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f .1 i - :H ; 4 h 4 ' :- irf..::.-;; " M:il?:.-v- v., J; ! . :; ;' --W' t. f 0 31 i 4 I"- 11.::- ..-t ii'il " 1 i 5! ; -' - I 'M ' . A .' - I i . '-. mo . .1. . my ;- .Hi ' tc:'' 5!5 "s.".;-t i V ,;. mm ?jl i TWO ' - - THE MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON.' N.YC.. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 28, 1914. - ' SS; l-ilil. - nniiDD Anr nnnnncn official bullftins I both "armies fought fiercely . I --:-vi v f - --era r' rrZ """i lit BOMBS-ARE DROPPED - tell of progress each claims the; advantage ,!p:.:tS!rrs)- -5(Q) rf?':lT- '' -...-I- miiiii i i. j n . thA I .-at .. .-..j ..... ,.- ,. . t- :: -rv ; .'..;-. I i ' . : smj .-: . . i -r i - . .. 1 - i ir i Most Powerful of Any Yet etUsed." . " Man Decapitated Staadlas by Little Daujrhter Crowd Promenadlagr a Banki of Seine Where . Aviator Appeared ' - Paris, Sept. 27. Four bombs were dropped on Paris from a German aero plane today. One missile exploded in v Avenue du Trocador and . blew the head from the shoulders of . - a man standing on a corner 'with his daugh ter. The child was "wounded. The other bombs did little damage. . Crowds were promenading on the banks of the Seine - when the aerial warrior appeared almost directly over the Eiffel towel' 3t is believed the first bomb dropped was intended ( for the wirless station onsthe tower or possibly for- nearby buildings contain ing army .stores. - It landed in Avenue Du Trocadero, not far from the tower, and the explosion was heard for many blocks. Houses, in the vicinity were badly damaged. -tflFhe" bomb struck only a block:"- fronjk- the Amerfcan em? bassy at.-NoVm-:Rue.'jde' Chaillot, where Ambassador Jffyron T. Herrick,. who did not accompanyrthe government to Bordeaux, still makes his home. In the wakeVcff the bomb fluttered a German flag. ' At the sound of the explosion the promenaders first rushed for shelter, and , then, as the airship moved on, hurried to the, scene of the. place where the bomb bursted. A police cordon 3vas thrown around the scene. Near the body of the dead man the girl was discovered. Among the houses damaged was the residence of the Prince of Monaco. The "bailding containing" army stores suf fered considerably. At the time of the attack services were being conducted In the American Holy Trinity Church, in Avenue del Alma. Many of the congregation fled to the In the midst of the excitement- the aeroplane dropped three more bombs. One landed among a herd of cows on a race course. One cow Was killed and other stunned. A third bomb fell in Rue Vineuse and a fourth in Rue De L.a Pompe, a quarter in which many Americans . live. Comparatively little damage was done in either place. . The missiles dropped today were the most powerful of any that have been used in the aerial raids on the city. Operating In Belgium. London, Sept. 27. A German Zep pelin made a bomb dropping tour last vuitinc several Belgian cities. according to a Reuter dispatch from j Ostend. The arismp paseea over ost. Ghent, Pynze and Rolleghem, dro pping five "b6mbs. At Dyn?e a' man was fatally in jured when the bomb, struck a build ing in which ,he was standing. An other bomb at. Rolleghem did not dam age. The Zepplin next dropped two bombs on the gas plant at' Ghent. The airship thn proceeded to Alost and dropped one:bomb. Warsaw Is Visited. Warsaw, Sept. 27. This morning (probably Saturday) at 5 o'clock a German Zeppelin appeared above the city and dropped many bombs', killing three soldiers. The airship was flred upon but es caped to the vicinity of Novo Georg- lewsk (formerly called Modlin, 20 miles northwest of Warsaw) where the guns of the fortress brought it Sown. The foregoing obviously refers to the Zeppelin raid described in an ear lier dispatch from Warsaw by ay of Xiondon. TWO MILLION A WEEK. Sale ' of Tobacco on Wilson Market ' Past Week Heavy. (Special Star Correspondence.) Wilson, N. C, Sept. 26. Estimates tfor the Ave selling days of the week on the loose leaf tobacco market show total of 2,000,000 pounds-'of to bacco at-an average of slightly over 12 cents, meaning the payment of over $220,000; One of the better posted to bacco men stated this morning that possibly 25 per cent, of that amount of money had been paid out on account but that fully 75 per cent, was still in the 'hands of the farmers. VILLA NAMES TERMS FOR MEXICAN PEACE Continued From Page One) lart is that V. Carranza deliver su preme command to Fernando Iglesias Calderon so that, in the shortest pos sible time, elections may be called. "At the same time I declare that I shall not accept Carranza as presi dent or vice president or president ad Interim, or Constitutionalist leader of ;the Republic I shall prove the rec titude of my intentions and the disin teredness, which animates the forces of this division. Later the world will realize -where rests true disinterested ness and abortive ambitions." Calderon Leader of Liberals. El Passo, Tex., Se'pt. 27. F. Iglesias Calderon, the choice of General Villa lor president of Mexico, some months ago was mentioned as a possibility for president while in Washington, where he conferred with American officials. He at present is in Mexico City. Cal deron, is leader of the Liberal party, a political organization which connect ed itself with the Constitutionalits In the revolution. It is announced that lie will run at tne elections. While an answer to -Villa's proposal is awaited from Mexico City, the northern leader i. has not halted his Ihovement of troops toward the oppos ing Carranza forces. ; Villa officials today v declared they liad reason to believe .acatecas would be turned over to: Villa's men with out a fight. ? It was learned, that :a Villa brigade Was on the march into' Sonora, the western border state, to, assist Gov, ' Mavtorena in his attacks on 1 the Car ranza forces in that state. : Another strong group of, Villa men is moving Into Coahuila to the east... m Grant Evans, white, swore out a Varrarit at the police tation-lait..nignt charging Frank ... Brown,1- white, with disorderly conduct. " The latter was arrested by Sergeant Howell and gave a eaten bond of 25 for his appearance fcef ore the Recorder this morning, v . '. . f -- . ' . (Continued from. Pass One.) and our artillery - is . engaged on west bank of the Meuse. "Elsewhere the situation remain un changed. ' - v Capture of Barrier . Tort. Wasnington.vSept. 27.- A; wireless to the German embassy from Berlin today announced the caDture by the Germans of a barrier fort, south of Verdun. Tft message follows: y' "Official headquarters report' that op erations proceeding on the extreme right wing . of the German army have no decision. In the center of the bat tle front several attacks have been made on both sides. - ; - "Kamp des Renalns, near St. Mi hiel, taken by the Bavarians, is one of the barrier forts south of Verdun. "Official reports say that snipers suddenly attacked a German sanitary service - detachment carrying Frerfch wounded and killed, a surgeon and sev en ambulance volunteers. "A letter of an American militia at tache accompanying the German army says that the German warfare is ad mirable, not only from " the viewpoint of efficiency,., but also from a humani tarian" viewpoint." ' ' . Petrograd Announcement. Petrograd, y Sept. 27. The general staff today gave out the following offi cial statement: "German attempts to cross the river Niemen near Druseniki (Russian Po land) have been foiled by our fire. "The German retreat towards Suwal kJNhaS become general. The fortress of Ossowetz continues to resist the German heavy siege artillery with suo cess. "The fights in Gallcla have been marked by especial tenacity, particu larly at a hill where the Hungarians were dislodged from three positions and withdrew in disorder. We have taken a whole battery and several hun dred prisoners. The, pursuit of the en emy continues. "All communications with Prsetnyal are cut. The defense of the fortress there remains passive." v Russian Successes Claimed. ' London, Sept. 27. The Petrograd has sent the following dispatch to the Dal ly Telegram: ', "The movement of German - troops from East Prussia in the direction of Warsaw has come to nothing. . InrSu walki (Russian Poland) the Germans have suffered a serious - repulse. The left flank of the Russian-army haswon a victory at Mariampole, and the at tacking Germans were thrown back ten miles across thelver Scheschupa with a loss of many guns and prison ers. On the right flank atfthe;Niemen river the battle ended in success for us at Snedniki, where a German at tempt to cross ther. river was 'repulsed with great loss.",V -" Other German Activities. Berlin, Sept. 27. v (Via Wireless to Sayville, L. L) Advices received here and officially made public say: "A captured Russian officer in a let ter to Petrograd Novoe Vremya prais es the humanity exhibited in German hospitals and the. untiring-efforts on the part of surgeonstowards their pa tients. :. : . 1. v'r -. - : "Their cruisers captured two Dutch steamers, bound for Rotterdam, loaded with Swedish irdn and ore, and divert ed their cargoes to the British iron works at Middlesboro. Three other Dutch steamers bound from America to Rotterdam were captured and,, tak en to Plymouth."- -...: Reports of clashes between. Bavarian and -Prussian, troops, the reported es cape of imprisoned French soldiers and the story of the sinking . of a Ger man cruiser and two German torpedo boats by the Russian cruiser Bayan In the Baltic are officially denied. A Berlin telegram to the Cologne Gazette says French reports' that Pope Benedict XV has addressed a protest to the Emperor of the German govern- ernment regarding damage done to the cathedral of Rheims are incorrect. O9 the other hand, the message ''says the Prussian envoy at the Vatican explain ed to the Pontiff the real state" of af fairs. The latter expressed satisfac tion at the information received. It is announced that an additional $17,500,000 has been subscribed to the war loan. Japanese Embassy Statement. Washington, Sept. 27. The Japanese embassy tonight issued this state ment: "The Japanese embassy is authoriz ed from Tokio to deny categorically the reports given circulation a few days ago that the Japanese govern ment intends to build a narrow guage railway from the, seaport Lung Kow to Kia Chow." Japanese Troops. Peking( Sept. 28. It is learned from Wei-Hsien, in Shan Tung, that a sec ond detachment of Japanese troops ar rived here at sun down Saturday with 15 cartloads of ammunition and sup plies. Other troops thave advanced west along the railway and hold Fang- tsei, where the Germans flooded the coal mines before their departure. All the Chinese miners fled. The American .mission Is crowded with women f ronfthe city and country districts, who are said, to fear both the Japanese and the Chinese spldiers. rne enmese ioreign omce nas asRea the Japanese legation forran explana tion of the occupation or the Wel- Hsien Railway station. NEW YORK ELECTIONS. Enrolled Voters Will Exercise Their Franchises Today. New York, Sept. 27.Enrolled vot ers in New York will-vote to-morrow for candidates for state and county offices, as well as for an associate judge of the Court of Appeals United States Sena tor and 15 delegates at large to next year's constitutional convention. In the" various districts candidates for Congress are to be named. Leading primary candidates for gov ernor are the Incumbent, Martin H. Glynn and John A. Hennessy, . Demo cratic; Charles S. Whitman, Harvey D. Hinman and Job E. Hedges. Republi can; Fred M. Davenport and William Sulzer, Progressive. For United States . Senatorthe des ignations are James W. Gerard and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic; James W. Wadsworth, Jr., William M. Calder and David Jayne Hill, Repub lican; Bainbridge Colby, Progressive.',. ENABLES -FARMER TO PAY X DEBTS AND HOLD COTTON Wilson Merchant Allow 8 Cents on Account Without Sale. ft : v (Special Star Correspondent.) Wilson, N. C, Sept.- 27. Next week usually marks the receipt of the first cotton from this county ..'on this, mar ket and one of the .largest firms an nounced yesterday that they would ad vance eight cents on all cotton brought in on account : and issue a warehouse receipt showing the grade, weight and number of bales.. The farmer will pay 6 per cent. Interest and 25 cents a month storage and wilKhave ihe privi lege of selling the, cotton at any time athe spot market price. This proposi tion enables .the farmer to hold his cotton and at' the same time pay eight penta a oound on. accounts; ' - - .(Continued from Pag One.) been reported imminent foseveral days, tli'e ivent' has not been recorded. -" ' " - - -.v - Ttie German Emperor's illness, variously -described last week as -a severe cold and influenza, is now said to be inflam mation of the-lunes. due to the Emperor failing into a water- .v ' To the cnolera reported among.the Austrian troops, has beenlAthletlcs added typhoid fever, which is said to be raging in the German camps around Brussels and near Termonde. It is reported that several hundred Germans already have succumbed to this dis ease. ' ; ' '" : .' - " - Quick to realize, as did Germany, the necessity of a high birth rate to offset deaths due to the war, a movement has been started in England tq reduce marriage fees and to encourage soldiers and sailors to wed before leaving for the front. The Archbishop of Canterbury has addressed an open letter on the subject to "a London paper. In Germany a similar movement was inaugurated some time ago. FROM BATTLE FRONT. Most Furious Fighting Since Beginning of the Campaign. On the Battle Front, via Paris, Sept. 28. Desperate attempts made by the Germans on the western -end of - the long line of battle to break through the allies forces which are engaged in a turning movement, have resulted Mn the most furious fighting that has. tak en place since the beginning of the campaign. After fighting without respite night and day corps after corps of Germans was . hurled agalnst the flower of the French and English armies today only to be thrown back. . A French lieutenant, M. Verlin, is the hero of the day as the result of an" affair in which he was the main figure yesterday. The: lieutenant and 50 men, recon noltering ten miles in advance of the main body on the Oise, river; encoun tered -5,000 Germans. The Frenchmen took refuge in nearby woods anxi from this shelter fired volleys until only IS of their detachment remained allvey and of these four were wounded. The par ty then crept away. The Germans hes itated to attack the woods for fear of a traj. I DEFEAT "WORST ENEMIES." They; Are .ike English, According- to Speech, of a German Secretary. Romevla Paris, Sept. 27. "The fate of the German Colonies will not be decided in the Pacific or in Africa out on European battlefields." Such was the assertion today of Dr. W. S. Solf, German Secretary of State for Colonies and former governor of German Samoa, in a-speech In Berlin, according to a dispatch from the German capital. Dr. Solf said that "defeating our worst enemies, the English, is a more difficult task - than- many 4 ..imagine." Germany does nofear England, on land but on sea, he, added, "where she must face the most powerful fleet In the world. ' ' "Our greatest expectation is merely to be able to damage the enemy," said the secretary. - "We .must also, fight the disloyal method employed by vEng land in damaging our commerce - and industry. We must fight to the. endJ and militarily and economically Impose security for at least a half . century against our continental enemy. ' We fight for a victory against England, for gain which must be proportional to the enormous sacrifices we are now en during" ' GERMAN CASUALTTE 9. Berlin Gives Out Official Figures Little Over Hundred Thousand. Berlin, via London, Sept. 27. The total ' German casualties in dead, wounded and missing, as officially re ported today, are 104,589. The casualty list announced today adds a total of 10,527 casualties to those previously announced. The total casualty list is made up as follows: Dead 15,674; wounded 66,908; miss ing "23,007. According to a letter from- an officer of the German auxiliary cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, this vessel was not sunk by the British cruiser High flyer, as was asserted, but was blown up when her ammunition was gone. Only a few of the crew was wounded. One officer says the fire of the High flyer was poor. JAPANESE GET BUSY. Defeated Germans in Two-Hour Battle . In Outskirts of Ting Tan. - Tokio, Sept. 27. It is officially an nounced that the Japanese have de feated the Germans in a four-hour bat tle on the outskirts of Tng Tau, seat of government of the German posses sions.. . " : ' .. .''..-, According to the statement the fight began September 26. German gunboats bombarded the Japanese troops. Jap anese aeroplanes proved effective in reconnoltering expeditions and are re ported to have escaped unharmed. London, Sept. 27. tA dispatch to the Exchange Telegram from Peking says it is officially- announced . there that Pel Ho was occupied September 27 by a small Japanese detachment which re pulsed 300 Germans. v. - . - BOMBARDMENT OF RHEIMS. French Say They Had No Observatory in Cathedral Tower. r i Washington, " Sept. 27. The French' embassy mads public the following communication today: "The French government has been informed that the German government officially: allege that the bombardment of the cathedral at Rheims (first de nied and now openly acknowledged) had been caused by . a French post of observation , having been established on the cathedral. ' . - - "A .telegram of - General Joffre to the minister of war shows that the. des truction was, as stated before, with out the shadow. of an excuse. The telegram is as follows:, : - . . "The-Flfh (French) -Army had oc cupied.' Rheims' until September 18 and then was relieved by the Ninth. Both declare they established' no post, of ob servation on the cathedral, the syste matic bombordment of which began on the 19th at i I P, M. ; - It was rumored ion the streets last night that there was someone shot at Front and Dock : streets ' last night about; 7:30, but a thorough Investiga tion by the police failed? to reveal any source for ths -report, v ' , ; : - - - ' t , , 1 I MEXICANS OF HIGH RANK. Leave Vera Crux TJpon , Contemplation of Withdrawal of Troops." Galveston, Tex., Sept. 27. Four men who; served as generals in the Federal army during the regime t of former President Huerta, half a dozen govern mnt officials and a number of business men of Mexico City were among the 166 Mexicans who arrived invGareston to day aboard (the steamship Mexico from Vera Cruz. Many were formerly active in the administration of Huerta and fled to the United States on the an nouncement -that American troops were to be withdrawnfrom Mexico. Head ing the military men was Gen. Ignaclo Bravo, the defender of Torreon. He is 80. years Old and has spent 63 years In the Mexican army. He was accom panied' by Gen. Felipe Mier, former sec retary of war under Huerta, CATHOLICS PROTEST. Seeming Indifference of American Peo - pie! to Conditions in Mexico. , Baltimore, Sept. 27. Intimating it was time for Catholics In the United States to protest against alleged brutal treatment of Catholics irr Mexico, Bish op Jos.,Schrembs, of Toledo, preached the opening sermon at the lath1 annual convention of -the American Federation of Catholic Societies here today. Cardi nal James Gibbons spoke In approval of'the bishop's sermon. ' Bishop Schrembs contrasted the great outcry , over the Imprisionment of 'a Russian Jew for ritual murder with the seeming indifference of the American people to conditions In Mexico, where "not one individual but thousands of Cathollss are being outraged,' and In many cases brutally murdered."' Priests and bishops, he declared, have been robbed of all thy." possessed, tor tured and exiled, and that "numbers of women who have sacrificed their , lives for their Catholic faith have been hand ed overto that which Is worse than death the lust of an inhuman soldi ery.". :a vv ' NATIONAL PROHIBITION. Congressman Hobson Says It's Coming, at Massachusetts Meeting. Boston.Sept. 27. Before the twenti eth century is one-quarter done we will have prohibition In the Constitution of the United States," declared Congress man Richmond P. Hobson, at a maBs meeting here today, under the auspices of the Massachusetts National Anti-Saloon League. The meeting was the closing rally of a week's statewide prohibition cam paign. . 4 UNIVERSITY ATTENDANCE. Not so Many Freshmen but Profession al Schools, Are Crowded.- ( Special Star Correspondence.) Chapel Hill, N. C., Sept. 27. Analysis of the iteglstratlon figures of the Uni versity reveal the interesting fact that the banner attendance of 958, which 51s almost, 100 gain over last year, is not due to i an' abnormally, large Freshman class. As a .matter of fact, this year's new class Is not as large as the one of last year. The - gain -jn numbers Is due , to the heavy Teglstratlon ,ln the professional schools, and - to ? the i encouraging fact that the" number that usually drops from the other classes has diminished materially. 80 -men; are taking medicine an increase ? of . 20qver last year; 96 men are taWtng 'law. As a large num ber usually . enter hls department throughout 'the, year the gain here is not certain et 50; are in the pharma--cy classes, Nasaganst 37 last ysar; 18 graduates of ; last year are in college taking advanced -work ' of various kinds. Last year was begun the faculty advisory system. Apparently the re sults have been very beneficial. The gain, of this .year's Sophomore class over that of last Is about 40. The law school has elected officers. J. M. Turbyfllle, of Waynesville. pres ident; M. T. Ham, vice president; H. T. Spears, of Lillingtoir, secretary . and treasurer; B. C. Trotter of Reldsville, member of student council; Head Coach "Doggie". Trenchard, member of great er couneil. Of the 85 senior law stu dents 15 are candidates for LL. B. de grees. This is a record number for the University. CORPORATION COMMISSION MAKES FREIGHT RATE ORDER Relating to Short Hauls and on Sh6rt , V ::r - Lines. ' v .. ,. ' x: , . (SpeclalrStar Telegram.) " Raleigh, N. C.Sept. 26. An order by the Corporation Commission today di rects that the joint haul and local rates of all independently owned and operated railroads in this State less than75 miles long on Intra-state move ment remain the same as at the time of adoption of the justice Kate act. except any, changes-smew mitae- uy tne o.ommlaslonl until the commission snail promulgate new rates. Also it is ordered that rates on joint haula between lines more than 75j miles long and the shorter lines be the new local rates of the Ion line . as 'fixed by the special rate commission to or from the junction point with the short line less 25 per cent plus the rate of the short line as fixed above for. the distance over it. ' ', : FilMMEIIMI CARDS BOSTON-CHICAGO SPLIT Played Ball Errorless Bender Held St.. Louis Batsmen to Four Hits Washington Downed De troit In Ten Innings Naps and Yanks Divide. STANDING OF THE, CLTJBS. Won. Lost. P.C. .660 .600 .52S ,5 ft .520 .459 .455 .324 Philadelphia Boston . Washington' Detroit .V; Chicago . . New York . St. Louis . . Cleveland. . ' . 95 49 . . , 87 .'-.---.58 . . .,v,77.--69.-. . -.. . v.76,-' .71 .. ,TtT-: 77 -51.". 67' .'Vv 79 y . 66 'V .7.9 ,48 ; 100 RESULTS YESTERDAY At Chicago 6 ; Boston S. v ; 2nd: Chicago 4;. Boston 3: - -At Cleveland 5; New; York 2. 2nd: Cleveland 2; New York 5. At Detroit 2; Washington 6. At St. Louis 0; Philadelphia 6. WHERE THIS PLAY TODAY. Boston at Chicago. ' , New York at Cleveland. ' Washington" at Detroit. ";' Philadelphia' at St. Louisr ' St. Louis, Sept. 27. Playing error less ball and hitting, timely and heavi ly, Philadelphia won 'from St. Louis to day 6 to 0. - St. Louis ........000 000 000 0 4 2 Philadelphia .610 103 001 6 12 0 James, Leverenz and Agnew; Ben der and Schang. " BIG BLUDGEONS ACTIVE IN THE CHICAGO GAME. Chicago, Sept. 27. Boston divided a double-header with Chicago, winning the first 8 to 6 and losing the second 4 to 3. Boston . 000 401 012 8 15 1 iChicago 200 000 400 6 11 3 1 T? rft11(na onI rafrla-on' PflW Taa. per, J. Scott , and Kuhn. Second game: " . V Boston .v."', 100 200 0 3 9 1 Chicago ...1..100 200 14 7 2 Bedient and Thomas; Bens and Schalk. (Called end 7th,- darkness.) COBB MISSED A LINER AND SENATORS WQN.' Detroit, Sept. 27. Washington deT feated Detroit' in tJieJtKlhning today when with the bases, full and two out, Morgan lined a single ; to center and Cobb let the ball get away from him, four men-scoring. The score was 6 to 2. Washington 000 000 0204 6 9 2 Detroit ......... .000 2J)0 0000 2 5 1 Johnson and Alnsmlth and Reynolds; Coveleskie and Stanage. ( '' -' ' ." " " , .-I " NAP LAJOIE GETS "HIS S THREE HUNDREDTH HIT, Cleveland, Sept. 27. Cleveland and New, York divided adouble header to day, Cleveland winning the first 5 to 3 and New York the second 5 to 2. Nap Lajole, of Cleveland, made his 3,000tn big league hit in the first game, Cleveland 100 031 OOx 5 7 2 New York 101 000 100 3 7 0 Morton and Egan; McHale, Brown and Sweeney. Second game: Cleveland .000 020 000 2 6 1 New York .. 004 000 010 5 10 1 Tedrow, Bowman and Egan; Cole and Nunamaker. TRADE WITH CHINA. National Association of Manufacturers Encouraged by President. New York, Sept. 27. President Yuan Shi Kai, of China, co-operating with the National Association of Manufac turers of the United States for the de velopment of1 China and for the in crease of trade between that country and 'America, the association announc ed tonight, making public a letter from the President of the Chinese Republic. Representatives of the association vis ited China last July and the new move ment, in which the head of the Repub lic is co-operating, is a result of that visit.. "It is certain that trade co-operation between the Chinese and the Americans will unfold a- new phase to the eco nomic world not only to the benefit of China and : the United States, but also to the advancement of the cause of universal peace," said the letter of the Chinese. President. . - . - It was also announced that, the Presi dent of China has asked the National Association of Manufacturers to nomi nate a .commercial advisor to the Chi nese government. OPPOSED TO THE SYSTEM. Wilson County Farmers Want Salary System In . Offices. (Special Star Correspondence.) Wilson, N. C., Sept. 26.--Wil8on coun ly farmers are Opposed . to the fee system of remuneration for- county of ficers and" after a discussion ; of the question - at their; mealing yesterday adopted resolutions callings or the rep resentatives from this county to, the next session of the legislature to enact a Kill nut f rv ' tit a)lai.v aircii-Arin'- 4n font In this ronntv- -" '.v- ..''. . ' .. '- ' -if- ' ' y , . . .. ,. -.-; , . , VISIT THE WOUNDED.' -iv . -. ; . .... ' ' ; King and Oueen of England See Them at Residence of Empress."' London, Sept. 27. King George and Queen" Mary today motored fromAl- dershpt to: Farnboro Hill, .where they visited, the residence of the -' former 1 Jtumpress naigeme. a numoer or . wound ed officers are' quartered there.; Their Majesties also ; visited the wounded at the Connaught Hospital. WlllleRiley, colored, will have -to answer to two charees before the' Re corder today, one 1 for violating i the driving ordinance and the other1 "for violating the prohibition liwi-t He- was arrested last night-by Policeman-: J; O Bullajd jand lodged in the city .prison - FEDERAL Won. Lost. P.C. .560 .562 632 .525 .503 .469 .433 .406 Indianapolis . . . 80 Chicago . . . . 81 Baltimore ... .74 Buffalo . . . , . . 78 Brooklyn. . . " . . 71 Kansas City . . . 67 St. Louis . V . . 61 Pittsburs: 56 63 63 65 66 70 76 80 82 RESULTS YESTERDAY. No games scheduled. WHERE THEY PLaY TODAY. Kansas City at Buffalo. St. Louis at Baltimore. Chicago- at Brooklyn. Indianapolis at Pittsburg. POISONED BY FISH. ".'. Residents "of Logging ' Camp Have Ptomaine Wilson News Notes. (Special Star Correspondence.) Wilson, N. C, Sept. 21.- Reports from a logging camp of the Dennis Simmons Lumber Company, 10 miles from Middlesex, tell of one death and several cases of serious illness result ing from people eating pickled' flsh. The families of G. D. Pace, Allan Brantely,. Joseph Roberson and John Williams purchased mullets from a dealer and members of all the families were taken ill with ptomaine poison ing. The son of Mr. Pace died. Some of the fish was thrown away and ,a dog and several chickens died from eating the fish. Paul & Drake, furniture merchants of Wilson made an assignment Sat urday to E. J. Barnes for the benefit of creditors. No statement as to as sets or liabilities has been made pub lic. The assignment was caused by the inability of the concern to male col lections. They do largely an install ment business. ' The local manager of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company announces that his company will erect a cotton storage warenouse in wiison im mediately. .Frank Boswell is in .Jail to answer a charge of selling liquor. He was caught in the act by Policeman Hales who - saw. the money and whiskey change hands. THE NORTH CAROLINA CLUB. New Department of Rural Economics and Sociology Organized. , (Speceial Star Correspondence.) , Chapel Hill, N. C, Sept. 25. "The meeting inaugurates a movement the most significant of all in the American Colleges today," said President Gra ham here Friday night in opening the meeting for the organization of the North Carolina Club which will be the head of -the work of Prof. Branson, Prof. Branson has been described-as the "Professor of North Carolina in the University." Prof, Branson is head of the new Department of Rural Economics and Sociology. He himself says in describ ing his work that "It is the first time anything of its kind has ever been gotten into the hands of the students of any University in the World." , This North Carolina Club Is a fed eration of all the. county clubs" in the University and will serve as the me dium through which to make an econo mic survey of the State. County clubs are organizations unique to the Uni versity. Prof Branson, whose life work is study of this nature, thinks the J natural setting is Ideal for this work With the material already at hand, the only thing .necessary, is organization and direction. Organization was begun at this meeting. The officers are: Prof. Bran son, president; Frank Graham, who Is sercetary of the Y. Ml C. A. and His tory Instructor, secretary. The Steer ing Committee is to map out the work of the county clubs and direct the forces of the work along 17 chosen lines. This committee has Prof. Hamil ton, of the History J5epartment, as Its .head with the following students as members: Preston Epps, of Dur ham; Francis Bradshaw, of -Hlllsboro; L. B. Gunter, of Holly Springs; and George Eutsler, now of .Charlottesville but formerly of Goldsboro. Other members will be added, especially from the faculty. The' promotion committee is com posed of Hugh Hestor, W; P. Fuller, S. R. Winters, and Mr. Yoeder. - The entire scheme of work is built around the syllabus gotten out by Prof. Branson. It gives details . and directions about how to . go about the work. During this .year 17 subjected will be investigated and. gotten out in pamphlet form. The 17 subjects In clude Natural -resources, . historical background, population-, county popu lation, wealth and taxation, domestic animals, crop wealth, farm organiza tion, co-operation, farm credits, mar kets, improved highways, health and sanitation, schools, law and order, re creation, and Churches and Sunday schools. , ALL OF CREW SAFE. Sixty Members of Wrecked - Revenue Cutter Crew Picked Up. Mrs. John J. Hutson, whose husband was an officer on the revenue cutter Tahoma, which was wrecked off the Aleutian Islands? near .the Alaskan cost a week ago, received a message yesterday from Mr. Frank Meares, of Seattle, Wash., stating that 60 menvbers of the crew bad been picked up1 bthe steamer Cordova. Twelve others;. are missing, but Captain ' Dunwodie' in ctfarge. of- the Pacific revenue: Aitter service; has' assured Mr. Meares. that they are safe, and that they have prob ably already been picked up by: some passing vessel: - t : . V Mrs. Hutson. has, been spending, some time herexon a-visit to her parents, Prof, and Mrs. Washington Catlett. ' RED CROSS OFFICERS EXCHANGED French . and 'Germans Held Friendly Meeting in Switzerland. -Paris; Sept. 27r. At Basel yester day German and Frenech . Red Cross officers were exchanged and will re turn tb.;their respective countries. Tlje Interchange was '.'supervised by Swiss officers The French and Germans Jield a friendly .meeting, exchanging cards"; drinking the health of one. another and discussing war experiences. V V rr-M'--1' M. Noble, of Punta iGordoi tC: ?f red city . last night to visit hts mother. ? . ,-. ,- . BRAVES ONLY DE Efi BE A LL Three More Victories Cinch the Flag Will Giants and Braves Each Have Elevei More Games St, Louis and Chi cago Have Chance to pas Drooping Giants Yet. ' STANDING Boston . . . New York . . St. Louis . . . Chicago . . . Philadelphia . Brooklyn . . . Pittsburg . . Cincinnati . . OF THE Won. CLUBS. Lost, BASEBA . ,86 56 .. . 78 65 . 77 6S . . 75 n . . 72 74 . - 70 75 . . 63 80 . . 59 90 60S .545' .531 .514 .493 .453 441 .S98 RESULTS YESTERDAY. No games scheduled. WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY, Chicago sat Boston. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburg at; Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Philadelphia. New York, Sept. 27. Boston worked into a safe lead for the National League pennant last week and nothing but a baseball miracle can beat th Braves out of the flag. Sweeping through the six day period with a rec ord of eight victories and one defeat, Stallings' men established a margin of eight and a half games over the New Yorks who were swamped by Chicago and St. Louis. The Braves have 11 more games to play and need to win only three' more to clinch the cham pionshlp even should the, Giants win all their remaining 11 games. McGraw's men are being pushed hard by St. Louis',"" twoganin"The rear?" V Chicago also has an excellent chance to pass the drooping champions if the Polo Grounders do not improve their play. -Brooklyn and Philadelphia are fighting' it , Out for fifth place. Pitts burg seems anchored in seventh, with Cincinnati iJhopele;ssly lost. In the Ajaaericah. League, the Bostons have 1-at about their last chance for the flag and the Philadelphia are within -short sight of establishing their right to the 1914 championship of th( league to a ' mathematical certainty, Detroit - and ; Washington are bidding for .third ' place, while Chicago, New York' -and,! St?- Louis are struggling for the ;aefeenori TOf topping - the .; ond-;-d.iyisi,on.;5J;. -'.y Within' the 'coming week, in all prob ability, the result in both the rnajor leagues willMsefinally established and definite, arrangements for the world'! series, to' startVon October 9th, may be begun..- ..:.':'.', . . The close of .the American Associa tion's race, today marked the end ol another -tlglit battle- for the pennant in President vChivington's League. Not until yesterday was Milwaukee defi nitely known as the winner, Louisville right up to Saturday being a con tender. In the Federal League, Chicago again attained first place, the routing of In dianapolis at the hands of Baltimore toppling the Hoofeds and putting the Terrapjns into the Tunning once more. PROSPECTS SEEM BRIGHT ' FOR TRINITY TRACK TEAM. Many New Athlete. Reported Wits High Recommendations. (Special Star Correspondence.) Trinity College, Durham, X. C, Sept 27. Trinity College has the brightest prospects for track athletics that it Tnaa avr harl qh wan elearlv shown In a secret meeting of all aspirants and old track athletes called by Charles c Matton, 'varsity captain. In all ther were 3b present, composed mostly of members of the freshman class. Many of the new athletes come highly rec ommended from various high schools of nmmlniitiop. and Matton is already roundincr them into Bhape. He stater that Trinity will be especially strong in the jumps and in the mile and a the half mile runs. Among the new material are thrM man rf AanaM a 11 v crnnci nromise, G1W and Stonewall, of Charlotte, shov great form as vaulters. and Capta Matton wlH be pushed to keep present position as premier state po-! vaulter. Marr, of Charlotte. B0Jt high with , the pole, and in additiw proves to be good on the broad JuiW Among the old members of the track team are Cordle, Ruff and Canipe, wj the. 220 and 440 yard dash; Goforth Gardner for the two mile race; ton,: Osborne and Palmer for the mil run; Brown, Hoyl and Matton for t hurdles; Coman and Matton for nt broad have been excluded from the terclass for pole vault. The regular 'preliminary for tie " nesday, September 29, when each ca ts to select Its ten best one-mile ru ners as representatives in the n eveni, wnicn coraeo ..., rr.i : ' a. i i .Via most lnie1 esting athletic contest held drl"f L fall, and to the class putting IOIL" vc winning team- for three success 1 f I IKTflnnir PfimnanJ. ' cal Jewelers, will present a hanasha, silver loving cup. So far, no class come, into permanent possession 01 cup. The last-graduating class it threev times, but failed to win event, three times in succession. out in its sophomore year. A"cap. classes have selected claps team i tains, and are hard in iran"i . I a . . 'ITr.M.DQV preliminary next, weunw""." on Considerable work is beiner o0" the newathletic field, and in short time It will be in tne i" condition. .. . Interna Newv York, Sept. 27. The tional Baseball League s ppa.son clos- .mm ed today with Providence f- pJ winner for the first time ince mu. .uc. in yeara it was not until Friday that the xue ince was nu'" losing ership was decided. In pe ppid days Jof the season Rochester arj from first score: - - At Newark 9-8; Jersey Cit a No ' others - scheduled. ;. :' ..." ' . - t v 1 -N,-:'!-"- ;. y. -V -, '...: i :. .f V. - v : ' . . ' 'V. - -'