations which
followed on the peace proposals from
p rmanv Prices were slaughtered to
the extent of five to fifteen points.
PEACE OFFER OF
TEUTONS REJECTED
IVAS FIRST ACT OF ADMINISTRA
T ION OF NEW PREMIER
LLOYD-GEORGE.
ASK COMPLETE RESTITUTION
Only Peace Terms That Will Be Con
sidered Says Lloyd-George is Com
plete Restitution, Full Reparation
and Effective Guarantees.
London. The announcement in the
House of Commons by David Lloyd
George, the new Prime Minister, that
the first act of his Administrat'on,
was the rejection of the proposal of
the Central Powers for a peace con
ference constituted one of the most
momentous scenes which the oldest
Parliamentary veterans had ever wit
nessed. The new Premier declared that be
fore the Allies could give favorable
consideration to such an invitation
they must know that Germany was
prepared to accede to the Allies'
terms, giving "complete .restituion,
full reparation and effectual guaran
tees" and to enter a conference upon
the invitation of Germany, proclaiming
serself victorious without any knowl
edge of her proposals would be putting
our heads into a noose with the end of
the rope in Germany's hands."
Mr. Lloyd-George asserted that at
the moment Germany was penning the
note, assuring her convictions as to
the rights of other Nations, she was
dragging Belgians into slavery. He
announced that the note presented
through Washington contained no pro
posals of terms, but was a paraphrase
of Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg's
speech and that the Allies had sepa
rately concluded to reject it, although
they had informally exchanged views,
and would within a few days present
a joint reply.
Mr. Asquith, the former Premier,
seconded Mr. Llyod-George's decision
with even stronger words, and almost
at the same moment Earl Curzon was
Informing the Lords that the Govern
ment would enter no conference that
did not guarantee for Europe the free
and independent existence at Nations,
great and small.
WEAVER WINS IN COURT
CONTEST FOR HOUSE SEAT.
Certificate of Election Issued to Zebu
Ion Weaver of Tenth North Caro
lina District.
Raleigh, N. C. A commission as
representative in Congress from the
Tenth District to succeed James J.
Britt, Republican, was issued to Zebu
Ion Weaver, Democrat, by Governor
Craig.
The commission was issued by the
Governor after the State Supreme
Court an hour previously had dis
missed Britt's appeal from the action
of Judge W. J. Adams, of the Bun
combe County Superior Court, in re
fusing to grant a writ of mandamus
to compel the Buncombe County board
of canvassers to declare the vote of
that county cn the face of the returns
as they appeared on November 9. The
returns of three precincts in the coun
ty not officially reported at that time
were included when the county can
vassing board acted on November 17
Britt still was ahead in the County
but Weaver had gained nough in the
three precincts in question, to over
come Britt's lead and give him a plu
rality of nine votes in the district.
COMPULSORY SERVICE IDEA
APPROVED BY BAKER.
Washington. The agitation for
some form of compulsory military ser
vice in the United States received
qualified support from Secretary Ba
ker before the House Military Com
mittee, encouraging opponents of the
present volunteer system to predict
that legislation for a change might be
framed which would be sanctioned by
Mr. Baker and possibly by President
Wilson. The President has said he
would not attempt to reach a decis
ion on the subject until a definite
plan was placed before him.
U. S. OFFICIALS THINK
PREMIER LEAVES ISSUE OPEN.
Washington. The first official im
pression here of Lloyd-George's reply
to the German peace proposals with
the announcements of Russia, Italy
and France, is that it does not fore
close further moves which might look
to a discussion of peace such as the
Central Powers have suggested. This
view is held by officials of the ad
ministration and of the German Em
bassy.
FINAL TERMS FOR BORDER
RULE TAKEN TO CARRANZA.
Philadelphia. Secretary of Interior
Lane and his colleagues on the Mexi
can-American Joint Commission plac
ed upon General Carranza the re
sponsibility of deciding whether the
American Government should continue
Its efforts to effect a satisfactory and
amicable adjustment of the question
1 affecting the relations of the two
countries, and then adjourned until
after the holidays.
COMMITTEES TO
FRAME NEW LAWS
STATE BAR AND MUNICIPAL AS80
CIATION REPRESENTATIVES
RECOMMEND.
HOLD A TWO DAY SESSION
Municipal Association Decided to
Draft Two Laws in Behalf of
Municipal Corporations.
Raleigh. Following full discussion
of the provisions of the four constitu
tional amendments recently adopted in
this state, the joint committee of the
State Bar Association and the State
Municipal Association delegated to
sub-committees the duty of drawing
bills to meet the requirements. These
sub-committees have in hand the rec
ommendations agreed upon by the
major committee.
The two committees met in the of
fice of Legislative Reference Librarian
W. S. Wilson. In attendance wers A.
M. Scales, J. E. Pegram, E. T. Cans
ler, J. O. Carr and W. S. Wilson of
the Bar Association committee, and
John W. Hindsdale, Jr., J. W. Ruark,
Heriot Clarkson, C. C. Taylor and J.
D. McNeill, of the Municipal Associa
tion.
The joint committee selected A. M.
Scales as general chairman and W. S.
Wilson, secretary. Their discussion
of the essentials to be embraced i.i the
proposed legilation was followed by
the appointment of the four sub-committees
as follows:
First Amnedment: E. T. Cansler, J.
W. Hinsdale, Jr., and Heriot Clarkson.
Second Amendment: Heriot Clark-
so nand J. O. Carr.
Third Amendment: A. M. Scales, W.
S. Wilson and J. E. Pegram.
Fourth Amendment: J. W. Ruark,
J. E. Pegram, E. T. Cansler and C. C.
Taylor.
After the meeting of the joint com
mittee, the committee of the Munici
pal Association met. J. D. McNeill,
Fayetteville ; Heriot Clarkson, Char
lotte; J. W. Ruark, Wilmington; J. W.
Hinsdale, Jr., Raleigh, being present.
It Was decided to draft two laws on
behalf of the municipal corporations
of the state, one a general law looking
to the organization of municipal cor
porations and the other a general law
looking to the financial affairs of the
cities. On the first committee were a
pointed Messrs. Clarkson, McNeill and
Taylor, and on the second committee
Messrs. Ruark and Hinsdale were ap
pointed. It is understood that these
sub-committees will immediately begin
work on the preparations of the bills
in question which are of wide import
ance and concern to the state.
Interest in Forestry Meet.
Washington. North Carolina will
be well represented at the Interna
tional Forestry Conference to be held
in Washington January 18 and 19.
The state has particular interest in
this meeting because the North Caro
lina Forestry Association meets in
Raleigh January 24 and 25.
J. S. Holmes, the state forester, has
written to P. S. Ridsdale, secretary of
the American Forestry Association,
asking for all the data on the interna
tional conference. Mr. Holmes re
quested that all printed matter in con
nection with the fight to check the
spread of the white pine blister dis
ease be sent to him and to these men:
Major W .A. Graham, Commissioner
of Agriculture; Prof. Franglin Sher
man, State Entomologist; Prof. W. N.
Hutt, State Horticulturist; Dr. B. W.
Kilgore, State Chemist.
Secretary Ridsdale extended an in
vitation to these men to attend the
international conference paiticularly
as the North Carolina association
Spencer. Numbers of heavy teams
ton meeting. The Governor of every
state have been asked to send dele
gations also, in order to discuss state
co-operation in fighting the blister dis
ease which threatens white pine valu
ed at $365,000,000. The department
of agriculture has sent out warning
bulletins on the disease and Secre
tary Ridsdale has obtained a half doz
en experts to discuss the subject.
Mt. Olive Exports Heavy.
Mount Olive. The year now rapidly
drawing to a close has been the most
prosperous this section has ever ex
perienced, more than a million and a
half dollars worth of farm products
having been shipped from here to
Northern and Northwestern markets,
represented by the following crops:
represented by the following crops:
Strawbrries, $40,000; Irish potatoes,
146,450; cantaloupes, $30,000; beans,
8,000; corn, $1,000; cucumbers, $8,
U00; cotton, $900,00; cotton seed,
$40,000; tobacco, $50,000.
Road Drags Busy in Rowan.
Spencer. Numbers of heavy teams
with immense drags were set to work
removing the snow and ice from the
State Highway leading through Row
an. A stretch of 25 miles is being
covered by Wesley Earnhardt of
Spencer, who has a contract working
under the direction of State Highway
Engineer W. L. Spoon. In addition
to removing the ice Mr. Earnhardt
will keep a force at work on the
highway continuously dragging and
replacing sand.