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THE we;. RalrilftdVrcr. --CAST fi. :htandVed. -1 - . i r. Js'fctedmihg nesday.4$rth: . stpongf LARGEST qRCULATION IN WILMINGTON . vouipciL:.iso;46:;. kIVHCffNORTH G ARCI jTOE SI3AY AFTERNOON itfcEMBER261 9 1 6. PRJCE FIVE-CENTS. V . f f m Enmofj ; TEfe: j y) iSliillliKil f : - ililS lSiili? Reply Made President Wil son's Note and Now On The Cables. DISCUSS MOVE ?; a TO;PREyENT WAR Declares This Can Only Come With End of The Present Strife Washington Offi-e cials Surprised at The Mart ner of Giving Out The Ans wer. ; Berlin, Dec. 26 (By wirelessto to Sayville). Germany and her allies Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Tur keytoday replied to the note of President Wilson, in which .he asked tha the belligerent nations state the aims for Avhich they are fighting, The proposal is made by th- central powers that a conference of t'ic dele- pates of all the belligenets be held lived, was honored and greatly beloved, fighting in the region south of Li immediately in a neutral city. The He had ; been postmaster at--Willard-hens,2 says today's official statement task of preventing future wars, the and! for years was the Atlantic-Coast from the -French front. official statement says, can be c sklered onl yafter the end of the pres- i nt struggle. The answer says: The high-minded suggestion made4 by the President of the United States ot America, in order to create a ba sis for the establishment of a lasting peace, has been received and consid ered by the Imperial government in i he friendly spirit which is expressed in the President's" communication. "The- President points out that! which he lias at heart and leaves open the choice of the road. J "To the Imperial government an m mediate;, exchange of views seems to be the most appropriate roadl-ln order to teach the desired result; It begs, therefore, in theenpdq the declaration made on "Becetn'ber 12, which offered a hand for peace ne gotiations, to propose an immediate meeting of the delegates pf the bellig erent states at a neutral place. "The Imperial government is also o I'the opinion that the great work of preventing .future wars can be gained only after the end of the 'present struggle of the nations. It will when this moment shall have come be ready with pleasure to . collaborate entirely with the United States in this exalted task." The answer of the central powers concludes with the usual diplomatic terms of politeness. Hie text of Germany's answer was transmitted today to the American ambassador. Officials Surprised. Washington, Dec. - 26. Officials here are surprised that Germany's answer to President Wilson's peace note was given out before reaching this country in official form. It is pointed out that in sending his note President Wilson allowed two days before its sending and making pub-i lie, so that it might nrst reacn tne German government. In the absence of the official reply formal comment was withheld at the White House and the State Department. The direct proposal for a confer ence of delegates at a neutral placa is regarded as a further step in the German proposal, although off cials eonsider it as having been defined in the first proffer as it had been repeat edly mentioned in the authorized statement at the German embassy, ''.here the opinion had been freely expressed that once the delegates- weer gathered around a table for the purpose of -dteessing peace the re sult would be an arrangement of terms. The Berlin dispatches containing the German reply were read by President Wilson and Secretary Wil son with great interest. Some of fi'-ials compared the reply with Pres ident Wilson's note and professed to see some conflict between the Ger man statement that the work of se eming future peace of the world should be delayed until the present struggle is over. Others were of the "Pinion tnat it was'not entirely out oi lg a good wrestier. He is well put up harmony. " and appears strong as a bull. Joe President Wilson's purpose has re- Turner is vouching for the Italian, peatedly been expressed as making which satisfie8 fans that he is worth prevention pf future world war as part!wIlije . . of th esettlement of the present con flict, but it is admitted that the sub j(i: is broad enough to allow some car 'ution when' the final conference conies. This afternoon the official text of the note had not been received at the state department. Count Bernstorff, the German am. bassador, has gone to New York and so far as has been learned the Ger nia nembassy's only information was the Associated Press dispatches. iijJIlliliEluii IH OF WELL : lOlfllll CITIZEN Mr.; Robert T. Rivenbark Died at Home in Willard This Morning. 9tiv fpionrio will loovn nutk Jnn ,oT AT oc wL. r k regret of the passing of Mr. Robert T. f Rivenbark. one ot the most beloved tA- Coi r.K the . ripe old age of 76 years and Just after Mr. Rivenberk, with his children and - grandchildren gathered around him, at the old home in Willard, Rad enjoyed a happy Christmas. It was hours after the festivities had ceased that Mr. Rivenbark was taken ill. due Jo the infirmities of old age, and the end came at 4:30 o'clock this morning I at "Willard, where the deceasednad Liue aeent there, but some time aern retired from active work. He was a man who was always interested in the welfare of his community and section and-had done -noble work for both. He was admired and loved by all who knew him and his death will he mourned by hundreds. - Ho is survived by, three daughters, Mrs. T. G. Covington, of Clio, S. C; Mrs. T. J. Joyner,of Lakeland, Fla.; and Mrs. C. D. McGowan, of Willard; and. four sons, Mr. jt. J. Rivenbark, freight agent for the Atlantic Coast Line at Jacksonville, Fla; Mr. J. W. Rivenbark, Jr., also of Jacksonville; . MrMX Y. Rivenbark, of Clio, S. -C., and i Mr. Council Rivenbark, of Willard. " ,( Four grandchildren of tha deceased 01 reside in Umington;isseaBdith6ast gttard. cutter Acushnet, today aiMulseikern-MOT assistance . tf . the Walker, Jr.,and.A. M. Walker, and steamshio 4farvland which vesterdav also two nephews', Dr. G. II. Croom and -Mr. A. B. Croom, Jr ' The deceased was a devout church man and belonged to the First Baptist church of Willard. He was also a prominent Mason, being a member of St- John's Lodge of Burgaw. The funeral will be held tomorrow, at an hour to be announced later. f . M I. 1 "YL1 Al ! Greece iu mcci nary w nuc -, bright And Hanson Stack Up-Friday Night. If Fritz Hanson is able to carry out plans that are now in the formulative stage mat fans will be treated to a double exhibition of. the indoor game at Woolvin hall Friday night and either of the matches will be worth the price of admission. Mr. Hanson is desirous of maknig the two matches in order to give the fans a little more for their money during the holi days than they get ordinarily. Com plete arrangements have not been made as yet, however the local favor ite stated this morning that he believ ed he would be able to turn the trick and if he is successful fans will be treated to all the wrestling they care for for one night. The double match will prove an excellent, substitute for the Olin-Draak match, which had been planned, but which was called off be cause the heavyweight champion re fused to work during the holiday sea son. The idea is to match a Greek ans- wering to the name of Sarvos against - a big Italian named Massino, Whom Joe Turner will send down. The Italian styles himself the middle weight champion of the world, but weighs 180 pounds. Little is known of the Greek, but he has sent his pic ture, and if one is to judge by it, he The other match will probably be between Con Albright and Hanson himself and this should prove interest ing. Albright is favorably known here and has quite a following, who will want to see him stack up with Hanson. As was stated above noth Hanson. , Later i in the day Mr. Han son stated that he thought he would close thedeaL." Massino is now draw ing $1 an hour for posing in a Wash- ington ' studio. " He is ; a powerfully muscled man and should prove a big DOUBLE MATCH MAY ORE RUMANIANS ARE CAPTURED ! No Pfrtant Developments on Other Fronts, Paris Reports. Berlin, (Via Sayville)l , Dec. 2C. ' ' ' Rumania 5,500 more prisoners have KoQ ' m. L" 'rTi e office announced today. On Other Fronts. Paris, Dec. 26. The following offi cial announcement was made today about the Macedonian campaign : . "There is nothing to report from either side except artillery fighting, which continued in the Cerna bend aBd in the region of Mnoastir. "There was nothing to report last mght, except .rather lively artillery PRY TO AID OF THE SHIP Cutter and Steamer On The Way to Answer The Mary land's Call. New York, Dec. 26. The coastwise steamer Citv of Savannah, and th afternoon sent cut wireless messages that she was sinking. The messages gave the Maryland's position as being 380 east of SandyHook. The City of Savannah's position was 150 miles south of Sandy Hook when the Maryland's distress mes sage was received. The Aushnet was at WoOdshole, Mass., when she was ; ordered to proceed to the assistance of the Maryland. Since the first call for. help was received by wireless stations in this city and the naval station, at New port, R. I., no word has heen receiv ed from the Maryland. It is thought that the vessel's wireless is ouK of commission caused by flooding of the engine room and the consequent lack of power. Altnougu mere are iwu siea Although there are two steamships listed in the Maritime Registry as the Maryland, one a British vessel of 2,- 962 tons and the other and American steamer of 1,892 tons, it is believed that the latter vessel is the one in distress off the coast. The American steamer left Philadelphia on Decem ber 23 for London. INSTITUTION SERVICE. New Rector To Be Given Charge of St. John's Church v Institution services of Rev. R. B. Gribben as priest and rector of St. John's Parish, will be held at St. John's Episcopal church tomorrow morning, beginning at 10 o'clock. The services will be conducted by Bishop Thomas C. Darst and Rev. William H. Milton, D. D., rector of St, James' church, will deliver the institutional sermon. The services will last a little more 7 than an hour. They will be very im- nrfiRsivfi. Mr WaKhinert.on fa.t.let.t. senior wardejl of the churcn will turn over the keys to Rev. Mr. s Gribben, who will accept them with a pledge to render a .faithful shepherhood over the parish. ; Dr. Milton's sermon will be in the nature of what the new rector will expect from his parishon ers athd the minister's duties toward his flock. The institutional service at St. John's tomorrow will be particularly appropriate as the day is St. John's Day, commemorated , in memory of the Apostle St. John. A cordial invi tation is extended to the entire public to attend. drawing card. Hanson may meet the Greek and match Albright against the Italian. That part ha'no't been de cided as yet, but an. effort will be made to please the fans along this line. The one idea is Hanson's mind is to give the fans something extra i nthe wa yof a Christmas present. 1 Unless Mexican Head Agrees " Commission Will be Dis- solved. MEETING TODAY IN NEW YORK. Answer- Will be At Once For warded to Secretary Lane For De-. cision, - Washington, D. C. Dec. 26. Un4 Henderson, N. C. Dec. 26. Fire of jis the foremost Dutch geological au less General Carranza returns a fav-1 unknown origin early today complete- Jthority. orable answer today to the last com-1 ly destroyed a furniture store owned I A large part of the Netherlands, par munication made by the American rep-L .a' vr0T,,inn'n pr.i ticularly the western and . northwest- J- A. 2 t m T-fcTI. 1 1 xC3CUwtCO , "fa", ttl iiixiduca- phia. the negotiations will come to an end. The Mexican commissioners meet in New York today and if Car ranza has sent to them his answer it is expected that Luis Cabrera, chair man of the Mexican delegation, will forward it immediately to Secretary Lane, chairman of the-American com missioners. No Reply as Yet. New York, Dec. 26. The members of the joint commissioners had' receiv ed no word from General Carranza re garding .the American communication up to 1:15 o'clock this afternoon, it was stated by the chairman of the Mexican commissioners. THREE VESSELS WENT AG R Northwest Storm Hurled Ships On Shore Crews of Two f Rescued. ...-T ; -,rVo-'- i- - - Nantucket, Mass.. Dec. 26. The schooner Roger Drury, was sunk off Great Point; the schooner, Daniel Mc Loud, was Stranded on the northern end of the Rip, off the point, and the British schooner, Ravola, was wreck ed on the southern end of the Ripe hi a northwest gale today. When the Roger Drury struck the crew launched a small boat and land ed safely. The crews of the other vessels were brought ashore by a coast guard cutter. J'J Cl 1J Tll 1 TL Candidates should Make Ine Most of The Five Remain Weeks of The Contest Thousands of Votes Can be Had For The Asking. x- THE PRIZES. $685 Overland Automobile. Ford Automobile. Carolina Beach Lot. $100 in Gold. $75 Victrola. $50 O. K. Mystic Range. $40 Sellers Kitchen Cabinet. $25 Wrist Watch. Two $60 Diamond Rings. "You might as well deliver the Overland Automobile to me, now. Of course, I've got to go through the pro cess of winning it, but that is a mere matter of formality with the right kind of work." Sp spoke one of the . candidates in the race for the prizes offered by The Dispatch in its voting contest. One thing is sure this candidate ought to come very close to winning. Any contestant who enters the conflict with such a spirit of cheerful confi dence issure to accomplish excellent results. There are a number of other con testants, however, and the two auto mobiles and the other prizes which The Dispatch is giving away, look just as good to them, as they do to the yoUS lady who "made" the joking remark, about an immediate,, delivery. These candidates will not be lesa. ac - tive in their campaign for votes, and the ones who succeed will realize that they have beenV in a contest by the time Ithe competition ends. ' Lively ' times' may be looked for from -how on, and if there are any in the. list that are still undecided what 1 iilES EXPECTED BEFORE Ei f WEST Damage. About $25,000 Done in The Business Section by Flames ORIGIN OF THE pjjg NOT KNOWN Henders Furniture Com on pany a Large Loser-; Bank and Other Places Damaged. , . I " nmnor,,. , ,,Sfr, iZT ,1. r ! "& , . """'"ifrom overflowing hundreds of squareL, TTifoj st-foa ,.. hn followpd Gamett street, and inflicted heavy .. ii. "Ill III II III t-I i r V V. damage on adjoining buildings and! , . A j mi .. . i. i iosh uy tne.oiaze is estimated ax ap-' "3 luc.uia.i.c io conxiiaucu oi ay- nvnvim,t0i,; snnn isnnn it,i. - r' . surance on all properties destroyed;" . 7 S'C "JlTl rrrUZ: or damaced A lare hardware store, a bir mer - . ; . cunuie esxaousnmeni ana me u irst National Bank were also heavy losers. FIVE SUSPECTS ARE BEING HELD j Jailed In Connection With Killing of An Entire Family. ti., Minden. La., Dec. 26. i .1 x l x -i ail UUUU (UlCill LUUOJ in connection wit hthe killing of four members ot tne luiaiiy Oj. jonn Jei ion Esetes,at his home about nine miles from Minden, Sundajr night. The negroes are held. injail here; .-f .. .. . ' . uea nits ueiu.juiau ucic(i . - . ich to base 'adaTgrth but theantl nite on which against any of then1.. linden is quiet. There is no fear of mob violence. ' EDITOR TO BECOME .. BICKETT'S SECRETARY. Raleigh, N. C, Dec' .26. Santford Martin, editor; of tke Winston-Salem Journal, today accepted the appoint ment of secretary to Governor-elect Bickett. ' 1 to ao, it is lime ior mem tu cuuic w u amcm if thev exnect an equal opportunity with the' others. The contest has five waeks from to day, yet to run, which is plenty of time for anyone who has not done anything at all, to capture one of the big' prizes. All that is needed is a start, and the rest will be easy. It is extremely important that all the candidates see their friends now, before someone else gets to them. Hundreds of people in Wilmnigton 1 and the territory reached by The Dis- j patch are waiting to be asked for ! their assistance. In many cases sub- I scriptions are being saved for partic- j ular friends or favorites, while ' in ' others it. is "First come .first served." Very litle work has been done by most of the candidates until within the last few days, and the opportuni ties for vote-getting are just as good as they were the day the contest wasy announced. Such will not be the case, however, by the time the next three weeks will . have passed, or by the close of the second period. Such prizes as are . offered by The Dispatch are certainly worth any one's time during the next five weeks. Many of the candidates were too busy, preparing for Christmas to give the contest much time, but thervholiday rush is over now, and all should en deavor to do their best from now un til the close. Make up your mind that you are going to be among the fortu nate winners on January 29, and i work to attain that end, You can do it if you try. . Attention is again called to the fact that each $15 worth of subscrip- j tions turned, in during the three weeks ending Jnuary 13, will give 140,000 extra votes. All subscription payments, from either old or new subscribers, and for any amount from $1.25 to $1.40 will apply on the $15 worth. (Continued on Page Seven.) SwSthewateb In Years to Come Skill of En gineers May Be Finally Baffled The Hague, Netherlands, Ioc. 26. It may not materially affect the pres ent generation or-the next, but if the land level of " Holland continues to sink there is danger of the subsidence 'becomInS so great that, despite all the will be impossible, to muchv- longer continue the present ceaseless strug gle with the wafers. That is the view expressed before the Geological Min ing Society for Holland and it coloh- jies by Professor Molengraaff, of the I nMM Ann ' lfj) m A - -F Knl AW ' ' " 1 level of the sea, which is only kept TTiiiRs ot iann-.nv r.nft nariirai namr n 1 -m , . , I," S' T;" , . - the coast,- reinforced at -two , nni-n a Vv aiftnlol moan a j 1 her. thfn th? surrounding country Demg aeia in cnecK Dy ine aises ana i myxanlr manta t1Qt Qt.Q n,ot00A :r:T3 6i vamo icovuuiusij- 6u cost by the nation. Naturally, : there-' Ifore, the question of the continued,- if bears an important aspect i the eyes - . - y or tne uutcn people, ana it nas re - cently been the subject of discussion j ." Jl m m .among expert geologists ana uyaro - graphical engineers. jthe central powers. He; told Secre-. "If," declares Prof. Molengraaff , tary Tumty that .theUction of hi "the subsidence is, of such a nature j government was solely in the interest that within measurable time a posl-!0j peace . - . .'fi, tion of eauilibrium comes about, then, ..Ji;.tM. the cost of keeping the land drained will become so high that there Will no longer be much advantage attach - 'ed to its possession, albeit there ard i ax navn mo hjx iuu aiiu oubiiubuwi alnrAtrn h1ot(MMlol onH oont iTTl OTl T1 1 Q1 1 , I -iM.M.AMtn P smm 4Vn4. IF" hAifrnlrBl nA sumc" kUl tuai- " "-" tfta 1 ' DTnannitiiro a total " expenditure should exceed the total income," then the common sense I'nf thp Diitrh npnnlf wrmM 1pad them Jrt tir4f S A rn tir tn Vi f 0-V1 rOfflflTlQ fc W S".e,"- .vo'v-w ,. and what influences are responsible.; for such a .phenomenon. Some ex - perts, like the civil engineer, D. H. S. Blaupot ten Cate, suppose that the fail is a consequence otiwhat happened in the middle tertiary period. Mr. i ten Cate's theory is that Holland is j built up on alluvial mud flats, which still participate in various movements of the soil. Some authorities believe that a material subsidence Is still tak ing place, while others, again, are of opinion that the phenomena observed is still taking .place, while of conse quence to certain movements of the sea level, whereby various influences of another nature play a role; that the sea level alters, but that the land itself does not sink. Another civil engineer, J. C. Ram aer, is convinced i from the- results of water gaUge observations that there has been a subsidence of the land of Holland, as well 'as of that of border ing countries and the greater part of the British Isles. He says ft may be deduced from the entire list of such observations that there has been an average ubsidence of 30 centimeters per century, declining farther inland to 15 centimeters. That a very con siderable subsidence is taking place at the present time in the polders or drained basins of the Netherlands is his opinion and undeniable. STORM OFF THE Hight Northeast Winds Pre vail Off South Atlantic Tonight. Washington, Dec. 26. Storm warn ing for the Atlantic Coast from Fort Tess Monroe to Jacksonville, Fla., and for the East Gulf Coast from Bay St. Louis, Miss., to Rockwell, Fla.f were issued today by the Weather Bureau here. The announcement said that disturbances over east "Texas were moving east and would . cause high northeast winds on the South Atlan tic Coast and southeast to - dputh winds on the east Gulf Coast this afternoon and tonight. ATLANTIC COAST Mr. Charles Burnett is here from the University of Cincinnati to - be ;wih his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Burnett, durin . gthe holidays. "s- Mr. Kenneth- McKenzie is here from Raleigh to spend the holidays. v.- '. V OTHER HEUTRALS of uhgle sno Elxpected That President WiK son Will Receive Stronor vi. Support. v,;v s J SWISS MINISTER ' ' V : . TO SEE WILJ50N;f, President Continues to- Re ceive Word of Commenda- V7 Societies in Europe. WaoTilnartnn Tar 9.R Tnd1Cfl.tIOnS accumulated in official Quarters , here t - - I , today tnat tne action oi awireriauu. ta 8UPDOrt Gf the present peace move .. . . . A i7 simiiar woa ..VVL i njuiuucaii ncuuaiD. iiiimuut , European Spain. the Scandinavian ' countries and ."the' .. ... Pope, it was said, are expectea to ia some action m tne near nuure.; , . , Dr paul Kltter, tne Swiss minisier. 'ere wiU gee president Wilson a am ava tn Manriaa th npacA Itua- " T JO ' JV !tlon- He cauea at.tne .mi "?u?1 today to gather information on now . th . cjw,, nf.arp note had been receiv d in thig country, in order that, h'& tmi ptit sf tj f i n. in ill ii i ilih k.uv ei ii j ment Dr.. ffftter is concerned v over ,newg pep representations thatthe- aCtion 0f the Swiss government waS; I . . , ' . iftT,of1, - l a B1,nnnrf rnr th rati se of ; individuals in Holland and other tte i -rr nninnitn iv t ,he White House today: in nnwi-fniav.' ah mmmtrA Prii " . . i s j . am . iirn.An .- m n a .qpotit nnra.. u Tin ,uvuii " . . . . . i Indicated that strong pressure wiiiiDO; ; brought to bear on the governmenta Lf iBSirnneftn nutral 'to take, action. " inn.ii. - tth j . 1 n I . L j .1 . ; Vwi .' v "'A'Mv smjwi"6,,ivwy,,.j Wilson. 'A to act atone. suDDorwnK Aacuun , vy , rrk,a axaY imhnnMilAr ronfftrre ltn secretary Lansing today, but Vyi. tn riiflRUBii th meetinar.' beyond saying that the ambassador sought further Information m as to" peace. Spain, tne ampassaaor amv haB not yet Bent a reply to President Wilson's note and there has been no indication yet whether it will f ollo"tjr Switzerland 8B the third Intermediary in endorsing President Wilson's pro posal for peace. ' JUNIORS' APPLY Corporation of Wilmington Files Application - Also - v' Whitevijle Drug Co. . Raleigh, N. C, pec. 26. The Jurilcy ' Order Corporation, of Wllmlngtoni,' capitalized at. $20,000, of which amount $5,000 is paid in, .filed ; appli cation for charter with the Secretary of State here today. . , , The White ville ; Drug Company, of Whiteville, Columbus cpunty, capital ized at $5,000, with $1,500 paid in, was chartered today. " T t ' ' great britain's reply sent to Germany; . Washington, Pec. 26. The present statement sentithis ; government -by Great Britain saying the British; ship; Arabic, sunk by a , German submarine without warning, was not at the time and had not been" in the Admiralty service, was sent on today to ; Ger many. . . i . ' , , ' ' A. 5 NOW FALLS IN ' LOS ANGELES, ' .' . : Los Angeles, ' Cal.; - Dec. 26. Snow fell today oyer part o; cne city for the sixth time in forty years the weather bureau, has been established here. It melted as rapidly as it felt STORM WARNING. Washington, D. C. uecemoer 20. iio, Observer, Wilmington, N. C. .' . Hoist northeast ; storm warning l a. m. Fort Monroe : to Jacksonville; Disturbance over East Texas, moving east with marked' high -pressuro on Atlantic coast,-will cause strong north, east and east :vindsjthls afternoon and tonight, vrWx ralnT '"' - ' v FRANKENHfiLD. 't.