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VOL. XXII. NO. 3 12.
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Quarters For Its Safety in
Wallachia.
NEW BATTLE OPENS ON
MACEDONIAN FRONT
Germans and Bulgarians Mak
ing Stubborn Resistance to
French and Serbs No New
Development on the Somme
Front, London Reports To
day. The fate of the Rumanian armies in
West Wallachia appears to be yet
hanging in the balance. Fears are
expressed in entente quarters for the
safety of the Rumanian forces that
have been operating in the Orsova
region, on the Western Rumanian
front, now that the main line of rail
way has been cut at Craivo. Also it
t-eems virtually certain that all of
West Wallachia has been vcr. by the
armies of the central powers.
A new battle has opened on the
Macedonian front where the Bulgar
ians and Germans, who evacuated
Monastir, are making a stand again".
fne pursuing Serbs and French. Paris
reports thes Teutonic allies are mak
ing a stubborn resistance.
The battle line is at its nearest
point to Monastir immediately north
of the city, at Snegovo, and runs
thence almost ."directly earthward
across the country in the bend of the
Cerna river.
Comparative quiet continues to pre
vail on the Franco-Belgian front, Lon
don announces nothing more im
portant than artillery and patrol ac
tivity. 'PRICES BRING
Market Records Big Sales of
The Fleecy Staple Sudan
Temple Patrol a "Beaut"
New Bern, Nov. 22. A price of
twenty cents per pound for-middling
cotton has caused large quantities of
the fleecy staple which were being
held in this section to be brought out
and placed on sale
Messrs. G. W. Taylor and Sons,
local buyers, yesterday purchased
four hundred and fifty six bales at
a price of one hundred dollars a bale,
making a total of $45,000 put in cir
culation in New Bern in one day .
This is -it-fecoTd breaking price in
this section and not before in many
years have as many as four hundred
and fifty-six bales of the staple been
placed on the local exchange for
sale.
New Dernians Monday night secur
ed their first glance at the patrol and
rum corps of Sudan Temple and, to
say the least, boy of these made a
most pleasing impression on the
scores who viewed the miniature pa
rade which they gave over some of
the principal streets of the ctity.
In addition to the"patrol, each mem
her of which was attired in the new
uniform just received, the drum
-orps, which consists of twelve snare
and two base drums was "there" and
'lie noise that they made showed be
yond a question of doubt that they
'Aere able to handle their end of the
work.
Both the patrol and drum corps are
well drilled and won the big parade
' held in which all of the visiting
Shriners will participate, there is not
he least doubt but that they are go
inS to make a most creditable show
lng and every New Bernian is going
'o feel very proud of them and point
' 'o them with considerable pride.
ARGENTINA STILL
PARTING WITH SHIPS.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 22.
The whittling away of the Argen
lle merchant marine, freighters, pas
senger boats and fishing fleet, con
futes rtrpidly, owing to the .foreign
demand for vessels. The best known
of the shipping companies in the Riv
er Platte has parted with passenger
a3Kl cargo steamers without, it ap
pears, any immediate inteitnon of re
Placing them. The sale of two more
nver bats is announced, the purch
asers being European firms who have
Paid 100,000 pounds sterling for them.
modern tugs have also been dis
posed of for 36,000 pounds the pair.
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MIL UU I I Ull UU I
If IKE ONE
SUIT TEST OF ACT
Railway Counsel Conferring
Today With That Idea in ,
View Early Decision
Washington, Nov. 22. An agree
ment between the railroads and the
department of justice, to ask the su
preme court to pass on the constitu
tionality of the Adamson act before
January 1, when it takes effect, ap
peared to be near at hand today.
Counsel for the Pennsylvania, New
York Central and Burlington roads
are conferring on the subject and it is
said they may seek to have the suit
nf th Atrhisnn Tnnolrn qtiH Santo i
Fe. set for a hearing at Kansac City !
tomorrow, a test case
In that eevnt other suits already
instituted attacking the Adamson act
may be dropped.
HE LAUGHS BEST
New Bern Man Has to Pay Bet
Because Hughes
. Lost.
New Bern, Nov. 22. Two months
ago MrrJ. Curtiss Bagg, who is con
nected with the local plant of the
John L. Roper Lumber Company, felt
so sure that Hughes would be elected
as the next President of the United
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AG A I N PROVEN
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to be the case, he would "Buy him the
best' cigar, that Mr. Edward Clark
had in his place, roll him around a
block in a wheelbarrow and set him
up to a cool drink at Duffy's Drug
store.
Mr. Hesser took him up on this and
when the first news came that
Hughes was in the lead, Mr. Bagg
turned about six hand springs, yelled
several times and made ready to col
lect but there's often a slip 'twixt
the cup and the lip and it turned out
that Mr. Hesser was the one to do
the collecting.
Last Saturday night, amidst a
cl'tering crowd, Mr. Bagg p i!d Ms
Jet Ihe purchasing of the clsar ?nJ
Iho cold 'Irink was incdnsequviital, :t
was the ordeal of riding his friend
around a block in a wheelbarrow that
he dreaded but he did this ragard
less of the fact that trailing him were
a hundred or more "guyers" who
made life miserable for him for fif
teen or twenty minutes. The next
time that Mr. Bagg places a bet on
the presidential election it is safe to
say that he will pick the Democratic
nominee.
The party of directors and officials
of the Norfolk Southern Railway Co., "
who spent a short while in the city
Saturday afternoon, later going on to
Goldcboro, returned Saturday even
ing and spent the night in New Bern
enjoying the" hospitality of the local
citizens. "
The party lert later for Pine
town where they expected to
spend the day, going on to Norfolk
from that place. While in New Bern
the members of the party spoke very
highly' of the progress being made
here and of the progressive spirit of
local citizens.
NOTED EPISCOPAL
IS
Head of the Diocese of Kansas
Passed Away, This Morn
ing at Home in Topeka.
agitator which keeps the cream from
early today of the Rt. Rev. Frank R. j
Millspaugh, bishop ofthe Diocese of
Kansas of the Protestant Episcopal
church, at his home here, removed
one of the prominent figures of the
BISHOP
church. He had served for more tnanito oe awaraeu tuts vauumatc uavxn6
fnrtv vpars 'the second largest number of votes
Hardening of the arteries necessi
tated his withdrawing from active
church work last year and was re
sponsible for his death. His condi
tion, for the last few months had been
so critical that the end was momen
tarily expected.
! Judge Hook, in Test Case, De
clared The Law Unconsti
tutional Today.
DECISION RENDERED
TO HURRY UP END
Provides Railways Shall Keep
Accounts to Pay Employes
Should Decision Be Re
versed After Jan. 1 st.
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 22. The Ad
amson eight-hour day act was held un
constitutional here today by Judge W.
C. Hook, in the United States District
Court. -
The text of Judge Hook's decision
follows:
"This is an independent suit to en
join enforcement of a recent act com
monly called the Adamson law upon
the ground that it is contrary to the
constitution. The sole question rais
ed by it is that of the constitutionality
of the law. The conrt is informed
that other cases stand on application
fof. f temporary injunction
An appeal from an order granting
,r refusinS temporary injunction
goes to the Circuit Court of Appeals
and nnt further hv rnurt TirnreHiire
while an appeal from final order or
decree in such a case goes direct to
the supreme court of the United
States. In the former an order would
be inclusive. The latter would defi
nitely settle the question for the
whole country. The motion to dis-
miss the case, here, however it is de
cided, will promptly result in a final
decree, when an appeal will be
taken to the supreme court. Up
on a consideration of the Adamson law
and of what is said of its practical ef
fect and what is fs intended to ac
complish by it the judgment is that as
the court construes the terms of the
law it cannot be sustained. An order
will be entered directing the plaintiffs'
and their counsel to co-operate with
the department of justice in lodging
an appeal in the supreme court by
December 4th and in moving for an
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ILL ACTIVE CANDIDATES
IILL RECEIVE RE
Announcement of Names to Be Made Soon Every
Section of City and Territory is Represented In List of
Nominations Received Be Sure That Ydur
Favorite's Name is Among Them.
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THE PRIZES.
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$685
Overland Automobile.
Ford Automobile.
Building Lot.
$100 in Gold.
,$75 Victrola.
$50 O. K. Mystic Range.
$40 Sellers Kitchen Cabinet.
$25 Wrist Watch.
Two $60 Diamond Rings.
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The Grand. Prize Contest of The
Dispatch is opening in a most auspi
cious manner and from present indi
cations is going to start off with a
vim with the first publication of the
names.
The women of Wilmington and sur-j
rounding territory are quick to take.!
advantage of an opportunity, N es-
pecially when the opportunity is one
in which they can win a 685 Overland
Automobile. Think of it a five pas
senger, 1917 Model 75 Touring Car.
for just a few weeks' work! Do you
know of anything else that would pay
you as well for just your spare time?
Think what a pleasure an automobile
would be to you. You have always
wanted an automobile and a good
one , but did not see how you were
going to get it. Now is the time to
get one with but litle effort on your
part, and without costing a penny.
-The Dispatch never does things
by halves, and has arranged to give
away two automobiles, instead of one,
as is usually the case in an enter
Drise of this kirtd. The second car
is a Ford Touring Car. Everyone
knows that, the Ford sells for $383.10
in Wilmington, and everyone knows
how popular, x and serviceable the
Ford is, all over the United States.
After the two automobiles comes
the Building Lot at Carolina Beach.
Argument oivThe Britt-Weav-er
Controversy Today Be
fore Judge Adams.
HIS HONORGOING
DEEP INTO MATTER.
Important Question Raised as
to Right of Precinct Can
vassing Board to Make
Additional Returns.
Asheville, N. C, Nov. 22 Argument
j on the mandamus writ served on the
Buncombe canvassing board by Con
gressman J. J. Britt occupied ail this
morning and will close this after
noon. y
Jjttorneys for the board contend
that the case hinges on whether the
board officially and judicially" pro
claimed the congressional vote on No
vember 9. They argue that the evi
dence shows no such proclamation
was made.
Attorneys for Mr. Britt contend
that such finding was made Novem
ber 7, the various county precinct
boards passed out of official existence
and had no power to compile and re
port what became known as the sup-
Pemental returns.
Questions asked by Judge Adams
j indicated that he , is going deeply into
this question of fact.
I What did happen on November 9
and could county precinct boards sent
is supplemental reports after adjourn
ment on election night?
FARMERS TAKING A
DAY OFF FROM MEETING
Patalka, Fla., Nov. 22. Delegates
to the annual convention of the Na
tional Farmers' Union today went for
a fifty-mile trio up the St. John's
river, to -attend a baruecue arranged
in their hoftor. ,CNo business session
willie xhfeld t4y: t-W
These lots have been selling for $500
and the Contest Manager has ,been
advised that several who bought lots
at the beach at that price have been
offered considerable more. There are
a number of choice un-sold lots, and
the winner of this prize is to have
her choice.
And then comes the $100 in Gold,
the $75 ' Victrola, the $50 Mystie
Range, the $40 Sellers Kitchen Cabi
net, the $25 Wrist Watch, and the
two special prizes, which are $60
Diamond Rings. All of the prizes
were purchased from local dealers
people you have known and have
been dealing with all your lives
which is a guarantee that they are
all they are represented to be.
The crowning feature of the enter
prise is the fact that there will be
no losers in The Dispatch Contest.
All who take an active part and do
not win one of the ten valuable prizes
vjn receive a cash award of ten per
cent, of all payments . for new sub
scriptions they turn in. This in itself
can amount to considerable in a few
weeks' time. Isn't that fair enough
for all?
In the first publication of names to
be made in a day or two will be found
the flower of womanhood of the
whole vicinity and those who have
not already entered a favorite or
wish to nominate themselves should
rush in the nomination ballot- im
mediately in order to get an early
start, and secure the interest, co-operation
and influence of their friends
before they are promised to another
Nominations can be made at any
time, butthose who get an early start
will have best opportunity.
Do not delay don't put it off an
other minute! Clip the nomination
ballot appearing in this' 'issue and
send, mail or bring it to the Contest
Department. Full particulars will be
mailed to. each nominee. Watch for
the first publication of names and
BE SURE YOUR' FAVORITE NAME
IS AMONG THEM.
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Entente Had Long Regarded
Him as a Mere Figurehead
In The Conflict.
END CAME WITH
GREAT SUDDENNESS.
Populace of Austria Unaware
of His Serious Illiriessr -No
Emotion in Vienna
Kaiser Informed.
FIRST OFFICIAL ANNOUNCE
MENT. Paris, Nov. 22. A Havas dis
patch from Madrid, Spain, says
the Austrian embassy has an- 4
nounced the death of Emperor
4 Francis Joseph.-
This is the first official an-.
nouncement of the Emperor's
death to be received.
Paris, Nov. 22. Although no official
confirmation of the death of Emperor
Francis Joseph had "been received in
Paris early this morning the press
generally accepted the news as au
thentic. Special editions, announcing
the Emperor's death, were bogght up
rapidly and the passing of the mon
arch was discussed with great inter
est. .
It is not believed in Paris that' the
death of the Emperor will affect the
war in any way. The general impres
sion here is that he for a long time
had been more or less of a figurehead
signing without reading documents to
which his signature was necessary,
and taking no part iu the affairs of
state.
Caused No Emotion at Home.
London, Nov. 22. The death of Em-
peror Francis Joseph has caused no4
emotion iir Vienna, says the Exchange
Telegraph ComnanY's Amsterdam cor
illness, according to" these dispatches,
because of the non-alarming character
of the bulletins issued.
The Emperor, the dispatch" adds,
was. feverish yesterday afternoon, be
ing unable to eat the evening meal,
aud retired at 7 o'clock. He found
himself unable to sleep and asked that
his physician be summoned, .complain
ing of pains in his throat. At 9
o'clock the Emperor appeared to be
in a more restful state. A few mom
ments later, according to the dispatch
es received, the doctor saw him and
he made a gesture, pointing to his
throat. A second later he was dead.
Members of the Imperial family
were immediately summoned, as were
the officials of state, who prepared an
announcement of the death.
Emperor William was immediately
informed of the passing of his ally,
the message being sent over the tele
phone line to the headquarters of the
Grman army.
Nothing has yet been decided, it is
said, regarding the accession.
TEMPERANCE ACT
CAUSES CRITICISM.
London, Nov. 22. The action of
Rosalind Countess of Carlisle in pour
ing away into the ground about 1,500
bottles of wine, as evidence of her
strong temperance views, has aroused
a storm or criticism m letters lo tne
newspapers. The Countess is presi
dent of the British Women's Temper
ance Association. She has been a life
long total abstainer and temperance
advocate. '
The wine was of old vintage and
was stored in tne cellars 01 uasue
Howard, the Yorkshire estate of the
Countess. She inherited the stock,
but is said to have kept the cellars
sealed for the last thirty years. A
few days ago the wine cellars were
opened, a large hole was dug near the
Countess' mansion and the caretaker
poured the contents of the bottles in
to it.
The Countess' action has been crit
icized on the ground that while it is
consistent with her principles, the
wine, would be very acceptable in mil
itary hospitals for the use of conval
escing soldiers.
HOTEL MEN GATHER,
FOR THE EXPOSITION.
New York, Nov. 22. More than 10,
000 hotel men from nearly every state
in the country are here today la con
nection with the National Jiotel men's
exposition at the Grand
Palace.
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NORFOLK YARDS
' BECOME CENTER
Great Naval Activity , Plan
ned For Virginia Point, It
Is Announced.
Norfolk, Va., Nov. 22. The Norfolk
navy yards are to become a great con
struction center for the navy, accord
ing to the present tentative plans of
the department, Rear Admiral Harris,
chief of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks, told the House Naval Affairs
Committee today.
The plans call for an ultimate ex
penditure of approximately $15,000,
000 on the yards.
FORTH III NEW OERN
About Thousand of The Jolly
Clan Gather For Notable
Event In That City.
New Bern, N. C, Nov. 22. Nobles
of the Ancient Arabic Order of the
Mystic Shrine : to the number of ap-"
proximately 1,000 were here today
for the formal institution of Sudan
Temple. Dispensation for the estab
lishment of the temple was granted
at the annual convention of the Shrin
ers held in Buffalo, N. Y., . last sum-
1 mer. and it is claimed that Hew Bern,!
of the order began arriving last night
and early today V two" special trains
from Raleigh and Charlotte and nu
merous special cars on regular trains
brought scores of visitors
From 9 o'clock this morning until
1:30 p. nu. was devoted to the Re
corder's reception and registration.
A fantastic parade of the candidates
to be initiated at the ceremonial ses
sion tonight was to begin at 3:30
p. m.
Formal institution of the temple
was to take place at 2:30 p. m. and
from 3:30 until 5 o'clock the Nobles
were to hoJd the second parade of the
day. In this procession were to be
the Patrol and Drum Corps of Khe
dive Temple, Norfolk, Va., the Patrol
and Patrol Bank of Oasis Temple,
Charlotte, and the Sudan Patrol and
Drum Corps.
A banquet from 6 o'clock until 7:30
tonight was to be followed by the
ceremonial session at which numer
ous candidates were to be iniated.
The official divan of Sudan Temple
follows: Potentate, A. B. Andrews,
Jr., Raleigh; Chief Rabban, J. C.
Braswell, Whitakers; Assistant Rab
ban, W. A. French, Wilmington; High
Priest and Prophet, W. G. ETAOIN
Durham; Oriental Guide, W. R.
Smith, Raleigh; Treasurer, C. D.
Bradham, New Bern; Recorder, J. F.
Rhem, New Bern; First Ceremonial
Master, J. H. Anderson, Fayetteville;
Second Ceremonial Master, R. C.
Dunn, Enfield ; Marshal, J. T. Lassit
er. Rocky Mount; Captain of the
Guard, F. N. Bridgers, Wilson; Outer
Guard, F. C. Toepleman, Henderson;
Director, J. B. Griggs, Elizabeth City;
Assistant Director, H. T. Paterson,
New Bern; Captain of Patrol, W. T.
Hill, New Bern.
BRITISH HOSPITAL
SHIP GOES DOWN
S IN
r- jj 1 ai . T7-r. I amount of traffic in this section Is
Torpedoed and About ritty:daily increaslng and this condition
Lives Said to Have Been will continue until the Christmas rush.
Lost.
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London, Nov. 22. The British hos
pital ship, Brittanic, has been sunk,
with a loss of about fifty lives,' says a
British official announcement today.
Vessel Was Torpedoed.
Athens, Greece, (via London), Nov.
22. The White Star steamer, Brit
tanic, serving as a hospital ship for
the wounded soldiers of the entente
allies, has been torpedoed and 'sunk.
1 according to an official announcement
made here today.
Representative Fitzgerald An
nounces He Will Lead It at
Coming Session.
EXPECTED TO BE
A hot contention;
New York Congressman ;
Wants, to Hit Great Britain I
and Also Solve Domestic
Problem - President and l
Cabinet Said to Be Against .
It. '
Washington, Nov. 22. Representa
tive Fitzgerald, Democrat, chairman
ofthe House appropriations committee
announced today he favors an embar
go on foodstuffs and that It was his
purpose to prepare a bill early during
the coming session of congress.
"Two reasons chiefly impel me to
favor embargo legislation on food
stuff," said Mr. Fitzgerald. "It' Is
the most effective weapon in our con
troversy witlj Great Britain over the
unwarranted, outrageous and indefen
sible blacklist of American merch
ants. As our foodstuffs are necessary
abroad, an embargo would be more ef
fective than weary months . of diplo
matic negotiations, which end in a
continuance of the indefensible prac
tice against our rights.
"The embargo also , should be Im
posed for purely domestic reasons.
The price of foodstuffs has reached a
level Jhat is bringing widespread dis
tress to the country.,, Many hundreds
of thousands of our people are suffer
ing for lack of the necessities of life.
LThe wholesale price of many commo
dities are gess abroad today than they
were a year ago; here the retail price
has advanced alarmingly. ' '
"The argument that nothing should
be done to interfere . with the expan-' -sion
of our ioreign trade, does not .Im- ,
press me. Of what prpflt is it lf'ouT
foreign - trade grows with ; leApsJahd r
brought to the verge . of "startatlbn," avV
a result of It. .
"The time is ripe for an embargo
and 1 hope to see legislation speedily
. enacted t0 impoBe ,lt. Lct America be
for America first.
It seems to be generally agreed here
that the coming session of congress
will see a fight over the embargo prop
osition, which is backed by monster
petitions, signed by thousands of per
sons and organizations. President
Wilson and his cabinet ar$ understood
to oppose it.
FAR REACHING
Its Effect Shown On Consump-i
tion of Booze iri New Bern.
Railway Traffic Better.
New Bern, Nov. 22. Carefully com
puted figures show that since prohibi
tion went into effect in Virginia, law
breaking in New Bern has decreased
seventy-five per cent, and instead of
there being two or three cases for
the Mayor to dispose of each morn-
,ing, there are now hardly that num
ber during the entire week.
In months gone bj When every ne
gro and many of the white men who
came back from Norfolk carried along,
a suit case or trunk filled withbooie,
law breaking here was carried . on
assidiously and the police were eter
nally busy but, those days have pass
ed. It is true that there are hundreds of
quarts of whiskey coming in to New'
Bern each day from Baltimore and
Washington, D. C, but where the 'sup
ply is cut down to a quart per man
every fifteen days, there Is but little
chance for a man to "get loaded and
stay in that condition. for' any length'
of time and, hence, but little law
breaking is done. .
Local railway men report that the
begins, a season that is the bane of
every railway man in the country. ; ;
Not only is the passenger traffic
picking up but the freight traffic is
also increasing, in fact It Is Increas
ing at such a rapid rate 'that Ihe rail
way officials fear that they will, not
1 be able to quickly. handle it If it
grows much larger, the car shortage
making it impossible to-do this.
However, the railway heads are
pleased. Heavy freight and passeng
er traffic is to be vthe!r liking 'and
they are not complaining on ' Uiis
score. ' . . , "
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