North Carolina Newspapers

WEATHER FORECAST. A EM Local rains This afternoon arid to night. Thursday generally fair and cooler. Moderate variable winds. VOL. XXII. NO. 3 19. Rcported That Officials ' and Diplomats Have Left The City For Russian Border. ONLY ONE LINE IS HOLDING FIRM. Teutons Have Their Envelop ing Movement Within Forty Miles og Mucharest Vio lent Fighting in Monastir Region Serbians Make Im portant Advance." The situation of the Rumanian arm ies iletVnding Bucharest appears in creasingly dangerous. Only north west of the capital does the Rumanian line seem to be holding at all firmly and eve n here the capture of Cutrea-de-Arges, on the Argechu river, although that point' is eighty miles lrom micnarcsi, seems to imicate a weakening of the Rumanian resist ance. On the southwest the peril is imminenL3vith-the enveloping move ment of the central powers placing a force vithinforty miles of the ca ital. Xews dispatches have reported the Rumanian government and diplomatic officials as-leaving Bucha rest for Jessy, twenty miles north east of the capital and near the Rus sian frontier. That the retreat of the Rumanians towards the defenses of Bucharest is a precipitate one is indicated today by the German officiar statement, Avliich announces the disorderly re tirement cf the Rumanian forces along the entire Wallachian front. Possibly as a divergence in aid of the Rumanians, the Russians have taken the offensive at certain points. Berlin declares that the Russian attacks at many points along the Car pathians and west of the Moldazian resulted only in local successes. With the exception" of the" Ruman ian front none is more active at pres ent than the Macedonian. Whatever may have been the result of the heavy fighting of the Germans and entente attacksJthe-allied army does not appear to have slackened the force of its offensive in the Monastir region. Paris today announces an import ant advance by the Serbians, in vhich two heights were captured, one fast of the Cerna river, where an ef-, fort evidently was made to bring the line up to the level with that of the attack towards Monastir. Meanwhile an advance by the Italians is report ed in the region west of Monastir, where violent battling continues and where progress also has been made by the French. I S North Carolina Has Its Annual Combat With Virginia Game at Raleigh. Atlanta. Nov. -9. Th Southern football season closes tomorrow with Practically overy Southern college en ?a?p,l in ;innual combat with some nval. Sovrral of the teams will go 011 'he fiolrj tomorrow with excellent masons records. Georgia Techs nlav Auburn here 'nil (ho Kni versify of Tennessee will Dtpft l'h,l... c-..j- .i. -wr mutiiy oiciie ai ivnoxvuiu. ! i niversity of Virginia will meet! - Linversity of North Carolina, at Kl'hmond; Mercer will play Suwanee N'ashviHo, the University of Mis ippi will battle with Mississippi ,, rSf at Jackson. Miss., and Wash- ln?ton anri T,Pt. win nio xt v m A. & M. flt T?aloiVh DENIES GONZALES STORY. Juarez, Mexico Nnv 29 De- '4 furies that General Gonzales last riiht- pk : 11 .. j . . W Pasn thft fall nf rViiViiiQViim J-'tv to Villa. Carranza officials here today declared General Gon- zalss was at Laguna last night and would not return until late "may. They added that there i as no definite news from Chi- "uahaa City as yet. r 4. 4.' TnlL GROWS FIR BgiS RlliWflM Pill B!iifeiB 1 1 B l-vl Hill 11 II I II n IVI II II iwi a iiuiuiiiiuiiiiu uni i iriL THEM SEASON TOMORROW V r ANOTHER WRIT ED IN THE BHITT CONTEST Judge Carter Temporarily Re strains State Board From Giving Certificate. RETURNABLE BEFORE JUDGE W. ML BOND. Hearing in Raleigh December 1, When Republ ican s Counsel Will Seek Per manent Injunction. Salisbury, N. C, Nov. 29. A tem porary injunction and restraining o-dor against the State Board of Elec tions, Governor Craig and Secretary of State Grimes, to prevent action be ing taken as regards the election of Buncombe, which figures prominently in the contest between Representative James J. Britt, of the Tenth District, and Zebulon Weaver, his Democratic opponent, was issued today by Judge Frank Carter in Rowan county super ior court. The order obtained by counsel for Mr. Britt, was made returnable in Raleigh on December 1, before Judge W. M. Bond, in Wake county superior court. At that time effort will be j made to have the injunction declared permanent. The State Board of Elections meets in i Raleigh tomorrow to issue certificates of , election to .the successful' candidates, but Judge Cart er's order prevents the board from issuing a certificate of election to Mr. Weaver, as result of the returns, can- ISSIf vassed after the contest and which for exporting are waiting for a reduc gave Weaver enough to have a plural-1' tion in price. ity of nine votes over Britt. No Loss of Life As Crew Had 'Chance to Take to Boats. Washington, Nov. 29. Latest- dis patches through the State Depart ment say that the submarine which sunk the American steamer, Che mung, -on November 26, flew the Aus trian flag and that the steamer was sunk by shell fire, as well as by the torpedo from tbe submarine. They report that there was no loss of life as- the crew had opportunity to leave the ship. I Evidence in Noted Case Will Not Be Concluded Today. Augusta, Ga. Nov. 29. Thomas E. Watson's character, as a writer ana v,i croorQi ,hflrn,tP.r as a man were allowed to be put in evidence before the jury in the Federal district court which is trying him on a charge of having sent obscene matter through the mail. As a writer, "Thomas E: Watson is an exceptionally good man and as a man his character is good," according to John M. Barnes, former postmaster at Thomasville, the first witness to be heard. As the character witnesses began .1 ' AUSTIN SHIP SUNK GHEHHG PROVING GH ARAGTE R I nr Tnnn i nTonn Ur 1UIVI JUHNUIV i i I introduction of evidence hardly would land, when. 19 persons, including 6 no other way. be concluded today. Judge Lambdkin, Americans, lost their lives, were giv-( Every loaf of bread made or pro it was said would hold court tomor- en here today by 41 horsemen, Arn cured for the Durpose of sale, sold, mw desDite the day being Thanks- erican survivors, who arrived hee on: offered or exposed fo sale in the City . .' a steamer from Glasgow. , j of Wilmington, shall have affixed ivin WILMINGTQN, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY AFg -KNOON, NOV. 29, 1916. Second Trial of Alleged Mur derer in Wayne County Court. GETTING JURY IN CASE TODAY.! Believed It Will be Difficult to Obtain Twelve Men to Try, The Noted x Case. Goldsboro. N. C. Nov. 2). T wo hundred and fifty veniremen were ! George t,. Peschau and Justice George summoned from which to draw the j Harriss, following numerous gom jury for the second trial of Hyman j Points, warrants were sworn out this Epstein, which began in the Wayne ' morning against Mr: George T. John County Superior Court today. Epstein ' son' secretary and treasurer of the is charged with haying killed Leonard ' Globe Baking Company; Mr. W. T. Edwards here last spring and because ' Fafris, proprietor of Fun is' Bakery ; of the prominence of both men:and Mr- J. B. Fox, trading as the the caso is attracting wide attention. One hundred and sixty of' the spe cial venire of 200 men "were exam ined before the jury was drawn for oread weighing other than the stand the first trial, but because the caseard as provided by ordinances for has been widely discussed since that I bread, and without having affixed time it is believed that the present venire of 250 men will be exhausted before the jury of twelve men is chosen. HOUSEWIVES KEEP BUSY IN FIGHT RnrftnFnJlori;n M .i Resort to Landless Chain Meth - od to Strengthen Egg Bovcott 1 New York, Nov. 29. The price of cold storage eggs here this morning, I wholesale, was lower than yesterday when the egg boycott began. Eggs f swearing out of the warrants against sold for 54 to 38 cents per dozen, ac-, tbe three-, bakers was the result oi cording to the trade. The price of'tbe investigations that he, with Jus- fresh : Arcs' showed no fehanste from yesterday. Some of the older dealers , asserted that a boycott would play ' into the hands of the foreign buyers They said the men who want eggs The housewives continued today active, vigorous .work to discourage the use of eggs. One method is the endless telephone appeal. One worn- man calls up 25 of her friends and j asks them to abstain from using eggs for two weeks and reauests each of the 25 to call up 25 of her women friends and deliver the same message. 1 A canvass of the public markets shows that almost every Thanksgiv ing item will cost more this year than it did last. Blow Safe and Escape With Thousands Carry, Off Telegraph Operator. j Hazelton, Kan., Nov. 29. Pour rob J bers early today entered the Hazel ton State Bank, blew the safe and es ! caped with an amount estimated at $12,000. The robbers, after securing the money, went to the telegraph office 1 and took the night operator out of town with them in an automobile to prevent giving tne alarm. GREEK COUNCIL SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT London, Nov. 29. The Greek coun-. cil has voted to support the govern- 1 . . fi SJ.I J. 4-1 A11J' ment in us opposition lu uib i aemauus iu. ou- ammunition, according to an Athens dispatch to Reuters of yesterday's date DETAILED REPORT GIVEN OF SINKING. New York, Nov. 29. A detailed re port of the torpedoing and sinking of the British steamer, Marina, on Oct- i 00 HW -J-l- A MkiifVt'nracf nQct ff TtQ ! ROBBERS MAKE DARING RAID ESiSPR TTGIHI ABDVEESTllSnRHS ARMS A THE IARGESKCIRCtHATIONMf WILMINGTON Charged With Offering Other tbtandard Loaves of -"j.- JtJread r or dale. :' ' - SOLICITOR PESCHAU TV ' . '- - 1 ! SWORE OUT WARRANTS. .Much Interest Aroused- Trial of The Case Will Probably BeNext Week Before ? Justice Harriss. As a result of investigation? that have peon .made by County Solicitor Royal Bakery, charging them with 'unlawfully and willfully selling and J offering for sale, sundry loaves of' l' thereon any label or stamp to indi cate the weight of the said loaves in violation of section 688, revised ordi- dinner because the turkey will have nances of the City of Wilmington." ! to be carved and because turkey is Solicitor Peschau swore out the served but seldom this is a job that ' warants befqre Justice. Harriss about has to be attended to properly. Many noon today and they were served on' of the citizens wiU sPynd the dav in bakers this afternoon. It is nrobahle'the woods witn tneir uns and dSs- that the hearing will be held beforei Justice Harriss Friday or early next1 tne roa ana rco1" As a wnole week. -Owing to the importance of : Thanksgiving will be fittingly ob the matter, particularly as the upward ; served here in mucn the same manner bound of the price of bread here and! as u has been in the past and as lt 15 elsewhere recently is creating coun - try-wide attention, the trial of tlTe! ;' cases promises to be of much interest. lu1L 1!5 ue Bld6eu ah JV"" i It win be remelbered that whL!0d b attended by Wii- the bakers in the city recently decid--i mmgtonians, as will the A. & M. and 1 ed to raise the price of a loaf of bread Washington & Lee game, which will from 5 to 6 cents Solicitor Peschau !be staged at RaIeih- Manv wil1 S was then requested by many citizens'"' r1"6". 10 DCC to make investigation in the matter, and be stated this morning that the wee Jtianwi-. naamadte-.- When asked if ihe local bakers would be charged with conducting a Kuuiuiuauuu 1X1 icouailll Ui. uauu ,U1 charging an hrMH Snl,itnr PoQ 0taf0H w this was the first move and that as far as the price of bread was con- cerned the swearing out of the war- rants hart nothing tn H with ti,af ,t was' only for the violation of the ordi-l nance which covers the weight of the loaves of bread being offered for sale nere. Solicitor Peschau farther stated1 that of the many complamts regis tered with him a majority were be cause the local consumers had no as 'surance that they were being sold the standard size loaf of bread and not so much because of the advance in price. To be positive of their position Soli- j citor Peschau and Justice Hajriss had Special County Officer Ii. Majck God win visit the Globe, Royal nd Farris bakeries early this morning and pur chase a loaf of bread from each. The 'bread was then weighed on standard! "scales and the three loaves averaged about 11 ounces apiece. To be exact, one loaf weighed 10 3-4 ounces, an other 11 ounces and the third 11 1-4 ounces. The city ordinance covering the weight of a standard loaf of bread prescribes that each shall weigh a pound avoirdupois, which, of course, is 16 ounces. The arrests here will, no doubt, come in for Statewide interest, as the matter of the amount of bread re ceived for the price now charged has been brought up before practically every housewives' league and wom en's organization in North Carolina and in many other States. The fact that every housewife will, in the'fu- ture, receive practically one-third more bread for the same amount of in i. 1 .. .1 1 . . i : J towards the reduction of the high cost ; of living. The following is the ordinance as. contained in the revised ordinances of the City of Wilmington: Every loaf " of bread made or procured for the purpose of sale, sold, offered or ex- posed for sale, in the City of Wilming- order of the Live Stock Sanitary Com 'ton, shall weigh a pound avoirdupois mission and will remain in force un- (except as hereinafter provided) and such loaf shall be considered to be the standard loaf in the City of Wil mington. Bread may be made for the mington. Bread may be made for the purpose of sale, sold, offered or exposed for sale, in one-half standard loaves, or eight ounces; one-pound loaf, or sixteen ounces; two-loaves, of thirty-two ounces; double, triple, quadruple. niiitiinnlA rvt covin T"l o Inavac n r A ir f m m 1 TRABUE DECLARED NOT ' GUILTY. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 29. Charles Trabue, who has beenon trial since October 31, charged with the murder of Harry S. Stokes, was acquitted of the charge in Davidson county crim- 4' inal court today. i x uc wui i iuuui was (;iunucu i i T (XU 111C UU1C L11C VClUIt WdO "S" 4 brought in shortly after 11:30 o'clock, but there was no dem- 4 onstration. ILL OBSERVE Many Will Leave City For f Thanksgiving -Services in Churches General Rest Thanksgiving Day will be fittingly observed in Wilmington and while many are preparing to go elsewhere for the day, of course the majority of the people will remain here in the city and enjoy themselves. Special services are to be conducted in all or the churches, mostly in the morning, the postoffice will observe part holi day and various other institutions will give their employes a longer period for WhiIe ot.ners vi11 lrv their luck withj servea au ver ine coumry. Tne Carolina-Virginia football game tnat is to De staged at Jtticn that town is nearer but a majority of football fanatics will make their an nual pilgrimage to Richmond with the hope that 1916, the year of prodigies, will see a Tar Heel win Over the sons of., the Old Dominion. .'Journeyed, to Richmond, annua? every year for the past decade with this in their hearts, but the dope has most ianauc are going 10 iuvuiuuuu ' Wltn tne expectation of a Carolina win" f course' a11 ar! h.opmg fo this' but few actually believe such 'will take place. Reports from Chapel Hi11' wever, say that if Tarhelia ex- pects to ever triumph over her an cient enemy this is the time it will be done, for while the Virginians are con- sWerably weaker than in the past the uaronna lineup is one ul me auuug est and best in the history of the in stitution. All are hoping that this is true, but as stated above the dope has been spilled too often for fans to take anything of this nature without a grain' of salt. The A. C. L. is ex pecting to transport several coaches filled with supporters of the white and gold and with this in view every effort has been made looking toward the comfort of these persons while en route to the Yirginia capital and on the return trip. The A. & M. and Washington & Lee battle promises to be interesting for the Raleigh contingent has always shown a tendency to scrap for every inch of the ground yielded to an op ponent, and despite reports this sea soh to the effect that the Mechanical lineup is not sq strong as in former years the prevailing belief is that Washington & Lee will have a hard time scoring on the Aggies. As stated above, many will jour ney outside the city confines for Thanksgiving, but others will remain here and enjoy a day of rest and real ! thanksgiving. 1 Tho nitv sohnnls closed this after- nnn Q . llo ,. w, hAHVan mitn Monday morning to enjoy themselves. tLAAo LwotLO 1 J CATTLE IMPORTS. Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 29. Texas was closed today to all live stock im- ports from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, ' . Nebraska and Illinois. This embargo went into effect this morning on an til tio foot-and-mouth disease quar antine in the Midle West is removed. thereon in a conspicuous place, a la bel or stamp at least one inch square, or if round at least one inch in diam eter, on which label or stamp there shall be printed, in plain type, in black or dark ink upon white paper from type not smaller than type common ly known as twelve-point full-face gothic, capital letters and figures, the weight ot the loaf in half-pounds or pounds avoirdupois.' The business name and address of the maker, baker or manufacturer of the loaf shall be printed plainly oneach label. USE OaEfZMME FTTNGLT dMVTUMip minoTU uiinmn ij in iiimii- rm i ii i 1 1 i in ii tin 1 - '- j niu i i imuu uuUii i ii iinuiiuu x : CHICAGO PEOPLE FIGHTING THE HIGH PRICES Millions of More Eggs Found In, Cold Storage There. ' HUNDREDS ARE LIKELY BAD. Officials and Women Are Working Together to Solve The Big Food Problem. Chicago, 111., Nov. 29. State, city and Federal officers, together with members of civic, women's clubs and other organizations, are working to day to find a solution for the high prices of foodstuff. With the campaign centering on eggs it was announced that municipal inspectors had discovered in storage about 800,000 eggs of questionable quality which were being tagged and marked for examination by the city chemist, while more than 2,000,000 eggs were found in six cold storage houses awaiting an increase in price. In addition 'government inspectors found 36,000,000 eggs stored in anoth er warehouse, the owner of which had aot teen located. l MAILING EARLY Postmaster General Starts Na tionwide Campaign For It. Washington, Nov." 29. Expecting heavier Christmas mail than ever be fore, because of the general prosp'er- ity yievaiem turougnout me country ,j Postmaster-General Burleson an- nounced today he had begun, through j i a xi i j. x i x uie postmasters, a iNauon-wiae mail: early" campaign. Postmasters have been authorized to employ all possi ble means to deliver the holiday mail and have been instructed to advertise CHRISTMAS suggestions to the public asking theWhen asHng for a 8ubscription ht people to mail early, address plainly and wrap parcels securely. Packages may be marked, "Not to be opened until Christmas." Early rdailing is especially neces sary, Postmaster-General Burleson 'says, because the day before Christ mas falls on Sunday and all parcels should be mailed in time to be deliv ered Saturday, December 23. The postmaster-general says that early mailing of gifts will enable the postal employes to be free from their duties for at least a part of Christmas day. STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO MEET. Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 29. The State tfoarci 01 Elections win meei m leiKh tomorrow to canvass the vote of ) North Carolina in the election xsiovem ber 7 and issue certificates of election to the successful candidates. The law specifies that the board must meetj on the third Thursday after the elec tion, and although i tomorrow is Thanksgiving the members' will have Lto be present. Immediately after the meeting is called to order, however, a motion to adjourn until Friday will be adopted. 4,4.4.4.4i' VIOLENT FIGHTING ON "! "fj t SOMME FRONT. Paris, Nov. 29. Increased ac- " tivity on the Somme front, south of the river, is -reported by the 4 war office. During the night there were spirited artillery en- gagements in the region of Bi- aches and Pressoire. British Attack Repulsed. Berlin, (By Wireless to Say- vllle), Nov. 29. British troops attacking near Gievenchy, south- east of Lens, last night, were re- pulsed, the war office reports. ' fflORJEV. - ARE PRICE 5 CENTS Many Realize Value of Prizes in Dispatch Contest- One Subscription by Saturday Night Will Give 25,000 Extra Votes. THE PRIZES. . $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. Did you ever in your life seo any thing i worth having that was. not worth. a little extra effort? Unless you were born with a pro verbial silver spoon m your mouth, you never had a thing worth while, that you did not have to put forth a litle effort to secure or If you did not put forth the effort yourself, then someone near to you, who thought more of you than you did yourself, put forth that effort. Someone had to j do it. It is the nature of things. "Anything worth while is worth a trial" Just so it is with The Dis patch's offer. There are ten valuable prizes, with two automobiles heading the list, to be awarded the candidates in The Dispatch contest, and they are certainly worth an honest effort to secure. Several of those already enrolled have expressed themselves forcibly as intending to win, and an active campaign for votes is now commenc ing. There is getting under way one of the merriest races ever participat ed in by the people of Wilmington and vicinity. The contestants realize the real value of the opportunity and what it will , mean to them, if they win. -Delay is sometimes--danKej:ous.-Oif9' " ftmJftf subeeripi o may decide who will win a prize. In Roanoke, Va., in a i similar contest, the winner of one of the big prizes won by a narrow mar gin of 123 votes. While it is not probable that the race here will be so close, It is within the possibility. Just a few moments now may decide the question in favor of your candi date and you had better see that your i favorite candidate receives at least one subscription through yOUT efforts; The thlng for you .anaidateB do ,s t very busy and gee all your friends and acquaintances and ask them to take a subscription for as long a period of time as possible. The longer the subscription the greater number of votes vou will receive. wise contestant will ask for at least a year, for many people will sub scribe for a year as easily as they will for six months. Organization is an important fac tor in a contest of this kind. Any contestant can multiply her chances of winning manfy times by organizing 1 her friends, loige, club, or church , members and trying in every way to build up a large and winning vote. Those "who have wished they might win," but so far have made no effort toward the realization of that desire, should begin an active cam paign at once. The contest has only started and the field is full of un bounded possibilities for the aggres sive workers. It should not be for gotten, though, that the time is fly- ; ing, and that the prizes will not be won by "wishing" but by "working. e,,)..!). OT, vntn anyone of the candidates by paying a subscription at, the office, but they " must ask for the votes at the time the subscriptions are paid, otherwise votes will not be issued. Votes are due and can be issued to all subscrib ers paying their subscriptions at the office provided the subscribers ask for them. Anyone can pay the con testants direct and the votes will al ways be issued. Next Saturday, December 2, will be known as "Get Acquainted Day." To everV candidate who turns or sends into the office of The Dispatch or the Contest Manager one subscription for one dollar .and twenty-flve cents, will be given a certificate good for 15,000 v Extra Votes. Don't forget the day next Saturday, December 2. The Contest Department will be closed all day tomorrow, Thanksgiv ing. The standing of all the candi dates will not be changed until Frl- , day's paper. Continued on Page Seven) St. Louis is to hold a celebration on Thanksgiving Day In honor of the (completion of the new-free bridge across the Mississippi river. V&HJ AUUE? . q '"ii 'I t g$ ' .A.