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XXII. NO. 367.
VOL.
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA; TUESDAY AFTiERNOON, JANUARY 1 6, 1917
PRICE FVfe CENTS:
Si
VITAL' MEASURES
, BOOSTS FOB
NTMCtD IN
SUFFRAGE ID' SMf TODAY
"XT "TT "7" ' '
BisfAtqh
w iL
IIKI ARID OTHER BIG
BIERS M SHIED
BRYAN.
SOUTH IS STILL
IN GRIP OF ICE
TALK
MAN
Democratic - Representative
Asks That They be Subpoe
naed; No Reason Given.
T0M LAWSON REPEATS
HIS TALK WITH HENRY.
Bostonian Declares Impression
That Henry Told Him Mc
Adoo is Connected With
Leak, is Erroneous,
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 16. With admin-
ration officials and bankers waiting
ist:
raUOn umu Uu u
testify on Thomas W. Lawson's te-r
cony that he "had heard, they werej
to
union'
t,i -it;i the stock market leak I
con,,tl"
n Presicieni u "son s yecict! iiute, me
House s
ed its Hearings with Lawson on the
!for
Lawson had been on
.
tne !
staiii' an hour today the investigation
jjr'p'iuleiied to take in some nationally
known names not hitherto mentioned.
On motion Representative Harrison,
IHmocrat. the committe subpoenaed J.
p. Morgan. J. S. Bache, Henry P.
Davison. Frank A. Vanderlip rthur
Lippor ami Sol C. Wexler, ali ""ra-'-x-
disclose liis reason.
Lawson went over his recital of how
lio said Chairman Henry himself told
him a cabinet member, a Senator a:ir.
a banker were in a stock gambling
pool. Referring to Henry's denial that
never told Lawson any such thing,
Lawson dramatically declared, "Un
less your chairman said what I said he
said. I am guilty of foul perjury and
unfit to be anywhere outside of the
bars of a prison."
When Thomas W. Lawson was cross
examined today he declared the im
pression that Chairman Henry had
mentioned Secretary McAdoo in con
nection with the alleged leak was er
roneous. That information he declar
ed came from entirely another source.
Anr.i'j those subpoenaed
today
were:
Paul M . Warburg, -of the Federal
Leserve Board, charged by Lawson
with knofrtedge of tfee lakT Archi
bald S. White, who Lawson says told
him that Fisk dominated a eabinet of
ficer; Malcom McAdoo, brother of Sec
retary MeAdoo. and C B. Barney &
Company and Stuart G. GibbOney, all
of New York, who, Lawson said, he
had been told knew of the leak; Mrs.
Ruth Thomson Visconti, of Washing
ton, a clerk, who Lawson says told
him Secretary McAdoo and W. W.
Price, a White House correspondent,
were involved in the leak charges;
John OTIara Cosgrave, Sunday editor
of the New York World; Erman J.
Ridgeway. president of Everybody's
Magazine, and Donald McDonald, pub
lisher of a Boston financial paper, to
whom Lawson says he related Chair
man Henry's alleged mention of the
stock gambling pool; John R. Rath
om. editor of the Providence Journal,
who published some articles referring
to "leaks;" Secretary McAdoo and
Secretary Tumulty, both of whom gave
"!it statements vigorously denying in
timations against them, agreed to ap
pear voluntarily.
Paul .M. Warburg today issued the
folio win? statement:
' I fail to see why my name should
have been dragged into this investiga
'"on. t do not know a thing about
the leak machinery or for that mat
about the leak, except what I
have seen in teh press. I have not
''"en subpoenaed, but I am anxious to
I": Permitted to testify and have so
informed tho committee."
"Vou slated." questioned Represent
;,tu'f Campbell, "that when you-left
Washington, after talking with Chair
man Henry, that you went to New
(rk and talked with several publish
es, win you state the substance of
witat you told them?"
' asked them their opinion of what
lla(1 happened in Washington," Law
!' began slowly, "and told them I
would like to get their advice on
JJhpthcr I should go further or drop
i entire matter. I said, much more
1 related here yesterday. I laid
Wore thpm HRliry3 statement in the
I'ress that morning and called their
fdidion to what appeared to be an
ul:'ir slant that it took."
'Alter I left Henry's office. I 'ent
Continued on Page 'Eight.)
DAY IN CONGRESS.
'By Associated Press.)
fmion, Jan. 16. The day in
Ingres.-
M Senate:
at. noon.
1 ook
'U legislative appropriation
1 ' I (:rrvir- l. 1- on tr n aha nvr?1i
-'"'ft ciuuul ;pa,uuu,uui. ivj.ni-
r-v '"jmmittee continued hearings
Jn .compulsory military training legis-
Idt!on
1rr"Ual f:ommittee heard objections
Jt" (''tutive departments to pro-
''sed legislation relating to oil land
in California.
,, House."
:u'r ai 11 a. m.
j.. ordered postoffice appropriation
. Rules committee continued "leak"
11 ligation, Thomas W. Lawson tes-
cr-)taiK a"d mean committee - Demo
us egan framing revenue bill.
X--X
$18,000,000 FOR NAVY.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Jan.
tary Daniels outlined before the -
House naval committee today -X-
his tentative plan for the expen- -Sfr
diture of $18,000,000 for . the
equipment of navy yards to -
X hasten navy construction. Six -X-
millions of this sum would be
spent, at the Norfolk navy yard
for ways and additional equip-
X- ment for one battle cruiser and
two scout;cruisersf while $1 -X-
000,000 would be spent on the -X:
yards at .charteston, Boston andV-X-
Portsmouth, N. H., for guSboat, 5
destroyer or submarine building.'
" lue b
ine becretarv also wmiiH
sPend $6,000,0-00 at the Philadel
.v. nhia H f , v..;V'
two DattIe cruiserS; $3,000,000
at the New York yaVd 70r ways
! -X- for one hat.tln eniiccr t,a .v.
v . . v. i , aim vo,- v
jj. nnn nnn ot r o i ..
-X- for ways and equipment for one -X--X-
battle cruiser and one scout crui- X-X-
ser.
-X- Of the necessary amount $6,- -X-
000,000 is available and the Sec-
-X- retary has asked Congress for
$12,000,000 more..
X--X-
-X-
-x-
comments On
Step Taken
It is gratifying indeed to the man
agement of The Dispatch that its en
terprise in securing full leased wire
press reports is being appreciated by
the Wilmington public, as evinced by
many words of commendation that
have been showered upon the paper.
It is likewise gratifying to receive
praise from the out-of-town army of
subscribers. In every way this indi
cates that the public isteady to give
its support to The Dispatch in its ef
fort to givaJthis sectioji tbebest paper
it has ever had and the equal to be
found anywhere.
Here are a few of ttip bouquets
handed The Dispatch by prominent cit
izens: Mr. Joseph W. Yates, vice president
of the Murchison National Bank, and
president of the Home Savings Bank:
"The improved service which is now
being supplied for newspaper readers
by The Dispatch reflects credit on the
management" and will necessarily ben
efit the city and community. The
placing of a leased , wire in the office
of The Dispatch is a splendid idea and
demonstrates the .progressive spirit
which dominates the paper."
Mr. J. C. Williams, of the -Belk-Williams
Company: "I frankly admit
The Dispatch has always been a live,
newsy newspaper and. I heartily com
mend the management on this progres
sive step in giving the readers. the ben
efit of a full leased wire service which
will make the paper more valuable to
the advertiser and subscriber alike.
My hearty congratulations arid best
wishes goes with you in this progres
sive step."
Mr. J. H. Rehder, of J. H. Rehder
& Co.: "True to promise, the manage
ment is improving The Dispatch by
leaps and bounds, and the very fact
that you have taken on a full leased
wire service will be of invaluable ben-;
efit to the city and newspaper users i
as a whole. This additional service I
appreciate and approve. , My best!
wishes for -your continued' success." I
i
Mr M W Jacobi president cf the evidence or me progressiveness ui . "That the increased value oi ine
Chamber of Commerce- "The fact that' the neW management. So many im-Ipaper as a chronicler of the daily hap
The Disoatch has put on full leased j Provements have been made during penings of the world made possible
wire service wnich furnishes its read- the past year however that the at- by the complete service of the Asso
ers with the news of the world seven iest was ot the least blt surPnsing ciated Press, will not only benefit The
erS Willi LUC IieWb Ul tilt! WUllU acveii. , ,tnc. nf th!a nanor whn t-o i A , i tV. ,!,r
aays m tne weeK is concrete evweute
that the management is determined
to supply the city and community with
a real newspaper. It is a forward step
that is appreciated byjthe community
and one that cannot possibly ,be re
gretted by the paper because it will
commend The Dispatch to more per
sons." Mr. J. F
i Knartio r"ahifir of the
. - -
Home Savnigs
igs Bank: "The full leas-
cxl wire service that is now serving
freaks oF'The Mspal will Keep
4-.. ii ij nnn.tV,.Vrr JioTi.
them well posted on everything hap
.Hpening in the outside' world and will
command the paper to a larger num
ber of persons. It will mean increas
ed circulation which will benefit ad
vertisers and I for one am more than
glad to see the management take this
step."
Mr. C. E. Taylor, Jr., president of
Wilmington Savings and Trust Com
pany: "In giving the city and com
munity full leased wire service The
Dispatch has filled a long felt need in
keeping the city abreast of the other
cities of "the State. The Dispatch is
keeping step with the other industries
of the city as is manifested by its
desire to give its readers all te news.
Its efforts are deeply appreciated by
the public and its increased facilities
mean that its patrons will be served
in the best manner possible."
Mr. Louis Lipinsky, manager of the
He Wants His Party to Win
Partisan Prohibition Vic
tory Democratic Speech
BIG CROWD HEARS
HIS RALEIGH TALK.
C . C4.t' '
vxiaici ucuciai ijwic s
Address Opened The Anti-
Saloon League Conven
tion Yesterday.
(Special to The Dispatch.)
Raleigh, Jan. 16, William J. Bryan
opened the Anti-Saloon League's con
vention here yesterday with an ad
' aress on prohibition m a spsch ot an , Mississippi and Texas, was interrupt- i eiai Assemoiy nopper toaay, senator worse. -x-
hour and tAventy-five minutes during i ed again today by snow or ice. . i Scales and Representative Page joint- j -X- "TJie AdmiraPis slowly sink- -X-
- i -r . t , -i I - . ' . .... o"rti.. , , . .... j : . . . . . x . .. , i- ,i i '
eiiiraiii;uitenient oi me women. ereu smce ounaay Dy a DianKet or ; ov;tiea vivavuLiug, ui auiu aui,. auu v.- iuue.
Tne lormer Secretary of State was ( snow, were somewhat unproved. Snow Kepresentative JJaraen tne cattle tick--a- - -x-presented
by Ex-Senator A. D. Ward, ! fell late yesterday and throughout. the bill. -X- -X- -X- -X- -:-
law partner ot Senator Simmons, night m practically . all parts of Vir- The Scales-Page patent medicine
There was no way of telling the tem- ginia and North Carolina, and in some J measure . is fashioned somewhat after;
per of the greatly crowded Baptist places the surface bore an ice coat-j the recommendations of Governor j
church, where ho spoke. It had to.ing half an inch thick this morning, i Pickett, in his inaugural address, pro
be undemonstrative, and ilmugb. it Temperatures continue below thelviding for a drug commissioner,:
laughed outright at many of Bryan's freezing point in all sections. Early ! whose business will be the inspection'
clever sayings, he could not get
"laughter and applause" together.
With that, he made a capital Dem
ocratic speech. He wanted to see
his party win a partisan victory on a
(Continued on Page Eight.)
I
Progressive
By Dispatch
Bon Marche: "The Wilmington Dis-
n-)tnh i n mnro roorlal.In unrl rAmriro.
hensive newspaper since it has added
the full leased wire service. The peo
ple of Wilmington will certainly ap
preciate this added news news service.
I commend the management of The
Dispatch highly upon this enterprise
and for the progressive spirit which
they have shown in improving the pa
per. A newspaper is, a valuable asset
to every community and as sucft
should havd the; support and sympathy
of the citizenship." r-;'
Mr. F. W. Dick, president of the
People's Savings Bank: "I know of no
more enterprising move any news
paper could make than to secure the
full leased wire service, which is
something that the readers desire, in
order to keep them in touch with the
world. The Dispatch is to be congrat
ulated upon this move, which will, no
doubt, be appreciated by the public,"
Mr. T. E. Cooper, president of the
American Bank and Trust Company:
"You have placed the finishing touch
to the picture by securing the full
leased wire telegraphic service, which
will present to the reading public of
Wilmington and this entire vicinity
the full news of the day, and on that
day. It is a most" enterprising step
and one that should command appre
ciation of those who like to read a real
live newspaper."
Capt. Thomas D. JVieares city cirkpaper man, who has recently traveled
and treasurer: "It is but additional
evidence of the progressive, spirit
characteristic of the new manage
ment. It is a branching out move-
ment that commends the paper to
more readers for full leased wire serv-jthe
ice makes possible the giving of the
news of the world while it is news,
It adds decidedly to the value of the I
naDer and makes it more useful to
the public at large." ;
found a newspaper which enjoys toj
Mr. H. E. Bonitz, architect: . "The! so large a degree the good will of the
fact that The Dispatch has secured 'public as does The Dispatch, or one:
full leased wire service is another j that has so few enemies. !
, ., - tl mnsf nrntrps.'
guxu u u --- , - r - - iWlllCll 1L UUidies id yaicui wnj -
sive ' organs' of the community. Onelone who appreciates the value of a
of the best thoughts associated with e00(j newsnaDer- to a' community This
-tho leased wire that now connects
r . . ..... ...
Thfi Disnatcn wui tne outsiae won a
is that it makes one realize how -
closely akin we are to the European
)ean!
nauons uuu uie iwuimuci ui
Jcan
nappen now uiuew. ii i lT
'tti'o ronHftro of Thp Disnatr.h while
xi i . r
it is still news.
' Mr. Roger Moore, president of the
-n.l . ril, "Mr. n tnnro full-ir a n.
Rotary Club: No one more fully ap- hag been admitted to this select com
preciates the value of news than d iy eve aavantage of
newspaper -readers and in giving pa- y enjSyed by any of itsmem
trons of The Dispatch the benefit of complimentary not only to, the
Tii 1 1 leaseu wire seivitc tuc new iutu-
SpmSt : hM fulfilled in a splendid
manner its promise to the public to
furnish 4t with a paper that is anew- ' tributary territory, in
paper m every sense of the word. I Dispatch circulates and in
This forward step as nothing more g nQW fee ca
than oner of the many admirable " . . , . . .
liiou """ .. . Vi. onti -no-ore or thp rlav nnn nP-
CLUII OUlcl lOLlVO ut Liit xjcji.tj-jtij.i.
of this paper."
i i J Jo, . f Tho mono cram ant .
tv- tr "P Wilder, nrpsidpnt of thA
Citizens Bank: "I think the acquisi- Possioie.
tion of a full leased wire service is "Permit me to extend my sincere
a -great proposition and undertaking, congratulations to The Dispatch and
It iscertainly a great service and one its big family of patrons over this au
the people of Wilmington and this spicious event,"
section probably will not appreciate)
fully until after they see the increase j Mrs. Wyse; I bought a nickel coffee
news reports carried, arid then they'll pot today.1 N .
realize"- the service rendered by this Mrs, Green--Mercyi It can't be any
new " addition to Wilmington's after- good for five cents Exchange.
Elements Aain Interrupt.
, TrafBc in Six Southern
States Improved.
TEMPERATURES REMAIN
BELOW FREEZING MARK.
: m r l: T
viiguiw, nuiui vxiiuinia, l en-
nessee, ArKansas, Missis
sippi and Texas Are Hit.
Few Injuries. ,
A 1 n
(By Associated Press.) ' !
Memphis. Tenn.. Jan. 16. Traffic!
in six Southern States, Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas,
today the mercury stood at 18 dc-
grees above zero at -Memphis.
Snow and sleet, which fell through-
3iit Central Texas, Arkansas, North-
fern Mississippi and Western Tennes-
see cover the ground to a dopth of.
from four to eight inches.
Transportation service in all the!
cities affected by the storm has been I
resumed and business is aqout nor-. Senator Scales introduced an auto
mal. I mohile act that makes it a misde-
,
Haleigh, N. C, Jan. 16. Central j
North Carolina today was under aj
blanket of ice more than an inch'tion in harmony with Governor Bick-
thick as the result of a heavy fall of
slcet ; which began late yesterday and
CUIUIUUfU IJUO Hie Jllg.IU ICti UU lliw
streets of Raleigh and surrounding
towns made travel for pedestrians
and animals hazardous and several
minor accidents.. were reported. The
temperature in Raleigh was
35 de-
grees above zero, early today.
Ice Breaks Trees.
Norfolk, Va., Jan -16. The whole
face of the earth was covered with
sleet in this section, today, ; Trees
uroke in some places
beneath .Jne
Traffic Is Crippled.
Newport News. Va.. Jan. 16. New
port News and vicinity this morning!
was covered with a solid sheet of ice,
half an inch thick. Sleety which fell
intormittcntlv thrmierhnnt vfi'st.erdav.
and up to 10 o'clock- last night, froze
hard during the night, as the temper- j a section of it as a woman's reform
ature dropped below 25, and today atory.
there is little to indicate an early j '
thaw. Herfvy clouds and a tempera-! Drops to 16 Degrees,
ture of 27 at 9:30 have prompted fur-j Nashville, ,Tenn., Jan. 16. Nash
ther efforts to prevent absolute ces- j ville and vicinity are still covered
sation of traffic. Trains are late and with sleet. The coldest temperature
trolley cars have experienced great i of the. night was 16 degrees above,
difficulty in maintaining any sort of l and at 9 o'clock the mercury had ris
schedules. Horses can hardly move ' en to 20. Indications then were for
without falling. i continued cold for 24 hours or 36
noon publication."
Will Strengthen Its Hold
Mr. Kora F. Briggs, of Columbus,!
Ohio, manager of the National Circu
lation Company, a well known news-
all this territory, says
The installation of the full Asso
ciated Press news service is a move
which will strengthen the hold The
Dispatch has upon the affections of
newspaper readers of this section
of North Carolina. In a newspaper ex-
'perience covering nearly thirty-sevon j
years and an acquaintance which cov -
ers newspapers in fully as many
States as it does years, I have rarely
.- i t- 0,r,
,i,ia
ocivic ouuum '""'J
miku nf tho nnnw
,, it in the verv front rank of!'
;southern publications.
lif
"Tha AKsof.ia.terii Ptpsr stands with-1
out rival in the field of news-gatherinj
and is composed of nearly all
the
x, !...
worr.n-wniie naners ot ine country auw
(has the reputation for sparing neither
jh the reputation for sparing nei
, JbeTs That he'Dlspatch
. . v
effort nor expense to gee me news
, , . j t,
management of the paper and the en-
S?
" " - .
liver it fresh from the telegraph wires,
thus giving its readers today's news
today in the' most cpmplete manner
Hitting at Drugs and Cat-
vVe Tick Are Presented
Today.
AN V'TO BILL IS
: .-r A l u
-nicaauics rue ill i larinony
With Recommendations
Made by The New Gov
ernorConvict Bill.
(Special to The Dispatch.)
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 16. Statewide
i proprietary medicine, cattle tick and
i automobile bills went into the Gen-
of drugs and prosecution of offenses
i against the act. , The contents of the
.bottle must be printed on it. The act
i imposes a jslx. ,
Representative Darden presented a
i bill providing an appropriation of
i ?2,000 annually for three years to
eradicate the cattle tick from North
Carolina. i j
j meanor for one under the influence!
automobile.
Senator Warren offered a resolu-
ett's recommendation, that the -Governor,
Attorney-General and chair
man of the State Tax Commission
make an investigation of the taxing
system and report their findings to
the next Legislature.
Senator Warren also introduced a
bill prohibiting the employment of
children by telephone and telegraph
companies.
Two bills that further harmonize
with- the recommendations ofGov.
j Bickett were Introduced today by
Senator
ItJU, UJ.. VV,
Senator Warren presented a bill
fixing" the place of imprisonment of
State convicts at the State Farm.
Governor Bickett has suggested
j that the
central prison in Raleigh
I might be used for the treatment of
! thp insanp who now np.fid morp room.
: jSenator Allen's bill contemplates
i hours.
I
j MlSS Alinie Lee Adkins and
Mrs. Wm. E. Powell Make
Big Gains and Move Into
First and Second Places
Little Over Week More of
The Dispatch Contest.
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-X- TODAY'S LEADERS. -
Annie Lee Adkins 102.650
Mrs. Wm. E. Powell 102,455
Ethel Grimsley 102,210
,, ..; oiv-
...102,027
. .101,965
. . .101,785
. .101,365'
. . .101,081
' UUBDl i
Pue Rentrow
1 Blanche buries ..
! -:- Mrs. Fred W. Dock
'A- Lillian Bartley . . . ,
.. ..
w & - -X-
-X-
Two bombshells were dropped into
fhe ballot box at The Dispatch office
sterday, which certainiy .wrought
Vl!tvnf nmonET ttlP. RTJindin2' Ot Uie
havoc among the standing of Uie
candidates. The first of these bombs
came from Kenansville in the shape
of 65,000 votes for Mrs. Wm. E.
Powell. Kenansvilles representative
i a u cu. i .j
nad neyer been ea the top of tne
Mt, and was thought by many not
to be in the race- It certainly looks
different today, with Mrs. Powell's
nametn second place.
The second bomb came from with
in a few miles of Kenansville and
from the same county Warsaw. In
one way it was almost as powerful
as the first bomb' being for 60,500
votfes, and in another way it was
more powerful, as it put Miss Annie
Lee Adkins in first place. There will
surely be great rejoicing in Duplin
county, especially at Warsaw and
Kenansville.
Ethel Grimsley, Freeman, is third;
Gussie Skipper, ' Town Creek, is
fourth ; Pauline Renf row, Fair Bluff ,
is fifth; Blanche Surles is sixth; Mrs.
airniiu ifnTinm . iirnxrnnnii
IBl ti BI If IIIIIIIIIB- ?f b L 1 l L9 1 1 11 If
ncnui yuiiiiiD iLuiLnuHi
OPIllC Olj"l" HEW LEHOEO
i
-X- -X- -X- -K
X-
DEWEY SINKING SLOWLY.
X-
(By Associated Press.) -X-X-
Washington, Jan. 16. Admiral -X--X-
Dewey's condition at 1:40
o'clock this evening is given by
i-x- ms doctors jis follows:
j -x- "Admiral Dewev ?lowlv dp-
:- clined during the night and early -X-J
-x- morning. His lungs are begin- -X-i
-X- ning to become affected. Tern- -X-j
-Ar perature by Axilia, 102. Pulse, -X-I
-X- 120. Respiration, 38. His -X-
-X- breathing is more labored and
X- his kidneys depressed. SwaU -X-
; -X- lowing is very difficult and his -X-
j -X- general condition is distinctly
SEABOARD SPECIAL
fi P I"! R 1 1 TR
III" Kill 1 r II
ML Bill II I II
Florida-Cuba Train, South -
boun, Leaves Track at Hoff-
-No One Hurt.
man-
(By Associated Pros3. )
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 16. Several
persons were injured when the Sea
board Air Line Railway's Florida
Cuba special, southbound, was de
railed early today at Hoffman, N. C,
fourteen miles north of Hamlet. Ac
cording to reports received here the
injured included at least one passen
ger and several porters in the din
ing car. Seven cars left the rails and
partly turned over, it is said.
No One Is Injured.
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 16. According
to reports from Seaboard Air Line
headquarters today, tfce Florida-Cuba
special; southbound, was delayed two
derailed at Hoffman; N?-C.-
No' one
was hurt, it was stated.
1 1 0 THOROUGHBREDS
IMPORTED INTO U. S.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 16. The steamer
Minnehaha yesterday brought tc this
pun iiv rruiig,iitu
thoroughbred
horses, the largest number imported
since the beginning of the European
war. The horses were imported fori
racing and breeding purposes by
American sportsmen, among whom
are John A. Drake, Richard T. Wil
son, Willis Sharpe Killmer, Georgp
D. Widener, W. R. Coe and Jefferson
Livingston. '
Fred W. Dock, Wilmington, is sev
enth; and Lillian Bartley is. eighth.
All have been among the leaders be
fore, and seem to b&- holding their
own with the hustling candidates.
All the active candidates are now
speeding along at a merry pace. Now
that the goal is in sight and the time
for awarding the prizes is so near at
hand, every moment that the candi
dates can devote to the contest is
being used to the greatest advan-i
tage. Campaign managers are eninu
siastically assisting to perfect cam
n
paigns for the wind-up, and the finish
111 II. u.
promises to be interesting. The indi-jour
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Berlin Announces Two Enemy
Counter-Attacks Without
Permanent Advantage.
RUMANIANS PENETRATE
jpDltilANC AT rkMIT DATMT
w 4-m. w-. a
Entente Allies Strive Hard to
Push Kaiser's Men On Main
Sereth Line in Vicinity of
Fundeni.
(By Associated Presn.)
The Russo-Rumanian defense df the
Sereth line in Northern Rumania has
turned to the form of heavy counter-
attacks, which are being delivered
both along the Moldavian frontier and
between Fokshani, and the Danube.
j Berlin today announces two such at-
'tanVu wafa witVinut norm anont aHvan.
i tage. It is admitted that in assaults
! between the Kasino and Suchitza val
leys in the Moldavian mountains tho
Rumanians penetrated the German
position at one point, but this success
is declared to have been but tempo
rary, a counter-attack expelling the
1 entente forces,.
I The most ambitious attempt to push
! back the Teutonic front was made
1 alon& the main Sereth lino between
me wouuiaiuH anu cue uaiiuuu m iuc
vicinity of Fundeni. Russian troops
in mass formation were thrown into
a storm attack yesterday afternoon
and evening after violent artillery
preparation. Here, too, the Teutonic
lines were reached during the second
effort,, but could not be held. The
deadly Austro-German curtain of fire
broke up the main Russian attack,
Berlin declares.
Elsewhere there has been little
fighting. There are signs of possible
impending, activities of an important
nature, however, along the front in
Macedonia. Interest attaches to a
news agency report of the presence
in Greece of General von Falkenhayn,
former chief of the German general
staff and latterly in command of im
portant forces in the Rumania-cam-
paign. 4e is saia to nave reacnea
rme rrom K-avata,
A report from Salonikl ' says the
Greek government is in constant com
munication with Berlin by means of
a wireless plant hastily constructed
at Larissa. Another report from a
correspondent with General Sarrail's
army declares the entente forces in
Macedonia are to be augmented pre
liminary to-an offensive which will
j nave,r its object the cutting of the
BerlinrConstantinople Railroad run
ning through Serbia, Bulgaria
and
Turkey.
French Are Repulsed.
Berlin (Via Sayville), Jan. 16. To
day's army headquarters statement
regarding operations on the Franco
Belgian front reads:
"Western front. An. attempt by
French detachments ' to enter our po
sitions near Bouvraignes, south of
Roye, was frustrated by our trench
troops. Otherwise the fighting activ
ity on both sides was within moder
ate limits, except for livelier artillery
fire in certain localities."
Russian forces undertook a violent
attack in Rumania yesterday on both
on both sides1 of Fundeni. Today's
war office report says the advancing
Russian waves were cut down by the .
German fire which inflicted great
losses.
Front of Archduke Joseph.--Ycster-day
hostile attacks between tho Ka
sino and Suchitza valleys were again
absolutely without success. Rumanian
troops who had entered our positions
at one place were completely repulsed
by a counter-attack. On this occasion .
two officers and 200 men were taken
prisoners.
"Army group of Field Marshal von
Mackensen. After violent artillery
preparation, Russian masses in strong
force advanced to the attack on both
sides of Fundeni. The storming
waves broke down under our curtain
of fire some hundred metres before
positions. In the evening the at-
tacks were repeated. Some hostile
detachments in weak force reached
our trenches, but were immediately
driven off. The enemy losses were
great." The statement reports the
situation on the Macedonian front
Unchanged.
Germans Driven Back.
Paris, ;Jan. 16. A German raid in
the Somme region last night made un
der cover of the fire of shells contain
ing asphyxiating gas, was repulsed by
the French, the war office announces.
Elsewhere on the front there was
little activity except for artillery
fighting and outpost skirmishing.
f. -,
;.
SWISS MOBILIZATION.
.
4 ' (By Associated' Press.) r-
Berne. Switz f Jan. 16.Via
i t A rffii1 .'ntiniinpamDni
was made today that the Federal
Council, has decided, as a meas-
ure of precaution, to mobilize on ' ;
4 January 24 the second division
and the contingents of the fourth" .
and fifth divisions, which have
i not yet been mobilized,
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