North Carolina Newspapers

lower temp t mmm - -i' FULL L EMED )LRE S E R V I CE 374. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, WE DNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 24. PRICE FIVE GENTS. 7 7 INS SUCCEED RESSING RUSS IK IN THE RIGA Czars Aln- FREf Sevei M th Fr if V, Driven Back' and a Half Swamp. DPS MAKE SFUL RAIDS Attacks Are f Chilly, On Atones of Battles in North Sea USER AND DESTROYER KING'S 0 1 ' PLEADS CUMMINS FORME TO GONSIDER PLAI l" Right or Wrong," He Says, the Senate Should Thor oughly Consider Issue." SAYS WILSON'S PEACE TALK VERY IMPORTANT )mme, By the UM Come from Holland - Conflicting. Bntisl :v:m have ;uc't t Russi ;i ii? ' betwt on u River Aa, .' ted Press.) l'4. (via London per wireless press) n the Riga region y- repeated attacks i pressing back the t a mile and a half il Swamp and the st of Kalnzem, the ed today. Sjccssful Raids. pari T?n. ..'4. -French troops made several &u. near um.' . tiie Vo-1 ( - sf il raids last night s, of the Somme and .t 'strict, the war office announces, iiruis aC uuouanj active J" 1 eastern end of :he front. The an nouncement fo'-ows: "Last eight v-t? carried out several un'rise atlacA- south of Ply, on the iiommc, m "'men we were bu s fUl. In the V-1 vre district and in the Sei'.le district, t:ere has been consid ers, le activity on the part of our pa trol The mg't passed quietly on tiic remamuer it lhc nuut. 'esterclay Guiner brought down nis i i- i r .11 jfit:1 German aeroplane wnicn leu in s near Maurepas, in the Verdun v;. Two other enemy machines aif i were brougth to earthone near a r.oeneux anri the other m Spincourt fei :t It has been confirmed that on Ja uirj z'l a t; ?rinan aeroplane, aam- ag :i by the !;ie of our special aero plriir! i: ins. crashed to the ground at a point, joiih of Louvemont. Durine the same clay 16 aeroplanes of the British naval aviation force bombarded the blast furnaces of Bur- bach, in the valley of the Saare, which apparently suffered considerable dam age. One of our aeroplanes during the night of January 23-24, threw down jrojecjiles upon the railroad station at Dan-Sui Meuse. The northern, part of the building was struck." London,- Jan 24. -Special dis patches from Holland give stories of the battles between German and British destroyers in the North Sea, but the details which on some points are conflicting, are mostly and avow edly derived from hearsay and not substantiated. It seems, however certain that the mani engagement began about 2 o'clock in the morning and lasted un til about 7 o'clock. It was fought in intense darkness while the severity of the cold can be judged from the fact that eight cornses on the V-69. FIRST SKIRMISH INVEST 1 THE FIGHT Looks Like State Senate Going to Vote for Election of School Boards. ' . . . L1 iin nnri xn iambs I 111 I I I I I I I III I I in I I 111 I PI I'i V A Ti1.., ' nsvnbtnta mm ,ih am U . - 1 , rfa ' - ' NO W President's Reason for Confer-1 ring w ltn oenate explained, "Council - Associated With Me." STANDPATTERS HAD TO TAKE WATER Caucus Scheduled for Tonight Has Been Postponed The House Fears Woman Social Reformer. IGA ORS E MEETING INDEFINFTEL Y MR PLATE MENIING'S PAPER SAKS IL VIEW SITESIWILSON'S MESSAGE (Dy Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 24. Opening de bate on his resolution for a week's discussion in the Senate of President : ed off the caucus for Wednesday night (Special to The Dispatch.) j patters in education surrendered to the Insurgents today, when they call After Trip to Alabama and Georgia, Board To Visit N. C. in iirntf inisnnnTiiRiT! IS Iff- K V 1111 h 1 1 ii iil III in hi iib i mi mi i n i i 1 I V B IIBfl Wll I ! ' ( Members of Committee to j Hold Meeting Some Time j This Week to Set Date. I.N. Y. COTTON EXCHANGE WILL GIVE UP BOOKS I 1 . . . . ! x .1 Tfc Washington, Jan. 24. Proposed sites , for the $11,000,000 government armor Wilson's peace address.Senator Cum- j and presented, through Senator Tur-'plate factory in Alabama, particularly mins said the President's suggestions . ner, the commission bill now favored were the most important ever made ( by State Superintendent Joyner, nam by a chief executive of the United j frig a central body to elect county States and, right or wrong, the Sen-! school boards, who, in turn, will elect ate owed it to the country to set j county superintendents, aside time for a full discussion of the The Senate took the measure well into the afternoon and, after long dis cussion as to deferring it, voted by 23 to 22 to postpone action until Wed nesday of next week. That looks much like a show down, and the de feat of that measure as a substitute for the present system. It means- also re: issues involved. "It will be observed that the reso lution does not invite nor even prop erly permit a discussion at this time of the soundness or unsoundness of the German flagship, were so frozen) denf3 address," said Senator Cum- lu iue ueuit wueu me uoai arrivea atl t i v,n t o a imi.,.. i ,i Ymuiden that they had been hewn freei th0 dPh.qtP t th0 nninf of wh.nt r,n. nnina- ,o a.,i r-,st is it? It is this: Ought the Senate j tion and providing for . 1918 -elections oh some day in the near future do ! to repeal the four adopted at the last the country the justice of informing j state election, were offered in the the people and advising the President ; House today, and will be urged , by of our views concerning a policy of j Representative Haymore, of Surry, the most vital importance, to which j Clayton also presented a measure of ne has told us he is about to commit his government? "For the proper discussion of the Fighting Renewed. Berlin. Jan. 24. (via Sayville) Renewed fighting has broken out in the Riga region on the Russian front, tiie war office announced- today. The result of the engagements has been favorable to the Germans, says the of ficial statement, which reads: Eastern Front Front of Prince Leopold On both sides of the river Aa and south of Riga engagements de veloped which took a course favorable to us." A withdrawal of Teutonic forces in the region along the Danube, north of Tultcha is announced in today's army headquarters statement, which reads: tront of Archduke Joseph During the severe cold prevailing there have been only local lively artillery and ad vance guard engagements. rmy Group of Field Marshall von with axes. Practically all tha details of ac tual damage to the ships refer to the V-69, which, it is stated, was rammed by the British ship after being se : i ..uiily battered. The correspondents report gossip that seven to ten ; German ; vessels wTere sunk, but there is nothing con firmatory in regard to this. According tof-an ayersipn, rthe Germans- started from Helgoland with the intention of raiding the British coast, but were drivenr" back toward Flanders, where some took refuge in Zeebrugge. It is confirmed .that Commander Boehm, on the rV-, , ;is alive and, ac cording to one report, uninjured. It is stated that he superintended the re moval of the crew of the destroyer as an examination of the ship proved the imposibility of repairing her within 24 hours. This, of course, implies an inJnlioQ to-intern bu.nQthiig officii is obtainable, in regard thereto. A number of survivors of the "sunken British vessel have arrived on the east coast. STATE WATERWAYS TO BE M in the Birmingham district, and at Rome, Ga., will be inspected by the board designated by Secretary Dan iels, on a tour which will begin prob ably next week. The board's complete itinerary has not been definitely decided upon, but tentative plans indicate it will go first to Alabama and Georgia, returning through the southwest and Kentucky and Tennessee. ' Later a second tour will be made through North Carolina and Middle Western States. Guardian Asks If President Feels That Kaiser Is Ready To Give Up. President of. Exchange Says Members Will Probably Be Ready With Their Books By, Tomorrow or Day After. SURMlSESCAft$R A thi& character. It was announced by leaders in the opposition that, thev would substitute resolution, it matters not whether the ;a constitutional convention next year President is right or wrong. In either AQ bring'abo,ut 'fthe.vsame end. case nis communication is the most The Hous'e repored favorably the important ever made by a chief exec- bill modifying the capital punishment utive of-the United States. He so re gards it. The whole country so looks upon it. and foreign nations so accept law, by -which trial iudees may sen tence prisoners convicted to life im orisonment or to the electric chair in it. He has come to the Senate frank-. t he court's discretion. The measure ly and boldly and I assume, with all applies to all capital felonies, sincerity, saying that he owed it to Miss Kate .Barnard, prison reform us to disclose to us the purpose inlr and for two terms State rnmmis- U.S. TROOPERS READY Ti LEAVE With Camp Equipment Load ed, Men Mark Time Await - ing Format Order. (By Associated Press.) New York, Jan. 24. The House Rules Committee today decided to ad- Ijourn its New York hearing on the RETURNGF TERRITORY 2f SS insJLs.a"". ,-p. A ZT5 iwho planned to return to Washington 1 here Are Reasons Why 'today, will hold a meeting in Washing-" Great Britain Should Noti.41 tor, ttkt- a ,V7. . -v... A decide when they shall resume the meet Wltn Wilson or ny-; hearings here. Announcement of this plan came while the committee still was in ses- . . ... i-il.. At, HTnOT (By Associated Press.) lSIon wun reproBeuiauves ui cue cw London. Jan. 24. The Manchester i York Stock Exchange trying to agree I Guardian in a further long editorial I on a new request for submission ot one Else, It Is Added. on President Wilson's speech declares that it considers -it a state document specific records to the committee. H. G. S. Noble, president of the of teh first importance, drawn withiNffw York Stock Exchange, told the the utmost care and demanding a I House Rules Committee this morning careful and deliberate consideration . that the first responses from members In regard to the phrase "peace with out victory," the Guardian asks: to the request for a record of their transactions in December might be ex- "Has the President reason to know ! pected by tomorrow or the dav after. that Germany feels herself to be at I "I think they all realize," He said, this moment so far beaten as to be '."that speed is desired, and those who prepared to concede all the other I are going to respond will respond as terms which, with no less emphasis, i quickly as possible." he declares to be essential if the I "Have you any reason to believe United States is to join in guarantee- i that any of the members will assume ing the resulting peace?" The Guardian surmises that the President had in his mind. Why did he owe it to us to j disclose without reserve the thought and purposes in his mind?" Senator Cummins said the Presi dent himself had. answered that ques- sioner of charities in Oklahoma, ad dressed a crowded house on prison reforms today, the Senate having declined to invite her or. to sit. jointly with the House. :m2fOt: tion-;ivheJi - he: referreMo the Senate Measures f ortter prison conditions ; as "Council associated with me." inj 9niftirVliniv'4nrsiAwAi..tn tho-cinv. as "council associated with me. International affairs. J . c 'Jff iff J t J Ji Jr Ji oj $ cji FtVE WAR DOGS SIGHTED. among ' iheajEe.ijawer to .the Gov ernor to keep his hand upon prison control. The Senate debated until a late hour in the afternon the education 4. v bill offered by Senator Turner, pro j. vidiner for a central commission, (By Associated Press.) I Juarez, Mex., Jan. 24. American peace which the troops at field headquarters at Colonia ;, mind clearly implies the surrender by Dublan were marking time last night ; the Central powers of their territorial awaiting the formal order to start for 1 conquests and the liberation of sub Columbus, N . M . , according to official ! ject populations. It considers, how messages received here from Cases i ever, that some changes on the war Grandes today. All camp equipment was loaded and the men had their pjicked, the messageaftd Nothing was said about the arrival map or other compelling influences appear indispensable before the Teu tonic Allies will be willing to jtgre to designed' tpr them (py the President, ftee the responsibility of not complying with the request?" asked Sherman L. Whipple, the committee's counsel. The witness said he knew of none. "You think there is no question but they will give their cordial assistance to the committee?" "Yes." "If any individual members decline to accede to ' the requent," remarked the attorney, the task of finishing the matter'will retnafff with the conmnT- All Items of Kivers and Har bors Bill Is Passed By House. (By Associated Press.) New York, Jan. 24. Five war vessels running without lights 4 and belived to have been British ! and French cruisers, were sight- ' ed 30 miles off the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay Monday night by S s officers of the American steam- & 4 ship, Moremac, which arrived 4 here from Cuba. Captain Bever- 4 idge said he first saw cruisers 4 when he nearly ran one of them 4 'If down. She had four funnels. An- 4' other vessel some distance away 4 which will appoint county boards rather than eleot, them as many coun ties are demanding. The Wednesday night caucus is, therefore, called off. What aDDeared to be a purely fish bill turns out a menace to the paper mill of Roanoke Rapids, if opponents of Representative Joyner's act pro hibiting the throwing of refuse in cer of the El Valle, San Joaquin and Char cos outpost troops at field headquart ers, but it was said at Mexican mili tary headquarters today that these troops were believed to have reached Colonia Dublan yesterday and last night. Regarding the freedom of the seas The attorney then resumed his ex- the Guardian considers that as a com- lamination of Noble on stock market mercial blockade is a question of defi-1 methods, particularly about "short" nition, limitation and adaptation to changed conditions and new instru- 3fterioon menis ot niouern navai wanare mere are reasons why Great Britain should not meet and discuss the whole mat- "BETH STEEL" DECLINES AFTER "MELON-GUT." sales. Representative Chiperfield of Illi nois, criticised Whipple's methods of examining Noble. During examination of Noble re- (By Associated Press.) New York, Jan. 24. Bethlehem Steel's response at the opening of to-t day's market to yesterday's "melon- tain eastern streams near Halifax and c1JttinJF" of the directors, this includ- Northamuton are sure of thi-ir rnn- eu A l ctJUl "iviuenu, was a ae tention. mitted todav and it will hf hpard again. Promoters of the paper mill wa.s "regular on moderate dealings, yiKjeMjiicuigys in xiiusl ui me active y r ... .r .. i. ....... ... ., sav that, the nrnhihitinn of that rsfns Washington, Jan. 24. Ail tne items piompuy nooaea mm wun a ' ,a HttSp Wn issues being only fractional in the Rivers and Harbors Bill making searchlight and shortly after ! wma aestroyne mm. feWso YoS bank" of' thelr?al fI. -?TCJ?f"' i JZ?M' ot slm,lar north of Tultcha has, , . ... v, House, just as introduced by the com-; t 4 4 4 I v 4 mittee and will undoubtedly go to the southern arm again been abandoned." The statement reports the situation on the- .Macedonian front unchanged. E8TEHTE PLANES ROUGHT DOWN Germans Hit Aviators Who lake Advantage of Clear Weather. Senate unchanged. p T.y Associated Press.) Sv riin' 'Ian- 24 (via Sayville). '- Entente aeroplanes were shot n yesterday on the Western front, War office announces. The official -Port from the Franco-Belgian war theatre is a, follows: opnt weat"er was frosty and ex Ptionaliy bright yesterday. . Over e)!:1,01 the front the fighting was mod aieiy active. Aviators took advant f ot favorable conditions for obser- uu. in t.h ie course of numerous of six our def engagements and as a result aeroplane f ensive fire, the enemy lost STIMULATE TRADE' WITH' FAR EAST. NEWS REPRESENTATIVE KICKS ON RESTRICTION (By Associated Press.) Washingtqn, Jan. 24 Frank P. Glass, of Birmingham, vice-president of the American Newspaper Publish ers Association, today voiced "his ob jections to restrictions upon newspa per publishers in the Owen Corrupt Practices bill, before a senate sud-i committee. f He said he hoped to have the bill considered by the association at its meeting nevt Friday in Chicago, and resolutions adopted outlining the publishers' views. BRITISH VESSEL sunk era NS Jap Opponents Take First Jap At Terauchi Men While One Destroyer Rests On Bottom Another Is Sinking. (T.y Associated Press.) Berlin, Jan. 24 (Via London). One British destroyer was sunk and an other was observed to be in a sinking condition in the North Sea naval en gagement, the admiralty announces. One German torpedo boat put in at Ymudin in a damaged condition. The others returned with slight damage. . (By-Associated Press.) Tokio,v Jan. 24. The majority groups in Parliament opened their camDaien asrainst the Terauch admin- 3riPr.! . i xl j 3 i-nt-riAimintT in tYt 0 AmQ ' li- Jan. 24. ine lsirauou wuay uy muuuuvui6 V; missic un. fnmnnnnj c t 2 o 'jjwocu ui uusiuesB men uj. r- ,1 f,; Soi'thn states designated by the Honorary 'commerce Com-'House of Peers a resolution of lack of confidence. . Vigorous attacks were made on var ious points in the addresses delivered yesterday by Count Terauchi and Vis count Motono, foreign minister. Vis count Tshi. former minister of foreign affairs, protested against any insinua:- thP 1- : 'UIUuosea imtp'J States booked t oramercial Congress, is on sail from here tomorrow for a t- steamshiP Empress of Russia ciPai f.utlree months' tour of the prin Bttr0ei oE JaPan and China. The uiatl ? ot the commission is to stim- THREE STEAMERS SENT TO BOTTOM Besides Two Dutch and One English Craft, Fishing Boat Is Also Sunk. ter with President Wilson, or any icrarrHno- tho r-otiri-o- nt oomiritiaa from other representative of a neutral j the market, attorney and witness fail state. ' ed to agree on interpretation of a pool. It believes that the value of a block- Whipple then asked Noble if he had ade is likely to diminish in proportion not had one thing in mind and said as the size and efficiency of subma- another. Chiperfield interrupted, rme merchant bnen increase and the Mr chairman," he said, "I don't menace of lonfe distance submarine , tnink the statement of the witness WmG levflops- . , ,v ought to be impugned." While it does not think these fac-l rn.rfioirt annoro1itw OTHtoH tir. is c i j. ac- i f tuis ait; reasons iui surnjuinjimif au.v .j n.. x tttui 1 m-L. 1.11 Tho Tftvnpr hill wi ronnm v;iiju ui u jjuiiits lo on a aaie ui, . . . . .. j xi- ieu ueuaiiuy at WBipiiie. me tatter, ine JOner.pm was recom- 1Art , - . . ... valuable rights, it regards them as , ' luu suaica, j. uc uaiauctt ui tue list , - .n. a j. setJuiiueij ui&im ueu, imuoeu iuj. a. -v, ul0v,Uooimoment and tnen addressed tne chair- Sfd-tSi w seneral quesaon of:man and the witness. j impUgned maritime war; especially including fh qtatement of the witness I cer- byThe Central tott.8KS!ffa !n.LLPUgned the W"neS8' WHO WILL WIN THE A UTOMOBILES? wai Question Will Not Be An swered Until Judges Will Have Counted Votes and Announced Their Decision. War Summary j "I want it in the record," Chiperfield I declared emphatically, "that I object. "T want to say that now so that some day I can make a comment which I desire to make. As an individual member of the committee, I am going: ito follow certain lines without regard roll. Miss Rodgers cast 66,000 votes., Apparently the Bulgarians were not to counsel or the rest of the commit-: Her many friends will be glad to see 'able to hold the ground north of the i tee." her among the "top-notchers," after ; southern estuary of the Danube, north ' Chairman Henry explained that he being so far down in the list. v j of Tultcha, in Dobrudja, occupation of did not think Mr. Whipple intended to Miss Mamie Baldwin, Wilmington, j which was announced in yesterday's impugn the statement Of the witness, deposited 33,700 votes yesterday, and German report. Today's statement : Mr. Whipple said if it was thought as a result, occupies sixth place i apparently indicated withdrawal of he had impugned Mr. Noble he would -x- 3fr Int Ksh '"national trade and estab- rl iropf fro r a rniifoo Chamh ina and the United States. Satiizati mmerce and allied orr nati0r.,ns designed to foster Inter the Cnmade relations will entertain Kagasav TKslon ia Yoohoma, Tokio, hi, Pfr.' honS Kong, Nankin, Shang oi the o ' and other Principal - cities London, 1 Jan. 24. Lloyds announces the sinking of the Dutch steamer Sal land of 2,232 tons gross, and the Brit ish steamer Tremeadow, of 2,335 tons Hon bv the adminitsration that the . gross. The crews were landed. Okuma cabinet had interfered in The sinking of the Dutch steamer China improperly. Premier Terauchi, replying to his op ponents, insisted thatc the nation could be governed by a , cabinet which did not have a majority on, the Parliament. A resolution was adopted by the Diet expressing sympathy and admiration far. the efforts of the Allies "to se cure a lasting peace." J , Zeta. of 3.053 tons gross, and the Brit ish steamer Neu 3uen, of 3,583 tons gross, is also announced-by Lloyds. The crew of the sunken fishing boat Ethel, says another Lloyds announce ment, landed after 17 hours at sea in open boats during zero weather, the whole crew suffering from exposure and exhaustion. I; -'; uary 12 TODAY'S LEADERS. 4 Blanche Surles 137,537 -X- Mary C. Hewlett . . . . . . 137,435 55- Annabelle Nurnberger 137,082 -X- Maude Ivey 137,067 4f Callie Wells . . . , . . . . 136,850 -tt Mamie Baldwin 136,622 Loree Rodgers . . . . Iola Ivey -X- NOTICE TO CANDIDATES. 4C- All active candidates who do 4f not win one of the prizes will -5f -X- receive a cah award of ten per X- cent of all money turned in by -X--X- them during the contest for new -X-X- subscriptions. An active candi- X- date is one who continues to 45--X- work up until the close of the X- contest, and in order to receive -X- a ten per cent award, a contest- X- ant must turn in at lea3t one -X- new subscription either Satur- -X-X- day or Monday, the last two -X- days of the contest. .-:--X- X -X- -X- -X- ff -X- apologize. ' "I want to say that. I, for one, am among the leaders. Miss Baldwin has ; the Bulgarians to their former posi not been on xthe honor roll since Jan- i tion south of the estuary. This is the only important move-: impressed with the spirit of co-oper- Miss Blanche Surles, Proctorville, ment that has occurred in the Ruma-! ation of these gentlemen," was Chip is first; Miss Mary C. Hewlett, Wil- nian campaign. Extreme cold weath-j erfield's closing comment, mington, is second Miss Annabelle i er is Interfering with operations in the j Whipple then said that he did not Nurnberger, Wilmington is third i Moldavian mountain region and there: desire to examine the witness further. Miss Maude Ivey, Clarkton, is fourth; i have been only skirmishes and artil-j Most of Nobles' direct testimony and Miss Iola ivey, Luraberton is lery engagements along that front, jwas in regard to securities withdrawn eighth. ' ' j Attention again is turned o the from the list. He said that stock in t,; ' , A , .. . . . . (Riga region on the northern end of which there is little dealing because ine end Ol ine UlSpatCll COnteSt IS ,0 Tinman frnnt whoro a ronowol nf ic aT.niv nn tho morlrof 4a uoual- 136,235 ! ,f"win near i and the question is be-; the fighting is reported by Berlin. ! iy withdrawn. He also admitted that - - v. Z. t "V"';Tliis was forecast by yesterday's an-;short" dealing in narrowly held dlf!?aLebe!,n Pade, fbout ev- nouncement of the resumption of in-stocks was dangerous because of the C1-y iiuiauc eiucicu, uul an ia con-. tfns nrtillprv firfi in that rpe-inn The t nlofnM n v,nii.w If and the judges have given their de cisions. Look at the standing of the candi dates today and look at the leaders. All of the active candidates partici pate in the voting yesterday, with the result that there is a grand shift ing of positions. Miss Callie Wells, Willard, deposited 95,500 votes, the largest cast any .one day by any can didate. Miss - Wells moves into fifth place in the honor roll. ,. Little LoreeRpdgers, Wilmington, did something In a voting way, and moves into seventh place in the honor f-one will know until the contest closes ' ftn aSmniv hpxt. that it tnov1, tmw ai r- - e"""o r-j " " , K.UUW JL1 uciuicuciu olcei co uvb a course favorable to the Germans, 'example of a barrowly held stock of On the ranco-tielsrlan front tne mo- u rA mv. wno onnomnn fm mif The prizes are going to be award-! nounced activity of raiding detach- nr tnwn RnArnlators to deal in because 3 TIT'll 1- . 1 A ..a . -a . w" w " r eu. win you oe among tne winners r ments is oemg contmuea. You can. by putting forth your best! The French report mentions suc- efforts during the next few days. Two ! cessful raids near Chilly, south of the candiates are going to win automo-; Somme, and patrol operations in the biles, and they will be the ones who , Woevre district. Berlin reports ' nu- will work the hardest and get the best : merous air engagements in which the results between now and next Mon- j entente lost six airplanes. Three day night. German machines were brought down All candidates should endeavor to , on the entrenched front, Paris un make their reserve vote so 'strong nounces. that hey will be sure it cannot be' The German admiralty's report to- beaten. Most of the candidates are day of the torpedo craft engagement making records in vote-getting, and in the North Sea declares only one of you should be doine the same. Bear the German craft, a torpedo boat, this in mind until the very last min- which put in in distress at Ymuiden, ute Who is your favorite? Has she as many votes as her opponents? Is she holding her own in the race? Have you given her your subscription? If not, now is the time when she needs it most. This is the most critical time of the entire contest. After next Monday your subscription will not do her a bit of good. (Continued on Page . Seven.) Holland, was more than slightly dam aged. The sinking of one British de stroyer is reported, while a second British boat of this type was observed in a sinking condition after the en gagement. The British admiralty yes terday reported the sinking of a Ger man destroyer in an encounter on Mon day night and the- torpedoing of a British destroyer, with the loss of 45 men. 4 of the difficulty in always making nrnmnt deliveries. Noble . said he . did not think Bethlehem Steel a good ex ample because there was always plen ty of the stock in circulation. Representative Chiperfield also wanted to know if stocks were ever held abroad to escape taxation. "Not to my . knowledge," replied JNODie. By devoting their entire time to gathering the information the cpmmit tee desires, Streit said the , brokers' days. He did not think that experts unfamiliar with the books could make much speed. Streit produced copies of a clearing of an unnamed firm December 13, one Of the days of the period during the "leak" is alleged je ' have occurred. The sheet showed a preponderance of Steel showing net sales ' of r 15,600 (Continued on Page Eight.) ;', V t - I-