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t3 Advertise in The Index Laix;crt Circulation of Any Paper in the Cape Fear Section . ... - -El I I I r vol.. sao. FAETTE-VTLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1915. $1.00 A YXAft IfiMI B Jt2w to Push Briber Cane Causes Yellow Katioo. to Be Somewhat Excited. HAD CONTRIBUTED $20,000 farmer Minister Had Undoubtedly .Bribed Member ef Parliament. Th Ha-Miniator la' New- , " .Repentant. A Tok df patch ut: The decuOuD ajf the government nut to pru&ecute TieeoBBt Oura, the recent minister of hume affairs, whom a prelinruiiary euurt declared had contributed S-0 000 tat pur petM of bribery of mm- hem & Parliament, has tooted a coo- trover y throughout Japan. The controversy centers about? Tukie Quid, the minister of justice, f who franijy takes the reaporuubUUy . a pop aim own snouioer, my: .... 1 - . t 11 ... J .. .. -if and wh "Viscount Our was undoubtedly fUty at bribery, hut the act was prompted sot by any base or aeifiah asotire hut eoieiy cd eiiUre.y by a ! sincere desire W carry out the jtw ernmesrt'a policy, - -ihouch m uncoo aeious .direcard of the pruvcipies f the cabinet. Is eeoaiderottae of this and U ttM tact that the axuuater is repentant and haa reaigned ail aoii- nasifeeted jhia intentioe sot to inter fere j atato Boiitks for the -.rest of Crmml pvmewraewt has the dooblo mim ef frwrtrnfag repeUOoc f esTenee and of wanuc the pub lic afitisket oasjssUCti&f f'lr'f r sf fsss preeecwooo ef the ox-Misia. tar. i dropped not here a Jhe wu her of the jseoihty or the holder j of bs& poertaee, t aoley fcsojsuse tre' iiv tte cod ef the erinuMJ nod e beea sttsissd entaeot a4skitssllee oad Antwerp. As to the JoflCUsf -to j.niniahwieiit The opponents ef toe doiwoo . - to arrant iBuemity to Omt contend that the law should have bees allowed to run its course irreeperttve of the poM eoa or the so-called motives of the defendant. They declare that it is A miararriage of yuur to give 1 r- j terpris was defid4 upon. He mil den to th Wier' aad loM' thaiat, ltoweveir.'tbat'it w a "Jegiti-' Bribed for trial. They ontni thtmste usr gambc4 for a priae of in--fche .argument that Ovra, harusg fur- jeijmb! vaiue, whkl had a reason - sakeft ptiUk lsf and :oe usto serfu- ajui, is tl'if more 6vere!y punish- ed than he co'jJd hsve ten ty the vsw, u nure i .crw '! tijun , g' Say the Japaa Tim t' i 'Is' ti K e t- t't In lr.nl f men who, a one f "The pi r. !I 1 fi III a r si,, i w meilr, a nut " fi i i!t! ti f 'jtVf I f t !,!' r ( I at j.!rr s-ie hi''- Ui f'-'i''!"-' vcry 1 "-iJ 1 '. f J 1 b h tf Hi ti 'i v. i t " i t ui 'ty it' t gruwtii of the frf i -rn f - . ti': in J upon, a f ' Mo ! eroe fr rn t wt f. i i 1 L iia.4 m Ann -i i i i ' n ANCONA DlWTimVf 1 ; ON RESCUE MISSION Turs (via ni. nl. N-y, ti Ac-!, Vftdiog to r effircr f th Aii.roiia, who w rTwi,'4 siit 1 !;'!! i here, the Italian liner was sunk a hU !- its way ttr help p u i1h ctew of tht? Tram-Atlantic Strams-hip CoropanyV liner I sFrawe. He "ui i thi sul nia rir.e at nrM few an Italian flags but later hoitted the Austrian fltr. We receive! a metre that a sub marine was attarkinjf the IiaFrance," he said. "Thinking that we were per fectly safe because we carried only passengers, we started fur tha La France. We were intercepted by submarine, which opened fire upon us. At first the submarine flew aa Italian flag, but soon hoisted the Austrian M-ulore." -Iai waSivtii oraaj aqf iq sa Hd wwpaia 4 mtn am aawu 1H Uep mi aoamqtesi n P1 4fJtpriioo ter p V0e4d ia st fwww wm m MM. AND MRS. JAMES SRUNT TO ClYB HOSPITAL AX ANNEX Wilmington, Nov. 15. Ac a memo rial to their daughter, who died 14 yeare ago. Mr. and Mrs. James Spruat has decided to erect aa annex to the Jane Walker Memorial Hospital for the treatment of mothers and sick children, the coat to about $30,000. This has been one jf the pressing needs of the city fur some time and I the decision of Mr. and Mr. Kprunt (has been learned with much interest. Mr. Kenneth M. Murchieon, a brother-in-law of Mr. Sprunt, a well known architect of New York, has offered to contribute' bin time and talents .in -this .cause ' .-One-third ..of .the ...warn which .it is. prt.powci tc. expend fir the building was luft in trust son years ago for the specific purpose of erecting a I ! children' hospital by the Lit Edward :Paywin irge, formerly o Wi'.miW- um, ho was a devoted friend of the i daughter irf Mr. and Mrs. Sprunt. J It wan juhl last week that James Wiikam H Surunt announced and I that they would erect in the eastern part of the city a Prlyterian church a a memorial U thlr mother. They have jriven many gtft:r thing of real , surth to the ciry ant their Wnefac- 'tHis.haie ' been iietrumental in greaCy' aiding in th civic uplift the coensOBity. I WW CHURCHIIX jr'.wT wrjr.wik fwum nrsT" m. rr urr rwi inn r ttur MAKES STATEMENT IN HOUSE OF CXMfMONf). AdsaMtod PiUw at the JUkaredaswUea Mtsty mm the MisdotryV Ex pert Adviere. Nov. lf- -Before starting for the front to join kia reeriment, Winston Cburehil) -defended hiaaeelf ia the Boom ef Ooombom today acasMt attacks that he respon sible When the first lord ef the d- BirsJty odmsrud failure at the Per Dardeoelle, he plaie the responsi- bAWy ' -Kjwarejy upon ,th ministry's expert military dvir at the gov ernment, saxsing $pecically Lord Fisher, who he said waa present at the meeting of the war coe&cal on January 2S, her the Daraeili ea- jWe thanco f wiwurg. a he wtulo not hesitate t-3 ircrM full respcrsi- .!y ihrf'.r I H-e m rvaH o Ar'm ry h t r t t r,t nr'j h. I u tr r. i J it " f ? th' 1 r3 e ren-i e at i e r. .f u r t nivbl vi ere iir h . 1 ' r i j (ft U h s --T. ft r in' f i , 1 I ' 1 I f f -rp r . if ) r f . i i si Hi t r r K ' ' ' ' rn- ! in rf r t 1 - I think I ought nt to. leave the rttry v.ehouf 'referrit;j to. certain ii'r.i.i .-.f the iimirjii!y in the di is,.n ,f the wa.r hUh r;irre.l .1 .ni t'-i Mr. i hurchiii "I w!l,t;i:t (''ill' why tin- -vt. ry of 1 iilUaivi 1 -Ih.-.-I' now. My sti!'i-i ,ve i f -any reason !!(.;. l.at.t! lift the -htoihl' not- be told r but (.!! axtl;ir- ity to poblivh ?.v,y ismaifs rejjaraing the fngageni..'i;t. I b not object to any publicait.-n rc(:rtrding the three rru,sers wlmh ta. k part in that bat tle, although I d- not K '"r M vindication of resn.snsil.iiuy lor me !.....- ..f ti, South Pacific and thai iit.; v, .......... lklands will arrive with toe pun Ucation of the document. THKKK BELGIAN SPIES SHOT BY t.r.n.Ti--r.o Amsterdam. Nov 10. -Three Bul gariaos who wart found guilty of applying the allies with German troops movement, were ecu ted by Germaa ftriag iflaad a Belgium. a'fMutk a seetaoced to twelve roan' imprisonment. sub:iare:es AIM Anither Italian Loner Sunk by Austrian Undersea Boats. Six Passengers Missing. INDIGNATION AT HEIGHT fifteen Members of the Italia Ccew .Reported Missing in Advice Re eioed ;at the Ministry mt. Marine. Jitime, Htv. 16. Sinking of another I Italian yttj&mer with ls of' life it - 'ei-air.:- its ct.niiun nmn-!,.-i ' ure ves'-erduv, while iiidignatir i mer the Ancona tragedy was sti; 1 j,tlS he.gbt. The liner Fireiue, it wtb LftUuIi .nn.,n.nbfl m,.n, v- I vemW.r 9 by an Austrian eubm&nne j while bound from Genoa to Port Said. Fifteen member erf the Firente's crew and six passengers are reported i missing in advices received At the j Ministry of Marine. It is helittd all the SI unaccounted for perished. The Pirenze was a twin-screw teamer of 3d60 tons, built in X1tZ, and owned by the Soocta Mantjns Italiana. It usually earned about 100 passengers .-and a crew of A5 on its voyage from Ceooa to Alexandria aad Port Said. Its destruction, it eras aaid at the Ministry of Marine, iadkatod that at ieaat two Aoetnan iiiileasi in in were encaged .ia ainking psasesvger-carry-ing ships ia the Mediteyraoeaa. ltal iaa oAciais eoasider t issprobable that the veaeel wluch soak the Aa- eoaa eaT fiardim'a could s reached the route taken by the Firetue ia tuna to sink that rascal. mew iNDicrrrvrs IN MUNITIONS PLOT Washington, Nor. If?. New indict ment against "UmUtT Robert Fay aad the five other noes sow ad ia New York in cotinectioa with the plot .to destroy ships carrying muni tions to the aiUes are planned by the Department of Justice. Dictrirt At torne" Snowdea Marshall, of New York, came to Washington yesterday and conferred with Assistant Attor ney (General Warren regard irg bring ig about the "indictment. It waa learned from as s-'horita- tive source that the governiEent has ia;uartsei new evidence of. a highly at):rg raf are, ' 'hi h i s:j to in- Urj"ni.te me f the "hvher-up1 a ho te fa fr ecaped uvitait. Nen-n- Marlt.l nor War-rwi would d r ii tre f ! iis It t learned, however, that mt.re arrest.-,' aa well HI , i'JWi StTailiJ-t .r. use 1- reejy e:t:g he! J, are -pected ! .i i U 'id t -i r-oo' - 1U r . n am ma sung N . N ' ti V, -i J - "i i.i.rv an- - Y K in V, . - v ' (l 1 . 1 t i i- t -r!y 200. ri n i i t t ! i j i t t t r.ti- - n:aae - tr " 5"'1K n pi i n i si h jwl. I i-;mi.i..ii IVrguon iSrothtrs V in f-uit Asiievi rot hers lie. Nov 1;.' I erguson r.g S. A I.yn. f: an-J the sjet:c AoiuA-ment C'ii-! ny fur ;i0 aiiiH'J to be dsie ti;-in fcT a broken 'coutracl, ' were n v-uiiea the full amount by a jury in Superior Court here Saturday. -The .icfendants iij.pchb'l. The jury firft S r.. tight in a vcr!i't for half the amount, but Jude LoiiK intructe.J tbfm that as the case was one under .the contract laws of the State, they mut sward the full amount or nothing. The jury tired and shortly after announced that they had awarded the full amount of the Ferguson Brothers' claim. One ef the most dangerous ten dencies of the times ia the threat of the German-Americans to go into politic as a body to defeat that great Amsricaa, Woodrow Wilson, for President because he opposed the ne fartoa aad iaaaaaa practice at the Genua DENOUNCED THE SINKING OF LINER ANCONA Washington, Nov. 15. Count C. Macchi Di CeJlere, the Italian am bassador, today delivered to the State Department a note of the Italian gar ment denouncing as "an unparalleled attack1 the sinking of the liner An cona. State .Department officials re gard it aa very important, as they construe its object to be to obtain from the United States government against Austria a declaration of principles, an action similar to those of the State Department against Ger many on the Lusitania case. No reply was made by Secretary Landing, after receipt of bte note. The Attitude of .the United -States'; government is that no -declaration of prospective action can be made until j all the farts are known. Reports i ln'J fcr awaited turn the Otrmaa, ! Austrian and Italian admiraStie. TO BRXSG AMERICAN MER CHANDISE OUT OF KOTTERDAH Washington, Nov. 15. lans of a New York .syndicate, headed by Ber nard Judae & Co., to bring ten mil lion dollars worth of American Wned merchandise out f Kotterdam in chartered American ships, were form ulated today through conferenre be tween . P. Mitchell, Fashington representative of the company, and William B. Flemirvg, foreign trade adviser of the State Department. KOBEICT FAT HAS MADE A FULL CONFESSION ' mm. New York, Nov. IS. Robert Fay, alleged -' ring4eader - ia the Gtrmaa plot to blow up at aea ships carry ing ammuaitioo to the allies, made a full confession today. He osTered to plead guilty to aecure ianmnnrty. The confess nog is reported to have in volved some proodavBt men. Copies of it wiU ha laid before Preaideot Wileoo aad the United States Attor ney Geaeral Gregory. More anssts are expected. ' MATTER TAKEN UP BY STATE DEPT. THE BIGHT OF BRITISH SHIPS TO LOITER AROUND AMERI CAN PORTS QUESTIONED The Department Has Not Yet Ob tained Any Information a to 'he time that the American teaBf Mp Finland Was wrod W h.ngt- Nov. 13. The right 'loiter around . r"i j.t JtfT c ,.r At r a' i is P :-.!.: !.i or: si to u ir r -a e ' l. : -f ) tl if at - 1 T i 1 i !l l i j- ..I j jr, n t i i n i'.. tin; Iwm tl p r i Ii p.;rrm 'iplt sr i r 1 i r 'i r i r ,1 e i i not f..r .' i I L i't v t te or, h AVt i! hii i!kl tl b- thai n 1 t I i i -i 1 1 1 , h ir 1 i . i i . Ir t' V I. . Lif ' SI FFFIMVGS OF' JI V. S IN Hill ABE INCALCULABLE New York, Nov, 15. The 'American Jewi-h committee, a tits ninth annual meeting yesterday. ' ote i to call a conference for the pui.e of up holding the rights ;" the Jew? in beliitferent countries and Rumania. This 'conference, according to a reso lution adopted after several hours' discussion, is to take steps to "call a congress on a democratic basis at such time after the termination of hostilities place and in. such manner as it may seem best to secure these rights." The executive committee in its re port declares that the sufferings of the Jews in the present war surpass any ia the history of the race, aad the wrongs they have endured are ai atoei Irfepafwheei ALUMS STJ TO BREAK TEUTON UME Nov. 15. Anglo-French troops in Serbia tare still 125 smiles from Nish, the nearest points at kwhich tbey can strike the main line of the Orient Railroad, over which Germany is reported to be sending ammunition and guns into Turkey While the Serbians claim to have checked the Austro-German advance in Northern Serbia, the advance of the allies in the south is tedious and painful in the face -of strong Bulga rian resistance. Bulgarian troops "folding Veles (Jtropulu) are being violently at tacked by -the -Anglfl-French forces.-'. A great artillery duel ia in progress southeast of Veels, on the Krivolak Strumitza line. In north central Sevbia where the Germa&s are operating, there is vio- i Seat -fighting in the mtmrstains- west of ! Nkh and'sotith if .Kraahcvatx. j The little Serbian army at grips ! with the Gertnans is fighting vaiiantiy ' but its position is precarious, far it is surrounded on three sides by Aus tro-German and Bo'arian troops. High expectations have been arous ed in London and Pari by advices from Rome that Italj is going to co operate actively with the allies in the Balkans. The inference was that Italy has decided to send troops, but whether these reinforcements will be seat to Serbia or to the Dar danelles ia a matter of speculation. HBUCS aUELASJU TO CON FER WITH JOHN RAP HON Washington, Nov. 16. A Bruce Bielaski. chief of the Bscreau of In- veBtatea of the DeparUaeat of Juetice, will leave here tomoavow for New York where he wiB eoaf er with John Raphon, editor of the Prov deaee, R. L, Joaraal, eoaeeraiag the diacioaiaoj aaade by Dr. Joaolf Gari car, former Aaetriaa ooa&ul ia Uus eosatry. It ie nadaretood the De partaMBt has beea assured by Mr. Rapfcoa that it wiU he pot ia peraooaJ toadh with Dr. tiamrar. Before Mr. Birlsski resasa to Waehiagton be probably will hold a conference with the former eoaaai. It was stated this afternoon at the department that the wbereabooto ef Dr. Garicar are uo unknowa. Thxnere was strong inclination by a high official of the Department of; Justice 'today that the case of cer tain diplomaic aad- consular cS5- cial accredited to ,tnis country u strengthening day by day AShS IHJPE TO RESTORE PEACH, DECLARES PAPER j Parish Jiov. 14. Emperor . William i ha.i appealed persona!-' y to Pope Bvne-'iici-ut try to restore ptaoe in Europe. ' r z t j tfi r t f Tl B II l ( tr -l-i j r 1 i t , r j. (. ' i I - r r t ih i , i a II ill ' r jb t- . . t t to alte: rll-1 lt!t" ar. It ever. t.f:'at .it wm .:g!;e.e U t f I b I iiacj I ) eva iertaking e: t tt. in j.1 I r t' in i ' or ! , t t . t ul ! - X n.i-l : rem the JVpe sr :ett-r i-. lit -huve Iwcn ortiort i r : i 1 11 ,t : v t'ardinal Men-ier, vf jfalines Dog Ts Problem. Wadesburo Ansonian. The miMt sensible eolation of the toy tax problem that e have htu-J was pronostnl a few days ago by a Wadesboro attorney, when the suli je t of a dog tax was revived. His idea is to tax only dogs which are allowed to run at large. If a person wants a pet dog and will keep it at home, liks he does his hogs and cat tle, why let him keep it. If he wants the privilege of allowing his dog to run at large, let him pay a tax. It might be added that the State should he allowed to use this dog tax in eariasj for persona brttea by mad do and Py farmers for sheep killed by dof. 'V;'. ' OTINIJEW Sir Edward Grey Has fieoji , Omitted From the War Committee AT HIS OWN REQUEST This Announcement Set at Rent Sea aationa! Rumors That Sir Edward Had Not Kt-en Included on Cost mittee Because of I(iiertaioa London, Nov. 15. -Premier As quith told the Houne of ommoM this aftomoonth'at Sir Edward has be,-n -omitted from the &r com- -milt of the new cabinet at his o request. Thin announce ment et at .rest ?ns-ational ru mors that Sir Edward had not beio included on the committee because of diasenticn. "Sir Edward will attend met ings of the a ar committee when his advice is required," says the premier. -- The foreign eecretary still hears his full burden of the war reepoaaibility. WAR NEWS IN BRIEF FORM Nov. 15. Capture of eight thaw nad five hundred Servians aad twelve caaaea is officially today from Berha. Of the eevea thoeaaad aere taken by Bal gariana. The pursuit of the Serriaaa coasiaaee. French forces ia Serbts gataed ground oa November 12th north ef Rahrovo, according aa official aS port taoaed in Paris. Bulgariaa troops attacking oa the left baak of the Cema river were drivea bmrk wMb heavy loes. British troops aad stores ooattaae to fee leaded at Valai Germaa aabeiariaea are reported using the Bulgaria harbor of Vi oa the Black Sea, aa a base. Geaeral Yea LUaingea has cleared the westers baak of the river Styr ia Galieia of RasataaaT aad ' Bossise attacks near Smorgea east of Vilma have been repulsed, according to aa official statement from the ar office at Berlin. Infantry firing hat 'been going oa without interruption at the point known as The Labyrinth"' on the French front, and the taws of the Germans have beea tery great, ac cording to a rrjiort of the French j war office.; Succes-sful borhbardiiisr raid at I Italian aerop'anes oyer railway ta- tjons on the Carsa Platrifu are mrn j tioned in the latest statement of the Hta;ian war otikc. VmU I l h t I' ll i 1 i i I SU-i ! It, i .ins, "' ...'- fur to e. len t the yet fa- it. I' iV. !he Vi year. Th. T .-i.-i I! iTH't'li ! li that-'.-:rc.mist.4nce;' vorablt'. Labor Unions' Fraterniae. Vera Crux, Nov. 15. At "the con clusion of a parade and mass-meeting participated in hy V! the labor unions of Vera Crux tiovernor Gea eral Millan yesterday designated Col. Martinet to take to New York and Chicago a diploma and goM medal presented by the Mexican labor unioaa . to the mark of esteem and apprecia tion of the unioaa here for the Amari a fraternity. .
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