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t ?AGE FOUR THEWILMINBTONDISPATGH USf?f,- Published v. V BV;DrSPATCH PUBLISHING? CO. TELEPHONES: General Manager's Office. , ..... ... 44 Advertising Depa.rtment. . . .176 i Circulation Department .176 ' Managing Editor. 44 r City 'Editor.. ... . . . .205 FULC LEAS2D WIRE SERVICE. MEMBER Or THE ASSOCIATED PBESS. B.VrThe Associated Press is exclusively enti tled to the use for republication of all news , dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited m tnls patwr and also tue locai s news ; published . herein. All rights of re- publication of special dispatches herein are - axsa -TeserTea. i I i: BY MAIL: f Daily and Sunday -$6.00 i Daily and Sunday, Six Months. . .$3.00 Daily and Sunday, 3 Months $1.50 : r" Sunday Only, One Year $2.oy DELIVERED BY CARRIER: Daily and Sunday, per week . .15c Or .When Paid In Advance at Office ...Daily and Sunday. One Year $7,004 Daily and Sunday, Six Monthhs. . .$3.50 t Daily and Sunday, Months $1.75 I f Sunday Only, One . ear $2.00 Entered at the Postoffice int wilming . totv N. C, as Second Class Matter. -Cv Foreign Representatives: FrostGreen and Kohn, Inc., 225 Fifth Avenue, New Rork; Advertising 1 Building, Chicago. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1918. "yesterday was the off day on the coal situation. Mr. Garfield's report had a pretty blue appearance. ; . When such concerns as Swift & Co ; and Armour & Co. shut down their f plants for want of coal and put their Tv forces to shoveling snow the situation ! Jdusfc he had indeed. I. There is no truth in the report that V, Director General McAdoo intends to appoint State directors of railroads. i Mr. McAdoo is going to do all the di recting himself. It looks like the government will soon have control of every thing in jf;he. ! way of transportation facilities, b on land and on sea. Its latest move is to commandeer al the American Sailing vessels. ! Old Boston is getting down to her I knitting on the conservation and an " ti-waste question. The store's there ? axe ? not fallowed to openintil nina ? o'clock; ad must close at five. That's an economic rule that none of the era .ployes will kick at. - : i; "Premier UoytUGeorge has outlined Britain's. war aims; President Wilson ! ,'has stated America's; what has Pre- mier Clemenceau to say for France?" 'says 'The Asheville Times. Amen to what' the Premier and the President have said. ; . .It .is something new for a District court judge to go counter to a direct decision -of--the Federal. ... Supreme : Court. It is a dangerous thing to do, and; that Ohio judge who did so is in danger of being sent where he re- i fused to , send a convicted defendant - notwithstanding the decision of the H igher court ; ) . : . I .nVhat is good enough for th boys Vw are doing the fighting is good f enough for Raleigh," says E. Carl Dun s' caj; president of the Merchants National-Bank of Raleigh, and it ought to , be; good enough for any of the people I , inU the State. In fact the men who '. are.. doing., the fighting ought to have better. . There has been unusual mortality aniong Senators and members of the ; ; House ; of Representatives in' the last j yeir. Most of the deaths have been 4 sudden or after very short illness It ' must i-be result oflhe fearful strain ! the : men in Congress have been un der since the beginning of strained re . latiOns "between our government and , : that of Germany. ITpublic will not understand why : Senator .Hardwick should have been honored by appointment to the chair "mansljip.'.Qf . the Immigration comm.it tee . of the Senate. It was probably through - Senatorial courtesy, but the v people ; wil not approve of carrying rhat principle to the 'extent of honor- 'ng,: ar man; who has assumed the at litude'f that the Georgia Senator has ; toyrartT the administration and Am er icai nart' in the war. . ' During :1?17 property of the govern m4niafotontr&ctoT3 doing govern- mentijworK. to the amount of thirty 11 Uonv. dollars was destroyed by fire and few of the fires were acci dental. Most of them were jthe work f ; firebugs German spies . or men in T-ympathy f with ', that country. Our waople have--been-tbd" lax in. protect li themsel ves ; against the secret ' eu eziies in pursmidst and are still too cafelessin guarding against these'Ger ci aitfagtsur.: people are., too an euppisioiisvft x . :te3"- -1 ' v. SITUATION IN GERMANY. There have been so many rumors of internal dissensions in Germany that proved to have little or no foundation that people in this country have be gun to look upon all such reports' as fakes. But at present it ' begins to look as if there was real division. among the political parties which might haveseTidtfS effect on condi tions in that country. It cannot be denied that serious dis cussions have taken place at a con ference held in Berlin. The Crown Prince, Hndenburg ,and other . high army officers have been in conference with the Emperor. The Reichstag peace resolution seems to be the chief subject of . discussion, taken, in; connection with the break in. the peace negotiations with Russia and the war aims addresses of Premier Lloyd-George, and President Wilson. The fight seems to be on in earnest between the militarists and the anti militarists those who believe in fight ing to the finish to secure the-objects for which Germany entered the" war and those who would like to come to terms with the country's enemies. ' It is not yet known with which party the government will side, though in dications are that the militarists will win. The Reichstag majority, howev er, is fighting hard and their tenets are increasing in popularity with .the people. There is a possibility of pop ular sentiment against the military party becoming so pronounced as to force the Kaiser to yield to it and de cide against the military leaders. If this should come about then there will be possibility of peace in the not far distant future and President Wil son's address on America's war aims will have had much to do with bring ing about the peace sentiment among the people. But the war-to-the-bitter- end party will fight desperately for continued supremacy and the present outlook for total rupture may amount to nothing. In the meantime the Allies should renew "with increased vigor their it tacks on the Western front for the great moral effect success would have on the German people who are grow ing more tired of the war each day. A decisive defeat of a German army at present would have wonderful ef fect in increasing the strength of the Reichstag majority party and encour aging the people to open, .opposition to the military party. .... THAT FALSE REPORT. The report put afloat on the streets of Wilmington Saturday night that "all of Captain Clowe's company of engi neers had been captured or killed can not be too severely condemned by the people. There was not the slight est foundation for the report and the person who started it must have known it. Whoever he was knew that many Wilmington people had friends and relatives' m the company. What then could have been that per son's motive in putting afloat such a rumor, in starting .'such a .false? hood? The rumor was given a- stari right here in Wilmington. The per son who first told it knew he had no reason to believe in its truth; in fact must of necessity have known that he was giving false circulation to a pieca of false news that would bring grief to a great many of the people of the city perhaps to many of his own ac quaintances and friends. Public opinion should so vehement ly condemn the putting, into circula tion such false stories of war casual' ties or disasters that men inclined to repeat the performance of last ..Satur day night will be afraid to do so. j It is a well knowri fact that the country is full of German sympathiz ers who, whije afraid o , .openly ex press their sentiments, are doing what they can to hurt the American cause by " criticising the action - of govern ment officials, belittling America's powers and the like. But we do not think the originator of this rumor wa3 of that class. It was more apt to be some man who thought it a smart thing to do.. If that be so, he should, remember that people sometimes get into trouble .by doing, those sort.of .so called smart things. We understand the Federal authorities are very anx ious to find out who was the originator of the report and we hope they will succeed. "'.". Wonder if M. Caillaux' trial.. wll bring out any developments- of - that sensationar 'rumor" thart' he 'and "the Kaiser, just before the war, tried 10 engineer a scheme to put the Orleans family back on' the: French throne'. That is almost ancient history now. So many startling eyents have occur red since then "that p-eople have 'al most forgotten that Mine. Caillaux shot a Paris .editor, becise,. at-Tir4sgaid, the latter knew about the plot ' ' THE WILMiNGTOlDlSPATCH, tOESDAV.AFTERNbdNJANUARY 1 5V J918 GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS. It is hoped the members of Con-; gress will recognize the vast differ ence between government control of the railroads of the country as' an em- ergency war measure and the ownei--ship of the railroads; also that the advocates of government ownership will not attempt to inject that ques tion into the consideration of the otn- er. It would be unfortunate if such were done. It would endanger the government's plan of control for war purposes by the effect it would have on those who are now in favor of such control, but might be frightened offt so ' to speak, from guying hearty support to that movement through fear that it was the entering wedge, the sure forerunner of ownership. The President's proposition that the government should take control of the railroads for war purposes and during ;he continuance of the war struck the people, as being such a sensible and necessary . move .that, it received nation-wide support. The arguments against government control were not applicable to it. Every one who un derstood the conditions saw at once that it was the only thing to do. f It win be Very different when the question of government ownership comes up for discussion and decision. There will be strong opposition to it in all parts of the country and among men in all classes of business. This question is so vastly greater, of so much more vital importance to the different interests in the country that it should not be determined hastil, as it was eminently proper to do in the matter of taking control of bper ations. The question of ownership does not concern only stockholders and hold ers of the corporations' bonds, but the employes, shippers, and persons whose earnings and investments are intrusted to insurance companies, banks and trusts companies, in all amounting to millions of persons. have interests in the successful oper ation-of the railroads, whose interests are to. be. considered. ' All these things cannot be adjusted and settled on the spur of the moment. It would be much better for the country if Congress would entirely separate the two questions; take no thought as to ownership while set tling the details of control for war purposes. The former is a question which can well wait for more quiet times, when the people and their rep resentatives In Congress have better opportunity to give it full considera tion. It is a matter on which there should not be hasty action but calm consideration, for It is of such nature that positive action once taken could never be undone. Furthermore there is no telling by how many billions of dollars the na tional debt will be increased before the war is over. It is beyond ques tion that the nation will come out of the war with an immense debt on its hands. Therefore this is no time to be making plans to heap upon it niore billions of indebtedness without most careful consideration and calculation of the benefits to be derived there- from. 4 ' STATE NEWS. Many people in Greensboro will re gret to learn that Alatance churcn, a 'Dig Onck structure s?even in.iea south of the city, west down in ihe big storm. Thi roof was blown off and the' walls damaged. Several farmers in 'that section also suffered material, damage,. " and one minister, Rev. John Bowman lost his barn and several head of -live -stock. All of which shows that the storm king hands out his fury to the just and unjust never discriminating Greensboro Record. Bishop John. C. -Kileo. one of tht "best " pulpit orators' in the country, will preach at St. Paul's Methodist church on Sunday morning and night week, January 20, upon which occa sion it is proposed to lift this debt remaining onv the church and par sonage. . Every. Member of St. Paul's church, is. urged .to .be .present at the service next Sunday morning, the 13th inst., to confer upon the way of procedure to 'accomplish this pur pose. Enough interest has beer, paid. Maxton Scpttish Chief. There seems to have been sonic mistake -in the -information that has been given- to -the public regarding the-abolishment of the-Farm Demon stration office in this county. The News Reporter is informed that Mr. Tingle was simply not . reappointed to the office that he has fllied dur ing the past year, and thac, another man will in all probability be ap pointed to fill the plac at some time in the (near future.-Whitoville News Reporter. . A leading man' here estimated thai there were probably as: many as 50 families , in: Smithfleld .without wood or coal. v: Not only .were many poor people without fuel, but money could not get it. 1- The" railroads, have not Drought the "coal here,'- nor have the farmers hauled m the wood. Both ' --.- 'i '"" were, too!- busy ".with other work s to bring fuel tp. town. Chief of Police C. ' R. Turner ' says he "finds " many Jamllies cof negroes huddled together at. homes where fires ; ban be i run. Tho conditions show plainly the 'heed of a municipal woodyard to meet an emergency like this very cold weath er has brought. Smithfield Herald, a O J. WITH THE EDITORS. . , .. 4. $ i 4 4. tj 95. 4, fr'fr JSf f. ; Greenville News The ' 'Kaiser - "is quoted as saying that all he wants is justice, and-.the Allied world is of,became hea4 of th6 department one mma in tne aeternimauon to se 1 J 1 XI- . 1 ' J that he gets it and in full measure. The probabilities are, however, that his kaisership won't recognize the article when he sees it coming. Greensboro Record. The rumors that Germany is about to collapse have been on uefore, "but the last stories seem to have more founda tion in fact than any of their prede cessdrs. Germany is not a unit these days, and if it happens that the sol diers and socialists see things to gether and understand there will ba something doing and it may come in the twinkling of an eye. Concord Tribune. You are not saving food for the comfort of others but for your own comfort. ' The war cannot be successfully " carriedr out unless we conserve; and failure in the war will mean your discomfort; Salisbury Post. The French re serve is wasted to the Vanishing point. When the French fall Amer ica must take the place- . . If. every falling French soldier must be . sup planted by an American soldier, it is apparent that the wise policy for us to pursue Is to furnish the French soldier with the food to keep him at the front, for when" he falls we put in his place an American soldier. New Bern Sun-Journal. If there is a labor shortage in this city and section some of those sturdy, able bodied men who are found loafing around the streets each day should be put to work. If a man has an in come upon which he can live, the law cannot make him work, but if he has no means upon which to live he can and should be put to work and made to relieve the labor short age. Asheville Times. Meanwhile Pre mier Lenine talks of organizing a new army to oppose German aggres sion in Russia, the Ukrainian repub lic announces its, Independence of the peace conference results and the Don Cossacks are said. to. have ..start ed a government of their own. Amer ica will keep close" "watch on' these' developments at the1 'same time speeding with all possible energy her preparations to take part on a large scale in the drive against the West ern line this spring.. President Wil son and Lloyd-George have told the Russians the allied opinion of the central powers' ostensible devotion to peace. Russia's destiny now rests largely in her own hands. Greensboro News. Government control is anything' but an ill wind for Greensboro if it eventually brings the completion of the dream of the builders of the Cape Fear and Yad kin Valley, a hope which Mr. Brooks so eloquently voiced . the other even ing, if it gives North Carolina a direct route from the coal fields across the mountains' to the sea, via Greensboro. SALE OF REAL 8 TATE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEW-HANOVER. In the Superior Court-G. F. Hunt, et al, vs. Waverly Furniture Company. ' By virtur of the powr and ' authority given aud conferred by an. order Q the Superior Court of New Hanover County, in the above entitled action at the term of the Superior Court held. November 12th, 1917, the undersigned L. Clayton Grant, Commissioner, will, on Thursday, the 31st day of January, 1918, at 12 O'clock M., at the court house door in Wilmington, N. C, expose for sale to the highest bidder for cash, freed and discharged from all liens, the following lot of land in the city of Wilmington, N. C. : Beginning in- f he Southern, line of Craig's Alley (an alley running from West to East through Block 88) at a point one hundred HOO) feet Eastwardly from, the Eastern line of Second Street, runs thence East wardly along the Southern line of said alley sixty (60) feet; thence Southwardly and parallel with Second. Street sixty (60) feet; thence. Westwardly and parallel with said alley and with Church Street sixty and thence Northwardly and parallel with Second Street sixty (GO) feet (60) feet to the beginning in the Southen line of said alley, being a part of Lot .3, in Block 88, according to .the official plan of said city of Wilmiitgton', N. C ' L. CLAYTON GRANT, 1-1 tues-law-4w. Commissioner. FORECLOSURE SALE By virtue of a power of said contained in a certain mortgage deed executed Oj Herbert Eskins and -hi-s wife Viola Eskia recorded in Book No. 8l page 335. et seq., in the office of the Register of Deeds of New Hrinover county, the undersigned at torney for the ' mortgagee, "Mechanics Home Association" will on Monday the 4ta day of February, 1918, at 12 o'clock m, a the Court House door of the county of New Hanover sell at public auction ror cash, to the highest bidder the following described land and premises . Beginning at the Northwestern intersec tion of the Northern line of Wooster street with the Western line of Seventh street-aim from thence running along the Western line of Seventh street Northwardly seventy three (73) feet and . six incnes, thence Westwardly and in a line parallel with said line of Wooster street sixty-six (66) feet, thence Southwardly and in a- line parallel with said line of Seventh streer sevnety-three. (73) feet and six (6 incnes to the Northern line of Wooster street ana thence Eastwardly along Northern line or Wooster street sixty-six (CO) reet to tne place of beginnnig. The same being a por tion of the Eastern parts of lots 5 and C in 'Block 64 in the plan of the City of Wil mington, N. C. The said parties aforesaid haying defaulted in the , payments accord ing to the .terms and provisions "of said mortgage deed. ; W. B. MeKOY,- -Attorney for the Mechanics' Home Associa tion. l-li-21t llN The. News! ' Dr. Hugh 4SmiUn whee ls to be tme of- the representatives of this coun try in the conference to meet ; in Washington today .for. a settlement of longstanding fisheries disputes be tween the United States and Canada, has held the position Of United Stat es Commissioner of Fisheries since 1913. Dr. Smith is a native of Wash ington, D. C, . and was educated in the public schools of that city, later taking a medical course, at George town University. In 1886 he entered the Bureau of Fisheries as an assis tant and rose step by step until . he la ,.opeit VOQtc he has iricitori manv for. is.n nnnntriP,, tn Rtndv .thP.ir fishings and has represented the United Stat es at various international fishing con gresses. A DAILY LESSON JN HISTORY. One Hundred Years Ago Today. 1S18 Count Platoff, famous Russian soldier who led a troop of Cos sacks into Paris in 1814, died near Toherkask. Born on the Don in 1757. Seventy-Five Years Ago Today. 1S43 Gates of Sommauth carried in to Delhi in State under a can opy of crimson and gold. Fifty Years Ago Today. 1S68 U. S. troops under Gen. Miles defeated the Indians in Mon tana. Twenty-Five Years Ago Today. 1893 Frances Anne Keniple, famous actress, died in London. Born there, Nov. 27, 1809. ONE YEAR AGO TODAY. IN THE ' WAR. Jan. " 15, 1917. Allied naval forces occupied the Greek island of Cerigo; heavy fighting reported on Macedonian front; British pressed forward on exposed German salient at Serro. OUR DAILY BIRTHDAY PARTY. Major General Robert L. Bullard, cnosen to succeed Gen. sibert as Pershing's right-hand man in France, born in Alabama, 57 years ago today. . Major General Charles G. Morton, in command of Camp McClellan, An niston, born in Maine,' 57 years ago today. Rear Admiral James H. Oliver, TJ. S. N., Governor of the Virgin Islands, born in Houston county, Georgia, 61 years ago today. Dr. John S. Nollen, who has resign ed the presidency ot Lake Forest Un lversity to continue war work in France, born at Pella, Iowa, 49 years ago today Dr. W. H. P. Faunce, president of Brown University, born at Worcester, Mass., 59 years ago today . George M. Reynolds, once a plough boy, now head of' one of Chicago's largest banks, born at Panora, Iowa, 53 years ago today. Ella Flagg Young, former superin tendent of the Chicago public schools, born . in . Buff alo, N. 73 years ago today. SO WEAK AND SICK Ll( Medicines Never Seemed to Help Any Until This Farm er Found New Remedy Neighbors" Bought and For Years He Supplied Them With It Too "My stomach got In such terrible shape I wasn't hardly able to get about," writes M. A. Ennis, of St. Al bans, W. Va., R. F. D. No. 2. "I had used several different kines of miedicines but none of them did me any good, until one day I got hold of a bottle of Acid Iron Mineral and it helped me so much I wanted another bottle. The druggists didn't have any more so I sent away for some, ana that was years ago. It cured me and neighbors all around here kept after me so much to get them some too that for eight years I sold for the .makers I don't know how manyjbotr ties, and tne wnoie town got to gsg Acid Iron Mineral. Folks were-so enthusiastic about it they used it on the cattle and horses and then some body discovered it would stop blood and heal cuts and I wouldn't be with out a bottle in the house for a lot. I gladly recommend it as the best all around medicine any farmer ever had on the place," writes Mr. Ennls. Acid Iron Mineral is the product of a natural medicinal iron deposit and is so highly concentrated it is a cheaper, stronger, and better iron medicine for ystomach, kidney, Rheumatism, ana blood. Get a bottle today. People all over the state praise and use it too. adv. Mew Cor. 11th A. Mriet.3trert European Ffcuttdeiph- Ull-.lfff . Batter Than Ever Thoroughly Hoderaizftii Bmodeled and Euippe4 NEW MANAGEMENT CAFE and ROOF GARDEN r In eoaaeetioa (Special CJfih "flttakf ut ma runttiibttf'' Hte WItlioit Btk, SLSt With Batt, .oo aid ' FRANK KIMBLE, ttt COULD HARDLY WA 1' I'Hl l.TC 33 Report of . County Auditor f ! (Continued from Caring7 for other Prisoners at .6290 18,140 Prisoners. COST OF KEEPING INMATES AND PRISONERS AT COUNTY HOME. , ' EXHIBIT "S." il XllillCVt' A-tA J U .,!,. - - - Number Prisoner Days WORKHOUSE AND COUNTY HOME BOND FUND For the Year Ending November 30, 1917. EXHIBIT "T." Receipts. Bonds Sold Premiums on Bonds Sold 139.87 $17,139.8 DISBURSEMENTS. Transferred to County Home for ments Transferred to Workhouse Fund November 30, 1917, Balance SCHOOL FUND -For the Year Ending November 30, 1917. EXHIBIT "U." Receipts. Taxes as per Levy , $86,087.57 Fines Recorders Court 2,717.75 Fines Superior Court r 1,000.00 Fines Magistrates Court ; - 30.00 Appropriation from State 2,486.82 iNotes uiscouniea Cancelled Warrants DISBURSEMENTS. December 1, 1916, Balance Overdrawn $ 4,348.75 Warrants by Board of Education ...109,804.01 iNovemDer au, ivk, .Balance First Army Retirement of the Year. Washington, D. C, aJn. 15. The first statutory retirement of the year among the officers of the army took place today, when Col. Horatio' G. Sickel was removed from the active HOTEL WASHINGTON D.C. OPPOSITE CAPITOL Absolutely New aai Strictly tlftim Renowned for its High Service and Low Rates Bl TF You Wish to Get Your DRUG 1 ORDERS Filled Promptly. Call 520 PAYNE "DRJJG CO. HARRY E PAYNE THE BEST IS ALWAYS. THE CHEAPEST For Good Printing See Wilmington Printing Company Buy War Savings Stamps Everywhere We Have Just Distributed Thousands of Dollars To members of our Christmas Club. Were you among the happy number to receive our check? . . . If not, we suggest that you at once join our Club now open for 1918. CITIZENS BANK Corner Second and Princess Streets. Still Have Mice Line Hose ! Get a. New Collar to Freshen Up Your Dresses. ' Nice Line of Hats. MISS ALMA BROWN Page Three.) equal $1,807.74 equal 0.0965 for remain. .11.213 at 0.4568 5.122.R2 . - - ' r - w 2,613 at 0.4568 1,193.76 $ 6,316 54 I17.W0.00 Permanent Improve $ 2,123.93 13,605.18 1,411.81 $17,139.J? o,vuv.w 103.75 $115,425.83 x,ti.ie lio.izo.sj list by reason of having reached the age limit. CoL Sickel's military ser vice has" been in connection with the cavalry arm. For some time past he has been stationed on the Mexican border. and UNION STATION ... 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