BIGGEST BATTLE OF WAR IN PROGRESS GERMANS MAKING DESPERATE DRIVE AGAINST RUSSIANS IN NORTH POLAND. til s, 1 ? ,? MORE THAN A MILLION MEN Half a Million Man Engaged an Eaeh Slda In Sig Dottla.?SHtlah At tacking In West. London.?Juat aa the French attack ed the Germanj In the Weet when Field Marshal von Hindenburg nude Ilia drive from East Prussia Isat month, so the British Army operating In Flanders has undertaken the task of relieving pressure on Its Russian ally, now that the Russians again are being attacked In North Poland. This Is part of the general nian of the Allied generals. When one is attack ad the other attacks to compel the Germans and Austrlans to keep strong forces at ovary paint and endeavor to prevent them from sending new troops where they could do the moat good. The Germans now are attempting to crush the Russians. For this purpose they are reported to have an army estimated at nearly a half million men marching along the roads toward Prxasnysz. To prevent this army from being strengthened further the British are thrusting at the German line north of Lai Bassee and besides re porting the capture of the village of Neuve Chappells it la asserted that they have advanced beyond that town. , The battle taking place in the Bast, experts say, ts the biggest pitched bat tle of the war, no less than a million men being engaged. The Germans in their official report claim an advance, while Petrograd considers tt likely that the Russians wfll have to fall back beyond Fnasnyx as they did last month, before making a stand. It , probably will be days before a definite result is attained in this battle. Meanwhile another German army has appeared on the Plllca River front, sonth of the Vistula, probably, military observers say, with the idea of inducing Grand Duke Nicholas to wKhdraw men from the North, where the real blow is being struck. Farther south, along the foothills of the Carpathians, fighting between the Anstrlans and Russians continues in wintry weather. Each side claims the other is doing the attacking but it is believed here, that as the Austrlans In itiated this battle, they probably are' still the aggressors. j MURDER PROMINENT AMERICAN ? I Star* And Strip** Float Over Man Zapata Force* Kill . Washington?John B. McManus, a prominent American In Mexico,1 eras shot and killed fh hi* home by Zapata troopers as they were occupying the Mexican capital after evacuation by Gen Obregon's Carransa forces. Official dispatches from the Brazil lan minister In Mexico CHy reporting' the affair to the state department, aay the American flag was floating over McManus' house and that his doors had been closed and sealed by the Braxillan consul. The Brazilian minis ter's dispatch indicated that the kill ing may have been one of revenge, for It was charged that when Zapata troops recently occupied the capital McManus had killed three of their number. ? . The fact that the American flag had been hoisted over the house and the doors had been sealed by the con sul of a neutral power was taken by the officials here to Indicate that ei ther McManus felt that he was in dan ger or that all foreigners were fear ful of their safety with the entry of the Zapata troops and took steps for protection. The killing of the Amer ican is described In the official dis patches as having caused great emo tion In the foreign colony. McManus originally was from Chicago. Japan Modifies Demand Pekln?Japan has definitely modi fled her attitude toward China in con nection with her demands presented after occupation by Japan of -the Ger man concession of Klao-Chow. Make Gaeoline and DyestufTs ' Washington?Secretary Lane an nounced after the Cabinet meeting that he had entered into a contract with private Interests to build a >250, 000 plant to house the intention of Dr. Walter O. Rittman of the Bureau of Mlnea. a process for thp manufacture of gasoline, dyestuffs and explosivea. Propose Prohibition In Alaska Juneau. Alaska?A bill providing for prohibition throughout Alaska was Introduced in the lower house of the territorial legislature. Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Dead. New York?Mrs. John D. Rpcke feller died at the Rockefeller coun * try home at Pocantlco Hills, just out side of Tarrytown. She had been ill for some time. v ? - While Mrs. Rockefeller had been an Invalid for many months, her death came unexpectedly. Her husband and her son were at Ormond. Fla., and were advised early that her condition had taken a critical turn for the worse Mr. Rockefeller and his son Immed iately engaged a special train which left Jacksonville for New York. Copland Anxiously Waits London?The arrival of the German auzilllary cruiser Prinx Eltel Fried rich at Newport News, removing for a time at least another menace to Brit ish shipping, and the success of Brit ish troops in the region of LaBaasee claim chief attention in the British Isles. Whether the Prins Kite! will bs interned or again will set, out for high seas. It is considered Mkfe ^thst her career as an sr-nrttg cruiser must come io an end, for should she be al lowed to tail It la believed allied cruis ers, oa the watch will account for her . MISS HELEN LOSANITCH Scads for Eervla Is the piss of Miss Hslsn Lsssnlteh, daughter of tha for mer minister of agriculture and com merce of that country. She Is now In America sacking aid In rehabilitating her native land, which also needs ag ricultural Implements and grains for Immediate use. ZAPATA ENTERS CAPITAL REPORTED THAT 09REQ0N HAS LEFT CITY AND THAT ZAPATA HAS ENTERED. e-e Americana Are Warned to Leave Mex ico City.?Warships Are Ordered to Vara Cruz. Washington. ? American citizens again have been warned to leave Mex ico City In view of the critical situa tion. Secretary Bryan announced that transportation facilities would be ?ought for as many as desired1 to leave. The battleship Georgia and the armored cruiser Washington were jrdered by Secretary Daniels after inferences with President Wilson to proceed Immediately to Vera Crut. Consular messages from Vera' (Jrux itated that it was reported there that the evacuation of Mexico City had >egun. Enrique C. Llorente General Villa's Washington representative received a message saying Zapatistas occupied Mexico City immediately on the ?vacuatlon of Obregon's troops. Word came from American Consul 31111 man that at a personal Interview with General Carranxd he had deliv ered the formal note from the United demanHinff an imnrnvomonf 4m conditions for foreigners in the ter ?itory under his control. These were the principal develop nents In the Mexican situation the mportance of which today overshad >wed In official Washington interest n the European war. Although the contents of the note to Carranxa were not announecd. Its one Impressed members of the dlp omatic corps lhat serious conae luences would ensue If Carranxa fall sd to heed Ks demand. The United States, It was learned, described con lltlons as "Intolerable" and called on "arranxa to take steps necessary to :orrect the situation.' Incendiary ut terances of General Obregon were toted by the American government u likely to stir, up dangerous feeb Ing against foreigners, giving rise possibly to riots apdjtSGsftes. The note pointed out that If harm befell foreigners the American gov ernment would hold Carranxa officials "personally responsible" and would take the necessary means to Impose th reponslbiltty where it belonged. The communication was not In the nature of an ultimatum. President Wilson himself declared that the United States did not Issue ultln\Atums but presented views 'and a&ed ac cordingly. nrieen steamers Are Bunk. London.?Fifteen British steamers sunk out of a total of 8.734 vessels of I more than SbO tons which arrived at British ports or departed from them ^rom January 21 to March 3 was the record of achievement of German sub marines, according to figures issued by the Admiralty. Vessels of ail na tionalities are taken Into account, ex cluding. however, those used by the Admiralty for naval and military pur Poses. The total number of vessels which arrived at British ports during this period was 4,819, while the number which departed was 4,118. The figures given by the Admiralty follow: January 2L-40 27?Arrivals 823: sailings 630/torpedoed 1. January 28 to February 1?Arrivals 877; salllnga^?43, tuipedoed 6; lives lost 20. February 4 to February 10?Ar. rivals 784; sailings 664; torpedoed none. February 11 to February 17?Ar rlvala 782; sailings 686; torpedoed 1; Uvea lost 8. NOT GLAD TIME FOR WHALES Resemblance to a Submarlna Already la Known to Havo Meant Doath to Ono. "In the North aea lived a whale." That was long ago. Olivette to An dran's long popular operetta told about the luckleoa end of that marina mam mal Id melodious fashion. That whale met a torpedo, and, mistaking It for another and undesirable flab of strange shape, gave It battle with dire results COMMANDER TELLS WHY HE SANK SHIP . ? . RIPLY NOT MADB PUBLIC BUT WILL CLAIM CARGO WAS CONTRABAND. SAYS HE WILL NOT INTERN It l? Ml? Intention Bay* Commander ta Raturn aa 8oon aa Ha Thlnka Repairs Are Campletod. Newport Nwws, Vs.?Commander j Thlerlchsen of the converted cruiser Pflns Eltel Friedrlch, which went into drydock for repairs, submitted two statements in German to Collector of * Customs Hamilton of this port. One ' stated his reason for, sinking in South * Atlantic waters January 28 last the ' American sailing ship William P. ' Frye and with her cargo of 5.200 tons ? of wheat consigned to Queenstowu. I The other related to he length of time # that will be required to repair his ship. J Collector Hamilton announced that he regarded the answers of the Ger man commander as state papers and t that he would forward them to Wash ington. It was learned, however, that the commander of the German ship frankly hap stated to American Gov eviment officials that he sunk the American ship Frye because he re garded her cargo as contraband of 11 war. ' In the communication relating to the repairs necessary on the Eltel Fried rich, it was believed that the German commander stated that the vessel b could be made seaworthy within a few I days or a week at most. Whether he 1< made the statement that be wished to d depart as soon as American naval offl- tl cerscould pass on repairs that are to u be made was not disclosed. The Qer- b man commander previously made it A clear, however, that it was not his in- d tentlon to intern bis ship. . s As to the conditions of Eltel Fred- n rich It was reported that whereas she ii had been making 18 knots an hour at tl the beginning of her historic wreck- a Ing cereer of merchant belligerents In II two oceans, she scarcely daifed make a 12 when she reached American waters, b After the German cruiser went into A drydock she discharged the crews of e: British and Russian ships she had sunk, having released the American ? crew. The French crews left on the 4 Old Dominion Line for New York. A e few Russians went with them. The j, Bfitish crews plan to return to Eng- e, land on British ships laden with horses t< from this port. Commander Thlertcbsen assured of- h fleers here that nplther he. officers nor 4 men of the Eltel Friedrich would set |( foot on American soil-.except on offl- (] del business. He made this statement n to Collector Hamilton after stating g that It was his Intention not to intern g his ship. ? __ tl MUST KEEP RAILWAY OPEN. G - tl American Note to Carranxa Civee ? Strict Orders. Washington.?The United States sent another note to General Cerran- d za In reply to his response last night * to the notice that he and General Ob- * regon would be held personally re- * sponsible tor the safety of Americans '' and other foreigners In Mexico 1 This latest note is understood to n have emphasized the Importance of 0 keeping railway communication open between the Capital and Vera Cruz. E It was dispatched so quickly after the d receipt of Carranxa's reply that the * United States had determined In ad- * vance to make representations for the unrestricted passage of Americans d and other foreigners frogi Mexico City p to Vera Cruz. ' \ " Carranza's denial that General Ob- * regon had Intended to Incite the * population of Mexico City or to pre- V vent the entrance to the capital of n food supplies was followed In the note which went forward by a request that If this were true trains should be fur nished to carry freight Into the city, g The note also, K Is believed, called at tentlon to the reports of an early evac uatlon of Mexico City and again asked for arrangements to police the city e before Obregon's forces withdraw. . "1 ~ Si British Victorious In France. K London.?The arrival of the Ger- b man auxiliary cruiser Prtnz Eitel r, Frledrich at Newport News, removing ? for a time at least another menace 0 to British shipping and the success of British troops In the region of La Bas- ? see claim attention In the British w Isles. Whether the Prlnz Eitel will be f. Interned or again will set out for the ,, high seas. It Is considered that her ? career as an armed cruiser must come q to an end. for should she be allowed tl to sail. It Is believed Allied cruisers a on the watch will account for her. a Amsriea Will Make ProtasL Washington.?Unless the German government voluntarily offers to make y restitution for the destruction of thd r American ship Frye sunk by the con- d verted cruiser Prtnz Eltel Frledrich b In the South Atlantic and expresses ? regret or the occurrence strong pro- c test will be made by Untied States b with a request for reparation. No an- li nouncements concerning the case 1 probably will be made, high officials o said until after an Investigation of all B the facts had been completed a search- 1 lng Inquiry will be conducted. ? o Now from the same ration we he?* authentic Information of ? whale which i wee mistaken, not' by another whale, but by a warship, for a submarine boat The body of that whale haa been raat up on the Dutch coast full of holes made by three-Inch shells. ^ Per haps a whale resembles a submarine more closely than It resemble* a tor pedo. There are architectural differ ences. to be sure, which would be noted except In momenta of extreme excitement On and near the North COL DAVID J. PALMER Col. David J. Palmor, who chanead o load tha ravlow of Shorman'a army n Waahlngton BO yoaro ago. will load ho votorana ovar tha aama routo next Uptombar aa chlof of tha 0. A. R. tarada. SHIPS SENT TO VERA OTZ ? MPHATIC NOTE SENT TO CAR RANZA DEMANDING PROTEC TION TO FOREIGNERS. i ? ? I Admitted By Washington Authori ty* That Situation la Moat tcrioua it Haa Boon at Any Tim*. Washington.?Genoral Carransa haa eon Informed In a note from the rnited State* Government that un sss there la an Improvement In Don ations with respect to foreigners and heir Interests In Mexican territory ader his control, such steps as may e necessary will be taken by the merlcan Government to obtain the ealred protection. The note Is the t longest and most emphatic docu lent that haa been sent by the Wash igton Government to Mexico since is correspondence with Huerta a year go. Car ran i* la warned that the 'nlted States has viewed with deep nncern the growing complaints made y foreigners generally against his dmlnlstratton of affairs and now In Sect, demands an early change. The contents of the communication rare revealed to several Ambaasa ors and several'Ministers her* who xpressed satisfaction at Its urgent tnguage. Some regarded It as an atlre change of the country's policy >ward -Mexico. American Consul Silllman should ave presented the note to Carransa. . copy of It was sent to the Brasil in Minister at Mexico City to be hown to General Obregon, the Cer tnxa commander. In the meantime, ome movements of American war hips bare been ordered the effeot of rhich will be a naval demonstration 1st some officials hope will oonvlnce leneral Carransa of the determlna lon of the American Government to btala a change In conditions la Mex ? City. After a conference between Presl ent Wilson and Secretary of the Tavy Daniels. It was learned on high uthortty that two or more attleships rould be ordered from Guantanamo 9 Vera Crux. ' The entire Atlantic est of SI battleships Is at Guanta amo within two and a half days sail t Vera Cms. Only one war vessel, the battleship lelaware. Is at Vera Cms. but. In ed ition to any battleship* that may be rat from Guantanamo, Are warships 111 be In that vicinity in a few days. The Delaware will remain there ln efinitely, the cruiser Tacoma left orto-au-Prinee, Haiti, for Vera Cms; is gunboat Petrel Is en route from lobile. Ala., and the cruiser Des loir.es, is bound from Progreso to era Cms, while the gunboat Sacra >ento Is at Tamplco. MORE TURKISH FORTS QUIET. rltlsh and French Fleeta Making Progress Slowly. London.?The Brltlah and French pets have battered aw*y a step near r to Conatantlnople. More Turkish forte on the Astatic Ide have been silenced according to statement by the British admiralty, ut the Tnrka are making a terlfflc ssistance and shells from their Oer lan-msde guns have found more than ne mark on the besieging craft. This truggle for the gateway of the Otto man capital Is the big feature'of the rar news and cloaely linked with it i the sustained excitement In Qreece icident to the resignation of the cabl et of M. Venisoleos. who. deeming Greece's entry into the hostlUtlea -on lie side of the Triple Entente lmper tive, could not agree with his King nd resigned. Anarchists Plead Net Qullty. New York.?Frank Abarno, the onng anarchist arrested In 8L Pat Ick's Cathedn,! a few days ago after etectives had stamped out a lighted omb which Imperilled the Uvea of 800 roiyhlpers, pleaded not guilty to the harge of attempting to explode the omb. a felony punishable by 2S years TiprlBonmenL Carmine Carbone, the 8-year-old boy arrested as the maker f the missile, entered a similar plea, loth were held in $28,000 ball tor trial, 'he proceeded were brief. The pils ners faced court smilingly. sea today, however, there Is a great deal of excitement, and thle doubtless perfectly neutral creature has suffered In consequence of It There Is no evi dence that this whale, like his prede cessor, "loved to swagger and bully," or that "the Jgdfet loved him so." Not being In comic opera, he, or she, pre sumably had no characteristics un usual to the whale* of sober natural history. No record of the Incident ex cept the stranding of the mortal rem nant exist*. One who would describe the encounter muet nee hi* Imagine GERMAN CRUISER 1 AT MEWPQRT NEWS! i i 1 PRINZ EfTEL FRIEDRICH, AFTER ECOURINQ OCEAN* ENTERS 1 PORT. AMERICAN VESSEL A VICTIM H? * CrulMr Carried 100 Prisoners: Art\eri cane, British, Franch and Ruaaiana ?A Problem. Newport Notre, Va.?The German auxiliary cruleer Prlne Eltel Fried rich, after a marine trracklnx acourlnf of Pacific and Atlantic Oceana which eul mlnted In the eta king of an American ealllnx ahlp In the South -Atlantic Ocean January 28 last limped into this port .and anchored for supplies and repairs. She brought with her rescued crews and passengers of American, British, French and Russian ships and lies at anchor in Hampton Roads proud of her trophies of war that crunch the bottom of the sea but la a state of mechanical exhausting from the strain of a 8,200-mile Journey. The German cruiser began her scouting for the ships of the enemies of the Fatherland at Tslng Tsau, China, last Norensber under master ship of Commander Tblerlchene and put Into this historic port with the admitted sinking of eight merchant ships, three British, three French, one Russian and one American. The stak ing of the American ship, the William P. Frye, a sailing Tassel bound from Seattle to Queeastown with 88,0*0 tons of wheat, most concerned American port officials here and the Washing ton Governmant. H. H. Klehne of Baltimore la the master of the American ship and af ter leaving (he Eltel Fried rich with Customs Collector Hamilton he told a dramatic story of his experience. With him were his wife and two chil dren. "Despite my protestations that I was the American maatar of an Amer ican ship, the German cruiser Bttel Fried rich sank the William P. Frye on the morning of January 28. blowing a gaping bole through her vitals with i a charge of dynamite," said Captain Klehne. ^ When the German cruiser entered 1 this port all souls on board were In good humor and admitted that they I had been well cared for. The cruiser : might wall have been Hying many ' flags because she had on board Qer- I mans, Frenchmen. Russians. -English- < men. Irlshment, North Americans, i South Americans, Portuguese, China men, and others, all except the ship's I officers and crew being cajAlres of vessels which ths cruiser had captur ed and stink in the waters of the Pa clflc and the Atlantic. There were men. women, children and a litter of puppies, bora while the ship was en voyage. The captives had been allow ed to bring their belongings on board and these were piled on the decks here and there while emigraot women squatted around, some with Infant children in their arme. Boys and girls played in and out between parcels--of baggage and made merry, while M 14 fant only, a tew months old slept quiet ly in its mother's arms. Collector Hamilton has requested the commander of the German vessel not to use his wireless apparatus while , in port. Collector Hamilton will per , mit to be landed, and delivered to the | port authorities to be forwarded to i New Torit some hundred and fifty sacks of mall taken from the steamer Flortde. when It was bound from Havre to South American ports. ? Collector Hamilton Is under Instruc tions to permit all passengers on the Eltel Friedrich to land under the direction of the Immigration authorl- I ties. 1 Immigration Tide Turns. Washington.?Cor the flret. time 1b American hsltory the tide of Immigra tion has been turned back toward Eu rope. Statistics announced by Com missioner Caminettl show the change caused by war came In December when the number of emigrant aliens leaving the United States was greater ' bq J .240 than the total entering. l Powerful Float Near Mexloo. Washington.?Secretary Daniels Is- ^ sued a statement on the condition of 1 the Atlantic fleet and its auxiliaries now manuerering In Mexican OuU and Oarrtbeac waters. It follows: i "Never before In the history of onr navy has such a powerful fleet I been assembled for active service, J maneuvers and target practice with i guns and torpedoes, as that based on j Ouantanamo, Cuba, for the last two i months, under the command of Rear 1 Admiral Fletcher, oemmander-ln-ehlef of the Atlantic fleet ( "Based also on Ouantanamo Bay is | the cruiser squadron, consisting of i two armored cruiser* and seven light j cruisers and gunboats, the various i units of which have been operating In { the, vicinity of Haiti, Santo Domingo, i and the east coast of Mexico. "The vessels comprising this fleet ' are ready for any service and are accompanied by repair ships, supply ' ships, fuel ships, carrying coal, oil and < supplies for an extended period. At J Key West the reserve torpedo flotilla i consisting of 10 destroyers and a ten- ? der, have been engaged in extended ? o Derations. I tlon. A Kipling or a Bullet) might bo moved to splendid utterance by con templation of tble tragedy, but In e dolly newspaper we moot stick to foots, snd tbe sscertsinod fscts In tble cose ore scant Advanced Phase of the Subject "Vur wife Is strong for women euf frsgoT" - "Yes," replied Mr. Ueekton; "but she Is perfectly liberal sboat It. She says that some of the man ought to b? allowed to vote, too." i ' WEATHER FORECAST. Movtmmu Dim in thn Cotton States, March 14 to 21, ISIS. National Weather Journal Sunday, March 14?The weak , will open clear and cool In Eastern Cotton Belt aa pre Ttoueljr foNkaat and with ris ing temperatures in Weetern Cotton Belt. Monday March IS to Satur wlll overspread Waatarn Cot ton Bait Monday, preceded by light rain. The ralna will In crease as the movement paaaes East The cool wave will clear the weather and bring frost* to very near the Gulf Coast, ex cept la 8outbwe*t Texas and In Florida. It will continue gen erally fair In the South the re mainder of the week except that It will be clouding up at the close Is Western Belt. Temper atures will steadily rise until minima will range In the 40s aU over the South. MRS. BOYLIN SALES A6ENT Wadeebero Woman will Sell Products ef Girl's Canning Clube?Te Visit Clube. Wadeeboto.?Mrs. Jane C. McKlm mon. state demonstration agent, has appointed Mr*. J. O. Boy 11a of Wados bo ro sales agent tor the products can ned by the girls of ffprth Carolina. It I* her plan to visit an of the schools of the state and the public Institu tions to get contracts for next year's supply. Meredith CoUege. Raleigh; the State Normal. Greensboro; Albe marle Normal, Albemarle; Horner's School. Charlotte. A. A M. College, Fasslfern. HenderaonvUle. have given satisfactory answers to request to hold off contracts nntll Mrs. Boytln can visit them: also the Deaf and Dumb school at Morgan ton. the Insane Hospital, of Baleigh; the. School for Peeble-Mlnded. at Klnston. and the insane Hoapttol at Morganton. are ready to give contracts for the 4 If brand. The state will pay the actual trav eling expenses of the sales agent, but each county is expected to make an appropriation to cover ' the expense account of selling these products. The counties that make appropria tions will receive a larger pro rata ?hare of sales. tn some Instances tuition and board wilt be given for products. Al ready Rev. Geo. Atkinson has given through Mrs. Boylln to a woman be longing to the Tomato Club, a barrel uf sugar to be made Into preserves, the sale of which will go for the ex pense of her son at Rocky River Mili tary School. ^ t ? I . Wiping Out Hog Cholera. Scotland Neck.?It Is now pretty certoln that the heretofore dreadful ilseaser hog cholera, that has killed thousands of pounds of meat In this lection, win be almost. If not quite eliminated. The local live stock ?gent N. B. Stevens, sayt he has In oculated 2.422 hogs since coming here t little more than a month ago. ' you. Rood Bond*. Plttotwo.?Centre Township voted 160.000 worth of bonds for gogd rood*) The autnber of reglsUred rotor, la 276 and 1ST voted for bonds and 41 igalnst. those not voting being count Ml against the Issue. The road build ing will be let bp contract and will be [ravel. . MARKET REPORT*. Cotton, Cotton Seed and Meal Prices In the Markets of North Carolina Per the Past Week. As reported to the Division of Mar teta. North Carolina Agricultural fcx jerlment Station and Department of Agriculture. Raleigh. F H 8 ?!! , tl n sh I*| I ILiL itill? North EaaUm North Carolina Ulookle 4 -7* 40-42 22.00 Farm vl lie ...714-7* 40-42 22.00 .... Kolford 7 -714 26-42 20.00 .... tiw Bern ...714-7* 20-42 Venceboro ...7%-7* 40-43 11.00 2000 Waahlngton.. 7 * 4314 20.00 William.ton. .6 -714 2S-36 11.00 1000 Windsor^:.... I* 40-42 ..... Wlntervtlle. ^.7U-7* 40-42 20.00 .... South Eastern North Carolina Fayottovlllo. . .5*7* 34-2714 28.00 1800 JaokoonvHl. 6*-7 * 22 1-2 32.00 1400 Boston 7*-71t 22.00 .... North Control North Carolina tirlle 7% ? 30.00 .... Sattloboro .. 714 40-46 12.00 2000 Snfleld 7*-7* 20-42* 2000 Iroonaboro . .7**744 21.00 lenly 7 -714 12-40 20.60 2000 ^lutaburg 40 ..... .... ItUboro 20-46 10.00 2000 laleigh 714-744 39 28.00 *000 Scotland Nock ... 22-40 12.00 1700 lelma 714-7* 2714-40 20.00 2000 South Central North Csrollnd Tharlotto -.. .7*-8 33-29 20.00 2000 ItoreUnd ... ... M-42 30 oo iaoo Clng-a M't'n.. a 20-21 21.00 2000 Sonroo 714-2 27-10 20.00 .... Itooroevllle .. 7* 40 30.00 1900 tewton ......0 -2 40-60 13.00 1900 fOTWOOd .... 7* 24-40 31.00 .... Jholby 7* 33-40 30.00 1800 HateavlUe... .714-8 30-40 31 00 1160 Norfolk. Va... 7* ,.v 4ETAIL PRICES OP CORN FOR THE PAST WEEK. Uioekle 1.00 .90 Iharlotte 1.00 .06 lieonaboio ....9714-1.10 l.oa Lamhsrton ..... ' 2.90 donroe 1.06 How Born 1.00 Newton 1.00 taloigh 96 .96 leotland Nock.. .96-1.00 . 90 ItatoavUle 90 Miss HeMia Rlnehardt. s nurse In in Ashavllle hospital, has been order ad to Russia by tha Red Cross. She will go. E. H. Farres. editor sad publisher >f the High Point Enterprise, died e 'ew days ago at Washington, N. C. From the present outlook It appears hat Wilson will have another after loon paper. One textile piant in Oastonia esra id 86 par cent during 1616 on its cap taJ stock of 1186.000.00. '?ife" - PI56AH FOREST ROAD iW OPEN 10 PUBLIC FIRST OFFICIAL ORDER OF FOR KTIR REGARDING! NEW NA TIONAL FARK. SCENERY IS MAGNIFICENT y -Vj v : Wonderful Road Wao Built by George W. Vandorbilt Without Regard of Time or Monoy. Ashevllle.?The flrot official ordor of the forootry aerrlceo affecting the rooontly purchased tract of 87.'?00 acroo of tbo Vandorbilt timber lando at Piagah Forest wao made a few daya ago by tbo foroator In charge when It was ordered that tbo road to tbo top of Piagah be thrown open to tbo public and tbat vehiclee be allowed to aaceod tbo mountain! from t to 1 o'clock, making tbo deecoot from S to ?. Heretofore paaeee have been neces aary to obtain a trip over tbo exeel leot mountain highway of unuaual beauty; but In the future all poraona v who doolie to knake tbo trip will be allowed to do eo with tbo underatend ing tbat they drive at a moderate rate of apeed. The road waa eonatructed by the late George W. Vanderbllt at great expenae.. the creator of Btkmoro or dering that a highway be built from hla manaton to tbe lodge at the aum mlt of tbo mountalna without regard for time or money. Tbe road waa In the courae of conatraction for several yeara and haa been pronounced by ex perta aa one of tbe beat mountain highway! In tbo world. The highway, opened to tfee public, promlaee to prove one of weetern North Caroliaa'a blggeet attraction!, going through tbe very heart of tbe finest atand of timber In the United States?tbe property on which Oifford Plnchot Inaugurated scientific meth ods of forestry. Lee County Improving Roads. Southern Pines.?Tbe milder weath er Is permitting an Increase in good road work, and it Is expected that within another 30 days tbe lmprov- ? : ed road between Southern Pines and ? San ford will be connected and open for traffic tbe whole way, Tbe road Is In fair shape now for automobiles, but a short space In Moore county is not yet clgyed. Lee baa nearly all of Its side finished. When that la done Lee county to tbe Chatham line , will be connected with the good road system of North Carolina, and then an effort will be made to get Chat ham In line to permit the opening of a link of the Capital Highway by way of Sanford to Southern Pines and Plnehorat. At present tbe route la by Fayatte ?111s and Raeford from Raleigh. The Sanford way will shorten It by sev eral miles, and give a choice of two ' routes. * Mora For Fertilizers Than Fm4. Scotland Neck.?There are la HaH fax county 4.I2S (arms, and the- coat of commercial fertlllxera used on these (arms la III the (arm. making a total expenditure for a year just I MOTTO. The' food expense the (arm la fit a year, making a total expenditure (or food In the county 1227.635. or nearly ? $100,000 laaa than the amount ex pended (or (ertll liars. By the method ot (arming now be ing adopted by the leading farmers of the county. It Is said that within a few years this enormous amount of money can easily be kept within the county and among the people who make It besides a large part of the fertiliser expenses saved. Will Attend Lectures. Chapel Hill.?The coming of former President William Howard Taft to the State University a week hence? March 17-10?will bring a number of out-of-town guests to Chapel Hill. The distinguished Jurist will arrive In Chapel Hill during the forenoon of March 17. making the trip from Dur ham la an automobile. He will he met ?t Durham by a delegation-of pro fessors of the University. Begin Health Campaign. j Newton.?Dr. W. S. Rankin, secre tary of the state board of health, has Informed Dr. George W. Shlpp. coun ty physician, that a representative of the board will be In the county soon to assist the county physician in car rylng out health regulations and in ? starting a campaign of education rela tive to handling contagions. It Is the Intention of the local health authori ties to make the county board of Health something more than a name In the future, and steps have already been taken. Building Reads In Oreene. Kins ton.?Greene county Is build ing a magnificent system of good roads. According to ex pert a It will be the finest In this part of the state. J. R. Pennell and R. M. Johnson, the engineers In charge of the construc tion, say that when the work Is com pleted there will be 13S miles of Im proved highways In the relatively small county; The roads as they are being constructed will be admirably ^ suited for motoring as well as to wagon and buggy traffic. There will bo seven main reads. iuncombe Had' Big Cord Club. Ashevllle.?That a call will soon bo issued for the first meeting of the youthful corn growers of Buncombe county who have Jo tiled the Boys' Cora Club was announced by the agri cultural committee. The meeting win be held sometime during the latter part of the present month or early In April and at this gathering the boys will meet with Demonstrator E. D. Weaver and make plans for the cam paign of the coming year looking to the production of the maxiifium yield per acre at a minimum cost

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