BIBSE DISBANDS
PALMETTO MILITIA
i
f DISAGREEMENT i BETWEEN GOV
ERNOR, WAR DEPARTMENT
I AND MILITIA IS REASON.
OFFICERS BEGIN MOVEMENT
) Will Try to Hold Organization To-
gether Until New Governor Come
Into Office.
I Columbians: C.-Governor Blease
has disbanded the South Carolina or-
ganized militia. , Thirty-one compar
Jnies- comprising: approximately 2,000
f " . i J ni n
officerssand men, are anecieu. dis
agreement between! the governor and
militia and war department officials
fho nro-onixation and equipment of
I troops was given as the reason for the
action. j
Militia officers- began a movement
to prevent complete disorganization.
Telegrams were fsent to South Caro
lina members of Congress at Wash
ington requesting that they use their
influence to have- the war department
delay asking the return of $200,000
worth of supplies loaned the troops.
Governor Blease will retire January
19 and Governor Manning, his succes
sor will be asked to re-instate the sol
diers. . . ' ' ' !
While Mr. Manning has not yet in
dicated what action he will take, it
was considered certain by militia of
ficers that ?he would rescind the action
of Governor Blease. !
Adjutant General, Moore has gone
to Washington - to. confer with war
Department: officials on the 'situation.
Governor Blease explained in his
order disbanding the, troops that the
of the ' navy and Adjutani .. General
Moore of Souths Carolina, p.a.pnABide
and himself on the other,' promoted
him to take this steo. These differ-
4 ences,- he said, resulted ; In serious
breeches of discipline in. the militia
corps. ' , . " ' I
"The present governor of the State
of South Carolina is of the opinion
that it will be unfair and unjust on his
part to turn over to his successor in
office the militia of South Carolina In
its present condition,''the. order read.
The controversy between Governor
Blease and Adjutant General Moore
was said to have been the result of
the governor's refusal to sign certain
orders and official papers presented
to him by the adjutant general.
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J -v, v cws- r I x & :1
EULALI0 GUTIERREZ
Eulallo Gutierrez, temporary pretl-
dent of Mexico, whom (the Villa and
Zapata forces ar trying to eatabtlah
In power.
HUNDRED YEARS OF PEACE
COMMEMORATE AT NEW OR.
LEANS THE , CENTURY FOL.
LOWING BIG BATTLE.
AMERICA PLEASES BRITISH.
EVidince of Friendly Spirit Marking
the Negotiations.
Lohdon. American comm,ent on the
'British, preliminary reply , to President
ilson's preliminary protest against
the detention of American shipping by
British officials who expressed much
Pleasure at the repeated evidences of
J the friendly spirit with which the nego-
I uauons are proceeding. The British
f fPreign office it was pointed out by
officials there, never maintained that
! the partial statistics ; concerning
American trade with European neu
trals were conclusive, but, on the oth-
er nand, that they were merely sug
gestive.
Great Britain, ; one prominent offi
cial said,- fully realizes that Germany
made havy purchases of copper and
other metal useful ' In war - from her
European neighbors preceding hosti
1 ties and that consequently a large
supply of copper is required by these
neutrals for domestic use. Cases
r .have been established, it is added,
l however, whprft VnnTwr fhna hppn im
ported from j America, and then for
warded jto Germany, which makes cau-
tlon n the part of Great Britain nee-
.. essary. , ' . - , . '. :-, "
German Aeroplane Captured
P aris. A German aeroplane flying
0ver Amiens has been brought to the
ground by a French machine.- The
rench airmen, went aloft when the
German was. seen approaching. He
opened fire with the result that the
wman machine, fell ! within the'
TT
trench lines. One of
Pots was killed.
the German
Urge Colombian Treaty. '
Vashington. Urging in. the open,
senate early ratification of the pend
ing treaty with Colombia under1 which
oZ f States would Pay ?25,000-,-tor
nT t e,Panaina nal strip,, Seua--to
Ransd en declared that the United
freatv ?ifd affrd to reject the
ZSlL u the stadpoint of either
justip. or business. When thft Lmiis-
enator began the discussion. in
ssession Senator Jones suggested
treaties usimiiTr ii
j j ncic cunsiQerea
ttvely. No one ; attempted to
iana
oped
that
exec
top
j t
Special Envoy of the j British King
Felicitated Representative of the
Government of United States, i
' I ' . j "
New ! Orleans. A -three-day Celebra
tion of the one hundredth anniversary
of peace among English-speaking
people was held on the site of the last
armed conflict between ' the United
States sand Great Britain. The cere
monies opened with the firing of a
gun boomed at S: 20 o'clock, exactly
100 years to the minute according to
historians, that General Jackson fin
ally triumphed over the British on the
field of Chalmette near New Orleans.
Peace advocates, from many parts
of th United States and Canada wit
nessed formal exchange of greetings
betweeh a representative of the Pres
ident of the United States and an es
pecially appointed envoy of the 'King
of England, watch the ,un veiling of a
monument to General ' Jackson and
the maneuvers of the Seventh United
States infantry and other regular sol
diers . transported from Texas , City,
Texas, or the celebration. The Sev
enth Infantry composed j a part of
Jackson's command 100 years ago.
The soldiers were in charge of Brig.
Gen. J.fFranklin Bell, commanding of
ficer of the' -.Second' Division who is
here with' 72 other army officers and
2,000 meh. Sailors also took part in
the Chalmette ceremonies and a mili
tary parade was commanded by Rear
Admiral McLean, who arrived here on
the battleship Rhode Island from
Cera Cruz.. . !
Preliminary to opening the cele
bration j reception for Mrs. William
Gerry Slade, president general of the
United (Daughters of 1776-1812, took
place at a hotel here. Other women
prominent in thi3 organization and
some members of the Daughters of
the Confederacy are here.l
BULGARIA
SEEKS TO
REACH: AGREEMENT
:v:-J:';:;:.;-:g:v
TURKS MAKE STAND ON FRON
TIER AND 'rERCElIy ATTACK
THE RUSSIANS.
HAVE SUPERIOR ARTILLERY,
also claim ta have" made gains and tolp
have repulsed a French attemptvto
carry-their trenches in the V$evre
and Alsace." : i ' .: ,'-
JTha- only news - from the East, la ih
German report that the Russian ofTen.
sive toward Mlawa has failed, .their
force having been driyen back.
' In tho Caucasus the Turks have
made a etand on the! frontier near
Kara-Urgan and are ; fiercely attack
ing the Russian lines. "j
Seemingly the Russians believe the
report that the Turkish cruiser Goeben
has been damaged, fo;r their Black
Sea fleet which is superior to the
Turkish fleet with the Goeben,1 has
been attacking Turkish' ports and de
stroying their shipping!
There is no development in the near
east beyond the repor from Sofia that
M. Guenadioff, former; Bulgarian min
ister of foreign affairs, lis leaving for
Rome on a semiofficial' mission, the
object of which is to ascertain the at
titude of Italy towards the possible
future co-ordination of Italo-Bulgarian
interests in the war. 1J :
RUSSIANS MOVE IN HUNGARY. V
1 1 '
! - 1
Most Significant of Campaigns Has
Now Begun, j
London. A complete change in" the
situation in the Near East may be
brought 'about by the Russian victory
over the Turks in the Caucasus. If
the Turkish fleet is as sweeping as
has been reported officially the virt
ual destruction, of twp Turkish army
corps and the repulse of a third the
Turkish menace against the Russians
in Trans-Caucasiai has been removed.
The loss of so many of their best
trained officers and men ,it is believ
ed here j will compel the Turks' to
give up any ambition they had of in-,
vading their enemy's territories and
force 'them to cencentrate on the de
fense of their own country. Military
men however aTe, taking even greater
interest in - the Russian invasion of
Hungary through Uzsok Pass in the
Carpathians, and their rapid advance
on Transylvania through Bukowina
simultaneously with, their moyenet,
toward Cracow. These combinedjjbp'4
erations are the most gigantic 'under,
taking inLthe'wan ' -fv"".';-
Thirty-Day Rate 'Reduced. -
Richmond. The board of "directors
of the Richmond Federal - reserve
bank authorized a reduction" of one
half of "one per cent in the re-discount
rate on thirty-day paper. The new
rate, 4 -2 per cent is effective at once.
The other rates, 5 per cent for 60 to
90 day paper and 6 per cent for more
than 90 days, are unchanged.
British Official Historian Claims Al
lies Are Using All Their Big Guns
and Effectively.
London. The , Brits'h reply to the
American note occupies the attention
of the Irtish press and public in the
absence of any important news from
the European, battlefields. The Ger
mans anJrench official reports of
most recent fighting in the western
field are almost a repetitionn of those
issued on preceding days.
A. British eye-witness who has been
the -official historian of events at the
front.clay stress on- the important
part played by the artillery and high
explosives in modern warfare and
claims superiority fori the allies in ar
tillery which is being used to its full
strength.
From the cost to
where the country is under water and
the rivers are flooded, the. big guns
have been engaged continuously, but
the-water andlihud prevent the infan
try from coming into action. ' Along
the AJsne yalley however, and
through Jthe. Champagne district as fir
as western Argonne the French are,
pushing their offensive and organizing
the ground,rg,ained. These gains ha vev
Khan TYIQf a 'n4 U'aaww. , " .
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JaMWlMBWWW
the River Aise,
PRESIDENT SPEAKS
AT INDIANAPOLIS
BLOOD OF THE MEXICANS 16
THEIR OWN TO SPILL, SAYS
I WILSON.
WORK I OUT OWN SALVATION
I MISS ADELINE PENDLETON
Miss Pendleton; daughter of Col. E.
f. Pendleton, U.S. A., and Mrs. Pendle
ton, has recently been introduced to
Washington society.
t
K
PRSENTS THE BADGES OF
In western Argonne the Germans V HEROISM TO MEN.
Bluejackets honored
SECRETARY OF NAVY, DANIELS
Boys' A?-, Honored Who . Bore Them-
eIthDistrncc4yndef ;K
Flreln Mexican port..
COTTON GINNINGS
LARGEST.
Up to January First, Total 14,447,623
Bales.
Washington. Cotton ginning in the
last two weeks of December surpass
ed the same period ;of j' every other
year except the record production of
the year of 1911 and brought the total
cotton ginned from the 1914 crop up
to 14,447,623 bales, a quantity greater
than ever ginned in any : other year
to January 1, and 130,0(JO bales more
than in 1911. Cotton; ginned during
the last three years after January 1
has varied from 1,236,071 bales in
1911 to 635,090 bales in 1913. ' I
Ginnings for: the two weeks' period
amounted to 470,914 bales, or 95,000
bales less tthan thS record for the pe
riod made in. 1911. The period's out
turn brought the total j cotton In Ala
bama and Oklahoma to a greater
quantity than ever produced in those
states. ' ' .. - ; -. .'-..J.-'
Included in the ginnings were 44,
816 round . bales ( compared with 94,
265 last year,. 77,999 in 1912 and 96,227
in 1911. '.'. - r r.i:'t"' "
Sea Island cotton includes number
ed 76,8886 bales, compared with 74,320
bales last year, 67,257 bales in 1912
and 105,988 bales in 1911.
,7 ' German Ship Sunk. '; " " .
Buenos Aires. La Prenza publishes
the eroptr that an engagement has
taken place off Rio Grande del Norte,
Brazil, between the - British battle
cruiser Von de Taun, adding- that the
Von ; der Tann has ; been sunk.v J :
.Villa Licks Carranza Forces.
Laredo, -Tex. Carranza troops ' un
der General Antonio Vlllareal and
Macloyio Herrera have teen decisive
ly ; defeated by the forces of General
Villat Saltillo, Mexico, i and are - re- f Parliament
treating toward Monterey with the
Villa forces in close pursuit. Another contained ; little not already known,
engagement is expected 'at Monterey, it was listened to with rapt attention.
The defeat of the Carranza army is The peers, as usual, were ' in their
said to have resulted from ? a misun- robes of office, but : beyond this the
New York. Medals of honor were
presented by Secretary Daniels to 13
enlisted men of the United States
Navy who won special mention for
distinguished conduct -at the" occupa
tion of Vera Cruz in April last. The
formal ceremony took place! on the
deck of the battleship Florida at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard and Rear Admir
al Fletcher, now commander-in-chief
of the Atlantic fleet,, who commanded
the American naval forces at. Vera
Cruz, and other high officers of the
Navy participated. The ;. medal win
ners were: ',.
Tenry N. NIcherson, boatswain's
mate, first class;. Abraham de Somer,
chief turret captain; Joseph G. Har
ner, boatswain's mate, first class;
George Cregan, boatswain's mate, first
class; Lawrence 'Cregan, boatswain's
mate, first class; Lawrence C.iSinnett,
gunner's mate, third class; Percy A:
Decker, chief boatswain's mate; Shar
les F. Bishop, quartermaster, first
class; James A. Walsh, quartermaster,
third class; Charles L. Nprdsiek, sea
man; Fred J. Schneipel, .seaman;
Berrie H. Jerritt, gunner's mate; third
class; William .Zuiderveld, hospital
steward; -"Harry C. Beasley, coxswain;
Edward A. Gisburne, electrician, sec
ond class, was not present to receive
his medal, but it had been sent to him.
Secretary Daniels also read a long
list carrying names of officers, head
ed by Rear Admiral Fletcher, and
bluejackets and. marines, who had re
ceived special mention for heroism
and bravery at Vera Cruz. j
Before presenting the medals, Sec
retary Daniels declared that the out
standing naval event of the past year
was the courage, sacrifice and - self
restraint displayed-by the officers and
men of the Navy and marine; corps
at the battle of Vera Cruz. ;
"On answering the call of their
country," - said the Secretary i "nine
teen men, sailors and marines, won
the distinction and glory of death on
the field of battle." America! then,
mourning Her loss, was like j Niobi
'all tears.' " ' ..!!, ; ' ; t
The Secretary spoke of the honors
paid these heroes At the time their
bodies were brought to the United
States, when President Wilson him
self in an address at Brooklyn, voic
ed the Nation's appreciation of their
valor. " y :- , 1: - '.: ,'.,;'-4 :-' -: ' ' -.-
Kitchener; Addresses Enjglish House.
London. The House of Lords met
a month earlier than the House; of
Commons' chiefly to hear from Lord
Kitchener a review of the military
operations, for the six weeks J since
was prorogued. While
the speech of the Secretary for War
President Intimates That He is Head
of Democratic Party and Almost
Announces For 1916.
I - - ' ' - - '
'..--'".
Indianapolis, Ind. President Wilson
in a Jackson Day speech here voicea
what his .hearers interpreted as a hint"
that he I might be a candidate; for
the presidency again in 1916. Th
audience I of more than 4,C00 pejpie
rose to thtir feet and cheered until
the President called for quiet.
, The President, had been discussing
the Mexican question. Referring to
his belief that he knew the tempera
ment ant principles of the American
people, he added that he would not
be fit to stay where he was" if he did
not understand them. ;
"There jmay come a tima," he said,
"when American people will have to
judge! whether I know what I am
talking about or not.",
There was a slight pause and then
the crowd began cheering. Realizing
the construction which had been put
on his. words, the President held up'
his hand for silence and said: h.
"I did not mean to. stir up anything
That was j merely preparatory to say
ing that for 1 at least two more years
I am free to think I know, the Ameri
can people." i .
Previously the President had t at
tacked the Republican party, defended
the record of his Administration : on
the Mexican policy," the tariff ..and, cur
rency and1 declared thatj a ; careful 't$x.
:aitonitio5Cth.TBm
elections last November : showed that
if it had been a Presidential year a
Democrat would havo had a majority
of about 80 in 'the electoral college. ;
Mr. Wilson gravely spoke warning
to Democrats not to break up , the
solidarity of the party. He declared
. those who j did would gain 4 an, unen
viable position for themselves,.
"If a man won't play on a team he
must get off the team," fie said and
later spoke! of himself as the "captain
of the Democratic team for the pres
ent." - ' .,'..
The President spoke briefly of Mex
ico. He said the people there are en
titled to liberty, "no matter how long
they take in determining it." Speak
ing slowly 'and carefully, he declared
that "so far as my influence goes,
while I am! President, no body shall
interfere with them."
"Have not European Nations taken
as long as they wanted, and spilled as
much blood as they pleases to settle
their own affairs," he continued, "and
shall we deny the same right, to Mex-r
ico? No, I say."
BRITAINS SATISFIED WITH RATE.
House of Lords Adjourns After Hear
ing Government Statements. -
London. After a two days' session
in which Parliament heard speeches
from Lord Kitchener, Viscount Hal
dane, Lord High Chancellor; the Mar
quis of Crewe, Government leader in
the House, and Baron. Lucas, on be
half of the Government ,on the pro
gress of, the j war and Great t Britain's
preparations to carry it on the House
ofiLords adjourned until February 2,'
when Parliament will reassemble.
The opposition failed to learn from
the Government the growth of the
Army or the operations of the Navy,
regarding "which its'; members persis
tently questioned' the Ministers, ut,
generally speaking, . the Government
expressed satisfaction at' the rate at
which recruiting , was proceeding and
Viscount Haldane declared the neces
sity for compulsory .service had not
arisen. " T j '. ' -
Made Farewell Speech.
Washington Governor-elect ' Frank.
B. Willis of Ohio made his farewell
speech in the Housed resigned from
Congress and left ,!for Columbus, where
he was inaugurated. He gave a part
ing against what he called a tendency
to believe a that' legislation must be
guided -by a- political dictator. ?
derstanding of orders the troops of
Vlllarealand Herrera becoming de
moralized after positions of advantage
scene was lacking in the usual color,
for of the long rows of peeresses vir
tually every one' was in mourning. '
Assemble. Off Virginia.
- Washington. Virginia t Senators
notified Secretary Daniels ' that they
would insist upon execution of the law
requiring the assembling of the inter
national fleet in Hampton Roads next
month ' preparatory to the cruise
through the Panama Canal to the Pa
cific Coast. Naval officers have been
considering the" feasibility of. supply
ing the threatened deficiency in European-representation
i in the interna
tional fleet by making special efforts
for the participation of Latin-American
navies. - 1
FOR
L
STATE IS DIVIDED
iOUNTIES GET SHARE ACCORD
ING TO SCHOOL POPULATI ON
AT PER CAPITA OF .31006. .
MECKLENBURG LEADS LIST
Full Amount of $250,000 Reduced by
' $7,500 for Rural Libraries and
$1,500 for Teacher Training.
. Raleigh -The State Board of Educa
tion, met and approved the apportion
ment of public school funds for, the
year, to the various county . depart
ments Of education. With the deduct
ion of $7,500, the biennial appropria
tion for rural libraries and $1,500 for
teachers training, the remainder of
fhe $250,000 was distributed among
the counties in ammounts based upon
the school population of. the county.
The manner of finding the Just pro
rata share was the division, of. the en
tire fund less special appropriations
just mentioned : by the entire State
school population, 777,267, giving a
per capita .appropriation of .31006. -
Mecklenburg received the largest
share of the State appropriation this
year. With a total school population
of 23,408, Mecklenburg's share of the
funds is $7,257.88. Wake followed
close on the heels of Mecklenburg and
with a school population of 23,400, the
county receives $7,255.40. "
County Apportionment.
School
X Population
. . .. ; ; 9f 1 28
v . . ' 4,835 ,i
, . ! : 2,818 .
. .. '-8,42
.. .. V 7,016 i
.., .. 3,734
9.727
'.':.-. .:- 51 95 .
Bladen i i - '.w- -i i fi am
Brunswick j. , i
Alamance .
Alexander. .
Alleghany .
Anson . . : . ,
Ashe .... ..
Avery.; ..
Beaufort- ..
' Amount
3,016.26;
1,344.11
. 873.82
. 2.613.50
v 2,175.88 .
1,157.76
i . e rto m
'1 QOfi -flfS
1,527.66
utwmberf l;z-t&Z&ki$zf : 6,564.85
Burke
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Camden ..
Carteret '-. .
Caswell.. .
Catawba . .
Chatham . .
Cherokee . .
Chowan.. .
Clay .. .
Cleveland .
Columbus .
Craven.. ..
Cumberland
Currituck . ,
Dare
7.062
9,450
7,007
2.224 .
4,423
'5.277
11,234
7.573
5,209
3.635
1,454.
10,858 1
9,381
7,979
10,018
2,830
1,618-
Davidson .. .. .. .. 10,228
Davie
Duplin, i.
Durham . .
Edgecombe
Forsyth ... j
Franklin ..
Gaston . . . .
Gates . .
Graham . .
Granville . .
Greene.. ..
Guilford ..
Halifax.. ..
Harnett . . ,.
Haywood ..
Henderson. -;i
Hertford .
Hoke . .
Hyde.. ..
Iredell ..
Jackson. . . .
Johnston. .
J ones . . . .
Xjee . . . . .
Lenoir .. Lt
Lincoln.. ..
Macon J. . .
Madison . .
Martin . .
McDowell
Mecklenburg
Mitchell . .
Montgomery
Moore
A.
4,439
8,577
12,319
9,531
17,813
8,937-
11,995
3,822
1,604
8,047
4,926
20,727
12.S99
7,920
7,918
5,693
4,641
' 8,984"
2,710
11,450
4.876
15,203
5,152
4,063
8,021
6,437
4,422
7,527
6,030
5,841
23,408
3,668
5.263
7,507
Nash .. .. .. .. .. 11.930
New Hanover
Northampton .
Onslow.
Orange
Pamlico . , .
Pasquotank .
Pender . .
Perquimans
Person.. ..
Pitt,. .. ..
Polk.. .. ..
Randolph
lichmond ...
lobeson
Rockingham
?owan . . .
Rutherford .,
Sampson
Scotland . .
Stanly .. ..
Stokes . :
Surry .. ..
Swain . . .. .
Transylvania
Tyrrell .. .. . .
Union . . .
Vance .. v.'
Wake .. .. ..
"Warren -.. .. .. .
Washington .. ',
Watauga . . . J .
Wayne . . . . . . .
Wilkes .. .. .. ,
Wilson .. .. ..
Yadkin r. .. ..
Yancey. . . . ...
Teacher Training
Rural Libraries . .
. . . -
8.422
7.521
.4,914
5,203
3,555'
5,524
5,468 :
4,147
5,913
13.387 .
2,477
r 10,733
7,362
16,187
12,857
13,189
? 9.461
10,288
5,623
7.907
7,319 .
10,670
3,438
2,741
1,747
12,307
6,378
23,400
7,003
5,186
4,418,
12,254 '
111,514.
10.753
5,226
4.961
-4. A,lC7.1lt
. 2,930.07
v 2,172.5
- 689.64
1,371.40
v" 1,636.18
3,483.21
2,348.08
1.615.10
M.127.07
450.92
3,366.63
' 2,908.67
2,473.97
3,106.18
877.54
501.75
3,171.29
. 1,376.35
2,659.38
3,859.62
2,955.18
5.523.10
2,771.08
3,719.17
1,185.05
497.41
2,495.05
1.527.35
6,426.61
3,906.45
2,455.66
2,455.05
1,765.17
1,438.99
1.235.28
. -840.33
3,550.19
1.511.85
4,713.84
" 977.38
1,259.77
, 2,486v99
1.995.86
1,371.08
- 2.333.82
1.869.66
L811.06
7,257.88
1.137.30
1,631.85
2,327.62
3,699.02
2.611.38
1,613.24
1,102.26
; 1,712.77
'1,695,41
1,285.82
1,833.38
4,150.77
768.02 .
3.327.87
2.282.66
5,018.94
3,986.44
4,089.38
2,933.48
3,189.90
1,743.47
2,451.64
2.269.33
3,308.34
1,065.99
. O J A A J
: 541.74
3,815.91
1.977;56
7,255.40
2.170.97.
1,607.97
1,369.85
3.799.47
3.570.03
3.334.08
1,620.23
1,538.?1
1,500.00
7.500.00
Total .. .. .. .. 777,267 $250,000.00
For the Unemployed.
Wilmington. People of Wilmington'
are vitally concerned in the problem
of providing ' employment for . the
many jobless men in the city. This
was Indicated by a mass-meeting held
recently in the court house when
every available seat was occupied and
many had to stand. Various sugges
tions were ; made for, providing relief
one of these being that he city coun
cil and -' the board of county commis
sioners provide employment for 'some
of the idle by making needed improve
ments on certain streets and roads.