i/hrchanfsl Get Wisf y Let Uc Write Ton an Ad. -! and we'll open your eye* W7?a INCREASED BUSINESS piilii. if'' ? ue. .1 , ? i'iii. , .ii., i ii ,, m>. Subscription $1 aYear in Advance ti Pays Fo Advertise Through The Columns of The FarmvUle Enterprise IT REACHES - THE PEOPLE "WATCH Ti ~ : 4 ' ? ! i ~ ' -????? ' FARMVTLLE, PITT COUNTY. . .s?|. ; ^ - '' ... v- ? ... ? ; . G. A. Rouse Editor and Publisher VOL. Till GOVERN M ENT8 SEPTEMBER CROP REPORT FORECA8TS \ MANY BIG CROPS. IS 3, 248108, Mil BUSHELS Spring Wheat Shows Favorable in* crease, Oat Crop Is Expected to Set a New Record Along With Ry% and Potatoes. Washington. ? Conv the country's greatest crop, needs only a few weeks freedom from frost to mature Into the largest production ever known tn the history of the nation. The govern ment's September crop report fore casts a production of 3,248,000,000 bushels, which is 124,000,000 bushels more than produced in the record year, 1912. Corn prospects improved to the ex tent of 53.000,000 bushels as a result of good weather during August, the Kansas crop showing improvement to the extent of almost 40,000,000 bush els, and Missouri 23,000,000 bushels, eciines were recorded In other states. Spring wheat yields are turning out better than expected and the Septem ber forecast showed an increase of 1-54)00,000 bushels over the produc tion forecast in August with a total of 250,000,000 bushels. Adding the win ter wheat production, a total yield of 668,000,000 bushels ofwheat was an nounced. That is 28,000,000 bushels more than last year's harvest, but ; 138,000,000 bushels less than the aver age of the crops for the five years, 1911-15. Besides the record crop of corn, larger production than ever before will be harvested in oats, with 1,533, 000,000 bushels; rye with -66,000,000 busehls; white potatoes, with 462, 000,000 bushels; sweet potatoes, with 88.200,000 ijushels; tobacco, with 1, 221,060,000 pounds, and hay, with 91, 700,000 tons. ? V Oats prospects increased 79,000.6 _ busfcels during bat tobac .SSSf " J ^ V ; ^ Vlrgfhla bushels; NOtui Carcribta 65,3*3.000; Georgi^ TU4& 600; Tennessee 117;?73jM0 ; ; Alabama j 89,014.00frf . MissIss^^^S^Wfc; I Louisiana 42,246.000; Texas Tti.SM,, 000; Oklahoma o^l.OOO^Sfid Arkan sas 71,307,000. CHICAGO OFFICIALS THWK MRS. KING WAS MURDERED ' Will investigate Tragic Death of Wealthy Woman at Concord, N. C. Chicago, -rFindings of a midnight postmortem here ore r the body ot Mrs. Maude A. King, who was killed at Concord, N. C.. August 29, were communicated to the attorney general of North Carolina by Assistant State's Attorney Sullivan in a telegram. The tleegram reads: "Postmartem examination by Coro ner .Hoffman of this county on body of Ma~ude King, killed at Concord, N. C., August 29 ,1917, by pistol shot, re veals that sAot could not have been self-inflicted aiTd also reveals that her left ankle was brolre nshortly before her death. Coroner Jeeves that in your state. Coroner and Jute's at crime of murder has been commuted I in your state. Coroner and state's at- ' torney of this county await your di rections." . The postmortem examination of the body of Mrs. King indicated that Mrs. King was murdered, in the opinion of Coroner Peter M. Hoffiaan. The body was removed from tbe'ma 'oleum here and te examination convicted just , before midnight last flight by order of Judge Kersten, of the criminal branch of the circuit court Dr. Wil- j liam Burmeister, pathologist of North- 1 western University conducted the ex amination in the presence of repre sentatives of the police and coroner's office. AsheviUe. ? Emphatically denying any complicity in the death of Mrs. .Maude A. King, widow of James C. Ring, late Chicago millionaire, Gaston B, Means, the dead woman's secretary, I who arrived here told the story of the tragedy M Concord, N. C? August 29. PRESIDENT WILSON PLACES ' EMBARGO ON GOLD EXPORT .. ' ^ . ?* ???, '< ' "T Washlfigton. ^ President Wilson placed an a&ibargo, effective Septem ber 10, on the exportation of coin, bullion and currency. At th **me time he authorised the aecretar yof the treasury to license such exports tions where, in the opinion of the federal reserve board, they are not harmful. The effect 6t the embargo, which applies to all nations, will be the hands of . Secretary FLIGHT MRS. IRA COUCH WOOD Mrs. Ira Couch Wood, executive mo retary of the Woman's committee, Council of National Defense, was grad* uated into the public service field through Alteration, sewage and other reforms in the village of Winnetka, III. JMS LAUNCH ATTACK GERMANS TAKE ANOTHER 8 LAV FORTRESS WHILE RUSSIAN8 CONTINUE FLIGHT. ^ Attempted to 8top Cadoma'a Furtha^j Approach to T r i e*te^ ? N ea riy-;. Men Have Been~ Captured Bj iana in Corlzia. While the Russians ?wd ^ Jgreat the Bainirfzza plateau " against the Austr'ains and to the northest of j Gorizia. _ In the south, however, from the Brestovizza valley to the sea, the Ital ians hare been compelled to with stand violent counter-attacks by the Austrians, who are endeavoring to how back General Cadorna's -lines from a further approach to Triest. The Austrians at one place momenta rily forced the Italians to" cede ter ritory. A counter-attack by he Ital ians not alone retrieved the lost po sition but resulted in the capture of more than 400 prisoners. On the Bainzizza plateau, northeast of Go rlzia, the Italians have made further gains, capturing an important Aus train position near Ocrogio. - No details have been vouahsafed concerning the . battle which is in progress northeast of Gorlzia, .and no confirmation. is at hand of the re ported capture by the Italians of Monte San Gabrlele, the last dominat ing position held by the Austrians north of Gorizla. Nearly 1,700 men have been cap tured by tho Italians in the flighting in the Qorizia sector. - Again the Italians have sent their airmen over Pola, the Austrian naval base in the Adarlatlc, dropping bombs, the explosions of which- have added materially , to the damage done In pre vious raids. In the region of Riga the Russians are retiring eastward and northeast ward all along the line, pursued by the Germans. . SENATE'S BITTER PROFITS BATTLE BROUGHT TO END Committees Compromise Provisions . Are Adopted. Washington. ? The Senate's bitter fight over war profits taxation virtual ly ended with adoption of the finance committee's compromise provisions for a total levy of $1,286,000,000 or about one-third of this year's war and nor mal excess profits. This is an 'Increase of $1,060,000,000 over present taxes. The high-tax ad vocates failed to secure adoption of a single amendment. Action on the war profits section Ee largest revenue-producing provi )3, y afi taken technically In com mittee of the whole and Is subject to final review later. Today's decisive rout of thf nigh-tax element, however, may prevent further efforts along this line and Senate leaders i ay it fore casts defeat for the fighting for heat* ler income' taxes. :wi : 1 ~ i ; tftHI! DELIVERS JAPAN'S I MESSAGE OP COMRADESHIP. Washington.? Japan's message jot somraSirhin and co-operation in the war was delivered tq cue House by Viscount Iahiiamtd heart? from a crowded floor and The special ambassador told the How* as he had tol$ the Senate and President Wilson that Ms country was In the battle against military opprl* WAR CREDITS BILL Q Hit A T _ AUTHORIZATION OF * BOND8 AND CIRTIFCATE8 PAS* UNANIMOUSLY. FdLLBWS Win TH III SBUIE Net a Material Amendment Was Add ed to the Bill By the House.? Totol Amount Whloh !? Authorised is $11?* 636.945.460 - . ? ?* ? , Washington. ? The great war credits bill, authoriting $11,588,946,460 in bonds and certificates, passed the House unanimously. Action by the Senate' as soon as the pending war tax bill is disposed of is planned by. ad ministration leaders. ? Not' a material amendment , was added to the bill by the House. Rep resentative Moore , of Pennsylvania, led a group of republicans in a futile fight for. consideration of his proposal for a Wto~hxJTOnturefr co: , which was thrown out on la order. , - . ? " : Every effort of republicans the control the bill would-give Secre tary McAdoo over the bonds and cer tificates resulted in failure. The last fight, made by Representative John son, of Washington, to direct the sec retary to spend at least $2,500,000 for newspaper advertising in disposing oi the bonds, was defeated overwhelm ingly. If the secretary desires under the measure, he may use some of the Jll?, 600, 000 appropriated for disposing ol^iBL: