VOL. XL!
SCORES PERISH IN STORM
i «
" PROPERTY DAMAGE EBTIMATED
AT THIRTY MILLIONB—MAR
TIAL LAW.
Houston; Virginia Point, Jexas City,
and Beveral Other Cltlea Report
Loss of Llvea and Property.
Dallas, Texas. Galveston has
emerged from one of the most severe
storms in the annals, of the Gulf ol
Mexico, battered and sorely burdened
wfth financial loss, but with the known'
loss of life less than a score.
First definite news received from
the Island city since the tropical hur
ricane set the death list at 11. An
accurate estimate of the property
damage was not yet possible, but It
Is expected to reach the proportions
of the storm of 1900, when property
valued at $16,000,000 was swept away.
A thousand feet of the. seawall was
swept away, the causeway which con
nects Galveston with the mainland
was cut In two and the city is strewn
with the debris of 600 buildings crush
ed by the assaults of wind and the
tidal waves.
Three fires also did great damage
and the city is without an adequate
supply of drinking water, the mains
leading to the city's supply wells at
Alto Loma, 18 mlleß away, having
been broken.
The loss to the city' sport facilities
has been enormous and all klnda of
craft have suffered. The United
States transport MoClellan Is high
aground on Pelican Island, just across
the ship channel. Many vessels have
been capsized and several are reported
as destroyed.
The city was placed under martial
law.
In bearing the brunt of the atorm,
Galveston Island and Bolivar Penin
sula served as barriers to break the
force of the hurricane against the
little bay shore towns to the north.
The bay towns suffered heavily,
however. In Virginia Point, more
than a score are dead; at Texas City,
18, 12 of whom were soldiers, are
reported drowned. .
In the Beaumont section, Port Ar
thur, Sabine, Sabine Pass, and Round
Lake were deluged and are reported
to have been heavy losers.
NEW ROLLING STOCK FOR A. C. L.
Coast Line Will Add 760 Freight Cars
and 10 Locomotive*.
Wilmington.—The Atlantic Coast
Lin* Railroad Company has Just plac
ed orders for early delivery of 760
new freight car* and 10 locomotives
according to a statement made by
President John R. Kenly. The deliv
ery of the cars to begin In three
months and continue at the rate of 26
dally until the contract Is completed.
The locomotives are to be delivered by
November 1. The new investment rep
resents an outlay estimated at more
than $1,000,000,000.
"We are simply putting our house
in order," President Kenly said, "and
while there Is no Immediate need for
the new equipment, we want to be In
a position to care for our future
needs. "
\
Germans Capture Kovno.
London. —Kovono, one of the cru
cial points In the Russian defenses in
the North, has fallen and the road to
the Vllna, Warsaw and Petrograd
Railway now 1* open to the troops of
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DR. L. J. MOOREFIELD,
PHYSICIAN
OFFICE IN NFW PABIS BUILDING
Office Honrs 9 to 11 a. m., 2 to
3 p. m., 7 to 9 p. m.
'Plio le 471 or 99. Graham, N. C.
E. C. DERBY
Civil Engineer.
GRAHAM, N. C.
Natloaal Baakol Alaauct BT4'g.
BURLINGTON, N. C,
Ulcy MUdtoc
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JOHN J. HENDERSON
Attornejr-at-Law
GRAHAM. N. C.
J", S- O OOEZ,
Attarnay-at-Law,
GRAHAM, N. C.
Offlo* Patteraon Building
■wool Floor.
DR. WILL
. . . DENTIST . . .
Graham . - . . Hart* Carolina
OFFICE ill SIMMONS BUILDING
▲COB A. LOHfl. 1. KLKKB LOHO
LONG * LONG,
A.ttoraaya and 000 naalora a* l-i«
GRAHAM, N. C.
JOHN H. VERNON
Atteraey u4 CmalMHit-Uw
POIBMMct UJ laUMM Ml
BURLINGTON, N. C.
Dr. J. J. Barefoot
OFFICE OVER HADLEI'■ OTOBE
Leave Meeeagee at Alamance Phar
macy 'Phone 97 Residence 'Phone
382 Office Boon 2-4 p. a. and by
Appointment.
DR. O. EUGENE HOLT
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
At Office in Oraham on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday After
noons n Ponnell Building.
8-815.
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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER
Emperor William. The ~ capture ~of
Kovno was another triumph for the
German 16-lnch guns. With the fort
ress the Germans took more than 400
guns and according to their account,
.an enormous quantity of war material.
This, however, is not the most serlons
part of the loss of Kovno, but the
opening of the railway.
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Villa's Reply. Received.
Washington.—Villa's reply to the
Pan-American appeal for a peace con
ference among the Mexican factions
was received by the Villa agent here,
C. Llorene and presented to
Secretary Lansing. It has not been
made public, but is nnderstood to ac
cept the. offer of the conferees to aid
in restoring government In Mexico.
General Cantu, Villa governor of Low
er California, also to the
appeal. It was said his response was
favorable and In line with that of Vil
la himself.
Catawba county Is to have an ex
pert to study disorders of babies.
Mrs. Julian S. Carr riled at the Carr
country home near Dufham a few.
days ago.
Gaston County Pair Association haa
purchased property and rapidly pre
paring a fair ground.
Wilmington exported $13,000,000
worth of cotton during the fiscal year
Just closed compared with a total of
$29,000,000 last year.
. A contract has been awarded thd
Elliott Building Company of Hickory
for the- building of the big dapi - for
die Morganton Light k Power Co.
acroat the Caatawba River at a point
near Nebo.
Resolutions placing Gen. James I.
Metts, for many years commander of
Cape Fear Camp, U. C. V., In nomina
tion for the place of commander of
the North Carolina Camp, have been
adopted by the Cape Fear Camp.
| Probably the most .serious Are that
has occurred in Concord since the
OdeH mill was destroyed oceurred
when the Phlfer building on Union
street In which is located the depart
ment store of H. L. 1 arKs & Co caught
Are.
, £
The work of building the warehouse
adjoining the peanut factory at Scot
land Neck has been commenced, and
other preparations are being rapidly
made fo rthe opnlng of the big plant
as soon as the present crop of pea
nuts begins to move.
Col. J. Bryan Grimes, secretary of
state, is spending a couple of weeks
down on his plantation at Grlmesland,
where he has extensive farming Inter
ests. In addition to his agricultural
Interests there he has acquired a con
siderable Uttle farm ou£,near the Ral
eigh Country Club.
Mrs. Penner Heat, of Marl Swamp,
committed suicide a few days ago by
eating Paris green. It Is reported
that less than 24 hours after her mar
riage she stated that she was dissatis
fied and a short time'before the poison
caused her death, declared this to be
the reason for self-destruction. .
Wesley Riggsbee, a negro from the
northern part of Durham county, was
riding a bicycle along the road and
attempted to pass another negro walk
ing with a long old-fashioned scythe
, across his shoulder, the blade struck
Rigsbee Just under the cbln and nearly
I cut his head off, killing him.
SuppHes for use In relief work In
Belgium were shipped recently by
Ashevllle friends of Mrs. Madelon
Battle Hancock, tke daughter of Dr.
8. Wentray Battle, of this city, to Mrs.
Hancock. The latter has been doing
Red Cross work In Europe since the
outbreak of the war and has met with
much success In her efforts In behalf
of the wounded soldiers.
Sleeting Qreensboro as the place of
holding Its annual gathering and nam
ing the second Wednesday in Novem
ber as tbe time for the first session,
the Southern Furniture Manufacturers
Association brought Its quarterly ses
sion to a close at Ashevllle. Foreign
trade development was the chief
phase of the furniture tadusttry to
which the members gave their atten
tion during the time of the Ashevllle
meeting.
NORTH CAROLINA MARKET.
Prices of Cotton, Corn, Oats, Past,
Butter, Eggs, Eta, on North Caro
lina Markets During Past
Weak.
Ahoekle—Cotton, (Hi corn, 11 bu; oats,
peas, It bu; Irish potato**, fl-II.ZS bbl;
western butt.r, Ii l-jc; N. C. butter,
U-tOc lb: ens, 15-17 c do*.
AahevUto—Corn. ji bu; oats. Sic I>u:
Irlah potato**, 11.50 bbl; w**t*rn butter,
tic lb; N. C. butter, JOc; *ars, ltc dos.
Charlotte—Cotton. l*c; earn, 1106 bu;
oat*. «0c bu; *ns, 11-Mc dos.
Durham—Cotton, tlie; corn, Mc bu;
oata, 66c bu; paaa, 11.76 bu; Irish potato**
It bbl; W**t*rn butter, lie lb; N. C.
butter. 10c lb; *«■*. I«-ttl4* dos.
Fay*ttevllto—Cotton, IWe; corn, II bo;
oata, 65c bu; Irlah potato**, tI.M bbl;
if. C. butter, Mc lb; tf. M-ttHe dos.
Gr**naboro—Cotton. f*c; oorn, |1 bu;
Wahpolato** fI.U bbl V C. butter. Ue
ft; We*t*rn butter. Mo lb; *tn, lie do*.
Or«*nvlll*—Cotton. I 1-le; corn. Mo
ba; oata- 70c bu: p**4 tl.t* bu; Irlah po
tatoa*. 11.50 bbl; *(r>, 17140 do*.
Ham tot—Cotton, I *; oorn. 1106 bu;
oat*. Me ba- Irish potato**. tI.M bbl;
N. C. butter He; «■, Mo do*.
Hickory 17-1 *e do*.
Haxton—Cotton, SVe: com, II bu: N.
C Weatern butter. He
i(«Sfon—Cotton, ( t-le: earn. Me ba;
oata, Me ba; Irtoh potato**, |I.M bblf
«*, It-ll« do*.
XJottoiu I He; eora, tI.M ba;
oats. Tie bu; Irtofc potato**, |IM bbl;
Western butter, tic lb; M. C. batter, ti
tle lb: *■**. 11-l*o dos.
B*l|*bary—Cotton, »*c; corn. 11.1*
bu; oata. Me bu; mu. It ba: Irish pota
to**. Vt weatern batter, tie lb;
"Scotland Nack—Cotton. 114 c; oorn. He
ll ba; oat*. He bu; p*aa It bu; lrtoh
potato**. JU* ba; N. (TTrott*r, fee tb;
"^Tl'tootv—Corn. Me ba; oate, Ml 4* bu:
p**a. It ba: Irtohpotato**. 11.71 bu;N. C.
butter. Mc lb; Weotarn butter, lie lb;
St ittfbSf rr" c!
bU "ort'oll oe nak
Chleaao—No. t whit* com 7*-M%c
(delivered In aßtoiah *JMi-*Vif): Ho. I
yellow corn M-n\c (delivered in Ral
el«h»4l4-*7!4c) bntt.r 10-24V4C (cnaa
(*xto*>:
"s*w*Orto*na^Buttor. t7-t7l4a (fancy
treamery); ens. l»-Mo (Watoart.).
•m * # Mr i!••> again lii>*d«l the uew» of the week two of our warships were dlapatcbrd on quirk notice to Vera Orus to care f..r
HcWS an&ptnois Americans endangered because Senors Mujlca, Da Gama and Naon, the A. B. O. mediator*, with other Latin American repre-
Of thfl Week sentatlves, IH'KHII considering with ua meana for restoring order In Mexico. The Qermana entered Waraaw, evacuated by the
j Russians, and the latter continued their retreat Admiral Caperton took charge of the entire official bnalneaa of Haiti until •
new president coald be elected. The alllca landed 00,000 more troops at the Dardanelles and the Balkan state* were pressed for an early decision aa to their
stand. The severe floods which swept through Erie, Fa., destroying lives and property, subsided, and work on reconstruction was started at one*. Tbe
relief expedition sent to find Stefansson, the arctic explorer, reported little hope for his early recovery.
SQUASH INJURED BY BORERS
Whole Patches of Vegetable May Be
Destroyed by Insect In Few Daya
—Plan of One Farmer.
Borne years the Hubbard squash
Tine la badly Injured by the squash
borer. The moth lays her eggs on
the outside of the tn a few
daya the ens hatch Into small grubs.
These Immediately bore their war
into the stalk where they live un
seen and for a time unsuspected.
For a while the vines grow, well;
then, as the borer continues feeding
on the Inside of the stalk, the vine,
withers and dies. Whole patches of
squash may be destroyed by these
borers in a few days.
In 1914 one farmer made tests of
early and late planting. The early
plantings were begun In April and
continued Into .Mar. Sweet corn was
used as a companion crop, with the
early plantings to furnish shade for
the squash vines, but every vine ex
cept one was destroyed by the borers
In all the early plantings.
He made late plantings of seed
from June 1 to July 20, which was
the last planting of the season. In
order to hasten the development of
the plants as an to late plant
ing, separate hilla were prepared.
Holes were dug from eight to ten
Inches deep, which were Oiled with
rich soil thoroughly mixed with chick
en manure, left saucer-like
depressions as an aid to watering
the plants In dry weather. This plan
proved very serviceable, as no rain
fell during fix weeks of midsummer.
The plants had to be watered fre
quently to keep them vigorous.
Notwithstanding the drawbacks of
late planting and a dry season, this
crop of Hubbards was among the best
he had ever raised. Hardly a vine
was attacked by the borers. The
period of squash-moth flying was over
before the plants were stave ground.
SILAGE CARRIER IS USEFUL
Labor-Bavlng Device Can Be Used to
Qrest Advantage by Fanner When
Feed Is Not Too Large.
If you have put up a good strong
silo and your feed yard is not too
large, you will And the silage dis
tributer Illustrated herewith a very
useful and labor-saving device. Thli
overhead allage carrier is described
In bulletin No. 145 Issued from the
New Idea In Silage Carriers.
Nebraska experiment station! The
arm most be well guyed and strong
ly pivoted. The feed hunks are placed
it the form of a semicircle so the
silage may be damped directly Into
them from the carrier, as the arm Is
swung around. Either bay carrier or
litter carrier track may be utilised for
this purpose.
FEEDING THE YOUNG POULTS
Coarsely Ground Corn Mixed With
Milk Makes One of Beet Feeds
for Young Fowls.
One of the best feed* for young
poults la coarsely ground corn mixed
with either sweet or sour milk, or the
corn might be baked In a cake and
then moistened with milk before feed
ing.
One should determine as to whether
be wishes to use sweet or sour milk
and then continue to use the kind de
cided upon aa It to not advisable to
change from one to the other.
This moistened ground corn Is
gradual)? mixed with corn meal until
they receive clear corn meal when
they are about eight weeks 014
IKMSHMI Cbaaifeerlala'A Colic. Chel
era aad IMarrbeea Beasedv.
"I never hesitate to recommend
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy," writes Sol Wil
liams, merchant, Jesse, Tenn. "J
sell more of it than of any other
preparations of like character. 1
hare used it myself and fonnd it gave
me more relief than anything elite 1
have ever tried for this same pur
pose." Obtainable everywhere, adv
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE OLEANER,
tU« A YEAR
-IN ADVAVCB.-
V GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 26 1915
GENTS MEAT
SUPPLY LIMITED
NATION MUBT REpUCE ITS CON
SUMPTION BY CIVIL
POPULAITION.
SURPLUS SUPPLY OF BREAD
All Demands For Other Foodstuff!
Can Bs Met, It Is
Thought.
Washington.—Germany facea ths
necessity of reducing the meat con
sumption of her civil population 40
or 50 per cent, according to a report
aent by the American Ambassador of
Commerce and Trade in Berlin to the
department of commerce. The report
says, however, that the bread card
system has resulted in a surplus
of wheat and rye flour wblch will
make possible an Increase In tbe bread
allowance.
Introduction of a meat card scheme
to restrict consumption and insure
reasonable prices Is predicted by tbe
association.
From statistics gathered before the
war It Is estimated that Germany de
pended on Imports for about 27.3 per
"cent of her foodstuffs. -—v.
"In anlyxlng the effect of these
figures upon tbe general situation,"
says tbe report, "it should be borne
In mind that Oermany's Isolation Is
not complete one, since about 8,500,-
000 bushels of wheat have been
brought In since the outbreak of tha
war and not much lets of fodder
wblch la about one-tenth of normal
Imports per year.
Butter and meat Imports from
Holland, Denmark and Sweden are
sfhd to have been considerable, while
fish were secured In large quantities
from Norway.
"It can be assumed," the report
continues, "that one-quarter of the
normal demand for foodstuffs has
been brought In." 1
The aggregate saving over peace
consumption of all foodstuffs. Is esti
mated at from 16 to 17 per cent.
"Intareat Is now centered," the re
port saya; "on the outlook for 1915
16, and it Is generally conceded that
In respect to wheat and rye, no diffi
culties will arise If the next crop
should not be a bumper one."
Tbe conclusion Is that all demands
for breadstuffs and potatoes can be
filled. It wll be possible u> Increase
tbe amount of bread per bead on the
bread card, and sugar and milk will
be sufficiently supplied.
Balkans* May Enter War Soon.
London.—ltaly's declaration of war
agalnat Tureky la expected to have an
almost Immediate effect on the Balkan
States, which are still debating which
side they will take In the conflict. Re
lations between Italy and Roumanla
long hava been Intimate and It Is pre
dicted here that, especially In view of
the threatening attitude of the Oer
manlc powers because of Roumanla'a
refusal to allow ammunition to paaa
through bar ierrltory_Roumanla will
Join tbe Quadruple EMnta.
Bulgaria la waiting for Serbla'a re
ply to the euggesllona of the Entente
ministers that Serbia cede Macedonia
to Bulgaria. Greece la likely to de
clare her future policy when tbe cham
ber meeta thia weak. It la regarded
bare aa algnlflcant that M. Vanlxaloa,
who alwaya haa been friendly to the
Entente baa decided to take charge, la
addition to tha Orecian premiership of
the office of mlnlstar of foreign af
fairs.
Ttecaa Threatened by Kpldomle.
Calveaton, Texas/—Wind and watar
have exacted their toll of >OO Urea and
$(0,000,000 In property la eouthaaat
Texas aad now the area that waa da
vaatated by the moat terrific hurricane
of half a century taeeethe menace of
dlaeaae.
Thouaanda of carcaaaea. cattle,
borsea. mules and sheep aad hogs He
rotting where they were carried by
flood watera. Every effort la being
made to remove theea by burning or
burial, bat It will be Impoealbe to fully
accomplish tbia for aeveral days.
■ellefla 111 Hears
Diatreaalnft Kidney and Bladder
Disease relieved In alx hours b/
the "NBW GREAT ROUTH AMER
ICAN KIDNEY CURE." It la a
great aurprtae on account of ita
exceeding promptness In relieving
pain in bladder, kidneyt and back,
in male or female. Relieves reten
tion of water almoat Immediately.
If yoa want quick relief and cure
..thia la the remedy. Sold by Gra
ham Drug Co. - adv.
TROUBLE PLACING LOAN
NOW BAID THAT NEW BRITISH
LOAN WILL BE CUT TO ONe
HUNDRED MILLION.
Large Loan First Propoaed Could Not
Be Placed.—Reduced Amount Will
Reetore Normal Conditions.
New York.—A reduction In the pro
poaed foreign loan to be floated here
from half billion dollara Brat aug
geated to $100,000,000 or $150,000,000
teemed probable aa the reault of all
day conferencea of International A
nanclera here and by cable between
thia city and London.
While It generally waa thought thia
amount would ba utterly Inadequate to
meet' the volume of bllla coming dna
rapidly agalnat foreign buyera of Am
erican auppllea, It waa felt It would
be aufflclent to reatore to normal value
the foreign moneya now at low levela
of depreciation.
The chief reaaon for the contem
plated reduction waa understood to
be the belief that a large loan, such
aa waa first projected, could not be
readily placed hare.
Wlrea to England vibrated all day
with propoaala and auggeatlona be
tween bankers to whom the depreaslon
In exchange marketa baa been a
aource of keen apprehenalon.
At tbe cloae of the day n gotlatlona
had not assumed concrete form.
'-'-"3
llzed," waa the way one banker ax
pressed It.
A loan of $150,000,000, It waa point
ed out, would on the ordinary baala
of four to one, aecure a credit of
$600,000,000 In thia country. Accord
ing to reporta, collateral waa to con
alat partly of American securities,
partly of British external notea, and
partly other collateral of a character
not yet determined.
ARRAION ROCK ISLAND OFFICIALS
Railroad Men Are Charged With Mia
representation by Cemmlaalen.
Waahlngton.—Tbe Interstate Com
merce Commission's report on Ita In
vestigation of Rock Island Railroad
financial affalra, ahowa millions of dol
lara In losses In stock transactions,
charges the railroad officials with
misrepresentations In tbalr reporta to
stockholders, dlscloaea great profits
to promoters of tha Rock laland hold
ing companlea. and arralgna thia syndi
cate operations wblch began In the
early nlnetlea.
The department of justice baa been
waiting to go over tbe report. Tbe
Interatate commerce commlaaloa
broadly auggeata action by the legal
brance of tbe government. Tbe ag
gregate losses to tbe Rock laland In
the Alton, Frisco and other deala are
summarised by tbe oommlaelon aa
followa:
"Frisco deal, approximately $«,(00.-
000; Alton deal, mora than $4,(00,004;
Consolidated Indian* A Deertng Coal
Cos.. at leaat $1,500,000 and $5400,-
000 addltloaal If advances made to tha
coal companlea cannot bo collected;
oontributlona or gratultlea to officers
and directors, about $1,000,000, ex
penaaa of maintaining and boaralag
holding companies, mora than SIOO,-
000; tranaactlon of C. H. Vaanar, a
atockbolder, $217,000; miscellaneous
and unexplained expenditures $72.125.
Theae Items ahow aa aggregate lost
to tbe railway company of mora than
*20,000,000."
Ig Jrl /
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PROPER CARE OF HEN YARDS
| Fowl Should Have Abundant Supply
I of Water—Pood Liberally of All
Kindt of Qraan Stuff.
A hen'a body and a hen'a egg la
aoeapooed to a largo extent of watar,
therefore a baa abould but abuiv
duo* of watar, either la the clmt
1 atate or through green regetabla mat
tar. Have the vaaaali clean aad give
froably pumped wall watar twice a
4ay.
When the ban paatura la aataa off
eloaa remove than to fraah paatura.
, Spread a thick coat of fraah air
■lacked lima over the 11 rat paatura to
| kill tha bacteria that may be preaent
| and to iwaatao tha aoll. Lima la one
Of tha baat and chaapaat dlalnfectanta 1
we can use Oyster shell lime at tha
I kiln may b« had for flve canta per
j buahal, and whan alralacked ona buah
-1 al will make two buahela. Uaa lima
, freely In tha yarda. and In tba.houaa
at laaat once a weak. Have plenty
of cruahed oyatar ahalla and grit In tha
, feeding room.
Hani confined In amall yarda should
1 have a part of the yard apaded np at
i leaat onca a week and then limed.
| OWe an abundance of freably cut
! clover, cabbage leaves. lettuce and
I grass No refuse matter abould be
allowed to remain In the yard, aa It
la liable to produce dlaeaaa among
! tha hena. Chlckena ahould not b«
kept In the same yard with hena.
I Hare alattod feeding coope. feed tha
1 chlckena In the rfbope, ao they can get
I their fall ahire of faad. Theae coo pa
| can ha quickly made of latha—being
place to place—and will ha found a
great convenience, eapeclally wbera
tha hen baa a brood of young chick
; ana.
| Chlckena and grown fowla suffer
from the heat, Shade of aome kind
muat be provided If there la no na
tnral abade. Mako a low shed of
polee and cover the polea with bruah.
Oraaa range akvea feed and la beat for
tha health. Hena pick up a large part
of their living In the aummer In tha
Salda.
SAFE AND SURE FOR HORSES
•arbadoea Aloea, Fo-r to Sevan
Drama, Makee Good Purgative—
Caator Oil la Uncertain.
In preparing a puflge doae for a
I horae tha medicine that la aafeat and
' aureat la aloea; and only Barbadoaa
aloea ahould be naed, not the Capa
I aloea. A doae will generally vary from
| four to aeven drama. I.lnaeed oil
la a aafa purgative, but It la uncer-
I tain. The doae v irlea from a pound to
I a pound and a half.
| Caator oil la both uncertain and un
aafa aa a horae remedy, though It la
flne for man. Crolon In the form of a
meal, made Into a ball with llneeed
meal, la a good purge. Doaea vary
* from a acruple to half a dram.
Fatten tha unprofitable awea quick
ly and make corned mutton. H la a
•no change for the aummer Mil of
fara.
e e a
Arrange tha ahaep paaturea ao tha
flock can be changed from oae to tha
other—la thia way keeping tha blla
right.
a e e
The laat 240 pouoda wa can put on
a young Sraft borte la tha most profit'
able 200 pouoda of meat we can pro
duce os the farm.
SEVERAL AMERICAN
LIVES WERE LOST
SITUATION CAUSED BY SINKIN3
OF ARABIC REGARDED AS
VERY ORAVE.
SEEKING ACCURATE DETAILS
American Government Awaiting to
Find Out If Qerman Submarine
Acted Unfriendly.
Washington.—Tension increased ijf
official quarters' here when Consular
messages forwarding affidavita of
American survivors of the British
liner Arabic brought definite Informa
tion that the vessel was torpedoed
without warning, and that at least
some Americans had been lost. '
it seemed that but one point re
mained to be cleared up—whether
the Arabic attempted to ram the sub
marlns or whether a change of the
liner's course to assist the already
sinking British steamer Dunsley near
by was misinterpreted by the German
submarine commander as a hostile ap
proach.
The attitude of the American gov
ernment for the moment is receptive,
anntously awaiting accurate details
and reserving Judgment aa to wheth
er the action waa "deliberately un
friendly." Tbe final decision rests
with President Wilson.
The president motored to Philadel
phia to see an oocullst No state
ment waa forthcoming aa details from
abroad were lacking, but everywhere
In official quarters the grave aspects
of the case were discussed. The gen
eral trend of comment was that the
American government had reached
the point where It must now decide
whether It would sever diplomatic re
lations with Germany.
In addition to awaiting informa
tion from the American survivors, ths
Embassy In London and American
Consuls, officials expect some word
from Ambassador Gerard at Berlin to
Indicate whether the attack without
warning on tbe Arabic had the sanc
tion of the German government
Should Oermany oiler an explana
tion. asserting there were qualifying
circumstances, such as an attempt by
tbe Arabic to escape or ram the aub
marine, the disposition on Germany'e
part to discuss the case would In all
llkllhood be construed here as a dis
avowal of any Intention deliberately
to violate the principles tor whloh the
United States baa contended.
GALVESTON TO REBUILD.
Planning For Stronger and Better
Cauaway Than Ivor.
Oalveeton. Tex.—Wire service was
restored to Galveston by the Western
Union. The first wire message out of
the city was an Associated Preaa dis
patch.
Oslveston's known loss of life was
eight killed in the city proper and 25
In the low aectlons on the western
portion of the Island.
There Is plenty of food In tbe
city. Mayor Fisher said tbe causeway
will be rebuilt at once, "stronger and
better than ever." It was estimated
It will cost 8780,000,000 to repair the
damage.
Fresh water was started running
Into the city mains from Altooma, the
clty'e water reservoir, 18 mllea away
on the mainland. The people bad
been drinking water from welle and
a serious Impairment of bealth waa
feared.
Plans for quick restoration of
railroad traffic were made at a meet
ing of repressntatlves of all the rail
roads entering Galveston. The people
of Oalveston are In good spirits de
spite the dsmage and Inconvenience.
Murphy Gets Another Letter.
Chicago —A letter purporting to be
signed by B. P. Bo bo of Marietta, Oa,
enclosing s piece of rope said to be a
piece of that used in lynching Leo
Frank, and two leavea eald to be from
the tree on which he was hsnged, was
received by Elmer R. Murphy, a
Chicago business man.
German Feed Supply.
Berlin.—The Overseas Newa Agency
gave out for publication the following
Items: "Discussing the control snd
distribution of food supplies and oth
er measures taken to feed the Qerman
people during the coming year, a
government official stated that ths
new harvest yesr began with a surplus
of 700.000 tons of wheat and corn. The
yield of rye this year Is a little below
the average. The wheat crop Is above
the average. Tbe crop of potatoes Is
excellent"
Gov. Harris Iseues Statement
Atlanta. Oa.—Qov. Nat E. Harris of
Oeorgta. after a consultation with
members of the state prison commis
sion Issued ia the form oa af Inter
view a statement on the lynching of
Leo M. Frank. The governor declared
he would do all In his powsr to bring
to Justice the perpetrators of the "un
fortunate occurreace." The statement
points out thst th#* state prison farm
at Milledgevltle was not constructed
with the Idea of withstanding an at
tack from the outside.
English Spavin Linimnet re
moves Hard, Soft and Calloused
Lumps and Blsmishes from horses;
also Blood Spavins, Curbs, Splints,
Bweeney, Ring Bone, Stifles,
Sprains, Swollen Throats, Conghs,
etc. Save S9O by use of one bot
tle. A wonderful Blemish Cure.
Sold by Graham Drag Company.
~Jdv
BUBBCRIBB FOR THB GLBANBR
IMS A YHAR
NO. 28
GERMAN SUBMARINE
SINKS BIG UNER
TRANSATLANTIC LINER ARABIC
ENROUTETO NEW YORK
TO BOTTOM.
SUNK WITHOUT WARNING
About Fifteen Americans on Boards
Moat of Paesengers Are Saved.—
flood Order Prevailed.
London.—The big # White Star !'• r
Arabic from Liverpool for New 'i it
wa» torpedoed and aunk by a Gsr. a
■ubmartne aoutbeaat of Fastnet.
The ateamer, says a White S: r
Une ■ latementjjfc was attacked wi.;-
out warning and went down In 19
minutes. _ Of the 422 persons on board
(181 passengers and 242 member:, of
the crew) 32 are believed to have
perished. Moat of those who have not
been accounted for belong to the crew.'
Only six passengers are reported
missing.
Whether any of these not account
ed for are .Americans has not yet been
determined, but tbere were only £6
citizens of the United States on
board, {2 in the second cabin and
four In the steerage.
The vessel bad no first class pas
sengers, bavin gbeen turned into a
two-class liner.
The survivors who left the steamer
In the ship's boats and were picked
up later by passing vessels, arrived in
Queen*town and are being cared for
in hotels and boarding houses in the
little town which so recently cared for
the survivors and the dead of the
Luaitanla.
Details of the sinking are lacking
but that the loss of life was not great
er doubtless was due to the fact that
the weather waa fine and that steam
ers plying the German submarine war
sons now keep their boats swung out
prepared for emergencies.
The torpedo that sunk fee Arable
struck her on the starboard side 100
feet from her. stern. The vessel had
left Liverpool August 18 and taken a
southerly oourse, well off the Irish
coast, doubtless with a view of avoid
ing the submarines which frequent
the writers nearer the shore.
When some (0 miles west of where
the Lusltania was sunk in May the
Qerman underwater boat rose to the
surface and launched a torpedo. The
marksmasblp of the German, aa in
the case of the Luslatania, was deadly
accurate and like the Luslatania the
big liner quickly settled and shortly
disappeared from view. Some of the
survivors, according to reports re
celved here, say they had Just wit
nessed the torpedoing of a British
steamer, presumably the Dunsley and
that this bad caused great alarm. In
their fright the passengers had rush
ed for life-preservers and had barely
a. Justed them when the Qerman sub
marine turned Its torpedo against the
vessel's side.
HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY.
Could Finance Entire Cotton Crop if
It Were Necessary.
Washington.—Comptroller of tie
Currency Williams announced l it
the present unemployed loaning ca
pacity of national banks and 'cscrve
banks was sufficient to finance at
market value the entire cotton crop
and half If not all of the tobacco ; -id
wheat crops and to conservath «Iy
Justify an eipaelon of credit of tva
or three billion dollars.
A statement Issued by the Co '•
trailer referred to the prospect . r
unusual demands for funds, parti
larly In the event cotton should *
declared contraband by the Europe n
belligerents and declared a survey of
the conditions of the national and
reserve banks was distinctly encour
aging. Never before, Mr. Williams
said, had the banks been so strong
and. so thoroughly prepared to han
dle any problem that might be pre
sented to them. •
Just before the statement was. is
sued. the British Embassy authorized
the announcement that the Allies had
agreed upon the principle that cot
ton was contraband.
Purchsse of Liners Approved.
Washington.—The Allied govern
ments have agreed In principle that
cotton Is contraband of war. The ex
act data when this announcement
shall be made Is still under consid
eration as wsil as other details con
nected with the proclamations. The
statement was authorised at the Brit
ish embassy. As soon as the official
announcement Is made, it will be dis
closed also that the Allied . govern
ments have prepared to stand behind
the market to prevent ruinous de
pression of prices to planters.
Washington Is Shocked.
Washington.—News of the torpe
doing of the Britllh steamer Arabic
of the White Star Line with Ameri
cana on board came as a shock to offi
cials of the United States Government,
who bad hoped since the dispatch of
the last American note there would
be no further aggravation of an al
ready tense situation between the
United States and Germany. Official
information waa meagir, and- it waa
only through press dispatches that it
was beard here that the vesel waa
torpedoed without warning.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children
In UM For Over 30 Years
It is well to see that all the
boats are safe, but it is well to re
member also that the defects of
the Eastland are not the only de
fects to be guarded against.