1
GREENVILLE IS THE
HEART OF EASTERN
SORTn CAROLINA. IT HAS
A POPULATION OF FOUR
THOUSAND, ONE IIUNDRED
iND ONE. AND IS SUR
ROUNDED BY THE BEST
FARMING ( OUNTRY.
INDUSTRIES OF ALL !l
KINDS ARE INVITED TO
LOCATE HERE FOR WE
HA VE EVERYTIUNO TO
OFFEn IN TIIK WAY OF
LAIion, i'APITAL AND
TRinUTA /V}’ FA Cl LI TIES
WE HAVE IV rC-TO I>.\TF
ion AN It NE'WSPAPER
1‘LANT.
S'-
P.'li
l’ *• il-'
WE HAVE A CIRCULA
TION OF TWELVE HUN
DRED AMONO THE BEST
PEOPLE IN THE EAi<TKli\
PART OF NORTH CAUO-
LINA AND INVITE TIIOSK
WHO WISH TO GET BET
TER ACQUAINTED WITIJ
THESE aOOD PEOPLE IN
\ BU.SINESS U'Ar TO TAKE
^ FEW L\( HES SPACE AND
TELL TIIE.^ WHAT YOU
'lAVE TO I{h‘IN(; TO TIIEIH
A'/TENTIdN.
OCR A D V K R 7 / > / O
','ATES ARE LOW AN/> ^'.1 V
ilL HAD UPON APl'LD .1
TION.
XXXfV.
i«rl<'!!M!>r» In il?r i.lir- Hod ftif Niiiilf iiit'iil :il Umi. u-li> ,j;!‘
* >. <„ 1 !{[»)»> AFTi KXMo. SKI*Ti:niti:i{ ii iini
Forty Thousand
Germans Captured
With Their Guns
Forty-Fifth Regiment of Austrian In-
tantry Has Surrendered to
Russians
President Bames first Suii-|{jj|[jj]jfjy
day in Qctabbr as Oey
of Prayer for Peace
W. F. EVilNS BY
734 MAJORIIY
Galloway Nominaleii and Saikilh-
waite ati Jackson Run Close
GOHflS rflE CLERKSHIP
( i r .w«
liiissaiH'st sjiys Turkish ti'n(»i»s at Adi'iacnplc' i^'voftcd as
„ , ¥> • TT rc'siilt of raiiurt' of authorities t<» S(‘iul food. The (‘itv is
1 opuiation ot rans Has Ue-
creased I hirty Fer Cent
and Railroads are Unable
to Carry u'l Who Wisli to
A u 11 r i I' M u 5^ 2 2 5' V
13 on V cr^c of I'iosccial
Parfic- First (iC^'msn Mine
Layer Caught ^V'as Kii-
gaged in Plaeing200Mines
In the North Sea. Prince
Wilhelm of Germany Is
Wounded verge of financial panic
lM<]TR()(iHAl), Sept. 5) -Forci.mi is in irc(-ipT
(of news that Austi‘ia-IIuiii;ai'y was on vrr,<>(‘ of a linaiicia!
IJlOHIilX, Sept. i)—Army hcadcpiartcivs at Maubcudz' panic. S(‘rious anti-\vai' riots at a nundtci' of the inip(»rt-
r(‘p<*rt captui’e 4 CJeiioraLs tV>rty thousand prisoners tour ant (‘C‘utr(‘s. Internal situation is woi'kinu- in suc-li a way
hundred i>uns. Prin<-e Fr(‘d(‘i‘i('k Wilhelm of (lerniany promise and will luatei'ially aid tlu* Hussiaus cause. Slav
I GERMANS ACCEPT EXPLANATION
I (Illl^X'r. Sept. l);iii”<’i‘ <'1' scl'iiiiis iTjtrisais ;if
hands of (ierni.'in ar:iiy as rrsnlt of kil'iiiL;,- oT dti.' ofiii-i'r
! a I|d wo 11II'i i MU' III i! III'!' hy ui.nliinc unii .ii.it iuciit yes-
Mi i a i't (‘T 1 liii u'iiiii.ist (i‘ aiTaiiu'cd to |ir!‘\ciit occupat ion
I o|' town in inrrc it ! !'irui imasN t- wfiil lo tiic <;;•!•
! man cuniniaii'lc!' in person .iiid cxpi.iiiK d thi‘ :
, military I'orcc wliii-li he diiin'l control, did iIh> >iiooiiii-.
' <lcrmaiis ac.-cptcd explanation and oriunal auri'ciiiciii
will l;c cii n icd oi!l.
CROWN PRINCE DRIVEN BACK
XlSlI, Sept. i» -M'lic .-iriiiy inidcr ilic cniiniiaiiil o'.’
('row II I'l'iiirc in liic ill'a'iiiii <>1 liusnia lias lu'cii dri\'fi.
I)ack across Sa\a i-i\ci'. Austrian aiiiiy iM'sicuiii”’ I’x'!-
,H'i"tde heinn’ heavily reinroi-rcd. ('rown l*riiicc altackcl
hy sii|)erioi- nnnilx-rs liad w itlidi'a\\ ii to Scr\ ian territory
to await 1‘einl'orccnietits. .Additional troops are heinu
rushed foi'ward to aid idin. Dispatch states S<‘r\ ian opei--
ations not serioush' cliecked.
Washington, U. C„ Sept. 8—Presi
dent Wilson today signed a proclama
tion calling on the people of the Uni
ted States to pray for peace in Eu
rope The proclamation sets aside
Sunday, October 4, as a day of prayer
The President’s proclamation fol
lows:
'•Whereas, Great nations of the
world have taken up arms against
oi.'e another and war now draws mil
lions of men into hatle when the — ■
counsel and statesmen have not been Dudley and McLawliorn for 8beriiT
able to save from the terrible sacrl- 8«cond Primary With
' The Former Leading by 196.
"And whereas. In this as in all Wilson Polls Heavy Vote
things, it is our privilege and duty -j’jjg result of yesterday's primary
to seek counsel and succor of Ai- given below is as it appears today
mighty God, humbling ourselves be- ^t one o'clock. Nothing definite can
fore Him, confessing our weakness and jjp learned until the committee meets
( ur lack of any wisdom equal to tliese tomorrow at 11 o'clock for the oflBcial
things; count.
“And, whereas, It is the especial Below are those nominated and
^.•ish and longing of the people of the ti^oso to be voted for in the second
I nited States in prayer and counsoi primary
and all friendliness lo serve the causc SE>'ATE.
of p.'-aci*; i
"Tlieroforo. I. Woodrow Wilson
President of the I’nited States of
Aniorii'u, do desisnale Sunday, (In
I'ourlti (iay of October, next, a day of
jiiiiycr ami supplication and (lo I'c j
all (;(i(l-learin« porsiiiis lo ri‘-
puir on lluil diiy lo llu ir places o!';
vv(ii>liip, Ili'Tc lo uiille ibcir )H'iitjoii-i
ill Ali>il!;li!y Cdil, Ihiil ovi r lUo
i-iiinscl of men. iiiiir .simijrlil llic
ihlims llicy ciinnot govern or ;ilti r
KiUiuf; pity on ilic iiiilioiis now in tli '
Ihl'oi'S of coliliict, i;i llii-i Ili''i*cy it'i.!
!: ll..ille^■s showing ;i v.ay uIpT' ir> i'
l IMSee nolie. lie VI )IU I'e : 1 ' • ■ II'- i''; ■
li'allli!^ pi .Ire ;ui:l I'e-
o.'irr IJicI'c llial ci'MeoI';! ;t Illol'.u'.
r('i)orted wounded.
CITY FILLED WITH REFUGEES
IJORDKATX, Sept. 9—'I'he ctiy tilled with refu,u,(‘es
are heiiit; (|uartt‘ivd hy the ji(>V(*riniient. Population of
Paris has decrt'ased thirty i»er c(‘nt and raili-oads art' un-
ahle to (‘arrv all who want to li'ave. lluii(h‘<‘ds of i“amili(‘s
are iiioviiij;- ahm.u' the hii;hways. Thousands of woukm'lM'(‘nch foreign office advices to (‘udias.Ky lu>i-e. ivi-ort-
and children wito left their helon.ninns Ix'hind them when General success oi Allies in h ranee continns. ^
fh'd i'oreed to seek r(>fu”<‘ in harus and sleep in op(‘ii li(‘lds
troops in Austrian servic<' ai-<“ adniitte<l surrenderiiej,
ovoiy opoprtimity on a(‘C(»unt of had (‘ffect »d‘ moral of (‘ii-
tire Austrian aiiuv.
•• 1, . it!', r- liuTM'i-"- Ii"''
ri’ieiuiship nor any wiiol. sni'.i M'”.il er-j
loil or ihoiiMlii ill iii‘‘ "oiiil; |.ra>in-.:
also io tliis end lliaf II'' )'or.t;i\e il-
,-.i- - in . 1 a" ii-’r'irane" m' tTs liolv
will, ami wilfulne^r. a'::l n.ai.y . rror>
ami Uaii us in th- pa'lis of oliedi' ;a"
'.1 jihu'es of vl^ion anil to tlu'iii;lil ‘
anii coiinsel that pni'L'e anti nialu
wise.
“In wilne.'-s wherof. 1 havi' here
l;l!to set tiiy lianil anil autliorizi”!
tlie seal of ttie I'niteil States to li
aflixeil.
"Done at tlie Citv of Washington
tliis eiKlit day of ScptonilH'r. in the
year of oiir I.ord. one thousand nine
linn(lre<l and fourteen. an<l of the in
dependence of the I'nited States 'if
.\iii«'**ica the one hundred and thirty-
ninth.
(SiKued> WOOi>ROW WiUSOX,
' “Hv the President:
I ‘‘WlI.IdAM .IKNNINT.S BUY.\N.
I “Secreatry of State."
F. Harding .
W. F. Kvans . . . .
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.1. <■'. Calloway nominated.
.T. ,1. Saltertliwaitc
,!iST
S. Jackson
H4S
tim: \si i!i;i{.
Wilson short l!s votes liaviim ina.ior-
y ov, r the other threi' candidates.
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.1 II. Cox ....
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I.' \ a ma.ioritv of i^'.
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AUSTRIAN REGIMENT SURRENDERS
WASl 11 X(rrOX, St'pt. —'riu' forty-lifth reuinienl
of Austrian infantr\’ has sui’rendert'd to the Russians.
de]iendinn upon authorities (d* t«»wns aloiiu' the roiit('s t(»
i;i\c food to families lliat hecome s(‘p(‘ratcd. It is iinpossi-
HYDROPLANES SCOUTING
ROMM. Sept. f)—'Two l''ren<-h hydroplanes sci.nlinu
hy a Austrian aeroplan<
nil. I''re!icli s\\ ii'ler ni-iiiaL
hie to I'cnnite them now. 'The n’ovennnent lias estahlish- Aiiti\ar_\ was atfa<'kc'
ccd inforinatitin hnreans in various towns where <len(‘r;il iHoiinted with liulit inachim
list of refugees arc Ixnni? complied. War office issiu'd ed t.. cs.-.ipc. I>«-sfmy s.iiiadioii
statement which conlii nis that report thal a disease has ■''Weeiiiiiu'waters ol An.-'trian mines
jirokcn iiiit aniono- the Anstiiaii army. i
flic Allit
Shaft to WhilfierN Heroine
Frederick, Md„ Sept a monii-
nu'nt t'rected to tlie nteniory of ilar-
liara I’rietchie, WhittiiT's lieroiiie.
over her prave in .Mount Olive Cente-
i ti'ry. liv the Itarhara Krietchie Metn
orial Association, was unveiled today
I .,,,11 i.,ieresiin« ceremonies. Alfred
hV I!oe, ,,r Massaehiiseits. a nn'mber
1 of the I'.th New Y,>rU lleKiini'iit. ami
I \.ho f<Mi!.'ht at the l.atlle of the M,ino-
eaey deliver,'il tli ' oration of il\e day
::t;. .iohn n. .\M)ott. a craml nicie
1.1 n-.irhara I'r'Ieli'hi'V nnceil,',! l!ie
1 -emnient. At tlie liasc' of the tnemo-
ria! there placed a larsre wreath
v,.ei bv nr.eau'.i O'.l Clory
; ! Arn of M;e I'., p-hhe.
At th(' recent niei'ting t)f tlie Pitt
ciuuity FeihTalion of Women's (.’lubs
tlio follmviiif; resolution was unani-
inoii.sl.v passed, and a copy sent lo
(lu- Coanty C'oniniissioners;
"Wheras. tlie pronioti<in of health
is of special interest to women, who
nurse the sit-k and <'are for the well:
tlier,‘for(>: KesoIve<I, Thai the I’itI
t'ounty Federation of Women’s Clubs
endorses the movement for an All
T me lli alth Ollicer for Pitt County
and appeals lo ihe Honorable Hoar.l
of County ('onimissioners to lake the
proposed action as soon as possible
so that tlie liealtli of our citizens
• la- Il ‘ a:-siireil. and lite prosperity
and happiness of <nir County pronio'-
r
All coiini.v newspapers interested
in (his siiiiject are r, iitiesicil lo copy
lb,' abo\e, that pnlilii- sentiment niny
1h‘ imri'a.ied in favor of tlie proposi-
tii'ti for ^n^,l^' only uooil can i-onie
i'r< m till aeti\,' eanipai,c;n in favor of
i; : . ■ H !; ,iilh
CITY FACINGFAMINE.
I.OXiMtX. Sept. —XtW'^ au'encv di>
I GERMANS EVACUATE ALSACE
t 15.\s! ,K. Sept. Il is re IX lit "d t li;i I lie ( M'rinai!
deliniteh' e\ac.lilted I'liper .Ma-'ce l>i'cail"e of ii..
I I'oiu Ilf 111 ili/iii'4 e\ er\ a\a ilallie m.'iII ti> in east Pni"-
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ill \',i': iiiii I r tnilay
: on aeiieii.il (i; tie
f till' !• adint; niein
1 of tl.e Svnoi], iinlmlinu: the I’ri
m;-.i l e ht le V I’ Mill!!' :nn. art.
d-I'.ilni'i! in rntrland.
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