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VOL, XXI. YADKINVILLE, YADKIN CO., N. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1915. .—. STATE REPARTMEMT WARMS CARRAMZA SER)0U8 CONSEQUENCES MAY FOLLOW CONFiSCAHON OF FOREiONOWNED WELLS. ^ MAKES AN URGENT PROTEST Sent By pritish Ambassador to the British Oonsui at Vera Cruz fot^ Genera) Carranza. Washingtoh—The United Statue Govemmentlias warned Gen. Venusti ano Carranza that "serious conse quences may follow" his threatened confiscation of foreign-owned oil plants in Tampico. This announcement was made by Secretary Bryan to d y af ter a conference with Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the British Ambassador and rep resentatives of the American oil con cerns. Aiready the Carranza officials have enforced a virtual embargo on the exportation' of oil by a big English company, The British Ambassador at Mr. Bryan's suggestion, sent to the British Consul at Yera Cruz an urgent pro test for General Carranza. As the British Heet^ detains much of itsjfuel from the Tampico oil fields, the pos sibility of serious complications over Carranza's Attitude is fully realized by the American government. Mr. Bryan said that the foreign owned oil companies "feared confisca tion of their wells" by Carranza and that today's action had been taken to forestall such action. A decree is sued by the' Carranza government makes it impossible for some foreign oil companies to operate without the consent of the Carranza authorities and it is said some American con cerns have been forced to pay so heavy a tax that they have been com pelled to shut down. The prospect of a battle on the outskirts of Tampico is expected here to develop the situation further. If Villa forces are victorious, a solution of the problem is confidently expected, because of previous assurances by the Villa Gutierrez officials. EVERY BUiLDiNG DESTROYED. Onty 2 or 3 Per Cent, of Avezzano's Pouputation Escaped. Romo.—Wiiiiam Marconi who re turned here from Avezzano on board the train with King Victor Emmanuel, said words opuld not describe the hor rors he had witnessed. The town had been whoiiy leveled, he said, and res idents who escaped death were desti tute. ? "King . Victor Emmanuel toid me," said Mr. Marconi, "that he had visited the scenes of aii earthquake disasters in Italy since he was a child, but that this supaaeed aii, inciut^ing Messina. The king said survivors of Avezzano were only between two and three per cent of its population, whiie in Mes eino one-third escaped. Describing the damage in Ayezzano Mr. Marconi said: ' "Avezzano has cegsed^ efi^. In Messina some buildings give one the impression that they are stiii intact, their facades having survived the shock. "Not so with -Avezzano. No waii there remains erect. It seemed as though the town had been ground to powder by some gigantic machine." Nation Unready For Fight. " Washington.—In urging upon the* senate the need for a commission to report on national preparedness or a permanent council of navai de fense, Senator Lodge declared that the national defense of the country "is not only imperfect and unbalanced but that it has grave and in some ' in stances fatal deficiencies. "He desig nated what he termed many of the defect and said theiy were "almost* wholly due to congress." f * ' .< An adequate national defense the senator said, couid be obtained without additional expenditure. "Cut off our needless army posts, navy yards and stations," he advised the senate. "Lay aside for a few years ap propriations for the public buildings and river and harbor improvements where they are not needed Drop aii the expenditures which are designed for spots where votes are lying thick est and you will have money enough to provide for a sufficient army and an adequate navy without adding to the burden of taxation." He warned that the ocean harrier that defended the country in 1776 and 1812 had been destroyed by Bteam and electricity Unarmed, unready, un defended, the nation stands an invita tion to aggression and attack, he said. Senator Lodge asserted that not oniy the regular army, but the militia was highly defective^ adding that the Panama Cana! was "miserably and most inadequately protected" against being blown up and blocked for months by agents or spies of a hos tile nation. Senator Lodge declared the army was without sufficient artillery and artillery ammunition and said avail able testimony showed that the guns in the fortiBcations were of shorter range than* those carried by foreign warships of the latest designs. MtSS ADEUNE PENDLETON Miaa Pendteton, daughter of Cot. E P. Pendteton, U. S. A., and Mra. Pendteton, haa reeentty been intro duced to Waahington aocjety. WOMEN CAN'T VOTE YET NO VOTES FOR WOMEN YET AWHtLE iS VERDICT OF THE HOUSE. Suffragtats Not Dtamayed By Vote Whtch Waa 204 Agatnat to 174 For.—Antia Wet) Pteaaed. Washington.—The house- of repre sentatives by a vote of 204 to 174 re fused to submit to the states an amendment to the Federal Constitu tion to enfranchise women. A two-thirds majority would have been necessary for adoption of the resolution submitting the amendment. Hundreds of women who had sat in the crowded gallery throughout ,the weight hours of debate'greeted the an nouncement of the result with varied expressions of approval or disapprov al. Dejection mingled with enthusi asm as the purple and yeilow sashes of the suffragists and the red rose bedecked anti-suffragists hied out into the house corridors wearied with the long, strain of oratory. It was the second defeat suffered by the sugrage cause in Congress within a year. On March 19 last an equal suffrage constitutional amend' ment received a vote of 35 to 34 in the senate obtaining a bare majority but not the necessary two-thirds. . Suffragists leaders undismayed by the result of the House vote declared that the fight was by no means over. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw and other prominent suffragists who sat with her in the gallery through the debate, predicted a more favorable result when Congress again is called on to vote on the question. Anti-Suffragists were well satisfied. "The result was what we expect ed" said Mr. Arthur M. Dodge, presi dent of the National Association Op posed to Women Suffrage. "It means that the suffrage movement, fostered by hysterical women is on the wane." Voting for the resolution were 86 Democrats, 72 Republicans, 12 Pro gressives, 3 _ Progressive-Republicans and 1 Independent. Total 174. Voting against the resolution were 171 Democrats and 33 Republicans. Total 204. - ARMY BILL UP NEXT. Senate. Military Committee Begins Consideration of Measure. Washington—War department bills te-strepathen the army and create a reserve corps were taken up by the senate military committee with Sec retary Garrison and aides present to explain various projects. Members of the committee indicated by their questions their general approval of the measures. , Senator Dupont, however, objected to the bill for the addition of 1,000 officers to the mobile army, contend iHg.4hat tt-wouM remit lna^tBpropoP* tion of colonels and lieutenant colo nels. Secreatry Garrison said the biiB had been prepared in the War College and that the reason for the apportionment selected would be to furnish the committee. Secretary Garrison said enactment of the coast artillery bill would bring that arm of the service up to 50 per cent of the strength it would have in war. He said he considered this an urgent matter. , -J Trade Balance Dnut Washington.—A tavoi5 ance of !3E,092,45^-on^ chandise transactions customs port in the Unjj announced by the Coji ment for the week This was an incre over the baiance ed States*for tt 2. Secretary ered the sho markabit tod. Cab PAMAL SUCCESS FRENCH OFtCiAL STATEMENT AD MtTS REVERSES ALONG THE A)SNE. RUSSIANS EXPLAiN MOVE Were Not Forced But Retired to Con centrate Troopa—Furioue Fight ing in Poiand. London—A reverse of the Aities a long the Aisne in the neighborhood of Soissons is admitted in the latest French official statement although the possible effect of the German advance is officially minimized. After contin uous engagements, which lasted nearly two days, the Germans forced the French to yield in front of Vregny, east of Crouy. The French war office explains that the Hooding of the River Aisne destroyed several of the bridges and thus rendered precarious the communications of the troops opera ting on the right bank. These troops were withdrawn, as it was thought impossible to send reinforcements to their support. "The pqoCess is a partial one for our adversaries," says the French statement, "but will have no influence on the operations as a whole." Emperor William himself was present at these operations which re sulted in capture of several thousand French prisoners and were continued throughout January 12 and 13. Petrograd claims progress on the right bank of lower Vistula, where the German cavalry was repulsed. On the other front fighting is made up largely of skirmishes and artlilery duels. The general staff of the Russian Caucasus army devotes a statement to operations in Azerbaijan, where it is explained, it became expedient to regroup the Russian forces, necessi tating evacuation of certain places previous occupied. No important ac tion took place . British aviators early In the week dropped* bombs on the German posi tion in Antwerp, according to a Netherlands newspaper dispatch. The damage has not been ascertained. Eighteen Russian generals have been discharged from important posi tions, according to The Hamburg Fremdemblatt. \ COLE L. BLEASE RESiGNS. Retires as Governor of South Caroitna, Giving No Reason. Columbia, S. C.—Cole L. Blease has retired as South Carolina's governor five days before his second term of two years would have ended. His resignation, sent to Secretary of State McCown, was supplemented by a brief message to the general assembly informing the members that it also was tendered to them. Some members of the house of representatives and senate cheered the announcement of the governor's resig nation. No formal action was neces sary and by direction of the presiding officers in the two houses the mes sage was received only as information. Lieutenant Governor Charles A. Smith was immediately sworn in as the state's chief executive to serve out the unexpired term. Chief Justice Gary of the state supreme court ad ministered the oath of office. Mr. Blease and several state officials then accompanied Mr. Smith to the govern or's office. Legrand G. Walker,, pres ident of the senate, automatically sue- ) ceeded to thp lieutenant governorship. "I hereby resign my office as Governor . of South Carolina," wa.gthe mull com munication of Govenor Blease. Kaiser Witnesed Battte. Berlin.—Emperor William was pres ent in person during the spirited bat tle on the Vregny Plain, northeast of Soissons, which resulted in that ele vated ground being cleared of the French and which is described in the German official statement as a "bril liant feat for our troops." fn the' engagement the Germans claimed to have captured 14 French officers and 1,150 men. Wheat Goes Soaring Again. Chicago.—Generaiiy accepted asses Hohsthat unless the European de mand soon diminishes the United States wouid have no wheat to ship abroad after March lifted the price of that cereai here in (1.43 3-8, the high est in many years. Retail Hour price! rose simultaneously, sacks J*^hfch centiy sold for 70 ,d Five ^European Government ported market addition SENATOR J. W. STONE IT ;* T ! . . ' tt is roumored in Washington that Sen ator Stone of Missouri is soon to suceed Wiiiiam J. Bryan as secre tary of state. BLMSENSBAM)SM!L!It4 DiSAGRFEMENT BETWEEN GOV ERNOR, WAR DEPARTMENT AND MiLiTiA iS REA$ON. Wiii Try to Hotd Organization to gether Untii New Governor Comes into Office. Columbia. S. C.—Governor Blease has disbanded the South Carolina or ganized militia. Thirty-one compa< nies, comprising approximately 2,000 officers and men, are affected. Dis agreement between the governor and militia and war department officials on the organization and equipment of troops was given as the reason for the action. Militia officers began a movement to prevent complete disorganization. Telegrams were sent to South Caro lina members of Congress at Wash ington requesting that they use their influence to have the war department delay asking the return of $200,000 worth of supplies loaned the troops. While Mr. Manning has not yet In dicated what action he will take, it was considered certain by militia of ficers that he would rescind the action of Governor Blease. . Adjutant General Moore has gone to Washington to confer with war Department officials on the situation. Governor Blease explained in his order disbanding the troops that the secretary of war and the secretary of the navy and Adjutant General Moore of South Carolina on one side and himself on the other, prompted, him to take this step. These differ! ences, he said, resulted in seriou/ breeches of discipline in the militia corps. "The present governor of the Stat of South Carolina is of the opinio] that it will be unfair and unjust on part to turn over to his successor office the militia of South Carolina 1 its present condition," the order re The controversy between GoVe< Blease and Adjutant General Ma was said to have been the resulf the governor's refusal to sign cet orders and official papers preset to him by the'adjutant general. Urge Colombian Treaty. Washington.—Urging In the eg Senate early ratification of the pe ing treaty with Colombia under wh! the Unlte&fi';, j^o/fould pay $25,(1 000 for theSn «h. jianal strip, tor Ran^ti -thoA* 9 ^ the M( - MO PEOPLE HEAD ROME SHAKEN HARDER THAI EVER BEFORE—TOWN AVEZ ZANO DESTROYED. MUCH DAMAGE DONE !N ROM! Buitdlng Where American Ambai dor Live# ie Cracked, Severe) Villages Destroyed. Rome.—A terridc earthquake, tl strongest ever feit in Rome, last< several seconds and caused a serio panic, people everywhere rushed fri their houses in terror. Many bul ings were damaged by the shock. Th town of Avezzano was vlrtua! destroyed by the earthquake. Ti dead are estimated Vat 12,000. thousand persons escaped from t The dome of the Churah of ' Charles Catinari was crac'sed!) large piece of the cornice of the) suit Church of St. Ignatius fell i a crash, adding to the fright of sons in the neighborhood. Ceiiing in many of the houses a number of persons being injured] that manner. A coiossai statue at the basilica! St. John in Lateran, which occuq a position visible from many parts Rome, tumbled down and was sj tered on the steps of the edifice.) Severai street cars lines were fo to suspend operations. As details began to arrive it) apparent the disturbance in the vince of Rome and the Abrubbld been greater tha nat first believe that it also had been felt se) around Naples. At Monteretondo three were killed and two wounded; garnlo the dome of a church Galiano part of the oathg wrecked; at Verolt two killed and two injure person was kiHe houses collapsed one person was_ were Injured.^ cation witj] of Aqnila terrupti] reporte lages TWO A)<o< strut six . deM tra) gre in onj "i 9tt t f MFFKHAL POULTRY SHOW Make County Exhibition Hetd Undot Auspices of American Pouitry Ataociation. . Raiegih. — The North Carolina^ Branch of the American Poultry Asso/ eiation, members'hp of which is conM posed of practically ail active pqp%^ men in this state, held its annua^ meeting in Raieia^ in conection with the annual Wake P<^^ry Show and Harry M. Lemon addressed the larg est gathering of pou^rymen ever as sembled in the state. Mr. Lamon is chief of the poultry division of the Animal Husbandry department of the^ United States govemmen'. The Wake Poultry Shoy^ was the only official poult An North Carolina under tj !and rules of the Americ Association. The Americ Association yearly has juri^ one poultry show in evs which means that takes higher rank shows and that the Show was the poultry shows from_ SCtHL FQi) Bys ACCORD K'ULATtON KF .31009. L)! IPS LIST
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