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1 1 fojrt.-.itii 0 FOR RESULTS ABVERTISE N TI1E JOT Volume 7; Number 23. FAYETTEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1917 Price $2.01 Per X fife SAYS THE UNITED STATES WATCHED BY FOREIGN SPIES Senator Overman, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee De clares the United States Ls Poorly Protected WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 22. The United State ji watched by 10(1,000 foreign spies located thru the cojritry Senator Overman toW the senate today, urging immedite ac tion on the drastic spy bills proposed hy the administration, after sitting' well into the evening to complete de bate on the measure the senate fail ed to secure a quorum to vote on them? and they will be passed tomor row. The vote which demonstrated the lack of a quorum showed 27 for the bill and 5 against. Senator Overman, chairman of the judiciary committee, in charge of the bill, who has been in close touch with administration officials who framed the measure declared that there was r. country in the world so poorly protected against spies as the U. S. "Since the beginning of the Euro pean war" he said, "the department of justice has been utterly unable to cope effectively with conspiracies against the liation because of the in- aJwjua of the present laws." MAYOtffPOUCE CHEIF AND SEAL ER ARRESTED Parties Implicated Give Bond and Declare their Arrests to be the Work of Pol-, iticians OAKY, IXD., Feb. 22. R. O. Ji'fciixm, mayor; Wiliia Forbes, chief of police, and C. M. Kenolett, city sealer, were placed under arrest by l'nitc'1 Slates marshals late today on the charge of violating the election laws. Howard Hay, holding a county position hew, abo was arrested. Each man rave bund of 5,000. The ar rests followed a Federal grand jury indictment at Indianapolis a few days eo. Each of th four defendants ' pro filed ignorance of the charges gainst hiroand the mayor and chijef; of police declare politicians were re- spwuible for their indictment. Hay is thiirman and Renolett is secretary of thV Gary city ; Eepublican com mittr and directed much of the po Jitital activities her during; the pres ident! eleeton. NEAR SERIOUS WRECK ON THE N. S. RAILROAD Heavy Granite Car Was All That Saved Entire Train )M$pened Near Slo comb ji serious wreck was narrowly averted last night ns Slocomb when one of the Norfolk Southern cars on number 8T coming irm Raleigh jumped the track ' en.! tvro up the ties for nearly a half milt. In some unexplained way the car between the caboose ami a oar joad ed with granite jump! the tract and bumped along the ci'ui-s tics un til ; high trestle was reached aad partially torn away. For'nat4y, however, the tt of granite Wi heavy enough 'to h'ld the ialt, a, lubuy nady on the tract er much more -riu' damage Would he i.een' d-i e The passenger train was unable t. c, the .trestle, one span of which "demolish!, tut -tnt . ,,u,HeKets w.,e loaded upon the caboose and tiuu(fht m town aimut io:;j Ust .cht. T train wa under the centrol f ensiwr Hakat 4 conductor Ashworth f this city. . WOMEN PACIFICISTS HOLD MEETING IN NEW YORK CITY Purpose is to Determine Atti tude of the Party in Present International -Crisis NEW YORK, Feb. 22.With Miss Jane Adams, of Chicago, acting as chairman, the National Woman's Peace Party met here today in an all day "emergency meeting." The purpose of the gathering is to determine the attitude of the party in the present international situation as a preliminary to the conference of about twenty different pacifist organ izations, to be held here tomorrow. .Every State or local branch of the party is represented by its chairman and' one other member of the party. The other organizations in the con ference tomorrow include: American Association for International Council iation, American Neutral Conference Committee, American Peace Jsociety, Amercan Society for Judicial Settle ment of Intematonal Disputes, Amer ican Union Against Militarism, Asso ciation to Abolish War, Carnegie En dowment, Central Organization for a Durable Peace, Church Peace Union, Commission on Peace and Arbitra tion of the Federal Council, Fellow ship of Reconciliation. International Committee of -Women, League to En force Peace, Massachusetts Peace So ciety, Pennsylvania Arbitration and Peace Society, World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship World Peace Foundation and World's Court Iea'u.e. - The conference is the outcome of a meeting last October in this city, af ter w hieh a set of questions was sent to delegates, giving them a chance to state exactly where they stood on 'various questions of policy. The con ference will take up the answers to! the questions and try to agree on principles!. JDr. Kirch way will preside at the conference tomorrow with "The Present Crisis" as the subject. To open the discussion Dr, Frederick L. Lynch of , the Church Peace Union will read the report of the constitu tion committee from the October conference relative, to th question naire and a summary of the replies obbined, relating , to minimum peace programme. J ha speakers win be Meyer London, Dr. Edward Gum ming, Dr. Charles H, Livermore and others. Jackson H. Ralston will preside 9r Friday's morning meeting and Pr. Felix Adler and Pr. Talbott Wil liams will be among the speakers. STAR PITCHER RE FUSES TO SIGN UP FOR $10,000 YEAR Saya that LTnless He Can Get Cntract for $15,000 He Will Retire Frm the Baseball Diamond PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22 Grover C Alexander, star pitcher of the Philadelphia Nationals, today declin ed an offer of $10,000 a year from President Baker. He dcnmndc.lA flS, 00Q and declared tht if his it.inix were not met be W'iiji'i juit Vse ball. ' ; ; . Vv ' ; ' v After a fang conferem mith the pitcher, today Alexander saiii : "Unless Mr. Baker ohangt-s his mind there will-be no aicrerinent., Things stand the same as they did before tho meeting ud pvrhaps little worse." Announcement that every hold-out f the club except Alesaoder and jjeuige Whittedj out fioWr, has tf n ed a contract was made by Ms. Baker at the annua) dinner of the Philadelphia Writers' Association t-' night He indcated in a fp fhrt' fpf till M bopeV of cofrrf with tka star pitcher. - Interned German liners at Boston Believed to ;1t:- t K'' '''t .V 4: i-4 KC1.N- The collector of customs &t Boston has sent word to the secretary of the treasurj' he has heard the interned Grman liners Cincinnati and Amerl- START NEW PLAN FOR PROMOTING U-BOAT WARFARE Each German Town Would "Adopt and Maintain One Vessel and Crew Copchagen, Feb. 2.0. via London, The Kiel Zeitung copy which has been received here announces that a new plan for the promotion of Germa ny's submarine war is starting, un der the plan it it is proposed that the important towns 'each adopt 'one submarine and its crew, entirely defraying the cost of the upkeep of the vessel and men, supplying them with clothes, provisions and luxuries and paying pensions to disabled menfst to the undertaker are higher, fcr widows. Mr. R. P. Melvin of populi was in the city yesterday and said that the roads are the worst he ever saw them. MEDIATION BY THE UNITED STATES IS ASKED PY CUBANS iiij 4U f-L k r r i aiu fu ASIC VUIUIWI VI .VJM ' merce Today The J Message j SANTIAGO, Cuba., Feb. 22. At a mass meeting held in the chamber oi commerce today it was resolved to send the following dispatch to Presi dent Wbion . .'-.:'". "The militarf euthoritiee ruling in Santiega have mainUned order 'and . , ... . . . , guaranteed life and property and also , ' r. . . endeavored to r'-tah'Uih normal t ,., . ... economy Jife. In order to accomplish i ... , . . . . i . . . ' . . . I rain, ii- i necessary, in uie juuniwiiL of the commercial end producing classes, to have the diplomatic media tion of your government. With that object in view these people assemble! unanimously solicit you, the gooi friend of Cuba, to interpose your good offices to. obtain rapidly the de sired end present conditions Immense losses, wheh seem sure to occur, can; be avoided through your meliation." Gen. Carr Reaches Ume- Hons Safely s t'aldrfiain tei-eivrd by Mr. J. S. Carr, Jr.. Momiay afternonn frm t.riiL-li.l Carr,' his father, announced rtiat the general' bs urmeri afely in Hong Kinif, China. fni is well .unl happy. ; Ceneral (it is makinir a tour of the Orient, and is nt expected t re turn to the city until late in tbr ipftng. He has leen gne from thi ity fr several wick an duntil the Resent time ha eajuyed the best vt lieulth, aqvrdih to rablcgraais and eu'ssat; ex- CINCINNATI ka have been damaged. This work is believed to have been done by Gut- 'man sympathizers some time after Ambassador von Bernstorff received MISSOURI IS HARD . HIT BY THE HIGH COST OF DYING Funeral Directrs of that State To Hold Convention In Kan sas City'' May 14, 15 and 16 KANSAS CITY, MO., Feb. 22. (The high cost of dying is a problem for the funeral directors of Missouri, who are to hold a convention in Kan sas City on May 14, 15, and 1. All chemicals used in preparing the dead for jwrial : have increased in price. Embalming fluids are higher be-4 cause of the increased cost of chem icals , Despite the fact, however, that the the prices in he trade for funeral direction have not been raised. Should the prices of tnaterals contnue to advance t may be necssary for the high cost of dying to go up. MITCHELL TO ASK MILLION WH STARVING 1. Mayor To Take Up plea- Women Say Children Are Dying: Situation Critical NEW YORK. Feb. 22 After May or Mitchell had been informed by east side housewives today that their Children were starving to death, by tiumireds" because of the high coat of foods, he promised to place before the board of estimates Friday night , . , , their plee that 11)00,000 be eppropn- , , , . . . , . .. ated by the city for food to be dis ,,'.'" tributed at reasonable prices. Following many clashes -between clie public and women food rioters at.j derk, then to a priest, and the knot the city hall end in congested tene- was tied. ment districts Joseph Hartigan, com-j B:Jt not imtiJ thre ago did missioner of weights and measures.j the couple know tht-y were married, announced that he was doing every- They h3d had no intention of marry thing in his power to stimulate the! ing at that time. All they wanted was flow of foodstuffs into this city from 'a license. They had planned a grand all parts of the country. The commissioner believes the sit uation has reached an acute stage, which calls for trie establishment by lonsrit-ss of 'some sort of food con- ( I r, .1 . . i m ti i w i 1 1 n tn miwt lio njkf r a r- j ' " ... r , J it a consnraption ef food in the United Mate. j m bureau today announced that 'the abnormal exportation of fooitntuffs and the subnormal produc tion are the underlying causes of the .i dvariic in prices.' It was said, how ever, that there is 'abundant evi ilriirt of speculation in canned iriitHls. So desperate have the women in d, suspender business 'o Torsi hmhh said, that hundreds of food peddler have .upendcd business. A number whorventureil out on the upper Cast Side today were set upon by a mob vf houlewjves when it was tmn-i they wei-e selling anions at IS cents HaveBen Damaged ( his passports from Secretary Lans ing. There is the same report re garding the larger number of liners interned at New York City. SAYS THE SUBMA RINES WILL BRING LASTING PEACE Bavarian Prime Minister Says Military Enterprise of the Allies Has Already Failed BALTIMORE, MD., Feb. 22. Lord Marmaduke Furness, Earl of Grant ley, head of the Fnrness-Withy Line of steamers, on an inspection trip to Baltimore shipping terminals today declared that Germany's new subma line, policy is having no more ..effect upon English shipping' that her .old policy had. ' NOT A MAN IX THE HOUSE Is the title of an entertaining play to be given at Massey Hill school building this evening at 7:30. o'clock, jThis will be followed by drills, tab leaux- and box supper. Admission 5 Snd 10 cents. SPEEDY FRIEND " WEDS COUPLE BEFORE TIME Couple Wanted to Wait and Have Big Reception But Were Married Before They Knew It SAN RAFAEL, Cel., Feb. 22, A. W. Sissin retired capitalist, is a sort of little father to the Italian col ony near his Kentfield home. He was approached by Eugene Crozi and An geline Rassi, who spoke brokenly of marriage license. "Fine, hop into my car and we -will fix it," he said. He quickly conveyed tba unresist ir.g couple to the marring i cen si- Italian wedding feast f or "Sunday r week later. They haven't quite for given their speedy American friend yet. PERSONALS Mr.g. A; Martin of Eliiabethtowii came up Monday to place his little daughter Loucile in school here. : Mr, Mertain is expecting to move backbere hat has bean delayed on the Viecount of disposing of some property in Bladen before returning. per pound. The pecdlera wire dr.v en from the street into hallways of tenement, where the women tk-re thejr clothing, and scratched their faces. Meantime, the push carta de- ntdligMd end their conkints strewr bout the street. STEAMER SUNK WITH 2 AMER ICANS ABOARD It Is Declared That the Vessel Was shelled While Crew Was Takinjf to Boats Consul , Cables Report LONDON, Feb. 22. The Norwe gian collier Dalbeattie, from Glasgow to Gibraltar, was gunk by shell fire Saturday. Two Americans were ttt board her. They crew took to thr bouts. . The collier was sheikh hl'.r the crew was taking to the .boat. jF is declared. The Americans on board the ves sel were John Guerre, of Los Ange les, and Frank Wood, of Koene. N. IV The latter is suffering from biomhiti aggravated by bis exposun-X f 13 hours in the ship's boat. . The Dalbeattie was a v-sst 1,327 tons, built in 1K9 at Mi.ldles borough. Vessel stopped When the First Shot Was Fired WASHINGTON, r C, m!,. 22. : Consul Frost cabled the Siutp Depart" ment today that two nativs Ameri cans were aboard the lialbsattie wheo it was sunk by sb,ll lire last Satui- day. He said the stean ;r was unarm ed 'and stopped Jher enilin-es at ti: first shot from the submsrin. which) continued to shell while the .crew waf abandoning the ship. The dispatch follows: 1 " ' "Norwegian steamship Daliicatti 819 tons of coal, Glasgow to (itbral--tar, sunk 7 a. m. ,17th, by shfll. jBr 30 miles off Fastnet. Carried neither gun nor .wireless. KtopDea ..tau'ine upon first shot but was shelled with' now is the time for a.1 gobem ne to out pause while abandoning ship. Xo injuries, no offer aid. "Weatlier heavy, swells, light wind, clear sky, boats rescued i :30s a. m., 18th, after burning .flares, . "Two native Americwns, Fr&tflf, Wood, John Guerra, of whom form er is in hospital at S..-hu!l, acut bronchitis, contracted prior to due aster but aj-'gravated by exposure. "Am mailing affidavits from mas ter and Guerre." PERSHING HAS BEEN APPOINTED COMMANpE & Funston's Body Carried ? SaB Francisco Where It Will Be Interred With Military Honors EL PASO, Feb. 22. Major Gen eral John J. Pershing received message today from Major. General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff, AW no'incirg appointment of General rershing to be commander of (be southern department to succeed' the late Major General Funston. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb. 22. A funeral service of military simplicity in which regulars at Fort Sam Hous ton, national guardsmen Camp Wilson, and thousands of " civiliarii ; from San Antonio joined, v , .. hrld yesterday afternoon for the late Maj or General Frederick Funston, coirt--mander of the; southern oepartmeot . whose sudden death occurred frowi; heart affection. Early last night the body was plat ed aboard a special funeral frails which left immediately fo" San Fran cisco, where the dead comouautr wilt 1 buried in the military cemeli-ry at the Presidio. Captain Fitslivgk General Funston's aide, a serv-anl nd nine enli-ted men acvomponieJ. ;he body. ' ' . Witor Hrkr of the Ma;, ton Sh t.sh Chief was in the city this vnk. Mr. W, S. Jeckson and K. Suw. e returned from New York-
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