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The amount of com ment on this incident appearing in He German ami English press seems ,o be out of all proportion to the dam- to inflicted. Violent bombardments ave destroyed the town hall, and lie central market at Ypres, acCord- a; to the Paris omcial news. This nay herald resumption of the at tempt of the Germans to break the renter held by the English, of the pBied line, blocking the way to the ml This theory finds some con juration in the reports that the Ger- are b;ioging heavy relnforce- lents through Belgium. From Ger uny come reports of feverish activ ity of building warships, as well a3 tanufacture of Zeppelins. Opinion prevails that Germany is unable to Jtcmpete with the British in the con jtniction of battleships. Germany is devoting hei greater Moris to construction of her air leet. Naval construction takes rela- Mv a second place. Both sides con- iiiie reticent concerning the prog ttss of the great battles in Ppland. Wn is confident von Hlndenburg win though a military authority, Wed by Lokal Anzeiger, declares ie fall of Lemberg a question of foe, because von Hlndenburg is roll- PS up the Russian right, while at same time, the Austrians are at itking the left. There is no direct Information from the front to confirm his howeer. Petrograd is silent 'tat the sf.ategy of tne present mpaign which does not seem to ite any greater concern than the ussian capital did when the Ger- pns advanced on Warsaw Berlin I Kver, seems to regard the Polish tations as decisive in the Russian PPaign, if not in the entire war. Heavy Artillery Fire. p"is, Nov. 23. The French offi- al bulletin this afternoon savs that Weiclay Yores was siihiftcted to a ?nt artillery fire and manv of its Portant liiiilflinj?s wpri burned. ptext follows: Yesterday was marked by violent cilery firo. The enemy directed at- Dtion Darticnlarlv tn tho. tnwn of ai and a number of houses were fet afire. i .Argonne the day was by very hot -fighting, delivered very spirited P"acteri-(.(i ltv. t enemv lilt.., r,1 which were repulsed. In I evre and v.croo thn oitniitinii is rithut chun up Benin UpLimisfic. . r4" Of the Orrnan ormv in rpffirritlS lml0:tHlK fmppatinns In Poland,' tow neaiii,. decisive outcome, an- rented ftlr... tod iy that it considered the fituati. '01 PVMVullDro fgirnfoKln Arniv ,c,.,,i. j " i Ma 1 1 ci s luuay gave uui (jftiriai rr.rifirt ,i0j Mftvottihpr rnJ' -hicl, n fll . "the w.s,,.rn arena the situation "1(:h'lnL'('ll Tll 1 n.V.)nrr 1 Miruggie is going uii K. !u... . Vn ttle of cm '.constechau On f-i-i "minunication Issued by Iters, ''nerai army neaaquar f:-neral army headquar- Mil,; , .. ' ? - ontinues at xsieuport Nifo . " 111311 British squadron; k .r:,!: , the coas but was, nr artillery. A we are step, one W . T steP by "VII ;.f ""fport 'r ctlKitlior- one point of -""i i n. i.- ivucn and a number of pris- m A oners are being taken daily. Violent reconnoitering expedition against our positions on the east Moselle River is made ineffective by " our counter at tack. In east Prussia the situation is unchanged. In Poland the appearance of Russian reinforcements is postpon ing decision of - the battle: In the re gion East of Czenstochowa and North east of Cracow the Austro:Germah of fensive is being maintained. Turks at Suez Canal'. Constantinople, Turkey, Nov. 23. Turkish troops have reached the Suez Canal, according to official an nouncement yesterday, which reads: "Turkish troops reached the Suez Canal. Fighting has occurred between Katasa and Teatebe, both thirty kilo metres east of Suez Canal,, and near Kantara Ted (probably Elkantata, twenty-five miles south of Port Said) with English officers, and many sol diers, and many wounded were taken prisoners. The troops were the Eng lish Camel Riders. The Egyptian po lice surrendered." ! , - v " TAR HEEL RECORD HOLDER DEAD tlillsboro, N. C.j Nov. 23. John Laws, aged ninetfour, register of deeds for Orange bounty for the past sixty-four years, and believed to hold the record of ihe United States for continuous service to an elective of fice, Jied ot'pneumonia at hi3 home here at 5 o'clock this morning. He is the only man who eve held office as register of deeds of Orange coun ty. Laws was twice married, the tec ond time when he was eighty-six years of age. He is survived by his second wife and tnree children by his second marriage. LUMBER SCHOONER BLOWN ASHORfe ,3- New York, Nov. 23. A four-masted lumber schooner went ashore early todajr, near Shinnicock lighthouse, Long Island. She appeared to be breaking up in the heavy seas and was about a quarter of a mile off shore. Life -savers are trying to Tes cue the crew. The name of the vessel ashore could not be made but. The waves are washing the lumber off the decks. Life savers have launched a boat after shooting a line across the ves sel. The vessel later' was learned to be the schooner. G. D. Jenkins, from St. John for were rescued. New York. AH hands AUSTRIANS REPORT CONTINUED SUCCESS Washington, D. C, Nov. 23. Vienna Foreign 'Office dispatches to the Em bassy here today says: "Austrian troops in Russian Poland eter.U thnnconil nHsnnflTR .' In Wft i.uu , uu7""- nF " 7...ito I Servia our offensive continues despite stronK resistance nuiu x 4-- onomv a pnernv i - fnrtifierf nositiohs and difficulties' nf the ground -caused by bad weather. Two thousand, forty-four prisoners were taken. The total Servian pris oners since November 5th are thirteen thousand. FOREST FIRES GROWING SERIOUS Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 23. Slow .orders have been issued to an rau- roaas opB - ZZTt cause or a pau rZT ZZ:: fires. Freights collided aiurua,y of the smoke. ' E V. Visart, i1 eaerai gauie 1"' tor, reports me '" . . . mnrc O aFlrCk TIGHT Helena, and game is Deing unveu wv The Mississippi River traffic is hamp ered. New fires are reported hourly.; Subscribe to The Evening Dispatch. 35 cents per month. . . .' r FRENCH SUCCESSES Between the Oise and the isne ("B" on the map) new French successes are reported, and near the wedge of the line the colored troops of the French have made violent and valorous attacks. At Chauvoncowrt ("A" on the map), just across the Meuse from St. Mihiel, a wholfe French detatch ment may have been annihilated where part of the village wai blown upby hiden minest' I DECLARES JAPAN IS FOR PEACE Prime Minister Wants to Work With West For Civili zation. Tokio, Nov. 23. In an article titled "Japan and the European en-! Ar mageddon", Count Shignobu: Okumr., the Prime Minister, writing in the Jap an Magazine, about the war, saya some forceful things about Japan's relation to the West. "It will be our one ambition at this time," he writes, "to show the West what it is slow to believe, that w.e can work harmoniously with great Occi dental powers to support and protect the highest ideals of civilization, even to the extent of dying for them. Not only in the Far East but anywhere else that may be necessary, Japan is ready to lay down her life for the prin ciples that the foremost nations will die for. It is to be in line with these nations that he is at this time op posing and fighting, what she believes to be9fded:4ttihe8e principles.' , t he Premier continues:. "She en tered the Alliance with Great Britain to stand for and die for what Anglo Saxons are everywhere ready to de fend even unto death. It is Japan'3 aim and ambition to participate in all world-movements toward noble di plomacy, international relations and the principle of equal opportunity and peace, and to prevent by one proper means the outbreak of continuance of bloodshed between nations. Japan's relation to the present conflict is as a defender of the things that make for higher civilization and a more permanent peace." Count Okuma devotee a consider able space to an historical resume of the causes of the present international war. Speaking generally, he thinks that war is always due to an uneven ess of advancement in the progress of civilization, which like water must find its level. When its force is ob structed there will be violence and bloodshed. War also is a result of the pressure offered in resistance to the growth of civilization. Speaking in particular, the Premier is inclined to find the root of the pre sent war in the weakness of the Bal kan peninsula. "Like China", he af firms, "it is a seething crater in r the world's diplomacy. From conditions apparently insignificant in themselves half the world can be set on fire and plunged Into distress and decimated." CHICAGO EXCHANGE OPENED TODAY Chicago, Nov. 23 The Chicago stock exchange opened today. Trading was resumed where it stopped July 30th, when, with other trading centers, the exchange, closed because of the Euro pean war. The Chicago exchange is the first official security market of the world to reopen-July 30th figures are v transarHons A hun the hundred m.w w v- . , . iU C A snares were suia me uisl ten uuuuica, BARK FIFTEEN DAYS OVER DUE Mobile, Ala., Nov. 23. The Spanish bark, Teresa, of the Moragues Lum ber, Company, this city,- is over due fifteen days from Hav, ..ears are entertained for her ..safety. The ves sel was due to load with lumber here for Spain. Chicago Brewers Profit. Chicago, Nov. 23. It is charged by :nsnar.'.t0ll llrtiinr Hoalor-4 that thp nfiW war i" " tax, as applied to beer, has greatly in creased the profit, of brewers, for the saloon t men charge the brewers are adding 75 cents a barrel, over and flhtWf the war tax. and tnat tne re tailers are compelled to pay it a to them. AT WEfJGE OR l;iNErTHEII?rR06PSIN'!tRAP Mff PASTORATES ' O i ; I r .-."V - uniy iwo unanges Made torl the Wilmington Churches f f NEW MINISTERS OR TRINITY AND 5TH ST. Rev. G. T. Adams Goes as Presiding Elder td Elizabeth City District Final Day This' of Conf ereriqe Aiiti Saloon League' - Work Strongly Endorsed. . . ; ..I i.f "je. - - i. . (By Susan Washington, N. C, Nov. 23. Rev. F. M. Sha'mbergei. conducted the op ening devotional exercises on the final day of the North Carolina Meth- ... n r m n a l ' odist Conference. The first business of the day was the hearing of reports, among those read and adopted being that of. the Epworth League Board, Sabbath Observance Committee on Church Property.Sabbath Observance Orphanage Committee on Conference Headquarters at Lake Junaluska and the Board of Mission's and Church Extension. The presiding elder of the Raleigh district, the pastor of the Edenton Street church, and Hon. L. L. Smith were appointed a committee to memo rialize the legislature for a stricter Sabbath law. Rev. R. C. Beamon was appointed to preach the annual sermon at the next conference, on Wednesday morn' ing at 11 o'clock. The .people of Washington were unanimously thanked for their hospi tality. ' The statistical secretary reported the number of local preachers, and members in the conference as 85,224; Sunday schools, 693; members, 67, 497v additions on profession of faith, 4,258, and collected for all purposes, $603,797. Ministerial 'Appointments. Wilmington District Presiding el der, L. E. Thompson. Burgaw Circuit J. Whedbee. Carvers Creek Circuit W. J. Wat son. Chadbourn Circuit D. L. Earn hart. Clinton Circuit W. A. Stanbury. Hallsbcro Circuit J. H. Miller. Jacksonville and Richlands Circuits! C. T. Rogers. Kenansville Circuit T . .W. Lee. Magnolia Circuit R. F. Munns. Onslow Circuit E. C. Sell. Scott's Hill Circuit R. N. Fitts. Shallotte Circuit R. L. Beasley. Southport Circuit C. M. Lance. Swansboro Circuit J. M. Lowder. Tabor Circuit R. A. Bruton. Town Creek Circuit R. L. Carra- way. Wallace and Rose Hill Circuits Ih H. Black. Whiteville J . P. Pate. Wilmington, Bladen Street T . G . Vickers. Fifth Street A. - J. Parker, COTTON SHIPMENTS ARE GUARANTEED. ' . Washington. Nov. 23. The safe shipment of cotton to Ger- many, via Holland, now also has been guaranteed, according to announcement by the State 4 Department today. ' . t ' ' ' . ' V--- the Franklinton . Circuit."! Grac e J. D. Bundy, N. M. Wright junior preacher for Grace. Seagate G. M. Daniel. Trinity W. V. Mc Crae, now at Maxton. Transfers: W. L. Jtexford to the Western North Carolina Conference. Rev ." A . J . Parker, named for Fifth Street church,Wilmingtqn, was at one time pastor of Bladen Street church of the same city. Rev. G. T. Adams goes as presid-J ing elder to Elizabeth City district. Raleigh District Presiding elder, M.. T. Plyler. Clayton G. S. Bearden. Louisburg A. D. Wilcox. Oxford A. P. Tyer. Raleigh Central, J. H. Mc Cracken. Edenton Street J. C. Wooten; J. O. Guthrie, supernum ery. Epworth A. S. Parker. Jen kins Memorial J. W,. Potter. , A SelmaLr G. Johnson. Superintendent Nortn Carolina Anti-Saloon League R. L. Davis. Editor Kaleigh Christian Advocate l S . Massey. Superintendent Methodist Orphan- 'aej, N. Cole Editor Nashville Christian Advo cate T. N. Avey. Assistant Secretary Epworth Lea gues J. M. Culbreth. Teacher in Vanderbilt University J. L. Cunningim. Durham District Presiding elder, H. M. North. Burlington D. H. Tuttle. Chapel Hill Walter Patten. Durham Branson, R. E. Atkin son. Carr church G. B. Starling. Lakewood D. E. Earnhardt. Supply Mangum Street, C. J. Harrell. Me morial L. P. Howard. Trinity A. McCullen. West Durham J. A. Dailey. Graham C. M. Grant. j. Mebane E. C. Durham. Headmaster Trinity Park School W. W. Peele. Other principal appointments are: Elizabeth City District Presiding elder, G.. T. Adams. Edenton P. D. Woqdall. Elizabeth City, City Road C . B. Culbreth. First church G. F. Smith. . . . ;,. Fayetteville Districts-Presiding ei der, J. T. Gibbs. Dunn J. H. Shore. Duke Frank Culbreth. Fayetteville, Hay Street W. R. Royala. Sanford H. E. Spence. New Bern District Presiding el der, J. E. Underwood. Beaufort A. S. Barnes. Goldsboro St. John, B. C. Thomp son. St. Paul N. H. D. Wilson. Kinston Queen Street, H. A. Hum ble. . Morehead City D. N. Caviness. . Mt. Olive and Faison J. H. Friz zelle. New Bern Centenary, E. H. Mi, Wharter. Riverside and Bri(Jgeton- W. A. Caden. , Rockingham District Presiding der, J. H. Hall. Hamlet M. H. Tuttle. Laurinburg R. F. Bumber. Lumberton W. B." North. Maxton A. L. " Ormoii'; ' Rockingham J.' B. - Hurley. Warrenton District Presiding dei: R. H. Willis. el- el- Henderson First church, R. Beamon. Littleton S. A. Cotton. Murfreesboro and Winton B. B. Slaughter. Roanoke Rapids William Lowe. Scotland Neck--L. T. Singleton. Weldon and South Weldon J. A. Hornaday. Washington District Presiding el f Continued on Page Eight) AT CHAUVONCOURTl DECLINES THE APPEAL' IN THE CASE OF LEO FRANK Justice Lamar Will Grant Writ of . Error. Not FURTHER COURSE Not Divulged by Counsel For Defense, Though Appeal Can, Be Made to . Other United States Judges. 5A Washington, Nov. 23 Justice La mar today refused to issue a writ of error to bring to the United States Su preme Court for review, the convic tion of Leo M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan, the Atlanta factory girl in 1913. Henry Alexander, Frank's attorney, said he did not know whether the ap plication for the writ willbe present ed to other Justices or not, until ha consulted his associates. Justice La mar made a written opinion. JUDGE CLARK'S PLEASURE AWAITED Board Directs Letter to Him About the Now Famous Path. Special to The Dispatch. Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 23. The Board of Public Buildings and Grounds this afternoon directed a letter to Chief Justice Walter Clark and asked him if the path from the Bagley statue to the Woman's monu ment was for his personal conven ience. If so, the board will give him the path. Otherwise, the path will not be built. This was the result of a long meeting 1 in Governor Craig's office this afternoon, in which five Raleigh organizations appealed to the board not to alow the path to mar the monument and the grounds. The Raleigh Equal Suffrage League, before which the chief justice spoke recently, joined in the request. Mrs. J. Bryan Grimes, chairman of the committee of ladies, said the public was against the path. W. J. Grandin and Judge W. B. Council asked for one hundred addi tional convicts for the Watauga & Yadkin Railroad, stating that the work would be completed. The re ceivership, they said, was for protec tion of the property. The Corporation Commission today ordered' the railroads to continue spe cial commodity rates prevailing be fore the Justice act went into effect and instructed the carriers to refund overcharges. The commission will collect for the shippers, it was an nounced. Stage fo water in Cape Fear river a? Fayetteville, N. C. at 8 a. m. yester day, 4.5 feet,v Now On Way Back to Home Soil and Constitutional ists in Charge. . T BRINGING MONEY WITH THEM To be Later Turned Over to the Proper Government Villa Issues Order to Exe cute Any Soldier Who Commits a Depredation. Vera Cruz, Nov. 23. The Ameri can forces, under Gen. Frederick Fun- stoh, after a stay at Vera Cruz of sev en months, today bgan embarking on r steamships, which hvi!l Return them . ': to the United" States. the outposts began falling backtat 9 o'clock this morning and two hours later the first American soldiers ' were going over the sides of the transports. General Funston. established head- ,; quarters aboard the transport Chris tobol at an early hour today. All or- ganizations of his -command began moving the equipment preparatory to final evacuation, at daybreak. Every thing progressed smoothly. Beyond ' ) the American outposts there have , been mobilized during the night a ' force of Constitutionalists. As the Americans withdrew first from the outlying districts, then from the city, the Constitutionalists followed them and nominally occupied the territory vacated. The city is quiet, but the -r inhabitants are nervous and appre hensive concerning the final outcome y of this transfer of authority. All the 1 saloons remained closed today on or ders of General Funston.. Many com- -mercial establishments have decided .j not , to open their, doors. The govern ment of Vera Cruz is not being turn , ,4 ed over to any faction. ' The ' territory ' V Americans leave tne iJonstituuonai ists are coming in. , American army officers are taking with ' them the money collected as customs, and from other sources of revenue. These ultimately will go to the government which the United States deems proper to recognize. The Americans are taking away about three hundred Mexicans, who did not care to stay. Funston Leaves City. Washington, Nov. 23.--The Ameri can troops, after, holding Vera Cruz since April, were expected to be well on their way home by sunset. D's patches from General Funston sai-l the outposts were withdrawn at .9 o'clock, and the troops guarding the railroads at approaches to the city, withdrawn at 10. ,. Embarkment was on in earnest at 11. General Funstonr said he expect ed to sail for Galveston at noon. He reported that the Constitutionalists, under General Aguilar, are taking possession. General Villa informed the United States, through Consular Agent Ca rothers, he has issued, general orders for summary execution of any or his soldiers molesting.wqmen, or pillag ing on entering Mexicp City. Acting Secretary Lansing announced the re ceipt of this information, adding that the order was reported as prevailing in all cities and towns that Villa has occupied. Carothers wired that ar rangements are being made for a peaceful entry into Mexico City. From the Mexican capital came word that the panic among the inhabitants has partially subsided with assumption of full command by Gen. Lucio Blanco. General Blanco refused to abandon the city with Obregon. , Plans for an eleventh hour aban donment of Mexico City to the Zapata forces were frustrated, by General Lucce Blanco, according to confiden tial reports received at the State De partment today from its" agents.' Carranza ordered the capital evacu ated last Friday, so the Zapata forces could enter, at the same time destroy ing the railroads north to delay Villa. One official report speaks of "premedi tated atrocities" and the intention tov leave the capitol to be sacked. Obre gon ordered Blanco to accompany him. Blanco refused, after serious argu ment. SCHOONER RUNS AGAINST BATTLESHIP Norfolk, Va., Nov. 23. The three master, William H. Sumner, from New York for Charleston, S. C, col lided with the battleship North Da kota Saturday night, while the battle ship was outbound for the drill grounds. The target towed by the warship punched a hole in the schooner. i si ; .-. :1