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fELEGRAM Today's Weather Forecast V VOL. X, NO. 130. ROCKY MOUNT, N. C MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 29, 1917. PRICE: FIVE CENTS L J 11 L M Ji ALLIESRUSHTOTHE AID OF F A J L I N G LINE IN THE SOUTH Italian Army . Admittedly Has Failed to Check the Allied,, Teutons Thus Far. FULL SUPPORT IS TO BE ACCORDED, THEM Military Observers See Sev era! Lines Where Italians Could Make a Stubborn Stand and Perhaps Turn The Advancers Back. Italy's soldier, have failed to check the onrush of Austro-(!crmans and the entire line of the I son zo Is threatened with annihilation. Sweeping down the mountain into the plains of Kruili the in . nd.'is have captured rividal'i and (ini 'ia. lOii.dfiii pi i.soners and 700 guns. dieut liritain and (ranee are re- iiri led to he tnking steps to give the shattered Italian armp prompt and full .i mport What luiiu this aid will take Ini not been disclosed. The French ai'imt met last night to decide upon the numicr of eoopi rat ion on th" Ital ian . .rrnntf .' Where (ieneral Chdorna .-.lit make a stand is not yet i-l.-ur hut Iao positions' eapahle of defense are :r. t.vi.ihle. The (icruiuiis have reailn.il tnr lowlands an 1 :.re but in .m ilea from I. dine. Cadnrna s general - head .i!i -t i. T he railroad rjniinig north -! It through ' dm.' ii.ij.it make a iie-i .-ie lnr. Iiit the Ta,'llani-m . Is miles w."r . "1 I ndme i job will offer ) stronger' delVi'ise.-. '''. ; ill o. ( i ... 1 1 is a seriuii menace to the Italian troops holding ( i iMi hue t iiuard to tlio head of the Aifuatii' but (ieneral ( adorna .ill would he aide to ofler stout re sistance on a line running through Tol UH'rVo (iiTiionu I dine Huttrio and Crud isen The capture ot dradisca 1)V the Teuton hm'.ever. would make a re treat from the (also inevitable and also lOim-uhnt ot a dittieultv. The I, t the Tanilieamento river it ap peals would give the Italians the better natural nositions I mm whieh to hold th-Hermans trom the enetian plain:, and the over running of the northern lt.lv. While the whole sonzo line is In gravo danger there is also a serious threat to the Teuton drive to the Hal inn line in the ( arnip nips and even in the Intimites north of lielluno. Appnt entlv Held Marshal Von Mackensen is endeavoring 1o dne a wedge betwi-en the armies on the I arson trout and those n me niouniams northwest ot Udnn-. Some of the advanced Italian positions .in the t'arnic Alps probably have been abandoned already. If this should prove true the T-aglimento river seems to offer (!i neral Oadornn his first defensive line unless his armies stiffen greatly and hold th invaders within a few miles oi their present positions. Operations tarried out by the Bel., giaus nhd French looking toward th .elimination' of Honltholst forest north of Vines are progressing favorably. On the . northern Kussiau front the Germans have extended their withdraw al movement to include it lie force that recently was landed on the Werder peninsula after capture of Oosirt and Moon islands at tho entrance of the (lulf of Riga. This landing was viewed at the time as a threat against Keyal thi. Russian naval bases on the (lulf of Fin laud and as a possible preludt to even more extensive land operations by the Iermans in the direction of Petrograd. The withdrawal leaves the Germans without a foothold on tho Esthonlan const The artillery battles, are being eon tinued in Flanders and in sections of the Ai.aie front aud the Verdun region GERMANS LEAVE WEF.DEB PENINSULAR I'etiograd, Oct. 29. The Iermans have evacuated the Werder Peninsu lar on. the Gulf of Risa where they made a landing recently, the war of fice nintoiintt1. ' ITALY REPORTS CHECKING DRIVE Home, Oct.' 29. The Italians are checking the advance of the Aiistro German troops into the plains of north ern Italv, the War Office announces. BRITISH ASSURE FULL ASSISTANCE London, Oct. 2!). Steps already have been taken for rendering the fullest pos sible assistance to the Italians. SHORT TIME NOTES OF U. S. IN DEMAND Washington, Oct. 29. The third day's subscription to the government's latest offering of short time certificates of in debtedness to an nnlimited amount wai 1P.0,444,000 making a total subscription thus far to the issue of 395,241,000. The nilixriptioB books are it ill epen-" TO FEED PRISONERS , TAKE W BY GERMANY Americans In Hands of Ger many Are to Be Cloth ed and Fed By The Red Cross. PLANS BEING MADE Move is Made By United States Officials to Proper ly Care For Prisoners As Germany Cannot Feed Or Clothe Them Properly. Washington, Oct. 29. As Germany doos not provide sufficient teed to keep her prisoners of war in good health or sufficient clothing the government is pre paring in eon junction with the Ameri can lied (.'ross to feed all American sailors or soldiers who may be taken prisoners. Tho War and Navy Depart ments are cooperating with, the Hod Cross in working out plans. PACIFICIST GETS A SOUND FLOGGING Cincinnati, Oct. 29. Herbert S. liige low, head of the Peoples Church of tbK eilty, one ot the leaders of the Pod pies Council, '(Socialist and Pacifists were taken into a dense wood shortly before midnight last night, tied to a tree and horsewhipped by men who wore long robes and hoods, similar to those worn by the renowned Ku Klux Klan according to a report from Florence this morning. One of the leaders of the party then read from a piece of paper he had in his hand: "In the name of the poor wo men and children of Belgium, this man should be whipped." Bigelow was ta.kei into custody by five men as he was enter- mg a hall in the city of Nieuport, K. Y., shortly before H oV k last night. He was scheduled to c ress a meeting of Socialists. Sunday teinoon at his Peo ples church services Bigelow prayed "the repose of the souls -of Em- peror William and the proud men sur rounding him." - Mr:1 Bigelow Has Democrat) ic eandi- late for Secretary of State of Ohio In IOli.' and was a 'delegate from Hamilton eountv to the constitutional convention n 1912. He was elected bv this eon vention as its president.. For the last several years, however, he has bee it actively associated with the Socialist party. ' : ' ..,. ; NEW SUPERVISOR FOR EDGECOMBE ROADS Kobersonville, N. C, O'et. Mr. F. C. Hines finished hs work as su perintendent of Rnnd Building in Rob ersonville Township the 20 th inst and went to Tarboro to assume the du ties of a similar-position' in Kdgecombe county, Mr. Hines is a competent road builder. He has many friends in Bober sosville and Williamstoii townships who will lie glad to know of his success in our ad.joiuisg county." , Mrs. Hises and the children left on the Monday afternoon train for Tar boro, whii li is to be their new home. WELL-KNOWN LADY DIED EARLY TODAY Mrs. Millie Lancaster,' who resided about five miles from Rocky Mount, died this morning at 0 o'clock, after a prolonged illness. She is survived by her-husband, Mr. B. F. Lancaster, and three sons aud three daughters. The song are Messrs. J. R., J. F., and Jesse Lancaster. The daughters are Mrs. Winifred Hargrove, Mrs. Lula Flowers and Mrs. Pittman. Mrs. Lancaster was a well-known lady and has a number of friends in Rocky Mount and vicinity who will know of her death with regret. . . The funeral will be held tomorrow aft ernpon at 3 o'clock. Interment will be in a burying ground near the home. The many friends of the family extend their sympathy in the loss of n loving moth er and wife. DEMENTED MAN MURDERS WIFE Taylorsvilby N. C.( Oct. 9. Carl White, aged bout "0 years, becoming violently demented Saturday, shot and killed his wife and two small ehildrcn at hi? home eight miles from here. Following the triple tragedy, White walkqd down the road some distance from his borne and meeting a neigh bor, told what he had done and asked to bekilled. White had a struggle with the neighbor hut was ivereime and lodged in jail here. L. C. White, if Statesville, and Ar thur White, a banker of Stony Point,.) brothers of Carl White, " were at a spring near the house and heard the gun shots. They harried to the house to' find the wife and. ehildren slain. Three older thildren in the family es eiped njnry. The Whitem are promi nent in this iection. HOTBED NOW IS GENERAL OFFICES General Counsel Declines to Meet Brotherhood Head On The Matter of - Patriotism. NO RESULTS AS YET Everything Moves Smoothly and . None Dismissed Though Big Union Meet ing And Rally Is Planned For Tonight in Wilming ton. Wilmington, Oct. 29. (ieneral coun sel lor the Atlantic Const Line Kuilwav Company George W. Klliott has declined to meet J. J. Forrester, of the Brother hood of Railway Clerks of Cincinnati in joint debate tonight to determine who is unpatriotic, employer or employe in demands or refusals for reeognitiou of the union but the meeting will be held and Forersler will speak. Although ul timatum has been issued, clctkx that af filiated, with the mi tnu.' automatically lisini.ssed themselves from service, all clerks reported lor service this nJorning and no dismissals or walkouts had been noted at noon. Kverything about the general offices ot the .company is mov ing smfojthly with nothing to indicate trouble. ' The Total Loan By the Gov ernment to the Allies Now Nears the Three Billion '-Mark. Washington, Oct. 29. An.:her ad vance of $25,000,000 was made today by the government to Great Britain bringing the total loan to that conn tiylhus far up to 1.40(.0(in,Oi;o and the total loan to all ' the 'allies -2,-Sol,4W,00U SPLENDID MEETING OF RESEARCH CLUB The Research Club held a splendid and interesting meeting last, Tuesday, with Mrs. L. F. Tijlery as the hostess. The meetingjwas 'held at Mrs. Tillery's home on Main street. The subject discussed was "Tie Child at Home." The follow ing program featured the meeting: "The Child as the Partner in the Home - Work", Mrs. Home. "Dickens on tho Training of Children," Mrs. Bennett. Roll Call, Child Characters in Fiction. Picture Study Children of Charles ;' Mrs. Battle. 'r The next meeting of the Research Club will be held on- November sixth, w ith Mrs. Gorham as tthe hostess. FURTHER FIGURES The Treasury Department Announces Today That Further Figures Will Not Be Given Until Reserve Banks Can Report. Washington, Oct. 29. Further figures showing Liberty Loan subscription to tals, the Treasury Department announc ed today, will not be made public here until November 1st. This decision was reached when it became apparent that the Federal reserve banks would be un able to make more than approximate re turns before that time. COTTON MARKET New Tork, Oct. D9. The cotton mar ket was extremely nervous and unset tled during today's early trading. The Italian uews seemed to encourage the disposition to take profits on long cot ton and there was a good deal of reac tionary sentiment around the ring with the market opening easy at a decline of 18 to 31 points. Active months sold 20 to 37 poinls net lower after the ealL New Tork, Oct. 29. Cotton futures opened easy. DecembeT 27.10 to 86.90, January' 26.42, March 26.12, May 2.".93, July 25.70. QUARTER BILLION LOANED BRITISH GIVEN ON THURSDAY F Promises to Be Biggest'and Best Ever Held Thou sands to Attend. Many Big Features. Tomorrow, morning the great Coastal Plain Fair, embracing eleven Kastern Carolina confities, will open lor foil lays of amusement and instruction for the thousands trom alT parts of this section that are expected to attend Many entertaining and interesting fea tares and attractions are in store for -the fair-goers and as a result a record breaking attendance is in prospect. British aviator, on leave in this country, will make flights in his air plane, and give the people a chance to see that tne latest ill too art ot llvn 1'lis s an iiini-mil treat for the people and is the big leaturn of the fair tor next wick. 'Ihis aviator .will-make Mights on each diiv. Die exhibits this year are more nu morons and varied than ever before, and art also better in quality. Kspecially will the larin products displays be of interest, as they will show the splendid results oi the food -con nervation cam jiaign that has been waged among the farmers of Kastera Carolina, the slo gan of which was bigger and better rops. The live stock, poultry and oth er exhibits promise to be equally ni interest iug. Then there will be the county and houl exhibits. The interest in the ex traordiuary list of preuiious has been more marked than ever before, and the ompetitinn for the prizes is expected to ie keen. 1 he lug races will be another great feature-of the lair. The fastest horses in the State and nianv from other States and circuits have been entered in the lists to contest for track honors, and the fastest and most exciting races ever held at Tarboro are expected. The-Tar- boro track is one of the fastest in this section, and this is expeet-fid to add much to make the races tho most thrilling ever seen at the Coastal Plain Fair Many followers of the track and race enthusiasts from all parts of the State arc expected. , For the amusement, of the people, many individual shows have been ar ranged for to offer wholesome and in structive entertainment. This will not be a carnival, but a collection of sep- irato shows, all of which are said to be the best in their class. Everything is now ready for the big opening, and beginning tomorrow thou sands are expected to pour into the Edgecombe capital for the great fair. Let everybody go to the Coastal Plain Fair and do his or her part in making it the greatest fair of its kind that has ever been held at Tarboro. OTHER BOY SCOUTS SELL MANY BONDS The Boy Scouts of Mr. Girdwood's troop sold $6,730- in bonds during the great Liberty Bond enmpaign just elos- This was a fine average for the boys and, much credit, is coming to them fo the part they played in the Scouts cam aign. The boys of Mr, Ginlwood" troop who sold bonds and the amounts sold arc as follows: Alexander Thorpe, $5,750; James Lew is, 400; William Lancaster, $400; Floyd Wilkiiis. $lon; W. V. Wahman, Jr., 50; and J. Bidgood W'ahman, $50, making a grand total of $6,750. ' Tho complete report of the. work of Mr. Gravely 's troop was unavailable today, but will be published tomorrow. These bovs had sold $144,450 in bonds to last Thursday night, but that amount has been greatly increased since then. The report of the work of Mr. raven's troop was alsn unavailable, as Mr. Craven is out of the1 city, being in- Hyde county, where a big religious meet ing is being held. This report will be published as soon as possible. Tho work of the Bov Scouts has been great during the canipaigi), and it is probable the total amount iu bonds sold by the Rocky Mount Scouts will be in the neighborhood of 175,0O(). The boys deserve great credit for what they did during the campaign and they have shown themselves to be just as patriotic Americans as their grown-ups. SJIMSLOST The Fannie Prescott, of 404 . Tons Is Abandoned By Crew Upon Being At tacked by U-Boat. London, Oct. 29. The American sail ing ship Fannie Preseort, 404 tons gTosi hat been attacked by a submarine. She was taken in two by Khe submarine aft er having been abandoned by the crew. 00 OPENS TOMORROW i SAILING MEANS TRIAL IS ON I CABARRUS Grand Jury Gets a Bill of In dictment From Solicitor and Witnesses Are Ready. SHOW MUCH INTEREST Many Witnesses and Ex perts From Out of the tState Are in Attendance Including Many From New York and Chicago. Concord, Oct. 29. Solicitor Hayden Clements came here today with the con vening of Babarrus superior court to present to tho grand jury a bill of In .ln-tnint charging Gaston B. Means, of Concord, with the murder of Mrs. Maud A. King, willow of John A. King, a mil lionnirM resident of Chicago. Assistant District Attorney lolling of New York, a pathologist, attached to District At toinev Swnnn's office in New York cor oners.. Physicians of Cook county, Illinois, who examined the woman 's body nftei it was shipped Jto Chicago. A pistol ex pert and a number of local witnesses wore ready to appear before the grand jury. Mrs. King was shot and killed near here August 29th, last while on a target shooting trip with Means and his brother Alton Means aud Capt. W. S. Bingham. THIRTY-FOUR RACES BUY LIBERTY BONDS The Treasury Department authorizes the following: . Thirty-four different races of persons throughout the country today -are pom ing their money into the second Liberty Loan melting pot in an effort, to make it a success. These many races, already generous in their subscriptions to the loan, n 'e expected to Tun up a large t'lta' today, when they are reminded by Liberty Day that the liberty of this country caused them, to seek auvlum here aie.i that their new-found freedom can be guaranteed only by victory for American troops abroad. Confidence is expressed by those in close touch with the situation .that $800,000,000 will be subscribed by these different races before the close of the campaign. During the first enmpaign they Biihscribcd less than $250,000,000 bnt the true 'meaning of tho war has been brought home to them during the present loan and greatly -..increased sales have resulted. IT BIG SPORTS EVENT Thursday Nights Athletic Event in Tarboro Expect ed to Atjtrajct Lowers f Sport From Over State, Of general interest to sports lovers and more especially iu the ranks of what is known as wrestling fans cornea tthe announcement from Tarboro of the meeting there on Thursday night oi Americus and Chris Dalkus, two of the foremost wrestlers in the American eye today. This event which will be a fit ting climax to the great day of the Coastal Plain Fair on Thursday has been arranged by Mr. Tom Farrar, who has personally undertaken the big guar antee neressary to bring these men to a mat in this Htate and it is expected that the opera house in Tarboro will have every seat filled when the gong sounds- for the starting of this event. Americus was for a long time heavy weight champion of America and is the only man that ever gave Franck Gotch any trouble while Chris Dalkus is the champion of Greece, a nation which is noted for its wrestlers. 8eats have al ready been put on sale at McNair'i drug store in Tarboro and either person al, telephone or mail orders for reserva tions are being given prompt attention. FRENCH OFFICER AT CAMP SEVIER Greenville, 8. C, Oct. 29. Lieuten snt Martel, of the French army, Te pirted at headquarters of the Thirtieth Division Saturday for service.-? Lieu tenant Martel is one of ten French officers who will give instructions on different classes if mo'dern warfare. Ten officers of the British' army are also to report soon for service with the Thirtieth Division. The&o ofii'rers are men who have seen actual fighting - on the battle fronts of Enrope and are, therefore, well equipped ti prepare the men for for the, conditions under which they will have to fight. WRESTLING MATCH BE G UM GETS OFFER OF PEACE Belgian Foreign Minister Said To Hae Broken Up Plan For'a Separate Peace. HOPED DIVIDE ALLIES The Defeat of the Plan is Credited to Baron De Bro- queville, The Belgian For eign Minister and Nation Lives to Its Pledge at Outset. London, Oct. 29. A Belgian newspa per published here says n German -at tempt to separate the allies has been de fcated by Baron De IVroqueville, Del gian Foreign Minister. According to the paper Germany recently inadii a peace offer to Belgium. VON LUXBURG GIVEN SAFE CONDUCT ORDER Washington, Oct. .20.' Safe conduct for Count Von Luxburg has been grant ed by the French anil British govern ments and the former German diplomat representative to Argentine will sail for Germany by way of New York very soon. The Argentine government re quested this country to obtain permis sion for Luxburg and arrangement have been made accordingly. It is not stat ed when Lurxurvg will sail but it Ih understood he will take n Norwegian steamer. INSIGNIA FOR U. S. AVIATORS APPROVED Washington, Oct. 29. Insignia to be worn by American army and navy avi ators and airplane observer have been approved by the War nnd Navy De partments. Military aviators", the high est grade for air pilots in the army, will wear a silver device" embroidered on a blue field, showing a double winged shield with a five-point star above. Junior aviators will wear the same shield without the start, and ob servers a shield with a single extended wing. Tho -insignia will be worn on the left breast. - The eviee for the army aviators will bo crossed fouled anchors, with tje U. K. monogram superimposed in the center, placed between two extended wings.. STANDARDIZED BOATS NEXT FOR ENGLAND Northhampton. England,Oct. 27. Ar rangements are now comjdete for turn ing out every week 250,000 pairs of standard boots nillde of leather, as soon as tho government gives tho word for tho work to be Btarted. There will be three gYades of men's boots at prices ranging between $i,6fl and $2,95. Women's shoes will cost them from. $1,68 upwards and boots from $1,S0 up. It is expected that children's boots will be turned out in greatest quanity at first owing to the shortage: There. will be no wool fibre, canvas or patent substitutes in these standard boots. Leather will be used through out. PALMER TAKES The Enemy Property Custo dian Takes Over the Work With a Conference With President Wilson Today. Wiishiigton, Oct. 29". A. Mitchell Pa'mcr ei.emy property - custodian ac tually began to the business of taking over the millions of dollars of enemy propei ty :n the United States today with a conference with President Wil son tt which the full scope of the work vas discussed in detail. STOCK MARKET New York, Octf. 29. Stocks Tp. corded a sharp attack at the outset of today's dealings. Foreign develop ments over the week end particularly the Italian reversal evidently encour aged traders to renew operations for the short account. Shippings yielded 2 to 3 points and war shares the Gen eral list of equipments and eading rails 1 to 2 1-2. Marine preferred re bounded quickly however, aoon show ing a 1 1-2 point gain. The new Lib erty four'a listed changed hands oa small amounts at-' par to-V100.02. The 3 12 were steadv at 99.94 ENEMY PROPERTY RESULT OF DRIVE FOR LOAN SHOWS Grand Total in City and County Was Nearly One . i - ... : Million Dollars. GREAT CAMPAIGN WAS STUPENDOUS SUCCESS Rocky Mount Subscribed $811,900 and Nash County $142,450, Making Total of $984,350, While Allotment Was Only $625,000. The total subscript ions of the Sec ond Liberty Loan in Itocky Mount and Nash county was nearly one million ollars. Kocky Mount oversubscribed her allotment by nearly fifty percent, the amount rvpnrtod through Koeky Mount banks being $S41,90, whereas this city's allotment was only $450,. 000. The total reporte through, the banks in Nash county was tt1M, This makes a total subscription In Itocky Mount and Nash count y of $0N4.. .'ISO. The campaign in Kocky Mount was a great success, and the people of the city can afford to feel proud of what they did. Tho county shwed up well in the re turn, and the popple of the rural dis tricts responded more liberally than was the rase in the first campaign. Koeky Mount subscribed the $2r,'iiJll allotment, for the city and Nash coun ty, then had some If ft over. JOne bank of th citV 'reported . irtibscrin : tions ,of nearly (r450,000, the total al lotment for Rocky Mount. . , The different banks of the city and the amount of subscriptions reported through them are as follows: Planters National Bank, $ai100; - National. Bank of Rocky Mount. -426050; First National Bank' $124,850; Rocky Mount Savings and Trust : Company 55.9O0; Farmers and Merchants Bank 10000. and the the Morris Plan Bank 5J00. Grand total $841,900. Tho places in Nash county from ahieh banks reported and the amount of sub scriptions are. as follows; Battleboro, $ 13,000 j Whitakers, $19,400; Nashville, $45,450; Spring Hope, $.16,000; Bailey, $12,500; Middlesex, $.1,000; Cast alia, $8, 100 and Rharpsburg $5,000. Grand total reported from the county, $124,450. Tortal for city and eounty reported $984,- 350. '. : ' - "'.A- The Liberty Loan drive of the second issue in Rocky Mount was attended by more genuine enthusiasm and success than any other movement or campaign evor launched in the city." It shows that the people have awakened, to. the. fact thaft we are in the war and that if they cannot offer their lives for their coun try, they can at least lend the govern ment their money to do the fighting ith. It is another instance that shows that the people are lining up behind the government and that the United; States intends to fight this war to a bitter and victorious end. : Kocky Mount baa been called upon to do her part in furnishing the money, and she did that and about half that much more. ' The people of the rural districts show. ed more interest in the" Liberty Loan than heretofore, and resulted in thou, sands of dollars being subscribed to the loan. The Nashville school bought four bonds, one bond was bought for the Bonn school and a $1,000 bond was bought for the Red Oak school as a per ' manent endowment fund. Throughout the city and county the response was splendid, and the people of the city and county can Test with tha consolation that they have proved them-, selves to be ready, when the govern ment called for help. The loan was a great success and it was because the people made it bo. Due credit is coming to tho many citi zens of the city and county who sacri ficed their time and business interests in order to make the campaign a suc cess. T.he splendid results shown in the figures above is largely due to their efforts in waking the people up as To what the Liberty Loan was. They can rest with the consolation that they have : done their part and have shown them selves to be solidly behind their country. The Boy Scoutts and the ladies come in for their share of the honors, as they too did their part The Scouts altogether secured subscriptions for nearly $175, 000. Among the subscribers to bonds in Eocky Mount were two Syrians, two Chinese and; several Greeks. They too offered their dollars that Uncle Sam should see that militarism shall never live on the faee of the earth. SECOND LIBEBTT ISSUE AT PAS New York, let, 29. The bonds of the Second Liberty Loan were Utl today on the stoek exchange r. -. The first ' transaction. $1.5 v ' took place with tLe pv e f t r OVERSUBSCRIPTION
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