North Carolina Newspapers

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I In fl tc KTrYnrtV'ro Aoifnv Allies Reaching The Climax of a Long and Vigorous Struggle FIGHT FOR COMBLES OF MANY WEEKS Town An Important Strategic One and Had Long Hinder ed The Allies' QffensiVe Gcrmans Attack Meanwhile At Verdun. ENTER TOWN OF COMBLES. v ..... Lomlou, Sept. 26. The . Brit-- i;h ha vi -entered the town of 4? H'oniblis on the -western front and up1 avercomlng the resist- w aute of the Germans. , . -X- CituihJcs.'a town of 2,000 in- ' habitants, will be of material assistance to the 'Allies. It was valuable to tht? - Germans only w that it hampered the freedom of the Allies. x " V. -V. -V. A. Jli A JS, i At British and Freiich troops today I reached (.'ombles. on :the $omme( if front, after having surrounded the pte'i! iu a struggle 'of ''many t'weeka and are fighting for the complete oc cupation. At the front the British troops have fought their way into the place un der the tort, having reached the town's edge and have penetrated the cemetery. In addition they have fur ther -flricil tln nnpniiiir lft in Cnm- Me? by the Freigecourt attack Sat-! -a unlay. The fumbles position while in the bands of inn Germans " has always been a serious hindrance to the Allies' fffpn'.il'l' Itu alimliKitinn eaDmwl I imminent after yesterday's thrust by the Franco British "forces, which car- rie'l thom to Norvel, on one side, and to Freigeeourt. on the other. j . "hile the battle on the Somme J front whs At it htiVht tho flfirmanal attacked the front lines at Vcrdun.j Paris announces that the French guns were effeetive in the assault. " Fifteen thousand prisoners, taken i in the fighting on the Somme. have been counted, and much war mate- ria' has been captured, is the report" o the BritisIPwar office today. A Great -Bay for Allies. ; British Frmt ffn Vranrftl. SeDt.l --This has-been a great day fr;C srcttefl0'?enCh JrceS- Fr rnt sP'ctdcle of an observer it was-tne j toost splendid attack made'by 'thej allied forces since the beginning of we great offeusive. Tonight the Brit- m are one 3-half mile north of Norvel i , .. 1 ' "'I have advanced their lines to the av"aKe depth of.100 yards. The French have stormed Rancourt ar"l ha misheri ihc lin nf-t.Ke-.lit- til vlaKe. Freigcourt, a mile east ot, : i. : l ' en ADA Sh'--Hs ,r, fi,. .um -irht nf 'the i otiated Press correspondent. I TIE HEIGHTS fcrlin Admits This Capture I RUMANIANS IE "ut Otherwise Declares J seven years agd, The Enemy Repulsed . L B;'1'. Sept. 26.-pSuccess was hieved by the AngtoFrench forces tu Somme last night, says an. offi c'al lisPatch from the War Depart "fent today. - . ;; ' ' " Rumanian frooDS have occupied lights on both sides of the rBal-4 Sdl1 pass, in Transylvania. - The Ger an troops repulsed all ; Rumanian tatks. but were withdrawn accprd n? to army orders! - - ' ' Je Russian troops ' made several "l,acks against the Austro-German "tositi "on near Manaiow. in Galicla, but pulsed H O iPl VT:- J: r ; Mllli cilinMmiiiir ' v- ; ' rv s - " - III LLLU UUU UL Hnu, i ? 01 OF VIEWS ' - J Coffee Compainy Officials Tells How Blackmailers Wbrked Him. Chicago Sept. 26. Edward P. West, vice-president of the Great Tea and Coffee Company, of New York and Chicago, today admitted that he is the "Robert Wesley," who was surprised in a New York hotel with "Alice Wil liams oy representatives of a band or men wno represented themselves .o be Federal officials. He stated that he paid the men $12,500 in cash, in! return for their promise to keep the Lmatter quiet. West said: "The language and the manner of the n&ti would deceive anyone . " He also said that the women proposed the trip to him. "On May 9, we reached New York, and went to the Ansonia Hotel. At an uncanny hour two '"men arrived with Federal warrants and fought ; their way into my room.1 Thewftnen be came hysterical; She skid fche was a convent-bred girl and that her parents would commit suicide if they learned of her disgrace. 1 paid them $12,500," he said. - - 'I v w w 4fr -5- SECOfD REGIMENT BREAKS CAMPi It- w Morehead City, Sept. 26. The ss- Second Regiment, North Carolina , National Guard, entrained here, w -X- early this morning for border 4r 3 duty at El Paso. RAIN GREETED HIM IN OHIO TODAY Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 26. Charles E. Hughes reached Toledo in a pouring tain today. He made several short speeches in a large auditorium and left at 3 o'clock for Cleveland, ' F. AyersNoW Wanted For Alleged Disposal of Mort- & . . gaged Land Raleigh.' N. ,C, Sept. 23 Elias Carr, former secretary to the State Board . '.! ....u..n 1- ryitir-iv ill nt-tTlP 'of Agriculture, is' critically ill at-the 1 residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Hutt in West Raleigh. . ' Mr. Carr came here last week to Jth profeggor Hutt who is State, Horticulturist. Secondarily Mr. mm . Carr came to see a- physician ana j while hereWhe third stroke of paralys is put him in desperate condition. Mrs . Carr came here this afternoon from Bracebridge- Hall, their Edge combe county home, and found him slightly improved. He is the only living son of the late Elias Carr who nf North Carolina from TV 0 T w - - 1893 to 1897. The condition' of Mr. Carr's health made necessary his re signation from the board of agricul- i -U .v. i.V. ha'.lmH florvPft as SP.C- tar v gince the death ofT. K, Bruner reauisition upon New York for C. F Ayers, of MeckleiibuTg county, who is wanted - in the . State' for "disposing of mortgaged property. V- The Farmville Brick and Ice Com pany was chartered today with author ized capital of $40,000. The sub scribers are R. E. Belcher and W. 'K. Humphrey, of Farmville,-and F S. B. Harper of Winston, - The Metropolitan Grand Opera Fes tival of "Charlotte, with $500 of Jts 125,000 capital paid in was chartered today by C. A. Bland, A. d. Draper, Van Landingham, Z. V. Jaylor and David Owens, of Charlotte. 10ESlON SLAYER Reward Offered For Capture of Boy Alleged to Have Killed Driver Raleigh, Sept. 26 Sheriff Sears has chased Arthur Fowler, alleged murderer of John Thornton, both col ored, since late Sunday afternoon, when Fowler, standing in one auto- rnobile, shot Tnornton 1 to death as Thornton drove the other. The homicide occurred ten miles from Raleigh near a public baptizing to which Thornton, who runs an auto mobile, was carrying people. Fowler, who is a brat of only 17, was stand ing on the running board of another machine, occupants of Thornton's car said, and without a word fired into the driver, who died immediately. Sheriff Sears is offering a reward of; $50 for the capture of the boy who escaped without . difficulty and was still ? unsighted today. Treasurer B. R.'Lacy was in his of fice again today, but is still far from recovery. . He has been absent sev eral weeks for. the larger part, suf fering from . asthma which does not appear to , Improve. Mr. Lacy had hoped to enter, the campaign but may iihttdf ifcMee9OTy An journey- to -Arr-1 zona in quest of health. Corporation Commissioner W. T. Lee has returned from the West and was in his office today, after settling some: disputes for his department in the "uper country, Mr. Lee is quite pleased with the "prospects for an in creased Democratic majority in his part of the country. He does not think the reassessment will cost many votes, where- the party makes a vigorous defense of its .action in providing revenues. NJ till Trying Franks Case. Judge Bond upon his return from Edenton yesterday resumed the LranKs case 111 wmc" JaP TanKs is defendant ' upon a charge of stealing about 800 pounds of meat from his brother, J. H. Franks. Jap Franks took the stand and re sumed his testimony which is being offered to 'controvert the charge of the State-- He is not ' indicted for burning his brother's crib and smoke house,; hut these were incidents to the destruction of the larder. J. H. Franks declared that he had set a trap for a negro who participated in the theft of. the meat and the fellow implicated the brother and two blacks besides the one who turned State's evidence ' The Franks boys are well to do but habitually "law" each other, it is said. They hare inherited valuable propx erty which did not make for peace. Their scrap over the meat has ar rayed the Vhole family on one side or the other. The case will in all probability be concluded Tuesday. Iu the Suprene Court (this week the case of Pate vs. Johnson, in which "the title to the Democratic nomination for the House of Repre sentatives .'will be argued. B. H Pate is contesting the award of the nomination to K. B. Johnson. The t w6 running" from the samt sec Uon and upon different factional tick ets, are makin gtheir fourth fight.' Johnson won by 60-odd votes, but it was, a plurality and the board of elec tions, ordered a new primary. John son did not go in and Pate received a big ote. Judge BoncHheld that Pate slet on his rights in not giving notice of contest. PRESIDENT LIKELY - VOTED FOR WESCOTT , Princeton, N. J., Sept. 26. Presi dehf !Witson xQame to his old home , to vote .in the' New Jersey Democratic primaries." He motored from Shadow Lawn andremained only long enough to cast .his -ballot. ' ' The President is 'understood to have favored Attorney-General Wes coU fdrS Senator over Senator Di&r tine, Jbut- hedid not make,-public the way h' voted. CHASING Sequel to Findiog of Judge's Body in Rivet; and Two Subsequent Sui cides Birmingham. Ala.,Sept. 26 David D. Overton, form ei circuit court clerk of Madison county, wanted here for the murder of foraer Circuit Judge Samuel Lawler, in? Huntsville, on June 14. last,, was arrested by deteo-r tives at Smithfield, Tenn., it -,vas an- n'ounced here today. Overton had been missing frdm home since the 17th of June, when i .t. . ,.j t-.. A near the Tennessee river. Within the same week that Judge Lawler was murdered Huntsville was That attention will be given by the the scene of two suicides growing .. . . . t u . i r-t ci". ..... Democratic press is hardly-to be doubt out of the murder. The State militia; . was called, out and remained twoed- Good reasons have been furnislied weeks. j by good Democrats for not discussing Three days after the finding of thejit- rt the campaign potentiality of the body of Judge Lawler, Shelby Pleas-1 Willys letter is too great to miss, ants, a Huntsville attorney, killed! The' dealers writes dealers in the "himself, after leaving a note that he State that "The National Republican 1 1 . iL' J !J.1 il. . t t mif . '- . - ' . - a m uaa noinmg 10 uo wnn me muraer. II! IL a 1.11 1 -1 A A. J9 His death was '.followed by that of Sheriff Killifer. It is thought that the sheriff was laboring under an hallucination in connection with the crime that had been committed. SPAIN SENDS A PROTEST TO GER Madrid, Sept. 26. Th Spanish government has sent a note to Ger many, protesting against the torpedo ing of Spanish ships by .German sub marines. .'i-ViLi&fc- Interest Has Nqt Waned in Fa mous Trial in Greensboro. Probably Conclude Tonight Greensboro, Sept. 26. The case of the State against J. A. Terry, charged with the mudW'of JblmIfc Stewart in July, that has been heard in the Superior Court now in session here for several days, will probably come to a close this afternoon. All arguments tronr counsel with tne exception or tne address of Judge W. P. Bynum, who is one of the pros ecuting attorneys, are finished and it is thought that his address will be finished before noon. When the case was called Thurs day Judge James L. Webb, who is presiding, excused all witnesses who were present for other trials until Saturday morning, as it was thought by the greater part of those connect ed with the case that it would be fin ished by that time. Due to much ev idence, however, and to the lengthy speeches of the attorneys the trial has dragged over several days. The defense is putting up an ex cellent plea of insanity for the de fendant, claiming that he is in sane now and was at the time of the alleged killing. Lorillard 'Company Consider ing Erecting Cigarette . Factory in Wilson. Wilson, N. C, Sept. e.Through the good officers of the Chamber, of Commerce -a representative of the P. iLorillard Company,, large - tobacco manufacturers has been induced to come here and look over the situation witVa view of establishing a cigarette factory here. The representative was very favorably impressed with, the sit uation and has ' gone , to New York wheraJie will confer with the heads of the organization. At a meeting of the aldermen it was decided that the city would furnish for a period of six months eletrie pjbwer. at one cent per killowat Hour land free ;water .for 12 months to Cany, ; big' manufacturing concern that wduld establish a factory here. " ' ' - . "' MJY STILL OpICK TOBACCO COMPANY TO BUILD FACTORY 1 45 . 48.. '48- w TWENTY-NINE KILLED. London, Sept.- 26.-Twenty- nine . persons were killed last night by ,a ZeppeKn'rald tlie war1 office announced ioda.S : , . &. it. is. President of Willys-Overland CoHas Mailed Many LeW ters For Republicans - Raleigh.' Sept; 26 The currency of appealing letters from 'Stbhn N . Willys, president of the iWUly'B-Overland company, in North Carolina a -week ag0 gave considerable concern to North Carolina Democrats, who, at that time expected to make' public the letters of rlie automobile magnate calling upon each dealer to contribie $10 to the Re- pvibiican campaign '-fund.'"'' -. One Democratic newspaper in the State seems to have published the let- rter but without editorial comment . committee desires tov secure tne ac . . ' A. . 1 . k tivo )moral and financial support of a great number of men and women in every section of the United States, and lo. enroll their names at its National headquarters as sustaining members of the Republican party. A contribution of $10 will entitle one to such an en rollment and an engraved certificate of membership will be sent to' each contributor. 'Tarn so firmly in sympathy with this movement and believe that such a general membership would " be of o great a benefit to the party, that J have agreed with the naUoiiarc&nWit tee to, in away, be responsible for'4he 4ieiirolTment of a cerlalnSumber -of thembers . If you, with me, feel that such a movement is beneficial--to the party you will join me in. lending your cooperation in the matter and in the following way: "First;, enroll your name at once as a sustaining member,4- mailing your check for $10 with" enclosed applica tion to Mr. Bliss, Jr.. treasurer, 511 Fifth avenue, New York. "Second, assume yourself, as I have the burden pf securing as many mem bers as you can,' but in no event less than ten. Either have each of them mail their check for applications which have been charged to me at headquar ters, or better still, secure their appli cations and checks and send them to gether. Mr. Bliss will make proper acknowledgement 'to . each personally and send them membership certifi- cates. "Third, will you please advise me by return mail if for any reason you are unable to cooperate, in order that I may make other plans to secure ' the number I have promised? "The time is very short to accomp lish our purpose in this matter, and as no contributions to this fund will be received by the committee which are mailed after election day, the im portance of your prompt and' earnest cooperation can be appreciated." It was pretty realiably learned today that the State Democratic organization has had'the opportunity to publish the "Noillys letters but hasot been im pressed with the wisdom of it. r ' Some Dempcrats explain it by ob serving that while Willys is whooping it up for Hughes. Henry Ford, who is also a dealer in benzine buggies can hand'e a few fotes if he sees fith. Mr. Ford has not been caught writing any letters, . however, but it has . bbeen suggested that it might hurt to make a point against Mr. Willys when Mr. Ford is this year, going Democratic for the first time. Assuming that every salesman of the cars made by Mr. Willys will send his $10 and vote for Mr. Hughes, the Democracy will gladly give the settle ment of the issue to Mr. Ford's deal ers. . '" Governor Craig, who , has been in Asheville since the middle of August, is; expected in Raleigh the latter part of the week and he will probably re main here until the campaign is ended. He expects to make some addresses this fall. ; Mr. and Mrs. J. W." Bailey, .who have been touring the New England States -since their marriage August 15, returned to Raleigh this evening and Mr. Bailey, who is collector of - the eastern district, will be in his office Monday. " - ; v Mr. and Mrs . .Bailey have had a beautiful trip through the North, and have made it all in their automobile. O ccassional letters to relatives in -Raleigh have ben wonderfully interesting- - '-" ". . - '-''-: ' '-'f Sill TlR rW FOB m PERSiilUC EXTRA SESSIOO Report ReceivipdeTHat J-Ie Has x CrosseTP9"1 v.' .Railway NEWS THOUGHT , VTO BE AUTHENTIC Washington Gets Confidential Advices ThatBandit Chif v tain Was Not at Chihuahua Feld; Headquarters (Punitive Ex pedition ) ,- Mexico,- Sept. 26. Villa and his bandit command are. moving north toward the American expedi tionary force, according to reports received here today . from reliable sources. ' He is reported to have crossed the Northwestern Railway, 25 miles southwest of Chihuahua City, after a skirmislj with the Carranza troops. Bandit Chief Not Present. Washington, Sept. 26.: Constitu tionalist offcials today advised the i!.?a"?ial.V1"a,"" pearly hours of. today. Accordi- U, present during the fight Hidalgo 4ay at Chihuahua City; that no arms or munitions were captured by the ban dits, and that none of the soldiers deserted from Carranza's, command. SIX MEMBERS OF BOAT'S CREW LOST ' Oswego, N. Y., Sept. 26. Six mem bers of the crew of the Robercal, 6t Ottoway, were drowned when the ves sel ; foundered in Lake Ontario, nine' miles from here, yesterday. This was learned today when three members of the crew, arrived here in a "lifeboat. The men said that the ship had met with a violent storm and was overwhelmed by the seas. Returning Train From Norfolk Searched in Hopes of Find ing Liquor New Bern, N. C, Sept. 26. When Policemen A. A. Ipock and William Styron met the train from Norfolk early this morning and made a search of the Pullman car, having-reason to believe that there was a quantity of whiskey therein, they found only one suit case that contained more than the law allowed. This suit case had no owner, so far as the officers could learn, and had been billed through to New Bern as "dead head." However, the officers decided that it wbuld be best for them to take this in charge and this they did and it is now being held at the City Hall pending the arrival of the owner. ' , That a great victory awaits the Democrats, both in State and National affairs,. is the opinion of Hon. Thomas D. Warren, chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Executive Com mittee who came down to New Bern yesterday for a short-business visit. He has reports from all parts of the country and these seem to indicate that Wilson stands strong in the estimation of the voters and indications are that majority over the' Republican candi date will be large. These are. busy days for. Chairman Warren. He has in charge the work' of arranging for all the speakings in J the State and the distribution of the I j Democratic - literature and his office force is being, worked day and night. He is being ably assisted by Secretary Collie and the two are doin"g a great work for the Democratic party Mr. J. O.r Conner, who has been selected as1 the of ficiar cotton grader for. the counties of Craven, Lenoir and Pnslow, arrived in the city this morn ing from Raleigh,' his home, and at once began his work. Mr. Conner and Prof. J. W. Sears', county Farm Demonstrator, left shortly after the former's arrival in the city, for various parts in the coun-i i .t an l : a : j wuKiB iuej win visit lue-gius auu inform? the owners and operators of these just what is expected of them The county commisisoners have gone to the expense of hiring this grader and .there is not the slightest doubt but that - his work will prove of real worth'" and that the cotton growers will find his services invaluable. l Mr. Conner will be located in New iBern, this being the central' location! in the counties in which he. is to.ork , "TooT o? mc "erti Its Governor Will be On the Scene In New York This After- -noon legislative: ACTION - BEING SOyGHT Labor Leader Says Over Quarter Million Men Have Promised to Quit Work x ' Tomorrow . - New York, Sept. 26. Governor; Whtman , has promised tft. meet here this afternoon a committee of the representatives of the State legisla ture to hear their request for a spe cial session to deal with the proposed general suspension of work Wedncs day morning 'in sympathy with the street car men. Hugh Frayne, an official of the American Federation of Labor, and one of the directors of the , strike movement, claimed today that notice had been received by the labor lead ers that 260,000 organized workers were to quit work. , Disorder again broke out in' the the police ' several elevated trains were bdmbarded from rooftops by strikers and their sympathizers. Three persons are reported injured. Later it was learned, that Gov ernor Whitman does not favor call ing a special session of the legisla ture, as he feels that the strike is not acute enough at present to warrant the action. GREEK GENERAL QUITS HIS JOB' -i - mm, ,.. i n, N London, Sept. "26. General Mos chotoylos, chief of staff of the Greek army, and said to be friendly tp the Allies, has resigned, according to a Reuters-dispatch received here . Annual Reunion . of Robeson County Confederates Will Be Held; Thursday Lumberton, Sept. 26 The annual reunion of Confederate Veterans of Robeson county will be held in Lumberton Thursday of this week and the people of the little city are looking forward with' pleasure to the event. Rev. H. G. Hill, a veteran and a well-known minister of Maxton, will deliver the address of the oc casion. ' s Dinner will be served " the Confed erates by the Robeson , Chapter, y Daughters of the Confederacy. Many veterans from this county are expected to , attend and a num-. ber from the surrounding counties' have also signified their Intention of ' being present and participatng in the pleasures of the day. Mrs. Housewife Rent your room through a "Room For Rent" local and keep the disfiguring placard out of your front wincow or from being tacked in front of the; house. :'"' A business, local ad. is digni-' .fled, send you numerous ap plicants from which to choose, and does not distract from tho exclusiveness of your home. - Many people are just awak-' enfng to the fact that these lit-r ' tie locals are wonder workers.4 If you have not availed your- . self of them thel very; next time you have a room for rent try them out. . -- : Confer with us. 176 I n. VS ,4