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,A ' ' 1 "Y PAGES 1 U TODAY WHEN YOU 5E IT IN THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER. IT'S SO r V..' 7 K .PUBLISHED A T " CHARLOTTE, THE METROPOLIS OF THE CAROL1N AS" FOUNDED 18G9. - . ' CHARLOTTE, N. 0., MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1916. " PRICE FIVE CENTS. , THRILLItt NCI HERE'S MAN WHO SAYS ,. MUSIC CAN BE TASTED SON OF MORGAN A CITIZEN JACK TAR AS TEUTON LINES ARE BY BRITISH SEA AMID HEARTY CHEERS DENTS TWO BRITISH CRUISERS IN CAT FUND OF $oO CRUSHED Terrific Struggle From, Ancre to the Somme- Hand to r - , Iand Combats in Dugouts. Over 2,000 Germans Caught in Trap by Less Than Their Own Numbers. With the British armies In France, Via London, Aug. 20. What two battalions did and how they did it was the most thrilling incident of the .last twenty-four hours of sensational fighting from the Ancre to the Somme. The struggle went on in freakish Au gust weather with alternae cloud bursts and flashes of lightning, rain bows and sunshine. All along the I'.ne the British left their trenches whlie the French were hard at it on their right. The time .ttAtil. a r a ft! ( cnosen was o y "V". noon while the big attacks of July i ; and 14 were in the early morning. ' One hundred cannon were engaged in making a curtain of fire on their front while others were busy with de tails of the staff plan. No.hing m the whole offensive was so dramati cally staged or came off with greater success. The Germans sf.ll held on in their old first line trenches, where their machine guns brought up from undestroyed dugouts held up the Brit iBh on July 1, while the British r ght swung on this section as a pivot through Contalmaison and Pozleres to the summit of the ridge, burrowing forward as the guns blas.ed away. Sharper and sharper grew the an gle of the new British line to the old German first line. The eGrmans siuck to their defenses against all kinds of Are. Through galleries running rrom dugout to dugout the Germans had a subway for bringing up re'lefs and food. They led a regular life at n ght, those not on guard went to bed in their cellar bunks as comfortably as , In Pullmans and during '.he day they J Perls reports the capture of a strong played cards it not seni out into shell ly fortified wood between that town craters to sn'pe Britishers. Tnj- aa 1 nd Maurepas. their mnnhtn .run readv should t.,l in the Verdun sector the Germans British attempt to rush their homes. . .. - j - "' Testerday .afternoon the British guns were pounding a-way as usual at this sector, which 1b cailed the Leipsic , redoubt, when the Brit sh, thanks to a new system for taking care of ma chine guns and with quick bursts of arilllery preparation covering the r charge appeared on the Jump through the doors of their dugouts. Through glasses they were visible to observers running about the maze of traverses like terr.ers searching for rat holes, their bayone's gleaming and puffs of smoke rising as they threw their bombs. In one capaclou u .. out equipped with beds, tables and cupboards, six officers and 170 men urrendered In a body. Some manag ed to escape from their dugouts by underground galleries. Others tr'ed to man their machine guns and were shot down. Still others fought to the death with bayonets and bombs. It is es'lnmted the 2,000 Germans caught in th's trap by less than their own num bers were accounted for. When the Associated Press corres pondent 'eft corps headquarters 1 i officers and 600 Germans had been brought in as prisoners while more were being unearthed from their hld lug places. The last of the small par ties which held out in brief but fero cious seiges were surrendering. They had hoped for a counter-attack to res cue them but '.he British had foreseen this and met It with blasts and bat tery and machine guns they had im mediately put In act'on for ihat pur pose. The prisoners the correspond ent saw looked well and some of them laughed over the manner In which they were captured. Elsewhere the story was of many irencnes gameu wun some 10s. anutand Maurepas. taking a large quan relentless act on throughout the night. Ulty of war material, according to a the infantry laboring in the moist war office statement Issued this after- . i- . ! .v. . : 0 . u . . ' eann, hkmuiih im hi- jjumhwhb un oi ' water logged shell craters, while the artillerists kept at their work, hot gun barrels sizzling from the rain. Once when the British troops were caught by machine gun fire had to yield a position and found a counter-attack developing 20 seconds afer their 8. O. S. signal to the artillery commander guns were trained, on ihat counter attack with a curtain of fire that sent Jt to cover. In the center (he Brlt'sh have pushed closer to Martinpulch and have taken an orchard west of p Delv'lle wood but the hottest work t) probab!y was on the right. Here the I Germans kept on reinforcing and their i guns never forgot Longueval. If they have any extra ammunition they seem to turn.lt on the massed wreckage of that unfortunate village. The British are equally Interested in making sure that no remaining bricks of Gull'e mont escape the attention of their ar- tll'ery. Tti. n.pmgni wi-a tnli'nt . ... J YL l Z V: . J v. , . 51 1 of the town but after a hand-to fiandi argument which lasted many hours the Brlt'sh took and kept it. South of Ou!l"emont the British were well forward of the village when aeroplane observers saw big forces of Germans moving forward In a coun- ter stack. There was another rr, call to tne guns, or course, and they wined out the first two lines of the advancing waves. The rest of the Germans took cever In a ravine. Fol lowing It they debouched and under) the protection of their artXery struck the French left which rema ned tn an angle or wooas. forcing the urlt-) Ish to yield some of the ground taken Looking at tne trencn map at neaa .quarters, it seems that the Brlt'sh now have Gulllemont pretty well in tnt pinchers and are closing in on Ginchy. the position beyond, than r-i-larty to action In he d rectlon of what mlh! be cal'ed the "beverage" se-tor wher'AsnherOrrsolrers1yiBaIt There, as (Continued on Page Two.) RUSSIANS ARE IN SIGHT OF HUNGARY NOW Fighting oh Cre6t of Carpath ians Overlooking the Plains. Have Pushed . on Across Stokhod Offensive at Sa loniki Grows in Intensity. In the east the Russians are appar ently centering their efforts on their new drive toward Kovel. Berlin ad mits that General Brussiloff's troops have crossed the Stokhod at one point and Petrograd says that the Russians have pushed on beyond the river and , . u .1. captured a series of heights on the road to Kovel. Fierce nghting con tinues on the crest of the Carpathians, where the Russians are battling with in sight of the Hungarian plains. No indication has been given, however, of the strength of the forces engaged in this region and it is uncertain as yet whether General Brusslloff is making a serious effort to invade Hungary. Trie offensive on the Saloniki front .is slowly developing and the fighting is growing in intensity on the 150 mile battle line from Lake Presba to Lake Dolran. Both sides claim minor successes but apparently no action of first importance has occurred. An in teresting feature on this front is the advance of Bulgarian detachments toward the Greek seaport of Kavala. This port Is well to the east of the allied front and the purpose of the Bulgarian move Is not made clear in the dispatches. On the western front the French continue to press forward in the neighborhood of Gulllemont and are fiercely counter-attacking ln an effort to regain Fleury, the loss of which they concede. The British re port the repulse of German counter- attackg and tne captnre of a portion of trenches north 01 Vazentm-Ie- Petit. BRITISH ADVANCE ON SALONIKI FRONT London. Aug. 20. The British troops on the Saloniki front have ad vanced their line and have repulsed Bulgarian counter-attacks, according to a War Office statement. The state ment says: "Our troops are established on a line west and north of Bekerll and Cldemll and south of Dolozzelt, where they repulsed counter-attacks with loss to the enemy. Artillery bom bardment by both sides continues. "On the Struma front our cavalry was in touch with the enemy In the KJutrl-Barakli T$zu area on Sunday. Enemy aircraft bombarded Jenikoi, Oavalancl and Ouguncl with small success." Berlin's Statement. Berlin. Aug. 20. Via London. Bulgarian and Teutonic forces on the Balkan front have made a further ad vance, capturing several positions, it was announced today. The statement says: "Bikllsta, south of Presba Lake and Banica, have been taken. "North of Ostrova Lake the Ser bian Drina division has been thrown from the dominating heights of Dmlemaat Jeri and Metric Tepesl. The counter-attacks were repulsed." FRENCH CAPTURE WAR MATERIAL Paris, Aug. 20. Via London. The French have carried a strongly or-. tr .1 n i "7 ti I winH hfttwaan niitllamnnt 11000 OFFICIAL FRENCH REPORT ON SALONIKI Paris, Aug. 20. The official report of operations on the Saloniki front from the French army of the east follows: "East of Kavala, Bulgarians have crossed the Nestoa (Mesta) In small force and are sending patrols for ward In the direction of Kavala. "In the region of the Struma the enemy occupied the Greek forts of Lise and Starcista, on the right bank and advanced some troops to- the approaches to the river. "West of the Struma, Bulgarian at tacks on Puroj Manion were stopped our fire. Near Lake Dolran British troops repulsed Bulgarian attacks on Dodgeli. On the western bank of the Vardar there was rather brisk shell ing, especially toward Majadal. "In the region south of Monartlr nghting continues at the approaches I I" oaiica iwiwtfn oeruian advance guards and Bulgarian forces debouch-I ins f'n Fiorina." , VTOLEJiT FIGHTING OW VERDUN FRONT Paris. Aug. 20. Via London. Violent fighting occurred last night on the Verdun front where the Oer- uTr.t TuTi, rtL A -ri. w.V rim I .v.Vi." " JT I repuia wlth vere losses. , the statement follows: ' ."The night was calm along, the Somme front . . "On the right bank of the Meuse i veruun; in enrmy aispiayea great 'activity durinsrths -night. After an "" the Cfermam made various attempts to capture the village of Fleury from ut All their attacks, one of which waa. extremely violent, wera repelled. The enemy suffered severe losses and left some prisoners la our hands. ' i nTan. ktUck.d us northwest of mont work. Here tlso our eurtala i i , .,, 1 , ,. - (Continued en Pag Two.) ' 7--" - ' v -( " i ROBERT W. STEVENS. Stevens Ih the man who says music can be tasted. He Is dirce tor of music at the Cnlverslty of Chicago. Notes from the -'flute are like sugar; from claftnct like grape fruit; the piano like clear water; the violin like claret, and the sax aphone like buttermilk, he Hays. "Chopin is luscious fruit, -while Gilbert and Sullivan are prunes! Bach, Stevens finds. Is oatmeal, while Irving Berlin is a "penny all-day sucker." Teuton Fleet Is Sighted in the North Sea l-oiidon. Aug. 20. iernian sauatlron of some 15 warslUus includ ing large cruisers Is rcKrted In the 1 North Sea by trawlers arriving at Ynmlden, Holland, In the region of White Bank and was accompanied by two Zeppelins. It was on a north westerly course. 1 'i For His Work . in Agricultural Bill and Refers to Completion of Pro gram to Better Rural Life. Washington, Aug. 20. What Con gress and the Administration have done for the farmer Is outlined at length in a letter from President Wll eon to Representative Lever of South Carolina, chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, made pub lie tonight by the White House. Tne President formally announces the signing of the' agricultural appropria tion bill marking "the practical com pletion of an important part of the program for the betterment of rural life which was mapped out at the beginning of the Administration'' and conveys to Mr. Lever and his asso ciates In both houses his apprecia tion of their services to t'ne Nation. Summing up the record he men tions increased appropriations for the support of argriculture; efforts to fos ter production; the co-operative ag ricultural extension act; creation of the office of markets and rural or ganization; the cotton futures act, the grain standards act, the Federal warehouse act, the good roads law and the Federal reserve and farm loan acts. DIG DECREASE IN TIE NUMBER OF DEATHS Belief That Epidemic or Infantile Paralysis Is Now on the Wane In Metropolis. New York, Aug. 20. Another sub stantial decrease in- the number of deaths from Infantile paralysis and In the number of new cases today strengthened the belief of the health authorities that the enidernlc is on I the wane. There were only 20 deaths J here today and 108 new case, the lowest figures for esveral weeks. To j tal fatalities to date are 1,167 ahd the total of cases 7,110. Cases now In I hospitals number 3,740. HAZING WAS NOT THE i CAUSE OF YOUTH'S DEATH ' Special to The Observer. j Salisbury, Aug. 20. C. E. Helms,!' who has been at Fort Caswell Since the death of Fred White by drpwn- I lag oununjr, iciumcu Oliuiua; night with the soldier boys and sets at rest the reports and rumors that young Y hits met his death as a re sult of a hazing stunt. Mr. Helms, ; who is an uncle of the 'dead man, , made diligent inquiry as did a'.so H. ! 2. White, faXher of the drowned, man. -d" plu vely" tha h? ' tk ! hartng caused the young man', death. ' HUNDRED SHOTS ARE EXCHANGED ON BORDER Naco. Arls., Aug. 20. Over a hun dred shots were exchanged across the international line about a mile west L ot ner last night between patrols belondnc to the -negro National Guard from the District of Columbia n4 a party on the Mexican side. Ths oldlsrs said they 'nailed some Mex icans who attempted to cross the lint. In answer to ths challenge the Mex ican fired, fn the fusillade thst fol-L SOUTH Thiu-T,lnTJ "'Jf lh wounding of onvol the Mexican who I had tried to cross He la now a prts- ner in tha camp of the negro troops. '. ';'r"7 TF"""X: ARES UNK BY TEUTON SUBS. One German Submersible Destroyed and Another R a m in e d 39 Fatalities. Kaiser's High Seas Fleet Came Out Then Put Back Quickly. London, Aug. 21, 12:21 a. 111. Two British light cruisers, the Not tingham and Falmouth, were sunk Saturday In North Sea by German submarines while the vessels were searching for the Oerman high seas fleet, according to an official an nouncement by the Admiralty shortly before midnight.' One German sub marine was destroyed by the British, while another was rammed and pos sibly sunk, according to the Admiral statement, which follows: "Reports from our lookout squad rons and other units showed there was considerable activity on the part of the enemy In the North Sea on Saturday. The German high seas fleet came out, but learning from their scouts that the British forces were in considerable strength, the enemy avoided an engagement and returned to port "In searching for the enemy we lost two cruisers by submarine at tacks H. M. 8. Nottingham, Captain C. B Miller, and H. M. S. Falmouth, Captain John Edwards. All the offl cers of the former were saved, but 38 of the crew are missing. All the officers and men of the Falmouth were saved, but one Stoker, Norman Fry, died of injuries., "An enemy submarine was doatroy- ed and another was rammed and pos sibly sunk. "There Is no trutn in tne oerman statement that a British destroyer was sunk and a British battleship damaged." . , v The Nottingham ' was a vessel of 5,400 tons and was built in Pem broke in 1913. Her complement was 380 men. She was 340 feet long and carried nine six-inch guns, four three pounders and two torpedo tubes. She was designed to make about 25 knots an hour. The Falmouth was of 5,250 tons. She was built in 1110 and carried a crew of 876 officers and men. She was 450 feet long and carried eight six-Inch guns, Xour three-pounders and two tomedo tubes. In her trial trips she made slightly over .27 knots an hour. This is the first appearance . In the North Sea of aTong German naval forces since the battle of Jutland on May 31. The first news that the Ger mans had left the Hhelter of their mine fields and for iiled bases was brought to Holland by trawlers which repor.ed sighting ;i German squadron of 15 warsh ps, Ine'udiiig large cruis ers. This fleet was accompanied by two Zeppelins nrul was steering north west In the region of White Bank. Berlin, Aug. 20, Via Wireless. The Admiralty announced today that a German submarine sank a small cruiser and a destroyer near the Brit ish east coast and damaged another small cruiser and a battleship. STANLEY'S REUNION OF OLD SOLDIERS, SEPT. 2 - Stanley, Aug. 20. At a me Nru ot tl r. rt presentative citizens It wa de cked tojiold the annual old -o'dlt-rs run'.on'and picnic Saturday, Septem ber 2. Stanley has always enwtuine.l huge crowds on this occasion and this I year will be no exception. Already tr.akers of renown are being engaged and plenty of amusement will be pro vided. D. F- Hovis is in charge r f t'.ie amusement features. . JO'.IO SAYS It s going to be fair for a couple of days. -That reminds me of an KnglUh friend who came over to this country after the war started, to look after some business Interests pertain ing to shipment of auto parts. He had been living In t'ne country and found himself unable to sleep in the city so a friend of his i in Richmond advised him to get , phonograph and pUy himself to sleep. He tried It. A week later bis friend met him and - asked how . the Olaa worked. "It didn't workT senf the blamed T record. 'God Save tne Kin ery tlms I. played it I had. to stand Feun I Mk UNpeftwoof-vMak'o 0UMIUS 5PEMCE.C MORGAN One of the hundreds of "Jack ies" on the U. 8. 8. Maine, taking part In the CiUzen Naval Cruise, is the son of J. PlerKnt Morgan, financier. Hughes Spends Active Sabbath In Los Angeles Los Angeles. Cal.. Aug. 20. Charles K. Hughes spent a strenuous day in Los Angeles today. He reached the city shortly before 10 o'clock from San Francisco, went to church, held a public reception at his hotel, took a hundred mile motor drive, vis- 1 itlnir Pahndenaand I.onit Beach, stoo- I Ded at the Los Angeles museum on . . the way back and did not reach his hotel tonight until more than an hour after he had expected to do so. At Long Beach Mr. HuglvSs, spent half an hour in the hotel a,y which Governor Johnson was visiting but did not meet him. Governor Johnson remained In his room while Mr. Hughes was at the hotel. The nominee held an informal reception for half an hour there, shaking hands with a crowd that choked the hotel lobby and overflow ed Into the street. Mr. Hughes told callers today that he did not care to inject himself Into the situation arising from the differ ences between Republican and Pro gressive leaders In California because he felt that the issues between them were local and should be decided lo cally. He left at midnight for San Diego where he will speak tomorrow afternoon. Hii program calls for an address here tomorrow night. STEIN OUTFIT MISTAKEN FOR A BOOZE PLANT Three Graham Deputies Make Hur ried Trip With Fire Arms Heady for Action. Special to The Observer. Graham, Aug. 20. Some one sight ed what was thought to be a block ade plant In full blast and made a hurry call at the sheriff's office by 'phone. The party calling said if tho officers would come quickly they could catch the luwbreakers in tne net. DeDUtieS A. W. Moster, H. J. Btockard and Eugene McCracken locked up the office and lit out in an automobile. They picked up Deputy ( D. Story In Uurllngton and from thore thev burned the wind. .The ob- " .w.mt u, near th confluence ?.,. "!. I. "'"""IT ZTrJZ ana. When near the spot tney walaeu itunnv Willi lilt, ni i ii n 1 1 u u & . lightly with tire arms ready for ac- The merry-makers did not sight I tlon. the officers until tney were upon .i u u lralunit urna hiivinar Liiriii. ' ' 1 " -.v. - a wheat threshing and wnat was sup posed to be an Illicit distillery was the smoke from the nres wnere Brunswick stew was being cooked and the merry-makers were Mr. Ireland and his helpers having a good time eating the delightful repast. Mr. Ire land haU the officers put up thmr guns and Joined inlhe feast. FOOTWEAR OF SOCIETY WQMEN WAS STOLEN Special to The Observer. . Brevard, Aug. 20 Brevard . and nearby communities are entertaining many visitors, who are enjoying themselves despite the fact that many 1 roads are in bad conaiuon. Many parties are being formed for pleasure 1 trips to the many points of matchless cnerv in Transylvania, ine iorm of amusements varies widely from dancing by the most fashionable at the Franklin Hotel to wading in tne creeks, in , and near Brevard by the ladles, some of whom have experlenc ' ed embarrassment by having their ; footwear stolen while they waded too I far up stream. Mountain climbing I is a. popular pastime. VETERAN OP ATTACK ON CHARLESTON IS DEAD ll...r.lnn Ua Ana- 2A -While ! Instructing a Sunday school class at Zlon Heformed Church her toauy Dr. Edward Kershner, u. 8. N., re tired, waa stricken with paralysis of the brain and died in 10' minutea Doctor . Kershner entered the . Navy as assistant surgeon. He was serv ing on the sloop of war Cumberland when that vessel was sunk by the Merrimae In Hampton Roads in 1$Z. When the. Cumberland sank the Doc- said Alg. They I tor went down wltVi her but was res - Mnglthhty oneTci tne King, and ev- partment the first news of ths nsvsl II was on the old Ironsides attack en Charleston, EIGHT KILLED SCORE INJURED IN EXPLOSION Montreal, Aug. 20. E'ght persona were killed add more than a score Injured in an explosion early today in a munitions plant at Drummond vlllc. The- cause of tlJ disaster has not lieen determined. TROPICAL STORM DID IN Loss of Life Kstlroated at Tldrtecn. Two Million Damage at Corpus . ChristL Tex. Cni-oiiM Christl. Texas. Aug. 20. The loss of life from the tropical ... . . storm which struck Corpus t nrisu DAMAGE and 10 adjacent Texas counties on Frl-! this announcement died down sub dav night was placed at 13 tonight. ; scriptlons were offered from all parts , ... . of the great auditorium, including nine members of the crew j J()hn u repper ot Memphis, presi- of the small freighter 1'llot Boy, which ; dent of the Laymen's Movement, foundered off Aransas Pass. ! wye $ 25 , 0 00 : Dr. George R. Stewart The total damage in this section of followed with $10 000 and Jans wh',h rwmm rhristi bore the heav- 1 , " . ' estimated at i2 000. OU0. , . ' '..T . a l,.r I A tuuiuurn ucviinuiuvii -J ' - oortion of the lower coast's cotton crop whli'h was ready to be picked. Damage at Corpus Christi was esti mated conservatively at $500,000. Othelsfses were: AransAs Pass $ir.0,iK)0; Uockport $75,000; 'Alice $100,000: San $a0,Oi0; Hobstown $30,000; Diego Hishop $150,000; KlngsvlUe $100,000. Towns In the lUo Grande Valley $300,000 and other widely separated and isolated points $500, OHO. The storm stricken area extends about 150 miles along the lpwer gulf coast from Corpus Christi to Browns ville, reaching inland from no to 50 miles. Counter Proposal by "; Railroad Executives Under Consideration Said to Include Arbitration of at Least Some Points at Issue With Granting of Others. 3,700 Manufacturers Request Arbitration Pres. Wilson Replies. Washington, Aug. 20. Implying to a teleKram from President Pop or . Ni,uional Association ot Manufac i, luL-t, u that h "assert and turers, asking that he "assert and maintain the principle of arbitration for Industrial disputes," President Wilson in a message made pub.lo to day declared his plan for a setiie- "'enl oi me ranrimu V'"1'." v :,"T" iu I o.lw.r than the announcement ot Mr. Pope's message and the I'resi - - - ctenis answer nine .. ..m. ... lout In today's developments. Kali i - - , , , , - , . road officials held several ltuormai conferences but most of tho brother hood representatives were out or tne city. With the arrival of other rail road officials tomorrow the confer ence with the White House will be renewed and decisive developments are expected within a few days. Mr. Pope's telegram to President Wilson was dated Hartford, Conn., and i follows: "On behalf of 8,7o manuiaciur ing organisations, employing 3.000.000 Derson. and utter'.y dependent upon uninterrupted railroad service for thelr continued operation. I Deg onoe to express our deep appreciation of your efforts to prevent' the threat ened destructive stoppage 01 na tional railroad service and to respect fully urge that you will with all the power of your great office and per onal'.tv assert and maintain the prin- I clple of arbitration for Industrial dls- Dutes affecting NationaJ Intercourse, No Just demand can fear such a test, no unfair demand an or should sur vive it. We sincerely believe no man in our history has possessed such an opportunity to fortify this essential principle of public security against future attack by employer or em ploye. "GEORGE POPE. President, "National Association of Manufactur er" The President replied: Allow me to acknowledge tne re- celpt of your telegram of August 18 j and to say In reply that I bold to the principle of arbitration with as clear a conviction and as firm a purpose as any one, but unfortunately there Is no means now In existence bjr which arbitration can be secuerd. The ex isting means have been tried and have failed. ' This situation must nsver be allowed to arise again, but It has arisen. Some means must b found to i prevent Its recurrenbutno means or. In season to meet'th present Na- ttonal emergency. What I am pro posing doe not weaken or discredit E. A. Cole of Queen City,, in Behalf of Himself and His Brother Gives $6,000 to Lake Junaluska Assembly Grounds After Which Money Pours in Like So Much Water. ABheville, Aug. 20. The fourth tri ennial conference of the Laymen's Missionary Movement of the Methodist-Episcopal Church, South, closed tonight after recording a spontaneous subscription of $103,000 to the Lake Junaluska enterprise, the Southern Methodist assembly grounds, where the conference was held. The out pouring of cash came at the conclu sion of the conference sermon this morning while Dr. George R. Stewart of Knoxville was asking the co-operation of the delegates In getting the enterprise before the Church. f E. A. Cole of Charlotte Interrupted :Brm'.'f Doctor Stew-Art by saying that he was unwilling to go away without doing " . something for the Lake Junaluska as sembly grounds, and on behalf of himself and his brother, E hp subscribed the sum o M. Cole, of $6,000. wh th which followed i-annon. Jr.. ot isaiinvu.e. gave Other subscriptions, in amounts rrom $5,000 to $1,000, were offered OS fast ,u., ..l.l k ... as they could be recorded until a to tal of $103,000 was reached. This collection is second only to the record subscription of $150,000 for missions at the Lake Junaluska conference three years ago. frncn closed tonlcht with u,irfvao nr S n Cordon of New. York. Dr. C. D. Bulla. Nashville; Hlshop E. D. Louzon of Dallas, Texas; pr. w. W. Pinson, Nashville, and DT.i," mow T.iiiv rf Nashville, field seere- tary of the laymen's Movement, who preached the closing sermon. , 'v After the adoption of the custsm-" ary resolutions the conference ad- -journed to meet at Lake Junaluska, In 1918. "i the principle of arbitration. it strengthens it rather. It proposes that nothing be conceded except the eight-hour day, to which the whole economic movement of the time sems to point, and the Immediate creation, of nn agency for determining all the" arbitration elements in this case in the light not of predictions or fore casts but of established and ascer tained facta. This is the first stage of the direct road to the discovery of the moBt permanent basis for arbi tration when other means than those' now available are supplied. There were no outward develop ments today pending the arrival of the additional raUroad executives to whom the President sent Invitations yesterday. President Hill of the Great Northern, and several other Western railroad presidents will arrive tomor row. Representatives of both sides are prepared to remain here until the final word is spoken and a strike declared or averted. President Wilson made no engage ments for tomorrow In order to be ready to eontinue negotiations with the railroad presidents, but It was thought probable that there would no no further general White House conference until Tuesday. Although the railroad executives continue tu maintain their position in opposition to the President's plan and In favor of arbitration, Administration ottlclnbi express hope that ultimately they" would decide to negotiate on the ba sis proposed by Mr. Wilson. It waa understood tonight that a counter proposal was under consideration by the railroad executives but that It had not yet reached a definite stage. 41U waa said to include arbitration ot at least some of the points at issue, with the granting or otners. In the meantime telegrams urging the President to Ins'st on arbitration arrived In large numbers at the White . House. Most of them were sent ry business men and firms and organisa tions. Copies of many were sent to the rsilroad executives. Administra tion officials said the telegrams would have no effect on the President since he had tried to bring about arbitra- - tlon, but had faHed and had P way of forcing It. The brotherhood members will meet at their hall tomorrow morn.ng at 10 o'clock but It la expected that ad journment will fo.low within a fe minute as they probably will have nothing hefor them. F. Lv Uriderwood, president of the Erie, issued a statement tonight de- 1 daring the real question was whether "orderly processes of settling wage controversies shall be abandoned" and . Amerjcan ' people' rights to transact their business and get their tood supplies" left to the mercy of the four men heading the railroad, brotherhood U. G. Rhett of Charleston, 8. C. president of the Chamber of Com merce of the United mates, also ar rived tonight and conferred with Mr. Wheeler WesreTtw"l1ff'1teeT""trr tmtri with this situation,- said Mr. Khe- "&o far we have taken ao steps t see fne President" ' 4 l had to tUno action. 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