A," miIII!lllllllllllllltllllllll!lllll!llllllll!lll!UIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIilNlllllllillNI!l"II!ll of Winnabow, Little Miss Maud Farrer left yester-j the city with day afternoon for Lumberton to spend j Miss Grace Long, spent Saturday in friends. Miss- Lillian Crumpler, of Raleigh, is spending a period in the city as the guest of-Mr.-and Mrs. C. C. Ellis. -K Miss Minnie Hardy, who has been spending several days here, returned to her home TiTFreeman last night. r -x- Miss Susie Walker, of Rocky Point, who has been visiting friends here, returned to her home yesterday. . rc MiSS Hazel Davis, of Lumberton, who has been visiting friends here, returned to her home Saturday. -X -A- -x- Miss Lois Toe-liner has returned from Raleigh', where she visited Mrs. Claude Barbee for a few days. K- w Miss Myrtle Thomas, of Raleigh, who has been visiting friends in the city, left Saturday evening for Rocky Point, where she will visit. -X- Postmaster Green Notified of Advance in Price Stamped Envelopes and Wrappers . two weeks with relatives. Mr. Uncle Sam has graduated into the and Mrs. C. L. Fuller, of War-.class or plutocratic, venders 01 com Declares Nothing in His Ca reer Hurt r-iim so Much as Break With Germany. saw, spent yesterday in the city with jmodities who descend upon the abject friends, returning to their homes in and pitiful object the ultimate con- the early evening. ; sumer and demand a price increase , wfI ni TTT DAT rHrQ '"on account of the war." All forms , WILL. lJk i rULl lILO Miss Lillian McDowell returned to of stamped envelopes and newspaper the city yesterday from Warsaw, j wrappers are included in the schedule, where slie spent a week with her j the boost ranging from 32 to 60 cents aunt Mrs C L. Strickland. ! ner thousand. Notice of the raise -X- jwas received by Postmaster M. JV1CL. Miss Nellie Copeley, of Raleigh, ! Green early in the week and went in who has been visiting here as the; to immediate effect, guest of Miss Daisy May Johnson, re- j The most marked advance was up turned to her home yesterday. ion the type of envelopes officially list , -X- -x- ;ed as "No. 5," which is the style that Miss Jessie McCabe ,of Charlotte, is generally used. These envelopes, has returned to her home after a j which are 3 1-2 by 6 5-1G inches, jump pleasant stay here and at Winnabow ;ed from $21 per thousand to $21.60 for with friends. -VS. 11. 4 HONORING MRS. BRI EL. A delightful reception was given Fri day evening in the Odd, Fellows Hall by the Women's Benefit Association of the Ladv Maccabees in honor of Mrs. Mrs. C. H . Hudson, or ayetteviue, Mary E Brieif Gf Richmond, Va. The returned to her home Saturday, after j attendance was unusually large and a pleasant stay here as the guest of the iaajes were entertained by the Mrs. C. L. Stone. : ladv members of the order. A sDlen- Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hunter have returned ie- their homes in Petersburg after a pleasant stay with friends here and in Hrunswick county. Mrs. Harry G. Latimer, Jr., and son. Master Harry G., Jr.. of Auburn, iNew York, are guests at the home of !Mrs. George N. Harriss. did musical 'prqgl'iam was rendered, which was followed by the playing of games.. Refreshments were served just before adjournment. Mrs. Briel is spending a period in the city while en route to Charlotte, where she will the printed and from $21.24 to $21.32 for the unprinted. Newspaper wrap pers, 5 1-2 by 10 1-2, advanced from $10.72 to $10.96 per thousand and the larger ones in proportion. Those measuring 8 by 12 are now selling for $21.64 per thousand. The order received by Postmaster Green announced that the change went into effect immediately upon its reception and that all orders under the former, price which reached the department later than February 5th would be returned for revisal. lNear its conclusion the order says: "The department is preparing important improvements on all stamped envel- FOR GOODj HE SAYS "As. This is My First Experi ence I Cannot SayiWhen I Will Leave The United States," Says the Count 1 1 1 1 f I i u 1 f i i I jt i 1 1 J I i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J 1 1 1 1 ri 1 1 i i ; i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 f I m m u u i f n : i i ; ; : f Mrs. L. P. Phaff left for Washing ton, I). ('., last night after spending two weeks with her son, Mr. L. T. Phaff, at 309 North Fifth street. -X- -Jfr . Miss Geneva -Henderson, of Ashe ville, who- has been visiting friends and relatives here, left yesterday for New Bern, where she will spend a period with friends. -x- -A- The regular monthly meeting of ,the Women's Christian Temperance Union will be- held Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. A. O. Osborne, No. 414 Dock street. All members of the organization are urg ed to attend. Miss Josephine Nunn, accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. J. P. Peace, of Tarboro, left Saturday for Norfolk, where they will spend a period with friends. Miss -Nunn, who lives at Chapel Hill, had been visiting here for two weeks. -rvf ; Mr. and Mrs. L. TV Phaff enter tained a number of their friends last Tuesday night at their home with a Dutch Supper in honor of their moth er. Mrs. L. P There were a number ent and every one joyable evening. organize an order of Lady ,. JVIaccabees i Pes f which you will receive notice there. She will remain in the city until Tuesday night and will direct the home talent play, "The Darkey Wed- soon. v According to postoffice employees, 'the advance is the first which the ding." which will be presented Tues- jGovernment has raade UDOn prlnted day evening at the Winter Park jmatterg ,n Some twQ school house. MR. ELLIOTT TO SPEAK. years, some two years ago the quotations upon stamped en velopes and newspaper wrappers re ceived a material cut and the present ' change brings the prices back to prac- Will Address Boys at Y. M. C. A. Thisticallv their former altitude. The Afternoon at Five increased cost of paper, the reason for Mr. George B. Elliott, general coun-iwhich a Congressional committee is sel of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-inow investigating, is responsible for road Company, will address the mem-! the fact that Wilmington patrons of bers of the Boys' League at 5 o'clock ; Uncle Sam's postal store are today this afternoon On the subject of "How j parting with extra shekels for their to Choose a Life Work," Mr. Elliott j needs, is a splendid speaker and the address should be one of the best of the series that lias been arranged. The High School Orchestra . will furnish music for the occasion. Washington, Feb. 3. Count J. II. von Bernstorff, heart-broken that his years o unremitting toil tppreserve friendly relations between the United States and Germany had collapsed in failure, tonight prepared to leave the country. He told friends that noth ing in his long career in diplomacy had affected him so much as the break between Germany and the United States at this time. "I don't care what happens to me now;, I am out of politics forever; my life work has failed," the ambassador, said with apparent deep emotion soon j after he had , been handed his pass ports by a State Department repre sentative. .-. Tears swelled in his eyes as the am-; oassauor talked to the newspaper j men in the red room of the embassy j following the State Department emis- sary's visit. His voice was husky and his speech faltered. Ambassador von Bernstorff receiv ed his parrports from the hands of Assistant Solicitor Lester H. Wool sey, of the State Department. With the passport which provides for the recall hot only of the ambassador but his family and suite, the .'imbassador was handed a final note, which was practically a-duplicato of the speech the President delivered before Con gress. , Before the passports were delivered the ambassador and other officials of ON DAYS OF BLOW AND BLUSTER, WIN. SNOW. D AND " V : J SOFT HATSfHAT WILL STAY ON AND F OU(BOREAS; BLOW HARD AS HE MAY tmi-cp FEBRUARY DAYS. iniL ixLW uLuro, oivik 1 LUOKLNT JUST THE THING FOR BUSINESS WEAR. BET TER THAN A CAP BECAUSE MOREDRESSY. IN OUR LEADERS AT $1 98 AND $2.95 YOU GET ALL THE QUALITY AND JUST AS MUCH STYLE AS IF YOU HAD PAID A DOLLAR MORE FOR A HIGH SOUNDING TRADE MARKED NAME. YOU CAN SEE A DISPLAY OF THE NEW ONES IN OUR WINDOV5 TODAY. PEEP IN AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK OF THEM. llllllil!IIIIII!l!i:i!!l!i:il!ll!Mlllllllil!limi!!!m MI oTITIo TTTTTT M i I If 1 W1ID the embassy knew that a break was diately called into the ambassador's the embassy and v imminent. When he received definite office and told what had happened, talked only of the po- word that diplomatic relations had They , immediately began packing up growing oul of tl.i : been broken, he informed Countess their personal effects preparatory to All connected with u.v Bernstorff of the news. The embassy their departure. Thre was a com- apprehensive that v. 1 i officials and employees were imme- plete suspension of business within (Continued on :v I 1 ! I 1 force; ' ' " war DEALS IN DIRT. A Number of Deeds Filed For Record at Court House Yesterday. There were five deeds filed for rec ord at the office of the register of deeds at the Court House yesterday morning. They were as follows: Wilmington Suburban Companj' to Standard Cement Company, lot on STILL LEAVES DOOR OPEN TO GERMANY That is Opinion of North Caro lina Congressional Delega tion as to President. Phaff, of Washington. !suth Tfth ?,tree1t- $1 aId other con rniber of friends Dres-' siderations; Southern Realty Company had a most en- (By GEORGE H. MANNING.) to K. O. R:irffwvn. lot nt SnmniPr i Vvashington. D. C, Feb. 3. ihe Hill. ?100 and other considerations; . North Carolina delegation in Con r Southern Realty Company to Thomas ! gress, to a man, approved most hear- H. Wright, lot at Summer Hill, $100 tn" of the address delivered by Presi IN HONOR OF NEW PASTOR, land other considerations; Southern ! dent Wilson to Congress on the Gcr At the Boys' Brigade Armory Mon-i Realty Company to Joseph D. Smith,' man situation today. day evening the Men's Social Service Hot at Summer Hill. $100 and other' Club of the Fifth Avenue Methodist considerations. church will entertain in honor of their ; new pastor, Rev. W. R. MeCracken. ; j Rev. J. H. Shore, presiding elder of j 3 the Wilmington District, will deliver the welcoming address. A musical pro gram has been arranged which con tains a number of features. Mr. Howard Branch will recite and Miss Carrie Bowen and Mr. J. B. Fenley will render several vocal selections. Refreshments will be served. All of the members of the Fifth Avenue church are cordially invited. FORTIFY YOUR HOSPITAL. The following which was handed in to The Dispatch for publication is not out of place and speaks eloquently for itself: "War that scourge of Nations threatens us. Fortify your hospital first: yo" may have need of it. "The James Walker Memorial Hos pital is in need of linens. Wont you buy a ticket to the Charity Ball and in this wav help the hospital? "Ronemhor the date February 8th at the Germania Club. Tirkpts nn SPORT CHATTER. as The clear and concise way in which he presented the situation con fronting the United States at. present an dthe evidence of his purpose, even up to the time of the delivery of his address, to prevent hostilities be tween the United States and Ger many, and continue the reign of "peace and prosperity" throughout the country, particularly appealed to the North Carolinians as It did to al most every man in Congress. paio at tue Orton, the Wilmington, the! in bouts with Joe Mandot and Bor Mission Drug Store and Baxter's Ci-1 Leonard, but he may find Mitchell gar Store." i much tougher proposition. (By Ringside.) Chicago. Feb. 3. In so far knights of the padded mitt are con-. cerned, interest this week centers iv the ten-round clash between Johnny Kilbane, cock o the walk in the featherweight division and Ritchie Mitchell, the sensational. Milwaukee ' lightweight, scheduled Sot Cleveland j Thursday. Originally the first was to have been held January 30. but Mitchell; Injured his hand in training! and obtained a postponement of a I week. Mitchell already holds two popular verdicts over Kilbane, earned at Cin cinnati and Milwaukee. Kilbane, in consenting to a weight of 133 pounds 1 States at four o'clock, is giving Mitchell about ten pounds tha best of it, and this fact alone f-tirnps him .?s trulv as game a boy as ever stepped out nf h'i "' ''- remarkazly clear indict class in order to fight. Johnn- '"'isi ! ''!lt- gainst Germany that if ..she done it before and got awav with ;t i i -1:,k'tod :n sinking neutral ships . ' witnout. warning the united states In the minds of all was the same hope that President Wilson expressed that Germany would not sacrifice American lives on the high seas in heedless contravention of interna tional law and the obvious dictates of humanity, but few, if any, expected that Germany would deviate from her expressed intention to wage ruthless submarine warfare, which could mf;in nothing short of war with the United The Norih Carolina delegation agreed that President Wilson ha.l a The Store That r Sella Wopltex ; 1 ' 1 Do Your Home Re-furnishing Early Later we will be very busy laying Floor Coverings, and Hanging Window Shades. This Department is ready now with complete stocks of Rugs, Matting, Lino leum, Art Squares, Window Snades, Draperies, and Curtain Materials.- A. D. Brown Brenlin Window Shades. would r:ever relations with her, there wan no alternative course for the Prer-.idetn to take. "What Ihe President said was pre cisely to the point," said Senator Sim mons, after the President had con cluded his adress. "lie could net wifely have said ler;s, or done less, and there is no immediate necessity for him to do or say more. The Pres ident has still lef tthe door open for Germany to do right if she wants to, and I have entertained hope that she would be wise enough to change her course. "Should Germany carry out her threatened atrocities jthere seems nothing for the President to do but declare war. "Whatever his course, I feel certain Congress will promptly support him." Senator Overman expressed his hearty approval of the President' message, but said tip's was not a time for discussion of the situation. Democratic Leader Claude Kitchin said: "The President could have taken no other course. His was the only course -possiblm in keeping with American ideals' and national rights. I am glad ho gavfc Germany one rdore clear chance i avoid a conflict, which chanc : all Americans hope Germany will take." , ? Corfgressman Robert N. Page said: "I heartily approve of' everything the President said and most sincere ly hope the German government will commit no overt act which would ne cessitate a declaration of war." Hungry for Pie. Indications are multiplying that the Progressive leaders will not stay united with' the Republican party un A ft U '4 9 1 P ii m 4. THIS WEEK: Blankets Io your trading at J. W. II. FITCHS' De partment Store this week and save the Difference. S7.50 all Wool, full size Blankets for $4.98 ?H.0 Woolnai Blankets, full double, extra heavy weight for .- ?2.48 Si. 60 Heavy Cotton Blankets Single Cotton Blankets, e-acti 58c auy I'rlh Blankets 48c Dry Goods One lot of Dress Ginghams, pretty styles checks ant! stripes, per yard. for.. ,8c One let of Apron Gingham, per yard Cc One lot q faftfc, olor .CaOlep, per yard 6c Yard wide Dress Ginghams, very pretty styles, stripes, checks, new goods, per yard , 10c This week Toile du Norde Ginghams at the. old price all guaranteed per yard.. IS l-2c Smilax Gingham, 33-in. in all the new Spring Styles, this week, for 12 l-ic 40-inch Voiles for Shirt "Waist Plain and S trlned and neat effects, this is an evcen- - 35C 13c to 35o 75c tional value, at, per yard Organdys and Lawns for shirt waists fro m S - Si-. I 36-in Silk Poplin, in all shades, per yard Illlf lllffllllllflf Illllllllllfflllf Illllfllfllllllf Illlfff IflltllllllStllTlBIlIIIiliUIJIIIJlllltllllllKifl IfiaiSff MIilZIIiilIiIWIItliE llllilf IlIEISlif llf i I It Xat n. Bi-,- ' r I Lira i. v This department is full of the choicest and most wonderful bargains ever offered to the. public. Miss Holden and her sales fo ree are at your service. Hats made to order on short notice. ) nif iiiiiif irffiiiiiitiiiiiiifiitiiciiiiitiiiieifii ftiiiiiiiiiftiif iiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiifitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiitff iiHiitiiiiif iiiiiiisiriiiifiriifiiiiifiiiiiir - NEW SPRINfe COAT 4, New Spring. Coat Suits in the lead ing shades, the new apple green, ttfeu new gold, mustard, also navy and black; pretty and neatly trimmed, from $14.93 to $27.50. mm oes an a Our line is torn plete and we can show I early, r.e can self you at old prices.: you a real saving, all shoes were bought 9 1 eiaffmei J-Snikory ftocorT e '8S l28 South irGBt iStregt : v,.v:.,. ,wi: Rvrv ifAi- pneh.. cn T?nr Casbl mar