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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
U. S. Navy Short OF Plans.

Washington.-The navy is "from
10000 to $4,000 men short of It's needs
as laid down in the confidential war
plans of the war college," according
to Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant
secretary of the navy, who testified at
the house naval committees hearings
on the naval appropriation bill. Mr..
Roosevelt explained that many addi-
tional men would be needed for pur-
poses other than manning ships now
in commission. Asked why service
able vessels were laid up in reserve,
he said no nation kept all of it's ships
constantly in commission. Mr.. Roose-
welt explained table worked out
some months ago by the navy de-
partment, according to an established
formula, showing the strength in
navies in points" It placed the
armored fighting craft of various
three leading powers as follows:
England, 1853; Germany, 1918;
United States, 1862.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
MEXICAN ARMIES
STILL ON BORDER
GENERAL BLISS REPORTS THE
RESULT OF HIS DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS.
NO ULTIMATUM ISSUED YET
Denies to Secretary Garrison That He
Has Made Definite, Final Demands
on General Maytorena.

Washington - Secretary Garrison
gave President Wilson the latest re-
ports from Brig. Gen. Bliss on the sit
uation at Naco, where the Mexican
generals have not yet moved their
forces to avoid firing into American
territory.
The reports showed that the situa-
tion had undergone no apparent
change, although little firing was in
evidence While the United States is
determined, if necessary, to open fire
on the two Mexican forces to COM
pei them to stop shooting into the
State of Arizona, it was feared that
no decisive action was planned, pend
ing efforts to Naco to influence the
two factions to adjust the situation.
The general belief in official quar-
derstanding would be reached.
Agents here of the Gutierrez Gov
eminent to which General Maytorena
is loyal, claims that he is preparing
to move his force down the railroad
south of Naco, so that he can con-
tinue to besiege the Carranza force
under General Hill with the Ameri
can border out of the range of fire.
While reports from General Bliss
to the War Daprtpment were not
made public it is believed they indi-
Gated, that he thought he had persuad-
ed General Maytorena to stop firing
across the line. Until there is def
mite understanding on the whole stu
alton, it is thought General Bliss has
warned General Hill not to take the
offensive, which would draw the. fire
of the Maytorena troops.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
Admiral Fisher Talks Of Efficiency.

Washington.-Five years would be
required to put the United States
Navy in the highest state of eff
cheney to meet a hostile feet, accord
ing to a statement by Rear Admiral
Fiske before the House Naval Com
mittee. The Admiral, who is chief
of the Bureau of Operations, member
of the general board and a former
president of the Naval Institute, said
the Navy was deficient in air craft,
mines, scout cruisers, torpedo-boat de-
stroyers, submarines and in number of
trained officers and men and had no
mine sweepers.
Members of the committee we're
particularly interested in Admiral
Fiske's view as to the possibility of
foreign air craft dropping bombs on
American cities. He expressed the
opinion that an attacking fleet might
begin sending its airships on bomb
dropping fights over New York from
a range of 500 to-, 600 miles off the
coast.
One foreign Navy, which was nam
ed, the Admiral said, was more eff
cient than the American fleet in gun
merry. This he declared however, was
so only because the American marks
men had not been given adequate op-
portunity for practice.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
NEEDS OF: SOUTH
TOLD BY HOUSTON
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
SPEAKS TO SAND HILL FARM.
Frs ON BETTER FARMING,
GREAT CROWD At ABERDEEN
Native Carolina Man From President,
Cabinet Talks, Diversificaton,
Livestock, Etc.

Observation-Disclosures agriculture
the curtailment of the cotton crop
the raising of beef cattle, hogs and
poultry, dairying, and the cooperative
work of the people were emphasized
as the need of the South by Secretary
of Agriculture D. F. Houston, who
made forcible address here, full to
the core of valuable suggestions for
farm and community life. This was
his first address in the South on agri.
culture since he became member Of
President Wilson's cabinet.
The occasion was one planned BY
the Sand Hill Farmers Association,
an aggressive organization with a
membership from fifteen towns and
surrounding territory in this section
Secretary Houston, a native of North
Carolina, was secured to make the
address at the rally and was accom-
panied here by Congressman Page
Nearly four hundred people were in
the auditorium of the Aberdeen school
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
RUSSIAN ARMY RETREATING.
Falling Back From Poland to Get
Better Base of Operations.

Falling Back From Poland to Get
Better Base Of Operations.
London-"The Russians are retir-
ing along the entire front in Galicia
and Poland"
This statement officially, issued at
Vienna is the outstanding feature Of
news from the battle fronts. While
there is no confirmation from other
sources, such a move On the part of
the Russians would be in line with the
announcements in Petrrograd dis
patches that the Russians threatened
on both TANKS had decided to take up
new positions where they could better
meet the Austro-German onslaughts
from the Carpathians to the East
Prussian frontier.
The Russian delay in fulfilling ex-
pectations that they would prove a
serious menace to German territory
is Disappointing the peoples of the AL
lied countries, but military men ex-
press the view that it is better for
Russia to fight in her own territory,
where means of communication would
be more on an equality.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
ADVANCE MADE BY ALLIES
AUSTRO-GERMAN FORCES ADMIT
FALLING BACK TO OLD POSI-.
TON IN WEST.
Replenished Supplies From the Aus
TRANS Driven Back From Borders
of the Little Country.

London,-The offensive movement
of the French and the British has be-
come general and is being pushed
with strong forces, particularly in
Flanders, the Argonne, the Woevre,
and Alsace. While the French claim
success at all points except Steinbach
in Alsace, the. general official reports
from Berlin say the Allies attacks
have been unsuccessful at several
places.
On the whole, however, it would
appear that the Allies, who now have
superiority in mum bers as well as in
artillery, have made some progress
and have withstood vigorous German
couner-attacks.
In the Argonne region the French
say:
eve have made progress and main
tanned our advance of the preceding
days."
The force which has been checked
at Steinbach is the left wing of the
army which for some time has been
fighting it's way toward Muelhausen
and which has cleared considerable
part of Alsace of Germans. It is evil
dent that while the Germans are pre-
pared to offer stubborn resistance to
attempted advances in the regions
mentioned in the official communica-
tons they expect the main attack of
the Allies to be made in another d.
rection or themselves are preparing
for an offensive, for they have gath
cred considerable forces at Courtrai,
from where they could be transferred
quickly either to Flanders Or south
ward across the French frontier
The Austrians again have crossed
the Carpathians, and, according to
their own account, are driving the
Russian left back toward the River
San. This Austrian army assisted
by German reinforcements, has under
taken to force the Russians to with
draw from in front of Cracow and also
also to relieve Przemysl. The Aus
TRANS apparently have met with at
least partial success in the first pro-
iect
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
Methodist Conference Dates.

Salisbury-The Mission Board of
the Western North Carolina Metho-
dist Conference in session here has
adjourned. One item of business was
the arranging of chain of missionary
institutes to be held in the different
districts next month. The dates of
these institutes are as follows:
Waynesville district at Clyde, JAN
uary 11-12; Asheville district, Jan
uary 1918; Morganton district at
Forest City, January 1914; Satesville
district at Newton, January 14-15;
Shelby district, January 1916; Char
lotte district, January 1917; Sails
bury district, at Salisbury, January IT.
IL; Greensboro district, January 49,
10; Winston district, January 1920:
Mount Airy district, at Rural Hall,
January 20-21; North Wilkesboro dis
trict, at North Wilkesboro, January
Is, 10, 20.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
SEND WARsHIPs TO CANAL.
To Enforce Regulations Of Radio Sta.
tons of United States.

To Enforce Regulations Of Radio Sta
tions of United States.
Observation-Disclosures Wilson and
his cabinet decided to send American
warships to the Canal Zone to guard
against neutrality violations by bel
igerent ships. Just how many ships
will be dispatched will be determined
after a full report has been received
from Governor Goethals, of the Canal
Zone and Captain Rodman, naval Off
Ger at the canal.
Both Secretary Garrison and Secre-
tary Daniels made it clear that the
delay in acting on Colonel Goethals
request for destroyers was due to a
lack of information Mr.. Garrison ex-
planned that the colonel had asked for
destroyers without specifying the pur-
pose of their use. In reply to a mes
sage of inquiry, Colonel Goethals ex-
planned that wireless regulations were
being violated in canal waters and re-
terred to the misuse of the Canal Zone
as base of supplies.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
cARRANzA AND villa CRASH.
Armies in First Big Battle East Of
Torreon.


Torreon.
Ell Paso.-The first important battle
between the Carranza and Villa arm
les is in progress near San Pedro de
las Colonies, esst of Torreon. Several
columns of Carranza troops from Goa
hula Statet, aggregating about 5000
men under Colonel Ilifonse Vasquez,
are engaged by a slightly larger force
under General Villa.
Both sides have ample artillery and
the fighting is described as desperate.
The Carranza forces made a threat
ening movement to take Torreon and
to shut off Villas communication
with the North. Villa garrison in
Northern Mexico have been depleted
by the movement into Mexico City
and troops from the National Capital
probably will be sent to the northern
theater of war.
It appears that Carranza, from
Vera Cruz, has ordered general
movement into the North. Four hun
dred men from General HILLS forces
in the extreme east Of Sonora are
moving on Juarez, held by a small
Villa garrison. Five hundred Car
rama troops from Coahulla recently
passed below Sierra Blanca, Texas, on
their way toward Juarez.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
UP AND AT 'EM NOW.
England Rises in Anger-WouId
Avenge Scarborough.

England Rises in Anger-WouId
Avenge Scarborough.
London.-Although there seems no
doubt the Russians are retreating, and
that for the present any expectation
the Allies may have held of an early
invasion of Germany must be dis
missed, considerable mystery sur
rounds the reported decisive German
victory which Berlin celebrated.
Vienna gives a few details of fight
ing in the East. The claim is made
that the Russians have been driven.
from their positions north of the Car
pathian mountains from Krosno to
Zakaicyn which would indicate that
part of the Southern line of railway
in Gal1cia again is in the hands of
the Austrians and that Piotrkow and
another Central Poland town have
been stormed, but silence is main
tanned as to North Poland where the
German vicotry is said to have been
achieved
"Avenge Scarborough! Up and at
'em now"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
INCREASED FREIGHT
RATES ARE GRANTED
EASTERN RAILROADS ARE AL
LOWED INCREASE OF FIVE
PER CENT.
THE PRESIDENT IS PLEASED
Wilson Expects Decision to Have
Immediate Effect on business. Will
Add $3o,0o0,000

Washin gton.-Further increases in
freight rates were granted to the
Eastern railroads by the Interstate
Commerce Commission in decision
from which Chairman Italian and
Commissioner Clements dissented
vigorously.
Except on lake and rail traffic, coal,
coke, iron ore and certain other traf-
&c, upon which the commission here
reasonable" all railroads operating
in the territory between the Atlantic
seaboard and the Mississippi, north
of the Potomac and Ohio rivers, were
allowed the fat five per cent increase
for which they have been asking for
four years.
The railroads hoped to get increases
which would add to the annual rev.
enues some $5O,OO0,OO0. The commits
s1on's decision is expected to give
them additional revenue Approximate
ing $3O,OOO,OOO.
The roads east of North and South
line drawn through Buffalo, Pitts
burg and Charleston, w. Va, won by
today's decision from the increases
other than upon the traffic excepted
which were denied them in the COM
m1ss1oner's decision last August The
roads west of this line, which got par
t1al advances in the August decision,
received further advances; SO that
now all the roads in what is describ-
ed as official classification territory
will enjoy uniform advances in both
class and commodity rates.
The majority of the commission held
that the roads had established in the
latest hearings greater need of ad-
d1t1onal net income than ever before.
This was due, the decision held, to ex-
1gencies arising out of the war and to
an already existing necessity for addi-
tlonal revenues to maintain the rail-
road properties.
Chairman Harlan in his dissenting
opinion, held that sufficient aid had
been given the roads by the August
decision and that the findings of the
majority was morally wrong Com
missioner Clements based his dissent
upon what he regarded as the inabil-
1ty in law, of the commission to take
cogn1zance of anything in the making
of rates other than their justice and
reasonableness.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
TAR HEEL RREVITIES,

Following an argument at a public
rest room at the Asheville city hall.
adjoining police headquarters, Her.
bert Smith was shot and instantly
killed by William Ballew, who fed
from the scene but was captured later
by the police.
1t required approximately $3.50, 900 to
operate the affairs of Mecklenburg
county during the past fiscal year,
which ended December 1.
The Associated Charities of Hickory
mas now become a permanent organ
1zation. c. S. Bost has been appoint
ed to the Office of disburser, and plac-
ards have been placed in all the stores
subscribing to the organization direct
ing those begging aims to apply to
Mr.. Bost at the city managers office.
The Cramer Furniture Company Of
1nomasV1lle was recently sold to J.
J. Finch for sum near $250,OOO.
Ham and bacon will be big feature
at the Statesyille live stock show.
veterans of the Confederate armv
IN Buncombe county received a total
of $4,000 in pensions.
In a letter to relatives at Hickory
Mr.. Auburn H. Setter, in charge of the
presbyterian Methodist Publishing
House in Luebo, Congo, Africa. states
that he and Mrs. Setter are on their
way to America.
me home Of w. r. Carter, in West
AsheVille, was destroyed by fire with
a loss OF more than $4,000, partially
covered by insurance. The house is
located within a few feet of a hydrant
but the town is without fire-fightine
and the blaze could not be
controlled by the bucket brigade. The
West Asheville Aldermen have inst
gwen an order for hose and reels.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
lombard
THE ENGLISH COAST
WHITLEY, SCARBOROUGH AND
HARTLEPooL ATTRACTED, ~
SWIFT CRUISERS.
ESCAPE UNDER COVER OF FOG
Casualty List Totals ITO, Dead 81;
Big Property Loss-Unusua!
Excitement.

London.-For tn first time in
centuries England has been struck
by foreign foe. A squadron of swift
German cruisers crept through the
fog to the eastern coast and turned
their guns against the Britons.
When day broke they began bonn
bardment of three important towns
Hartlepool at the mouth of the Tees,
Whitby, noted as pleasure resort,
Is miles beyond. HartQepoA suffer-
ed most. There two battle cruisers
were engaged The British war office
fixes the number of dead at Hartle-
pool as seven soldiers and % civilians.
At Scarborough, shelled by battle
cruiser and an armored cruiser, 13
casualties are reported while at
Whitby two were killed and two
were wounded.
Men, women and children of the
civilian population were left dead Or
wounded struck without warning
while at work. In all the casualty
list totals ITO, according to the Of
fetal estimates, of whom 81 are
known to be dead.
At Hartlepool, churches were dam
aged and the gas works and lumber
yards were set afire, while the alb
hey at Whitby was STUCK. The Bal
moral Hotel at Scarborough received
the full effect of a shell. A number
of houses and shops were shattered
and partly burned in each of the
towns.
The hostile squadron escaped in
the mist after an encounter with
coast guard vessels.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24


in the afternoon and the address OF
Secretary Houston met with close
attentio nand frequent applause IL
deserved both.
Congressman Page was happily IN
troduced by Roger A. Derby, chair
man of the executive committee OF the
association, and in brief speech III
which the work of the association was
praised and solid advice given, Con-
gresham Page introduced Secretary
Houston, commencing him for the
service he has rendered the country
declaring that wisdom had guided
President Wilson in calling Mr.. Hous
ton into the cabinet.
Secretary Houston made no set ad-
dress, but directed the attention OF
his hearers to the urgent needs Oh
farm life. The Department OF Agrf
culture, he said, wanted to be OF ser
ice. He set forth the possibilities III
agriculture and presented as great
need cooperative effort in crop max
ing and in marketing. He commend
ed the work of the Sand Hill Assocla'
ton, and, following his declaration 1or
cotton acreage reduction, he set OUT
the need for other crops, that there
are vast possi bilities for them in NorIh
Carolina. He urged, too, the up,
building of the citizen, of schools anu
of roads. Marketing the crops, he DE-
clared, could well be done by CO.
operation.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
Goethais Again Asks for Flee

Panama.-Governor Goethals has
again cabled to Secretary Garrison
setting forth need for destroyers in
canal ports to preserve neutrality.
Colonel Goethals says he has no
means of preventing the use of canal
or Panaman ports as a means of
communication and that these ports
apparently are being used to that end.
Colonel Goethals expressed opinion
that there was as much necessity for
destroyers at canal ports as at any
other American ports where they
were stationed to prevent breaches.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
Methods Still Asunder

Atlanta.-No definite action on the
proposed amaagamation of the North
ern and Southern branches of the
Methodist Church was taken by the
Church Commission on Federation,
which adjourned here after three DAYS
OF dellberation. Three bishops from
the Southern Church, four bishops
OF the Northern Church, six ministers
and six laymen comprised the COM
mission. All sessions were strictly
executive, but it was slater that more
progress was made than at any time
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
Amateur Journalists to Meet.

Rocky Mount.-In preparation loi
the twentieth annual session OF IH0
United Amateur Press Association
which is to hold its national conFen,
ton in this city in July, 1915, tn0
local organization, The Blarneys' -
session inaugurated the prelimlnarlo'
for royal entertainment and incluen'
tally started fund for this purpose
The United Amateurs of the Unlteu
States is representative of the gree
work by amateurs in journalisn
throughout the nation, and there ai'
enrolled more than a 1000 MEMBER
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
Mexican BULLETS still Flvin,

Naco.-Five Bullets from the Mexi-
can fighting around Naco, Sonora,
struck near shelters built by United
States troops on the border. Manv
other shots fell on United States ter
Titory.
Intermittent firing on the Mexican
side continued all day. Hills Carran-
"a troops, defending Naco, seemed to
by doing most of the shooting.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
Norwegian is Ashore:

Colon. - The Norwegian steamer
FNalk has been ashore on the San Bias
coast near Diable for several days,
according to advices received here.
She has little cargo and her position
is regarded as dangerous. She car
ries no passengers.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24
Sells $4,000 Bonds at Par.

Asheville. - City bonds to tne
amount of $4,000 take care of Bun
combe's floating Indebtedness and u
enable the beginning of much goou
roads work in the county were SOU
recently. The 35-year, fye-per-cen'
bonds were bid in at par, there benz
but two bidders.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-24

COMING EVENTS.
Annual Live Stock Meeting, Statesville-
January 1921, 1915.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
"CHANGE" IN TRENCHES.
Americans Corner Food Market. md
start Riots.

PARIS. Dec. "A letter from The
SUNS correspondent with the Foreign
Legion at the front. dated December 3
and received to-day. reads
Il received your postals OF November
20 and IN as | WAC buying and selling
ON the stock exchange this morning Let
me describe to YOU our change. Imagine
yourself passing through one of the tun-
nels of scenic railway like that at
Coney Island. only instead of riding in a
car YOU are feeling your way through
The noise is not que to shrieks from your
FELLOW travellers or to the rumbling car {:
IL Is caused by EXPLANATIONS Of pain or
anger or uncomplimentary remarks on
your Clumslness from the stretched otil
occupants of the trench when you and
your companions step oil a stomach or A
leg or narrowly escape crushing in a
skull or disiiguring face as YOU push
over standing gun or throw down some
hanging harness.
At the evening meal there is an un-
certain illumination furnished by candles
or grease lights. Men depart for the
kitchen when darkness falls. trek OF
about three miles. because Of the shells
Again during the night they leave for
morning coffee and the days rations. in