North Carolina Newspapers

THE' WEATHER FORECAST , -4 Generally fair and-colder tonight. Saturday fair and mucri colder - -- 7 THE LARGEST, CJS? tTION IN WILMINGTON. VOL. XXII. NO. 280. ' N WILMINGTONNORTH;: CAROLINA, FRTER OCTOBER 20,; 19 16; PRICE 5 CENTS , .1 K u 1,1 WW : 1 MWffSM&T- T f V -LL.1'JLV ililX NJ NJ L X' N V-.- - - 1 1 : v IlLtriwp IIBWIf t M , Wlii wMililliiil C QU 1 II Oil Ilili: IMliiil II liH lyll lli 1ft Allies Prevenimg Reinforce ments Being Thrown Against Rumanians. THIS ONE OF THE OBJECT OF THE WEST Situation in Rumania Not Con sidered at a Crisis As Yet. Keeping Alert For Shorten ing of Line of Attack. London, Oct. 20. The Germans on the Somme are being prevented from pending men to aid in the Austro-Ger-man campaign against Rumania, ac cording to Major-General Maurice, chief director of military operations of the war office, who today discussed with an American correspondent the objective of the Anglo-French offen sive. This promises a temporary feature of the entente objective in the west, as the common feeling is tlKit while the situation in Rumania cannot be considered as a crisis it is serious, and that the,, best assistance the west er narmeis be given to prevent th" dispatching of reinforcements to Gen eral von Falkenhayn. General Maurice "declares that Ba paume and Peronne cannot be con sidered objectives in the usual sense of the term. The capture of these cities, he said, may be expected as the result of the present offensive, but their fall cannot be declared a de cisive figure in the operations. It is planned to drive a wedge into the German lines so that attacks can be made in three directions. , Ultimately it is hoped to carry the advantage so far that a break will re sult. The Germans "may- shorten their lines before this happens, but such an outcome is - alway fcept in view by the entente staff,, in planning the advances. J. HEARD TODAY Declares Development of Indi vidual Character Leads to Christianity. St. Louis, Mo., Oct, 20. Develop ment of individual character leads to the development of Christianity, the Rt. Rev. Lawrence, Bishop of Massa chusetts, told the Protestant Episco pal conventibn here today. "A friend of mine called football the most sportsmanlike game because it developed discipline, self-respect and character," he said. "All these make for religion." Bishop Lawrence spoke at a Joint meeting of the two houses in the in terest of organization work of spir itual education. He- urged moderni zation of the Sunday Schools. "We can accomplish nothing by having children: step from modern schools to fifth century Sunday Schools," he said. A proposal to permit children wfco have become communicants of the church to retain part in the racial customs and feast days, was on the bouse of deputies' calendar for dis cussion today. . Discussion for the proper division and enrichment of the book of com mon prayer has been held pending action on the proposition by the bishops. FORM CHURCH ORGANIZATION. St. Matthew's Brotherhood Elects Officers. St. Matthew's Brotherhood Officers, an organization of St. Matthew's church, was formed at a meeting of I he male members .pf that church, held last night in, the Sunday School loom of that church. The ladies of 'he church served a delightful sup UH. The pastor, Rev. G. W. McClan ahan, presided,-andmade an address on "Efficiency and jCooperation In the Church." Mr. H. E. Bonitz was a guest of honor at the meeting and he made a 4nH ... . -a Work." Mr. W. W. Koch made an address on "Go to Church Week." and ictiK nn " Hint hnaioam vs tno t;niircni -Mr. William Otersen used as the sub ject of a talk, "The Benefits of Broth erhood in Church Work." Others to peak were Messrs. E. C. Hopkins, H. H. Woebse and G. F. Sietter. One of the features of the evening was musical selections by Mrs. Hen-, iy Otten and Miss Elizabeth OTXen. Following are the officers elected Tor the organization: Mr. James Bow den, nroeirlon-. Mi. n TW1 Soitfir. vice-president; Mr, Hans Kure, secre 'ary; Mr. E. E. Hopkins, treasurer. LAWRENCE WANTS AMERICA : fWm lf 'M & i RUSHES III I III! I L I Ml III - , . --N't J 11 h i II II t Hr n rr V1 tn i p i w w i i-i xl W ; , . , , JljA IIIIWL. Ub.Ulil llllL.lUM END WARFARE Paper In Holland -Calls For United States to Make a Move. AGA WST TAiSTSteS OF SUBMARINES Unless ThisCbUniry Takes the Initiative She May Rue It , Deeply, Is Conten tion. Amsterdam, (via 4 London,) Oct. 20. A demand for the stoppage of the submarine warfare, coupled with an r.ppeal to the United States to take the initiative toward that end, is voic ed by The Telegraph: The Telegraph says: "Ten days have elapsed since the submarine warfare was carried to the doors of America and bthing has been done. Are we to understand that our shipping will be allowed to be tor pedoed right on the American .coast?! We say in all frankness to America that the submarine-warfare must s 1 1CU W1LU uiauc llvcflogne Gazette. The Emperor was in stop and Germany must be told thatinches long' and a bottle of li(luid tne excellent spirits, the newspaper said, it will.no longer be tolerated. Let101106 are now endeavoring to an-land snowed great confidence in the America speak the word, lest she rue deeply in future, having neglected taking the step mainly because he is the chief neutral." MR. REYNOLDS WRITES. Tobaccfr Manufacturer Explains Why He Is for Mr. Wilson. The following letter has been re ceived here by Mr. Hugh MacRae, treasurer of the Democratic State Fi nance Committee, from Mr. R. J. Rey nolds, millionaire tobacco manufac turer of WinstonTSalem. The letter is self-explanatory and shows why the Forsyth gentleman favors the return of Woodrow Wilson to office.- The letter, which was made public yesterday, follows: "Winston-Salem, N. C, Oct. 13, 1916. "Mr. Hugh MacRae, Secretary-Treasurer, Wilson-Marshall Campaign Fund, Wilmington, N. C. "My Dear Mr. MacRae: "It was with a great deal of satis faction that I contributed to the Wilson-Marshall National Campaign Fund, and your letter acknowledging the contribution was received with much pleasure. "To make a change of the adminis tration, under the existing conditions, to my mind, -would be nothing short of a calamity to this nation. "American history does not show, since Washington's time, that during any one administration such a large number of goodNjonstuctive laws, for the benefit of allof tfie people, have been passed as enacted under the Wil son administration. The elimination of the lobbyist prevents the govern ment from being controlled " by any clique, or set of men, which would en courage the bringing about o finan cial depressions for personal selfish gain. ",In addition to the beneficial legis lation that has been enacted under President Wilson's guidance, hey has succeeded in keeping the country at peace with the world and at the same time maintained its dignity. "President Wilson's cabinet is one lok the strongest 'we have ever had, and Congress has upheld the adminis tration in working for the good of the whole nation. "I have never permitted myself to be a blind partisan. My custom has been to assist the party which was, in my estimation, T)esf qualified to render the greatest service to all the people, -and I believe that the Demo cratic party, with Eresident wuson at its head,, is everything that any party: could ask, be it emocratic, Progressive or Republican. "I cannot eoriceive of how it would jbcpossible tc Contribute a greater fcause than to the Wilson-Marshall -, xrotinnai f!flLiiTDaIcn iTina. i com mend youin the great work that you are doing, and you have my best wishes for unlimited success. 'iWith kindest personal regards, I am, Sincerel v yours, "R. J. REYNOLDS." Rev. Walter Benson and family, of Hallsboro, are spending a few days in the city. Mr. Benson came to at-1 -'tend the funeral of Ms friend, the late Mr. R. C. DeRosset. " 1 I M r I Mil &l I I I I ISM I I MVff l l - I K1 fu I I L - Am T J D : J"1". uoara or wiison s -vuio in -Pittsburg HAD LONG KNIFE IN HIS POCKET Arrested by Police and Found With Kniff Aaainst Wil son s European i Policy. Pittsburg, Oct. 20. On an automo bile ride here today President Wilson lost his hat and he automobile was oiujjpcu uiiui lie iccuveieu 11. j A man with a bag of tools jumped on the running board of the car, but; was knocked off by a Secret Service man. The man chased the Presi-' dent's conveyance for a block before t he was arrested by local detectives. The prisoner, who gave his name as Richard Cullon, aged 22, is a ma- j chinist of this cty. On his way to ; the police station he told the police that he was not satisfied with" Presi- dent Wilson's conduct concerning the European war. In the tool bag he alyze. The prisoner is being held by the police for observation. , WILL SELL INSURANCE. Resigns With A. C. L. and Goes With ....Jan, James. - ! ' Mrt '..liftiert :p.'rry, who has been employed ih the treasurer's office of the Atlantic Coast Line for the past year or more has resigned this, posi tion to become manager of the Acci dent and Health Department of James & James, fnc, and has already enter ed upon his new duties. In addition tovtnanaging this department, Mr. Perry will sell general life insurance. Mr. Perry is from Portland, Oregon, but has adopted Wilmington as his home and because of his genial dispo sition and likeable nature is pecu liarly fitted for his new work. WARRANT ATTACHMENT. Action Started by American Bank, and Trust Company. '. . Te American Bank and Trust Com pany hsa filed warrants of attachments In the Superior Court to secure insur ance money of the Germania Manufac turing Company, which was burned some time ago, that is now in the hands of Mr. James Owen Reijly, agent for the London Assurance Corporation. It is understood the Germania Manufac turing Company owes me American, Bank and Trust Company about $1,000. GERMANY BREMEN AS LOST Reports Says There Is Trouble Getting Crew For Other Boats. London, Oct. 20. An Exchange Tel egraph Company's dispatch from Am sterdam says a telegram received there jfrom Bremen contained the re port tjiat the German Navigation Co., has received no news from the com mercial: submarine, Bremen, and that it is regarded as lost. Great anxiety prevails among the families of the crew. Virtually all of whom reside in Bremen and it is expected that dif ficulty will be found in obtaining crews for the other commercial sub marines, which may undertake the trans-Atlantic voyage. According to this information, the sailing of. the Deutschland on anoth er voyage has been cancelled. - SLIM DOCKET. Recorder B. G. Empie this morning granted nol prosses to several per sons who were charged with violat ing the tax ordinances. Facing this charge were C. H. Crockett, F. H. Kranke, M. L. Horowitz, P. S. Labors, and Robert-McLoughlin. Moses Graham, colored, was de nt smiltv of aidiner and abet- tlnir in an assault. Pearl Woods, col- -A-'-maa orHurirori not, sniiltv of as- uirui.nwa o t o sault with a deadly weapon. REGARDS I - 1 ONLY TWO OF CREW MISS. :jj New York, Oct. 20. The Cun- s 4' day that all but two of the crew fr of the Alaunia, which was sunk 4 yesterday by a mine in the Eng- lish channel, had been saved. "fc ; Another message received, the officials said, reiterated the pre- v viuus uiiuruiH.nuir mut an pas sengers were landed at Falmouth ! so they were not involved in the j disaster. . J C" o J Appeared in rine Spirits and Confident of The War's Outcome. Amsterdam (Via London). Oct. 20. .Emperor William visited the front on Wednesday, according to the Co- result of the. war. HViyexpressed f lively satisfaction over the losses of the British and the French. SEASON OPENS SOON. Busy Place Just Nov. Members of the teams xiomposing the basketball league are very busy just now rounding into shape and the gymnasium at the Y. M. C. A. is the scene ' of much activity as a result of this work. This is the last week of practice as the league opens Fri day, October 27th. Lovers of the great - and fascinat ing indoor sport are to be treated to some exceptionally fast games this season. The teams are composed of Khe best players in the city and have been arranged' with the idea of build ing up four equally strong aggrega tions which will insure close and ex citing games. The public is invited to attend all the "games. No admis sion is charged. The first of the two games starts promptly t 8:30 p. m. Below is the personnel of the var ious teams: L. Hanson, captain. N. Shepard, Uy. A. Walker, B. K. Myers, Harry Solomon, F. M. Gallagher, VL..S. Sharp less, G. D. McFayden, F. Strickland. J. A, Rennie, captain. A. B. Rhodes, A. V. Huband, J. Applewhite L. J. Stein, Luther LeGwin, Arthur Smith, H. G. Carney, W. M. Vaught. C. F. Rich, captain. T. R. White head B. B. Cameron, H. L. Farmer, K. N. Davis, W. H. Kelly, H. Cough enouf, D. W. Lynch. B. Lewis, captain. M. G. Little, N. E. Davis, E. B. Register, L. Lipinsky, E. Boswell C. W. Davis, M. T. Y. Mc Mannus. PROF. WILLIAMS COMING. Extension Work Is , Proving Interest ing to Teachers. ' In all probability Prof. L. A. Wil liams, of the department of school administration of the State Univer sity, will meet with the Teachers' Reading Circle here on Saturday, Oc tober 28th. Prof. Washington Catlett, superintendent of education for Wil mington and New Hanover county, is arranging f6r Prof. Williams to come here and unless the unexpected happens will be successful. The State has been divided into districts in order to cooperate with the secondary schools and a represen tative from one of the leading col leges of the State has been assigned to each district to organize the read ing circles and act. adviser. New Hanover is in the district assigned to the State University. These meetings are held 'ton the last Saturday of each month. Prof. Cat lett has been corresponding with Prof. Williams in regard to this mat ter and recently received a commun cation from the latter sjtating that -Joe could be in I?ew Hanover on Friday or Saturday of next week if this ar rangement was cjonivenient at this end of the line. Prof. Catlett has written Prof. Williams that such an arrangement is agreeable with the New' Hanover school authorities and added that he would- be expected next week. ing. - 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 yi I mil ni hi ii iiffii I rnnnrnnn iiiii i lann tivirtnuii nvitiiffl VISITS ' THE FRONT ninnirn inn mi I wrrtiiii j. : I II II 1 1 I I II II I III! Ill 1 1 II II 111 II Tl.linnihll MHKhlll Ihllll . i w h mm - " . i wkh m m a ; Strong Sentiment in Favor of i K T T" t T- "t ' iNew inai ror uranam County Men. Raleigh, Oct. 20 Judge J. D. Mur- . phy, of Asheville, has gone to Wash ington to present the appeal of Har die N. Wiggins and Merritt Miller, men condemned to die Friday, Octo ber 27, for the murder of Philip L. Philips of Graham county. , Governor Craig has held up their execution to allow the defense to per fect its appeal and the two white men escaped death by half an hour. They had failed before the Supreme court which found no error in the trial bef- low. The defense carries a writ of er- lucau esawmoier1aniiounceS the capture of the villaee ror to the United States Supremeiof vivP7Pin within th. ZJ Court and unon it bases the hone of1?, Velye1zel wlthin the bend Qf the I v,oun ana upon u Dases me nope or . Cerna riV(sr nnthwoat r,f mvoom,. i a new trial. Nobody believes the two fellows can get the new trial, but there is an abundance of sentiment that the men will not be" executed. None of it proceeds from Governor Craig and none is justified by anything that he has said. But the transcript of tBe evidence has been read by many Ra leigh people who do not find strength enough in the case to warrant Itheir T, a k viV abledoubt. s -: -The men are " trying desperately morotQlv hard for. a new trial in the hope of acquittal the second time. ' They do not appear to be greatly interested ; in the commutation alone, in fact, one of them declared, after receiving his respite that if hf did not gain ulti mately his freedom" he would prefer to die in the chair. Aftd within a few minutes of that hour he denied his guilt. They have established an alibi of some sort and it has not been attacked. Against it is the positive statement of old man Philips that the two men killed him. He reiterated it many times, but during the day admitted his liability to mistake. Many people believe that the old man believed the two prisoners killed him, not through eye testimony, but by deduction. Others Delieve that Ed Williams actually shot the old fellow and that Williams and the two pris oners were in a conspiracy to shoot him. Another view is that the two men are of too low mentality and character to comprehend the enorm ity of the crime of conspiracy and actually thought they were innocent if they did not do any shooting. There are still others who think the testimony offered by witnesses to the effect that Ed. Williams, sev eral times a slayer, had shot the old man and made a botch of it as he confessed. Williams is serving 90 years in the penitentiary and, while he writes mysteriously as to his help lessness now he says nothing to in dicate any purpose to confess. Rev. Lyman Kv Dflts, Baptist pas tor, who has interested himself greatly in the case, has gone to the Tillerv farm to see Williams. The minister has visited the home of the men in Graham and has lectured at the' A. & M. college Y..M. C. A. in the interest of the condemned men. Mr. Dilts was their spiritual comfort er during jtheir preparation for death and he not only does not believe they are guilty, but he. believes they ard innocent of any-knowledge or connec tion with the murder. The preacher is deeply distraught over the case and has become a convert to anti-capital punishment as ,the result of what he believes to be a terrible crime of j the State against men whom he regards guiltless. , The case will be settled, perhaps, by the United States Supreme Court wjthin another week. Governor Craig will doubtless not allow the date of October 27 to stand, if the defense has any further move that appears to have merit in it. While the 'North Carolina Supreme Court could find no error of the lower court, it is under stood, here that not all the justices believe the evidence was all that, a capital felony should demand in the execution of the supreme penalty. ; Edith (sighing) Oh, , dear! Tom hasn't proposed yet. 1 - Maries-Well, what can you expect of a chap who never runs his auto over ten miles an hour. Exchange. Though Paris Denies This Re port Received From Ger man Sources. CLAIM DEFEAT FOR THE BULGARIANS,111 temperature struck Illinois today. Situation in 'Greece Complexed King Tells Entente to Address yeni zelos Government. x Serbian troops on the western end j of the Macedonian front, which Paris says are continuing' theirv campaign successfully against the Monastir, Vfc . 1- - 1 1 Jl mm . J uu naiteu, according to tne(ature to 51 above at 7 o'clock this German official report today. Paris mornlne. Low temneratures were re . , w w.pvU..AiaDamai wun ngnc irosts in iouis Berlin says that the former have been ' ana. halted after sever! Serbian succes-; ' TennM fvt. Fmci ses. xu rreucn report ciaims mat tne Bulgarians have suffered a loss, in - eluding 100 prisoners and three can - uU, uuu uave ueeu rouiea. u says me serDians pusned two miles north to Velyezelo, after taking Brod, forc ing their way over the" "heights- be- tween v the two places Tiey are now Ifaclng. the third and. japal,Ine-ot,the ' v-, v- cording to the unofficial reports, hav-1 ing pierced the second line in taking J Rj-nrl qtiH Vol The situation in Greece remains complex. News dispatches from Ath ens, long delayed in transmission, and reciting developments of the situation there only up to Wednesday night, report turbulent conditions. Greek reserves are said to have taken the' war into their own hands, despite the presence of strong forces of entente marines, with the Greek authorities doing nothing to control them. King Constantine is reported to have told the British minister at Athens that as the Allies have deprived him of all' power and recognized the provision al government at Salonica they had better address future proposals re garding the course of Greece to the Venilezos' government. Bulgars Take Offensive. Bucharest, (via London,) Oct. 20. The Bulgarians and Germans, in Dob- rudja, - have taken the offensive all 1 along the front. They have forced I back the enemy's left wing, the war office announced today. Rumanians Drive Them Back. Bucharest, (via London,) Oct. 20. The Rumanians have taken the of fensive in the Oituz valley, through which the Austro-German forces in vaded Rumania, the war office an nounced, today. They have driven backthe invaders to the frontier,. The repetition of attacks on other parjts of the line is also reported. Big Battle In Progress. Berlin, (via Sayville.) Oct. 20. The battle between the Austro-Ger-mans and the Rumanians on the frontier ridges of Transylvania is in progress, says today's German official statement, while in the Rumanian provinces, bordering the Black Sea, the fighting between the Russian and Rumanian armies and the armies of the Central Powers became more live ly yesterday. Stormed Russian Positions. Berlin, (via Sayville), Oct. 20. German troops yesterday stormed the Russian positions with the adjacent lines on the west bank of the Naray uvka in Galicia and repulsed a count er attack, says the German official statemenf issued today. The Ger mans captured 14 officers, 2,050 men and took 11 machine guns. TO EQUIP MORE AIR SQUADRONS FOR ARMY Washington, Oct. 20. Authoriza tion was given today for the com plete equipment (of two additional aero-squadrons for the regular army. When the material, which will cost $800,000, has been delivered . at San Antonio, the regular army flying ser vice will have been tripled. Orders for tbe enlisting of 1,391 men for the new squadrons have gone out, Each squadron will have twelve aeroplanes. Mercury Takes Big Drop anc Some Southern Spots Got Frost Today. tjMBLE AS FAR i DOWN AS NEW ORLEANS- Alabama - and Luoisiana Both! Got Forst Snow Strikes Illinois Earliest Snow Irt Years. Chicago. Oct. 20. Snow and freezi rne earnest snow In years rell in the central part otthe State and the ther mometer dropped 30 degrees. Take Tumble in Alabama. Mobile, Oct. 20. A drop of 15 de grees in the temperature here today brought frost. The thermometer stood at 68 to 81 yesterday and reg istered 53 this morning at 7 o'clock. .Also Drop 'at New Orleans. New Orleans, Oct. 20. A fall of 18! degrees in 12 hours sent the temper w m,q w t """J'""1 Mississippi, Louisana and Northern ' ... . , Nashville," Tenn., Oct. 20. Since 7 o'clock this morning the thermometer nas remained at 40 degress above Zfirn. with frAAzinz Anther nrt frhf. expected in Tennessee tonight. Two Big Democrats Met i in T Pittsburg This Morn ing; Pittsburgh, Oct. 20. President Wil "son and William Jenningsryan met here today . for the first time in months. The President stopped in Pittsburgh for an hour- and a half on his way from Chicago to Long Branch and Mr. Bryan came here on the way to speak in the district of I Representative W. Bajlet, of Johns- SHAKE HANDS! " ' town, Pa. J i When the President arrived at the station the former Secretary of State 'entered Mr. Wilson's private oar and . ; the two men shook hands. A large crowd outside the car witnessed the "V meeting. The men spoke to achJ other a few minutes and Mr. Bryan left the car. ' Mr. Bryan, who has been making speeches in support of President Wil son's re-election, said today that the President was gaining strength .con stantly. V ARAPAHOE IN TOW. Cutter Reached Distressed Steamer, Last Night In Tow of Coamo. No word of the Clyde steamer Ar ; apahoe, which was disabled by a dam aged mdder off Cape Lookout y ester-' day morning, has been received at the office of the local agent today, and !t is, presumed that the 6teamer is be ing towed to New York, its destina- i tion. . , j It was reported here last night-that the cutter Seminole had reached the s distressed vessel and would towTl until this morning, then turn it over -to the Mallory steamer Coamo,-and ; the latter is to tow it to New York. THEY TRKE LAW INTO THEIR Oil Ii5 i Greek Reservists Grow Rowdy . In Athens, According to Report. - . London, Occ. 20. Extremely turbu- : : lent conditions in Athens on Wednes- ,J day night are reported from. Reuter'a ' correspondent at the Greek capital, sent that evening. Greek reservists ; have taken the law into their own , hands despite the presence of large ' detachments' of entente marines who are being given no assistance by the Greek authorities In maintaining ord er, the dispatch declares. . 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