North Carolina Newspapers

1 1 fv. WEATHER Fair tonight" and Sunday. Gentli TODAY'S; MARKETS n'ivTob''--' variable winds. THE IARGEST ClRCUIATi INGTON; NORTH CAROLI SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 1916. PRICE 5 CEIsfrS THREE MEN IVOIA W FORECAST,. I 1 V. 1;! VOL. XXII. - NO. 252;vaV , eeKi WBIIli: IU iP ;111E0 Raids Made as Preludes to Ad vance on This Position in West ANGLO-FRENCH AIRMEN IN MANY BATTLES One Drops Bombs Along the Rhine Entente Makes Of fer For' Greece's Help in the War Venizelos Taking a Hand. Appently the Franco-Britis forres on the Somme are preparing to close their grip on Combles. . Last night the French war office 'reported the capture of a small fortified posi tion and some trench sections close to rotables and today it announces that Frem-h raiders have penetrated to th? head of the town. Such raid ing operations commonly are only pre ludes to a more comprehensive and forceful movement. On the ' French front ?outh of Somme the-artillery ac tivity is probably in preparation for an assault. Airmen on both the, French, and British sides have been busy. Yester day, French aviators took part on 66 aerial engagements, in which four German machines were shot down. British naval aeroplanes raided im portant German aviation stations ,In Belgium, inflicting notable damage up on the aerodrome at St. Denis ,We trem, according; to the British official report. - ' A French aviator has visited the Rhine region and dropped bombs in Paiatinat and iA Manjeln, jrhrk Paris reports large damage and sever al explosions. - ' The Greek situation continues com plexed. Athens reports that definite proposals have been made by the en tente, the acceptaince of wjncb would insure the entry of Greece info the war Former Premier Venizelos is quoted as naving aeciarea mac u guyerauiem control by the "court party" does not m the nation itself "will defend its tal for crippled iidren if the South own interest. , ern sociological congress now in ses The revolutionary fever is reported sion here can raise sufflcient fends to as spreading, but the munity on one erect tne bandings and get the move ot the Greek ships, the Averoff, is de- ment started clared to have been quelled. NO STORM INSIGHT FOR NEXT WEEK Washington, Sept. 23. Generally fair weather and moderate tempera tures will prevail in the Southeastern States during the week beginning to morrow, according to the weather bureau's weekly forecast issued to day. There are no indications of a dis turbance in the West Indies. - NO JOINT SESSION OF COMMISSION TODAY New London, Conn., Sept. 23. No joint meeting of the Mexican-Amen-j tan commission was held nere toaay. Secretary Lane and Judge Grey, of the American commissioners, had Planned a cruise and the other mem bers of the body are in New York and Boston. MAILED-PISTOL SENT BULLET INTO CLERK 1 Norfolk, Va., Sept. 23. Falling ' from a pigeon-hole in a case Qf -un-j claimed letters, in the local post-' ofiire, a loaded pistol, which had been &fnt through the mail, exploded, and Nie bullet lodged in the flesh of J. G. Epi'ges!j, a postal clerk. "Tr v 1 MUTINY ON GREEK SHIP. ' London. Sept. 23. Athens is still hearing runiors that 300 men of the crew of the cruiser, Aver-off. have mutined, according u a dispatch to the Exchange TeiPgraph company. The report Ka.vs the remainder of the crew ' ami a detachment of ; marines wore sent away in boats. The other ships of the fleet are said to have quelled the mutiny. The Averoff is an armored Tuiser built in March 1910 and carries a crew of 550 men. - .. 4 41 ' OH BOOSTEBTRIP Several Counties Around Dur ham Will beThQTQUghly Canvassed Durham, Sept.. 23 Many automo biles on which were attached, banners telling of what advantage it. would be to-4hj6farraer to market hts tobacco in Durham left town this morning for a full day trip throughout this and the surrounding counties. :- - A atop will be madeat every town and .Tillage reached and short talks will be made by the members 'of the party who are traveling. A scout car went. out Thursday and mapped ' out the route that is today being followed by the larger body of coxa and the route includes a, num ber of prominent towns in the vicin ity that are in the h?bit of sending only part of their tobacco crop to Durham for market. It is thought that the trip will prove a remarkable success and in duce numbers of those Nwha- have heretofore1 been trading elsewhere to come here. The signs that are on the cars are catchUj-worded and fully ex plain the advantages, that this market offers. . --'V tnimo Mil Mrs. Bigelov tfford, of Hot Springs, Will Dqnate Site in Western Carolina Winston-Salem, Sept. 23 North p.ni;n mav ,0 man. nani. Mrs. Bigelow Sta5ird, Hot Springs, who is attending the congress has offered, a site in Western North Caro lina for the home if the Congress will erect the buildings and get the move ment on the road to success. Just what action the Congress will take is not yet known. TO THE T Mrs. Stephens, Whose Hus band Committed Suicide, Died This Morning - (By R. M. Norment.) Lumberton, N. C, Sept. 23 Mrs. R. M. N, Stephens, who has been in failing health for some time, died here this morning. Mrs. Stephens was be fore marriage Miss Lina Thompson and at the time of her death was 57 years old. . She is survived by one son, Rex ford Stephens; a daughter, Mrs. H. M. Hartley, and an adopted daughter, Mrg paxton McNeill, The funeral services will be held from the residence Sunday afternoon at 4-OCIOCK. Mr. Stephens, whose mind became unbalanced through worry over the hopeless condition of, his wife, took his own life Wednesday night. SENSATIONAL&ESSION ON STOCK EXCHANUfc. New York, Sept. 23. For a week Lend the market today, for its two-hour J session, was prbbably without paral lel Trading in the first hour amount ed to more than a half million shares, with no diminution with the approach of the close. There were a number of spectacfr lar features, but all were eclipsed by a further sensational rise in United States Steel, which teche4 ,'117 1-2, a new record, shortly after 11 o'clock. Other leaders rose ., to highest prices in their history, notably the coppers. m nr n r 1 1 bi n h ANOTHER CHAPTER or 1 J- i 5 9 4 c y v .' Left to right: re ' v 3S I Here are three of the men who, with others, were arrested in Chicago as members of the alleged black mailing gang, which is believed to have forced a number! of wealthy persons from coast to coast to give up morO than a million dollars within the last few years. Woodward, the supposed leader of the - can, surrendered to-th Florin. nntwiHo i rut h .k oeenieased m 12,300 bail. Bland, been released as; a result of Mrs. Regina Kipper's failure trfidentify them a's was jtianappea. irvm is being held EOF . G. I CLOSES Approved Plans to Make Big Expenditure Throughout The World Charlotte, N. C, Sept. 23. The con ference of . the employed officers of the Young Men's Christian Association that was in session here Thursday andFridiy has eome to a close. The meeting endorsed the movement of the general xnvBnticnrffaTwas held nr AtlantlcCity in which an expenditure of $4,500,000 will be spent on the vari ous Y. M..C. A. works throughout the world. A part of this sum will go to ward industrial work in the south and .special work will be carried on among the troops on the Mexican border. According to a report read at one of the sessions the association has al ready founded a number of schools on the border line that are being well at tended. TOBACCO SALES Craven- County Has Highest Market in State School Helped Flood Sufferers. New Bern. Sept. 23 The Sun- Journaj this morning turned over to Mr. ,T.A. Uzzell, who is in charge of the work of soliciting funds here for the flood sufferers in Western North Carolina, $63.72, this amount having been secured by the paper from the citizens of New Bern and the sur rounding section. The last contribution made to the Sun-Journal came yesterday from the Beech Grove Sunday School. This school Sent in $8.55. Altogether New Bernians contributed more than $100 for these flood victims. Sales- amounting to 50,000 pounds on the local market and about 25,000 pounds on the market at Vanceboro, were made today, bringing to a close one of, the most successful weeks since the opening of the tobacco sea son in this county The prices which have been paid in Craven county this week for to bacco probably exceed' any paid in the State. Some of it has sold as high as 75 cents per pound and the average price has been more than 20 cents. . The farmers are well pleased with the treatment they have received in Craven county and will, without doubt; ' bring the remainder of their weed here. H After an illness extending over a period 6T -Several weeks Mrs. Isabelle Barrow, whose home is at No. 231-2 Orange street, this city, died at 5 o'clock this morning. i . The v 'funeral service will be con ducted from the late residence tomor row moraing by Rev. W. A. Cade, pas tor of -the Riverside Methodist church and the interment will be made in Cedar Grove cemetery. ' Mrs.-Barrow is survived by one sis ter, ;Mrs. Sarah Oxley,' of this city,1 and two" daughters. GOOFEREI y.iui FINE NEW BERN V II .... . 1 ? i! i"w5fe ill if i iJ I WU J II A-M- - w Georae Irvin. H. OS WaarfwarH anri together with Mrs. tEd Ward " Unnahn p for a further hearine.i . v. TV T - -- Norfolk-SoutherirnSaid to Have ConfeinedMpre Booze Than JveryBefbre New Bern, Sept. 3. Jim Smithy a desperate negro, was placed under arrest at Dover yesterday, afernbon by Chief of Ppjice, Rquse ar charge of-having broken" into had robbed the home of another negro hi that section. The . officer feared-i that he; was go-l ihg -tdV'ei'eaMe wH$ The itfana in order to prevent this he securely tied him up and brought him down to New Bern and placed him in the county jail. Another man was implicated in the robbery with Smith and the police in this section are now endeavoring to locate him. The excursion train which the Nor folk Southern Railway Company on Tuesday operated to Norfolk from points along its line made its return trip yesterday, carrying what is said i to have been the largest amount of whiskey ever carried out of that city on one train. A well-known man who is in a po sition to know of what he is speaking declared that there were between seven and eight thousand quarts of liquor on the train when it left Nor folk and that there were four thou sand or more quarts on it when--it ar rived in this city. He estimates that between twenty-five hundred and two thousand dollars were spent for liquid refreshments by the excur sionists. When the train reached New Bern it had about the drunkenest bunch of passengers on it that have ever been brought into New Bern and had 1 it not been for the fact that the entire police force was on the scene- there would doubtless have been trouble and the officers drew a breath of re. lief when the train had pulled out from the passenger station bound to Goldsboro. Fifty years ago yesterday New Bern was almost completely destroyed ' by fire, two entire blocks being obliter ated and a number of other buildings being burned down. The blaze was believed to have been started by an incendiary and every, effort . was made to apprehend him, but this was never - done. . , . The damage done by? the big fire was estimated at $250,000 and . only $73,000 insurance was carried. . Onslow Democracy Greatly Disappointed Over. Cancel -lation'of Date C (By M Z ML Capps.) Jacksonville, NJ, C.,j Sept.- 23 On slow Democracy "jwas' disappointed to day when 'Cameron Morrison failed to appear for his speech. Mr. Morrison notlfieid .the Jocal com mittee this meaning ihat he; was taken suddenly ill and could not; come. Ef forts will be made to have him speak here later. LIQUOR SPECIAL ' FROM fJORFORK db MORRISON ILL: COULDN'T . SPEAK i hi Mi i i n 1 vf n ir i vi'JVTBiinMmnMMW nrtm nian Mrc Pranfoa fhonmon rhde members of the gang by which she 1 1 SOUTHERN ROAD REPAIRING TRACKS In Many Places Route Has Been Slightly Change Avoid Second Destruction Charlotte, Sept. 23. Mr. R. G. Han ison, Jr., industrial and immigration agent for the -Southern Railway, is in the city and has stated that, the work of replacing the tracks of the railroad that were destroyed in the .July floods is moving forward rapidly and that be Completed in; a few j weeks. In some places the route has j been changed, slightly in order to avoid the danger o the tracks being j swept , away a second time by the in- rush Pf waters, Mayor KUpatrick has appointed Dr. Meyer Hunter and DrfJohn Ashe to represen Charlotte at the , seventh annual meeting of the American Asso ciation for the Prevention of Infant Mortality, which will meet-in Milwau kee. The meeting is considered a very important one and the major portion of the sessions, it is thought, will be taken, up with a discussion of infantile paralysis and a study of the best ways of prevention... Many pedple attended the address that former Governor Robert B. Glenn delivered in the Court House Wednes day night and the court- room as well as the lobby was filled to overflow ing., "The ex-Governor spoke at some length, but at all times kept the in terest, of his audience and handled the subject of "By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them," in a most masterful way. . Speaker and Chase Continue 1 he big Batsmen- Cobb : -Big Batsmen- C Has Two Records Chicago, 111., Sept. 23. Individual records of baseball players hv ': the major leagHe follow : Leading Batsmen American. Speaker, of Cleveland, .391; National, Chase, of Cincinnati, .330. Leading Home Run Hitters Amer ican, Baker and Pipp, of New York, tied with 10 each; National, Williams, of Chicago; 12. Leaders in Total Bases American, Jackson, of Chicago, 281; National, Wheat, of Brooklyn, 256. ; : Leading Base Stealers 'American, Cobb, of Detroit, 60; National, Carey, of Pittsburgh, 52. N Leaders in Runs Scored American, Cobb, of Detroit. 103 ; Nationals Burns, of New York, 92. ;:. .;pv Leading Pitchers for 24 games re: American, Cullup, of New York, and National, Hughes, of Boston. ' . I INJURED LAD DIED TODAY IN LUMBERTON Lumberton, N. C, Sept. ,23 Sam uel McDonald, aged 17, . whose skull was fractured- by a- falling limb; Thurs day afternoon, r diedjh-is morning; at a local hospital. BASEBALL LEADERS Will Have Influence on Agri culture in The United States , El Paso, Texas, Sept. 23. Three important events of an international- character that will have a direct and lasting influence on the agriculture of the United States will be held here from October 14 to 19, inclusive. They are: The International Irrigation Con gress, the International Farm Con gress and the International Soil Prod ucts Exposition, which lasts until Oc tober 24. In connection with these meetings there will be the dedication on Octo ber 14 by President Wilson of the great Elephant Butte Dam, one of the greatest irrigation structures and pro jects in the world. Immediately after these ceremonies, which are to take place at the dam, President Wilson comes to El Paso where he probably will speak at the congress that night. This will be the twenty-third an nual meeting of the International Ir rigation Congress and it will be the second time that it has met here. The tentative program begins with the dedication of the Elephant Butte Dam. The congress has before it for dis-1 cussion many important subjects re garding irrigation in both the United States and Mexico. It isp probable that one of the meetings will be held across the International border at Juarez, Mexico. : Alt of the foreign countries . have been invited to send delegates, but owing to disturbed conditions in Eu rope it is not believed likely - that many delegates' from there will par ticipate. From other countries, es pecially . the Western Hemisphere, usually large delegations take part In the meetings and it is believed that this ; year's congress will not prove an exception. In its discussions the congress will give much attention to irrigation dis tricts practices, legislation and en gineering. Two of the important oneS tionsfIahhdrffr'h rural credits and markets and "mar. keting. The rural credits discussions are regarded of special importance in view of the recent passage of th9 Federal Farm Loan Bank Act and, the present efforts of tjie Farm Loan Board in districting the country and establishing the proposed farm loan banks. "The work of the Irrigation Con gress," says Arthur Hooker, secre tary, "with respect to colonization and land settlement, irrigation meth ods and results, and irrigation finances, is to be continued and broad' ened at the El Paso meetings. The real aim of the congress is well. ex pressed in its motto, 'Make Easy the Path of the Home Builder.'" Besides President Wilson, many prominent men, leaders in the agri cultural and irrigation extension movement, are to take part in the congress. Among them probably will be the following: Franklin P. Lane, Secretary of the Interior; David F. Houston, Secretary of Agriculture; W. R. Motherwell, Minister of Agriculture of Canada; Geo." P. Hunt Governor of Arizona; Hiram U. Johnson, Governor of Cal ifornia; Geo. A. Carlson, Governor of Colorado; E. M. Amnions, ex-Governor of Colorado; Moses Alexander, Governor of Idaho; Arthur Capper, Governor of Kansas; S. O. V. Stew art, Governor of Montana; William C. McDonald, Governor of New Mex ico; R. S. Williams, Governor of Ok lahoma; Frank M. .Byrne, Governor rtf QnntVi TVitrtto Tamaa IT? T7ot-cni son, Governor of Utah ; J. B. Ken- drick, Governor of Wyoming; Ernest Lister, Governor of Washington, and Dr. T. N. Carver; of Harvard Univer sity. The International Farm Congress concerns itself chiefly with dry-farming methods. In connection with the congress and under the management of the officers is. to be held the In ternational Soil Products Exposition where are tcf be agricultural exhibits from the United States Government, many of the individual States and foreign governments. It is under stood that even some of the warring nations of Europe will not be unrep resented this year - STEAMER UP IN NEW ENGLAND AGROUND Portland, Me., Sept. 23. -The Eastr ern Steamship Company's steamer, i Bay State, bound rrom Boston v to 1 Portland, went ashore on Halycomb j Rock, just, off the tip of Cape Eliza- ' beth, during the heavy i: fog today. The 250 passengers were taken : offi in . lifeboats. The steamer lies high and dry in! a dangerous position. The , sixty members of the . crew . remain aboard the vessel. ' . 0? CIABT ST IE : ' , Three-Quarters of Million Men Likely to Ouit Work Next- Wednesday LEADERS ISSUE ' I CALL TO UNIONS Incensed Over Action by May or Mitchel and Declare New York '' Dominated by ' ,;. Traction. Interests New York, Sept. 23. Trade unions f in this city and m Westchester coun ty today began voting on the questions of ratifying the action of the eighty delegates who yesterday called for a "general suspension of work" next . Wednesday morning. The labor heads appealed to all union laborers to stay a home until the traction companies make it possible to ride on street cars without offense to their union alle- giance. It is asserted that no such action . , heretofore has been taken by trade unions of this country, nor has a strike "j involving so many trades ever" been , called. Its maximum effect calls from, work 750,000 men and women; , Leaders 1 in the movement refraini : from calling it; a sympathetic strike. ' They declare that many unions al . ready have ratified their recommenda' tion and that any union man who doea not quit work Wednesday will be de nounced as, a r traitor. To what extent they . expect unions to respond to the ' suspension call they would not dis- close r ' The call for the walk-out is based on -the agreement that men affiliated with. unions cannot , ride ; to their employ- -merit on cars nanned by non union .conductors.' or ; motormen an iiuer;proteeti(n police,". Tuer " statement Issued by the leaders" Indh cate they are incensed by Mayon MitcheFs' ..warning ' that ha stood ready to use the military power to suppress " violence and that they consider the city to be dominated by the traction interests. BOSTON AND BROOKLYN LEADING FOR PENNANTS Chicago, Sept. 23. Boston main tains its lead l of two and one half games over Chicago with Detroit be ing onejialf game behind (Jhicago in the race for the American League hon ors. All three leaders won their" games yesterday and there was no change in the relative standing. In the National League Brooklyn is entrenched in first place two and one half gamqs in front of Philadelphia and five and one half games ahead of Boston. Brooklyn and Philadelphia each have, thirteen games to play and Boston has seventeen. 1 -1 J-!'-U Ske Had to Have Her Pace in broad daylight, ahd in the presence of a great crowd, of men and women. A beautiful old face it was, too, that for years has been, looked up 'to',-: by millions of busy people. ? They scrubbed and scraped ; and cleaned for a whole day that good old face of the ola Trinity church clock,1 In the - steeple about one hundred feet" above the" green plot at Wall street and. -? Broadway, New York. - To many of us the well .'. known buildings in New York are like huge , clocks. A They, keep many people busy to keep their faces clean. . Each has on its four sides a four-square dial which must' mark the changing seasdns, . like The Dispatch they tell us of the newest fashions, the . right standard of ; Improved ; j - retailing In the interest of the buyers as well as the sell- ers-- '- -...'-.;-,;;.:- Confer. ' ' 176 -V i o- .?' it