North Carolina Newspapers

. A''. .V . t. s day'o THE : EVE TEI either fS.il ji. . J J. A A-- ' ,: V7 A ST T ADC. orecaat NO. 42. ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, SATURDAY- AFTERNOON, AUGUST 5, 1916. frice:fiveci::;t;; AM a 1 ' 4 f- 1 2 ' t :' J "7 W YORK IN THROES BIG STREET CAR STRIRE 1 Practically Every Surface A I , Car Line in Manhattan, it "t-' Queens and Bronx Are U Tied Ui and 6,600 Motor )V men and L-onauciors Are .a H the Strike Surface Line May He Effected. By Ihe" Ansoiiatfil PresR. I ' ' v New York, Aug. tl. -Strikes were, m . '.-j f fft'-'t today mi virtually every snnnee ' i S- ijr .line in. the. burunjflis .nf Manhattan, j"tv' Viieens oml Brnnz, mi involving tl ,ii Ml Jf'iii -V Vli"'t'r8 and mnitornicn ami effecting ...;-f!tk0v0MI pc-sons wiui daiiv used these Z'?1 Sf''i The 'test to determine whether A'.v 4. (v'.v'iiit'""T-iu' :uuf employes recent ' ' ly formed i"jIij. pnrnlie 1I10 street car t rnflic. when the Iirst of the winkers i . ought transportation from their honitfs i! ? to, 'heir offices. The Labor lender as- ( .'d-tr-d that - i0 per- cent oi the ;V 1 rork Railway ( ompanv .which (.p( t , afed t lie majority of the surface hue I ' in Manhattan had voted to. strike. Tin I elevated and surface lines were not y ectod by the strikovote were throii; 1 t il liv persons -who were unable to use the surface lines. The threat was made that the strike would virtually lie exteuijj Repre rental ions were made bv iniiiil' of the la.igo linnneinl and business institutions f in the lower part of the city to convey . kthuir einplovea.to . their offices and stores ond automobiles and omnibuses 6 Ufd many of tlie employes occupied , riVims near snbwnv and elevated lines. WA.NT CABS AKE 'Wo OPERATED - f 'New Vork; Aue. 5. Although striken , T-nru nrj;ireetiray on. nnarlv eyery ser- "ii'B linf In Mnnliattan, Qiti'ens and the 'Rronx. between 2,000 and 2,500 motor- jnen and condiinters reported idle, olli cials of the .-New Vorw Ifaijfwav Co., stud the Queen Court street rai hvav said Hiat aniiost normal sehei!iilcs were lie- ! Ml !1 i it t n i nvit - ' llntion ,'iiiM.,inuuii,iNiru 5injiifl poKepjiinn tifiv car of these lniPyMil except for Liie- iiiinor A.,J.V K'tffWtlfc l....lii,-r.t..r X . r , y'. Ofliei.'ils of , 1 two compiuiies asserted iTthat less tlu JitiO men had struck. He- i .. torts receiyefi l the police showed that . ' fflis of the l,2iXnrs operated iiormallr iiv the ew Yorlsjjfailway Bornic that he Tliid -flveneTijies in t.jl ironx ' " "wcrer operaTniiL'Tnfl'OarfrUi.'t Wthe 2-2 luit that in Manhattan only 7H- oi.t of no.") in Queens the report said M ears out of 171 were' in operation. Ahont fifty eases of intimidation and other disorderly nets were reported to police head quarters in the forenoon jiiclii(lingn demonstration at one of the New ll'ork ' Hailway car linrn il.ieli enlliwl ppliee reserves there. The tlirentenin;; ottitnde .j r. the strikers and their xympatliivrn frightened a nnmlier of the erew into returnilg their inrs to the barns. There were few ar rests, , -TRA FFIG-EXPERT- TO BE EMPLOYED .Wilmington, X. C, Aug. .".The lo Chniiiber of Commerce has for some time been considering employing n traf fie ejpert and nt a meeting of that b(ylv-rtrterday afternoon it was. fully ilei ided to employ one.. It is proposed -4o Htart..tliU-feature wliou .XOO'l 1ms fieen raised and nt the meetiin yester lnv 1.200 was subscribed. This larg r interests in the 'chamber w ill there after pay the mim of $100 annually to tins branch. K:eh member thnt pays this tax will liave tlie privilege of b-Hiiirr he ex pert ehecke all . freight '-His. Ij.nrge "-iinm are expected to he saved yearly "n this iiinuner. Kecentlv elected resi nt, M. V. .Tncobi, fireside! and made f pliert .tnlk showing in a few words vst Mow Tflinable an nsset that a Jfc'f- fu expert would be to Wilniingte"5ii rrneial and to "the- member of tlie' Chamber of Commerce in particular. Mr.'.T. Alen Tayor was one of those -"ho spoke In.-fnvcr of establishing a ruffle department, and quoted the ease f the Knltiinore k Carolina Hteamshi Company, that gome time ago withdrew from this port because it could not sn 'ore reasonable rates. He stated that rn exprtt such as the Chamber of Com ti.Tw'n was intending to employ would hrW .secured the necessary rates mid the O. would not have withdrawn f-mfl Prc. Quite a number of th. de "leirtment. prominent amnna-wiyiifc we Messrs. L. ' ITall, .T. f,. MetVrmiel If. ,CV SIcQun 8n,l KdwVltf.TVlor. IIHUV1IU ; IClftt -r ALlVEi FLOOD J (B ttll AoVite' llci.T Knoxville, Aug. 1.1. I finding in an unconscious eonditi- u" f Bunk Fer giison, one of the inppn victftns of thn Claibnn,e county flooit eiful'ts the list of n Ttead to St. V Vis not be iievc J t further, fatalif I will tie vol 'ji- 1 bodies have en reeov , .-. i Vivii ; only feur to bi ;'pountetl GERMAN CHANCELLOR OF TURK EMBASSY AT HOW PLAYERS HIT Chicago, Aug. 5.- Lending players in the major baseball leagues m to and including games of Inst ' -Wednesday. Lending liatsaien, Amei iean, Speaker, Clevehmd -..'1SS; ,':j-l ion.i I lidliertson .,'!-l.s, New 'orkv" 3 IveSde'i'S !r-libirserFAHM4c Conn, Uetroit, :i ; National, Carey, I'itisiuiig, lii'.-iding home runs hitters, American, Uakev, ew 1 oi k, S; . National, Willinins, ( l.ic leo 10.' "; JjCaders in lot.'il bases National, .lack. son, ( liiea'o, AtM; Natioiinl, llornsy, K t . - Loi i is , 1 tii. .: :: : 1 . leaders Til runs scored, A meiiean. Speaker, Cleveland, 72; National li.-iu- ert, l.rooklyn, .S. Leading pitchers who have partici pated in 17 or more games, CnllopXeu 1 ork ; Nnt iiiiial, Hughes, Hoston. WHITE MAN SHOT BURGLARIZING HOME "lialeigh, Aug. II. S. Cardeii, a white man who says he is from Iiiirham. was shot here at 4 o'clock this morn ing by a negro in the employ of M. M. liriinley, curator of the St:ite Miiseuni. as he was entering the liriinley home, according to the negro. Canton, who was shot tlirough the hand and theliody Will nnswer, if lie recovers, to four charges of bnrgl.'iry. The Krinilev home was ram.iacked Thursday night and the negro was placed -ou guard last night, ('allien when searched had in his possession a knife Which was among thej articles stolen Thursday night. PRIVATE INJURED AFTER HE IS ROBBED MoNhead City, Aug. ". I'rhato K. M. .larvis of Co. (j, .Vecond regiment of Iiaeford, was found in. nn unconscious condition on the road between here and Camp (ilenn by Chief of I'olice I'iui'i J iirvis, who now lies in the city liospital suffering from u wound ovef his right kidney caused by a Mow from a heavy stUdt, 'declared that he was the victim of two" negro highwaymen. After a thorough td'arch of his person he was struck and rendered unconscious, .larvis home is in "Washington. T WAS KN' INTO AND THEN - - FALSELY INDICTED .xlujc.-,'u'n but-aacj-asf .itJUxi.Afli:.. tion of the recorder at the morning ses urn of the city court,, '; Mr. O. B. Harris was the defendant in the case which he was charged with reckless driving, but the evidence of ,vit:tosscs indicated that he had been colli. led with and not that he had col lided with anybody. For this reason he court ruled that the charge should be droplet. .; - - ft '," 1 5 V' vj - ! h jri 111 I i if I , t h . A" J I"- Wli' --4" i IN THE MAJOR FS OF A RECEWESTV1EMBERS HIS HOME IN BERLIN URGING LOCAL MAN ELECTOR From Kaleigh. comes tV.e announce ment that when the State Kxecntive i nimitlee meets next week the name of T. T. Thome .w ill lie oTred the ole.elioii at large to succeed .lames Osborne Can lately made .district attorney. The Mtati! litiaa fu uiuuitu g-.QJi.lli iji-fm-.tiuis morning declares " thisuewsK pleased Demnciats iiinili tmlav.1' , i Mr'.'. Thome has been strongly urged by friends .I'oi' this position and it is generally thought that next week's meeting of the executive committee the name of the local townsman' v i i 1 be prominently presented. His long ser-Ae.F-tfr-f)rniocrnTic ranks rrtL liis rc' muikalile nduptability for (his task will certainly earn for him serious consider ation, while his many friends of this i it.V- are couliileiit that lie ... will be elected to this position. WANTS A HOME TO$ ABANDONED CHILD. There was left on the front porch of a certain home in our city last night-a girl baby, supposed to be about two months old. The child is now at the Eocky Mount Sanita rium, and has been turned over to niff to find a home for It. ' L. T. TILLERY, Mayor. CHAEGE AGAINST SPANIAED r Wilson, Aug. I. Manuel Canton Lo reneo, a Spaniard ivho claims Barcelona as his home, was arrested in (feorgiann, Ala., and brought to Jhis city this inorn by Otlieer . S. Cooper, of the Wilson police force, i-harged with uttering a worthless check. The complaint was made bv Tom Zrakiis, a Greek, who con ducts a restaurant on South (ioldsboro street. The case came up before Squire F.lias O. Barnes this afternoon and was dis missed, the cost of the action being charged up tq,thu prosecutor there be ing no evidence adduced that showed the accdsed of any criminal intent. The action will ieo.it Zrakas for transporta tion fer Otlieer Cooper anil Lorence, at torney's fees the trial in the case, etc., in the neighborhood of ?lo0. Lorence wijl sue Zrakas for damage. The check in question Was drawn, on the Merchants National Bank of Ka,- eiuh. bv Simon. Tobin, a uo hmoiifl on f ra-'tor, -and was dated. Julj l.", Mil and civen to Lorence in Tarboro bv ToW u " "for money mie"ti ititTi y' "TOM n The check was endorsed by Loreiiee1o Zrakas: jLoreine, nfter .the Iai.seof a year heading that the pajier was worth less wr(V e Zrakas he would refftrn to Wilson arlv in August and make the nnipuiijf good. Intead of wniting Zrakai sent after his man,' who willing ly acf ed to return without requisition rai" . AS.0E1CRATIC ON LABOR BILL Southern Senators Fighting The Measure on Ground Of Constitution HARDWICK IS -ACTIVE Tlie Constitutionality of the Act Is Being Attacked and Hardwick Says He Is Con fident of Its Unconstitu tionality. - (Tlv llic Asnciiitvrt Prwns. ) Washington, Angt 5. rThe Sennte continued debate . todftv on" the child labor lull which will-be )iassed one day ::t week. Southern Senators fighting the measure are basing their opposition on thr-round that the bill is uncou stitutiouaf. Senator Ilnrdwiek said he was conlideiit the supreme eourt would teelare it so.1 . NEW YORK BANKERS TO LOAN CHlNESETffONEYTbu i Iding "dest roved highways and in Washington, Aug-5.-Tlie New York bankers with whom the Chinese govern ment has lieen .negotiating for a loan of several millions, notified the. State Department today they had decided an immediate advance on the securities of fered would not be a profitable nvest- meiit in lew of the condition of the loan market and the attractive 'oppor tunities for placing loans in Europe, Tlie group or banking houses ap proached in the negotiations which con sists of .1. IV Morgan and Company, Kuhii7 Loeb anil Company, the .Nation- al City bank and the First National innk, previously had! indicated that they were entirely willing to make the loan. Whatever the decision against an im mediate advance wiuiifTect the nego tiations for an HH.iiuate loan of TfHO,- 000,000 to China; is 'tiiiknown -to de partment ofli'inlH,HJiosai(l ... last niglit that thev had been consulted only with ; gard to ('hum's urgent request fori the smaller emergency loan of the conn ter-proposal of the .New York group it li winch it now has been decided to ithdrnw eontemplnted an advance of nly 1(12,000,000. NEWSPAPER MEN ARE AT DAGGER POINTS JUrmiiuzham, Ala.. Allit, .X. Arlie Rubber, city commissioner of Public fetv, mince net irarrnntu liefore the ity recorder this morning 'for the ar- est of Victor M. Hanson, publisher of the llirininghani News, and ii. W. Bar- tt, editor of erald. the f. Birmingham Age.L. comllliUeeB' to get in Coinmisisoner Barber alleges that he has-reason to believe thntiOach is about toJ'cOmniit an offense," on the person of (he other or to fight a duel. The icace warrants were the1 outcome of a nsational controversy between the two pnpers, eulminat ing in the publication t a card in yesterday morning s Age- eiabl, signed bv Vt . H. Jeffries, busi ness manager which .Mr. Hanson claim- I reflected oil his business honor. .Mr. anson then wired Mr.-Barrett in Ashe lie, Nri'., deiiHinding that he disavow or assume persnnad-responsibility for the attack. The Age-Herald iubiislied the luson ti'leginui this morning with one from Mr. Iiarrott, accepting full respon sibility and offering to meet Mj Han ion at any time after next Tuesday. Commissioner liarljer also swore out arrants charging criminal libel against erreis Barrett and C. M. Stanley, news litor of the Age-Herald alleging publi- atiou of an article that would provoke breach' of the peace. INTERNED GERMANS PROUD OF DEUTSCHLAND'S FEAT Norfolk, Va., Aug. 5. The officers and crews of the German cruisers I'rinz itel Friedricht and Kronprinz Wil- helin, interned at the 'local navy yard estejdav afternoon royally celebrated the teean getaway of-the undersea mer- hantman Iieutschluud. Captain Hans Hinsch, of the German ship Neckar, in terned at Baltimore, who directed the sailing of. the IVutschland, was the guest of honor and ma le the principal address. Captain Koenig and crew were toasted and cheered. The celebration was held on the I'rinz Eitel. NO TKACE OF THE DETROIT AUTO BANDIT "HRetlo'itrruLV.S With no traeyet1 i i rouiiil of the lift' automotme oaniuis ho yesterday roif'ed the paymaster of the Burroughs Aplmg Jdachuie -Company of a sum sai to ranged from XI, (MHI to oi.imo, te search toilay had been extended to n'H jsiiiits in a hundred miles of IX'troit. ,T e pofree declare thjt one of theorbo w a A hat tho daring hold op was an ir.si le j LOGO SOFFERERS WILL GET - 51. House Passes Resolution for Relief in South as Ap proved by Senate VOTE IS UNANIMOUS Money Will Be Distribute! in feeven states, unuer lii reclion of War Depart ment Another Resoliw tion Introduced. Washington, Aug. 4,--The house late Wednesday by iiiianiuioiis vote, adopt ed the resolution as approved by the Senate appropriating for the relief of Hood sufferers 111' Alabama, Mississippi. Florida, (ieorgia, Tennessee; South Car olina and North Carolina The measnre now goes to 'resident .Wilson and the fund will be available as soon as he sigim it. The fund is to be spent under the di rection of the War Department and will he useii in purchasing tood and medical siiDidies for tho sufl'erers. and also in purchasing seed for food crops. Em ployment also would be given to the destitute flood sufferers during the next ninety days. Uesolutions ; appropriating $050,000 for relief of ' Hood victims in North Carolina, Mississippi and South Caroli na also were introduced by Representa tives Stedniun, Candler and Kagsdale. There wero referred to the eotiimittee on appropriations., When the resolution '.adopted by the Senate first was tiiken up in the House liepreseiitative Mann the minority lead er, interposed -objection to the passage nfter Southern representatives had de murred to (in amendment that the por tio nof the fund used for repairing high ways be deducted from the allotments nuiile to those stnies out ot the federal aid road f uii(L. .Later.. hyvvi-yer.Mr .vianu wii-nurew iub uocuiiun uhu resolntibnjvaa.acv iWby viva voce vine. ....... STRICKEN DISTRICTS WILL SOON GET HELP Secretary Baker Telegraph Governor Craig Government Engineers Will Be Sent at Once. KateighrAug. 5. Governor Craig to night made public a telegram from War Secretary Baker announcing . that the government has engineers in the several stricken distriefs who will aid in relief of the flood .sufferers. The Governor will Saturday, call his local committee together to ct upon such phases of the message as lan be acted upon. Meanwhile ho urges, the widest publicity to the secretary's mes sage that the needs may be immediately known and the Cnited States engineers reached. ' r Tlie- message gays: "Instructions have been issucdthe United States pflices at Chai le stun, Montgomery and Mobile to proceed at once with the relief work in aid of destitute persons in flooded .i:.,t..:..fc I annu w,i invlla lnrtnl rtf. Touch Wltn Cliariesron omce wiui viryv to securing the most-.effective results by co operation in your state In the. Catawba river district." The Nashville, Tennessee, engineers office Is investi gating the French Broad district." No other details arc given by the secretary but-itii presumed that the government -will relieve such distress as presented it through its employes. - PROGBAM .... ': !:....... .1 Sunday afternoon, August (1 from 4" to 6 p. m. - ! March right, acalary and i'oet ami I'easaiit, M. Take. Overture Home irele, Si'helpegriol. ' Concert waltz The Daughters of Heav- en, Archer. ' Serenade The Old Church Organ, W. , V. Chambers. March The Favorite, Geo. Barnard. I. VT Kit MI-SSI ON 15 MINUTES, March NatioiiBr Emblem E, E. Bag ley. " " ... Grand' Selection Thanhauser, Wagner. Concert Waltz Flowers of the Wild wood, W. L. Scragg, Op. 14. Sextet Lucia di Fuunierinoor, Dcni zette. March Consolation, II. C. Miller. Star Spangled Banner. 4 i : Miss Helen A. Morrisey of Goldsboro and Miss Margaret Rutherford of Balti more are visiting Mrs. H. K. Brown on Hill street. CONTRIBUTIONS TO TVOOO SUFFERS IN NORTH CAROLINA Previously reported .1. W. Pupr.ee x z .a z Cash from a friend Colored Odd Fellows Nodge No. 140 Mrs. Josenh Brake ' 1,301.09 .50 10.75 o.uu : . M""'.Htli-Brak C. J..'Jones - 1 . 5.00 Mite Box Collection, Griffiin's Drug store - . " ? ; 5.00 1,328.8 Remitted Cah on hand l.ll.-.H.OO 270.84 L. F. TILLERY, Mayor. AFTER ALL NIGHT FIGHT FRENCH CLAIM BIG ADVAi: OPPEfJHEIER T OiBRITISII OPEN GROCERY s JI. Oppenhoimer and Sons, which firm ia'now holding 'a closing out sale of their stock after operating one of the largest and handsomest grocury stores in this city or Htnte, announced this tnoruing that they shall ou October 1st, open a department grocery in Augusta, Mr. Oppenheiiner is one of the older citizens of this city nud during the twenty odd yeurs that he has niude this city his home he has not only been numbered as a prominent and success ful merchant but he has contributed his pint in the progress find uplifting of the city which has' been in no sinull measure, while he has been prominently connected with the charities work, base ball and a number of- financial inter- ests. His family is justly popular with a large circle of friends in this city and over this section ofhe State, while his sous have euntnbuYvd no sin ai pv&t the success of the iiiammotU' ' groci grocery business built up in tins 'tv tyi'0y his firm. v The news of the repjpval of the Op penheiiner family til Augusta will be learned ' with regret, and ' when sur prising friends inquired today, since tho family had long since been regard ed as a lixture -hero, Mr. Oppeulieiuier outlined that it was what he consider ed an advanced step, and one in which his business could be built on a big ger scale. He explained that his store ..eie Had attracted (he attention of the Augusta citizens and later a visit from ihu Secretary of the Merchants and .vlumifurturers association, who had urged the re' oval to Augusta. . That he had gone there upon an invitation from the Secretary nd had found an eUU-fer J rcll-pf business WeturiiinifTIj, TTf and . witii J 1 . ', ' '"i opinion" among all in fas decided to close the ousincss herrjiid toreinove to the Georgia city. IN AUGUSTA The firm has secured what is'eoiuHdTTihe battle is now firmly in .French j cred the most attractive location in the city for a grocery, in a block which is in the heart of the staple products and grocery business of the city, Regarding bis- plans for the future ,Alr. Uppcnheimer declares that lie saali open tlie new store on October 1st and with a mammoth floor space of sUxlJU feet lie plans to establish the most at tractive, sanitary grocery in the South ern States. Fietture representatives and store furnishing supply men are expect ed to be received in this city within the" next several dSS, preparatory to the purchasing of the Augusta store fix tures. Regarding the open og of the new grocery in AugustH, solicited ne rol lowiug from the Augusta Ncw,nof Wed nesday: .,t. jt. Oppenheiiner of Rocky Mount N.X'.has leased two of the new stores which are being erected on the J. IV White properties on tho DUO block and wil!, beginning October 1st, operate a leiiartnieiital grocery store. The lease lias been eloBcd through -Alexander & Goodwin, agents tor the White proper ties. Mr. Ooiienheiiiier was induced to come to Augusta because of the work of the Merchants and Manufacturers' association, Secretary Brinson convinc ing linn tuat Augusta had unexcelled ojiportunities and advantages. When he came here and saw for' himself he was eucnusiastic and went home and sent his two sons here to eontirm his judg ment of Augusta and they, too, became enthused. , t Mr. Oppenheiiner expects to buy a home V1' uni' 'Ove bis family to this city October 1st. "1 am coming to Augusta to operate a departmental grocery store, which will handle all kinds of groceries, fresh meats, vegetables and delicatessen" arti cles. I expect to be friendly with allj other mercliants and anything I have in my store they can get, ' said Mr. Op 'penheimer. "There is room for us all because the future "of Augusta is exceedingly bright, as I exuect to see this city grow by leaps and. bounds, and competition will be the very life of trade for us all. 1 have had much experience in operating a departmental groVery and have made a success of it in Rocky Mount. Au gusta, however, has many advantages which Rocky Mount doesn't possess. To wnic.iKO.-Ky uu.uoe.n.p . reacting to 14.00 for He:-ember, begin with I shall have two automobile . r j -delivery cars and our store will be a , ... ... .,.. .:! ,, beauty as I expect to have some of the nicest fixtures ever seen in this section, with everything about the place being immaculately clean. The name of the store will be either Oppenheimcr 's or M. Oppenheiiner & Sons." All of the six new White stores being erected by T. O. Brown 4 Son on the 900 block "of Broad street have now been rented. 1VE THOU!: fAND FOR FIRST PI ACE A DAY 8t. Louis, .is, Aug. 1-Pj jotiis Anili'icai if .?,('U0 'V.the place fof a d: uit of cbi'hes Iresident Ball, of he St. Louis leans today" offered a bonus of the team if it went into first dav. He also of- fered a suit to every man if it could get into ij t division for three days. ; ! .CAM. 01! LlfJETilifiEEi llELDfllK Gains If Held Mean Lenlii cning of the Sector STUBBORN .nr.HTINd OVER MUCH CI" EAST The FreiVi Are No.w la r- ! Complel Possessior.1 ; Turn Buck J Er rt to Q . V Repcll the Adv ' t;s liy the Aoristcd Prem. Bchowing their powerful attack along the Koinuie front in Northern Kram-n the British have captured the main kit. ond line defensive, front of the German for a mile north of Poziers, London an nounces .today,. The advanci? elainci by the British is on that .part of the line where their gans on the front liau been less pronounced than elsewheic along this front,. The gains, if '-maintained, niay mean a lengthening of the line in tho sector between Poziers in; l ThiopvO, , . - ,-jsfully Wit . , - il. ter-ahacki, "ftt X''.'iK tit e portant . Thiaumont worlii whu h ; chaneed hniids severaV times dm. session all the eostlv efforts of the c mans to reclaim tho position being t pused. The battle for this posn lasted -all night and until early t ; ii.orning. The village of Fliiery, Cm miles north of Verdun, the ba;ttU is i d raging. Last night the r reuch --e r they had succeeded in capturing li" greater part of the .village and ' they announced the night's fight in 'y. re suited in no ajiprcciuble change, j On tv iijjiistern front tlie Russians ;! '' eotitiiiu'r, '"their drive at Koyel a 1 riemberg,'ftiibbornly resisted bv t l" Teutons in The Stockhard before K ' vol, where they are- fighting vo bre- -through at Tpoint less than (went nine miles to this important i-ente, They nre liaving more suci ef in north cm Galicia. fe rograd tiMV reports that south of Brody in the.. direct ion . Lcnibere the Itnssiang have crossed C iiemth river and established t4tnf-1 .V in their new position. ' ' " ' ' f . - British positions near Itotimania east of Port Said and abotit twenty-two miles from the Suez canal en the Medit erranean const are being attacked by force of nhotit UJil Turks, accord- ing to an official statement issued by the British War Office. ; There the Turk are attacking along a front of seven 'o eight miles and have so far been repulsed, . - . BRITISH ADVANCE . OVER LONG UNE. i . London, Aug. 5. The main German second line iiystem oil a front of ,mm) yards north of Poziores on the Homme front has been enptured by the British, it was n?icially announced by the war office this afternoon. . ; Mm. f. B, Parrish left Thursday for her home in Rnleigh after spending some timewith her daughter Mrs. C. SI. Arie on Billiard street, j COTTON MARKET " By Hie Associated PreM, Now York, Anir. 5.-ttott futures opened si '' -v' o . ir' h i T"'"" ''r t! .tt March 14..,.; Mav 14.477. ' New York, Aug. fi. Cotton opened firm at advance of 8 to 12 points today, noma, last nigiii closing noun's mo-u fairly steady towards the middle of the session. The' clore war, very steady August 13.0:1, October 14.24, January 14.33, March 14.46. STOCK MARKET New, York, Aug. 5. The extrc dullness which marked today's e,i trading exceeded anything record--! t 1ar this year even fur a week c - i. ' a few important stocks were (port, i! the first half hour and changes ,-, significant save in Gnlf tfr.S- ,k : which dropped 3 1-4 poir.N. 1. i tionsrweie unmoved by ti '- s'i thi prn-iiineat rai'- re'i' . -bar. t i -Metions w 1 "e v (,, r. - ,-, i ' .-r