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YADKINVILLZ, YADKIN 00., N. 0., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1915. .. W)H MMMUE MMiWMM Wm COMM)88!OH WtTHORAWS WORK MARCH 81; DtRECTOR LEAVES FOR WEST tNO)E8. LATE STATE CAPtTOL MEWS Rovtaw of tho Latoat Nowa Oathorod Around tho Stato CapHo) That WH) 80 of tntoreat to Our Roadoro Ovar North CaroOna. Ralaigh. Dr. W. P. Jacocks, since last May ' director In North Carolina of the Rockefeller Hookworm Commission and International Health Commission, left for Washington. D. C., from whence he will go to St. Vincent Isl-1 and of the British West Indies, for future work. He announced that on March 31 the work for the eradica tion of the hookworm In North Caro lina will come to an end as far as the International Health Commis sion, which succeeded the Rockefel ler Hookworm Commission is con cerned. The woTk of eradication of the hookworm under the auspices of the and lately the International Health Commission was started In North Carolina about five years ago and four months ago. Dr. John A. Ferrell, now assistant general director of the In ternational Commission, was the first state director. During that time 325, 000 microscopic examinations were made ^nd over 100.000 infected per sons treated. Dr. C. L. Pridgen, now of Wilmington, succeeded Dr. Ferrell. Dr. Jacocks succeeded Dr. Pridgen. The work has been carried on in every county of the state, the state and various counties appropriating the cash for this work. Second cam paigns were made In seven counties, Including Wake. The communities completed are Salemburg, Sampson county; Phlla delphus, Robeson county; Red Oak, Nash county; Hallsboro, Columbus county; Mt. Pleasant, Nash county; Ingold, Sampson county. The state board of health Is plan ning to take up on as comprehensive a scale as possible April 1 the con tinuation of the work for the eradi cation of the hookworA in this state as It has been carried on for the past five years by the Rockefeller sanita tion board with such marked success. The Rockefeller board only launches the work In the state for a five-year period and Its recently announced in tention to terminate Its work in this state March 31 is in line with Its orig inal plans. The details for the con tinuation of the work under the im mediate auspices of the state board of health have not been worked out yet but there are assurances that the work will be on an effective basis. Pig Clubs Very Popular. "Better and cheaper meat, a higher class of animals, and knowledge of the business" are the slogans being adopted by the "Pig Club" men of North Carolina. New in Its organiza tion and wide In Its scope, the pig club work of the state is calculated to be of Immense value to the hog rais ing industry. More meat raised at a lower cost, improved stock to be Im ported and gradually building up re liable and standard breeds, and elim inating the scrub stock from the bounds of North Carolina are the pri mary principles for which the depart ment under the dlredt supervision of Mr. J. D. McVean is advocating. That the work In North Carolina will he a success Is Indicated by the number of farm boys having enrolled since the work was started late last Fall. Treasurers Collections Slow. The State Treasury Department re ceived ftom the State Department of Agriculture (23,000 representing cur rent revenue of the department from fertilizer taxes and other sources. This Is understood to leave the de partment still about (22,000. short In its revenue for the present season to date, compared with the correspond ing period for last year. The settle ments of sheriffs and other sources of revenue pre declared to be behind in corresponding proportions Argue Woman Notaries Caae. AsheviUe— Arguments are being heard by Judge James L. Webb of the Superior Court in the case of the State against Mrs. Notan Knight in which it is charged that sh^is holding a commission as notary public con trary to law. This action is a test case instituted to ascertain whether the law passed by the iast session of the General Assembly giving women the right to hold office it constitu tional. Appearing for the State, Solic itor J. K. Swain asks that Mrs. Kntght be fobbed of her commission. Dr. Bain of U. N. C. Dead. Dr. Charles Wesley Bain, head of the department of Greek In the Uni versity of North Carolina, died at his home on Frankiin street a few days ago. About two months ago he suf fered ah attack of heart trouble and a!! hopes for his recovery were aban doned at that time. Two weeks ago, however, he rallied and was on the streets recently. His death was a!i the more shocking since the hopes of reiatives and friends who had attend ed hie bedside were revived two weeks BBC. Governor Namoo Highway BoarJ. The Stats Highway Commission, provided for by the recent Legislature with an annua) appropriation of (10. 000, was appointed by Governor Craig and is to meet for organization as early aa possible. Governor Craig and State Geologist Joseph Hyde Pratt are ex-otHcio members of the commis eion and the other appointees are Prof. Marvin H. Stacy, chair of engi neering, University of North Carolina; Prof. W. C. Riddick, the chair of engi neering, North Carolina Coilege of Agricuitur'e and Mecnantc Arts; E. C. Duncan, Raieigh; Co). Benehan Cam eron Stagviiie; Guy V. Roberts, Ashe viiie Professor Stacy and Riddick are appointed under the provisions of the biii that specify that there must be on the commission an engineer from the State University and an engi neer from the A. & M. Coiiege. E. C. Duncan is named for Eastern Caro iina ahd under the specification of the act that one of the three members at iarge must be of the minority party. Coionei Cameron is the representa tive for the centra! section of the state and Representative Roberts of Buncombe is the representative on the commission lor the western section of the state. As soon as the commission can meet and twganize there wiii be selected a state road engineer to have in hand the provision of expert assistance to any and aii county authortties apply ing under the terms of the act for such assistance in the location and construction of public highways. Lime For Tar Heei Farmers. Commissioner of Agriculture W. A. Graham is already taking steps to put into operation the act of the recent iegislature to have the Department of Agriculture provide lime foT the farmers for agriculture) purposes at the lowest possible cost. The Legisla ture placed at the disposal of the de partment (15,000 to be expended, if necessary, in equipment for carrying and grinding lime and authorised the use of State convicts for th work at a rate of (1.25 a day to be paid to the State's Prison for this labor. The bill as passed by the Legisla ture says that the commissioner can either grind the lime on the State's account or can make contracts with private corporations for the purpose of supplying the limw at Hgures that the commissioner may deem more advantageous than undertaking the actual grinding by the State. All these matters are being worked out as rapidly as possible and the expec tation is to be in position to begin supplying the lime applied for not later than May 1. It is estimated that the average two-horse farmer should use as much as 10 tons, a minimum car load a year, to keep hts farm up to the stand ard in lime resources. It now costs from (3 to (4 a ton and the purpose of the legislative act, the appiication of which is being worked out now is to get the cost of the time very much below these figures. State Food Chemist Pieased. State Food Chemist W. M. Allan is well pleased with two advances in pure food legislation that the recent Legislature made by special acts. One requires that the net weight shall be branded on all package goods. Here tofore the law has been that if the weight was shown on a package it must be the correct net weight else the goods wouid be condemned as "misbranded." However, it has not been required until now by the laws of this State that all foodstuffs put up in packages shali show the net weight. The other new law is that requir ing that all packages of Hour artiH cially whitened by whatever process shall be branded "bleached" so that the consumer may know that they are getting that kind of Hour and not the naturally white Hour. < - Considering Express Rates. Chief Clerk A. J. Maxwell of the Corporation Commission has return ed from Washington, where he at tended a hearing before the Inter state Commerce Commission on the question of whether or not there shaii be an opening of the question of the country's following the one year's trial of the reduced rates the com mission put in force a year ago. Mr. Maxweii says the commission reserv ed its ruling, but that there is every indication that the matter of the in crease asked for by the express com panies wiii be opened for Complete review. Appoints Receiver For Bank, The Corporation Commission has in structed Bank Examiner Hubbard to procure at once from the judge for that judical district, the appointment of a receiver- for the Merchant's & Farmer's Bank of Cieveiand. Rowan County, ia order that the aifairs of the bank may be wound up at once to the best advantage to the deposi tors, who, it is understood, Will have to stand some considerable logs as the affairs of the bank were in quite bad condition when ciosed several days ago. Decisions of the 8upreme Court. Singleton vs Cherry Beaufort no error; in re Brown Northampton re versed; Brinkley and Lassiter vs Nor folk Southern and Town of Greenville no error; White vs Guynn, Pamlico, : no error; Clark vs Norfolk Southern. Pitt, new trial; Dupree vs Bridges, Pitt, affirmed; State vs Wade Lenoir, no erros; Waters vs Waters, Dup lin, no error; Summerlin vs Morrisey, Dupiin, appeal dismissed; Leffe! vs Hal!, Duplin, no error; Royal vs Southerland, Sampson, affirmed; Cam sty vs Seaboard Air Line, Randolph, SUBMANME LOST M OAROAMELLES ^— GREAT FRENCH BOAT )8 DE 8TROYEO )N THE NARROW TURKt8H STRAtT. AFTER THE SULTAN SELHM Admtra) Tette of Stnking of Undereea Craft !n Attempt to Torpedo the Btg Cruteer. London—The loss of a French sub marine boat In an attempt to run through the Dardanelles is described by Rear Admiral Guepartte of the French Dardanelles Beet, in an inter view with the Dally Telegraph's Ten dos correspondent. The attempt ap parently was made some time ago al though no announcement has been made of it heretofore. The object of the submarine was the sinking of the Turkish battle cruiser Sultan Selim (formerly the German cruiser Goeben). the corre spondent says Admiral Guepratte told him. TRe submarine was submerged and successfully navigated the straits up to the comer where the Asiatic coast juts out at Nagara. Through some miscalculation the hull struct the rocky shore which compelled the boat to rise to the surface. Immedl diately the submarine apeared the forts sank her. Only a few of her crew escaped and these were made prisoners. Regarding the present situation in the Dardanelles Rear Admiral Geu pratte said the waters of the straits are clear sa far as Mephez Bernu to which points all vessels of the Beet can safety navigate. The main mine Belds, however, are between Chanak Kalessi and Kilid Bahr, where also are the main coast defenses." BRiTiSH ORDER PERPLEXES. American Government Awaiting Fur ther Construction By Engtand. Washington. — While the United States does not know as yet whether the Allies intend to maintain a legal blockade or propose to apply general rules of contraband and non-contra band in enforcing their embargo oh commerclai Intercourse between Ger many and neutral countries, Ameri can naval oBiceTs and officials versed In International law expressed the opinion that tHe indeBnite limit pre scribed "European waters, including the Mediterranean," might be con strued as a legal area of operations for a blockading Beet. Naval ofBcers frankly admit 'that the old form of blockade by warships close to ah enemy coast passed with the investment of Santiago in the Spanish-American war. Accordingly, In asking Great Britain and France for an explanation of their recent declaration of an embargo, the United States conceded that the activity of submarines might make physically impossible a close blockade of an enemy coasts and suggested that If the declaration of the Allies were to be construed as a legal blockade some "radius of'activity" be announced. Cargo For Belgium. Newport News, Va.—With a cargo of grain valued at $391,980. the Bel gian relief ship, the British steamer John Hardie, cleared and sailed for Rotterdam from whence the cargo will be re-shipped to Belgium for dis tribution among the destitute civil ians. The cargo which includes 210, 500 bushels of wheat and 25.000 bush els of corn, was supplied by the Am erican Commission for Relief in Bel gium. Steafher Hyndford Torpedoed. Glasgow. Scotland, via London;— The British steamer Hyndford was torpedoed in the English Channel by a German submarine. It is reported one member of her crew was killed. This steamer was torpedoed in the favorite hunting ground of the Ger man submarines off Beachy Head while she was proceeding for London under her own steam. One Quart Law Uneonstitutlonat. Montgomery, Ala.—The law recent ly enacted by the Alabama legisla ture prohibiting the delivery into the state of more than one quart of liquor to one person was declared unconsti tutional by Judge Gaston Gunter. The court ruled that the statute is a regu lation of interstate commerce; that congress cannot delegate such author ity to the states; and that the Federal Webb-Kenyon act prohibits the ship ment of liquor In a state only, when possession of any quantity of liquor in that state is unlawful. Morn Wit) Bo tried. Bangor. Me.—Wemer Horn, charg ed with illegal interstate transporta tion of explosives in connection with his attempt to wrec)c the international railroad bridge at Vancehoro, will be taken to Boston for a trial as a result of the finding of Federal Commission er Charles H. Reid; The commission er decided that the indictment war rant waa sufficient basis for holding the prisoner, The defense's motion for the release of Horn on the ground that he was a belligerent engaged In an act of war was denied. WALTER W. SCHULTZ Walter W. 8ehu)tz )a receiving congratulations )n San Francisco on hta success !n obtaining for the Pan ama-Pacific exposition a representa tive exhibit of German tnduatrtea de aptte the war. Mr. Schultz haa been the exposition's commissioner to Ger many for a year and a half. WILL PROTEST BLOCKADE OUTLINE OF BRITISH POLICY OF RETALIATION IS DISPLEASING TO PRESIDENT. Proposed Commercial Blockade la Something Entirely New in Con duct of Warfare. Washington.—President Wilson M dicated that a strong protest wouid be made against the action of Great Brit ain and her Aiiies in subjecting neut ral commerce to restrictions imposed by the British Order in Council just issued. Senator Waish of Montana, an in ternational law authority, taiked at length with the President about the situation. He went to the White House on another subject, but found the Situation produced by the com mercial blockade uppermost In the President's mind. As he left the White House, Sena tor Walsh said the British action had no precedent, and that an unusually vigorous protest should be made. He Spoke of the general regret among Senators now that before the last Con gress adjourned, power had not been given the President to declare embar goes on exports from the United States to the beiligerents. He added, however, he had no idea the prei 4ent would call an extra session for that purpose. The British order will be made pub lic by the State Department together with the full text of the notes to and from Great Briain and Germany in which he United States sought to bring about an abandonment of submarine warfare and the shipment of condi tional contraband to civilians. The Department also has arranged with the British Foregn Office to make pub lic the reply of the British Govern ment to the American note of inquiry asking how the British embargo on commerce with Germany was to be carried out in practice. This is un derstood to contain the British order as well as an additional memorandum in which the word "blockade" appears for the first time. LAUNCH B)G DREADNAUGHT. Largest Warship in the Wortd Launched at Newport Newa. Newport, News, Va. — The new dreadnought Pennsylvania was suc cessfully launched here. The United States dreadnought Pennsylvania, the largest engine of na val warfare In the world, was suc cessfully launched here with a prayer that she might prove a messenger of peace rather than a weapon of de struction. Christened by Miss Elizabeth Kolb of Germantown, Pa., as Secretary of the Navy Daniels gave the signal for the launching, the 15,000-ton hull slid steadily from the ways Into the histor ic James river. The swell in the river which rose In huge proportions as the hull struck the water tossed the ship of a Cation now at war, the German converted cruiser Prinz Eithel Fried rich, docked less than a hundred yards away, One of the notable accidents of the occasion was the presence In the launching grandstand of Captain Max Thierlchens, commander of the Ger man sea raider, which but a few weeks ago had sunk an American mer chant vessel In the South Atlantic ocean and had put Into an American port of refuge to escape destruction at the hands of her enemies. Put Matter Up to Germany. Washington—The United States will make Its forma! representations to Germany on the sinking of the American ship William P. Frye by the cruiser Prlnz Eithel Friedrich, as soon as certain missing facts re garding the destination of the Frye's cargo of wheat are obtained. Presi dent Wilson said the Informal con ferences between state department officials and the German ambassador had served to pave the way for for mal representations, which will In clude a demand for an Indemnity, t UNH ED 8TATE8 W)LL 8EEK FUR THER [NFORMATtON AND AL80 LODGE PROTE8T. QUE8H0NS NOT ANSWERED At)te< Cannot interrupt Bhlpmente Be tween United States and Neutral Countries. Washington. — The United States considers that Great Britain and France in the British Order in-Council and accompanying notes have not answered questions propounded to them as to what warrant there is un der international iaw for the establish ment of an embargo on aii commercial intercourse, directiy and indirectiy be tween Qermany and neutral countries. It was stated ofiicialiy at the State Department that this government stiil does not know whether the action of the Allies is intended as a legal block ade or whether fules of contraband and non-contraband are to be their le gal basis for future detentions. On a determination of this question prob ably will depend not only the nature of any steps to be taken by the Unit ed States now, but also the basis for damage claims arising out of inter ruption to American commerce. In preparing the protest to be sent to Great Britain and France the posi tion of the United States substantiate is as follows: 1. If the action of the Aiiies is a blockade, ail commerce directly with Germany can be halted by making the blockade effective, a certain "radius of activity" being allowed . for the blockading warships off the German coast because of the newly developed activities of submarines. But there can be no legai blockade of the coast of neutral countries of Europe con tigious to those at war, under any circumstances and commerce between the United States and neutrals espe cially in non-contraband, should be free from interruption, irrespective of ultimate destination. 2 If the action Is not a blockade then there exists no legal right to de tain cotton or other non-contraband cargoes even when consigned directly to German ports. Nor can foodstuffs or conditionai contraband be justly in terrupted unless proven though con signed to Germany, to be destined for the use of its beiiigerent forces and not its civilian population. Under the same circumstances too, there is no legal basis for detaining cargoes con signed from the United States to the neutrat countries of Europe if con taining cotton or non-contraband goods, irrespective of ultimate deptina tion. EXPECT BIG CLASH SOON. Germans and Belgians Face Each Other on River Yser. London.—The next important bat tle in the West, it is believed, will take place along the River Yser, held on one side by the recently reorgan ized Belgian army, and on the other by Germans. As the Hoods have subsided the Belgians, supported by the Aiiies' war ships. have pushed their line slightly forward, and this is almost certain to lead to couunter-attacks by the Ger mans and then a genera! engagement as when similar movements were ini tiated eisewhere along the front. An artillery due! already has commenced. There may be a slight delay while the Germans are awaiting reinforce ments for they have been using most of their reserves to counter-attack the British troops at St. Elois and Neuve Chappelle and the French north of Arras, but that a big clash wiii soon come nobody doubts. The contest for the spur of Notre Dame de Lorette is stili in progress, and. according to Berlin, further at tempts of the French to advance in Champagne, where they captured an important ridge north of Le Mesnil, have been repulsed. Fighting in the Argonne forest and the Vosges has slackened somewhat owing doubtless to the cold weather. Typhus Epidemic In Ranks. London.—Appalling stories of con ditions In Serbia were told here by Ernest Bicknel! and Henry James. Jr., of the War Relief Committee of the Rockefeller Foundation after a tonr of Inspection through that coun try. Typhus, most deadly of the sev eral epidemics in Serbia, already has caused the death of 60 out of 400 na tive doctors they said. Two Ainerlcan Washington with a view to an appeal, had to suspend regular work. Nine American nurses and two physicians have contracted typhus. The commissioners first visited Nish, Beigrade. and Uskub, the three most popuious towns. They teamed that typhus, typhoid fever, choiera, small pox, diphtheria, scariet fever and recurrent fever existed in more or less epidemic form. The largest number of oases is that of recurrent fever, but that seldom is fata). Typhus is particularly deadly. Smaiipox and diphtheria are diminishing. The Ser bians assert typhus was introduced by Austrian prisoners of war who spread vermin which conveys the disease }gepn. cMABatS4EWtW& JUDGE ED B.ALMON Judge Ed B. Aimon succeeds ths iste Wiiiiam Richardson aa represen tative from the Etghth Aisbsma dis trict. H)a hobbtaa are rura) credits and nations) aid to good roada. FORM TRACE COMMISStON MEMBERS OF GREAT GOVERN MENTAL AGENCY TAKE OATH OF OFFiCE. Wiii Exercise Supervision Over American Enterprises.—Davis is First Chairman. Washington—The second great gov ernmental agency created by Con gress in President Wiison's Adminis tration came into being when Joseph E. Davies of Wisconsin. Edward N. Harris of Illinois, William J. Harris of Georgia, Wiiliam H. Parry of Wash ington and George Rublee of New Hampshire were sworn in as mem bers of the Federal Trade Commis sion with far-reaching powers of su pervision over American enterprises. There were oniy the simpiest cere monies. Chief Justice J. Harry Cov ington of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, administered the oath, completing the work he began as a member of Congress, when he introduced the biil creating the com mission. Later in the week the com missioners will be received by Presi dent Wilson. All of the commissioners were in Washington engaged in preliminary conferences. Mr. Davies, who is the first chairman of the commission, called the first formal meeting im demiately foliowing the induction of the members into ofhce. From that time on the commission will be in daiiy session. ENGLAND EXPLAiNS BLOCKADE. Great Britain Teils How She Wiii Piace Biockade on Germany. London.—Great Britain made known to the world Jn a formal proclamation signed in councti by the king and is sued from Buckingham Paiace how she proposes to sever the arteries of sea commerce to and from Germany during the period of the war. The term "blockade" is not used and no prohibited area is defined. Nevertheless the text of the order makes plain England's purpose to pre vent commodities of any kind from reaching or leaving Germany taring the war. ' The last clause of the proclamation contains the proposal most Interesting to neutrals. This Is a Hat agreement to lift the "blockade" In case any na tion will certify that the ships Hying its Hag .shall not carry goods to Ger many or goods originating therein or goods belonging to the subjects of the German empire. It is notable that the order declares no intention to capture ships proceed ing to and from the countries of Ger many's allies Austria and Turkey the reason being no doubt that the meas ure is avowedly a reprisal against Ger many's submarine warfare. However, a cordon of ships wiil be maintained to shut off the tommerce of German ports and regulate trade in the war zone, although ships voyaging east ward across the Atlantic, will, it is expected, be seized before they reach the North Sea. 27,000 Japs Embark For China. London.—The Daily Telegraph's Pe king correspondent says he is able to assert on reliable information that 27,090 Japanese troops have embarked for China and that China is about to appeal to Great Britain. Detained German Vaasa). Newport News, Va.—According to testimony given the Washington Gov ernment, Charles Frank, one of the members of the crew of the American ship William P. Frye, which was sunk by the German converted cruiser Prink Eitei Friedrich is being heid aboard the German warship in Ger man uniform against his Wiil. The circumstances of the case as com municated to Washington were reveal ed here by other members of the crew of the Frye who retrain in New port Me " CMHUE BLBBMBE IB BEBUD) MBS GREAT BRtTAtN AND FRANCE A88URE UNtTED 8TATES OF BOUNDARY. NOTES ARE ALL MADE PUBUC A))ie< Propote to Btoekade Gorwany With aa Littte Loaa to Neutrats aaPoasibte. Washington.—Diplomatic communi cations were made public by the State Department constituting the entire correspondence of the last few weeks between the United States and Ger many and between th United States and Great Britain and France, relative to the cessation of submarine attacks on merchant ships, the shipment of conditionai contraband and foodstuffs to civilians, the use of neutral Hags by belligerent merchantment, the remov al of mines, and the proclamation of a virtual blockade of the Allies against Germany. The communications revealed that . the United States, realizing the diffi culties of the Allies maintaining an effective blockade of Germany by a close guard of the coast on account of the newly-developed activity of sub marines, asked that "a radius of ac tivity" be defined. Great Britain and France replied with the announcement that the operations of biockade would not be conducted "outside of European waters, including the Mediterranean." While Germany agreed it is disclos ed to abandon her submarine attacks on "mercantile of any Hag" except when they resist visit or search pro vided foodstuffs were permitted to reach her civilian population, Great Britain and her Allies rejected the proposal originally made by the United States in an effort to bring the bel ligerents into an arrangement which would safeguard the interests of neu trals. Furthermore the documents show that the United States asked Great Britain and France whether the em bargo on all commerce between Ger many and neutral countries was to be carried out under the rules of a blockade or by Interference with ships and cargoes "as if no blockade exist ed," the two together presenting in tne view of the American Government a proposed course of action previous ly unknown to international law. The answers from Great Britain and France reveal for the Hrst time that the Allies officially regard their policy as a "blockade" but desire to refrain from exercising the rights of belliger ents under a blockade to conHseate ships and cargoes as a penantly for breach of blockade, substituting pro cedure in prize courts and compensa tion through sale of the detained mer chandise. GEHMAN CONSUL ARRESTED. Charged With Trying to Secure BuH nees Secrets at Seattie. Seattle. Wash—Dr. William Mui ler. Imperial German consul at Seat tle and his secretary B. M. Schultz were served with notice of arrest at the consulate. They are charged with conspiracy in attempting to corruptly inHuence John Murdock, an employe of the Seattle Construction and Dry dock Co., by inducing him to sell busi ness secrets of his employers. Consul Muller and his secretary are accused by the State of Washington of offering Murdock a cash considera tion to supply them with information bearing out Ambassador BernstorC's charge that the Seattle corporation was shipping knock-down submarines to the British government. Protest to Japan. Peking.—OfHciai information reach ed Peking that the Russian and British Ambassadors at Tokio caiied upon Baron Takaaki Kato, Japanese For eign Minister, and informed him that if Japan persisted in pressing upon China demands beyond those contin ed in her originai communication to the Powers, it wouid be diMcult for Japan's aiiies to negotiate dipiomati caiiy with her in the future. French WiH Buy Dacia Cargo. Paris.—The French Foreign Office, it is undestood has decided to buy the cotton cargo of the steamer Dacia, which was seized by a French cruiser and taken into Brest white on a voy age from the United States to Rotter dam. The cotton is vaiued at about $750,000. The owners proposed the purchase, it is state. The disposition of the ship must be ieft to a prize court. The French law, it is pointed out, does not permit the transfer of a ship belonging to a hostile country to a neutra! during war. Mas Mot Set Definite Time. Newport) Newsr—Collector of the Port Norman R. Hamiiton was Stiii Without definite request from Com mander Thierichens of the German Cruiser Prins Eitei Friedrich for the time desired by him foT such repairs as wiii make his vessel seaworthy. Commander Thieriehens has toid Coi iectcr Hkmiiton that he is still in doubt as to the repairs which are nec essary to make his vessei seaworthy and he therefore is nnabie as yet to make definite request for his stay in } t iff o compelte repairs.
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