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VOL. XXIII. NO. 329; -
y WILMINGTON; NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY AFTERNOON; SEPTEMBER. 1 7. i 917.;
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AH Old Generals Will Be Sup
planted by New . Ones
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SITUATION IS'NOW
CLEARING RAPIDLY
Troops Are Doing Their Part
in Keeping As Many Ger
mans as Possible on the
Russian Frotit;
1
(By Associated Fies.J J
Washington, Sept. 17. General Al-
exieff's appointment to supreme com
mand of the Russian armies will be
followed by a general reorganization
in which old generals will give ( place
to new ones. - . ' '
First dpfinite nev;s of the reorj-"-ization
was received at the Russian
embassy today, in dispatches , , from
Petrograd. Confidence of (the troops
is bein? restored by the removal of
the former generals, the dipatches;
said, and the situation Is. rapidly
clearing.
The Korniloff uprising seems io
have boon quelled without, blooashed,
and Russian ofiicials here say that; the
government now. is stronger .than ev
er. Strong discipline-has been estab
lished in the ' army by t General Alet
ieff and the spirit of the troops is
said to be excellent. "The: advices
to the Russian embassy here say that
if the rebels had known of the true
conditions in Petrograd, they would
not have mad any move in tbe .na-
ture ofatf " art.cd "rebellionc jfrr
Tlie military situation is said , to be
progressing satisfactorily , and 1 the
armies rre fulfilling their task of
keeping as many Germans as possible
on the Russian ; front . This is indi
cated by the report that the Germans
have now more troops than ever be-
fore on the Russian lines. During thejScherer.did not go on the stand. The
last five day?., the Russian droops
have regained seven miles. .; :
Russia a . Republic. :
Potrograd, Sept. 17. The provision
al government last night proclaimed
Russia a republic. The proclamation
dated Sept. 14, follows: : '
"General Korniloff's rebellion .has
been quelled. But great is the confu-
sion caused thereby and again great,
is tne clanger threatening tne late oi
the Fatherland and its freedom. .
"Holding it necessary to put an end
to the external definiteness of tne
state's organization, remembering the
unanimous and rapturous approval of
the republican idea expressed' at ; the
Moscow state conference, the provi
sional government declares that the
constitutional organization r according
to which the Russian state is ruled, is
a republican organization and it here
by proclaims the Russian republic.
(Signed) ' "KERENSKY.
"Minister and President.'
"YAROUDNI, - ' '-'V;--
"Minister of Justice." '
The title "Minister andPresident''
affixed to President Kerensky's sig
nature to the proclamation, probably
refers to his position as president- of
the ministry, rather than of-the re
public. : ' ' ::".";
II0E1
Mrs. Mary Covington Corr
mits Suicide in Richmond 7
Sanatorium C'r
r,. , Special to The Dispatch.) :
cliniund, Va., Sept. 17. Belated
?PWs suicide of Mrs. Mary-Cov-Jgton.
no years old, of Monroe, N. C
as ?.v.-n out today by officials, .of
nem-.e, fDunty. Mrs. Covington who
m !(,on patient at westbrook San
rorium for several' weeks, ;' hanged
ner.sesr in hor room Saturdays after
noon i,y making a noose' with" the
;;,rd f her bath robe,, throwing, the
"iner Pn(i through the transom, . and
If" '"ylding it firm she drew herself
l iveral inches from the" floor
RMa:lsIf.d herself,
She was found
hour
v.ijitai uuiiiOi uaiL
l-J'. It war, said tndnv. that, the
K Dod
01N
HERSELF
ICS
Car i r'1:'y t0 be shipped to North
ttm L Trs- Covington: was ' a. vic
m oi nviancholia. :. -V: r--lr ':"
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p Dr. Gatz '. Retires:
U(lar,(.st, sept, 17,' via-Amsterdam,
Hun z' rain5s'cr of finance in the
Hiie-r'T!sn cabinet, : formed ). by Pre
wni:nriPf las't month. , has retir
es t tl10 ministery. iDr.' Wekerle
folio Vorarily -ken over the ; port
... y ot finance. ' - ' j' -i.---:.:-
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AGAINST SCHERER
THIS AFTERNOON
Defense Introduced But Four
I WifnpWQ- Svratfi Fvidpnr
I r w unesses , otate s cviaence
- Weak Nature
WAS WITH WIFE AT
CARNIVAL THAT NIGHT
Seen By Several Young Ladies
Who Testified to .This Effect ; .
v Defendant Did Not
v:V -; .Testify ffM-V-'
Action against Mr. Charles E. Scher
er, retired v merchant,-' charged -with
the murder of Neil Walton, young '
white man : who was shot to death on I
a grassy knoll beneath a pine tree, I
near Belleyue cemetery, on the . night i
of April 11th: was dismissed by Re-1
corder George Harriss this afternoon I warding by" the Swedish legation at
at 2:43 o'clock, the court stating that I Constantinople of letters antf tele
insufficient evidence hid been intro- grams !for the United . States i3-print-
Ending, of probable cause -against the J
defendant.
" The State 'had:it Inning fhis
iner 'Vestintr.nt 1 jnVlnnV this nftmnnn
wheft a rerefts'.was had'for innrh. Thfil
afternoon session Qpened at' 2:15 and i
the Recorder's L decision . was nanceo:
down . thirty minutes later. The de- i
fense introduced four witnesses
three young ladies and V" youne man.
deefnse put on its evidence, after Her
bert McClammyv Esq., of counsel - for
the defendant, asked for dismissal of
action and his . motion was over-ruled.
. Mr. B.; F. Britton was the -first wit'
ness called He testified to seeing
Mr. Scherer at the carnival during the
week, but ehuld not sav nositivelv as!
trt'-thp'tiieht ' . I
.."' - -
Miss .Virginia smith, her sister and
-anotner. young lauy, iviibs iraig, swore
.'positively! that they saw Mr. and Mrs.
Scherer at the 'carnival on the night
Neil Walton was killed; testified that
they saw;. them wice? about -8:30, or
8:45 and again an hour or so later.
Mr. Scherer -was warmly corigrat
ulated by .numerous : persons following
announcement of the Recorder as to '
the dismissal and he walked from the
court room wfjth his wife free. :. .
: Mr. , M . C. , Jones -.1 was .: called .
He re-told his story of i seeing a man j
on Market street, , between Sixteenth !
and Seventeenth , on thenight of the J
killing of -young Walton and stated
that he believed the man was Scher
er, although he could not swear posir
tively io this. He; stated ; that this be-j
lief was ; based on the peculiarity of
Scherer's walk and by nis siee; that
he resembled the man with the, gun
who disappeared beyond the light at,
the intersection - of Eighteenth f and
Market on the night of , the killing," a
shdrt while befdre the fatal shot was
fired. ' .
t Mr. Walter Johnson was .the third
witness called but the court was unable-
to, see; Tv'v' his . evidence : Cpuld
be connected with the .charge. The
solicitor stated; that it might be valu
able later ;What he had to ;:say was
relative;to.--'K:conv.TsattoTti!l)etweent
Joe Banks, white, f and Scherer, at i
Carolina i Beach: and ; was ' to like ef i
feet that Banks told , Scherer that, be"
cherer). h played Lell., . ; j Great Prize -.Campaign are beginning
had no busmess, on .the, beach JJia Wasnlngto'n, - -.Sept. 17. Appoint-' to get. down to real-work, and Satur
(Scherers) wife wuld-suspect hime ot a :COThmission to investigate day -was"a"busr4ayt -ContesfHead-.
df.atching:fcer..:He,5tated. .ttait,Mrs;-clndttion-s:'? in:.tArizona 'copper mines, quarters. It seems' that some of , the
Scherer : said she : was. goin American Fed-1 contestants -have not received -their
ing; and f refused proposed today ) subscription" book. If . by any chance
with a soft, drink, saying ltbatt..she-f trf:-pr hverlnoked and have
aid not 'want anything he had. . - .!
Deputy; Sheriff I Jose Rackley, Super
intendent of; Stockade : Mack Godv'n
and Deputy .Sheriff, Bert Kelly-; werq
next introduced m tne oraer . men
poneu.uq, t ; D the ta- his assistants, wilVbe glad to call and
that" Scherer,. was seen vnear the tr. bor m0vement. Most ' of the, miners explain the"detaUs of the contest and
erscctlpn . of , Sixteenth and ; Dock t ?cjentiy deported from Bisbee were gIv6 you all the help possible in win
streeto on. tMe. morning following the- r,!on members and notrthe I. W. W.
killing of Neal ; Walton. : - : ' . :
-Mr. iA J Meredith real estate deal
was aue
told the court that , there were (many
in the. city, anxious; to. unload their
rea 1 estate holdings ? ana . mat ne: aa
vised Scherer to . talce the offer hat1
lie was able to get for the. property
as he considerea w a gpou one. - -
Mr. Theodore Schptts, ; South Market
street "4ruggist;tstified as to the
presence - Of Jbnes inear the' Sixteenth
Vnd i Marekt street? -crbssing:t)nthe
""ri v :. --"-"r r: ' portiuons, xne reuerauuii oi uaour Daien over "with the different mem
J'fZ.f.th a:Xs. ..... . . -.; , ;,,gfU contest aeptmentV..-,
pruycit ". ,v.v. ;ur,;! : rm,. rfttpofMt lust startlne: so do
, salehad :bepmaae:as . in, your nomina
m A ah . n tt r. v r "i -nri i i n . m - - mm . T . . m . - w - . - .
evening of the murder, -
FOLKE CROKHOLflfi
SWEDISH -DIPLOMAT
Whereabouts oh , roreigll.
WAS RECALLEDEROM
; MEXICO LAST YEAR !
i Reason for) His R
ever Been Made Public-
Newspapers Say This Ob-
solves, the Government
Stockholm, Sept. 17 The fi present'
weherabouts of Folke" Croniiolin, the
City,; mentioned -inthe
euce f recently given out" m ..Washing-
ton as : having been employed by tire
iwnujiu luiiuster 10 e3co xo convey
c . uauuYV"- Vki we. owuesM ior-
eign office lie was i)Iacejcrf unat-
tached lit upon ? recall V from" Mvfrn !
ilast December, and a was H given no
i'other DOst- - The reasons for. the re-
cal ar. nf ninn h,it thflnn nf
wui.puou -. lue icasuus iur,.uie ie-.
call are not specific, but the x tone of
the newspaper statements, concerhin
ii 'x : .
.it intimates that his retirement (was
not without cause, although the gov
ernment, n is stated, nas no Knowl-
edge of the suggestion: that" a Ger-L'
man decoration should be given him
for-his- services or that this should
be conferred secretly. - i - ;-
v :rne uonservative r newspapers
maintain that the date of tae recall
(. and the circumstances , of it are suffi
cient - to . absolve the present govern
ment "from any responsibility for iiis
acts or attitude: - .The press other
wise, devotes little comment to his
case. ; - "''vNro'r'.;-'--;
The latest- Swedish communiaue re
la ting to the differences between the
Swedish and American versions of
the circumstances . attending the for
aiocKnoim- press. .- ine. ayensKa ua.
Jmanv ; facts American semi-official
version," ancf adds-an editorial note
fo the - effect 1 that the v statement
seems to dispose of ail" the American
objection, to first ' statement, and to
prove that in the later, stages of
events telegrams were- forwarded
from Constantinople in the American
code without particular control being
placed . uponr American : good faith. "
"As, this opened the possibility of
abuse,", says the newspaper, ".it will
be seen that complete impartiality
was displayed on the Swedish side."
Ane ; cniei concer
The chief concern now ' displayed
by -the conservative organs , is as to
, the effect of: the disclosures upon the
tha tiff an
elections
PLAN TO MOBILIZE ;
: EXPERT ACCOUNTS
(By Associated Press.) ,
Vrdshington, Sept. 17. Plans foi
i.the. concentration of a large number
of the country's leading accountants
for. important , war. service in govern
ment: auditing and supervision were
i announced here today at the; open
ing of the annual meeting "of the
'American Institute of Accounts.
; An effort, is "being made to put ac-
countancy service during the war on
as high a plane kshas been achieved
by British accountants. . Several hun-
dred professional accountants have
offered ; their services to ; tne govern
ment and a committee has been , ab
sorbed by:-, the War Industries Board.
The committee, already has - Obtained 1 . ,
m . l ; j i
,14 members as divisional auditors in
xueuiB. w...v .- ;
' The committee is composed entire
DAS DISAPPEARED
.narge at mexico s is ; -4 enlciT m L ' . Engaged in War Work ,
1 - j Unknown f " " , a sector-that has wxtn?3sei lit- ' Walk out -
' f ' - . i 4fr tie activity 'lately attrk nsf a-- - - . ' -
j Qiaqei places., over it -aeauanes- xeaa-l AMRRir AM T'fllVv:i II-A If iiiT" tTUi-""" - 4
morn-1 . - - ' " ' 1: A ll?MrVril7CTD AVCfll.wftrtnin fnf '))tVA-t4A'Aa7l ' K' l
ii .jj uiciKu ,v uiiiuo . cuuuu vena- wiiii i - - . j -.f-- r . &
I.A n . M - j.... O. . . TIT. I ... . K M. . H H.u. 1 W M .K l.rl 1.. .aaawu. w A. j. vWM l W V. UUVM .MUU. kMbll .
ly J of ; volunteers and two membersjT
t&n,; devoting a great deal of ; their
time to the consideration of emergen
cy contracts for munitions and other
war. supplies. ' ' ' - -
ASKS INVESTIGATION
A r
; :
OFMRIZONA MINES
ers, of the' labor . federation, has laid not '.yet received ' your receipt book,
before ; the President charges ot fed- and the proper, blanks, do not -let an
eration investigators thatv the "Indus-" other -hour pass before you call up
trial - Workers of, the World agitators the contest, department .and - secure
' ! WikTo oYihrttrra vaA hv fnnnPT1 ( intprpsfff
and .this Was known to com-
thede-
CLOCKS TURNED BACK
k'"AVf
.
.r ': (By Associatea Press.) 1 - -
AmsterdamSept; 17 i-All; clocks in
laniour aV3 o'clock this morning.-The
daylieht ;sav:iz; schedule began
onv
ApriI;.15.;:: : i .
'.SunimertimjB!
Englandat: 3 a m. today.-?,-
- 4S- -3f -3f H
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY.
, 1 Desperate" resistance is peln&
-" continued by tho " Austrian ,tcT-:;l
5- thoItsllian advance- on, the Isort- -
zo front.v.They mada four at-'-::-'
-X-( tenitj- to re-capture Ihe eround vs-.1
--w'on ' latel ,ast "week by General Jt j
, "Cadorna - on tbe - Bainsizza pla- ;
', ft teE.il but . each 7 vtime were 1
I repulsed, j ";'- .
x- The , FraEcD-iielgian front an-ft
erations v continue -ta develop on-. 4c
- French
forest
ins or's'ohers; and iliflictine much"
damage;V':feM -
-:f -x- vf "-x-
i '
, vr ; n nil f" 8 "f, 1 1
. - y 1 1 1 1 t i J ' I 5 1
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Railroad Officials Sav Thev
- a
t .YV7?ii o . A 1. 1 ivi , .
; i w Ul oe noic iu manage
! "...
t ' the Situation
(By Associated' Press.) ' '.:
Norf olki Va., Sept. 17. Seaboard
Air Line Railway officials here say
there has been no request from the
' clerks tor a conference, and that' they
H have received no intimation ! that
jv.here will bejlany such Tequest. ..The
clerks of all the railroad and trans
portation companies entering Norfolk
and Portsmouth" have: formed' an as
sociation,' but; it fs saicT have made; no
demands upon the companies and- all
are, working today.
At Hamlet, N. : 18 transfer yard
and mechanical office clerks failed !to
report for duty " this mdrnmg.c - Sea
board officials say. this will not tie up
traffic, as the' package, traffic usually
shipped f or . distribution at that point
will be shipped direct to the points of
destination,' ' and thus eliminate any
necessity for-transferJ
(By Associated Press)
Washington, - Sept. 17. Destruction
of the . American, consular agency at
Dunkirk, France, by a German ,bomb
on: September 7, was reported today
to the State Department. -' The con
sular agent, Benjamin Morel,-was un
injured, and ihe-archives of the con
sulate were saved. v, ,-.
'4
AT C01TESI
Saturday Will be 'H win-Subs
, tions for One Year Each to
' 1. 'ended in a Corrnan dofoat: . , ' -v. , ;, 1 :.v H';f:",;.
1 St.," - A 1r-nv-tllo. T?riti!H front ' 't'heij'n'' it. K' v' 'C ' ' -; i i i' n WW 'a.'
r . :r--vrc-r-nT?:;-r- iviorei'i hants jtuiuiKU ii
. . wprfi-f nn v Tsun riir . prnt nn? v . . -. . - . 7-". . t . - "
carried out m v dthe ' Arras and -55-,v A f frfrJ MW
NO TIF IIP RV THF
LI I I LUMU I ii i II L.
AM LET
SATURDAY llAS
' v. :.-;" - r.,- yv i-1 -:-"-..- .-.V"- 1
patch Will Give 50,000 Ex tra Votes 1st period will' .
' Close Saturday, Oct. 6.. ; ; r'.",
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'THE PRIZES.
: , $775 Briscoe Automobile.
Ford Touring Car.
$200 Sn gold.
$100 m gold.
$93. furniture suite.
$75 Columbia Grafonola.
: $50 merchandise order at - J. W. j
H Fuchs' Department Store. "
' $25 wrisc watch. -
k i-Tw6 $60 diamond rings. j
. : - ;- ,
Ten : per cent "commission: to
all non-winners,
wno remain
v active on money, for new, sun- -f
scriptions. - - . . ' . -'
4
rrt, nnntAD man9orai r rtf.. nrttx of
Jli,nn tn mil th nf-
ani tho nam.
Zl - "lZfJSt a
Jk liV KrVMW . ' . j
longer." J O one s- nas - secu eu v- iua.ii jr.
votes' yet. ;A yearly 'subscription -will
secure a great many; votes, Your nm
subscription will: give you 25,000 extra
votes "f and i two- subscriptions for - a
year veacnr-xo wo ; xjnuy auu- auuuaj,
will elve vou " 50.000 extra votes.- ,,lf
the ten- vote coupons are industrious- j
ly gathered; thousands and thousands
nnpi rnnnininnn in
r dii n r nfi ia b i d u u i a
HER WORST STRIKE
;
ADDroximatelv 125 000 - Men
UINLY CATJ SETTLE IT
racts, are
Demand-
: ea pu per -.ent Increase (rt;.
-" fBy Associated Prea.i.l i :
'ban iranciscc' Scipt 17. Approxi-
mately 25,0 00 iron workers' and, metal
trades mechanics, engaged in 4war .em
ergency construction in San ; Francis
co and Bay cities,;erfe; on strike a ;d j
at ciocK xouay toiiowing rejection or
their demands for a '50 ; per cent.' in
crease f. in wages; The : - walkout 1ft
more than 100 plants was carried otit
without a hitch, iti was. reported. : :"
Feverish- eleventh-hour - efforts f io
avert the. sfrlke by" employers and rp
resentdtives of thi United:. ; State!
Shipping Board faild-Proposals pto
Shipping Board fafledv Proposals ; to
increase offered had been rejected by
the conference committee of the iron
traces council, compbsd of 25 unions,
on f whose authority the strike- was de
clared. r: tXO ' '5 ::VC
iCheJ walfcoutt aff ected - more than
$150,000,000 in gdYernnien- shipbuild
ing and engine construction contracts
and i automatically ; tied, up " other con
structions works. The ' Union Iron
Works,; the ModreScott Iron Works,
Vboth .ship-building plants! and the Pa
cific Foundry, were to . close imme'
diateiy. ' ; - . ' " ' - -'
: Settlement "jot i-the ; strike, -declared
to be San Francisco's largest indus
trial trouble, is entirely in the' hands
of the Federal government,' employers
a:nnounced.lt' $"P :-'f t i-! ; .
Kmntnvpq a-nnnTi-nnaA ihof "ilf K
families will be involved
. R S. JScott,; of the Moore-Scott ;o.,
said that under the contracts .with
the government; theJ employers; were
prohibited from granting" any wage
increases without Federal sanction. Ko
attempt . will be made to, operate any
of the factories or works rwith sub-
I stitutes, according r toi announcement
jby employers. - ... ' 'V f
BUSY DAY
IPIRT11T
cription DayA--Two Subscrip-r
the Daily and Sunday Dis-
'of free votes may .be secured "in -this
.way' alone. . Ten people are s, going to
win prizes and your opportunity is as
good as any. one's, j It is not a case
of popularity this time. Just a little
well directed attention and energy
will win. , , s ? ' 1 ' i -..There-;
is stilllots of room on the
list for a great many more candidates.
TVi nnr . Vid onoroH nnf-. lnr - trio ; 1jtto
number 'of entries if or not . one-fourth f
of the people nominated will enter in -
jto the contest in earnest; anyway, it
iisn't likely. And even if they should,
you;will have better chances' of win-
.nirig, for the votes will not. run near
as high if a whole lot of people work.'
Youi certainly have -just -. as. j, many-4
friends as any or the others. : if will
be the. matter-of only a; fewj.subscrip
tions,' then. . v- ; -
The list of candidates is t being ,cut
down each day, and only, those who
are really workers will - be left. . You
WiU soon be able to tell just who is,
ana wno is not, aumg me wui yi.
course mere are sua some on me si
who.' have not as yet -done anything
for - themselves and think that they, -
are going to win. by the work their
friends are able to do for them;
. Well, maybe you will,, and maybe
you ; 'won't" most likely you won't.
you to victory "without some help'from
SS Z.ISr.IySL'SBS-
wh6 was ' running for soihe- office to
just f stay at home . and make . no effort i ,
and win out by: Just letting his friends
do the work? 'No; you never did and "
neither Twill the winners in this t cam-;
rfn va w!nni iinioso thipv at .'.-.least
make a 'little effort stheraselves. No duly qualified - women-v registered . at negro, chauffeur, who with Mrs. King
matter how anxious Vour friends are Radcliffe college would be admittqd to had , gone to the country in an auto
to 'have you win- they cannot do it all. the Harvard Medical School this year.'; mobile for i target practice, when- the -irVoii
" belong to this Jclass, then be The i jeqmrements foradmission ' will death of the woman occurred Mrs. -up
and doing7' something and not let be thesame as; for men. .The councflJ Mazie
it be.said of you that .Jou lost Just hereof Radcliffe college wiU confer the de- and, Charles S. Jind his
cause you 'would not help your friends, gree of Doctor ,:of Medicine xn women wife, -who' reside near Blackwelder
a- a tvia w. TtoTitb Hrt 'nrt candidates - who nerform the " reauired Spring tlie scene ot the tragedy, who
have a clear idea as totwhat we mean ;
by S new, subscriber.
new subscribe
(Continued on ;
rhree7 ;
ONEiLm
jf
'GRBAti
WALLA CE
TlldfiC STOCK OF
DAMAGE DOfJE BY
LAST
Gbldsboro and W.ayne County
Recovering From orst
,:: Flood Known
KNOWN DEATH LIST
m NOW STANDS AT TWO
perty;T; Damage
vy as to rops Many Uoun
v ty Koads Impassable- Wa
ters Rapi
(By .Associated ; Press.! ?-V-A k&
Goldsboro, N, , C, Sept, 17. Gplds
boro and . Wayne county are today
recovering from one of the- worst
floods in their history, caused by the
unprecedented rainfall of the past few
days. It is believed the -greatest dam
age , wrought by .the high' water has
been done to the crops, According
to , telephone; .reports from : different
sections of the ; coimty; :the water
which had been' standing frphi -one to
two feet in the fields is rapidly fall
ing. Two lives areknown to ; have
been lost inthisl vicinity as a esult
of the flood, an aged negro arid his
wife having been drowned near here
on. Saturday- A," number, of bridges
have been washed away causing sev;
eral of the highways out of Goldsboro
to be .impassable, but county-author ir
ties say these "will- be replaced in two
day&;;:-" " ::;-.''-;''-'';'V:. "'V :-"';,.
The ; water caused heavy ; loss .' to:
people occupying; nouses on the out
skirts f of this city, whose household
effects, were . inpre br- less damaged
when their homes were now Sat
urday, morning. - With the. ' Exception
of the "destruction of - itwd i bridges
Gqldsporo ,no. bter: nrooertj,. damage
BRITISH TROOPS IN
A SUCCESSFUL RAID
' iBy Associated Press.) -
' London, Sept. 17. Troops, of English
and Scottish regiments, made success-
ful : raids last night bn' the Germ
trenches in the -Arras a,ndSomme
German
re
gions of. the battle front in France.
Many Germans were killed in, their
dugouts and prisoners. were taken. The
statementissued today, by the' British
war office says: ' f i ; y 1 :
"Ejittringthe7night successfulra,ids
were carried, out by English and Scot
tish regiments against the German po
sitions southeast of Gavrelle, " east of
Ephey, and in the neighborhood of the
Arras-Donai .railway. ; S everal prison
ers were taken and two machine guns
were ' captured. -- ; i''.;i ; 5i -?,
"Mahy of the enemy , were killed in
their-dugouts. JDumps and trench mor
tar emplacements were destroyed with
"TheThostiie artniery showed some
activity during , the night ' east: , of
explosives
Ypres.'
ATijNTiccoAST m,
STORM PASSES ON
(By Associated Press.) "
Newport, Hews, r Va., Sept; 17. The
Storm which Swept! the Virginia coast
Fridav Saturdav . and " Sundav. was .
passing away this morning, the 40-mile
gale, which was .blowing yesterday,'
having, diminished to 30 miles" per
hour todav. ; Alt.hnnffh' a heaw sea is
running and: the5 wind v is ,yet igh,
shipping tied m at this Wt'two days!
shipping tied up at this port two days
oecause - t me siorm was reieasea 10-
w ana a iew snips saueq mis morn-
ilus. xmo damage w snipping nas ueeu
reported at this port. ; . ;- . r . ; , .
1 4 -.,. 'v 1
MtUlCAL.- CUJJLtl,Lr
OPENED TO WOMEN
'.c- ; V (Bv Associated Press.) ' ' -
TSTaw Vnrlr Snt .1 7 A tterL 1 0fi
Vftftra aH on iTis?Htiition''for men onlv.
Coliegi"?bf: Physicians and'Sur-
e(,ons ; the .Medical ; Denartment of -
Columbia Uniyef sity,v-has decided to i
admit women oh an equal standingi
.with men;' it was .announced today;
This departure is made possible by a
m nf JKn nnftfrom-fJenrpo W: Breekl
enridge.: of San Antonio, Texas. Dean!
Samuel A. Lambert, ' of the Medical
pepartinent, said that the' change had
beeQ made after iong , consideration
HARVARD TO ADMIT
WOMEN STUDENTS'
' ' (By associated Press.i I
Cambridge; Mass., Sept 17. Official
announcement, was " made today that
work, after; they have been ; recom-
mended by the faculty of medicine -of
Harvard University., ,
uurr v urn yt
', ' :C?y't ?'-"-':
V the f Big itchVl; a" stream which
jlj vu? .x ii i. v
PRO PERT
One Life and Thousands , cl
-Dollars in Property, Lost
" Saturday ,
CAMP MANUFACTURING
COMPANY HARD HIT
Negro Engaged .in Rescue
:. Work Was DrownedDam
Bursting i Loosened Flood
On People Below
Acts of,: Heroism
; C (Special tQ The Dispatch. , i '
Wallace Sept. -17. The. V heavy .
rains of Friday; and . Friday - night
causea tne loss of one life, and 'thou
sands of dollars worth of, property
incliidindamage ot $150,000-to j the
plant of the ? Camp- Manufacturing
Company, at: this place. All the ? farms
along - Rockfish creep,, t and :, other
streams are swept ; away, " and ( the
bridges are gone. . , . f, -
The i workmen ' at the Camp Manii
facturing Company noticed the rapid-1 ,
lv rising waters as they , went to work
Saturday morning. Almost suddenly
there was a rush of waters caused by
the : breaking of a . dam,, ana many
homes were flooded, , the occupants -having
. to wade ' put ' through waist
deep .water in their flight to safety .
Rescue work- was instituted, i with -the ;
first : rush of the .- waters . and soon'
men iu uua.Ls .uau; uasiiiy improvisea
ir0 " wAtvian art? ; 41 vy , fyrwn 4KAfn i
flood-invaded homes. , - - ; :'-5.".-: ;
; The occasion " brought out many, InV
stances of heroism, but none mora,
uumuie uiitu - mai uisyiayea py . Airs. -
T 1. IP j . t . . ... ,
ent of the manufacturing -ebmpany.'
Quickly taking in the situation, she
donned '. a 1 bathing suit, and firsts got .:r
her two-year-old daughter and her sis-
ter,Miss I Olive Webb,; of Fort Sm'Ith, , f
Ark., . to ": safety, then turned her) at- "
tehtion toward trying f to Xsave her
household goods. ;: With . some ' small V
assistance, s her husband , being North
on a business trip at the', time,-Jtrs.
Camn r niled her innst. valnnhlA fifrnU
ture r high in. her home,' but this' ptoV- :
ed : futile, the waters soOh flooding rthe
hniiRt v ' -r 'V..-; n , JtW
V'llA wnrlr ..Ratiirrifiv ' aftomrun .-nrTian ".a .
boat overturned. ; Mr.'. Frank Jamei v
'and 'a neerb ' were in' ft . boat flne-ne-erf
in helping :-people from the flooded ;
district when- t.hfi'"boat.inHi7'fid. fh'rf ; v
forts : bf Mr... James, who "himselt had'
a narrow escape br becoming entang
led . with his mat. ' th npfiw. nmilH 'r
. , .,,w T-V-
not be rescued and itc was not until
today that the body was recovered . in J
a jangle of . brushwood v near. ; where
it had disappeared. '-: : V i '.'v V'f :
Many employes of " the - mill owned :
hogs, and their next work after peeing f
the endangered people to safety was
to rescue this meat; sunnlv. ' hofttX
eing used to : transport the squealers f t .
fromtheir, watery , quarters; to higher, .
giuuuu, wmuu muiLu.y uasea,- lueaiu , .
to the second floor Of the home, i--cated
by the family. T , , ,; ;
There " were several very .; narrow
cuers, particularly was this true . i:
when a boat containing Mr. Leslie
Boney and two , negroes overturned
Mr.; Boney escaping to a nearby p6st
from which 'place of vantage he shov
ed a plank to the unfortunate negroes, '
enabling tbem to finally? reach safety.
(The: water -reached a defliiof
feet in the mill from ' which th ; .
cashier had , barely managed to es- v .
cape, Saving the money for the pay-f
ron ana xwo oi vue iuusi iiuyuriaui -
books.:, ,;V',:f;.:; :iut'-,';:";:--- K -'
lu negroes renue
homeless by the floOd
The negroes rendered temporarily "
are being cared ' '
frtr -.: J-n ' the ; tnhaccn wnrphnnA flnd
Wallace1 is feeding "something like 300; -destitute
people today. . , ,: ':'. V:.
The loss to the bridges and crops
nas not Deen-esumatea, duc :tne . ios ,
of the prantof , the Camp Manufac
turing Company alone' is estimated at
$i50tooo. : ',-V: C ' :."'-. ;
'i'-r'Vi v 'i'fciliU
solicitor Clement Will ;. tLStab-
lish Mis ; Headquarters in
Concord.
-' (By Associated PreBR.) ' ;
. Salisbury, N. C.,' Sept. 17rSolicitor
Hayden Clement is preparing to take
up actively, the'investigation into the
mysterious death ' hear Concord otr
August 29, of Mi-s Maude A.-King, of
Subpoenas summoning ; them ,tP ap
pear , at a . re-hearing by the coronor,
at Concord, September 24, have been
served upon Gaston B. .Means, Mrs.
. i King's : so-called ; business manager
who wa with her at the time of her
death; Af ton. Means, brother of. Gas-
ton: W; S. Binghanv and Ernest Eury
.heard - the shot which is said to have
caysed - the woman's r death, ;also, hay e
vbeen summonea.-
: . . Wl I
IN IE KIOG CASE
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