Unsettled tonight. Prob able nhowem tonight. WASHINQTOK, I?. C, TtTESDAV AF TERNTJOKV SEPTEMBER 19. l?l?. VOLUME BIGHT NUMBER 40. terday Afternoon by Mr. Porter ' of Pitt County. ADVISORY BOARD EXPRESS IH?MSELVES UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST IS PROCEDORE A meeting for the purpose or ttls cusaing the road work,- was held yes terday afternoon la the office of B. A. Daniel. Those present were W. ?. Swindell, chairman of the county hoard of commissioners, E. A. Daniel, ?. O. Morris and W. Q. StanclU, of the road commission, and C. T. Har dlson, O. B. Rawls, W. O. Ellis and W. H. Ellison of the advisory com mittee. Mr. Porter, contractor for tho roads in Pitt county, was also present. ? Mr. Porter submitted a proposition before the meeting; In which he fgretd to take charge of the road fQOlpment and management of the york, the" road commission to pay the foreman on the Job and also pay "him ? Porter ? ten per cent on all ex penditures. Aa about $30,000, In round numbers, would be left of the ^ond issue, Mr. Porter's charge for the work would smount to about $3. ?00. . He bIbo stated that he would do whatever engineering was neces sary, excepting In those cases where a change In the road was necessary and where there might be litigation. In these cases, the road commission ers would be obliged to pay the coat of an engineer. After hearing this proposition . tho Statement Of The Cost Of War To Date i An interesting ptatcmont of the $OHt of fhc war. was contained In a recent Issue of Leslie's. It is as fol lows: Ooet in Dollftrt. Or?t Britain $7. ((70.000. 000 France . . 6.?43t000.000 Jluasln.. . .. .. 4,1 18.000,000 Italy. 2.464.000,000 Germany $9,075,000,000 Austria . ; 2.000,000,000 Turkey . .. 3,000.000.000 Bulgaria 150.000,000 Territory Conquered. Tfeutons hold In Hq. Ml. ?Belgium 11,000 France 9.000 ftussla . . 80.000 Balkans 35,000 V Teutons Gain ..135,000 Altle* hold In Sq. Ml. iuvill . . - 700 ... 53,000 The Pacific 95,000 Africa.. .. ..600,000 Allies Gain 748.700 (jives Lout 5,500,000 |?en Wounded :. 11.000.000 $10,000, AT 2 TO 1 PUT ON HU GKS' ELECTION ?New York. Sept. ? The large# wager recorded In the financial din Ifrtct on the forthcoming Prealdentlal flection ?u made Saturday when a Curb broker, aOtlng for a supporter of Hughee, placed $10,000 against f 5,000 that the former Juatloe would |e elected. There la practically no frllaon pnoney In eight. 8u?portera Qf the freeldent are aaklng ' S Vfc to 1. There la not a living aoul, white or folored. young or old, In Beaufort. Pitt and slartln couutlea, but what abould be photographed In lilt? Do' this for your famlly'a aake. Do thla for your friends' aake Do thle for (he aake of harlng aome record of Wopraelf in 1910. Do lb today. Too fill never regret K. BAKER 8 BtODlO. Wecrt Into executive 29ZVS7* matter. W. O. Ellis ' was made spokesman for the conclusion of (he d back to the ie advisory board ex jm unanimously as ng against giving Mr. Porter the contract . o? they did not t*el that he was the man tH'ajr wore looking for. They voiced themselves u being of the opinion that there are men In 1Mb county folly ax well qualified? r when the work Is ItfTd out by an en gineer ? aa is Mr. Porter. It was suggested that O. B. Rowls could handle the work In a satisfactory manner and at much lees expense. Mr. Swindell then addressed the meeting and suggested that In the ovent that Mr. Rawls should prove not to be qualified to do the work, another mistake would have been made. Mr. Ellis replied by asking if the commissioners had any assur ance that the same mistake would not be made in employing Mr. Por \x?. The members of the advisory board are opposed to taking the supervis ion of the work from under the State Highway Commission, when the change would mean', aa t*)iEKSON EXPRESSES APPRECIATION OP THE WELCOME OWEN HIM 1 want to say to the Wash ington public, over my aignntara that I appreciate more than my words can express, the hearty welcome given me. the glad hand extended me. and last, but not least, the favors of your daily press. Under the guidance of our Loving Lord my prayer is that we. as fellow citizens and fellow christians, may stand heart to heart and shoulder in our campaign for righteousness for these two woeks. Let us make a better town, and better churches. ' Respectfully, W. M, ANDERSON. HOUSEWIVES TO MEET j Will EMsctus th? Prwcnf High Cos t of Bread and Try to Ixnvor Ham?. (By United Press) .New York, Sept. It. ? Housewives from every corner of the United States are asked to attend the ses sion of the Bread Committee, of the National Housewives' League, In their effort to determine what stops should bo taken to meet the increas ing price of bread. "The condition Is venr critical," said Mrs. Julian Heath, president of the league," for both the producer and the consumer." U. S. 10 HIVE "TANKS' Order Has Been Plaeed for 27 Tract ors. Him liar to Thoa? Used by British. r (Br United Pr?M) ? '.yd W?hlB?lr. Anderson, through a number of apt illustrations, proved that the worldly man could never hope to be truly happy. He told of men who had all the money that they could use. and who had palatial homes, yachts, automobiles and other lux uries. but who were not happy. He told of men who had "gone the pace," and who had lived In the midst of all kind of galtles, but they wore not happy. And he told of the society women, who lived In a con stant whirl of entertainments, par ties and other- social functions, but true happiness.^ w^s far from them.! Only through .^pdllness. through a true Christian spirit of helpfulness and a love of God and man, said I)r Anderson, could anyone hope to bt really happy. Yesterday's afternoon services were attended by about forty per sons. These services are especially Interesting and a cordial invitation is extended to all denominations to be present. The sinking, under the direction of Burt Haynes. Is an en joyable feature of all the services. Tonight, Dr. Anderson will preach on the subject, "Are You 111?" There Is no question but that the evangelist has made a most favor able Impression upon those who have hnard him and It is believed that the revival will be highly successful ?rojp every point of view. : : LIBRARY ASSN. MEETS T -r 1 ' ? Committee* Appointed to Help Pwsh 4 >jS|" ***? Organization Into Larger Growth. . > t a meeting Of' the Public Li brary Association, which was held last night at the library, the follow ing committees were appointed by PftsldWiF J. B. flparrow 1. Dr. H. W. Carter to olofcs-the jrlth Mr. *?srn lor ? the most reason abie allowance that the latter has made for the rent. 3. A finance cemmlttee. consisting of J. O. Bragaw. Jr.. Dr. H W. Car ter, T3. A. Flynn and C. G. Morris, who will In the near future tnake a canvas for Subscribing members. t. A committee, consisting of Mrs. F. H. Rollins, Mrs. 8. R Fowls, Mrs. H. W. Carter, Mrs. J. H Hodgee ssd Mrs. A. Q, Hathaway, who will ar range for a public reception o? Chs oc cast on ef the opening of the newly acquired quarters "LAND MDWEHTS" CHKNGE PUN OF WARFARE New Machines, Introduced by the British Are Playing Havoc With the Germans. SERBS, EAGER FOR RFVF?";? are ??.V!S3ntt BULGARS VIOlfNTLY (Br, United Presa) London. 8ept. It. ? Great battle*, between fleeta of "land dread naughta," may result through the t&troductldg of the n?vr armored car 'ttankB" on the Somme front by the British. *?' A Somme correspondent. In writ ing of these new monsters, says: "In one short bour, there tanks do more military service and kill more men than all the Zeppelins have ever kill ed." Posnlbly, before the war Is over, there will be land battles between whole fleets of these terrestlal mon sters. each of which Is hugher and more horrible than the last. Only otns of the "tanks" has been destroyed on the Somme, It was lourned today. In the center of the Bouleaux wood, where the fiercest fighting la taking place, one of the 'lew monsters lies, with its nose bur ied in the earth, between the oppos ing lines. It forms a barricade be tween the British and the Germans. How It wp.s destroyed is not revealed tn dispatches. A steady downpour of rain has halted the British operaltonn along the Somme. No Important gains have been made. The British enter ed the at Rich e hours and Lnbou In three places, taking a num ber of prisoners. Allien in rtcrbla. Th? allies have crossed the 8erbian frontier in two places and are ad vancing toward the Bulgarian base at Monastlr. The Serbs are fighting on native soil for the flrBt time since their retreat through Albania last winter. They have taken a series of height* from the Bulgarians at Kara 126 ALLIED SHIPS SUNK BY TEUTONS IN AUGUST Berlin. Sept. 19. ? Official an nouncement was made today that , during August 126 hostile ships, of 170,679 gross tonnage, were destroy | ad by German or Austrian submarin es or by mines. I Thlrty-flvo neutral merchant ships carrying contraband of war to enemy countries were also destroyed. Between Boptember 3 and 11 Ger man submarines destroyed In the English Channel or the Atlantic Ocean twenty-six hostile merchant ships of 26,220 gross tonnage. WHEREABOUTS OF MERCHANT SUBMARINES The Bremen *?s reported to hare sailed about July 10. and ags In from 9f6men RRR XT* foil WKIV ding presents. STRWARTfl. 1 t-lMfe. ahchalan, and have crossed the fron tier north of Lake Ostrovo. The French And Russians are engaging the Bulgarians at Kenali. In Serbia. Practically all of the territory cap tured In the recent Bulgarian Invas ion of Greece, has been recaptured. The most savage fighting Is In pro gress where the Serbs and Bulgars are In contact. Eager for revenge, the Serbs are flinging themselves against the Bulgarian lines with knives and bayonets. Desperate hand to hand fighting 1s taking place north of Lake Ostrovo. The Bulgarians sre steadily retreating northward and are offering slight resistance, except ing at Fiorina, where they were de feated. A number of Greek volun teers fought at Fiorina with excep tional bravery. Italians Fight Bulgarians. Paris. Sept. 19. ? The moat violent battle la occurlng between the Ital ians and Bulgars, east of the Belea mountains in Macedonia. Bf"iif? ?ii ?tar comedy Rhow ntarta at 7 :46 p. m. ADMIA8ION nr ami lOr