tonight u4 t (narrow.
Of HKAJLTH; FIB8T IS WXAL'
li_.?
LABOR LEADERS TO HELP
PRESIDENT
GAINS IN
CALIFORNIA
(Br United Pr?M) '
? SAN FRANCISCO. ? A net g.ln of
too TOtM OTer the unofficial count
for Prenldent Wllnon, was (ha eott
pleta official returns (ram (0 oat Of
CI countle* ta California. WfJaoa's
plurality la betw**? 1700 aad 1100
rote* unless there U a glaring etror.
ST. PAUL. ? fWlth Hughe* Iwahig
with loo In all but three reran tie*,
...
( By United Vre?s>
WA3HIMTQ*. ? ? It waa mad* dear
today thattthfVftlfllufitVation U now
ready to star4jtia~asgrbaalTe fight In
behalf of .the Adamson elght-houi
day law, la an object which will make
a concerted attack upon moat of the
bif railroad? of the country. Offlclalc
decalred that efforts to enjoin the op
eration law would fail. it la an*
geated that the government releaaf I
lta#lf from the deef naive tactlca If It |
appears that the railroads wllf prob
abtyauqeeed in the Injunction.
BJ&TIMOltE. ? Theleadera of thrj
foup ^lg railroad brotherhooda wil".
a4lr?M the American Federal Board I
Convention here Within a week from |
today on the eight-hour day princi
ple. Their appearance la expected
to Inaugurate a concerted fight, foi
the recognition for eight houra aa r
working day for all claaaea of labor
At the aame . me the appearaaoe o i
brotherhood leaders is. expected, U
haaten a coalition oTfn.e brotherhoOdi
with the American Federation of
Labor.
Labor leadera hope to force the 8
hour day, not through leglalation. but I
through the power of organised la- [
bor. ' It la agreed by the two greater I
organisation leadera that the co-op- 1
erafion of the brotherhooda with the I
Federation toward the eight-hour |
day principle will result In an ultl
riq^eeoaiition.
U- i? considered possible when the
Vfteration delegates visit President
Wilson Saturday that they will dia
cuaa the queatlon of a National recog
nition of the eight-hour
NEW YORK. ? The greatest Indus
trial struggle In the history of the
'Country for increasing capital and
settling the labor situation la grlalng
from the raftrbads determined fight
of the elght3)bur law. This la ac
centuated by the vast organisation
of employee known aa the National
Industrial Conference Board. New
bury, representing a capital of |i,?
OOp.OOO.OOO and employing 7.000,000
persona, proposes that the industrial
leglalation be watched elosely that
the leglalation be guided by public
information and that the labor fav
ortlam be eliminated ia algntflcent
from the ne wallgnmeht which la ln
creaalng with the United Press In
formation. The railway brotherhoods
Join the American Federation of
Labor in the enforcement of the I
hour day law for all Industries, not
by legislation but by the power of or
ganised labor.
ln? lUmllj to the fun
ur?M to and 1? th.ir o
to Mr. Bnftv M ?oo? fc
order thit tb? tud mu
Tho following hu bMn
?o far: ,
Preroioiulr ukaovM
W. T. Hudson . . . . ?
"re can woo swfs"
WASHT ran MUCH
"The Oirl Who 8mlles" w as pre
sented at the New Theatte last night 1
?before a fairly large audience. XheJ
general comment on the play was
hat "It would do?- la jotter words,
t wasn't especially bad aad'l* wasn't
'specially good, ^he plot wa a of an
ndltferent nature and could hardly
>e called Interesting. The first act
left the audience HOI wondering
?hai it wa a all about. Toward the.
*loae the play beovoe a little more
The tinging was good an<f fh3
3ongs were "catchy." The comedy
">art was nothing to brag about. Al
ogether. It was a rather mediocre
nlay which managed to hold the In
terest of the audience but did not
rork them to any great enthusiasm
>ver the production.
? ? ? ? ? ?.
Miss Velma Warren leh this after-^
aoon for Grlmesland where she Will-'
visit her parents. -
yeari older
with that
from Yale
clerk
afterward
Mr. Carter.
Presl
the
The aeries _
by Norman A. Baldwin which begaj
at the high school aud'torlum yes
terday were well' attended. The lec
tures are fall of Instruction and the
pictures are unusually clear and
beautiful, Is the report of those wbb
attended.
I T^heee Jeftures are fiven at 2 o'-|
. clock la tfce afternoon. -The lecture I
services of Mr
HUGE "TANK" CARS OF BRITISH
ACNMtMTO BE HUE
* x* '?"* * ? '
(By Preea)
With the British armies on the
the English fired daring one night
SO. 000 gu bom be. bat the next
morning the German soldiers crawl
ed out like rabbit* from their holes
and went to work again. Unanimous
opinion concerning the tanks is that
Somme. ? T1
tack on the
heary artlll
grenades, ai
lea ned of at-.
to use
1% Vbombs, hand
les. In. one village
soldier* J
haw had an opportunity to stud?
small models back of the front, and
the artillery now knowa how to de
stroy the real tanks.
TWO ARMED
CRU1SEA8 HELD
m
(Br United Preee) -
NORFOLK.? Two armed Brit!!* I
itMoeri ere held here to await tftej
clearance permission frd? th* state |
department.
"TH* WtPflNO HTONB6" AT
WKW THKATRB THIS KVKNINU
Tohlgtrt the New Theatre presents
one of the beet photoplays daring the
season, being that of "The Stepping
Stones," which la presented in five
seta. It la said to be on* of , ft* very
beet ret keen fa Wsshlnjrtoa^and
Washington |M I til* b?M I
thing la tb? moTto plotur* 1
pktur* vbanrer it ha* lw thownl
mi? L?dTTm!tip2MgEiSn
0.. who bu fcMD TlalW ifiik ntw
b?U Simmon*. rttnnMd la*t night |
ah* ra HeomiuM br kw I
'Mr. H. A. PMn. d
WAY, NOVEMBER 24,
IS "SHELL FISH DAY"
New Ha ren. Conn., Not. 10, 1911.
Mr. H. L. Glbbs, Fisheries Com'r.,
Oriental. N. C.
Dow 8tr: ? Friday the S4th has |
boon named aa Shell Fish Day.
throughout the United 6 U too. by the
President of the National Association
of Fisheries CommUslQnetB. It Is
recommended that on that <Uy the
people bo recommended ta eat oys
ters and other abell fish; that the
?aluo of Ihlo food be broufttt to the
attention of the public throflfth the
newspapers and public schools *
hi any other proper way. Also that
It Bl the eheapeat article of food ton
the market when l^s nutritive mine
la considered, and always has Mob.
YotW Hff truly, r'
J 4KL P*RRT, :Ctf
, -f\r ? ?
request the honour of Mr jiiiiiu
r at tho marrlaco of iti*r daurhtsr
o? Tuesday
i.j, #f November 'ii
Mat Jsmee WgL,.,
Bslhaven, tforib
A
Press)
> rainy weather]
Fair Assocla
lold the fair over
[All the attractions
ion Friday and It
itra day will pull
Of the financial
jrday's rain de
representative
i fast night and an
ion of continuing
lday, one of the
elation expressed
worried over the
that more
on the fair
before and that
crowds vlslt
and tomorrow, It
of the fair In
mclal loss would
citizens of that
loubtedly be un
io project again.
for another dajr.
will- be on
la hoped that
the Association
hole' Into which
posited them. "?**
While talkie*
of the Dally
nounclng the
the fair through
officers of the
h
money has
this year than
Unites unusi
ed the fair t
might mi
Aurora, as the
be #o great
section would
willing to tackle
Washington visitors to the fair |
yesterday expressed themselves
astonished with the large number of
exhibits on dlspljflf. They state that
the fair this year surpasses In every
way anything thai has ever been held
in Beaufort connty. The ladles' ex
hibit la of spectal Interest this year
and incudes many qoveltlos. The
*ro? exhibit la WgfPWfH Of fbe best
that can be railed- in the county and
takee up u large s&ace. The live
stock department contains some fine
specimens.
The amusement features are of a
high order and are said to be very
entertaining.
1 The special train which left Wash
ington this morning was crowdod
with fair visitors ? which moanB both
"fair visitors" and visitors to the
fair. A number of automobiles also
left Washington this morning. It Is
expected that quite a number will
[also go from here tomorrow to take
in the last day of the i>tg event.
"8PEN WINDOW WEEK"
STARES DECEMDDR 4
"Open Window Week" la to be
observed next month in Now York
City In connection with Tuberculosis
Week. This moveipent was Inaugu
rated by the City rfealth Department
to call attontlon to the value of fresh
air In the prevention and cure of
tuberculosis. The date of "Open
Window Week" has been fixed from
December 4 to 10, Inclusive, the same
aa that of Tuberculosis Week.
Special feature days during the
week will be observed as follows^
Open Window Day- ? Monday, De- i
cember 4.
Medical Examination Day ? Tues
day, December 5.
Walk to WorJc Day ? Wednesday,
Day ? Tfiura
WA8HINQTDN. ? The British re
ply to the Amertoaa protest against
Sftgland's bU?tUa* policy, delivered
h j the London Fod&n Office on
October 10 and heJa secret by the
State Department, tu made public
Tuesday.
The rqjtlj la a flat rejection of all
theJtfMrtcan contentions.
tome feature* of the note are ex
pected to draw a reply from this
Government. One la a charge against ?
the neutrality of the United Statto?
Viscount Ggsy declared that "Qjr*
man business establishments In .for
eign countries fiave been 'active
agents' for the purpose of espionage."
He alleged they hav*? been "base*
of supply for German warships and
paymasters of miscreants employed
to destroy by foul means factories en
I gaged In makbifc ?hips engaged
in carrying supplies required by the
allies. " Ho -fjtfdod :
"I ara -bound to obaerve, what I
do not thlol^.vill be denied, that no;
adequate action baa yet been taken
by th? QoVernment of the United
Bt*{?i to auppreaa breaches of neui
||njU$r,of thla particularly criminal
kind ?which 1 know that_t>*r ?>re the
Bret to ^iacountsn**^ ? pre."
Tho 8UH" fcjT ? > ^ctcil
to reti . ;_. *<nat tho ad
mlnlatY?^|i <>yJ-<ne neutrality laws
of the united States permits of no
crlOclBm from a belligerent power.
If there were any real baala for the
charge, It was indicated. Great Brit
ain long ago would have made the
matter a aubject of strenuoua diplo
matic protest.
CANADIAN PRESS CALLS
WILSON A "PUSSYFOOTER
Commenting on the recent election
the Montreal Evening News says ed
itorially:
"President Wilson was expectcd.
through pnat performances before he
achlevod office, to establish In the
great Republic the 'irtoral leadership
of the American continent.' to quote
Earl Qrey, in defining Canada's sta
tus.
"His latter day campaign utter
ances, however, established some
thing very different, so far as the
President of the nation can establish
hla country's status.
"He has called the warring nations
a lot of madmen; and he has so ut
terly failed to appreciate the true
issues of the war ? so far as his pub
lie utterances reveal hl#state of mind
? that he haB gotae to J.ha length of
declaring that ho. does sot kn<p? what
gur^pe -flrftghtfoifc ww '? -? -
"He has 'pussy-ftooted! hipiseif injto
office when a strong slgnd on a great
Issuo might have insured, a huge
tnalprlty. His lead over his oppo
nent is a narrow one;* Mis escape
from deefat ? If he is not defeated ?
a close one.
"President Wilson, If elected, will
confront a people who have pro
claimed not too much confldenec in
him. His future prestige. In the face
of that result, will depend upon a re-]
vision of policies of general appeal
to the nutlon.
"Had thp Republican party been
united at tho time of his first elec
tion. he would never have reached
".ho White House! How numberless
complications not cropped up In an
effort to unite that party, he would |
have assuredly been defeated In the
campaign Just closed.
"If Mr. WIlBon'B friends are satis
fled with the verdlt, they are easily
pleased; and If the President sees In
the result an unquallflod Indorsement
of his course In office, and continues
it In his second term, the Democrats,
in accepting such a course unchal
lenged will place the fortunes of an
Individual politician above tho gen
eral interest of their party.
"The war has assumed a stage
?where the- profiteers' Interests -ehould
be secqndary and the honor of the
^.merlcaa nation the primary consid
eration.
"Professor MOcasterborg nomi
nates Wilson as an.ldeal peace advo
cate. That Is proof, that a peace en
gineered by the President of tho
United States ? If Wilson be that
President ? will conserve Germany's
ambition to dominate the situation
In a world sense at a future time."
HOLD EXAMINATION
FOR ARMY OFFICERS
WEST RALEIGH. ? The attention
of all graduates and students of the
North Carolina College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts ?a called to the
following notice:
"The examination of candidate*
for provisional appointment as sec
ond lieutenants in the army will be
gin on January 29, 1917. Applicants
for authority to undergo thip exam
ination should forward their applica
tions to The Adjutant General of the
Arm& at an early a date as practi
cable and, In any event, not later
than January 15, 1917, as applica
tions after that date may be too late
, for proper consideration In conneo
tlon with this examination."
A large number of vacandlen now
exist In the grade of second lieuten
ant In the line of the army. The pay
of a second lieutenant la $1,700
Ttarly. Officers receive 10 per cent
on the yearly pay of the grade "for
each term of five years service, mU
to' eteeed 40 per cent In all. Due to
the Increase of the army, provided
by the National Defense Act, promo
tion for ofB^eni entering at this time
promisee to be unusually rapid. Can
didates must be between SI and 17
years of aire when appointed.
BIG PARADE IN HONOR OF
WASniNOTf)?.? A giant t Orch
il gM par?4e,frflT take plate here to
nlght In Jhoopf 6t President Wilson's
home coming.
Pi
:'S HOMECOMING
(By nnttM Prwn)
...
? ' tiA.
k
REHEARSALS ARE BEGUN I
FOR ELKS COUNTY FAIR
J Rehearsals for County Fair*
[started Monday afternoon with the
little tots at 3:30, the high school
crowd at 6:00, and '.he big folks at
7:30, and have been going on each
evening since and will continue each
afternoon and evening until Thurs
day. Nov. 23, when the performance
will bo given In the New Theatre for
the Elkn' Christmas charity.
"County Fair" Is a three act per
formance. First, a children's act of
12 minuter. In which 100 of Washing
ton's children between the ngos of
3 and 12 years will Bing and dance
the most attractive rollicking little
songs and dances.
I The second act will be the funny
act with all the "rubes and Jaybirds"
i out on the fairground giving vent to
their hilarity and uproarous fnn. The
brldo and groom will be there rating
peanuts and drinking "hitch caflulirtg
pink lemonade; the foxy widow will
be there looking for a fiflh husband;
the pnrson. tho doctor, lawyer nnd
Indian chief ? and psslhly tho gov
ernors from several states; maybe
the successful recent presidential
nominees? all might possibly appear
on tfccrs&a*. The bandit Villa will
hardly Und ft convenient to make
the trip, but suffice It to say plenty
will bo right on that New Theatre
frflr ground to make It more than In
teresting.
The third act will be the cabarot
act with a continuation of songa.
dances and ohoru* by the beat talent
of Waahlngton. Several very at
tractive numbers with electric effecta
will be given. The caat haa settled
down to good hard work In the prep
aration of this affair and will be sura
to make It a success. Mlsa Rook, tl?e
professional instructor, who last
week put on the satne performance
In Petersburg with splendid suooeaa,
o*p reeded herself well pieced wUb
the Waahlngton east. ; r:r
[RUSSIANS
ARE WITHIN
FOUR MILES
MON ASTIR
AliLIFS I . NC. Hi: thutons
IN ONK : T ! ^ST ASTON
IS MIX (J ADVAMK-S OF
Tin: WAR.
FRENCH KtGMN LOST GROUND
After VluliT.t Cattle, Fivnrh Have
DIkUh!^--?I Cennnns Who Yester
day I'm'U." fV. upl.vl dif Village of
IVcuMiiri1. Oihi-f \,'ar Nous.
r 'd p z )
I.ON IV . n r u r.ithln
roach ot t'.-- .? ] j ?' r-, ]
Serbian I s ? r orj" ?
astor.N' ? . t
war. " ? .. h g ;
Ing ? ...??? rrcat )
mount ... ? ! :*? 1 : ? ; The allien liavo
row rr?h^! ? .1 i!. pli'a* of Mina::'r
und ai <> w-: 11 *i;: ?? *is ; .. i
German* 1 ]?; i^h 1V- Teutonic
lino and a:c i: v.i \..i!,i;i four mil s
of the city i: ; ]?'. II ilia aduilts that
the new position* la t'.io Cerna sector
arc occupied.
BERLIN ? (i^rmnr.H have occu
pied the rn portion the village
of S..JlliflPt, the war oi'lco reported
today.
Paris. ? After a violent l?r? t * ! ?
French have di.-dodued the German
who yesterday parti/ crcupird tho
village of Prc#*ioV 1 v.r.s officially
reported. Tht? G are retiring
throughout Macedonia.
-BEJ11.IN. ? General Von Illndcn
burg's rx.i:tinxr toll on the allied
lives will cn'. irejy disproportionate
fheir p.: ins which they made in tho
S?i n me fiuhting, military authorities
declared lotl.iy, H" had tho entire
line under a terrille lire with tho
prospect of enormous easnnlli? & Jo b?
Inflicted ia the initial ade-n ?*. IL
Sb reportrd i.i all reports fiv i tii*
front thiit tin* llritL'h are viahi..f an
attack entirely without the rogular
sacrifice of human lives. Ofllcers ad
mit that by ihe concentration of
enormous "lures r>f ammunition the
nllies can win a few trenches and
villages, but the price would be too
costly.
LONDON'. ? An unceasing aeries of
counter attacks sweep a wave of (Ire
and stC'l jicr:?;-? Fix tnSlen of Franco?
British fv'it n the mightiest
thrust ?:'?'? (' -?vi"n )nve yet at
torn pi (il was dlrortH ft ra Inst tho al
lied lir^-F. A contiguous grapple
alone til" five of a sfxt^-mllo front
forced the F^-r^h to slightly yield
front th? trf:n?u','?tts pressure. In
the monnt'T.o, under the enemy's on
slaught the rru-iMrtod powers of the
British advanced their position to tho
North.
$100,000 FIRE
AT ROXBORO
(IV/ fnl'cd pr.
ROX" ICO. N. r. ? In a . ' .10
flro ??? .cl?oro tVlny fho *$&'.[?? Umj
build 5pi? wen horned to thi? ground
and tho telephone cotnmtfttlcatlon
was paralyzed.
? ?> Ti
TODAYS ^ROGRAil
Now Theatre
Fine Arid Fonturo
. "THR STBTFINfi STONES"
Presented in 5 Ad*
A Drain* (hat in UMnfjnwMHl
ADMISSION !to and I Or
8bov ?tartu at T:4S whnrp
MaUnt* dally at fVm.
C5~ * ' < cl " 9