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AMBASSADOR. nd MBS. ' CAKJ
The American Embassy in
Berlin has been officially closed
tnd Ambassador Gerard and
lirs. Gerard, with the embassy
staff and all American consuls
and other representatives in
Germany, have been directed to
leave at once.
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nivnici
.asm cisrai .
A most distressing accident
o-tarred yesterday morning at
t heme of Mr. flail who re
mits on the late Clem Russell's
. farm near the County Home.
Mr. Hall had left some dyna
mite in his home and Mrs. Hall I
was out of the house,- his little
girl, three years old, accident
filly knocked the dynamite off
the shelf causing a terrific ex
plorion which frightfully injur
ed the little girl and the baby
pii-ter. men months old.
Dr. 0. U McFadyen was hur
rirtily called and upon his arriv
al found that the stomach of
the Ider child had been bursted
nd the intestines were protrud-
' irir from the wound in the
tbild's fide. The baby was burn
erf over the body and face-
J)r. McFayden dressed , the
wounds of the children, put
J juk the intestines, sewed the
wound and rushed the children
to the Cumberland General
Hospital.
Where after all efforts on. the
fait of skilled physicians had
Ken given to save the little
ones' Uvea, the baby died Sun
day right and the older one died
Monday.
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ANDREA TART IN TROUBLE
ON ACCOl-NT OF GET-"
TIM MSRKIED'
Andrew Tart, hn works at
Holt-Williamson Mill was com
mitted to jail yesterday in de
fault of a two huuitwl 'dollar
bond. His. troubles arose, by
reason of his being a married
man. The case was tried be
fore Squire C. P. Overby yes
terday. It is charged that Tart
secured license and Mas married
to Miss I.ula Hight, whom it is
claims was only sixteen years
of age. The defendant was nmr
ried day before yesterday' so hail
a rather short honeymoon as
the father-in-law secured a
warrant and had his son-in-law
arrested. The magistrate fixed
the bond H r f $'onn
v upjwaranei ir mujt
WedneHclji ind ur.r dt,H of
rue mwh n
uvn
NEW YORK, Feb. 10. The
Cunard Line received a cable
telling of the safe arrival at
Liverpool last Thursday of the
"Arduna."
Captain Thomas Barman of
the American liner' "Kroon
land" wirelessed today that he
expected to make port by mid
night. In addition to these a
number of other neutral and bel
ligerent vessels have reached
port safely during the last forty-eight
hours.
ea&fover defeats don
v aldson basket ball
TEAM
Yesterday a gome of basket
ball was played between the
Donaldson Military School and
the Eastoyer High School.
It would be hard to mention
any one especially as stars, as
bth sides played an errorless
game. The game was one of
the most exciting ever !played
in Fayetteyille, both sides go
ing neck and neck until the final
end of the second half, when
Eastover High School made a
brilliant play, which netted
them a victory of 20 to 18. They
went back home last night, re
joicing that the strong Donald
son team had met defeat at
their hands. The game y.as
taged at the Armory.
TWO FIRE ALARMS
TKRDAY
YES-
yestenlay.. The first was about
J2::$0 p. m.' caused by a small
fire at the residence .-of Mr. H.
S. Everett on tnsIow, street.
Very little damage was done.
A not hur alarm was given in at
7 o'clock, caused by a fire at the
JO
Cpert that Note lias
Been A3resed fa
Tim Country Acting
T Prevent JJostili
lies. WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb.
10. Out of the war cloud hov
ering over this r untry of cjri
is with Germany, tonight came
the grave suggestion that Ger
many was willing to discuss
means of preventing actual hos
tilities. The suggestion came appar
ently out of the air and no one
in official Washington would ac
cept the responsibility for it.
It left the White House and the
State Department gasping with
astonishment and met with an
authoritative denial from prac
tically all sources of official in
formation in Washington, but
its effect was apparent.
The White House, State De
partment, German Embassy and
the Swiss Embassy, now hand
ling German affairs here declar
ed that they had never heard of
these suggestions.
The publication of the report
that Germany , had addressed
to tfiis country a note suggeeU
mg that the two nations meet
and discuss ways and means of
preventing hostilities caused a
flurry in administration circles.
Tonight, Secretary Tumulty
declared that the White House
had never heard tbe slightest in
timation of such a communica
tion and that its publication was
a matter of deep suspicion.
The report of peace proposals
from Germany calmed the ad
ministration in the midst of
preparation for and eventuality
and it caused a profound seusa
tion. Secretary of State Lans
ing called his advisors and re
viewed every communication in
hands of the State Department,
and-the officials after the con
ference declined to discuss the
situation, but Mr. Lansing him
self gave the statement that he
had "never heard of such a
communication.''
The report as published here
was to the effect that Germany
had framed a note to the United
States, suggesting that steps be
taken to prevent actual hostili
ties between the two nations. It
declared that the note would
probably be sent through the
Swiss Embassy, it is assarted
that Germany 'does not propose
any modifications of the sub
marine war, but would ask the
United States to widest means
to prevent a further breach in
the relations between the tv. i
cuntries.
KOI CT3
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Trade ojsusissioB: De
partments of Agricul
ture and Justice to
Make Probe.
WASHINGTON, P. C, Feb.
0. Resident Wilson today di
rected that a federal injuirj I
made at once into the Question
of the nation's food supply and
the high prices of food Muffs.
The Federal Trade Commis
sin and the Departments of Ag
riculture and Justice have been
instructed to begin a probe into
the question.
"An adequate supply of food
stuff is a matter of concern to
the nation at all times, it is of
peculiar importance at the pres
ent, the president declared in a
letter, to Chairman Harris of the
Federal Trade Commission.
The President seeks to ascer
tain definitely where the current
high prices are to be acredited
to the trusts or the conditions.!
Following close upon the Pres-j
ident's instructions, plans are
being made hurriedly to begin
the investigation.
CZSHAN AMBASSADOR AND WIFE WHO MUST XJEAVE
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Count von Bernstorff, long German ambassador to the
United States, has been given his passports and must leave, or
at least he will no longer be pf-ficially recognized by the Secre
tary of State. Mme. Bernstorff recently came t the United
States to join her husband.
PnOI! GERAflD
LEAVES DEHLIfJ
TO
DAY
MASS MEETING OPPOSES
FORMATION OF f ABVIS
COUNTY AND FURTH
ER PISMANTEL
MENT OF CUM
BERLAND ,. . :V
Pursuant to. a call of the
County Commissioners, held on
the first Monday, there was a
meeting of the representative
citizens of Cumberland county
at the Court House, called to or
der by Hon. V. C. Bullard, who
stated that the purpose of the
meeting was to. oppose further
dismemberment of the county,
a w.enf was a proposes uju to BERLIN, Feb. JO. Unless
cut ofl part or all of Black .River jqnforsten events overthrow the
Will -Make Nb -Statement
But Is Expected
To Send Confidential
Message on His Ar
rival in Switzerland.
the eleventh
TWO 0 J. VESSELS
SAILED FOR AVAR
IE
NEW YORK, Feb. 10Wrth
the Stars and Stripes flying
from the top mast and in defi
ance of the German submarine
warning, the American fteemer,
Rochester sailed today for Bor
deaux. The Rchester was followed i
closely by the American steam-
er Orleans, of the Oriental Nav-
also bound '.
Township and add the same to'present pjans at
the proposed new county of Jar- hour ' Ir. d Mr8 T fi w ligation Company,
VIS- T.rani anA .tmin V,Aw.-A f..)!..,., ' for nOl'C eaUX.
Qn motion Mr. A, D. McGilL Americans will pull out of Rer- The first vessel to leave an
was elected chairman; Wv' -'lin on a special trn''within 'less' American port after the Qetr
Walker, secretary of the said than' four hour" and at dawn on man ' declaration was the "Do-
meetin- Sunday will be Dast the Swi'chra." She .sailed n the wcond
Talks were made by num- frontier and will h on nnfral of February for Genoa.
ber of citizens opposing such ground, close 'on the wav to Zu-1 Vpon the voyage of the
action! and a motion was car- nith from which place they will 'Rochester and Orleans, manned
ried empowering the chairman proceed on their wav to Snain. by twenty-two American citi-
to appoint a committee to draft homeward hr.m.rl xr. mav deoend the issue .of
suitable resolutions against the 0n the eve of his ,j.M,rt:ire,' war or peace with Germany, ac
further dismemberment of the ex. Ambassador Gerard nariboth of these vesseW tarry con
county. The following commit- a lrief ,.tat(.mell1 Br-joumin'trJiband according to the Ger
tee va appointexl, viz: I). M..that h would jme' no' im;--lntn view. They are not armed
Stringfield,.D. R. Currie, J. T. vicw of am- kins' -o r- v r,.n -.tin.it a Germmi subifiarine at-
nr l t o tt, i i
!jiaiuu aiiu..-. r. itaii, ami on ;i v 1
motion, Hon. A. P. McGill was grates.
added to this committee, with t . , u 4- . .
- . . I-ate toniKnt, mtini.ltmn t'.'nvi
full pwer to act. . , , ,
from a well informed an 1 i
A motion was then carried sponsible source that wtv-n i!u
endorsing the action of the Ambassador reaches S-vitzer-
Roard of County Commission- iam, he will use the first o,.,;:,;-
era in recommending that the tunitv nITortled him since fhr
n.VHV KllillCU AMh Sheriff be put back upon a fee ,-.f ,!iI,i,,m.1ti ',.),., ThP Oikuns,' crew U
Ti A tpUTt NKj basis, and an amendment : ' was sena a confidential report totpartlv Americn as seen men
J then oflfered, resolving that it is Washington. The correspondent and Captain' Allen Tucker" are
ATLANTA, UA., Feb, 10. -Little -.j the sense of the meeting that informant strongly hinted that American; "citizens. Captain
Trtxia Adair, the baby rirl of my-; the officers of the entire conn- jn the me.-saire miirht be soni Tucker beinf from New York
.The fioctJestef of the KeT
St aviiship Company ha.- Joi Am
,iii.ui flair painted. on htr bow
nrd ; not htr on htr stern. On
x) .. M.jp.i .r. three-foot letters i
her name and the V. S. A. The.'
Orleans is marked in similar
ten wh va f.mntt buried tie in ,ty be put UJXin a fee basis, which tanbl. snsrw.stionn'trt th.. 4 m.! fit v is a vessel of 4000
The UocheMer is a esst
a crew
oin are
country graveyard near Adairsvilie, j motion Was carried. This re- crican government, aii effort tojtns.
home of Mr. J. S: Hall on Dick jGa., Ut piinK. just in time to avjfers to theotlicers who were put avoi,i war between W two coun- of 5.:UK tons, carryirg
street. Small damage. jher, will inherit a fortune. j upon a salary basis Under the tries anj tne .jj is that it is! of ;. men, 15 of wh.
; j She has been adopted by a wealthy tActs of 1913. possible for Germany and the Americans.
COTTON .MARKET
('otton brought 16 cents
the local market yesterday.
on
Hosa I.ee Bethea who
f Tr j Kijc, hx i fie tun
vtct for some time.
man and his wife, who recently paid
a visit to the orphan' home in the
surburbs of Atlanta and were chavm-
ed.
no
aured Superintendent HnwVins ;f lh-'
0! ptuiiiin-'-. that h' itr: tviii m
reive ffvO.Ct'O wnrK fhr
war oW
fcnrt'.er
A motion was then carried to tinted States to establish a
apoint a committee to draw a common ground to bring about
petition and circulate" same measures that will fully safe-
by her appearance. They have throughout the county, by send- guard the United' .States with-
ohildren of their own, and as-ijng at least one petition to each out impairing usefulness of the
imi ai lie 'r s.di't't"'! i COBB be, V
( wit! W r. U bcirv-rt. Xtarsk.
chairman of the Democrat Ir ubmarine weapon, is held i"
Fxwutive Omimittee for tb- wMe crcles iute, evtn Urjtght.
purpuse afpjiUU: F. U X.i ?r is thtught that th"se linen
IE. ilctiill and p. .V are in th setnUanec !' 1
It is said that in bhiwb.g c:r
clesJnterest is- shown in th,
t voyages.
James
Mr. Geard, his sfa'T i-nd V20.
Aw'i-rK-ar.rt arrivwl' id
hwitw-jlaod earl; Soi.day morn-
urw; ar- now rt'suug n
pIinii'H' u)trviiVicv
Wttv bin .
irif
liev old home