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VOL. IX NO. 106. ROCK'v MOUNT, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 4, 1916. SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Y I AST fllV RFFQ wiu I u 1 1 1 UL.L.U 4 ' E?3r P I FT IIP WORK ' ! ... I I II I III U II I I I I II i w t W t I I U II I I Bom 51 ujrlics and Wilson ItfS Ilujri Work Hard in Campaign For Election HUGHES VERY ACTIVE All the Candidates Co Home Tonight to Wait the Re sults of Their Pleas to People of Nation at Polls Next Tuesday. . ew York, Nov. 4. Candidates for the presidency and prominent campaign orators ami campaign "uoi kers in gen eral .'tie today winding up the i jiiHpain rjrltme URmTTiiinii!ilit''toniKli-tV-ami LiJiiijiljia t JcJi w L Jj a iL'tielflwii vnjUlii' . Isist red lire of tiuv national: campaign will bo Virtually over. "President Wilson at Long Branch w .11 make his last speech at the cnni J 1'in in I, is home s?;,t,., .Vow Jersey. Decry Democrat ii- uetinty organization In. .New Jersey will send delegates to t meet :f':g t-'l: ig!i, ' ; : t 'harti'H I-:. .1 liighos. ''ended 'his -t'rnvMs yesterday to f, oiii' of tin' most st .-en nous .lays of his campaign today ami ho . will deli cr livo spree tins lie re this after noon, r n.l w ill. deliver his final address in M.-oltson V S'pinre (iarden .. tonight. . ;,lii. h will e.l.ise the greatest -campaign . -e cr wn.god in evv York. j liolh" candidates uill spen.,1 the two , ':;vs which intervene between-iiow: and elect ;ot' ; ilny rest inir, . Mr. V a! 1 ' .W:nlow l.uVin, 'while Mr.. Hughes at . : hotel, where- he has ""made, his New V.i.: k leadipiai ters since he' left Wash i:. ;!.Oi, will rest. Loth hne arranged to get the returns '..-T.iea i.-.v night. ''.-".' . l 1 rank llniilv, the Prohibition ran delate for president, virH reaeh his home ill ii . I i m ii a ; .ii 1 i h tonight -.after : .a- final v. V f sjieei'li ntakine; in Indiana, He .ii.....jl..-a,vc.Jll , .rtl,ini(i miles t h rollh. jo-l ".The: . .Socialist. candidate, Allan 1,. in. who has made campaign .speech-i---: in many states, ri-ichcs hi.s home in S-.sas Vity, Mo,, t-t.:iii;ht. t-ieiease in the. iiiimt'er of states .v,he;e uolneji may vote, is adding a new ! h: - I i the campaign: The iuo-.t rx : '-ivc campaign ev.-r wau'e.l I. y women i : a ee.f here last niht -'when" a.-special i:iiia' brought hack to this city the wo men who have been campaign for. the i leilioii of 'ha rl.es . K. Hughes. Tln'y lev. traveled ll,7nu miles anil address i ! Ill meetings in states. -MAKY-COME-IO- KSAU WILSON. Lo'HT Branch, N. J., Nov. 4. I'resi I'.e'if Wilson "at an 'old lunne day" felelifation 'todav, planned to hring to 7 J .. .lituLi: Ins campaign t re Vlect I'.ll Willi an atlilress to his liejghhor in his home p.'. -ire ol New Jersey, x special trains v.orc engaged to bring jo Shadow- Lawn residents- of :';Tersey i 'i i , jfewark antl l linton and c.ther eiiies hkI tke Wilson maiuiger vsa id tr.rny more "would come to Shadow Laii ,v liyuitomobile. The President ,1s to begin his speech f't 2:30 this .nftPrnooii. To his friends ' l ore eiirly'today the 1'resident oxpres.s- e4 I'onlideHP -ever -th" outcome of the elictioii Tuesday, lie was expected to irmTniplils camptiiun in hi., nigh'trliTiTT" diefis, but Vould devote part of -the ' speech to the New Jersey situation. -TIim attack made on. the 1'resi.Jent --Hy- t'-i. Roosevelt last iiiyht went without notire here today although it was indi c;Vleil that thus far he has . inent ioned lieitlief Col, Koosevelt or Mr. lluyhes by ' . naine in nny of his speeches. The President received advice today from .lohn M. Parker, the Progressive iiotuiiiee for vice President, that Pro , refsives tlirouehout the Middle and . 'i". stern States were coining to the Pres f t'iit 's mipport anlr-t he. ele men tluf a. . idididc were appearing. Mr. Parker . , Vlegrwphixl from Michifian: "Permit lne to extend i'on(jratu!at ion in advance on your eleetion as President. The Pro ' pri'ssivoR htiotiirh(iiit the Middle and Western states are coming strong to vour support, and the elements which make for a landslide are appearing. We ' .have. jii8tconcluded a three-day tour of Mii-liiBaniir'BTertter-fart. by special train, and are thus enabled to forecast n victory, while even in this state f.en ernlly Reimbliean, it looks us though you Will receive the electoral vote. 'A tri luite to your splendid leadership. Indeed it k our eandiil judgment that this old : ' Republican state willgi veyouits a n Ifenublican state will give you its vote. It i not too much to say it looks that wa v. " T.. Watson, Democratic National romiuitteeniaii from West Virginia, said a careful canvass of that state showed that it would go Democratic. Senator Walsliat Chicago sent a mes spire that North and South Dakota and Montana were safely. Democratic, and V-o were messages predicting victory i-A Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin, j. CKAP.LES E. HUGHES CONTLNTTES ATTACK N'-v Tnrk. Nov. 4. Charles K. ' . Tluglies in the first of a series of-five 'J noonday talks, declared that -"Rights "cense to be rights if they are not en- ti n cd and that there will ie no lasting the national nonor in uui uiuiu There has been of late a grow- taiiii d. IE IN T Makes Escape Following an Attack From A German Submarine. . . Toulon, France, Nov. 4. The Trench liner lionkkala repoi ts an. attiiek npon her l.y- :! so I on -rr i n .. y.-liieh she hefit. o-ff after a light lasting th(!l'i'..(nart.u.r. of nilil huiir, eoniliieteil at a range i( (i!!,i!(i(l y arils. Tlio snlnnarine is saiil to have hreit seven Bliells. LIVELY DISCUSSION AT MONDAY MEETING What is.erpt'ctci! to prove onri of t lie inost interesting meetings- ot .Hie l.iir rent Tniiies eliih for the pri'smit seasou at least from the standpoint of every meml.i'r taking; part if he may want to is '. to le eiir Moiulay night at the meeting which starts at i m tlio ban- piet liall .of the Y. M.'. ', A. The ;elnl rect'ntlV listencl to a. very aiiie n.iiress; on the mutter" of . the proposed const if n- t Hmtttmend nTent Sr:- w444e.Ji-.a.re..-..-fo.,-Jl-ui viite.I npun at the election, Tuesiliiv, t he iddresH liciiii in a nieasnre iil o. position to the.in and delivere.l . hv Hon. F. .S. pruill. At the meeting : on Monday niL'ht there will lie n regular round Tab r "diiTTsi orir"rrrv h i h f viry ienr- 1-ier of the clnli may take part if he .'- sired while ex-Senator T. 'T. Thorr.i; is to lead the,- 4im;usKij.ni.. -C-.--: -i SEASON SALES ON ROCKY MOUNT TOBACCO MARKET Sales for October. 1915. .5.103,- 835 pounds average Sites Sales for October 19.16. :l.737.1.7 pounds, average 820.59. Loss m pounds. October 16. 1. 360 697 pounds, gam $7.25. isales to November 1st. 1916. 10.' 191. 138 pounds, average S19.22. Sales to November 1st. 1915. 10, ' 037.977 pounds. . average $11.77. Gain for season to date, 453.161 pounds average $7.45. : FIREMEN CAN VOTE TUESDAY Notices That Votes Would be Challenged wa Issued. Democrats Quoted Law New P Nov. .A few days ago radical pai ty leaders here sent notice to the niemliers of the New Bern fire department that their votes would be challenged in the coming election on account of the . fact that they had paid lie pell, tlixu . r j New the liremcn of New Hern are not compelled to pay poll taxes.- They are volunteer liremeu and the commission ers heve eniated them the right of ex empti'.n from all taxes, and not in years have they paid .these and they -have been' voting innny and all elections. An -investigation shows that section No. -riL'l of the election laws of North Carolina has this in part to say: " No ts'i'son -shall be allowed to vote on sivy cu'iKptinn granted by the board of ceuiiiHsis'incjS unless the same shall h.'i e bi'im gunned on or before the lirsl dav of May i t the year in which he offer:, to vote and bears date on or be fon- M.ii 1 date. 1 - - -- This lets the "nieiubers of t lie fire com panies out of any dilemma in which the Republicans thought they had them and they Will walk up to the ballot box and cast their ballojs on election day as big as you please. - , . The radical leaders here are set back. Thev were not familiar with the election laws and thought they would spring something and they did but it ha acted js n boomerang and has slapped them so hard in the face on its return .journey that they are wabbling around weak in the knees anil with their brows cover ed with prospiration, trying to make some excuse for their blunder. . NASH MEDICAL SOCIETY NOT'TO HOLD MONTHLY MEET Nash County Medical Society will not hold monthly meeting Tuesday 7th, No vember, owing to election. They will meet on the following Tuesday. ing sentiment in this country," he aids. "But the American people know very well that policies are essential to their welfare'. They are not likely to bp deceived by statements which tend to lieeloud by question. "There will lie-no lasting peace if the'lifttion's honor is not maintained. There is no lasting peace except that which our peace depends on the confi dence and esteem which we secure And hyld by justice, firmness by courtesy ami by the manifestation of that indoinin able spirit which gave us our country and our liberty. y "There are those who attempt to make political capital out of the pros perity wo now enjoy. All know how uddcnly it came and how suddenly may depart. Our friend on She other side made very eloquent , promfces, the promises that they told n,they-were go ing to accomplish-extrni htinnry things four rears ago but tin failed." FIGHTWITHiJBQA DiSAbTER MAY J v.- London and Northwestern Railroad Steamship May Have Been Sunk MANY - PERSONS LOST Meagre Details Have Been Received of What May Be One of Most Serious' Sea Disasters of the Year 300 May he Lost. : London, Nov. 4. rThe Louden anil North western Railroad's steamship ('on netnara, " hound i rom . ( i reenmore to Holyhead,., with passengers, has eollid- tM .wit h ariiit her vessel and it" is fear'i'd the death toll is iilonit JIOD persons. MANY BODIES WASHED ASHORE. London, Nov. he ( onneomara col llded with thesteamship Retriever in he Irish channel last night. Hot h ves sels were sunk. So far ns is known there is only one miryivmy The dispatch? sa s it i.i lean . I .10(1 lives have lieeii. lost. Many bodies have, been washed ashore. DECLARE LOSS NOT SO HEAVY. London, Nov. l.-The marine superin tendent of the London and Northwest ern rnihvay steamship lines says there were only T.il passengers on the Conne in a ra . Iler crew, numliered 31 ici'Bons. COLLIDED IN HEAVY GALE London. Nov. 4. In one of the worst stales ever .known the lush channel, the British ship the Cannaniare, with car go o fcattle from Wales collided last night with the British . steamship Re-, t never. 1 he boat was. loaded with coal. Both vessels .sunk immediately with an estimated loss , of life of 100. ;. The 50 passengers and 30 members of the crew of the Cannaniare were Inst. There were lio Americans on board. The entire r-rvw ot tl'.e Retriever were lost with the exception of one survivor. Numbers of cattle are being washed upi some alive. The weather was so rough that it would have been impos-jiblp-to have launched a lifeboat iii the high seas: "'.' . . ,' FAIR WEATHER ELECTION DAY - WaFhingtorrr No t.-GcneralJy- fair weather for the election day, Tuesday, was announced by the weather bureau today. This spe cial forecast was Issued which indi-.-Gtes-iair-weallicr over muchof the ... nation. The statement Is: "The Indications are that there will be moderate temperatures and gener ally fair weather will prevail over the nation. AUTO TURNS OVER ONE DEAD; TWO INJURED Mrs. O. H. Blair of Boone Victim of First Fatal Accident Near Lenoir Lenoir, Nov. 3. Mrs. O. II. "Blair, of Boone is dead anil two other members of an automobile party are painfully but -not "Seriously iu.4ured as a result of an aufomoliile accident near hero, when tie car in which they were riding crash' ed through the railing on the bridge over Gunpowder .Creek and turned tur tle in a ravine ten feet below. The in jured are Miss Mattie Mae Ballew, bad ly bruised about the head and bodv. and Miss Fannie Jones of Yonkers, N. Y., badly bruised and an arm broken. The-Qther members of the party, Mrs. LTVJBal lew-uiLl'reIeru:k, Duln were uninjured. The car was being driven by Miss Ballew. As the machine round ed the curve which approached the bridge the fender struck the railing, causing itbo swerve and crash through the railing on the opposite side. Mrs. Blair was pinned beneath the machine for several minutes before she could be extricated. Mrs. Plair is the w;idow of the late G. H. Blair of Boone and was visiting her daughter, Mrs. .I G. Ballew. Her remains were taken to Boone for inter ment. It has. been less than a year since the death of her husband, O. IL Blair, at Boone. This is the first fatal automobile ac cident that has occurred in this section of the country. There has not been a death on the mountain between here and Blowing Rock-in all since the road was opened for automobile traffic many years ago- ' TO PAY SHOPS TWICE MONTHLY Charleston, W. Va.,. Nov. 3. The West Virginia commission of labor an nounced todav that In the future al lem-plovr-s of tryt Chesapeake and Ohio railroad shnW at Ilutington, W. Va., would receive their ' pay every two weeks. Thev are now beincr paid month ly. The men presented a petition to the railroad tl -ough the eomnjission and the commission ioined in petition- ing the change. - - , OLLOWJGOLLI 01 ELECTION NIGHT . NEWS FOR THE CITY Following the usual custonx The Ercnlng Telegram Till en rieavor to famish Its renrinrs. wit.'i . the result of the national election.' first, while 16 ir believed that the " excellent organization of tbo As Rwlated Trans will make this pos sible and that even though there ts every Indication tliat the vote will be rlnFe that this organiza tion will before midnight positive ly affirm the election of one of the candidates f or Presidonthe news will be received here di rectly into the office of The Eve ning T3legram over American Telephone and Telegraph Com-. pany leased wire ajid in direct touch with the Associated Press leased wire for a greater part of each hour starting at. 7 o'clock.; The results will he displayed on a screen 61 feet square in size di-; rectly in front of the. office and a htereoptlcan machine will be put Into use. This screen will be '.' sufficiently high in the air to bo easily- seen for some distance down the street. In the instance of extrexely micoirfcrtable wenther or rain arrangements have been perfect ed for the use cf the Masonic op era house and a charge of '2fi cents admission will be made un til the expenses of the house rent-. al will have beon realized. S HAVE A HOSTILE G 0 N V 0 Y Washington. Nov. 4 -Reports that the Deutschliind will be. convoyed back to (ieruKinv liv the' V:5H have not . been confirmed here though it is considered not improbable. That she might, it. has been contended, that the convoyed sluf takes on the war-like attitude of her convov is agreed in marine circles Whether the visit el a hcciiiiiI war submarine might be taken by the Stat Department ns offering opportunity fo a note to . (-ieri)innjr reipietiUiig n cchsu lion of the warfare in . tlie . niimiHlia neighborhood if the Atlantic const. Thi ;:'.at;.'r has .been referred to Secretary Lansing, who is at his home at Water town N. .1., rrrrrrt alter election. BOLL Ml LIS CUT-THE CROP GREATLY New York, Nov. 4. Approximately two million bales of cotton valued at $200,Otlfl,lKMl were destroveii this vcar bv the boll weevil and about 79 per cent of the cotton .state were infected, said J. A. Tavlor. president of the Nation al dinners association, who has just re turned from an extensive trip into the South There has never been a. year in the history of cotton when the weevil claim ed such ravages. The pest has spread greatly. 1 estimate the damage at .(4 per cent greater than last year ot all the tcrritorv infested the new area was largest, but the weevil this year reached the Atlantic coasf tor the first time. '"Mr Tavlor said he had received no tiee, from the South that in-the last four yearR combined Alabama, Temu's see, Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas and Oklahoma, were most seriously effected. The Ladies Aid Society of the First Presbyterian church will meet .Monday nfternoon lit 3 oVbck with Mrs. D. J Uose. F THE CITY COURT TODAY There were four defendants on hand for the morning session of the city court todav and an hour s session was neces sarv for the disnosition of the several defendants. Recorder Fountain presid ed while Solicitor Gravely prosecuted the docket. ' " ' W'eldon (Jay, colored, rode a bicycle on the sidewalk and paid the conven tional fine of f 1. I Clarence IJcown land TkTrWoodard in dulged in an affral- which according to the evidence w;s? j a minor afl id lioth were' wTffiiig fighters. Th . . ment of "the Keirder was thai they Lboth should j.ay a f ne of $5 each. They i:n. I . G. T. Garner for rnoving his crop with out notice ll? his lessee was tried and the court alinounepd that it would re- servj.1ts figment for several days. JL, Pettf Shenu ann Mr. v. ii w tor v. ere adjudged 'guilty of the charge of being! irank. 4 disorderlv and iir. Cartetw fined $ 50 while Mr. Shenn -was m t? upon tie payment of $2.50. DEUTSCHLArJO MAY OUR CASES HEARD SIXTY MEN HELD PRISONERS IM MINE The Mine of Sthloss-Shef-field Co. at Palos, Ala., IIas Explosion. 60 MINERS ENTOMBED Both the State- and the Na tional Mine Rescue Forces on Scene to Fight to Reach Men Entombed Ill-Fated Mine. Birmingham, Nov. 1. Sixty men .or more are entombed in the Bessie mines if the Sehloss Shedield mine, about 'w'enfy miles, from this city ns result of an -etploKi-'in' today, - More than half of the men are said to he white. Ofli-i-.ifi Is of Uie i'oiiiiany believe the explos lo n v.ns line to gns. , .- - Tin1 liissie mines are in the region of 1'alos-,-Ala., where a few years ago !-' .men lost their lives in a mine ex plosion. The entire force of State -rescue, work nrs, together with n crew of the I'mted states bureau was summoned and work nig together the rescuers nre doing everything possible to reach the en tomed men. LATER REPORT . SHOWS LIVES LOSS. Hirminirhnm, Ala., Nov. 4. Eighteen negroes and nine white men e'ltomlied in tlio Ressie iniiies. of Schloss-fShertleld mines, 1.'0 miles west of here are believed to have hist their lives as tlw? result. early today of an exiloSiini,Hai(l to have been caus"d by gas. Two bodies of unidentified negroes have been brought to the surface. Res cue parties from state and national mine-rescue forces nre at work. Tw.o white men and three negroes in ttie mine at the time of the explosion escap ed injury bv working their way through the debriH which the blast caused m the Oj .clung. AUSTRALIAN POLITICilKformi ? Melbourne, (via London) Nov, The political pot is boiling funt, i many pnitu of Australia as a rcAf o( the couscniption measure in thcrPCn( 'ojinlar referendum. Premier ughes. lipoid his return from Tv'ew Rouu Wales. dei, , -J to discuss the politic.ngituntion but nieetf wf ed that parliuifent would A? ?Pa('ffI6l', f the .new partvV?.,'1 "tlire of the iiiiiiir in i in 1 1 1 i n ii mi ih .'i j iiwiiivi. t who withdrew heir siiPiiort from Pre mier llolman of New South Wsniea, an nounced that -he wilSinove at vie next sittinir of nnrliameiTr that the govern ment no longer half vo Confidence of the country. i The local leader'of theltate labor party at llobnrt has been . Ilcposed be cause he supported coiiscrfjition. VANISHES FROM STEAMER Passenger on Chesapeake Bay Vessel Believed to Have Committed Suicide Norfolk. V'l'., Xov. 4 Officials of tliJ Old Bay Line steamer Virginia nnnoiinc d that, n iiftsiienger reiiistw'd as M icdi- "id .T.-'McNullv. who boarded the stamer it Baltimore, disappeared during the triu.downltro Chesajienke Bay on Wed nesdav night. lie was enroute to-Xor folk; and is believed from papers found in bis bngs'age . to.lmve been a retired s"'gMnt-ni.aiii.'-r of t,!e Cnited States nin- iii. forps, who let t t lie service on June !. 1010. Letters in a handbag showed that the man resided at Crawford Chimtiers. Xo "i Hanover street, Boston Mns.. and n on a suit case bore the address of Anne strct. Pan Francisro. Cnl. It is believed the man committed suicide bv Humping into the bay where unob served.. , "DURHAM BOTHERED BY INCENDIARY FIRES Biirham.'Xov. 4. Fire' department of ficials in this city are making a thorougn investigation into a variety of crimes that have recently come within their iurisilicton. Deputy Insurance Commis sioner S.-ott, of Raleigh, has been in the eitv-for tlireci itnvs anting lU-Jue inves tigation. Last week three incendiary fires were reported bv Chief D. CXhris tian and Wednesday night there were two false alarms Each false alarm re sulted in an accident, one of which was serious. Fireman W. P. Brown having -iffered a! crushed leg when a ladder was shoveil against him. Twice fire trucks ran together, and caused prop erty damage. Police and fire commis sioners are quietly investigating the ac cidents LONDON ART EXHIBIT . ON DISPLAY HERE Xe.v York, Xov. 4. The first exhibit in America by the Koyal hociety or Painters in Water Colors of London was opened here today at the American Art Galleries, Washington Pquare south The war is the.eanse of the move of the exhibit, which has been held in the .Society's owrf gallery in London since 176S. FOOTBALL CARD IS GOOD IE TODAY Much Interest In Southern Fight As It Effect the Championship. - Atlnnta, Nv, 4. With the starting ,'tojlay of the November drive for the football chnnipiohship of the South there are two contests expected to re sult in cutting down the list of eligibles for a decision. ' Georgia was to meet Auburn at Co lumbus while Alabama and fewnnnee clashed nt Birmingham. All four elev ens up t dnto have not been scored upon. ; Georgia Tech, Vftiiderbilt ami Ten nessee, the three other teams to meet e-fftncHt-t whuJi -arocousiderei.nilioug the lesser circles in this year's probable chnmpions. Georgia Tech was to- meet Tulanc here. nnderbilt and Hose Polv technic plnv at Nashville and f'hnttn nooi'a and Tennessee come together at Chattanooga. , lrginia and Washington ind I,ee eont liiited to meet distant; elev ens and their result had no effoct- oil the champnnship. Virginia plavs Har vard at Cambridge while Wnshinpton am) lice meets the Navv at Annnpobs. North Cnrobnn and V. P. T. meet nt ffonnnke fo furni'i'i the big attraction mi the A'lrginia Carolina section, a com )urituin -of scores indicates that it is a toss-tin. North Carolina ha been do fi'iited several times by stronger east ern and southern teams and held Hnr 'ard to 24 points and Princeton to 21 V. IV P, however, made n better showing with the larger elevens nt Cambridge, Miss., Coach I1j htnn felt so little fear j of the TTnivertiSf Virginia eleven to 'ny that ho pWtsvl to send in an en tire substitute bnS? Vld for Harvard. Several second Yne nien were also V"'fted to start in tlio Harvard lino- up'' ',,'-.''.,:- .- '---' -' HARD GAMES TN THE NORTH f fVew York, Xo, i Close scores are cxpecteu iquay ,'ast two Of the eastern games 1 ' as Colgate and the Army vs '. Pr.lirfttA ill. fentod .Ya-Ie 0S, v year, while last m will meet (.; Amone other gnnies in irona-today nre Pemisylv fnvette at Philadelphia an' Washing ton .fliid Jefferson vs Jruskinguin at Washington. ".'-" BETHEL HEROES HEAR REPORTS Interesting Reports From Delegates in Attendince at Recent Session. The Bethel Heroes chapter of the IT, D. C held thoir regular monthly meet ing at the Y. M.'.C. A., on Thursday aft ernoon. The president and vice-presi lent being absent, Mrs. John Thorpe presided over the meeting. Atr' the reports fromHrc-diffr-rfttt odief fs-wcrc had -Mrs. Phil Holt gave a very enjoy able report of the recent convention eld in Usv-stonin. Thin"-was followed bv a short talk from Mrs. McGhee leleeate to the convention ". It was then decided to name our Toom in the Confederate Woman's Home in Fayctteville Snllie Bunn Thorpe, in hon or rf the first president of ou- chapter. l lie following officers were elected for the following year.' President. Mrs P: Holt;, first vice-president, Mrs. H K. Tirewer- second vice president, Mrs, A. F. Pydenstrieker: recording secro tarvrMrs, C, T, Smith-MaBHrer, Mrs S. P. Domini"k; regiftar, Jfrs. I?. D, Bulluck; historian, Miss Yetta Bulluek; press reporter, Mrs. T. A. Cooper; leader f children ehapter. Miss Edna Draughn; ehaplaim Mrs. C. K. Waddell. STEAMSHIP IS DELAYED BECAUSE OF STRIKE Jacksonville, Fin., Nov. 4. Because of strike of 200 long; hwemen in the employ of the Clyde Steamship line, the steamer Apache, which was due to sail Thursday did not get awavi home seventy-five men who refused to go to work Wednesday ; returned to their posts this morning, 'accepting an increase, of five cents an hour for dav work and ten cents an sour for night work. The men demanded an increase of ten cents an hour for night and day WOTk. ' ' Thev have been getting twenty cents an hour and no pay for pvertime when the overtime was not more than fifteen minuted "They are asking overtime for 11 over seven minutes. ;, AIR AND COLDER IS THE FORECAST Washington, Xov. 4,t-Generally fair weather and midlor temperatures are forecasted for the coriinz week iii the houth Atlantic and tsrmthorn states with local rains about Tharstlay whivl will ue louowen inursuav or fooler w:rther in the South AtlaniA: states. , 1 1 . W fS .' V ) I f - .1 - f ySastern (VVvs. La- HEAVY FIGHTING KITTLE OR I The Roumanians Continue to Turn Back Biff Forces , From the Border FRENCH ATTACKS Ar VKRnTTN FAtt rr E 1 AVUOOtUlt 1 III. . Ijemberg Appep Failed, Says Be Stalement-ThtS C.ainSnnihnf I A I! I IL'J W Heavy fighting contiuues on :lie -uX-Ce'ield of r:,ilaci end n:- tie 11 me j. iiiaii frontier, v.ithont iilnei- '...e r,K inj; any iiiij.nrt.int lams, in Northiiu Franco the llerlin repoiTs i . i-e tl. French and Brtisb nil acts i si. rd-iy north of the t-'oinino which niul!cii in. heavy lighting were repulseQ. The Anstro (lerniun forecti have mads lit tie '(iildit i-ial progrcfs in tlieir foi- paitru iigfiin.'vt Cie. .Komnaiiiinis, th't Pari report dclaiv. Thieigh. He reports rho capture of Pre.-iea! winch tie ItiMtiuanifi'is hml fnken on Xo ember ?, but I'Miiei-. ie the oi'eiipn "i.n bv the lioiiinanians of a heigh' south ot At iseh.inz.. . . ' r-. Petrogra.l rej.ortK the advance of fbu Koiimynums m ,hul vnllcy is cont inu'tig. On the Kunuinn front, thn Teutonn; wti Jitt 'e i liiifinn- n.l grniiiid Sffiith'if fie'inber': - NEW COTTON MILL FOR GASTONIA Raleigh, X. ., Xov, 4.--Appieation for charter of the Mutual -('of ton nulls f Ciist.nnia wag made to tin- Purrctarv wtfsfim:j. l'i-(ivrfl H'Mt st , III it I"- - m .f r snbser.ii.Ml. 'The conio-Bf.nn is to Ki'fj'sJif(.IM ma'itif.ietnrn i.f ',.fh f rvm ' ."t.m,.MOo.7 m'tjifi Uk fur; oflier th- rics. ' ..,.''--. . TWO PJM2ACTIETtS l:vTTTJHr Mount irv. Nov. 4.-1tev .! '-'' h Kumn'Ms j;ii.! Ii. Arringt'tn were thrown I'fid.r tin a. . iii nhieli thev V')e n I iT. f,",lf 1'" Ilv iniurert. when ''it ttirn'M ' enmpletelv -.ver near tUs 'pip sustained broken ribs. and other ies. . in nir- COLORED BAPTIST CHTTRCII RALLY TOMORROW" Tomorrow is rally day with the mem hers and friends of the First P,apwt ' Church, colored. The efforts to l'iipii date the debts of the church preparatory to dedication, which has been in proi less for the past severaLiyccks will cul minate at the night service. Everv member and "friend is asked to assist i their final struggle. - Sunday school at 9:45 a m., Df. B J Burnette, superintendent Preaching and communion services at 3 p. m. Kallv servico at 7:30 p. m. Special music nil day tomorrow by the choir, 8omo of 6u native soiis will be rendered, M.5 A. Tajjevj inir-jr? . - ' STOCKMARKET New Yerk. Xftv'. 4. .?gn'aT eliances ', at today's opening indicated; a closing , of prnfessional buying contracts custo mary nt the week end. Trading was . heavy, however, at gains of 1 to -noints with Central Leather and Conf' aentai Cen, while Schloss Pliefneld gained over two points. United: ?tatv Steel experieiced a reactionary fek reflected tat r in the rails. Utica ( ou- per experienced a dccliim of 0 fraction to a full point shortly after the oprniii-'. COTTON MARKLV New York, "oy. . The cotton ket opened steady todav. Dccombe 7; .Tannarv.. l.S"; March XS.f'2; 10.07; July 19.06. MARKET ACTIVE AFTER OPENING New York, Xov. 4. Ther . to he rpiite an inclination to eve scattering accounts for the week cr the opening of the cotton mi.-' day, the market opening sfefdr decline of 12 points for 1st-' r. -with months touching 1S.91 nnl - ; to 1S.P5, while May steadied tip t ; on covering. COTTON CLOSE IS STEADY. New Yro . ket closed T.f7; Jannnr t.. ; Mar sp.-i If "i. 'I ism, F (.Marriott, nil 1 e p . ' ri ri -.- r- -1 tV.t t-n . : - t HUCETIIEW r h V.--' r f i' 1 1-
The Evening Telegram (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
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