v . SALEM'S
"AXD LARGEST
lFTH YEAR.
Ask for Increased
(arry on War
jorouslv.
FORT TO
RATE ALLIES
frlOUS Mill" J "1
ks Enthusias
pplaiided. .jateJ Fiess) f
-Premier l'.rinnd ac-
denunc-iatjon jf tne
r as a trap with an
lat be would ask for
villi which to carry
inline 10 hill report8
'nre ihe chamber of
At the- same time the
let that the poxrn--jinilcrtaKc
any scheme
ligation fucn as iuai
German home army
!.d (he premier, "ro-
tu arc serious, out it
mall what has hap-
After eight months it
but a French victory
lis len inscribed on
ferrcii to (lie French
fr and the gains made
land denrtt ii Germany
victory hile it was
teasnres as wnat ne
jtarizing of the entire
'japplKudcil unanimous
fr.il thrit the war gov
pe wojld not follow
fniany. Me asked, how.
I to reflate all ques
I the n.iiiiimil defense,
jf;;bili!y of requisition,
thp latter step was
i'isary it would be car-iraii-ly.
The chamber
when he announced
J"M wild ask for the
Jtf: liquor trallic thru
Id expressed the cer
I of the mi asures tak
5kve behind them the
idfylae- the. war... next
) said, she will have
to face. He warned
pa ml for these efforts
pnee iD the final out
ft'irned to a discussion
"ace proposal.
$viiit; proclaimed vic
Me at the same time
jstn pain it, that Ger
piain words which I
pn.Vou have road, the
fi hy von liethmann
i'f"I!or of the German
"t 'he text and there
Ian officio 1 opinion, but
Sthat in the present cir
e 'ho are asked to in
ll't a task which might
JMnce here. I will
ially the precise con-
the allies, but I must
llltry aRainst. a possl
f Wnicn. When a
P til" t.eth mobilizes
pilation at the risk of
gWffR and disorganis-
P 'Uu;i it is so proud,
s are working over
!" ar materials, and
,i -uyuoi- an- invaded
f FS them to work for
IV,--!U 1 'lo not cry out
'nk OUt tnUn ...j- '
. Luitu V..l
"ly culiKihio wi,,i
f."r ss a proposition to
mruio at. a time
1 '".Varied. Sorhia la in.
F'mf,n3 of Frnnm ,.
l.efe
yre bere inter-
'And
enmes unpun-
ld re., ii m nri;
""""'e moment, and 1
ntion too much to
,ln see in this ad
stinip . a i
'"'rvovain-n r,p .1, r,
vas tii ...i .!. .
ii was lm-
1 watU TO rnianro.
, -. j w:re me
j hatrver you say the
Pwo i'. The blood Is
r" '. on ours.'
to
Iho 1.....
j ri'U to denounce
luf KroKs trap. We
.''our enemies, to
till U, n, . . -
i - ,uaiia io pros
fa ,,W8. Others are
i , hsent not to anni-
irelr " Marne' aft
r1" tins firmly ls of.
'locument must be
tn too tnw.H
Re !
: PROPOSAL
TWIN CITY SENTINE
FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE
MAN OFFER
RELY A TRAP,
YS M.BRIAND
BEGIN AN INQUIRY
AS ID COLLISION
Liner Powhatan and Steamer
Telena Damaged in Chesa
peake Ray.
(By Associated PrKs)
Newport News, Va., Dec. 14. The
mystery surrounding the collision in
tho lower Chesapeake bay last night
in which the Merchants' and Miners'
liner Powhatan was so badly damaged
she' had to be beached, was cleared up
early today when the liritish steamer
Pelan, an oil tanker, arrived here and
proceeded to the shipyard for repairs.
She was badly damaged about the bow,
but so far as could be learned none of
her crew was Injured. Four negro
mess attendants on tho Powhatan were
hurt by falling beams when the Pelena
crashed into the liner's starboard side.
Begin Investigation.
Norfolk, Va., Dec. ' 14. Federal
steamboat inspectors for this district
today began an investigation of the
collision between the liner Powhatan
and the British steamer Telena in
Chesapeake Bay last night. They vis
lted the Powhatan, which rests on a
bar five miles from Old Point Com
fort, and later will examine the offi
cers of both ships here in an effort
to fix responsibility.
The fourteen passengers from the
Powhatan were brought here early to
day by the coast guard cutter Yama
craw, while the four injured mess at
tendants were taken aboard the naval
hospital ship Solace in Hampton
Roads. Captain Chase and his crew
remained aboard j t he liner, which is
in no immediate danger.
Merchants' and Miners' officials
here said that Captain Chase hud re
ported to' them that the Telena struck
the Powhatan forward of amidships
and ripped a hole fifty feet long, ex
tending six feet below the water line.
The captain could not make, out the
vessel's name when she struck.
The Telena anchored and the Pow
hatan was teached to prevent her
from sinking. TJestroyers, passenger
steamers and the Yamacraw answer
ed the liner's wireless, calls and ren
dered all assistance necessary. A
choppy sea and high wind prevailed,
but the night, was clear and no expla
nation of the cause of the collision
was given.
Wreckers began preparing -cday to
raise the Powhatan.
That the Powhatan was at fault in
attempting to cross his bow at closa
range, was the statement of Captain
E. 1). Goff, of the Telena, made this af
ternoon, after his vessel had gone In
to dry dock to have a larga hold hi hei
bow repaired. Captain Goff said he
was onv the right side of the channel
and the one signal from the Powliatati
that his ship heard came too late to
avoid the collision. The Powhatan's
side came in contact with his bow,
said Captain Goff, before anyi action
could be taken on is boat looking to
ward an aversion of the craah.
Captain Goff explained the mystery
connected with his whereabouts iast
night by saying he stood by until the
Powhatan said she only needed a sui-,
geon, and as there was not a doctor on
board the Telena, he moved her up to
Hampton Roads and anchored. Restric
tions of the use of wireless placed on
ships of belligerent nations and the
confusion of messages flying thru the
air restrained him from identifying
himself, Captaiii Goff said; 1
POKROVSKY NAMED
FOREIGN MINISTER
(By Associated Press)
Petrogiad. Dec. 14. (Via London.)
The semi-official news agency an
nounces that M. Pokrovsky, controller
of the empire, has been appointed
foreign minister.
M. Pokrovsky was appointed con
troller of the empire on February 8,
1916. He was formerly a member of
the imperial council.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate.
Met at noon.
Resumed debate on immigra
tion bill.
Interstate commerce commit
tee decided to hold further hear
ings on President Wilson's rail
road legislative recommenda
tions after the holidays.
House. '
Met at neon.
Debsted legislative, Judicial
snd executive appropriation bill.
House leaders agreed to
Christmas reeess from Decsm-"teT27to-3"ui'J
T
WINSTON-SALEM.
FIVE MEN TO DIRECT GREAT
BRITAIN'S PART IN THE WAR
sP.,- . I f' , "
to t
Top. left, Muyd (irnrge! flip, riitlil.
left, Karl t'ureonj lowrr rlKht, Arthur
Roumania' Still the
Principal Center of
the War Activities
TEUTONIC FORCE
LIES 10
t -
Transport Difficulties Are Be
ing Caused by Bad Condi
dition of Roads.
EVACUATION IS NOW
VIRTUALLY COMPLETE :
: j
The Roumanian Forces Practi- j
cally All Out of Southern
Wallachia.
(By Associated Press)
While the warring nations are
awaiting definite developments from ,
the presentation of peace proposals
by Germany and her allies, the opera
tions on the various fighting fronts
are proceeding. The immediate fif
ture, so far as the peace proffers are
concerned, is indicated as likely to
be taken up by consultations among
the entente powers preliminary, to the
sending of a joint reply.
Interest in military developments
still centers upon Roumania, where
the armies of Field Marshal von Mack
enseu are fighting their way forward,
despite the difficulties of transport
caused by bad roads.
Whether the Roumanians have es
tablished themselves along tho line of
the Buzeu, near the southern Molda
vian border, is not yet apparent. Ber
lin's last specific mention was made
in last night's communication in
which the Teutonic forces were re
ported to be nearlng the Buzeu. It
appears that the Roumanian evacua
tion of southern Wallachia is virtual
ly complete, as the German war office
announces that Great Wallachia, south
of the Bucharest-Tchernavoda Railway
has been cleared of hostile forces.
Beyond the German report of the
repulse of a French attack In the Ar
gonne on the western front, and of
Serbian assaults on Bulgarian . posi
tions in Macedonia, the war news pre
sents little else of interest.
Great Britain Is on the eve of tak
ing further war measures. In the
house of commons a vote of credit of
400 000,000 pounds sterling was moved
bringing the total for the war up to
8,632,000,000 pounds sterling. Like
wise a supplementary estimate pro-
vtdns for sn addltonal 1,000,000 men
TorTBrPrnnirr ""'ng h prsi.
CON
FORWARD
N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER
' y,. I !
5 S'J r.
I.orri Mllnrrt hrlow, Ilonnr l.itw; lowfr
ilf-nrirrHnn.
OF
South's Opportunity After War
Considered by Commer
cial Congress.
(By Associated Press)
! - Norfolk; Va., Dec. It. The Southern
i
i Commercial Congress today entered
j upon the closing sessions of its eighth
inoiinill rnn vcill inti hpi'fl ttitll envprn.
ment omcluiSi bankers, editors and for-
eigu diplomats as the speakers. As-
sistant Secretaries of the Treasury An.
drew J. Peters and William Phillips
delivered the principal addresses this
morning, the former discussing the
country's foreign trade and the latter
foreign Bervice.
j, g0)d road8i dcvelopmcnt ot
wa lerDOwer aml the South s opportuu-
ity after the war were subjects for this
afternoon, and at the closing session
tonight the congress was to hear from
foreign countries. These included
Blljarls Porras, minister from Pana
ma, Komulo S. Noan, ambassador
from--ArgentinesCarlos Manual - I)e
Cespedes, minister from Cuba, and
Wellington Koo, minister from China.
Secretary Peters predicted before
the congress this morning that the
American manufacturer would be able
to compete on equal terms after the
war with the manufacturers in the
foreign Held.
Secretary Phillips gave his views
as to the necessary qualifications for
those entering the foreign service and
asserted that they should be given spe.
eial courses of training in schools and
colleges. ;
If it hopes to maintain its enormous
export trade after the war, the Uni
ted States must look to markets other
than those in Europe, Dr. Wellington
Koo, Chinese minister to this coun
try, said in an address today before
the Southern Commercial Congress.
The great energy the belligerents are
putting into war will be turned to
commerce when peace is declared and
the demands for American goods will
greatly decrease, the minister assert
ed. China was one market to which
America should turn, Dr. Koo con
tinued because it offered a great vir
gin field and because the Chinese pre
fer to trade with American business
men since they know that there is
'no sinister Influence seeking terrl-
tBfur-mggnmaiuieiif behted-tntr
Dl
FOREIGN TRADE
OF THE ASSOCIATED
14. 1916.
CITY
RANGE TD
Move to That End Has 15een
Decided Lpon by (Jov
ernment. By
Beer and Wines Not Included in
the Proposed Prohi
bition. (By AsaoelateJ ricas)
Paris, (via London,) Dec. 14. To
tal prohibition thruoul France of tho
consumption of such alcoholic bev
erages as whiskies, brandies and, liq
uors has been decided on by the gov
ernment. This is shown by tho text in tho
Journal Office today of Premier Ilrl
and's declaration yesterday before the
chamber of deputies. The premier
said :
"The government will ask you to
give it tho faculty of solving by de
crees all questious of Interest in re
gard to the national defense which
the laws are too alow to regulate. A
particularly grave question which can
be regulated only in wur lime tho so
lution of which iuvolves the life of
the country and its salvation, ls the
total suppression of the consumption
of alcohol."
Tho premier's remarks were greeted
with loud applause from many of the
benches. Deputy Mayeras interjected:
"In the army also?"
"Yes, in the entire country
said
the premier.
The ,ic of the term "alcohol" is un
derstood in France to Include such
beverages as absinthe, which already
has been suppressed, whisking, bran
dies and liquors, but not wines or
beer.
FORCIBLE DEPORTATION
PROVOKES REVOLTS
(Hy AwMoolated i'renH)
London, Dec. 14. The wireless Press
gives out the following under date of
Berne:
"Forcible deportation of Lithuanian
peasants to work in Gerinauy has pro
voked several revolts in Lithuania.
There was it formidable, rising in the
Samogitinn province of Suwulki. Peas
ants armed with hatchets attacked the
German military commission- sent
there to enroll workmen.
"In other districts many peasants
are hiding In the forest and marshes.
In many parts of Lithuania bauds of
peasants have destroyed railways,
bridges and telegraph lines."
SHIP EMiALTa1;RENS
SUNK; CREW SAVED
(By Associated Press)
London, Dec. 14. Lloyds announces
that the ship Emma Laurens has been
sunk. The crew was saved.
A Router-dispatch from Christiana
reports the sinking of the steamer
Bjor by a torpedo. The crew was land
ed. -
The Emma Laurens was a French
bark of 2,152 tons gross. She was last
reported at Bordeaux on September 27.
The Bjor was a Norwegian steamer
of 1,090 tons, built in 1885.
STEAMSHIPS SUNK BY
GERMAN SUBMARINES
' (By AssoelTed Press)
Amsterdam, Dec. 14, (via London.)
A Berlin dispatch says that German
submarines between November 28 and
December 8 sank off the French At-
j lantic coast, among other vessels.
steamsuips carrying coai cargoeb
amounting to 17,000 tons, which were
on the way to France, and also an
English steamship with six thousand
tons of war material, which was pro
ceeding from New York to France.
THE PRESIDENT GETS ONE
VOTE IN WEST VIRGINIA
(By Associated Press.)
Charleston, W. Vs., Dec. 14.
Altho Charles E. Hughes car
ried West Virginia by a plural
ity of 2,721, the official count
nearly completed shows that
President Wilson will receive
one electoral vote.
Colonel 3. A. Scott, Republi
can elector, who was placed on
the ticket following the resig
nation of J. W. Dawson, was de
feated, receiving a smaller vote
than Orlando Depue, Democratic
elector.
Complete returns show that
woman suffrage was defeated
by a larger majority than that
given the prohibition amend
ment when it was ratified In
1912. A total of 6340 votes
were cast for the suffrage
. amendment and 161,8,07 against
It.
PLAGE 1
ON LIQUQR
JLJ
PRESS
EDITION.
SIXTEEN
FIRST PICTURE NEW
SING SING WARDEN
WILLIAM
MOYE-R.
Flrit photoftraph of William H.
Mojer, bow warden of Sing Slnf
Moyer. ten " earlier thaa
Tbomas Mott Ofiborne, tUurUxS re
form i In the federal prima at At
lanta, Ga., where he wag wardea
18 years. He abollshM) stHpea,
allowed baaeball aad otlMr ajBWM'
menu.
Matter Presented by British
Chancellor of Exchequer
in Parliament.
(Hy Associated Press)
London, Dec. 14. In moving a Vote
of credit of 400,000,000 pounds storllng
In house of commons today, A. Bonar
Law, chancellor of exchequer, docldod
to conllue his speoch entirely to the
financial side ot the wur, and in the
absence of Promlor Lloyd-George and
former Premier Asqutth, owing to ill
ness, It whs exported the debate
would be merely along this line.
However, this will not prevent mem-
burs of the small droup '$f"pee mM
vocatos from asking questions In an
effort to draw out the government In
regard to Germany's peace proposal,
altho it was regarded as unlikely that
they would succeed.
Tho proposal of the central powers
had not been received at the-foreign
office this morning, and, as it Is un
derstood simply to offer to open nego
tiations, containing no terms, the con
sultations of the entente allies regard
ing it are expected to be purely for
mal, preliminary to the transmission
of a joint reply.
In any event, Great Britain will
make no official comment until Rus
sia, France and her other allies ex
press their views. ,
Today's vote of credit ls the four
teenth Blnce the outbreak of the war,
brlngiug .up tho total for the present
llnanclal year to 1,750,000,000 pounds
sterling, and the grand total for tho
war to 3,532,000,000 pounds sterling.
Average War Expenditures.
London, -Dec. 14. Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the exchequer, an
nounced In the houso of commons this
afternoon that the daily average ex
penditure of Great Britain in the war
had risen to 5,710,000 pounds sterling.
The chancellor said:
"Financially we cannot hope to go
on Indefinitely on the present scale,
but we can go on long enough "to
make sure that it will not be from
financial causes If we fall to secure
victory."
The chancellor said the total
amount of votes of credit was 3,852,
000,000 pounds including 32,000,000
pounds for extra administration ex
penses. In moving the vote of credit he said
that, assuming the rate of expenditure
was tho same as at. present, the vote
would carry them until February Zi.
The total for the financial year would
be 1,950,000,000.
The budget estimate of the financial
year, he said, was exceeded by 350,
000.000 pounds. Loans to allied gov
ernments amounted to 400,000 pounds
daily. -
Referring to the peace proposals, be
said:
"In moving the last vote of credit
Mr. Asquith used tho words: 'Tbey
(the allies) require thta there shall be
adequate security for the future.' That
Is still the policy and still the determ
lnation of 'bis majesty'B government.'
The statement was received with
prolonged and general cheering.
GERMANY REPLIES TO
AMERICAN PROTEST
(By Associated Preal)
Washington, Dec. 14. Germany's re
ply to the American protest against
deportation ot Belgians arrived at the
state department this morning. It
is understood to contend that the Unl
ted States hag not been accurately in
formed of the purposes of the deporta
tlons which are said to be made on
the ground of social necessity.
ALLIES ARE ABOUT
TO PRESENT DEMANDS
(B Assoelated Prm)
London, Doc. 14. Fully alive to the
dangers of delay in dealing with wbat
he termed the unsatisfactory situation
In Greece, Lord Robert Cecil told the
house ot commons this afternoon that
the allies were about to present cer-.taln-flftmanria
to theilreek government
,
. 'f j. I
H .
ASKS 400.000.000
POUNDS
CREDIT
WANT ADS IN THE
TWIN - CITY SENTINEL
BRING QUICK RESULTS
PAGES ONE SECTION.
DC
EACE BTE
To Be Forwarded at Once to
Allied Nations by the ,
President.
This, With Note, Understood to
Give Outline of Affairs
Leading to It.
(By Asnocluted Praaa)
Washington, Dec. H.The note con
veying the proposal for peace by tha
central powers which the United
States ls to transmit to tho entente
belligerents arrived during the nlgbt
and was being prepared for President
Wilson early today.
The document was Bald to bo sub
stantially tho same as published In the
official dispatches from Berlin In the
report of the Overseas News Agency.
Accompanying it was a confidential re
port from American Charge Grew, un.
dorstood to be an outline ot affairs
which led up to the Gorman chancel
lor's speech in the relchatag and the
sending of the peace proposals.
As soon as President Wilson has soen .
tho note it will bo forwarded to Minis,
ter Whltlock. in Belgium, Ambassa
dors Sharp, Page, Guthrie and Frauds'
In France, England, Japan and Russia;
and to the legations at the Horbliui and
Roumanian governments.
The actual transmittal ot the pmice
proffer now brings, up theJmportauL.t.
tauMtlotrbf "whether President Wilson
will decido to act merely as an intur
medlary or whether he will accompany
the transmittal with some expression
of hope that tho proposals for consld- ;
rratlon of peace shall not be rejected
without examination and reflection.
There is a prevailing opinion hero that
the President wants to do something
of tile sort and ls looking forward to .
some movement for a league of na
tions to presor.ve peace as one of Hie
elements of the settlement ot Hie
war.
It is possible that some means may ,
be taken to establish a little more def- -lultely
tbe temper of the entente allies
toward peace proposals, .before the
President acts, but It was understood
there will be no delay in forwarding
tbe German notes to tbe foreign bellig.
erent capitals.
After reading the German note cam-
RECEIVED
AT CAPITAL
fully Secroiary Lansing said that,
while there were some differences In"."
translation when compared with, tha ,
unofficial copy and while the order
ot arrangement ot some of the para
graphs was a little dlffrent, there was
absolutely no change In the meaning.
Mr.' Lansing said the note would go
forward to the belligerents presuma
bly today and that no decision had
been reached as to whether the United ,
States would accompany It wltb any
expression. ' - -
At least one of the European neu
trals here already has sent a dispatch -
to his ome government asking to be
authorized to assure President Wilson '
ot the support ot his government in
sending some expression to the allien .
designed to Influence them to give con
sideration to the offer to discuss peace.
There are indications that some of the
other neutrals will follow suit.
The German embassy today bad no
new advices on the situation.
The Spanish ambassador, Mr. Riano,
was an early caller at the state depart
ment and " conferred with Secretary .
Lansing. He said he had advices from
Madrid that his government also had
received the Cerman note for trans
mission to those of the entente coun
tries where It represents the central
powers diplomatically.
The Swiss minister, Dr. Ritter, also
called on Secretary Lansing. His
visit, coupled with the fact that on
other neutral ls moving to support the
President in any effort to secure a con
sideration ot peace, led to the belief
that some light on the attitude of tha
United States toward such a general
movement by neutrals was at
least
being sounded out.
,'
LEAVES A LARGE SUM
FOR WAR SUFFERERS.
(.' ,
(By Associated Press)
Munich, Wednesday, Dec. 13.
(vla London, Dec. 14) The
Neuste Nachrlchten says that
60,000,000 crowns was willed by
Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria-Hungary,
from his private
fortune for a fund for the bene
fit of wounded soldiers, Invalids
and relatives of men killed In
the war. Two daughters and
one granddaughter receive 20,
000,000 crowns each.
The remaining 10,000,000
crowns of the latt emperor's
erivate fortune was divided
among various legatees.
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