PASS
are mm
Veuel in Cbrf of Pruct Crew
Moved up From Old Point
to Newport Newt.
BERLIN IS REJOICING
CcrmftDt EntKomstic Orer Raid
ert Worlc--Wentity of Ship
- Slin Myitery. -
(By the Associated PmO
Newport Xcws,Ta., Feb. 3. -With her
German prixe crew commanding, the Ap-
pam moved up from Old Point Comfort;
early today and anchored off this point j
.i. .fUi.ii'
ana un j
liberty to land In the United Mtatea. . s.
The Appani'a legal status la "Ml un-(
determined. Oa board Lieutenant Berg,!
the German officer, command, but he'
moves the craft only upon orders from!
Washington through Collector Hamil-j
ton. I
Lieutenant Bcrge still maintains hi
determination to permit iw one aboard ,
the liner except officer of the I'nite.. .
State. Though polite, hi- shows no;
undue courtesy to the American offl- j
ecra and innioita ujKn recognition of hl'
absolute authority over the ahip and)
it company.
He is holding more than 2iW aboard
incluuiUK me pnw crrw t.-, -v.
1 . 1 : . t -Hi!
Orman who were prisoners on war:" um" K j
it
on the Appaui, Captain Harrison and
the enth-e crew of 155 of the Appam
and 12 of her pasacngers, whom he
claims belong to the British army or
navy. Cntil the Washington govern
iiru muni th tierman con ten-
tio. all will remain on board the ip-
pam.
Berlin Enthusiastic.
surlta FiK S (Vi LAndon.) Xews!
of the arrival of tbe Appam at OM
Point Comfort snd the dareirr raid of
,, . . . t. . VtM nil
tbe German cruiser rn tha mam un? 01
J a. . . . . ' I
the sea traffic between South Ajca;
and Europe, aroused a new outburt ol
,.nliiia!aam fir I hp (iermair navv.
The cruis.r Moewe-in Knglish Sea
...
Cull-was enrolled on the honor hnt ;
... j, . . i,T. ror tlie nm time on tii trip me
with the Eniden. Her feat was, charac- , . . ..
. . , . . .... ,K (iaPinr Prcideiit told how one belligerent nation
.tensed as showing thst the daring
... ,, , . ., 1- was cut off trom the world. Hr t-axl that
Pirit which animated the Lraden
.. ...... ..'(hiii Lpnl the 1 niifnl Statm trom liein-
rtiU alive and that further pages 01
hitory were being written. There 1
.
- ..... ...
little mystery rejrardin the indentity
of the Mocwe. ;
7 L 7Z ore but oW
not surprised at the capture, but
obvwua reasons did not give out any ,
information, about the cruiser or
TV II II
she set out for her raids.
It may have been that some large
ateamer asaiiming the name of Moewe
when converted into an auxiliary cruiser
aHnrut ihrnimh the Rritiall HlK-S. A tire
r" . . .
cedent existmff is the case or tne ier-,
'
converted into thCi
man ni reliant man
Rrfxiliary cruiser Medeor, which sank atij
Lngliwh vessel in the North ea
New Type of Warship.
New York, Feb. 3. Daniel Bacon,
agent of the British owners of the Ap
pam, says 'that the ve?el wa captured
. .. . . U..1.A a n i t
liy ft new vype oi iign uraiv, uenjr
armed snd swift Uermfin cruiser built
. f . . 1 . .. 1
on tne ime oi a meuna.ama., a..u ' "a" I
lly disguised. ;
'"She was not an old. warship but a;
bmnd new one," said Mr. Bacon. "Ifpr4ncil w,.ilh u hlAn heid undef the
eajiftot give ber name, although I have. , of . Kationll child Ubor
been officially told it. The cruiser (Corninitteft Scrums devoted to a dis
which enptured the Appam was .sorted cmfim Qf thp Kfati chiM m
by several other vessels at least om !
tfJ!l!,-f,--..,15,,r Whk ,lso actw, -
as a scoui snip. . : v
-i nnacrstana tnai ine sum oi i.hv
00 m cold was taKen from tne specif:
room oi in vppa. w..e,i,
tured.aiid tlia the mail andycargo
int?ct' .... I
1" . Washington Still Considering. f
... . . L k ... ...1 u.
Washington, Feb. 3. Secretary Lac
sing stated today that there was no
question as to the Appa
ima .. a.
Z
prfee, but that the
position v involved further consideration
..Ai s i
of , the terms of v Tbe Hague conference
and the lYussian-American treaty. Lieu-
tenant Berge'a refusal to land the Brit-j
ih liner will be, the subject of further
consideration,
EVIDENCE IN U0HR, ,
CASE IS ALL PRESENTED
Providence, R. I - Feb:- S.-The pieaen-f
iation of all the evidence in the trial of
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohf, charged with
the murder tS her husband, Dr., Frank-i
lin Mohr, was concluded at the forenoon
session of the Superior court here today.
It i expects! that theae "w iil reach
th? j'iry tomorrow.
SECRET CODE BOOK Or
NAVY HAS DISAPPEARED
(By th Associated Prass.)
San Francisco, CaL, Feb. 3. A
book containing the secret code of
the United States navy kai been
loat from ths torpedo boat de
stroyer Hnll and, according to ad
vices received hers from Washing
ten, the navy department has or
dered the court-martial of Lieu,
tenant ' Herbert, A. Jones, com
mander of the reserve of the tor
pedo boat flotilla and of the Hull,
and of Ensign Robert D. Kirkpat
rick, executive officer, in whose
Joint possession the book was.
IMhe book is not found or Us
destruction, unread by outsiders,
absolutely demonstrated,' it may
be necessary, it is said by naval
officers here, to provide a complete
new system of secret ' communi
cation for the navy.
BE
E
President Wilson Says United
States Should Have Largest
Navy in the World.
A TUMULT OF CHEERING
TV IS AAA p.i. 1
plandea Ult ftauon a CUet tX- I
CCtttiv b St LxHtU Today.
St. Uui, Feb. 5. President Wilaon
old an audience of I 'i.tXKl people which
;
line initea riate siiohki nave ;m iarg-
left navy In the world.
"l believe that the ftMy of the United
! Mates ebouid be ' UneonuuernbIe,M he
' tb hrfni l" th
V VA 7 " . ' iV 7
The Pnsident declared that submarine
, ... -
mnt nAna aKwiail hail mat rtift inuu- f fir
- -7" T. TiT
1 . . . J . ,
mm.nder might aet the whole
a fsaj imtlitjiirwr A mairiio
world '
" - !
r.
mi' ua it uiiiiin like in. ine rreKKieni
" -"" . . 4 ' . T - !
iVktutln tliia fllBtomftit in frvina in
J"'
Piiu tliki I nttai Vtntaa rata II v u na npii
;
At the breakfast of the St. Louia Bus-
hm I
.1..;-.. .v.. !
would be another war like the present
nd that this wsr would hssten pesce.
Governor Major, of Missouri, Vat next
to the President. The room was decora-
iwl with American fl,.
r.ninuaiasTH' ,
annlauaa trrteA th Preident aa he
rr i
arose to SIH'ak
;
i When the Freaident soolte ot ni. con-
. ;i ;.. k .(i .f
victiona concerning the creation ot !
ka;uam annlaua fnl. '
I tarin board, entnueiattic applause 101-,
lowed. He then spoke of national de-l
lne.
UPLIFT WORKERS GATHER
IN ASHEVILLE TODAY
A'hvville, Feb. 3.
Widely known chic, ;
educational and social uplift workers
wm m tcdav for the opening session
. , Twelfth Annn.1 Child Ij.hor eon-
n0w,- before Congress are expected to fea
ture the conference and Representative i
LOT
SHOULD
DNHL
catim' tir.d .Ittdgc Mitchell Pa?mcr and,?n the best equipment to be had tiny-
. . . --rr,-'.7- ;. -. . , :. . , , . ... :
tv...i.t.. A.1,.,t,!o t'
...... ..... , ....... j.. t. .
i verRiLv. nave oepn inviLeo 10 siichk. u
the Federal child labor legislation at this
meetinK. Xhe eonference adjour
Sunday next.
KEAtlNG CHILD LABOR
, - .
BILL READY FOR SENATE j
tr.i.iHnA. wK t T1,a l'uf MIA
CTr;
the following its pa,SSflg by the bouse !
ii j.ii ? . ... a - . . . 3 v lll a.1 l-.... i
late yesterday oy a voi oi Mi to m.
The measure prohibits the interstate
shipment of products of child labor un
der heavy' penalties; but was amended Bo
as to exQntpt the boys and girls can
ning clubs from its operations. The
house spent the entire day yesterday de
bating the measure; and the opposition,
in the most coming from the south, was
based b thegrouifdHhantas'uncdn-
stittitional and in, violation of states
rights.
The Weather.
Fair tonifKt and Friday; tem
perature Lelow Ittczizz tonirht;
freth northwert , :nds.
BETTER TELEPilE
FiCIUISJMTEO
Board of Governor 0 Manufac
turers Club Name Committee
to Confer With Others.
! THE BELL'S PROPOSITION
High Point Bminess Men DecUre
Proposition Made by ManAger
Spier is a Fair One.
Hy unanimous otc last uight, the
Isard of governors of the Mannt'actur-i
n' club au(hori.ed President tMlliam,'
of tin- club, to apoiiit a committee of i
the to confer with a tike, committee
from Thoniasvillo and Lexington' for the
puipor of looking into the pietKn of 1
, nlicviiitf the telephone situation in the
! three named town. This action lastj
1 niyht follow ed a statement by M. B. '
pi r, general manager of th Bell Tele-,
; plion company in North and South j
Imolinn. in which he outlined the prop-'
osrtion which the Bell Telephone curo-j
1 pany ban tuhmittcd to the North Stat,,'
company. After a full discussion of tnel
conditions intiiiff here an relating toi
, ) i.c-h 1 and long dint a lire phone nerviee, It
was the sense of the governors ' that j
comet bin;; was needed to improve the1
pieaent state of affair. The commit-1
jtee representing the town of High1
l'oint. Thomstvilli'
e ami ivexinpxon at
to tboroujihly investigate the propoai
tioat from every angle, and then take
Ith wtt,r UP witD Manager Hayden,
of the Xorth SUte company and see two years abroad, the last of which she passed in Paris in relief work, (of -if
agwment i poMible. ; diers, la to apj)ear la the "movies" for the EoulUbks Film Comrjanv. It IH
In responie to the call of President
PriUiam, of the Manufacturers' club, nine J
members of the board of governors met'
last evening in the club rooms to dls-l
euas the natter wf better telephone fa.j
eilities. Mr. Spier, by invitation, was
this la to have aif C6raIer value the:
properties of both the BJ and the
North State companies; then this propM
erty to be put into a new eompanv to
uriu i,tir wnu dvii
; to take stock iu the new company lol-
lar for dollar for the value of the oroo-
rtv each put into the new corpora-
; 1
, tio Under this srrangeroent, the two,
1
'companies in High Toint, Thomavillel
" i
,and Lexin-jton would be meri-ed. the
a -
long diatance of the Bell .erviee beiw
l available to the subscribers of the North
state and the subscribers of tbe local j
to th advantage of the
long drntance rvice of the Bell. lt,,J
estimated bv Mr. Spier that the North I
would have frora 00 2 3 to Pr
wn.t- of the 8tH'k in the new npony.;
wu,fn wt,u,Q eave in management in,
la- 1 l . i it..i a r ... i i
"' '"-v """""
have the nowcr to eont nne the wrv ra.
just as he is now, the only difference,
i juuivr uui, uiu w m
itl,ern nlH tio int n mnr. .wLI.aWI. :
I M. c:.. ... i i.. .i...
" J " ' "
er in the new corporation than i in the1
, , . . :
-OI1ll .IBIC. Bf "SKI a COTliraCl WOlllU
X" a 1 hj a. IT. i 1 a ,
" company, w .ere-
'hr it U'miM rmt wvo 1., luir .mill ef iiitt .
...... '
enarges oi an long distance niesaage
sent from here, not to exceed 20 cent,
iaml l,,r''' cent each tor an messages
delivered her. fr. Spier estimated that!
this would at the least estimate amount
to an additional revenue of $1,200 per
annum, and he believed that it would
double this amount.
In beginning hrs remarks, Mr. Spier
outlined in a general way the history of ;
the proceedings leading up to today. He
told how in response to the appeal of
1 the local businvas men the Bell eom-
pany had entered this field and had putT
vln-re. He sjiid iliat the North State,;
.i. i. i.i .,c m..
uuuiuh uir niniinyi uu nv ui i
- .
VI.i.1.it, li.d Afi4 a l.ll nliiul A lndl QllatMf, i
iia , ui ii, tiwu , 'in if iiiiiiv u t i v. . (i i ttvi.'v. i
that the Bell had not been able to break ,
into. He estimated that the North J
State now tins 1,450 subscribers in
High IVint, While the Bell has 83. i
This, he said, was working a double bur-!
den on many, as they were obliged to,
. . . . ...
bth Ph0ne" W h0m:8:to Mrve the county roads for WsjuHtice'. court there Tuesday for "ho -
, order to transact Ion distance
-
business: This condition had caused an
(Continued" on Page 5.)
WILLARD ARRANGING FOR
FIGHT WITS KORAN
Chicago; Feb. 3. Jess Wiftard, heavy
weight champion of the world, his man
aer,veral -promotew-f rom-New-York
and other parts of the coimtry were here
today for a conference to decide on the
terms of fight between the champion
and Frank Moran, of "Pittsburgh.'
Willard denied the report that , he
would fight Jack Dillon, of IndiaiiOrpbi who witnessed the alleged cruelty
lis.
AC7ZZSS TO BE
i
I J I '1 'V I II I
X. 1
Mii Edna Wn I luce Hoihmt. who
m u. . a. 1 ,. : 1 m 1 1 . 111
I - 1 c . . t- " f 1 f-r- I
'. .rrw ,
be tbe first time tbls little American actress ever has appeared to tae fllins,
and there Is aauch interest In her debut on the screen. As noon as her contract
er. which she believes will take about two months, she intends to return
to fans and resume work in behalf of
L -
a a a A m anBk. sa. at m kaaBBai a b k
. j
fii
Another Continuance in the Now
Famous Local Case Against
Bu-chfield and Cable.
""
inn
COURT
Hfli Cse Continued Six Mouths
For Haynes Burton Cafe.
Welbom on Trial.
.;. K. Welbom, a white man, m lieing
" r -w,... -
n Itu Vmt.r Ijv iirf at I It'tiiitl
. . . .
John
l"r ""K
tin itttian, a le jiro, at i,reenMoro on
... . , i, . .. .i i i .
v in ixinias aay. neioorn. iinoun ni
.. '. ... . ,.
,attonu!va. l. a. nine ana r.. n. iiroHd-
, . , , , . ... . .
hurHt, oleadt d not guilty. I lie state ih
.. . . .. I .1
asking for a verdict ol murder rn the
fi--f w v i !..
It will
sJ likely take the whole of the day to
likelv take the whole of tin
i try the caw itnil will nanny reaen me
; jury In-fore tonight.
T.
W. AllM-rtM.ui. attorney for Kdgar
Lee Burton, thd up the jury im the
j case charging hit client with almndon
' ment of the child found on the Winston
! train at tSreensboro on December 1!. A
few days afterward Burton and hw
wife, Edn, were arrested near High
, Point and carried to the Guilford jail,
j Mr. Albcrtson contended that the tat.'
I did not coiiniTt his client and the al
legid desertion of the child,
contended that Bjtrton wao
He
not
also
tli,
v , '
lather of tint child. -
Burton's jury stood six and nix and
. ,. . , ,
1
viHt.ivinv nt. i (i clock- was (UHinrsseu miu
k was dismissed and
a mistrial ordered. Burton was released
on a $300 bond and the case was con
tinued presumably to be tried at the
next term of court. It is not improb
able however, that the solicitor will fi
nally take a nol prose in the case.
tar
III!
. . . . . V
im i i. i
part in the bringing of lhpior into the
i state for the alh?gcd purpose of dispos-
insr of it to Hlirh Pointers. Judge CI me
igave him three months late yesterday
afternoon for the Jamestown case, .and
Judge Dalton last Monday gave him
three months' for the High Point viola
tion. , When Carl Hill's case was called for
trial the state asked for a continuance
on -aemint f - the--alene-fiinport.
ant witnesses. . Mr. Ilill's ease is an ap
peal from the conviction in the record
er's court on' a. cruelty to animals
charge. Judge ( line allowed the contin
uance. ; A, traveling man from Philadel
j was in court and in order that he might
tlaKnce Haynes now lias six moninsinve High romt men were tinea m me
SEEN IN "MOVIES "
' "dlH' I a .am. ' ! ,
returned to America on Jannar 11 fter
tbe wounded soldiers.
y
not have to return hi. teatimony was
taken by the stemrapbe, and wfll be
preserved. ... . -3;::
Tlie now famous Burchfleldable c,
In which the two defendants .re charged:
(with auboriiation of perjury W.. con-
1 I inn awl iib4 l 4I.A - a j a
' " "'" " " -
, quegt of the defendants' counsel. The
;..:, 'M A -
Burchfleld and they are charged with
procuring witnesses to swear falsely be -
t fn ilnfi,i,J.,i. . 1 f d t .
. - . r,T concerning a
nniMrH if I !' ?" 'T
DOINGS : the defendants, Judge. Bynum and
istmdwick of fireensboro and T. J.
iold and L. B. Williams, of High Poin
nrown. n. pursuant to the for-
n.er order of the Superior court, ap
pcared in court to how hi rood be-
havior. Brown la under a bond "to 1 The IVsident later apoka to an over-gn-rf
having at a previous court sub-' fl wtinf in th, Topeka high school,
nutted to a violation of the prohibition
law. Deputy Ueorge .lames told the
judxe that he had heard nothing apamst
his elinrcaeter.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
IN THE GRASP OF A
SEVERE SNOWSTORM
S.att:.', Wash.. Fell. :. The Pacit;
northwest today was again facing the
task ol tattling with an almost unpre
cedented snow storm which paralyzed
nil icnrnen. .. diso.-animl dty lite,
held residents in the onflyinji sections
snow'hoiuid and canned inany thousaiuN
of dollar worth ;f damage to buildings
that were not strong enough to with-
Rtand the weight of l'eet of miow on
their rKfs. Willi cold weather amt
i pronns'.1 ol more snow, the outlook wa:
:.ot promising. j
In Seattle and other cities street ear
.rnfrle was blocked by the snow. The
j.IiihiIk aiV closed und business was sus
'-i'd' u.
ALLEGED HIGH POINTERS
IN COURT IN ASHEVILLE
According to a dispatch from Asheville
... . x i
wing,' and three ot them upon being
a. .
given their libi'ity upon promise to payi -
their fines as sooi as money could beiVJLLA IIS" FLIGHT TOWARD ,
'sent from home, left without keeping; THE AMERICAN BORDER:
then- nromise. Asheville authorities, it.
i aaid, are looking for the three men.) J'.l Paso, Tex., Feb. j. The flight to--The
five men who were fined S4.83 each ward the American border by Gen.
for "hohoini", werr J. K. Hreer. Flovd Francisco Villa is officially reported to
Reed, 'Eugene-Jether, Johu Xalls, . Jr.,!
and Albert Stencil. Threw of the men!
wick that-. they, did not-havo tha-moiwy
and asked to be given liberty and time
to wire" home for it. Upon leaving a'
Waltham- watch and a couple of good
overcoats with the authorities the re -
quest was granted. - The men, never re -
turned either to- pay .the.i.fina ,or...to
claim the watch and overcoat V-, y;
ASSERTS RIGHTS OF
; AMERICANS ABU'
; WUion Declare We Hate Right
jv T....l i u:.l e j
I iw tmin uig itigii dCM auiU
Ship Goods.
SPEAKS TWICE IN TOPEKA
1 Wher. He Lift Topeka Thousands
of People Roared Their Lead
er a Farewell.
TopckitjVkur., I''i. 1 nt Wil-
hi in liit njiccch ln-r.' iiMM-rtcd the
liht of American to travel abroad,
ami their t i v h t to wild food, cotton and
inanufiictiirnl product to N-aceful pop
tilatioiiH "in open neutral market" and
"wherever the condition of war make
it poMtihlc to do mo under the ordinary
rue iif iiflcriutthuial law."
"It may be necessary to ue the force
of the United State to vindicate the
lijjitx of American citin to enjoy thfl
j protection of international law," he de
clared emphatically In a pech here.
I He urp-d the support of the jicopie ot
J Kanwi in preparing that force for uae,
' if ne'.eiiary.
I When the Prcaklent arrived in Tope
1 ka the applaiiNe which greeted him was
I ix-atteriiig.
I When he left thousands roared a
J frit ndly farewell.
j "There in nothing you would In- quick
Mr to blame me for than for neglecting
lit aicj(uard ue rights of Americans no
matter where they might be in the'
world," aald the Prealdent. '"There art
perfectly cleanly marked rigbta guaran
teed by inercational law whkh every
American Is entitled to enjoy and Amer
ica is not going to abide the habitual or
continued nwlect of thou rii,Ma
1 "We have a right to aend food to-
' tuvtttfwftil rnula wv l..,iAi-n. JE
tion, of wtr ,t do
und,r tU wd5 ruW, of w w
rta..a'
fn prwlucf.y
Th, Afonrw ioctrIlw k of
a8 t ndMm guar.atee by the United
' '
iKUtes a the right of national and
popular sovereignty on thi aide of tho
;tr in both continents of the west-
,ln i .isph,,-,. thing ...atahs the
;honor of the Unifnl States in respect to
h,s jnK chcrrhed poliev the President
bu the moral and phy.ical force
,)f th. l nitMj sut,H. ,Ie ke of the
Hh hv h- i..
- fab. and a(M that ..tlie AmwKjaJ
,,,(pu, fee, th. Pame about
, Philippines, though the rest of the
i v. ....
the
orld
J. BUSBEE IS
SELECTED WARDEN
AT STATE PRISON
R! j.h. Keb. 3.--S. ,1. Busliee, of Wake
'.". ty, im v. In charge of the state eon-;'-t
"aiiip ul Bad:n. Stanly county, was
r.ipt'nled hritm oi" the state peniten
tlrry tn!i t uo tl the late Thomas
se-
Thr. v,;-.s 'iriiderab!c local interest
.'n t!.. "( vion of the late Waiden Sales'
SJ.Vt fsor hv the etatt- i riwin hoard in.
1(J t o hat CoL D
, H. .Milton had b-. i- fuvrra'dy mentioned
l'-i' t p pLiet.J
i
GERMANS EXPECTED TO j
MAKE ANOTHER TRY '
TO REACH CHANNEL
i By tie Associated Press.)
Aivhojyh military operations in most
ll;e i tlitat'.'rs of war are virtual-
!y at a halt, London apparently expects.
: a new move -oon by the (Germans in
northern France and Flanders.
! The preent condition indicated that !
an t tiVnsive on a large scare is being
, ;!. Hand bv the (Jermans and it is ex
( i-;ul U:at the use of the mass of ar.
u i.;v ... unauu-y win ue. uwun ya,
! . .Ml . 1 . f . .'111.. .1 - A.-
; tbe way through ta Calais and on,.
. ' 1 V . 1 ..... S
me j-.insn cnannei. - -t-y
,;,..,
haw, followed the movement eastward ,
from thl r.iountains.of the Chihuahua of
Ju-giuabw-.oUcgcd.banditSa. ac-
wndin to retorts received Here toaay.
No news, has Wen r?eclved from the
detachment of Mexican troops sent into
J the border of Mexico, said to be held
i by Villa and reported traveling towards i
the .Text .border; fM) aihs ent tf IV
Paso.