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All Roads Lead to Fayetteville, North Carolina CAPE FEAR NEWS WEATHER REPORT Fair Saturday and Sunday. Biaing tesaprratiur Sunday. BUY AT HOME AND FROM ADVfcR TISERS IN TjiE NEWS THE CAPE FEARNEWS LEADS OTHERS FOLLOW FI LL TELEGRAPHIC REPUBTS. FILL TELEGKAPniC REPOSTTX FA Y ETTE YILLE. N. C SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, 1916. VOL. I. No. SL PRICE SI PER YEAS 44 BRITISH RAID AIR CAWP OF GERMWiS Mine Exploded Daring the Day la the Region of Srizourt. ARTILLERY WAS ACTIVE Artillery Activity on the Part of the French and Germans Is Violent in I A Vauche Wood Artillery Duel I In Progress In the V usees Re. fcion Also. ' r (By International News Service.) London, Feb. 25. The British ar my headijuarters tonight iasued statement haying that aeroplanes car ried out a raid on a Gvrmaa aero drome near Idlle. AH of the British machines retoirnH. The Germans -g!oded a mine near Srizourt uday. The explosion caused no casualty. The British waa active against Ger man treat-ties around th Ypres can aJ and Boeinghe. Paths. Fai. 25. The tnid night of fcsAl statement nays that in Cham pagne this fMiw the French at tacked nd carried a German salient t-outli of Marino. In the course of this action the Frert'-h took SOQ prisoners f.vs of who were officers rind sixteen lnn-comnii.:or.cd iifficer. In the Ar- jruytir the French dirwtJ a destrur-1 t:ve pre against the fiwrnin ori-an-' i'afi -n. In the region nurth of Vcr-I iun the mo Ml heavily during the' day, J Artillery activity on both f ide i Intense on the whole front and prirt- cipally east of the Meuse. where the ! battle contintie with undimiahed fe- rociiy. Several German attaks on Pepper Hill carried out with heavy effective and violent duels remained unimeresfcfu!. Another attack on the front was checkH in the La Vauche woods. West of the Meuse there have leen no action. In the Vosges an artil ery duel is being fought in the alley of the Fegt. STEAM EH FINLAND SAILS WITH MANY PASSENGERS (By Intematiniial News Service.) New York Feb. 25. With many of the passengers aboard who original ly booked on the Gesnaje of the French line the steamer Finland, of the American line, sailed today for Liverpool. She carried 85 saloon pas sengers, 00 secoml clas and 110 steer age. She had neither ammunition nor war supplies aboard. TAKE THE TEST VOTE IN CONGRESS TO HAY Washington, Feb. 25. The test vote that will determine the Presi dent's power in the Senate will be taken tomorrow when Gore, of Okla homa will introduce his resolution to warn Americans off armed ships of belligerents. An effort will be made to have the resolution referred to a committee, against which Senntor (ore wi'l make a fight. Representative Simma, of Tennes see, roitd int-i the records this ufter r.ixin two editorials etrongly Siipport ir.g the President's policy. FAYITTEVIl.Li: MAY II AVE MOTORCYCLE RACE SOON According to Mr. Fred Hub heson, local salesman for the Hurley David son motorcycle, Fayetteville will have a State Motorcycle race some time in the near future. Mr. Hutehe tnn yesterday arranged all the plans with a Mr. Ross, of Philadelphia, for the event. The date for the race has not been announced yet, but will le furthcoming within a few days. Mr. Hyrn Beckwith, it is said, will be the favorite rider for Fayetteville. NEW YORK HOTELS FELL Jt'RY SLEEP IN BATH (By International News Service.) New York, Feb. 25. As all the New York hotels reached in half an hour of telephoning reportH full houses, the members of a federal j the exterior boundaries of the Na whits slave jury spent the night in tional Forest and are generally moun- Tnrkish bath. . . ,:'..' PAPERS ARE PASSED IN SALE OF" MILLS Rocky Fish Mills Co. FormaUy Take Over the Hope Mills Manufacturing Co. The' f.irmal transferring of the deed of the Hoj Mills Manufactur ing Company wai made yesterday af ternoon to the Itorky Fish Mil! Com pany, of Rocky Mount. The mill were recently sold to the Rocky Fish Mills Company, a Rocky Moutit, X. C, concern, however, the formal transferring of the papers was not made tinti! yesterday. No men tion of the amount paid for the mi!ls Could be had, though it is presumed that the amount large. Mr. S. L- Arrington, of Rocky Mount, is the president of the new company. while Mr. B. L. Muffin is secretary and treasurer. The an nouncement was made last night that-' Mr. R. G. Campbell will r superin tendent of the mills. The mill were formerly owned by Mr. J. F. McNair and associates. According to a statement made yes terday evening. Mill No. two wihch has been idle fur (Mime time, will be rebabilated and set to going at on early d:.te. $5,000 harry k. thaw check gets js court ( Hy Jnt-rnM..r.Hl News Service.) New York, Feb. 25. A five thou sand dollar cheek, giv en to Evelvn Neh U!-J Thaw ty Harry K. Thaw tig- court todav Justice C-aihan re.-oromen.IH that the oiwk he turn ed over t the court. I!o also said 'Hat IW'er O'Mara .f Pittsburg, who trustee in bankruptcy f.t Thaw 1-e allowed t defend a suit brought by Morris Soh.man to whom Mr. Thaw gave the check. Taijera in the suit revealed that the names of Kussel Peahody and Daniel O'Reilly must ap- pear on the check to muke it g'Jo-j. II ELI) ON CH AC.E OF I SING M AILS FR Al'DENTLV (Ry International News Service.) Washington, Feb. 25. The post of fice department issuH a statement to day that the man under arrest at St Petersburg, Florida, is Dr. John Fran cis Lyman,, wanted in New York on charge of using the mails to de fraud. FORCED TO MARRY AT THE POINT OF A GI N (Ry International News Service.) Jersey City, Feb. 25. Alleging that she was forced into marriage at the point of a gun, Mrs. W. II. Green ing has brought a suit for absolute divorce. Her husband is a prosperous farmer. They were marriH in 199 She deserted hirri a few hours after the marriage. SIX HANGERS DESTROYED. (Ry International News Service.) Geneva. Feb. 25. As the result of the recent raid by French sierial s.iu.idsons, six Hangers containing aeroplanes were destroyed at Iliib scheim, and the freight yards at Muolhuusen was damaged. A train loaded with war munitions was partly destroyed. - 1,10 M1N STRIKE. Roosevelt. N. J.. Feb. 25. 150 men employed by the American Chemical Company struck today. They want twenty-five cents an hour and a nine hour day. , 431.000 ACRES FOR SETTLERS. .Washington, Feb. 25. President Wilson has issuH a proclamation, as a result of recommendations made by Secretaries Lane and Houston, ex cluding 431.00 acres from the Ozark National Forest, in Arkansas, and providing for the restoration of the unappropriated public lands in sucn area to settlement under the home stead laws. The land excludH are in the northwestern part of the state, in the counties of Cleoburne, Stone, Ras ter, Van Buren Searcy, Marion, Con way, Pope. Newton, Johnson, and Franklin. The lands are situatH along Uinous. FARM LIFE SCHOOL TALKED ABOUT HERE Teachers Association Is In Fay etteville For a Good Meeting. AN ADDRESS YESTERDAY Number Talks Made Yesterday By the Teachers of the Coun ty's Schools State Inspector Walker Delivered a Lecture Ist Night Which Was Illus trated. The County Teachers Assticiation is heirg held in Fayetteville The meet ing yesterday wai held in the court houfre mith supettender.t McBride and moiit of the teachers of the county in attendance. The a&ociatiun convened at 1:50 p. m. with Mi.'s Mamie Evna a presi.ier.t. Mr. W. F. McKly as sec retary and the fallowing protrrara was of?rved: an adire l.y Mr. J. W. CaiT'dl, on Tardiness anj its Result and its Cure. Prof. Baxter GeNolle on H to use the I.ii r:ry In . The Sw-hoot. Mr. S. M. Patton -on How To Induce The B.ys To Attend Schwl After The Spring Work On The Farm! Eejrins. Mr. R. C Frank on the Need (if' Discipline In The Sihool Roora. ,! teachers rportd !h:.t their school? were unuu-:i!iy ent usiactic over the event. I r jour tmriy I t. rrnna rtrafjiey, Conducting ihe health work in this county for the government, made a , talk on the care of babies and stated , that she would soon make talks all over the country and askH fur the support of the school teachers. This they agreed to give. At the meeting last night Dr. M. W. Walker, state inspector of high schools,- addressed the association on the farm life schools and illustrate.! his lecture with slides from Craven county, Wakelon High School in Wake county. Dr. Walker, is very enthus Carrie Barnard will speak on Com at StHman and the Eastover school. Y'esterday he inspected the school Stedman and the Eastover school. The meeting will convene this morn ing at 9:30 at which time a half hout w ill be devoted to the discssion of the commencement plans. At ten Miss Carrie Bernard will speak on Com munity Service and Primary Methods, following which the different grades will take up their routine work. ONE ni'NDRED EDISON MEN ON A STRIKE (By International News Service.) Silver Lake, Feb. 25. More than one hundred men at the Edison plant went on strike today for five cents more per hour. SWEDISH MAILS TAKEN. (By International News Service.) London, Feb, 25. The Swedish steamship Stockholm, bound from Go henburg for New Y'ork was stopped by a British warship and ordered in- i to the Clyde where the mail was re- j movH and the vessel allowed to pro- j ceed. Depositors Fourth National Bank MEETING 2 I. M UFAYETTE OPERA THURSDAY, MARCH 2nd. Bring Your Bank Books With You W. F. CLAYTON D. M. STRINGFIELD - C. W. SANDROCK Committee for Depositors CLAIM FRAUD IN COTTON EXCHANGE Southern Ctwressman Give Resolutions to Invest iate New Y'ork Exchange. MILUONS HAVE BEEN LOST Believe a Bear Conspiracy On to Influence the Price of Cot-! ton Want Hearing at Once Into the Case of the Alleged German Spy Who is Being Held. (Ty International News Service ) Washington, Feb. 25. Members of Conres from the cotton states or ganized to inveii(rate the New Y'ork cott'-n exchange. These resolutions re cited that the New Y'ork exchange has been manipulated so as to depress the cotton market and prevent prices War ranted by supp'y and demand. It was asserted that this price jug gling and manipulation lias disclosed crooked dealing and unfair methods in intl vf-K-'ng cotton prices, and by the urfiir manipulation of prices the exrhaf-ve has defrauded producers of mil'iuRr' -jf doil.irs out of last years' crop. " The be'ief txi-'t?. the resfi!cisn as serted, an l others engaged in the cot-' ton b'jsir.cs that htere is a hear con-. ' :.g ctrtdT! .-.pecuuitvrs n the Nc? Y"r'.; exchange. i TV- FtV 25. In the Su it today cojnscl for the si at New- York reepjest sf.y wantel in England on premc British c ed QermD peat of I. T. T. Lincoln, the so-call- t.J Gemiinn spy who is in Sngland on a cnarge oi forgery, v ounsei ior j,m- coin was present to oppose the, ac tion., FLETCnER CONFIRMED. (Hy International News Service.) Washington, Feb. 25. The t'nited S'ates Senate today confirmed Henry P. Fletcher as ambassador to Mexi co hy a vote of i'J to 16. A final ef fort was made to defeat his confirma tion by the Republican opposition but after an hours tight Senator Stone forced a vote. . , , NO AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN THE MINERS (By International News Service.) New Y'ork, Feb. 25. The joint sub committej of mine workers and mine operators was in session today. They are still widely separated but both sides seem hopeful of a settlement. 700 SOLDIERS TAKEN. (By International News Service.) Vienna, Feb. 25. The war office to night said that the operations in the Baikana. as the- re.-mlt vigorous pursuit, the Italians have been, driven west of the I)uraz?o l ake. The docks nt Jurazze are under tire. To date in the-e combats eleven otlicers and noire th:r so en hundred soldiers have t.-ivn taken fr- m the Italians. HOISE. I IMPOSSIBLE TO GET RESULTS iWITHOUT A STARTING POINT C-BOAT QUESTION IS BELIEVED NEAR END By Inf! News Service.) Washington, Feb. 25. Oat of the chaos of the last forty-eight hours the belief grew, tonight that the general airir.g of the diplomatic situation has brought the submarine controversy with Germany nearer a solution. At the same time it was ap tween the President and Cori parent that the differences be gress have rot been smoothed, over. The President's letter to Senator Stone failed to placate the Htiuse. There was a tem porary truce, but that was all. Developments giving rie to the belief that a way out of the " difficulty will lie found, were: The receipt of apparently au thoriative forecasts of the Ger man rejdylnJk'atir.g that Ger many will suggest its side of the question under d-'scussion, and that Germany will su.-pen 1 operations in putting into force -its new ruling on the treatment of armed ships. "N:.tm!..3 can not ro to war over a difference of an inch or t-vo in tie color of a gun," aid ne prominent official today. To o resolutions effect ir g the jjitia:: -ri Were introo'icrd in the !?-( to. One was by Sena tor St-, i;e, which direct iriat be fore th,e President disposes of any quertiun involving honor, or severs diplomatic relations with a foreign power, it must first, be submitted to Congress. The other was by Senator Gt re and admitted the right of Americans to travel where or, how they wanted to but warned them to stay off armed belliger ent ships. PRINCE AND PRINCESS TRY OUT AGREEMENT New York. Feb. 25-The Trine and Princess Miskincff have compro mised oh a parting that is virtuallv a trial separation. The precise term of the agreement could not be learn ed. The prince will speak.. positively haout only one thing, and that a: there was no finnrftyal settlement made upon him. Nevertheless he ap peared iprite happy when , interview ed today by the International News Sen ice. CASUALTY LIST. (By International News Service.) London, Feb. 25, The British war oflTce t rM'cht gave out the statement co-.c-.-i The easimltics in :he air raid of .lonuury :tl.,2T men. " u- ni'.-n -end 15 v'oUro!! were killo.i. The iniuied trit hided Jo men, w.moH, and l!i children. Bombs droju-d ! v the- Ger n;;t:i HyiM s lumbered The raid ociu'.-ie 1 in the industrial center of ('war iViiuni. bonds thrown on I.iv..-p X tiirmhiini a-.d Shetlicl ! ,:nd un 'he docks on the II imocr. FINDS WORMS I SiVNAL. ( ; T , .! V.,v ' ice. Chicago. Feb. 25. - A " !;! discovery about trichinosis, casi-c! l-y( er,ti-.L' raw pork, has iu:.', c-r made bv Dr. I con Blich. of the staff . of internes in the Cook County hospital here. As a result -r this discovery, the method of diagnosing the disease may be changed entirely. And thus the' havt . 1 States govennment may ,;. :-d its regulations in re jection of piirk. on i thattho worm of ;ch eats Jits way into (a:! be found in the e .nfial column. . periments were made on a isp-tal employee of 1'. years. sra I ! , trich i the - fluid i j T.. cour.; ne recovered from the disease, whnh he had in virulent form. Authorities say that the recent vir ulent cases of trichinosis have set ibout a government investigation and that request for data has been asked from Washington. -i-'!ni Declares Dr. Sw adener In Speaking of Whis key Traffic. IF FAIL ONCE , WILL TRY AG ALV Governor Patterson Told IJw He Was Converted to the Prohibition Belief By . Religion. More than five hjr. ired f heard rr. Madison . Swadener Hon. Malcolm R. Patterson m address in the Hay Street V: church in st night cn the s,i... National sCntitt. tional P. hi in the UnitH States. Both .- i " were well and abiy d.-lh .) were thoroughly enjovod i.v n an- - an h,di4 - vf '-.'tjf i-.-se ' o-rt-ft. . inW -h- I heard them. j rr. J. W. McXeiii,N;..-:!r , health oiFicer and a meri!- . j North Carolina A nti-Salc i. 1 '"'riHiucei ur. Swadener ' ed the audience first. Prince of Orators Dr. Swadener. who Is - :atiotuu;j opcric-i hi s the " irm-.-e f . .ddrvss s aj-ii:; impof sille m mora 1 , ivith'-ut a starting point. tnue t.'iis he declared -h.it it r - ' he compare,.! with maih. niatii s i - ,j. must have n starting point a- a i : . !?'g with a mathemritic a! pi dd i.i - :s m-jst hav ea starting neint as a on which to lay the future work. rr. Swadener declared that he hod never gone, into a city yet in hc work that he did nut first have t deal with the whiskey traffic. Whiskey Helps Red Light. One of the strongest points of the doctor's address was that hte red ligfe districts could never exus Whw the aid' of the whiskey tratTic. "TTwy work hand in hand." he said, eaiJ hi at whiskey was the chief caur of prostiiution and pauperism. ' Theie aie nineteen prohibitio States in this country now, and if -ill require thirty-six States f. pasj Constitutional amenjimcnt guarap' eing national prohibition and if liese are noe secured at the first ef rt, it is only a short tinie,dcfor! ' cy vvill be," he said. Submit lo States. In tolling how to secure the thirty six Stages in favor of national pro hibition. Dr. Sicadonei- declared that he .was hcartilv in f-ivor of referriuvr -'t to each of the St-!-s. '-This i g'-o-l Demo.-raMc dot trirK ," t-omod. ii-i! rr.ivc Lr '-.i'i p lit develop irood m -rals." Hon. John A 0-,tes then in-, e -t oc. t-rn-o- PatTei-s'fn. hy s f Th- t'cht in this. Sfite f t he ex its an.l r.-luceJ ' pe:-.kin iu- i-s-Gov tighr -onie v t'.,-H-.r- I io. bit Govero'o H. 1: i . ,1 hooi ag 1 -v.- h T-rnc,--- Ev- t I vent t, t I ...or ! tm. h-.r - 1 , .-itv o W.-i-hinctotv 1 aie.f-.-t f..r governor oi Tnr. ss serv -l two terms. a M. 'lii'mv canvass I opt ! !" - -hi- bii:o!i and pledged myself agninst it. but later I saw- the horrible effects of the limior traffic in the State nti.f became convinced that my former position was wronu." ' Broad-Minded. Governor Tattei son sai I that he thought he was a fairly I ro.i I nock ed man and gave as evidence of it,, that he had spent four years in- Catholic institution, complete.! a course in a Methodist university, mar riH a Baptist woman and then joined the Presbyterian church. He spoke of the change in. his life 'nee he professed religion and frons that day until now he has never takeJJ (Continued on Page Four.
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