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FAYETTEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY JANUARY 18. 1917
PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAS
Leak Investigation Briefs
High Gov. Of f iols in.
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IEEJ JO CTETE- il CLU3
Offer is a decrease pro-rate but" still big en
ough to secure large number of votes"""
as result of 'a little effort .
For the week ending January 20th seventy thounsand extra votes will
l.e given on each six dollars worth uf subscriptions. Su'iscripti-ns from
Incomplete dubs of last week may be counted in making up one of the six
Collar clubs.
District Number One
Mrs. G. W. Standi, Fayetteville 4. 107,600
Miss Hazel Bryan, Fayetteville... "-20 160
Mr. N. G. Duncan, Fayetteville 10,100
" - District Number T
Miss Ellen Lamb, Fayeetvilte m.j... ....108,440
Mrs. W. J. Cain, Fayetteville ..... ....... .."B100
Miss Kate Caster, Fayetteville . 32,410
District Number Three
Mis Bessie Johnson, Hope Mills ........ .... ..... 100.4G0
Mi.s Mattie McLaurin, Fayetteville, .. 107 AW
Miss Rovella Autry, Autryville 80,840
Miss Ethel Everett, JParkton . 7 660
aiss Kena Haynes, Whitoville
Miss B. B. McCallum.
77,300
76,840
....42,900
Miss Daisy Green, Parkeraburg .... .... ...
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Miss Eva Thompson Fairmont , ........
Miss Flora B. McNeill, Res Spring . .... ... . .JSZfi79
Miss Sadi IfsKssuis, Farkten.. ...MfiH
Miss Vjrti Harris, Rfaor ....4M9
Miss Pr Jkaa, ft Paul 422
Miss Ada Carter, Taader
Miss Rena Brdan, CmUmi , :,..X$
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Miss Toroa Ray, F7tteyiUe, T
Miss Pells Buckaaaa, Josesborf ..
Miss Betty Byrd, Uudea.
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Mrs Chios Pavdsn, FayettevUle R 6.
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"ON THE FIRING I4N WITH THE
(,r;7RAS." POMNG THURSDAY
The grtht war picture "On The Fir
fag I-ii.rs w.th the German's" coming
to Fsyttu-vill and will be shown at
the Dixie Thratrs this week Jan. 18
nd 10.
The pictures represent the war as
it or ss Sheiman described it If yeu
want to get f"f4 ' w,r
you should, sec the pictures.
The pictures re real war scenes
taken at the front. The fallowing
Mf pm of them;
Storming fort Novo Georgeievsk
The FH of Wr? Great Seven
Pay Battle. BattleiWM from Aero
plane. Von Hindenbt is' Smashing
priv. .The Kaiser ot the Front
IJuroVrous Machine Gun r ire. Ham
wsring the Big forts. Zfirelin Raids
pa Warsaw. Rain of Russian Shells.
Fi Infantry Assault. Miles of
Battling Demons. Terrific Trench
Struggles. Desperatf Bayonet
vTJharges.
There are pictures of the Rawer (n
attended by the royal suite,( and then
then pictures of the destitute, home
less, starving mothers in Poland, and
the devastated sections of east Prus
sia. There are brave little boy scouts
full of the excitement of actual mil
itary drill and then the grim rows
of stretchers with their sad loads, re
turning from fields of actio.
And (ha most striking feature of it
all is that these arc ACTUAL pic
ture of scenes lived over and over
again, yesterday, today and tomor
row, '
Mr. A. B. McMillan, Cashier of the
National Bank left last night for
Savannah and Jacksonville on busi
ness and will be font for 10 day.
HE EHIOTil
ORATOLATES naij Mm
Washington, Jan. 16.The .endorse
ment by the Vatican at President
Wilson's efforts to bring about peace
in Europe was transmitted .' to the
President today. Pope Benedict con
gratulated the President on his ef
forts and gave bis approval . of the
peace plans. '
' The .formal notes of Germany and
Austria were received today in re
ply to the answer of the entente pow
ers as to Germany's peace offer.
The text differs but slightly ' from
the .newspaper account and: makes
vigerojiiB "denial of the Entente state
ment that Germany brought on the
war. - '
After the cabinet discussed' the sit
uation it was learned that the Presi
dents advisers still think the way is
open for the President to continue his
efforts for peace).
arMsaet ead tfca battln liaaa are
taking alas.
Fetrngaral aiuaaaM tkat th " at
tecks hv baea aneaeaaful and that
tan Tnaisi line have bee ae
srated at vamn peiate wbu Berlin
eJnixas fthat all a amaghhsrs U kas
Salvs hav failsd. Tknrn ars inaiaa
tinns abac nbn dsfsaAers art angagnd
in ten test nnprnnsn affnvt te bar Tns
Marks- anVaann tnte , MnUnvin
sad against tk nnwnrfnl Rnsanrabinn
peciriens
Fstregrad nay Kuit at ann plana in
the ntsnatein rnginn tkn Rnasn-Ran
manian forses bsv driven back tne
Teutiontic advaao f twt miles
The battln U nnUI raging en pnsi-
nwnt neva pilas at nth f OalaSz.
Tkn Germans assert that th ann
tar attacks near Fncsani warn partly
broken down by a curtain f fr and
partly by th infantry fir. It nays
that the losses ef th Ru
ian wer heavy.
TO MARK WASHINGTON
HIGH EDUCATION BUB
Filiiin i o.
Washington, Jan. 16. President
Wilson's railroad program received a
severe set back today when the senate
voted against the plan .requiring in
vestigation before strikes or lockout?
could be inaugurated.
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IlIAlOEiOT
IIATIOII L100HIIES
HIS DEATH
Washington, Jan. 1C. President
Wilson and all official Washington
joined in lamenting the death of Ad
miral George Dewey who died here
today in his 79th year, !
Expressions of grief came from
Two Democrat, Underwood of Ala-'.every department The White House
bama and Smith of South Carolina, 'issued a statement saying that the
HEAYT FIRING TARES JXACR
RUSSQ-ROUMANIAN JL03f MART
Rounmania, Jan. 10. Yiolt coun
ter thrwst af ten Rnasn-Rnvunanian
fmp Carpnthiann iawn te thn iiuti-fte hv n neapntsnry nrnritatinn law
voting with the Republicans. It is
understood that the plan now is to
push the bill introduced by Represent
ative Adamson while the opponents of
the President are expected to filibus
ter against the measure in the sen
ate..
William J. Bryan haled a confer
ence with members of the house today
and proposed a commission on arbrit
ation which could be called into action
by either party to controversy or
could act upon its own iniativ.
Mr. Bryan believes that th govern
ment has th right te prvnt strikes
and lockout.
Whil tenre was n nxprein xrwn
the White Hons it is nnlimd that
th Fraaidnat will .nteSB bis 4f.rSs
Ipnssnd.
SBNJPAT CALL BANCS
BobNi errn nrne
Washington, Jan. 16. Bscked by
som of the greatest universities of
the country, plans for making Wash
ington th centre of higher educa
tion in th United States ar today
rapidly peering completion. The
adoption of these plans is expected
within n very few weeks, when a com
mittee composed of Professor Pan
C. Monro, of Princeton; professor
Charles A. Beard, Columbia ; Albert
Bushnell Hart, of Harvard; Gaillard
Hunt, of th library of Congress,
and Waldo C. Iceland, of the Carnegie
Institute of Washington, meet in
tiiis city.
Th idea originated, with Professor
M. McEIroy, of Princeton, who is
now w mi ica go. jne cniei uovern
ment trsasures in the shape of his-
toricnl archives and manuscripts, the
enormous resources of the Library of
Congress and the scientific collections
of the Smithsonian Institute and the
ington th centr of highe reduca-
more readily available (a scholars.
No legislation will b asked of Con
gress, as existing law provides that
these and similar collection shall be
ppen te students.
Jan. 1A Ta Mtewing r
fw mT th teUteg Ws la 1mm
ham by th . fflly Snndny: '
Thn ' wsanan - wh ; n
Um, if ah m a Chrisnian, a h
ter wntea tea y ar, if yen arn
tmmsnla "' '
"It i fliah te galUp mite i
tw te get n kng r w.
"Th 4a i nagging match
te ntfcsic." -"Eva
Tangnay an got 2jm n
week and yen hear little enament
but iif a prachr hanpans te mak n
littl money b is damn graftar.
"Th fr-fr-afl ha semething n
the private club daac in that the
girls there wear mere clatbes."
. "Decollete, that mans collar
around th waist."
"Take the leg shews off th stag
and the theatres would g into bankruptcy."
'There'll be no hypocrites in heaven
so if you don't want to associate in
the future with the people you de
test, com into the church now."
"We've gone nuts on this culture
Wig
"If Christ's coming war delayed
until all Boston was converted, He
might not get here for 10,000,000
years." '
whole nation will mourn the death of
American's foremost naval hero. Jt
said that Admiral Dewey has been
as faithful in his performance of dut
ies in times of peace as he was gall
ant in time of war.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels paid
this tribute: Admiral George Dewey
has won his place among the immor
tals and his death has pained more
than words can express. His advice
haa been to m like that of father
to a son eiac I have been connected
with th Navy. H paid m a visit
at the office only a few days ago and
appeared te b bale jutd hearty. , He
kept uy with vry movmat f pro
giwe, btk in tnii 'nnry aad in
fwign naMa te ah last. Bn
dta is net mxly tea te hi family
bat te nb Amri peapm wn lvd
kins daarly. .
Admiral Dwy was bn in Ma
tepabnr Dsmknt 9, U37 aad aater
d th navy as an namv middy Sp
tenahar 23, ltU, gradtefing ia Jnn
vm.
BBOBBB MARTARB MSN
FBR SMALL FAMILIES
Wtea, Jaa. Jl Harvard nndar
aduatea nav beaa failed upon te
irvnt th slump in the birth rate
unag Oriemon nby giving up
heir habits f idlnss nd pleasure
in.Ugs. Th Harvard Crimson,, the
cUg publication, attacks the stu
dnt body for their laxity.
J. G. Phillips, a graduate, finds the
Harvard birthrate ha declined seri
ously in recent years. The Crimson
points to the life of the undergradu
ates as one of the contrbutory causes
of race suicide in after life It says:
"Mr. Phillips has found out; that
while th percentage of- Harvard
irroriiigf no mnrfvinir rnmai'niul nao rl'r ;
. n .u i - i Mi w elected: J. H. Culbretb, Ff.
constant at 76, the number of cnil-f ... .
Arm ham nr murrtpfl (rrmluat i
, , , - , t Vanstory, H. L. Cook, Hunter .
dropped from 343 for. the eight I " i !
classes from 1853 to 18(50 to 2M foi
the 10 classes from 1881 tp 1890. "The
percentage of childless marmges
rose from 7 8 in the first group to
Washington, Jan. 16. The ett'raa
feinine and the luds of high liiutuc
became the central figures in the cc
fsationul leak prole which has swcpS
the heights of Washington.
A twenty -four hour search of tb
woman Mrs. Thompson Vlsconti wb
mysteriously disappeared has las
continued and the demand for tL
testimony of J. P. Morgan and tb
powers of the financial world beciumP'.
irresistable today.
The scope of the investigation ha-
widened .from the depths Wall tt W
high govrnment officials who will tp
callod into the leak inyeatiKation.
The investigation has reached ib'
point. where other sensations are &-
pected and tonight the flying siiusd"
ren of the House is combing tb
country for the mystritiu Mr,
Thomas Viscnti who according
Thomas W. Lawson told him that Sec
retary Tumulty and W. W. Price,
newspaper man were the fto betn"
and the tight line that cairiftf U?
leak from the White House t WsJl
The demand of the testimony of fe
high financiers came like a bolt front'
a clear sky. , t,-
Rep. Harrison move'd that J. P. Mr
gan, Frank Vanderlip of N. V.
Sol Weslar of New Orleans be alteV
These men represent th length '
breath of th financial America Mk
Representative Harrison, said he totr
ed their testimony.
DipWmatic W'ashingten 1 takfe
the leak investigatin more aariwiatjr
tonight
During th aharp crs ewuminatt
of Lawson the nana Oun (
Bernstorff, the German ambasnmite'
was 'sailed as having mad l2Wf&
by th leak.
(leant Von Bernstorff ' insual n
statement in whUb be quoted M
Lawson saying that he did not bv"
lieve that be mad the money snl
tb Count added that he did not
leive it either as it was not done."
The examination of ,Lwson brought
forth 5 trowd that would bav don
eredit te a society Junction and Ik
committee had. te rawl nver fhtilP ,
and tables to get te their, place.
A STRONG INSTITUTION WITH
MOST EXCELLENT OFFICER
Th stockholders of The National
Bank met last week and after reports
bad been read, the election of dire
tors were next in order. The follow
;B. Downing, A. R. McEachern, W. A-
SPECIAL VENIRE OF 109 MEN
FOR TRIAL CARL BBTANT
Th trial of Carl Bryant which was
scheduled te tak place yesterday
come up today.
A special venir of 100 men were
ordered summoned for today. Bry
ant will be tried for his life, charged
with the murder of officer Pees who
was killed in 71st township about a
month ago while attempting to ar
rest Bryant.
Two other negroes are under arrest
as parties to the crim but it is not
known whether they will be tried for
their lives or a lesser offense.
23-4 in the last. For this second
group the number of children per
graduate stands at 1-55.
"With college graduate stock it ban
been calculated by experts that 'each
family not childless must produce 3.7
children on an average in order bare
ly to perpetuate the race. The actual
number at Harvard is only 2.06. In .hares for the past six months; Tbi
other words. Harvard graduates are js an , unualiy good dividend aw
the fathers of only 56 per cent of thj'per gnare fo- the past 0 months This '
children necessary to continue their j
stock.
Smith, H. McD. Robinson, J. F. Hit-
smith, T. B. Upchurch, J. W. Mc
Lauchlin, John A. Oates, W. J. John--son,
J. Vance McGougan and S. W,
Cooper. At .a lajer meeting of th
directors tli following officers wert :
elected; S.W. Cooper, President, J.'
H. Culbretb," .Vice-President, A. B
McMillian, Cashier, T. W- Shaw, Asst
Cashier. On January 1st the stockholders
eeived n dividend check of 4 per ren
'What are. the causes of this per.
nicious weakness
"One cause is inevitably fostered by
all its short cuts to. pleasure, witfc
the ease of spending an evening at
the theatre or idling away an after
our college life. Dr. Charles W. Eliot wan ln chatter and smoke, is an cptr..'
calls t a preference on the part of temptation to passing pleasures. Wt-'
both men and women for freedom must be unusually strong if ther-
from car and responsibility, and for wayside temptations do not luxe us
passing pleasures rather than solid j aside, leaving upon our charart
satisfaction.' It cannot be denied .the indelible imprint of a flabby eba.?
that our indolent college life, with acter.? , f-'-V '