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9 tlC a Year, la Advance FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH." VOL. XXV. PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1915. NOV 37. PRESIDENT ORDERS SHIPS TO VERA CRUZ EMPHATIC NOTE SENT TO CAR RANZA DEMANDING PROTEC TION TO FOREIGNERS. CONDITIONS REACH CRISIS Is Admitted By Washington Author! ties That Situation is Most Serious it Has Been at Any Time. Washington. General Carranza has been Informed in a note from the United States Government that un less there is an improvement in con ditions with respect to .foreigners and their interests in Mexican territory "under his control, such steps as may be necessary will be taken by the American Government to obtain the desired protection. The note is the strongest and most emphatic docu ment that has been sent, by the Wash ington Government to Mexico since the correspondence with Huerta a year ago. Carranza is warned that the United States has viewed with deep concern the growing complaints made toy foreigners generally against his Administration of affairs and now in effect, demands an early change. . The contents of the communication were revealed to several Ambassa dors and several Ministers here who expressed satisfaction at its urgent language. Some regarded it as an ntire change of the country's policy toward Mexico. American Consul Silliman should have presented the note to Carranza. A copy of it was sent to the Brazil ian Minister at Mexico City to be shown to General Obregon, the Car ranza commander. In the meantime, some movements of American war ships have been ordered the effect of which will be a naval demonstration that some officials hope will convince General Carranza of the determina tion of the American Government to obtain a change in conditions in Mex ico City. After a conference between Presi dent Wilson and Secretary of the Navy Daniels, it was learned on high authority that two or more attleships would be ordered from Guamtanamo to Vera Cruz. The entire Atlantic fleet of 21 battleships is at Guanta namo within two and a half days sail of Vera Cruz. . Only one war vessel, the battleship Delaware, is at Vera Cruz, but, in ad dition to any battleships that may be sent from Guantanamo, five warships will be in that vicinity in a few days. The Delaware will remain there in definitely, the cruiser Tacoma left Porto-au-Prince, Haiti, for Vera Cruz; the gunboat Petrel is en route from Mobile, Ala., and the cruiser Des Moines, is bound from Progreso to Vera Cruz, while the gunboat Sacra mento is at Tampico. MORE TURKISH FORTS QUIET. British and French Fleets Making Progress Slowly. London. The 'British and French fleets have battered away a step near er to Constantinople, not, however, without damage to the ships engaged and the battle for the Dardanelles con tinues. More Turkish forts on the Asiatic side have been silenced according to a statement by the British admiralty, but the Turks are making a teriffic resistance and shells from their German-made guns have found more than one mark on the besieging craft. This struggle for the gateway of the Otto man capital is the big feature of the war news and closely linked with it 1 the Fiistained excitement in Greece incident to the resignation of the cabi net of M. Venizoleos, who, deeming Greece's entry into the hostilities on the side of the Triple Entente imper ative, could not agree with his King and resigned. Virginia Sues J. P. Morgan. Washington. 8he supreme court granted the application of the State of Virginia permission to sue J. P. Morgan for the return of the will of Martha Washington. Aeroplane Attack on Ostend. London. The admiralty issued the following statement: "Wing Com mander Longmore reports that an air attack on Ostend was carried out by six aeroplanes of the naval wing. Of these, two had to return. The remain der reached Ostend and droped 11 bombs on the submarine repair base and four bombs on the Kursaal. the headquarters of the artillery. All the machines and pilots returned. It is probable that considerable damage was done. No submarines were evei In the basin. WILL MAKE CLEAR NEED FOR MARINE McADOO EXPECTS PAN-AMERICAN FINANCIAL CONFERENCE TO DO THIS. MAY 10 DATE OF MEETING Bankers of Central and South Ameri ca Will Meet Financiers and Offi cials at Washington. Washington. President Wilson has selected Monday, May 10, as the date for the Pan-American financial con ference here, at which the Ministers of Finance and leading bankers of Central and South American countries will meet financiers and treasury offi cial! of the United States to discuss the establishment of more satisfactory financial and commercial relations be tween the Nations of the Western Hemisphere. In a statement announcing the date Secretary McAdoo said all the foreign Governments had responded fovorably when approached informally regarding the conference and that formal invi tations would be sent them imme diately. Congress authorized the conference and appropriated $50,000 for expenses. "The Secretary of the Treasury, said Mr. McAdoo, "is given authority to invite, in his discretion, represen tative American bankers to partici pate in the conference. This discre tion will be exercised so as to secure the attendance of as large a number as practicable of our representative financiers in order that a thorough and comprehensive discussion may be had of existing financial conditions throughout the Western Hemisphere and of the measures that should be adopted to strengthen financial and trade relations between the United States and our Central and South American neighbors. A suitable pro gram will be carefully studied and announced in due time. MEDICAL, BOARD ORGANIZED. Rockefeller Foundation Undertakes Improvement of China. New York. The Rockefeller Foun dation announced that it had decided to undertake a comprehensive plan for the improvement of medical and hospital conditions in China. For this purpose the foundation has established "the Cchina Medical Board of the Rockefeller Foundation," and plans first to develop medical educa tion in China. This will include aid for the two or more medical schools in China; the strengthening of the staffs of the missibn and other his pitals; assistance in the establishment of two modern tuberculosis hospitals, and the establishment of six scholar ships to enable Chinese graduates in medicine to. prosecute further studies abroad, and of five scholarships to enable Chinese nurses to obtain train ing in this country. Mad Georgian Kills Six. Brunswick, Ga. Armed with an automatic shotgun, Monroe Phillips, a real estate and timber dealer ran amuck in the business district here, killed six citizens, wounded 32 and was himself shot dead. Of the wound ed Gunner Tolnas, a bank collector, probably will die. The dead are: Harry F. Dunwoody, prominent at torney. William M. Hackett, undertaker. R. M. Deaver, policeman. George W. Asbell, motorman. Earnest McDonald. ' Monroe Phillips, real estate and tim ber dear. Bernhardt's Condition Good. Bordeaux, via Paris. A bulletin by Dr. Denuce, attending Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, whose right leg was ampu tated recently, says Mme. Bern hardt's condition continues satisfac torily. Portugese Minister Resigns. Paris. A Havas dispatch from Lis bon says the Portuguese minister of finance has resigned and that the min ister of foreign affairs has taken over his department. Home A Federal Prisoner. Machias .Maine. Werner Horn, the German reservist, who attempted to blow up an international bridge at Vanceboro early last month and as serted that he did so as "an act of war" against Great Britain, ha3. be come a Federal prisoner. He will bs taken to Bangor tomorrow for arraign ment on indictments charging illegal transportation of explosives. Horn finished a sentence of 30 days in jail here on account of property damage caused in Vanceboro by the explosion. IN DANGEROUS STRAITS CvriBl ii'ffffffffffffmf''ffffmfmfi. -j-.-i.i-u 63D CONGRESS ADJOURNS TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS OF SES SION AMOUNTED TO APPROX IMATELY $1,120,484,324. Including Ship Bill and Rural Credits Bill. Two Appropriations Fail Passage. Washington. After two years of almost continuous session the Sixty third Congress, which revised the tariff and the currency system of the Nation, supplemented the trust laws, created an income tax and demonstrat ed the first popular election of United States Senators, has adjourned. When gavels fell in the House and Senate signalizing the adjournment they marked the close of half of Pres ident Wilson's Administration, the first under domination of the Demo cratic party since 1885. The total appropriations of the ses sion were approximately $1,120,484,324 several millions under the record of previous congresses. Two Bills Failed. Two appropriation bills failed. Cur rent appropriations for the postal ser vice and the Indian office were ex tended for another year. After refusing to accept the Indian bill the senate reversed itself and passed it, but the house refused to agree to minor amendments added at the last moment. Bills Signed. In the closing hours, President Wil son signed the seamen's bill, the neu trality resolution empowering him to prevent ships leaving American ports with supplies for belligerent warships, promoted Colonel Goethals to be a major general for his services as build er of the Panama canal, and gave pro motions to other officers associated with the work. The administration ship bill, the Philippine bill, the conservation bills, the rural credits provision of the agri cultural bill and ratification of the treaties with Colombia and Nicaragua all hard pressed administration measures, fell by the wayside. Last Hour in House. In the house, the last hour was de voted to tributes to Speaker Clark, Representative Underwood and Re publican Leader Mann. Representa tive Palmer announced presentation of a portrait of Mr. Underwood to be hung in the hall of the ways and means committee. In doing so Mr. Palmer said: "There is no doubt Mr. Underwood soon will be the leader in the senate. He is one of the greatest Americans of his time." President Makes Statement. After his return to the White House President Wilson dictated the follow ing statement: "A great congress has closed its ses sions. Its work will prove the purpose and quality of its statemanship more and more, the longer it is tested. "Business has now a time of calm and thoughtful adjustment before it, disturbed only by the European war. The circumstances created by the war put the nation to a special test, a test of it strue character and of its self-control. "The constant thought of every pa triotic man should now be for the country, its peace, its order, its just and tempered judgment in the face of perplexing difficulties. Its dignity and its strength alike will appear not only in the revival of its business, despite abnormal conditions, but also in its power to think, to purpose, and to act with patience, with disinterested fair ness, and without excitement, in a spir it of friendliness and enlightenment which will firmly establish its in fluence throughout the world. NOTHING FOR WARSHIPS RESOLUTION PASSED BY HOUSE TO PREVENT ANY AID TO WARSHIPS. Suspected Ship Would Not Be Granted Clearance Papers. Departments Want More Authority. Washington. A resolution drafted by the Department of Justice for the State Department was passed in the House, designed to prevent vessels from leaving American ports with coal and supplies for belligerent warships at sea. The resolution would authorize the President to direct customs collectors to withhold clearance from any vessel of American registry or license which he has reason to believe has any in tention to carry such supplies. The resolution was pressed by Democratic Leader Underwood and Republican Leader Mann. It was put through after Mr. Underwood had pre sented a letter from Robert Lansing, Counsellor of the State Department, saying that the Government had been hindered by lack of sufficient legisla tion to prevent vessels from leaving American ports with coal and supplies for warships. "The Department of State heartily supports the proposed resolutions," the letter continued, "and desire to emphasize the great urgency and need of its immediate passage that the Government may not be bound internationally and yet have its hands tied so as to be unable to act in the discharge of its International duties." The resolution, to take effect im mediately and to continue while the war lasts, is designed to "prevent vio lation of the United States neutrality by the use of its territory, its ports or its territorial waters as a base of op erations for the armed forces of a belligerent, contrary to the obligations Imposed by the law of Nations." By unanimous vote the Senate late, at night adopted with amendments a substitute for the joint resolution passed earlier in the House enlarging the power of the President to prevent infringement of American neutarlity by vessels leaving ports of the United States with men or supplies for bellig erent warships. CZARS TROOPS ADVANCING Furious Attacks Fail to Break Lines of Russians. London. In their determination to leave Przemysl and drive the Rus sians out of Galicia, the Austro-Ger-man armies which for some weeks have been on the Galician side of the Carpathian mountains, have made re peated attempts the last few days to break through the Russian entrench ments but without success. Since in massed formation they threw themselves against Russian troops holding strong positions, the Austro-Germans have attacked again and again in spite of heavy losses. According to the Russian official account, the Austrians delivered fu rious, but unsuccessful attacks be tween the San and Ordawa Rivers, while the Germans made fruitless at tempts around Koziouwka and Ro janka. At Rojanka they lost two com panies, which were surrounded and annihilated. President May Abandon Panama Trip. Washington. President Wilson proctically decided to abandon his contemplated trip to the Panama Ca nalin July, because of the action of Congress In eliminating from the leg islative and executive bill the appro priation for the celebration of the for mal opening of the Canal. WILSON STUDYING EXIGAN QUESTION DRASTIC MEASURES MAY BE NECESSARY TO PROTECT MEXICO CITY. REFUSES THE AID OF ALLIES But Virtually Tells the Starving Peo ple to Help Themselves to Any thing in Sight. Washington. President Wilson faced one of the most serious and perplexing developments that has arisen, in the Mexican situation. Mex ico City is on the verge of starvation. General Obregon the Carranza com mander, refuses to permit an interna tional relief committee, composed of wealthy members of the foreign col ony to succor the needy. "Mexico needs no foreign aid," the general is reported to have said. All merchants who " closed their stores have been ordered to reopen. Three hundred of tbem, Mexicans, have been imprisoned. The popula tion is in terror since Obregon has announced he will not prevent loot ing or pillaging for food or money. The Brazillian, British, Spanish and Italian ambassadors give the state department pessimistic reports of the situation, which correspond to reports already received. Secretary Bryan announced that he had telegraphed American Consul Stillman to lay the situation earnest ly before General Carranza, so that General Obregon might be directed to accept aid proffered by foreign resi dents. Freight service is suspended between Mexico City and Vera Cruz and transportation facilities for relief purposes are being withheld by Gen. eral Obregon on the ground of mili tary necessity. President Wilson was advised of all the facts. He was said to be studying the situation closely. Should General Obregon continue to refuse outside air, drastic measures may be necessary. Talk of an allied expedi tion similar to the one that went to the relief of foreign legations at Pe king during the Boxer uprising was heard again in official quarters. PRESIDENT POSTPONES TRIP. Vice President Marshall to Be Repres entative at Exposition. Washington. Vice President Mar shall will go to San Francisao to rep resent President Wilson at the for mal dedication of the Panama-Pacific Exposition March 20. The President still hopes to visit the exposition later. The Vice President left for Cleve land, and later will go to Indianapolis before leaving for the coast. Assist ant Secretary Phillips of the State De partment, chairman of the Govern ment Exposition Board, also left for San Francisco to take part in the ex ercises in honor of representatives of foreign Governments. President Wilson reluctantly gave up his plans for going to the coast this month, but decided he was need ed in Washington to direct the nego tiations for the protection of Ameri can interests during the war. He may go later. The Vice President conferred with Secretary Bryan and Mr. Phillips, who discussed the trip with the President. The invitation to the Vice President to represent the President at the ex position followed and he accepted. IMPORTANT NEWS BRIEFS Col. George W. Goethals has been nominated to be a major general in recognition of his services in build ing the Panama canal. Alfred Hampton, youngest son of Gen. Wade Hampton, of South Caro lina, was appointed assistant commis sioner general of immigration by Sec retary Wilson to succeed F. H. Larnes who will be transferred for duty at Ellis Island. Representative Joseph T. Johnston of Spartanburg has been selected by President Wilson for the new Federal judgeship in South Carolina, created by congress shortly before adjourn ment. The Standard Oil Company steamer Platuria, bound for Malmo, Sweden, has been detained at Kirkwall, Scot land, pending investigation. The German National Bank of Pittsburg did not open its doors for business. A notice on the door said it had been closed by order of the comptroller of the currency. T. R. Manning, formerly vice-president of the North Carolina Press As sociation and up to four years ago owner of the Henderson Gold Leaf, died at Henderson, N. C. He was 58 years old and had been confined to his bed for three years. WEATHER FORECAST. Movements Due in the Cotton States, March 14 to 21, 1915. National Weather Journal Sunday, March 14 The week will open clear and cool in Eastern Cotton Belt as pre viously forecast and with ris isg temperatures in Western Cotton Belt. Monday March 15 to Satur day, March 20 A cool wave wjill overspread Western Cot ton Belt Monday, preceded by light rain. The rains will in crease as the movement passes East. The cool wave will clear the weather and bring frosts to very near the Gulf Coast, ex cept In Southwest Texas and in Florida. It will continue gen erally fair in the South the re mainder of the week except that it will be clouding up at the close is Western Belt. Temper atures will steadily rise until minima will range in the 60s all over the South. FEBRUARY BIGGEST MONTH Collector Watts' Office Breaks All Previous Records in Collection of Government Taxes. Statesville. Cashier Carson of Col lector Watt's office reports that the collection of Government taxes, from the various sources in the fifth dis trict, exceeded during the month ot February any month in the history of the office, having reached a total of $695,173.40. This exceeds the month of June, 1914, which was here tofore the record month for amount of collections, by $2,668.42. The various sources from ' whence the taxes were received were; To bacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff, $679,072.45; lists, corporation and personal income tax, $5,966.54; opium tar, $92.48; documentary and prop rietary stamps, $8,892.46; wine tamps, $64.22; special tax $942.35. Over 400. Pig Club Boys. West Raleigh Four hundred North Carolina farm boys have enrolled In the new organization known as the Pig Club, which is being conducted by the animal husbandry division of the North Carolina Experiment Sta tion. J. D. McVean, in charge of the work, states that since January 1,200 have enrolled. This movement is cal culated to teach boys how to raise meat. It is aiming to keep some dol lars in the State which have been going out for the imported product, and also to utilize the by-product of many crops in the State as a means of fattening and also of enriching the soil. i, Sues Southern Power Company. Newton. Complaint was filed in a suit in superior court here by Ellen Bolick, administratrix of William Bo lick, against the Southern Power Com pany for $3,000 damages on account of the death by electrocution of Wil liam Bolick, a child of 12 years at May's Chapel, near Maiden in this county, some time ago. The som plaint recites the "negligently and carelessly" constructed wires caused the boy's death while he was playing with other children at the place'.- 800 Bales Cotton Burn. Monroe. The cotton platform and a few over 800 bales of cotton were destroyed by fire recently. The origin of the fire is not known. MARKET REPORTS. Cotton, Cotton Seed and Meal Prices In the Markets of North Carolina For the Past Week. As reported to the Division of Mar kets, North Carolina Agricultural Ex periment Station and Department of Agriculture, Raleigh. 4 ( g "S "Sg C O O 3 p C C . ti - . g S . a, a o a ui cfi c WO m . O s- eSnj O; t-i 0.(0 U o ft wo North Eastern North Carolina. Farmville 7 40-4. .0.00 New Bern.... 42-45 2000 Parniele 54-8 374-46 J0.00 1600 Vanceboro 7 -8 40-42 32.00 2009 Washington.. 74 45 30.00 Winador 74-74 35 Williamston. .74-74 33-37 V 30.00 1700 Winterville. . .74-7 4 40-43 30.00 1900 South Eastern Ncrih Carolina Jacksonville.. 1 38 32.00 Maxton 74-7 3-8 35-45 30.00 2000 North Central North Carolina. Fiattleboro ...54-74 42-45 32.00 2000 Greensboro. . .7-7 7-S 31.00 Kenly 7 -74 40-424 32.00 2000 Nashville "4 40-45 32.00 2000 Pine Level 374-42 30.00 2000 Pittsboro .... 40-45 30.00 2000 Raleigh 7 -8 42 30.00 2000 Rich Square. .7 4 -1 40-45 32.00 2000 Wilson 74 40 30.00 South Central North Carolina, Charlotte . ...7-8 33-39 30.00 2000 Cleveland ... 36-434 30.00 200ft Kings Mtn... 8 35-40 30.00 2000 Monroe 8 -84 344-40 30.00 1809 Mooresville. . .7-8 40 30.00 1900 Newton 8 40-50 32.00 IMO Norwood 74-8 40 St, 00 Shelby 7i-S4 33-33 30.00 1900 Statesville. . . J-8 36-40 81.00 1S0O Norfolk. Va...7-7 7-8