Now Is the T^e for All Good People to Come to the Aid of their Creditors
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A PftOGHG&SiVE RiyUBUCANNEWSPAPEHbEVOTEDTOTHE OK AMERICAN HOMKH ANU AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.
BCRLWGTON, ALAMANCE COL'NTV. NORTH CAJtOUNA, TUESDAY, JAXUARV 2«, 1915.
IHKSi^ Affi IMG NW
AND WEST PRUSSIAN FRONTIERS BUT THE
GERMANS HAVE NO FEAR OF AN INVASION.
.\ustnsn Front is Stiffened to Chwk Uungwan IttvMion—Ru^aibi Rec
ognize New Austro-German Offensive—Lit He Change in West—With
Battles Impeadinf; at Her Front Doot Rouinania Is Yet Silent—
Aetioe May Come Qui«k—Swedish Press Is Shotring- Renewed Iiritn-
tU>« AgaiBst the British Contraband Policy—Situation in the Balkans
is Simmering.
London, Jan. 25.—T^e . eleventh
hour stiifening: of the Austrian front
to cheek the Russian Invasion of Hun
gary as the natural sequence of the
occupation of Bukowina, s^ms for tha
present to be the event of chief nsili-
tary importance. The Russians recog
nize this and all recent dispatches
from Petrograd have eiftpliasiaed ths
Austro-German offensive in the south
eastern theater.
Second in importarxe. perhaps, are
the Russian movements, near the east
. . * .
west Prussian frontiers of which
the German statement today takes
cogniiance, although insisting ihat no
new advances into Germany territory
aro feared
In the western theater there has
been so little changa that the British
newspapers print the oiScial commun
ication with scant comment, Ffefcifr-
ing to. feature Sunday's naval action.
The facts concerning this eiigageinent
are not given in detail and the admir"
alty ub ti> toni^t ^d added nothing
the ortfina! anwuncewnfc
' "Wi& greSt ’KttlM s6W to 1>B fsajS®'
out at her front door, Roumani* has
not yet dccide:! to join in the con
flict, but it i« patent that the situation
in the Balkans is simmering and it is
bc-':cT«J action '.vill com» suddenly.
Tlie Italian, Greek anil Buigatian
ministers were among callers at the
foreign oflice today.
every high school
March 27th.
in the State on
The preliminary contest to determ
ine the speakers that will »-eprese«t
Burlington in the final contest was
held in the school auditorium last
Friday night. The foUomng speak
ers appeared and contested for the
honor of representing Burlingoh Higii
School: Hobart Steele, Cordelia Cox,
Sam Bason, Eitna Shoffner, Nina In
gle, Gra^m Faucette, and Miss Pric-c.
Miss Sallie Foster presided over thd
debate and each speaker consumed
eight minutes in the discussion of thu
question which is; “Resolved That the
United States Should Adopt the Policy
of Subsidizing Her Merchant Ma
rine in Foreign Trade.”
The Judges, composed of both ladies
and gentlemen, decided that the fo!-
lowingt were entitled to represfnt oar
school in the final debate.
Misses Nina Inglo and Cordelia
Cox, nnd Messrs. Sam Bason and Hc-
baijt Steele. The triangle for Burl-
Gra
ham and Chapel Hill.
2 AHIFRHIAN SHIPS OE- SEARCHERS (INABtE TO THE SOUTH g $I20MOOO RICHER THAN SHE
FY BRmSH ANB SAH.
FOR GERHANY.
Withelniiia. First Vessel to Sail With
Food CatgD, Leaves New York
nNBJlOlllES.
RieUUves of Vietims of the Yarhl
J«Ua .\ecident Still at Scene of
the Exploeibii.
WAS lAST NOVEMBER 1ST.
Eight Cent Cotton Means That and More to the SeetiM—Market Wa*
. Ciosed-^MiUs Could Not Stock Fall Supply at Low Price That Eji-
ist.ed at That Time.
I Atlanta, Ga., ifan 24.~Not»ble im-
Nfewber.^ Jan. 22._Late repor'^s ^ ^ the belief that the bodies j p^ovement in bus,nes., i condition, in
—If British War^ips Seize Her, from Engiehard, the point ?!earest the ‘•'K on the bottom at or near this spot. ■ South withiii the last few Weeks
Owners Will Prote«t ti> Govern-' scene of tee tragedy, last night, were ! Mr. Dodson said ho had been ren i-
mentUert! —Shippers Guarantee; to
'iffect thf\t the :earcl>ers whcjdei'ed evflry asiiistarice and courtesy
is indicated in reports from merch
ants, cotton factors and bankers from
Grain, Meats aiMl Fruits Will Be' since last Saturday have been en- jby the people living near the |an over the section. The last month
Sold to Noft.CombatMt*-I>«cia.}deaVorinK to locate the }>o^6s of J.jthe accident, and that the fishermen i men assert ha.-»
With 11,WO Bales of Cotton for . W. Muray, of Burlington, Mrs. W. E. |are keenly on the alert in wat^h ; recuperative power o?
Bremen, Will Leave Galveston To-: Por«h, of Beaufort, and G. P, Dod-|for any signs of the bodies. Ithe Cotton Stats. In all the»> SttttJ3
day^Eiigiand Threatens to Take sbn, of Norfolk, Va., who. lost their ^
Vetsel aa Prize of War and Rc- lives when th« yacht Julia burned t»
ieaae Cargo—Seizure of Steam- th4 . water’s edge last Friday niorn-
“Behold, the Lord stood upon a
wall • * « a piumb line
in his hand.”—Arnos 7:7. '
■hip Will Bring Test on U. .S.
Right to Change Registry.
The American-owned steamship
Wilhiiir.ina sails from New York.with,
a cargo of food supplies consigned to
an American in Germany.
Consignors announce they wili pro
test to the United States Government
if the vessel or cargo is seiied by the
Aiiles, on the grounds ^hat ths latter
are not within right of interna
tional law in seiting a conditional
contraband shipment consigned to
iion-eombatant.s.
Despite the not from Great Britain
that it would seize the steamship Da
cia if dhe sailed for Germany witli a
coUon cargo, the owner of the vessel
declares she vifUl .sail with her cargo
for a German port. Clearance papers
were issued yesterday.
The London "Spectator" ex^msiw
"anxiet^y and klanh at the wa;
wMch Britain is drifting toward tike
danger of 'a cg!!:3:s.-; ™th th® tlnit-
ed States over shipping conditions.”
The “Spectator” declares that the
British people suddenly “find Ameri
ca olficiaiiy pluying the German gaTOc
and, in fact, trying to prevent our
bri.nging Gcnnany to her kneex and
TELLS HOW HE SAVED
MtiRRAY’S LIFE.
MRS.
( cotton which was selling a few months
Kgo for a little more than six ceiits
a pound, now is finding a compartlvriy
I «ftht ienta. -
Since the Government report of N-i-
hard, in Hyde Courny, where the mist
laden winds of the Atlantic blow, and ' l , .
_ ’ jvember 1, ttie increase of two cents
j a ^und in the selling ;>rice of-cotton,
I with the correspcnding advance ia tht
sportsman, while in the spring and . price ,f cotton seed, according to fig-
summer the varied specimen «f the : ^he estimates of exports, ha.
where the shrill cry of the water fowl i
in the winter months calls , to the I
irig,rK3d n&t with no success. A re
port reaching Newijern on tlis previ-
oKS-night was to the effect tliat two
of &e bodies, those of Mr. Murray and
Mri. Porch, had been located by the
crew of a fishing smack. This report,
however, proved to have been errone
ous and was misconstmed from a '’'■ny tribe tempt the angler, there ar.; resulted in a net increase during thiii
message stating t*at Mrs. Murray,; men who .save lives with never a pgj-joj ^ aproxibately «120,00a,00l)
tlie oniy survivor, was on her way to thought o£ their heroic deeds; men
N^bem on board of a boat. who grasp from the briny deep th-3 fe.t of this enhanced value, it is stat-
When the report of the finding of forms of men bearing the .spark of been felt in every Un« of bus-
tho two bodies reached Newliern, M. who look upoi. it is coming i^ess in the South.
E'.' Porch, manager of the Ye OWo >»gto their daily routine of duties, and Conservative obser^-ers of Uie situ^
Colony Inn, at Beaufort, was notified, who refuse to accept remuneration _ g^y ^hat neverhas there be«n
for their acts of mercy. • ^ movement in the South
One of the most daring ami thrill- t^at notftd since
Every trade that men f 'low has It s
!es^^n| and our Lord :j ..ith
The Swedish press is showing re-‘ciean-.-ut clearness.to bricfc-laycrs and drivfeg”hcr out of Belgium.'
Senator Lodge declared in the Sen-
t th.^ s'Hin.mnir- bill.
newed irritation against the British other wall builders, by means of a
ccniraband jjTMlt v oC~.c £t:ckhs-;": ?!?!-''• “T.st every man take heed
papers suggest reprisals by forbidding how he buildeth.” I. Cor. 3:10.
aiA he was to have gone over t )
Wi|ehi!!gton yesterday to take charge
oFthese, but before the train o'n which
jhc,: was to have made the trip left
BOaufort he was notified of the mis
time and did not go.
|resterday aftorooon Mr.. Pprcl) m-
a crew of ten men
and let sell for the ^int at whicTfi tho
Julia was lost and they will cruise
over thai aeciiuu fir 5sv:rsl-da"s *n
the hope that the bodies, if not
brought up by some of the searching
parties, wil come to the surface and
be iocateu then. C. B. Co*, one of
Mr. Murray’s business a.;sociates, and
who hurried to tile scene as soon af
ter tha accidcnt as iwssible, and wi;0
mg rescues to take place in that see
the
opening or
the present cotton season. At the
tion in many years, occurred on Fri- outbreak of the iSuropean war. Fall
day morning, January 15, when Capt. ^ deliverie.= of cotton ranged f.-om I?
C. M. Gibbs, a sturdy resident of to ts cent? a pound, wliich with a
Engelhard, grasped from the^ inky ero^ estimated at more than 10,009,-
waters of Shoal Point river, the al- ooo bales forecast a seasotj of re-
wstivSty. . the iEUr.^-
Murray, wtfe of the Burlington bank- pean markets suddenly closed and thi'
exchanges suspended, the pricc al’-
er, who had only a few minutes before
gone to his death in \he same icy
cold waters when he had jumped from
the blazing dedks of the pleasure
yacht Julia.
Captain Midgett, who with a party
of fishermen was camping for the
right on an island two miles away.
later uteoir^sanied Mrs. Murray back tiie burning vessai, and had
fn.j-sturfi tr. f^eard the frantic rrie.«i for assistaa
the transportation of goods destined My friend, if applies the plumb P™P0^i would biing the Ur.ite.l Ljj^ scene of the tragedy within the terror siT'.cx.sr.
D-jt..- « * «.•_ , . States within measurable dista.nce of That he did not save the others i?i
for Great Britain over Swiadish rail- line of His Word to your personal and
ways. One paper says the country private life, will it stand the test?
Are you straight or crooked;
out of plumb?
war, not with Britain, alone, but with
Russia, France «md Japan."
-0-
«*ouid strengthen her defenses to com-
raand rcspect for her neutrality.
0 If He tries your family life, is it OEATH OF THE CITY’S OLDEST
COURT ACQUITS MISS LULA pure and clean, and ruled by the Bi-' MAN.
RILEY. - ble? How is your business life, w^en J- H. Winuiiigham died at his
—. God puts the plitmb-line by it ? How home in East BurUngton Thursday
S>ympaibiiein;^ Crowd Fiila The Opert is your ■ religious, and Cfci.irch Jife, night. Mr. Winningham wa* the old-
Honae in GrMnaixno for Lar- * when He gives it the plumb-line test? est man of the town, being 86 years
ceny TrlaL Is He pleased or displeased witk it ? of age. His death was due to old age.
Greensboro, Jan. 25,—“Not guilty,” Hold a minute! Listen! Yon cannot
was the judgment of Judge Brown in afford to put off the answer to these
municipal court this afternoon, after questions. You will most certainly
he had heard the testimony and argu- have to answer them someday—may
ment of counsel in the case of Miss be soon, very soon. Then “Get Kight
Lula M. Riiey, of Sanford> charged With God!" Give up your sins, l,et
with the larceny of several small ar-, Christ in your heart, «vd He will help
tides from the stone of Ellis, Stono yoft Hear His. He says: ‘'Behold, f
& Co., of this city. Miss ESley was stand at the door and knock; if ai^y
s clerk in ths store until Deceml>er man hear my voice, and open the door,
4. At that time she was discharged I will come in to him.” Rise up from
He was u member of the First Bap-
ti.st Church, being a faithful member
for a number of years. He leaves a
wife and seven children. The funeral
services were conducted at the home
by his pastor, Hev. M. W. Buck, and
interment at Rne Hill Cemetery by
the Masoiis.
0
mcrch. Hope that the bodies will be ^ ™
found hiva not by any mtana been dpve them too quickly into thi
given up.
rutply d^reasted aoout' one-haii.
MARKET WAS CLOSED.
When the mills entered the market
for their usual Fail supply they
the market closed. Farmers refused
to sell and Southern hu.sin«ss, which
depends so largely upon moving i»f
the cotton crop, marked times await-
JJig reauiusliij/enl fx C0ii‘di;;cr.~r
December 1 improvement began, ow
ing, it is said, to the resumption vf
foreign shipments and the adjustment
water and they sunk almost imme-ii-. and .reopening of ihe exchango mar-
ately. Captain Midgett*.=i account of. kets both at home nnd abroad. To-
MAY EMPLOY DIVSR TO MAKE rescue of Mrs. Murray is of inter-1 day throughout the SoutJi the movc-
3EARCH. i'ollows:
Norfolk. V»„ J»n. 23.—A diver may “The™’s not much that I can tail
1)0 crapioyed to recover the bodies of sinking of the Julia, as I
Gu»lavtt« P, Dodson, of Dotfolk, J. ‘'““t until she was
ment of cotton from farm to marke':
is steadily progressing, and as a re
sult, according to reliable reports, the
farmers are paying their debts to the
ATE VETERAN.
after she had been arsrested and kept sin, follow Christ and you need not ^ , On Monday morning, January 18,
locked up for about three hours i>y fear the plumb line of life’s final test, abodt 'sfx o'clock, Mr. Watson-Forbes,
the bookkeeper, who had charged her If I can help you, send for me or come of Haw River, pa.«»ed away. Mr.
with larceny. . She has already insti- to see me. Nieodemus went to Jesus, Forbes was about 97 years of age. For
DE.ATH OF AN AGED CONFEDER- Iwhe^e he west as soon as news of
the tragedy was received here.
tuted a suit for $15,000 for damages YOU come around some night,
to character, in .he Superior C^>urt oi D. H. TUTTLE,
Lee County. ^ O
The opera house, in which tae court WEST ST^LL iN GRASP OF SF-
convened today on account of the si^e *VERE BLIZZAED.
of the crowd, was packed and januned Kansas City, Jan. ■ 2.—Zero tem-
wi£h hundreds of men and women, peratures continued to prevail tonight
eager and anxious to hear every bit of in western Missouri and Kansas,
the trial. At one time the crowd while Oklahoma and Texas experi-
broke loose in a tremendous roar of ence temperatures below freezing,
applause. Judge Brown threatened to Snow in some districts, thn heaviest
expel the ciowd if the act was re- in years, covered most of the south-
peated. ' 'West.
: j 1 The temperature repoi^
BURLIIJ&TON SIGH'SCHOOL J>J .;was 20 degxfea. h?l«w ssro .at Smith
triangular DBB.\TE, Center, Kan.
The BnrlingtMi High School will 0
have representatives in the triangular ’Tis not> what man does, exalts him,
debates that are to be held in nearly but what man would do.—^Browning.
sometime past he has been bedfast
from a stroke df paralysis.
Tiie funeral took place at the home
Tuesday aftemooti and the burial in
Linwood Cemetjry, Graham.
Mr. Forbes was a man of excellent
character'Sd was highly respected by
all who Icnew Isfli. A good neighbor,
a faithful friend, and genial ccmpan-
ion to all with whom he w&s associ
ated.
During the Civil War he was badly
wounded several times. Few have ev
er passed through wkh the suffering
that was allotted to him. One by one
these grand old men of Sixty-One to
W. Murray, of liarlington, N. C., and burned up so quick merchants for supplies the merehants
Mrs. W, E. Porch, of Beaufort, N. 0., ^ have much time to are meeting thftit obligations to th-?
who loit their lives when the gasoline “^ink. Myself and D. S. Gibiis and small banks and they in turn are set-
y.-icht Julls, sank following an explo- other fellows were getting tiing their account with larger banks,
.‘■.ion in Pamlico Sound, off Englehard, *o set out somo nats, and after . Ths general business tone is decl.ire-i
N. C., Friday, January 16. jiiniAing up work for the day had j optimistic.
E. Griffith Dodson, brother of the|e®"« the isiand to spend tke
young Norfolkisn who went down |
«ith the Juiifi rettsmed to Norfolk yea-! i>’me timo after dark this boat
terday afternoon from Englehard, chugged up and dropped anchor about
two milfs off where we were camp
ed and hung out her lights. Me nor
Mr. Dodson said although none of
the bodies had been iiecovered, hope
that they will be taken from the wat
ers of the Sound has not, been aban
doned, and that while the search for
them has been suspended temporr.r-
ily, a strict watch is being kept by
fishermen and ether residents of tha
vicinity.
However, it is not thought that the
bodies win come to the surface ow
ing to the low temperature of the
O
It will be hard on some of the smaU'
er European nations if they do not
happen to pick the side that wins.
T«> nsacy p^opU q»nt yesterday
any of the rest of the crowd paid what they were going to save tomor-
much attention to the boat, and along row.
later in the night we turned in. Some i
water. Mr. Dodson said Hint he ex
pects to return to the scene of tha floated down stream. I
accident shortly, and in considering IJumping in the water and
the advi^bility of taking a diver
time after midnight I saw a flash oat j ihe nig'.it we looked around and found
toward where the yacht had been ly-ja lady, who turned out to be Mrs.-
ing, and I thinks to myself, that boat Mumy, floating around holding on
is afire. I jumped up and woke up'to live preserver. We pulled hej-
some of the other fellows and wc went on board, and after looking around
in a hurry to the shore and ?ot in my a bit more for the others and not fitid-
boat, thinking that w« would get ihere ing them, we went on back to show,
in time to take off anybody on board. ■ where wa wrap^.ad the lady np i>
“While we were going out the fire j blanlyets and made her as comfortsbV
as possible until day broke, when we
burned the yacht’s {mintef in two
along ia osdar to retrieve the bodies
as speedily as possible.
The water in ths Sound at the spot
where the Julia is .supposed to have
Sixty-Five are answering th« last toll-! gone down, is «bout 12 faet deop, Mr.
call of the famous reiciment as "The 1 Dodson said. There is not much car*
Wildcats.” irent there, it is said, and this l«ads
carried her over to Engelhard.”
Not only did those men res
thought sara that they would be able Mrs. Murray, bat they spent several
to hold up for a time. Just how long' hours in searching for her husband,
it was from the time tne nre first Mrs. W. E. Porch, of Beaufort, and
hapsHnrf tili we readied the pTace, I G. P. Dodson, of Norfolk, io-the hope
won’t ,?ay, became I don’t Iraow. Must-thSt they mi'^t'be alive , and hav*
have been some ever an hour.
“When wo finally got where
thoug’ht the boat had Veen put up tot without a cent of remuneration.
ance spent hours in ■earching f^ th»
dead bodies of the ^ctims and all
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