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WEATHER FORECAST. Fair tonight and Wednesday. Slightly colder Wednesday. Moder ate west winds. 1 '; It LARGEST CIRCULATION IN ILMINGTO WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY NOOIV, DECEMBER 5, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ''ig-4 ' f i LLOYD-GEORGE RESIGNS. ! dJJhl. HBM. till 1 1! j AFra r is ii if mi - u fpt iw i t Man u ii ii ii ii ii ii ii n ii . ii iui ii it ii ii ii I ni l uo uuuiiniiLUi. fpht frfwrhiwiiw 4 I Al II I APRan HA - Ar-9 n m mmm. I nil its ii ii ii ii 1 1 1 1 (i ii rrn u 1 1 ii ir irtk if mil i IHV UU .TLaLaUHU V-VI If I1IWHHU ' , Petrograd Admits Rumanians Been Unable to Stem The Teutonic Rush. ALSO TRYING TO CUT OFF RETREAT. Serbians Continue to Put Bul gars to Rout Losses of En tente During War Estimated at Over Fifteen Million Men. Thr tale 01 Bucharest apparently is sealed, the Teutonic advance to ward? it going on unchecked, the Ru manian attempt to stop it having been unsuccessful being admitted by the Russian war office statement. Peirograd also mentions Tloeschi, 45 miles north of Bucharest, as another point in the direction of wh'rh the in vading; armies are moving iiu'v with out effective opposition. Tloeschi is on the line of the only railway route of retreat for the ftumanians operat ing in the vicinity of Bucharest. TJt threat to Tloeschi seemingly mea'us the speedy evacuation of Bucharest, if the Rumanians hope to make a re spectable retreat over the Tailway line toward Moldavia. On the south of the cap ftal Field Marshal von Mackensen's ; irmy was reported yesterday within 12 miles of the city. The Rumanians' first army opposing the Teutonic advance from the west is declared by Berlin to have been decisively defeated. From the northwest the Austro-German army is aiding materially in the ef fort to complete the enveloping pro cess and break through the Ruma nian line of retreat. On the Macedonian front the Serb ians are t oliowjas-jjix vae&Jiu:Wvx, m the Grumsnte region ana nave cap tured the village of Stavina, 3 miles north of Grunishte, according to a Serbian official statement. The Bul garians are reported retreating north ward, apparently having evacuated and set on fire the village of Zovik, two miles northwest of Stavina. The French and Serbians, it is an nounced by Paris, have made prog ress also within the bend of the Cerna, further west and north of th village of Maralovo. A Copenhagen research, society is reported in Berlin dispatcnes to nave estimated the loss of the entente pow- ers during the war at 15,100,000 men, ot which the Russians lost 8,5UU,uuu j men, the French 3,700,000 men, the I British 1,200,000 men and the Italians 800,000 men. The smaller nations make up the remainder. On the western front operations are still being confined to isolated en gagements. The British official report from the Franco-Belgian front de clares that after heavy bombardment south of Loos the enemy, in large numbers, undertook a raid, which failed completely. Elsewhere, noth- ing occurred, the statement adds. Th. a chronicles an unsuccessful attempt by the British yesterday to advance east of Albert-Warlencourt road. There were no developments on the French front last night, Paris declar ed today. PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. I " The full text of the President's addressto congress will be found 011 Page seven of this issue of The Dispatch. Just before de- livering it the President added advocacy of the vocational and industrial education bill, which had already passed the Senate, declaring: "At the last session of Con- 4" gress a bill was passed by the Senate, which provides for the promotion of vocational and in- dustrial education, which is of vital importance to the whole cuntry, because it concerns a 4 ,J matter too long neglected and uPon which the thorough indus- trial preparedness of this coun- try, for the critical year of great development i " of us, in 1 very large measure de- Pends. Jff "It contains plans which af- J fe ts all interests and in all parts f the country, and I am sure that there is no legislation now T Pending before Congress whose Passage the country awaits with more approval or with greater UVE rJ3ERGIHUMVT& (USE HDBSPATTGlHI tmVEIKVnQIlM ARHD MBSE TJMSIllVfS YOUNGSTER WILL LIKELY GET WELL Victim of Accidental Shooting BetterHad Hard Luck on Trip to Europe. New Bern, Dec. 5. Physicians at St. Luke's hospital this afternoon stated that the condition of Mr. John Crabtree, the fifteen-year-old son of Mr. j". H. Crabtree, of this city, who was accidentally shot by a companion while out hunting hear Maribel Sat urday afternoon, was much improved and that the young man wonld doubt- !less recover from his wounds. The weapon from which the load oL shot was fired was in the hand of young Frederick Alfred and when the letter tripped and fell the entire load struck young Crabtree in the right shoulder. The injured young man showed re markable nerve and despite the fact that the wound was bleeding copious ly he walked a mile after the accident. His father was notified, and together with Miss Mary McMulkin, superin tendent of the hospital, they hastened toMaribel and brought the victim to New Bern. The next time that John William Staeger, who claims to be a resident of Hatteras, N. C, makes a trip to Europe on board of a cattle boat, he is going to see to it that his shore clothes are locked up in a good safe place so that he will have something tpwear when he comes ashorej. which was not uiT afeeT when fie landed? a? Newport News a few days ago after his second trip across. Staeger, who arrived in New Bern ' Saturday, was wearing a faded blue sailor suit and he stated that while en route to America on his last trip that some one stole his clothes and that if it had not been for the kind offer of a friend that he would not have a rag on his back. Staeger was "busted" also when he arrived in New Bern and. the tale of woe which he unfolded would hajre turned, the heart of a stone man. He that he intended leaving today for njs home and that when he reach e(j that place he would remain there forevermore WOULD HAVE FORGE DILLS PASSED 0 i- T . j Senator Penrose Introduces Measures Aimed at The Southern States. Washington, D. C, Dec. 5. Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, today in troduced measures which, he said, are designed to prevent the disfranchise ment of the negroes of the Southern States. One bill is the old "force bill" giving the supervision of elections to the Federal authorities, which caused a bitter fight and prolonged filibuster in congress. 26 years ago. He also offered an amendment to the corrupt practices bill, now before congress, which wouldimplify the provisions of the force bill. Senator Penrose's measure provides that all elections must be conducted under Federal supervisors appointed by the United States courts. No military forces shall be used in any ' election, the bill says, "unless it be comes necessary to repel armed ene mies of the United States are to keep the peace at the polls." Severe pen alties are provided, for interfering with any election. EX-PRESIDENT TAFT TO ADDRESS SOCIETY. Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 5. An address Wednesday evening by former Presi dent William H. Taft will feature the seventeenth annual convention of the State Literary and Historical Associ ation, which begins here tonight. The convention will continue through Thursday night. The North Carolina Folk Lore So ciety will meet tomorrow afternoon. 1 I I W I I I I II tall U I I lllllll About Agreed to Match vj v i n. ,T. , . INeW I OrK VltV Within - Next Two Months. New York, Dec. ,5. Georges Car,, pen tier, heavyweight champion of France, and Jess Willard, world's champion, virtually are matched for a ten-round bout, with no decision, to be fought in this city within the next I two months. While the signatures' of : the pugilists have not been secured"! the verbal consent of both have been obtained and they are now awaiting J the articles of agreement to be for-' warded to them. TO THE POTATO PRICE Product From Canada Will Be i Admitted Under Easier Rules by Government. Washington, Dec. 5 To attack the high cost of food so far as potatoes are concerned, the Department of Ag - - - MN riculiure has ordered a relaxation of country's greatest -industries and in the quarantine against potatoes from ! its final effects would be more iu Canada. Hereafter Canadian pota-; jurious to the general public than the toes with not more than 10 per cent, j present high cost of living, showing traces of disease will be ad- mitted at any port or customs house, j There was every indication among instead of at especially designated ; the membership of both Senate and postsfi as has been the practice. Ship-' House today that the proposal for an ments will noti be etained for in - spection and the agricultural board will take steps to formally attend to such reports as will free the burden toj importers as much as possible. The department's action is expect - ed to bring large quantities of pota - toes into the United States to meet the hieh Drices. imam aitinLfliflraifeif d ti)imHC-lUttilFIrtHVinlf fcU lltbHJ rWt .limits Not Too Late to Enter and Win Saturday is Twin Subscrip tion Day All Candidates Should Make Special Effort to Secure 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 $t0 Diamond Rings. "It is a magnificent prize." This or a similar remark has been given utterance to by every one in speaking of the $685 Overland Auto mobile purchased from H. L. Fennell, and to be given as the capital prize in The Dispatch Grand Prize Voting j. Contest. Following the general remark on the beauty of the prize, it is but natu ral that there should be much specu lative interest as to who will win it. This interest is by no means Confined to the City of Wilmington, but is gen eral throughout this section of the State. In the business houses, in the homes, and on the streets, the topic of all-absorbing interest is The Dis patch Great Prize Campaign. Every one comments on the larger amounts of awards to be made and of their ex ceptional value. Who will make the best campaign, and who will be the winners at the end. As every one in Wilmington and surrounding terri tory has or "will become interested in the cause of a favorite candidate it is only natural that opinion should j greatly differ on the question of the eventual winners and truly this lo cality is one-of many people of many minds. In the. list of candidates and their standing, printed on another page, a number s of new names in different sections will be noted. These addi tional entries indicate that the con test IS growing day by day. With new nominations coming in right along, nobody, can be certain at this time that the Icandidates who will win at the end are already entered in the list, although there are. several in-the different districts who are already do- London, Dec- 5. The Ex- change Telegraph Company says that War Secretary. Lloyd-George j has decided to resign. 9 TIT Ct A . T 1 a n m . war stsureiai jr iJtuyu-Vjeorge S mlf reB,Pa"-.wfflrf fter ,he t i received intimation that Premier l& Acnnifh omilrl not ao-mo 1, , resignation was,Tdrafted after he Asquith could not agree to the isuggestion that Esther war council should be formed without the Premier at its head. ' '!.' - ! "'' 3 i 5 Tar Heel Congressional Dele egation Won't Vote For J ouenrtn -vcr. (By George H. Manning.) Washington, C., Dec. 5.- -The j North Carolina delegation stands sol- I idly against the placing of an em i bargo on exports of foodstuffs as a ! means or reducing tne cost of living. Such an embargo, they believe, would ; create havoc among many of the embargo on exports will receive very .scant support. Members from many j sections of the country are willing to : have the exports from some other j sections checked as to lower the cost ; to their own constituents, but afraid ! to have the embargo plan started for 'fear it will reach and handicap the industries of their own districts These Extra Votes. ing some good work in their cam paigns for the prizes. Candidates who have not already" made a start should bear in mind the fact that they have legions of friends who are interested, in their ( success, . and stand ready to give them subscriptions to secure the votes. Too much stress cannot be laid upon the advisability of getting an early start. It . is half of the bat tle, and those getting an early start will gain a great and valuable advan tage over those who enter later. Of course, candidates can enter at any time with pnnrl phanpps rf winnincr 0 f out success is Nmany times more cer tain for those candidates who com mence their campaigns now. Saturday, December 9, is "Twin Subscription Day" in The Dispatch j Prize Contest. Every candidate who j turns into the 'office two subscrip- tions for a year each, or one sub scription for two years, by Saturdaj J night, will be given a ballot good for 50,000 extra votes. These same sub scriptions will also apply toward the $15 club vote offer, which, if complet ed this period, will give 150,000 extra votes. Every candidate who expects to win should make a special effort to secure two subscriptions for a year each or one for two years by Saturday night and win these extra votes. HOW THEY STAND. Abbottsburg, N. C. Lorrene Ballantine . . 2,450 Edna Cashwell .. .. 2,100 Acme, N. C. Rena Bradt 3,050 Mattie Powell .. 2,070 Ruby Scull . . 2,950 Nancy F. Wall .. 2,600 Alma, N. C. I Mrs. Robert Belch . . 1,060 Annie McLean. . . . 6,023 Armour. N. C. Mrs. B. L. Daniel . . . . . . . Mrs. W. R. Love .. Atkinson, N. C. Mabel Henry . 4,010 2,370 2,770 2,850 A Sallie J. Kelly Mamie Woodcock . . ...... .. 2,050 Autryvme, N. C. Rovelia Autry .r. . . . , .. . Fay Cashwell .. .'. .. .. . 2,050 2,600 (Continued on Page Seven.) Hlbb I II Ik. IIWIIIIBU I i - ... i ElMiO ACT JUDGE CONTINUES THE RESTRAINING T Dismisses The Demurrer Filed By Counsel For State Board of Elections. WILL AWAIT OPINION FROM HIGHER COURT. Expected That Supreme Tribu nal Will Pass On Britt's Appeal From Judge Adams' Decision. Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 5. No final ac- tion on the permanent injunction sought by counsel for Congressman James J. Britt against the State Board of Canvassers, to prevent that body from taking action on the vote of Buncombe county,, in an effort to make it impossible for that board to issue a certificate of election to Zeb ulon Weaver as Representative in Congress from the Tenth District, Wake County Superior Court here was taken by Judge W. M. Bond, in ' today. Judge Bond overruled the demurrer of the State Board of Canvassers but did not sustain the restraining order. He' has continued the 'ase'uhcfeT' tSe existing status until December 19, by which time it is hoped to obtain an opinion from the State Supreme Court bearing on the case. This opinion is expected on the ap peal by counsel for Mr. Britt from the decision of Judge Adams, in Bun-f combe County Superior Court. He dissolved the temporary restraining order against the Buncombe County Board of Canvassers to prevent it from taking into consideration the ballots which finally gave Mr. Weav er a majority of nine votes in the district. In the ordinary course of events decision on this case would not be handed down until next March Out the attorneys for Mr. Britt will ask the court that the case be ad vanced for immediate consideration. Attorneys for the State J3oard of Canvassers today contended that Judge Bond's action amounted in reality tp an injunction against the board, which it is claimed is not ac enrdinc in rmirt nrncediire. r-nnrt rpnlipd that, it was within its i rights in continuing the case under- ... . . . tne status cecided on UNMASKED ROBBERS MAKEJDARING RAID Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 5. Two un masked robbers entered the Park Bank and Trust Company's office shortly before 11 o'clock today and after locking the president, cashier and a customer in a room in the back of the building, fled with $3,000 in I currency, without firing a shot. They made their escape on a motorcycle. The bank is located on one of the principal streets in the southern sec- tion of the city. No attracted by the raid. attention was SUPERIOR COURT. No Important Cases Were On the Docket This, Morning. ORDER No cases of importance came up be-' first met Mr. Archbold. In stopping fore Judge G. W. Connor, in Superior j at a hotel, Mr. Rockefeller was struck Court, this morning. Four- cases 'by the fact that on the hotel regis were non-suited, judgment given in ' ter was written in large characters three and a receiver was appointed i this inscription: in another. j "John D. Archbold $4.00 a Bbl. Judgment was given the plaintiffs j "Four dollars a barrel," was Mr. il the following cases: Mary J. Har-, Archbold's battlecry, and though he rison vs. W. M. Bellamy, executor; I did not succeed in putting crude oil Shelby Lamp Works vs. J. O. Brock; , up to the figure named, he did s'ue Merchant Cigar Company vs. Cres- j .ceed in attracting the attention of cent Cigar Company and D. M. Mr. Rockefeller in a way that led to Bright. The cases non-suited were: business association with the Stand W. C.Capps vs. Allison Alderman; ard's interests. - Milton Pittman vs. Allison Alderman; Hodges vs. C. C. Hopkins; Wacca maw Shingle Company vs. D. L. Bag gett. In the case of L.' Li - Boon vs. the Wilmington Lumber "Company, Mr. Alex. Boone was appointed receiver for the company. ' 0 STANDARD OIL HEAD DIED TODAY John D. - Archbold Passes Away Following An Opera tion For Appendicitis. WAS SIXTY EtGHT YEARS OF AGE. One of The Noted Figures in Petroleum World Removed By Death Funeral Thursday. Tarrytbwn, N. Y., Dec. 5. A noted figure in the world's petroleum in- I dustry was removed today when John ! Dustin Archbold, capitalist, president of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, died at his home here today, after an illness of two weeks, subse quent to an operation for appendi citis. Death came at 4 o'clock. For some hours the patient was unable to take nourishment and members of the family recognized last night that the end was near. The funeral services will be held Thursday forenoon. The funeral services will be attend ed by the relatives and by many per sonal and business associates of the deceased, including John D. Rocke feller and William Rockefeller and their families. ' i - r"Wntt the' services are taking pfee the various industries inf Tarrytowri will suspend operations as a memo rial to Mr. Archbold'3 democracy. Mr. Archbold is survived by his widow, one son and two daughters. John D. Archbold was almost as closely identified with the history Qf the Standard Oil as John D. Rocke - feller himself. Of the first nine trus tees of the "trust" formed in 1882 he alone remained in this capacity until its dissolution in 1911 at, the order of the United States Supreme Court, and -it was he who. was named to engi neer the dissolution, after which he became president and director of the Standard Oil Company of New Jer sey. He was the most active and ag gresive fighter in the oil combine and invariably represented the Standard Oil on the witness stand in the nu merous hearings in connection with the government's suit to dissolve it. This publicity was still further heightened by the publication of a score or more of letters from Mr. Archbold to Joseph B. Foraker, then Joseph C. Sibley, of Pennsyflvania, ana otner statesmen snowing tnat t 1 1 . 1 . - 1 11 A. large sums of money had been dis tributed for the alleged purpose of influencing favorable legislation at Washington. Mr. Archbold consid ered them as attorney fees. The publication of these letters exposed Mr. Archbold to attack from every quarter. John Dustin Archbold was born at Leesburg, O., July 26, 1848, and was working in a country store at Salem, O., when he heard of the wonderful oil regions in Western Pennsylvania where men were becoming rich over night. In 1864 he went to the oil fields and became a refiner and buyer at Titusville. He became the agent of a new company, the Acme company, which proved to be an offshoot of the Rockefeller- interests, and from that time, in 1875, until his death he was an associate of the Rockefellers. John D. Rockefeller tells in his "Random Reminiscences" of how he Mr. Archbold was the first man among his associates to whom Mr. Rockefeller pays tribute in his remin iscences. Among other things, he said: "Mr. Archbold has always had a well-developed sense of humor, and on one occasion, when he was on the EJ0RJEV. AIRE . N NEW Some Republicans Cheered With The Democrats When He Made Appearance. " ' SUFFRAGETTES MADE THE ONLY SCENE. Unrolled Big Yellow Banner But President Only Smiled Will Address Congress Later' on High Cost of Liv ing Does Not Favor an - Embargo. Washington, Dec. 5. President Wil son delivered his opening address to congress today to the accompaniment of great demonstration of felicitations on his re-election, in which many Re publicans joined the Democrats and there was the first appearance of heck-; ling on the part of women suffragists. After the House and Senate hacl stood and cheered the President hear tily and he had begun reading his ad dress some suffragettes, in the gallery, dropped over the rail a banner1 which they had smuggled in with them In a handbag. It was yellow, the suffra gettes color, and bore in bold letters the inscription: "Mr. President, what will you do for woman suffrage?" A page quickly snatched the banner from its place. The President smiled . and looked up from his manuscript; but continued reading without hesitof tion or interruption. There was : no responsive demonstration from the suf frage supporters on the floor or In the' -galleries and the incident passed off without further development. A police man took up his station near the women to see that they did not violate; Xhe 'jnil.4f the House again. j . The Suffrage leaders gave out a preV pared statement explaining thai in a9 much as .the President made no refer ence to their cause in his address they took that manner of calling it to his at tention. The President's address waa devoted principally to recommendation. ,. for railroad legislation. It was,, brief . ! and required less than 18 minutes to read it. No attempt was made by the Cap itol police to detain the suffrage lead ers when they left the capltol. They were met by other leaders outside the building and congratulated. It was made known definitely today that President Wilson is opposed to any embargo on foodstuffs, but is gathering information through, gov ernment departments on which he can make a specific address to congress on the hight cost of living a little later in the session. The President decided not to treat the subject in to day's address, as he wanted to await for information now being gathered. 1 POPE MAKES HIM THE Rome, Monday, Dec. 4, 7:45 p. m. (Delayed In the conslstoiry today Pope Benedict announced the appoint-' ment of the Rt. Rev. Mohslgnor Wil-, liam T. Russell, of the Arch-diocese of Baltimore, as Bishop of Charles ton. witness stand, he waft asked by the opposing lawyer: i " 'Mr. Archbold, are you a director of this company?' " I am.' , " 'What is your occupation in this company?' " 'To clamor for dirldends.' " j, . It has been estimated that his for tune,' made almost entirely in oil and ' its by-products, was nearly $100,000,- 000. Mr. Archbold was one of the best informed of men in "the details of tne oil business in all its branches and he held, according to his own state ment, that all the practices of the Standard Oil Company were honor able, and, he believed, in conformity" to law. "I stand unquestionably," he said, in defending the trust idea, "for co- ' operative evolution. I believe that the large corporation than any other, system yet undertaken. ; . Although Mr. Archbold was not particularly conspicuous as a benefac tor, he made many large gifts, lnclud. ing a sum of $400,0ru to wyracuse University in one lump, besides an- nual donations ot smaller amounts. He was also a church member and a liberal contributor to religious work. He was married in 1870 to Mia Annie Mills, of Titusville, Pa, and main tained a beautiful estate at Cedar Bluff, Tarrytown-on-Hudson, and ' a . home at Southampton, Long Island. VdDQJ AQ.IJVE? :',,t ..y - . v; i u; t