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THE UNITED
STATES WILL
STOP ZELAYA
Commander of American Yes
sels Have Been Ordered to
Demand His Surrender
HANDS OFF MEXICO
Uncle Sam Determined to Bring Ze-
' lays to Justice for Murder of Two
Americans, Groce and Cannon, and
Will Brook No Interference From
Mexico Zelaya Said to bo Prepar
ing to Escape on Mexican Gunboat.
- Mexican Government Will Air Be
lays to Escape in Spite of Protests
of 1'nited States Estradnns High-
' ly Confident. .
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington. Dec. 24 Roar Admiral
Kimball, In command of 'the United
.States naval force In Nlcaraguan
waters, has bosn ordered to prevent
the escape of ex-President Zelaya from
Corinto, acordlng to' semi-official re
port here today.
The commanders of the American
war vessels in the south have been
commanded, this report says, to de
mand the surrender of Zelaya to the
United States authorities and to take
active steps to prevent the thwarting
of this plan either by Nlcaraguan guard
of Zelaya or of thefMexlcan govern
ment. The United States Is prepared
to demand the surrender of the former
president If he takes refuge as his plan
is said to be, under the Mexican flag
. on th gunboat General Guerrero, de
tailed to Corinto for the purpose of
aiding him.. '-j, ;
- Zelaya- must answer 'for the death of
Cannon arid Groce.
Colon, December 24 The Mexican
Gunboat General Guerrero at Cor-
into today was in readiness to
receive a board ex-President Ze
laya In defiance of the protests ex
pected from the Waited States, accord
ing to advices received here today.
Peeling against Zelaya at Corinto
hits been running high for some time.
Tlte election of Madrlz as his successor
was accepted there as a move of re
form jind the subsequent realisation
that Zelaya was still dominant and
Madrlz was a mere puppet increased
the angor of the "Stormy Petrel's" en
emieVr' It Is rumored that extreme precau
tions to prevent Zelaya, and. his lieu
tenants, Madrlz and Irlas as well,
from attack by mob or by . assassin
have been taken, but that an outbreak
Is feared in spite of this step.
On the eastern coast, ' Estrada is re
ported to have already started the
vanquard of his army on the expedi
tion to Managua. The provisional
Bovernment Is credited with dominat
ing more territory than that controlled
by the Zelayans. From the' Rio Cocco
' on the north, the border line between
.Nicaragua, and Honduras, to theSan
Juan river, on the south, near the
Costa Rlcan frontier. Estrada Is re
garded as the real bead of the gov-
1 crnmpnt and the zone of hts authority
extends into the interior to within
comparatively., short distance of the
rapital Itself, It is said bv those fam
iliar, with the developments In the in
terior No opposition Is looked for in the
sweep o-le rebel army on the cap
ital. Zelava, and Madrlz were
stripped almost entirely bare of troops
by the Recreo victory of Estrada, near
Rama, and the capital Is unprotected.
Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 24 Echoes
of the report that ex-President Zelaya
lias completed his plans for flight to
day reached the people, In spite of all
the, efforts of the government and
threw the city', in a ferment. Rioting
Ib general. Many of the former pres
ident's most enthusiastic followers
took part In the demonstrations
brought about by this information. A
strong , guard was thrown about the
presidential palace, and President
MaOrli and Zelaya were srftunded
by an armed body guard of trledmen.
Manlfestanta today parade the
streets, denouncing the flight project,
and demanding that Zelaya stay and
quell, the insurrection. The antl-Ze-layans
are Jubilant. The agents of
Ahe provisional government and of
General Estrada, .'; working secretly,
are reported to be active In laying
plans, to aid Estrada in his attack on
ihe capital. ' ,
, The city Is at . the mercy of the
Estradans. The military force here H
light and disorganized, the full
strength of.the army having been con
centrated about Rama in the week pre,
.ceding the rebel victory which led to
the capture of 1.900 men by Estrada.
V'hen Estrada ends his march. It Is
twllcved generally by those who know
at the coming attack that Madrlz will
11 swept from the political field.
Commander
The above photograph shows the
is not so expansive us that of Dr. Frederick Cook whoa the latter, was
garlanded a few weeks ago, nevertheless it has in it now a good deal of
irony that recalls his criticism of his
north pole discovery.,". 'He has simTrry
said the commander theiii ."
WANT MORE MONEY
Railroad Employes of East
Make Demands
Will Demand Increase in Wages of
Prom 13 to 5:1 Percent Adjust
ment Committee Will be Appoint
edRailroads Will Fight Increase.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Dec. 24 Announcement
was made today that the formal de
mands of the 125,000 railroad employes.
working on all the lines east of the
Mississippi would be laid oft before
the railroad companies on January 3.
In these demands, the men Including
passenger and freight train conductors
and switchmen, will demand a wage
Increase of from 12 to 53 percent ac
cording to the position they hold with
the companies and length of service.
When the demands are laid before the
employers an adjustment committee
representing each of the roads, .wllj.
acordtng to plans that have not yet
been completed, meet another com
mittee from the employers, and en
deavor to make terms that will be sat
isfactory to both parties and thus stave
off what would be the most gigantic
railroad strike In the history of the
railroads of the east.
j- Just what the attitude of the roads
will be cannot be foretold.
It Is believed, however, that the de
mands of the men Insofar as the wage
increase is concerned will be bitterly
fought. Should the demands of the
employes be accepted. It would mean
the annual expenditure of millions of
dollars for extra wages.
Vice President and General Manager
J. C. Stuart of the Erie Railroad, to
day said to the American News Serv
ice: '
"So far as the Erie Is concerned, the
application of the maximum Increase
requested by the trainmen wou'.d
amount to 10,000.000 increase annually
in the cost of operating our lines,
"However, we can do nothing until
the demands of the trainmen have
reached us. Just what attitude the di
rectors of the Erie will assume I can
not say at thls time."
Satolli Suffering' From Blood Poison-
lug.
(By Cable to The Times.)
Rome, Dec. 24 Cardinal Francis
Satolli, formerly papal delegate to
the United States, suffered a turn for
the worse today. It was learned that
blood poisoning had developed, add
ing grealy to the danger. 1
"My American friends give me my
last consolation," he said, on receiv
ing messages from Cardinal Gibbons
and Archbishop Farley. .
Robert Peary
smile of Robert E. Peary. While it
rival at the time of the alleged
- handwl titer public gold brick",
TALKS ABOUT COOK
Minister to Denmark Tells of
Honors Paid to Cook
Snys That University of Copenhagen
Decorated Cook For Farmer Arctic
Kxploratlons and Not For Discov
ery of the Pole -Contrary to Gen
eral Opinion the King Did Not
Honor Explorer, But Was Waiting
For Official Verdict of University.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Dec. 24 Dr. Maurice
F. Egan, United States minister to
Denmark, reached Washington last
night. Dr. Egan has two months
leave of absence from the state de
partment, part of which will be spent
in Washington.
In discussing the verdict of the
University of Copenhagen, which, in
effect, declared that Dr. Cook's claims
to having reached the north pole
were bogus, Dr. Egan said:
, "One thing should not be forgot
ten in the reception accorded Dr.
Cool? by the Danes. The great hon
ors paid him were not only for his
supposed discovery of the pole, but
also because he was an American.
"Contrary to th'e generally accept
ed opinion. Dr. Cook was not deco
rated by the king, who was waiting
for the official verdict of the univer
sity before bestowing the honor on
him.
"The honorary degree conferred on
him by the University of Copenha
gen and the medal- he received from
the Royal Geographical Society of
Denmark were not. eiven for his sun-
posed discovery of the pole, but fflfl
his previous achievements in polar
exploration and especially for his
services aa a member of the Belglca
expedition. He will not, therefore,
be asked to return these honore."
PRESIDBXT MAKES GIFT.
Tnikeys and Five Dollar Gold Pieces
Given. '
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Dec. 24 President
Taft played Santa Claus yesterday to
the employes of the white bouse.
Each man with a family and a salary
less than $1,200 a year received the
customary white house Christmas
turkey. Those on the rolls for 1,-
200 a year or more got a ?5 gold
piece.
With sizeable turkeys quoted at a
price in the neighborhood of $4, the;
money spent for those and the new
gold pieces took about $500 from the
president's private purse. t
GREYTOWN
EVACUATED
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BY TROOPS
Last Obstacle to March of flie
Rebels on the Capital
Removed
AID OF AMERICANS
Red Cross Comes to the Aid of Suf
fering Prisoners and is Received
With Pitiful Enthusiasm Ameri
can Surgeons From Wursliips Do
Much to Alleviate Suffering
'. Fooil is Pressing Need Govern
ment Rations Hag Consisted of Ba
nanas Women Fighting in Zo
Inya's Army The Prisoners.
(By Cable to The. Times)
Bluelields, Dec. 24 The govern
ment troops have evacuated Grey
town, according to advices received
here and the last possible obstacle to
the march of the rebels on the cap
ital Is removed.
General Estrada today dropped his
preparations for an active engage
ment at Greytown and devoted ail his
energy to the despatch of the first
troops on the route that leads to Man
agua.
Greytown for weeks was held by a
force of 1,000 Zelayans, under Gen
eral Toledo. The commander is now
reported to be at Managua, recalled
by Zelaya. General Chamorro, of
the rebels, who beselged Greytown
for some time, took part, with his
troops, in the victory of Rama.
The news of that defeat to the
government Is Relieved to be respon
sible for the flight of the Zelayan
force from Greytown, feBy this the
coup de grace Is struck at Zelaya and
his aides.
Suffering here among the 1,900
prisoners captured by Estrada at
Rama is intense. The aid of the
United States is urgently needed.
Word that Secretary of State Knox
had advised the American command
ers here that $5,000 of the Red Cross
funds was at their disposal, and that
an equal amount would be added if
necessary, was received with pitiful
enthusiasm.
The American surgeons from the
war ships have done wonderful work
In turning the confusion into the or
der of a hospital and in the hurried
construction of wards and operating
rooms. Food is the pressing need,
however. Many of the Zelayan sold
iers, conscripts and boys for the most
part, have been starved for days and
their ranks thinned by fever. Ba
nanas have been the staple rations of
the government forces, and even
those wefe Insufficient in quantity.
As fast as the prisoners are put in
fit shape they are enrolled in the in
surgent ranks. Few of them have
refused to Join Estrada's cause.
Women with rifles in their hands,
fighting savagely by the side of the
men, were captured in the trenches of
Zelaya's army when it broke in the
final charge of the Estrada troops at
the battle of Rama. They said they
preferred death by bullet or bayonet
to starvation in Zelaya's camp.
Six Americans participated in the
battle, operating rapid fire -guns.
They escaped injury with the excep
tion of one named Bashford, who re
ceived three bullets in a leg. The
prisoners include General Gonzales
and General Castrillo. General Vas
quez, who was returning to Rama
from Managua when hostilities be
gan, did not reach the scene during
the fighting. He was a few miles dis
tant when the government troops
were routed, and it is possible that
about 500 men ascaped with him.
Belief Measures Taken.
. (By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Dec. 24 Relief meas
ures were today taken by the navy
department, looking towards the re
lief of fugitives at Blueflelds. The folr
lowing cablegram from Commander
Shipley of the cruiser Des Moines was
received this morning:
"Blueflelds, Niclragua, Dec. 24.
"To the secretary of the navy, Wash
ington. ,
"In accordance with my request, on
account of the necessity of cleaning
the town, 2,000 Zelayan prisoners will
be segraded at the bluff between Haul
ovar and Schooner Point. I am con
vinced that proper food supplies can
not be provided at once by the author
ities. I will establish soup kitchens
there to feed the people temporarily
under superintendence of Commander
N I black, whose suggestion it was. Re
quest navy department will approve
my orders to rurnisn necessary sup
plies from ship as well as my order to
make necessary expenditures covered
(Continued on Paga Two.)
, Dr. Frederick Cook
Dr. Frederick Cook, Who 1ms been weighed in the balance of Arctic
exploration by the University of Copenhagen and found sadly wanting by
that body in proofs submitted that lie hail discovered the north pole. At
presentnolKMidy knows exactly where Cook is. Willi the exception of his
brother nil who were his supporters and admirers, when he returned from
the north, have deserted him. A lew weeks ag" lie was garlanded as a
hero. The portrait shows his gratified smile. Some of his ironical critics
R.y-tht lie-te
I othe, ways as .1 rZJt
ture Held and
MRS. MARTIN HELD
FOR EXTRADITION
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Doc. 24 Mrs. Caroline
B. Martin and Mrs. Alary W. Smaii,
mother and mother-in-law. ivspcctiwly
of Mrs. Oiw W. M. Snrml. the W.-sl
Orange, N. J. bath tub victim, wrn
again called up for arraingemi'ni in
the Tombs police court to answer the
charge of beinsj fugitives from just
ice. The women were held for 30 days,
pending extradition uapers.
The continuance of I ho ease for :!n
days was given upon a new arthlavii
made out by detective Hargan of
New Jersey, who based it upon the In
dictments recently returned by the
Essex County grand jury against Mrs.
Martin, Mrs. Sneud and Hiss Ward
law, now under arrest iiT Now Jersey.
The law permits fugithoH from justice
to be hold 30 days under indictments,
while extradition papers are being
procured.
ANOTHER BLOW FOR
DOCTOR F. A. COOK
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, Dec. 24 The committee
of the explorers club which has been
investigating the claim of Pr. Fred
erick A. Cook to the ascent of Mount
McKinloy, this afternoon handed in
its report. It was said before hand
that the report was adverse lo the
discredited Arctic explorer.
Acording to one of the committee,
a close investigation showed that the
claim to having reached the top of
America's highest mountain was just
such a mass of deceit as that which
surrounded the polar claim.
"A plain hoax," is the way the claim
Is regarded.
This latest blow to the man who is
still in hiding while his name is as
sailed by the world, is by no means
unexpected. Early in the days of
doubt after his return from the fat
north, Cook's opponents accused him
of faking Mount McKinley claim, and
produced the affidavit" of members of
the Mount MMcKlnley party who de
clared that the pictures aleged to have
pVeen taken from the summitt were
really taken at much lower levels, and
that all the other data were false.
Loss From Storms.
(By Cable to The Times.) .
Victoria, B. C, Dec. . 2 4 Great
Ipsa of life in Korea and Japan as the
result of terrific storms was report-
'e b.v 'the liner Empress of India on
'ner anrvai toaay. .. .1
of his "discovery".
BROKOW SAYS HIS
WIFE IS UNTRUTHFUL
New York. Doc. 24 A proposal of
reconciliation between William Gould
Urokaw and his wife who is suing him
for a separation in the supreme court
at Minenla, I.. 1.. was made to her on
his own behalf today by his counsel
while lie v, is on the witness stand
to deny the allegations made against
him.
When fiuestioned by his lawyer,
I'.rokaw said that lie had no unkindly
feeling inward his wife and that the
chief trouble with Iter was that her
wold cmld 11, i lie relied upon. She
was not in the court room at the time.
"You have no unkindly fooling
toward the plaintiff at this time?" At
torney John F. Meyers asked.
"I never had."
"If she should assure you now that
she would return to you and cease
charging you with going out with other
women, would you forgive her?"
"1 would if I could believe her, but
one lime sho would say one thing and
the next minutes deny it."
' Killed At Box Supper.
(4ly I, eased Wire lo The Times)
Iialilonega, Gil., Dec. Z4 'At! a box
supper last, night, at Henry Parks,
.Mark Crane shot and killed Homer
Parks and fatally wounded Henry
PiirKs. brother of the man killed.
The shooting was the outcome of a
mountain loud.
THE WEATHER,
Forecast till S p. m. Saturday.
For Jtaloigh and vicinity: Increasing
cloudiness and warmer with rain or
snow late Saturday night.
For North Carolina: ltain or Snow
and warmer tonight. Saturday rain;
moderate north to northeast winds.
WEATHKR CONDITION'S.
The cloud belt in connection with
the southwestern disturbance is over
spreading the eastern districts and the
front oi' the rain area has advanced
to Birmingham. Sleet is falling fet
Cairo and snow at St. Louis, Kansas
City, and Omaha. The weather has
moderated slightly over the central
southern districts. It is colder in the
extreme west and temperature is a
fen- degrees below zero in North Da
kota, Montana, Wyoming, and over
portions of Nevada and Utah.
The indications are that the south
western disturbance will overspread
this section during the next tblrty-six
hours causing .a slight rls in tempe
ature with rain or snow In this vicin
ity late tonight 1 followed by rain on
Saturday.
L. A. DENSON,
Section Director.
CHRISTMAS
SERVICES IN
CHURCHES
Services Tomorrow Sunday
In All Churches In Keep
ing With the Day
THE SPECIAL MUSIC
Real Christmas Spirit Will be Found
in the Beautiful Services to b
Held in the Various Churches
Episcopal and Catholic Services
Will be Held Tomorrow and Other
Churches Sunday Christ Church
Program Good Shepherd Pro
gram Kdenton Street Services
Sunday Other Services.
Christmas is the greatest religious
festival of the church, as-it-commem-orales
the giving of the Saviour to
the world, and the true observance
of the day, the real Christmas spirit
will he found in the beautiful ser
vices held in all the churches of tlte
city, those of the Episcopal and Ro
man Catholic churches being held
on Christmas Day. Special Christ
mas services will be held In the other
churches of the city on Sunday. .They
will be more or less elaborate, the
choirs singing beautiful Christmas
anthems.
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GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH.
Program of Beautiful Music Will
Make Observance of Day, A Glor
ious One.
The observance of Christmas Day
will be a glarious one at the Church
Af.tka flnnii 3 i m .
? !. ' The tot-
lowing selections will be rendered at
the morning hour:
Processional Hark, the
Angels Sing, Mendelssohn.
Herald
Venite Chant 20. v
Te Deum in C Whittier.
Jubilate, B Flat Warren.
Introit O Come All Ye Faithful,
Warren.
Kyrie by Gounod
Hymn Shout the Glad Tidings
Anthem There Were Shepherds
Abiding in the Fields, Touk.
Sanctus Stamir.
Eucharist Hymn Shepherd
Souls.
Gloria in Excelsis Old Chant).
Recessional O Little Town
Of
of
Bethlehem.
The choir is composed of:
Sopranos: Misses Dumais, Her
vey, Perkins, Brogden, Thomas,
Ransom. Monk, Habel, Barden, G.
Ransom, V. Barden, Mrs. Leigh
Skinner, Mrs. E. Wilson.
Altos: Misses Holman and Skin
ner. Basses: Messrs. Hanff, Wilson,
Lees, G. Cheshire, Dibrill.
Tenors: Messrs. J. B. Cheshire,
Jr., Pittenger, Shaw.
Director, Miss Dumaris; violinist,
Miss Emily Rose Knox; organist,
Mrs. Frank T. Ward.
CHRIST CHURCH.
Glorious Observance Tomorrow of
the Birthday of the King Orches
tra and Organ Accompaniment.
No outward secularization of the
great day that commemorates the
greatest event in the world's history
can dim the effulgence or lessen the
significance to mankind of the su
preme gift of the Only Begotten Son
of God, the Saviour of the World.
It is the Birthday of the King, and
right fittingly will the glorious mes
sage be proclaimed at Christ church
tomorrow.
The chancel of the venerable edi
fice is in festal garb, cedar, holly and
pine intertwining in the decoratloas,
and the altar arrayed for the King's
coming.
Two celebrations of the Holy Com
munion will mark the festival Rev.
Julian E. Ingle being the celebrant
at the half-past seven o'clock ser
vice and the rector, Rev. Mil tea A.
Barber, at the 11 dclock service.'.
At the High Celebration, begin
ning at 11a. m., the musio will be a
noteworthy feature. To the accom
paniment of orchestra and organ tie
large choir, under the direction of R.
Bllnn Owen, will render the elabo
rate selections. The music is aa fol
lows:
Prelude Orchestra, organ aid
full chorus, "Manger Throne." ,
OraUo-r-"Holy Child." Horatto
Parker. ',
Processional "Adeste Fidel'
iteaaing.
(Continued on Paga ThrM.
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