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About All Ground On East
Bank of Meuse Won in
Drive Has Been lost.
TEUTONS EVACUATED
DURING LAST NIGHT.
Blew Up Portions of Works
Before Departing French
Make Further Advance
No Let Up In The Attack On
The Rumanians .
Fort Vaux, one of the toost import
ant fortresses captured by the Ger
man Crown Prince in the drive at
Wrdun, 'has been evacuated by the
liermans. The evacuation is an
nounced by the German war office.
The Germans evacuated Fort Vaux
during the night without hindrance
by the French, and after portions of
ii had been blown up. The French
continue to pour heavy lire on the for-1
tifieations.
1 1
Virtually aii v'ue ground of promi
nent value taken by the Germans on
ihe eastern bank of the Meuse in
iheir winter and spring offensive hasj
now, with the fall of Vaux, been lost:
to them. !
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French troops operating in LeBoufs
imd Rancourt sectors on the Somme
front also gained yesterday in attacks
on German lines.
- The Paris report of last iiight, tell-.
ing of advances, is inpjirt confirmed
by the Berlin official statement,
which, however, declares that the
main effort of the French to move
forward was repulsed. The British
likewise failed in an attack on the
Somme. London last night reported
gains in the LeGoufs sector, in oper-
nions in connection with the?' Frenchv
hut announced a heavy rainfall, and
no noteworthy happenings , during the
night.
There is no let-up in the pressure
with which Field "Marshal von Falk
enhayn is exerting along the Ruma
nian northwestern front, but in gen
eral the Rumanians are reported to
he holding him fairly in check. No
new advances of importance are an
nounced by' the German war office.
On the Stokhod, in Volhynia, a Rus
sian defeat south of Witeniez is an
nounced by Berlin, which reports the
capture of about 1,500 prisoners.
North Carolina Congressman
Was Suffering With
Stomach Trouble,
(George H. Manning.)
Washington, D. C, Nov. 2. Con
gressman Charles M. Stedman, who
has been under the care of Dr. Fow-If'-.
a noted specialist on stomach
trouhlpc fcir iia noet oiv woolra W9Q
so much improved today he plans' to
return to his district in three or
four days, probably Saturday. I
Maw c hnant.i
last Saturday, after being confined
there for a month and is now living
ft a local hotel.
Dr. Fowler stated today that Ma
jor Stedman's condition is greatly
improved and that there. Is every
probability he will shortly regain his
usual robust health.
Mr. Stedman has hppn mnnh wor-
toiri
' Ul, Ilia lUaiJllllV lUAs i
Part in the campaign in the State, f
'jut was prevented from doing so by t
Dr. Fowler, who insisted it would be
most injudicial for him to leave the '
nospnai. Major Stedman has been
most insistent upo nleaving the hos
pital and going home and doing
"Ome speech-making and now that he!
can get about intends to leave for!
nome in a few days and be there in
time to vote anyway.
SEATTLE CONCERN
BID TO BUILD CRUISER
1
1J0R STEDMAN
MUCH IMPROVED
Washington, Nov. 1. The Seattle ( gan, Atlanta; juvenile courts ana re
Washington Construction and Dry ' formatories, ,-W , Tindall, Atlanta;
bock Company was the only concern1 health, Dr. A:Jg. Fort, Tlfton; public
to submit a direct nrnnnsai fni. tho fin. I nnrt -nrlvatft charities. Dr. W. L. Gil-
struct
w !
. t
ion of one of the four swift
Rcout cruisers authorized as part of
l"e 1917 naval building program.
T'is limits of the cost of the, hull
and machinery is $5,000,000. The
battle company proposes to construct
1
STOLE
MUCH WHISKEY
Broke Into Express Office and
Secured Twenty 'Four
Quarts Open at Night.
New Bern, -Nov. 2.-The authori
ties at Baybbrd, Pamlico cbunty, now
have in jail at that place ainegro who
is charged with breaking "into the ex
press office there and stealing 25
quarts ofjJKquori -ana i Wd'cnarge is
proven, the man will doubtless he
sent down to Atlanta, Ga., ror a few
months as suet, an act is a violation
of the Federal laws and is not in the
hands of the State to, handle.
The robbery took place a few days
ago when the individual now is
custody was placed tider; arrest after
had disposed oiteveriai r quarts oi
whiskey. It was known that he had
received no whiskey by express ov
freight for several weeks and when
an investigation was made several
cartons , in which the; whiskey had
been shipped were found on his
premises and he was at once taken
into custody.
Secretary J. W. Burroughs, of the
Eastern vCarolina Fair Association,
yesterday,; axinauhced . that a slow
mule race would be one tJf ' the fea-
tures of, each day of the fair to be
held here next week.
No entrance fee will be charged for
this race and , every enee ..must ride
another's 'mule and, contrary to the
usual method of awarding prizes to
the animal making the fastest time,
the prize ot $12.50 will go. to the dhe;
doming out in tae- rear.
The fair grounds ' wili not only be
open all during the day, but will also
be open at night. No admission will
bt charged after 6 o'clock in the af
ternoon and all ,the shows on the
grounds will be going at full blast un
til midnight.
HE IS F
THE WEST llST
Daring Aviator on His Way
From Chicago to Dine In
New York.
Chicago,- Nov. 2. Victor Carlstrom,
left Chicago at 6:09 o'clock this morn
ing in an air journey to New Yprk.
announcing his intention to have din
ner in that city. The aviator expected
to make the trip without a stop. He
is carrying mail composed of letters
from city officials to officials of New
York. Included are several communi
cations said to be destined for the
Deutschland, at New London.
Speeds on His Way.
South Bend, Ind., Nov.- 2 Victor
Carlstrom passed south of Mishawaka
1:02 this morning flying at a speed
of 80 to 90 miles Per hour' He lost his
course oeiween j-iaporie . aua ooum
Bend aud when he passed the vicinity
of Maihawaka he was six miles south
of the New York - Central railroad,
whose track he had intended to fol
low. Forced to Come Down.
Erie, Pa., . Nov . 2. Victor Carl
strom, flying from Chicago to New
York, landed here at 11:26 o'clock,
because of engine trouble. He was
unable to say how long he would be
delayed.
POMM ITTRRS APPOINTED
FOR SOCIAL CONGRESS
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 2. The list of per
manent committees ,ofT'tb:ef Georgia o-
'cial Welfare Congress, which met m
Macon, has been appointed, and the
committees will take up their various
lines of work at once.
The chairmen of these committees
are as follows:
Executive committee, Joseph C. Lo-
T - '
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bert, Atlanta; adult probation courts
and prisons, John J. Eagan, Atlanta;
settlements and recreation, Mrs. Jas-
C. Hinton, Macon; dependant children,
George W. Jones, St. Simon's Island;
state board of charities, Thad Adams,
NERO
WILMINGTON NOR TO COUNA-TH
OLO VESSEL'S
Oaken Timbers of Sailing
Craft Encountered On
Custom House Site.
i While tbej-crew was busy behind the
The well preserved oaken timbers of i barrie: which vnides the submarine
a sailing vessel estimated to be a cen- j from syieff. to preparation
r . QKt 'ir the disposal of the 700-tons of val-
tury old, were discovered about 6 feet J . , . ... . , ,
i luable cargo, which the Deutschland
underground on the site of the new ! brought: from Bremen, custom officials
Custom House, on Water street today, ; and navy officers prepared for an in
when workmen dug down to ascertain quiry t determine the status of the
why one oi the large concrete piles j
broke while being forced into, the
earth. t ,
In the large excavation made can
be seen several pieces of timber which,
judging from the s;hape, formed part of
the bow of the vessel. The timbers
are 'of staunch oak and are in a re
markable state of preservation. They
are about 12 x 12 inches in size. From
the size of the timbers and the shape
of the exposed parts it is thought that
the vessel was quite a large one. The
frames are hand-hewn.
In driving one of the heavy rein-1
forced concrete piles a few days ago
the heavy timbers of the old vessel
were 'encountered, which caused the
pile to crack and today the presence
of a relic of former days was found
when workmen were digging around
the piling to find the cause of the
trouble.
As the site of the Custom House is
on a part. of the , water front once cov
ered by water, having been filled many
years ago, it is thought that the vesk
8T wav4ufc of commission ' and on
shore whefi- that part of old Wilming
ton was reclaimed. The timbers of
the vessel are near Market street,
which was at one time, a navigable
creek.
RECEIPTS AND
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Southern Railway Paid Out
Eight Cents More Than
Received From South.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 2. For
every dollar paid to the Southern
Railway by the people of the South
during September, 1916, the Southern
paid out in the South $1.08, according
to figures announced today by Comp
troller A. H. Plant.
The Southern disbursed during the
month for labor, material, supplies
and other purposes, $5,713,569, of
which $4,948,518, or 86.1 -per cent.,
was paid to individuals and indus
tries located in the South, this sum
being $378,985 in excess of the total V
moneys contributed by the South for
transportation purposes.
For improvements to its roadway
and structures, the Southern spent
$1,196,553.60 in September, 1916, as
against, $452,637.02 during September,
1916; during the three months ended
September 30th $3,359,802,957 as
againstA$l,501,479.91 in 1915.
Gross revenue far September, 1916,
was $6,527,904, an increase over 1915
of $796,296, or 13.89 per cent. Oper- j
ating expenses, taxes and uncollect
able railway revenue, exclusive of in
terest, rentals and other income
charges, were $4,612,607, an increase
I over ,1915 of $620,280, or 15.54 per
cent. For the three months gross
revenue was $18,506,090, an increase
over 1915 of $2,077,215, or 12.64 per
cent.; operating expenses, taxes and
uncollectable railway revenues were
$13,363,763, an increase over 1915 of
$l,470,5ai, or 12.37 per cent.
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4 VILLA BANDITS LOOT TRAIN.
Chihuahua City, Mexico Noy.
2. -After shooting 7 29 military
guards of the southbound pas-
' senger train which leaves Jua-
rez, Villa bandits looted the
train, robbed the passengers and
even took clothes from the wo-
men . passengers.
OR
IWENTS
raEJLgE3 WIUVflNGTON
CrevvfAof- Deutschland Busy
Behind- Barriers Today
Manifest Awaited.
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INQUlRlkTO JFIND
MUT SHIP'S STATUS
Citizerls pf New London to
Givc Captain and Grew Big
Welcome To Attend a
x , . 'Dinner.
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New London, Nov. 2. Activities of
varied nature were centred about the
German", undersea merchantman,
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j ueuiscmaim, una iier capiam loaay.
craft.
New "Donflon citizens are making
plans iot "a welcome to the Deutsch
land's captain and crew. The presi
dent pftb,e lgcal Chamber of Com
merc3, ith Mayor Rogers and a del
egation -ot. business men, tendered to
Captain'Kdenig an invitation to attend
a dinner; the time to be set by him.
It is said that he accepted the invita
tion.
The announcement of the Deutsch
land's manifest was awaited with cu
riosity. "i Captain Koenig estimated the
cargo tdlbe 1000,000 in value and
said it contained large quantities of
drugs andTdyjctuffs, but said that se
curities ahd. jewels were among the
cargo. 'ts ".' l
The Deutschland, on her trip to Bal
timore carried a cargo of $1,500,000
worth "of .freight, with bulk as large as
the present ship. It was considered
probabitat.the $10,000,000 value was
in d)cunient8 and precious stones.
Senior North Carolina Senator
Will be Greeted With a Big
Democratic Rally.
New Bern, Nov. 2. Democrats
from Jones county who were hi New
Bern last evening to hear Hon. T. W.
Bickett's address declared that the
coming of Senator F. M. Simmons to
Trenton, on . November , :6th, is going
to be .the biggest", political . event in
the history 6f that cbunty nd that
hundreds are going to be on hand to
hear this gifted son of the Old North
State. ;
For days the Democrats of Jones
county have been planning for Che
Senator's visit and they have adver
tised the event so well that party
members from the remotest sections
of the county have signified their in
tention of being on hand.
There will be a big picnic dinner
served on the grounds and every one
will be expected to participate in
this. There will be music by a brass
band and a general good time will be
given all who attend and the public
all over this section is urged to be
.present.
Mr. Benjamin Banks, one of the
foremen at the Pine Lumber Com
pany's . plant, had a narrow escape
from what might have proven fatal
injury yesterday afternoon when he
was struck on the head with a heavy
piece of iron in the hand's, of A. P.
canty, a colored employe.
The negro had been impudent to
Mr. Banks and the latterfcad knocked
him down. The negro arose and
apologized, and Mr. Banks . thought
the ihcident was closed arid turned
his back on him.
The negro, however, was only "pos
suming;" and as soon as Mr. Banks
had turned his back he struck feim a
fearful blow on the head with a piece
of iron and at once left for parts un
known. The injured man was given medical
assistance 'and today is said to be'
resting fairly well
Y7 A D n A T TCtrC IMPD CACC I
WAK LAUSt IINVKlLVOE.
IN COST OF BURIAL'
sins to
SPElK IB TIIElTOII
I
- . 50 years.' The debts are paid. We
New York iov. . 2-Tne European J don't need the money any longer. We
war is held responsible for the in- j spend $50,000,000 annually 'for just
creased cost in burial supplies and plain pork, yet you keep the white
the consequent . advance was an-apron on Uncle Sam and use the AnTfer
nounced today :t)y all undertakers inican flag to wipe off dirty bars with,
this ; city. 'Mi'.liu'pllilif'ar'e "quoted at j Honest, now isn't it time to quit?"
higher figures, even the cheapest cof-J The Prohibition candidates are to
fins manufactured advancing $5 in visit-ten cities in Pennsylvania, West
cost. " - Virginia and Ohio today.
NOV. 2, 191 6,
HE PLEADS GUILTY
TO ROBBING THE
SPEICER OFFICE
Young White Man Sentenced
to Ten Years in Federal
Prison.
TRIED FOR CRIME
IN SALISBURY.
Jerry Farlow Robbed Postof
fice After Making Escape
From Georgia Peni
tentiary. Salisbury, N. C.,.Nov. 2. Jerry Far
low, a young white. man charged with
having robbed the postoffice in Spen
cer last January, pleaded guilty in
Uhe Federal court today and was sen
tenced to serve ten years in the At
lanta penitentiary.
Prior to the robWery Farlow had
escaped from the Georgia . State
prison, where he was under sentence
of ten years for manslaughter.
Hard Fought Trial Ended With
Short Deliberation By
The Jury.
In the merged cases of the Shepard
Chemical Company against A. D. O'
nmniHRi iiniin
hn H v UV in
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CASE IN COURT
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Brien and A. D. O'Brien against the i night saying that the Greek govern
Shepard Chemical Company, in Super- j ment has been notified by the Ger
ior Court, the jury, this morning, re-; mans that they intend to sink all ships
turned a verdict in favor of Mr. A. D.
O'Brien, awarding him $604.50, the
amount sued for, and the Shepard
Chemical Company nothing.
TTivprv nn nf th ninf is3iifa e-ivpn i
the jury to decide by Judge- George ,'
- - . c- . ,
W. Connor, in his charge, following the j
long drawn out trial, .resulted against.
the Shi&hxat
was' seeking to recover $2,900' for an
alleged breech of contract. - Mr. O'
Brien was seeking to recover an un
paid amount of the contract for thej
erection of a building for the chemical
company.
The jury decided that the building
erected by Mr. O'Brien was done ac
cording to the specification and that
there was no fraud in regard to the
certificate received by the contractor
when the building was completed. Hon.
George Rountree, Esq.," and Thomas
W. Davis, Esq., represented A. D. O'
Brien and the law firm of Kenan
Wright represented the Shepard Chem
ical Company.
This afternoon the case of John Nel
son against the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company is being tried. Nel
son is seeking to recover damages for
an alleged injury received by him
when he was working with a construc
tion force at Malmo, last winter.
Divorces were granted in the -cases
of John R. Miller against Mary Miller
and Anthony Moore against Carrie E.
Moore. In the case of J. F. Gause '
against W. H. Brown and Ethel Moore,
the plaintiff was awarded $15. In the
case of the Hammer Lumber Company
against B. J. Sanderlin a judgment of
non-suit was given.
UNCLE SAM
STOP SELLING
Prohibition Candidate Thinks
United States Should Go
Out Booze Business.
Altoona, Pa., Nov. 2. Liquidation of
the Civil War debt, the only excuse
given for the Federal government is
suing liquor licenses, has long; since
been accomplished and now the United
States should go out of business, Ira
Landrith, the Prohibitionist vice-presidential
nominee, told a crowd here to
day. "You Northerners paid this liquor
bill," he said. "You did it in 1862. We
Southereners were not In congress
then We can prove an alibi .You
said that you wanted to meet the war
debt and you did and President Lin
coin only agreed to pass the bill with
the understanding that it would be re-
pealed when the war was over. The
war now has been over for more than
SHOULD
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NO NEW MOVES IN
EOF
OF IE
Affidavits Expected
Soon
From The American
Survivors.
ATHENS DISPATCH
MAY BE IMPORTANT.
! Has Received No Notice That
Ships With Supplies For
Allies Will Be
Sunk.
Washington, Nov. 1 Official Wash
ington states today that no new devel
opments are at hand concerning the
German submarine's destruction of the
British steamer, Marina, with the loss
of American lives. However, they
were expecting affidavits from the sur
vivors and other data which has been
gathered. i
A news dispatch from Athens last
carrying supplies to the Allies, is re
garded. as of great importance
So
f ar as is known the United States a
a&t
received no such note nor is it known
whether such a note has been sent to
....
neutral .countries
Such a program .would be regarded
by the United States as a direct viola
f- Secretary Lansing said, that
the
United States understood the German
SINKING
MARINA
pieage was not to sin mercnani ves- eration. After visiting headquar-sels-
without warning and without ' ers he arranged to return to the May
providing for the safety of the pas- j flower tQ work on his night speech.
sengers and crew applied to ships officials in the President's party
with defensive armament. No com- said thafc nQ announcement wag ready
parison was drawn concerning armed j connection with the sinking of the
or unarmed snips, anu me o.aie -
partment aoes not accept tnat tier-
many is not responsible for those
that are armed.
Nevertheless it was admitted that j
Germany had taken a distinctive j
view of the situation of armed ships
and it is thought probable that she .
will inject this point in the present
situation. So long as the policies of
the government are so diversified itj
is thought that Germany might use
the Marina to -settle the issues.
The increased submarine warfare
UUIUIUCU Willi Itwc UUUiMVi I
entente ships and their increased et-
ficiency in defensive, makes it a vi
tal question to decide.
Secretary "Lansing said that his in
formation . was substantially the !
same as that of the newspapers
HUGHES CERTAIN OF
So He Declares Today Says
Got Biggest Reception
Ever Given a Candidate.
Batavia, N. Y., Nov. 3. Charles
Evans Hughes declared today before
a large audience that he is confident
of the results in Ohio and Indiana. I
"I have just returned from Ohio and
Indiana," he said, "with a profound
sense of gratitude ana with confidence j
as to the results in both states. Tn
both Indiana and Ohio it is not exag
gerating to say that I received the big
gest ovation ever accorded any other ;
political candidate." j
. Mr. Hughes assailed the Demo
cratic party for failure to reduce the
high cost of living as "promised four
years ago" ana ior extravagance.
"They tell us now," he continued,
"that they are going to deal with i
economics in a satisfactory manner
but if we endeavor to ascertain by what
problems we look in vain. I propose
to tell you how we shall be guided.
PRICE OF BREAD GOES
UP IN MONTANA
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Helena. Mont Nov. 2.-The price
oi bread has been -advanced to 15
cents a loaf for bread that formerly
sold forlO cents or k for 25c.
N
ND ANA
PRICE 5-CENTS
, President Reaches New York'
To Make Final Stand in
The Campaign.
RAILROAD MEN GAVE
HIM ROYAL GREETING,
Carrying American Flags They
Welcome Him Speaks To
night in Madison Square
Garden To Visit Demo
cratic National Headquar
ters.
New York, Nov. 2 President Wil
son arrived here this morning from'
his campaign trip up-state. He was
taken across town by automobile to
the Hudson river and there went
aboard the government yatch, May
flower.
When the Presiaent i cached the
Grand Central Station, to spend the
only day of the presidential campaign
in New York City, with four speeches
on the program for the afternoon and
evening, he was cheered bj crowds of
railroad men, some of them carrying
American flags.
He was met at the station by Colon
el Edward House and Chairman Vance
McCormick. Wkh him they motored
to the New York Yatch -Club and went
aboard the Mayflower.
While the President, Colonel House
and Mr. McCormick were on the May
flower, Mrs. Wilson and the other wo
men members of the party went on a
short shopping tour. The President
found it would be impossible to carry
out the program arranged for him and
decided not to attend the 69th regt
merit bazaar, in the afternonn and in-
stead visited tne National Democratic,
Headquarters. He was especially e
4ea - meeting the ta
workiner for his re-election and to see
tne machinery of headquarters iii-op-
isteamer Marina.
FOR NON-STOPS
Aviator Carlstrom Makes One
In His Flight From Chicago
To New York.
Erie, Pa., Nov. 2. Victor Carl
strom, who is flying from Chicago to
New York and who landed in the city
at 11:26 this morning because of en
gine trouble, has established a new
American non-stop flight record! Erie
is one-half the distance.
The aviator was flying seven miles
south of Erie when a pipe 'became
loose on the engine and he made for
this city, so that he could secure
mechanical assistant. He landed eas
J ily in a large field and jumped from
the machine and began making re
I pairs.
j He said that he was delighted
I with the flight and descended be
cause he did nqt wish to take any
unnecessary chances, as he was very
anxious to get to New York by 6
o'clock. The engine was doing all ex
pected of it in the way of speed, as
proved by the trip from Cleveland' to
Erie, the trip being made in 30 min
utes. CLYDE LINER HELD
AT
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ton On Account of a
Strike.
Jacksonville, Nov. 2. Because of a
strike of 200 longshoremen In employ
of the Clyde line steamship line tha
steamer Apache wihch was due to
sail today for Charleston will not get:
away until Friday afternoon.
Some of the men who refused to go
to work Wednesday; returned this
morning accepting a five cents per
for day work and 10
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men demanded' an increase of 10 cents
an hour for both night end day work.
MAKES NEW RECORD
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