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President Studying Next Step
To Take In Peace Move. May
Observe Absolute Secrecy In
The Future.
a (By the Associated Press.) '
Tilt r ASHINGTON. Jan. 12. President Wilson today began cre-
Vy ful and deliberate examinati6n of the entente's reply to his
neftce note to determine what opportunity it presents for a further
rnwm mnA in wW wav one mar be
was discussed at the cabinet meeting and privately between the Presi
dent and CoL E. M. House who arrived here last night
AH quarters agreed that ' while the
entente had made a complete reply to
the request for a statement of terms the
Bote seemed to offer no hope for aa early
e4 of the war, bat fortunately did not
eloee the door upon, further efforts on
the President's part. . V ""
; Several courses lie before him.' Among
.then is another more to ask Germany
te state specifie terms as the allies have
dose. Diplomats say that with replies
from both seta of belligerents in hand
it woald be perfectly legitimate to com
mukate the answer of one set to the
other, i ' v
The German diplomats here were out
spoken la their denunciation of the al-
ONE THOUSAND SUFFRAGISTS
TO FORM WHITE HOUSE CORDON
; ; " py the Associated Press.) "
, Washington, Jan. 12. The Congres
sional Union for Woman Suffrage an
nounced today that plans for a parade
Man the day, before the baauguw
tioa, have been abandoned and the auf
.ft age denioitatrationin8tead will be an
elaboration of 'White House picketing
until more thanJXW women will form
: a close cordon about the White House
grounds that day. '
Although the temperature was 11 de
grees below freeriug and a cold wind
was Weiring the 12 suffrage ''silent sen
ilTfiODUCE BILL FOR
1IICREASE 0 F SOLDIERS
PEIISIOIIS III STATE
(Special LegialatiYe Service.)
I Raleigh, Jan. 12.A tatewide ' pen
- rioa bQl increasing the appropriation- of
' each Confederate soldier, sailor or Wife
of sach person in the Confederate ser
vice, was offered In the lower house to
day by EepreeeatatiTs -Brunitt, of
' Giwnie. It is estimatedv that this
would Increase the pension about $123,-
ooo, :-'V'.;
- Doughton, off Alleghany, introduced an
absentee voters' act providing the right
of vote by maiL; His law would com
pel the elector absent from the state to
uutU his vote to the officers in time to
be counted on election day. The house
adjourned after 20 minutes work" until
'. ; F-rdey. . 'Z: T '
'V senate defeated the McRary reso
. 1 lit ioa providing for verification of rush
legislation and appropriating (250 for
that purpose. ' The senate adjourned un
til Monday afternoon at 40. .
MAY EXONERATE
7
. , (By the Associated Press.)
Philadelphia, Jan. 12. -Coroner Knight, who has been look
ing into the murder, of Mazie Colbert, the advertising art model,
raid today jhat unless more evidence was found connecting
lim with the case he would not instruct a jury at the inquest to .
render a verdict that Bernard W. Lewis, of Pittsburgh, was the
The coroner said that only circumstantial evidence dad been
found to link Lewis' name with her death and that it would be
l;. -::2 to tl.5 fcn:?y
to
'JC!2 A
accomplished. Hie entente note
lied note and their declarations that
such terms never would be accepted,
Admittedlr. the note was mors seTere
than even they had been led to expect
and ther declared the Germanic allies
were prepared to fight on.
The next step by the United SUtes
will be chosen with the utmost delibera
tion and because of the delicate stage
which the negotiations are certain to en
ter it would be no surprise if they were
conducted entirely in seeret.
At the White House today extraor
dinary reticence was observed. It was
said the President would not be hurried
into a decision on the attitude of the
American government.
tinels" again took up their picketing to
day. '.
At the White House it was said that
the President's invitation for the sentinels
to .come inside the executive offices and
warm still stood.
When President Wilson returned from
golf the silent sentinels stood at salute
with right hand raised to hat. The
President smilingly returned the salute
noticing the sentinels for the first time.
' As the way wore on the sentinels got
so cold that they marched up and down
in squads with military precision.
High Point In Review
- But two deeds were filed yesterday at
the office of the register of deeds to be
recorded and both transferred roprty
focatd In the city of High Point. One
of the deeds transferred one-half undi
vided interest in a lot at the corner of
North Main and Glenn streets from T.
Ward EBhelman to William E. Burns for!
$10 and other valuable . considerations.
The size of the lot was stated as,Q by
192 feet. The other deed was from .
W. Mellkhampe and wife to J. Schwarts,
the lot being 80 by 197 test and located
at the intersection of King and Morris
streets, for $400. -.,
' A supply of the new half-dollars has
been received by the Home Banking com
pany and the new coin is a beauty. On
one side the figure of liberty, bearing
the olive branch, is seen walking toward
the setting stut Directly underneath the
figure Is the date and to the rear, In
God We Trust"' The reverse side con
tains the figure I the American eagle,
the words, "half dollar,, United States
of America and E Plurlbus TJnum. The
new coins are being put In circulation.
LEWIS OF MURDER
place the rceponslLillty for the
1
BIG SjltLL PLftllT
$4,000,000 Damage Resslls
From All Night Fire at
Kmgsland, N. Y.
FIREMEN WERE HELPLESS
All Night Bursting Shells Bom-
q harded Country Within a -Radios
of Four Miles. '
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 12. The eighty-acre
ammunition plant of the Canadian Car
and ' Foundry company near Kingsland,
N. J., U a scarred and blackened ruin to
day, swept by flames and ploughed by
bursthur shells. The' fire that started
there late yesterday still smouldered in
spots, but the firemen who stood help
less at a safe distance, watching the ex
plosion of half a million three and six
inch shells, closed In on the ruins cau
tiously. .
There have been no official reports of
loss of life and if all of the 1,400 em
ployes of the plant escaped their safety
is due probably to the fact that a short
time intervened between the discovery
of the fire and the moment when the
flames reached the stored ammunition. :
The loss estimated -at more than $4,
OOO.OOO is accounted for almost entirely
by the destruction of shells which the
company loads here for the Russian gov
ernment. Although the country immediately sur
rounding the plant was subjected all
night to a terrific bombardment the dam
age was not as great as had been feared'
owing to the fact that the shells were
not equipped with detonating fuses until
they reach Russia. For this reason the
projectiles came .down like solid show
and did not explode. - :? ' :
It is believed that the flames firt
burst out from a tube of alcohol ignited
by a piece of glowing installation from
an electric wire on the ceiling. '
The police today issued a warning that
thousands of the loaded shells had fallen
within a radius of four miles of the fire.
It is feared that many of the spectators
picked these up as souvenirs and carried
them home. . Such persons were urged, to
handle them carefully for fear of ex
plosion, The New York police were di
rected to search for shells brought here.
FATHER SEEKING FOR
INFORMATION OF SON
Reid Wilson, 13-Year-Old Son of &V S.
Wilson,. Ran Away From Union Hill
- School, Near This Oty, Tuesdar Af
ternoon Advertise for Information.
, In an effort to locate hU 3-yeir old
on, Reid VVilsrn, who ran away in
company with an older boy kit Tues
day afternoon, E. 8. Wilson, a well
known resident of the Union Hill sec
tion of the county; two miles east of
this city, is having inserted in the lead
ing daily newspapers of the state ad
vertisements asking for. information
that may lead to the missing boy being
located. According to the story told by
the father the boy was at school when
the older boy, who uses a' crutch owing
to an injury to one of his feet, persuad
ed him to leave home and friends with
an account of the good times that could
be enjoyed on the road. ' . j
The older boy.'.Walter little, is not
wanted by Mr. Wilson, but his son is and
any information relative to him will Je
appreciated. Little, according to the fa
ther, since being crippled and unable to
work, had become to be a neighborhood
pest, : It Is thought that the two went
south, their destination probably being
Atlanta. The wanted boy wore a blue
serge suit with a light checked cap when
he left. eH has light hair and blue eyes
and is of medium site for his age.
BRITISH ARE REPULSED ON
S0MMS FRONT, SATS BERLIN
Berlin, Jan, 12. (Via Sayville.) Brit
ish troops made attacks yesterday on
the German lines near Sere and Beau
mont, on the Somme front. They were
repulsed, says' last night's headquarters
report. ' . ' '.
' Fig Growers Prosper.
.Fresno, Cel., Jan. 12. The falling off
of fig imports because of the' war has
given a big boom to the fig-growing In
dustry in California, according to reports
presented By tLe members of the Ban
Joaquin Valley Fig Growers' association
at their annual meeting here today.
THAW CHARGES HE .
IS BLACKMAILED
Unless He Drank Poison Attempt Made
At Ending His Life Will Prove Futile,
The Doctors Say.
(By the Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 12. Harry IC Thaw, who slashed Ms
throat with a razor and cut an artery in his wrist in an attempt
to commit suicide here yesterday, will be able to leave the hospital
within two weeks, unless' he also swallowed poison tablets, accord
ing to statements of his physicians early today. Several poison
tablets, which produce a slow death,
if he took any bf them it may be 24
fest themselves, the doctors say.
. Thaw said he was hungry during the
sight and was given food several times
but efforts of the detectives to get him
to talk proved futile beyond the state
ment that he was glad he had not suc
ceeded in ending bis life. Inquiries as
to whether he had taken poison met with
no response.
Detectives are on guard at Thaw's
bedaide and a warrant for his arrest is
ready to be served the moment he is con
sidered out of danger.
.Thaw's attempt at self destruction was
the climax of a search for him which
began here Tueeday. He Is wanted by
Heavy Fighting
The Russian
Paris, Jan. 12. There were no events
of importance on the French front last
night, Bays today's report from the war
office. :r ' ;:.
t G . Statements. " "v
" Bofim; Jan. 12. Heavy fighting which
increased yesterday is in progress on the
northern end of the Russian front both
along the Dvina and south of Dvinsk.
The Rusbiana attacked along the Vilna
Dvinsk railroad, but were repulsed, says
today's army- headquarters statement
regarding the operations there.
LF0n r5?E DEFEHDAHT
After Being Adjudged Not Guilty
Is Immediately Rearrested
Under Similar Charge.
MUNICIPAL COURT CASES
Luck broke badly for O. L. Hagan, a
white manduring this morning's session
of municiapl court. First, 'he was tried
under a charge of passing a worthless
check for $10.40 on W. II. Gurley, but
it was proved that the check had been
dated ahead and that in reality he had
done nothing other than 'to make a
promise to-pay the money. It was a
note without endorsement, according to
law. Judge, Peacock dismissed the case
and the defendant and his attorney left
the court roomChief Gray's office had
been converted owing to the -large
amount of fuel needed to heat the -real
court room bound lor uptown and free
dom. At about this stage of the pro
ceedings E. K. Ingram got busy find soon
another, warrant was issued for Hagan,
this charging the passing of a worthless
check on Mr. Ingram for $6.30. A pa
trolman hurried up street and soon re
turned with the defendant who was not
ready foTtrial the second time on the
same morning. i; -
There was but one other case on the
docket, it charging Milton SSilrer with
maintaining a surface closet on a drais
which runs into the water supply of the
city. The sanitary officer' testified that
he had notified the defendant to remove
the closet last September but that it was
there Wednesday. Mr. Silver stated that
he had tried several times to get men
to move the offensive closet but without
success. He was adjudged guilty as
charged and ordered to pay a fins of $10
and the costs, the fine to be remitted in
case the nuisance is abated in three days,
.JFVur tHt, fn",w'l hy ovrr
cast west! zt rnd probably rain cn
Saturday. lU-'r-sr temperature.
Fresh c.-;t and soul!;t:xot winds.
were found iri his pocketa and
hours before the symptoms mani
the New York authorities on charge of
kidnaping ' and assaulting Frederick
Gump, Jr- the 19 year-old Kansas City
high school youth. According to a pri
vate detective, employed by the Thaw
family, Thaw told him the Gump's
charges were an attempt at blackmail.
Thaw spent a very good night and
is resting quietly, according to the real'
dent physician of St. Mary's hospital.
He appeared to be cheerful and spoke
pleasantly to the sister in charge of his
suite of rooms. Two detectives and
nurse were at his bedside all night. He
had very litle to say.
Reported On
Front By Berlin
An entraeement on the western end
of the Macedonian front; in which Aus
tro-Hungarian and Bulgarian troops beat
off an entente attacked is reported in
today's arm v headauarters statement
regarding the-operations along the, Ma
cedonian front; V - !;..r
Two attacks were made by British
troops early today on the French front
north of the Ancre river. North of
Bcaucourt the British gained initial suc
cesses, the war office .announces, but
were driven back with heavy loes by
a counter attack.
AT
Boys and Girls Teams of Lexing
ton and High Point High
Schools to Play.
ALL HAVE ASPIRATIONS
Two for the price of one will prevail
tonight at the basketball scramble at
the armory when the' boys and girls
teams of the High Point and Lexington
high schools will meet. . The games have
been scheduled to take place for several
weeks and were to have been played
some little time ago but for some reason
or another it was found necessary to
postpone them until this evening, there
by greatly delaying the opportunity for
the girls to show the boys just how the
great indoor pastime should be played.
The boys have not been having all the
luck in the world, be it known, at the
game and the girls; well, they haven't
played but a few games and have man
aged to lose them all, but they have
hopes and confidence tonight and are fig
uring on giving the Davidson county
lassies one awful trimming. If practice
brings perfection, the game will surely
result aa per local anticipation. '
The boys team had a very hard sched
ule to follow during the present season
and have already met some of the tough
est opposition to be encountered in these
parts. Wallburg and Pomona, also
Jamestown, came, saw and conquered
and the worm, so to speak, has decided
that now, is the accepted time to do a
little bit of turning and snatch a few
victories. And they can think of no
other team in the state they had rather
trim' than the quint' from Lexington.
The 4rst of the battles will begin at
7:30 o'clock and the sport will be eon
tinuous, the first half of the second
game being staged In between the period
of the intial encounter. . ,
Paving work on Washington street Is
profcreBoIiig rapidly" dile" lLe"Co!J
weather and by the first of the week tLe
gautterir.g will be finished.
BASKETBALL GAMES
A10RYTO IIGHT
BBS
hit rim
LEMJBLUlil
Tainted by Republicans the Den.
crab Decide on Another
Iirirestigaiiori.
RECALL THOMAS LAWSON
Wood J.!akes Speech in the Senate
and Say He Has No
Apology.
. (By the Associated Press.)
Washington. Jan. 12. Taunted by Re
publicans lno charged they did not dare
investigate further the charges of a
stock market feafe on President Wilson's
peace note tie house Democrats today
aoanaonea laeur plans lor closing the
inquiry and recommitted the Wood res
olution to the rules committee for fur
ther action without a vote. ,
The "leaV,,Iaje8tigation was brought
into the house today with a report by
the Democrat) majority of. the rules
committee thai ne evidence . had been
found and opposition from the Republi
can minority which contended that eri- '
denoe of a leak was shown.
The majority, report was brief. Pre
sented by Chairman Henry it merely
said: "No evidence was adduced sus
taining the elUvges in the (Wood) res
olution.";'' i -
Repreeentatiga Wood, author of the
resohttlon addressed the house, declaring
that he had no apology to make for his
action.
1 was compelled to introduce the res
olution,'' sahl Wood, "because every
where' both" In and eut of Congress, ther
were' reporlli that men in high places
had profited on ' the stock market
through advance Information. .- - -1 -
"There -still in a general belief
throughout ;tte; eptntry thai there , la
something .wrong somewhere. That there
was a leak eyeiy member of this house
beHevetn To deny it would be ridiculous.
As to whether it was caused purposely
or not there may be an honest differ
ence of opinion among us."
.After Representative CantrilL, of Ken
tueky, a Democrat dissenting, from the
views of. his colleagues had requested
the ruels eommittee to recall Thomas W.
Lawson, Chairman Henry asked Tinani
moua consent that the Wood resolution
be reeommitted and that the committee
be directed fo cite Lawson for contempt
if he continues to refuse to answer
questions.
The sudden turn in the situation pre
cipitated a parliamentary tangle with
the proHpect that Lawson would be re
called . : . ; .- - 1 , -
JUSTICE HASSLE CELEBRATES -
A DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY
Congers, H V.i Jan. 12. Judge George
Haerle, Br.ol Bardonia, on the same
day celebrated two anniversaries, the
silver anniversary of his installation
as justice ami his golden wedding jubi
lee.".'. Mr, Haerle, 70 years old, who was
formerly a railroad engineer, was mar
ried in New York City, January 9, 1867:.
He and his wife are in god health. Mr..
Haerle became. police justice of the.
town of darks town in 1892 and has been
re-elected continuously ever since. .
Wheat and Cotton Quotations.
New York, Jan. 12. The cotton" mar
ket opened firm at an advance of 1 to IS-
points and active months sold about 11
to 35 points higher during - the - early,:
trading.' There was considerable realiz
ing at the advance of 18.62 for May,,
however, and prices .'eased off 3 or i .
points from the beet before the end of
the first hour. 1 r; -. . ' . ' '. '
Cotton futures opened firm. January
17-94; March 18.11;. May 18.45 j July
18.51 .October JrT-21 ' - .
Chicago Jan 11 Notwithstanding the
answer of the alhes to President Wilson's -
note lor a statement of peace terms led
to something of a rush to the buying'
side in wheal today. Opening prices,
which ranged from to 2 higher with
May-at 1.88 and 1.89 and July at 1.53
to 1.53, were followed by a decline that
in some eases reached below yesterday's
finish -Sr??.--" v':. "
. : Town' Taken.
Berlin, Jan 12. The Rumanian town
of Laburtea as captured yesterday by
the lnvad!r Tentons, the war of"ce an
aouiMxi.. TLj r'uui were' & ma
toward tie LV;lh between Dr&lla ar d
GalaU.
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