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Forecxst . J . . ROCKY MOUNU N. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 9, 1918. - " r i ft VOL. Xf. NO. 6. PRICE: .FIVE C... I FREflCII mn - LlfJEATAUTIIEUIL OfJfJ.C.&STtL. ROAD GOES INTO COURT LI Wreck Early This Morning Abernethy Moves to Have Attack Is Made Along Two and Half Mile Front Early " This Morning On Front of Two and One- alf Miles- Their Line la Advanced One Mile ctweenNvoFasTTrains- "RestrainingOrder-Agamst Injures Many Others Board Made Permanent 25 PERSONS KILLED CONTEST In THIRD ll America's three generals FREfJCH DELIVER SISHIIirBLOi i : K S 4 r At !' ? an ' rV COACHES CATCH FIRE ' .Between 50 and 75 Persons Are Reported to Have Been Injured; Res- -euers at Work- Jiiishvillo, .Tenn., JiJv 0. Passenger trnms .os. I nnd 4, on tin Nashville Chattanooga anil Ht. Limit Kailway, col lided thi morning near Ilclie Meade ark in the western suburb of Nash ville. Ilhto nKfast t.rnins. ' '' Telephone reports, from the acinic of the wreck lire to tho rffert Hint 2:1 were killed nml between SO anil 75 feople were injured. ' " " ; passenger coachc were demolish. ed and two ran nf. one 'train caught lire and-liumvd- Wrecking crews and volunteers worker! . tii'ruirall v ', -in the wreckage to rem-uo the injured Ltr Beport TIip worst dimmler in Uie liistofy .of tin? NiiHlixille, Chattanoo;n Kt.- Loui Hallway occurred tliis )iinrnin( at 7:1S oVioi'k jWben pamwiiKi-r train No- 1, from Memphis to Pt. LmtiH, and paa n-ugft train, No. 4, luiuiid for Mi'mphia, eiilluli'il about 7 '.miles' west of Nash ville, destroying both .engines and de molishing nil! ronehe r rowded with pas "yerirrir.' Karirrpports indicated that the i-a"unlty list will be large. -, Newspaper eat imaten plaee the dead nt .'!." nnd the injured on high a 75. f'nim hospitnl report, the figure may le too low. Most of the ea.-ninltie were uiiiiMig the negro paswngern. Tew wom en fi hl fhildren were injured. : The I'lillmnii riH-n ewa'd 'rioii ilaiuage The c-niise of the enllisioii has not yet been lii'terniined. ' EDWARD-BALLENTINE WEDDING; SATURDAY - A wediling 7f intereitt to ninny in'tM Hfv iMvurred Saturday, nt West ray', murjis eity, when MiM (Sladys Hal- lentil. of .Middlesex, became the bride of Mr. Joe F. Kdwnrds, of Koekv Voiint. l-lin i.nFiir.nv vld iurf i,ri,tM.I nf .tin ISouie tit Mr, Ie leon Carter, nt that li.laee, bv the ljev, Osear. Creerh, pastor if the Baptist1 -ehnn-hf-flt -NHshviiby in lire iirmenee of a few fri'llls of the 'oniii roiiple, - . - ' . -Mitis linltrtithie is an attrnetive nml uii-i'oinplixlii'd VOiing lit I -. Jl li I in a datl liter of Mr. nnd Mr. K. V Italleiitine, l.f Middlesex. : v Mr. i'.duards is ft son "of Mr. and Mrs. Alfnrd Kdwnrds, of Weslry'ii, and is a well known Tmtngr7intt 4-tliis seetion. lie is t iiri sent ronhee'led withlhe firm of A. W, dill and Company. The vomiif peotde hae iiianv frU'mls here and tit .'thin seetion who will wish tlem inin-li happiness t eome. Thev nave returned from a l4cf trip to Norfolk and other points of interest in the Old Dominion 'state,' and will in. ike their home in this eity. MERMAIDS BARRED AT WRIC.HTSVILLHIJEACH Wilmingtiir-jHty OrJirajticJejjisln--t ion against immodest but hing suits has liren enacted by the Wrightsx illFltench board of aldermen, following registra I ii.li of complaints, and 0 tine of f 10 will be imposed on the mermaid who I pears without stockings or in an im modest j ol nine. U. 8. CONVALESCENTS TO BE SOON SEEK IN LONDON London, July !. Convalescent Amer jcaii soldiers from the battlefield of Krnnee nnd I'Jnnders wII :iMiB1e 1a miliar sights on the street of London. Alreadv manv of the American wound eil nrelieTug enretl for in hospital here, but pliuis are being made to bring all or praeticallv all aero the channel. Those declared unfit for further duty will be sent back tn the I'nited States ) i a j ' 1 1 1 1 v a possii.le and the, qnestioji ,f sending over for the later stages o( uin aleci-n those w hfise complete Te J "ration is certain but which will re pure many months, is understood to lie under consideration- .. . The medical Teirtment of the army has taken step to establish two more base hospital at Knglish rt and to increase the facilities of those now in operation, anil the Red Cross is prepar ing to nj.cn a S.OlMVheil hospital. The largest hospital nowused by the American army is one in franrc, pipitjv ped to care for .lKNl patients. LONDON'S DINNER HOUR CHANGED BY THE WAB l.ndon, July 9. The war his rhang rj London's dinner hour, but the altera tu.n came about so gradually that few people really realize it. Just before ho tiiitie began in 1914 the fashionable Unacr hour in Ixtndon was :4.". Now it is 7 ;:n, or thereabouts. The hour for ftern-o lea, however, roatinuei to be fT.mi fe-rtxfrv o'clock, ss it was in LIVELY SCRAP AHEAD Motion That Restraining Or der Be Dismissed and Order of Board Car- ried Oat Is Argued Raleigbt July 0,-The r,ontest between V. T. Dortih and -rliarl.es W. AJier net by; for 'the' Henioeratie nomination for Congress in the Thin! North Caro lina ditrii't got Into Htate rnnrts-tliis morning before, Judge- T. H. Calvert here. The action took the form, of 'hear ing on the tempornrv restTaining order insued against the state board of eler tions, whii'h deelnred Mr. Dorteli, the nominee of the, party and '"fort 'Mr, Iiorti-h to show pause why the restrain ing order should not be continued until the liiiul determinatUm of the art inn proliiliitTtig tlie slule" iioard "orteetiong from printing nml distributing the bal lots containing the name of W. T. Dorti-h ok nominee."' "Pe attorney general of North Caro lina, J. H. Mauningi nppenred for the state board of eleetiuns and with conn sel for .VTr. 1'nrti h. moved to dismiss on the grounds of . missjolnder of-parties, wrong venue and lack of jurisdiction of the'eourt. The enlietiuurniiig session was taken U(j with arguments of these actions and ritiug of main clause, of the eoiiiplnint. AMBASSADOR FRANCIS SENDS OFFICIAL NEWS . Washington, . Jjily !. Ambassador fVniiei-t-Valugdn, in ajilrgsagejiJateil July 7th, bringing the first word r eeived from him -by-4JuHtate Depart- ment since June "t has TmitMmeilIUe report of the assassination . of Count vou Mirbaeh, the (lerninn amliassaijor at Moscow. The killing oecurred at 3 p. ni.f July 0th ami latest reports reaching the -Am. hassaiyr- said fighting was progressing in the streets of Moscow;"-Wireless 'mes sages to the Hoviet government told of the rapture of several iiromiiicnt Bol- shevikt titlicialH by revolutionists and nf the arrest.of revolutionary lenders by Holsheviki forces. V0UNO riOHTEBS DO NOT WANT TO QUIT ARMY Louisville, Ky., J nu-n to eimie to the ton its at t,nniaehnrvPyror m the first tpiota of (elected fecniits came reluctantly. ThesesaW--nien as mem bers of the 4th divtsr , Nntionul Army, recently 'transferred to Camp Sherman, Chillieothe, (hio, wmild not quit the army if they could- Illustrating this change in feeling, company eoiiinwfiTders tell many stories, one of which concerns a mountain boy who profanely objected to his father' efforts to get him out of the army- The boy's father hail written many letters to the rnptain declaring the lad was not strong and might break down under strain of active service. To make sure of the Jury's health "the captain had sent him before the'' V.frlnliT-Tnediral boards, ' Their verdicts were that he was in giwxl health, s . Finally , the youngster came to the captain n lid wanted to know, if these frjMjnciir.prilers to pppenr jicfnrc medi cal board wa ciiued by any dissatis faction of the captain with him. Then he 'was shown his father :V btrr-rs. "Huh, pappy "s eray, captain," he aiuV-"l ain't delicate Look nt me. lie means well, but you jiet ti II him to go to blazes. I 'm giiing to France." "And that bov didn't nienn to be disrespectful tii his dad." said the cap tain. '' He wanted to go t France, and he meant simply to be emphatic nboi.f it." j .".. ' GOLD TRArriCKINO IN ENQLAND BEINO STOPPED l.iin.lon, .lulv h.- (,rc I for gold ha reached such a stage in'-London that Scotland Yard has nrgnuieit a special Jepartment to check illegal trafficking in British soverwgns , tiold coins of the I'nited States are also' at a pre niium, a " gold piece bringing almiit ..."Hl if sold to a ji w '-'r. A sover eign in value and usage. rorresjMin-s to the American ." gold piece. With gold at a premium, the supply rationed and the demand for jewelry -ibhurmal, because of high wages being paid munition and other factory work r, the temptation of jewelers to use jold coins in their work has become greater than ever. , Hut little gold reaches the bank of Rni;laiiT in the ordinary fmire f bus mess. H-cuse or the scarcity of goi.i in circulation an individual tendering iivcrrugila is jikelv to be lookcl umio with suspicion unless he has been iden tified. Scotland VarJ oflicial say that -there wis, and is still, a considerable quan tity of sovereigns hoarded by people in varion parts of the country- War loan have brought much of the former bidden tressure to light. Seven bun- Ircd sovereigns were found recently in he wreckage of a bouse struck -by a bomb during n Geroiaa air raid over 0 Soire oftLe-T 1 ill IIMI.K s-l ".' iXoti''' llit four tnrs nit ht Khoiililcr of itcli of tlusc litriliii(? I. J, IVrsltiiiff. "Tin ynre tlu only men iq I he, Anic-rieaii firmv wnro to wt'iir tltcst" hI fit's. - Tlirn n'pfwsput tlic nink of full Reiicriil, find 1u A merienns wlio liavt'- won tlie tille. This itli- firiit Jrmin Amerifai'sJiihtor.vthat tlicjiHtioii Jiiis i!t1',jhreejjijl gi-neriil-H lit oiie t iiiie. "; KINSTOM BOY DIES OFWOUND EFFECTS 57 on Army List and 52 qn Marine Casualty List, i 23 Are M issing j Washington, July V. The ariny cas ualty list todav eoiitained 57 ; nnmes. livided as follows: .-..- J..., I Killed" nrirptionf JJ; died of whjiij1, 1(1; died of--rlisen, 1 ; wounded severe. ly, IX; wounded slightly, 2; missing in action, 1 1. , - . '' - One North Carolinian was included in the list I'rivnte Joseph I. KoniidtrW', Kington, N. C., who died of wounds. Marine Lit Show 62 Names. Wasliingtmi,rJilly !. M-rrine corps casus! tii-s today nuilibereil RJ names, di- ided as follow ( ' , Killed in action, 17; died nf wounds. 10; wounded severely, J:i; iiiisiiug in action, 12. ' - ' - EAR OUTHREAK OF ANARCHY IN RUSSIA tie, July O.-ilermans ret vot ing from Moscow recently, s.ivs the ,' sische Zeiturig, referring to tlie M.uMic inch case, have expressed fear th'nt ,, lete nilarchy there mi;ht. endanger pi r nils vino in nn orilerTy colriifl'v V ic safe from harm. - It is the follou in al.liged ipiot; f e. t nun a speaker at a rail.v:, sini.n m ing in Moscow: . It ia time to throw off t h n that Von Mirbaeh has put around necks; otherwise,; a sliauo f i. ,1, lh threatens lis. Aw.i'v with ,cnii:iii i :i ilal, a way.' with voii . Miib:o.h - and hi whole counter rev olulion.irv iiand. " ISLAM) OF GUAM IS SWEPT BY TYPHOON' '-WasliiiiKton. ' Jnlv ! - The i-land of i ''"am wiis ,le,,'M:ite. bv a I vi'IhhiI;, ,, '"ly ', 'a plain H..y. Smith, v.rno( ,,i the island and cwntn.-unlaii! nf t he it i" j nl slatiim, reported to.l rv to the Naiv I'ep.'irtincnf He si,id hhlf tin- inhabitants are ,(,s fitute, crops have been il.it mv e. A. id ' much material daiiriu'e .i..ne. . .' Food has l.ecli sent t'l the destitute, j COUNTRY DISTRICTS IK AN . I UNSETTLED CONDITION Pul.lin, J.i!v,u. Tin 11 lis I tie. I st : I e I'll'l. f the iiumfrv .ltsir",r( in li'nnv illi.' minor Tin re (ire". of Ireland is n il. 1 1,-. j hi.-h reaiJir-Ktiobli.il. loniil in -it lai.ls (, r 'iii" ' i tl,- and th i,oo K.-4o,.Ts. f,,-. ,,.,,,1, f .jllegal 'drilling, o. . asionil stone i.f bst.urban. ." inl hi. h .ulitii'- evident' I bv a i oMsi.erab!e p-r-t. -.. In County Kerry, one .f the hot l.e.l, f the Saul Fein, llie eliitinti.m f tin- I .liiltt V. Ci.'liiit i! has. lit . U Kl'jl-elice.l s.iir's irepu-onim lit for failing 'o 'ejnitt a taij for arms on I.m nwrl pr.-n. s.-s. and the Cntinfv Ci.niil b,is now ,-f-i,.'rl sk tl..- MllllsiiMl lInUs 4 TTtT fereiici. for ' ' i'ruii-si:iio to en im trikc'Sns- j-rorest. The prosecution of lie entire tl.iriv three liicrnl.es ef I'-oard of liin.l ans nf I 'oiinl v l.iiTiir'r k for ci rt.-jui i.i- len' idirases 1 lined bv them ill nil an' isep.pt io!t"r. :solutiori. n.arls the tir.t isjon even ill J n -Ta e T. .3 rr.tirTrr-wnt lacking in strange pre. e.b-iils, w h.-n the fecu, bers or a I'lii iic Hi-iv snrin;: ai a duly cnnveiiid nti'.-ring hace l.ei-n pru ceei'ed S'laTrist for ronstitiiting aid nn Iawf uLa-iidslf. The wvordini; of their resolution np iears to have' be. n prtimbrlv strm.-. The' resolution ha not been piilineTt, but there are even clauses in the sunt- men charging th Guardians with "Irs scmbling to sow dissension aning 'he ubj-ets of the King, to cause dissffec lion aB'l impede the iureesnful prose cntioo of tbc war." r .... L Ajt t lie -other four iieiiir; -WusliiNtrtd-n. T Government Porecast Today Gives Estimate of 891 Million Bushels :.: Washington,. July il.-A reduction of forty million bushelti ill the prospective wheat harvest was shoBu luilay in tie' iH-parteieiit :iif Ajtrii-tiKiife's July fore cast, which is MM.liiiii.iKui bushel, cuni- pnred with !:: t.in.lo.iiiMl fotecast in .rune. Deterioration during June rediiied the piospei live' wiiiier wheat crop by . ,"J' inilljoii bmhel illid Die-, spring wheat crop by l(i,oiMi,(iiui bushels. Corn is forecast ,l"(l,(MMI,0(i(l liuvh- els. - E 1 Allies Inject Propanada I n-to-tlH' Gennan Lines With-Rifles it .luly H:-s'Thonanis ,f -strrT-rrrl- lv i'oii-tri!rti d r ill. for - ndiiig ptup.i ;'Ml 1.1 o e Mile i-ltc'ii lines' 110W are ill ' Mi' in t aihed ;oi mics, a-eordiii to .I.Hiies- Kernel, director ofi the I'lan- o j A i '. n :iu ruinmitti e of public iiifornia .ti.'i. I'lout tlu --i- i Mil s' grenades are iii- ii iliit i;i el . iei iiiiii.is nf which traits an I piio.iplili I, -iitai lie atten d along in-i-leV fieii, to-s uilh i-onstifer;; I lie c:ni"- 1:t, n.ji t, at :r rone of nioi-e than :'ii y:inl .. i i!er I i-t inces small balloon if vliitl). an' -Used." Knell of llie- V!.'. ' . tiounds of iii'iiiagniiila lilet i r. hi 1. trc i ;i.i I WC.ui.; nf n-MwiiJtJ nieal de-n-e. il iTo- J Tt TfT-Tifc.pumuKjif J l.i i linen iii. nt s at I (iuiitc intervals. "J'lie" J iil s , I-T .u-. it, liiel. .iliiiiiis,J.wo.iO- - mill iv.'nd nn d be I laiobiirg. I'.ei !iu. V i. ,'it ina :.r.l Tin st. Tin- l.alliiiius Irav 'li.Ts.li! of finin ("..Hull to ,i fe. I. I';. I.e. I a. it".e of lifting font I . i.l-o are i.V.I liv the Aincri. ai ;n. ti v I' u fhe piir...... of diH i it-ill lie.' Ill i t.i'iit.' .ii 1 t n. lo - and eociov bill, t ills- i l in-' lies l.p ti' i'D iniles from tin I oi'it , I he -I irecti ir said.' Vi o; -oiti.'i.i' tune for ein. luring lli ..I. llli.l.s ffle) l,;'!!....!, if sue Mill.' I, iii- toiiHit to U .1 min tlef.e to tiv o'tl..-k in I he it-ii'iin n lie nthe ;.-r n inriiil lt. r ;in- no' l-.-in waicl.e.l i- f lo-irol!i.-cfs. I:mv i. its sit' proj.ann la liavi- ah. ad I-.-. a found in: the po- ki t- ' 'in i n in t 'i ii i ii I i tic I'm' i.! . I'i. in t, 'I l-e nature . I .1 ,!. p. t, Is :ni'. ni'rii-atiA. ii.n Mil- (i.ru jin ntpt" ' , llo- v j. tl.it , t lo- 711 v. Mi-iK att.r tirat i'i 1 will n'- nt in M ,1 1' the V 'iriotis parts lisl 1 diot inim . 1 of II li t! lin.- Ii: .'. M 1 4 ;ir; t'i- .rticln.i--I the disclosures o i. I:ijii -i v, the tiers mi a'l i'le l.ori.ii. 11 at the oiit'.ii.nk of tb l.fi r of lr. V..H Mo I.I the tn'im r lv.rnp : I ri-itui; ti; or ,-sshou ts atoiirt r of i.r , in t l.e t i,-r 11 an " tool ,-end ill. .us ill -s,-S the an. I I illtei i NO DANGER OF A SUGAR FAMINE Washington, .Tiily .'. !. tiinte aur nin es thr.t there is no danger of a joigar fammr were given'tiy the Food Admtn-i-trntittn todav and the food situatius inernl'y was declared to tie tn"1 ' ' than at iirTV trme Jtmc VI 1 - tw.k't he-fe .1 f-.lin ef the aUr. The rpvernment , ""rcpresfntaiAclv OEDUCTIOrJSIIOI M1MTIH.ES SHOOT INTRIGU INTO HUM S men I'. I '. Mnreh, 7: II. !lis.s ninl tin Civil Wnr who Ira vt lifcnentilleil men ntf three nf the oiik seven (itiiiil, Sherman uinl S'lna iiliin. ALLIED OFFENSIVE Allies Continuing to. Push Forward in Albania' and Take Prisoners l.'oiue, July !!.-- "The allied offensive in Albania is coiitiiiuiiicf, thenar ollice an nouiiced to.lav. New progress has been been made. along ..the left, wing- on the Adriatic- roast, the land forces being .issistcil by liritish inoliilors. The Italian infan'rv captured the town of Fieri and tuok iinportiVu't hi'ighfs. . Moie- than I ,:'.i Kl prisoueis were taken.. TO DE RATIONED Rationing Plan Announcexl Is Designed to Prevent : Winter Shortage. Washington, Jiilv'i. ltaeioning of il to househoffrrs n as .'iniiouneed Suu-laT-nitht bythe fuel a. Iiiiiiiisl ration as inion "plans' ib signed : lo )irevent.TI 1 Ii 1 1 ;i I. n.'.l sliorlaee of l oiil neiil w inter . . i ' I'.a- h " doinest ic ciiusuiiier w ill lu nl- lovv.-d only as much coal os is fo be found si i'-nt ilii-ally necessary to heat bis iioiisc ,i l',s ib'Tees, irovidi'il eviirv conservation rn'e has been obeyed. The atlo. anees for each householiler, the nil Tonin. eiiient-said, w il I be siillicient for ciiin'fortj litt "the thoughtless and wasteful eiiiisiio'iT v Im finds hoT allow ance ".one I .el ore the end of the winter, ttil',iljive only hiins'lf to thank if he has no fuel with whi. h to heof. .-.b i s l ie is.-. ' ' The iiiluiiuist rat ion 's plan involves a department nf coal' nllofrnrnts in enrr iieethiu with each local lin-l a-lmiiiistra- - - tor's ollice an .Ithis ..v-l.-m now has been 'coiii..-ted and w ill be put into oiiera- ti,, ,,t on. '. Ky h order for coal will .111.01. d by couipaii'im with the rat ; of tile I. oi.s,- vv liere the coal is to be I; al l loilhTfnl c.'i'ch ill be careful ele. kid up by inspecting the house eiie.tiiei an. I surplus' coal ulii-reord tl iviil Ii.. i.'iiisi-d. . i" All nil -timers who have obtained a lv I' 1 11 11 1 it v 1 I coat 111 excess or misrepre s.-.-t,-t loll M' e v i. doted anv rules ir rcc; 11' t' i. -ii- .if tie fa. I administration, will hi: pr'.secliletl. . : 'This vsti-int' sai.l the n-luiinistra IN THE BALKANS HOUSEHOLD COAL !...n' villi 11 .nt , " x ill be drastic and wil liiitrmloee i-oiiilitioiis new to the ' , o ml ry : it will be no more drastic, how "'ever, than cmi.Tit ions il.n and in the iii'i rnt of oil concerned. No one will ' .be il. prived of coal actnallv needed for t.eritiin,', but mi one will be ntfnwed fuet ' " l..ii J u- exlravannance. . .' fj ''The fuel administration fitpects e eTvoiic' tn ri-eogoirr trTT-s- supervifcion ' '-.n i to . 0 01 . rate fullv with the local '. in in ill-i s 1 .i rusted -with Carrying out 1 io- pw, i... I COTTON KAEJLET ! New York, July 9. Cotton future opened barely sic ?y. July ?7.7S, f)e-ti.l.i-r 2l..'e), T.s-eii.bet S !.T, January -o.T!i. March : ,.Ti Ilesirts 1, f 1 01 , " .il n... in ' e west- ern 11 p ! 1 ef jjn-e tn .'! eonVT.-J r - cement t were lnvk 1 I, CAPTURE TAVO FARMS Attarkerg Penetrate Ger man Lines for More Than . Mile; Little Activity oh Other Sectors " French troops gave the Oerman line amnshing blow early tliiir' morning In the area nlumst- ,liretly north of 1'aris, where the (iermnil were stomed after live dav nf, fighting in their thrust to ward the capital in fhe last and leant successful or nil -their l!iis onensivea about a mniith ago. - " - s .The ntlac'k was delivered along i two nnd one half mile front and nt some points (iencral 1'etain's troops pushed into the enemy '-positions for the dis tance of a mile. Two farms were cap tured nml i .counter attack which wan lelivered .Bjrai'ust one of them "Was rc- pulsed. "' Some four hundred and fifty prison- ers, were taken; ''he area chosen fur the blvw was just south of the Mats rHed region northwest of the Coin: peigne forest on the' front- between Montdidie'r and tlie-)ie. The piiut;f the (lerin.'iil wedge projected here in the iKightinrhiTod of Antheuil and it was just to the- west of the town astride, tho Coineiyne road that .llie. French Irovn in taking valuable high ground on both aides of t lu' highway. ' ' The attacking force were assisted liy tanks in their drive. Apparently all the terrain captured has been main t .lined intact. There has-been considerable artilV'y fire and raiding along this front in the past few day, but this morning's was the first infantry operation of note that lins oecurred l-.theni since the German June offensive was crushed on thvrt The new advance will serve still fur ther' to protect the important railway junctiun of Kstrees St. Denis, which lie seven miles southwest of Antheuil- Further tn the southeast, along he line, the French continue to develop their success of vesterdn',guining ad ijitional ground on the Mar ne front by forrinit' the (lerniau back further iu the vicinity of Chnvigiiy farm. On the British front there wa only raiding oicrntioii. . The German, how ever, n I ii hi n-ii 1 1 v nre enncentr-1 ing a further effort to regain, the positions recently taken bv the Australians with American assistance, in the Amiens re giou, smith of the Polinne. ' ' VIENNA ADMITS ALLIED OA ma Vienna, July II ( Via, London.) 'F.n- Unte- prcsuiii- n;'inst JlHAiistrian Hue in Albania is being continued by forces advancing across the Hiver Voy tisa, according to today's war office an nouncement, A gain of ground by the' French 'along the upper rjevnli is re- orteil. Fighting nlso is takiug place ni 'the lnleriirr southwest of Herat.. J OHDER 'INETY-TW0 ARMY TRANSPORTS Washington. July ! Chairman Ilnr Iey7 after a a isit to Jhe White House twlay"innnuneed "thnt " the- shipping boariMias let cuutracts for, 92 army transports. After the war the trans Mirts will be put" into the passeiiger carrying trade. HENRY FORD COMPLICATES POLITIC8 INMICmaAN Iictriiit, July .-Ievelopient that find no precedent in the political his tory of the slate leave given Michigan's primary campaign this ytinr il unusual interest. -which centers largely, in the race fur the senatorial nomination- The primary el. ction will be held Aug. 27. The democrats In state conference precipitated a situation thai promises To upset early calculi Tions. Th con ference endnrsvil lies Ford as decno- rrrrtic csttiiidsfe for the senatorial iwm- iilatioa, despito tho fart that he had been rers rded as a republican possibil ity, and iuvitrd tbe trpubliraas to unite with them io 'supporting him, Then cams Ford's announcement, a'ter a conference with I'resldt-nt Wilson, that he would aeeeit the auailnstion if It were tendered dim. . He did not sperify, however, whether be would make tbe race aa a republican or democratic can didate, and the situation wss further complicated. ' sir. Ford lias had aoiliing'fu say since his statement that he would ae ept nostlnstion if tendered him. AIBPLAlfE MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN VTXNKA AlfU KT Amsterdam, July 9. An aver -a' thousand packets of msil sr being sarririi -rej'ilir'r eve-e tween Vienna and Kiev l-v Tie dutsace l-l'." t" f -i'i Bile sn 1 I'i- TAKE 430 PRISONERS Fourteen Officcra-Takea, Frehch; British Carry Out Raids and Get Few Prisoners arls,'. July 8. French troops early this morning attacked the Oencss linn on a. front of about two and one-hslf , miles west of Anthvufl on tba front be-tweeii-Muntdidier and the-Oise, pcHe-T tratiep thiVeuemy jxnitiong and reatis-' ing an advaneo of a aide at certain points, the war office announced today. Gcrmst) counter-attack! Bpon ths French lines at tho Lesgrs farm, ln ths area of this advance, were repulsed, ths French entirely maintaining their .gains. Prisoners were taken to the number of 4-'U, Including 14 officers. ' In the. I.ongpont region, east of tb Roti forrst, the French inersassd Jheir gains of, yesterday and took additional prisoners. BRITISH TROOPS ALSO CAREY OUT BEVESAX RAID. liondnn, July 9. Raiding operations' carried out last night by British troop iii the region east of Arras netted a few prisoners, the war of fie announced today, Houth of the Romaic river ths German artillery has been diplaylnjjetiritjr in bombarding the positions recently captured by British forces ther. FRENCH PASTRY IS BANNED BY CANADA Ottawa, Can., July 9. French pastrr is outlawed in Canoila. The latet "summary of odors," just issued b ythe Canada Food Board, aayt it is illegal to make the toothsome dain ties, or to make biscuits with icing bs twein layers or plastered over the e tvrior, -or to make candy at home for home consumption. I'ntil August I eandy factories are restricted to 50 per cent of the quantity of sugar nsed last year. No wbeat foar may be nsed by anybody in meauf ac ta re of candy. No wheat tr wheat products, except bran or shortx, may be fed to livestock. Doughnuts are forbidden. - Ma'niifacturers may use 80 per" cent wheat flour in biscuits and la such awect bunds as are still permitted, and 90 per rent wheat flour in soda biscuits. WheatlcNR ajid meaeta dsvs an-J are prescribed from time to time, ording to condition of the surpV' . 111 the I'nited Htates. Air food dealers are licensed. the rotted Htaes, and the quan' foml tbey may sell to cnstoie time .depend lciu the dUt h iuseholder from the aour. Anyone who wishes t tiste for French paste the call of the doot'1 way for a little iris' from 100 to 1 up to three m i LOCAL ti ..ii.i ...111 ' T' - ;:.vk 'Mount 1- v-' ..a hdj a 1 1 e IikIc rooms, f ir t leeting o:T,cer fur the 1 vide considering olinr i terest to the order. Ti..- r. -ere: Mr. ildwln II. I'oweli, t'l. mander; Dr. K. G. II . n eellor: Mr. K. I. Fb u W. G. Kobbins. ma. r . W. (,'. Varon, masicr 1 -:' , I'adtlison, master of ! Fagan, master of eiel Scott, iuuer guard; Si Gorham, outer . guird. Mr... Powell sucf-esils 1 bias ss chancellor ciiri u BTOCS. 1: New York, July ! were firm to strong f today's stock ntark 'f the geverrient isfsceory form of tranHirtatioa 8t. I'aul prefer., ths Uisae o from frs ' s ' sin-e i
The Evening Telegram (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
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