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. ?
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MUST KEEP RAILWAY OPEN. G
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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!
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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.
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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."
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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