...l&ZLPliuut
;zm IDES
.1
Chirks That Ambrosa Repre
sented Trust Company and
Kst Department of Justice. ;
n nnvivr 1
' Washington. D. C. Oct M.-Oto commerce afternoon, definite
B, Meant, who was acquitted on e steps, were taken -to launch, a, cam
charge of -murdering Mrs.. Maude A. ; paign against idleness, te round-Up
King, of Cfcago Concord.- It C. ,-, .tackera and supply men sore-
a year aro, la her demanding aa in
vestlgation f CB;-Ambrose's con
n I
; i
who said he wu a representative!
St iu"uVed his be d reeled by locar committee, of pdVlih present Ger
WtrfeX and that he secured nes men in each,com.nun!ty. , raan thQrMM t0 the . governments
valuabla paper, bemuse or hi. ai-l
lered oonneotlon ' with
me aoyern-
'
meat
Mean. alo charpe. that JmmmnmJurSh
' did not represent the department of
Justice, but the Northern Truet com
pany, of Chloaco. who ha. In It. bank
approximately $9,000,000 of the Jame.
O. KInr ertate. He amerta that John
T. Pooling, of New York, represented
the Northern Tru.t company when he
appeared a. hla proaecutor at the trial
at Concord, although tt waa denied at
the Urn. " 1 . .
Mean, has announced through his
S3a i-B '"si -h mA.iiLi.Lmdl
at CrWtt
Do You Need ft.
Thousand Dollars?
' It you need cash to make your
mall business grow- to . put In
new Equipment to buy stock a
to take 'discount, and lmprore
your credit standing It will b
to your Interest to call at The
Morris Plan Company and talk
It oven
t -
. The Charlotte
IIORRIS PLAN
, Gmpany I
' Capital, I7S.00O.
H. C SherriU. Treasurer
Academy of Muslo Building. .
TOE S1GW OF
RELIABLE INSURANCE
That Feeling of Security '
Is Valuable
' When alckness Is all about you
1 and you can't tell when you
might be stricken down and your
' income out off, It's a very fine
feeling to have that you need not
.worry about finances. J'
-. -- Let us tell you about our -,
Health -PollcUa- You'll be sur
; prised at their reasonable cost
ERNEST ELLISON
- GENERAL AGENT
1 E. 4th 6t Phone S081
Coal Savmg Lessons
' Open grates are comfy lobklng,
but they are ; the ; greatest - coal
wasters in the whole army of heat
producers. t ,
Every grate should be closed up
for the duration of the war. ' ,
, A BfClC'S HOT BLAST .
lends the. same cosy-appearance as
your grata, but doesn't waste the
fuel. . ,
The patented circular overdraft
Itot Blast Rlng in Buck's Hot
I lasts bum all comb'i ble matter
H soft oe.I, saving 10 per cent of
fuel that Is otherwise wasted. .
Letter come and let us show you
0, ' t
r ttti'i nth Kent District.
i I tt. I 'hone 25JT
J
att v "I " '"va' ":L.v
v - i i t. 9 i- 3 : -y
C. 'i!:,., ... i 4 .3 i l.e l il .smU
ted his proof to menitt rs f the wnaw
committee, and would file UocunuuU
substantiate his charge.
TO LAUNCH CAMPAIGN
AGAINST IDLENESS
Norfolk, Va, Oct J J. At a confer:
ence(of men representing all classes
I and practically ever Motion of tlde-
I . . . ... t . . . - ' 1. 1 ,
www Virginia, neia n mi ensmuer
... . m ...
It needed for war work In 'this-see.
tiort. State and raunlciDai law, aa
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,1 "Vr nwith m:
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m. til. mfnff ln..t aprnv Ann Maw !
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.lAMnminiim and representative dusi-
WIRELESS VERSION NOT
MATERIALLY DIFFERENT
? Washington, Oct, -t J. Th. English
translation of the German-reply to!
President Wilson, prepared in Berlin '
and forwarded throush.'the 8wisa !e-:
gation here, was made public tonight t
' oy me siaie aepanmeni. i aoea not
auxer materially irom xne wireiesa ; p0 nt or view. : Bnouta sucn terms oi
version sent out from Germany and ; n armistice-be suggested, their ac
talls to clear, up what were regarded 'ceptance by Germany vlll afford the
as vague phrases la that part of the best ' concrete , evidence of her un
note, in which
cussed.
an . armistice . is Ait
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tteeoro. S
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TheAutopiano
. In Royal Favor
S ' ' ' j
3 - King Alfonso, of Bpaln,
s eross of merit
s stowed unon tne rounder of tne ' orouani unaer uio oonirai wi va urvr
- , ; man people, but the present war has
S AninfiianA' fVimnativ tha white not been; and It la erttli tlie present
s , r we are deaUlnc. It Is evl
I Comeln and.ee and to$&tj&g&
I wonderful InWumenW.i.t you 1 1 WS
S tlatlva atlll r.milnl with thnaa Hn
S 1
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S can play and you will under-
j
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5 stand why It gained the favor of
2 a King. :-'
I F. H. ANDREWS
I MUSIC HOUSE
,,.' ,'S Worlh .1y(m St
5 1
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s
niiiiimiiinniiiiiitiiimifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif:
The Selwyn
; CnARLOTTE, If.C v '".
A modern, fireproof hotel of ISO
luxuriously appointed rooms cater
Ing to commercial and tourist pa
tronage. -. , ' .
Central Ideation. Polite service.
-' Jountlful table. Artesian water.
.Large and beautiful . reception
rooms.
Special noon luncheon, IS to S
p. m ?5e.
: H. C. LARZELERE, Manager. "
, If you have 4 "rimcut
casing have us look over
it it's very possible.that
we can repair it so as t6
have it give many hun
dreds more miles .of sati$
factbry, service.
. With "our modern vul
cinizin' plant we repair
perfectly , all ' kinds r of
Howouts, casing cuts,
r!m cuts', punctures,- sand
Misters, rut worn casings,
etc.- "'.."..''
".' Just try our service it
is all you virtt; : ; ,
. ' Reasonable charges.-
CrlAHLOTTK
VULCANIZING Cp. V
""""-"n: p. iibttToy r -
First nmf tik Tryoa , ;
. Phone 151)9. ;
V.
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II Yea I!-v I.'-l IV! I . . . Tc.":.y. ; :;.
IF YOU FURTHER DELAY YCU ; NAME MAY DH
DROPPED IN THE HUSH AND YC'J WILL' MISS SEVERAL
.ISSUES V-'-. ' - : - ' ' - : '
The following Is a ruling: of 'the War Industries' Board:
'"DISCONTINUE SENDING PAPERS AFTER DATE OF
EXPIRATION OF- SUBSCRIPTION UNLESS SUBSCRIPTION
IS RENEWED AND PAID FOIL" ; ;V , ; :
TEXT OF WILSON'S
V REPLY TO GERMANY
(Continued frontpage L -?t
i that may be enteral Into and to make
. ' . . v.nuioa dm mit
Borma:
has,
n JmnoaxlblA. The
Presl
therefore, tranamiuea
S".Jj1J?!T!:?1,,
unnw n w-
- . .... . . . - t
erenr wiin um succesuon inav;
.i i
thn-iA rnvMtmnnti aim .dlSDOfled tO
effect peace upon the term, and prin
vlnlM liMlMtail i i?rflr mllitJiry ad
J vlwra and the military adrtwrs of tho
Vatted SUtea be aaxea to auomu 10
the government, associated against
Germany the necessary 'term, of such
an armtat ce as will tully protect the
intertsU of the people, mvoivea ana
jvUr to the associated gorernmenU
unrestricted power to safeguard
Hrt frrn the detail, of the peace
wtiirh narmnn government has
aved. provided they deem such an
rmlsuc possible from me military
equivocal acceptance or the terms ana
principles. of peace from which, the
whole action proceed... - ' V
""Z
The President . would deem him-
lack.ng In andor did ne not
out In the-frankest possible
the-reason why extraordinary
nt Imnnrtant aa the eonstltU
tional change, seem to be which are
spoken of by tha German foreign
secretary In his note of the 10th of
October, . It does not. appear i that , the
principle of ay government responsible
to the German people has yet fteen
fully worked out or mat any guaran-
tees either ex st or are In contempla-
tion that the alterations .of principle
and of practice now partially agreed
upon will be permanent Moreover, tt
does not appear that' the heart of the
present dlffloulty has .been reached.
It may be that future wars nave oeen
aeni: inai ine uirniin poptf o
S .' no mean, of commanding the acqules
clcence of. the military authorities of
tlative still remains with those who
have hitherto been the masters of
Germany. Feeltns; that the whole
peace of the world depends now on
plain speakbuc and atraightforward
action, the President deems It his
duty to say, without any attempt to
soften what may seem harsh words,
that the nations of the world do not
stand cannot trust the words of those
i who have hitherto been the masters
of . German policy and to point oat
he, more that In conclnding peace
and attempunc to ttnao the innnte in
resentatlves of the German . people
who have been assured of a genuine
6 BtLL-ANS
Hot water
Sure Relief
FOR INDIGESTION
-a-7
l Several used FdrdTour
ing Cars, 1917 models ex
cellent condition. , v
Come and get them. V -
PYRAMID MOTOR CO.
Authorised Sale, and Service.' - :
OS X Tryon St , Phone S091
Halloween
IS
October 31
. A' full line of favors and
'J--y" :'yf: .',f.,-',fV',-!;i,',;v-,fli'iV'" k H
decorative . material v ndw
ready. .v
tlAlli
: :210S.TryonSt. ;
Next to Keith's ' (
! V Phone 1397;
-Mail .Orders. Handled;,
. Promptly., T
gyi 1 , . 1
East! Ea KssTi
SVsSJ
mmm
consUtutlonal
stondliur as Uev real
rnlers of Germany If It must deal ; tUUohs for an armlatlcel it should be
!LJJ!imur)r maater' n,.th? observed that naval question, have
monarchical autocrats of Germany ; . w . , . ... . .
now, or if it U likely to have to deal v been dealt with in any negotla
with them later In regard to' the In- tions between the . United States and
ternational obligratlohs of the German j Germany, and they 'are of firt lm.
negotiatlons, but surrender. ' Nothing r nh- Mea-of -tha. freedom of the
Si.,1? J,ntota 'wnUaMwa?a: un
"f-- . . ." iv ' ' . ; i the Kauur diajMtch, "is not a matter
nfCZ?tL, lhe r,PAWe?,f.uttUr" lIat any allied government can accept
.IfLJS.J'rS ft alL It would appear that the cond.
.ijfi5!di ROBERT LANSINa.)" Uoili precedent to an armlsuc must
-JTl 2?1 . L,n',.'- i ' include the question of seapower as.
Charge d affaires f Switserlan, ad w, uvt Undpower, but httherto Ger-
.ri-t , U . . .Wjk many has always UhMwd her remarfkg
"In chars of rrmn lntrnti in tha 1 .. j : : .
' 7. .
" - . t I
EVACUATION, OF - ,
GHENT IS BEGUN
'., (Continued from page 1.) -
derles -wood and cahtured' Vendesles
village: - English and New Zealanders
operating on' their 'left -reached the ;
outskirts of Neuville and established i
themselves' on the high ground north
west ox tne vitiate, f ' --.:
Tarther' north "the village of Es-
carmalntwss captured.!. 1
" "In these ' hiahlr successful opera
tions, Several thousand' priwwi' "ht
many guns were captured "by .our
troops whose advance la continuing on
the whole of the front" , .
ATTACK IS OF VITAL H ' j
STRATEGIC. IMPORTANCE
With the Allied Armies Jn France
and Belgium, Oct. 13. (By the As
sociated Press) .The attack of the
British third and fourth armies on a
wide front south of Valenciennes to
day is of vital strategic Importance.
QaaW
. -
ana ir.lt is widened It wilt have, a
tremendous eflect also on the enemy
iront to me soutn. .
OFFICIALS VOICE APPROVAL;
CONGRESS SEEMS ; PIVIDEO
' - (Continued from page I.)-
slon ef the German reply to the Pres
ident, was picked up Monday.
' The official translation. Into Ene-Hah
delivered with the German iekt does
- . . , . , w tr
512.'-? 'la8! 2,t,ril,ir ,n.ny P'tlcular !
from the wireless version,, and slight
X? irl!nfesv the latt,e
vahm! ,om ,rUler ? -
fU0.?nr"M .,n e original may
have been due to errors In fransmia-.
SlOn. . . " . ;
AMERICAN AIRMEN CHECK
ENEMY TROOP MOVEMENTS
Hundreds of Bombing planes
Busy Along tha, front North
v west ofc Vsrdun. '
With the American ' Armv VnVth.
west of Verdun, Oct 23. (By the Asso
ciated .Press.) American bambtn
airplane, and aerial machine gunner. !
were busy , tpday in checking. German
troop movements toward th fighting
front At raid-day two squadrons of
bomber, attacked Buzancy with ex
cellent results. Later about 120 ma
chine, attacked enemy troop concen
tration, in the wood, in.' the region of
Remonville. '( j
The attack on" Buzancy was In re
sponse to a report that German troop
train, were arriving there. The attack
on the woods near Remonville waa
on the Bole do la Foche and the Bole
de Barricourtf Ariarge number of
20-pound bomb, were dropped on ih
wood., while machine gunners attack
ed enemy, troop, on the roadc t
Several formations of Fokkers at
tacked both groups of the American
bombers but were driven off - in each
instance. s
Today was almost spring-like, but
I for a low hanging mist and the avia
tor, or Both sides were out In force.
There were aerial combats all along
the front beginning In the early
morning. '"' . . ' " y .
Lieut Edward .V. Rickenbacher
1 was credited with one Boche before
j breakfast - . ,
I' In a most spectacular combat over
Doulcon, which lasted half an hour.
four American flshter. badly worsted
'an equal number. of Germansthree.
Fokkers being downed. ? Capt. Alfred
Grant Benton, of- Texas, slnglehanded
fought .two Fokkers and shot down
in flames over No Man s Land a Ger
man two-seater bound for the Ameri
can lines on observation duty:
vd-. "V- .- ' .
WOULD HAVE U. S. HOUSING
. CORPORATION-ENJOINED
Norfolk, Va.r Octets.' Equity pro
ceedings seeking a preliminary Injunc
tion against the United States housing
corporation to prevent- the comman-
deering of land .Jn Warwick, county,
for the purpose of erecting houses for !
government worker, and questioning j
the constitutionality of ..the act ' of 1
Congress of May,0, 1 1 U, authorizing J
the President to take over lands tor
housing purposes, was filed in the
federal court today by the Warwick
shire corporation against John H.
Hume, John W. , Abercombie, L. W.
Montverde and the United States
housing corporation. -
This Action is the result of 'the
seizure ot lands belonging ; to the.
plaintiff corporat.on, located In War
wick county and fronting On -the
i James river, following the refusal of
! the housing corporation . to aocept
I either of two propositions submitted
. by the- plaintiff, and the -refusal by
I the pla'ntiff of an offer from the de-
.lenuani company; wnicn n s ciaimea
was tar oeiow tne actual vaiue ot
the land In question. -
"SLACKER RAJD' ROUNDS :
' UP 30Q IN C0LUMCIA
11111 0- -
Columbia, 8.' C.j Oct. 2S. About 200
men were rounded up today In Co-1
lumblas first "slacker' raid. Most of
them Were released on proof of hav
ing registered. The.'rald was a Joint
one.by civilian and military- author!-
2,000 PRISONERS TAKEN ? ;
; BY THE BRITISH FORCES
London,T Oct.' 28. Twq thousand
prisoners were taken by the British in
today's attack,
' ThBrn'sh advnod frem-1 to-2
mtlesy gaining the hlsfh ground over-,
looking the Harpies valley. Borne
cuns were taken. -
'.Frcr.i ...."
(' London, Oc't 23. Xlt'itcfa L!.-ntted.
learns that the: a'.;:ei rovernrj.enta, as
ja result t contlnua J' ccnaiunlcatons,
: are' perfectly acquainted with, ani
agreed upon the tertxia under which
it will be possible to enter ln,to nego-
MU1U UV.CIi . .
Jtlll.ril'M. 1 rmmL nriiain. m ranc. uu
Italy-, owe so much, to seapower tn
carrying on 'the war -and in nabonal
development that they cannot ' omit
consideration of seapower from the
discussions concerning the armistice.'
"The President never assumed that
his conditions would be limited to the
evacuation of occupied territories, as
tne uermana aiwaya arguea. its put
numoer 01 questions to uermany ai
ter receiving the first note, as af pre
liminary to' plaehng the matter before
the allieaw . " '
INFLUENZA SITUATION 1 '
CONTINUES IMPROVING
.V ';" ie ; iv .
No Basis Foind for Reports That
Germs Were Scattered in This
.Country by Enemy Agnts.t
. Washington,4, Oct. ?'t t. " l Continued
Improvement In the Influensa situa
tion In army campa-and In a number
of statea was shown by reports re-
.la V2ty Dy i! TO4 Zi
of the army and tne publ-e health
service.! New cases in army camps to-
V",nd W PJ
-.a. inafi a.am ..tn a4aW . 4 aK . ma n SSA tn A V ASA 1 ae ST eaafiSa
Alabama, and Kearney, California.
..La1.?
cases reported show a decrease tn-
elude t Norm Carolina, Oklahoma,
8outh;Carollna and Tennessee.
LHl2l X;..uf?,.
B140S aass w sjt as ava vaasaiait w saav . wm- i
tedf Sutee and spreads by s enemy
i InvesUgated by government agents,
aaa m a nutvia vj SBj v wa -. was aa
t.fi aa'eaaiaV. aaVnm ant
departmenU declared today that they
war anvhi.d aftr an inouirv. that
the disease was brought to thla coun-
trr through thes natural ehlnneU of
.rf-M-d seamen., travelers or Imports
and not by mallo:eus methods. ; ; .
MUCH TOBACCO SOLD. ,
Columbia. Oct! vJS. The tobacco
producers of South Carolina, tor the
month of September, sold 3,067,021
pounds, of ? their product .at a price
which; aggregated l57,7Jo.6. The
average price paid wa.JI.lt cents per
pound. - The record . price - ,fer ... the
month of Seotembar was last year.
when Jobaoco brought aA average ot i
cents per. pound. .
In Jamaica there are treea called
"whlD-treesm," and from these the
nve make, strtont whips with the
lash and handle all , in one.
. . "My neighbors were surprised to see
me looking so' well, for they thought
I would not live to see summer. I had
such pain, around , my . heart . as to
cause me to faint , I knew it came
from bloating and pressure of gas in
my stomach. -A friend in St. Louis told
me to use Mayra Wonderful Remedy
and .1 now feel better than In all my
life.- X am doing my own work, at
tending to my chickens and my gar
den and have cleaned house.". If is a
simple,-harmless preparation that , re
moves the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and allays the. Inflam
mation which causes practically - all
stomach, liver and Intestinal ailments,
Including appendloltls One dose will
convince or money refunded. John 8.
Blake - Drug Co.. . . Liggett's. Jordan's
Drug Store, Charlotte Drug Co and
druggists everywhere. Adv, ' -
' ' ' 11 "," """ "'" 111
Tested FlaahllghU ,.B0c to SI 25
Pocket Cigar Lighter. 15c
BELL WIRE "' 4
Rub. 3ov Wire NoM4, t, 10
r LAVIPCORDS
- Porcelain: Knobs,: Tubes, ' ,t -
sinimi
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SO West Fifth St
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rlieet ' HhecmsAle ' Ailatk WiA
, . , Famocs Issiecy. .
' Be v alsiired your Rheumstism
will' master you unless you -conquer
, it This disease,-beginning
Iti-attick slowly and 5 with little
notice from Its victim." eradually
increases '.f lnJ violence until the
whole system is involved. The pa
tient often becomes a.wteck or a
cripple. It. attacks In various
forms-ArtiCular, fMuscular, and
Inflammatory. No part of the sys
tem IS immune, to its, Influence.
The pains attack every portion of
the body,- and when the disease
gets a firm hold upon the system,
the patient becomes helpless. ;
v - But the origin of this most pain
ful of all diseases is in the bloody
and no amount of external treat
ment an overebme the trouble.
Rubbinr. with liniments and oint-
ments may suffice temporarily in
-1-- t,., ft,. i,;,ui.
allaying t$lt palnS,.bUt tH frOUQie
,s deP ln he muscles, joints and
m m aiah.aft
the System Only through the USe
i medidpe that will attack the
i. In .'ik t.A..
disease W all parts Of the DOdy,
vnd that iS what S. S. S. doeS.
t S. S. S. belnr.purelv veretable.
v , b fc e a ( e a ' 1
and Containing not One particle Of
mineral, is most welcome to. the
StomiCh Of the Rheumatic SUfffcrer
h been dosed With in
Active
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Boy?' Suits of mixtures 'and serges' that Ml stand
the'wear and tear a boy will giye them.
. Parents "will choose widely it they 'select a "Skalnyy ;
. suit for their, boy.- v " !.'! - '
v t -j- Every garment represents, an exceptional yalue'and
:"is strongly made of the best fabrics. ' ,, ry:, ';, '
' - 'Mackinaws of all wool waterproof, guaranteed for
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Thie Tate -
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Lieutenant Gilmore is
Unit
fTl'
M .-
Newton, N. Q RoonvstiH for abopt. .twenty.. Time , -extended
to the 3pth,1 -for all college grade boy$ to
enter. J The finest opportunity, for;thfi - boys, cf the ;
, country. For information address the President.
1
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effectual remedies, and hd,. as a
consequence; has 'become' greatly
weakened. S. S-S. retains, Its
medicinal effect throughout "the.
entire course' of the blood stream,
and :will drive from fie system
every -particle tf those poisonous
acids and waste materials which
have caused. the disease.tnd pro
duced Its dangerous symptoms.
Hundreds of people 'have written
us of their experience with bad
cases of Rheumatism, and how
they have : found telief , from . the
use of. S. S.",$.- Fr 50 years this
remedy Ills been on the market,
and today it Is bringing relief to
thousands' 'oth'eujnaiCasu
f: VVhy; should you ; Continue to
suffer? from . this disease wheV.the
remedy is ayanable?lf)o nofde
lay purifying your blood and get
ting; rid .'of ; your? pains. ,! .Co- to
Jour nearest drugstore, get a hot
el of 3. J5.' S. Start a course !of
Ltreatment that, will bring real re
lief, and begin your tounter-attacx
NOW against' insidious.- and pain-
dealing Rheumatism. t ; . f ;
For a free booklet ob :Rheuma-
tictn 4nr4 We tfAlhnAnt nrii mir
meaicai ucparuneni, cxpiamuig
fully about your own case and our
own Chief Medical Adviser will
give you absolutely free . many
helpful suggestions as to diet and
proper treatment '.Address Medi-'
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