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---"'.A '" V A - ' i. i j - ' ' WEATHER FORECAST,: Fair and colder tonight andWe; nesday. Strong north to nortwett F J f4 A L EDITION w : i. I-ARCLESTC VOL. XXII. NO. 332 'v " i- 77;:; ::- - WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, TEsgAgA PRICE FIVE CENTS v.- J 4 4! 4, 4 .' ." 4 4 4 4 .'4 m M NG mm FA In 1 1 r Y Ui ill m G ermany The Im perial Chancellor Asks I American and Other Am-. bassadors to Inform Enemyy TERMS NOT MADE PUBUC AS YET. Claimed They Are Appropri ate For Establishment of, a I aChna Pmrr All Pnn- tries Allied With Germr.ny Ready For Conclusion. Strife. Berlin, Dec. 12 (By Wireless to Sayville). Germany and her allies today proposed to enter formally into peace negotiations. The proposals which they bring forward are, accord ing to Imperial Chancellor von Beth-mann-HoIlweg, appropriate for the establishment of a lasting peace. The Austro-Hungarian, Turkish and Bulgarian governments will make similar proposals. These pro posals also have been transmitted to .1.. : . Thf-y follow an announcement giv en out today by the semi-official Over seas News Agency. The Imperial Chancellor this morn ing received one'affer another of the representatives of the United States of America, Spain and Switzerland; that is, of the states protecting Ger man interests in hostile foreign coun tries. The Chancellor transmitted to them a note and asked them to bring it to the knowledge of the hostile governments. The note will be read today in the Reichstag by the Chan cellor. In the note the four allies (the cen tral powers) propose to enter forth with on peace negotiations. The pro posals which tney bring forward for such negotiations are, according to 'heir firm belief, appropriate for the establishment of a lasting peace. The governments at Vienna, Con stantinople and Sofia transmitted the identical note also and communicat ed with the Holy See and all neutral powers. ; SE NEW SERVICE Rotarians See But Little Bene fit in Proposed Seaboard Service For This City. The pronospfl tipw train sfirvire on ie Seaboard Air Line Railway, een Wilmington and Charlotte, ttfet ln iUbe askPrt fnr .Mh-'wmf-Wn in A in v. . 7 w- : ( ' . a Charing " x. " asKed tor at the conference m " ."llc niutty, was noi enuurseu uy the Rotary Club, in RP.sinn at the Y. M V. . A t Vi la a from rrn rr ty,a bounds the service" would not be ff; ay benefit to Wilmington in regard io Dr TiP-ino- i i a fee composed of Messrs. L. T. Moore, D. MacMillan, Jr., and J. D. Wil- v,ere appointed to confer with J- G. McCormir.k on th matter. MENT ers; 1 Mr Woodus Kellum, Esq., chairman off tnp v0, t t . ,, , lfte -New R9nnv r,w nn. f b t(lUC'atinn e0j ii. - J dtlOn. addrpssoH tVio mamViora rtf it fie club on the school work that is .' . e"ig carried forward in Wilmington n(! the countv. Hp was. aslrpri to ad- Hp wfifs sisVprt to ad- "ress thp Rnfo,f .i . J movement to have all children in his speech to the Reichstag, Im- jSey coast, have all been taken off, ac the county attend school Mr' Kel-" perial Chancellor von Bethmann- j cording to a message received here 'un informed the Rotarian that the Hollwe announced that Ger- , today from the captain of the vessel. bard of Pdntf -x u monv Wpthpr with her allies. . I The Sumner lies apparently not in - v-uluuuu VVUU1U glO.UlJ' If ieive anv fr.: j. The mntto- sj. i "6U Schom nn w , 4 by the hoard on Market street and 'nus vacate the present High School "miding. thn. t -.:x I.. -o u, mignt De used -ior ine .-r " bciiool, was strongly advocat- as it was shown that th nrpaent' shown that theiresent. andAl i . BRITAIN AWAITS TERMS. THE . - London, Dec. 12. The foreign 4 office informed the Associated. 4s 4 Pre.ss today that it would be un- 4 able to discuss the German peace ' 4 proposal until 'the terms have been received, ivfean while the at- 4- tltude of the British government towards peace titerms is as fre- 4 v quently enunciated by the former 4"' 4' premier and foreign secretary. 4-44 4444, 44'44i SOUTH'S PROBLEMS Various Branches Dealing With Matters That Affect This Section. WOMEN ARE ALSO MEETING. Commissioners of Agriculture Discuss Live Subjects High Cost of Living to Be Touched On. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 12.-The South's nrnhlPtns wpro rlianscp tndnv at thp second day's session of the Southern) Commercial cbngress by the commis-1 sioners of agriculture of several Southern States. The meeting was given over to- the National Associa? tion of Commissioners of Agriculture, which is meeting with the congress. Harvie Jordan, . of Georgia, presi dent of the Southern Cottdn Growers' Association, which is also in session here, spoke on cotton's relation to In ternational reconstruction. The Southern commercial sections, which organized the Southern Com mercial Congress, also held a busi ness meeting today, and this after noon the woman's auxiliary of the Congress .'will. hear greetings from the Virginia Colonial Dames and the Daughters of the American Revolution. . ' The high cost of living, children's welfare and kindred subjects will be discussed. be-wooden structure would be a fire-trap case mere snoum oe a uiae .me nnmmutae, was stmninten' tn meet committee was Aappomiea vio 11 with the Board of Education and v , ; 5 ... thresh out some plan to have this idea carried out. A proposition to have the Teacners' r Assembly here next Thanksgiving was ( endorsed ... ine iaea oi navmg mw ui- ganization,- more than 1,060 strong, is bein& advocated by the local teach- r 4 4 " 4 4" GERMANY.'S POSITION. London. Dec. wireiess -r .ijonatnii fi-ftm Roriin Ravs that in . -v-"j, . . . - - i -.a4Mic nt hpir rpRnon4ibiI- 4 'finrt "hofnrp thp.ir mm aHnn and hefore humanity. have proposed to the hostile j powers to enter into peace nego- i.c. ' v - -- - 4 : 4:out uauuua. - 4 I ; BEII TAKEN IIP BY THE CONGRESS Her Terms For med Washington, Dec. 1 2. Advices from f BerTinto the Ger man embassy indicate that Germany's pete terms, ih a gen eral measure, propose restoration of the status qud before the war, with the exception of the establishing bl independent king doms of Poland and Lithuania. They are' understood to. pro pose the complete restoration l gium and France in return for ;j disposition of the Balkan situation, because of its extremely I complicated nature, in a peace ; n brtoJMlbUVO IU 111V. V-U-1CI Chancellor 's action arrived i iic icnui, iur uie xcstoraiion as generally. have been expected by the allies, although this, did not absolutely dispose of their possibility '7k: It was indicated that while the Germanic allies might not ! entertain expectancy that the cause of peace would be consid ered they were not without hope, and were hopeful at Iastythat it would be the means of getting the belligerents together in some manner to discuss the situation and this was expected to lead to a basis for peace. 4 In German quarters the crisis in the- British cabinet, the coming of winter and the lull in the fighting are given, as rea- sons tor making the peace proposal at this. time. It lsxleclafed that the successes of the Teuton armies in Ftumania should con - vince the allied powers that the offer is not .made t)eU8e;ot any t military weakness? , Making the ers reel that all sides may toe saved preparation for the spring i fian front,. attacking last night-the rcamoain: .nouio ine niTer iru npr mm tr iffain hprAt trie hr ... T T-iKs-vccr it: wui. lkt riiaae aizmri-'Tiexr rairana:t i rvneressarv. rnp. rs 1 1 T V',. C"T :l T"' exPiain D Merman cupiomais, o w v-oluuuoi vyucuici ine ciiLcnic ctuics arc willing xor peace or whether they intend to crush Germany and dismember her. Germany, they say, is convinced of the ability and strength of the enemy to continue the war for ten years and no less con fident of her own ability to do so. Among the entente diplomats here Germany S off er is pro- nounced to be of double purpose and unlikely of acceptance, The first purpose is declared to affect world opinion of the neu-! trals and place the entente in position of being responsible for continuation of the war. The second, it is declared, is for in- . -i tr -m. r i. .i i i ternal errect in dermany and to give evidence to the people of the r , LUimiiup UV JtS CI1C1I11CS. 1 lie peace Offer, OlPlOmaCS say, has been timed to follow meant to "convince the people ability of the government to continue the war. ARMY TRANSPORT GOES AGROUND Coast Guard Cutters Rush io Help United States Ship. New York; Dec. 12. The United States army transport, Sumner, bound from Colon to this port, with army officers, troops and civilian pas sengers, is hard aground on the New Jersey coast, off Barneget. Two cut-,in ters.are rushing to the relief of thepel the Buncombe county canvassing' Few, if any, mails but what bring j fore . December 22 will give any can transport, which sent out a call for:board to pnnnt thp votp Wflc. hpnr(1 in j bunches of coupons to. the contest de-' didate 150,000 extra votes. After this T"'' ' . . . ? . 7 . ; . , help, after sne strucK late last mgnt The Sumner, which left Colon, Dec. 4, was reported at noon Sunday as being 407 Jhiles south of Sandy nook. Next heard of the vessel was her wirelesscall last, night -that she had gone ashore during a heavy fog. A wireless message from the Sumner at 7 o'clock this morning stated that the vessel was beginning to pound with the rising tide. The sea, how ever, was smootn and a iignt nortn west wind was blowing. The situa tion was ; considered favorable. The women and children among the 232 . passngers on the army transport Sumner, on ground off the -New Jer 4" 4 ... dangerous position. The weather 1s foesrv ' but the ground swell was light. The - vessel Was proceeding from the Canal Zone to New York when she struck last night and sent out a wireless call for help. , a wireless call for help. The persons rescued -; were taken I mm of the occupied portions of Bel- Germany's captured colonies and! conference. IllUaOOV IblllUK Ul'lIK llllLJd ICll soon after thef new pispatches. or oeigium amons oij ofrer how the Germanic pow- ttlI the fall of Bucharest which was not to lack confidence in the EARLY HEARING IN BRITT CAUSE Supreme Court Will Hear Ar gument in The Election ' Contest Thursday. Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 12. Represent ative James J. Britt's motion to ad vance the appeal from Buncombe county superior court, in which Judge Adams held was without Jurisdiction ! th mimAKmri nroniinac, tn in tne mandamus proceedings to com- ooara to count tne vote, was neard in . , j wc ouyi cmc wuit Lvuajr anil oci iui i argument for Thursday. - Mr. Britt personally appeared to argue the case and immediately after wards left for Washington. It now . seems that the court will hear the argument and decide the is sue by December 19, when Judge Bond's order expires and the state board of canvassers act. Mr. Britt-, announced that he would ask Govern- orwanu ui stt uoaro post-, pone action should the court fail to decide the case before next Tuesday. 4" 4" 4 4 4 4 4 4" 4 4 , MUNITIONS GO DOWN. 4' i New York, Dec. 12. The stock 4J 4 market became immediately un- 4 : 4 settled tioday in Teceipt ; of ' the 4 4 news of Teutonic peace : propos- 4 ! 4 als. Munitionsr -and shares of 1 companies profiting by the war 4; were both affectd.r Bethlehem 4 4' Steel dropped '26 i?omt5,t ; ' 4; .' rzfA.Z . -v. 'v,. ;4;$48l IB e DFTHE HA NO Thouerh Pfttrnomi4 C-lflima TVi 1 Invaders are Being Forced To Retire. jgy ACTIVITY ON WESTERN FRONT Germans Make Attack, Which paris Claims Was Repulsed. Kaiser Tells Troops to Fight On. : The Teutonic advance in Eastern Wallachia continues, with the Ruma nians apparently maneuvering their forces under steady pressure with a view to taking up a-defense line along the Buzue river, near , the southern boundary of the northern province of Moldavia. Petfograd reports ' failure of the Teutonic attack along the Mol davian front and in certain Walla- chian sectors, notably north of ) Ploechti, where the Austro-German ! forces are proceeding towards the i Bnit ' K. by the Germans on the Pranco-Bei- ! Paris the attack was checked and the Germans were driven out of por tions of the advanced positions which they had occupied. ADD WAR .. .. .. .. ..... " The British foreign- office, under the new foreign secretary, -A. J. Bat four, is occupying itself with the Greek- proposition regarding which announcement - was made yesterday f vLsteradicirsLtrontaken t0 very ra ca so n 10n' Declares Teutons Beating Retreat. "A 1101116 dispatch to the Wireless Press says Petrograd reports that the 1 List of Candidates. With Its Many Changes and Increas ed Vote Totals Watched by Many People Each Day. The race for the grand prizes oifer- ! ed by The Dispatch In its voting con- J test is becoming more and more in- teresting every day. The many changes in the standing of the differ-. ent candidates, the new leaders from to da and the, increased vote totals' are beinS watched by many r-nm-iPeoP In Nortn Carolina. , ipartment. These coupons are - not i from one localitv. but are trom near I ly every section of the territory reached by The Dispatch. In a v6t- ing contest the first and only sure sign of interest and enthusiasm is from the number fyf coupons that are sent in daily, and The Dispatch feels highly complimented over the great interest and enthusiasm manifested 1 throughout this sectipn.of the State The number of coupon votes. d from tne paper and sent in fo a candidate is an indication of j the candidate's popularity.- Any can didate who receives coupon votes every day is sure to prove a strong candidate before the close .of the. con 4 test. It depends, of course, to what degree the' candidate ' applies herself, and - the amount, of interest she: takes in her-own campaign. With anything like ordinary effort the candidate, who has hundreds of votes sent In by interested friends, will find subscrlp- tion getting comparatively easy. . Imagine yourself at the wheel of a handsome, automobile which you can proudly can your own; yor piaumug your, summer home' on that building RflCEFOe www. m nd FOR NORTH Appropriation For Cherokee Indians Gets Through The House. Washington, D. C, Dec. 12. The House of Representatives in its de bate on the Indian appropriation bill today, passed the item of $36,000 for the Cherokee Indians of North Caro lina. ! -. Thirty thousand dollars i& provided for -the support and education of the 180 pupils of . the Indian school at Cherokee including. . th& pay ot the superintendent, -and . $6,000 goes for general repairs and improvement of the institution.- ' . V ecaJiavaegm if anma. Aitridinna ' fwm' TniaVH- transferring theinto heirJ-rMntsV The situation in Rumania is becoming more favorable for the entente. ' 1 i fKaiserSays Fight On. London, Dec. 12. A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam says it is announced officially in Berlin that j Emperor William has notified his commanding generals of Germany's peace offer and informed them that it is still uncertain whether tfye offer will be accepted. Until that is set tled the messags says they are to fight on. lot at Carolina Beach; or spending that $100; or sitting at home listen ing to some of your favorite pieces of music on the Victrola! These are some of the prizes offered to the con testants in the contest. And then there is the special prize a $60 dia mond ring. Your finger may be dec orated with this handsome ring if you will only put forth the proper effort toward securing" new subscrip- tions this jveek and next The time to put forth greatest ef fort is right now. There is an extra advantage to be gained, as each $15 worth of subscriptions turned1 inJkst:- date there will be a reduction of 10,- 000 votes for each $15 club of sub scriptions. Delays are dangerous. Opportunity is now knocking at your door and you should embrace it before it Is too late. This is the tide of fortune that the immortal Shakespeare wrote about, and if you take it at its flood you will certainly prove that' the Great Bard of Avon was a true proph et, for its swell will certainly waft you into the front ranks among the winners, and place in your posses sion the prize for which you have striven. " , . Let your friends' know that you appreciate the hundreds of coupons they have clipped from thepaper and sent in to be placed ' to your credit. Ask them to give you a subscription for three months or longer to -The Dispatch. If they are already taking the paper their renewal will give you' hundreds of votes."' If . they are not taking the . paper, they should, ' and will, no ' doubt, give you a subscrip- tion if you ask them. :v... ,. . - (Continued oiv-'age Seven.) jSloExpression From the Whit House on The Subject But I: Cabinet Likely Discuss It 1 ALSO SENT AT V - "ONCE TO VATICAN; United States Will Not Make 1 r The Terms Public. Bdt Willi. Transmit Them May j Make Suggestions, if Propo sals Are Logical. 4 , : " ' ' Washington, Dec. 12. News that - Germany and her allies ar about to enter on peace negotiations inme? diately was sent to President WU f son. Speaking for 'flie President, Sec-, , retary umultr said he was- deeply tr Interested, but would make no com:' ment,: at' least until it - was learned what, receipt the "proposal "receiveoVr f roni the entente ; allleB. -L ' , ; v :The State Department recreiyed. it-r ;4 first: information, of .V Gferman v8 nrtJU nine a 1 " fhTi'iVK.s-r-'h, A a n'n i o-f n . ' Pro 6 if ' ' .rtry-r " .'.7-i" ...... - ' only to transmit the"; prbposahv -This ,:Cr V will ; be ; done, so .far as the United v States ' is concerned,, promptly on re ceipi ui me omciai aispaica-m wasn,1. ; ington. They will be forwarded to all entente countries" where the Unit . ,ers diplomatically. . wnetner tne umtea states win ac company the transmission with any" , comment or suggestion . it was " IndU ' ' cated depended entirely oh the nature. of the proposal, whether the condl- V, tions were likely of consideration. .. If the offer is deemed one on which all sides might negotiate the United ; States probably will urge that It , be L taken up. - - - -: :---:v w-S'T'j'.l'S''' ' In transmitting the proposal. It, was officially stated, the United'; States probably, wtould - follp'wN . thej practice that has been invariable do , far In acting as. the medium of com- , munication between hostile govern ; ments and would not make it public. ' The terms would be krfown to Presi-' -dent Wilson and Secretary Lansing, . who would examine them . to deter mine whether they should ,be,accom- panied by any word from the United : States. . " . 1 The news was particularly the only topic of discussion among . members ' of Congress, as they assembled for..' the day's session. r A regular cabinet l ' , meeting will be held this afternoon : at the White House and, no doubt, it p . ' will be discussed . there. , f y f" The foreign embassies and . le- gations received their first informa-; tion of the event through the Associ--.; " ated Press. ' -" ' ' . .' On every hand the discussion turn-4 a ed on the move Germany and. her al-1 ,. lies had taken in their ' peace pro- i posal at this time, althoughfr many ' weeks there had J been a . persistent . and, officially denied report' that-, .some peace proposal would be . made by President Wilson, but there was 7 no open, indication that the central powers themselves were : about? to make one. Generally .the announce . . ' ment was a distinct surprise through-' out official and diplomatic, circles."" The one prevailing opinion was that Germanic allies had brought out their peace offer at - this time in ; expect T, ancy that the terms, might he accept able to the entente' on the effect it might cause; the British - government : to yield to the pressure of , the na- .' tions with her. , - !'.. .' - "',"' - -. ; CONST ANTINE ORDER8 V . MOBILIZATION. . V : : , ' " . . London, 'Dec. 12-An Exchange . Telegraph v Company dispatch 54-from Copenhagen says that ad-. ' vices - have been received there t that King Constantine" of Greece r has ordered general mobilization. . . j i mm .. - -.ii-,:. imr.rnn'rfnhirfHriirrfi ac2E rmiu: moua?
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