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. v : . V .jit. vV 3. ' ,. ' ;V ; '!( ;:.; fe.ti Ji'lj-J , ,- THE WEATHER Pair Today and Thursday Moderate Westerly Winds owning ERJNI4N Shop Early and. Avid The Christinas Rush It Will Pay You ! 'V: L ' Volume 2; Number 8. NEW BERN, N. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1916. Single Copy: Five Cents many Offers To D Powers eace The m 1 mm With Entente I; 1 " 'i". . . Strength, Not Weakness, Prompts READYFORPEACE'DEGLnRES THE T T KM C T G SPEECH "If The Offer Falls Upon Deaf Ears in the Entente Countries, The Responsibility of The Terrors That a Further Prolongation of the Struggle are Bound to Bring is Solely That of Germany's Enemies" Frequently Huge Military Strokes Are Planned by Central Powers in Event Offer is Rejected Spain, The United States and Switzerland Selected For The Transmission of Proposal to Allied Nations. fJO TERMS MENTIONED lfl SPEECH OR IN TH NOTE TO ALLIES f BERLIN, Dec. 12. Germany r" today offered peace to the Al n lies. j The Imperial Chancellor Dr. ' - Von Bethmann Hollweg, speak- f ing for the German Empire and its allies, announced in the Reichstag that he had given to the diplomatic representatives of Spain, the United States and Switzerland, a joint note ad dressed to Germany's enemies, proposing to them to enter into " peace negotiations. The Chancellor did not an- nounce the terms upgn which , Germany and her allies will make peace. Nor are they con t tained in the note he handed to the three neutral diplomats for transmission to the Entente powers. The only reference he made to them was that they had 'lithe object of "guaranteeing the existence, honor and liberty of 4 evolution" for nations extending the offer and "our according to their firm belief, an appropriate j basis for the establishment of everlasting peace." " . This reference, is contained in rthe note addressed to the Allies. . ,Thej representatives of Spain, the. United States and Switzer- anI were selected for the trans mission because these countries represent, the Entente interests in (Germany and the countries of her allies.' TE Bessie Messer, 18, Boards Nor ; folk Southern Train, But is $ ' ?, V Stopped at LaGrange. ; KINSTON, Dec. 12 Bessie Mess p, 18,' an f inmate of the' Caswell , Training School near here, Boarded a Norfolk Southern train at : Parrot's Station, a . short distance" from the school, y Tuesday ; morning,1 and rode LaGrange-on the first lap of a journey to her home, said to be up rute. Her plan met with disaster i iere. ine autnorities at the school located her and notified the LaGrange lice. Bessie Messer is of the high t class of mentally . deficient in f s of the State institution.5 She rather good-looking and appears be ' perfectly normal at first !t. She escaped from the school nJay, and is believed to hare spent Jay night in the woods near the j 'l, a cold, driving rain prevail-i-iiring the night. ' ' r l;:is ESCAPED FROM STA F ii Hints, in Speech, That E Throughout the Chancellor's speech and in the note to the Entente, emphasis is laid upon these chief points : That the peace move is made "ita full harmony" with each of Germany's allies. That "not weakness, but strength coupled with solicitude for civilization and humanity prompt the offer of peace." That "if the offer falls upon deaf ears in the Entente coun tries, the responsibility of the terrors that a further prolonga tion of the struggle are bound to bring is solely that of Ger many's' enemies. The German empire, he declared, declines every responsibility for this, be fore humanity and history." His closing words were: "We are ready for fighting and ready for peace." Frequent hints at huge mili tary strokes planned by the Cen tral powers in the event their offer is rejected, marked the Chancellor's speech. After tell ing of the successful campaign in Roumania, he. added: "And . Hindenberg does not rest, the .uilitary operations progress." . , j Especial stress was laid by Chancellor upon the absolute unity of the German people and the people of her allies. yy; WiilSKS Requests Citizens to.Contribute ; Liberally for Happiness of t ' : "-'-'! Poor FamiUes. , ' '' - .- . Captain L. Van Egntond,: of the local branch of the Salvation Army requests the public to bear in mind the poor of the city and assist, him in making:, Christmas pleasant for them. Following his usual custom, Captain Van Egmond will distribute baskets containing provisions " to many of the poor families on Christ mas Eve.:," C ., . .. "- . A number of receptacles have been placed at different places about the , cny ana ail who will are requested to drop a small amount of money in them which will be used in purchas ing Christmas dinners. -Captain Van Egmond will also receive old cloth ing 'and distribute it among those in need, and anyone who desires to donate garments are requested to no tify him. INC HI REM EMBER THE POOR mm has REFUSED TO SIGN THE PRDTOCOL Information Reaching Washing ton Shows First Chief is . Defiant. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 12. Information reached here late today that despite earlier information reaching members of the American Joint Commis sion, General Carranza has re fused to sign the protocol drawn up by the commission at Atlan tic City. Secretary of the Interior Lane, chairman of the American section of the committee would make no com ment on that information, but an nounced that a meeting preliminary to the regular resumption of confer ences by the commission would be held in Philadelphia December 18. FIRST LAW SCHOOL OF SOUTH ADMITS WOMEN MACON, GA., Dec. 12. The Mer cer Law School, of this city, which is believed to be the first college in the South to take such action, will in the future admit women. Under the charter of the school and a recent action of the general assembly, per mitting women to practice law, dl plomas of the Mercer Law School will admit female graduates to prac tice in the State and United States Courts in Georgia. PUPILS TO PRESENT "Christmas With The Old Wom an Who Lived in a Shoe," at Auditorium. A beautiful and enjoyable musical play entitled "Christmas with the old woman who lived in the shoe," will be rendered by the pupils of the graded, school in Griffin auditorium on Friday evening December 15th at 8 o'clock. This will be a pretty play with good action and catchy music throughout and can be thoroughly enjoyed by old and young alike. : ; Tickets will be on sale by the chil dren on and after Wednesday at 25 and 15 cents. The public is invited to be present' and are assured, that all who attend will pass a pleasant evening. ' REV. MR. CADE TO GO TO EDETtlTON Friends Pleased : to Know tie v Is Promoted, but Regret His ' - Departure. , : In the assignments made at the an nual conference : of the Methodist Episcopal churchV' South,' . for the Eastern district of Korth Carolina, Rev. W. A. Cade, who has had as his field i Riverside and Churches for the past Vear, was trans ferred to Edenton station ..which is said to be a larger, field than the one he has occupied here. . ' i. ; - " Mr. Cade was junior pastor of Centenary Methodist church here for two years previous to his appoint ment to the pastorate of the Bridge ton and Riverside churches, and dur ' ' his F'.iy r--, r j"? v r'l ti ; PLAY FRIDAY NIGH Scales of Peace Or Wa- Been Placed in President's Hands CAROL NA SEE LITTLE HOPE Place No Credence in Rumors Differ With Sergt. Mitchell As to Camp Life. (By Sergt. W. M. Pugh) CAMP STEWART, TEXAS, Dec. 12. We were visited Sunday and Wednesday by one of the worst sand storms that we have seen during our sojour down here. The Second Regiment went on a short hke in heavy marching order Wednesday and on their return had field inspec tion. The North Carolina Medical Corp went on a practice march this morn ing. The officers carried the men through a regular battle. The scene of which took place on Mount Frank lin. The Hospital Corps gave the men first aid treatment, and 'those who could not walk were brought to the ' dressing station, the others were sent in. Today is one of the coldest we have seen yet All the boys resent the statement by Sergt. J. M. Mitchell, Jr., we have not seen any comfort since we have been here, and there' is nothing pleas ant on the border or in Camp Stew art for the. boys to ' like. . If any body wants to know the real con ditions of army life all they have to do is ask Sergt. John . Parker who was discharged . on . December the first. ,. . ". The hike the Seventh Division was going to take has been called off on account of , the medical officers re fusing to let their men sleep on the cold ground at night when there was no- need of it. ' " - We are looking to spend Xmas of 1916 eating- Untie Sara's turkey at Camp : Stewart which none of the boys object to, that is, the turkey. ' There is nothing new in camp, only a lot of rumors oing around. They all concern going- home but i,t looks like -we will pass many a sleepless night before we can crawl Jnto a good old feather bed again and eat a decent meal at a table.' - " ' - Many a husband boasts of his au- FIERCE SAND STORM HITS SOLDIERS CAMP Bridgeton.wife do exactly as she pleases. , - , . Wigg-r-"I have gone into a pool to beat the stock market." Wagg "Well a too1 and itl money are soon part ed." . -', . '' that his efforts in building up the churches he has served and in the ad vancement of Christianity, have been rewarded by sppointment to a. I- rgr 1 ID PUBLISHERS Will Hope to Find Some Way of Cut ting Prices and Supplying Demand. H. B. WU MIKES WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 12. Under the auspices of the Federal Trade Commission newspaper pub lishers, news print paper manufac turers and jobbers have today en tered into an agreement to arbitrate their differences and attempt to de vise a system under which there can be a fair distribution of the supply of paper. Representatives of each branch of the producing and consum ing sides of the interests will hold conferences at Washington on Fri day and formulate tentative plans. On Saturday a committee composed of representatives from each group will meet with the Federal Trade Commission and the tentative plan will be whipped into shape with the results, in the opinion of the commis sion, that an arrangement for unin terrupted supply for all publishers will be arrived at in less than thirty days. H. B. Varner, a publisher, of Lex ington, N. C, says that he is con vinced that the paper manufacturers are in a combine to control prices. He declared that he had written to all paper companies for quo tations and that he had received re plies evidently dictated by the same man. Asked for the letters he said they had been turned over to the De partment of Justice. Mr. Varner said that unless prices dropped many American newspapers will have to suspend publication. FALL FROM ROOE Will Wooten, Colored, Expected To Recover From Injury. Will Wooten, colored, fell from the roof of the building adjoining Mrs. J. H. .Hardy's store on George street yesterday afternoon and fractured bis skull. Dr. Raymond Pollock was summoned and gave the necessary medical attention. After being re moved to his home a piece of his skull was "removed. While it was impossible to say positively, but it is not thought that the wound will prove fatal ' Wooten was engaged in making repairs to the roof of the building, which was two stories high, when his foot slipped. , J Parole Officer of Lyman and ' Shirley School to Spend Sev ' eral Weeks Here. Mr. William F. Ward has received a letter from Mr. Orrin A. Gardner, of Touisset, Massachusetts, in which Mr. Gardner stated he would arrive in New Bern about the first of the year, and would remain here for sev eral weeks. ''' Mr. Gardner is- Parole Officer ' for the Lyman and , Shirley school of ' Massachusetts, and a prominent citi zen of that State. Knowledge of the excellent fishing and hunting para dises in the vicinity of New Bern, and having friends in the city has, T- '-i v ' --".( in h's li tter to TTr. I ARBITRATE ORRIIf TO VISIT HEW BERN PRESIDENTWILSQN PLANS TO TAKE MOVE I THE NATIONS German Offer Furnishes Chief Executive of United States The Opportunity Which He Has Been Seeking for Months Reported Terms Dismiss ed as Pure Speculation No Event Since Declar ation of War in 1914 Has Stirred Washington so Profoundly as The News of Germany's Willing ness to Talk Peace Recalled That Lord Derby, Member of British Government, Has Just Stated "The Allies Are Ready to Listen to Proposals." ALLIED SYMPATHIZERS ATTEMPT TO SHIFT WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 12. The scales of peace or war have been placed in the hands of President Wilson, according to the belief in German circles here. In these quarters tonight it is thought these scales are so evenly balanced that they will tip to that side on which the President throws the weight of his influence. No event since the declaration of war in 1914 has stirred Washington so profoundly as the news that the German Chancellor had submitted a formal offer to the Allied govern ments to discuss peace. Two ques tions were uppermost in the minds of every one in official life. The first one was, "what are Germany's terms of peace?" and the second, "to what extent will the President bring pres sure to bear to induce an acceptance of the German offer?" The President showed the deepest interest in the news. In the absence of official information he gave orders that the press wireless dispatches from Berlin be brought to him as fast as they were received. He re mained in the executive offices until late reading these reports. At the White House tonight It was stated unofficially that the President was anxious that the United States should play a greater part than that of mere messenger. It was said that the German offer furnished the op portunity which he had been seeking for months. It was declared to be certain that the earnest desire of this government for early peace would be made known to the belligerents in .the near future, even if such a commun ication does not actually accompany the note conveying Germany's offer to the Allies. As regards Germany's peace terms it was authoritatively stated that up to a late hour tonight no official transcript of them had been received from Berlin, either at the German embassy or at the 'State Department. R TO BE HELD TODAY Delicious Refreshments To Be Served in Basement of the ' Church. - , ' The annual Methodist Bazaar will be held today in the basement of the Centenary church. ' X: , This is an event that is looked for ward to each -year with much pleas ure.. Many rare and useful thinea will be on sale. '"" , ' .. -f . v -Delicious refreshments will be served,, consisting of salads, oysters, ice creams, ices, candies, etc. - The entire proceeds from this ba zaar is devoted to the uses of the t' h, si-i h "' i to ' ' - t a METHODIST Offer THE GREAT CALL OFFER CLEVER THE RESPONSIBILITIES Earlier reports indicating that Ger many had officially indicated her wil lingness to make peace on a basis of the restoration of Belgium and north ern France, and a guarantee of the independence of Poland and Lithua nia, leaving the status of the Balkans to be determined by the conference, were dismissed at the German em bassy as pure speculation. The belief at the Embassy was that the German Chancellor has pur posely omitted any definition of the terms in order to make it easier for the Allies to accept the offer. The belief was expressed that if the Al lies will agree merely to discuss the terms, a basis of settlement can be arranged and the war will come to an end. Germany's action was carefully timed. It was pointed out tonight that it came shortly after the speech of Lord Derby, who is still a member of the British government, in which he declared that the Allies were ready to listen to proposals. In view of that speech it was said, the Allies j could not now refuse with any good grace to listen to a formal offer such as that which is now on its way to President Wilson to be transmitted to Great Britain, France, Russia, Bel gium, Serbia, Roumania, and Japan. In the highest quarters it was de clared that if the proposal of the Central Powers is not accepted it will be at least a year before there is another proposal. In allied quarters it was intimated that the proposal was a clever at tempt to place the responsibility for the continuance of the war upon Ger many's enemies. It was said that if the proposals were not accepted Ger many would then have an excuse for adopting more drastic methods, es pecially wtih regard to the use of her submarines. There is good authority for saying that it is true if the offer is spurned Germany will resume the war with greater violence than before. The Germans will attempt to- cut off the English food supply by, the se of submarines.- GETS r BACK PAY .-' . t . .. Tale of Wall Street's Generosity . Leaks Out Man Lost Limb in First Battle. NEW YORK, Dec. 12. Here is'a ' tale of Wall Street generosity which became known -today,'. . When j, the. ' Stock Exchange was closed, and bus- - iness was nil, an employe of a big brokerage firm decided to enlist. His ' ; firm bought him transportation, wish- , ed him luck and heard little more of . him until he limped into their office - J a' few days ago with one leg gone, lost in his first engagement. He applied for his old iW'on, whiili was p" ; "7 ; 'wj ; '- SEND NOTE TO ARMISTICE RETURNED SO LDJER .'V!-' (