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BEFORE CONGEESSIONAL COM
' XXTTEXS OK PREPAREDNESS.
Ewliif Before th Hons Military
" Affairs. Committee and th Home
'ij Naval Affairs Coaimitt on th
-Annual Appropriation Bffli .for
Army sod Navji Seastary Garrl
soa Had Prepared a Detailed State-
Bent of tie Army's Fart of the
i FreparodaeM Programm. - -JJIll
. . Take Soma Tim to Beach the Con
j. t atructtoa. Provision.; V4
i - (Shr Tfc AaatfelatcS lraa) " '
Washington, Jan. C-The. question
: of national preparedness aga.n today
- occupied tbe center1;-of the Stage in
,.. congressional committee activity.,
.Hearines on the administration de
fense programme ' were began today
- before the House Mirtary'-Affairs
Committee ' with Secretary of War
x Garrison as the star witness sad tbe
'. House Naval Affairs Committee eon
' - tinned its hearing on the annual nav
. ? s sppropristion bill. 4 v '
' Secretary Garrison had prepared a
detailed statement of the army's part
' of the preparedness plan. - : ...
w - Rear Admiral Stanford, ehief of the
jiary's bureatl 6f yards and docks.
resumed his statement as ta the need
C of additional naval stations, 'when
' the navel committee again took Tip
' the yaHs and docks section of the
' naval bilL. Jt probably will take some
time.io reach the all important eon-
tniction provision in the. measure.
, Secretary Garrison laid, before the
oimnittee his-, formal artiitient In
lehalf f the administrnfios amy
plan ,which is designed to-giv'the
country a definite, military policTi. It
proposes the ereation of a mobile fed
era) force of more tban a million men
in s': years, aeenmnlation of a hnpre
reserve .of ammunition and equipment
and elaborate extension of the coast
defenses, the whole project involvjns;
and an annual War Department bud
get thereafter of more than $200,000
' 009 as compared with an average of
;"" $100,000,000 for the last few years..
"The integrity of the nation and
its very existence," .the ;; Secretary
ssidj, reading from a lengthy Estate-
:'. xnent he had prepared, "may depend
npon what is done in this, matter at
thia time. This great opportunity
will be lost unless a wise,' sensible and
1 practical policy is the result of the
j consideration and action of this Con-
grs." .
Beferring to the far spread mili
tary responsibilities of the nation,
" Tench inc into the insular possessions.
-. China, Alaska,, and the Panama Canal
, Zone Mr, Garrison added : u,:,.
' "We have determined and annonne
ed that the'.sovereigntr of the other,
' republics on , this hemisphere Sbal
-. remain inviolable, and must therefore
at all times stand ready to make good
our position in this connection. -.
He then quoted flares to show.;the
full strength of the nrmv on June 30
last 10593 officers and men of the
combs tant forces. 'and their present
: 4i"tribntion. V'To these should be ad
ded, he said, 1,183 officers and 17318
; men of the non-eombatant arms of
the service brineing ythe total nnm
W of federal troops up to 1.06,619.
He pointed out that the- iteh of pay
. alone made up approximately 50 per
cent, of the total proposed appropr'a-
: Jbe United States including Alas
ka, said the Secretary., is of greater
."area than tbe combined .total of Aus-
' tro-Huneary, Belgium, 5. the British
Tsle Bulgaria, k: Denmark, , France
German v, Greece, Italy, Japan. Por-
v'tniral, Russia in Europe). ; Spain and
Turkey in Europe, tbe total of these
;ress representing only 97 per cent.
'"f that of the United States, .
, Shevlin Left $3,580,000.
. Minneapolis, Jan. 5. -This . will of
Thomas L. Shevlin former Yale fwt
. ball starr who died here last week
after brief illness, waf filed' for
. probate today. His entire estate, es
, timated at $3,580)00, is left to his
widow and two children rvS- s : v
tv'Ew.'!, Cols Dad.'
' (STtst Am ariates Ftcw) A
Bay Citjt, Mich Jan." 6. Leonard
3. "King" Cole, piteher on the New
York Americans, , died at his home
hers today. '
msa Rirra ntTLiiro .
X21TER3 TEE COKTZST
Being Conducted by ' th Photoplay
Vagaain la Conjunction wttSi tit
World rila Corporation. ; ' " ,
Miss Buth Prvling. Concord has
contest being conducted by the Pho
toplay Magaxin"in eoaaunction'with
tbe World Film Corporation,
ii The proposition is to send eleven
young women to the studios' at Fort
Lea, New. Jersey, across -the ' rivsr
from' Hew, York Citi where they
will be given a thorough tryont as
film actresses, : AH pf their expenses
will be paid on this trip and if the
show any talent they will he riven
contracts for s period of not less than
one year at regular Salaries pai I to
stars..- rr:M."
l- , No. effort will be. spared to make
film Stars of these yonnar ''women.
Miss Lillian , Russell, and-William. A,
Brady are among the judges, of the
contest. Their experience and rep
utation alone aisami contestants of
every possible consideration v based
solely upon, ability. . a : 5
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2 1tb5sstocb: KABKE.
Initial Prices Point to Farther Spec
' vlstiT Uncertainty, v
V. 5 ' (Sly Th A rtrS Pi .it
Newr York, - Jsn.r 6. InitiaK prices
in the stock market pointed to fur
ther specalative uncertainty. - A new
factor of interest .waa injected ijy the
statement pf tbe bead of the United
States Steel - Corporation,- which
counseled caution, r United (States
SJeel opened at 87 1-8, a sallfra
tion over yesterday's heavy i close,
but" soon declined to 88 1-2 on larger
sales. " Other leading , aharea- were
disposed to sag. sfter ithejr irregular
opening, but declines were compara
tively nominal except in certain high
prices specialties, - General Motors
losing S points tor4Ift -Rail were
sliehtly- lower,
Erie. J
with .heaviness .in
?
A FURTHER SHABF-- 1 1
L ADVANCE Hff COTTON
March Bells' atl2.6I.lther Pjipei
Attracted Considerable BaalUlftfc
(Br Tka AmflM PiV i
Z: New York, Jan, .-r.rTirther sharp
advances in Liverpool, was.' followed
by an opening gain of two to. five
points in the' cotton market- here to
dav with March selling at -12.61-and
in?. while the demand waa by no
means active or genertT and prices
soon essed back te a little under last
nieht's closing flgureaw .with March
selling at 12.54 and May at 12.77.
Cotton futures" opened steady.
January,' 12.35; Marehi 12.60v May,
12.82: July 12.9B; and October 12.62.
CARRIES GUN8. .
Italian Steamer Arrives at New York
Carrying Naval Guns, -
(By The iMMtaM fill).-
New York. Jan. 6... .The Italian
lines ; Guiseppe Vwdi arrived. ... Jer
1J n VTanl. an Pal.
ermci carrying . two lfonr Inch navali
guns,, mounted in the stern. Passeng
ers said they understood . the Italian-
government had been responsible lor
the mounting of these guns.':
: After leaving Palermoon Decem
ber .24, all lights were carefully eon-;
cealed and .during, the daytime the
steamer covered a roundabout course
for the "purpose of avoiding hostile
submarines. -, :
:j T.; JU TO WEST DTDIES..
Colonel and Mrs. J Roosevelt Will
Leave New York February 16.
New York. Jan.. 6.-3oL.Tbeodore
lloosevelt will starts onrTebruary
15th on a -trip ,to tne w esi ; moies,
from which he will not return until
April it it was announced today.' e
will be accompanied .by Mrs Boose-
velt:s:;;;?hV.'i;v.
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WAR CREDIT OF 'H)
..J; I i. $100,000,000 appboved.
th Bulgarian Parliament Etartily
. v' Endorses JVP'::
' p' C( (Br The AmmmtmU TwrnmY'.-,.; ')
' London. Jan, 6.--A war credit of
one: hundred million dollars was env
thusiaStically approved ty the . pul
garian parliament, , says "', dispatch
to The Times irom Mioniw. Au
sections of the opposition voted with
the government. - ; . ; ;;
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; Seven hundred Ford -cart . s tbsnth
of 26 working day is the goal which
the- new assembling plant of the
Ford agency in Charlotte has deter
mined upon when it begins sssemb-
linf -the first ear withui tn - next
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five or six days. -r
ON TEE ITALIAN fRONT,
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Left to .right Prince Louis Napoleon,
, Italian Minister ot War, and General
the Italian armies, following tbe advance or the ftai;
-of tbe heights of Cadora. v:-"-- r r;AtJ
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; VISIT HIOUNT VERNON. A
Pan-American Delegates. Vsit tHoms
of Georf Waahington. v :
(JT.Tfce Awwciges Pre.)
Washington, Jan. 6. This was Pan-
American day . at f; Mount .Vernon.
mcucauy every delegate to trie ian?
American: Sc'.entiik. Congress' accept
edCtbs invitation to visit the. home
and tomb- (if. Wasltingony the.Amer-
rean.ii. wpoeg flogpr nore armies
lia ve-eew ewieientSfeto
perhaps than ny" jatnes.. ;
; PresldentiWilson wa'tovaadsi
the Congress tonight.- The demand
fsea been -oVeatth jn-
stead of the -PaAmerican Wilding
ha Pr.M iMV iW
hair Of the Dautersof the Ameri
can Revolution building;
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CaU for Nfubiial Bardt' Statements,
,::,v:.(Bri Aittditnl Pwi) 1 -:!
WaahjiaKtotu, Jan... 6. The " Comp-
troller ,of Currencv today . issued-a The deed was witnessed by a color
call to all National hanks, requiring ed girl employed by a neighbor. The
them to -report to him their condi-
:i it.. t:; :.f. Pu!
lion t lue ciobb ujl uusinebs un-f n-
dayj, December '31.'
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f iBatvltlria
. ASK THOSE WHO NAVE'JOINED HOW GOOD n MAKES I
:4frlEM FEELTO BE SAVIHG MONEY, i ' -
THEM YOU WILL' COMEJHkRND BRING IT YOUR .BOY
" OR GIRL AND JOIN. v j ' k - - - n
' IN B0 WEEKS t .-. t
:&: t.-":J1-CENT.CLUB
! - 1-GENT'CLUB
. r . , - t CENT CLUB PAYS 8.7i
- -lOiCENT CLUB PAYS U7.W
V - YOU CAN ALSO DEPOSIT EITHER 25 OR 50 CENTS, OR
- $1.00 EACH WEEK, ii . -
, . COME INW WILL TELL YOU ABOUT IT. - ? ',W
o;; COME IN AND GET A CHRISTMAS BANKING CLUB
BOOK FREE; '- - "
v att -w-t
' 7 ' . H I, inilUl'lllIIIUIM,..
the King ofiltal
General Znpelli,
jCadorna, om
der at chwf : of
troops from one
I ' TEfi
1CABXBT;
Failnr of Con
tioh of JUuaorS of
Ewer's IHah --Cans ' rrssh
Strength. U 'the Msjkst' .: '
(Br Ta Aim mt y . .
,f Chicago,' Jan.-' 6.-Wheat develop
ed fresh strength today influenced
by the faet'that rumora of the Kais
er's death had Vailed .to be eonflrnv
ed. The presence of a cold wave- and
the absence jof owproteetion,vei
lift- prices. ? The opening.' . which
If1,1?" , wyZ?J?aTA Va
H
"9. "9 kw
ecided. further gain, but then by
SnarP '
' W: Ei Johnson, for. 1 years post
master t .Ivor, Va.. and a Confed
erate veteran, cut his wife's throat,
brained her with an axe and then
Mew his" own head off with a shot-
gun at their home early t Sunday.
crime was attributed , to insanity.
rfA -1 J J u:
onnson was iu ywu. uiu ouu u
wife 15 years younger.
PAYS ,f .12.75 j
PAYS ' 2$.M .
Jmm lb. AtrrCumm
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WErAT
WAR BTTVATION TODAY. ;
I nasi ins Press Ansteiais EearQy.
nndt Pounding Heavily Oer
(IrltalMMbMrMi),
BmsUs pressor on the Austrian
line from. Volhynia southward . ta
Bnjiowina eon tinned heavy and offi
cial reports front both sides indicate
that the righting ia desperate, and
sanguinary ia character.
Reports of the . evacuation of
Caernowits,bir the Austrians, have
not. been confirmed, etrograd unof
ficial . advices today ' ' only . claiming
that the Russians have compelled the
city's defenders to fall back to their
secondary line. . . . . , t
The-French are pounding heavily
on the German trenches in the Cham
pagne, and 'between. Soissons and
Kbeims and claim to have inflicted
notable damages by the bombard
ment. - . . ; ... v
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STEAMER SINKS ZN OHIO
NBAS PARKERSBURG, W. VA.
Captain, Crew and Pusengers Arrive
On Special Train, r 1
1- ' Cr Tl linrhM 1W . .
Parkershurg, W. Va- Jan. 6. Capt.
Brady M. Berry and 62 of tbe pas
sengers snd crew of the " steamer
Kanawha, which " sank in the Ohio
river near here last night, arrived
here early today on a special train
sent out by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company to piek . up the
survivors scattered along four miles
of the river front on the West -Vir
ginia side.
Captain Berry said that although
h saw no one in the water and did
not know that any bad been lost he
felt that there had been fatalities and
he would. return to the scene to make
a thorough search oh ' the West Vir
gin. a snores. . The steamer collided
with s steel pier. " ' r ':.'-'
PARTY LAST EVENING.
M- Dusenbery Bostea at ait Ele-
x - ganfly Appointed Erent. ; t
Another delightful social event of
given last- avemng oy aiir kuowu
Dusenbery at kr home on West De
pot street. The spacious home was
appropriately , decorated for ' the
evnet. Tables were provided in the
parlor and library and set back' wis
played. The hours Were from 9 M
11, and. about ZQ-guests were present.
Following . the game refreshments
were served. The ont-of -town guests
included Miss . Pauline Davis,, . pof
Charlotte, who wiH be the guest of
the hostess for several days. -;
STEAMER DESERTED.
Greek Steamer Thessaloniki Left In
- a Sinking Conditioa. ,
B)r Tb Awrtotf Pf m)
New" York, Jan. 6. The passengers
snd erew of the Greek jsteamer Thes
sajoniki are on their way to this
port today, having abandoned, the dis
abled liner and left here, it is believ
ed: in a sinking condition, more than
300 miles southeast of Sandy Hook.
The -300 passengers are aboard the
Greek steamer. Patris, while the crew
found refuge on the anchor line Peru
gia, bound from Genoa and Gibraltar
to . New York. ;
ANOTHER AMERICAN
. ; " .. - IS MISSING.
Ry. H. S. Salisbury, of Washington,
.: - Sailed on th Persia. ;
V (Mr The AmmtmU Piw
i Washintrton. Jan. 6. The 1 Bev.
Homer S. Salisbury, of this city, tbe
Seventh Day Adventist missionary
superintendent for India, who sailed
on . the liner Persia for Jdarseilles,
ia eiven nn for lost in a report which
the Peninsular and Oriental line , lias
transmitted to the American embas
sy in London. The report waa trans
mitted to day to the State -depart
OOU) WAVE TODAY.
WBi Oontinn Tonight and Triday
From v' Mississippi to Atlantic
(Sly The Slielati rraa) -
Washington, Jan. 6. A moderate
cold wave prevailed today and. will
continue tonight and Friday, to the
Mississippi river,, eastward to' the
Atlantic eoastt the cold wave extend
ing southward to theJGulf States.:
v Bearing a Child Lahor Bill. '.
(Br Th Aaaeeiata Tmm.
Washingtoa. Jan. 6,-r-The' Senate
committee on labor announced today
that: beginning next Monday . hear
inM on child labor bills willi be held.
Ex-Governor W. W. Kitchkin,. of
North Carolina, will be among the
ehild labor advocates to appear be
fore the. committee. a ," :
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MASON'S ANNUITY.
of
Important Changes ia Constitution
Interest to Masons.
Atlanta, Ga Jan. 5. Tbe. Ma
son's Annuity, a fOQjD.OOO order,
with members throughout the entire
south, has just announced important
changes in its constitution that mill
be of interest to all Masons. It re
lates to tbe readjustment of its cer
tificates. Members are now given
the option Of sending in their pres
ent certificates and having a new one
Hsoed. calling for the same dues
hitherto paid v. with- the same death
and disability benefits with an an
nuity payable, to one 'a beneficiary
for seven years at least, and so much
longer thereafter as the available
funds will pay it, but without tbe
old age provision. ..
Or, if one prefers, be may ex
change his present certificate for a
new one, carrying tbe same benefits
it now provides, hut with increased
dues to meet the standard required
by the present law.
It is Stated .that fully one-third of
the member have already -made the
exchange of ! certificates, and now
that the actuary: baa completed his
calculations and a time limit has
been fixed by the - supreme lodge,
others are required & decide by the
25th of the present month, which op
tion they prefer. !
' The Masons'' Annuity is the oldest
institution ofats kind in America,
and -the only, southern fraternal or
der founded in the spirit of Free
Masonry and operated by Masons.
exclusively. for Masons.. It beean
without a penny and has met dollar
for dollar every demand . upon its
treasury, aggregating : over $700,000,
accumulating in the meantime for the
protection of its members the sum of
$900,000 in assets. Checks for more
than $35,000 per quarter are sent to
the. widows and' orphans of deceas
ed masons with "clock-like regularity.
The . supreme lodge of the ' order,
which is located in - Atlanta, in its
handsome office faiilding, is compos
ed of, John B.-Diekev. supreme pres
ident v" Thomas H. Jefferies. supreme
vice. president;-James L. Mavson, di
rector, Atlanta;. Robert E.' Edwards.
soprano cBtaryijnjiqrgy M." Na
pier, supreme counsellor; juiiver ma
VfcTCsv- director. Mend'an. Mass.:
Charles Normal! direct"". At
lanta: Daniej A. Own, "dim-fvi
Birmingham, Ala.; Samuel
director," New Orlearlg, La. -
Wlf
rertiliier Formula For Corn and Cbt-
' ;,"'.;vx, ton.
Those farmers who want to use a
complete fertilizer for corn and cotr
ton, and find those mixtures contain
ing potash too high in price, may use
the fololwing with very satisfactory
results, especially in the Piedmont
and mountain v sections of the State
where tbe soils contain a high per
centage of insoluble potash: ' '
One ton of ground limestone or man
should he used broadcast to the acre
and plowed or harrowed into the soil
at once, followed, at planting time,
with 100 pounds in the. drill of the
following mixture. ' :
Six hundred pounds of ground lime
stone or marl; 400 pounds of 16 per
cent, phosphate, and 200 pounds of
Cotton seed meal or some other amon-
iated goods carrying an equal amount
of nitrogen.: T
By using the above applications
the soil will receive from 1920 to 2160
pounds of lime or calcium carbonate,
about 68 pounds of -available phos
phate and about 1 pounds of availa
ble nitrogen to the acre, with a small
amount of potash if the cottonseed
meal is used. For best results this
entire abount should, "as a rule, go
on an acre but the amount of this
mixture may be increased or decreas
ed according to the varying fertility
of the soils.-.:.--
i In addition to supplying an essen
tial plant food in itself, the lime will
react with the insoluble potash, phos
phate, and nitrogen of the soil ' and
render a portion of these elements
available, for the growing crops. In
deed, lime is now fooked upon as
real fertfliscr for all crops, and es-
necially for those of the legume fam
ily, such as clovers,- vetches; beans,
-seas alfalfa and so on.- I
i The Commissioner of Agriculture
will ; furnish ground limestone -; and
marl to the farmers r tne Mate at
the lowest possible :sst-but they
must get their orders in early to get
them filled on time. -
' JAS. U BURGESS
' , ' '-. State Agronomist.
Approved! ' W. A. Graham, Com
missioner of Agriculture. "
It is stated that the British gov-
rment h spent $60)00.00 . inl , "n to to C it'
America for. horses since; the . out- t. ...
break of th war. - - .- , -
.The tongn pare ox poor iitue oeroia
is that shell probably have to
through the ordeal of being recap
tured. - .
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sediai:.
NO PROOF YET THAT TEE r:
"SIA WAS TORPEDOED.
:n::.
Ambatsadeg Fcnfleld Ha Pres.
This Government's Bequest i
Information as to the Destr?
of th Persia," but Has Ee,
: No Reply Only .Evidence t
Persia Was Torpedoed Was I
of An Officer of the Persia, V
. Says H Saw th Wak of a T -pedo.-General
Situation to I
Considered by Senate Committee.
(Br The iwidrtel rrcaa) '
Washington. Jan. ' 6. AmbcssaJ
Penfield cabled today-he had preen '
ed informally to the Vienna fori .
office the . American Government '
request for .any. information on t'...
destruction of the British liner Per
sia and at the time of filing his dis
patch, had i-eceived no Jfeply. '
American Consul Carrels, at Alex
andria, reported that, the afflilaviu
he had gathered'; from; the PersU
survivors give no more proof 'that a
submarine torpedoed the liner or
regarding its . nationality' than were
contained in his first dispatches. :
" So far the only actual statement
endeavoring to prove that the ship
was '.torpedoed eame from one of the
officers of the ship, , lie said he saw
whflt he thought' was the wake of a
torpedo,: No submarine, was seen tt
anytime.'5 -"''v. ."'":'.;.; :' .- '''
The general international ' situa
tion, including' the crisis' and the re
lations "between 'the'' Vnited 'Sua. ;
and the. Centraf powers Over sub
marine warfare, will be . considere 1
at a meeting tomorrow of the Sens-.-,Fo1h''4teJeensr;;ra
meeting has been, called by. Qiairmaa
Stone, s - - . ; -'.- . :
The committee had" before it to-
iday mass-or matter oeenpg upon
ureal rsncain uuiuiu mtiwuirai
shipping and negotiations with Ger
many over submarine , warfare. The
information was Bent by-' Secretary
Lansing in response ' to Senate res
olution. All available data on thf
destruction of the British steamer
Persia, also is said to be, before t'
committee, --i' .!;;: - "v'-..'.
President Wilson and Secret.
Lansing still .were, without def.r
information npoii which ;ort'cial s
tion in the crisisr arising " from i
Persia, incident, is to be biased
. Washington, Jan. 6. " . The '.. '
Department probably will take
with the Italian governmeiit '
question Of guns mounted on the I
er Giuseppe Verdi, with a view
having the pieces dismounted be".
the ship leaves American waters.
WILL THOROUGHLY.
, . . ;.' .CANVASS" SUV '-T15,
Before Appointing a Succe )r
, Juitic Lamar. -
tnr Th AMoelatcd PreaO
' WaBhineton, Jan. 6. Pi '
Wilson'told callers today that I
appo.nting a successor to the late
preme Court Justice lmar ne v
tborougniy canvass me situation
hear - srguments or delefratims
candidates to present, ' He- Fu
wanted to get the best man m
country for the place. ', ;
Telegrams nnd letters lndijrs a
rious candidates were received of
White-House today in large V
and Senators Simmons and
of North Carolina, called to t .
President of the qualities J
William B." Allen,, of the St . : e
preme Court.- .
- Former President Tatt ai
endorsed by many messages i
at the White House.' .
. Daily Opportnnil' j.
Opportunity does not sir
knocking once in a life time
around every day. 1 , '" ; '
Turin to the advertising -
newspaper today or any day
will see: its message. .;.-'
1 Yon will see advertisipj; t'
a way to satisfy wants.
Yon sritfisee' business j
every kind--the - voice of
-ZlZr:. 1
. to you.
go I
. Beware of the
bombs.
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