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II If jjj ' ASSOCIATED - J jzxzs m . D1ST ATCILES. 5 IIIIIIIHlti: J Tcsr I - v vxvn m BDNl- -iiv- Vi TOOAT. at ! VOLUME XVIII. CONCORU. N. C, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER. 1917 i. n rTTTTTrn i. finiw sal rsiifsmis Price Five Cents. NO. 75. i - m. testi::q:iy co:xluded i:i meajis case akd theargu:.;eiit of counsel is beguh State Rested This Morning And Arrangement , Was Completed Among Coun " sel for Speches in Case. SOLICITOR SUMS UP FOR PROSECUTION He is Followed By Judge Frank Osborne for the De fense. All Lawyers Are to Speak in the Case. The 11 ft pent h day of the trial of Oat ton B. Means began tbia morn Ins at 0:43 o'clock, with only about a score of spectators In the court room, besides those Interested in the case. Solicitor Clement arose and offered as evidence a check dated December l.t, 1015, on the Irving National Bank in favor of Mm. Mary C. Marvin, for .'W.000, signed by Mrs. Maude A. King (then Maude A. Chance), "another check on the same bank, dated Decern Iter 20, 1910, in favor of Mrs. Msude A King for $71)6.18, also several let ters already discussed in the trial. -- After a . discussion by counsel on both sides In the absence of the jury, the court allowed the defense to recall Captain Bingham to toll of the tests lie saw Captain Jones make at the spring relative to placing a 25 Colt au tomatic In the forked sycamore tree. He was not,allowed to tell that half an hour later, the defendant made the same test successfully without halt ing in the presence of several witness es. The court held that at this time It would not be proper to allow auch evidence to lie admitted. The defense stated that If it could not present the latter testimony it would not re call the witness. Attorney Frank Armfleld asked In behalf of the defendant, that the court exclude from consideration in this case, the testimony offered by Witness es A. H. Melville, W. D. Rockefeller, A'. Leonard Johnson, W. R. Todd, Howell, M. K. Ritchie. Mrs. Anna L. Robin son. Van Htory. K. F. Mack,' E. h. Roach and Garrison- together with all exh hits, so far as testified to by said witnesses, "ami the exhibits bearing on ftnnncliil transactions between the de fendant and the deceasetl or concern ing her property with whlchhe was deullng, and so far as tends to show . einlieszleuient, if It does so tend. The court theujjiformed counsel that ' it would allow no reference in the argument to the letal proceedings by which the papers were taken from the Newliork apartments, relative tto me legai.ry oi siren prmwiuiipi. , i . J,,fl. Wank I. Osborne The court also stated it woukl allow - . TT?vr U80 , no reflection on any witness from out- ?M& Frank L Osborne, for the de slde this State, further than that their! feuse made the first speech to the Jury, testimony conflicts with that of other . He told of the reputation the defendant witnesses. Mr. Causlcr wanted to j has always borne among his acquatn know whether they would be permitted tances, from earliest childhood..' up to refer to the fact that some of the l-through CoUege, and later when he witnesses came voluntarily to testify left his home, as shown by the many against the defendant, without having been served with papers forcing them to attend the court. The court stated that this fact could be admitted in the argument. ' .-.' Molicitor Clement announced that the States would have live speeches, "and the defense stated they would ; have eight. The speeches were arranged so that the State would speak, followed by two speeches by the defense, the final speech to lie nude by the State. . - When the Jury returned. Judge Cllne announced that all evidence had been introduced, and that argument would , now be taken up, - Solicitor Hsyden Clement at 11 :05 o'clock began the first- speech for the state, He'commended the Jury for- its patience for the last two weeks In list ening to the evidence. He also told of his appreciation of the help of'Aslst ant District Attorney Doollng ftrthls cisc. In Investigating the -mysterious death of a citisen of that state, saying It was his hope that the great state of North Carolina would soon be able to look after the welfare of its cltlsens as well as the great Empire State Is doing. . ' :, The three verdicts that the Jury can render, the solicitor said, are guilty of ' murder In the first degree; guilty of murder in the second degree; or hot guilty. . The state of North Carolina contends for a first degree verdict In 1006 Mrs. King bad In her name $835,000, beside a life interest In a trust fund of $-100,000. She created a . trust fund for her mother and Drotn - -era. gave her sister $100,000 in a gift and paid Attorney flieivine a tee oi $100,000, leaving her about $420,000. Slie put $238,000 of this into a trust fund, leaving her about, $150,000. This sum lasted her In Paris and elsewhere, for nine years. After she met Means, $185,000 was squandered In one year. When Means met Mrs. King, said the sneuker, he was destitute and In debt. He soon moved Into, palatial quarters. Soon afterward the trust fund In the , Woodruff Trust Company was dhsolv- ed, and out of which her debts were paid $8,000 to her business manager ana a balance of about $140,000 deposited In the Irving National bank. The last : of that fund was checked out in a '"' year, the amount being only $706.48. . As the bank o. k. of Mrs. King grew . smaller, the o. k. of Mrs, Julie P. Means grew larger. A total of $36,600 was deposited to Mrs. Means account in the first three months after the trust fund wss dissolved. ' .'. Another .party was sharing In this money Mrs. Mary C. Melvin, sister of the dead woman. The amount Mrs. Mel vln received was $35,000, as shown by check In evidence. . Mrs. Means also had an o. k. In the - Corn Exchange bank, In which was de noslted S60.000. - The loan of $25,000 secured by the defendant for the rubber venture has - never been paid, said the solicitor, al though In Mrs. Means o. k. was plenty ' of money to pay the note. If be paid hrr In bills, why did be not take a re ceipt the same ss he had done ill other matters, according to mi own teau moiiv? .! '. ' ': . .' ' The mouth!' reports made to Mm King, ssid Mr. C'letncnh. wcrs mads only nntll the fall of 1813. antil tba de fendant had won the confidence of Mrs. King, and so trace of subsequent reports had ever been found. After spending 1185,000 la a rear, the defendant needed more money, and he thought of the trust fund of Mrs Anna L. Robinson. He tried to secure a loaa on this but could not. On De cember ,13 he brings In papers signed by Mrs, King and Mrs. Robinson, dis solving the old lady a trust fund. Whether or not that feeble mother signed that paper does cot matter, said he. Who would sign away every thing that they had? The drafts for 1,000 given, her each month were for the purpose of deceiving her Into be lieving the fund was still good. Since September 4th no more money has been received by her. On September 16th he took some of the securities taken from Mrs. Robin son's trust fund to the Illinois Trust Company and borrowed $.'15,000. At an other bank he borrowed $15,000, giving other securities from the fund. At the Merchants Loan and Trust Company he borrowa $-'tO,000 on stocks and sign ed by Mrs King. All the $80,000 was deposited In the Illinois Trust and Sav ings bank to bis own personal o. k. This fund wss checked out partly in paying his personal o. k's. $10,000 giv en to Mr&Jdelvin, thousands of dol lars to W. K. Patterson, and the bal ance of $34,000 to O. B. Means. The cotton speculations alleged to have been carried op with Mrs. King aa a partner, said the solicitor, was not borne out by a single written line by her business manager, who was so careful In this respect The mortgage of $31,000 given by W. R, Patterson was not in the name of Mrs. King but of Gaston Means. It was given on land for which he had paid $3,000; and against which there was a prior mortgage of $1,300, and it was given In order that Patterson could escape suit by King, Farnum & Co., and Mlnoprio Company on o. It. losses on the cotton market i . - After about 4 1-2 days on the wit ness stand, the prisoner had to admit that only about $11,000 in cash re mained of Mrs. King's money, which was not enough to last them two months. For about 3 1-2 days of the time on the stand he was giving his direct testimony, but during all that time, only about forty-five minutes was devoted to telling about the death of a woman near a lonely spring, the only person with her at the time be ing her business manager. . The testimony of the experts, Bur melster, Hchultae and Wilder was taken up. The best that Dr. Wilder could say was that It was "within the range of possibility" for. Mrs. King to have shot herself. The younger, doctors were more outspoken in rnelr opinions, but they were not in the class with the others named. The speech1 was brought ciog at 11 :10 o'clock. witnesses who came here to testify for him. - v "the best rule for telling whether a. person would do a deed like this, Is to apply the question to youself. said the lawyer and see if you would do auch a thing. . . The solicitor, said Judge Osborne, had. argued that they nod found a mo tive In financial difficulties, but If this were the case, why did the state con tinue to look further for a -motive?. The validity of the second will would not have any bearing on the case, he M an1 His iwaann Mrs. Robinson was brought into court was simply, to excite the pity oi tne jury, ana sue uiu not have any testimony bearing on the case. s The disposition of Mrs. King's money hv herself had no bearing on this case. When Gaston Means became her busi ness manager, she had run tnrougn with her ready cash, and decided to get her money at the Woodruff Trust Company. Thla money was deposited In Mrs. lung's o. k. and coum not oe spent without her consent Out of this amount all that Gaston Means re ceived waa $8,000 that was due him. and $25,000 which he borrowed, ana for which he gave his note, also en dorsed by Mrs. Means, , so that the money would be paid to Mrs. King. The Robinson Trust fund waa pro perly dissolved on the strength of pa pers properly signed by her in the presence of notary public, he said, rhe $80,000. gotten from this fund wa nut In the name of Means. Out of the securities sold oy one ox tne pants $3,000 more was realised by tne Dana and added to the amount in tne nana, The. sacculations in cotton were carried on, he said, by a partner-ship of Mrs. King. Means and w. it rat- tenon. The latter, after tne loss was sustained under his management of fered a deed to his plantation to re imburse the loss. Mrs. King refused to take it Mr. Patterson ihen made over deed of trust for $31,000 and turned it over to Mrs. King's business mansser. who endorsed it to Mrs. King. The account was put In the name of Moans because of the fact that she had creditors abroad who were filing suits against her. Some of these were small but Dr. Chance was atiu living ana threatening to bring suit for more money. Tne money arawn out oi tne bank when they left Chicago can au be accounted for. A motive must be shown, said Judge Osborne. In order to convict a man on clrcumustantlal evidence, and there has been shown so far absolutely none. Court adjourned until 2 o'clock. when the Judge will finish his argu ment to the Jury. . : . TUESDAY' AFTERNOON'S PRO-' ! . CEEDING8. ' ' Wten court convened at". '9 o'clock Detective William Jones was asked to tell the Jury what was found in the closet of the Means' apartments on Kept ember IS. He stated that he had found a detectaphone and also a .32 calibre tarset pistol, with a quantity of ammunition. A later examination rhnwad that two smsll holes bsd been bored through Hie partition betnrrn the rlissf ef Mesas apartments and the adjiHsag apartment of Mrs. Met via. lie ss discovered 1a the apart ments of aW Melvla where tb wires had ba eac The 0f dm i objected to al silds ' regarding the- detaeta pbeae, but taw objection -waa overrul ed by the coast. , The wit new . cross Ttaatiaetion by Mr. Cannier, sbU that wbca ho first went to the Mean apartment the door was opened! by Heavy Delicti. ' A police officer -was sitting la the dlnfmr room when tba witness arrived. 'Thm offi cer stayed there from 4:50 p. nt. until 10 e'dock that evening; Witness aald he waa armed according to police- reg ulations. . 1 . i i All night the witness was in 1 the Means apartments with 'Mr. Dm) lag. and waa handed papers from time to time by Mr. Deitch or Mr. Doollng. A examined none except those handed t him. Thla confined until about 8 auj nu The first orders that the witness received were to go toMhe apartments of Mrs. King and see that nothing Was removed. - . The papers taken from the Means apartment were put Into an automo bile, and carried to the grand Jury where they remained until the end of the session, with the exception of the time they were In the office of th district attorney, where they were taken after each session of the arsnd Jury, which met each day from ll until 1 o clock. The papers at the office were examined by Mr. Doollng, the witness snd Detective John Cunnlff. The agent of the Department of Justice was-not known by the witness, who had not seen him sine. The visit to the apartments about the 22nd waa made after the furniture had been re moved from the ' apartments. The small holes through the walls were dis covered on this trip. There wss no way to tell how long these holes had been bored through. The letters the witness received from Afton Means were turned over, he said, in response to a subpoena from the grand Jury. Tbey were six letters from Mrs. Melvin, four for Mrs. King and four for Mrs. Chance. The letters were turned over at the district attorney's office to Mr. Dool lng- Witness said he was here on or ders from headquarters, and this was the first time he had been sent out side of New York States as a witness in a case. On re-direct '. examination the wit ness set up the detectaphone and de monstrated how it was operated. On cross examination the witness said it violated no law for a person to own a detectaphone. - ' . , Jay L. Cannon. Jay ' I,. Cannon,' the next witness, stated that on the night of the trag edy he saw Afton Means in front of a moving picture show. v Afton came up to the show and asked if nis people were In the theatre. He asked Miss Frances Young to tell thenr to come out. ' While' wafting there the; witness asked Afton how the accident happen ed, and Afton replied that'. Mrs. King was whirling the automatic around on her finger "like a fool wooniau," and It went off and shot her. : ,:.'Miss Frances Voung. - 4 Miss Frances Young stated '-that on August 21), she wis tn Hie" otfled-"at!TBe Pastime Theatre and overheard a con versation had by Afton.Means and Jay Cannon. She went inside the snow' and told Mr. Means Afton wanted him.; On her return to the ticket' office sh saw Afton making gestures and sujr- tug that Mrs. King was whirling the! ulstol around on her linger "like a UlMi'l milium uci muli j fool woman," and it went off aud shot-It her.. Capt W illiam A. Jones. , Cant. William A. Jones, pistol ex pert of the ; New York police force, ur.. tha imvt- wltiioott nullpit. For over V was the next witness called. For over thirty years he has been In the police service of New-York city. ; From 181)5 to 1011 he was in charge of the pistol school for training policemen. In this capacity he had . to teach every man the care and use of pistols, in isuo there were about 6,000 of the police men, but in 1808 in Greater New York there were about 10,000. Reloaded all their own cartridges, using about 6,000 cartridges per day in the train ing of 300 policemen daily.. He stated that he Is familiar with every make of pistol. The Colt automatic uses only cartridges using the "Bull's Eye" smokeless powder. AU cartridges made for these automatics by tne oinerenc ammunition factories use the same kind of powder. This powder is made bv a secret formula. The witnes stated tnat an automatic Colt 25 calibre could not be fired without pressing the trigger and the rear safety simultaneously. - He was asked to show why the pistol could not be fired otherwise. For this, purpose he exhibited to the Jury a photograph. of the working parts In a 2S Colt au-i tomatlo. He also exhibited a 2a Colt automatic, with part of the outside cut away to show the operation of the Darts. -He then took the pistol offered in evidence, ana snowea mat an automatic Colt cannot be .cocked without pressure on the rear , safety or" guard. Asked whether or not tne , pisioi, could be discharged by falling or be-, ing dropped, the witness saw it couui not be discnargea tnat way., When a .25 Colt automatic, Is fired, the empty shell Is ejected, from , the; side, while the Dunet ana tne ourning amm mmik thrnnirh the muzzle. ' No . .. . gas or oil Whatever escapes rrom tne side where the shell is ejected. It can be made to ao SO oy weaaeuuig or shortening the mainspring. The spring In the pistol offered in evidence as me one that killed Mrs. King was appar ently In good condition, and in the opinion of the witness itwouiu eject no smoke or oil witn tne empty cart' rldens. He stated that he had held a white piece. of paper around a 25 Colt automatic and area tne piswu jxo mark was made on the paper by gas or nil escaDing with the ejected shell. Four of these tests were made, and the onlv mark made on ' the white sheets of paper was that made by the shell when It struck against the pa per, In firing with a .25 Colt automatic the witness said that the hair was sinred when the mussle waa held IH Inches away from 'the head. He also produced some papers, showing-pow der grains maae oy nnng tae puu ai vsrlous distances. The testa were made on blanks us ed for official tests, These showed marks bf powder grains Indenting the paper at a distance ox twenty inenea. The witness said be bad also fired a .26 Colt automatic Into human flesh, and evhlblted tit flenh to the, Jury. The first show wis at JMauit one Inch, t be Beit at two Inches. ths third at four Incites, the fourth at atx laches. Oa ear of these could be seen the Imbedded) powder grains. The hypothetlcst quesUoa was ask ed the witness-, who stated that tn his opinion It would be , impossible for a pemon to self Inflict auch wound, acci dentally or Intentionally. ' . Oa September 22 the wftneas said bj visited H Lack welder spriag and while there attempted to' auks' a 3S Colt automatic pistol He m the' forks of the hollow sycamore tree. ICach time It would fsll ut By balsncing the pis tol with care. It eookl be aiada to tie In the forks farthest from' the spring. Since that time he said ne has seen the place twice, and tile . crotch of the tree has been whittled out, so that a pistol wlU lie In It - The witness said fiat two weeks ago i be had fired a pistol nine times in the ourt room In making teats, catching lthe bullets In cotton , batting. The ; State asked that he be allowed to take 4be pistol offered la evidence and de jnoustrate to the Jury whether or not ' the pistol In question would mske smoke or smudge stains when tba shell is ejected. The defense objected to this motion, saying that the condition of the pistol and the condition of the atmosphere in .the court room were not ' similar to the conditions prevailing at the spring at the time of the trs tedv. The defense also cod tended thati the pisiui auuuiu oe xresmy oiieu. "Ml nap i Ritchie waa sent for and he oiledttae -pistol the same as It was last oiled by Jilm. The cartridges for the test Were ("to oe tnose made by (he Union Met allic I -Cartridge Company,: the same being: the 1 kind of cartridge taken from the pis tol at the coroner's inquest. The ob jection was overruled and the jury was brought back Into the court room. The following witnesses tor the de fense? were then 'heard, having Just' ar rived. '".-' r ; Mr. Lewis. ' : Mr. Lewis, of Statesvllle. said that Immediately .after the preliminary be had visited Blackwelaer spring. There Dr. Burmelster-. had a 25 automatic which the witness took and placed it in the forks of the sycaoore tree. ; The pistol did net fall out He did, not notice any bark had been cut out of the forks.. Oci cross! examination the witness said bje did not know whether or not the automatic was a Savage automatic. f -; . J. A.' Hartnees. ) ' J. A. Hartnetts, of Statesvllle. aald he was at Blackwelder spring . with Mr. Lewis and also made the experi ment of placing the' automatic pistol in the forks .of 'the sycamore tree. Caot Capt. Joneit' then Resumed ; the wit ness stand, j He waa handed the Colt .25 calibre 'automatic pistol bearing the serious iiumUer 107,683, and was instructed to make the tests in' the presence of the jury! a sheet of pa per was held over the top of the pistol while it was flrejd.j The Jurors got where they could e how the paper and gun were heldj. -No smudge what ever was made on lthe hand of the wit hers, and the shejet .of .paper shewed no discoloration rhatev'er, : On cross examination Mr. Cnnsler asked the witness if Jie could, fire the .pistol, holding bls2-f1)unib on the tilg ger. Witness said he had made such 'experiments, using: another person to assist htm. He waa asked whether any discoloration could be obtained holding the pistol in such a position, and the witness replied it absolutely could not The cross examiner got the witness to say that he had been suggesting to uita buiilu.ii ijuenu uiin wi ins HHlieu I endant witnesses, and that this was tne solicitor questions ho lie anted de- i In case the experts on the stand gave tes timony thnt would not conform' with what be thought were the facts of the case. Relative to the experiments for singed hair which the witness ' per formed on a calf b head, but had not fired into, n switch of false liulr. Court adjourned until 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. COMPELLED TO YIELD AIR TO THE ITALIANS. German . ' And Austrian Fleet Out- j classed by That of the Italians. ' (By International News Service.) Rome, Bee. 12. British and- French aviators now fighting with the Ital ians and the Austro-German positions along the Piave river and on the Asiago plateau, are kept under a continuous bombardment from the sky. Although the German and Austri-Hungarians as- eembled at mighty fleet of air craft on the Italian front they; have been com pelled to yield the air to the Italians who now hold complete supremacy. Bombarding sent out from the Italian mllltary aerodromes frequently contain more than one hundred machines. . ' ) Italian ; sailors are helping to work the artillery and a great army duel rages on the front from the Adriatic to Trentlno. Vast quantities of gas and tear shells are being .used. ; Efforts by the Austro-Hungarians to force a crossing of the Piave river at the delta has failed completely, owing to the gallant resistance of the 'Ital ians. Although outnumbered the Ital ians threw , back the toe . j NUMBER OF DEAD AT . ' ; HALIFAX IS 1300 Between 8400 and 8,000 Were Made Blind by the Explosion. ; (By International News Service.) ' Halifax, N. 8., Dec. 12. Revised estimates today place the number of dead here aa the result of last Thurs day's explosion and disaster following at l,80OT Eight hundred are known to be dead and it is believed tnat not more than 1,000 or possibly 900 bodies yet lie under the debris. - Between 8,. 000 and 6,000 persons are totally blind or partly aa Over two thousand chil dren are orphaned. It is estimated that five hundred bouses are wrecked beyond : repair. around Ave hundred were totally de stroyed and 1,000 partially wrecked and can be restored. ' reo. " , , (Br The AssMated Press) - ' Columbia, 8. C, Dee, 12. An inch layer of snow and Ice covered Colum bla this morning, and practically all towns in the northern and central por tion of this State reported a precipi tation of three or four, inches during the night. The snow here was not heavy enough to interfere with the traffic. , Mr. Hoover might score a point in food conservation If ha would suggest how we eoiild aUmlnat tba petflfwoirn English' ppartowi :; v , - . e:g explosion at iKGTOUfL Oo curred Shortly Before 8 O'clock This Morning. i Fire Broke Out in One of . Most Darigerbus Plants. ONE MAN KILLED I BTHE EXPLOSION Blaze of Unknown Origin v Starts in Shell Loading , Hause Where Dangerous 1 Shells Were Loaded. . (Br .The ImHiai riw) Wilmington. Ded. De. 12. A ter- itlfflc bomb exploded shortly before 3 or lock mis morning wlth shells fly ing In every direction around New castle and vicinity. 'Fire broke out in one of the most dangerous shell load ing plans of the etbelebem Bteel Co, about a mile below New Castle, x blaze of .unknown origin started In the shell loading house in which was stored 4,600 anslls loaded with T. N. T. caie of the -most violent of all exposives and 30,000 vmpty shells. The fire had scarcely started when contents of the loaded. shells began to fly in ever direc tion.. itae-man Theo Jacobson of Harrison, New Jersey, the chief of the guard. was stilled his head being blown off by wne of the shells. 3k far as could be learned no other pnsgu was hurt UNITED STATES PATROL BOAT IS SINK Was in Collision With Two Other Ves sels. Crew Saved. (By International News Service.) '.An Atlantic Port, Dec 12. An Unit ed States patrol boat has been sunk n ear her in a collision with two oth er vessels, the identity of which has not yet been established. Wireless dis patches state that the crew of the pa trol boat were saved and a great deal of her equipment removed before she was sunk. Only the most meagre de tails of the collision were contained in the radio message telling of the disaster. - AUSTRIAN BATTLESHIP V TORPEDOED AND SUNK Sinking Occurred Sunday Night AU : -m the Crew Saved. ' '" (Br The Assoolated Piws) - Ixmdon.Dec 12. -The Austrian bat- lshlp'Wlen was oti)edoed and sunk sunaay nignc, according to a Vienna official statement, received in Amster dam and forwarded by the Central News Agency. , All the crew were saved. . The battleship WIen displaced 5,512 tons and was laid down In 1893. She had a complement of 441 men. Her largest guns were four 11.4 Inches and six 5M inches, and she had four torpe do tubes above water. DEMAND PROMPT AND SEARCHING INQUIRY. In Hie Battle of Southern End of Cam- bral Salient November 30. (By The Associated Press) London, Dec. 12. The Times this' morning prints conspicuously an edi torial demanding a prompt and sear ching inquiry Into the battle of the Southern end of the Cambrai salient On November 30, and the following day, owing, it says, to disquieting first hand amplifications of the1 censors accounts. These are said to include charges of blundering and the assertion that the British were caught unready. Germany Suffered Omit Disaster the " Part Month. " London. Monday. Dec. 101 Cfer- manv suffered a disaster comparable with a very serious military defeat iti the explosion last month which destroyed the Griesheim chemical works near Frankiort-onithe-Main, one of the greatest munitions fac tories in the world, according to a statement issued todav by the press bureau. It is said to be impossible to reconstitute the works during the war. The' statement, adds that soon er or later Germany must show1 on her fightim? fronts the effects of this staggering blow. Soldiers Cannot Oo Home Christmas (Br The Aaaeelated Prsasl Washington, Deo. 12. Men of the National Army will' not be : given Christmas furloughs unless thev live within trolly distance, the department has decided. . "-' Secretary Baker in an announce ment today summed the harmful effect a Greneral leave would have on camp discipline and the heavy 'burden it would throw on the railroads as a reason for the department's action. Oan. AUenby Enters JarnssJam on Foot (By The .isss stated Press) London, Dec. 12. Premier Lloyd George announced in the House of Commons that Gen. AUenby, the Bn Ish commander in Palestine, entered Jerusalem on foot Tuesday. - Seven Inches at Raleigh. (Br Ths AMclat piwMi . Raleigh, Dec. 12. This city Is blank eted this morning with seven inches of snow. The fall began at 8 o'clock hist night and continued until 0 o'clock this morning. . It la the heaviest snowfall here in a number of years. . ;; Armistice Signed at Jassy. (Br The AsaMlstea Pr ' ' ; Jassy, Rumania, Monday, December 10. Official announcement was made today Of the signing of an armistice, In accordance with which . hostilities were suspended, at 10.30 yesterday, until Tanner notice, . ; s : . If you see bar standing pensively siw aiwfmmuiny rnatn 'the m . 8lTrR.C1.STS BEGIN THEIR SESSION'S. Oaeaaac at Meet Marked ay l a- BaraatM Katlnadaasa, nssulngtoa. Dee. 12. Following nearly a week of preliminary wars, the furty-iduUi annual coaveatkm ut the National American Woman suffrage Aasodatbm held Its first regular ses- woa in rou s Theatre Mils afternoon. The opening of the gathering was marked by scenes of uu paralleled en thusiasm. Every available seat on the orcneeua noor was occupied with dele gates, many of whom had Journeyed from distant parts of the country to lend their voice to the proceedings. Onlookers filled the galleries of the nouse. and among the number were the wives and daughters of mui nnv uiinmi w we omciai ure oi tne nation. Rev. Anna Howard- Hiiaw of Phila delphia, honorary president of the as sociation and one of the famous pioneer workers in the cause, was greeted With prolonged SDDlause as aha tank ner seat on the stage. Similar demon strations of enthusiasm greeted other well known suffrage workers, includ ing the women who led the party to victory in the receut New York elec tion. Following the onenlnc oraver and the customary exchange of trreetinim uie convention listened to the annim! address of the president. Mrs. Carrie (.napman Catt. The address re viewed tne progress of the oast year probably the most notable twelve montns in the history of the movement and outlined the plans for the future dwelling upon the execelleut prospects of the Susan II. Anthony amendment, providing for nation-wide suffrage, at i ue nanus oi tne present congress. Tonight there is to be a public de monstration in celebration of the New York victory. The officials of the na tional aud the New York organizations and other prominent leaders will be among the speakers. , NOMINATIONS SENT TO SENATE BV PRESIDENT B. H. Mover is Appointed a Member of Interstate Commerce Commission. (By International News Service.) Washington, Dec. 12. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate : Belthazar H. Moyer, of Wisconsin, to be a member of the luter-State Com merce commission for the term of seven years ending December 31, 1924, a re appointment. Chauncey D. Snow, of Massachusetts to be first assistant chief of the Bureau of foreign domestic Commerce, depart ment of Commerce, vice Cutler, ap pointed chief. Grosvernor M. Jones, of Ohio, to be third assistant chief or the bureau of .foreign . and domestic commerce, De parment of Commerce, vice Snow pro moted. ALCOHOLIC CONTENT TO BE REDUCED TO 2 3-4 PER CENT. Proclamation by President Wilson to, Take. Effect January 5Uy.; i-v; - (By International News Service;! Washington, Dec 12. The alcoholic content of all malt liquors excepting ale and porter, was today ordered re duced to 2 3-4 per cent by weight in a proclamation Issued by President Wil son. The order becomes effective Jan uary 1. . The proclamation also provides that no foods, food materials, fruits or seeds shall be used In the manufacture of liquor in excess of 70 per cent of the average consumption of such com modities, used by the manufacturers from. January 1, 1917, to January 1, IMS. THE STOCK MARKET. Mixed Losses and Gains at Start. Prices Later Stiffens. (By International News Service.) New York, Dec. 12. -Stocks started today with mixed losses and gains, la ter the list beginning to stiffen, with good buying orders. Steel, Common, made a low record for the year at 84 at the opening at s"ioss of follow ed by a rally to 83. Bethlehem Steel B advanced to 73 while the regular stock alvanced 7.8 to 72; Sruclble declined up to 4014- American Tobacco advanced ayj points to 134, while Marine preferred, after yielding y4 at the start to w, rose to 1)1, while General Motors fell over one point to 84. Municipal Wood Yards. The State Fuel Administrator -for North Carolina has prepared twelve questions and answers on the fuel situation, which Is now serious. Ques tion 11 is: What about the municipal wood yard? Answer. If the local wood dealers cannot adequately supply at a reason able price as much wood as can be used, advocate the estaDiisnmeut oi a munclpal wood yard by your city or town, and if anybody wants to raise the issue of socialism, tell him that vou will not have time for academic discussion until the war is over. If any city or town of North Carolina that has wood in reacn talis to my it In, If that city or town should nnd Itself unable to get coal tms winter, .that situation of improvidence is going to "be anything but comfortable for whoever is responsible for it If, Ashe- vllle can furnish its citixens with wood, cut, split and delivered, at $5.50 per cord, why cannot other cities' aud towns do the same tning, h mey win take the trouble and exercise the re sourcefulness tn do ltT The Cold Wave at Camp Sevier. (Br The Aaaeciatea Praas'l Greenville, S. C, Dec. 12, The cold wave that has held the 30th division at Camp Sevier In Its grasp for the past four days, was accompanied lasri mgnt oy a neavy snow. Accorningiug to official reports this morning the snow measured. 6.7 inches. The camp has plenty of wood on hand and large shipment of coal is in sight and the soldiers are being Kept comiortai ble and warm in their tents. ' ' Austrian Battleship Lost. '(By Interna ttohal News Service.) Amsterdam, Dec. 12. An Austrian battleship was lost Monday whlls try ing to run the blockade of the Aus trian coast, maintained by the British Many of U(i pfnrerJ and rrw rr 1111.1 PETRDGRAD MEIiACED As the Opposition Becomes SoIidifieWUnrest In Pet grad and Moscow, Bolshe vik! Strongholds. TO SOLIDIFY THE FIGHTING FORCES It is Expected to Depose Bol- sheviki Soon and to Have Formidable Fighting Force to Meet the Germans, (By The ImrliW Pieaa) The Bolshevik! power In Petrorrad is being menaced more seriously as the opposition became solidified. There la unrest in Petrograd and Moscow, the extremest strongholds and the Cossacks -' already advanced from the Don -v northward. Russian officials in Lon- . don assert that the antl-Bolsbevtkl -forces are composed not only of the Cossacks but also of leaders 'of .the ' other parties in Russia. The political leaders opposed to the extremists expect that their military forces will lie able to dispose of the Bolsherlkl soon and that by Spring will have a formidable lighting force to meet the Germans. The whole force of 400,000 Cossacks, it Is said in Lon- - don, were in direct communication t with Uen. Kaledines and will combat the counter revolution. It Is planned to snldify the loyal fighting forces. '. The loyal fighting forces will ellm- . lnate the Bolshevlkl from southern Russian and will establish a new fight ing front to keep the Germans out of the Russian grain, coal and mineral . fields. i :-,' Allied support Is counted upon by the leaders of the counter revolution. It it is to be successful, and It is hop ed that an American army may be sent to Russia to aid the friends of the Allies In the re-establishing of or der and a solid fighting front against the enemy. Detachments of the Bolshevlkl , troops and some of Gen. KornllofTs orcex have fought an engagement at Blelogorod, In the province of Kursk, ' 300 miles south of Moscow, and the Cossacks ure reported to be at Khar- . . ; kov and Mohlev, provinces north, of . ; the Cossack region. According to the Bolsftevikl reports ) the engagements near Blelogorod was not serious aud the Cossacks were de feated.. , Threats agaiiist the Somly Institute, the Bolshevik! headquarters In Pet- rograil, are made by opponents of the BolKhevtkli' who -dewaiid '.-the- leaders to: be shorne Sot their power. . , t In ' Moscow the Bolshevlkl are having trouble in feeding the popula- tion mid their own soldiers threaten revolt. : r ; The Bolsheviki ure attempting . to convene the constitutional assembly, ; and threaten to urrest any of their ' opponents who try to gain control of the assembly. There has been ho break in. infantry activity on the western and Italian fronts. The artillery on both sides ! have been active along the greater . part of the two fronts and on the .... western fronts the Allies and the , tiermuu oiruien have engaged In live ly combats. ' Germun reinforcements continue to .' be sent westward, but there is no sign , as to where and when to- expect the ... blow will fall. Heavy bombardment , by the big guns generally signify the : nnrouch of nghtiiig activity ana tne v impression prevails In allied capitals 1 that the Germans will make supreme v efforts before very long. . 5 THE COTTOff MAEKXT Was More or Less Irregular and Kr - rous at the Opening. (By Ths Aaaaelate Press) New York. Dec. 12.-The cotton iiarket showed more or less nervous ness and irregularity at the opening ; todav. After opening of an advance . of 7 points to a decline of several xunls. active months sold from 10 to 1(1 points net lower with January towihiner 29.37 and March 29.20 after the call. Cotton opened : Decemlier, 30.45 and 30.30; January 20.50 : March, 20.40; Mav, 20.15; July 28.75; August 28.40 and 28.50 ; October, 27.48. . ... , FIRST AMERICAN SHOT FIRED AGAINST AUSTRIA Big Gun Fired By Boston Man Sends Shell Against Austrian Positions. (By The Associated Pnas) ' : , talian ' AruiV Headuuarters' in Northern ltalv Tuesday. Dec. -11.-- The first American shot fired against Austria was fired by Kepresentative Tinkham, of Boston, on the lower Piave, when Mr. Tinkham pulled a string firing a . large 149 milimeter gun sending a shell hurling across Hie Piave to the Austrian positions. Made Himself Liable to Execution. Washington. Dec. 12. Cong Tink- han, by firing an Italian gun at the Austrian positions nas taken -on me. turns of a non combatant attacking troops, according to lthe rules of war made himself liable to execution by the Austrians, should he by any chance fall Into their hands. , Under the laws of the war a civilian should never engage In hostilities. , " The fact that war has oeen uociareu does not alter the stnatlori. . Drmobllixation of Russian Forces I : .. ' ' MPW. (Br The As!te Pr" Copenhagen. Dec. 12. -The ofliclsl (Jerman news agency says t demobilisation of Russian forces i ready has begun, snd that peace r tuitions restricted to the Kussian i has been, authorised, ,i , , 4 til. i I I I I ' " ' " It has been suggested that the 1 instituted that Italian drive hene of securing a warmor c" Mauler la. t.Our beja are pu ; fiiilU lilhl in fVvH fVarmtr i
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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