North Carolina Newspapers

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It was announced that 73 Pullmans m two kitchen cars have V'een or derert to Camp Glenn. They' s'lould begin arriving tomorrow or Wednes day. It is understood the plan is to as?cmble the cars at New Bern and semi tlieni to Camp Glenn as need? The 3.1J5 officers and men In camp are ready notice. to entrain at a moment's Prisoners Returned to the Walls From The Tilery Farm. - ! - . j (Special to Tbe Dispatch.- Raleigh. N. C. Sept. 18- The re tirn of sevtn prisoners from the Til !ery farm. Halifax county, all of whom have hem pronounced tubercular, was related today by two men who have been dow n there recently and the prisoners are again back in the walls. There were eight in the batch that came in here yesterday arternoon, seven of whom have tuberculosis, ac cording to the physician at the State farm. Two of fhes. .Tiw SMsnmit.' of Tyrrell, and John Rutfin, of Nash, declared that they went down Mon day or ast week and spent six days time More they were pronounced tubercular cases. Such a conflict in gnosis is in the nature 'of things ttpecifd to bring on more talk. These men, who have been more in the public eyf. than the ordinary prison ers, difi not aunear to know whether tt,5X hal the "T. B." as they call It heu lh-y went down there, or caught! It after iroiii i TI,e state's doctors . have always W'h" tuberculosis while 4a the servi,e of the St&tem U ne came wr with it he was put into the aris for the treatment of such dis ?ase. The farm is believed to be sPi'inK such Dulmonarv troubles. Th. con)iIlR in of this unusual num- Cl f) prisoners who weie said bV Pianls to have been-, pronounced HlbfTciiliivii.- ....i;..,. .. 1. j v. n 'fin ned here for thaU purpose, I Ula"y caused comment. Joe Ses- SOIIiS ;ri(l fnlin O .,i ftlra - .i "ii n nuuiu luauc wm Dy caos. Ml. , the mysteriousness of their yni the Harnett rinrkpt was here 'J"'?h. going to Goldsboro, -where he ''"nnngton, hl8 home. of the old Harnett negro "religionist who gave his $10,000 w.at " to th "Hi M Mw. C . , .11! irtuiiiy receivea notnuiB. e iUdce set nuMo ha xmrAir t that e th,. old man the unduly influ- I'l'ooounder nf hl will, but V"H him mentally incapable of ex- eciiti (llP " "ii iuduuuisui uu -uurcnes high and dry, The case 8t00fj " "wn appeaiea. it is unaer- without ability to verify it now similar case is In the Wake rts. The family will now proceed gal 1gnt ver the estate which the fru . 0l(i man accumulated - for s6me- UGGISTS of the COUNTRY TO MEET . A (By Associated Press.) ,u'JiaiiannD o 10 r,r. j . --i'v.o, 1UU,, OCL . Id.- IH UB" , wit muni -rnw y . i r . .-: .,, . . . -. .- ..... . . . ., IE PLAGUE GETS SEVEN FELONS s from Qit , tti-, aftoa'owls. hawks, crows, .macKoorub, A ftu an.i.i- v. iJ 4t. JMrdn. and jackdaws. Rev. 1905, sec ""B uviv tuuay lor me nu-, (ou of Retail Druggists which here tndv nf nHnues ' 7Rh Prtday. to TROOPS ARE HOT 111 PORSOIT OF i Dead and Wmm i r wv A UUlU Along the Way by the Pur - V suers VILLA DIRECTED THE ATTACK HIMSELF Did Not Enter The Town How ever- Garrison Was . Taken by Sur prise. . (By Asaeociated Press.) rji raso rex., sept. 18. Two col umns of Mexican cavalry today are pursuing Villa anflWflumain baiid of bandits, which Saturday made an attack on Chihuahua, in, the Santa Clara canyon district, to the north east, according to reports received in Juarez today., fhe bandits are well mounted and apparently are leading tne de facto forces; Persons familiar with the country point out ihat should Villa reach one of his hiding places in the district the government troops w illhave great difficulty In finding Mm. Today's reports indicate that Villa's --ce numbers 1,500 and was opposed ujr mson oi aDoui y.uuu. me Villa casualties are aiso said to be are aiso saia to De con siderably larger than at first indicated from the number of dead and wounded picked up by the pursuing force. The estimated loss is probably 250. Villa himself directed the attack, according to the dispatch, but did not enter the town. Much damage was done the penitenitary and municipal and Federal placeswhich the bandits succeeded in reaching before the sur pried members of the garrison, who had been participating in an indepnd ence day celebration, rallied. Rifles were useless in the hand-to-hand street fighting which followed, the report says. Pistols and barefists were, used, " as" the men struggled though th,e-arlr, moraine houza Jil the raftu Fftyslciani c'attendfng General 1 Trevino, who sustained a wound in the arm during the fighting, said today his injury is slight. A small band of Villa followers made an attack on Guerrera. eiglt miles west of Chihuahua City, but were repulsed and fell back. E ES Oil, SECOND TOUR Left This Morning on Anoth er Extensive Speechmak , ing Trip. (By Associated Press.) x New York, Sept. 18 Charles Hughes left New York at 8 o'clock this morning on the second trip of his presidential campaign., Mrs. Hughes accompanied him. The nominee will spend the entire day traveling. He will make his first speech of the trip at Peoria. 111. His itinerary, which is crowded with s'tops for brief speeches, will carry him through Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Wisconsin and into New York State for several speeches. The nominee will also .deliver one gpeecb in Pennsylvania, at Pittsburgh, and one in New Jersey, at Trenton. He will return to New York befober 1 for a brief rest before departing on his third campaign trip, which will not end until November 4. THE GAME SEASON. Unlawful to-Hunt Game Birds in New Hanover at This Time. . The following Is taken from the 'Synopsis of the Game Laws of North Carolina,", published by I the State Audubon Society: v "Killing nongame birds and game out of . season. If any person shall at any time hunt, capture, or kill any nongame bird, or .shall during, the ClOSe Season, Or Uiue iu cavu ; " whIch the hunting or killing Is pro- hihtted. chase with dogs,.; hunt, kill, or woiind, or -in; any .manner take or capture any game bird or any deer, o'possum, . rabbit, or squirrel; he shall be guilty, of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more tiyan" fifty' dollars C$50) or imprisoned not exceeding thirty ((30) days: -Provided, this section shall not apply to birds caught or killed by authority of the Audubon Society for scientific purposes only. This section shall '. not apply to the Rnfflish or European house-sparrow, -a tt 1 . " - . v-t- - - v. .- 4- ' The close sea?OL- for auail in New Hanover county is from February 15 GIOIAT November 15. ' T jMINGTON DISPATCH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER NEW YORK POLICE .USE ". .. The life of a New York police when car strikers riot, and street ca. the blue coats have commandeered bi ws a platoon of reserves responding SLEUTHS UNEARTH OF Band of Three-Score Found to f Be Engaged in Black Mailing. one! arred made V FtnX"CdNFESSION : Quarrel Over Spoils Lead to The Round-up Eight Arrests Already Made. (By Associated Press.) "' Chicago, 111., Sept. 1,8,-rConfession has been made by two members of the alleged syndicate of blackmailers, eight of whom are under arrest here. Operations of the swindlers netted them $1,000,000 during the last year, Federal officials announced here to day. They confessed, it was -said, and dis closed that the alleged , band consisted of sixty, a third of them women. A dispute over division of the spoils, it was said, lead to the confession. Ar rests of a score more members of the syndicate are expected within a week, f . AFFAIRS FIRST American Commissioners Will Insist on This at the Con ference, i3y Associated Press.) Newlipdon, Conn., Sept. 18. When the Mexican-American commissioners resumed their conferences today there was reaspn-to believe the Mexican re presentatives wererepared to insist that their deliberations be directed to wards, an agreement on conditions ' of the border. The American representa tives believe the border situation was merely incidental to general conditions- in Mexico and plan to continue their study; of Mexican internal af fairs... ; GREAT BRITAIN'S PROTEST, ON WAY Si n' ' (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 18 Great Brit ain's I'eply to the American note, pro testing i against i the seizure and cen soring .of neutral mail, was . today on its wajK to Washington and it is" un derstood to largely be a repetition of the contention . in justification of the policy-of the J Allies contained i a preliminary memorandum received here last February. The protest made by the. United? States declared that "only a radical change in the; present British; and French" policy, restoring to the United States its full rights; as a neutral power, will satisfy this gov ernment." ; V : V ' v-r SS8SS3SSSSSSSS!SSf wwu j t - S. - - - : I'-l K' J' SHREWD GANG IN MEXICAN INTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRUCKS ' j man. especially among the reserves, i rs don't run any too frequently. In g merchandise trucks in several cases. to an alarm. THE PRESIDENT GRIEVES AT HIS SISTER'S GRAVE Simple Services Mark Funeral Today of Mrs. Annie E. Howe " i iLAiPiTO REST Large Crowds Gather on Way p-A. n. Aii Respect His Sorrow. (By Associated Press.) Columbia, S. C, Sept. 18. Presi - dent Wilson came here today, to. bury" his only sister, Mrs. Annie E. Howe. J or M'nnaaeip.ma, who died Saturday at New London, Conn. Quietly and sadly he attended the simple funeral service at the church and then walk ed ,-with relatives to the adjoining graveyard and stood; with bowed head and tear-stained face during the last rites. ; The people of Columbia gathered along the street and outside the city to see the President, but they respct- ed his grief-and made no demonstra tion. During the ride south this morning the platform at every sta tion was crowded but there ' was no cheering. At several spots rrowers were put aboard the train by school children. V The special train bearing the body and members xf the family arrived here shortly before noon. Automobiles carried the President and members of x the family directjy to the First Presbyterian church. At the Presi dent's request the city and State of ficials gave no .official recognition to his visit. ;. The last service took place inside an enclosure in ihe shaded graveyard, where 'are buried, the husband of - Mrs. Howe, the fatheand mother of the President, and several other relatives The President plans- to remain here until 6 : 15 o'clock' this afterripbn; .and then return to ;Long Brahch- where he expects .to' arriye at 1- o'clock to morrow afternobhfr All flags ; in olumbiarei at half mast during -th'Jceremonyaind the church bells were tolled slowly. All during the services the grave yard, enclosed r; by a .brick fence, -was surrounded by a' crfiwd.;After the.ser. vices the President : rermined a few minutes to look at the graves of mother and ; lather. The merchants of Columbia offered to close their: business houses and drape their buildings "with crepe, but request was made that' they not do so; y After the; services the, President and Mrs. Wilson returned' by, automobile to their private car for luncheon. Later they took an automobile ride, - URGED TO ATT END. Every member of the Winter Park ' Community Club is urged to attend ' the meeting tonight at. 8 o'clock in the schoolhouse.lSeveral important inaW ters will beKfrou&bt up for consider- ation and" art, Interesting report from the committee - in fifearge)f the - new station will "be made?v , . 18, 1916 TO RESPOND! fit)- RIOT . v- - - s not all "beer and skittles' tbese days, order to get ( the scene of disorder The accompanying photograph sho GOTHAM'S TO AVERT STRIKE Labor Leaders Conferred With Him at Length Today NO GENERAL STRIKED The Union Men Agree to That Pending Mitchel's Inter cession With Traction Heads. (By Associated Press.) New York, Sept. 18. There will be o sympathetic strike of labor unions to aid the striking railway employes until Thursday at least and one may De averted if renewed efforts of Mayor Mitchel to settle the present strike, in the meantime, are successful. This announcement was made today after a conference between the mayor and five labor leaders. The latter told the mayor the various heads were determ ined to . strike . unless the . municipal authorities took some action to compel the traction heads to obserye the re cent agreement with the railway em ployes . Mitchel promised to make an other effort to adjust the differences, and hopes to give the labor leaders an answer by Thursday, and one which will mean that no general strike will be called. Lieut. Raymond Asquith Died in: Action on ! - -September 15. . ; i (By Associated Press.) ' London, Sept. 18. Lieutenant Ray mond Asquith; son of Premier Asquith, was killed in action on Sept. 15,' it was announced today. ! ? Raymond Asquith, who was in 'the 38 year of his age, was a graduate of Oxford, president of the Oxford union and a prominent, member of the bar, to which he was admitted in 1904;v He was the - eldest '. son of ;th Premier. MAYOR WURKINb iii I rn lii i niiTTlip M LLcu 1 IV DH 1 1 It his-ifwo brothers, Lieuts,;Altthu Asquith, ofthe Royal naval reserves and Lieut. Herbert Asquith ;Were founded in tac tion at the ; DardaneileSia jJuttelSlS. AGED WOMAN VICTIM K OF AUTO ACCIDENT (By Associated Press.) ' v ' Lynchburg, Va,, Sept. I8.7-Mrs. H. A. Fenno,' 67 years old, of Phoebus, Va., 4s dead, from a fractured, skull, sustained about ; midnight last night when ah automobile : turned over near me city,; win-live yasseugers. . ,r zve adults sustained slight hurts and two children escaped without injury.: . In the car were R. A.' Hazenand Herman Tempko of Greensboro, N. C. - , Succeed in Completely En-, circling the Town of Deniecourt THIS SPOT FORMS WEDGE'S CENTER Germans Are Pelivering Heavy Counter Attacks. entente avance m Macedonia. rv.-" (By Associated Press.) The new thrust by the French south of the river Somme, . in Northern France, has resulted in the . complete encircling of Deniecourt, the .Paris war office announced today. f' v Deniecourt forms the centej of the wedge the French are-driving. into the Germans line north of Chalheaux. Further progress has been made by the French in this region and heavy counter-attacktf on the two French the positions, north and south of Somme, have been repulsed, accord ing to today's report, which an nounces that the Germans sustained enormous losses. The French have taken 1,200 prisoners and 10 machine guns The British are keeping up their forward push north of the Somme, according to reports. Their advance, however, is at isolated points and ap parently the operations are intended to straighten their line and secure a hold on the captured ground. London today reported an appreci able advance on the left flank, where the British line has been arrven fur! ther today towards Szars. On the Macedonian front, an en tente attack in Struma valley, north of Saloniki, was repulsed by the Bul garians, the Sofia war office an nounces. In a counter-attack, a force of the entente troops was driven back to.the west bank of the river.. r The forces of - Field Marshal yon Mackensen Are. "continuing to- prog s mrtfteImTnaig nlan province I of . Dobrudja, Sofia reports! . Some indication of . strong resistance by. the Rumanians and Rus sians, howejer is furnished by an of ficial statement, wnlchj reports heavy counter attacks. GEN. MILLS HEAR THE Noted American Soldier Died in Washington Today bf Pneumonia. (By Associated Press.) Washington, - Sept. 18. Major-Geh- eral Albert L. Mills, chief of the divi sion of military affairs, died at his home here today, after fifteen hours' illness from pneumonia. General Mills was a native of New York, and was: appointed to the mili tary academy from that State in 1887. He served with distinction, in the Spanish war and in' the Philippine expedition in 19-04, and was promot ed by Presdent Roosevelt : from; the ranks of captain to brigadier-general. For several yearsi he served as com- 1 1 mander of the Department of the Gulf, with -htfftdquarters at Atlanta. Only last month he was promoted to major-generaL '. SPECIAL PULLMAN FOR GAME. A. & M. Alumni Association Will Have Large Delegation .at Football Game. It was stated by Mr. H? E." Bonitz, former president of the local A. & M. Alumni Association, "this morning, that arrangements had ' been ' made with the-Atlantic Coast Line to operate 7 a special Pullman car to Raleigh Thanks- giving for '-the benefit of the alumni members of this city who wish to at tend the big gridironc battle between A. M. and Washington and Lee . v Mr. Bonitz stated that it is expected that as many, as 100 former students of A. & M. would go from here to at tend the game andHthe special car has been arranged for on this account . , It will leave here on the regular after noon train on ovember 29 and will arrive in Raleigh early Thanksgiving morning. ' S'yfi':" :1-:y.: '' -?-.-;.' Final arrangement for the trip will be made at the annual banquet of the local Alumni Association to . be held early next month. :, ., : ;.' . 1 EPIDEMICS CLUTCH'S ; - GETS WEAKER (By AssociatedPress.) yn . i New York, Septi 18s. A low record In the infantile paralysis epidemic was established during the 24 hours ending at 10 - a'. : m . today There were only 6 deaths' and 15 nw cases.- .... -- --- , V V - -:y y - LONG CALL v PRICE 5 .CENTS Qcean jug Weht Out Only to, Find A United States Submersible '. CRAFT WAS GETTING BACK TO ITS BASE Agents of Forwarding Com pany Went Out on Tug.' Nothing Seen of the Ger- :: man Boat-: (By Associated Press.) v . New London, ; Conn., Sept. 18.The , submarine reported approaching New London late last night and believed, to be the German undersea merchant- -man, Bremen, was an American craft, returning from neneufers, it develop ed today with return of the ocean going tug, C. Rl Scott, Jr. J , The tug set out last night carrying persons supposed to' be representa- ,tives of tne Eastern Forwarding Com pany, to wnicn ine cargo oi me sud marine, Deutscbland, was consigned at Baltimore. The Scott reported to-, day she had seen nothing or heard i TirtMner fvfm tfio Prafrion Tho flllK. , marinesighted was returning to her base. PRESIDENT PASSES THROUGH RALEIGfH '''":- r : ' I (By Associated Press.) I Raleigh, N. C; Sept. 18. The' President and Mrs. Wilson - passed through Raleigh at 5;20, o'clock this morning, en route 'to ''Columbia,. C. to attend the funeral Of "Mrs. Annie E. Howe, the President's sister, who died Saturday at New London, Conn The President was expected to arrive in Columbia at 11:35 a. m. CHARLOTTE ' CHAMPS : t . ' TO PLAY V A. TEAMI (By Assoclatea 'fPnnf; ) x Norfolk,"' Va.Vf Sept. IS. The win ner of the Series between Portsmouth and Newport News for, the champion ship of the Virginian .League will meet the Charlotte club, champions of the North Carolina League . The series will begin' as soon as the cham pionship of the Virginia League ; is settled and the first three games will be played lit Newport News or Ports mouth. TO SPEAK IN CHARLOTTE. Two Notable Democrats Will Be Heard This Week. Charlotte, . Sept. 18.Two notable Democrats will be heard in Charlotte this week. On Thursday Ex-Gov.,Robt. Glenn will speak and on Saturday gov ernor to be T. W. Blckett will address the voters. Democrats of this section are enthusiastic in being able to se cure these two speakers for both enjoy an enviable reputation as orators and according to early indications many people will be out to hear them on both occasions. . . THE CLOSE RACE IN ' THE MAJOR LEAGUES (By Associated Press.) ' I -Chicago,- 111., " Sept 18. American League penannt race today found the three leading teams in , changed posi tions once more. Detroit -was still at tho head of the percentage column, ' but Boston has just displaced Chicago for second place. r: .; As there were 1I0 games played in the National League yesterday, Brook lyn, Philadelphia and Boston remained in the lead in the order named. -'',1 Advertising has a value. A value that is definite and ever increasing . . - II AvaiI yourself of it. Your business will stand more of it. Phone 176. ( Jf'. t it -.' . . .-