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THE' LARGEST CIRCUI1ATION IN WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA; OTUSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 5, 1916.
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Socialist Paper Says There's
Difficulty in Provisioning
Berlin.
GREAT RUSH TO
SOUP KITCHENS
Also Reported , That f Potato
Supply is Short and That
Milk Question- is
Grave.
London, Oct. 5. Great difficulty is
being experienced in provisioning
Berlin, according to a Socialist news
paper, Vorwaerts, of that city, as
quoted by Reuter Amsterdam corre
spondent. The potato supply is said
to have been stopped because of lack
of field labor.
The decline in the milk supplyis
the subject of serious discussion by
the authorities. The newspaper says
many of the milk dealers hfhre dis
continued their contracts to the city
owing to the shortage.
According to information there has
been a great rush within the last
few days to the soup kitchens, YMch
now give out 34,000 portions a day.
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BEST OF SERVICE
English Tommies Must Have
Best of Housing When on
Furloughs For Trenches.
London, Oct. 5 England's deter
jaa1ionrtof
housing accommodation for- the sol
diers on their rethrn to civil life is
reflected in plans formulated to set
aside as a beginning $100,000,000 of
government money as advances to
local authorities' and other agencies,
to provide houses for the working
classes at reasonable rent. Mr. Long,
president of the local government
board; told a-deputation that the
plans actually before the board rep
resented but -ar-small beginning. He
added:
'It would be a black crime to let
our soldiers' come back from water
logged and horrible trenches to some
thing little hefter than a pig-sty." He
had told a deputation representing
the housing and town-planning con
gress some time ago that the 20,000,
000 pounds asked for by them should
not represent even index of what
might be required.' He emphasized
that if the government came to the
aid of the local authorities in the mat
ter, it must be on liberal lines. Jfr&
also said it was vital to the future
of the race that there should be pro
vision for as many as possible in
those districts in order to keep the
land occupied.
The move is one of many indicat
ing that, in the estimation of the
government, nothing is to be too good
for the men who helped in the war
on their return. It is a harbinger of
the social revolution that has been
so frequently predicted and which
affects all classes.
Teuton Suggests That Bread
Card be Produced When a
Glass of Beer is Desired.
Berlin, Oct. 5, The newest sug
gestion for saving grain in Germany
is offered by Dr. Bonne of Klein
Flottbeck, who asks 4n a. petition to
the imperial chancellor, that a rule
be passed whereby beer , may be
served only on presentation of a
bread card. His planjs. in effect to
require all Germany to choose be
tween bread and beer as daily nour
ishment, instead of allowing an un
limited consumption of the latter. The
petition is signed by some 80,000 per
sons. The petition declares that 42,000
hundredweight of barley is used daily
to make beer, or sufficient to feed
ten millinn nonn fnr nTIP daW - A
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GERMANS
NOVEL
PLAN
Krain whereas ' the average jL br&keti 'inlb account, not
bread ration 1b hnt. .200 erams. - Dr.! stuaents e . nt tH Rtll.
u msits tnat. Daney i iaj rn
much a food as rye and white flour,
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Mrs. Gooq am .Selected
to Lead Temperance Forces
is State;
DERiqm!rtra02LNOs
Netfeeti-Pe' la be Se
Iecy ; .This Afternoon.
Delegates lay uiomo
bile iKxde.
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The election of cScers or the en
suing year : was the biggest event at
this moVning's -Session ot th 34th an
nual convention, of the North Carolina
Women's Christian Temperance
Union. Importanjt among the mat
ters being alWponHMs afternoon
will be 1bv$$0r6p'ti&. '&kce for
the next annual convention and the
appointment of the delegates to the
National convention
State officers elected this morning
for the ensuing year were in each in
stance the incumbents and are as fol
lows: President, Mrs. T. Adelaide Goodno,
Raleigh.
Vice-President, Mrs. Clay Foreman,
i Zllzabeth City.
Honorary President, Mrs. Mary E,
Cartland, Greensboro.
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. El
izabeth Stevick, Raleigh.
Recording Secretary," Mrs. Mary E.
W. White, Guilford College.
Treasurer, Mrs. Ellen, J. Y. Joyner,
Greensboro. .
Mrs. Godno, who was re-elected as
State President, embarks on her sixth
year and Mrs. Preyer, re-elected treas
urer, has already: completed eleven
years in this.VfBce. Miss Anna A.
Gordon, National President of the W.
C. T. U., warnly welcomed Mrs. Good-1
no; as a memjfer of the National Exec
completed at .the morning and after
noon session todays and following the
final departmental reports this after
noon the delegates were taken for an
automobile tour over the good roads
of New Hanover county and the city.
The convention will close this even
ing with a demonstration.
The morning session of the conven
tion today was opened with devotion
al exercises by Mrs. M. J. Carroll.
At 2 o'clock Mrs. Goodno was in con-
ference with the newly elected offi-j
cers. The following departmental re
ports were made: Mrs. Annie Arm
strong, anti-narcotics; Mrs. Wm. Boet
tcher, loyal temperance union; Mrs.
Chas."" Doak, Young People's Branch
Work; Mrs. Augusta Leggett, litera
ture; Mrs. B. W: Hatcher, press; Mrs.
(Continued on Page Eight.)
The Idea Didn't Work as Mill
Officials Had Already
Granted Higher . Wages.
Durham, Oct. 4.The Chatham Ho
siery Mill lias followed the example
of the Durham Hosiery Mills and has
given its employers a seven and one
half per cent, increase in wages.
The raise of the wages followed .-a
request a few weeks ago from fifteen
workers in the mending department,
'who asked for an increase in salary.
This was promised them, together
with a. raise for all concerned as soon
as the officials could prepare a new
scale of wages.
It was , rumored here that there
had ' been a general strike, but
this was found not to be the
case, as only a few employes were
-not content with the increase aid de
manded more. On-facing to receive
what they askedS'svetf girls walked
Out and their places were filled at
once by others. .
- The management, 'as well as givng
an increase in ' wages, has also grant
ed a full hour at noon to the workers!
NUMBER OF STUDENT
WOMEN INCREASES.
- Berlin, Oct.. 5. The number of
women at German universities under
went af further considerable increase
during the past summer semester,
The total was 5.460, which denotes
a gain of some 1,300 over the num
ber when the war broke out. Out of
every 100 students present at the uni-
versifies
10.5 are women, wucicm
before ; the war was
- o - i resident women
---- -- ent are now women.
dents present v.
MILL GIRLS
TRIED STRIKING
l; Compromise Could Not Be
Reached and Milk Shortage
Continues.
MASKED RIDERS
h ARE AT WORK
Consumers Pinning Their Last
Hope Fibr. Helief Upon
Investigation By The
State.
New York, Oct. 5. -Efforts to effect
a compromise between the milk pro
ducers and,; the city distributors
nave failed ana the consumers are
today pinning their hopes on the
State investigation which begins . to
morrow. From up-State counties 'and from
New Jersey comes news of rioting
and raids by farmers on milk specials.
Masked night-riders again held up
and took what was in transportation
to railway stations. The firmers
have said that hundreds were join
ing tho league and that their posi
tion was . stronger than ever.
REPLIED TO
WITH BULLET
Civilian Who Protested
Against Assault Was Shot
To Death.
El Paso, Texas, Oct. 5. Among the
civilians murdered by Villa on his
entry into Cusi, according to an eye
witness of the fight, who is here to
day, was Caesar Sala, an Italian by
hirth, m&iUvcizear.
Mexic wlaO.twW the only person of
foreign origin saved from the Santa
Ysabel masacre. - -
Saler, who had a store in Cusi, is
said to " have gone to , Villa to urge
him to prevent the assault of women
by the bandits --who were then ter
rifying them. Villa's answer was a
bullet.
Saler escaped at the Santa Ysabel
massacre through being struck sense
less by Pablo Lopez with the butt
of a revolver.
WAR DEFEATED
Swedish People Vote Against
Mail Who Would Have
Helped Central Powers.
Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 5. Prof.
Gustave Steffen, the Socialist , au
thor Of the interpellation which
brought about a crisis in Swedish af
fairs iast May and served as the ba
sis for" an activist campaign design
ed to throw the country into war as
an ally of the Central Powers, has
been overwhelmingly defeated for
re-election .to the First Chamber of
the Riksdag.
In : the interpellation and in the
speeches In the chamber Prof. Stef-
rfeh bitterly assailed Russia for for
tifying the Aland Islands, which lie
but a short distance from the en
trance to; the Stockholm archipelago.
The activist pro-German press, sup
porting him, urged the government to J
tsrike against Russia before the for
tifications were completed."
The situation was tense when the
f oreig nminister, Mr. Wallenburg,
arose to reply. But In the meantime
there had been an agreement among
all parties represented in the Riks
dag, andVthe minister announced that
Sweden would adhere strictly to a
policy of impartial neutrality.
' Twenty-four seats in the First
Chamber have been involved in re
cent elections and the Socialists
have made a gain of two at the ex
pense of the Liberals. The present
government, of Sweden is a "per
sonal" 'one of King Gustave, appoint
ed by agreement for the term of the
War. Thev Socialists undoubtedly will
have a controlling influence when the
after-war cabinet is formed.
NEW LOW RECORD
ESTABLISHED TODAY
New York, Oct. 5. A new low; rec
ord for the epidemic of infantile par
alysis -Was established here today, for
the 24 hours ending at 10. a. m., ac
cording to the Department of Health.
There were four deaths, three less
than yesterday . and only twelve new
easelsa drop of ten.
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is, Mo:, Oct. 5 Fire X-
the main building of
stian;: Brothers' College
yTW&f aged members
ollege faculty are miss-
are ;be,lieved to have
, and ,an 'assistant nurse -x-
who jumped xrom Jan upper win-
dow, was seriously hurt.
The two rpsdg - members of
the faculty! are ; "Brother Cor-
mack, 93 years ld, and Brother
Clemens, 72. -years old. Their
ft room on thfi;floor of the
infirmary was'-swept, by fire. It
is believed fejer; could have
been rescuedtK
About noon i the fourth floor of
the! buildingfcMjfipSed and 20
'35- firemen weniiwn;.' to the base-
& ment. Three wcre taken out in- -X-
jured and the others are still in
the wreckage. '.rv- . -X-
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Inspired by Japanese, Java is
Planning Establish Bureau
For Native Industry .
The Hague, Netherlands, Oct. 5.
Java is turning its gaze on the enor
mous modern industrial development
in Japan, and asking why, with its 30,
000,000 industrious people, it should
not emulate Japan'. ; The Dutch Minis
ter for the Colonies' .charged Henri
Hubert van Kol, Socialist member of
the First Chamber of Parliament, with
an inquiry into Japans Industrial ev
olution and Mr. Van Kol's report
strongly urges that the Japanese gov
ernment's many-sided activities in en
couraging and fostering -the large in
dustries shall be adopted and improv
ed upon by the Dutch. . authoriUes in
Mr. Van Kol shows tthat ,while in
(4890 Japan's expxxr oCUndastrial pro-
in 1902 this had risen to 38 per cent
and in lSfl3 to 45 per cent; whereas,
agricultural exports declined from
51.6 per cent to37.8 and 35.7.
His main recommendation to the
Netherlands government is that a cen
tral bureau for native industry shall
be established 'In Java, .following the
example of Japan, which body would
further industrial developments by
the gathering of data, by subsidies,
erection of model factories and the
like and incidentally by an inquiry in
to the possibility of silk culture in
the Dutch East Indies.
The theory of racial incapacity of
adjustment to industrial conditions
has been exploded, says Mr. Van . Kol,
by the experiecne with the Japanese
Indeed, he regards conditions in Java
and the qualities of the Japanese, "the
most docile people on earth," as in
many respects particularly favorable
to industrial development.
Many Business Men Will At
tend Affair Given In Honor
Of Officers.
Members of the Wilmington Light
Infantry are looking forward to the
annual banquet of this organization
tonight with much enthusiasm, as it
promises to be one of the best annual
events yet held by this old organiza
tion. This year it is given in honor
of the retiring commanding officer,
Capt. Edward P. Bailey, and the
newly-appointed commander, Capt.
James B. Lynch.
There will be a number of promi
nent business men present, most of
whom have at some time been mem
bers of the W. L. I. Mayor P. Q.
Moore, President Roger Moore, of the
Rotary Club, Chairman W. A. McGirt,
of the Board of County Commission-"
ers; Mr. Louis E. Hall, president of
the W. L. I. Reserve Corps, and a rep
resentative of the Chamber of Com
merce, will be among those present
who will make short addresses.
Mr. John L. Galloway, president of
the Light Infantry civil body, will act
as toastmaster. Former officers of
the company who will be present are
Colcnel Charles A. White, Colonel
Walker Taylor, Capt. Edwin A. Metts,
Capt Rl N. "Sweet Rev. William E.
Cox,! recto of 'SlL: John's . Episcopal
church, and chaplain of the W. L. I.,
will also fie , present. ,
A delightf lit repast 1 has been- ar
ranged by Mrs. John T. .Rankin, ca
terer,
MrW W. Rutland is chairman
of the comm?ttee arranging for the
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DUTCH COLONIES
TO HAVE BUREAU
LIGHTINFANTRY S
ANNUAL BANQUET
BIG DISASTER
So Reports Bulgaria As to
Thrust of Rumania
Over Danube
BULGARS HAD TROOPS
ON BOTH SIDES
Rumanian Retreat Cut Off by
Destruction of Pontoon
Bridges Serbians Claim
Successes.
-The bold invasion of Bulgaria by
Rumanian troops has ended most dis
astrously for the invaders, according
to Sofia, their forces being scattered
and virtually wiped out.
To combat the Rumanians who
were in forces twelve to sixteen
thousand strong the Bulgarians sent
troops on either side of the point of
crossing on the' Danube river. Caught
between two forces they made for
the pontoon bridges which they found
to be destroyed.
Regarding the operations along the
Dobrud ja front Sofia report sthe re
treat of all the Russians and Ruma
nians. According to today's advices
from Bucharest substantial progress
was made yesterday in the central
region arojind the Black Sea and yes
terday the Rumanians captured one
thousand prisoners and seven guns.
On the west of the Macedonian
front the Serbians are pressing north
ward toward Monastir, fighting on
Serbian soil to the- southeast and
close to the border further west.
The Russians have broken with
new force and sire fighting on a wide
front extending from the Black Sea
to the interior. The Russian fleet co
operated with the land forces and a
furious fight ensued along the coast.
Along the 145-mile line in Galicia
the Russians are continuing their de
termined stand for. Lemberg.
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A WORK OUT
Brooklyn to Line Up Strong
Team Against New York
Today.
New York, Oct. 5. Wilbert Rob
inson, manager ; of the Brooklyn Na
tional League Club, will send in his
1 regular players against New York at
the game at Brooklyn this afternoon,
as a final workout for the opening of
the world's series on Saturday..
Rube Marquard is reported to have
been selected to' pitch the Opening
game for Brooklyn.
The first large wager on the world's
series was announced today when it
was stated that E. E. Smathers, the
owner of fast horses, had placed
$20,000 to $14,000 on the Boston
Americans to win. A number of
smaller wagers at 10 to 6 were re
ported.
THEN SELF
Tragedy Enacted In Cincinnati
Today By an Illiterate
Woman.
Cincinnati, Oct. 5. Helen Houck,
30 years old, residing on the Walnut
Hills, early this morning shot, and
perhaps fatally wounded, Alfred We t
terer, 49 years old, vice-president of
the Wetterer Brewing Company, of
this city, and - then shot herself, dying
almost instantly at her home today.
Mrs. Houck was divorced from her
husband about two years ago.
Mrs. Houck. left a note saying that
Wetterer had wronged her.
BRITISH JAKE A
MACEDONIAN VILLAGE
London, Oct. 5. British trops yes
terday captured the town of Menkenui,
a village of Macedonia, which lies two
miles to the east of the Struma river,
says the British official statement.
FRENCH CAPTURED
MANY GUNS YESTERDAY
Paris, (via London), Oct. 5. In the
course of the advance on the Somme
front, east of Morvel yesterday the
French cantured nine guns, the war
office anounced today. .
WOMAN SHOT MAN
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WILSON NAMES -TWO
HERS
OF COMMISSION
Third Will Be Made Known
, Tonight To Probe Eight
Hours. GOETHALS IS ONE
OF THE MEMBERS
Chairman Clark, of The Inter
State Commerce Commis
sion, Named Still An
other One.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 5. Major Gener
al Goethals, governor of the Panama
Canal and Commisioner Clark of the
Interstate Commerce Commision have
been selected by President Wilson as
two of the three members of the board
recently created by congress to Inquire
into the eight-hour law.
Formal announcement of the selec
tion of three members will be made
tonight.
To Speak at Chamber of Com
merce on Proposed Steam
ship Line October 1 1 th.
Dr. Clarence J. Owens, president of
the Chinese-American Products Com
pany, and Mr. David S. Rose, general
counsel for that company, both of
Washington, D. C; will come to Wil
mington Wednesday, October 11th. by
Invitation of the Chamber of Com
merce and - will speak at an informal
the interest of the I proposed ' Pacific
Atlantic Steamship line. Mr. Owens
is and has beeif managing director of
the Southern Commercial Congress for
the past several years. What these
two gentlemen will have to say re
garding the proposed steamship line,
kwill doubtless prove of a Very interest
ing nature for anything along this line
appeals to Wilmington and Wilming
ton business men strongly.
Secretary H. B. Braneh, of the
Chamber of Commerce, received a
letter this morning, from Mr. Owens
accepting the invitation that was re
cently extended by the city's commer
cial organization. The letter stated
that Messrs. Owens and Rose would
leave Washington, October 9th, and
would reach Wilmington on the morn
ing of the 11th.
The Chamber of Commerce has had
quite a bit of correspondence with
the Chinese-American Product & Ex
change Co., relative to the proposed
steamship line and the visit of Messrs.
Owens and Rose is looked forward to
with a good deal of pleasure by those
interested in the venture. The credit
for bringing these two men to Wil
mington Is due the city's commercial
organization.
MR. HERRING CO-OPERATINGL
Farm Demonstrator Will Assist
In
Staging the Corn Show.
Committees are being organized and
work pushed in an effort to make this
year's Corn Show better . and bigger
than ever before and indications are
that these efforts are going to meet
with every success. The entrance of
Farm Demonstrator Herring into the
field has caused elation among those,
most interested for suggestions from
him are considered Very highly. Mr.
Herring will be able to render the
Corn Show valuable service and al
ready has started work with the'
others.
While the location has not yet been
definitely determined it will be almost
central. Attractive posters advertis
ing the Corn Show as one of East Car
olina's biggest events are .being circu
lated and are expected to attract
many. The fact that nine counties are
embraced is another reason why the
exhibits should be numerous and of
a high order and because of the in
terest these counties feel the attend
ance should reach a new high mark.
SIGHHTED ZEPPELIN
PARTY IN WATER
Esbjerg, Denmark, Wednesday, Oct
4, Via London, Oct 4 (Delayed).
Fishermen who arrived here today
report that during Monday they sight
ed a partly submerged Zeppelin, 43
miles northwest of the Sylt island, in
the North Sea. Several German de
stroyers and two larger vessels were
surrounding the Zeppelin, the fish
ermen said, and seemed trying to
keep the craft afloat 1
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DR. CLARENCE J.
OWENS IS COMING
STATION AFTER
MILK FOR BABES
Police Reserves Have to B
Called Out to Disburse
The Mob.
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NEW YORK SERIOUS
Mothers Madly Seek Milk FoiJ
Their Babies City's Sup- '
ply Is Daily Growing
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New York, Oct. Further disor
ders growing out of the milk situation
took place here early today, when it
became necessary to call police- re
serves to disburse more than 500 wo
men, the majority of whom were for
eigners and many of whom carrier ba
bies In their arms, who stoned the two
health department stations in Harlem.
The women had canvassed the store
in the neighborhood in search of milk
for their children and finding none for
sale they gathered at the city stations.
A few were admitted, but those on tho
outside hearing that the supply woul
be exhausted before they were served
rushed the doors of the building. The
officers in charge said the supply was
only half of what it was yesterday.
The Borden Condensed Milk Com
pany, which supplies one-fifth of the
milk sold in the city, announced to
day that it would meet the demands
of the dairymen's ' league for an in-
crease in prices paid for, milk forty
five cents on the hundred pounds.
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Built by Teutons.
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New York, Oct. 5. The German elO
ectrical industry is scoring a triumph
in the midst of the distractions of the
war by building the largest generator
and transformer in the world, accord
ing to advices received iieje. The Si-emens-Schuckertwsrke-
of Berlin are
building a generator and .' ansformer
of each sixty thousand JZ. W., tho
transformer having the power to
transform the voltage to 110,000 volts.
The order is being executed for the
Rheninish Westphalian Electrical
Works. It is said the largest turbo
generators in the United States are
35,000, or 40,000 K. W.
RUMANIANS SAID
TO BE RETREATING
Berlin (Via London), Oct. 5. The
Rumanians are retreating through
Transylvania and also on both sides
of the Strell valley, the war office an
nounced today. 4
Steamer Sails. The American
steamer Arborean, which has Just
completed discharging a cargo-of ni
trate of soda here from Chile, South
America, sailed this morning for New-'
porKNews, Va. The Arborean was
one of the largest ships to eevr visit
this port.
Did You
Ever
hear the question, "Why is it
I Uyer strike a bargain like'
jwu Ho?" That person is not
a wide awake nor careful buy
er and does not read adver
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tisements.
When a business man pays
money to make a public an
nouncement, he usually has
something worth while to of
fer something that is to your
advantage to know.
To take advantage of these
opportunities you must get at
the meat of the newspapers
it's advertisements. Read
them. '
Confer wj th us!
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