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'- "l HIGH POINT, -N. C, SATLT.D AY A, TI .DECODER 16, 1916. McrrJb-ef cf the AwockieJ Press. mm i in n Tripped, Father and Two Daughters Lost Their Lirea Near Canton. of Tiffi MOTHER MAY DIE Mother and Son Were Brought ' to Aaheville and Taken ; a Hospital, V (Special , to The Kntef prist;. , A f SHEVILLE,' N. C, Dec.;, 1 6. '--Three persona are dead, - V, o ; seriously 1 and two slightly burned as a result of ja. nreVhich trapped the Penland' family, liv- ing in a two-room cabin near Can- tori, 20 miles west, fo ' Asheville late last night. ; The three persons burned to death were J -; JACK PENLAND, 7, years old. .; MILDRED PENLAND, 21 "years ojd. : LAURA PENLAND, 14 years tod. X v The two girls were daughters of Jack r Penland. , ;: .''--' ;.: ; t0 ;. ti::--- ": ' Ct ihs : four other occupants ; of the house the wto mast seriously , injured 1 are'" ' '' '--'' "'i'sS v''' ; -;MRS. PENLAND, 58 years old. nLLTE PEliLAND, 16 years old. -foth Mrs. Penland, and son ; Willie, 'Wcrassht here today and placd in a -local hoftpiUlfVbere they are being givan medical attention, It id believed : ; thoilt Jive. . :. -- . Little could be learned bore today by iehbors,' whsU were attracted to the scene'byUhe smoke and flames. ""TOT HAD COXFTFESCE ? . i ' (By the Associated PresB. ) " Washington, Dec. 18 Count von Bern storff, the German ambassador, conferred today wAkjSecretary Lansing Becking information of the attitude of the Unit ' ed States toward the peace proposals of the central powers and. to discuss the subject of peace from this government's view and to give any information that Mr. . Lansing might desire, on the atti tude of Germany, n - - , . Ambassador Ikmstorff, said after a 20-minnt visit t r -A ; ' ra t ' "We ' did not discuss peace terms in vhy way. I have not received, any f or mal terms and the American government knows that no formal terms have been proposed. ' All Germany has suggested is that the belligerents get together and talk. If that is accepted definite terms will ba discussed but until then it will! not be-proper to mention thera. My visit to the secretary was purely for general discussion." "- WELL KNOWN ATLANTA MAN . DIES lH ATLANTA STREET (By th Associated Press, j a well known business man, was found in the street at th intersection of Peachtree and Fourteenth streets, ,n a fashibnable residence tlistrict laftt night, and died early today. .The only mark on the body s a small abrasion on the head and poli.-e have been unable to de termine how he met death. - , t T ft H. Ashford, president of the Ash ford Trunk company, his father, said to '"""iL rthat he believed his son had been murdered and offered $500 reward for the arrrst of the slayers. Ho was ,37 , 1 years ol0 - -;: 1 ' ' - - -r-r-rrr: GOVERNORS TALK OP GULP r ' WATERWAY AND RESOURCES ' (By the- Associated Press.) ' i Washington, Dec 16. A lakes-to-the-i pilf waterway snd : resources of ' the session' of the governors' conference here today. Governor Major, of Missouri, pr sided. :.-."'' .. - w A closing feature of the day was a . . l r. inp uy mo gWTeiHora iv jUb ciuvju m guest f Secretary Dsn m ti 'lK - 0 'A " Low TfT.pcTatnres. ' (By tha At listed Press.! ,; Washington,' Dec l-Low tempera tures with generally fair ..weather are forecast for the southeastern states for . the first part of the week, beginning to morrow.' Warmer weather, accompanied my rain is probable Wednesday or Thure- By th Associated PreBfl.) S,! l:w York, Deo. 16. The Uaited Btates cod t guard cutter Mohawfc left here to day to go to the assignee of an pnideo ff.i 1 vessel aaliore l off ? little , Bciaeh, N. 4. - Th cutter w a xpccted. to &rxue about 1 p. m. ; -'v ; Daughter Bom. ' ' Born, to Mr. and Mrs. P. C. R?n:fry, a daughter, ULzttteth Bnstoe. ft .. IIIG HOME Epstein !.urj::3 RUSS EDVARDS (By the Aasosiated PreV.) Rocky Mount, Dec 16. Hy ana Epstein, of Goldsbore, r ceatly acquitted of ths murder of Leonard Edwards and Kiss -Judith Edwards, lister of the' laid tnW, were married yK teriiy la Charlotte, according to relatives here.. Tie -couple, 'will come here, where Epstein will enter basisess with his un cle.'.' ; A- -" ' HrsJ Edwards,' it was said, was visiting a sister in Salis-" bury and joined Epstein in i -arlotte, where he went Thursday. , . ' EXPECT BOMBARDMENT r OF ROME TO BEGIN Respect For or Fear Of the Pope Has t Probably Saved Rome From Aerial Attack This Far in the European Wai " Erect Elaborate Defenses. ; " (By the Associated Press ) Rome, Dec. 1G. Notwithstanding the presence of the pope, respect for or fear wol wiiom is vhuppottea so lar to nsve saved Rome from aerial attacks, it i now taken for sranted that the Eternal city with her count 1 monuments and wrks 01 art may soon be attarkea by Austrian aviators. ..r-.. ., . - v . . The Italian mil'tary authorities hove been actively engaired lor several months preparing to protect the. city frou a raid. with an elaborate s:gnal system arrang ed by. William Marconi to warn the de feniers of th9 city of the approach of enemy aerbplunes. Tlie Roman : papers o-ecentlv publbbed notice that the alarm would consist of five eannon hots, with th nsual ringing of -church bells as a signal that the danger was over, ;7:"j-----!-;y-toW---.'J.,,.. I While so far it has proven Imposbible to prevent sporadic attacks on London,' Paris, Venice, snd other cities, arrange ments have been made that may at least prevptit the escape pf raiders who attack I'.ol . Th city U favored by two lo- niountaia ' ranges -belween ' L t and tl tLe Adriatic' aoar a distance of 125 miles. But should .the aeroplanes escape the coast guns '- and the , anti aeria. guns planted on these mountain tops, the advancing aeronauts -will still nnd in their path numerous squadrons ot Ital ian machines. The city itself is armed with numerous high power searchlights and anti-aerial guns. The famous Seven Hills of Rome,- including the Capitoline abova tho. Forum, have each been mso armed. ;:. ''-;''.--. : The Janiculum Hill, which dominates Rf. Petor'a church and the Vatichii. the Pope's residence, has several guns plants ed oa its Wow. The Vatican is protect ed by another set of guns near the Castel Sant 'Angelo, the solid and lofty marble tomb built for the emperors when Rome was the wortl's battle center, and later converted Into a fortress. f . v "While there is no uneasiness felt by ! th people of Rome for their own saf -ty, it is certain, however, that a ootno dropped anywhere inside its limits could hardly miss destroying: some work 01 art in worlds' richest monumental cty. DISCUSSES RELATION OF STATE TROOPS AND GOVERNMENT (By the Associated Press.) 1 r Washinirton, Dec 16. ;At the final sed- 'l -7 JV 1:. aZZI .T. wifti Uim. UCnU Cimva VI liic wvuiiM.avivii v tho national guard. ' ; Governor .Mann could not tell when state troops will be brought back or i whether troops will' be brought home in the order assigned, these matters he said, were in the hands of General Fun ston. ;:'--.v. ; --s : "Future developments of state mill tary forces depends on co-operation be it ww v7sa sysac nvavvQ awsiva vuo av v v sassa'saa he said. "If they act in mutual confi dence they will secure efficiency." BELL TELEPHONE COMPANIES EMPLOYES TO GET BONUS 4 ma ii iiii nf avAa asn1 aVVk a Wnvorafnanr " ':: New .York, 1 Dee. 16. An extra cash payment exceeding $6,000X00 ill be' (ustnnuroa to certain classes or em ployes in the companies comprising the Bell Telephone system, to aid J:hem in meeting the present abnormal living con ditions, it was announced her .last niRht by Thr.odors N. Vail, pres'-dont of the jnei'can Telephcne end rel'-.aph company. Ibe payments, it was tatd, will Im Kjuivalent o two or three wwkr' salary, In proprtion to length of ser vice. - r - ., ,T. C Bnztoa Convalescing. Winston-Salem, Dec. 16. .Th A" many friends in tha city and throughout the; state of J. C. Buxton will be flighted to learn that his condition shows some improvement, Mr. Bpxton has been ill notified the state department that the allied naval commanders had been in etructed to gran unhindered passage to Count Tarnowski, the new ambassador to the United States from Austria. wctitj gpd, . , ? v ' - t v .f , f ' -:' 'clianges Sndheh a . comparative pause j months sold 17 to 20 points under last . : f. ( r r .4 1 -. - -, - v at about -J to 7 feral above' yesterday's f night's closing or off to 1809 for Jan- , ; ' Ambassador Notified.' "; , ' ; Norfolk Lawyer a Snidde. 'finish. - 1 . ' . 'V . . ' lunrv n.l is m for Mv. The close u Washington, Dec 16. American Am-p Norfolk, Va-, Dec lfi-J. Lindsay K;v'v' '' " '"' " " -i ' '' unsettled. : December 17.85 January basaador Page st, London today officially Heard. 3d vears of m: llUtW: . A:. 17JIS1 - March '1R.19: Mav 1S.27t Julv MASS MEETING OF THE 1 ASSOCIATED CHARITIES Annual hlass Meeting of High Point Associated Chanties Wia Be Etld at Auditorium Tomorrow Evening at ":J8 OTlock. " ; ' ; . TT annual mass nveting of the Asso ciate Charities of High Point will be held tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock ii! tlie auditorium of the high schooL . The ; churches of the city will hold no evening ) services, they being dispensed with in order that the consecutions mar attend f th HIM meetinsr lr ' IVa Tnowl--1 will act as chairman and preside at the meeting. ine following program will be observed: . , .' -.!.' CoirgregaUonaT inging, Help Some-! body, Today." ?' . ? v Prsyer, Rev. C. P. Coble ; .Scripture reading Rev. P, U. Brown.' Solo, -The New Kingdom Mrs. Jraee Kephart. . . J. v ",. Address, Rev. James A. Clark. ' - .Election of board of directors.-. '-! ; ,, Music, quartet, selected. '; ' ' ". Benediction, Rev. Gilbert T, Rowei. " AX - ? DISTRIBUTIOIf OF PEINT PAPER " I (By th Associated! Press.)'-i Wsahhigton, Dec." 1 (V Newspaper pub lishers v newsprint manufacturers "and jobbers met here today with tht f-deral trade commisKinn to work out s plan of equitable distribution of the American and Canadian supply. , The trade commission is in ponitioa to fix responsibility for the shorty, said Commisiiion Dairies in announcing t tat the newsprint invextipatiov wcuU ci'Btinue ; whatever arrangement is reached. His declaration' ; wa called forth by a reqeost presented by'repre sentatives'oC 16th the larger and smaller papers asking that the conference -ettla questions or price sntf-production a wel as of distribution.' . J CORRESPONDENCE DEVELOPS fY INTO WEDDING IN GsSTQN ,Gastonias-Tec. Ii-rA -redding if-,- In terastwaf telebrated 1ft Regutct ; ' pf Deeds O. B.. Carpenter's office ht- the courthouse vesterdav when John Afmh leisan, of Howard, an)l Miss Dora news-jNeal, of Cherry ville, this county, were, united In marriage by 'Squire S. S. Morris In the presence of two or three witnesses.--."?: . - . -- Through the medium of a matrimo nial bureau Mr. Muchkisan bee&uta ac quainted with. Miss Neal several months ago. They have been corresponding luce taht time whtrh resulted in his X to Gastbn county for his bride . day. . Before leaving South DflV'- ..r a short visit, after which he purchase some land in eastern Maryland wiiers tne couple wui make their home. "PEACE AT" ANY PRICE" IS NOT THE GERMAN PURPOSE Berlin, Dec 15. Via Sayville. A cau cus of the consen'ative party in the reichstag adopted a resolution which now is published, says the Overseas News agency, declaring that the peace offer made by the ventral , powers is based naturally on a program of con certed peace conditluns.. These condi tions, the communication continues, are unknown but it considers it evident that n negotiations will be carried in order to "obtsin peace at any price, but the conditions planned should guarantee a safe basis which would safeguard Ger many's future." 3 -' i mm . sb NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS , ; TO SCALE DOWN SALARIES New York, Dec 16. After a "session lasting Sow days the National league club owners ended their annual meeting here tonight President Drey fuss of the Pittsburgh club endeavored without suc cess to get his brother club magnates' to agree to a reorganization of the m.- tional commission, holding that the com' mission should be made non-partisan by appointing some person unidentified with baseball as chairman in place of Carry Herrmann of Cincinnati. , B , GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL ' GIRLS LOSE TO DANVILLE Danville, Va, Dec 15. The Greens boro high school girls basketball team was defeated by the Danville team here tonight by tho close teoro of 15 to 11. The visitors' goal tossing and the lo cals interference 1 featured the contest. Fol'owing the game the local high school girls were hostesses at a dance, v 1 ' ' Pension Msaey for Catawba. ; Newton, Dec 16. The clerk of the court -nas remvea the uatawba ountv pension vouchers aod is oeadintr them ont to the Confederate soldiers and their widows.. There are 334 persons on the pension ust, i voom 134 are widows re ceiving $32 each. Catawba receives from the state nearly $11,000. The amount of tax the county pays the4 state for pensions 1 less than $4,000. . Will Follow Carolina's Example. ' Danville, Va., Dec, 16. The Virginia Press association has' seemingly rahght the newspaper Institute idea frjm. North Carolina and plans are being made to hold just such a meeting as wai held t Chapel Hill last week at the Univ.;- best known lawyers and former' presi uent or tne local .Dar association mitted suicide here. late yesterday M At - n,r com- afr - ;in tMt noon; Air.' rteart shdf. uaneM cabin of his hunting launch. : i in COMMISSIONER PROBES COLD STORAGE EGGS ; i : 1 9 Dr. J)hS D. 1 Robertson, of Chicago, health commissioner (right, holding egg), is ' comiii'tingan investigation of the hgih' cost Jf eggs Dr Robertson visited mont of htT.lictjjo cold storage plants, if reh t Rain V iVduri; Take X V X - (By .fie Associated Press.) it it.. i : again th Opter of attention, with the French victjpry at Yerdun occupying the chief center S the war. news. . 1w 'roke has brought the FV h bacto according to their report, ne th V y to thlino' they occupied when flrntans be"n their great drive for n. ' ir'BNlispatchea' report that l rrow1 prince's .troops lost nfq vnj' ww tuacted .W A depth of approximate ly two miles slog saix mile front. Petrograd advices carrying the report of the resolutions of the Russian Duma favoring a categorical refusal by the OLD LAW INVOKED TO STIMULATE RECRUITING Will Pay .Men for Each Msa They Persuade to Enlist in the Army Law Has Not Been Used Since Civil War Believed a Good Move. ., ' i- (By the Associated Press.) . . ., Washington, Dec. 16. A law passed more than half, a century ago and inop erative since the Civil war is to be invok ed by th? war department to stimulate army miuiting. . The old"? statute unearthvd by Adju tant (ifiieral .McCain provides for pay ment of $2 to any civilian for each man he perxukdes to enlist in the army. Gen eral McCain suggested to Secretary Ba ker that Congress be asked to appropri ate not more than $50,000 to pay the bonuses. ' His plan Is to solicit recruits mainly through retired men and he be lieves tlie payment would incite them to active canvass of men likely to join the army. J;: . ... ' ....1 ., PARENT-TEACHERS' MEETING TO BE HELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON . Tliera wil be a meetiiij .f the Parent Teaciiers' 'association of Park ttreet school tomororw afternoon i at 3.30 o'clock. A' splendid program has been arranged. Miss Clara Cox will sneak on "Amusements for Children; Rev. J. II. IfiUiard win speak on -"Child Labor "in High Point-"' Alt' patrons and others in trest in -tha work are cordially aavited to be pren J. ELWQ0D COX HAS RETURNED - fEOlLA RICHMOND HOSPITAL J. ElwOuS '-Cox returned irom Rich mond, Va., this morning, where for about six weeks he has been a patient In a hospital,- recovering' from the effort of a very serious operation. The operation was entirely successful and Mr. Cox stat ed this morning that he was feeliag fit and fine, but was yet too weak to walk and that when he stood, he. felt as though he were standing on some one else's legs '. ";' -Wheat Market. .. Chicago Dec . 16. Big advances in wheat were scored today. On a wild rush to buying the market went soaring 10 cents a bushel before the rise was checked. General reversal of opinion a to. thartcea of tiding the war-'formed theineWa) w Wall street and western selling sole reason for. the v advance. OpennigMn cotton this morning. The 'opening prices, .wnjictj ranged irom.zyj to-ioy-j cents advance' Vera followed by rapid s3TOTUnueanoMri6hIghri?t c..J. V,-K. -J r ,U?day ,PrW1?UV jWd iaaate SO cold; ' moderate west j wuios Decerning vanaDic 91 i Si ill ft t where it was stated that millions of egs were being held for higher prices, and held beyond the time limit allowed by law. In the picture he is shown looking over the egg stock in a Chicago ware house. '.''.:.'-; - - ' .... ... - ,v . ,,..1. n ' Ground Near 9,000 Prisoner entente powers to cuter into peace nc- gotiationa under ': present ' conditions, 3uote the RuHsiari foreign" minister as cclaring that Russia and her allies are as one in the conviction that the' war must be carried on to a victorious con elusion. - - s "-v; t In the operations in' Rumania the Teutonic forces have won further sue cesses scoring-new advances in the Bu aeu region. , T an statement is the , Southern . a border, which the Russo-Ruuiaumu army was fighting desperately to hold, has been forced by Mackensens army. The capture of 2,000 additional prisoners is announces. HUGO MUNSTERBERG DIES ON LECTURE PLATFORM Noted Professor and Writer Was Giving a Lecture on Elementary Psychology When He Was Stricken With Faint ing Spell sad Sooa Expired. (By the Associated Press.) Cambridge, Mass., Dec 10. Hugo Munsterberg, roiessor of psychology of Harvard university died suddenly today while lecturing before a class at Kad cliffe collesre. - , . ,. ; ;.,, ; , Professor Munsterbcrg was seized with what appeared to be a fainting spell on the platform. Nome ot tne young wo nu went to his side and - then called oa the college , physician. The latter reached tlie stricken teacher just before he expired. Professor Munsterberg had delivered part of a lecture, on elemntary psychol ogy- " " " PASTORS' ASSOCIATION HELD THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS At the meeting of the Pastors' associa tion last Monday the following officers were elected to serve during 1917. Kev, iO. T. Rowe, D. D., president: Rev. Jas A. Clarke, vice president; Rev, IL G. Ko- penhaver, secretary and treasurer. The retiring officers for 1916 -are: Rev. P. D Brown, presidents Rec. C C. Robbing, vice president Rev. H. G. Kopenhaver, (-secretary and treasurer. The closing year has been on of remarkable prograss for the churches of the city, and oi har mony for the Pastors' association. RETURNS FROM: MEETING OF THE COMMERCIAL CONGRESS A. E. Tate ha returned to the city from Norfolk, where he attended the sessions of th Southern ' Commercial congress. Mr. Tate reports that the meeting was a great one, of much in terest to everyone, of the hundreds of prominent people assmblcd. He was ap pointed a delegate to the meeting of the congress by (overnor Craig and in addi tion, is one of the directors of the or ganization. Cotton Market. (By the Associated Press.) Xfw York. I3e. 1ft. There was a re- WH9 steady at a decline of 3 to 6 points gnj - after some irregularity, active Couon lutures ojxneu steaoy. ue- 'Wmber offered at lH.i:,,, January, 18.25; . March... 1146Msy, l.G8s July, 18.74; 4Vtor, IH.fO. mm paper DURilEOOUT TODAY Foar-Story CcHding Occtilcd hj tie Observer and Job Shop Was Partly Destroyed. LOSS INTO THE THOUSANDS Newsboy Discovered the Flames -' Leaping from Fourth Story .Windows at 5:30. (By the Associated Press.) Charlotte, Dec. H. Fire at 5:30 to day partly destroyed 'the four-story " building is the rear of the Charlotte Ob server, occupied by the Observer Print ing House and thd mechanical, depart-' ment of the Observer, eompletely'wiping -out the machinery and stock . of the printing house and doing thousands of dollars' damage to the linotypes, com posing room equipment and press of the Observer. - The fire was discovered by s newsboy. It was then breaking out of a window pa the fourth Boor of the bindery and burn ed for two hours before controlled. The plant of the Charlotte News was ' immediately offered the Observer,, 'for publication, pending adjustment and will '' bo used. The damage to the equipment of the Observer can not be determined v until the wreckage Is cleared away The Observer is owned by Curtis Johnson, of the Sentinel, KnoxviIe, Teniu, and Wal ter B. Sullivan, who were remodeling a building and contMinlated tnnvlrnr th fblant soon.' - It is stated that the dam. i age today is covered by insurance. The Observer Printing House it a buaU ; ness separate from the Observer, being , operated Independently ot the newspaper and owned by a separate corporation. A portion.of the mechanical building, how ever, Was jointly occupied by both. ' TRANSPORT SUMNER IS , - ' v. ABANDONED BY CREW Army Transport Which Went Aahort Off Barnegat Pounded Heavily on the f Shoahi Until Pumps Wers Rendere4 TJseics'a, . . S .A'. - -if. (By'- the' Associated Press.) wA'' New York, Dec 16.-rThe v Unite4 States army transports Sumner; which. grounded off v Barnegat, N. J., Sunday night on tho way here from Colon, was abandoned by her sutus ttfivea by s. boi iiiui. the transport to pound on ' the shoals Shortly, after midnight she leaked so rapidly that the pumps and wirefcsa WOTS put out of .commission OPERATE A '" . . TWO SECTIONS FOR WHIL8 (Special to The Enterprise.) Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 16. In order to take care of the increased travel inci dent to the Christmas holiday season and also to provide adequate facilities for handling the large volume of mail and express, the Southern railway has arranged to operate trains 37 and 38 in two sections between Washington and Atlanta, December 15 to 25 inclusive, and trains 35 and 36 in two sections between Washington and Atlanta,' De cember 17 to 24 inclusive. The first sec tions of theae trains will carry passen gers exclusively and will be operated on the regular schedules onw in effect, the second sections to . follow 15 minutes later with the baggage and mail. Extra equipment will be provided on these trians and arrangements also have been made to handle additional equipment in trains 29 and 30 between Atlanta ami Washington, Hrains 42 and 43 between Atlanta and Charlotte, trains 23 and 24 between Atldnta and Jacksonville, and on other trains additional sleeping cars Oand evoaches will be added as the trST el may demand. WANT TO PROLONG LIFE OF RAILWAY INVESTIGATION BOARD, (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Dec 16. Extension of' the life of the joint congressional com-, mittee ; investigating railway problems until January 1, 1918. is sought in a res-, olution prepared for introduction in the. house today by Representative Adamson, vice chairman of the committee. Tha committee decided that its members had so much work during the short session '" in connection with proposed legislation " that it could not give adequate attention' to the railway investigation at this time. Senator In ew lands, chairman of the committee, said he believed an extra 1 session oi Congress should be held if the legislation is not enacted at this. BURNETT HOUSE ON JOHNSON ST. -PURCHASED BY DR. M-CADI The Burnett house on Johnson street has been purchased from Mr. Burnet by Dr. W. H. McCain, the purchase price be Ing in the neighborhood of $10,000, it was stated this mornimr The home is at present occupied by Harry Raymond and family. t Dr., McCain will not move to his recently purchased home for sev eral months yet, he has stated. - . . .... t ... . Lloyd George Improving. i By the Associated Press.) ' London. Dec 16. It aDDears doubtful today whether Premier Llovd George wiH be able to go before the house of com mons on Tuesday. He Is making prog resatowafd recovery but U js. considered unlikely, that hU piyicians will allow oiin,i ..speak... ; At any rate it is not c.Vmetel thatlhe government will be by that time in a position to make a statement regard in? the peace proposals.