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-3 s -'i Today's Weather W Forecast far p(" Ji) " li 21 u k iL-a V MM 1 1 ' - XJ -. ' . ' ' I TE U GRAM VOL. X. NO. 103 SENDING MESSAGES CAMPAIGN FOR ' SIUHM WAHMlHbb . THROUGH MEXICO CHEAPER FOODS OF A HURRICANE DATED FROM 1916 Dispatches Were Not All Confined Those From Von Eckhardt SENT VIA STOCKHOLM TO FOREIGN OFFICE Messages From the Berlin Foreign Office Also Were Sent Through Stockholm and the Swedish Legation at Mexico City. Mexico City, Mexico, Sept. 27 It is ;. Blfitcil tin L'ouil aatli'iritv tli:it :ni investi ; gntion hero- shows that,. tin1 passage ot messages ill ftl'lllian Code PetWCOIl til . German leention anil Berlin by th Swedish filiation and Stockholm, as n vented recentlv t.v .Secretary of: Ktat I.MnsiiiL'. extended us tar hack as the cailv .:. it .if . llilil It i.s also, stated tiKit -fli.xf ni ssaires wi ri nut confined 1 iv toUiisoalHies f I'Hll'l I I Villi Wi ll. Villi KcU '-l.tirtit : . i' i .-1 ii minister to Mexico, I.llt that thev consist.-.! in" part 'of inessug. f mm the Berlin fun-inn office, which 'were trrinMinitt.ll through the. Sweil ish ligation til vim .-'Kckhardt ami ui'i answered'!.-)- tin' 'same route. "OPEN NEW CHURCH AT GREEN 1LLK SIjMJA . ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 27, 1917. TTIIFWER TAKES ACTIVE PART ON THE WESTERNJFRONT PRICE: FIVE CENTS Its Object Will Be to In crease Demand Without Increasing Prices. APPEAL TO DEALERS Fnnrl Administration and Department of Agricul ture to cut Prices of Cheap Palatable and Nourishing Foods. .' Washington, -i-; a. iiatinn wiilr cMiiiain to ijkiI:ih.i tin- lt maud fur cheap, palatable "nil nour ishing f ioi. without. t. .-. (he,-': same time causing genoi'a.1 price: advance will be siHin. iinili'itakcu by the ile piiitnient ol" Agriculture ami tin- f.""l administration it was nnnnunceil to. lav. The efforts have , boon . 'made, 1"': fun' lut i(n responding nidation, ot prices lias divested the pinicct of. its advantages.- A patriotic, .appeal o pio- .lii.'i is. middlemen vnnl. ri'taili-n :is hoped tn bring : about a. concerted movement . to uiiiint-njii. reasonable pfiro levels. ' -' Relief Forces Are Started From New Orleans to Outposts TO STRIKE TONIGHT A Wnct Indian TTurricane Is Moving in From the Coast Along Gulf of Mexico, As cording to the Weather Bureau. PARTY IN HONOR OF MISS HAMPTON Cri'iMivilhv V i; li ll l'i' lli'.s ... )!' .; '' i!;!'i piii'li'-. :i"i' r., s. pt. -j;. Tin' ..'ii villi' un.l : tin' (l''" . .!.)..'' V ilivi'ti'il tn attfii.l tin' uI'ihiiil: M'lvin-.s of the liimiainirl .MtiptiM.: t li.uiv.li i.i.ii '.Kitflith Strri't, Srpti'ini" r . t lll'i .; t.lurtirt li, l lr 'l.iviiijwtnn f-JiMHiMUi.- i'iitnr t) HiMi. :.l l.'.'ri.i li r. Has kimllv rin K.'iitnl tn spi-ak at tlif Sniiilay Si.-lmul lil.ur Tin' -si't-v ii-i at i li'Vi'll (i'rli)i'k will !.. . .ia :a. : ! -' 1. 'iV. L: l'nt iirosi'li'nt if Waki' Kun'St., Cill.'irf, anil in t h .' r -i-itiiiL' at"'Vi'ii tliirt ,.,!.,. k ' y Mr. V. Ma:s'.i,;( ''ia-,u- ' lC'nit.ri.' Sin era ' lit In'!' 171 i 11 'k( i' 1"S lit tlnv lii'hMiiiiiiatiiui w ill nKii In''-.' pi unit.' - , Tin- iiinsii' will a ' pfirticirlaily . in lurdjt li, r . lu'lVI X.'ll LstVin hi tut ft . t' ' . f- ' - . " . 1 tin' ilav's' pnn4i:nn, . Musi, ians nf un ns'ifil I'liaim ami ..al.ility aninnir w hum 'w CliaH.itt,' Hii.'L-u.r. ill" will 'known Ui'liian vi"Tiuit. v. ill f in n isl tin' ninsii' for tin' o'i-avion. On Satniilav afti-nioon from 3:110 to ;!0 Miss Kitiin'i's J'aiiipion I'litrrtaiiiO'l a nmulii'r of lit-r frii'inis .ami school ai.'iti-s in honor of In r: tenth liirtlnlay The lioiise w as lienut if ullv ilei'Oratcl nt llowers jiinl. iiotteil plants ami tli iliniiiL' room was a .si one ot ioveiini whi'i-e nink roses Vvere . nseil in prof us ion.! Tin' 1'i.loi' si lii'iin' was -airii'il nut in the n-f iv-ltnii'1'ts, .wliieli i-onsisteil oi ..;h.. an, I .-amlil-s. The I'l'lltrl' nh,:i' was iui eliiiaiit. liirtlnlay e.'ik ili-.nrati'il with ten pink eanilli'S.. hrti-n little 'iievt was. ini'senteii w it li a tiny l.ov of i. ink i-amlv. Thus., nreseiit were .Miss I-loirin i- Matthews. Misses Hetsv ami Annie .M.'i Honrv- Marv Helen Bud Kinina 1j-i W'aluiian. Mamie Knii'ht, Kuln llieks iru'mia Thorpe, Vi iietia Dove, 1'aulinc i',,l,;H Marv Hrewer. Kathenne I tie .,,,,1, y;lkiiisoii. lOsther Sullivan, Mas t..,-s Waiter Holt Sn.'ll, Walter Mehaeli ,,, i-'n,-r,.i,,. I'tl.'v ami tlhiih (ionlen Firn-li, .Mrs. W. 11. Snell, Mrs., It,. It Kinifnv it ml Mrs. A. K. Hartlett.,; M't. r . ..ii ioviiiL' nianv names ile.ir to I,., I, . arts of the voiinc folks, the lit- tlf quests lii.V their eliarinin Utile nos . ,!!,vf. wishinir her many more happy. Iiiithilays. New Orleans, Sept. ,127.-- I inlieat ions, that the loeat: weatiier tmrean olli. ials exieite. the euiiter (if tin' t I'o'pi.'.iil hnr rii'tinc to pa's i n la ml from the. (uilf of Me.xiiii tliione;h: New Oi leans ami vie ill- itv soinetime tmiinht or tomorrow we.'1 yi.ven as the oflieial foreeast for this .lis. trief for toniirhl ainl. I' inlay anil also in urjii'iit tiiii ri. ane warniiijj sent out al'ut It) rr'eloek this nioriiint; to exposeil see t inns' iieni'liy.- Boats were orilefeil out to the lowlami. seetiotis south (if here, to move to lilaees nf safety-, the inhaliit. ants. Warning was. sent to small low ns nearliy to tie prepare, 1. for lia.iiefoes wimls ami a iiiiliil'er (l resnlents ot e--.oseil .I'oniuiiniities near : New Orleans were reporteil on their way to this eity for greater safety. . .. . NOW LOCATED OFF TILE COAST Wnshitu'toii. Sent. '27. Tlnl West 111 linn hiirrieane sweepinir neros the Oulf of Mi'Meo. was 1 !. miles soutlieasi oi the nionth of the .M ississippi river this morning, the went lief luirean aiimuiueeii iiinl is. niovinir in a nortli ni.rthvvesterlv ilirei tion.. It is rxpei'teil the .stiirin wilt strike the A ineiiean ma in la ml. lief ween Pensai'ola. l-'la., ami the eastern ouis innn const near New Orleans. No ml or m.ition as to its intensity has come, hut st'iirm Warnings have lieen orilereil tor the eiiast h:vilvtV 'V4 V,?w TJk-lvj VICTORY YESTERDAY BY BRITISH IS AS COMPLETE ANY M- I'ortttKU.s, exp,d,(.onnr fore, arr.Mn,; at Hr.st. I ranee, to help l,Kht the i.er,a,. , , , to tke ,,, t , U,;h,K ! sTuUK- ) f J - AVOID OUTRAGE NEGRO IS KILLED BICKETT NAMES MEN TO HEAD THK W1L1UA CLEMENT EN ROUTE TO GASTON I A . -Oast (in in. N. I'.. Sent. 27. .John T. T).'i.l i !',.--of t he otli.-e of IHstiiet Attur- ni'V Sw-iinn, of New otk, lieeause ni' in teiiiipfeil railwnv si'lie.ltiles, were on alile 'o apiiear this mcrtiini; 1'i'fore Su: iieiior Coiift. .Iinlire Wel.li an ' te.li why he nnl his nssoeiafes shoulil not lie- l.i.l.l In 'mi, t if eo!i,f. It .! I'vuei ti'it 1 1 : Ileal ill'' wn 'M i;. heM th afternoon. Soli. it. r t lenient is epe.'t- . oil to aeeoinpany t'oorine; as eoiinsi'l. T IT ItOYETTE GETS EIGHTEEN MONTHS ' J II H.n-ette, ehai i;e..l w ith atiamlnn nient nf his wife ami live ehililieii, ami vh was airesteil in Waxahaeliie. lexa ...v..i-a! .lavs aeo. was L'iveu . eiirhteen months In iail this morniiiL', when he was arraiyneil l.efore .Imltfe I'outitain to iiiiswer to the charges pref el i i"l against iiim. The si ntenee imposeil on tioyeiit sneiilies that In- can lie hiie.l out to tiie Kil"eeoiiili.' or NashjH' liocky Mount renil iistriets at a wage of not less than seveiitv live cents a .lav, with the pro 'vision that the uroeee.ls of his lal.ors go to the support of his wife niul fam ily. - ' - Hovette- is sai.i tv have aliaiuloneil liia wife ami chihlreii last May ami it was not until recently that n elur that , would lea.l to his arrest was foil ml, be. Xiug the .lireet result of the goo.l work of Oflieer Bartholomew-. From informa tion secured, Bnvotte was located at Wfixalineliie, Texas, mid on order from ' local 'authorities, tie was placed under " arrest there. Chief O. V. Hedgepeth left for the Texas town about a week ago and returned with Iioyette yester day. H is understood that the local h.Sge f Odd Kellows has defrayed the ex penses of having Hoyette apprehemle.l. as thev were anxious to have him lnoiight to justice. .tesse Vami, a negro, was charged with violation of the traffic ordiiianee and was lined $1, r.nTxrr: AFTER Viv.i-v . MEXICAN KKBKL. . ..,.1 ", V ol'il iiai. i; recived here from General Salva dor Alvaiado, in charge of military op ...-.hm.hs 1 iioiie unit t nia pas, mi"' V; atan am! the states of the south that he would draw a close cordon ot troops ili.iiL- the. border between .Chiapas mm 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 . o i a I a ii order to prevent any mij.- . i ..millions reachiiiL' the rebels ;.. I'liiaoas from ( ! ua t eiiia la . The country along the border is Wll.l and imt densely populated and it is sain .nunitons have been smuggled into -.M ex i,n without the knowledge of the Oua i,.,m!.'i nut luirit ies. The presence of the strong cordon along the border also ... ... I ,,.,i.. I ai.lirr i.-nsiou OI i.er man activities along the front ierrfosti-r c.j by German eoffee planters. HaleiL'h. N. C. Sei.t. 27. Covernor Hickett directed Adjutant .General. Lam reiiee W. Yiiung yesterilay to proeei'il with the immediate .appointment til three 'men in ouch, county ill the State whose', tint v. if shall be to select .tin men who will lie asked to serve as mem bers of the State militia companies that are to be formed for each county. : The men to be chosen are to retire- eiit the the inti'lliec'iiee, i haraeter and courage of the coiiiniunities, as tin .governor expresses 'it. Thev must b, "God-fearing, who strive to keep. Mi .'onimiindments: meii ot t ..I'tituile, will i.ur to face danger without complaint unlet mid careful ot Iiiiinaii hip, "i" w illin', when necesHity . iletuaii.is, in shoot straight to protect the .helph nn.r nreserve neai e and order." . If any man selecte.l iieciines uic i. ilio eoveinnr directs, "it wi.l not be thrust upon him, but unwilling ..ess to serve will indicate that ine com mittee made a mistake in selecting that man." The governor directs in. selecting ttie special advisory committees to choose the militiamen, those appmnieu themselves patnolie, unseltisli ami, unafraid. Wendell, in Wake County, is Stirred by Threats of Negro WAS ENTERING HOME Will McLean, Negro, Killed as He Was Entering the Home of Well to Do Wen dell Citizen Early This Morning. Wendell, N C, Sept.. 27.-WH1 Mi l.ean.'a negro, wan shot fiiiiV.killed her early this moping when he is said to have attempted to enfer the home .01 a ... 1 mm": ,roinineut citizen ot tins place. 111 ,,,..-,. is nl ei?od In jmvi' niaui' '"f ".. .. : . .: . .., ,if Ids intentions ot going, i" ,1 "' .,(( and making an attack mi tin wife of - the occupant.: The husband, hearing nuises about the house secreted himself in the jear of the dwelling ai.M ..-i.'.mv the neeriV tried to gain entrance through aviudow the negro was shut. HAVE LEASED HOTEL AT (.Kr-iiN miaj IAN TO FOSTER LI 1B0R EMIGRANTS England Plans to Encourage Labor From India to Oth er British Colonies. BIG ROUND UP . Greenville. N. C, SeptiT.-Mr. and Mrs. T. T: llollingsworth, of Abbe.vrile-, S C , have leased Hotel 1 Sell na,. 01 nn" citv 1 will change the name to Princeton Hotel They will run n " the European Pjany.and will open Octo ber 1st. Mr. Hollingsworth has 1 n connect ed with hotels in North and South Caro lina, Georgia ami Florida for the past 17 von rs, 'and ,it is predicted that he will' make a success of his new;ontcr TO PROBE THE HEFLIN CHARGES TO REVISE ROOT TAKAHIRA PACT Tokio. Rent. 27. The Niehi Xichi rlaims that Viseount Ishii, now in the i.itnj1 States, will seek to effect a re- yif the Boot-Takahira agremeent, tge Borne new convention or un- iing eoncerning the Far East -"yew of preventing any nusun - in the f uture. The Rules Committee Must Either Act or Matter Goes to the Floor of the House. Washington, Sept. 27. Congression al investigation of the charges of Rep resentative llefiin in connection wrHt n. .il uiU) von Hernstorflf ''Slush fund " seemed certain today after Hef- lin had appeared before the House Kules committee considering demands for ac tion, liemocratic leaders said that' if the committee (lid not act by tomorrow the situation would be taken up in the llouso. The leaders of both parties are receiving such instant demands for im mediate action that if seems it cannot long be delayed. Heflin pleaded with l,,."coiiimitte'e-todav to turn its inves tigation to how the Von fiernstorff fund was used rather than to his speech eon irrinir that thirteen or f.urteen mem- . .... bers of the two Houses had acted sus- ONLY ONE ITALIAN STEAMSHIP SUINK Home.: Sept. 2tli- Delaye.t.) wne steamship' of more tllan 1.-r'." tm and siv sailiiiir shilis of litss tlian i"" each were sunk lastveek by mines or I, marines, according to' the weekly report from the Italian admiralty. 1 ne steamer sunk was outside Italian iei 1 m rlnl w-fiters. One Hteaniship and one sailing vessel were damaged but were able to reacn port. ADJUSTMENT BOARD TO SETTLE STRIKE prise. Mr. and Mrs. Holliiigswortli formerly conducted the Rocky Mount. Hot 12J lie.! .-. Their many friends in this city w ijn them success nt Greenville. NEW YORK HONORS JAPANESE MISSUS Washington, Sept. 27. The Govern ment "shipbuilding labor adjustment boat! S'-'H ri',,v "oxt 'vv,Hl,",s'll'v "t Seattle to take up at first hand the 1'a- cifie coast strike situation. 1 He l.oar.i will visit-also Portland and San -Francisco. New York, Sep 'J7.-Tlie....tl.ag of Japan tool its plaeo here today along Bide those of America's allies .,11 tin war in . the already Hag ' bedecked streets in honor of the visit to New York of the imperial niissaon from very biisydays here. - TRTKINC, MECHANICS RETURN TO WUKK v,.rf..lk- V11.. Sent. 27.-Industrial Manger Watts reports that all striking ,..,.li.,i,ics have returned .to woi'K 111 ." 1 nidi-nn-eceiveil this 1110111 ;.,,r Men automat ieallv discharge. I l.y missing six muster were allowci to ' back. " piciously.' T A PIMP'S TAKEN FROM COMMAND American Training Camp in France, sr S7 The American marines who have been with Major GeneTal Siberfg epmmantl bave no been withdrawn irotu it "STOCK MARKET WW York. Sent. 27. Steels shippings and various equipments featured trie 1111 tial dealings .011 the stock exchange tn- dav at average advances ot a poinr, some of the more speculative war shares recording gTeater pans. These were counterbalanced by heaviwss or Gener al Electric. General Motors and Malting nreferred. Trading was light but witn out any trace ot yester.lajj s reacuuu.-irj trend. . Tnin ritv. Sent. 271 Bodiep of 'Hnm Guards" have bfen oreaniied in Vera Crut and other etkte to oppose bandit raid. ' . BENNETT LEADING WlftYQR WIITGHEL Lniuloii, Sept. 27. A plan for clieoiir- aging the emigiat inn of native laborers from India in Hritish (luianii, Trinidad, Jamaica',:.' an,i : I'iji,' 'nniioiiiieed by t he Hritish government, is expected tn re sult in the perinaiH'iif settlement of niany f hoiisaii.l Kast I udiaii.s in each nf these four colon ies, three of . which are lose enough to theMlaiitic seaboard f'the United States tnnnake the rojii't ,f : 'neighborly- interest t the American1 people. .'.'.- '- -. The obiect is to' iirovnle a fair suli- stifute for tiie nboliHhcd . system of .in dentured-or contract Kast Iiiilian labor. In some I'ountfies to which Indians used to go limler the indenture 'system,: their .om.iig led, as it was bound to leail in 1,,, .,,,.1 in u..;,,..u troiil.h. Thev were w hi.te cointiiunil ies, which .want ed the 'abor of the . Kast Indian but did not want him as a settler. It is claimed that there was and is no I .i.u-stion of that kind in the case of the four Crewii colonies selected -as jiieaS for the new settlement s. lieme. They :ich possess alrea.lv large and prosper ous Ind'an eo.111mun.it ies. Their inilustry is tropical and dejiemls on Asiatic la bor, which thev have been 1 ustonied to obtain from India witlmur any sense of grievance .011 either Hiile. ; Laborers who enlist under the new plan will serve -a jirnbat ionary 'period of three years' employ ment in their new liomeland, lief ore being invited f 11 be eonie landowners, I luring this pruba 1;,,,,..,. .,...-i..,r of (ninlovineiit umler government supervision, they. will be tiained and fitted for the ' new -condition's of life, at the same time affording the "colon V the benefit of their labor. (I., iirst. arrival the'iiniuigrant- will mi- 1,-,-i.iUe work for a period of six months. under tin.' selected .employers.:." He will then be free to; ntoTP frnmnne rmplm" 1 to another at a 11 th s notice, i.eing ,;,.i ne to work for the ensuing two and a half, years in agricultural indus tries "by the otter ot numerous o.ii.-.nn ,.M',neutly lis a colonist. At 110 time ii ill he be under any indenture 01 con tract, the relation between lum anil ins ,,.i,',vr licini' exactly the same as that prevailing in the colony between anv employer and employee. i-nr the protection of the immigrants, the government, will decide who may or 11 v not employ them. A fair minimum wage will be fixed, ,, will be- revised every five years e ... 11... ,.ul nf on the l.asis 01 emmyes in living. . ,a Unnn as the worker . ha comiiieten three years' employment, he will have ti I,',il,.p of returtiiiig to India or be coming a permanent settler. n -in. ,.,oscs the latter, land will He pur, -ax i,; .lUi.ns.il bv the colonial government. The emigration from India nf whole (....lilies will be encouraged as far as possible, particularly families contain ing young, unmarried girls who may he- ,..,. in colonies, wifes of other immi grants. Women unaccompanied by their families will not be assisted. OF ENEMY ALIENS Plans to Wreck Munition Plants at Enemy Direct ion Nipped in Bud TROUBLE AT RICHMOND The (Jermans and Herman Sympathizers Are Round ed up By Police and Se cret Service Agents of the Government. VV.isliinL'lon, Sept. 27. Alien enemies numbering'-' approximately 200 rounded up in New York vesterdav for violation of the T'rosiilent's proclamation requir ing t In-in to-' stay away from 'restricted areas -probably will bo turned over to fhc'WarOflietufnr internment with oth er alien-enemies in' internment camps. Kadi case, officials said, will be in vestiL-ated and decided 011 "its merits I'einling investigation of the individual cases, it w as said" toda V, the arresled men will be detained 111 jails or other in stitutions of detention in New York. MANY GERMANS ARE DETAINED New York, Sept. 27; Plans to wreck machinery, in: munition working shops in America, at the bidding of German agents in Kuropo, are believed by the police to have been defeated through e arrest of about 100 Germans and German svmpnthizcrs in raids which be- ran here last iiiL'hf and continued today. This afternoon, the. aliens, each guarded bv ilotec'tives were placed in automobile ans at. police heaibpiarters and left for Kllis Island, where it: was announced they will be interned -probably for the l'.in.'i'.n ot the war. They Maintain Their New Line at a Depth of Half to Three Quarters Mile NEW FIGHTING IN THE POLYGON WOOD TODAY The French on the Aisne Front Last Night Had a German Offensive to 1 Deal With, But Repulse the Attacks. Hrilisli Front lu 1 nince, anil Bel gium, Sept. 27. (Tty the Associated lir,.ss) Tho Hiit-isrti aro nia-ntainunjf their new lino strongly. The new bat tin today was in the neighborhood of ('.'imcrnii lions-, south ut the eastern extj-einely (if Polygon, wood, whore the 'Australians are pressing the Ger mans hard. The situations as a whole is virtually- unchanged., BRITISH VICTORY WAS COMPLETE "Yesterday's victory of the British in Handers appeared to have been about as complete as any they have gained in this years operations. To dav found themselves not only in an other nossession of the ground won on a six. mile, front from Tower Hamlets to St. Julian, but pressed the Ger mans hard after repulsing- numerous counter attacks. It had taken hard hutterincr ' nevertheless- to maintain ...... -. - .-n the gains of from half a mllo to two thirds of a mile which they aecom ..liuiied i.. Vt (idnesdav's drive. The Germans returned repcatedily to tha attack yesterdav afternoon and even ing, assaulting t ho British with large forces: They were successfully met however, the Hritish war omce an nounced today and the fighting died down 111 the eveiiuijf leaving Field Marshall ITnig's forces in possession, of their gains. Tho German loseea throughout had been extremely heavy. 'New fighting developed today south of l'olvgon wood tho Australians there giving the hard pressed Ger main no rest. On the British right heavy fighting continued for eleva tions southwest of Zonnebclzo. The French on the Aisne front had a German offensive movement to deal with last night. Thev met it success-, fullv repulsing it with heavy loss, flic Crown Prince's troops who twiee attacked French positions on the ( licmaino Pes Mining. URUGUAY HASBIG Former Has a Lead ot" 91 Votes Over Gotham's May or in Republican Mayoral ty Contest. -. vri-. Scirf. 27. William M. Bennett, gained sixty five votes and Mavor Mitrhel lost one, and the form er took the lead in the contest for the Kepublican mayoralty nomination early todav. when the investigation into the votes in the 17fh assembly district were, completed. Mr. Bennett ia now 94, votes, ahead. COTTON MARKET DEMONSTRATION The Greatest Demonstration Ever Seen is Spasmodic Outburst of Anti-German Feeling. Washini'ton. Sent. 27. Ambassador Xaon. t f Argentina was ar carlv caller it the Siafe p.-nartment toda but both he. and r.K'e als there refuse! To i.sc.w his visit. With the full revelation of Herman diiidicitv before it tho next move of the Argentina government is being eagerly watched. FAMOUS CEMETERY GERMAN PROPERTY; Rome. Rent. 27. War has drawn at tention to Mie fact that the great Pro testant Cemetery in Home, where are buried many distinguished", foreigners including the poets, Keats and Shelley, is the property of the German govern ment, and the rentals for plots thore;n ir,. still paid to German agents. f.rc than a century ago Prussia was the i oiOy non-Roman Catholic power represented at the Vatican, lnereiore, it was Prussia which obtained the eon- mnn for a cemetery to be used fir . the b'xiies of those not of the Koman faith, and the property still remains la the hands of the German government. Prominent foreigners" here are now urging that the ltalian government should take over trie cemetery ana jjibco it under British protection. i i V..vr York. Sent. 27. Kcports of cold wave in thiestcrn belt and apprehen sion that the tropical storm mignr reacn the middle gulf encouraged buyers in the cotton market today. The opening oo iondv nt an advance of i:t to 113 points in consequence. October, and January sold up ahont .'I io jhui net higher. ' Kew York, Sept. 27. Otton futures opened steady. October 24.27; Decem ber 23.65; January 23.6a; Mareh 23.72; Mav 23.82. TTRUOUAY HAS BIO DEMONSTRATION Uuonos Aires. Sent. 2a. The ereat est demonstration that Kuenos Aires has ever seen took place today as the evidence of the almost unanimous teel ing of the people against Germany. There were 200,000 marchers in line led bv a commission of Uruguay senators and representatives while thousands lined the thoroughfares as spectators. Th.. iioi.iilacc thtew flowers and tiny flags' on the marchers and cheered the Uruguay congressmen wildly for their presence gave evidence of the solidity ,.t I'rii.miv -with the Argentine Repnb- lip Ml-husfness was suspended. The demonstration was organized in xweniy- four hours, indicating tlie nnanium; of public opinnn. - Mr. Owen Id. Dunn, editor' lisher of tie New Pc--" was in the Icit-r tr:r. .. '" FOUR I. W.W. TARRED ' AND FEATHERED Stuttimrt. Ark.. Sept. 27 Four white, men, believed to b L W. W. nn wem taken from the county jail yesterday by a mob of 150 fann ers, who administered a wnippmB applied tar and teat tier io eaca oi the men. They were given uw clothes and each started in a diner ent direction with a warning not to return. -The men arrested yesterday on com plaint of farmers that they were in citing laborers to cease work in ilia rice fields. POU TO SPEAK AT - BAILEY SUNDAi! Pou, of Raleigh, will deliver in the au ditorium of the Bailey graaea nu u.g school at Bailey an address on the great war on Sunday afternoon, September 30. lhe people of Bailey leei max im-j . exceedingly fortunate in having Mr. Pott to nddress them on such a subject that probablv no other North Carolinian is so familiar with as Mr. Pou. He has given hi iJst entire time to the taV he great horrors o. people of North Ci that the Tnited f' ' est war among " V must play in ' , ery Amev'
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