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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
FINDS HAWKINS AND HASTINGS
PLANS OrEN TO CRITICISM

III a report embodyinr his criticisms
Of the several suggested plans and his
own View as 70 the best manner Of
procedure fled with The Ti!ncs- Dis
patch yesterday. Mr Wilgus reaches
tho conclusion that the Hankins plan.
providing for deep depression OF the
Belt Line. is unnecessarily drastic and
otherwise objectionable. and that tho
elevated track plan proposed by Enri-
nccr Hastings, OF thc railroad company
is likewise open 10 serious criticism
With suggestions OF his own, de-
signed to remove or modify the most
serious difficulties incident TO the exc
his inGorscIrcui 10 the modified depres-
plan. AS proposed hy Engineer Myers
the depressIon would involve the rails
ing .! tho intcrscctinu streets about
twelve feet, IN order that the clearance
between tn" top OF tho rails and the
undersidc % tho street bridges may be
fixed at twcnty-onc feet.
on this poin, Nr Wiirus comes for
ward with suggestion which II
adopted, promises 10 remove one Of
the major disabilities OF the Myers
plan. y clearance oi twcnty-onc feet
hc advises. rs applied TO the Belt Line
is excessive. The absence OF extensive
switching ana the universal use OF
the air brake. b, points out, rcnGc-
the presence OF men on top of cars
travcrslng the Belt Line unnecessary
and lower clcarancc-Sixtcen feet is
su@gcstcd-would answer all practical
purposes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
SATISFACTORY REpi.
MIST CONTAIN DISNNOWSJ

y satisfactory reply would have to
contain disavowal. assurances of
reparation by payment Of indemnity for
the Americans killed and injured. and
some acceptable statement concerning
punishment to the commanders Of the
submarine which sank the vessel
While the state Department was
making the note public. President Will
son was at work in his study on the
outline OF the reply.
The reply viii convey to Austria
hungary all the Information desired
according to the opinion expressed to-
night by officials They. however. de-
clarcd that il would not enter into
any extended discussion of details
The document was represented as be
long
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
Neither Bride nor Groom Is At
tended, and There Are No
Ushers or Flower Girls.
FINE ARRAY OF WEDDING GIFTS
Couple Expected to Return to Capt.
tai Before January 4, When
Congress RcrOnveneS.
Honeymoon Trip
Begins at A'exandria
Especial to The 'rimc.-nispn,rh.I

lSpctihi 10 ine itmCS-i)iSInirh. .
ALIEN NDRIA. VA. Drrernbrr rs.
President Wilson uuh his bride
hnnrdrd thc special cnr superb here
nt ii:lH. Ihis ear, with nnoth, -
cSidr for newspaper rorrcSpuai i'"r'"
and Srcrct-ScrNtcc men. il r,.uri~!.
ns the second section nf train M
over th" Chesapeake and Ohio :.
Eot Springs. Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
VILLA QUITS STRUGGLE
AND WILL LEAVE MEXICO
His Followers, Warned 10 Take
Care of Themselves" Scatter
ing in All Directions.
PLANS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR
Said to Have Declared He Would
Come 10 United States if Per-
mittcd, and il Not Allowed to
Enter, VIII Go to Europe.

Ell PASo, TEN. December lS-Gcn-
eral Francisco Villa has given up his
struggle arainet the de facto govern
'ncnt Of Mexico, according to authori
,ativc adviccs to-day from chihuahua
. The followers who remained faithful
Ia the man ono" all powerful in North
Mexico have been warned to take care
OF themselves" and are said 20 be scat
terlnS in all directions. Many. it Is
said, arc preparing to make their peace
with the Carrnnza government,
Villa. in addressing the council o.
war at which his determination 10
abandon the struggle was made pub
lie. Is said 10 have declared he woul,!
no longer sacrifice men needlcssly. lie
is said TO have been urged TO abandon
the revolution army movement by his
! STAFF and advisers, and also by his
wife
Just wha; tho plans OF tho insurcent
leader are have not been made clear.
although he Is said 10 have declared
lie would come TO the United states II
he We're permitted, and If no; permitted
would go to Europe
The Carranza forces under General
Jacinto Trerino already are demandina-
the surrender OF Chihuahua. but few
persons familiar with the country ques-
tion General Villas ability 10 escape
capture in that section where he knows
every hill ana water hole and whcr.
he has many friends. In fact. IL is bur
i've years ago that he roarn.d thar
same territory rs a bandit with a price
placed on his head by General Portlro
DiHz Ills rca! name is Dorotco orange.
and he was born In Las Nicves. pu-
range. in lSGS. His parents wcr. Of the
pcon class. and on the death OF his
father he became a cowboy in Western
chihuahua. His personality ana traits
Of leadership even then were apparent.
Tor he soon attracted Il number of
desperate men 10 him, changed his
name 10 Francisco Villa and lived as a
bandit. suhsisting by raiding ANA pill
laying the ranches oc the big chihuahua
landowners.
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SOURCE OF ASSNiENr
no GERMAN GOVERNMENT

This the German government abso-
mtcly denies. II cannot specifically
rcpudiate acts committed by individuals;
over whom IL has no control and OF
whose movements and Intentions il is
neither officially nor unotIcially in
formed. 1t can only say and does most
Continued on Second PageD
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Via SOUTHERN RAILWAY daily ccm-
msmcing Monday. Dec; 20. I.v, RIchnond
l0:3l a. NJ, arr. Danvllc AIS j.. NJ. Return .
.ng IN. DanvilIe $40 l.. M, arr Richmond
$50 r. NJ.
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MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT
SERVES As I'LL S'rI, >TIo Y

y
The message OF President Wilson
I" Congress. in which the activities of
German sylupathizcrs in the United
states We're discussed. Will serve as an
illustration. There was received in
Germany brief summary of those ms
Sag"S which referred to plots and con
sriracies against peace and order in
the United States, and the cfTcc, nro
duccd thereby upon sentiment in Cor
many was probably more painful than
the American government knew 4
Inherent impression might have been
produced bN the fun text of the mes
SaG"' hut. unfortunately. that would
not he :'Naiiahl" in Germany until the
american newspapers arrived by mail.
Il fortnight or three weeks later. rx-
c"pt as it might he taken with doubts
aud reservations from the English
papers.
IN IN" meantime. confidential com
munication between the German roy
rrnm"nt ana it's diplomatic rcprcs.n,,
tiNcs in the United States bv cabI. or
wireless is Impossible for reasons winch
tn" American government knows. Mcs-
sagcs by cable must pass through the
English censorship. and messages i'm
secret code by wireless are forbidden
Therefore Observation-Disclosures are bound
1" arise, while explanations are often
:" circumscribcd or bclatcd as TO he
not wholly effective.
apparently the enemies of Germany
nave succeeded in creating the impress
SION th"t the German government is in
some way. morally or otherwise rcsnon-
sihlc Tor what Mr. Wilson has charac-
ierized anti-Amcrican activities. com :
a, Il l..
violations Of the rules which the
American government has seen ht to
trade.
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PRESENTATION Or FACTS
LEAVES ROOM FOR MANY DOUBTS

-
"As is not dinicu!t to perceive. the
presentation Of the facts in TIE case
in the aforesaid note leaves room for
many donbts. and even II tins pc
senta'ion were correct ia all points
aui the most rigorous legal conception
were applied TO the judgment of ,he
case. II does not ii: amy way sufficiently
warrant attaching blame 10 The COM
man6tn% ohc"r OF the war vcssc! or to
the Imperial and royal government.
Tile government Of :hc United STATES
has also failed TO designate the pcr
sons urou whose testimony il relies.
and TO whom il apparently believes 1t
may attribute Il higher decree of creti
hility han To the commander Of ,ne
imperial and royal feet. The ncte also
fails To give any information Whatsoever
as TO the number, names and more
precise fate "f the American citiZ ems
who were on board Of the said steamer
at the critical moment
However, in view Of the fact that
the Washington Cabinet has now IN. dc
Il positive statement to the effect :hat
citizens of the United states Of Amer
lea came To grief i'm the incident in
question. The imperial and royal gov
into an exchange of views in the aC-
fair with the government of the United
states.
1T must, however. Ia the first place
raise the question why that govern
mcnt failed TO give iuridical reasons
for the demands set forth i'm it's note
with reference to the special circum-
stances of the incriminating events
upon which II itself lays stress, and
why in lieu thereof 1t referred to an
exchange Of correspondence which IL
has conducted with another govern
ment i'm other cases.
NUr ABLE TO FOLLOW
WASHINGTON CABINET
"Nhc imperial and royal government
is the less able to follow the Washing
ton Cabinet on this unusual path
since 1t by no means possesses au-
thentic knowledge Of all the perti-
nent correspondence of the government
of the United States. nor is IL of tho
opinion that such knowledge might be
sufficient for 1t In tho present case,
which, In so far as II Is informed. is in
lcontinul9 on Second Page5 z
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SMALLER CLEARANCE Is
ADEQUATE: FOR TRAFFIC.


denced by the regulation loadines Of
the railroads Of the United states
which usually range from thirteen TO
fourteen feet" reports Mr. WilguS
LAS TO the protection of employees the
prohibition OF their presence on the
tops Of cars within this zone except
under certain conditions. would remove
all cause OF danger.
The reduction in clear height from
twenty-onc TO sixteen feet. the thinning
Of the bridge floors 10 two feet instead
Of three as now proposed, and the fur
thcr lowering Of the tracks a foot or
two, coupled with the deepening of the
drainage courses ON the north. would
effect q lcsscning in The stree, raisings
Of seven or eight feet thus making the
lift at Monument Avenue four or five
feet. instead Of twelve feet. as planned"
Mr.. WilGuS suggests the adoption OF
arch in the place Of the trestlc type OF
bridge suggested in the several plans
shat have been advanced. as better de-
signed 10 harmoniZc with the parllikc
development of the West End. While
the cost Of the arch structure would he
somewhat greater than that of the
utllitarian trcstlc bridge. the advan-
tagcs. from an esthctic point Of view,
he believes. would more than Justify II.
USE MATERIAL. no
RAISE ADJOINING LOTS
Ey utilizing the material from the
railroad excavation, ii would be pos
sible, Mr.. Wigus thinks. with the con
sent of the adjacent land owners. to
lift the entire adjoining surface for
the full height at the right-of-wav
lines. and to slope off Cor $50 to zoo
feet each way in such manner as TO
create natural undulation or rise i'm
the country.
THAT Il moderate swell in the sur
face might be a distinct attraction and
serve 10 break the monotony of n fiat
cXpanSc." says the engineer may he
seen by noting the. happy effect that
has been obtained on Monument Avenuc
by placing the statues OF Lee and Davis
on slight emincnccs where their
mystery of what lies beyond greatly
enhance tho beauty OF the avenue.
'It should be added that the sodding
OF the sides Of the railroad cut, tho
understanding and paving of the
bitches and thc cultivation OF vines to
clothc the bridges will go far 10 make
the entire Improvement pleasing one"
WILL GO BEFORE STREET.
COMMITTEE TO-MOHROw NIGHT
Mr.. Wilguss report. accompan MED by
drawings showing the manner Of
bridging the railroad cut and studies
of bridge construction, will be pro-
CONTINUED on Thirteenth Page.)
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TENT NEARLY IDENTICAL.
WIIH UNOFFICIAL VERSION

EXCEPT for slight variation in trans
iauon, the remainder of the Official
text virtually is Identical with the un-
official version cablcd from London
II was agreed. seemingly. In official
quarters that the official text did rot
minimize q realization of the gravity
OF the situation which was impressed
on officials by ;he unofficial cables. bu,
u also Was apparent that the door to
further negotiation was not closed
While the state Department was
making the note public, President Will
son was yat work in his study on the
outline OF Il reply, which will 20 for
ward some time next week.
The state Department also made
public an official tex; of the Austrian
a'imiralty's statement. previously pub
lishcd. which admitted that the subma-
r!nc ired on the Ancona afrer the ship
had come to stop and while passcn-
gers still were aboard
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
MANY STORIES Is TO REASON
WHY VILLA BI.CtNE BiNuII

Many stories are told as to the rra :
son why villa became bandit. the
most widely circulated being TO the
effect That h" was outlawcd for the
killing of an army officer who had
wrongcd his sister
When Francisco Madcro took the
field against Diaz, Villa yoiuntarily.
cast his lot with the Mnd.rn faction
and performed such valiant service
That Madcro was forced 10 recognize
the p"on idlcr After the retirement
OF riaz. ilueria was sent uoitn to nut
down the broZco rebellion. He and
villa clashcd. ana Villa was taken TO
McNico city under arrest for ;nsnbordi- :
nation While in prison ,lcre he
taught himself to read and write. Ma
dcro saved him from Immediate cXccu-
ton. and later he made his cscapc 10
the United States.
When the north OF Mexico rose
against liucrta. villa made his way
across the Rio Grandc int, Mexico
With two companions. six borrowed"
horses. :. III money and Il snail sup
ply of corn and beans Inside n y,,r
he was the head OF II wtli-cuuinpcd
army OF 3u.oOG men, with u war chest
of several million dollars. accumulated
from the seizure OF rich estates. This
force WAS armed and equipped with
artillery largely from the Federal
forces defeated OF captured by the pcoN
general Nilla's methods Of strategy
based largely on the guerilla warfare
OF his bandit days. brought him sue
cess in every battle.
Villa was hero TO his soldiers, ana
they sang dozens of songs :.Iout his
bravery and stcrnness as Il IiscIplinar-
ian.
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ANIHiOSTrY WITH ChnRANIA
ARISES EARLY N 4.

Animosity arose early in 1914 be-
tween General CarramZa and villa The
final break came at the tim" Of the
Aguas-Caiicntcs convention. called to
outline the policies Of the Constitutions
alist party. CarranZa declined to rec
oGniZc the action Of the convention.
villa and Tapata Joined forces and
took possession Of Mexico City for a
time. forcing Carranza to Withdraw to
Vera Cruz. Up to that time, General
villa never had suffered defeat, hut
shortly aftcrward he was opposed by
the other military generals of Mexico
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FULL. TEXT OF REPLY
TO AMERICAN NOTE.

The full text OF Arstrias reply TO
the American note on the sinking OF
the Ancona, as made public to-day by
the state Department., follows.
American Embassy, Vienna,
December 10. 1915.
Secretary Of Sta:c. WASHINGTON:
''Following note received from Min
lister for Foreign Affairs noon to-day:
I'm reply to the much esteemed note.
No. ;!6.. which His Exccllency, MIR.
Frederic Courtiand pcniield, ambassa- :
dor eNtraordinary and pleniporentia-y
OF the United states of America di-
rectcd to him in the name OF the
American government. under date of
the 9th instant in the matter OF the
sinking of the Italian steamer Ancora.
the undersigned, preliminary to n
thorough mcritoricus treatment Of The
demand. has the honor TO observe that
The sharpness with which the govern-
mcnt of the United States considers il
necessary TO blame the commanding
officer Of the submarine concerned i'm
the aftkir and the irmncss in which
tn" demands addressed To the imperial
and roy0! government appear 10 he
expressed might well have warranted
the expectation that the government of
the United states should precisely
specify the actual circumstances of the
affair upon which il bases its casc
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PULLMAN BUFFET PARI.OR CAR
NciMCrm KlChmOnn md DnnyllIc

Continued on I'ourtccnth Page,
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See Society Section for No. Twelve Of
I'D. Series by Home Authors
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-04-08
VERY ATTRACTIVE LOW
ROUND TRIP FARES
Via Southern Railway, Premier Car
rier of the South.

'29.55-Goldsboro to Memphis, Tenn
Account American Cotton Manufacture
ers Association. Dates of sale April
10, II, and 18th, with final limit, mid
night of April Oath, 1915.
$10.05-Goldsboro to Washington, D
c., account Daughters of the American
Revolution. Dates of sale April Is, 16
and 18th, with final limit of May 8th,
1915.
$17.05-Goldsboro to Chattanooga
Tenn, account Southern Conference
for Education and Industry. Dates of
sale April 25, 26, and 9th, with final
limit, midnight of May, 9Th, 1915.
$41.25-Goldsboro to Houston, Tex,
account Southern Baptist Convention.
Dates of sole May 9Th to 11th, inclus-
i've, with final limit, midnight of May
31st, 1915.
Fares from all other points On same
basis
For further information, Pullman
reservations, etc., apply to any South
ern Railway Agent, or,
o. F. YORK,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-04-08
WILLIAMS DRUG STORE SUCCESS
Full.
Induced DIR. Howard Company to Make
Special Prices.

After a great deal of effort and cor
respondence Williams Drug Store, the
popular druggists, have succeeded in
getting the DR.. Howard Co. to make a
special half-price Introductory offer
on the regular fifty cent size of their
celebrated specific for the cure of con-
stipation and dyspepsia.
DR.. Howard's specifice has been SO
remarkably successful in curing con-
stipation, dyspepsia and all liver trou-
bles, that Williams Drug Store are
willing to return the rrice paid in
every case where it does not give re-
lief.
Headaches, coated tongue, dizziness,
gas on stomach, specks before the
eyes, constipation, and all forms Of
liver and stomach trouble are soon
cured by this scientific medicine.
So great is the demand for this spe-
cific that Williams Drug Store has
been able to secure only limited sup
ply, and every one who is troubled
with dyspepsia, constipation or liver
trouble should call upon them at once,
or send 25 cents, and get sixty doses
of the best medicine ever made, on
this special half price offer with their
personal guarantee to refund the mon
ey if it does not cure f24-27 m3-6
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-04-08

ditch S. 281s w. 1915 feet to the road /;
then with the road nearly West 313
feet to the beginning, containing Four
teen and one-half (14A) acres. Road
way excepted on the West side next to
J. G. Spence.
Second tract, being the land convey
ed to Mrs. R. E. Early by John G. Derr
and wife, Minnie, by deed dated Sep
tember 5th, 1910, and recorded in Book
100, page 81, and bounded and describ-
ed as follows: Beginning at lot No. 1
beside the breastwork, and runs, into
said lane 451s E. 635 feet to the corner
of lot No. 3; thence with the land of
that lot south 1864 E. 1890 feet to the
run of Stoney Greek; then down said
run to the. conrner of lot No. L; then
with the line of that lot North 46M w
1855 feet to the beginning, containing
25 acres more or less, and being lots
Nos. 2 and 3 in the division of the
lands of W. w. Freeman, deceased. For
reference see deed from G. J. Griswold
and wife, Mary Alice, to w. P. Fakes,
of date November 7th, 1908, and re-
corded in Book IS, page 1885,"
This the 22nd day Of March, 1915.
JOHN r. CRAWFORD.
5w-weds. Mortgage.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-04-08
SALE OF REAL ESTATE UNDER
MORTGAGE.
North Carolina, Wayne County.

North Carolina, Wayne County.
Under and by virtue of the power o.
sale contained in a certain mortgage
deed executed to John r. Crawford by
r. E. Early and wife Naomi Early
bearing date Of February 10, 1914, and
recorded in the Office of Register OF
Deeds for Wayne county, North Car
olina, in Book 116, beginning at page
511, default having been made in the
payment of the debt therein secured
the undersigned, will, at II o'clock M.
on Monday, April 26, 1915, at the
sell for cash, to the highest bidder, the
lands conveyed in said mortgage deed,
and therein described as follows:
1.-TWO tracts of land lying in Wayne
County, North Carolina, adjoining the
land of J. G. Spence and e. C. Prince
and others;
First Tract, being a portion of the
land described in the deed from A. C.
Prince to G. H. Prince by deed dated
September IA, 1907, registered in the
Wayne County, in Book "a, page 270,
and bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at Mary Alice Griswo1d's
S. E. corner, now owned by Alex Hall,
on the Snow Hill road, and runs with
said line North to G. G. Eakes' N. w.
corner; thence E. with Eakes' line to
Stoney Creek; thence with said Stoney
Creek N. to a Branch, the S. E. corner
of Hinson's land; thence with said
Branch w. to the N. e. corner of the
Spence land; thence with Spence's
line S. to the Snow Hill road; thence
with the Snow Hill road E. 782 feet to
the beginning, containing Sixty Five
and 7-20 (65 7-20) acres, more or less.
This being the same land conveyed by
E. c. Prince and John R. Crawford
and wife to A. C. Prince and C. II.
Prince, September 1st, 1906; and being
also the same tract of land conveyed
to G. HI. Prince and E. G. Prince by
r. G. Freeman, Commissioner, and be-
ing portion of the lands owned by
the late W. w. Freeman. Excepting,
however, from this tract of land a GER
tain tract of land conveyed by c. H.
Prince to E. G. Prince, dated June
18th, 1911, described as follows: Be
gining at an iron stake on the North
side of the County Road, J. George
Spence's S. E. corner, and runs thence
with Spence's line N. 1S1s E. 1415 feet
to line nearly East, about $50 feet to
the fork of the ditch; then up the
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-04-08
For MayOr

10 the Democratic Voters of Colds
boro: It is customary for candidates
for office to announce themselves, !"
and in Difference to that custom, and
In response to my desire for your suf-
rage l announce myself a candidate
for Mayor of Goldsboro, subject to the
Democratic primary by which the nom
ination is to be made.
During my incumbency of the office
of Mayor of GoIdsboro I have given
my whole time and thought to the
welfare of the city-its progress and
prosperity, and it is with prideful con-
sclousness of a clean record and much
accomplished for the city's develop
ment that I invite the closest investi-
cation of my administration and that
of the Board of Aldermen over which
L have the honor to preside. We are
endeavoring to achieve Greater
Goldsboro and my personal renomina-
tion would be devoid of it's fullest
measure of satisfaction without their
return to cooperate with me in carry
ing out the plans for yet greater de-
velopment which we have SO carefully
deliberated over and determined upon.
Should the honor to still further
serve the people of Goldsboro as Mayor
come to me through the primary, 1
can but promise to give to it's re-
quirements all of my time, as in the
past, and the same conscientious dis
charge of official duty as has charac-
terized my administration in the past.
If I ha~ so served the people as
Mayor of Go1dsboro as to merit a re-
nomination I shall indeed be most
happy. If the honor goes to another
shall ever be most grateful for what
the people of Goldsboro have already
done for me, and shall continue to lend
my best efforts for the progress of the
city and the happiness of my fellow
citizens.
Very truly,
]. R. HIGGINS.