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The Moiim; The Weather:" Rain -Today and To morrow ; Mode rate South Winds. Trade at Home L. The Mail Order House Has .Never Brought New Bern a Cejpt. OlR GOAL: NEW BERNS MORNING PAPER IN EVERY HOME. ) - Volume 2; Number 43. NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1917. Single Copy fFive Cento 'V, it. 4 - .''--4. New Bernian Campaign Starts In Good Form ATTRACTIVE OFFER OF THE NEW BERNIAN IS NOW OPEN TO ALL III EHI SUIT IS IV THE BICE Some Candidates Have Com menced Their Work And Subscriptions and Ballots Are Beginning To . Come In. If the management of THE NEW BERNIAN harbored any doubt re garding the success of its subscrip tion campaign which has just been inaugurated, that doubt would have been dispelled by the manner in which the announcement has been received by the public and the lively interest which the women and girls are mani festing in it. Although the first pub lication 'of nominees was made but two days ago, more than a dozen of Shem have commenced the work of soliciting subscriptions and coupons and the campaign department has keen deluged with letters and in quiries by telephone and persona! calls. The list of prizes is certainly large enough and valuable enough to en gage the attention of the most enter prising ladies in New Bern and sur rounding counties. Certainly no other newspaper in Eastern North Carolina ever offered anywhere near the incen tive' for effort that this campaign presents. v There are two automobiles, fl50 bank account, victrola, range, kitchen cabinet, two diamond rings and a wrist watch besides a "commission of ten per cent of the subscription pay ments they secure' before February 10th and ten per cent of their entire receipts to all competitors who work until the close, of the campaign and who do, not win one of the advertised prizes. This guarantees them against loss ana ample compensation ior meir efforts. Those who are regular subscribers of THE NEW BERNIAN. are invited to participate' in the campaign by asking for the votes when they pay their subscriptions. Every payment f $1.25 from an old subscriber -gives the candidate 600 votes, and if it is the first subscription, paid in her favor, the payment carries with it special bonus vote certificate ..for 26,000 votes. If you. are a subscriber 1 , THE NEW BERNIAN and will send in your subscription, payment, the votes 'will be sent to you or given to any candidate you may suggest, or to "any lady you may nominate. 'A renewal for $5.00 gives 2,700 votes, and for $3.00 gives 1,600 votes. Payments from new subscribers secure twice a many subscription ballot Votes , as : are given with renewals. With all coupons clipped from the issues of THE NEW BERNIAN, counting ten votes each,' and with thj - feld entirely clear for solicitation of., subscriptions,' ond will be able to amass a greater number of votes than . at any future time in the campaign. ' ' . Important to Partkipante : ; It will be observed by reading the schedule of honus votes offered for' , subscriptions, that more - votes i are given ' on . 'club' during" the first m period than, during, the second, . and more during the second than during the third, and the "public is hereby assured that the schedules will re main in force, for' the periodsfor which they have been announced. ; . . There will be no . double vote -offer nor increased vote offers; hence ' subscription payments will give a ,' competitor more votes- during , the first period than they , will any time later in the campaign. i " The. statement is emphatic;: - and all competitors 'and their friends should ' govern their actions accord- :. ingly. ; '' ' '.''." " . Every day finds . new interest manifested. It has taken some few days to get a thorough understand- ' inir of the plan, but now that the plan is well understood, the, cam paign" may be depended upon to go along at a lively pace. Clip the 1,000, vote nomination y--:.:-t ':-! t'.'s j - r i ...i f.u out woman you think likely to make an effort to win. . ft The office of the Prize Manager is in the office of THE NEW BERN IAN, and for the convenience of those who cannot call during the day, the office will be open every week day evening. The public is. invited to clip the coupons from the paper and vote them for some competitor, or to send them by mail. Always addraes Prize Manager, Box 627, New Bern, N. C. Telephone 776. These Have Been Nominated. ALLIANCE Lela Dawson -1,000 AURORA Mrs. Morgan Guilford 1,000 Maude Hoilowell 1,000 Mattie Hooker , 1,000 Miss L. O. Pickering 1,000 Fannie Price 1,000 Nina Redditt 1,000 Charity Swindell 1,000 Laura Walker, R. F. D 1,000 Mrs. Lula Walker 1,000 BAYBORO Joella Dawson 1,000 Maggie Miller - 1,000 Nona Moore 1,000 Gladys Pickles 1,000 BELGRADE Mrs. Robert Sabiston - 1,000 BEAUFORT Rosa Eubanks, R. F. D. 1,000 BONNERTON Mrs. Samuel Tuten 1,000 BLOUNTS CREEK Mrs. Ida Martin, R. F. D. .." 1,000 Nettie, Stilley, R. F. D. 1,000 BOGUE Escie Taylor J. 1,000 BRIDGETON iSudie Fleming 1,000 Ada Holton 1,000 Kenneth Holton 1,000 Sophie Ryman -1,000 Maie Scales r.l,000 CLARKS Ethel Wetheringto'n i 1,000 , . DOVER Gladys Hodges 1,000 Mrs. D. W. Richardson 1,000 Julia Smith 1,000 Eva Wilson 11,000 EDWARD Beula Paul - 1,000 Mrs. Frank Sawyer ... J.1.000 Madeline Tripp 1,000 ENGLEHARDT Nixie Harris . 1,000 Suda McKinney '. 1000 Hattie Roper 1,000 Lessie Selby " 11,000 FORT BARNWELt Mrs. R. W. Lamb 1,000 GRANTSBORO Mrs. Smith Paul 1,000 HAVELOCK Valeria Hill 1,000 Mrs. M. F. Russell 1,000 Mrs. Kenneth Tilton ,.1,000 Rosa Lee Wynne . - 1,000 JACKSONVILLE Julia Bender 1.1,000 Mai Gilman ...1,000 Virginia Koonce ' .... 1,000 Olivia G. Petteway -1,000 Elizabeth Sabiston j.... 1,000 , JASPER , .... Mrs. Edward Wadsworth 1,1,000 ; .LOWLAND Nita Carawan .ii 1..1,000 ' MAYSVILLE Gladys Collins .-..-l,000 Miss Willie Collins ...1,000 MERRIMON Mrs. J. B. Salter -1,06b ' MERRITT ' . Mrs. A. E. Spruill .....1,000 - MOREHEAD CITY " Glades Davis . .1,000 Y'." ' NEW BERN Mildred Allen .. ....1,000 Annie Avery 1 .1,009 Mildred Ball, :tA...l,000 Carrie McDaniel Barnes........ 1,000 Mrs. Robena Barber 1.-- 1,000 Pauline Barrington -i,.r...l,000 Katherino Bayliss , .-1,000 Julia Bellamah ll,000 Robena Benners 1,000 Mrs. J. P. Bennett .- ...1,000 Lena Benton -i..., 1,000 Addie Blalock '..,.-1,000 Ethel Blomburge -.jl.-.I.OOO Mrs. Edw.. Braddy .1.J-j.1,000 Rosa Caprio .1,000 Hattie May Cohen -1,000 Mrs, David Congdon i. 1,000 Mrs. Amos Coward .1,000 Mary Crabree 1,000 Alice Daw .1 , .1 1,000 Lola M. Dfcosway 1,-1,000 Evelyn Elliott l-;... ....1,000 Julia Ellis .. .1S..,..1,000 Julia French kt- ...1,000 Florence Fulford . . 1,000 Leonora Greelmbaum l..jtl,000 Ida May Hall 1,000 Marjorio Hall C.i.-ir. 1,000 Blanche Hancock- 2 kV.-l.OOO Ethel J. Hancock ' Vl.OOO Kathleen Harris .... 1,000 Susie Hafkett ... ' ...1,000 Emily Hatem 1. 1,000 Helen Hatem , i ;i,000 Mildred Hawk -.... ..1,000 Mrs. Goo. Henderson ----- l.(!00 JOIN FOE . FDR OVERTHROW OF CARRANZA Villa and Zapata. Said to Have Reached Agreement to Start Vigorous Campaign. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 23. Radical changes in the Mexican sit uation became apparent today, with the withdrawal of the Pershing pu nitive expedition from Mexican ter ritory already under way. Authori tati reports from Mexican sources said that the anti-Carranza bands under Villa and Zapata have joined forces for the overthrow of Carrahza. Representatives of Villa and Zapata, it was stated, conferred at length at San Andres and came to a complete agreement. A point plan of campaign designated to dispose of the Canjinza military forces was greed upon, it was stated. It was admitted unofficially after today's cabinet meeting which dis cussed the Mexican situation that the Pershing force had withdrawn its outposts and that the permanent sup ply base had ljeen dismantled. Sup ply trains are already moving slowly back to the border. Formal "orders" for the withdrawal of the Pershing column were withheld at the War De partment but it was admitted that the movement already nlbde' would not be under way without jecific instruc tions from the Deparnnent. From sources close to the Mexican embassy .the declaration came today that the Carcanza government is pre pared to follow up the withdrawal of Pershing; with the disposition of a sufficient military force -so as to in4 sure the safety of all Americans within the zone of its former protec tion. U- TO HASTEN PEACE Big Warships Doomed to Junk Pile, IfjTiny Submarines are Adopted, Says ford. DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 23. Pigmy submarines carried by the German South Atlantic commerce raider, as described in cable despatches" from Buenos Aires, may go far toward bringing an early ending to the war, in the opinion of Henry : Ford. . Big - warships, , he ' believes arc doomed to" the junk pile, if it de velops that the Germans have started the manufacture of the baby U-boats in large numbers. More 'than-a year and a half ago Ford outlined plans on which' he was working lor the building of "jitney"' submarines, which he believed would constitute adaquate defense for . the United. States coast liner, "Ford be lieves that the .German 20-foot, sub marines are an adaptation of his idea. '." "Manufacture, of- thepigmy sub marines is a step toward general dis armament," Ford declared today, "for there will be no profit in the building of huge warships in the fu ture." lESSAF - . - " i ; - . - -To Meet in Chamber Rooms 'At Four O'Clock This Afternoon. , .... There will be a meeting of the Business Affairs Department of the Chamber of Commerce this after noon at. four, o!clock. . ' Director W. W. Griffin is in- charge of the work of ' this department, which, is composed of'. the following division chairmen: Trade Extension, J. B. Dawson; Convention and Special Events, C. J. McCarthy-. Censoring of Advertising and Solicitations, J. G. Dunn; Industrial Development, A. F. Patterson. The purpose of the meeting is the outlining: of the duties of each divis ion ami the nrmins of men to serve e- :'-p (: visi,... -, v l.-;-- tl r.l - r, t BOATS li COItTf; GETS 5 Sidney Admits In Open Court He Was Party to Daring Kinston Robbery. . 1 LATTER PART WEEK (Special to The New Bernian) KINSTON, Jan. 23. Through his attorneys, Sidney French, arraigned in Superior court here today charged with being implicated in the robbery of Mr. J. F. Taylor about two weeks ago, entered a plea of guilty ,and the judgment of the court was that he serve a term of five years in the State penitentiary. The attorneys for French accepted the sentence and the prisoner will be sent to Raleigh, probably the latter part of the week. The court house was jammed to its capacity, all standing rootn being taken by those anxious to learn what course would be taken in the dispo sition of the case. Included in the au dience were. the father and mother of the defendant. Mr. J. . Taylor, who is president and general manager of the'Kinston Cotton Mills was held up and robbed of about eighteen hundred dollars a short time ago while he was en route to the mills to pay-off. He was rid ing in a public automobile transfer operated by Sidney French, when th car was boarded by a masked bandit. A scuffle between Mr. Taylor and the bandit ensued, the latter getting the better of it. From evidence secured by the polip e, the transfer driver was arrested late during the same day. The last story told by French was that his brother, Jerrv French, - wAs the masked man. Jerry French died sud denly a few days ago, it is believed, from the effects of cyanide of potash taken with suicidal intent LI Reports Reaching Here Show Acreage is to Be Increased In This Section. . Indications are that, the tobacco crop in Craven and adjoining counties this year .will be a great deal larger than the 1916 crop, or rather the out lotfk points to a larger' acreage. ' Mr. J. D. Williams, one of Craven's lead ing planters, states that is plan ning to ' cultivate- about Bixty" acres ths year against "twenty last' yeaf. He also states that Be will plant more cotton this year and, lss truck. Reports from other points in this section are that' the1 tobacco acreage will' be materially .increased, while less, cotton will be planted. In. some sections'' there: will be a great deal less truck cultivated than, has been the' custom.- The low price' paid for the majority 'of 'the truck last year and the poor transportation .facili ties for perishable" goods to the north ern market .has greatly discouraged the truck farmers, and some are of the opinion that thjs class of farm ing will continue on the decline until better transportation facilities are af forded. T Quite a dumber of Cards of Ad mission Have Been Dis-, - posed Of. " Those in charge of the benefit danco to be held by the 'local lodge of Elks, Thursday night January the twenty-fifth, state that quite a number tof cards of admission have been disposed of, however, they have accommodations for a great deal more couples and -those who expect to avail 'themselves "of the opportunity of spending a pleasant evening, are requested to secure their cards ' as soon as possible. 4 - . Recently the Elks organizd a drum corps, which has been equipped with the best instruments, and the dance is being held with the idea in view 'f r- !s to li'. 'p ry for th TEARS N PR SDH LARGE TOBACCO CROP ELKS DRUM CORPS BRITISH AND GERMAN CRUET TOT TO DRAW One British and One German Destroyer Known to Have Been Sunk. THREE GERMAN OFFICERS KILLED AMSTERDAM, ' Jan. 23. British and German torpedo craft clashed in the North Sea last night and fought in quick succession two of the liveli est naval actions of the war. Both, battles took place off the, Dutch coast. Officially, the only definite state ment is a British admiralty report issued this afternoon and supplement ed by a brief announcement tonight. From these reports it would appears that the two actions ended in a draw, though it is asserted that the Ger mans were badly punished. Unofficial advices strengthened by the arrival of wounded German sailors indicate that the Teuton flotilla suffered a severe defeat. The losses thus far definitely known, are one German and one British destroyer. It is almost certain, however, that two German destroyers were sunk and three others disabled. The British admiralty ad mits the loss of three officers and 44 men. Three German .officers are known to have been killed. Through out the evening heavy cannonading was heard along the toast, bringing hundreds of Dutch burghers to the shore, trying to catch a glimpse of the fight. ;pif The German "mosquito flotilla" had ventured forth from the naval base under cover of a heavy fog, itj is be lieved that it deliberately sought an engagement with the British, the the- Otfsetnt adinced inwelr" informed ' quarters that the action was to screen either he departure or arrivel of one or more German raiders. ES BODY BE Succumbed to Attack of Pneu , monia Early Yesterday Morning. Mr. J. Herman Rhodes died at his home, No. 13 Metcalf street early yesterday morning after suffering with an attack of pneumonia for about two weeks. Mr. Rhodes was thirty-Six' years of age and was a man held in high esteem by all who knew him. .He came' to New Bern from Kinston about eight years ago and since that time had been connected with his brother Mr. J. F. Rhedes, building contractor. The body will be carried to Kins ton this morning and the funeral ser vice will be held there immediately after the arrivel by -Rev. P. B. Hall, pastor of the Christian church here and Rev. Mr. S,mlth, pastor of the Christian church in Kinston. The in terment will be 'made in Maplewood cemetery. 1 -, ' " . . . : The deceased is survived by his widow, who before marriage .was Miss Effie Woolard, of Kinston, and six children; his mother, Mrs.', Mary Rhodes, of Kinston; six sisters, Mel dames Eramett Haskins, I. S. Ro chelle, Mollie Haynes and W C Sut ton, of Kinston, Mrs. Clayton Grady, of LaGrange and Miss Annie Jones, Spartanburg, S. C, and one broth- , Mr. J. F.Tthodes. of New Bern. ABOUT THIS CITY Michigan .Man, Writing-v From "20 DegreesBelow Zero" Asks : About flame Laws. : A letter frqm a man in Michigan has been received by the Chamber of Commerce asking for information re garding New Bern and the game laws of this section. ; He closes with this style: '."Yours from' 20 degrees, be low zero." w This is just anothef illustration of the opportunity for using what we have to get what we want. . New Bern should take Btock of its attrac tions for securing tourists, add what we lack, and then make an intelli r !it r!Tort to secure this profitable CARRIED TO ISTON IKES INQUIRY Wilson s -Demands Startled The World S1KHIIT SIGHTED OFrfJEW LONDON HARBOR U. S. Submarine Tender Gets Message to This Effect, It is Reported. FULTON'S OFFICERS. LK NEW LONDON, CONN., Jan. 23. A wireless message was received to night by an operator on the United States Submarine Tender Fulton. that a strange submarine was approach ing the harbor. This report, was cir culater in New London tonig'ht. The operators on the Fulton declared that no such message has been received, but they are under orders not to make public certain messages com- frotn outside the three-mile limit. OFFICERS ELECTED Members of Elks Organization Elect T. C. Daniels Business r-r-w- Manager. At a meeting of the members of the Elks' drum corps held last night, the following officers were elected : Prof. J. Henri Bourdelais, director; Mr. T. C. Daniels, business manager; Mr. R. Hunter Smith, Captain; Mr. W. W. Griffin, first lieutenant The drum corps consists of sixteen drum mers and six fifers, and the members will devote" a great, deal of time prac ticing until all are well trained. This organization means more to New Bern than the people would sup pose. It Will be a great help in ad vertising New Bern as the corps will accompany delegations to different conventions of Elks held in this and adjoining States, where possible, and an organization of this kind always attracts a great deal of attention. The corps is well equipped and be fore making a public appearance the members will be well trained. FORMER NEW Bodj of Moses Roberts; One Time, Chief of Police, Arrives From Norfolk.- . The body of the late Moses Roberts who died in Norfolk 'Monday, night arrived in New Bern at four o'clock this morning and was carried to the undertaking establishment of Mr, J. K. Willis. The funeral will be held between nine and. twq o'clock today, the exact, hour has not been, decided on. The body will be buried in Cedar Grove cemetery. . The deceased is a former New Bernian and served as chief of police during the Republican administration of Mayor Dennison in 1898. . He-has been away from New Bom a dumber of years. . . ' ' '' ' '" .'' :' T Mexican Woman at EI Paso Hears First Chief Victim ' . Of Assassin. . ' - EL PASO, TEX., Jan. 23The wife of a prominent Mexican who has been associated with the Carranza govern ment at lQueretaro, Mexico, -received a code message today which she' in terpreted ' as stating that first Chief Carranza was assassinated in Quere taro on Saturday. No verification of this ronoi-t could be obtai"" ! 1-,-re lo- IT ALLIED TO TA BERNIAN SAYS OARRANZA DEAD President Will Make No Further Move For Peace Until Nations Have Had Time to Study and Digest The Unprecedented Action. EXPECTS EARLY REPLY Much Speculation in Washing -ton as to New Attitude To ward Europe Republicans in Congress Plan to Bring. Up Debate on Subject. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 23.- Quietly and calmly awaiting the re sults of his pronouncement laying down the terms of European peace' which will meet the approval of the President tonight was the center of a sea of doubt and amazement amounting almost to bewilderment.' A shocked and astounded Washington found itself unable to see clearly the limits to which the far reaching ef fects of the President's new attitude toward Europe might lead. Two things were clear: President Wilson will make no fur ther move until the startled World has had time to study and digest the unprecendented demand of the United States. The European belligerents will be given an opportunity to reply to the President's speech. The Administra tion takes the attitude that while o repy is called for, the belligeients might properly state their views. Among Entente and Teutonic dip lomats, it was stated that. while no instructions have been received from Europe, it was probable that there would be no direct reply from either group of the belligerents in the form of a diplomatic communication. , It was stated as probable that , the Statesmen of the two belligerents would recognize the speech and reply to it in parlimentary debate. ; ! Vash ington tonight believed . that ;" Lloyd George would reply for the Entente and Bethmann-Holweg might be ex pected to address the German'Reichs- Diplomatic and legislative Wash ington tonight struggled a mass, of speculative conjecture as to the Kef feet of the President's speech. , ' Re publican members' of the Senate pre senterd resolutions authorizing di bate on the subject and .despite Deatt cratic opposition maneuvered the par limentary situation to a point wher the measure will be before the Sen ate for consideration tomorrow.. Tho way will then be opened for debati on the whole subject and a flood o legislative comment is looked for. Out of the mass -of speculative cor jecture and from beneath the admi. istration's cloak of secrecy there d veloped two definite contending con elusions. Many diplomats and a lftrt. numbery of legislators particular! . among the .Republicans took the po sition that the President's speed utterly reversed the time honored for eign policy of the United-.? States. They' declared that the "pronounce ment swept the United States from its traditional diplomatic, isolation in to the midst of the turmoij of vrorl politics. They declared that by d manding that the war be .ended om terms acceptable to the United States, the President .had demanded for this country. a place at the council tabic of the world powers in the considera tion of the affairs of the world war. ; To meet this contention, fully ex pected by the President and discus sed in the speech itself, the Adminis tration, today made informal "inter-' pretation". of the speech.- It Was rec ognized that this view of the. Presi dent's pronouncement would form the basis of the opposition to the league to enforce peace, planned in this coun try, which has already made its ap pearance. Through the State depart ment it was stated today that the speech proposed not the abandonment ; of the principles of the Monroe1 Doc- j trine, but an extension of this pris- ' ciple; not a contracting of "entangl ing alliances" . but action that, will make such alliances unnecessary. e I was stated that the President propo es simply the extension over t'e whole world the principle of the pro tection" of the weaktr nations upoa which the Monroe Doctrine is losn ! It was apparent that along i BELLIGERENTS (Contimioii (! r.H'e Five)
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