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WEATHER FORECAST ;
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North CaroliraaFa.fr t9nightrr
warmer; Thursday fair.. ,
South - Carolina Fair v (tonight,'
slightly warmer. ; v; y., -- A;
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FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE
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VOLXXIII. N0.33H.
WILMINGTON,-NORTH CAROLINAV JHURSDAY AFTERNOON,: SEPT; 20,:i 9 1 7.-
PRICE FIVE CENTw.
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British AttackBf itish - Elarly
This Morning in-Great '
Force - '
GREAT BATTI IS
NOW IN PROGRESS
After Hours of 'Artillery Pre
paration, Haig . sent the
British "Over Top' Suc
cesses Reported , Despite
Fierce German Resistance
-' Reports that .continued 'to come
from the Flanders battle front during
the day indicated the advance was
proceeding with notable success,
ground having been gained, whuc'i. if
would constitute one of the most
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notable achievements in months. foreign trade session 01 tne war.v,on
Tlie unofficial dispatches show the vention 'l of American Business - Men
main drive was exerted between the U- . Among the exports that show
lprcs-nouiers ana woueoeKe, or on
a front of some' 4 1-2 miles astride
the Ypres-Menin road. It was in this
crucial sector that the gains were
most marked. .. ',- ; :
"The Battle : of the Menin Road
- - - - -
n c In rlioTkO Vi oa 1 rcrt4"K i-f i c Ksfrt
fought over muddy ground, and in
the face of a, wicked machine gun fire
from the. Germans, although the Brit
ish heavy" guns had wiped out count
less defenses, and , the British barrage
wa of the - most effective character.
This attack," however, is being - made
under.. improv'-g weather - conditions
instead . pf vdiujug . a' jcainstorm, . with
the weather constantly, ; groAVIng
worse, as on-, so many '.previous pc -
casionsr
pari,; v.4 or, iw-. ot ? otv
fontrir "mriiif 'hii'"iAn'' nri' n'riital
nfrr "iirhtif Aioii 'Hi'"An nn -, nrj.tfll
9t. nf'vnMO a CToai4 f'iinfi0 ' iT, -man
offensive was on" again,
. . . a .' . . ' .-Tr. ? .r--"t
The rush evidently was successful
at the outset. for the capture of posi
tions of value were reported by Field
Marshal Sir Douglas Haig during the
forenoon, and the" progress made was
described as satisfactory,
The renewal of the offensive came
after a long pause in which intensive !
preparatory work had been carried!
out uncecsingly. The fighting in this
period, irAjsed, was such as to pile up
heavy casualty lists on both, sides,
while the crushing drum fire from the
British gun3 has been admitted by the
Germans to have had a destructive ef
fect upon their positions..: ; - -Early
reports did not outline defi
nitely the extent of the front attack
ed, but a clue seems to have been
furnished by Berlin, which yesterday'
reported the drum: fire-to-he pounding
the line from Houtholst wood, some
five miles south of Dixmuce, to the
river Lys, a distance of about . 15
mile.s. This would indicate that the
main farce of the drive was directed
toward Roulers and Courterai, with
the probable object ' of driving -.a
wedge furlHer'iiito the German Flan
ders front, and eventually compelling
a German abandonment of the Bel
gian coast with -its valuable' subma
rine and aerial bases. The civilian
population is recently reported - to
have been removed from towns in
the Germna rear along a . wide stretch
of this front. ' ' ' v v . v ;
The Flanders operailcns Were open
ed this year with the blowing up pf
thfi Mcssines ridge on June ,7, and
the capture of Jhe Wytschaete salient
by (he British and was continued
with the opening of the present; great
offensive by a combined attack of
British and French troops on July, 31:
ProRrc.;s on a notable scale" continued
io be made during a considerable part
of August, but in the. latter; part of
that month, and during September
until now, the infantry -fighting "has
largf 'ly been confined to local drives
and extensive trench;' raids. ' ' '":
l''roiH the French front today, only
artillery nctivitv ia . renorted. The
statement covered only last night S1
ope ra t ions, and the early reports to-
day did not indicate whether the
French in Flanders had joined in the
renew ed drive there,.. - .. ?
Bitter Fighting. J .
British Headquarters in France and
Belgium, Sept. ,20V (By the Associa
ted Press). Field Marshal Haig's of- f
fens
ive which was
begun ei dawn
this niorniTie on the Beleiarf battle'
fron t, is proceeding with : marked j sue-
cps, especially in thecrucial i' secLoi,
between the Yprc3-Rculers ' railway,
and Hoiiobeke 'r:.--i:': '; '
A biitor fip:ht is in ...progress n .'Zthe'
Boighborhood of Inverness : Copse,
Nuns wood and Glencorse; wood.. pvlf j
the attackers maintain :the positions4
to which they have advanced in thU
sector, they havo accomplished one !
of Hie most remarkable and most: Im
iwtHnt. -adrterements ' in . recent
m1hs- ' ' t
Tlie German infantry is - making a
J"j:.'t dtteiTilirnrt rpsktanfo in. votttin-
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H v,tal ground,' and : the Teuton ar-4
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(Continued on Page. Eight).
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tAPUHIS lULflllN
vMERlGIl 1MElEMitj
The War Has Greatly
: lated Trade Between.the'
; 7; , Two Americas. . "
(By Associated Pkss.)
AtlanUc. City, N. J.,-Sept. 20.--EX-
ports from the 'United States to Latin
America have greatly increased dur
ing the- war, and for the, last fiscal
year were the largest in our history,
Daniel Warren, vice president -or the
Amecan,T
j. WAmiiialo'
acids, papers, certain classes or. iron-
and steel, tin plate, manufacture of
cotton: UDDer leather., coal, refined
iwi - wj, --7:
uear. cotton koodand.'V number'
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ware, brushes, strawboard, dyestuff 3,
proprietary articles, etc.
The' ' imported, articles snowing, tne
greatest, increases are nitrate or soda,
copper, h des, plat num i
ang tungsto ore, glycerine, sugar
wool, sisal fibre, and;cocoa, 1 pari.
nT - X r rfrT main '.- - -.--:. -I
We
'ques(on
jr!hnarR
ti, wtoof h'9 r.
nnno 4s hainar ViolH ' HWQ itin f th ! hh. 1
1 tinrr TiolH stwaitiTlfr th ! nh. I
considerable time' and expense must
sugar, cpuun.Kuuus- uu. . "u"f" answer s' of the-, Entente Allies tor at; King's- business" adviser who -smaller
commodities, such as hard-: . Qv f ;nf nr. nriinAn w, i s13vl1-0
, . 4K p uouitnioi j -u vi vs vvuvm, . "wifu camp' io uoncora Rsiorflav trnm i
wortn pt niaercnanaise "fTiw
. - -1 f .v;Si UlUi, jutlfciuui. -:. llic unu ., .mhwjui ci w IIICII . lire V 1I11ISI V t HClPn 1TI. 5 Tna I . . . r- r- -
TETLr; L .,;:ment had
be incurred by the exporter in obtain
ing, the; information required by the
government before the licenses are
issued., : ' . '
"It has been suggested that the gov
ernment make a ruling, the ysame as
on ; ship and tank plates, whereby all
goods manufactured on a certain date
and -delivered to, cars prior to a spe
cified time be allowed to go ; forward.
Another suggestion is that something
similar to the British statutory, list be
adbptd. This,: it is believed, would,
with the least delay and expense to
trade, prevent . our merchandise, from
reaching our enemies." L , :
CORONER UNEARTHS
' A MURDER CASE
- - (By Associated Press.) -
Athens, Ga., Sept. 20. At, Watklns
ville, Ga ; the coroner's jury in the
case of Rufus Monchief, the negro
whose body was found beside the
road riddled with bullets, seems to
have unearthed a" murder, " which
crime it was attempted' to hiue behind
Ku Klux methods, i
race, after a big gambling meet.
-The jury is still in session and
some actual witnesses and ( partici
pants ; are said to be known.
BAPTIST MINISTERS
: FOR TRAINING CMPS
(By Associated Press.) : "': "
: 'Richmond,; Va.; Sept. 20. It was
.announced here today that the Home
Mission' Board of the Southern Bap
tist convention .is planning to place a
minister in every army training camp
in the Southern States . ; ; r
It is also announced that the work
for the board in the . matter of confer
ring ;with the various ." .: presidents. of
State boardds is in charge , of . Dr.
Ge.rge Greeny Of Johnston City, Ten n
prr!. Green has already. commence!
negotiations and to determine upon a"
definite nroffram. there will be a meet
ing of .f the State Board ' in , Richmond
next week. . :. r - '
'Details yet have to toe arranged, but
Jt is understood that the plan to place
ministers in camps, at the expense of
the denomination, willibe carried if
tnrougn. ; -: ,
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'JH ONOR TOR AM E R I CANS Z;
' ".r .-j. -, 7; '' -"a .
'4 - .'.(By Associated Press).
4.'-'f American' Headquarters"-1
Franca, Wednesday Sept. 19,-
Brigadier 'General . George B Dun-
4; can , and -Major Campbell King"
are the nrst?,American ofBcers to
receive the war crps in; the
fi French awards ? growing out-of -
American participation, 'in the re-4
4. cent? Verdun Offensive, When they;
acted'jasobSeiaUonFffiWs-I'in.
- forward artillery - posts "t Wheth-
. rf 'tVia- riffinors ' will hp" normitfpd
P (, i W UJUV. r V r w - - V
to accept the decoration " is :; not
4i: i' -
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EERPIFJY iS ROT RIRS. KING
REPtl EO TO POPL'S ; HAWE f
PEACE PROPilSAL
An
l8wer::ofsCenb'avPowers
Not ; Received ' at f the
; Vati
can
NOT EXPECTED TO
,GO INTO DETAILS
Announced Today That . the
ivaiaci ivcpiy : w ouia oe
NotD iscass Belgium v
- -v (By Associated Press.)
Konic, Wednesday,-' Sept; , 19. Car -
dinl Gasparrithc Papr?. Secretary
of State, declared -to the Associated
. t.j r - . wv.iii.iu.x
powers to PcpeEetts'i"cn peacfe pro-
3erlin on Saturday is untrue, as oth-
erwise, even admitting a, delay of onej
day; in ' Switzerland ,'r the document
! should : have arrived in "Rome Tues
day night or this morning. - 7 "
'.'i Cardinal Gasparri believes. ..that the
reply of the Central powers was held
up when Emperor William went to
Riga and that it is not likely that it
will reach the Vatican until next
week.- ; -,-.'-, V';,-:
i. The reply of the: Entente Allies ta
' tTio Pnno's neaco nrnnnsals must non.
essarily arrived after that of:.the Cen-j
tral powers,-, because v Great "Britain,
before the Compilation of the Entente
note, asked for some information of
the , Vatican, which,-, in turn, -'applied
for it to the Central powers, : which
notified the Holy See' that tne explan-
ations asked for would be contained j.
in their own reply to the Papal note.f
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iii wi , uj t.iii' - ah 1 lcu lci Allien ux a, 1.
Reply Next Saturday. ; 1 .'
Berlin, Sept 19, (Wednesday), via
LondQn; Septv .20Wnile the text' of
pea ceiproposals Hnot.beanriounci
v,. Wroii
. " - --- -
icsp'rifitrr: - jutt tiOw idr calllnr
CeSS1Ye'' Pail-ijerm
Vebwe P
pan:German frothing I due ' to
recurrent rumors tat, tne -govern
recurrent rumors
iuK uumieijr ueu ,u auW
A I. J J c ; i 1 J .1 3 w ! 1
don all . intentions of permanent con
trol in the occupied ' Belgian territory.
(Continued on rage Three). -'-v
P IIU1IU M J"0'1' aau "'Ji yeisueemreceivea at .Hull, iu?v cotto frv4l iKra.-csaicn
rm m m m ; 1 t j , j a i . . . , t
' i uij,: -can. u:s s. ;iaKen ; xo prove-., sistant Drstrict JA'ttrxift
- - V that; theistatement'tcccntly'' published Uis'- rathtvidWiWi. w'
Suggestions That May be of V alue ; to contestants Working
For, Automobiles and Other Prizes irt Dispatch Con-
test That Which Mrs. Putney Did Any One in c
Eastern N; Carolina Can Do.
fr 4 4 4. .
THE PRIZES.
$775 Briscoe Automobile.
. v Ford Touring Car.
, $200 sn gold.
, c $100 in gold. "
$93 furniture suite.
$75 Columbia Grafonola.
$50 merchandise order at J. W.
'H'.:.Fuch8.0epartmenv:'Store.lv4
' $25. wrisc watch. , 4
; : ,Two $C& diamond rings. -
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Tcn per Cent ; Commission to 4
all . non-winners, - - wno remain
active, on money for new sub-
sciiptions. - .
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7,.'
No doubt there are
young ladies entered :in The - Dispatch
Contest, .who are- ; hesitating v about
starting . their - campaigns, v because
they dof not know just how to begin.
They -may feel just a little timid about
askinsr" for I their . - first " subscription.
For the benefit of "these, as well as
others, the 11 Contest Manager is giv
ing the following ; suggestions, ; which
were sent : to him. unsolicited, by: the
winner of the firstvprIze,-in: a contest
which he" recently conducted. These
re some of the suggestions that Mrs.
' ' olen Putney offers to : others some
C2 the. things that she did to win an
automobile. : . -- .- " ' - v. -"Firsts
of all I: a'sked all my friends
to take the f paper, arid if they were
aire -dy subscribers J - asked them to
rene'v' their subscriptions , Of course,
I could not ; see -all of my: friends- in
one day, or several days, for that mat
ter, but I" called them up rover-the
'phone and told them I was. in. the
contest o winX: and for them to save
their, subscriptions for meV and ..' I
would coma for , them; as soon as 1
could . ' r ' ' c' ; . ' ' " ' "
"t -tried tr. ; cure ail the subscrip
tions '-pos?!r - ho early part of . the
contest, while k they counted the most
votes, "and others of: my competitors-
fwere still "wondering" if thev could
win the Grand 'Prize, 1 Friends" who
J v v '.I - t
I 1 ft r iTn iiKi rv it n - hi
iniiii i ii 1 I iinirii n i r
WH3 !U IllllliaU IUIHW ;
BEMIfifllEO-
t Evidence Piscovered Shdwing!
Her Prospective Marriage . I
f' to 'E. 6. HulL :
NEW IMaUEST(,' vYILL
- ; EE OPEN TO PUBLIC
Assistant "District Attorney
. uooimcr, or iNew I ork.-Will.
. " Go .to Concord rCon-p
gress May investigate '
' -fBy Assoctujed Press.) - ,l
- i K. . fc-..t 2t.--lnrrrmntinTi
rNv?
indicates: that Tv.rk a
widow oi JMr.eH a:k'e- 'iiiAnVif
luuiuci nuaii, ijui'aumi mis :iau "to 're-'
marry :her firs hflhan p:..: t?
of As-
. who
d the
Carolina; in determining Avhethr
Mrs.. King was a victim of foul nl.iv
wuen;tsnei was -Kinejcr - by a pistol at
Concord-onvAugus29.MrVvDooling
announced 4hjeibadLrecei yt'rorma
tion that . the. couple- met by accident
last year, at Chicago, arid after sever
al later meetings,-; decided to re-mar-(ry.
-Mr. Doolirig? todayV telegraphed
State's Attortiey; ;Hoynev at Chicago.
asking- him to -ascertain from Hull, at
present at LaGrarige, 111., whether the
information iss correct "Mr. Dooling
said, this poinfwas; Important to
i .es
tablish Jin connection' with th6 1, in-
'quiry, as to whether,there; was a plot
on foot to obtain "Mrs. King's fortune
wWeh tm?ghtf -have been 'interfered
with ; by yhe? r- marrfage IS ; W ;
Mr. Dpojing expects - to go to Con-
cord, tomorrow - taWe with him W
St Z--
C. -. . - . .u v
u 1 m rr ' r . z4 j- - s iiTj. - 1 -
was
present - when" she was - shot;
Concord, N. C Sepf. 20 r-?he new
inquest; Monday, next,mto the' death
near here August 2j. of Mrs' Maude A:
King, of Chicago wiltrbe ublicac
'qording to 4 an t aiihbuhcementr:author-
ized hy-Solicitor Hai-saiS Clement
death of i Mrs; -King was the. result of
an. accidental, pistol wound " self-in
flicted.
-'its undersb
if the inquTrT Suld.
iAthroueh
t (uonunued on Page Three.)
had never taken the paper, took it 'to
help along,', and those who ; were tak
ing it by the week, or month . were
easily induced to take it bv the veaif
I never asked a person a second time
j for a subscription, when. I knew they
could not afford -the paper, or if I was
' convinced they did not want -it, and
this policy proved to be - quite a help
to me. for manv came and offered their
subscriptions to me ; after one; "heart
to heart talk. Another method' I used
in ' securing subscriptions was this -1
sent a personal letter , io each lodge,
Fraternal Order, Social Order, or So-
pjptv in tnwn skitifr fnr the iaiihsprin.
tions of the members I stated that
the paper would ; not ' cost them ' any
mrP. f iaVpri throii?nme. - 1
tried tosecure soniethmg' every
day. '- Sometimes. I failed to do. so, but
started out the.' next day more determ-j
mea -.man ever ; 10 win. s, 1 . ; Kepi, ine ;
Grand Prize in" view all the time, from.
the day.-the. contest started until - the
judges announced the verdict. 'Well,
I-started . out to win, and I did." ; Mrs .
Putney ended her letter by saying:
"We are enjoying; our. car, ?1 tell you,
to the . fullest extent, and I am - so
thankful'that Iwon it'in the contest
conducted so fairly by-you." 1 !
" Mrs: Putney; did not live in
where the paper was published 'but In
one of the small towns in the territory.
What she 4 did there, others can do
here, if rthey wiU only make up their
minds to try." .You can not accomplish
anything: unless you try, neither, can
you win one ofthe prizes offered by
TheDispatch, unless you try,
Do : not . hesitate any longer In mak-l
ir,or: a retorf;, toward siirin tlio w
ing a' start r toward securing tne win
ning x4-". No better time could be
found than today. , You -first' subscripi
t!o:i; will give you; 25,000 1 extra votesi
Two subscriptions for a .year each,
o
;lt " wii - Xo v,;;
candidatei.50.00Q extra
subscriptions will ;
cording-to the regular " schedule, knd
t?1T nnnlv -T f It c 41 K rlnlv. if f aT ..tirliinTi
rf'romnleted bVOct 6 wln rfve
'
000. extra. votes.' - - f-
- (Continued - on -Page Two )
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FORMF.fi HUSBAfyO
! rnnnn
forth"!exJ Ws5 Tfvturori, i.itKtrngineerS .for y lignr
i ii i.&i niMi ni fin n ni n
HliHiULt : bJlb lllili
"FLAME" SERVICE
- - 1 r 1 J, J
American Forces
, -SpeciaL Engineers for jv -
All Work -
ARMY ORDERS ISSUED
: SHOW ORGANIZATION
In Addition to GasM." and
-Liquid Fire Men, Each Army
'".Will Have-Many, Men In
Supplemental UnitsJ-
Washington, .Sept 20 .American
i toy Associate!. Jrrpss.i .
ttr??Ps nce are 5..De supplied
,W "aiRea iorces 10. deliver yas anu
liquid fire attacks according to army
general orders made public today,' giv-,
ing thQ,,organizatlon . of :' -special- engiT
neer unitso handdle these devices of
modern trench iwarfare. I ',-v,
The orders show that .-each' army,
three corps unxler. the new organiza
tion v;ill have a' special engineer,. regi
Bient; whose business 'it twill - be to
ihandle the "gas" 'anct ;"flame; service"
In addition.s each. army..wiU have
thousands of men insupplemerital -engineer
units to deal with other-phases
of modern . fighting, i -. - j
There will be a mining service of six
special', mining companies; .a . . water
supply service regimenttoi;stx - com
panies; a general "construction sei v
ice . regiment; an engineer; supply ;s it-
vice detachment of , three companies ;
three work shop cordpanies,, and one
service "battalion; ; a battalion of topor'
graphical engineers to provide the sur
veyingand printing, service; , a road
service detachment with three road
engineer companiesvandix service
I battalions of four companies eacn; ten
motor truck compaiiles of 31 trucks
each,: and five wagon companies "with
61 .-wagons;each.'l;,,l---''vf. J:r--:-5'
On the line of the communications
of each army will be a pontoon park
with six construction ' battalions - - and
six service "' battalions : of v. engineer
troops two ; supply - battalions, j two
workshop battalions, and three BUpply
service : battaliohs ten battalions , of
forestry engmeerssmoplementedby
nine .service battalions for; this work ;
quarry servr
supplemental
raflwaScerv
tee supplemented by three-; work bat
' - VV 111
talions arid four battalions of railway tdered v them to. report at "the camp to
T.CTino.o tWo ; nnWotinn. ort-mof jmOrrow; morning at 10:30, and. receive
guage. railwajr service is to be ; main
tained by five regiments of, special
railways1 engineers (in - the first army
bythe 11th, 15th 16th, 17th and 18th
Rational Army. Engineers );, . with eight
supplemental work battalions. "For
line of commurilcatipn work there will
be a separate standard guage railway
contingent of six battalions of .railway
engineer: troops lor ' operations, , with
'three service battalions and one regi-
Fment (19th National Army Engineers),
'and one supplemental engineer .batta
lionand one; service, battalion in the
mechanical and supply department.
The order provides also the medical
service officers and men to be attach
ed. to each of. the new engineer units
authorised, and stipulates -that the
railway - operating and" shop troops,
forestry and service battalions are to J
be equipped and trained, as infantry, t
but that only. 10 per cent, of them are!
in bp nrmPd Parent durinsr their train-4
ing period. - " - , '
ADAMSON GIVEN
A GOOD POSITIONition districts missing. Mayor . Mitchel,
- (By Associated Press.): .' ::
Washington, "Sept.' 20. Representa
tiveWilliam .C. Adamson, of Georgia,
Chairman of the ' House Interstate and
Foreign - Cominerce i . committee -and
father : of the railroad .eight-hour law, i
was nominated by the President to-j: ;j0hri F.lHylan,irtDemocrat,! support
day to ; be general; appraiser; of mer- byTammany, was "tiriopposed in
chandise , for the "port of New York, j the primaries, and .unless Bennett'ji
For -20 years, Representative Adam- action interferes ; thefight. In the coniT
son has xserved aa representative of infe ZiecticTVwilI be between Hylari
the Fourth Georgia "district: Before '-and the- ni!r(rr-
that he practiced law; and was jiidgej jfr. - Mitchell with two election, dis
of the city court of , Carroll ton, "a:-!.-itrict8 missing iout of?2,060, received
Representative Adamson expects to
resign from Congress, to take effect-
January 1, next. , ' v. . r;
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KAILKUAU 1INL.1U ICAJ
, r-Ki rr. t im i nic
(By Associated Press.) p -
Meridian, Miss Sept. ' 0.The . Mo- the etreets last .night 'to . register their
bile Ohio railroad will answer an; protest, against the 'acUon of the Ger
indictment here today,; chargirig, that
it obtained fraudently. nioney fom,Luxb ,n 8ending cipher telegrams
ocner . raiiiuctua uf vfe
made repairs . ?n
il. Kw -' AmAn mind OHf1 ' rill aptm V 1YIOY1.
ev : tor tne worn.. xutjr :, am vp ,
coiintsHn vthe indictmerit;found at a
former termTjfthecoia
penalty is, $5,000 on each count-'--,T
Attorneys; for the v railroad filed- a
demurrer -to. the charges and tfiir
wa NF W MOW IN
RflMHH AM W1I I CASK
fsnrffli to The 15isDatciKl V:'' provided theEtJ
i Louisville, . Ky. iSept;; 20.---Proceea-.
ine-k aa fito the threatened contestof
the codicil .to the will ofthelate Mrs;
ney3ruceMelin,Vrepres
.Bineham's relatives has been, in. JNew
York and it is understood 'that he was
thArA to confer with his Clients to de-
'cidewhether to. -make ;; the
votes.. These .Robert BingharnZieavIng hehusba
- S5.ono.000:: is at: a;, standstill, v-Auor- tne-jumiea, aiaies, ui am, vima,T
FOR'WAR -
'COmiNUE-T
HIGH
TO 1KF FLI6HT
Secretary . Lane and Congress
men to Be 7 Passengers in
' ; Airplane, Journey
sk : : j , '
(By Associated Press.y ' " '
Washington, ' Sept. 20. When the
flfif.:nf- fnur Ttalian airnlanpo flips
I ' . .
Irom Langley Field, , Va., to Washing-
ton, saiuroay, tne passengers win m-
elude Secretary. Lane, Howard Coffin,
head ot the, government's aircraft pro
duction board, - Major General Squier,
ctiiCt signal officer of 'the; army, and
several members of the Senate ' and
House. " ' " . ,.
Jt was announced rtoday; that i the
Italian officers in charge; have been
asked to make this flight an' official
connected with : the government in
some capacity.
The fleet will leave Langley Field
i i -5 . . - ',i.!',ii.'j,-,-,--'.- -.
about 8 '.in the : morning, and is ; ex
pected to "alight at Potomac Park' in
about two hours. ; '
J The return flight; to; Langiey Field
will be unofficial, as also will be a
later? trip - from Langley Field to New
York? , : -'.; :.rjKr:'--. )
: The government .. representatives
will observe closely ' the working of
the big Caprorii machine, with its
smaller companions, and -wui makenering officers worked throughout the
comparisons - between the working of
the Italian engines; and that of the
lately designed 1 Liberty motor
WORKMEN AT CAMP M
v JACKSON WALK OUT
(By Associated Pre8s.1 $fri:Qs4
Columbia, ,S.' C., .'Sept.'; 20. About
ters and . laborers,5 engaged ;in the con
struction of ... CanipJacks)ni truck
early today "wb en notified an h&ur. had
eeaakfiiK'fronii theirs tln4e because
ht uit ? Orkn
oclacK HSoverninent -officials have br-
tion.
J-
NEW COTTON MILLS
FOR BLADEN COUNTY
.-. 'v..
(Special to The Dispatch. '.
Clarkton, Sept; 20. According : to
a well-defined . rumor . here, the near
iutue ais, u imiuuiS uuu. w
JT tr or 'ijm-
lookmg , over the vantages of ; Eliz-,
u,
With i the v completion of the - locks
at Browns Landing there is assur
ance" of sufficient water in the. Cape
Fear throughout the year to enable
steamers to make regular trips to
Wilmington. . -
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MTTCHEL WINS BY
,v A MAPDHW MAPPIM
v . A llAKKUW: IY1AK01IN
; fjiy Associated' Press.) -j: -.' !r '
- New York Sept. 20.-By a narrow
maririn of 1.119 . votes with two elec-
a Democrat and fusion candidate,-won
the Republican . nomination ; for mayor
over William M. "'Bennett . in yester
day's primaries'. ' Bennett announced
today that; all -; the votes cast for' him
in Manhattan were not counted and
that, he would demand a recount.
36(646 votes against Bennett's 35.527.
The to.tal . Republican vote - of New
(yorlr City, in the presidential election
llaat vear. was 311.974. ' ' ,"-;-';-';; ' -:.
' ' Rioting In Uruguay.
. (By Associated Pres3.T ' ' "
fwarrla nf SfKnnO mtm "m arched ithfofleh
through the ? Swedish legation, at Bu
erios Aires, in .which he suggested
'Argentinian; .vessels be sunk
. . - .
.""Vif v k rlh& ':
, ;iwiNTR;.To: ucip ;v
4 t fS T0 1
w& 'W7M-y' hted Press). t
TK' Vr flpnt
Deii
"V 'ypitiont ' was 4
made il
inet, . 1
f.l
-r .
prove was willing,
000 soldiers to Franceiin coinpli-
Ance, with the French. Tequest)
wc
the Entente allied powers 4
were helped financially, to equip fr
her troops
"r .
m suit
r
TRAINING'
7"
Greater Part of. The .300,000
v' - Alreadyjat Tlie i 6 . v -
r. h ' r ' Camps. . c .
4,000 MEN ARRIVE 'V .
V. AT CAMP jACKSOr J
- J
Arrivals -Were in Fine Spirits;
Examination Proceeding at
; The Rate' of 1 Q Men Every
Minute Camein I! Special
Trains. , - "
. (3y Associated Piew.t .-.
Washington, . Sept. . 20 . The : influx
of men for. the National Ariny con
tinued at 16 cantonments today, but"
reports to" the War Department Indi
cated that the " greater -. part ot the;
300,000 called to thet colors : yesterday;,
already have arrived. Mr-i ;,'';
From the: time;; the men lefthome
evidence of the government's , ex tnsiye
preparations were" seen '.Provided
with special trains, the various quotas
converged towards ?. the mobilization
points over a clear, right of way. ' ;;
The, men were assigned to quarters
'In tn model military cities erected by
thegovernment, arid were then parti-
iniiv enn nnnn. - inn npxr rtpti , win n
: . mi 1 ' . . '
Hheir examination bv militarv DhvBi-:
cians; and organization into.:provisionr
al .companies, for administrative pur
poses.1' . 'l;;y'V '.;. -.,.'-'',;:.:-.- .'.' '
v x . 2,500 at Camp Jackson. ; -v '
"Columbia, S. C, Sept, OJ-The ar
rival of 300 selected men' from": Florida '
early this morning brought 1 the ' total
I number of troops reporting ' at ; Camp
Jackson during the present move-
fment up to 'at priximately - 2.500.- . Mus -
night examining . and passing; the ) sec
ond increment of select men. Ten: men
were passed every minute, officers
stated. The first , man mustered . inter
the National Army yesterday "was1
ClarencesClyde,: Cole of Lee, pounty,
North Carolina,' seven men from this
county reporting a day ahead of sched
uled .time.-- .'- '';' H" ;' Vs'w .U ,
The same flrie spirit whlcti - marked
the. arrival of the first quotas Septem
ber 5, was' rioted againy a large number
of the-jselect mea .singing patriotia
songs V. aA they arrivecL A- malorltv
Of tboeepolri
their -toilet "articles rand other;;essen
tials In .small parcels. Some : carried
comfort . kits i-presented by patriotic
sotietiesi - - . k ; ' i I ?'
: Over 600 more :, men -from - Florida
were expected on - a special train later
today. . : ' "
Men from 11 " South Carolina dis?
tricts are scheduled to arrive at Camp
Jackson today;' , North ' Carolina will
send the quotas of: 12 counties,- while
the men from' 21 Florida 'districts were ! .
expected. :?r-jXjK:r:jf ''.-
At 2 o'clock this : afternoon, It was i '
Estimated that COQO selected men had 1
tering .. officials, expected that half of ;
the present increment of 11.000 men I
will have reported and; been muster-
ed into service by. evening. ..
H ' Filling Camp, Lee. ,- ; - -
.. Petersburg", Va., Sept' 20.Despite
the fact that a. request , that' the rail-:
roads not haul more than 3,500 ' of t the f
second increment .? of 18,000 men to
Camp Lee daily; the Influx of new
National. Army soldiers was so great
today as to- cause a temporary halt
both in Petersburg and Richmond
where the recruits found an abun
dance of food, much of which they
devoured . upon their arrival. . It 'ts
reported that ,15,000 sandwiches were
prepared 1 for the men ' arriving at
Byrd., street ' station, in ; Richmond.
The; men arriving today are .from
some remote parts pf yirginla, while
the . bulk of them are , coming " from
-West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Theys are . being given . precedence In
the matter of railroad travel - 4
. Major : General Adelbert Cronkhlte, :
in command of the camp, expressed .
' himself as - being: especially well
pleased, with ; the character! of the
men, . ; their physical ' i condition arid
their eagerness ; to get into 4he great
new army, Sons . of millionaires,
lawyers; doctors,"5 manufacturers ' and
merchants are . privates among the
humblest men of the camp CapU W. -P.
Davidson, of $ the headquarters
troops,- has selected the ' menf from
each' quota' that he ; wished assigned
to his , command several Richmond
recruits being chosen.-: V v,C- .'.
The churches of "both Petersburs
arid ;- Richmond are working; to' 'im
prove the moral arid "Social conditions
of .the cities and 'exert, good . influenc
es over, the j. soldiers In, camp. Sev
eral ministers .! will do welfare wcrk
among the' soldiers. '
SAN FRANCISCO STIUICE
i SITUATION BETTEI,
'".-- - (By Associated Press.) " ; "
San Francisco, Sept 20. Confidence
1 of - an amicable settlement of tt 3
wage grievances that led to a strike
15 ;;rhere last Monday of, 25,000 iron wor It
ers, including a large - number enga -ed
on the government's shipbuildir. z
prograni;was expressed by James I.
A i-oVorTi ' --TTnitof. ' RtaYpa Rhinnir
t5J member,; one of the government
A,'YrV, , .r, vv. MW.v 4' f
ediators attending the joint : con
ference of-strikers and employers,
which terminated arly; today, v
, In Ackerson's belief ' the proposal
ofthe government to asstime half the
burden : of : wage- Increases to : at!
yiate strike ' trouble from - ship yard
employes was 1 a: .factor in the prog
ress - of yesterday's events. V , .
;vf ;
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