BRITAIN SEIZES VESSELS FLY
ING AMEKICAN FLAG.
Takes Auerkan Trpns*tU|Ui« Co.
Skips WUhout Pri*e Coiurt Pw>-
ccediai:^; t'ltited States M«ke Pro
test—Amazement Felt at Washinjt-
toii Ovre Move; Lin* Foreigii Oh'#-
ed, British Say.
Washinglon, Dee. 'i.—Offxidl an-j
nouneemeni that, the American steam-1
ship Hseking had Unen requisitioned
by tho British ' Goveninies'.t. without
ti;e formality c.f prize cjurL proceed- j
ings wai rc^-ivs'i t>y State De
partment today in a'clesp.'>teh from
CO!'!.":!!!. Ce.'iera! .Younjr. at Ha'ifax,
v,-!;e;-e the shui has de.t;ii"e:l si;lce
Vi'o was sc;i:Ga .l\- Ei-itisii vvT-vship
■sviiiie. on v,4y froivi Nc\: York t3;i
Xorfali:. . ...
This proi.-,-d^rc-. will, le .Vigoroiis’.y'
v-ontosted l.'V the Uxvitod St:;tes; Gov-.
;u. being illegiil and in vio’.s-
lioii, of the ■.■eco'^r.ized rigl'.ts UTider
bvlcri-atiL'uu'. 1:OT. OrTicii’.ls of the
de.p;U'tmo".V hr.il bce;i niiore. cr Uss
jkt-ptii-.J ri.ifai'dir.g oiSci;’.! reports of
ihe ir.ten'.iar:? of Great Britain, ex-
. prj;?sed amazement \yhori they
Icaj-nr;!'Juu :.ha.Hoeking actually, had
br.e.n requisitioned. The Ur.itcd
Stjites. it was said, will demand that
ihe ."ihip be retai.\ed in prize cMrt,
t:i the fchargre :l:r.t sha is partly Ger-.
man owned, and that the prize eourt
:::t promptly in the case.
-eeted 10 Seize Other Vessels.
..rniation of offid.il reports -c-
-4' the action in the Hocking, case
here 10 believe that Great
.8;i:;:in ii^tends to take over for :t,^
own use other i-esse!.* of the fleet
owned by the .American Transatlantic
Company, if it has not done so al
ready. The company has informed
the State Department chat its ship
CJenesee, at St. Lucis, West Idies, has
be requiisitioned and that the Kanka
kee, now at sea. bound for Port Stan
ley, Faliilarid Islands, in charge of
a prize crew from the British cmiser
■Maeedoniar.. will be lequisitioned up
on her arriva; at port. Representa
tions regrarding the Hjckin^ probably
will include also the cases of the Gene
see and the Kankakee.
'Kit'-
rsw riiGurs ii
Pie^iSij?e in the
bright
liffht of the
>0 lamp
ivtij
On> YOt* KNOW THIS.
The uniounT in pensions by
:ht‘ Unitf.-d Stiitcs ^^ovornment to per-
in thi.'v >iuto h lar^rcr than the
amount juiUl our state ;?ovf!rnmcnt
to «.‘ur coutediri;le pun.sionors, A re-
rep.'/rt of the pension bureau at
' W;r.liir.j^lo5: show.-. th:it ther*c . were
L-ist year federal pensioners in
shis state and the iimount paid them
w:t.^ S7.'J",Ti j, Thero are nearly 15^-
(Uh; cr/nfc/Jcfa-te ?>en.'?ionei'.s (veterans
vvftlnv-i i.’j irji.s state who are
not 'juittr h.i’f ;» dollars.—
"h.'tihnni Koord.
We h-'S’e r.'i the >!ijjbt.cst doubt?
i'Lit that Foi'ol could have pJenty i
if he bud just invited ;
- i
i
makes rcadiii^^ and
sewing real pleas
ures these evenings.
Lamps
The Rayo gives a
steady light that
can’t hurt the eyes.
It requires alrnost
no attention. Its
simplicity of design
rtiakes it easy to
keep clean. \ou
don’t have to re
move the shade to
lightit—just lift the
gallery and touch a
match. Most con
venient — most
efficient — most
economical.
Use Aladdin Security
Oil cr Diamond White
Oil to obtain hest results
in Oil Stoves, Lamps and
Heaters.
The Rayo is only one
of our many products
especially suitable for
use oil the farm.
Standard Household
Lubricant
Standard Hand Separator
Oil
Parowax
Mica Axle Grease
Eureka H/.nu-ss Oii
Gloss
If your (k'uuT iloes not
carry r!ie!i;, \yrite to
t>ur lUMR-st sr.ition.
STANDARD Oil COMPANY
K,\! ^
5Vosl;;-.el'--i. D. C t.harionr. N. C.
Nor(,.lk, Vn. l,hir!e,ren.
S. t.
A.- M., in their luU w Jf«D^7
December i3th, 1915, »t 7:30
o’clock. Let all Ma^r Masons take
due notice thereof and gfovern themr
selves accordingly.
GEO. W. HATCH, W. M.
CHAS. V. SHARPE, Sec’y.
Secretary McAdco might propose a
ta.\ on hit air arid colleet it from
.Congress. . .
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FIRST NATIONAL SANK BlIltlKv
2URLJN^fON BROfi
John H* Vei r^oJi
Attornev and (lounss-iior •*! i- i--
BURLINGTON, N. t
Office 7 & 8, iSeco'^ i f’..' ■!
of First Nationai .Bank
OfHce Phone, 337-J.
Re*ulent Phone, 337-L.
|Dr.J. H. Brook?
I MIRCtON DENIlSr
' I’i.-it.-r Hi.ir-ditif.'
1 BUiil.lN^n'ON, - - N.
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II C. iVlOSER
AHorney Al Law
BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
Dr. G. Eugene Holt
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICFATi
!TXrnit/tfftl Hittik ti
Office Phone 305, R*f. 362-J.
Burlington, - - • r N. C.
Dr. L H. Allen
OPTOMElRlSr
Kit!in>r lilMf-'ses - A SPJ CIAtflV
Officc over C F. NEESK’S .Slorc,
Buriin^ion, N.
VVi .cfi iliC cpUl winds blow, and the snow sieet and rain desecnd,. put
I u -r: ta your cattle. Feed tbetn the best feed to be nad. Be good
1) vour diiujb brutes. The cow that feeds the family, and the horse
piijvv', i-'v thi; best friends. The Automobile wont go without
he horse cannot jjo without food. Its an old say, that
the rnare ijo. ii’it thii is not true Unless vott invest that
!.lv-
-WE ARE H EADQUARTERS-
For All Kinds of Feed.
Trrn, Oa'.s. Jlay, Straw, Shipstuffs, Meal. C, S. Hulls and Mea), Flour,
Me;-.'. 1 urd, Stigar, Coffee, Apples. Cabbage, P^.t;^to^^, Cn crs. Oranges.
I (-moa , Raisins. Candies. Molasses. Vinegar, c »:k Salt, und all kinds
of cfiickc'i f.'ed.
tr-ed f or Cows.
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Sweet feed for Horses
and Mules,
Wr. 5 you canrioi get it irom your Mtrchanr, See us.
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I William
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OPINIONS REFLECTED JX CAR
TOONS.
It i.s always particularly interesting
tii loarn ihe opinions of various coun-
trieii on matters of national Interest,
i'hsvo is tK;thinK more expressive of
the cartojiis appear-
ir '.7 ff u-y iay. it ii’ wcil^ there*
1 - I.-I \h:st e:;ch Sunday
.1 '■ i,-H,-' ii Riven yoa ta sea
.■ . .• . anl .-T.meric.on car-
j toons—a page of each being printed
I in tile Magazine Seeti-sn of The Phila-
jdelphia Pres.s.
; There are nitiny other splejidid fea-
■ tures in this magazine including: fic
tion articles on Science, Art, Music,
^ a page of Poetry and Fun. The
Philadelphia Press is proud of its
Sunday MaR.izine which is splendidly
iUuctrateil and printed in color. Look
it over next Sunday.
It is rumored that the While Honn
I has picked the .Democratic candidates
; for New Jersey next year. A Mr.
, Katzenbock is to run for Senator and
;a certain Judge Haight for Governor.
jThis is certainly kind of Mr. Wilson
to relieve his party of all trouble in
the matter of nominations—-but sap-J^
' pose his party sh-auld insist on mak
ing the nomination for itself. *
.MASONIC NOTICE.
There will be a called communica
tion of Bula Lodge No, 409 A. F. and
A. M.. in their hall on Friday even
ing;, Decenvbcr 10th, 1915.. at 7:30
o’clock . Work in “Third Degree.”
There will be a regular communica
tion of Bula Lsdge No. 409 A. F. and
TeleBhones
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on Farms
50c per Month and Up
If there is no telephone on your
farm write for our free booklet
telliiig how you may get service at
srnail cost.
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him, we wish to give every citizen ample notice that they are be
ing rated—prompt pay, fair pay, slow pay and no pa}", according
to the way they pay their doctor, dentists, grocer, butcher, baker,
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trust you will find it to your interest to call on anyone to whom you
may owe money and pay up. If you can't pay ail, pay as much as
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