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THE NEWS-RECORD. MARSHALL. NORTH CAROLINA PRESIDENT AND MRS. GALT WED Simplicity and Good Taste Mark Ceremony at Home of Bride. ONLY RELATIVES ARE FRESENI No Fuss and Feathers at the Wllion Wedding Bride la Attended by 8ltter Spend Honeymoon In the 8outh. Washington, Dec. 18. Official and octal circles here never saw a more quiet wedding than the nuptials of President Wilson and Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait, this evening, in the un pretentious Gait home at 1308 Twen tieth street. Only members of the immediate families witnessed the ceremony. William G. McAdoo was the only cab inet officer present, and he was there as the husband of the president's youngest daughter. Even with the limited number of guests, the house was packed, for both bride and bride groom have many close relatives. The bride was attended by her sis ter, Miss Bertha Boiling of this city. She was attired in a traveling costume and carried a magnificent bouquet of orchids. As a selected orchestra from the Marine band played the wed ding march she met the president in the hallway outside the parlors and together they went slowly down to the great altar of flowers erected at the east end of the rooms. The wedding ring used was a plain gold circlet marked with the initials of the bride and bridegroom. Keep Hour a Secret. In order to avoid the crowds of curi ous folk in Washington the hour of the wedding was kept secret until late President and in the day. The plan worked with fair success and the police had no trouble in handling the few hundred men, women and children who pressed eagerly in the streets near the Gait home. As soon as the ceremony was over and the bride had been saluted by those present in the accustomed fash ion, while the smiling groom received congratulations, the newly-weds sped away in a big White House automobile to the Union station and took a train to the South for their honeymoon. If they told anybody their destination that person kept his secret welL It is reported from family circles, how ever, that the couple will be away un til the first week in January. They must be back in Washington by January 7, though, because on that date the president and Mrs. Wilson will act as host and hostess at a great reception to be given in the White House for the Pan-American repre sentatives at the national capital. Moreover, congress will have recon vened, after the holiday season, and Mr. Wilson will have to be back at bis desk. Only Relatives Are Present ' Among those present at the cere mony were: Miss Margaret Wilson, the president's eldest daughter; Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre of Williams-town,- Mass., the president's second daughter; Mrs. William G. McAdoo, ..the president's youngest child; Mrs. Anne Howe of Philadelphia, the presi dent's Bister; Joseph R. Wilson of Bal timore, the president's brother, and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, the pres ident's cousin. The bride, who before her marriage to Norman Gait was Miss Edith Boll- Shrine Saved From. Destruction In 1871, during the commune, Notre Dame cathedral, famed the world over, was menaced with grave dangers ow ing to the fury of the communists, who, having effected an entrance, col lected all the available chairs and other combustible material and,- piling it In a huge bonfire, drenched with olL in the eenter of the choir, attempt ed to destroy the cathedral by fire. The evil designs of the incendiaries ere, however, happily frustrated by the arrival of the National guard. I "ji ill ,tf"J'MMW-v-Vi7j lng of Virginia, was well represented with kinsmen and kinswomen. She and her mother, Mrs. William H. Boll ing, have lived together for several years, and Mrs. Boiling, of course, was the dowager queen of the occasion. The bride's sisters, Miss Bertha Boiling of Washington and Mrs. H. H. Maury ' of Annlston, Ala., and her brothers, John Randolph Boiling, Richard W. Boiling, Julian B. Boiling, all of Washington; R. E. Boiling of Panama and Dr. W. A. Boiling of Louisville, Ky.,. attended the cere mony. It will be remembered that Miss Margaret Wilson and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones really brought about the romance of the president and his bride. During the first Mrs. Wilson's last illness Miss Bones was almost constantly at her side. The vigil was tedious and wearing, and after Mrs. Wilson's death Miss Bones was in such frail health herself that Dr, Carey Grayson, family friend and White House physician, was much worried. He urged Miss Bones to take long walks and Miss Bones did so, accompanied by her widow friend, Mrs. Norman Gait, who also enjoyed journeys afoot. Friendship Ripens Into Love. By and by, Miss Bonec Introduced Miss Wilson and Mrs. Gait, and the friendship of these two soon became intimate. In the natural course of events Mrs. Gait took luncheon now and then with her chums in the White House and it wasn't long be fore the president was enjoying Mrs. Gait's charm. Mr. Wilson is the Jixth president of the United States to marry a widow. Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Fill more and Benjamin Harrison were his predecessors in this sort of a union, but in not more than one or two cases was the widow the second wife as in this case. John Tyler and Theodore Roosevelt married twice, but their second wives had not been wedded be fore. It is scarcely necessary to recall George Washington's marriage. The world knows of his courtship, engage ment and espousal. His love was the "Widow Custis." Thomas Jefferson, Mrs. Wilson. at the home of a friend, John Wayles, met Martha Skelton, Wayles' widowed daughter. She was a beautiful wom an, much sought after, but Jefferson finally won her heart. Perhaps Dolly Madison, wife of President James Madison, is best known generally to Americans of all generations next to Martha Washing ton. . " John Tyler's Romance. . John Tyler was twice married, the second time while he was president His first wife was Letitia Christian, who belonged to one of the old fami lies of Virginia. Mrs. Tyler bore the president nine children. Just before her husband was elected vice presi dent of the United States she suffered a stroke of paralysis and a short time after he succeeded William Henry Harrison as president she died In the White House. The second winter after her death the president met Julia, the daughter of a Mr. Gardiner, who lived on one of the islands in Long : Island sound. The president fell desperately in love he wooed as a youth of twenty would woo, impetuously and roman tically. It wasn't a great while before they were engaged and a short time later they were married quietly at the Church of the Ascension in New York city. - Grover Cleveland did not marry un til fairly late in life. Then he fell In love with Frances Folsom, the daugh ter of his law partner. She was a girl whom he had known from early childhood there was a time when she called him "Uncle Cleve." Mr. Cleveland and Miss Folsom were wedded in the famous Blue room at the White House. ' Where He Belongs. "Robert, our son has been arrested for go(ng forty miles an hour and wants us to bail him out!" . ; "Huh! if be can't go any faster than that let the piker stay In jail!" Judge. Prisons De Luxe. "Now, my man, would you rather go to our state penitentiary or to the county Jail?t , "I dlinnn var linnnt T'm a ilnn in these parts. ' What's the course of j siuay at yer penitentiary T" MARY ROBERTS RINEHART fl fm I 'WaMllLi jinnmrrniininm , Mary Roberts R'.thart, the. only woman correspondent who got to tht actual fighting front In Europe ant) whose writings on the war are filling many pages of the magazines, was Ir Washington reeontly in the Interesti of her friends and tribal brothers, the Blackfeet Indiana. OCCUPY WHOLE OF SERBIA FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT BULGAR IANS DO NOT INTEND TO IN VADE GREECE. Salonika and Galllpoll Peninsula Are Being Made Stronger Every Day. Russians Prepare. London. With the Anglo-French forces safely across the Greek frontier and close to their strongly fortified base at Salonlki, where reinforce ments are arriving daily, the second phase of the Balkan campaign, which opened with the Teutonic invasion of Servia and the defeat of her army, has closed and the people of the bel ligerent countries are anxiously wait ing for the next move. . It seems fairly well settled that the Bulgarians do not Intend to invade Greece, an action which would likely cause dissensions in that country, which already is uneasy over the Bul- garlan occupation of Monastir. Also Alt AO 11UI UDI1CTCU LUttt AUOUiaUD and Germans have sufficient troops available to attack the Entente Al lies. Wherever the Germans move they will find the Entente Allies prepared. Saloniki is being made stronger daily and has the backing of warships, as also has the Galllpoll Peninsula, where the Entente positions likewise have been strengthened. The Russians are believed by the military authorities to be able to cope with any army the Teutonic Powers can collect on the Rumanian border, while Egypt, which is Bald to be another of their object ives also has been placed in a state of defense. UPHOLD SUBMARINE COMMANDER Austro-Hungarian Admiralty Approves ' Sinking of Ancona. Vienna, by courier . to Berlin, via London. The : Austro-Hungarian Ad miralty is entirely oposed to any dis avowel of the course of the submarine commander who was responsible for the sinking of the Italian steamer An cona. Oh the contrary, it approves his conduct fully and declares that he would have been considered as having failed to' perform his duty it he had allowed the Ancona to escape. The reply tto the American note, it is understood, will be delivered soon. The correspondent of the Associated Press has not been able to secure a forecast of the terms of the reply but all indications are that a pessimistic view of the situations is justified. , Washington. While the gravity of the situation existing between the United States and Austria-Hungary is emphasized by the statement of the Austrian Admiralty giving unqualified approval of the action of the submar ine commander who sank the Ancona, afflcials here said they were not sur prised to find the admiraly supporting its officers. :' Halg Succeeds Sir John French, -London. Field Marshal Sir John French, who at his own request has been relieved of the command of the British forces in France and Flanders, has been succeeded by Oen. Sir Doug las Halg. Since the landing of the ex peditionary force, Sir Douglas Halg has commanded the first army and has been repeatedly mentioned in dis patches by his chief, whose place he now takes. Sir John French becomes commander-in-chief of the armies in the United Kingdom for his sixteen months service. VIGOROUSLY RENEV i DEMANDS IH NOTE IN SECOND NOTE TO AUSTRIA P08ITIPN OF UNITED 8TATE8 WILL BE RESTATED. TO , MENTION SOME FACTS Terms of Note Will Be Very Com plete Will Not Tolerate Any Delay In Answer. Washington. The United States prepared to dispatch a second note j to Austria-Hungary on the sinking of the Italian steamship Ancona. The communication will vigorously renew the demands made in cne first note; nono of them according to an official announcement by Secretary Lansing, having been complied with by the Vienna foreign office. It has been determined that the note shall restate the position and views of the United States, emphatically, that it shall be even more vigorous than the first note, which was the most drastic of all the diplomatic com munications the United States has sent during the present war. The official text of the Austrian reply was considered by the presi dent and his cabinet. Apparently the official version contained nothing which made its meaning radically dif ferent from the unofficial version ca bled in news despatches from Lon don. After the cabinet meeting Mr. Lansing announced that none of the demands made by the United tSates had been acceded to. It was explained that the reply suggested further com munication on the subject and more specific information in support of the charges made by the United States. Official translation, Mr. Lansing said, made the meaning of the Aus-tro-Hungarian note perfectly clear. The secretary previously had declared clared the unofficial version to be Vague. Slight changes caused by variations in translation, existed be tween the two versions, he said,, after seeing the official text, but the mean ing in a broad sense was the same. Such a rejoinder is wholly unsatis factory and unacceptable to the American government and increases the gravity of the. situation between the two nations. In regard Ao the second note, Sec retary Lansing and officials were retl cient. It was said, however, that the United States- might give some of the facts asked for, though it would not under any consideration enter into an extended discussion of details. The United States expects its demands to be promptly complied with and such apparent procrastination as officials for a "nation-wide advertising cam answering the original inquiry for in formation, submitted soon after the ncona disaster, will not be allowed to pass without action. . ENDORSE WILSON'S POLICIES Southern Commercial Congress Gives Endorsement and Adjourns. - Charleston, S. C. Endorsement of "all the policies and principles of a national and international character announced by President Wilson,1' plans for a "atlon-wide advertising cam paign in the interest of the South's resources and opportunities," and pre liminary steps toward organizing a committee to present to the American people a "peace bell" as a "token of the love and .affection of the South to all the people of the land," occupied the attention of delegates to the South ern Commercial Congress at its last session here. Endorsement of President Wilson's policies was in that section of the resolutions approving the administra tion plans for rural credits legisla tion and a merchant marine. , The suggestion for a "peace bell" was made by BenAltheimer of St Louis. United States Senator Fleet er of Florida president of the congress was empowered to appoint a commit tee to promote the project- It was planned to pay for the bell by getting each school boy and girl to give one cent' Congress Adjourns for Christmas. Washington. Congress adjourned for the Christmas holidays after the senate had adopted the joint resolu tion which passed the house extend ing the emergency revenue law one year or until December 31, 1916. VThe senate adopted the resolution after a lively partisan debate by a voe of 45 to 29. Democrats supporting it solid ly and Republicans unanimously op posing it President Wilson ' signed the measure. Both houses will re convene at noon Tuesday, January 4. Facts About Coast Defenses. .Washington. The war department bureau reports disclose the following facts about the army of the United States and its coast defenses. The sys tem of cast defenses is "the most formidable in the world," but is short 530 officers and 19,828 men Of the regular establishment and 271 officers and 9,891 men of the National Guard to man all forts and mine defenses. Congress has appropriated $175,000, 000 to establish the present system, but at present batteries which cost $41,000 are without trained men. ARCHDUKE FREDERICK This Is the most recent of the few photographs that have reached Amer ica of Archduke Frederick, comman der In chief of the armies of Austria. FAVORS BALANCED NAVY IN STATEMENT TO CONGRESS HE SUBMIT3 PLANS FOR WELL BALANCED NAVY. Dreadnaughts of the Ciarfornla ' Class Are Big Enough Daniels Thinks . , Limit is Reached in Size. Washington. Superdreadnaughts of the California class, displacing 23,000 tons, are declared to represent the high-water mark in the size of Ameri can battleships, In a statement pre sented to Congress . by Secretary Daniels outlining the lessons of the European war as to the, best type of ship for war. "It would be unwise," the state ment says, "to build dreadnaughts so large that they 'could not easily pass through the Panama Canal. It is also believed that in view of the increased efficiency of the torpedo, the very ex tensive use of mines and the bombs from aircraft it is decidedly- better to increase the fighting units in numbers rather than in size, the high-water mark in size having been reached In vessels of the California class." The statement was submitted in response to a requirement of the last naval appropriation bill that Con gress be furnished with a report "on building four warships of the type, power and speed which in his (the secretary's) judgment, based- on knowledge, gained from the. prevail ing war in Europe, are best suited for war on the sea." -, -, In his reply Mr. Daniels apparent ly brings to a close the debate which has been agitating the navy' depart ment for many weeks as to the gen eral characteristics of the first battle ships : to be commenced under the administration .' five-year ' ' building plans. Tentative plans for a 36,000 ton hip armed with 16-inch or per haps, 17-inch guns have been discuss ed. Many officers believe the present 14-inch, 60-callber weapons ; of the Pennsylvania and California ' class ships to be ample, since" the ships will carry a dozen each of these as against eight or ten at most, larger weapons without radical increase in displacement. .There are other navy officers and officials, however, who believe the 16-inch rifle completed and tested last year, with satisfactory results should go on the new ships and still others who argue for a 17-inch gun. REPUBLICANS TO CHICAGO. Convention Will Be Held June 7. - Only One Vote Taken. Washington. Chicago was selected by the Republcan National commit tee as the meeting place of the 1916 Republican national convention, to be held June 7, one week before . the Democratic convention in St. Louis.. The vote stood: : . Chicago, 31; San Francisco ,18; St Louis, 7; Philadelphia, a.:; " ! Earlier, in the day the committee had determined upon the convention date,, a much-discussed problem. Ad vocates of an early convention argtted that now -was the time for the Re publican party to take the offensive against its political enemies without regard to the ancient custom of al lowing the party In power to meet first and announce its candidates and principles. " ' . , ,-. Asks France to Release Germans. Washington. The United: States Government cabled Ambassador Sharp at Paris tor presentation to the French foreign office a note vigorously pro testing agianst the removal by the French cruiser Descartes of six Ger mans and Austrlana from the Ameri can steamships Carolina, Coamo and San Juan.' Immediate release of the men is asked on -the ground that the seizure of citizens of any nation from an American vessel on the high seas is without legal justification and a violation of American rights. AUSTRIAN REPLY IS ; UliSATISFAGTORY PUBLISHED REPORTS OF REPLY TO AMERICAN NOTE ARB DISAPPOINTING. U.S. MAY SEND SECOND NOTE Upholds Commander of Submarine.: i But Is Willing to Discuss the . , Matter Further. Washington. The United States re gards Austria-Hungary's reply to the' American note regarding the Ancona as being, entirely unsatisfactory and unacceptable. ; ." ..-: Persistence' by Austria-Hungary in the course she apparently has deter mined to pursue would result in the ; severance of diplomatic relations be tween the United States and the Vi enna Government. This step would hot be taken. by the United States, however, it was authoritatively stated, . without one more communication be ing dispatched to Austria-Hungary. . . The United States is described as being prepared to insist that Austria Hungary . promptly comply -with, the demands for disavowal, punishment of the submarine commander and. reparation by payment of indemnity for the Americans killed or injured in the destruction of the Italian liner, making it clear that failure wiH mean Immediate breaking off of relations,. This second note, if necessary, it is said, would renew the original 'de mands and without dealing in a dis cussion or exchange of views,' would, be of even more insistent nature as to the expectation of compliance with-' out further delay. EXTEND EMERGENCY TAX. House Passes Resolution Extending. Period For Another Year. Washington. The house, by a vote of 205 to 189 passed the joint resolu tion extending the emergency revenue tax . until December 31, 1916. The Senate is expected to take like action i na day or two. The law is expected by administra tion leaders to bring revenue into the treasury at the rate of $82,000,000 a yeaV. f i The Republicans, voting solidly against the resolutionNfere-Joined by five Progressives and five Democrats Callaway, Texas; Hillard and Keat ing, Colorado; Buchanan, Illinois, and Wlngo, Arkasas. - Several, proposed amendments to shorten the period of extension were voted down. " Representative Kitchin of ''North Carolina in his first spech as ma jority leader, told the house that un less the law was extended the treas ury would face a deficit of more than $81,000,000 at the end of the next fiscal year. "We Democrats know that no tax Is popular in time of peace," he said,' "but we would be unworthy of the record of the Democrats under' this administration and this congress if we did not have the courage and pa triotism to arrange sufficient ' rev-' enues to meet the government's ab solute necessities." J Mr. Kitchin strongly defended the present tariff law, declaring it was in no respect responsible for the neces sity of continuing the emergency, rev enue law. , Handsome Christmas Gift , '. Chicago. Officials of the Crane Company announced that the com pany's annual Christmas gift to Its employes will consist this year of 10 per cent of the annual salaries of each man ' or woman '' employed for 'more than six months. ' Ten thousand em ployes throughout, the country will, share in the company's gift which will total more than $700,000. '. , Churchill Had Narrow Escape. London Winston Spencer Church Ill, who resigned his portfolio in the Cabinet to join his ' regiment at the front, had a narrow escape a few days ago, his dugout having been hit by a German shell, according to wounded arriving here. ; -yH t. V-: . l New. President 8wlss Republio. - Berne, Switzerland, via Paris. Ca-. mllle ' de Coppet was elected Presi dent of the Swiss Republio and Ed mund Schulthess, Vice President.., M. de Coppet is a former minister of jus tice and the present Vice President of the . Republic. The elections were held at a special joint session of the, national assembly, Tbi American minister to Switzerland,' Pleasant A. Stovall, with a part of Americans, occupied seats in the diplomatic gal lery.. The ceermony was brief and harmonious. Hearings on Woman Suffrage. . Washington. Woman suffrage ad vocates and opponents ; debated the proposed federal suffrage amendment ,. before congressional committees.' Rep resentative of the National Woman Suffrage association, the Congres sional Union and the National Asso ciation Opposed to Suffrage were giv en a hearing by the Judiciary Com mittee of the house, and the Congres sional Union delegates also appeared before the senate committee ca suff rage. , The woman were pleading for " a nation-wide vote.
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