AILY NEWS THE DAILY HKW8 PBINTS MORE LOCAL NJJW8 THAU AST OTI1KK rAPER IN TELE STATE. WASHINGTON, N..C., ^DNESDAYAFTERNOO.V, DECEMBER 15, 1915. TO GIVE LAND At the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last night. It vu de cided that the secretary writ* the manager of the DuPoat powder mills offer! of Washington ae a suitable location for the new planttt is on deretood the compeuiy , Intend! to er< ct in this Motion o f the 8taU. No definite Information ha? b&n given out ret as to whet^tr or not tie DuPont people intend putting up a plant to Nort* Carolina, but perelatent rumors to this effect haVe bren to circulation during the last few weeks aid the Chamber decided that no harm would be dene In of fering Washington as a ?iW.\ ^ One of the mam here, wbo was preeeat atlaet night's taoettog, stated his wlUtarfness to offor tsfo hundred snd ftfty acre*. near the city and. oa the Pamlico rWar, far the plant. it la believed that in case the "reckon of a plant is cogsidereA, Washington will have an eiCSlWat tlon. It* low freight rates And ad vantageoaaMocatlon make it a most destrabls point for the plant. The a bo ro-tn rationed offer of land will alsp he a big Inducement to the pow der people/ Fr< NOT SET. THE TRAtNINGOAMPI QtiMrtkNi Hm -Practically Be tfettkxL WftlJ Probably Gt? IO PuH Oglethorpe. Washington. Dec. 14. ? There it little prospect. If any. that North .Caroling will jet the proposed clti iens training camp which nearly ?Very city In tjie trtate is endeavoring lo have established within the state. The c^mp will go to Port Oglethorpe.! Oa.. aftf'wfnH** opened about Aprlll 1 next, accordlng^Co Col. E. F. Glenn, ehief of etaff ol/the departmeat of | th? ?Mt. ?????????? In , a ' letter to Senator ?Overmaijl received today Colonol Glenn aaysj that after careful examination and On account of the very large expense, tt has been practloally decided that the eamp will go to Port Oglethorpe. Colonel O^enn la a North Carolinian, and It Is presumed he would natur. ally like to lift ve North Carolina get the camp, conditions and eapensee being equal. . Colonel Glenn's letter waa In re ply to g letter from Senator Over man asking the- colonel to give him such lofommtion ** he could as to eertain essentials a* to the advis ability of site, area, dttlnago, wat< r supply, eie.. Tor the camp of instruc tion. Mt: Overman erftflosed a fetter from Kutft. Meflae. of Wilmington, who h?d" dsked# the 'Softh Carolina senator to get certain infortnstion with reference to the camp. ho# to *#vl?e yod tfcat dfter careful investigation and oa account er the jr?ry Unit expense," ' aald Colonel Glenn, "it baa been practic ally decided that the camp torbe **f labHahed In the south will be , lo tated at Fort Oglethorpe (Dodge) Oa.. where the Citf^ '8Utee hae a lary cesdrv^t act, and will ?prob be ^stablt^it>d ab#ur the '?r*t every large city ti t the Itate hsH rviueated Senatora Sim mons and Otermas and the delega tlon In the hOtaao AO thoirMn lueaee fo hat* the camp est* Wished place IB Korth caroHna Bach and every one waa wllllhg to Offer moat any trtnoatatmt wrthla reason to (tot the Patnp <**?nsbOro people offered the uae of Ouilford W. J of Boe* Br?n?h, o?l? rWrtord.y offortd to ?OMU.t0? .?? "J ?lh?r cltlw mkto wu.rln* offm 'f - f Haw Barn. Dae. It. ? R?r. Preatoa B. Hatl, of Munkofee. Oklahoma, baa fc rcpled tfaa pastorate af the Christian church Of thtt ellj and *111 arrlia tn th. city tula w.ak. Ra?. Hall, who la wall known In tbla aactlon of tie Slate. Uann? bean putor of the Chriatlan choreh at KUtttoa 1 few >Mn ?*o, will d?U t ar bit a rat aarvnon In thla ?ttjf next SandAr momln* and every mam bar of tha church la oread to -ba oil Vafcd at rbat tlma. A cordial Invitation 1? attended tha public IB canaral to bear Rry H*ll next Sunder naming. ALLEGED BURGLAR UNDER ARREST I Police Ar? Uul r * 1? ' REPUBLICANS ARE CONFIDENT OF VICTORY Washington, ?>re. IS. ? State Sen ator S. E. Marehall was among the | North Carolina Republicans who came here for the banquet of then League of Republicans clubs, and 1 Jo iu'-x with' members of the nattofial committee. Mr. Marshall said last pight that every member of the eommlttee Is confident of Republi can victory next year, a belief which he ftilly shares. He. ?ees in the tar- 1 iff a^ paramount issue, and In speak- 1 Jag of stats politics, said he was not Impressed at all with Judge Pell's figures. What the people are thinking more -about, he said, was the tow prices for tobacco and the high cost of living and high taxes. Asked if he expected to oppose Ma^.i or tftedman the Surry Republican Indicated that fat .might have some, thing to' say about that later on, j and that he wished It to be under stood, In tills connection, that he "appreciated the kindly solicitations of. frlenae." ^ HOLY HOLLERS LAST RIVER BOAT LIKH AT THE BOTTOM Klnston, Dec. If. ? Tbs last ua nsmed "ship" of the fleet once owned by the "Holy Rollers." )a religions sect, on the Pamlico river Is today lying, completely, submerged, on ths bottom. The craft was on* ?? ? number of houseboats about 10 by to feet square, with a superstructure about t by 15 feet, used by the Rollere' preachers in Journeying froth, point to point. Whole fami lies lived aboard, together with their, doffft, cats, fowls and some times a pig or two. The remainder of the fleet dlsappearsd years sgo, apd the oka Just sunk has been o*?t of commission since the Rollers gc (julred a substantial country charek or two, well back In ths conntry from the river. Onoe when the boat went ashore )B ( dele the most plotureequs shipwreck In Metofry occurred. All hands and the animals remained In aMa (b? boon, and tbafa W? o con tinuoUs religious service throughout the set#e fcf the (elements. With the return of calm weatnor th^o.d beik, "bailt ea tefth." *p? . found Pot to bave strained a timber Because of ths high official post' Uon helfl by Colonel Olenn it Is ae sumod that hie letter virtually ?et. th? MatrsrtMr and that lb< MSP trill *o (o lb. Owritk rtijf. The wtr dspartmMt Mid IM? that I bar. wtll b? but on. camp In tha ?9Uth and If Fort Ofkatborp. (Ma > vioualy their front wae broken through and the Freaoh forces cut off from tho British, according to en official statement from Sofia. H&avy lo??oa were suffered by tl e | retreating troops, the Bulgarian r*? port declares. At one point a French batallian was routed and Its com mander uaitiured. -A Macedonian division was the Bulgarian army unit which broke through the allied line and divided it. In-the opera tions on the rigut ban!: of the Var dar a long section' 'of the French front was taken by storm. l*rotc?t to Greece. Protests against auy further con c.uaions by Qreece to the allies will be made by Germany, Athens ari Vicee declare. Germany, It is said, already ha* asked Greece whether ?Greek neutrality has been compro. mised by the uew facilities accorded the Entente. J DiacOMs Peace in Germany. I Peace discussions may be con tinued in the Reichstag according to a Leipsic newspaper, which nays that thirty-four ?socialist members have aigned a declaration expretci-. tng dissatisfaction with tb- results of the recent discussion. France has abandoned, an too costly and ineffective, thy plan to purchase a merchant fleet of flfly ships from a British firm, a Paris deepat^h states. Other means of increasing the fleet and decreasing freight rates will be sought. It Is No lutiwj?tiofi ae to Note. Unofficial Berlin has no Intima tion an to how the American note on the Ancona has b??n received in Vienna. It la not expeet'd in the O?ntoao capital that the Auatrn Hungarian newspaper* will com ment on the note until the Vienna j cabinet decides definitely on It*, court*. Storm In War- OUtricUf. Paucity of war ne?* from Kurope la explained a* due to the' storm, which has Interrupted communica tion along the laud routes of the cnbla com pan lea . , H. S. Wnrd Is In Oalteavl'.le today attending to, legal matters. WHAT RED CROSS SEALS SIGNIFY Th?ir Vh Win* ReapKt for Tlto?e Who .Apply to Tlirtr | I.otlcr*. "The foellug -that comei ov?r me when 1 open a Utter on which hi* been placed a Had Cross Christina* Seal, Is one of increased admiration and respect foi tu person who mail ed It," said a young woman recently having In charge the mall of one or the State's Departments. "It makes me foal," said eha, "that he Is not only willing to aid the fight against tuberculosis but tfent he Is sympa thetic at heart -tmd generous n splrlc. t "The letters that come in stamped with Re& Cro ? te_:* bring other mesE^ges than- < he on - pertaining to husifr'ss. To xaa they Bay, 'We are not only living and doing well but pre willing to holn others live .and do well. We- feeT?tlre Christmas spirit and are big enough to want other* to feel it. and in the mean time we want to see. the plague' of tub' r; uloais driven out of our land. "In olh^r words," said the Speak er, "the use of Red Cross seals on n man's letters, to me, takes all the stinginess out of that man'# heart. On the other hand, the use of the O'her kind of seals, those meaning-' less stickers, exclusive of tho Red Cross seals, on'.y marks the user as either s ltlsh or Ignorant of the Red Cross seals and tho great sentiment they carry out into the world to otherH." Tho seals may be purchased In Wnshingtop at any of the drug or book ?rtores or from the committ- e of ladles who have their salo in . charge. KMPKROR FKANGIM JOSEPH'S 1.BG8 AND ARM PARALYZKI) i Rome, Doc. 16. ? A report that | Emperor Francis Joseph's legs were | paralysed lant year antK that the f-mparor iIbo has lost the use of his tight arm Is forwarded by the Ma tin't Rome correspondent. He says ! It Is understood In Rome this Infor mation w&p taken to the Vatican by Cardinal von Hartmann. arch-bishop of Cologne According to this report the em peror is able to sign no state papers and a specia) stamp has been made Tor- use 'fo h*y ip bin ?!? m'les the ro^d* "You pan count on mc every time, as votlD? f.r the goo.l r stated t- ?- ?m!r.?at *aj lowush. : moral 5, * the Dai. ?-s ottic . i c subscrlf.- ir.. He hi . -st come jv to town .u -I elated -e were in ' *orse ahapo at present than they have aver betu boiira. Froat i?.ntera tfc Si&utad ovr nlrht and when thia tfca?*a o'it" trodor thv son'* ray*. ' the road* In wiyiy place -4 are uiinoe: - :u)pasrab'e . A oumb .r of other residents of J the country, a* well as aoverul i Washington buj-iuess mc"., v. iio .have! boon over the roads recently , deel&rej t]iat the h:;!iwsy? are in awful shap*. Jatnes I. Gordon, a travelling nitin out of Norfolk, .wlio wornr thia section in his own autouiobijt-. slat. ?.?d ye*t*rd?y at the Hotel LouUt. that he had jlist visited p.nctlcally every point \y the county and tha' tho roads were "aometalng fierce." His car was stuck in the roads three tiroes and he was delayed ovsr an l.taur e*ch tima. THE AMEJIK'AN NOTE WEAK IN ONE POINT Vlcr.Qd, Dec. 15. ? Tins American note to Austria-Hungary concerning ibe (linking of the tlalian steamer Ancona is regarded here as weak mi one Important point, which may de prive it :n general of Its foundation. This* concerns the st.-tnd tak^n that the Abstro.Hungarlan govern mojxX uhould be familiar with tho American government's attitude re garding the freedom of tho sra*. br cause the President had exptainel this to the German government. The objection is raised in respon sible quarters here that the govern ment has knowledge of the negotia tions In tho Lusltanla cane only through the newspapOM'j re !0r. |Sc, 50c and 11.00, making the dep-n l? in ft"y u Tl:al < in on June* 7th of i Se\t Year. Washington. Dec. i;?.? Chicago is! th? rlsre. and June 7. is the time,! for holding the Republican national! convention. A number of r amas influenced ] the nationul couiuittce in select in# . Chicago. Somo of these ri>a^onn fcav? !jlt!i?rio beer, mentioned by the | writer i but t:-.e big. determining I consideration in the end a as that othrr Republican conventions have been hold there, and the convenience I of the gnatest number of Republl-! ? can^ was consulted. I C' .ventloa city ura'.cry. avid and *? ot.'-.rou*. reroun l*d In 'he big red j or -if kue WJUard trr sonic tlai*#j ; .'.ay s?i? -noop. and not ur.'llj he \n moment did 3: l.cul* givoi up ?' ? flqht. 0"u San KrancUeo citizen made a. mo*< esruost plea for that city. Re pubK :au? of the uiore favored re glou" had uu idea, hp aftiS, how tb'lr compatriots In California had ! euflered In mind and body of late yfjarc. 'lie 'told' how his good old [ lBih?*r had been disfranchised, and I the ni'nd of everybody automatically went beck to the evil ways of the > ! wicbc.l D- m-Jtratfl. It seems In thut case, however, the votes of R?pu?. :iCAD? had been "stolen" by the Christian soldiers, the Armageddon band under the inspired 1'adershlp I of .the colonel. In deciding to meet on June 7. the Republicans concluded that it would be good politics to forestall the Democrats by getting th^ O. O. P. profession of faith before the cour.*ry first. The Republican con ception. a "broad Americanism" will ftr*t challenge attention, and there will he a "ringing" app-al for the suffrages of the people before the (Democrats have their say. HOt'SK COMMITTEE FAVOltM .. Mil. KITCHIN'H RESOLUTION 1 WaJhingtop, Ok. 15. ? The house ways and dfeana committee. by u ?trtc?. party vote. last night reported favorably Majority Leader Kitchln'* resolution to extend the emergency I tax law :.o December 31. 1915. ' T"e r??>M!u;ion will be r*>p??ried I today aud voted on Thuradey Mr. i j Kitckln aaid laat night he did no? joipcct more than four Democratic ' j vote? Iti oppoaltlon CASKS HKHMtK HECOICDKIl YHHTKItl ? \ V The fo lowing (?ttbes were dlapoH' d of In the recorder'* court y*?*erday afternoon: , Tony Willie, asMilt. lined coats. LjlJy J^nrfett; disorderly conduct, coats. Nl^ey J!f>cre: dfcn'rderly conduct. |not guilty. purrrnKH' takkn \t sk;Iit IBivUor'a Studio han Just installed '.w oger.to eloc light. Seem to be ! jslvii' oj perfect fl!\li*factlon. H??reaf : *r ? ?u can hare your picture taken nr? hh good at night a* in the day. 'h.j wtiif thing you will have to call |up.:)i^ atudlq to make your date, i hour and ff? foVtii. Phone No. 252 three Midshipmen Thre? midshipmen were ofdcrraa d'ann-swl from the Naval academy, todjy by Secretary Daniel*. OWING to A TOWN. OBIUNANCK recently parsed thla will be the la?t ChrUtmaa Ore works of anf description will b* permitted f?r aa'.e. Only have a few to offer. Hettfr buy now as they will .prob ably ]?tl be joHe hy CIf CM AS. M LITTLE "ftl W.KCTION fWRIUED DV OOO* MAJORITY IN CHIOOT TOWN. hhip nstrnuuy. MAKES 5 IN ALL (Jfrenvillt*, KarmvUln, FmlkUad. Carolina and Chicot Txmutilps Hare Yutod llond laaaee Separ ately. ; H?v? h inewt Roadi ta ttib Hection. Anott-.er township la Pitt count? bait voted In favor of good roads. | Chicot township, by a comfortable majority, yeaterduy voted 150, 00ft bond for improving the hlfhwara :vrl'li.:i !ta bord*ra. Work on cha | toads will hp started immediately. ! Ther* are now five townships that | have separately voted bonds in Pitt county. They are Greenville, Farm j vill", Fa'.kland, Carolina and Chicot i lJarb one of thtm voted |S0, 000 ia ftUOtf The fieht for good roads In Pitt county ha- b^-a a strenuous oue and when it waft rtrot brought up there was strong opposition to the mov? ment. I: waa carried In Greenville township and as soon aa the other township?- jbw tht effect of good roads, they issued bonds in rapid order Today th? principal roads of Pitt ar^ in as good condition aa any that can be found throughout the State. COURT HOUSE MEETING lilt ' BE IMPORTANT I ii l < fi'iiitig and Argil iii?'nln Will He Held K^utliai the Pru|x?K?xl Good Hoadx llunrt iMNue. Saturday'* meeting at tlie court :>ouae. which Ih called for the pur pose 01 finding "the true sentiment of the voter* of th? townahip re garding the propuaed bond laaue," promise* to be an important event to tlio good road* campaign. Tim program for th* meeting has .iOt yet be-*:) anrounced, but there will b?- h vera! prominent men 1