North Carolina Newspapers

PTtt I SUULi kory ' Daily U Library MM,. II NO. 70 HICKORY, N. C. FRIDAY EVENING DEC 1. 1916 Price Two Cents RUSSIA TRYING HARD TO RESCUE RUMANIA Di ersion in Carpathians Meets With Success, but Teutonic Grip on Country Continues Fast. Crisis in Greece Operations on Other Fronts. DINNER PARTIES FOR IN NATIONAL 'I .a in (y Associated Tress) Teutonic grop on Rumania re-: un.-.hakcn and at last reports v, ;is tightening with three convergent; i',.invs continuing unchecked their ,,,hatue towards Bucharest. I lepite stubborn resistance by the: which appears to have the armies of the inva CAPITAL RUMANIA READY Rumanians, .'. , . Mm -roach, the invaders ''are I i i l TO DEFEND ill almost within gunshot of the They are nearest on their .nice from the southwest, where v ,i IT. miles away has been reach On the northwest .they have '...! the Rumanian line ncrmittir.g m-.v inilus of Austro-Clerman c!i.. llussian meanwnuo CAPITAL (By Associated Press) London, Dec. 1. The Exchange Telegraph Company says that it has have , attacking heavily along the ,,! , f Moldavia in an eviden nt- t create a diversion in Ru-Mia'- favor. Today Petrograd re- t a pronounced success, a wh.ole range of heights (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 1 President Wil son today invited William Jennings EVyan, formerly his secretary of state to take luncheon with him De cember 6, at the white house. Mr. j Bryan is to attend a dinner that evening given by Democratic mem jbers of the senate and house. The president has been invited, but has not yet accepted. Mr. Bryan came here today to at tend a dinner by Secretary Daniels. j The usual cabinet meeting was call , cd off in order that members . of the cabinet and Secretary Tumulty might attend. Invitations have been sent out by the president for a dinner Decem ber 7 at the white house in honor of Vance MfcCormick, chairman of the Democratic national committee. To this dinner members of the Demo- CHRISTlSiCONlUE TREE AND m DINNER Plans for a community mas tree Christmas night in Christ- the V ;t m ! US IN m ON PRICES ! If iW STATE BANK TO OPEN IN HICKORY JANUARY 1 (B$ Associated Press) New York, Bee. 1. The campaign rt i-eivt'd information from Zurich via Rome that the Rumanian military , ratic. eam?an committee and Pro has i i authorities are making preparations j for a desperate defense of Buchar ! est. I rr i. . 1 doclar-' civilian population is saiu 10 have evacuated the capital and the officials have gone to a point near the .... 1 .1,!. j.i.w.oaa vim II hflVrt niiv liat efftvt on i,he operation of"eved to be Jassy. iiu' aniMcs I'uuvi'u hi mt muni ai::n agVmst Rumania has not indicated. Apparently it will t break into Transylvania be- intV.icn.dn.if the campaign m the gressive leaders will be incited. .The dinner will be in the nature of a celebration of the Democratic victory, ' AVl!0ai4lll Ul'lUVl. X 1119 JUtC 13 uc HICKORY WINS BOTH BRYAN Wl Din LU :h. , IV VC a today in the midst of t .-iu likely to prove her treat-, crisis. The entente ultimatum I .h possession of dreek I L DUI HOME AT ASHEVILLE BASKETBALL GAMES (By Ewart Huffman) Chero-Cola building and baskets for against the high cost of living en the poor to be distributed Sunday, tered anotuer state today when the December 24, are being mapped out presidents ot nearly a score or retail by Capt. D. G. Coy, in charge of the 'grocery association and members of Volunteers of America here. . several delicatessen shops et with The purpose is to provide every Joseph Harti., co.v.rvr.v.onzv c. poor family in Hickory and suburbs weights and measures, and exeizy with a basket of substantial food for f Mayor Mitchell's food committo-i Christmas day dinner and to give ev- to consider remedial measures. Mi. ery child a useful present, together Hartigan was prepared to place be with a bag of confections. ifore the representatives statistics re- The Record will open its columns ; lative to foodstuffs and methods of for an Empty Stocking Fund and it handling cold storage products, is hoped that the people of Hickory A boycott on butter and poultry, will respond. Captain Coy has dis- sinlllar to that on e-S's 13 t0 be start" cussed the matter with a number ed' the butter bo'cott to be8'in De- of citizens and they are enthusiastic cember 12' "vvhen the e&' boycott has 11 r. George E. Ransom, Halifax Financier, and Associates Announce New Institution, Cataw ba Trust Company Of ficers Are Named To Have Large Capital. IITS - 1 1 i LilLO i Ml GROWS REVIVAL MEETING for .it. Who tomorrow ? will start the fund TENTH DISTRIST CONTEST UP run two weeks. Whetaer trie latter is tVip revival meetine- at the Bantist to continue will depend on the price, church is growing in interest every The price of wholesale eggs -already ' service, and those who go once, want to go again anu again. Dr. and Mrs. Drew held their first service Wednesday night. They have has dropped from three to four cents a dozen. 'The egg boycott while not at its a system all their own. Mrs. Dew height yet is gaining ground fast," leads the singing and aids in other declared Commissioner Hartigan. "It parts of the services. The prelim inaries so far. are intersnersed with is proving an effective weapon. It songs, scriptural readings, comments, decrease demand and lower price's. It illustrations, etc will prove a stabilizer in the cost Last night approximately 500 peo ple witnessed the game between Hickory and Spencer high school boys and Hickory high school girls and Le- nnir f!ollfr cirla Tlio urmnrw was Wo iV i n :i rvn Tin-, 1 William .Ton- , .... . . , , j ,... .lmTTi.l.' .""-"" r, ; r , " , pacKea almost to its utmost capac- ani ammunition iia nines Uryan said today he expected Wilier (By Associated Press) a . expired and King Constantme to spead his summers at Asheville, with such inspiration, reported to have refused the de- X- C, and next spring would build The iineup was as'folL u 'a home there which would be called orv. Hfit.nll r-pntpr- a U. On the other hand the com !i 1-r of the allied naval forces in ik waters has indicated he will especially on election day. ., vadi.-al measures to enforce the ;uinls. having troop 'I in readiness dcbaikation at 1'ireaus, the port Athens. i In Macedonia the Germans and il'arlans counter-attacked violent-! in the region e.ist of the Cerna,1 i. is gains recently were made by t Si :liian.. Paris 'admits that the iluans lost several trenches, but y- thf attack was without other re .' . i i ows: Hick- nrv. M.ithll ponter- A Hnttman :.:tunt Calm. He added that he and shuford, forwards: C. Huffman would continue to reside m Lincoln. anH Ahompthv intorHs Rnpnpr - j rt I Holt. .?entert Oliver and Orvin Rar- IJy spending the summer in Ashe- nett. forwards, Spake and Quillion, ville, I can remain home more and i.Uards yet be near enough to Washington in case of need," Mr. Bryan said- EGG DEALERS MUS I MARK FRUIT PLAINLY OUGHTMARINA IS BRIT SH TRANSPORT The game was called srtictly at S:15 p. m. For the .'ir3t five minutes no goal was pitched on either side. A foul was called on Spencer but Hickory rmssed. Then A. Huffm'an, taking advantage of a pass from Shuford succeeded in pitching (tho tirst goal. A foul was called cn Hickory and Spencer pitched succes fully. Another foul was called on Spencer, but again Hickory pitched . iinsuccessitWlyv : ' Hsre the good work began. Ten iuy Associaiea rress.j minutes naa lapsea. rne Doys were Iltw Yorlv, Dec. l.r A 70-hour well warmed. C. Huffman and ultimatum for egg dealers," direct- Abernethy p!aying almost perfect in oil nnM terference gave Mitchell show and storage eggs as sucn before placing Huffman pitched again. Another foul them on sale was announced today was called on Spencer but Hickory by the state commissioner of foods missed. By a roll-play from Shu and markets. The commissioner al- ??rl and a Pas.s. fr.om . Ab.ernethy, A .... nuu man wilii nis lucKy unuuie eas- he had taken steps to see ilv tricked Biarnett and Ditched aeain. (E)y Associated Press) JRaleigh, Dec. 1j Attorneys for Representative James J. Bjritt, Re publican, in Wake county superior court today charged that the returns from Buncombe county and which el ected Zebulon Weaver, Democrat, to congress from the tenth district, with a plurality of nine votes are false and fraudulent. They asked that a temporary injunction restrain ing the state board of canvassers from takine: any action as regards f Vi r TiltTlpmnVto OAlltlfw Trnf Q V. n mnn V . Om Oil, O so said that eggs arriving points were marked. from ouftside Two fouls were called in succession on Hickory and Spencer pitched both . successful. Mitchell by ta drop pass (I!y Associated Washington, Dec. 1. Tress.) The German: utiwwn iMPPnvrn from C. Huffman pitched with sue . . . x cess an over head throw. Here the (By Associated Press.) fans went with enthusiasm. The Laltimore, Dec 1- John (Hays i :,, fl.VkprpH mit. fnr n nnH wVin Hammond, who has been ill with Huffman and Mitchell were both at stomach trouble at his 'apartment in their home goal preparing to pitch a local hotel for several day3, was but the referee intervened and called , lomanne commaiv.t-r wnu uu : pass from Holt and later a noor ball I 'l .tih horse ship Manna with the loss j ATKINS-PERRY pitched 2 field goals. C. Huffman f si American lives, has reported j There was a quiet but pretty following pitched a star goal by !eav t his government that he took the wedding yesterday afternoon at 2 mg his man m a quick dodge. Time .., . if. o t,nullnPt rwmnnv Vn o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. was called. The first half was rssl for a transport. Germany has L pope M.gg CaHie perry wa, finished. Score 12 to 8 in Hickory's asKc i me uimeo oiaies lur wic mui- marr e(i to Mr. Bernice Atkins of irrk . . . i i rf 1 x I . . . . . . . rn, IHUMa i- nu ! I AUnA.A.1 :,a or the ship anu nas onereu w , Wilmington, ine marriage ceremony .mime niicnmssiuii was uuseiveu was performed by Kov. Mr. Shinn Dy tne Doys tne gins piayea tneir of this city. first half by a score of 2 to 1 in fa- IMr. Atkins has a position with vor of Lenoir. 2 foul goals were pitch- the Hutton and Bourbonnais Com- ed by Miss Smyre of Lenoir college D. ONCE MORE of commodities." I FOOTBALL RESULTS His subject Wednesday night was: , "Revival." The three points read ; about and discussed were, 1. Do we need a revival. 2. 'How to get a re . vival. 3. The result of a revival. He made it all plain, pointed and practi cal. And all enjoyed it. At Richmond University of North Carolina, 7; University of Virginia, 0. At Nashville Scwanee, 0; Vander bilt, 0. At Knoxville Tennessee 0: Ken tucky State 0. At Raleigh Washington nnd Lee 21; North Carolina A. and M., 0. I At Birmingham University of Georgia, 2; University of Alabama, Deputy Collector P. P. Jones Wed 0. nesday raided a still in Caldwell STILL IS DESTROYED IN CALDWELL COUNTY At Atlsmtn HporoiQ twu qo. ' county with Sheriff Triptett and Vvrr.lco im tVif mitfit. The Catawfoa Trust Company is the name of a new state bank that will begin business on Ninth Avenue, Hickory, January 1, with an author ized capital of $250,000 and $25,000 paid in by Mr. George E. Ransom of Weldon, Mjr. B. L. Shuford, Judge W. B. Councill and Mr. W. S. Stroup as the principal stockholders. 'Mr. Ransom will be president and Mr. Shuford active vice-president, and Judge Councill and Mr. Stroup will be on the board of directors Mr. J. W. Orabaugh of Weldon, cashier of a bank there, for two years with the American National Bank of Wilmington and for six years with the United States Saving Bank of Washington, D. C, will be cashier, it was announced. Mr. Orabaugh has had fine experience in several lead ing banks and will make a live officer. The new institution will have a paid in capital of $25,000, but will in crease that amount from time to time, it is declared. Mr. Ransom has been here a few days making final preparations and left today for his home. He is a large stockholder in the First National Bank of Lenoir, is interested in Alexander county property and owns half interest in the Ranford Knitting Mill at Brook ford. 'He is a son of the late Sen ator Ransom, and is a successful bus iness man. He likes this county and believes that it is a good place in which to invest. The other stockholders are well known in Hickory 'and need no introduction. burn 7 At Roanoke, Ya. M. I., 14. -V. P. I.. 21: V. broke up the outfit, which was a 50- gailon affair. An old man at the stdl was sent to his house to get a I 1 1 XT 1 i. A . ti,;i jii. n t uamiuer to ureaK open me piani. AtdPn'a-Pennsylvania 23; bjt he faiJed to retln. Mr. Jones' . ' destroyed another still in McDowell Georgetown. 4.: r ,i e iAt New York Fordham, . 14: Villa Nova, . 7. j ' ' At Baltimore Johns Hopkins, 9; Maryland State College, 54. At Lincoln), Nebr Notre Dame, permanent and that the returns from this board be removed from the files of the secretary of state. The tem porary restraining order was secured in .Salisbury Wednesday.. The hearing was adjourned until 20; Nebraska, 0. later in the day after counsel for At Lawrence, Kan T7-. i-i. ' Mr. Britt had stated their reasons fil t ' . 1 for asking that the temporary in- 13'. Universitv of Louisville fl junction be made permanent. It At Pittsburgh Universitv was stated tne order of Judge Bond Pittsburgh, 31; Penn State, 0. would not likely be ready before . At New York Rutgers 9; Yash . , . mgton ana Jetterson, rz. nignt. f Pvn-jiilonr.o P T T-r, irnenus ox oot.i weaver ana imtt uoigate, z -Missouri 13; of MEDIATION OFFERED BY JUDGE CHAMBERS (Uy Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 1 Judge Cham hci3 of the federal board of media- JAPAN MAY GRAB DUTCH EAST INDIES declare thev congress. will take the case to Davidson 33; CJem- ',ticn was in communication today! representatives of the Nashville, MARKETS CHICAGO WHEAT At Chariot son 0. . Chattanooga !and St. Louis Railroad At Norfolk, Va.: Hampden Syd- to determine whether the men would ney 7: William and Mary 0. welcome an endeavor to prevent the At Spartanburg, S. C: Wofford 9; threatened strike. The president of Furman University 7. t!:e road has asked that the board NOT DIFFICULT NOW TO ESTIMATE CROPS Kf;PKAN TEPFR KILLS BOY TO CURE DISEASE (By ! (By Associated Press) 1 Washington. Dec. 1. The meth od of estimating the size of the Seoul, Korea, Dec. Justifying his (By Associated Press.K The Hague, Netherlands. "If Ja pan gets Java and Sumatra from Holland as a present, the hundred thousand emigrants in the United States can be recalled, so that Amer ican will also then be satisfied," de clares the Japanese ex-minister land publicist, Yusaburo Takekoshi, in his latest contribution to a well known Japanese review that has served once again to fan Dutch suspicions regard ing the Land of the Rising Sun. "I therefore think that country is in entire agreement with out policy." he adds. country's crops has been eo improv- Associated Press) Chicago, Dec. 1. Scantiness of ed and systsnatized that the lactual deliveries here on December con- production of important products is tracts had a bullish influence today now made with a close degee of ae on wheat. The opening which rang- curacy by the bureau of crop esti ed as the same as Wednesday's clos- mates of the United States depart ing figures, with December at 1.74 ment of agriculture. Nearly two 1-4 and May at 1.77 to 1.79 1-2, was million schedules are handled eadi followed by a rise and then a reac- year by that bureau in n.iaking up tion. the governr.:eiit monthly crop re- The Article is a plain, unvarnished art by the Korean superstition that i demand by this former minister of the eating of human flash is a cure education that Japan shall take ad for V-nrosv. a Porean lener reamed ! vantaere of the present favorable COTTQN FUTURES pc rts. adou one nunar; ty thousand agents are d and six- Sin Yunarsvun has confessed to the murder of a five-year-old-boy whose mutilated body was discovered in a Acid in South Cholla province. Ac cording to the police the accused al so admitted that with another leper he killed a girl in the mountains on September 15, and that both Wad eat- make amend for the loss of Ameri can lives. The case was discussed today at a conference between Count von Bern- pany. The happy couple will make and one by Miss ePterson of Hickory storir and Secretary Lansing. Ger- their home in this city, occupying the inis close score lett every one guess o.any. in replying to the United Kale house " Ninth 'avenue States has asked for any information j ARCHIBALD BETTER that will lead to a satisfactory ad-j . JBy Aggodated Press.) justment., i Tarrytown, Dec. 1. John It is understood that if the United; Archbold States can inform Germany that. Oil Company of New Jersey, who has carried and thrown near the visitors thy Marina was not in the transport j been ill here for several days, was goal but Abernethy in his quick style rvice anfl was entitled to the imniu- fit n evTiat improved; itoc'iy,. 'returned it to Hickory's goal. A. nities of a peaceful merchant ship.j Huffman started the good work again tho Iljrliti government would at'-; and that this was manned by British by fielding successfully, followed al knowledge its error. (naval men. ' ternately by Mitchell At this fine President Wilson has been lookintrj The marina had carried a cargo work the fans again raised a yell of after the case personally and will of horses to England from Newport increased enthusiasm. Hats and coats pass upon any understanding rtached New3 and was returning when two as well as people could be seen in ing. ' lAgain time was called for the boys After 5 minutes of various incidents of ball twirling Holt of Spencer pitch ed a field goal. A foul was called rm .QnoTiar Vntl oe ncndl T-Tinlrrtvr president of the Standard mjssed. Several times the ball was hotween the ambassador and the sec retary of state. V.thcn the Marina was sunk it was stated from London that there was! some ground for believing she had, been placed in tho British service. ; Lutrr dispatches said the Marina was armed with a small gun in the stern submarines sunk her in a stormy sea the air. A few minutes later (luil where the sMrviivors escaped after liver by pass play pitched goal. Two much hardship. fouls in less than three minutes were Jn the last note to Germany the called on Spencer both of which Hick United States threatened to break ory missed. Shuford then ay a pass oT relations with Germany unless the from Mitchell made a pretty play and American demands were complied pitched goal. Jlarnett followed. (Bjy Associated Press) New York, Dec. 1. There was an opening 'advance of 11 to 19 points in the cotton market today. Active months sold 18 to 22 points Wednesday s closing figures during the first few minutes, but this ad vance met new realizing and reac tions of 10 to 12 points occurred be fore hte end -of the first hour. The market closed steady Open January 20.48 March 20.75 May 20.96 July 20.98 making personal mvesugafons, one agent covering ia state; and 105 clerks are employed in Washington handling the large number of reports from the voluntary crop , and to keep records of crop informa L1V11 Ul I 1 1 1 k fcllU U1I 1.1 IV-vJ, So carefully and systematically has constantly ; en their flesh. Lepers in Korea hitherto led a mis erable life. With" the exception of those cared for by missionaries in a small hospital near Fusan, they reporters have been lett to roam at win ana ' 'I, j i 1 1 " IT"T ck e out tneir own living, xne super stition as to cannibal cure is very general. Not infrequently cannibal Close 20.14 20.38 20.58 20.58 the work been organized that the 1915! ism has been reported from the re cotton 'crop estimate was only three- jmote districts. tenths of one per cent less than! Count Terauchi, until recently the amount actually ginned as re- governor-general, took up the leper poned by the Census Bureau after problem vigorously last year and as HICKCItY MARKETS Cotton '" 19 3-4 Weat $1.70 a result an island called Sorok off the southern coast of Koreta has been se lected as the seat of a leper asylum. It is proposed to take in at first some hundred lepers selected from thirteen provinces in proportion to the number WOMEN WILL MAINTAIN m eacn. lmrmg tr.e;r stay on me BIG SUFFRAGE LOBBY., iiana the lepers win e taugnr. moa Washington, Dec. 1. Despite the; cm farming. discouraging outlook for action tho close of the season The most complete record in exis tence is kept in the bureau oi the es timates and statictics relating to the world's crops and live stock. , with. Submarine is Reported off North Carolina by Officers of Steamer ar.d peratvre winds becorrnng variable. Another foul on Spencer but with the same fate. Spencer in return pitch ed another goal nearly tying with Hickory 18 to 20. The fans watched every move eagerly. The excitement became intense and for the f.rst time in the whole game cheering ceased for a second, only to be renewed when Mitchell and Shuford both pitched things refreshments will successfully. Another foul on Spen cer but again Hickory missed. Then Barnett pitched again by a pass play. Time was noaring an end. Two more fouls were called on Spencer but tttn!umnattttt;t::;mttttttt:;nrau!ttra? THE WEATHER on any woman suffrage resolution at the coming session of congress, the leaa ers of the National American Woman Suffrage Association will maintain a lobby at the capitol this wintar. It was announced by the press bureau of ttlttttttlttTO ViP nstirynq organization that "lob- Fair tonight byinS- cn a. laIfe "?le n.ever before Saturday without decided tern- seen, even .. me " , - nhon' TvrP Tirrt.h a sort l.l win laiiu iui l'Hiiwo For North Carolina licity searchlight, rather than of the insidious variety, will be earned on at The rnnual election cf officers will this session of congress u uu i i. -mr a t t-Un nouncement declares that w-i,i rtr,?.T. or,ri o,v,r,rr nthor o-nrl be no secrecy aoout wr.o the loboyists ,;n un orA are. or what they are alter The hour of meeting is 8 o'clock. SON acq IN FEDERAL COURT (By Associated Press.) New York, Dec. 1. An unidentified vessel, riding low in the water with out tho usual green and red side lights, and believed to be a subma t ine, was sighted 40 miles east of i following a Spanish sailing ship, Diamond Shoals, Cape Hatteras, which had identified herself as such. Hickory as usual pitched unsuccess November 29, from the bridge of the Again the lights went out, it . . . ,. ,, is said, turned out by some drunk Amer.can steamer Grafton Hall, ac- man but despite this A Huffman was cording to officers of the American dribbling from center pitched goal steamer, which reached here today. but was not counted. '.The next min- The unknown craft, the officers said, ute waa uneventual. Time was call- u i j;,f in ed mkinsE score 24 to 18 m Hick was moving m a southerly direction, rva Zvnr Totals for Hickory: Field goals, A. Huffman 5 Mitchell 4, Shuford 2, C. The Abernethy Hardware Com pany has sold 'a six-cylinder Stude baker automobile to Mr. J. A. Cline. A new Washington committee. consisting of about twenty cf the ir.ost promi nent women of the country, has been appointed, and they will work day and night, whenever they can get the national legislators to listen, for Huffman 1. Spencer finals: 7 goals the national suffrage movement." and 4 fouls. Individual total goals' The women of the national organ uncertainj i ization do not expect to secure tne The eirls then played their last adoption of a suffrage resolution this half which resulted in a score of 3 to 1 congress but wish to make such a in Hickory's favor. The final score showing that their worK m tne wxiy- i wss 4 to 3 in Hickory's favor. Miss-s Mt congress "will be simplified, Doll pitched 1 field goal and Peterson Their st--ent says they "are quite 1 foul and Smyre of Lenoir College confident cl final victory at that 1 fc-il in the last half. time." (By Associated Press) Augusta, Ga., Dec. 1. Thomas E. The an- Watson, author and editor, was ac- i.fteie Will ,,.,;fj.rI tnow lw a iii-rvr in t.ViP federal court on the charge of send ing obscene matter through the mail Watson's trial began he 1 Monday and the case was given to the jury last night. The verdict was awarded at 10:42 today, 16 hours later. It was received without demonstration by friends of the de fpnant. although many of them sViook his hands. Watson shook hands with the jury and one of them 'Embraced him. Wat son was indicted on four counts, charging him with sending out ob scene matter. A year ago a mis trial resulted. juncture to annex the Netherlands East Indies. "If," he explained, "things are allowed to go on as they are going, there is every ch-ance that Japan will get as good as nothing for the mobilization of a big army. I do not desire that the government shall pursue a quixotic policy, but I do desire that it shall strike a grea', blow to secure the safety of the na tion and increase its influence, now that such a fine opportunity offers, an opportunity which, if allowed to slip, will not recur in a century." Should Germany prove victorious, he argues, she will get tho British and French colonies, and Java and Sumatra will also fall into her hands; if the war ends indecisively, Ger ill pfide Alsace-Lorraine to France in exchange for French pos sessions like Annam and Tongking. in which case the position of Java and Sumatra will be seriously threat ened; while if, on the othe- hand, the Allies win Great Britain will ti'rn egoist, and in that cast again the fate of those islands will cause .T'apan much anxiety. "In view of these considerations." reasons 1 usaouro Takekoshi, ''it is better for Japan to demand Java and Sumatra from Hol land now, for the powers at present leave Japan a free hand and do noth ing but nurse her friendship ana good will." Her future urges the ne cessity of Japan, as an industrial country, having more tropical terri tory whence in time ot neea it can get its raw materials, and on the oth er hand throws doubt on Holland's record in the matter of preserving neutrality in its colony, and on its future lability in this respect, thus rendering the East Indies a potential handy basis for Japan's enemies. The Dtuch press emphatically re futes all suggestions that the Neth erlands, has not strictly carried out the duties of neutrality in every in stance, and while not inclined to ex aggerate the importance of such rol iuary utterances as the foregoing it considers it wise that the nation not let this campaign escape its atten tion, "waged as it is by a man of influence in Japan against the high est interests of our country." (By Associated Press) Paris, Dec. 1. Today's official re port says there was no change da; ing the night on the front in France.