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G TELEGRAM - Today's &r$ -THE Weather Forecast VOL. X. NO. 87. ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 10, 1917. PRICE: FIVE CENTS EV-EMN HE AD OF AGAINST THE ILOFF "Head of Army Deposed When He Demands Su preme Power GEN. KLEMBOOSKY IS COMMANDER IN CHIEF A State of War Is Said to Ex- ist at Petrograd and (Gen eral Isimo Says He would Form New (Government for Russia. GENERAL KORN ORDERED RESIGN BY M KERENSKY Petri, giad, S,r,t, in. -.pivmjor, Keren sky has. declared that a state of 'war "exists ill the tnvvn and district of l'c tiogrn.l. lU'rviiKo has ordered. -General . KomilolV, i - l i i i f nt' tlw Hiissiau. amiies, t i resign in eohse(iteuef of Goneral . KornilnlT's ti. iniiiiil fi.r sjipiome piiwcr. (ionolul K iem l..ii.k y lilt been Appointed ' :' ' i-.'intu ie!t;r" in e li i- 1. ' . . i'reimt-r K. h vk v in a preclainat ion savs en -eptt n:i.. i Mh, a 1 1 1 1 -1 1 1 1 1" (if file Tin inn called nnrVi liim in the name .of i en ci:i J koriiiloff to hand over nH civil : ailil tl lllUll V- pi.WClS til t n'lll'ial Isimo, . wlio would f hi iii ii in A government at liis iilfvimiFi'', 'uiiselei ing this mi an tti 1 cllipt ill certain iliai'tois to .i'olit .bv tire t-ituatieii The 1 1 it-( t iiili t i i ii cunt unit'. . Kriyn-kv ord.-rs ;t.-m-r:il KornilotV ut ; Jim ml level . his- t'lim t ions nl . ( iciierut KleiiilKMisky coini.nandci:. in ;cliM" of the -'.'.' ji rnii-'sun-t ho mo t hem front, which Lais 1 Ii,- w ay tu Pet i i.e. la i. . . " I declare a state of wat in the town ami ilistliet of Petrograd, ,"- the pro v tlaii'at it'a continues 'ami appeals tu all cit iens to remain calm. ' ' BELIEVE HIS 1'ESIGNATION SOUGHT. ; Washington, aScpt. 10. -Russian enr bnssy nflicials believed that the resign, ill itm ut' General Kornilon" uas force. 1 '- -liv elements of the counsel uf workmen ami snliliiiis delegates: opposed to en .fnieenient Ut' the tlcath pciinltv for mil prions soldiers aiol (Ienernl Klcinboos l,v, the new eoininamli',1', will modify the death penalty orders. The embassy- has cot leceived otticinl new of General IsolKimll s removal. CABINET CONSIDERS THE REVOLT. Petrograd. Sopt . 10. - Eleven cabinet meuihcrn have been in eonf tnuotts- s-'s (.ion in the winter ynl.-i.e to.l.-iv. ljmu si.tc: iiilj-Ttt ineasnre so to face (ieii. llornilol'I's revolt hich in convi'-.sa it. .ns with tin' Assot'iatcil 1'iess cor responileiit . the miuisterailniit is fhe fiaest event since the r'eviilntion. OUTLAWS HOLDING MANCHURIAN CITY Hailer, ..Maneliuria. Sept 1. (Corres poinlcnce of the Assoiateil Press.) Ofli cials ( f tlie linssian yovcriiiiient arc en ileavinins to jnilnco the Mongolian out laws who have .seized this city to .iban ilon tloir lit prcilation ami return to Mongolia. Por more than two months the Moncn lians hint' liecii in virtual possession of this laie;e municipality. They have not interfered with the TTnTTs Silicrian rail wav ami property in the railway stone, luit their occupation has stopped all lius: iiiess within nml the twon has interfer ed seriously with the delivery of hides, wool and other products which normally art- shipped in larye ipiantitie from llailar. XI, Grave,' the counselor of the linssian legation at Pckinjr, is here nejjot iat i njr with the outlaws, and hopes to induce theai to return to Monpilia. Foreigners have not lieen interfereil with to any ex tent ley the Mongolians, tint t'liinese ami Chinese ami t'liinese property arc aliso lutely iiinler their sway. - The incaTTTlic; party liuiulters aliont livt. thousaml. , When ,,t hey first nrjc,ivid here thev carrie dthe red Hag of the Russian revolutionists and declared tlicv were in RynipaHty with the republican move ment in Russia. When the Chinese liov einperor wan put hack hhiii the throne in China, the outlaws announeetl thev were Chinese monarchists and flew the yellow ,-. . ...... V . " . - nf tbi monan-hr over llailar. Thev e,-T fif' flying the red and yellow flags -f'f. J. , r. aiid profess to Selieve that the nr is still on the Chinese RUSSIAN ARMY IN REVOLT Q THESE MEN HOLD AMERICA'S SECOND fi.it $t i 'Uk$Y' rVH xjfs L I vi'. Ill Major-Gen. Leonard ood (left). Major-Gen. lasker HIihk (top cen ter). Major- Gen. Hugh L. Scott (riKht) and . Major-Gen. J. J. l'erbhinj;. . MEGRO LABORERS ILK OUT TODAY Say Demand for ( 1-2 Cents Increase Per Hour Was Not (Granted OVER Ml) ON STRIKE Negro Employes of A. C. L. at South Rocky Mount Walk Out, Although In crease of 1 Cents Per Hour Was (Granted. Because their demands for an in less- in wnevs of sis and one half cuts an hour although the railroad had agreed .upon a four cents an hour increase ami hack pay Mating iruni Manh the first was nut granted, from .'lilil to oOO colored inploves of t lie At lantic t'u!ist Line Uailrojnl at South Hinkv Mouiit walked out this morning at 11 o'clock. . - - According to statements of the col ored men, their or;;aniat.ion is the p. deration of l.ahor, Imt this affilia tion is (I. nil. led among .local lalior cir cles. The demands of the negroes were made on last Priday, through a com mittee of four. They were advised at the time the demands were presented that the matter would take its regular course- and he considered , by the rail road. However, the committee which presented the demands, gave oflicials until this.inorning iu which to comply. At eleven o'clock there was no indicii tion that the demands hail bei-n com plied with, so the color-d men walk ed out. The new scale of pay granted by the railroad company a. four cents an hour increase would make the aver age wagi-f-ln colored workers range nnv who re from $1.!'M to .fL'.od. This average. 'of daily wages for the color ed men would be still greater increas ed if the six and one half cent ratio were granted. The strikers claims that 47."i of their nienib. rs have walked out, and that there are only about, 'a half doen nogrut at work at South Rocky Mount'. The colored mi'ii, who declared a strike today were drawn from the i.-inks of the yard helpers, boibr help ers, mat hiuists helpers and porters. This organrratioii is believed to be th. youngest labor organization in the citv, as it was nc ' -represented at Washington on August 'J4,vben the recent railroad controversy was set- 1 1 led and the- agreements between the oflicials ntt workmen maMe. Pr. and Mrs. J. I. Carlton-have ro- turned to their 'houio in Salisbury, after a risit to Mrs. Carlton's mother, Mrs. M. O. Wjnstesd. , KERENSKY REGIE NEGRO TROOPS T E As Far as Possible They Will lie Sent to Cantonment Camps in State in Which Troops are Raised. Washington, Sept. 1". Negro troops of tie' National aiiuy .will lc organized in Kiiru't e-tni its as is iloiie in t lie regit iar army and as far as-.pf.ssi.ble will be tra incd . iii f he stati s where 'they are raised. . - -; -'' -1 'I'lu- call for uegioi's to inoldiz,. at tloii camps will ho post pum'd hr allow tlie ullicvrs at the camps to arrange' lor tlii" orjfif ii izat i 1 1 1 1 of t hose ,s.pil rate mi ('. Hoth white nien an. I negfoes (if. th(. se lectivt draft forces will be given a:i opportunity- to voliiuteer for service in the batallions of troops for Heivice in the lines of communication their work t.e.ll.- llijljlrn-y I. lit "in in -eiiliibll t !i lit : - However there' w ill be negro lighting regiments of the uat ioaal army as there arc ot the national guard.- Secretarv liaker outlined this -poHcy (f fin- wnr iepartinent today in a .statement deal r with .the method to be followed in e organization and training of. negroes liable to draft- under the national armv let. ' I 'I'csuma bly the negro regiments ot I he liat ional guard andregular army will be retained as they are of the lighting units. All colored troops called j a state which has a cantonment in it will be t rained t here. The statement says that provisions will be made but has not vet been made for the assembling from those states which has no cantonments for theii piota of colored soldiers for training. RICHMOND OFFICE OF SEABOARD OUT Richmond, Va., Sept. 10. All local freight olliee and yard clerks in the sor l ice of the Seaboard Air Line Hailwnv walked out in svmpnthv with a general strike this morning with the result thai freight traffic over tiii road is crippled pending an adjustment in demands, foi' till increase in pay. About thirty twt 1 1 1 1 i t work here. COTTON MARKET New York, Sept. lit. The cotton mar ket- showed a firmer tone earlier today and after opening unchanged to 11 points, higher sold 20 to "7 points aliove Saturday's closing, covering was-nct-iv-e and the market met considerable south ern selling on October at 20.24 and 20.18 for Januarv. , . New York, Sept. 10. Cotton futures opened steady, October 20.09; Decem ber 20.12; January 19.95; March 20.12; Mar' 20.35. RAINED NSTAT LINE OF DEFENSE J ..tt. d GERMAN PAPERS III A FOR! Resent SuKtfcstion That Kai ser Must Re Eliminated Refore Talking Peace WANTS ITS DECLINED Some of the (German News papers Resent Suggestion and Demand "Hands Off" Policy by the (German Reichstag. fresh outburst of rage against, the I'ni ted States in Saturday. 's newspapers in connect it. a. w ith Sec n t afy Xn using 's re pof( ed':'""dei'iial'ol tiic statement, that America would not iusis' on the elimi nation nf the llolu aollorns before en tering into peace ney.it iat ions. ' " The Keische West Palische Zeitung carries a headline that crosses an entire page in large type rending ;: America demands the depositor! of th,. llohenzol lenjs," which it follows with a furious denunciation of America in which the alleged 'demand is alluded to as "the climax of the; arrogant insolence of the American government," which it adds, 'we hope will be met by an emphatic hands' oil' from the reichstag. FLORIDA MEN AMONd LOST Ottawa, Cam, ..t. 111. Thomas. A. launders, of Maitlnml, Pla.., is among the Americans reported killed in action n today '( --casualty' list. XL P. Hart, if l'elrav,' Kin., Ma- among the.' wound e.l. DRAFTED SYRIAN KILLED RESISTING Tlawkinsville, (in., Si pt. 10. Thom as: Simon, a Syrian -called for the National Army iu spite of his claim that, a brother in the Turkish army made him an alien enemy, was killed with his wife her Sat unlay night while resisting arrest for assaulting a member of the exemption board. After the assault Simon, his wife ami "a brother barricaded themselves in the".r store and greeted a pose of officers ''w.itizeniillLa volley. from rifles and pistoltC-'-When tTieTTf? was return ed 8imon and his wife fell dead, the latter stifrgra.spiii(j a revolver which she had emptied. The" brother escaped through, a back door. Three members ef the- posse were wounded, one of . them- seriously, with a bullet in his lungs. f : ' - ' 'V-' EXPECT DIFFERENT- PEACE PROPOSAL England Thinks (Germany Will Make Peace Offer by the Winter VSK STOP FIGHTING Status Quo Offer will be De dined by England Just as German Statesmen Plan, But is Preliminary Steps for Future Negotiations. London, Sept. 10. Throughout, Kug in. I there is a gem ml belief that a very- definite peace- offer will . '..com I riiii ( ici ina ii v .be foi e w inter and t hat ie offer will suggest Jintncdjuto ces it ion- irf ,'iiost ilit ii's ; iii a status iiio asis, Kiit eute statements ; ha ve . indi: ifed that they w ilj refuse, such terms in. I no doubt (ieniitinv is aware of this iut the tieiiiiaii lenders .'regard'' n status pto offer from the German side as an nilispcnsihle step of the preparation of i German public opinion for further oncessiOli. 150 BELGIANS MAKE CURIOUS ESCAPE Pans, Sept. In. According to a tele gram from Havre, where the Belgian government is temporarily located, about. .1.1(1 Itelgians have succeeded in ros.sing the frontier "into Holland and reedoni in a curious manner. '1 he dermaii military authorities had loeided to have certain trees cut down iccauso thev interfered with the view of the sentries placed along the barbed wir fencing anil the cable which charged with a strong elc-etric.t current, prevent persons from ..--escaping- from Belgian rritorv, One hundred and fifty jnhab- tanfs of Sel.aete were reouisitioncd iid o.rdcre dto work at cutting down the fees. . . ' . ' -. The improvised tree cutters succeeded in tloing their work in such a way that several trees fell across the barbed virt. ind the electrified cable ' and made' a wile sate opening. Thev they proceeded o Dutch territory, accompanied by their ve (icrmaii guardians, who had long nnvn tired of their duty ami were-only io pleased to desert, bag and baggage. NELLIE BLY, DAM OF BEN A LI, IS DEAD Whitakcrs, NopL J (L Nfllie Bly, a nrse age -tweiitv-.su and being the am of Hen A!i, '' :0.'i 14 racer died attinlav morning on the farm' of her ifelong owner, Mr. W. T. JiruBWell f this citv. Nellie was foaled in the soring' of 91 and has been given constant ser- lce to In r owner for twenty-five years"."" She 'was sired liv TJlmer and her dam was Fancy sired by the thor ouglibred, Outcast. WIleTi a colt, Nel li" encountered a very serious acci- 'iif in injuring one of lief pastures. She was; consequently, rendered use- ss for a track career, but she was al ways possessed of marvelous ehdur- hick and at times showed Hashes of speed which were wonderful. Nellie was a biej bay with general features like her famous son.. She foaled Ben AH in 1907 and Prince Sidney, who is still owned by Mr. Braswell, in 1910. Nellie. Bly was a general favorite in this community ami her death waa a "source of regret to all. SAYS SOCIALIST MEETING LATER Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 10. The Berne Bund says that the postponed Socialist conference eventually will be held in Switzerland at a place and at a time yet to be determiner: RIOT OCCURS IN JOLIET PRISON Joliet, III.-, .Sept. 10. A riot occurred in Jhe at at prison here today during which one convict was1 shot ami three guards stabbed. ' AWAITS ADVICE - FROM THE SWISS Washington, Sept. 10.' The govern ment today- was waiting for some in dilation how the Swedish government regards the disclosures of the part ta ken by its legation in Buenos Airs in transmitting the German, legation 's dispatches to Berlin. Neither the Ar gentine ambassador or the Swedish min ister has presented any message from tneir government. AUSTRIAN PAPERS TALK OF PEACE The German Papers Declare Nation Would Be False to Self DON'T ASK TERRITORY The Austrian Newspapers Want Chancellor Michae- lis to Declare For No In demnities or Territory as Peace Basis. opmihngen, Sept. lo. The Nnchrich- teu of Hamburg, in discussing the ipics tiou of peace, savs that both Austrian ind pari frerinaiis declares that Austria wont. lie false to herself and wennanv f she advocated n speedy pence based in icnunc tntions ot aunexations and in- lemnities bv (termaiiv. The Nachriehteii 's lenna correspond nts assails the X lennn Neuiv Kreie 'ress, tne Zeit and the Monday anil Hon- lav Gazette, all of which have printed articles intimating that Germany is the greta mstnacii to the conclusions of ii-aee and calling upon Chancellor Michaelis to put forth a plain iineomli- lonal statement, accepting the base of no annexations or Indemnities and to lk,. real Ntejis to introduce a democratic government in Germany. IENRY CONNOR IS FOUND NOT GUILTY New Bern, Sept. ld.-r-The jury in the llenrv Conner case, in which the lefondant was charged with an at eniped criminal assault, on nine-year- old Marv .Tones, reached a verdict a few minutes past ten Saturday night and court reconvened to hoar the- ve--diet and disposo of other mutters pend ing The verdict of the jury was that 'miner was not guilt v, and after the solicitor informed the court by long listancn telephone from Beaufort that had no other charges against the fondant, '.hit was discharged. Immediately I mted States Deputy Xrarshal George B. Waters served a warrant on Conner in which ho was barged with retailing wlnskey and ilso having in his possession whiskey on which th federal tax had not been aid. 1 he defendant was carried be fore Commissioner C. B. Hill for a preliminary examiuat ion, which was nntintied ami in default of bond Con r was committed to uttl. ODAY'S SESSION OF MUNICIPAL COURT Tho following cases were disposed at this .morning's t ssion of munici pal court : Douglas Coolev was charged with being drunk and down and was fined Krncst Fittman, a negro, was chnrg- d with selling goods on Sunday, and was fined. '- r Golden Dardcn, a mgro, was charg ed with being drunk and disorderly and was fined $7.10. Henry Wiggins,"" a negro,, was charg ed with being drunk and disorderly and was lined $7.50. Dempaey iWggius, a negro, was charged with disorderly conduct and was found not guilty; NORFOLK WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE Norfolk, Va., Rept. 10 Mrs. Elsie G. Sterling, wife of W. H. Sterling, Jr., cashier of a Norfolk bank, was found lead at her home here Saturday night from a pistol wound. Coroner Kight, if tor an investigation declared the wo man committed suicide "in a fit of men tal aberration." She left two notes, it was said, one for her husband arirT one for her nurse. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Ster ling is survived by a nine year old daughter, and a sister and brother, the Rev. A. D. P. Gilmour, of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 'v- Mrs. Sterling was Miss Elsie Gilmour, of Richmond.- Mr, Sterling is cashier of the Savings Bank of Norfolk. Both he and Mrs. Sterling have been very well known in Norfolk society. His wife was a daughter of Matthew Gil niour of Richmond. STOCK MARKET New York, Sept. 10. The stock mar ket gave a good account of itself at the opening today and bearish attempts to depress special issues niet with indiffer ent success. Pullman and General dec trie which were moderately week on Sat urday yielded 2 to 3 points further but elsewhere the trend was strongly npward Import ant a " J gained half to two points in1- o-iarly trading; T BY THE AOSTRIANS TO-STOP ADVANCE General Petain's Forces In flict Heavy Losses on Ver- dun Front ANOTHER OUTBREAK MACEDONIAN FRONT The German Advance in the Riga Region Is Said to Be Definitely Halted by the Russian Army Defending' That Sector. Tho great batt-le which Oeneral Ca loma is waging for Mont San Gabri do is continuing uninterruptedly de- spito the inclement weather. The Aus- tnans nro now being subjected to un relenting pressure, but by means tf heavy concentrations of fresh troop they have been able to keep the Italians rom achieving the notable success that ompletion of the capture of the moun tain would constitute. The Italians so ar huevcaptured 145 guns rom the Aus trian since the beginning of this of- efnsivn. Gen. Petain's troops last night clinch ed the success they won north cast of Verdun on Saturday when ther pushed their lines ahead materially in ths 1'osges and ouriers wood sector. The - icrmaus were obliged to abandon their ferocious assaulting tactics of the day, robalby because of the heavy losses thev sustained which lett the Krenrh line nniiLnken. Paris characterized the repulse sustained by the rown Prince ithro as an important one and dwells upon the serious extent of the casual nit inflicted bv the French fire. There wore onlv railing operations -jti the remainder of the French armies' trout and there was a similar lack of activity of a major sort along the Brit- lines. Gen. Haig's troops put iu 1 busy night in succcssfull v consolidating the positions taken bv them yesterday northwest of 8t. Quentin in the neigh borhood of Hardicourt, ondon announces Berlin, declares, however, that this ground was taken by the Germans ear ly todav. The Macedonian fighting is again as. suming importance. On the extrem west of the front the French have ap parently massed a consderahle force. Yesterday they reported occupying sev eral villages in the Malik region and the German war office today admits that Teutonic forces were obliged to retreat before superior French . pres sure. The German advance in the Eiga region is definitely halted according to indications liF the current reports. The only events reported here today by Berlin are clashes between Russian raid ing parties and German reserves. NELSON CASE UP FOR OCTOBER TERM Wilson N. C Sept. 10 Wilson Su perior Court convened here laBt Monday w jth Judge Frank A. Daniels, of Golds- boro, on the bench. The docket was tba lightest for many years only thirty fivo cases being recorded and only ons f the number for a violation of the pro- hibiton law. Two charges of murder Bra recorded against W, C. Nelson, the Tar boro desperado, who shot to death Po-. lice Officers Riggan and Gwaltney, and srriouslv wounded Mavor Keech several months ago. These cases have "been ontinued until the first day of ths con vening of the October term of Wilsea Superior court, and will be the first called. ' S FOUR MINUTE MEN TOMORROW NIGHT The "Four Minute Men" of Eocky Mount will be at the-Grand and also at the Masonic Thfktr tomorrow night. Mr. HaS 'Hayea will b ths speaker at the Masonic and Mr. Kemp I). Battle will delievrr the fourmiaut talk at the GTand. The talks will b delivered at the usual time n ina o'clock at both places. The topi of Mr. Battle's talk will be of thel seriea of "What Our Enemy TUatly Is." The date of the next four minute . talks will be made public as soon as possible. It is expected that ft go4 crowd as heretofore will hear the talks tomorrow night. 4 ; -Mrs. J. H. TB&rekley left yesterday afternoon f or r C-'-r t "n i the meeting u" cj of tla IAN FIGHTING JSons and l'-
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