North Carolina Newspapers

HUSBAND RESCUED DESPAIRING WIFE After Four Tears oi Discouraging Conditions, Mrs. Bollock Gave Up in Despair. Husband Came to Rescue. Catron, Ky.—ln an Interesting letter from this place, Mrs. Bettie Bullock writes as follows: "1 suffered for four feus, with womanly troubles, and during this time, 1 could only sit up for a little while, and could no walk anywhere at •IL At times, I wouid have severe pains in my left sldei The doctor was called In, and his treat ment relieved me fo a while, but I was soon confined to nr bed again. After that, nothing seemed to do me any good. GERMAN SUBMARINE VISITS 11. 5. HARBOR OARING NAVAL EXPLOIT ACCOM- I PLISHED— U-63 ANCHORS AT I ' NEWPORT. BRINGS LETTER TO EMBASSY Tarries Only Three Hour® and Asks For No Provisions, Water, Fuel or i Repairs.—Had Mounted Guns Fore and Aft. Newport, R. I.—Seventeen days from Wllhelmshavan .the Imperial German submarine U-53 dropped an chor In Newport harbor. 1 Almost before the officers of the 'American fleet of warships through which the stranger .had nosed her way, had recovered from their aston jlshment, the undersea flghtor had de jllvered a mossaga for the German Ambassador, and, weighing anchor {turned Brenton's reef lightship and disappeared beneath the waves Just outside the three-mllo limit, i She flew the black and white col ors of the German Navy, a gun was mounted on the forward deck and another aft, while eight torpedoes were plainly visible under the forward deck. Lieut.-Captain Hans Rose, com manding the U-53, said that he had called at Newport simply to mall a letter to Count von Bernstortf. He re quired neither provisions nor fuel and iwould bo on his way, ho said, long before the 24 hours during which a « belligerent ship may remain within a neutral harbor had expired. The submarine was In American waters a little more than tbroo hours, assuming that she continued to sea after submerging. Within that time the Oerman commander paid olflcal visits to Rear Admiral Knight com mandant of the second navol district, and Rear Admlrol Gloves, comman der of the destroyer force of the At lantic fleet, who was on board the flagship, the scout cruiser Illrmliig- j ham. Both American officers re-1 turned the brief call promptly. While those formolltlos wore being j exchanged wireless messages wore j carrying to tho ships of the British j and French patrol fleet off the coast j and warning that a hostile submarine I had slipped through their cordon and might be expected In tho open sea ■oon. At the forts and the novul sta tion the fleet of Captain Hans Rose was the one subject of conversation, and there was much speculation as to her mission. ' The first question askod by Cop tain Rose when o motor boat came alongside was: "Have you heard from the Amman f' * 1 When he was told that there was no news of tho missing craft his face , became grave but he made no com ment. To the naval men generally, J the most Interesting fact disclosed by Captain Rose was that ha had boon at aoa 17 days and still had provisions for threo months, abundant fuel and needed no repairs. Not so much as a bottle of water was taken aboard and the ship was spick and span. The U-63 had mado her way through the fleet of S7 United States warehtps, including destroyers and submarines, to an anchorage. Cap tain Rose told the correspondent that ha had come In to moll a lotter to Count von Bernstortf Bnd askod for the newspaper man's credentials. The latter exhibited an Associated Press badge and was Intrustod with the correspondence for the Ambassa dor. "Please forward thla letter to Count Bernstorff," said the captain, "and report my arrival. They will be glad to hear It." NEW TYPE AEROPLANE 18 WRECKED IN TEST Combination Land and Sea Flier Goes Head First Into Water. Newport News—The Curtis* cornM nation land and water machine being tested here for the United States Gov ernmnt was totally wrcked when Pi lot Victor Vei%on wont crashing nose first Into the water while attempting • landing. U. 8. LAND BANK BOARD | GUARDS AGAINST FRAUD Washington.—Beoause of numerous complaints that fraud has been prac ticed In the organlxatlon of Joint stock Un d banks under the new rural cred its U*. th« farm loan board announced ' that no charter would be granted to An y joint atock land bank In the organ ic (nation of which there had been any expense for promotion, and that the eOMlderatlon of Charters would be de k' (erred until the completion ot the or ganisation of the system. Itch' relieved Id SO minutes by | Woodford's Sanitary Lotion. Neve; l n Sgld by Graham Dry* Co. I had gotten so weak I could not stand, and I gave tip in despair. At last, my husband got me a bottle of Cardul, the woman's tonic, and I com menced taking it From the very first dose, I could tell It was helping me. I can now walk two miles without Its tiring me, and am doing all my work " If you are all run down from womanly troubles, don't give up in despair. Try Cardui, the woman's tonic. It has helped more than a million women, in its 50 years of continuous success, and should surely help you, too. Your druggist has sold Cardui for years. He knows what it will do. Ask him. He will recom mend it Begin taking Cardui today. WriU to: Chottnnooga MeJlrln* Co.. Ladles* Advisory Dept.. Chattanooga, T«nn., for Ijjpecuii Instruction* on your CAM and 64-page book. ' Horn a Treatment far Wacaea," seat la plain wrapper. J-6e MID WAS WORK OF LONE SUBMARINE I KNOWN LIBT OF VICTIMS IS SIX j —THREE OTHERS REPORTED SENT DOWN. CREW OF ONE SHIP MISSING Raider, Supposedly U-53, Disappears Leaves No Trace of Its Course After Wholesale Raid Off Nantucket Lighthouse. Newport, R. I.—The wholesale raid on foreign shipping south of Nantuck et Lightship was the work of one sub marine. according to reports of Amer ican naval officers. Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, cammanding the tor pedo-boat destroyer flotilla which did such remarkablo speedy rescuo work, *ald that tho reports of all his officers agreed that to the best of their obser vation ono raider only wa* concerned. This boat presumably was the Qer mnn U-53, which called at Newport. Admiral Gleave* said he could easily understpnil the poßltbre of tho captain of tho Nantucket lightship and of sailors of tho torpedoed ves sels that more than ono submarine was concerned. The U-boat he said was very fast and appeared to have boon handled cleverly. It was easy, he pointed out, for hor to disappear on one side of a ship and then show up unexpectedly at another spot. Doubtless, he believed, she had sub meitft'd and rcappoarod often enough to mislead any but a keon_ profes sional Observer and to creato the Im pression that more than one sea ter ror was oporatlng. This opinion would soom to bo borno out by the statements of many of the refugee* that the submarine had more business on hand than sho could take care of at once and was obliged to request one Btoamer to wait her turn while another was be ing put out of commlßslon. Lieuten ant Commander Mlllor of tho destroy er Ericsson, who witnessed the de struction of th«? Stephano said ho was positive that only one submarine was in the vicinity at the time". The raiding has coased, "at least for tho moment. The known list of tho victims of tho XT-boat's exploits remain* at six. not withstanding report* trom tho Nnn tucket Lightship that three other *hlps, the Identity of which could not be learned, wero sent to tho bottom. "There also was a persistent rumor, without verification that a British crulHor ono of tho Alllod patrol fleet aent to tho submarine zone, hnd been attacked . STEAMER ANTILLA STILL BURNING IN HAMPTON ROADS. 1 Coast Guard Cutter and Tugs Bring Ward Liner Into Port With Fire Still Raging In Her Hold. Norfolkk, Vs.— Towing the *tlll burning steamer Antllia and the yacht Paclflque the coast guard cutter On ondaga and the naval tug Sonoma ar rived In Hampton Roads and at lust report* were proceeding toward New port New*. Tho fire In the freight hold of tho Antllia where there I* a large quan tity of sugar wa* practically tinder control when tho expedition passed Capo Henry. The naval tug Sonoma pumped water In tho burning ship during the entlro voyage of about 120 mllo* of the Virginia cape*, where tho Antllia wa* picked up by tho Onondaga. The fire wa* raging fiercely when tho Sonoma reached tho scene, but the powerful tug kept a *teady stream of water pouring Into her frleght hold and practically had tho Are under control. Tho Onondaga landed at Newport New*. Captain Blaekadder, hi* 13- year-old daughter and three mate*, the crew was taken to New York by the Morro Castle. Several member* of tho crew had their feet and hand* burned wtlle fighting the flames but so far a* learned no ono was Injured serloualy. DANISH ISLANDERS FAVOR SALE TO U. 8. Bt. Thomas, D. W. 1.-The sale of the Danish West trdles by Denmark to tho United State* wa* unanimous ly favored by acclamation at a meet ing held hero attended chiefly by working men —laborers and artisans. This course wa* favored rather than the Institution of reforms under the existing regime, tha transfer being held to be the only means of remedy ing existing unsatisfactory condition* on the Island +♦+++++++++++++++++++++++•♦ | UP-TO-DATB JOB PRININQ | I DONB AT THIS OPPICB. | | X OIVB US A TRIAL. I GERMAN SUBMARINES 51 NINE SHIPS, TWO NEUTRAL, OFF NEW ENGLAND COAST SHIPS AT SEA RAGE FOR r " THE THREE-MILE LIMIT . • . I, Four British, One Dutch and One Norwegian Ships Sent to Bottom or Left Crippled Derelicts off Nantucket. I i J AMERICAN SHIPS GO TO RESCUE PASSENGERS 1 i • P So Far as I* Known There Was No Loss of Life.—Hold Up. American 1 Steamer Kansan, But Upon Estab- ! Ilshlng Identity She is Allowed to , Proceed.—Shock Given Shipping. Newport, R. I.—The executive offi oer of the destroyer Ericsson, return ing from the scene of the German submarine ajtlvlties off Nantucket, reported that nine ships had been sunk and that three submarines were operating off the coast. This lnfor-| matlon, he said, he had on the auth- 1 ority of the captain of the Nantucket! Shoals Lightship. Newport, R. I.—Four destroyers of the American flotilla came Into harbor here bringing 218 persons rescued from the ships sunk off Nantucket Bunday by a German submarine. The Ericsson, ope of the destroyers to»ar-! rive, brought 8, the Drayton 68; the j- Benham 36 and the Jenkins 31. Thirty- ; five women and ten children are | among those on the Ericsson. This Information came by wireless In ad vance of the actual docking of the de stroyors. j Boston.—A submarine of the Im perial Gorman Navy, ravaged ship-! ping off the eastern coast of the 1 United States Sunday. Four British, one Dutch and one Norwegian steamer were sent to the 1 bottom or left crippled derelicts off Nantucket Shoals. All' night under the light of the hunters moon the destroyer llotlla of the United States Atlantic fleet was picking up passen gers and crews of ves- ' sels and bringing them Into Newport, Rhode Island. So far sa known there was no loss of lire Although at a late hour the j crew of the British steamer Kingston had not been accounted for. A sub marine held up the American steam er Kansan, bound from New York for Genoa with steel for the Italian Government, but later on establish ing hor Identity allowed the Ameri can to proceed. The Kansan came Into Boston harbor lato at night for •her usual call here. Tho submarine Is believed to be tho U-R3, which paid a call to Newport and disappeared at sunset. Some naval men, however, declared that Bt least two submarines are operating close to the American shore though outside the three-mile limit. Record of Warfare. Tho record of mibmarlne warfare as brought to land by wireless din patches follows: Tho Strathdene, British freighter, torpodoed and sunk off Nantucket. Crew taken aboard Nantucket Shoals, lightship and later removed to New port by torpedo boat destroyers. Tho Strathdene left New York for Bor deaux and was attacked at C n. m. The West Point, British freighter, torpedoed and sunk off Nantucket. Crew abandoned tho ship In small boats after a warning shot from the submarine's guns. Officers and men were taken aboard a destroyer. The vessel was attacked at 10:45 a. m She was bound from London for New port News. The Stephano, British passenger liner, plying regularly between New York, Halifax and St. John, N. K.. torpedoed southeast of Nantucket while bound for New York. Report ed still afloat late at night. Passen ger* and crew, numbering about 140, were picked up by tho destroyer Balch and transferred to the destroy er Jenkins. Tha attack was made at 4:30 p. m. Tho Kingston, British freighter, torpedoed and sunk southeast of Nan tucket. Crew missing and destroyer searching for them. This vessel la not accounted for In m#rltlmo regis ters, and may bo the Klngstonlan. The attack occurred at 6 p. m. Bloomerskljk. Dutch ferlghter, tor pedoed and sunk south of Nantucket. Crew taken aboard a destroyer. Tho ■teamer was bound from New York for Rotterdam. The Christian Kundscn, Norwegian freighter, torpedoed and sunk wero the nloomersdijk , went down. The crew pt'Vced up by destroyer*. The vessel sailed from New York for London. Shock Follows Sensation. The sensation created when the U-53 quietly slipped Into Newport har bor and as quietly Flipped away three hours later, was less than the shock In shlpp.tng circles when wireless re ports of submarine attacks began to cotao Into tho naval radio statlona. Within a few minutca the air wan lit erally charged- with electricity at wireless messages of warnings wen broadcasted along the coast The submarine or submarines had taken a position directly In the stoamai lanes, where they could hardly miss anything bound In for New York or bound east from that port. Vessel* of the Entente Allied Na tions and neutral bottom* carrying contraband of war scurried to get within the three-mile limit of the American shore. Soveral that were i following the outside course shifted and made for the Inside lane. Th« Stephano, of the Red Cross line, how ever, was caught outside the neutral > tone. The destruction of this vessel I was perhaps the biggest prlxe of the j day. The craft had been aold to the ' Russian Oovernment and would have hoen used as an icebreaker after her present trip. Throughout the day and up to late at night, none of the patrolling fleet maintained by the British and French to protect their own shipping. and American ships carrying munitions of war had been sighted. Frantic appeals were sent to Halifax. Stir* Up Halifax. "All steps possible in the circum stances are being taken to deal with the situation." This message was received by the Associated Press from the commander in-chief of the British North Atlantic squadron at Halifax, N. S. It was in reply to a request for a statement by him. Tho work of the patrolling fleet* was directed from Halifax and ever since the war began crullers and auxiliary vessels of the British and French navies have moved up and down the coast. The passengers and crews of destroyed vessels who were being brought into Newport were not expected to reach tljere until after midnight. Preparations to care for them had been made by Roar Admiral Knight, commandant of the Narrangansett Bay naval station, and Rear Admiral Gleavos, commander of the destroyer flotilla now at Newport. Latr r reports gave further detail* of the attacks. T'i* Stephano met a submarine six miles southeast of Nantucket lightship and was attacked by gunfire and a torpedo. She re mained afloat until 10:05 o'clock. The West Point went down 10 mile* south of the Nantucket lightship. The Strathdene was attacked "off light ship" the reports stated and the Bloomersjldk was sunk three mile* kouth of the lightship. She remained afloat some time going down at 8:05. The American stoamer Kansan was hold up tßroe mells oast of Nantucket lightship. West Point Gave Warning. Tho first wireless warning of the presence of a hostile submarine In the steamship lane was given in the dis tress signals of the West Point which reported thatvshe had been torpedoed 'lO miles southeast of Nantucket light. This message apparently was picked up by every vessel having a wireless pqulpment within rango for within a very short time press dispatches from St. Johns, N. F., and Halifax, N.' 8., Indicated that the patrolling warships Mud received the alarm. The British censorship, however, prevented the disclosure of the movements of the patrolling vessels. Booming of Gun* Heard. The booming of the submarine's Runs, apparently fired in warning, was distinctly heart at Nantucket. It was plain that the submarine had placed herself In the lane of passen ger and freight traffic and terrorized shipping along the Coast. In a flash after th* first dlstreq* signals of the West Point ware sent, wireless messages of warning wore sent broadcast. Every vessel was warned, to make for the three-mile zone and the com manders of merchant vessels of the Entente Allies lost no time In shift ing their course. Those that wore following what Is known as the outside course turned to the inside course that would bring them closer to American land, j The passenger steamer Stephano, | which plies regularly between New ! York and St. John*, N. F., was bound' ! west and was du« off Nantuekct Mon day morning. When her British com mander received his warning, he was ! said to have shifted his course to bring his vessel within the ln*ld* lane. British consular officer* along the New England Coaßt, who had been i advised by th* British Embassay to warn British shipping against the U -53 upon her appearance at Newport, renewal their caution on learning that tho submarine had gone into action. CRITICISM OF MILITIA ADMITTED BY OFFICER I Richmond. Va.—Major Henry S. Barrett of the Fourth Maryland Regi ment National Guard, on trial before a court martial here on charges of mak ing utterance* prejudicial to th® ser vice and of conduct unbecoming an of ficer, went on the stand in his own de i fense. Barrett admitted having made the remarks attributed to him in an lntervlf.»r published in a Baltimore paper, htif denied that hs was talking ! for publication. EASTERN BATTLE FRONTB HOLDING INTEREST ABROAD. Ijondon—On the battle fronts In Europe, Transylvania and Macedonia , continue for the moment the renters of greatest Interest. According to Berlin, the Rumanians in Transyl vania are retreating along the whole line. The Teutonic Allies have re captured the town of Toerzburg, 15 miles southwest of Kranstadt and within seven miles of the Rumanian border. In the Danube, the Germans hare occupied an ixland. li -lp For Girls Desiring Education. We have on our campus an apart ment liouso, n two storyb uilding of 25 rooms, with a of too feet which may bo used by {iris who wish to form clubs anil ivo at their own charges. Pupils can livo cheaply and com 'ortably in this way, many of them laving their table supplies sent to ( | them from their homes. For further information nd-lros* ,J M. Rhodes, Littleton College, . Littleton, N. C. SUBSCRIBE FOR TUB GLEANER 11.00 A YEAR ' lion— Dr. B. Detchon'* Anti-Dlu > retic may be worth more to. you - —more to you than SIOO if ypu I have a child who soils the bed- I ding from Incontinence of water , during; sleep. Cures old add young alike. It arrests the trouble at I once. 11.00. Sold by Graham Drug 1 Company. adv. FIRE PREVENTION DAY LAW Well to Read Over and Study tho Law E*tabl*hlng Thla Important Annual Event. , It is well to read over and con sider the law establishing "Fire Pre vention Day," on October 9. This day is the annlyersary of the great Chicago fire and is used in many other states. The law reads: 4821b. Fire prevention day*r The ninth day of October of eadft) and every year shall be set aside and de signated as "Fire Prevention Day," and the governor shall Issue a proc lamation urging the people to a proper observance of the said day, and the Insurance commissioner shall bring the day and Its observance to the atteiltion of the officials of the municipalities of the state, and espe cially to the firemen, and where pos sible arrange' suitable program* to be followed In Its observance. Let e"erybody fall Into the full Bplrlt-of the day and as urged by the law and Governor Craig in his proc lamation, aid the Insurance Commis sioner by making Monday, Oct. 9, the greatest day in North Carolina's his tory for fire and accident prevention. Little sparks from matches. Little piles of trash, Will turn your pretty cottage Into smoke and ash. { FIRE MONUMENTS Help Prevent a Soene Like This at Y our Home and In Your Town. MANY AMERICAN PABBENGERB SEE THE STEPHANO BUNK Newport Boclety Bet Proffers Help to Shipwrecked Rescued by U. 8. Na val Vessels.—Vessel's Cargo Not Heavy. Newport, R. I.—The British steamer Stephano, bound from St. Johns, N. F., to New York, carrying nearly 100 first and second £abln passengers, In cluding many American tourists, was sunk off Nantucket lightship at 4:30 p. m. Sunday, presumably by the Ger man submarine U-53." The United States torpedo boat destroyer Balch reported the los* of the liner by radio to the naval station here, stating that the ship had been torpedoed. The message from the destroyer said that the crew was safe aboard the Balch, but made no mention of the passen gers, who, it was thought here, alsd were taken care of. Confirmation of the rescue of the passengers by the Balch was con tained in a later message sent by the destroyer to the naval station here. It was said that she had picked up the passengers and later had transferred the Amerloans to the destroyer Jen kin*. Rear Admiral Knight, commandant of the Narrangansett naval district said that the passengers who desired to do so would be allowed to remain on the warship until morning and that every effort would be made by officers and men to make them as comfortable as possible. At the same time, he said, if any of those picked uip wanted to be set ashore their wishes would be complied with as promptly as pos sible. Society Offer* Aid. Members of the so-called Newport society set were prompt to extend prof fers of help to shipwrecked passenger* through Admiral Knight. Mrs. Robert L. Beekman, wife of Governor Beek man and Mrs. French Vanderbllt, vol unteered to take care of as many refu gees as possible. Many of the pas sengers on the Stephano are residents of New York. At this time of the year the vessel carries a fairly heavy pas senger list made up of summer tour lets who spend their summer sin New Founland and In the Canadian marl time provinces. The cargo loss of the Stephano, It was expected, would not be very heavy as on her westbound voyage she usual ly carried little freight. This made up largely, as a rule of fish oil and other fish products. The vessel was In the regular service of the Red Cross Line. The sale of the Stephano to the Russian govrnment which had planned to use her as an Ice breaker, was re cently announced. Her sister ship, the Florlzel of the same line also had been sold to Russia for Ice work. Stephano Stoutly Built. The Stephano was of stout con struction, l»llt especially for the heavy Ice conditions encountered In winter sailings on the New Foundland coast. It was expected In marine circles that this was Intended as one of the last regular sailings of the Ste phano prior to her sailing for the White Sea to work with a large fleet engaged by Russia to keep her north ernmost port of Archangel open for the receipt of war supplies. The liner was In command of Capt Smith, who It is thought had taken the outside course Inroundlng Nan tucket lightship and had fallen Into the grip of the undersea raider. This year, for the first time in It* history ,the University of North Car olina has had women registered In all of it* department* and professional schools. The department of phar macy was the last one to be invaded by women, two having registered for the course in pharmacy thla year. These are Miss Margaret Lynch of Chapel Hill and Miss Minerva Bing ham of Ruthnwood. If Hughes should be elected and appoint negro postmasters it will then be too late for Democrat* to to contribute to the Wilson cam paign fund. "Southern Domination in Poli tics," is the cr.v of the Republicans against Woodrow Wilson and his party. They are hard up for an i*H®i ATTENTION TO ALL RUBBISH Car* Should B* Taken to Cltan Yard* and Burn All Accumulated Rubblah. Car* (herald be taken to clean up yards and- burn accumulated rubblih away from buildings and fence* where a fir* might be itartaa. Fire* should not b* made on daya of high wind*. Gather the traah In pile* on a bare apace and burn when some grown perion can watch that no child play* with the burning brand*, and that the fire la completely quenched be fore leaving it. Often coal* will re vive after being apparently dead. It 1* Impossible to be too careful In the** particular* and many time* disastrous fire* will be averted by timely precautions. It may be the means of aaving lives a* well a* valu able property. In this connection more particularly ia "an ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure." A little precaution and care in the cleaning up and burning of rubblah 1* timely. The great majority of fires are avoidable and purely the result of carelessness.. Remember, It la the people and the policy holdera who pay the losse*. A night in the winter A crack in the flu*, A heap of black charcoal When the fire is through. LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE Short Paragraph* of Btat* News That Hav* B«en Condencad for Busy People of th* Stat*. Robert Hefner, a farmer near New ton, while hunting 'possums alone fell from a tree on his head and was ap parently Instantly killed. Mrs. Virgil Butt, wife of th* noto rious Virgil Butt, who ran amuolc at Marlon some time ago and shot Qv« people, died at Marlon from the ef fects of the bullet wounds. Tourists are already beginning to ar rive at Southern Pines from the north. Hotels and rental agencies say thli promises to be the best winter th* sandhill resorts hare ever known. The North Carolina Osteopathic So ciety held a two days' session in the Senate chamber at Raleigh with Dr. William E. CrutchfleJd of Greensboro, presiding as president. In a message to the war department Major General Funston said the North and South Carolina engineer compa nies recently ordered to the border would be stationed at El Paso. Estimating the North Carolina cotton crop this season on the basis of the Federal ginners' report, Com missioner of Agriculture W. A. Gra ham believes that the 1916 crop will pan out 600,000 bales. Dr. R. F. Ruff was driving past the battlefield of Averasboro recently and saw exposed a piece of Iron. He stop ped and discovered that it was a shell used In the Civil War. The shell Is about four inches In diameter. Angered by her failure and refusal to reciprocate his love, Charity Walk er pulled'his pistol and shot to death his sweetheart. Miss Florence Sutphln some two miles east of Lenoir on the pabllc highway. Walker ii In custody. Former President William Howard Taft will be the prlnclpale speaker at the next session of the State Literary and Historical Association, according to the announcement of Secretary R. D. W. Connor. The association will meet In Raleigh December 6 and 7. Seven and a halt p#r cent increase In salaries for more than three thous and employes of mills In Durham, High Point, Goldsboro, Carrboro and Mebane will be given by the Durham Hosiery Mills, according to notices that have been ordered posted In eaob plant of the company. ~ One of the greatest flrei in the his tory of Ashevllle occurred a few nlgfats ago at the Han Reee Sons' tan nery, a million dollar corporation and one of the moat important Industries In North Carolina, with all the finish ing machnery and an Immense stock of leather, waa totally destroyed by Are. Four days before Mr. and Mrs. John W. Seism of near Shelby had reached their seventh wedlng anniver sary there had been born to them sev en children, three seta of twins and one single child. All of the children are living and healthy except one, whldi died after reaching Its second blrtnoay. The Raleigh Woman's Club has Just cast a majority vote' to discontinue card tournaments In which prises are offered. There was an effort also, to get a motion through discontinuing the practice of letting the use of the splen did new club for dances, but the m»- porlty stoutly contended (or the pro priety of the dancing feature of tke social life of the club. Small Store-bouse For Rent. Well located close to the best' trade in Graham. Price reasonable and building ready for occupancy J. M. McCRACKEN* Woovtf. 1 Graham, N. C. p^jCASTORIA I A—BH I nr Tnfcot. and Children. iyBSU Mothers Know That HW| Genuine Castoria ■Hsi taTS. A$ iwjgg Ayk Bl | l/V^ 1 jlllff hy " se fpi|j ivc vJ* For Over I *&SL Thirt ' Years I^CASTORIA Exact Copy of Wrapper* TMK CKWTAUW COMMBT. WCW VOIK OITT. COMPLICATIONS NOT FEARED ■Y UNITED STATE OFFICIALS Waahlngton.—Submarine warfare at the very doora of the United States doaa not neoeaearily portend further complications with Germany so long u H la carried on within the llmita tona of International law. That is the view of official Wash ington on the record of one day's oper ations In which none of tha ships de stroyed appears to hare been attack ad without warning or without proper measures having been taken for safe ty of those aboard. While In international law an Allied •hip destroyed by a German subma rine just outside the three-mile limit and In sight of American shores. Is no different than a ship destroyed In the Arctic Ocean, provided Its destruction la accomplished In accordance with 4ha laws of nations and humanity, the presence of a German submarine flotilla near American territorial wa ters, officials fear, may raise perplex ing questions of neutrality and In fact a most serious Issue would be raised H operations of submeralbles were car ried on so near American ports to con stitute a blockade. The number of Improved highways In North Carolina In the past 12 years has improved over SOO per cent, ac cording to Information at the office of public roads. The larger part of the Improvement has been made dur ing the past six years. The total length of the public road of North Carolina outside of Incorporated towns and cities January 1, 1916, was about 50,800 miles. In 1904 It was 49,763 miles. In 1904 the total num ber of Improved roads was 1,2f>9. This had increased In 1909 to 2,313 and at the close of 1915' to 6,500 miles. NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS. Suffering r cutely from exposure, H. W. Everett, a farmer in the lower part of Beaufort county, was rescued after having been forced to remain In the branches of a small tree for part of the day and all night. A huge bear at the foot of the tree was the cause of Everett's sojourning aloft. Mrs. Mary Evelyn Baker, wife of Henry Baker of Catawba county, was found dead in bed at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. E. Plott at Eufola. She had been paralyzed. The news of the resignation of Prof. Charles Holmes Herty as head of the chemistry department of the University of North Carolina came as a great surprise to students and fac ulty alike. Dr. Herty will become edi tor of The Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, New York City. All records for large breaks on the Durham tobacco market for the ensu ing season were broken one day last waek, 200,000 pounds having been sold. An average of 20 cents per pound was maintained at all of tha warehouses. One gathers that Senator Gal linger's favorite flower is the Penrose. ARE YOU A UP f TO DATE " If you are not the NEWS AN* OBEHVEK is. Subscribe for it at once and it will keep you abreast ot the times. Full Associated Press dispatch es. news—foreign, do mestic, national, state and local all the time. Daily News and Observer $7 per year, 3.50 for 6 mos. Weekly North Carolinian $3 per year, 50c for 6 mos. NEWS& OBSERVER PUB. CO. RALEIGH, N. C. The North Carolinian and THB ALAMANCE GLEANBK will be SEN' for one year for Two Dollars. Cash in advance. Apply at THB I GLEANER office. Graham, N. C. I Are You a Woman? j Cardtii The Woman's Tonic FOR SALE AT ALL DRUGGISTS P4 fc* fcO YiADS REPUTATION ;.A M A BALSAII ■ Warranted To Cure ■ALL SUMMER SICKNESSES BY| J Graham Drug Co. | DO YOU WANT k NEW STOMACH? If you do "Digestoneine" will give you one. For full particulars regard ing this wonderful Remedy which has benefited thousands, apply to ~~ Hayes Drug' Co. Very Serious It la • very serious matter to ask I for one medicine and have the I wrong one given you. For this 'I reason we urge you in buying to I be careful to get the genuino— BLACT-DRAIJGHT liver Medicine IThe reputation of this old, relia ble medicine, for constipation, in digestion and liver trouble, is firm ly established. It does not imitate other medicines.' It la better than others, or it would not be the fa vorite liver powder, with a larger •ale than all othera combineo. SOLD IN TOWN F2 Itrale marlcliuilco|tyriffhUol»talned or no H ft*. Ktiul model, alee tc he* or photo* and de» B KTiption for FREE SEARCH and report ■ or patentability. Ilank refertmee* PATENTS BUILD FORTUNES tor ■ you. Oar free booklets tell how, what to invest ■ and Mve you money. Write today. D. SWIFT & CO. I PATKNT LAWYERS, 303 B«venl^t^|Mhl^toivDjCjS THE; Charlotte Daily- Observer Subscription Rates Dally _ - - - - $6.00 Dally and Sunday 800 Sunday - - - - 2.00 The Semi-Weekly Observer Tues. and Friday - 1.00 The Charlotte Daily Observer, Is sued daily and Sunday la the lead ing newspaper between Washing ton, D. C., and Atlanta, Qa. It give* all the new« of North Caro lina bealdei the complete Associate ed Preaa Service. The Semi-Weekly Observer, la med on Tuesday and Friday for $1 per year givea the reader a full report of the week's news. The leading semi-weekly of the State, 1 Address all ordera to OBSERVER CO. CHARLOTTE, N. C.