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ff - " -if , . if I. WEATHER FORECAST. ILMINGTR ...... , ,-s. - 1 , North Carolina Fair and warmer Sunday. Cloudy Monday. ... ,( t- V-'l '. THE LARGEST CIRCULATION IN WILMINGTON. VOL. XXII.-t40.-2r5. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15, 1916. PRICE 5 CENTS . " " r . , (- t )H V , ''4i , ' c ', ': ! . . -r't HUGHES TELLS THE 1 10 BLEED THE - TT -TT 7 Dispatch I 20 PAGES THREiE SECTIONS llll Wt WWW HIQ niMM ROOSEVELT-ID M ILUU ll U L L I J 0. . II n I 111111 . nrnimie mmu TOR ie THE EARMERSTHATHE'S A MAN Of PEACE - -.w.uu-iu- rrn iiv.i iig uu Rill FIGHT IS LOST Declares That Signs Point to a Triumph for Democracy In the Empire State FIVE THOUSAND PE FROM PENN: Makes Direct Appeal to the Progressives and Pleads for a Democratic Congress Calls Assertion by Roos evelt False. Asbury Park, N, J.,. Oct. 14. Presi- voters assembled as delegations from Pennsylvania at . Shadow Lawn ,this afternoon predicted his own re-elec-lion as a certainty. He also assert ed that the reports indicated a Democratic victory in New York state. "If you want to know what New York is going to do at this time, look up the record of what it did to the new constitution proposed by certain gentlemen," Mr. Wilson declared. "And it did it to the constitution not v.lon careful examination of what the constitution contained, but upon i lie universal repute of those who pro posed the constitution." In a direct appeal for Progressive votes, Mr. Wilson lauded the purpose of the two National conventions held by that party but said the delegates had been ''deceived and betrayed." He n3s3p-oH flint in Pfnnsvlvfl.nin. and New Jersey an effort is being made to saddle on the communities men who have been for years in the confidence of politicians, who have de fied the laws . of the two states. In this connection a warning was sound ed against the danger of electing a Democratic president and a Republi can congress A president without a congress is ! absurd and useless as-a figure head," Mr. Wilson declared. "He can get you into more trouble, but he cannot get you out." - , Referring to peace and the charge made by the Republicans that the pol icy of the administration has been veak in dealing with the belligerents of Europe, he said: "We are saving ourselves in order (hat we may unite in that final league of nations, it shall be understood that there is no neutrality where any na tion is doing wrong." ' Vance C. McCormick, chairman of the Democratic committee, was given a noisy greeting by the Pennsylvania visitors as the "next governor of the State." - i A Mitchell Palmer, introducing Mr. Wilson, proclaimed him the greatest living Progressive. The President said, in part: "I am especially glad to see you x cau.se there are some things which, P'Thaps, Pennsylvanians are more 'nullified to tell about than any other l ),i in tbe United States. They : re better qualified to testify as to the subtle means by which the pur hoses of the people are sometimes dominated by their government."" I know how true it is that the people of Pennsylvania have desired men to !ead them who would lead them " to the light and not again drag them mto the subterranean passages of private influence. I want to call your attention to what is happening 1Ji Pennsylvania. Then I may make me remarks about what is happen ing in New Jersey, in order that be twpen us, comparing tbe expenses of Nrew Jersey with the expenses of i nnsylvania,-we may . understand a " ing or two about the conditions in th nation at-iarge. Di nil It" m n f n a ipibi?" 1 11 ii 11 11 11 -n 11 n 1 1 11 11 u 11 h h 11 h 11 h hb 1111 11 n n ' mm mm mm m m mm m m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm 'mm mm mm mm mm mm i . QPLE TO HEAR HIM "New Jersey was. under the influ-J ence ofwhat we used to call a board of guardians, a group of Republican leaders who did not venture, most of them, to offer themselves for elec tion, but who did choose all those who were to offer themselves for election, and did, through those who were elected, absolutely control the fortune of the State. And I am very happy today that I was privileged to have a part in showing the door to these gentlemen. What has the Dem ocratic party done in the nation in the, last three years and a half, if you summed it up? It has redeemed the promises of " both parties, promises which on one side, I venture to say, were made without the slightest ex pectation that any one would ever be rash enough to attempt to fulfill them. That is what happened in New Jersey. We dislodged those gentlemen and now with what impu- dence, they are trying to come back. "The thing is open, obvious, impu dence. But, my friends, it . can't be done after the light is turned on. "And exactly the same thing that is happening in Pensylvania, the same thing that is nappenmg in New Jersey, id being attempted . in the nation at large. I wonder if they suppose that anybody is deceived? ."The contest at Chicago four years ago and the contest at Chi cago this year were for the control of the machinery of the party, and now, after the smoke has cleared away, we have standing before us khat familiar Old Guard that has never been disturbed in its posses sion of power. "And what I want to call your at tention to is that this is not merely a political campaign. I want you to remember that the real source of ac tion and that the real machinery of obstruction is- in Congress. Do you suppose that anything could have been accomplished in the last three and a half years if there had not been' a determined and willing ma jority: in the Congress? I have not led these gentlemen; I have gone, for- ! ward with them. I call your atten tion to the fact tnat there is not here recorded, a single, Wilson policy. Everything that I have asked thati Congress to do was to write in the ; pledges Of the party itself. j "And so I want ,you io remember j 'that a President without a Congress, j that is heart and soul for the things i that he represents, is absolutely as useless as a figurehead. He can get you into trouble; but he cannot get you out. "And I want to beaf .witness in this presence to the kind of control j which the Republican machine nas attempted to air in the United States Congress. "Several gentlemen, who are sup posed to be spokesmen of the Repub lican party, have in public professed to condemn invisible government, but in private they have counselled and (Continued on Page Eigit) STRIKE BACK AT T Much Disgust Oyer Statement Made by Sir .Robert Cecil. Washington, Oct. 14. Refusal of clearance to British steamship from American ports as a reprisal of the British aggression upon the com merce and other rights of the United States is said to be under serious contemplation by President Wilson. , Indignation was expressed by offi cials today at the tone and contents of a statement authorized in London yesterday by Lord Robert Cecil, min ister of war trade. Lord -Robert 'served notice upon the United- States that England might consider the Anglo-American commerce and navi gation treaty as without validity dur ing the war. Lord Robert also declared Great Britain would not withdraw her cruis ers from some parts of the sea, mean ing, it . was believed, that she would send them again to watch the en trances to American ports and patrol thfr-tearaef lines close to American Chores, against which this govern ment already has protested. "Insolent" was one State Depart ment official's characterization of Lord Robert's assertion that Germany has bargained ' with neutrals mean ing the United States and that by sending the U;53 tc American waters she was attempting to strike a new bargain with this country. THE LINER HAS NOT BEEN TORPEDOED The Hellegolav Steams On to Kirkwall Regardless of Submarine. New York, Oct. 14. Somewhere over the Grand Banks of New Found land tonight the Scandinavian-American liner Helligolav, reported by Cap tain J. J. Jones, of ,the White Star Line freighter, Bovic, to have been chased off Nantucket by a ' subma rine, was steaming on her way to Kirkwall. A wireless report of her position at noon was received by A. E. John son & Co., agents of the line. In it Captain Lars Hoist, commander of the liner, made no mention of a sub marine. Halvor Jacobson, of John son & Co., said he was convinced there must have' been some mistake in the report ' of the chase, or he was j certain Captain Hoist would have mentioned it. When the Helligolav reported off Sable Island Mr. Jacob son sent a wireless to Captain Hoist if he had seen a submarine and ask ing for details of the encounter if there had been any. His message was held to be relayed to the liner to night through Cape ( Race. He also reported that neither the Helligolav nor any of the other Scandinavian American boatscarry contraband. A BUSINESS man THINKS most highly OF his reputation HIS success and the THINGS that have aided HIM such as The Wilmington Dispatch's Advertising Columns." MAY BRITAIN Wilson Is Going to be Re elected, Declares Progres- sives' Standard Bearer. DECLINES HAND op nvn w PCD ir im ' Vice Presidential Candidate Parker Calls For Support of w nson , jpurns Roosevelt. New York, Oct. 14. "Fearing Wil son's election, Roosevelt and Perkins enrolled as Progressives so as to dicker for the Republican nominee in 1920." This was the charge made today by John M. Parker, Progressive vice ' presidential nominee. Mr. Parker had just concluded a speech at a Hotel Biltmore reception, pledging his support to President Wilson and assailing Roosevelt and Perkins. He turned to the newspaper men and made the additional accu sation. Continuing, Mr. Parker said: "Roosevelt and Perkins enrolled in a party which they say does not ex ist. They know Hughes will be de feated and Wilson re-elected. They want an an anchor to windward. Roosevelt is after the Republican nomiation four years hence. Every body knows that. "I met Mr. Perkins at Delinonico's last Thursday. He held out his hand. I refused it. I said: " 'You don't want to shake hands with me. I am going to burn you up in a speech I shall deliver at the Bilt more next Saturday. I want you to be there. If I make any misstate ments you call me ' down." Mr. Per kins did not come.". "Where are the Progressive elec tors upon whom you count in case you secure the vote of any States for Vice President?" f Mr. Parker was asked.5 TMont Jcndw. ay does," he' replied. "He has in his possession what is left of the Pro gressive party organization. I shall go on with my campaign. I shall spteak in Connecticut and Massachu- a0 not desire-petty wars. 1 do not de setts next week and later in Illinois ( sire war m Mexico -tp satisfy a person- and Indiana." When George W. Perkins was told of what Mr. Parker said, he laughed4 and observed: I "Did he say all that? Well, well.jnot talk to me of a policy of peace Just say I am too busy to answer ' him." Mr. Parker was greeted by about 200 at the Biltmore. GtTTING SCARCE Wilson Stock Commences to Rise In the Betting In New York City. New York, Oct. 14. An appreciable increase in the volume of money to be bet that President Wilson will be re elected caused a further slump in the favoritism of Hughes in Wall Street today. Small bets were made in the financial district at 10 to 7 with the backers of Hughes in some instances offering only even money. A few days ago Hughes was a 2 to 1 favor ite. .Edward McQuade, the betting com- missioner, concluded a wager of 700 to $1,000 on Wilson, while curb brok ers placed $1,600 to $2,0u0 on Wilson. A prominent stock exchange firm is reported to have $100,000 to place on Wilson at odds 7 to 10. RESTA STILL HOLDS THE CHAMPIONSHIP Chicago, Oct. 14. '-Dario Resta lolds his title as champion of the Chicago speedway. He won the 250 mile race today and broke the track record, doing 103.9 miles an hour. Resta drove a Peugeot. Johnny Aitken, in a Peugeot, gave Resta a good run for first and was ronly 16 seconds back of the winner, j Rickenbacker, in a Maxwell, finish I ed third ; Galvin, in -a Premier, was ' fourth; Lewis, in a Premier, fifths and Henderson ,in a Maxwell, sixth. Resta's jjne was 2:24:16:69. YOUTH FATALLY HURT IN FOOTBALL GAME Cleveland, Oct. 14. While partici pating in a football game between Ashtabula and Shaw high school here today, Bert Connelly, of Ashtabula, HUGHES .H aged 17, was probably fatally injured. Rhodes almost equalled Curry's play He is at Eddy Road hospital uncon- ing for Kentucky, but owing to lack scious and it is believed - he has a of support from his mates, was heir broken neck. less. , Works Hard in Nebraska in EfFof t to Get Votes of Rural Sections. TAKES SHARP RAP AT EIGHT-HfaUR BILL D . . T". j Proclaims That it is a Gold Brick" Follows In Wake of Vice Pres. Marshall. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14. From dawn until far into the night Charles Evans Hughes stumped the broad prairies of Nebraska telling the farmers he was "a man of peace," and denounc ing the administration as "having gotten us into several petty, indefens ible, inexcusable wars." He declared only careful applica tion of. the Republican protective tar iff doctrine could save American bus iness from ruinous depression after the war. He told old railroad men at the junction point at Wymore, they ware "handed a gold brick" in the eight-hour bill. He kept pounding home the charges of inefficiency and extravagance against the administra tion, but he received, his heartiest ap plause when he talked peace. Vice-President Marshall had just nreceded Mr. Hughes through the State declaring that the election of a Republican administration this fall meant war. The governor took occa sion to answer the charge in his speech at Fairbury. "I have heard it said since I came into Nebraska, that some one has been going through the state saying that a vote for me meant a vote for war, he said. "Did you ever hear a more preposterous proposition to represent men? I am a man of peace.x I have been spending my life jn maintaining of "peace: ' I deWeTfl mv wav to promote international peace. Who can think without hor ror of the ravages of war? Who can . rtoRir war? T do not desire war, I aj vindicativeness against a disliked ruler. I do not like that kind of war." After reviewing the administration course in Mexico, he continued, "Do in the face of a record like that. That is war ignoble, personal war. I be lieve in peace, in peace maintained with honor, I believe in peace that is maintained with self-respect. I be lieve in peace in a work where we de sire that friendship of all and all desire the friendship of this nation; a peace which recognizes and main- dtains the dignity of American citizen ship. ' "That is the right course of prosper ity and stability. It is a great mis take to depart from it. We have had ;ho situation in which responsible and careful conduct could not easuy Keep us out of war. We have had in Mex ico a situation where we did get into a petty war and as I haVe said, an ignoble war." Mr. Hughes called upon the admin istration to call things by their real names. The ight-hour bill "mas querades under a dress it does not de serve, because it is a wage bill,"' he said. - Pledging a more efficient adminis tration, he said: , "I want jto see the merit system maintained. It has been betrayed by this administration. We have got to learn that this government is not con ducted 'for the purpose- of giving places to incompetent person's be cause of political activity, but 'it is conducted to give all the people of the. United States the worth of their money and the best government that can be devised. "Things must be called by their right names. Things must be' done in the right way. We will protect American citizens. We will protect property. We will protect the nation al treasury from waste and extrav agance, and we will protect the prin ciples of free .government by. estab lishing for all time through this elec tion a proposition that it is rules here tion a proposition that it is reason that rules here and not force." and not force." VANDERBILT EASILY DEFEATED KENTUCKY Lexington, Ky., Oct. 14. Field run ning of Curry, Floyd and Richardson, aided by an impregnable line, en abled Vanderbilt to defeat the Uni versity of Kentucky 45 toy0. Broken field run by Curry for $0, yards ac- counted for the fourth touchdown BAKERS GALL FOR AN EMBARGO TO APPLY TO WHEAT Declare Crop Insufficient and America Should Be Fed First. STORMY MEETING IN NEW YORK CITY i Had Too Much of a Political , Tinge For Bakers' Presi dent Modified Resolu tion Passed. New York, Oct. 14. National poli tics raised a storm at the local meet ing of the National Association of Master Breakers, held at Cooper Union tonight. One congressman was, prevented from speaking because he insisted upon introducing an at tack upon the administration. A res olution, which had been prepared for presentation to the audience of 400, was abandoned in favor of a milder one. S. F. McDonald, president of the National Association of Master Bak ers, who came from Memphis, Tenn., especially to preside at tonight's meet ing, refused to participate because, he declared, the meeting would have a national political tinge. Mr. McDonald declined to appear roSeny. Bucharest claims the cap after he had attended a meeting of ture up to now on aU Its fronts, oil the arrangement committee, at which 15 n no tirisoneri the abandoned resolution was modi fied. In his steady; Mr. Savage, head of the Savage Baking:; -mpriyf The resolution, as finally adopted, called for an embargo on wheat exports- from this country. The second resolution addressed to the President, called for an investigation into the; wheat situation, with the end in view, the resolution stated, "of feeding Am erica first," as reasons for the em bargo demand the resolution stated that "all; governments of the world have now taken control of the wheat and other food supplies, that the United States crop is insufficient, and that in spite of the abnormal condi tions, millions of bushels of wheat are exported every week." Senator James E. Martine, of New Jersey; Congressman Wm. S. Bennett, of Manhattan, and Congressman Mey er London, were announced as speak ers. They failed to appear but sent letters of regret. Launched Two Successful At tacks On Germans On The Somme. London, Oct. 14. In desperate fighting today south of the Somme the French won two successes. They carried a first-line German trench east of Belloy-En-Santerre, and cap tured by storm the hamlet of Guer mont and a sugar factory northeast of Ablain Court. The battle for Ablain Court con tinues. Each side has a foothold in the town and fighting of the most sanguinary character is In progress. German troops last night launched a mighty blow at the French positions dt Uillll'J U1V TV CV 1 X' X JfVAHVA-lkJ I around Ablain Court. Paris admitted )they made progress, but official an- nouncement was made tonight that the .ground was recaptured in the counter-attack which resulted in the taking of Guermont and the sugar factory. While the Germans were being hammared south" of the Somme the French launched successful attacks against . the Teutdns nort hof the river in the vicinity of Bouchaves nes. TRAIN RUNS DOWN AUTO AND THREE HURT Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 14. Clare Edwards, 18, "and Robert Steel, 18, were killed and E. E. Edwards, broth t of Miss Edwards, was seriously injured here tonight when their auto mobile was run down by a Big Four passenger train at the West Broad street crossing. The machine caught fire and was destroyed. The victims were residents of Madison county. FRENCH GAINED MB GROUND First and Second Armies Hurl ed Back by Great Rush of Teutons. MAKING DESPERATE STAND AT BORDER Led By King Ferdinand The Rumanians Trying to Stop Invasion Offering Fierce Resistance The Austro Germans Pursue Retreating Forces. London, Oct. 14. The Ru' first armies, beaten and torn and all but annihiliated, in their attempted invasion of Transylvania, have turned at their own frontier and, at bay are desperately, fiercely resisting the Ten tonic invasion of their soil. Their heroic effort to repel the forces of the central powers is to be led by King Ferdinand himself, ac cording to a report from Bucharest. Russian reinforcements are also be ing hurried forward. Berlin, while admitting that at one point west of Vulcanpass the Ruman ians have gained a foothold on the line of the dige if hills which fornv the commanding position in that sec tor, reports that on the Eastern Trans ylvania front the Rumanians are still in retreat and are being hard press a ed by the Austro-Germans. Northeast of Kronstadt, where the Rumanians suffered their most disas trous defeat a fortnight ago, the troops of King Ferdinand have recap tured a village on Rumanian soil southeast of Orna as well as a town on the frontier in the region of Pet- THE GERMAN STATEMENT, Berlin, .wireless via Sayville,) Oct; ji4,he"hfeaduarters statement cov. ering operations in Transylvania says? "Our pursuit of the Rumanians ori the east front is making good pro gress. They also have been forced to yield along the road from Osikaj Szereda to Gymes Pass. "In the frontier passes of Budze land we have, gained ground. We cap tured 292 men,, including eight officers and took six machine guns. West of Vulcan Pass the enemy's attacks were repulsed. At one place the Rumanians gained a foot-hold on the line of the ridge." GROWING BETTER IN MEXICO, HE DECLARES Washington, Oct. 14. Mexican Am bassador Designate ' Arrendondo said today that conditions in Mexico are rapidly improving and expressed con- fidence that differences between the United States and the de facto govern ment will be satisfactorily settled. "In Mexico .City- officials are not worried because of the Legalista movement," he said. "I believe it is only one of several efforts to injure President Wilson's chance at re-election. The Regalists believe that if Mr. Hughes is elected they will have another opportunity to present their case to the-United States and seek assistance for .it from the American ' people." . . TIGERS WON BY BARELY A NOSE rnnceion, in. j., uct. 14. An un erring boot by Dave Tibbott from the 45-yard line netted the Tigers the only three points scored in , their' game with Tufts here, this afternoon. Only two minutes remained for play at the time. Medford boys who defeated liar vard last Saturday proved a tough proposition for Rush's eleven. They showeipHiro fine run nine hnrlra in ' O su Westcott and Doans, and were very proficient m handling forward passes., The Tigers displayed flashes of bril liant, open field work, as well as good driving power into the line. The work of Eddy in returning punts was a fine feature, as was the kicking of Driggs., , ' SOLDIER KILLED IN DRUNKEN BRAWC Nogales, Ariz., Oct. 14. Private G. K. Shiftlitt, Company K, Second Cal if onria. Infantry, whose home was In Salem, California, was shot and kill ed near here today and his body plac ed on a railroad track to hide the crime. A train, fan over the body, but a coroner's inquest revealed that, a bullet wound killed Shiftlitt. ' .' Investigations developed that Shift litt was killed during a H brawl with his associates in the company. A, sol dier companion has been placed under arrest and flie miliary authorities say they "expect a confession.- ' h 1 ."-',:i a lit'-: t. j i :-!N it ;i ."11 u,i . .it- tit ' ;1 i 1 I : 4W V 1 1 - . : V'