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liiVJii 1 liLLijiMMjl Weather Forecast Jl J J J VOL. X. NO. 24. ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 28, 1917. PRICE: FIVE CEN1 T COUNT HERTLINGTTO NAMED CONTROLLER OF BRITISH NAVY FORTS TO BE HUGE SUCCEED HOLLWEG Z TO FIX 0 TRIAL TODAY HADE COMMISSION NEW ENTERPRISE CAVALRY PATRO ANARCHISTS DM i Ml FO TARBOR STOPS MEXICANS HOSP TALS PRICES FOR COAL Coal Operators Give Consent Suggest Reasonable Coal Prices F. 0. IJ. Mines PLANS MADE TO FIX FAIR PRICES JULY 1ST Secretary of Interior, Feder al Trade Commission and Council of National Coal Production Committee Authorized to Suggest 1 Maximum Prices F. 0. B. Cars at Mines. y.'.H Washington, June -J. An immediate general reduction in the puce of eonl at the mine was agreed upon here today I v representatives ol the -t;i I o n t him. Thin is expected to lie followed lv still further decreases in price after in vest ignt ion into the cost of mining c-onl and it 18 probable that the government will be given a Mill lower price t tin 11 to th0 general public. Hundreds ot mil linns of dollars will )e saved to the American people through this decision. Washington, June Js. -A conference of 400 openitors I 'epi escnt ing till eoal piodiict.ion NtntCH took ipnck .action to day toward lowering prices hv adopting resolutions authorizing I lie cninunssinii t(l IV0 COllSt'llt (O Suggest 11)31 x I III II III prices for coal free on hoard curs at mines in various ilist rirls as mav he ncnied hv the Secretary of tlie Interim and Federal Trade ciiiiiiiiissinii ami the (siunsel of tho .National Coal Production romnuttoe. Tlans were immediately agreed upon for aniioiineenieiit later today ot tenia tive " fair and reasonable ' prices based on suggestions trom tho operatois to be elective J ill v 1. MILITTARY RELIEF METTING TOMORROW The chairman of the Military Relief Department of the Red .Cross work re quests a meeting of, t-he. iiH'inherH ot that (lepnrtmeiit tninorron, I' ruin v inoriiinc at lOo'rloi'k, at the Imn.pirt hall. :u the Masonic opera Iioiikc. The ohjeet of this llleetiny is to lie fjin th preparation of bandages and other necessitH.'s of a military: nature for the usp of the nrmifs to he put lit thp field liv the l ulled States, as well an our Allies. i This is a very inipon it:, r work. s"i ond ary oulv to the aetual fijjhtin :n the tr"nehes and the no'dieal attention' yiv I'll on the field.. : This : loeetiny should be attended hvsoverv Indv in the cite, wliether ineiiilier ol the bed rom now or not, who is interested or can ai-i in this noble work espeiially should this wirk appeal to the voini holies ol tlie city, as on them the burden of the work rriast, and should fall. This in the first ini-i t iur ot- this de pnrtment that has been called lor tins purpose, mid should meet with a readv response, an we are alreadv behind olhei eVips of thp State iu: th" prosecut ion d' th'H tirani'h of the lied 'Cross, work. . Meetings will be held, hereafter Tiics Ipys and Fridays of each week, at tiie name time and plaee. GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL WHEAT Chieapo, June L's. f t i.-.j r n h'mii t plans fet food eontrol, aeinrdiny to a slat" ment (fiveii out heie hv I i esnlen t ril fin of the Hoard of Trade includes nb Rolute eontrol of the wheat liade in all iti oomniereial nspeeln. 'I'heie. eau I"1 no speculation in it . Ho -vinj; and scirniy of other gra ns for present or future tie livpry will,bp restricted. COTTON MARKET New York, June I".' Cotton futures oi'pned (inn. duly "Jli.fO; (Ictober '..'ll.fio; Preeniher yi!7i0; January L'ti.lW; March 27.10. New York, June -Tliis luoruinj; s weather map failed to show the rain pri vately reported in Texas late yesterday Hiid after- openincj firm at unchanceil pi ires to an advance of Jli points active months sold L'O to lilt points higher in the eotton market early today. Considerable realizing was encountered around LMi.sfi for October and 27.00 for, December, however and prices eased off in eoiisp ropnee, October selling 20.IW and . I'e rrrnber to 2G.S" beftire the end of the fi; st hour. STOCK MARKET Xew York, June L'S. With the exeep tin; of the metal group and a few high piieet specialties firmness ruled in t'e outset of today's dealings. I nited Stal 's Sfeel advanced n large fraction, aftiliat iii j issues reeordiiig siimller or greater gains. . Kipiipment and some of the nodal and oil shared in the rise which was attended by eonsiderable activity. ('Mieral Motors, .Studebuker and Texas Com;any were reactionary with de clines of 1 to 2 points. Rails were dull ai d invgii'ar. Jf " . - ...: : ... .- . , v fit ' ' Count IlerUlng. f- According to a Renter's dispatch irom Amsterdam, Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg, official spokes man for the kaiHer, is to resign and will be succeeded by Count Herthng, present premier of Bavaria. Al though Hollweg has displeased many Germans who want him to state Ger many's terms of peace, he is known to be satisfactory to the kaiser. Hence the Amsterdam dispatch U taken with a groin oj salt STOPS DELIVER! Postmaster at Savannah Re fuses Delivery of Tom Watson's Weekly Through Mails. Violated Espionage Act Contention. Savanoa'i. da., June Marion I.u as, i'ot mast 'r at Savannah, today-de clinrd In j i-in: it tin' delivery through hi- ofticc of t he Jcfl'ei'siHi ian, Tom Wat soij 's wi-i kly paper, published at Thoni soii, iia. ';::'.- eH dealers w re imtilicd that t h packages w h icli' should have In i;ii deliv ered today would Hot be sent out. The post mast rr act er 'niider the ploy ision of the j.iccntly passeit espionage net". Watson has been at tack ing-1 ie govern nioiit VeoitscripUoti aVt. - . . , STANDARD DRESS FOR EN (J LANDS WOMEN l ioudoii, .luae L'7, ( t 'tin I'Spoiideijce.) -- There' iias never .'been a I iiiie vvheii w ooieii u in; in.tire vv il ling to accept stanil.'iid dress or 'uniforms than they a re at pr sent. .''That i:. t he .must niaiketl effect 'of the war u,'on v.oiiM'ir's dress. . A 1 1 uniforms ha e actoirt'd liiiinity in women 's eyes: J'lii' I i lend .Iocs not iibject to the cap aioi aprtoi t.adgc i.f servi: iide, the .yoi-ker- in the bank tbois .au overall i-h'-ei I'mIIv, vvooien in various organi zation., wear their k ha I. i, t he lied Cross a lol ..volunteer ; a id v oi Ium s are. proud ol' t heir -Uiii 1". f i; ; Au expert : I reiii h. 'designer, '.discuss ing these e!t:ilio;s, says; '" There' always will be (he women '.ii- v.ani i rtppei les, no1 vvtuocii who 1 1 v to insist upon souiet hing quite dif ferent from the style of Ihi! moment- but mm :e lays t hei r ini inber is great ly ili miuisli 'd. 'I lie uoil'oiio i'lea has arrived-. It mav mean the total e t inet ion of ! res - ma k ih as a inatnc. a it , but f here will In- de i'Ioino-nts o'i other lines. . There has never been a great war w hieli ha..; not inllueiiced fasliion in a piet tiicsoue .if e eu .gruesome fashion, and this world v.ar has done its share. We had a fashion adapted as a c'otnpli inent to fiach ally, the h'ussian caps aiul tunics, the 1 lei-saglieri hats id' the Ital iiin soldi -rs, nn.i the Serbian colors. .Scotch plnid have giv en the J'arisieli nes g re,-i ! joy. . . "Khaki shades are in vogue, for spring aiel summer costumes, and the blue gray, wit it touches of crimson, of the l'i eneh" uiii forms is s -en here and there." . NO EXCITEMENT IN POLICE COURT Thor1 wms )wr of r.'ft-h tliis nmrniuL: in -the jiolicr t'onrt ,'iihI nil tlicin tint ;i 1 it t !i' lint' to iu-lp rout riltutn" to ih 1'iti'icliriHMit of flu ri!yi MtlTrrK. N. ( '. cirttir, :i liito mun, was i'liarr.l with itl;it iii'j thv tr;tiii ftnli l:;iiHM, :inl was (inotl $1. Oliver lidttfi'rns, a Iso white, wri- chiirtf. Til with an iis:iiitt. ;inl ruh rt iic r-i of a half a si-orc of dnllars. Anire J iikiiis ami Miiuiif May, wrrp harO'l witli fl'iKtu-lerl v ct.n.In.'t aiel it seems tltat thev irnefiL'i to "elis out sotiielnwlv ele. Nti'-h tlayratit use of tlie Kntrlish lanuac rs contnwv to the otioiteth- ol pnl)lir- Mteakers mid hlso n violation of tho rlfv 's law, so this tlie eiionv was tinod to the extent of f-.."0 each or $5 Rltopether. o mmm Nathanson-Morris Company Capitalized at $50,000 Chartered Today. Other New Concerns Chartered in State. Italeigh, V tj.. ..I ium L'S. l our new business enterprises with a total capi tahation ot nearly inn half iiiilliou dollars were chartered today ; by tin Secretarv of St ai e. The largest ol the four is Hie A. Ulan ton (ii-iiccrv 1 ompnnv ot .Marion, capi tali 'il at l'.iH.iiiiii of which ainoiiul 4 I UO.Iiilli alreadv has been mild in. The eoneerii will eoudiict a general meridian I ise business. -The Ashcboro HosiervMills. Inc.. of sheboro. Randolph count v, is capital ol at $I2.",IHHI. Inrboro will have a new business roiieei n in t he . at ha iison ivtorris 1 inn I ii ti v , eapitaliwd at $.'!i,(niil.' This cor poral inn vv ill opernU''oue or more stores 'no! coiitluct a general iiierehaiioise tins mess. Statesville will have a canning file lory Hi the Iredell ( mining ( o., capital i.e.l at $L'r..lKI(.l. The Nut hanson M orris ( oinpan v. ot larboro, is nil up to date establishbeut nut one nt the best lit th;s section ot the State. Mr. Lawrence H. "vlorris, who For in er I v resided in liockv Mount, iiinl who was assistant tune keeper ol th Atlantic (oast Line here upholds the latter end ot the linn s name and is a 'voting mail that has matte n rci-ord tor himsell. Mr. Morris has a host of friends here aiol thev wish him great success in his new enterprise. Mr. Mor- x was reccnllv marrn'd to .Miss Lovell larinini. of this city. NEW COMMERCE RODY FOR AY DEN Ayden, June 2?. Itoiising niass meet- ii.ijj was lu ltl here Monday iiight for the eoi gani.at ion of the ( hamber of 0111- nierce. Speeches were made hv a niiili- ier of local men and also hv Jl. H. Ilardv, ot the News and Obs' iviT. J. . Turiiage was elected president ot ic trade body and a board ot (ivo ill ictors was ehnsiMi. The directors will look around for n suitable iiiairns seen' ii v. At Ihe meeting last night emphatic poteutu wern uttered against' the pro- osed eiirtiiilineiit of train, taeilit.es. A I e legation) of fourteen, among t hem Mavor K. A. rittman, wiis aiipointed to o to Haleigh mid . appear betoro the orporat ion ounnissiou in opfiosit ion the. proposal of the Atlantic (oast Line to lake off two trains, the , loss of which would be a hard lilow to Aytlen and other- places' in this section. -. . INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXEMPTIONS MAILED . Kale'gh, June. 2S: I list met ions t o ex eniitioti hoards' in the State which will Borvo through the dralt period were 'ailed from the adjutant general's of heo here today with a letter from Pro v ost Marshal Crowiler nndj ('overtoil liiekett. (leneial Crowiler urged all possible Rpced ini t he par) of the boards to make ready for the work expected of Ihein ami Oovernor liiekett reminded the members of the responsibility .plac et! upon them. The instructions sent today deal en tirely with tlie method of handling reg istration cards and lists and do not etui t n lit rules to be applied in ilealnig with applicants for exemption. MILITANT SUFFS PUT BEHIND IJARS Washington, .Iiiiie - 2H. liehiiitl jail bars last night, six women sufl'rag'eit s. convicted in polcie court yesterday of obstructing tlie selcwatK by uisiiaviug propagaml banners before the white lions-', liehl a song service anil suffrage meeting for .the. other forty whiiie.n in males of the prison. The suffragists were given their choice of $''.ri fines or three days in jail and decided to go to jail. They -did not atteniit a hunger st l ike, anil will be released b'tiflay morning, part of today and a f ew hours of Friday' being count: ed as full da vs. KILLSJIXIEEN Mysterious Sickness Rages in Missouri Town, Sixteen Children Having Died and 23 Are Still 111. ( 'ape ( irardeu, Mo., ,1 line L!Y Sixiecn children have died within the last few days and more. than are ill from a my sterious malii'ly which has afflicted the town of Orau in Scott county. ihictors are said to be puzzled as to tin' nature of the disease. The svmptoms of the disease resemble those of cntcro cnliMs bdt in other respects is different from that ailment. Kntereeolit is ac cording to specialists in children's dis raws is an iiillamation of the intestines and is prevalent among small children. CUR OUS MALADY Thirty Mexicans Carrying Ammunition Across Rio (Irande Stopped by Caval rymen. Two Caught, Oth er Escape. LI I'aso, Texas, dune jS. A cavalry pal ltd intercepted a baud ol thirty Mexican.'! engaged in eariving ammiiiii tion across the Olio (iiaud1 ut Kockv l ortl aeven miles pii-il iif here early to day. T wo i.f the MevicaiiH were eair;ht but the others escaped intu Mexico. lh n m tn uiii' tun was dropped hv the smug glers. some of it in thr middle ot the river. FLEWOVEKf CII1 Some Say it Was an Air plane, Others a Balloon, Rut Negroes Insist It Was a Zeppelin. It was pist about the time Old Sol was making Ins exit from ttie VVeslciii Hemisphere and was preparing to beam in all his glorv iiiuh the Uncut, when 5 number of people in tho city navy a litfle object floating ill a. 1,'ijiiil rate in the. coo iif tcrnooii o:oiie. Some sav it seiubleil an airplane others it balloon ami the ennse iisum. ot opinion of .the ueirro ciiiuinentators was that it was H type of ain taft which iiiatle ( "'nit on eppelm fainoiis... Anyhow, 1 he object which created so much exriteiueiit w:i moving in a northerly direction au I arrietl with it a little light, leaving in its wake a little dark streak, which Homo savs was the exhaust ot the mo tor of an airplane. The -'would bo destroyer of women and children continued on its course ami Ini ally reached that section of the city wjuth j (fcneiall"' i.iulaU'd bv tin r.t niiiriian race. There was a geneml pnnie right off tin1 reel, for the opinion prevailed that the Oeriuans done eoifle across the At' laiitic and were raiding Kockv Mount. nti nircrut t guns w ere not available nid a sliot gun woiildn t reatdi it, sn thev eoiil 'n't do anything but let the gi'iin destroyer' Kreak havoc ainoi'r their dwell ngs. They waited in awful suspense for the first bomb to explotle; when their houses would be shalteretl to atoms !i4.d-thev would take the ipnck st route, to the ccineferv ;if the hands of these T' utfinie barbarians. Hut thev waited in-vain, for the bombs did hot materializ" and t he houses reinained in- t. The grim, engine of tlest met ion passetl over without even noticing any thing in this great municipality and the it v of Ifocky .Mount was spared by. the ierniuns -according to the opinion pre ailing nitinnn;. certain of. the iiegrn race, nt tlie time the ' -.oppciin pass I over. The ebieet floated, light ly and rapidly avvav and finnllv disapea r"d. In a field not far from the eitv Inn ts was later found the carcas of a little toy balloon. " DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP RUNS AGROUND Hlock Island, It. I., .Ium' 2S.--Tlie United States cruiser Olvmpia, Adnur il Pewey's: flagship at. the battle of .Manila, ran aground in the'' fogv off Hlock Island early Tuesday.. The eruLs r was reported in a bail position, with Olisitlerable water I u her ludd. Chief Machinist, 's Mate William M. Habb lost his Iif" when he was struck on the head by . a f il II i ng hat ell. o other fatalities were-"reported.- Warships and working vessels were standing by the ship Tuesday night. The sea remained calm, but it was re mrted that, as a precautionary mean ure, a par. (of the. crew had been tafc'-n off. '.. ' ,-' . The Olvmpia put "nut Tuesday for target practice, nud it is stippnw il she struck during the thick fog .winch stretehetl far out from shore. Iletails of her exact position could not be learn- d here. The Olvmpia was recently assigned as t,he flagship of t It-- coast patrol fleet of the second naval district. Imme diately after she flashed out word of ier mishap members of the patrol fleet went to her assistance, but it was found that the famous old worship was in no iinnieilia" danger of breaking up. Chief Machinist s .Mate Habb was killed as In- was coming up on deck. His next of kin is his mother, Mrs. Sarah Habb, who lives nt Heading, Pa. I HG 1 1 PRICES HIT GERMAN PAPERS Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 'ifteen hiiniircd 'iernian newspapers. "ind periodicals have b -eu compelled to suspend publication owing to the in reused cost ot materials and labor, ays the Wurbtirj Lantles.eitiing in its ast issue before suspending for the teriott of t lit. war.. According to this journal, newsprint paiver lias reached a price which is ruinous to any but the wealthiest papers, while grease and oil or lubricating machines are only ob tainable at usurious prices. s Precautions Taken lo Pre vent Trouble at New York Because of Threatening letters. Yi'W ork.'.Imir -S. - )ini t In- t r lit U of A lt;iti.t r lii-t km. 'in, nlitnr ut tlio Mht-.l iitnl l.iiiiii.'i i I iiu u niiotltiT ntt n 1 1 hint t fluti 1 will r'fjiH'ii ji -V t fit Mtlll't till' (i"M lit Mill (if till' H'f('tlVf ilrnlt liiWj well! ri'MUMicil Imti t"tnv, no dim vv:i4 mm iii 1 1 tnl in Hit' min i tnmn who 1 1 I nut liul l it hish tium tlr mini .St;itP: iiiarnliiil m udifc. 1 Im'si i cfHiit utn.i Hern lfin t-'ilu-n Iiithiim ot tlx1 . iitirtilirr itl ! I.i r;i t ciiiiu; l-t tiTH whu'h lm ( lit ini n I'i'ivi'il I v J ii'lr Mnvcr nlm ih Iicihiii tin1 rnsi". Ill'1 I'uiirt iiH iii w,h tlusi'lv i;uurl'l ii;ui tutlriv I v Hi t ct-t i vi'H nitil Hfi'irt hcivii-c 111411. ' - Kiirkinfiii iiiiiiuiiiirrt (uiImv tluit lit' oiilil (untiiiH( to, Jul iih hi.H iifluitioy. .S 'vmii piioin li;it Imm'H nri'i'itfrd ln-n Ji ti uti uns m smiidmI. THREE GERMANS UP FOR SPYING ( ojv'iili.ii'n. J inn' Hie iil i rst ut tlirri mi'ii ii n 1 1 line women nil iiimiis. lor rHinn;t"i' ih itiiuil'l in tho jurss. WHEAT HARVESTING WELL UNDER WAV W ashingtiui, .Inne L'X. Harvesting of the winter wheat crop is well under vvuv in all Southern stales and good progims is being uifi'le' in central districts with oats and . winter, wheat. 'I he vviiiU-r Wheat harvest is abiint ten davs late in Kansas, eight or jnoie in J eunessee. North ( a lol ina ami nginia. and about two weeks late III Southern Illinois ami Indiana. OTHERS IN MAIL SERVICE IN FRANCE aslnngtoii, .Inne l'S. Announcement was made todav that .Marcus II. Hlllin. ol the olhce ol the 8ecoi.il assistant post master general, who has been sent to r railed as I lilted htateB ni iiiv postal agent in connection with the piepnia t ion tor handling the mail to the Amer ican expodil louarv force, is accompanied bv Ma iir liuton V right, assistant imt niastS'r at Norfolk and George. Iiciike, of Houston. Texas. . Mapir Wright, who is an officer of the irgiuia National guard has been de signaled bv the War Department as supcrint endciit . w Inle M r. J. cake who was a elnel.rl.erk in the railvvav mail fervice vviis designated iih Hiipcrintend eut of transportat ion because of his ex perience on the Mexican border. SENATE DISCUSSING FOOD CONTROL BILL -Washington, June JH. The amended food eontrol bill conlainingt, li new bone drv' prohibit ion section was up for net inn in the Senate tor the first time todav. It -will be pushed fur earlv passnge iut it is irobabe linal action cannot be taken bv .lulv 1, beenuse ol the prohibition feature. This would lorhid inaiiul act lire of Inpior during the war but would niithiiri.e the I'l-esnleut. to permit w:tie making and tii coiniuiintl etr existing st'teks of distilletl. spirits. MAN ARRESTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE New Hern. N. ('., June -JM. Ilenrv Connor, one of Nevy .Item's most notori mis '.'characters, is now in tlie !iav-en county jail awaiting (rial, on a charge which, if proven; may send him 'l the pen it cut i.-i i v tor a term ol manv vears. Connor, who conducts a restaurant and store on Souih Front street, was placed under arrester at an early hour v"S'-rtlay mornihg on a .warrant chnig iitg him with criminally assaulting Mary tones, the eight year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Octavius ..lones who re side at. No. !l Sutton's allev. COMMISSION MUST NOW TELL SENATE Washington, .Tunc L'H. - -Tho' resolut ion of Senator lleetl calling upon the Koder al Tratle eominission to inform the Hen ate why it had not ordered news print manufactures to desist from "illegal practices ami exorbitant charges" 'was passed today by the Seriate. PLAN MARINE NEWS SERVICE IN GERMANY f'opr nliHtfon, Dt'hiiuirk, .Ium -H.--A (ii-nriiin shipping iiah sfrvivn- on the Ii im s of Hie ii'itish "I.luyds'' w;ik plan iifl jit a recent inMti.n nt Ilamltiiry, ficnnnnv, of rcjtrNcntat ves of lii pinj; an coninii'n'e. ViroIcn.s trlcyra pliv will lit. ncl, new iynallint; stations are to he estaliliHlwi niHl t lninlrf Hi;eiits will Le appointed to gather fliip piti n.'ws. CANADIANS TAKE FRONT POSITIONS Canadian Army lieadipiaiters in r'raiice, line . I'nder a protecting con centration of artillery fire Canadian troops early todav stormed and captur ed the German front line before Avion a suburb of Lens. '. I n ' A t- r r : V Major Gen. Sir Eric Geddcs. Major (Jen. Sir Knc Geddes, who pnssod from the Dritmh ministry ot niiinitlons to eervice with the army and has done splendid work in each capacity, will fill the post of con troller of tho navy, with temporary rank of vice admiral. Ilefore taking his new rank fair Knc was traflic manager of an Indian railway, a lumber anil railway expert in Ohio, a maker of munitions, a director pcneral of military railways autl a major gtmeral. O. PRESS ASdl ELEGTSOFFIGEHS Sunt ford Martin, Formerly Editor of . Winston-Salem Journal, Named President. Other Officers for Ensu ing Year. Moieh.-ad t'itv, N. '., .(line Sl.imll'iiid Martin, formerly editor of the : W'instttii ;ai ei .lour'nnl, but now .ot'i'etary to ( '.ovf.riiO.r I'.o.'l-.ct I , was elei-t ed previ'leiit nf the North. Carolina J 'reus Association at-the n miliar convention ol that orgauiat ion here ttidav. .Others oaic.-rs elecled were: .1. A. Miarp. of J . il in 1 1-it n , first vice prosidcnl . I.ee W. Wlnteheiid, itl V lliiiinglon. seconil, v ice pies'uleul. K.. T. Wade, of .Morebeatl-Cily,' third vice prcsi.leiil.- .loliu I'.. Mierrill, of Concord, re elect ed s i eta rv. M. 1.. rihipmati, state commissioner of Labor niid I'riiit big, historian.. , ... W'. 'i'hoiean I toiht , nl' ba d'igh, iii-,'toi'. LITTLE (iIRL IS SERIOUSLY HURT Nt suit N. I'., .Inne i'i. -As the re st i in-lv b v au aiit oiii'ibile it belliM i dViv . ,r ..y .M .Mlie ' 'oi.k l-'p. ing, a daui'lit.-r of M r. II. I.i.lnig, ...f N'o.-'t. N'a I It lie a .i ; tim.iiil a.t'Mioi, s'i inn-1 y injiireil Tut- t'Ia v ni;dil . ' Tie' i i 1 1 It- ;',i id v.-Ss at I t'bipt ing to I'ross I h'J :! i et a i f lie I line to the lice idelit and st ppi-1 - out l i "in I" hind one an loiiod-ri.- liV.lit in 1'iMii.t of. the car diiv en be I.' ,, a ip il.le for Mr. '(; to stop his leui'liiuo bi'tttif Kttif.ing the ehil ! and t he fri-ol ..tit' t In- . a i ' id rocl; her a hea v v blow. 'III.' little ..lie 'was del rb'd to io'C letloe wh.-r.' tion '. :: . r "fob-red- and .l gcttTg aboig very liict -.I up and car iio'dit-al ntten is said to be y, '.'tiu.sidering t he I'll ell luted a ores. .Spei'lafoiH V, ho V. it llt'"M'd (lie . i 1 '' ii t sav that it a onlv hv a leira'-l; that the child v.i.s not hilled iitai.fly.- GOMPERS WILL NOT TAKE PART IN MEET 'Wnhiiigl .ii. .Inne Js. . The' Aluericaii Ked.-ralii.il ' nl' Labor, ha- tie. I io'd lo participate in tin- I utei tiationnl C'uii'er euce ol Trades I iiiut -. .'all' d .by Ihe re cent StoeMiolin eoiiter'-ui'' to io'"t Se,. t I.'T- 17,. in. , uil 'tla:,!. 1'isi.b lit of tlo Stocliholil) t'.jiil'tri-ie-e that th' America ii Ke.li-nit ion regard till Von fereiices 'is p'flnaUU" U'ld Ulttiluidv "and can had to no good put pose. " GERMANS MAKE ATTACK IN ALSACE Pali", June -. Tin' -Ci . iiimiix last night attacked tin' salient of W'attweil er in Al a -e, net ording to the War Of lice amiMtnci oient todav. Tlcv vveit?-re-pnlsed, leaving a number of d' tid. ; ITALY LOSES ONE BOAT LAST W EEK rtome, June 'Js. The weekly state ment of .shipping reports shown that only one Italian steamship was sunk in the week ending June 21. Fort McPherson and Possi bly Oglethorpe to He Rase Hospitals PLANS MADE PUBLIC War Department Instructs That Rip; Hospitals Be Ready by September 1. Cantonment Camp Cases to Ik? Treated First. Will Not Affect Officers Traia- - injf.' Vv: Atlantiij (.:!., .June L". l'ort McPher son and possibly Fort (Iglethnrjie are tn h' runt tried into large base hospitals, ,'ic. nrdiug to 'War liepartment plans made public here todav by Lieutenant i oloiiel T. K. lir.ittim, in ehnrge of the present ost hospital. , I he plans will not affect the officer' t i n mil:'; camp win (t, Imt it stated thai t!i,' sev euteeiil li in fa ii try probably will not i c inn in. I loonel liiatton stated that instrur liniis hail been received from tho W'nr I lepart inent nl hav o the huge hospitals re vlv bv Septetiih r the first. At first cases f rom I he cantiiuinent eai'ii will be eaie.l tor at Fort Mcl'henioii, lint what older plans it any have not bse:i . It 1 1 ii 1 1 1 1 V ;t ii linn ik i'iI. . j WrATCH IMMIGRATION OF JAPANESE Tokio, June 'JH. Viscount Ichiro Mo-toiio- the fmeigii niuiister, in a speech' before the .Inpaii emigration association taid the goveiiimeiit ih always paying keen and close attention tn the emigra tion ol .Inpuiii'Mc, people to foreign coun t r i os. M ieweil from the irogresa of poli tics, mil loiiaJ ei'oiioiny, mdi'iitilic' al v.incenient anil iri nt tier, direct ion, Ja puu, in her absolute positon in the world, en mint, be culleil a first dims power vet," lm added, "but there il not tho least doubt as to 1 be future progress ind iK-Vitapniint of the Jaauee nation. The character of the emigrant has an important bearing upon the nation and state they belong to. Hence it ! a mat ter of genii importance to promote tho education of emigrant and to take iiica:'iircs to elevate their character and make thou awake to the conception that thev ar,. the subjects of Japan ami in a v.av represent tho Japanese na- Below Arc Some Instances of the Fact That Women and Men are Now Equals In New Russia. Ey WILLIAM Q. SIIEPIIEED. (liiilod Press Btafl Correspondent.) I'elrogra I, .Mhp" 1 .--. Hy Mail.) Sit ling nl an ntlice table in the great duiiia biiihliug. suirmnitletl by hulking eoldieia todav sat a t. 'ise uniting bobbed haired ill iv lo might, have runio from Wash ington s.iiiaiCj New ork.- .Hhe was eat ing a red beet soup, in which she dipped black bread. ' I v.e .iiic'ivd to her with my re peat lor a pass to the Soldiers' and ,Vt,i knems ' council. When she had fin i h .1 her soup, she called ft soldier, who ti' ic l i nile, Hitl directed him to take me to ihe pioper office for passes. As I i -it, he v.as ordering another soldier in ii'imui' .soufi plate. - The soldier, led nie to another office mid there presented me to a woman who as to appearance might have been Emma (.oldiiian liei-elf.. This woman looked at my 'passports, said something in Rus sian to niioiher soldier, who led me to. another, ollice and got mo the paper. I I e.piir d. ' '. It miisl be i'einemhered that it wag two women who had Ihe say as to my admittance, to this gathering of the peo I le of Kiissin. My final experience seem ed tn me like asking Kmma (ioldman for a pass to the national democratic eon-. ', en t ion,' I have simply cited these instances to sIhia thai th" 'women are equals of the toon in the New Russia.- Today that eipiality was even more LJjk ingly illustrated oy me ceieorauou Mav Mav. The workers of Kussin, lollovving the long establishefl custom of all laiiop.'aiis (which they, themselves, inth tlavs of the Czar never dnred to observe, remained abseut from work, and aralvzeil Russia into an enforced holiday. ' i And there were as many women as her,, were men in the parado. Many m:i rebel nun in arm with men com-rad'-s, and the voices of hundreds; of Ihousiin.is of women mingled with thesa of as manv men in the chant of the In t. nationnlist Socialists' union. It's tine that women rank with men in the New Russia. It doesn't seem o teive occurred to anybody that there niight be any rpiestiou about it. MEN fii WOMEN" EQUAL IN RUSSIA
The Evening Telegram (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
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