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4V v.. mm "HE MORNJ Nii MhW BERNIAN I 'mtmrtuum,m i ! Tradfe at Home Fair Today" and Sat , urday J Little Change in Temperature. The Mail Order House Has Never Brought New Bern a Cent. OUR GOAL; NEW BERN'S MORNING PAPER IN EVERY HOME 1 Volume 2; Number 45. NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1917. Single Copy: Five Cents tHilson E Reports From President is Convinced That the Principle and Fundamental Statements Which He Made Before the Senate are Receiv- j ing Earnest Consideration by! Statesmen and People of Both Groups of Belligerents. SEIIHES HI OPEN It i Administration Feels That General Discussion of The Program Will Result in The Development of a Strong Public Opinion, Not Only in I'nited States But All Over The World in Favor of the Proposals. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 25. Unofficial advices from both entente And Teutonic sources indicating the favorable reception of President Wil ton's peace speech tonight lent en couragement to the President. But the domestic fight against the Pres ident's proposals was brought into the open by a resolution introduced in the Senate by Senator Borah, de claring for adherence by the Senate 10 the principles of the Monroe Doc- rine of "no entangling alliances . abroad." ; The Borah resolution will open the ; war for a discussion and the Presi-' dent's declaration of a new status for he United States among the nations ; if the world. Senator Borah w"' I jress its consideration in the Senate tomorrow. No official advices were received from abroad by the State Department touching upon the peace situation. But unofficial and press dispatches relating to the speech and comment in an interview given out by Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs Zimmerman in Berlin convinced the President and his advisors that the principle and fundamental statements which he made before the Senate were receiving earnest if not favor able consideration by the Statesmen and the people of both groups of bel ligerents. At both Entente and Teutonic em bassies here it was stated tonight that official advices relative to the President's peace speech had not keen received. No comment was forthcoming from the diplomats. Despite the apparently vigorous Sepublican opposition in the Senate and the far reaching peace program, the President and administration feels that general discussion of the pro pram will result in the deelopment ef a strong public opinion, not only m the United States but all over the world in favor of the proposals. The Senate did not discuss peace today but Senator Borah's resolution will undoubtedly reopen the subject tomorrow. STATE GETS RURAL Fl $228,763.84 of Government's $10,000,000 Appropriation to , Come to North Carolina. -WASHINGTON, D. Jan. 26. North' Carolina lias been apportioned $228,763.84 (or construction tf rural roads in the ' State daring the next ' fiscal year, beginning July 1, out of the . Federal appropriation of $10, 000,000 to aid the States in accord ance with the Federal good roads law passed at the last session of Con . gress, it was announced by the Sec- retary of Agriculture today. The $10,000,000 fund has been di vided among all the States as the act provides, one-third in the ratio t area, one-third in the ratio of popula-, tion and one-third in fiie ratio of mile age of rural delivery routes and star routes. - , ' , This - is the - second appropriation . as $5,000,000 was distributed 1 last year. -2 The good roads act provided for a five year project $15,000,000 to be. spent in 1919, $20,000,000 to be spent in 1920 and $26,000,000 in 1921. Two heads are better than one. If you don't believe it, ask the truck farmer who raises calLae. en By ncourag broad THE HP-SIM CITIES SID FOR STJTETMPS Asheville, Goldsboro and Raleigh Making Fight for Returning Regiments. UP TO PEOPLE OF THIS SEI It is understood that efforts are being made to have the North Car olina troops mustered out of the Fed eral service at three different points up-State instead of at Camp Glenn, the State camp. According to infor mation received here at a late hour last night, plans are on foot to have the First Regiment mustered out at Asheville; Second Regiment at Golds boro and. Third Regiment at Raleigh. It is claimed that there will be less expense attached to this plan. How ever, there is more than one view of the nroDosition. It is said and on . authoritv tha, the tro0DS will remain at the point where they are mustered out thirty days, and should this prove to be the case, it will be necessary to build some kind of camp, and the rnld weather will nprPKsit.At.p substantial Quarters. There is not the slip-litest donht. hut that tem porary camps could be erected with more comfort to the troops and at a great deal less cost at Camp Glenn, than any other point in the State. Too, the equipment will have to be shipped to Camp Glenn to be stored in the Government warehouses, and the clothing left by the troopers at the point of mobilization, will have to be forwarded to whatever point they are mustered out. According to the information which has reached New Bern, these cities are putting forth every effort to have the troops mustered out in the order stated, and it is up to the peo ple of New Bern and Eastern North Carolina to get busy. It has been suggested that the business people of this sectiop take the matter up with Senator Simmons and induce him to i use His influence in bringing the troops to Camp Glenn for mustering out. It has been stated by an influ anctial man who was in commu nication with General Laurence Young late yesterday afternoon, that if the pepple of New Bern expect to have the soldiers mustered out at Camp Glenn, they will have to act and act quickly. March Fourth Comes on Sunday Constitutional Sharks are . Puzzled. Washington; d. c, Jan..25-A nation without an executive, and with out a legislative body", is what this United States may be March 4 un less Constitutional sharks trying to prevent it, succeed. . Sunday, . March 4th, is tha. death day of the 64th Congress, and of President Wilson's first term. 1. . " Three precedents ; are found 'in American history in 1821, 1849 and 1877 for '" adjourning Congress on March 3 at noon, as Sunday fell on the s fourth. No precedent is found for ' continuing its-sessions until the fifth. "... . A resolution introduced by Senator Walsh, Mont., declares ' 'it -j is the sense of the Senate that the present session expires on March 4, at noon. It has been referred to the. Senate Judiciary committee. .' ' : r , -. No decision has yet been reached as to ' when ' President Wilson and Vice-President " Marshall Will take' their oaths of office. Either could, ji necessary, be sworn in on Sunday the fourth,' and then again on Monday, as a "guarantee" against fault in do; mg it Sunday, i . ; - ,' Constitutional experts say the oath administered on Sunday would be compleii'y ! ! anl l.::i''pir. MAY BE WITHOUT A PRESIDENT OR A DAY TOCHPIIlSGf T Large Standing Army Prefera- ble, at Present Time,. Says President. LEAGUE DELEGATION WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 25. A large standing army is preferable to compulsory training at the pres ent time, President Wilson told a del .......:.. t jj c6uuii ui iviaiymuu ueague 101 na tional defense at the White House today. The delegation presented memorial urging training and bitter ly criticizing the present military system. "No service except a standing army with professional soldiers prevents the frequent withdrawal of rnen from civil pursuits," said President Wil son. "That may be inevitable, but what you are proposing does not meet the difficulty which you condemn," the President continued. "It is receiving consideration at the country's hands and we in Washington, of course, share in the feelings and opinions of the United States." LIVELY FIGHTING ON I WEST BANK OF MEUSE BERLIN, via Sayville. Jan. 25. The War Office issued the following bulletin tonight. "Western Theatre; on the west banks of the Meuse there was lively fighting activity. Other wise there is nothing important to report." Prince Leopold's Troops Making Steady Progress in Direction of Russian Baltic Port. By International News Service , What three (weeks ago looked like the beginning of a huge Russian of fensive on the northern end of the eastern battle line southwest of Riga has' developed into today what ap pears an earnest attempt on the part of the Teutons to break through to the big Russian Baltic port at the gates of which Hinderburg's drive stopped short more than a year and a half ago. 1 One thousand seven hundred and fourteen prisoners were .' taken by Prince Leopold's troops yesterday' in a continuation of the previous day's offensive) which hetted ' them ' 1,500 prisoners. " The original attacking front of a mile and a half has been extended ' to 6 1-2 miles. Last night's Berlin War Office bulletin as serts that progress was made on both banks of the Aia river. "' ' ' F House Committee Favors Allow ing Vote in Municipal and Presidential 'Elections y.r .-v.' RALEIGH, Jan. 25. Seven men in the lower House today voted to give women the right to- ytte' in city and Presidential: elections" and only four voting against it, the suffrage bill in troduced by Roberts of Buncombe was reported favorably; ? It; is the first skirmish ever won by State suf fragists on the feminine roll ' ' The worst thing about paying as you go is to see some other fellow Bit; NOW TEUTONS ARE MB DIE TOWARDS RIGA PRISONERS TAKEN 111 TWO DAYS AVORAOtY REPORTED CAUCUS HILTO PLAN 1 Efforts of Leaders to Clear Way for President's Legislation Resylt in Wrangle. APPEARS CERTAINI WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 25. A caucus of several Democrats to night failed to decide upon a legisla- ! tive program for the Resent session here tonight by EUhu Rootj of New of Congress. After several hours of j York, speaking before the Congress wrangling the caucus, found itself un- ' of construction patriotism under the able to agree upon a program and ' auspices 0f tne National League. referred the legislative situation back ! e ' Z Secretary of State declar , . I ed he fully sympathized with the to the Democratic steering commit- j President-S peace proposais as out tee for consideration. Efforts of the i lined in his recent Senate speech, but administration leaders to clear the I added that such an agreement among way for President Wilson's legisla- tive program terminated in a pro- longed discussion -hich made it clear that an attempt to prevent an extra" session was impossible at this time. o:i j r r j iiaui utiu r nigrum uoimieu WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 25. i . tne i aoom 01 rresment w ..son s ran - I was apparently gfaled tonight when a caucus of Senate Democrats met in an effort to form a legislative pro gram that will avoid and extra ses sion of Congress. Stripped of its compulsory investigation,- the - anti strike fight, the President's railroad program wis laid before the caucus by the Democrats of Ahe Interstate Commerce Committee. A new rail road program will be before the cau cus in tentative form would contain the following strick prevention pro visions: "A law making it illegal to interfere or obstruct trains engaged in interstate commerce with a penalty of $100 fine or imprisonment for six months, a law making it a misde meanor for men engaged in interstate work to quit their jobs, a law author izing the President to take over the operation of the railroads in time of military necessity. Democratic Senators were not pre pared to say tonight whether this program would be satisfactory to the President, but it was stated that no legislation more nearly approaching the President's original proposals can be put before Congress at this session. L. TRAINING FOR ALL Former Secretary of Navy Says Compulsory Service Is Necessary.' WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 25. The United States is in danger of falling into a position of impotence like China's, George von L. -Meyer, former Secretary of the Navy, told the "Congress of Constructive Pat riotism" of the National Security League here tonight. He urged .a strong; well prepared navy and com pulsory military and naval training. He said: . ' ' , ' "In the past, with the. vast amount of immigration into this country, the safeguard of "our Republic has been compulsory education. With condi tions in the world existing as they do, the Welfare 'of our people' and .-the preservation of 'our institutions, de pends in the future upon compulsory training, both military and naval ' "Let our. people understand through out the land that there are duties of citizenship that we . have been neg lecting. " Let us instill ' into our hearts the spirit of the Minute Men of Concord and Lexington. Let us not sacrifice . the ' valor of youth through the valor of ignorance, but let ' us train eVery citizen before he comes of age,; as.JSwitzerland has 'done, in the art of defense and in the science of organization and efficiency." - EXPLOSION AT MUNITION S A PLANT AT TARRYTOWN TARRYTOWN," N. Y., Jan. 25. There was an explosion tonight 'in the plant 'of the Riverside munition Co., in Irvington in a tuilding used by them for making munitions. .Several persons were jnjured, but is it bejiev ed that none were killed. .-, Don't despise .little things. Faith will remove mountains, but it won't re'nove f ' s. ' BIG I I S TO KELP Longs for Peace Suggested By .Wilson, But Big Forces Must Be Behind It. fill APPLAUSE GREETS THE SPEAKER WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 25. Military and naval preparedness to back up the President's league to en- nations to maintain peace would be I worthless and meaningless unless the j nat'on entering into the compact kept thelr fuI1 Pwer behind it. ; Mr- Root said much honorable ideal- ! ism was found in the President's ut- terances and continued: "The kind of neace he describes is the neace that 1 t , - . , . i long ior. rsui me way ne sees to 1 preserV8 that peace is to be prepare(( for war. It will be a worthless agree ment on our part if we haven't a, ship or a soldier that we can contribute to the war, if war come for the main tenance of peace. And is it abso lutely necessary that we shall build up a force, a potential power of arms commensurate with our size, our wealth, our dignity and our part among the nations of the world." Ringing applause from the 2,000 or more that jammed the hall punc tuated the remark of the Speaker. Til. S. IHTDTHE DEEP The Mississipi Takes to Water to Music of Cheers by Thousands. NEWPORT NEWS, VA., Jan. 25. While Miss Camille McBeath, of Meridian, Miss., daughter of J. M. McBeath, national committeeman, smashed a bottle over the graceful bow, the great battleship Mississippi slid into the water here today to the music of cheers by thousands of spec tators. United States naval officers say the Mississippi like her sister ships, Idaho and New Mexico will be the strongest battleship in the world, either on the, offensive or defensive. She cannot compare with the lightly armored battle cruiser in speed, how ever. When completed,, the Mississippi will have cost about $15,000,000. The bid for the hull alone was $7,115,000. She .displaces 32,000 tons 'and 1,056 officers' and men Will man her, exclu sive of the detachment . of marines. From , her twelve fourteen-inch rifles in the main battery; she can hurl a broadside of 46,800 pounds. .. t v i. The 'Mississippi took the name of the ship sold wih the ' Idaho to Greece.. With he money realized on the sale of the two old" warships' Sec retary Daniels has defrayed the cost of ope of the three new battleships, v The dimensions of the Mississippi- are as : follows: ,, Length -over all, 624 feet;, length, ' between perpendiculars, PH 0 1 ou ieei; oreaqtn, extreme, ieei,tion 0f practically all of the retail- knots, j-. tier secondary; battery; con sist of ' twentju-two five-inch 'rapid fire guns,' and she will have four sub merged torpedo tubes and several anti-aircraft guns. , ' .The propelling energy, is. supplied by turbines ..taking steam from oil burning ''boilers, of the water, tube type, s t W : 'v,:-i-v;,; ' ':, .The' Mississippi has a bow shaped like a' clipper's, ' as, contrasted with turrets. , Improved anti-torpedo bulk the usual straight stem. The straight, heads are an important feature.' The stem is meant for ramming, but the America!) nnva'l constructors have de- y i ! s Voting Commenced in $o nun nnmnn;, III flpUUU UfllipigH I nr ni iir inn r 1 1 ' V fl My W S WW i JUDGING BY ,nterest nLULI IIVILIi u UILL j terprise is bound to ISJINDLDANDi.,""! I -pTrr i miBILf AIIPHV -p. M sm m '-X mm ha n PASSED BY HOUSE The Board of Aldermen of the city of New Bern will not be vested with the power to purchase or condemn property for the purpose of building and maintain public parks, or such will not be the case at a very early date. A few days ago a bill, drawn up by a committee composed of the city attorney and members of the Board of Aldermen, was present ed to the House by Craven county's representative, Mr. George Dail, for enactment, which, had it been passed would have given the Board of Al dermen the authority to purchase or condemn property for the purpose of building public parks in any part of the city. The bill passed the House but when it was brought up in the Senate, Mr. L. I. Moore, appeared in the interest of property owners here, opposing . the bill and succeeded in gettir.;; the bill amended so as to prevent the j purchase and condemnation of prop- I erty on East Front street and the bill was withdrawn. Mr. R. A. Nunn, city attorney, appeared before the committee in behalf of the city. To Decide on Whether They are To Cooperate in "National Pay-Up Week" A meeting of the retail merchants of the city who are members of the Chamber of Commerce, has been call ed 'for this afternoon at four o'clock. Secretary-Manager Ramspeck says that he is very anxious to have a full attendance of the retail merchants members of the Chamber and that if anyone of them failed to receive a written notice that he is hereby in vited. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss matters of especial interest to those engaged m the retail trade. The retail merchants have many in terests that are mutual and in many ways they can co-operate for tiie ben efit of all of them and their patrons. The Chamber is planning to devote a large part of its activity toward working with the retailers. They form a large part of the city's bus iness -interesjts, pay a large per cent age of the city's taxes and their pros perity is largely reflected in the gen eral business conditions of the com munity. It effects the banks, effects the wholesalers and the families of those who are employed by the retail ers, and 'it effects tRe property own ers from whom they rent their stores. One of the principal matters for the consideration of the meeting will be whether or . not the local retail ers will co-operate in the "National Pay-up Week" during February. Thit. idea has been used with much suc cess by merchants all over the Uniteo States. 1 Some of the local merchants ftra known to-iavor the iilan. To eel the maximum of success from it, how. e$eTt jequjrea the active participa- ' At any rate the. people who feel the need of more exercise can always run to meet trouble. - ' ' getting close, enough. to .ram is now too remote to be worth considering. The .'armor has 'a thickness on the Mississippi of fourteen inches on the belt and eighteen inches around the armor protection, is the best of any ship built or building in the world, so far as is luiown. JUDGING BY INTEREST. EN- Candidates Anxious To Work and Realize That an Early?; Start is Prime Factor for ; Success. Judging by the interest that has been manifested thus early in THE NEW BERNIAN subscription cam paign and the anxiety many of the nominees show to commence work, which the continual rain has made iin i possible, the enterprise is bound to be a record-breaking success. V V j The subscription order blanks and full instruc tions have been mailed to I each one who has been nominated and the Prize Manager requests all who have not received them to noti fy him immediately and duplicates i will be forwarded. He also suggests that those who have been nominat i ed and who do not desire to partici ! pate in the campaign return the subr scription order books so that they may be placed in the hands of those who will engage in the work. . 'H. The one who is debating the ques tion with herself should call upon a half-dozen of her friends and .en deavor to obtain their support, and" she can very soon learn whether her candidacy will enlist heir aid, ' Just as soon as a woman has decided that she will make an effort to secure oae of those prizes, she should lose "no time in getting her nomination in the hands of the Prize Manager;?--; She should notify all her friends by tele phone or in person and ask them to save the voting coupons from i THE NEW BERNIAN each day and give her their subscription renewals.:; For the purpose of communicating' With friends who cannot be reached;; by. telephone or in person the Prize De partment has prepared a supply f ; printed letters' and will furnish each ' competitor with as many copies as' she will desire to mail. Tomorrow will be "Get Acquainted Day", and each competitor who deposits ;5 her first subscription payment for fl.25 or more will be given the schedule of votes and in addition thereto,' a j certificate for 25,000 votes. Every participant should secure one of these certificates. In the list nearly everyone Will find one or more acquaintances and" .t is fully believed that it would have been impossible to select a more de sirable list of representative women from which to choose. The candi dates thus far enrolled possess the proper element of refinement, dignity and it is believed, energy, to insure a successful and highly interesting campaign. ,' .''.( '. V It is impossible for the candidate to know just how much support she is receiving, for the mefe fact that :. her name is announced as a candi date will bring friends to her -aid with coupons and subscriptions, of whom she little dreamed. It is well in making an effort of this kind to secure the pledged support of church es, societies orders, organizations and friends in general, and with such ' organizations behind a candidate the ' results are often surprisingly-aatis-; factory to her. V' ;';. ?-; Contestants and their friends . mould remember that early voting is f great value and that the earlier oupon ballots are cast the better po rtion they will have in the showing ;arly in the struggle. The coupons -published in the paper count for -10 , votes and candidates should see to it , :hat their, friends clip these coupons rom the papexytrim them and turn them in to the Prize Department as ?arly as possible, filled out with the name of the candidate for whom tbey lesire to vote. After a few weeks the joupons will count five -votes.. i . T The subscription ballot with which all candidates will be supplied will :ount for votes according to'.; thei printed schedule of votes when prop- , erly filled out accompanying a sub- . scription payment, (see schedule). - A renewal subscription for' one ; year for $5.00 parries with it; ballot for 2,700 votes while' a paymept for $3.00 secures ,1,600 votes, f Payments from (Continued on Page Five) ,
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