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Refuses to Continue Matter Any-Longer.
Representatives of Towns Plead la
Vain for Further Investigation.
Travis and Lee Oppose.
Pell Willing.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh July 18. Definite refusal
of the corporation commission to allow
another continuance of the hearing of
the petition of the Southern Bell Tel
ephone company for increasing the
rates in Wilmington, Charlotte, Winston-Salem,
Asheville, Raleigh, Greens
boro and other exchange towns, twelve
in all, of North Carolina, brought the
evidence and arguments to a conclu
sion this afternoon and there remains
the preparation and promulgation of
the ruling, which it is understood will
be forthcoming before Chairman Tra
,vis retires from the comomission Au
gust 1.
Mayor McNinch, of Charlotte; Mr.
Kimbel, and others of counsel for
those resisting the increases, pleaded
- In vain for further time, sixty days if
possible, and certainly thirty days, in
which to go into the Bell company's
contract with the American company
i and for getting expert testimony as to
various phases o fthe telephone busi
ness and economies of operation.
Chairman Travis held that the com
mission has before it or immediately
available all the data essential to the
! case, except possibly the records of the
recent Washington, D. C, investiga
5n wViidh he said he would under-
. n1rA r rye r Tt is understood that
commissioner
AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST t HP . ia I
COMMISSION CLOSES
TELEPHONE HEARING
Washington, July 8.. The following
army casualties have been reported by
General Pershing:
Killed In Action.
Sargeants Carl C. Carter, Frenso,
Cal.; Eudell Miller Lusher, Kansas City
Mo.; William F. McFadden, Great Bend.
Kan.; Wm. L. Travis, Hot Springs, Ark.
Privates Leon William Brignall, Gen
eva, N. Y.; Rooco di Sciascio, Philadel
phia; George Fisher, New York; Joseph
Gallegos, Talpa, N. M.; William C.
Jackson, Rushville, Ind.; Vedo Rubia
chi, Tonopah, Nev.; Samuel Elder Lee,
Pittsburg; John C. Lovell, Norborne,
Mo.; Henry R. Tyler, Manlius, N. Y.;
Oscar L. Ulgreen, Jamestown, N. Y.
Died of Wonndl.
Corporal James E. Fltwilon, Char
leston, S. C. Privates Frederick B. Bunt,
Tannersville, N. Y.; Earl M. Costan,
Billings, Mo. Jos. B. Emmons, Anda
lusia, Ala.; Paul J. Dlorine, Ft. Atkin
son, Wis.; Chas E. Lanier, Decatur, Ala;
Jos. Macciocca. Pigbo, Italy; Frank
K. Snydei, Fairfield, Conn.; William
Upton, Philadelphia; Okey Vaughn,
Newford, W. Va.
Died Of Disease.
Cook Scott Milfordj Summer, Mo. Pri
vates Charles E. Lucas, Trenton, New
Jersey; Leslie G. Morrow, Alberta, Can
ada; William O. Watts, Elsberry, Mo.;
Frank M. Wensel, Little Falls, Minn.;
Philip Whitfield, S alters Depot. S.' C.
Died from accident and other causes:
Corporal Ralph Charles Taylor, Mt.
Pleasant, Mich. Private Herbert Daniel
Whalen, Detroit.
Wounded Severely.
Sergeant Russell Boyd Brightbill,
Harrisburg, Pa. Corporals Stacey E.
Baker, Watertown, N. Y. ; Richard P.
Patridge, Rochester, N. Y. Privates
William Baron, Lublin, Russia; Robert
Big Thunder, Wootenburg, Wis.;
James B. Chapman, Taylors ville, N. C.j
Selah Davis, Newark; David H. Dunkle,
Spring Run, Pa.; Sam H. Gardner. Phoe
nix City Ala.; Frederick V. Gould, Rox-
bury, Mass.; John Luhaink, Baltimore;
Chairman Travis and
t. vntfid for the closing of the case I clarence Lyon. Bluffton, Ind.; Edwin
land that Commissioner Pell insisted Emesson Miller, Postage, Pa.; Vern
that the additional time wouia Morlan, Medicine, Lodge, Kan.; Guy
l granted. It is even strongly mum- Norton Delhi, N. Y.; Henry H. Shook,
ted tnat juage r-en wm voo CheroKee, lowa; ciaua u. oneiiz, nuo-
lng the increase because of this refu- bardf iowa; pit Sikivica, Johnstown Pa.
sal to allow the further time asked. Henry Venditti, Newcastle, Pa.;
Matrnr McNinch submitted at the con
clusion of the hearing a schedule of
findings that the commissioners are
asked to find as facts controlling the J1 n'
.i u.i,,ncr tho o-eneral alle- isriagepon, wnn
Willaim Zielenski. Getozynic Russia.
Wounded Slightly.
Private Laurence A Chamoers,
rjue. these including the general alle
gations that have been made in the
case for the opposition. Arguments
"were brief.
Missing In Action.
Privates Albert Brook, Princetown, N
J.; Wojciech Cyganowashki, Detroit;
ntropt hutwppn tne I nenry Jepu ajww, o.c-o, j
Southern Bell and the American Bell F. Thorpe, Waterbury, CConn.
T.i.n).An companies, along with the Previously missing, now reported in
h..V-A. 9nn modifications by letter, hospitals: Private Alexander Crosbie,
i orders of directors and through de- Kalgoorlle, West Australia.
velopment of. usage between the com-J
iconics mm shown bv the documen- No Southerners In Marine List.
9rv evidence to be much as they had Washinetoru July 18. The marine
heen reoresented to be by Vice-Presi-I -oroa causulty list today shows: Killed
,dent Hoxey, of the Soutnern jeii, wno in action 3, died or wounas x, wouna
has co-operated witn uistrict manager fc(1 seVerelv3. total 7.
W. B. Spier in the presenting or tne None of the seven men in todays
1 case of the Southern Bell in seeking marine corps casualty list is from a
the increased rates. I southern state. Sergeant Thomas A.
There have been developments in tne sturgess 744 Charles St., New Orleans,
past few days that leave no doubt as reported killed in action pre-
to the allowance of increases in tele
phone rates asked, it being only a mat
ter how as to the time required for the
corporation commission to prepare the
vuously.
HAS CLOSE CALL.
?r eLWlU bC m CffeCt m3t Kin-ton Man Fired on by Sniper WJuie
likely for August.
WALK A BLOCK
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SAVE A DOLLAR
This is the biggest value giving
shoe event of the reason at this store.
We are cleaning up stocks, disposing
of broken lots, and closing out some
numbers. New fall shipments are
coming in and we have to reduce
stocks to handle other goods.
Come take advantage of the special
price concessions. You will find it a
profitable investment to purchase
several pairs for future use.
High Heel Oxfords, patent
High Heel Oxfords, tan kid
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$3.50
$4.00
A full line of White Goods for Ladies and Chil-
dren.
Dark Tan Oxford, military heel, $4.50 value,
sizes 5 to 8. July price . . .............. $3.75
Dull 'Kid Pump, low heel, $4.00 value, size 6 to
8 now $3.25
Patent Low Heel Pump. $4.00 value, sizes 2 1-2
to 8, now . . . . . .v. - 3.25
$4.50 Pumps, July price $3.50
$4.00 Pumps, July price $3.25
$3.00 Pumps, July price .............. .$2.25
Many other good values. Sizes from Z 1-2 to
8. Oxford sizes, 2 to 8.
F. K. J. FUCHS AND COMPANY
Phn Sinn. I :. 128-130 South Front St.
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IN THE REALM OF SPORTS
Keating and Walters.
Second game:
i Detroit 101 000 000 0 2 12 o
New York . .. 000 000 002 1 3 10 z
Kallio and Stanage; Finneran, Keat
ing and Hannah, Walters.
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Robins Beat Cubs
In Stiff Battle
SIXTEEN INNINGS PLAYED, WITH
SCORE 3 TO 2 GIANTS WIN
FROM CARDS PIRATES
CLANK PHILLIES
Res alts Yesterday
Chicago, 2; Brooklyn, 3.
St. Louis, 5; New York, 8.
Pittsburg, 1; Philadelphia, 0.
Cincinnati-Boston, rain.
Where They Play Today
Boston at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Chicago. v
New York at St. Louis.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
GERMANS IN SPAIN
i Spain Getting In Bad Because of Ger
man Sympathies.
Barcelona, Spain, July 10. (Corres-
rwtliLflr Red Crosa Work;.
rsnecial Star Correspondence).
TCinaton. July 18. Murphy Brogden
of this city, member of a regular army
hospital unit and serving in the medi
cal detachment of an infantry regi-
liarceiona, spam, omy v. . ot f ln letter to
rpondence of the Associated Press.) meat a.t the .front. Jtates a rrying
I Captain F. H. La Guardia, of New relatives here that while carrying
York City, representative in the Amer- w o a- flreTupon by a G
lean congresB, nas luc oou.on ,. brassard
people that they and their government man sniper The : C brassard
are injuring themselves by rricndii- wao " Ca "
xJ ta ,;n ions, the soldier writes, but the sym
neSS IOWU.IU uiuiauj. xc 1 , . . v,o. TTr, w, n -, 1 na err,
out in an interview given to the Bar- Doi naa no h- "
celona.La Publicidad that while Spain popped away at tne unarmea p""
was taking this attitude, her vessels men. At one ume UUI.S ...
m,t0ri,i vttoiw n.P. Lent receding this experience Brog-
sary to Spanish industries were being gen was on the ground for two hours
ruthlessly sun- by German submar- while shell and shrapnel were burst-
ine all around and a German machine
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Publication of the interview has gun was "cupping tne weu
caused a stir throughout Spain. Rep- his head. "l tnougnt every mmu
nt9ttv T.3 rinarrlia ha cnmnlet- would be my last, x must d.umu j. wo
ed a trio throueh Spain to study the 'kinder nervous nt first, but you get
effect of the many-sided German pro-I used to it. all."
caeanda floated there. He finds that
about 50 per cent of the "thinking FIRM BLAVMjusjiiu.
classes" in SDain are avowedly for
tli entente and asrainst Germany. I rmvdrmnrd b-r Food Administration
Standing of Clubs
Clubs. Won. Lost.
Chicago 56
New York 49
Pittsburg 42
Philadelphia 36
Boston ..: 36
Cincinnati ........... .35
St. Louis 35
Brooklyn 31
fcut that the ereat mass of the work- For Refnstnar Hay. Shipment,
inar classes, ana the Snanish eovern- I CSnecial Star Correspondence).
ment thus far. have been swayed by I Kinston. July 18. King & Searne,
the German press campaign especial- local firm blacklisted by the food ad-
ly by the anti-American feature of it, ministration for refusing to accept
ito disregard Spain's real interests. I and pay for a carload of hay without
The government, he believes, would I just cause for refusing the. shipment,
turn to a pro-Entente attitude, at operates a sales stable at 127 west
least, if American standpoints and North street. It does not deal in- food
(Ideals were better known. or feed stuffs, , according to J. T
I Tltla A-rAWAT Via tVilnlrc ia I rv r ra I tt..a Vn x V a firm TarVk
I eible as long as the German pot- J states that the hay in question was
tion of the press continued to keep I purchased to feed stock In the stable
alive bitterness resulting rrom tne I Hearne says the hay. was damaged
Spanish-American war and the loss Kins & Hearne failed, to comply with
ot tniba ana tne .fnuippines wnue it requirements of the food adminlstra
lelieves or ignores the sinking of tion after the matter had been brought
Spanish ships with the consequent to the administration's attention, it is
loss of material intended to keep imed in an authoritative , local
Spanish indutry alive. I source
xou unaerstana, ne toia tne Bar
celona paper, "that unless Spanish -rrwrnT.in am PT.AWWtwo TO LOAN
lactones receive tne greater part oi NA,'JFIFTY MILLIONS
xneir raw material irom tne unitea
States tney cannot continue to oper- Washington.- Juhr 18. The Ameri-
ate. Then why, can anyone tell me, rnVeri.mnt hud 'aerd to a loan
do German submarines lie in wait rhino v.v Aiyiri.n.n hankers, nro-
Off.the Spanish coast in order to Sink I ni,.,. ranceU nil mitatndinsr
Spanish ships carrying raw materials loanj and tnat all loanB b6 Bhared by
ior spanisn "dories vo wofk wun : the banker8 of the United States,
Are the Germans and Austrians at h,.,,.. xnTQa an ran,r, r-
war with the Spanish working people tail8 of the loan . have not been com-
xnat tuajr ju ucviy o tucnx J pietea but $50,000,000 is-the approxl
Burely it is no punishment to the
United States when German submar
ines sink Spanish ships ringing raw
cotton for the' mills at Cataloniaa.
""Germany.' is trying to weaken you
by i crippling yotlr industries through
the destruction of your mercantile
fleet. Since 1915 Germany has de
stroyed not less than 78 of your mer
chant ahrps ; with, a-total tonnage of
over-160,000 tons. They were "mostly
coming- to Spain laden "with raw ma
terials for your factories. Just be
cause Germany is at .war and des
tined to defeat ?s nc reason why she
should destroy the Spanish merchant
Meet. Germany does not want Span-
M8h commerce to flourish. -
; "We want 'io do business with
Spain. - Because with us after the war
will be on an equal footing with re
ciprocal profits' and mutual advant
ages. Business with Germany will
mean to . what it has always meant
commercial domination and industrial
exploitation. ..'
!Our victory means your prosper-
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mate figure under, consideration to be
advanced from this country.
MINOR LEAGUES.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Richmond 7; Newport News 5.
Norfolk 0; Petersburg 3.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Binghamton 4-0; Toronto 6-7 (first
game 12 innings). ,
Baltimore 9; Buffalo 6.
Jersey City 0; Rochester l setyand
game; first game postponed).
Newark 4-3; Syracuse 1-6.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee 7; Mineapolls 10.
Toledo 0; Columbus 1.
At Kansas CJty i St. Paul ( ).
Louisville 1; Indianapolis 3.
Toledo 2; Columbus 8 (twilight
game.) , ...
Summer Diarrhoeas
can be controlled . more quickly with
GROVE'S BABY BOWEL MEDICINE
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'HKtroVR tne malarial frenoa wuiuu am auu it m auBoiuiexr arnuei. nivt,
(transmitted to the blood by.the malaria I effective for adults as for children.
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41
42
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49
48
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688
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532
468
462
455
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392
Chicago, July i8. Vaughn weaken
ed in the sixteenth today and Brooklyn
scored a 3 to 2 victory in the first
game of the series with Chicago.
Singles by Wheat and Doolan scored
the winning run.
Score:
Brooklyn
000 000 200 000 000 1 3 11 5
020 000 000 000 000 0 2 7 2
Grimes and M. Wheat; Vaughn and
Killifer.
Leaders Lose To
St. Louis Browns
INDIANS ROMP OVER SENATORS -
YANKS AND TIGERS ( DIVIDE
HONORS, AS ALSO DO ATH
LETICS AND CHAMPS.
Results Yesterday.
Boston 3; St. Louis 6.
Washington 1; Cleveland 5.
New York 1-3; Detroit 4-2.
Philadelphia 1-4; Chicago 3-3.
Where They Play Today.
Detroit at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
St. Louis at Boston.
Cleveland at Washington.
Standing of the Clubs.
Clubs Won Lost
Boston . .. ......51
Cleveland .. . .49
New York . . 44
Washington . .. ...
St. Louis
Chicago ...--. . .. ...39.
Detroit , 36
Philadelphia. 34
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42
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Pet.
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476
439
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Win With Stick.
St. Louis, July 18. New York bat
ted out an 8 to 5 victory over St. Louis
in the ninth inning today. A timely
single by Doyle with the bases ful
scored two runs. It wa3 Doyle's first
appearance with the Giants here this
season.
Score :
New York 000 200,3038 12 0
St. Louis 000 040 100 5 9 2
Schupp, Demaree, Smith and McCar-
ty; Packard, Doak and Gonzales.
1 to O, Thirteen Innings.
Pittsburg, July 18. The Philadel
phia-Pittsburg game here today went
four extra innings, the' visitors final
ly winning in the thirteenth, 1 to; 0.
Slapnlcka and Jacobs both pitched
well and were invincible with men
on the bases. Cravath, who led off
for Philadelphia in the thirteenth, in
ning got a double to left. He went to
third ori Pearce's sacrifice and scored
on a squeeze play. Burns bunting to
the pitcher, who fumbled the balL
Score:
Philadelphia
. 000 000 ooa 000 1 1 4 2
Pittsburg
000 000 000 000 0 0 6 3
Jacobs and Burnel; Slapnicka and
Schmidt. .' i
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Boston, July 18. St. Louis, with
Davenport holding Boston to five hits,
won the last game of the series today
6 to 3. Bader started for Boston and
was hit hard for six innings, Moly
neux finishing well.
St. Louis 010 011 010 6 11 4
Boston .010 110 000 3 5 1
Davenport and Severeid; Bader, Mo
lyneux and Mayer.
Champs and Athletics Split Even.
Philadelphia, July 18. Chicago and
Philadelphia split a doubleheader here
today, the world's champions winning
the first 3 to 1 and the Athletics the
second 4 to 3. Cicotte's fine pitching
gave Chicago the victory in the first
contest. The final inning of the sec
ond game was a thriller. Chicago got
a two-run lead, but Philadelphia won
out on Dugan's double with two on
bases.
First game:
Chicago 000 101 0003 9 1
Philadelphia. . . 000 010 000 1 2 1
Cicotte and Schalk; Gregg and Mc-
Avoy.
Second game:
Chicago 000 000 003 3 & 2
Philadephia .. -.100 000 003 4 8 0
Benzi, Danforth, Shellenback and
Schalk; Perry and Perkins.
Bead Star Business Locals.
Russell Leaves Yank.
New July, July 18. Allan Russell,
Ditcher for the- New York Americans,
has gone to the Sparrows Point teanvl
of the steel league, it was announcea
here today. Manager Huggins declarT
ed that Russell had severed his con
nection with the club without the for
mality of a resignation. Russell Is
the third New York American player
to join the Sparrows Point team, the
others being Monroe,
Fewster,,. inflelder.
pitcher, aJ
Giants Lose Pitcher.
St. Louis,' July 18. Fred Andersoi
pitcher' with the New York National
left, .last night for Statesville, N.
to repbrt for military service July j
Manager McGraw announced here td
day.
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PRINTERS
Multigraphing Engraving Typewriting Rubber Stamps
CoveleSkie Fanned 'Em.
Washington, July 18. Washington
was unable to hit Coveleskie, while
Cleveland batted Shaw and Hovelik
hard and won the final game of the
series today 5 . td si. Wambsgans
handled fourteen fielding chances per
fectly. Johnston got, three doubles.
Cleveland . 100 010 111 5 10 0
Washington . . 001 000 0001 6 1
Coveleskie and O'Neill; Shaw, Hove
lik and Piclnich.
Honors Divided.
New York, July 18. New York and De
troit divided a double-header here to
day, the Tigers winning the first
game 4 to 1, and the Yankees the sec
ond, 3 to 2, In ten Innings. Walter's
home run with two on bases In the
seventh inning decided the first game.
The Yankees tied the second game in
the ninth on doubles by Caldwell, Pipp
and Bodle. In the tenth with the
bases' full. Baker hit into -the grand
stand but was credited only with a
single as Keating scored from third.
Cobb twisted his shoulder which he
injured Tuesday sliding to a base and
retired during the first game. Heil
man of Detroit left for San Pedro,
Cal., after the second game, where he
will enlist in the navy. ,
First game: "
Detroit . ;000 010 3004 6 1
New York . .. ..010 000 0001 5 0
James and Stanage; , Thormahlen,
Men of America:
We will not be
ble to get any more
this season.
We have but a very few of
these greatest of all Mowing
Machines, made by Walter
A. Wood Co.
WM. E. SPRINGER & COMPANY
. Furceil, Bpfldjn& Wilmington, K 0. , .
He Deserves Credit I
YOUR dealer "pays more for
PARIS GARTERS than for
others. He recommends them be
cause it's his ideal to give you the
best your money can buy.
Such a merchant merits your con
fidence. Since he practices such
broad policy in the sale of inex
pensive things he can be de
pended ,upon jwnenTa greater, investment is involved.
Quite naturally he'll suggest that you pay 35P or more
for your PARIS GARTERS. The trifling additional cost
isn't to be compared with the extra value you receive
in comfort, service and satisfaction.
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