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Bombardment of the
'Allied Forces Prov
;edto be too much
1 for the Germans
loiintrv A r o un d
; jYpres in Hands of
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i llondon, Dec' 29 ' (Centra
"TJews . Cabled The officia
' Trench '.statement: issued to
- r.isht 'tells of the occupa-
' -tion of St. ' George' by the
- .Allies -and confirms unoffic
lal ireoorts of "advance m
- that vicinity. On' the north
- bank of the Lis the;Germans
recaptured area gained by
the Allies ten days ago, al
- thoueh Yores and, the coun
'try around. Langemarck. is
-still in the hands of -, the
... British. - ' . ' ' -v
EVACUATE ROULERS
" . Amsterdam, - Dec.1 29-
l There is no question that
the Germans - are evacuat
ing Roulers, says a dispatch
from Sluis to TheTelegraat.
The Germans haye ordered
the inhabitants of Sleyhage
to leave the village between
vYpres and Bruges and ue
, tween Roulers and Dixmude.
".The villages must.be evac-
tiated because of , the bom-
'bardment of the Allies. The
requisition of food and sup
plies from the civil popula
tion of Belgium5 continues
without ending. : -y " f .
TURKS SUFFER ; .
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' London,' Dec. 29 Turk
i ish troops posted in' the
v Xebanon Mountains, north
of Palestine, " are suffering
; Severely from ; , unusually
"hard winter weather, accord
' ing to British advices from
Cario. Considerable num
bers of the troops; -which are
. poorly provided with cloth
ing, are said -to, have died
from exposure and cases of
. frostbite have decimated the
, army.
Lebanon is being strongly
occupied' by the Turks, the
number of troops . in .the
v province being estimated at
150,000. - In Syria proper
there are 80,000 troops. The
Turkish officials are said to
be endeavoring to secure al
liances with various native
tribes, but, so far their ef
forts have been without
mud. -v."cecs.
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rzton Forces Have,
jsdly Left Roulers
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Villa, who ha rightly been
ble promoter, in Mexico
body of troops and is doing
alive the spirit of revolution. :
CONGRESS AGAIN 1
IN FULL BLAST
ReCorivened -Yesterday--
Both . Houses Are ; --
, J -Busy
Washington, : Deo.-' 29A-With t the
re-conyening of congress today both
houses faoed the big task" of clearing
up crowded calendars,. .
Awaiting action1 are the . big ap
propriation "bills and the adminis
tration program;. The supply meas
ures have . the right to - way and
while . the house ; has passed two of
them ,; and somo general nieasures,
alL are yet to be acted upon in the
senate, in addition to the administra
tion , program. "',- v - .-", '. :
The ship purchase" bill . is awaiting
in both housos.' ' " , ' '
In the Senate the immigration bill
was the day's order of business.' The I
pustuiin'w apjirojinauon oiu was ine
unfinished business in 'the house, "
WAS AN ACCIDENT,
So Say Canadians' Who Killed
- Americans.
Buffalo, N. Y'DecT 29.--Tbe Cana
dian militiamen; who yesterday killed
one American duck hunter and seri-
ouly wounded another on Lake Erie
today declared they were simply try-
ng to frighten them, and did not aim
to hit the men. The injured man will
probably recover. .The Canadian au
thorities have , ordered an investiga
tion to be held at Fort Erie tomorrow.
The two mast schooner Bertie
rnved in ; port yesterday- morning
otn Wit with a cargo of Oysters.
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called uthe greatest trou
is again at the head of a
everything possible to keep
WORK TO BEGIN
ON CAR LINE
Track to the Fair Grounds
Is to Be Ex-
;'-. tended-
It is understood that work will be
gin .next week: on 1 the . construction
of the car line extension from a point
near the former West Lumber and
Box Company plant down to the union
passenger station, a distance of three
fourth of a mile..- With the comple
tion of this work the line from the
station to Glenburnie Park and the
Eastern Carolina Fair 'grounds will
be complete -and it- will be possible
to operate .oars over it without using
the track of. the Norfolk Southern
Railway Companyas has heretofore
been , the case. s Olenburnie , Park,
while having been used for months
by the. public, has no.t been officially
opened During" the-first part of the
year a pavillion costing five thous
and dollars or more ,' was. erect
ed there and it is , the intention of
the owners of the property to make
other improvements during the com
ing months, V Just what type" of cars
will be used on the line has not been
stated and in fact no definite infor
mation in regard to the proposed work
has been given out to the public.
However, i it is known , to b a fact
that electric cars '. will be operated
over the line and there is a proba-J
bility that the park wilt be thrown
open during the first few weeks of
the ' summer. New Bern' has now
one park, Ghent located just west
of the oity, and the excellent parton
ago that this has received, assures
the owners of ; Glenburnie of '' their
place getting its share of the busi
ness. , '
KILLS LITTLE GIRL, .
ejected Suitor Fires Fatal
Bullet.
K 1m11, N. J., Dec. 29. John
! M, tl'O rejected suitor of six-year-o
I uiley's aunt, today shot
) ' and killed the little girl.
' i s, Horn's rival for the
: ; Tot tie, was seated at a
i I robably the intended
i i'Uid after the shooting
- i - fessed her willing-
in every way
THE STOCK LAW
ADVOCATES ARE -PLANNING
FIGHT
May ; Go Before the Legis
lature -When" It
Meets
HAVE STATISTICS
Primed to the. Top With
Most Convincing
f ' Figures
Whenthe next State legislature
convenes in Raleigh is it understood
that the advocates of a Stock Law
in Craven county' will be on hand
with a pretty stiff argument in favor
of placing this county under "that
heading. For several months these
gentlemen have been quietly at work
feeling the pulse of the publio and ac
cording to reports circulated around
this city, they are about ready to
come to the front with their request
and ask the law makers to do some
thing. A local gentlemen who has for
many years been a'stanuch advocate
of the proposed law, has compiled
figures which show that within the
course of two years that if the cat
tle are prevented from running at
large and being infested by the cat
tle ticks, that the increasje in the num
ber of cattle and the price paid for
them, will amount to more than a half
million dollars. The advocates of the
law claim that at present the cattle
are allowedtoVun at large, .to graze
on every man's property whether it
be in clover fields or on wooded land
and that they become so infested
with cattle tick that their meat is
ruined and that they cannot be ship
ped out of the State and that on this
account the cattle raisers are losing
thousands of dollars annually.
'They also claim that fine breeds
of cattle eannot be brought here and
grown with satisfaction; that several
cattlemen from the west have come
to this section, bringing with them
blooded stock and that these have
soon become unfit for eifher breed
ing purposes or food. Thoso who are
in favor of the law will urge that it
be passed and that everv man who
has stock will be required to fence
in his property and keep his stock on
his own premises and Drevent them
from running at large. There is
some opposition to the movement
and a warm conflict is looked for
when the matter comes up for dis
cussion.
RAILROAD RATE
MUCHTOO HIGH
So Holds Interstate Com
merce Commission In
' This Case
Washington, Hi'. C, Dec. 29.
The present rates , over ; the Atchin-
son, Topeka and Sante Fo Railroads
on cotton linters from points in South
ern Texas to Butte, Mont., aro un
reasonable. ; . , r
Such -was ' the decision rendered
today by ; the Interstate Commission
and there is a probability' that: a re
duction will be made, " '
WANTS PREACHERS
TO BE OFFICERS
New - Jersey Man Would
, Havi Them1 Act As , :
- . - - Such-, -
Patterson, N. J.;' Dee. 29. Police
Commissioner Frank Frost in an in
terview with newspaper men tonight,
stated that he. favored the'' abolition
of 4he police force of the city and the
resignation of th Police Commiss
ioner and that he urged that the min
isters of the city be delegated with
the protection of the citizens. ;.,
This statement is a result of a move
ment . made by prominent ministers
to have' the the theatres closed on
Sunday. " - - , -
Mr & Mrs. Wi R. Harvey and daugh
ter Miss Wilma, of Far Rockaway,
N. Y., arrived in' the city last evening
to s-'M'iid the remainder of tho winter.
UNCLE SAMUEL .
SENDS FRIENDLY;
NOTE TO ENGLAND
Its Tone Is Calm, But Firm
ness Is Plainly Ex
pressed FAR-REACHING
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The commerce of This Coun
try Must Not Be
Molested
Washington, Dec. 29 Official
Washington awaited today with much
interest the outcome of a forthcom
ing conference between Ambassador
page 4and Sir Edward Grey, British
foreign secretary for the presenta
tion of a long note from the United
States insisting that its legitimate
commerce should not be unduly
molested by the British fleet.
The communication reached Lon
don today and was regarded as the
strongest representation on commerce
made by the United States since the!
outbreak of war.
In view of the important principles
laid down in the note, it was ex
pected to have a far reaching effect on
the attitude of other netural coun
tries toward the general subject of
contraband. Some diplomats thought
it might hasten the calling of the
conference of neturals proposed by
Venezuela to revise rules of internat
ional law for the protection of neu
tral commerce.
A Protest
The note did not result, it was
understood, from any particular vio
lation by Great Britain of what Wash
ington considers its commerce rights,
but was intended as a protest against
the British attitude to which France
has practically adhered in the treat
ment of netrual cargoes. It points
out that, the United States was
patient in the early days of hostilities,
realizing the war had burdened the
British foreign office. It declares,
however, that with the passing of
five months, the situation lias grown
worse. .
Administration officials realize that
many millions of dollars in claims are
accumulating against the British gov
ernment, but the note sets forth that
re-imbursements alone do not cure the
evils, as American shippers are prae
tically intimidated and fear to em
bark upon legitimate export trade.
The note declares Ihe relations be-!
tween netural countries are those of
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THE DES MOINES
BARS TO CLOSE
Go Out of Business Indef
initely On Fifteenth
of February
Des Moines, la., Dec. 29. The
saloons of Des Moines will close on
the fifteenth of next February pend
ing the settlement of the consent pe
tition of a fight in the district court
according to action by the city coun
cil today.
This action is a result of recent
Billy Sunday revivals in which pro
hibition was ' one of the main sub
jects discussed.
WILSON'S ACTION
: IS APPROVED
Senators ' Sanction His Ac
tion In Regard to Note
, to England
Washington," D. . Cv : Dee. 29.
Senators and representatives in Con
gress approve: the note ' of protest
which President Wilson has sent to
the British government against the
delays caused by the holding up-and
searching of American ; vessels. ; h ;
President Wilson is quoted as say
ing today ' that ' Great Britian will
eventually have- to pay big damages
for the trouble they have caused Amer
ican shippers.. . ' X
Miss Betti Tolson returned home
to Croatan last evening after a short
visit to J he city. ." C
Mrs. C. Lv Abernethy loft last ev
ening for Beaufort to spend a few
days visiting frionds and relatives.
BUZZARD OVER
BATTLE FIELDS
STOPS FIGHTING
Snow and Sleet Cover the
Fighting Grounds In
North France
MEN SUFFERING
All Conflict, With Exception
of Artillery Fire,
Stops
London, Dec. 29. (Central News
Cable) A blizzard which is raging
over the English Channel and the
North Sea has spread over Flanders
in Northern France and all communi
cation with Amsterdam and Paris
is severed. The last word received
from the north of France was that th
soldiers are suffering from the bitter
cold. There is snow in the trenches
and all operations are closed, with.
the exception of the artillery fire.
Germans Gain Ground
Berlin, Dec. 2!t. In the vicinity of
Nieuport and east of Ypres the Ger
mans have gained ground. Northeast
of St. Mouthold a determined French
attack was repulsed and 200 prisoners
taken. In the forest of Brulee, west,
of Apremont, the Germans captured
a trench and three machine guns. A
French attack on Senneheim was re
pulsed. German attacks against Bz
ura and Rajka are progressing slow
ly. South of I now and Lodz a strong
Russian attack has been repulsed.
The Russians Advance.
Petrograd, Dec. 2t. Complete fail
ure has followed the Germans at
tempt to check the Russian advance,
and the German-Austrian offensive
has been turned into a very stubborn
defense against the Russvms, press
ing wedges into the dual line along
the Biala river. A Russian army of a
hundred thousand men is trying to
drive a wedgo between 1 lie two main.
Austrian armies.
Bad Weather There.
Berlin. Dee. 2!I.--The Germans ad
vance along I lie lower Vistula. Fight
ing is in progress southeast of Spier
niwice and between the I'illitca and
Upper Vistula. The weather is a
great menace to Ihe general advance.
In Alsace, tho French continue their
efforts to advance upon Muliausen
without success. French attacks up
on Arras and in the vicinity of Ver
dun have been driven back with en
ormous losses.
The Allies Gain.
Paris, Dee. 29 The Allies have
made gains of more than two miles in.
Belgium. Violent bombardment by
the Germans of Allied positions along
the main road from Roys to Amiens
impeded progress. The Allies recap
tured lost trenches after violent
charges and counter charges. There
have been substantial gains in the Al
sace district, despite snow and mud.
The fighting is on with renewed fer
ocity at many points. The French
gained an important victory in tho
vicinity of Nieuport. Von Kluck's
artillery is now shelling the Allied
trenches.
The gas freight boat Curlm ar
rived in port yesterday from Wit with,
a cargo of oysters.
The two mast schooner Olympia,
of Beaufort, was in port yesterday
discharging a cargo of potatoes.
FLAG RAISERS
HAVE " FESSED UP"
Three Sophomores Acknowl
edge Affair At , ?
Trinity
Durham, .Deo., 29 More definite
reports from Trinity College are to
the effect that three members of tho '
sophomore class . of that institution :
have confessed to having raised their
class flag to the college flag-pole and
to having lowered the emblem of the.
United States. ; It is also understood :
that, the boys -were not expelled,;' as .'
had been rumored, but that they were
reprimanded, and allowed to continue ,
in school. " ' ' -
Attorneys for Mr. A. D. Smith to
day filed answer to the complaint filed
in a' suit against - him for $5,000
Smith is. alleged in the complaint to
have alienated the affections of the
wife of the plaintiff, Mr. J. M. Ilay
den. In the answer to" the complaint,
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