(maENTlLLE IS TBM
HEART OF EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA. IT HAS
‘A POPULATION OF FOUR
THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED
iND ONE. AND IS SUR
ROUNDED BY THE BEST
FARMING COUNTRY.
INDUSTRIES OF ALL
KINDS ARE INVITED TO
LOCATE HERE FOR WE
HAVE EVERYTHING TO
OFFER IN THE WAY OF
LABOR, CAPITAL AN D
TRIBUTARY FACILITIES.
WE HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE
JOB AND NEWSPAPER
PLANT.
Agrlcnltnre It the XoHt Ogc(iiI< the Most HealthfaL the Mosl Noble Emplojineiit of Man.—George Wuhliigton.
WE HAVE A CIRCULA
TION OF TWELVE HUN
DRED AMONG THE BEST
PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN
PART OF NORTH CARO
LINA AND INVITE THOSE
WHO ^YIS^ TO GET BET
TER ACQUAINTED WITH
THESE GOOD PEOPLE IN
4 BUSINESS WAY TO TAKE
4 FEW INCHES SPACE AND
JELL THEM WIIAT YOU
^AVE TO BRING TO THEIR
ATTENTION.
OUR ADVERTISING
^ATES ARE LOW AND CAN
BE HAD UPON APPLICA
TION.
VOLITIE XXXIT.
IJHKKNVILLE, >. FRIDATT AFTKItVOON, Al Cil ST 21, 19H.
Thousand American
Refugees Arrive In
N. Y. F rom Germany
FOH PUT
General Engagement in Progress
Along Belgian Frontier, War
Guns Are Heard
All
Son of Commander-in-Chief
Of Belgian Army Cap
tured and Made Prisoner.
Kaiser’s Son Urged Ger
mans to Act Brutal. Con
gress Will Continue Its
Session Indefinitely
GENERAL ENGAGEMENT IN PROGRESS.
BRUSSELS, Aug. —A general eugagemeiit is in
progress all along the JJclgian fj*outier. Fighting com
menced Jast night. It is believed that the German move
ment is directed here with the combined army of 3^reU(*(
an dthe tirst army »>f ]\h>seel<*. War guns are distinctly
heard.
150 GERMANS ARRESTED.
THE IIAGUE, Aug. l‘J.—Lieut. Uomonranville, son
of the conmiander-in-chief of the Belgian army was cap
tured on the Dutch side of the frontier ,was disarmed, and
made a prisoner at Alkmaar. The Dutch patrol arrested
one hundred and fifty Gernnis, who crossed into Iloilnd
and all were disarmed and held at Alkmaar.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN SHOT DOWN.
PARIS, Aug. 19.—An officii comunication has been
received by the war otIi(*e fro™ the front detailing alleged
German brutalities. The report declares that one of the
Kaiser’s sons lu'ged the Oeruiim troops to act brutal. An
offier declared that eighty-four houses were burned and
women and childien were shot down at Badonville. Jt is
reported also that the (Jerman wounded are left on the
Held with tlu>ir boots removed before they are abandoned.
ULTIMATUM REACHES BERLIN.
WASIllN(iTON, Ang. —.^t is officially stated that
the Jaanese ultimatum lias reached Berlin.
WILL PURCHASE VESSELS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11).—In a conference between
1’j‘esident Wilson and the Congressional leaders it was
agreed that the best "™eans of meeting the present emer
gency is to purchase vessis iii'C(>sarv to carry the goods
which is waiting for market on account r*f the European
war. It is also decided to inti'oduce the WDar Insurance
Bill asking Congress for live-iinndred millions to buy ships
Congres will continue its sessions indefinit(*ly especially
on account of the danger of an «»utbreak in .Mexico.
AUSTRIAN STEAMSHIP CAPTURED.
i MARSAELLl-IS, Francc, Aug. 19.—The Anstiian
steamship Emilia with a caruo of sugar and coft'tn* was
captured by a French gunboat off the Moroccan <'ost.
Mr. E. B. Moore Once Prominent
Business Man of Greenville
m II ifiii If It!
DEIEMHIIIED10
KEEP Oni OF
IS U. S.
For Nearly Ihree Hours President
Anii His Cabinet Wrestled
With Situation
McREYNOLDS FOR SUPREME COURT BENCH
AVASII1X(JTOX. Aug. lf>.—Pr<‘sident Wilson today
noniinat(‘d .McKeynolds foi' the Su])reme Court bencli and
Tho“as ^V . ^iregoiy as Attoiiiey General tt> succeed ]Sf<‘-
Revnolds.
TWO HUNDRED VESSELS CAPTURED.
LONDON, Aug- 19.—Jt is estimated that two hun
dred German -vessels with a million tumiage, valued at
three hundred milJion dollars have been captured at sea
by the Britisii, French and liussian warslii])s. There are
still at sea five hundred (uM-nian vessels vauled at seven
hundred million dollars.
Information was received here to
day o£ the death of Mr. Klias B
Moore which occured at 2 ;30 o’clock
this morning at bis home in Wash
ington. He suffered a stroke of pa
ralysis about seveu years ago, since
which his health continued poor, and
during the past year his condition
gradually grew worse until death re
lieved his sufferings.
Mr Moore was born in Pitt countv
December 13th, 1857, making his age
nearly sixty-seven years. In ISSl .*3
married Miss Martha S. Warren, ol
Greenville, a daughter of the late
Sheriff Allen Warren. For some years
he engaged in the mercantile busi
ness here, and later was proprietor
of the Hotel Macon. He. moved tc
Washington in 1SH3 and engaged in
the fish busfness, becoming one of th'‘
largest wholesale and retail tish and
oyster dealers in Eastern North Caro
lina. The funeral will be held Thurs
day morning in the Baptist church in
\Va.?hington.
Mr Moore is survived by his wifr
and >ix children, the latter bi inp Mrs
}'. A. Tillery, of Raleigh. Mrs. S. I!,
Kthcridge, Misses Katie and I.jOuisc
■Moo'*'’, and Messrs Harold and Shcl
Ion Moore, of Washington. He als;
leaves two brothers, Mr. Thomas
Moorv', of Pitt county and Mr. Joseph
Moore, of New York; and three sis
ters, Mrs. W. Ij Johnston, of Robe."-
sonville: Mrs. (\ O. IJttle and Mrs
Alia Hyman, of Stokes
I|(' was a man ht'ld in high esteem
bv all who knew him
COMPELLED TO ABANDON ATTACK.
ROME, Aug. 1{).—The 'rrissle covresjtondent t(*l(>-
grps that the Austrians were compelled to abandon the
attack on Vladimir. The <lepartment of Volhynia con
firmed the reports that a lai'ge numbzer of soldiers muti
nied. Of those refusing to right many were iinmediatly
shot.
INVASION WELL IN PROGRESS.
ROME, Aug. 19.—A Nankin. China «-ablegram says
that the German gunboat Vatorland has inturned there
for the rest of the war. St. Petersburg war office announ
ces that the invasion of tlu‘ Austrian provinces Galicis and
Bulkovins is well in pjrogres.< and that s(‘\ eral divisions
totaling more than seventy thousand men. <‘l*efly infan
try and artillery are moving into Austria from several
routes. The capture of Czernowit is ex]»ected soon.
MORE AMERICANS ARRIVE.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—The Liner Finland arrived
her(* today with more tJian a thousand American refugees
on board, man yt»f Avhoin had been fighting. They say
that tlie cities of Germany were cliokcd with troops.
POPE PIUS DEAD.
ROME, Italy, Aug. 19. (n:41 o'< h.ck)
died here today.
-Pojie Pius
Greenville Graded Schools
Will Open Vonday,
September Ik
T'l-J white graded schools will open
on Monday, Sepetember 7th. This is
a little earlier than the opening tinie
heretofore, but owing to the fact that
there will be a nine months terir
this year, the tirst Monday in S> ptem-
ber is not too eaj-ly^
Tho congested conditions of last
year will be relieved to some extent.
()ne section of each of grades one tc
four will be tranferred to the Model
School. There will still be thirteen
teachers in the main building, how
ever.
Tii‘> gj'Onnds at the Model School
are row being graded. All of the
space between the front of the build
ing and the street is to be shaped
properly and walks are to bt> made be
fore the opening of school. Neces-
sarychanges and repairs are ,ilso be
ing made at the main building.
A(hflelii‘ ( h!inipiiiiishi|) I’oslponed
Chi.rlotti'towii, I’. !■:. i.. .\ug_ I'* -
The chanipionshiiis of ilii' t'anadinn
Atheletie I'tiion, whieli were to ba\i
been h> Id her<> today in coimection
with the Confederation jul)ilee (■•‘ie-
bra*ion, have been indetinilely post
poned hecaii.sc of conditioNs arising
f|-oni the war.
AMEfllCilll imiREST IS SUFE
Va.^hington. 1). C., Aug_ —Thi de
t'Tmination of the I'nited States Gov-
inetit to ket'p tlii.s i ;)untry irom. be-
.oiiiins involved in Uie European war
,!id its controversies was manifest-
i| in si V( ral ways today.
si<l< nt Wilson addressed an a.u-
p.'al to the American people calling
ilieni studiously to refrain from
,y expression or act that might re
veal the slightest partizanship. Ix'ad-
rs iM Congress of Pil parties voiced
similar views.
or nearly three hours the pr -^i-
(l.iu and his cabinet wrestled with
111.' vexed cutiii-wireless cetisorship
i'.iation, The matter still is under
eonsiiieratioii_
Oiliiial information frcni Berlin
said t(ie ,lapane.<e nUinuitum had b*'en
d-liveri d to the German f:ov. rumen:
and tl-.at diplomatic aispatclK's indi-
; that war between Japan and
■ ernuiny was not unlikely. 1 he Japa
nese Minister at Berlin, apparently
ioreseeing such an eventuality, asked
.‘\mbin-,sador Gerrard to b«' prepared
to take ov.-r Japanese interests
Cierniany. ' ^ MSi
ThJ President received from Kmp
ror Williatu a long mesap- trans-
miti“d through .Ambassador t.errard
the contents of whiih were guarde'i
closely, but whii h it was learned ex
pressed the grateful apreeiation of
Gerriany for the tender ot good of
fices made by the United States, The
German l-^mperor took occasiots ta.
point out eauses of the pr- sent war
and argued, it is uiuh rsiood. that
while he was trying to midiate be-
twce.. Austria and rv;a, lUissian
moblization began.
>(» l'niti‘>f Vgain*.t l’re»-
Wiiite Hou.-ie oUicials dt-uied lh<;
mesag*' contained any protest con
cerning the attitudi of tin .\inericaii
|ires.5 toward Germany. Ollu ials said
there was nothingti to indicate whethe
the Kmperor would at any future
time ac<epl tile tender of good offices.
'J'he Japanese ultimatum dtmand-
itig that Germaitj' evacuati^ Kiaoh
I’iiow and withdraw her tleet from
the t'rieiit was uppermost in the at-
tentior. of official Washington^
Discussion was general as to how
the interests of the I'nited Slates ulti-
matv’'y might be affectd and it was
obvious that a feling of r.lief fol
lowed asurances given at l,Aindon that
should Japan fake action against Ger
many such activity would be coii-
tiiied to the open sea.‘<. Haron Chind.i
th' Japanese Ambassador, conft'rreil
with Secretary liryan but decline'l
to talk about if. Colvillo Barela ,
('barge d'Affairs of the British Km-
bassv, called afterwards and left with
the Secretary a copy of the note from
the Pritish government announcing:
that !'iiy action taken by Japan wouM
be conflneil to German terrifor fn
Kaslern .Asia, Tho note was similar
to th:i( amiounci'd by tho British in
formation bureau last night. i
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