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A, , "t . 7- '., .. - - 4 . ". - -' " J - - - - . V j -X . v ;'; - " . 4v : . v.. WEATHER FORECAST. 1 MING Fair tonight. Saturday increasing ..... .ui ti nmhakli imsIm D ing temperature. East winds. FinflL EDlflOH VOL. XXII. NO. 363. Mil WENT OVER COL HOUSE AND : IW'S WIRE," WILSON STUDYING CiPML SAYS ENTlTE iSWER Kansas Representative Hints Brother or President s Wife Is ResponisbleT' NO EVIDENCE FOUND, REPORTED TO HOUSE. Representative Wood Declares He Has No Apology to Offer For Introduction of His Resolution. .. . -v. -v. .v. ii. 4J. .y. m. m. .v. .v. jst -- ,. .. . tf A . V Vv RESOLUTION ACCEPTED. Washington, Jan. 12 Taunted by Republicans wno cnarged that the Democratic majority did not dare investigate further f charges ot a leak, the House ::- Democrats abandoned plans for -:- S dosing inr inquiry ana recom- -x- t-nii inh ti that Representative -X- wood's n solution be given to ill House rules committee for future action. "I & -5C- 4f j Wasliingion, Jan. 12. Tho "leak" ; i:ies;igation was brought into i!ie Hou.-o today with the report by the Democratic majority that no evidence had been found to constitute a gen-f-ral investigation, and the opposing Republican minority which contended that evidence is shown. Representative Campbell, of Kan sas, uepuoncan, cnargea tne "leaK on the President's peace note went from Washington over the private ' . of Frank Arthur Connolly & Co., ! win local brokers. This is the firm in T.hich Robert Boiling, a brother of the President's wife, is a member. The majority report presented by Chairman Henry said: "No evidence adduced sustaining charges in Repre sentative Wood's resolutions." Representative Clarks.,joffered. as " a ihstituto his resolntibn to mak th h widest possible ''ffiqadyrTOi'?rItn' ,sa.4 of the alleged "leak.: Representative Wood, of : Indiana; author of the resolution, adressed the House declaring that he had no apolo gy to make for his aetion. "I was compelled to introduce the prober resolution," Mr. Wood said, "because everywhere both in and out or Congress it was generally believed that prominent men in high places profited by the "leak." "There ir; still a general belief ii.rcugh the country there is some- thins: wrone scmrwhercv Evprv-mem ber of the House believes there was a leak. As to whether thp leak was purposely or not, there may be a dif ference of opinion." Representative Harrison, of Mis sissippi, Democrat, attacked Repre sentative Wood and all other Re publicans who were opposing un favorable action bv the Demo- ratio majority on the Lawson "leak" L charge. He maintained that partisan politics are responsible. "I don't believe there was a leak " he said. "There were thousands of ways that news of the coming note could have gotten out." Representative Lenroot, Republi- Can. alo spoke for an investigation. I reluctantly have been compelled to conclude by the action of the Dem ocratic majority," he said, "that there a member of Congress who this rules committee desires to protect; ;in(i I am compelled to conclude that ilisst s from the Democratic side of lli- House with applause from "the Re- 1'iibiican sirip fnllnwrl this statement: Representative Gatrett, Democrat, Tennessee, declared as there was n o vKionee of a leak, the suggestion t vis found by the committee thati 'h re ,as no member of the House nn-ced with the stock gamble uansacuon or "leak." Repr ntative Bennet Republican, mar ihe Democratic majority 6 Uds airaiu of an mvestiEation- and r hut 11 . , -i. idt. the every time, that the point reached here in tracing back to Wasinr ...v ! Th T ' uliJuulJ x j j r"e Democrats solidly contended iha. u!f., s'UU0ii (he Ip.ilr rh,irrps made bv'! Thomas V I.awcon and nrcnipH - that. - . i .-wiuuun still i yt'uuiug uxi- "! il'T'resentative Cantrell. of Ken- trOllI his mllcamiao nrA ctatoH that "e helieved an inveetie-ntinn should he OT-iln,.,.,! Mr. Uwson's declaration that he name thp mhinot momher sen- foul lt0' and xew York hanker, who sh'ar-'ine: f 1 in tlie stock gamble, was pointed out again. I At that Chairman TTRnrv moved to Commit the Wood resolntion witfi- J'1" a vote, giving as his purpose so tummmee mignt nave nine u "loadon out their plans to compel out fhntt. nionci mmnAl --on to tG;uf7b;fi7e thrcimmlt, V President's Adviser Arrived in Washington Late Last I Night. . ALL PEACE DOORS ARE NOT CLOSED BY ALLIES. Cabinet-Meeting Is On In Ef fort to Determine ! Next Move to Be Taken By United States. Washington, Jan. 12. President Wil son today began a careful and delib erate examination of. the peace note answer received yesterday from the entente powers, to determine what op portunity is offered for further peace movements an dwhat is to be accom plished. The note is being discussed at a cabinet meeting between President i Wilson and Col. Edward House, who arrived in Washineton lat.P last nteht. All quarters agreed that while the completed reply for - a statement of terms seems "to offer no hope for an early peace, fortunately , all doors are not closed. ' " Several courses lie before the Pres iednt. Among them is ' another moe " r.sk Germany to state Specifically what terms they would agree on, as the entente has done. Diplomats say that this course would, be perfectly- legitimate as be tween one set to the other. Without exception all the German diplomats here were out-spoken in their denunciation of the Entente Al lies answer to President Wilson's peace note, declaring ,rVh at the terms would never .be accepted. Admitting the note is much more severe than they expected it is declar ed the German allies are prepared to The. next stea etthe United States I - the utmost deTiberehr s&fKe cause of the delicate stage or the situ- ation it would not be a surprise if fu ture negotiations are conducted in. the strictest secrecy. At the White House extraordinary reserve is being observed. It is said President Wilson will not be hurried to a decision. Secretary Lansing refused to dis cuss the Entente reply to President Wilson'Sx peace note on the grounds that it had not yet been carefully read. He refused to state that either the Entente reply will be forwarded to the Central Powers or whether the German note will be sent to' the En tente. ' Pending the most careful examina tion of the situation, briefly, it is felt that the Allies have stated their terms while refusing a conference whereas the Germans have suggested a conference without stating their terms. Nevertheless it is felt that the situation is decidedly clarified President Wilson's original state ment in his note to the neutrals that neutrality is intolerable to the United States, and Secretary Lansing s state jrment that the country is on the verge of war is recalled in view of recent developments. Ambassador Bernstorff reiterated his statement that Germany will not violate her submarine pledges, but this is held as incompatible with ac tivities that could not be tolerated by this nation on a basis such as diver gent v,iews on international lw. ATLANTA WIFE HAS HER HUBBY UNDER THUMB. a r.a .Tan. 12 -They ara w ltftle gtory on a young and . . np.cked Sn3 .X ybun g wife was bragging VzIS IJrt her husband's & it ,t omnkine after - . , U(mat tn making a iurnauts uj. u""" mxtR'1"f . , years," sne aeciareu "Don't be too ceram, wiu . friend "It requires an iron wm to Pena break tne mcoiuie . "WelC l've got one," retorted the .wlfe THERE IS A WOMAN . CO- SHERIFF, GEORGIA; Atlanta. Ga. Jan. 12. The enter- prising little city of Decatur, whicn is Atlanta's next -door neighbor, is 'show- her biK sister-some speed when it comes to women's, rights. The new sheriff of DeKalb county, 'of which Decatur is the county sea.. has made his wife a deputy and she Is acting as chief assistant, being pop- uiany jiuuw" "-" -? iff. iff" . . , , . a i ..- LARGEST WILMINGTON, NORTH K. Thaw 4 HARRY K- THAW P First picture of Frederick Gump, Jr., son of a wealthy Kansas City business man, who alleges that Harry K. Thaw, lured him from Long Beach, Cal., tc a New York hotel and there beat hin Just Two Days Left in Which to Make Yourself a Winner of a Beautiful Diamond Ring or Insure One of The Z C . - . v V y 1 Subscription PossilDle. -t jL-r- r ,'.f;--- -jvFr-jTr Tf-vr v.- vr ve. ir -rr . w,.- ,vrj -a- j : TODAY'S LEADERS. 4& - i Mrs. Herbert McCartney. .90,510 -Ar Blanche Surles ...... .90,245 EtheK Grimsley ... . .89,785 wj Pauline Renfrow .... .89,524 -x-l Mrs. Earnest A. Taylor . .88,925 -vf -X- Maude Ivey 88,310 -x- -X- Mamie Baldwin . Gussie Skipper . . . -X- -X- -X- -X- - -X- . 88,265 .87,804 . i Only one more day. j ' At the first stroke of nine tomorrdw ' ' SEC01 RIG OFFER EiS AT HE P Ji. TDMQRRQW night the second special prize offer sentative from Fair Bluff who gets and the second period The Dispatch her name among the leaders today, contest will be finally closed. being in fourth place. Fair Bluff cer- Wilmington contestants must have 1 ainly knows how to help hel candi their subscriptions in by 9 o'clock to-; dates and there are four of them morrow . night to count on the dia-' a hustlers, mond ring and to receive the second j . Mrs. Earnest A. Taylor, Maysville ; period "Club Votes," but -out-of-town j Miss Maude Ivey, Clarkton; Miss Ma candidates can mail their subscrip-; mie Baldwin Wihnington, and Miss tions and money any time Saturday ! Gussie Skipper, Town Creek, are in and they will count as this week's J. fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth places, business. All have done wonderful work, and Never again during the contest will ; are making a good race, so many "Club Votes" be given, asj (Continued on Page Seven.)- are now given during the second pe-j : riod, which is about to close. After j UNIQUE CELEBRATION. tomorrow, each $15 worth of subscrip- j tions will give 130,000 extra votes, ; 10,000 less than during this. period. ! Grottoes Last Night. JThe diamond ring is to be awarded j Probably the most amusing stunt of the candidate who turns in the larg- the Sepa Grotto celebration last night est amount of money for new sub- was a composition sung to the tune of scriptions during the two weeks end- a familiar piece, of music by "Musical" ing tomorrow, who does not win one Walker at the second performance at of the more valuable- prizes, or the th& Royal theatre when the, house was -first diamond ring. Only new busi- turned over to the Sepa Grottoes. In ness counts for the ring, but both old each verse sung by Walker some well and new subscriptions are affected by known' Mason's name was prominent the reduction to be made on clubs at and they were asked to stand up, the close of the second period. ! which they did much to the ' amuse- If ybu" would be the winner of the ment of the packed house., -diamond ring, or if you would be num-, Prior to the beginning of the vaude bered among the happy ones who will Ville, the Sepa Grotto drill team in roroIvA th Other tirizeS. make every thoiT 7miiva nnifnrmo tf manv rnlvra -mri,to of thP last dav count. With 4he -right kind of work during the one ii-.i o aay mat lemama, juu uau uiu a. reserve vote which will win one of the big prizes, or the diamond ring, Let your watchword from now until, tomorrow night be, "Subscriptions, t tomorrow uigiit uc, ouuoonyuvu, C- ART HTTF 1V4 AM Subscriptions, and Subscriptions." nrtKLU 1 1 H..1V1A1N Get as many as. you can, everyone; THROWN BY HORSE. that you .cah, all that you can. Do not hold back at this critical time inj Charlotte, Jan. 12. Thrown by his the race. Jump in and be a winner! j horse, frightened by a passing auto You' can if you will. j mobile, S. H.'Lee, city engineer, suf- Very-few candidates particpated in ! fered a double fracture of the bones the voting yesterday, most of them in his right leg. He was rushed to a being too busy getting subscriptions j local hospital where it was found he to thirik about depositing votes. And. after all ,they are right, because the 29th of January, the last day of the contest, is the day to be ahead. The ones who will be ahead on that day will be the winners.- Notwithstanding the, light vote, j there are all new leaders for today Mrs. Herbert McCartney gets highest mi. wyy- - - . i honors as she leads the entire new CIRCULATION INWILMINGTON . CAROLINA FKID AY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 12, 1 9 1 7. and ccvser GUMP JRc with a whip, on three different occa sions. . Warrants have been issued for Thaw, charging him with assault and with kidnapping the youth. Thaw cut his throat and wrist rather than be arrested.. ?. .'i Si. .V. A b j- .v. .v- -y. V 4 4 A BANKHEAO BILL FAVORED. Washington, Jan. 11. The- w Senate today passed the Bank- -J? head bill barring Jroni the .mails liquor advertisements being sent " into other -statexeatiedVfen. ; oer urmiiDuoa laws, ine dux now .v goes to the House. -X- -X- -X- -X- - -X- -X- -X- -X- ' friends and competitors. Miss Blanche Surles, Proctorville, the popular candidate from Robeson county, is in second place. Miss Surles is certainly making a beautiful race, and her many friends are pre- dieting that she will be one of the big prize winners. In third place is Miss Ethel Grims ley, of Freeman, who is another of the hustling candidates. Miss Pauline Renfrow is the repre- Royal Theatre. Turned Over to Sepa r-ti m, ed on treet and went through .. . . ... . .. . . tneir exhibition arm tor the benent of large - numbers of spectators who lined the streets - ' was not seriously hurt Meeting of' Oklahoma Editors. Oklahoma City, Okla., Jan. 12 Oklahoma publishers and editors rounded up in the ..capital today to wrestle with, the high cokv of print 'naner and other problems - confront in the newspaper r makers. The occa-, .- z , i sion was Ktheaanual midmintef meet- . IT WOULD ALLOW THE JBSP'TEES TO Doughton Inttpduce&uch RI I Tt rv -f. nouse l oday. v PENSION BILL ALSO INTRODUCED. Christmas Check Action Goes Over Senate Adjourned Until Monday Afternoon. House Takes Recess. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 12. Represen tative Doughton introduced in the House today an absentee voters' act. enabling such citizens as cannot ner.l CSSfmOTS sonally vote to make affidavit and Island N- J- is a scarred and black mail their wishes to election officers. ened ruill today, after being swept by The House worked twentvaiinutes, flames and plowed by bursting shells and adjourned. last night. It received a pension act by Brum- , mitt, of Granville, increasing bv $8 Fire 18 stlU smouldering in spots each pensioner's pay. This would mean about $100,000 additional to the amount now appropriated. Ellis Gardner, of Yancev. abolished the county treasurer's office, the sofl itary bill pased by the Hpuse, which adjourned until 11:30 Saturday morn - ing. The Senate did barely more work than the House. It killed the McRary resolution, providing for the verifica tion of the Rush bills. Senators Per son, Scales and Jones opposed the expense, objected to the supervision ui vau' lawyer oy uismers, ana wished to bfl rpsnonaihle foi- thoir- own wisdom or unwisdom. Senators Allen and Linn favored the act. The Senate ' adjourned until 3 : 30 o'clock Monday afternoon, having moved up the special order as to re funding the Christmas checks sent to prisoners. The Senate convened at 11 o'clock with prayer by Rev. J. E. Underwood, presiding elder, for the Raleigh dis A message came ame irom . me, nouse mno me Russians. For 'the Treason4 , the the effect that that branch of the Legislature was ready to form in line for the procession to the city audito rium for the inaugural ceremonies. However, it was understood that there was yet considerable time be fore the legislators should proceed to the auditorium and routine business was taken up and so informed the House that the start would be made from th erotunda of the State House at 11:4Q, which would give ample time for them to reach the auditorium in advance of the inaugural party. There was a motion by Senator Oates that when the Senate adjourns today it be to Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock to give the senators a much needed rest. This matter was left open to the afternoon session. A leave of absence was granted for Senator Ray, of Gaston, until Tuesday and to Senator Brock, of Jones, until Mon day. The House resolution to Invite Wil liam Jennings Bryan to address a joint session of the Senate and House at his convenience, probably Monday, came up and was amended to extend a similar invittion to Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, expected to be here at the same time. Objection was raised by Senator Brenizer for the reason that he con sidered such action the establishment of a bad precedent in such matters. ; He believed such a course would de tract from the dignity of the assem bly to have private citizens and oth' ers come before the body and pre sent their causes. There was hearty agreement on the part of Senator Lit tle, of Anson, and others, the view seeming to pervade a number of the opposition remarks that the burden "of the address by Mr. Bryan would be the prohibition" cause. A - vigorous defense of the invita tion was by Senator Everett, of Rich mond county, who especially "advo cated his amendment to include Sec- retary Daniels, we aeniea mat tuy Precedent was being established and thnt oiir.h aFssemblv was a law unto 11- that each assembly was a law unto v" " self in those matters He was proud of the record Mr. Daniels is making and that he was a citizen of North Carolina and of Raleigh. Senator Oates proclaimed Mr. Bry an as second onl yto Woodrow Wil son in America. He believed the Senate and House of Representatives would be honored to hear Mr. Bryan and Mr. Daniels. Opposing the resolution Senator Justice said that as a private citizen he had gone 150 miles to hear Mr. Bryan, but that as a senator repre senting the people and taking no. di rection from outsiders, he opposed extending invitations to anybody. The adoption of the resolution was urged by Senator Turner, Senator Gough and Senator McNider. Support also came from Senator Jones, of Bun- combe, who said he was irom mr. . w ;ai canafnr Bryan's home town." Also, Senator Ssi'liLs EXPLODE IN N. J. Huge Ammunition Plant at King Island is Destroyed by Explosions and Fire. LOSS IS PLACED AT OVER $4,000,000. Shells Blown Four Miles Around Plant Short In terval Betweeiv Discovery Fire; Explosions. New York, Jan. 12. The eighty- acre ammunition plant of the Cana dian Car & Foundry Co., near King i day, but the firemen stand helpless nearby watchin gthe few remaining shetfs explode. Half a million shells exploded during the fire. Tlie firemen are now closing in cautiously. j There is no official report of loss of life among the r,400 employees. Their escape is attributed to the short inter-, val between the discovery of the fire I and thfi moment it took to thJ ammunition. The lOSS is placed at more than $4,000,000, and is accounted for al - most entirely by a description 0f shells being made for the Russian government. Although the country immediately surrounding the plant was subject to a terrific bombardment, the ioss is not as great as was first estimated due to the fact that the shells had not been equipped with detonators. Detonating devices are not . placed on Teason: the projectiles came down like solid m.i, xss udicvcu tne iiisst iiie urigi - iiui.cu uuui aiuue ui iiiuuuui lguiieu from a glowing insulator from an electric wire. Police today issued a warning against picking up remaining shells of the thousands which were blown a; distance of four miles around the fire- , swept plant. It is feared many ofjder mystery of Mazie Colbert artist the spectators have picked up shells model, said today that unless more as souvenirs. They are urged by the direct evidence in connection with police to handle them carefully. The her death is found he would not in New York police have been instructed struct a jury at the Inquest to bring to search for shells thought to have in a verdict that Bernard Lewis is her been picked up and brought this city. slayer. ' utx i utiK nans Beat Off Entente ; Allies. BRITISH GAIN AN INITIAL SUCCESS. Heavy Fighting Which In creased In Violence Yester-! day is Still In Progress On Russian Frontier. Berlin, (via Wireless to Sayville), Jan. 12. The Rumanian town of Laburtea was captured yesterday by the invading Teutons, according to dis patches from the war office. The Russians were driven back towards the Sereth river towards Galacia. An engagement on the westernly end of the Macedonian front is also announced by the war department, in which Austro-Hungarlans and Bulgar- j ian troops beat off the entente allies, is reported in Macedonia. Two attacks were made by British along the Ancre river. North of Beau court the "British gained initial suc cesses, it is announced from war de partment headquarters, but were driv en back with heavy losses. Heavy fighting which increased in violence yesterday is in progress on the Russian frontier between Dvina and south of Dvinsk. Russian attacks along the VillmaDvinsk railroad were also made, but were repulsed with heavy losses, says the statement. No Important Events. I Paris. Jan. 12. There are no Paris, Jan. 12. There are events of K any, importance , reported .on. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THAW TO RECOVER PROVIDING HE DID IT TAKE POISON Probably Will Leave Hospital Within Two Weeks He 5 Rests Easily. SLOW POISON SLIPS FOUND IN POCKETS. Detectives Guard Hospital and. Await Dismissal With War rants For Arrest on Two Charges. ' Philadelphia, Jan. 12. Harry Thaw, (who yesterday slashed his throat with a razor and arteries in his wrist In an attempt to commit suicide when de tectives closed in on the house In which he was hiding, will be able- to leave the hospital within two weeks, unless he also swallowed poison tab ets, according to his famiy physician. Several tablets which are said to pro duced slow death were found in his pdekets. Thaw said he was hungry during the night and was- given food, but ef- ,forts of detectivea to get nlm to talk j were futile. He . said, however, that he was glad that he had not succeeded In taking his life. Inquiries whether he took the pol- i son met with no responses. Detect- lives are on euard at his bedside and !hav warrant a ralv to sorvo on him i the moment he leaves the hospital . . v . I x uaw s attempt at sen aestructiou TTW f 1.A . A. M J A. A f i wail lfe lmatx 8f rcl1 5n N!w .York for him last Tuesday, Where he i,s wanted 0n: charges of assaulting j and kidnapping Frelerick Gump, of ' Kansas City, 19-year-old high school 1 lad Christmas hig"ht. According to. private detectives Thaw declared that the charge was the result of an attempt to blackmail him. He spent a '"very 'good, jxlgtitv resting iitrietlyrt accbrdfng' to th resl- v ?if Si tAtntitd -a hKasisw'r-vAt' - - i pleasantly 'to 'the 'Sister attending 'j say 1 WONT INSTRUCT JURY . LEWIS IS HER SLAYER. 'Philadelphia, Pa.. Jan. 12. Coroner Knieht. GENERAL JOFFRE IS ,r AX r 65 YEARS OF AGE, Paris, Jan. 12. General Joseph Jof fre, in whose honor the title and rank of a marshal of France has been re. vived on the occasion of his retire ment from the chief command of the'-' French armies, celebrated his sixty- v fifth birthday anniversary today, hav- ing been born January 12, 1852, in the Pyrenees-Orien'tales. General Joffre's retirement marks the close of an ac tive military career that has extend : ed over a period of more than forty years. At the outbreak of the present war he was filling the position of chief of , staff. Previous to that time he had v made his greatest reputation as , a military engineer. Before the war was many days old, however, he had ' given evidence of his mastership of all branches of military science. - It was due to General Joffre's genius of strategy, more than to any other one factor that entered into, the situation, that the Germans were, deflected from their march on Paris. and then driven bac ktoward the frontier. Big Carnival of . Sports. New York, Jan. '12. Seldom has . ever an athletic meet brought to- ; gether such classy athletes as those who will compete tomorrow night at . the annual indoor tracks and fleld games of the Irish-American Athletic . Club, at the Seventy-first .Regiment , ; armory. Fourteen events,' including a' renumber- of special, v and Invitation races, will be decided and in each off them some of the greatest. athletes in - the country will compete. Every Kind the country will compete. .Every kind x)ft a champion is entered.ahd in many v.. y.-f. to punish him;;it he c9ntinues;M9W 10 (Wy the m'tteee must tee