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' mands PunishmentDistiiigtiis hco Cith
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Presileivt Wilson rfeidh
a joint sessinii of the braucljes of Congrfeis in tlif. c' T tctaibcc a tA
hail of tbH linns :.iiraiRv I Th nPSflirp orn- bwhr t dQTH BUSINESS AND
ci ress, as i t is; aliej liy ih i s. admin is t rnti on , dealt l c RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
maan y iy i h Jhationai ,de le n ise - j ; : s; t . - - ,
the- tres'llten t's ' ..oatl iii -r) t her nil nirtils
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Syicc Hdte ifr Co mmunity Hotisp f or Uo-
kfentifiri Dead lhljDu Pont AccBcntS'
; Powder -MHls Closed.
; . WIlOflNaTON, Del;, Dec;l6,
The droning of the powder mills in ihW Bran- !
u y vv i n e v h 1 1 e y , w ii i c n nas oeen unqeasing sinoe
the rush of wab orders began several months ago,
was stilled when in the Hagley Community x
House a funeral servicd wis held for teD of the A
unideWtifled Victims of the packinghouse biow- t
iepuuneans ana juenicnits aiiKe' .joiiu u hi an f' xxuryxcu inie Du Pont company suspended operations !
em phatie . doinoiusti-atioyr at: hUvUemiiieirtSiou of T7
naturalized Americans Hvht, by thvir sympaihiei.
for tiiH Kuropeuu belligerents, have euctanereo
American nvtitraiit.y. c 11 ; v u ' y : '
iW hju? (Jonjjress elu.ered tjim loudly. . be re
ferred to them as bavins "poured ibe poison pi
disloyalty into i he very arteries bf: tiir national
life"-ana ass those -who V would turn in nialis;ii
reaction against ibe government :iud the peiiple
who-had welcomed an d numiretl Uiem." .
Tlie. House galleries were p.ickeit three hours
before - llie President began bus address. 'I in-
diplotuatie gallery was uq usually well filled.!
If; The re was a distiugu is lied gatb e ring of gover ii-
;inent officers aiid their wiete.--Mrs7 falt, 'the
President s haueee, was present. :
. DU FONTS GhT ?75,000,OUO OliliER.
tit is reported that the Du Pont Powder Com
pany, has closed a cent ract for $75,000,000 worth
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Ere tion of the Du Pont Powder CotXlT I wh ile the service was in progress,' and powder,.
pany s Plant, Completely Destroyed u.e servtce. ; A gtay coffin. containing what was
Loss Is Between $J-000,000 and $3,000,- found of the nuidentified. victims was buried un-
- v.. i . V - der a huge blanket of violets and greens. r ;
000-r-Seenes of Wild Disorder -Negro n a silver plate at thVhead of the coffin was
- a't? t v'" . V f i t the, inscription:- tUnidehtified,v Hagley . Yardi
Lynched ror Looting Martial Law De- Novem ber ao. 1 9 15. ft,' Beneath this were; ten sii-
; 4 -rot C1 f--X vr Piaes eaeu uearing uie names 01 me menu
wiuw---a biuauui uiwua iudiHuu i fjgd dea,d.
Account of Influx f p Refugees Many
Remain to Guard Belongings v
Petersburg, Va., Dee 10.
On Thursday night
Gov. Hanna, of North Dakota Asks JU Sl
to Pass FordPartInto Wiar Area
Governor Hanna, of -Norths 'Dakota; a member;
of the Ford peace paif has. sent a wireless mes
sage to the State Department' at Washington
the new tiOWn I askbas Secretary Lansing to give permission for
tne party xo visit tne rieiiigerenc eounines.
of high explosives, to be delivered to the allies of Hope ell, ''adjoining the gUh COt- This permission was refused, at j' the i time 6t ;
M 19 IT. This is understood to be the contract e iu- Tin Prn PrurrlnT granting passports to the voyagers1, and all the
rroneonsly reported sigued a montb agofor $65,- bUU pifctilbUi Wie WUUUU ruwuw passports ''.give " permtesioHio'visitdhl'neatral
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OOn -1 Henry Ford said that even should he succeed 'I
S1 AXUlJgVU
StP" : ' Theannuar memorial service
ISSVLodgQ..532,"B. P. O. was h
( I AtnnQ Ti Ai whinh hii a t hoan OT-orT,crl I countries. Governor Hanna is confident that the
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TUTTr.TVr vii at watt? sni n wnR-na n.n I . i . . . .. . I . , . . , 1 desired permission will he . s-iven i bv the State ' '.' " V-v-
aivirh,ninfhQiv0 wiuu Liic lie vv u Ian u, vv ao owcu o Department and that it can be arranged so that-
)-aciflc Exposition, which cost about $200,000 to by fire which Started in a TestaU- the party can nter e territory of the nations- at, r ,
erect, was sold at 'auction to a wrecker for $3,50. - v - rtrtyq C ! 4-1, a &;. A Wa..:i T i',..,- .r "
The price was 8650 higher than was offered at auu, v;auDCU uiic ovciuuiuuig oouxumuS . wwwi, ,w
nrivntft K!il. - r H m, l iyve, ab xu uaguu, icucis xuwuuuwug tuo
r-.T,,w-. w. .. . 1 mj 1 nil nnnvK. 1 iitT 1 1 fii 1 ifiiid ri 111 111 1111-1 .t ..
- w: . -. " Jrwjr. I luciuucrs ui mo party. . .
erty is estimated at ; from
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Th nronftrtv of thfi DnPont Com nan v was not I iKlo .n tna fntnra ftnH rhf? ha will motra
v t xv 1 rtamaprsrt. hut at one time it was threatened.
l" " mi. rM 1 1 . mt J? 1 1 I o . . . ,
loria xneatre ounuay aiternoon. : ine ioiiowiug
The two villages, A and B, nearby, built to ac
commodate the families of operatives in the gun
an effort to prevent future conflicts.
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was the nro srram m e r -
Entrance march. ' cotton factory, had a narrow escape. Irrotest Against flour Ot UOSmg freight
Anthem, "I. Cannot Find Thee, (bcottj, by pnly one life was lost in connection with the ' J Warehouses I
jRemarks by the Exalted Ruler, Mr.CharledTVTH;"'" ZZVA Z hZ ZrtiZnvl At the meetg of the Chamber of Commerce '
hi Lomrhlin: f 1 f rTfl rT - -r-, Qn Taursday protest was entered by merchants
Trio, Out of the Depths- (cudds), Miss -?SparkS from the fire ignited the stables of the against the eJf 0UKr f111 bf w
fluwcu, iur. j. cuioy auu xvum t0. it ro.giycerine lactory several times, but tne vT !tT nlI "fTC
Roll caU of departed brothers, by the secretary. flftmef were extinguished at once - lantic) Coast Line railroads. They urged that
Prayer by the chaplain, Very Rev. C. Dennen. X town s dome Tie w to having the hour of closhig ohgern
DueV "The Lord Is my Light" (Buck;, Miss all operations in the works were su
nowen ana ivxr. j. k. reniev. . , , n. 4-i. fn .i, : n.AtaAin
Ar. - : . ' ' " - : - I the woods nearoy which are puming still. ' I .7r -,. -a 'i-sa
Address, lion, onaries u. Harris, f. J. I The water supply was cut oft when the wires I ; 1 ' : r , S
utuem, ny uawywu s wave At whfob convey the current 4 to the, Appomattox - .v. mmm'mmm
ouartette. . . 7. rt ."viu B.,mn citAnT. kI , Tm: IMtir J ate R'atrLfce--.. x ,i.fiSrf
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Many-who : had personal property and house-1 crease of 20 per cent on the city water rates, after
hold goods that they had saved removed them to I January 1 and making several changes in the
i places pf safetV, but. numbers of men, women I terms and conditions ubonj. which the city will;
and children were seen i7 sitting over, the lew oe-1 furnish water to consumers, which was drawu up
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Church of the Ascension.
,vAt the Church of the Ascension on Sunday J longings they had been" ahle to save, and many in accordance with the special report bl"a com- Vv:;r
night, Mr; E. B. Johnson, of the Yoke Fellows, I men stood by their property with revolvers.- mittee of investigation which submitted its re-
wux luoBpottwi, ,,m. .ouuuBuu xb a vojr . Yynen lt geen tnat inere was no cnance w i port several months ago, was adopteu oy coun
teresting talker and a large audience is antici-1 gaVe the town the police; with expert assistance, 1 0t Wednesdav. and after January 1 the new
P3- - , gao dynamiiingldings. : :r v : rates wUi be operative.: . '
l Duuuay ocauwi wixi ye ueiu av ;ou a,. -uivv, I ' s After vthe excitement was over tne ppnigTinn,,! - : ' .-: --v'
public is eordially invited to all services. . . - Carrying w possessions they had! y a 'itirt rJ
- - X fhn .rroat irifliiT hf rRfhAAa.-ihn ma vnr dMmfld Dr. James Sprunt, senior member, oi tne nnu
Seelrincr Horne For For-"rear-oltl Girl - h KTin. Woto n QannVi'a ninm AtiiTi MriT hnnr. I of Alex. SDrunt dt Son. of this city.; and. one of
Rev. J. s: Crbwley,vpastor of Immanuel Pres- A : rriiliry company w . ordered V outrto aid the the State's most gifted Pl
, x.. xo.. V v., enurcns auui aiiuvu'wt u . wLzrnfA ""r-l'
1- ;aoter,l H wuld be
ily tronld adopt the little one. as she is ih need I meaattons Tor tne nomeiess ana destitute, i
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flfJI 'tMca to work at theiraeenatlftrty.lr T-,'-
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