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. '...( . v 4, THE THE WEATHER , Shop Early and Avoid The Christmas Rush It Will Pay You ! Fair Today and Friday Moderate East Winds Volume 2; Number 3. NEW BERN, N. C, THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 1916 Single Copy: Five Cents M New TT eficabrank silence causes tIII ANXIETY Protocol Haa Been in Hands of First Chief for Nearly a Week. FATE OF WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 6. Serious '.concern was shown at the " State Department today over the con tinued silence, of the Carranza gov- -ernment with reference to the proto col with the American government 'Which has been in Carranza's hands for nearly a week. The date set for the reconvening of the American- " Mexican Commission is December 9. What action will be .taken in case no - word as to Carranza's having signed the agreement or of his intention to sign it, is received before the recon- ' vening of the commission, could not be predicted today by Counselor Polk of the State Department. No information of any kind that irwould indicate the defacto govern- - ment's attitude toward the protocol ' has been received at the Department. The Navy Department is attempt ing to obtain from Admiral Cauerton, commanding the naval forces off the west coast of Mexico, further infor mation concerning the kidnapping of Arnold Vogel, German Consul at Co lima several days ago. r The German Embassy today for warded to the foreign office at Berlin the State Department notification of the kidnapping of Consul Vogel. Any action on the Vogel case will be taken by Berlin, it is stated af the Embas sy. Reports from the State Department agents on the border stated today that all German subjects and other for eigners in Chihuahua City are safe. Wholesale Shooting Causes Ex citement in Settlement - v Near Fayetteville. E E .(Special to The New Bernian) FAYETTEVILLE, N. C, Dec. 6.- A negre by .the name of. Jones toA night shot his wife, hie. mother-in-law .and an uncle.' (. : ' , Jones lives on the east' side of :. Cape Fear river- and so far as could . be learned had been a peaceable ne gro. No reason for his crime has been learned, and details of the shooting could not be ascertained "here late to night. ? . :f , v ,. The full name of thfr negro could not be secured; from police headquar ters, aa officers,- "had" ot" returned from the scene of the shooting. . 1 list reports from' the vicinity of the Jones, home were - to the effect that neither- of the persons shot had died, but the report' did not state how serious a condition the wounded were This wholesale .shooting has creat ed .considerable excitement on the east side of the Cape Fear and the public is 'eager that -the ,.' would-he murderer js apprehended. Some fear that the negro is probably insane has added to the excitement ! V- i ' VS. ii. DEPEW IN TROUBLE S , FOIt SCORING DAVID '-''''' - -..A v; r" NEW YORK, Dec. 6. Octogenarian ex-Senator Depew's criticism of King David for saying man's life should be "three score and ten", years, in his recently widely quoted' speech on how to keep young, pot him into all sorts of trouble. Mr. Depew confided to the Lotos Club at a dinner here. ' ' . "Ever since then I have been lam basted by the press, the deacons and the clergy on the charge of villifying ti e character of Daviil, who hadn't s'rui k me as a saint.. The next time I r. ;-Ve a r ' e i:U V - t I'll i: -' '. ' .:, r or oi. e of I" ECHO SHOOTS WIFEJlLEAIfD MOTHER-IN-LAW MAY HAVE BECLIM SUDDENLY EMPLOYEES GET E Messrs. Patterson, Scott, Bain, Williams and Tooker Among Favored Ones. Mil. HODGES' 'PLEA' The city aldermen at a recess meet ing held last night, added to their monthly payroll the sum $81.66 2-3 by increasing the salaries tf employees. With the list of all persons employed by the city have had a very substan tial raise in wages during the past few weeks except Mr. H. H. Hodges, superintendent of the water and light plant, and he has asked for more money, but no action is likely to be taken on his request before the first of the year. Then, nowever, it is very probable the compensation for his services will be enlarged. The following is a list of those whose salaries were increased last night: Mr. F. T. Patterson, increased from $83.33 to $100.00; Mr. Fred Scott, from $83.33 to $100.00; Mr. W. H. Bain, from $60.00 to $83.33; Mr. B. F. Williams, from $90.00 to $100.00; Mr. H. H. Tooker, from $85.00 to $100.00. An order was made, directing that the names of all employees of the city and the amount of their salaries be published in the papers. BE Home Sites on National Avenue To Go to The Highest Bidders. The property known as the Oaks Manufacturing Company's site and situated on Sunny Side and National Avenue, will be sold at public auction this, afternoon, at two o'clock -by Messrs. Willett and Allen, real estate dealers. This property has been cut up in building lots, and is very desirable property. In addition to the lots, four new bungalows will also go to the highest bidder. Messrs. .Willett and Allen state, that the property will be sold regardless of the price, and payment -may be made on' easy terms. " . . , Bishop Kilgo Presiding Over Eightieth Annual Meeting of Churchmen. ; DURHAM, N. C, Dec. 6. Bishop John C. Kilgo called the .eightieth session of the North' Carolina Metho dist Conference to order this morn ing' at, 9:80 A o'clock -in V- Memorial church, of this city.. ' According to the usual custom the conference -opened with the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Bishop Kilgo' was assisted in this service by the presiding el ders. ". Following the conjmunion ser vice Rev; R. H. Willis, pastor of, the church at Oxford, was re-elected sec retary of the conference. Mr, Willis has served as secretary for five years. Rev;, G. T.. Simmons and J. M. Or mond were elected assistant secre taries and Rev. C. J. Harrell, statis tical secretary. V ; r . ' - This afternoon Rev. George Stuart and Dr. John R. Pepper, of Tennessee, addressed the laymen's meeting, pre sided over by C. JE. Weatherby, con ference layman leader. This evening the anniversary of the Sunday School board was held. With W. B. Co ' "r, of Wilmington, chairman of I-1 XT' - ' . '. . " .M' r of the ? W NO ACTION YET AS TO THE METHODIST CONFERENCE IS ON AT DURHAM OLDS AIUAL MEET Bucharest Ha Fallen FRENCH VESSEL SURVIVORS SAY American Members of Crew Of "John Lambert" Had Nar row Escape. SHELLED Of U-BOAT NEW YORK, Dec. 6. American members of the crew of the former American Lake Steamer, John Lam bert, barely escaped with their lives, when a German submarine sank the vessel in the English channel on No vember 22 without warning, they said, when they arrived here today on the French liner Espagne. The attack on the Lambert, they declared, came entirely unexpectedly and the submarine continued shell ing the crippled vessel while the crew was endeavoring to lower the life boats. The vessel had been sold by its American owners to the French line and was being delivered to Havre when the attack took place. She flew the French flag according to the crew. E SEND PROTEST Opposed to Granting Pardon to E. S. Thomas, Guilty of Shocking Crime. A At a recess meeting of the Board of Aldermen held last night it was unan imously voted to send to Governer Locke Craig resolutions urging him to refuse any commutation or pardon to E. S. Thomas, who was 'convicted in a Wake county court on a war rant charging him. with an assault on a lady while in her berth on a Pull man car. He was sentenced to serve twelve months on the county roads, but now efforts are being made to either get him pardoned or have his sentence commutted, Thomas was a , passenger on the Pullfhan car and while it was under the shed at the union ..depot in Rel eigh Thomas entered the 'lady's berth and committed the assault 'and, it is said,' had it not Been for the conduc tor and passengers who.' went to her aid,' the crime- would have been of a much more serious nature. - ? "" '. Realizing that the crime was a base insult to society,, the councilmen in structed the clerk o forward the fol lowing protest to r Governor . Craig, which bears the seal of the city and the signatures of the Mayor and clerk of the city:,' : .'. ;'v4, J ' "Whereas, newspapers :i have . pub lished that one E. S. Thomas, lately convicted of.an assault upon a female and sentenced to Wake county roads for one year is now seeking a pardon at the hands of the Governor; and whereas, it is generally believed that said Thomas has already escaped the punishment which he deserves, now, therefore, Be it resolved, by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Now Bem, that his Excellency, the Governor of North Carolina, be and he is hereby respectfully requested and urged to refuse any commutation or pardon to said Thomas; and that the Clerk be and is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to th,e Gover nor of the State." : ' There will be a r of the Wo man's Christian Uni. . rrow af ternoon at 3:30 o'clock in , e lecture rooms of i Tr ' ' t i cV.urch. The election if c. . i . j f r the onsu irjr year wiU t.-.'-ie r '.! ft tins mect ' a" i a 1 is i INN I 1 111 GOV. to Enemy Roumanian Capital is Evacuated Without Fight by Defenders in Hope That Army May Es cape Clutches of Advancing Teutonic Forces. Roumanians Abandoned Hope of Saving Capita. From In vaders When Ploesci Fell Teutons Giving Chase To The Fleeing Army. (By International News Service) Bucharest, capital of Roumania and one of . the world's strongest for tresses fell to the Teutons yesterday. There was no siege, not even a regular bombardment. The fortress fell automatically. There could be no question of a defense after the de fenders last avenue of escape to the north fell into the invaders' hands, with the capture of Ploesci, 32 miles away. When this final blow was struck and probably even before that there was but one alternative for the shat tered Roumanian forces in the re gion of the capital; to grasp the last straw offered by the Bucharest-Cer-navoda railroad, or allow themselves to, be "bagged" in an utterly hope less attempt to stay the fall of Bu charest. Ploesci fell a few hours be fore the capital itself was taken. And now the most dramatic and spectacular race of the whole war is on. There appears on all sides, its capital in the invaders' hands, its king and government refugees on the border, prepared to flee to foreign soil, its country's rich resources feed ing its pursuers, the Roumanian ar my is wildly dashing toward the last loop hole. And there, on the oppo site banks of the Danube, lurks Mack ensen's army ready to cross the river the moment his prospective prey has approached close enough. He may leave this however to the northern armies of General Von Falkenhayn, which are now racing due east from Ploesci, in an almost parallel line with the fleeing Roumanians, to reach the intersection on the Ploesci Braila railway, which alone held out hope for an eleventh hour rescue of King Ferdinand's army, which thence could reach safety on Russian soil. F 7"- Well Known Lenoir County Men Charged With Retailing -v." Liquor. - , KINSTON, 'N, C, Dec 6 Daniel Williams and his three Bons, Henry,' Durwood and William, were served with warrants late Tuesday and this morning, charging them . with retail ing whiskey. -The men'., are ; well known. . -. i.. . -.' Nearly a score of persons ' have been and .the to -be summoned for witnesses. - 'These include regular customers of a store maintained by members - of the Williams , family in the southern part of the city.' The witnesses are of "all walks of life" and including "nearly (everything but preachers, and not, excluding an ex horter or two," according to the po lice. ' The Williamses, who are. under bail,, will probably be given a hear ing" Friday. ' ' CONSULT THE WANTS ' In getting in touch with bus iness chances possibly there are opportunities today that may be of interest to you; or send a want ad of your own, stating what, kind of business appeals to you most, and invite com munications from - those who have established business, and who wish to sell or increase their scope by taking in part ners who are prepared to make an investment. T; "e 775 The Want Ad " i " . i o n. KING FERDINAND IN FLIGHT TO'. THE BORDER ' FOUR MEMBERS fl ONE FAMILY INDICTED LLOYD GEORGE IS E Empire's Strongest Man Ac cepts Task of Shaping New Government. DEALT KNOCK-OUT TO LONDON, Dec. 6. David Lloyd George today is virtually Prime Min ister of England. - Having adminis tered, the knock out blow to Premier Asquith and the coalition ministry. Lloyd George accepted this afternoon King George's proffer to act as the shaper of a new government. He would "endeavor to undertake the task," he announced. Thus the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, long looked upon by Eng land's masses as the empire's strong est man, emerged victorious from one of the bitterest fought political com bats. It wodldn't be so bad to be absent minded if it would only enable us to forget our troubles. TO FILL IN PART F MIDDLE STREET Aldermen Grant Request Messrs. Blades And Daniels. Of T The Board of Aldermen met in a recess meeting at the city hall last, night and received the report of the committee appointed by the Mayor at the regular meeting Tuesday night to investigate the advisability of al lowing Middle street to' be extended between the Blades concrete building and the market dock. The commit tee reported favorable and the board voted to give. Messrs. Blades and Daniels the privilege of making the extension. .' : ,.(. . . .. ., . , After investigating the matter thor oughly, the committee conferred with Messrs Blades and Daniels and dis cussed the matter and made plans and regulations ! under which . the work must be carried out. As con ditions are now, boats with very little draught are unable to get more than half way up the slip; after the work which is to be done bjr these gentle men "is completed,' there will b,e a slip the same width as the" present one bnd will extend to the. harbor line, a distance of about 120 feet;; -The slip will be filled up to twelve feet -beyond the south end of the Blades concrete building, and Messrs. Blades and' Daniels are . ' to extend their, docks to the ha'rbor lines, which will give a slip equally" as long as the present one with ; eight feet , of water at the shallowest place, the old slip was very shallow. at the upper end. ''' ' ' ' The work will be paid for Ay Mesrs. Blades and Daniels, but they will be allowed to deduct the amount of the cost of the work from their taxes. . j CONCERT ENTERTAINERS NEXT LYCEUM NtJMBFR ; The Westminster Concert' Enter tainers will be the next lyceum num ber to appear here. They will pre sent an entertaining program consist ing of readings, vocal solos and duets, Scotch songs and stories, and will be attired in the conventional Scotch cos' tume. . " The members of this company have been coached by Madame Shank, for merly of the H. W. Savage Operatic Course, and the pro (Tram they render 1 T PHI MINISTER ACQUITH T 0 THE HARBOR LINES PRESIDENT TO IN TO T Officials Close to Chief Execu tive Intimate He Will Ask Congress to Act. E WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 6. In formation from official sources late today made it appear certain that President Wilson has definitely de cided to urge upon Congress an in vestigation into the high prices of the necessities of life, and seek to supply a remedy. Fol'.owing a conference between the President and Chairman Henry of the House Rules Committee, it was re liably reported that Mr. Wilson had urged that the program be speededJ up as much as possible. This it was stated was in order to allow time for the investigation into the. high cost of living, and permit time for legisla tion on that subject, should the in vestigation disclose that Congression al action might put an end to high prices. Meanwhile the activities of the va rious government agencies connected with the high prices probe continued and officials held out high hopes of an actual disclosure of the real causes for the unprecedented prices and to unearth any conspiracy which may ex ist. ATT Enjoyable Event to Take Place Friday Evening Proceeds For School. Special Correspondence. THURMAN, Dec. 6. There will be a basket supper given in the Seventh Township consolidated school at this place on Friday evening at seven o' clock. The last supper given at this place was very successful and quite a few school supplies were purchased with the proceeds. The school is in need of other supplies and the amount real ized from the supper Friday evening will be used for this purpose. Everyone is extended a cordial in vitation to be present. 13-Year-Old Mamie. Beaker- Is - , Victim of Stranger, Whose Name is Unknown. DURHAM, Dec 6. The police are searching' for a "young ' whiter man, who, it is claimed is guilty of a crim inal assault upon Miss Mamie Beaker, thirteen-year-old daughter of -a well known Durham citizen.' The name of the offender has not been learned. Other than the "-fact that he was a Stranger in the city and claimed to be a representative of' the Ladies' Home Journal, little has been learned in regard to the identity of the fugi tive. According to reports,, the assault was 'of a most brutal and horrifying nature, , . Miss Beaker lives near the corner of Broadway and North streets. Yes terday' afternoon about 4 o'clock, the stranger, called at the Beaker home and found all of the members of the family out except Miss Mamie Beaker. It is said that he began to. talk to her in regard to the magazine refered to and then assaulted her. The girl said that she cried out In an effort to obtain help, but no one seems to have herd her outcries. After the young man left the house ".' s r - ' cr hurried to tre home of a r i' ". i "i cf V o i"Vr, s"j pie BASKET SUPPER TO BE DURHAM GIRL IS ASSAULTED III HER OWN HOME CRIME OF BRUTAL AND iRRIFIuliRE BRYAN BEGINS FIGHT TO IKE COUNTRY til Strikes First Blow at Dinner, Tendered Him by District Democrats. 1 WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 6. William Jennings Bryan, former Pre mier of President Wilson's cabinet, tonight struck the first blow in his fight to make the country dry. At a dinner tendered him by Democrats of the District of Columbia he warmly advocated prohibition as a Democratic party policy. "The Democratic party won without the aid of the wet cities," Mr. Bryan pointed out, "and having received the Support of nearly all the prohibition States and the States where women vote, is released from any obligation to the liquor traffic. It is free to take the moral side of this great mor al issue, and I have rii doubt that it will line up to its opportunity and ob ligations." After reviewing the accomplish ments of the administration during the first term, Mr. Bryan suggested several lines along which to work to secure more reforms. He also urged strongly against heeding the plea of the railroads to be freed of State con trol and the entire control bie placed in the hands of Congress be .disre garded, and sounded a warning against militarism . The United States cannot afford to lose its moral prestige, he declared, for the privilege of terrorizing people with a display of force. If love levels all things, why should a man expect his wife to look up to him? SEEK RELIEF Ask Congress to Gran4; Them Similar Hours and Wages as Union Workers. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 6. A new element was injected into the rail road situation today when Congress was confronted with a demand for legislitive relief for the "80 per cenf" of the unorganized railroad workers who are not affected by the Adamson eight-hour law. The demand came in the form of a petition to Congress and was presented to the Senate by Chairman Newlands of the joint con gressional committee investigating general railroad conditions. He stat ed that 300,000 men signed the peti tion. . , The unorganized railroad men' de manded a complete investigation of the wage's of all classes of railroad employees; legislative action to fix, the hours of labor of all railroad em ployees, and, an anti-strike law sus pending strikes on all inter-state roads pending investigation of the differ-, ences between the employers and the mplcjyees. , . . . , . t .. MARINE NEWS ' ,' -' The two mast schooner Oregon,- of ' Sea Level, yesterday brought in. two hundred barrels of oysters The ves sel will return to Sea Level this morn ing. 1 ' The fishing schooner Elijah, of Sea Level, arrived yesterday with, a nice lot of oysters. ' . -f The freight boat Three Samuels arrived there yesterday from Arapa hoe with a cargo of produce. She will return today.' " ' subsequently It was reported td the police. ' However, it is believed that the stranger has left the city. ' Al-. though few people here knew of the occurrence last night feeling was run ning high among those who had learn ed of the unfortunate occurrence. The girl's father is in Petersburg, Va., and will probably return to the city short Still S A WARNING HI
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