ffr.fti r$8i WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS - VSATBBR?CToadJr Tomlght, Rata Sew Caw?, Simd.7 l>rtljr rioadr. Nothno Windy ? i ? 1 flL . I I || - , . VoL t 4ir., ' . ...... WASHINGTON N. C SATUHJJAT \FTERNOON MARCH ?7 1915 fc tf ARMIES IN WEST WAIT OUTCOME OF BATTLE IN THE CARPATHIANS London. Mar. If.?Tha compara tive Inactivity alone the ???Ura front Isads to the belief In London nrtHtary circles that the armies are a watting the torn of areata In the Carpathian? before attempting to strike a hard blow. "A The British are reatinc on their victory at Men re Chapcile?a victory which coft them almost aa dearly as It did the Germane: and the Ger mane, though they are reported to be massing troops for a fresh offen sive. hare undertaken nothing In the west comparable with their ruah of last fall. Borne military observers declare the fall of Prssmyal win exert no immediate Influence on the welfare it. the Carpathians, but the optimis tic British press says the Austrian right has been turned and that the evacuation of Csernowlta Is'Immi nent. Germany Is declared to be send ing rast reinforcements into the Car PAthlaps and. the newspaj>er? deem it not Illogical to ooncluda that the fighting at the gateway to Hungary is baring a marked Influence on the German campaign in the east and "" Rumors of the approaching Inter ?entlon of Italy, coupled with asser tions that Austro-German troope are maeelng along the Italian frontier, continue to be prominently printed, bnt foundation in fact la difficult to find. ? s l 1 The situation in the Dardanelles mo far as known, remains unchang ed^ The admiralty hae vouchsafed no confirmation of a report that the euper-dTeednought Queen Elisabeth and other ships, among them the battleship Triumph, whloh recently bombarded 8myrna. hava entered the straits. Reports from allied aource? My that Ofltman officers are leaving Con atfnrtlnople and that the eltmatton there ta gloom v; but there Hr noth ing official to show that the Turk? ara dleoouraged. ?The Dutch newspapenr-prot^et a galnat the glaring of the Dutch it earner Medea off Beac&y Heed by a German aoto marine. A dispatch from The Hague aay? a cabinet coon efl today conefdered the qaeetlon of the damage being done to Datch shipping and that there were other conference? among government of 'finala. The Dutch government already haa sent to Berlin a protest against the alleged attack by a German aero plane on the Duttfh eteamer Zeven bergen. Paris via London, Mar. 16.?The following official communication waa made public at the war office tonight: "In the region of Nleuport there haa been artillery fighting. "Farther eonth we carried and occupied the north of St. George's fann. In front of our llnea. "Tn Champagne th?re. haa been s bomlbardment but no Infantry at tack. "In Lorraine, north of BadonvH-" ler, we have aolldly organlaed the ground we hare won since Monday "In. Alaace, at Relchs Ackerkopf, the Germana ?prayed our trenches with a burning liquid, but without achieving any reeult. "fltx of our aviator* have bom barded the hangars at Freacaty and the railway station at Mats. They dropped a dozen bomba, which caus ed a panic. Though a objected to a violent gunfire, the aviators return ed eafely. "We al*0 have bombarded a bar racks east of Straaefourg." umora ram el The visit of Mrs. Desha Breckin ridge of Kentucky to North Carolina le an event worthy the attention of the best people of the etaie, for Mra. Breckinridge 1? a woman erf high In tellectual attainment? and broad sympathies. She la one at the most prominent and Influential women of the South, not only on aocount of her family connections, which are the most distinguished, but because of her work for humanity. For four years she stirred a? chairman of the legislative .committee of the Kentuckr Federation of Women's Clubs, during which time laws were P?ced ceating a state library com mission, a forestry commission, on both of which members of the fed eration are serving; a separate drinking cup law, and sdhool suf frage for Kentucky women. Other legislation obtained In Kentuoky In which Mrs. Breklnrldge has be*n interested, mainly through the Civic Lsague erf Lexington and State Tu berculosis Association, are the laws creating a State Tuberculosis com mission, of whloh She Is a member; practically the first Juvenile court and compulsory educatlonl law ob tained .in ?ny Southern state, the present county school board law for second-class dtlee. She served on the committees that drew these laws Idbblsd for their passage and has alnoe worked for their enforoement. As vice-preaidont of the Kentucky Child Labor committee, Mrs. Breck inridge baa had some part In the passage of the ohtld labor law, by resison of which Kentucky now stands with the most advanced states and of the law limiting the wortc of women in industry to 10 hours a day. She served as a member of the Stalte Educational commission, appointed under legislative act of 1001 to prspars a revision of the school laws. The Olvic League of Lexington of which Mra. Breckinridge was presi dent for eons years, raised over tSB.OOa from private eourees to add to $10,000 appropriated by the school board, with which a model school haa been built. In Addition to the ordinary stfbjetla taught, It has m u alAraintng for every grade cooking, sewing. carpentry, launder ing, etc. It haa conditions of living and working If thejkhave the ballot. Rh^ has been president of the Kentucky Equal Rights Aseoolatlon since October lftll, dnrlng whlrh time the mem bership ha? Increased .from about 1700 to over 10.000. The growth of education In the South and the part Mra. Breckin ridge haa had In It wre brought ou' by a report In the New York Even ing Post of a Southern Education*1 conference In Naahvllle three year* ago. The Poet says: "A number of brilliant representatives of the women of the South were present among them Mrs. T>e*ha Breckin ridge of Kentucky. Her touchlnr speech on 'Public Schools and 8outh th Development was undoubted^' th$ moot hrflllant utterance of the entire convention. At one time sh? fairly brought tears to the ?yee o' her auditors, and her plea for the ballot for women, that the mo*her milght follow her children In to thr schools and Into other commune1 institutions le said to have abefcrT the faith even of the anti-suffrage editor of the Outlook, who wa? In attendance. Certainly this grea? grandmother of Henry Clay made an Impression upon her auditors the' wIM not readily be forgotten." This gifted woman will apeak herr on Wednesday. March tlet. WASHINGTON OVTSPKAKS WIA% ARICTH CITY. ? - 1 la tha d?bau> at th? Hllrti flehMl laat ntxht Waahtagtoa won over Kllaatoth 04t7 by a wida mamin ?Ibart WMei and Kar Warran rap r*Mot*d Waahlagtoa ?bita A?br?y MoOaba and Bar) Cbaaaoa uphald itlra rtd? Of tha quaatton (or Cttr i TV" THE FOUNTAIN AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION ... THAT SYMBOLIZES THE BUILDING OF fHE PANAMA CANAL The labor that went Into the buildlRf of the Panama canal ti symbolized In the Fountain of Energy, by k. Stirling Calder. This heroic sculpture stands In the center lagoon of th? three lngonnn of the South Garden# and faces the main entrance RatoB. The waters were first released on opening day, February 2D. colncldently with the opening of the portals of the exhibit palaces and by the same mcmu: the electric spark transmitted across the con tinent when President Woodrow Wilson opened the great exposition at San Francisco by wireless. Mr. Arthur L. Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen E. Jackson, died at the home of "his parents n<-ar Choc owinlty on yesterday evening at sev en o'clock. He had been 111 with a severe case of typhoid fever for three weeks prior to his death. Mr. Jack-son was twenty-one years of age. and was & young man excellent qualities. For the past two y?-ars he had been an efficient and popular mail carrier from the Wash 'ngton poetofflce. Beside* his parents he leaves two sinters, Mrs. I. A. Warren of this city, and Mrs. Clayton Jackeon of near here to mourn the loss of a lov ?ng son and brother. The funeral services will be con ducted from the home tomorrow af ternoon at three o'clock and the re gains laid In their last resting plar*> In the old family cemetery at th?? home of Mr. C. A. Singleton. THE COLLEOTATE IN STITUTE WINS. The Washington Collegiate In-1 stitute defeated the Ayden Semi nary hero last night in the trian ular debate held under the aus oicee of the High School Debat - ng Union of North Carolina. The query, "Resolved, That tho United States should adopt the policy of subsidizing i to merchant marine engaged in foreign trade," was ably upheld by both sides, ?^Scre tary. ? Mr. W. O. Ell!?. treasurer. Mayor Frank C. Kugler. chairman of the Hospitality Committee. Mr. E. R. Mlxon, chairman of the Automobile Committee. Mr. C. G Morris, chairman of the! Ticket Selling Committee. Mr. M. A. Smith, chairman of the) Slle Committee. Mr. Frank A- Wrlcht. chairman of the Advertising Committee. MM? Efrtelle Davis, chairman o? the Junior Chautauqua Committee Mrs. H. W. Tarter, chairman of the Decoration Committee. The Chautauqua will be held her" for one week commencing on June 18th. r ?-?* *?rrw? WKRF If FRF TOD^Y. Mrs. W.lllam VonFbrrsteln and Mlssee Mabel and Julia VonFber steln of Chocowlnltv, were visitors It* the cfly today. FTW)M WTI.MAMSTOV Mrs Ret tie Pope. Mra. Alonso Ha? sell. Miss Anna Pop?. and Mr John F. Pope motored here from William sfcon yefrterdsy and spent several hours as gueat* of Mrs. W. F. Clark In Bridge -street MIHS RI.AND RRTURN?. Mies Radio Bland. wlio Is attend In* the Tralnln? School at Oreon vllle. arrived In the city yesterday to vlatt her parent*. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Bland In Fast Main street. CLAIMS BIO KSTATF5. Huntlng'on, Jnd., Mar. 87.?The case of Mrs. Florence Van Arsdol. who Is ftghtln* for the estate of Nfls Pe*er Anderson, a wealthy Swedish railroad man who was kP' ed 1n 1906. came np before hearing today. Mrs. Van Arwflot I? seeking to ?reve herself Anderson's daugh ter. artthon?* hs was generally lleve4 t? be a backeler. The O. Henry Book Club met at the residence of Mrs. A. M. Dumay on West Second street Thursday af ternoon. March 25lh. The meeting wo* railed to order very promptly at 3:30 o'clock hy the president. Miss Hodman. After the roll call and rending of the minutes there van a motion mado and accepted '?? contribute funds toward a prize i?r medal for the hest essay on local history, written hy n county school pupil. '** There w<%> also a resolution pw?se?] hy lad'.es to do their shopping before six o'clock, and to Influence their friends to do likewise, thereby mak !rg It possible for the shops to close n? the closing hours. The af'.ornoon'R reading of the third acr of "MacReth" was made doubly lnterp??tlng by a paper pre pared and r?ad by Mrs. Oeo. T. T.eaeh. on "Shakespeare's G-hosta, Rsnquo and others."" There was n-uch thought displayed In this ex client paper and was a rerltable treat, preparing all for the ghos1 cforle* ?hat followed. After a full r Joy men t. of thl* unique feature all i-ere Invited Into the dining room o partake of a very dolloloua and heauMfully prepared luncheon, eon *3stlng of a salad course followed by eweets, which wan charmngly served hy Mrs. John Oorham. Tlie parlor and dining room were Oiled with ?weM spring flowers. ?*nd In remembrance of St. Patrick ?he tab!" was artistically decorated ?he bright Mah gre*n being the pre dominant color. There wero band .-?omo Klllarney rose? growing from ^ rookery formed of Irish po'atoe* ??urronnded by candles. After each ?nember had found her place card, which was cangbt In the bill of I1t ?le greon birds. Master "Dumay flo rhatn. In hts own ?w??M little way. added th? fln4?hlng touch by pre wanting to each a bit of green Mr*. Dumay. in h#?r pret'y and attract!*?. home, made this meeting of the r.lnb an occasion worthy of long retn?mbrsnee. The next meeting of the O. Hen ry Club wTll b MT1R. , MrOARTTO. Mr and Mrs J A. MoCarter ware In th? etty on y?s*erday from Vande lit. iros JTITEIEII IS i? cur It has beeft called to my atten tion that ?om<7 person or persona 1* circulating the re port that there haul been a meeting of certain par tie? held in the dty. and that it was decided, ahould the prevent Board of A)d?rmen be defeated, that I was to be elected CITY CLERK. There .can be but one motive for circulat ing such a report, which !s to en deavor to Influence voters In favor of the present admlatstratlon thru prejudice. On account of the fight which I have heretofore mado on |the city political machine, there hap j grown a spirit of personal antago nism to me by this machine and Its friends, because I have the courage to defy them, and still do so, they aeek to exterminate me In any and [every way possible. I I have not been In any meeting nor In any private conference with any person In which the question of CITY CLERK or any other position with the city has been discussed I have never for a moment, nor do I now. consider accepting a position of any character under the Board of Aldermen. It la Indeed gratifying to know that I am of sufflC.ent importance to attract the attention of the polit ical monarch? of the city and coun ty and I hops that they may derive a great deal of pleasure and profit from using my name tn thetr ef forts to defeat measure not on their merits hut through prejudice JAMES L MAYO A beautiful marriage took plac* lr the Methodist Church at Pantego on Wednesday morning at 10 o' clock, when Mis? Tda Isabelle Shav ender became the bride of Mr. Chauncey M Pegram of.WamTet. N. C The chcrch presented a lovely appearance arnlaMcally d prorated In stately palm*. ferns, Ivey, ever greens and pink snd whit?* rosen. As the strains of the woddlnr march from Lohengrin flleld the churcto the bridal party entered. Mr. I*at Johnson snd Mr Cecil Wil kinson. ufrfhers, ware first to enter, snd took their plnce* on the ln?dde of the chancel. Next came the bridesmaids, dressed 1n blue and pink silk dresse* with hut* lo match and carrying pink carnations, with the groomsmen: Miss Ruth Credle w'.th Mr. Harrison of Plymouth, Miss T.ucy Berry of Swan Quarter w|*h Mr. Oeorge Hardv of Newport News. Miss W*ston with Mr Tbichard Tar ktnton of Bath. Mrs Clyde Smith and Mm. B. C. Perram of Washington. Dames of Honor, cam? next dressed fn blue silk with hats to match and carrying white carnations. The pillow hearers. Mlws^s Eu nice Smith and Dorothy May P?> pram, dressed In wWfs lace dres?v?* then entered. followed by the ring bearer. Master CTydo Kim Smith. Jr The Maid of Honor. Miss T/Onlse Shavender, slste' of the bride, cam? next, dressed In a creation of yellow silk with hat to match The flower i elrl*. Misses H-*len Oullford of Au rora. and Nina and T,essfe Toppln* dressed In blue and pink silk, wear-1 Ing picture hats and carrvlng hss ! kets of violet* rame up the center1 aisle strewing them In the path of the bride, who then enteded dress ed In a pn'ty colored travelling ?mit wit hhat. glove? snd shoes to match, wearing a shower bouquet of bride's rose? and sweet peas, leaning on the arm of Mr. Clyde Smith, and was me* at the altar by the groom who entered from the vestry room with his best man, Mr. B. C. Petram o Washington. Rev. Mr. Jonea. using the impres slve ceremony of the church, then made them man and wife, the ring service b?ing used Before the entrancs of the party the "Bridal Chorus" was sung hy a quartet of young ladies, and a ao1o, First Methodist Church. West Second street, Rer. 2, _.j Snipes, pastor. Regular i?rrle? at ?11 a. m., and 7 SO p. m., with Nr mona by tho pastor. Sunday School. E. R. Mlxou. su perintendent, will m?et at 9;45 ^ m. Baraca Claw, W if. K ear! teacher, meet? at the same hour. First Preflbrt^rlnn Church. Gladden etro<>t. Rev. H. B Sea right, pastor. Regular service? at' 11 a. m . and 7:80 p. m, -with ear ?oni by the pastor. to which th? public has a cordial Invitation to at tend. Sunday School. C M. Brown. Jr.. superintendent, will mH 1n the af ternoon at 3 o'clock. St Peter*? Fpfacopa] Church Bonner street, Rev. Nathanlal Harding, rector. Morning an