JWJMWvB.jl,,i,
2rs -iis ?fcsr22r" j t r-n
cgTABUSHEDJO
or ix rit aira Juage-TciJ.rJ5Haw wherebv that Mr Raniamfn Mnnvon rtiAfi,frt.txvjivii-xiAvr 'UijuMiM! .;Afata ttie western rrtnt- la vurer-wasnmTOnCK.
-nci ri'M iti .
FA -"T;
for
is able t
twftliiJjnt0e. able .to. spiidj the
. - nom ainrtcts. Judge SUaw Ui
Mr Davidson Better. ?ount )pfedow;a:,term'Ot Sft6kes-;Stt:
vtnr Davidson, who has been quite petifc court to convene-November i
I at his home on Douglas street anaivir 'term to convene In this
flC , n.nQirc in ImnrovinK. , He, j:'N7AWi. o .
0 Sit up ana noyt- .u uD Vuvj , damage ,Prom Explosion. gas
S society Banquets. The tw lite- Ceilin of the first floor or-the Jievr
societies of the State Normal hospital building :'oT Drs. w: and
nd industrial College the Corne-- cI'R. Reaves, on .West Sycamore
!L and the AdelphiaiiheldathBir treenit
ual banquets and initiations .Fri- io'tdofc Safuirday;m
JnV and Saturday nights. r feV I damage is estimated at about $1,000.
Married Yesterday. Mr. jWllliain SeBi plel?ei In the building
C. Morton and Miss Lula Wrighti jof at the time, but no one was injured
the Battle Grouna Becuuii,-wJu-i oy tne explosion.
Tied in tis city yesteraajr arternoon Many StiUs Captured. Reports
at the residence of Rev. R. G. Ked- compiled in the office of the internal
rick, who .performed the ceremony, revenue agent at this place show that
attended Meeting. Rev. Dr. E. C. officers employed in this- division,
Murray, Rev. S. M. Rankin, Rev. C.I which embraces all of North Caro-
Hodgin and Mr. A. M. Scales spent Una and portions of South Carolina
the latter part of last week at Red and Virginia captured 117 blockade
Curings attending a meeting" of tfie stills ' during, the . past month . This
board of directors of Flora McDonald I is - the lai gest .number of stills ever
College. ' j captured in ihis territory in a single
Tivo New Men. The Center Brick I month; and it is" doubtful if the re-
warhouse lias added two new men I cord" has ever been equaled by- atty
to its force in the persona ot Jllessrs. I division in the country.
W. C. England, who has been con
nected with the Greensboro tobacco
market for a number (ot yearsand
Will D. Lambeth, a welt known4 young
man from the northern section, of
the county. v . .
To Begrfn Work. The fall term of
the Greensbora training school for
Sunday school workers-1 will open
Thursday night with a public meet
ing in West Market Street Methodist
church. Prof. W. C-Smith, of the
State Normal and Industrial College,
will deliver a lecture on "Fundamen
tals of Bible Study."
Bascomb Ward Dead. Mr. Bas-
scene of the heaviest; fighting 'jQt
of the various War theater, although
sanguinary ; engagements are rau go-
dayjcaornlng at 4 o'clock, at the. home
of hia son, MrT -J. ",M. -rMiUikahr;on
Summits nvpnuo wtiar-4vo Tiarl tv5nt
moat of his time recently? While he C" w ' 1 ing7 on wtseriu& ana ; m noxxxjern
had been feeble -for- some . Ume, hiP!Bora?2I?rmer of southwestern -UMi-J Ruyiar'ia-
strength" failing graduaUy under the Si?18 ien-year-oia son;.xwirns - in;f France, the FrencbTand Ger-
weight-of years- the announcement P1 ere Jhstantlyj killed " Satur mansndHneBrttis a
of his deathfeame as a "surprise to: dayniing by an Explosion' of dyna- have been hard" at grips in "Artois,
the friends of the family And brought t Piie' UBmB',n acexuem- oc- unampagne, Lorraine ana tne ,vos-
sorrow to the hearts of many.- -WJWulvf pciock on mr. rvrr- igesy vxiast or au Derive, m unam-
Mr. Millikan was in- the , eighty- W-a WW r0 ana a na:r es- easx i pagne, and- in the Tosges , the Qer-
fifth year of his i age,- having beenl ? w T""1 mans nave vtaKen posmons neiaoy
born iiT RandolDh county. Aoril 24. ri5fMtt, uxs son ana a negro i tne rrencn, wnue m iorraine xne
1831. He came from good bid iiuak-l?arP la' namea x-innixjiau irrencn-nave recapturett.trencnes ine
' I .ia tAti'xAAM i .x . I ' .i : i is a i r
er stfwlr an1 waa o man nf tr n " ui uiumyB,, car- vienanfls nave neia since ucuoer,
character. He aligned himself witlit? em a containing xa 4 ana innictea repulses, on tneir oppp-
tbe-Republican party, and while PKl?amUe- Reaching the nenU around Hartmans-Weilerkopf
ever took a deen interest in noli tir na 011 a slumP tftal was he uenin asserts mat tne uermans
and '" waa recognized as one of the 1&te- sent the man -into have driven the British out of Ver-
leadlng men of his party in Ran- a 9oods to cut a stick to be xniliIon' in .Artoia.. but Sir 'John
vvruie looting for. a suitable stick cnier, denies this and says tne writ-
He served his county
most finPAnhlv ast flhpHff anrl olon
a a VAnrAnt.ti ir. i.Wi.M' rthe negnvwas startled by the sound ish have improved their positions, and
Mr.. Millikan was an humble Chris, oti 1SC osion, and rushing hold all the ground 4hey previously
tlan and a devout member of the So- Dacf ?eia. ne round tnat the nao. gamea
Civil Service Examinations.
The civil servcie commission has
announced that the following exam
inatipns will be lield in Greensboro
on the dates named:
November 2 Senior electrical en
gineer, interstate commerce commis
sion; salaryV $1,200 to $2,700 per
annum; senior structural engineer,
interstate commerce commission;
salary, $10 to$ 2,7 00 per annum;
senior architect,- interstate commerce
commission;, salary, $1,80 Ot to $2,
700 per annum; senior telegraph en-
4e-j!Tendk ..During a resldeuce
t.GiiUford College some years; ago
he transferred his church Tnember
ship to the Friends -mee ting at-that
place, where it remained during the
remainder of his life.
Mr. Millikan, possessed unusual
.strength and vitality for 1 man of his
age. Only last year he underwent
the fatigue of a trip from Greensboro
to JCansas that he might. pay. a; visit
at the home of a son, Mr. Frank Mil
likan. The body was carried to the old
home church at Marlboro, in Ran
dolph, where the funeral and inter
ment took place Saturday Rev. Al
oert Peele, of Guilford College, con
ducted the services.
gineer and senfor telephone engineer,
Comb Ward died Thursday ' at his,
salary, $1,800 to $2,700 per annum;
senior mechanical engineer, inter
state commerce commission; salary,
$1,800 to '$27 00" per annum; senior
ci viinneer interBtte- -commerce
home near Jamestown. He was
about 30 years old and had been a
cripple for many years. He is sur
ire.l by his mother, Mrs. Leonard,
with whom he made his homer The
Fri
,1 , -v 1 3 A i f: I
1 uuuiiuiiSBiuu, oaiai j , p x , o v v ii v',
day at Red Hill. 7rtn onnm
Ne-roes to Meet.-A call has been November 3 Associate gas engi-
iSSUecl for a mass meeting of the COl- n.r. bureau nf standards: salarv.
red people of the city to be held to- $2,000 per annum; teacher of metal
morrow night to join in the fight for working and mechanical drawing,
the elimination of adult illiteracy. Haskell Institute, Kansas; salary.
The movement is backed by the negro $750 per annum and qua-ters.
teac .ers of the city, who hope to re- December 8-9 Surveyor, general
ceive the co-operation of the minis- land office, salary, $100 to $150 per
ters d other leaders of the race. month, and a graduated per diem in
i. w . Hopkins Dead. Mr. Thomas rtf nHHt0nn
These examinations are open
1 lsticf of dynamite in tha:hM-hflH4 The "Russians aain have been vie-
expfoieoV and killed both Mr. Kivett or-ously on the offensiyein the Dvin'sk
antl h&Tson. . district and at one place, ccbrding to
;n6y's body was found 50 feet I Berlin, penetrated the German posi-
-eaftr-of the shattered box and that of tions "over a widtn or onehattaiion.
nisVijeS feet to the west. Both South o the Dvinsk-Novo Alexan
bodiesWere terribly mutilated. Their drbvo line Berlin says the Russian aU
faces ad been blown away, indlcat- tacfe. was put down with unusually
tag tttat$hey were probably looking heavy. losses
into tfae?box when the explosion oc- Progress of the Teutonic allies und
curredtMr. Kivett had probably the Bulgarians In Serbia Is recorded
been Jtamirilng a dynamite capwhich VInna and Berlin. Eery where, it
dfsch-eauafne tfiA AvninafAn is asserted, the Serbs are being
Mr.rKlvett war 4t var nirt d i driven before. the invading armies
survivey his widow and eight chil- 1
dren. Was one of Guilford's best haa been captured by the Germans,
while on the east the Bulgarians have
taken several positions in the moun-
Datnltbday'i ordered Ue4 trialvby.;
r- -
.VA,.'T",'--1
- V--' c-'-
t INTERNED GERMANS
TRY TO IiEAVB COUNTRY.
' iK i.-.
SMAIiTj TARIFF ON
Hopkins, one of the best known
tizns of Rockingham county, died
st Wednesday at his home north
Brown Summit. He was about 75
yfars old and had been infeeble
health for some time. Mr.HODkins
to
la
of
men only.
Death of Mrs. J. W. Jones.
MrslrJ. WJones, of Brown Sum-
as a reDresentative of .ii hte-h tvn mit; died afclbef home Saturday af
of citizen shin and Anim4,i th mm. terhoon at loelocfcv She had been
tritizerid- and -most progressive farm
ers. Hftnbved to' the High Point sec
tion ffplxTLibeTty about 12 years ago.
Thefuheral of Mr. Kivett and his
son waTheld from the First Baptist
church of rHigh Point yesterday after
noon 4$ o'clock. The services were
cfehdurfedbv Rev. Dr. A. W. Ciaxon.
Newport News, Va., Oct. 15. Sev- rthe nastor ad Rev.' A. G. Dixon.-of
erai sailors rrom the; German auxil. Uhelettiodist Protestant church.
lary cruisers Jtronprinz Wilhelm-and
LPrJnaUBatefc Friedrich intmfdrth;
Norfolk navy yard, attempted to se
cure pasage today on the Dutch
freight steamers Mennikendam and
Maartensdijk about to sail from this
port for Rotterdam. One of the men
was arrested aboard the Maartensdijk
at the request of her captain and is
being held by the police for the com
mandant of the navy yard. The
others are supposed to have returned
to their ships.
The Dutch captains reported the
incident to Collector of Customs
Hamilton, who issued a statement
saying rigid precautions would be
taken in the future to prevent the
interned Germans from escaping.
The -disappearance of six members
of the crew of the Wilhelm who re
cently troke a leave of absence grant-
curtaaartiavj otiR arAdmiil-TaP:
nyoivinginegiect. ann careless, metn- ;
idlneconduciothx
inapectortt. taachlneryat : the F?re -
ItvVr Sfilpbtd
cey MassInpctoMMU
cnsfatiofTf'e
K-2." ;The court "will meet -at . the
Sos torf s.navy,ryard -s October ls.;nd
wilV be coimposedtof Reat rJza!rafe r .
iisKe, ieim, arKS, vyonningron.
Gleavesland sDunnU and Paymaster .
General Cowle and teuCbmman-
der A. W. Johnson aa Indge advocate.
The "action of the department-ia
this ;Case,f t says a; -stateinent tjptfua
by -Secretary Daniels, -"ta ordering:
the trial by generar court-marita!l-6f. ;
nnpffiJ6er whohaa 'Jben TeUIkftl, .
aiiaming me jaine navai rans on
charges relating Witftfea performed
prior tbJ retirement ia Sotmewltat rad
ical juid arrests, attention.' - 1 1 can be
accounted forVnly fas"an evidence of
the department's determination, that
thevlnspectidn-of ship's 'ttnderwn
struction for the. jiavy shall be con-
The K-2ifcfeS in. Januaryr ,
batteries nave developed since tjiat
tfme!' i Navy rf5ciais aafa'iodafSAi
fectiye installation ! ratber:Hliande
aign.fvhadv caued short dLrcttitin.
Tb)e boat., was contacted., for .hjthe
Electric BoatCpmpany -and con-
tructed-by the Fore River plant.-'-"The
soprce: of trouble iaveiss
filj class;1 -teVfete-
ineMt ibbntlnuea Hk ieatfiemiS-
Mect bt close . investigation by the
r - 9 . - -
tain country. " j navy depaxtmentJ As a result tba de-
Great Britain has declared war ' partment has been led to believe
against Bulgaria. that the inspection of the K-2 while
While both Rorrie and Vienna j.bildini at the Fore River Shipbufld
claim success foj their forces along ' ingXjmpany wasjiot conducted with
the "AuBtro-Italian front, nc impor-r sufficient care and thoroughness and
tant changes in the line have taken iaceoxdlngly has ordered Admiral iiitv
place, i . . - - tle;who wss responsible foTinspec-
A rpm.GoThageniarethat
boat destrojr nd a torpedo boatr ' MrDanielsr-aaid e-lad relye4?a,r
have been sunk off the Danish coast letter from Admiral Little sayirig-he:
by a British submarine. . : had. been assured by the buUdera?
.that any fauK-with the batteries -ef
REPORT ON IiANDSLIDES the K-2 which developed after her
IN THE PANAMA CANAL. ! acceptance would be rectified by the
company at- its own .expense; and had
A detailed account of the land- recommended her acceptance on that
- Washington, Oct. 16. President
Wilson is strongly considering the
advisability of recommending a small
duty on wool as a means of raising
revenues necessary to meet the ex-
' slides which have caused the Panama basis.
It- was learned today that the pres-
canal to be closed indefinitely to com-
fidence and esteem of all 4rhovknew KV declining healths for al year vor-
him. He took an active interest Iri fTOor and. a few.daya previoua,to her
Public affairs and had represented t death was forcied take to her bed.
Rockingham in the legislature. Late Thursday afternoon she suffered-
Yimng Friends' Rally. A young a hemorrhage of -the stomach and it
Friends' rally service was held at was realized that -the end was ap
t e Asheboro Street meeting house proaching. ;
last evening at 7.30 o'clock. An in- Mrs. Jones was about 7 i years old
teresting program was rendered and and is survived by her husband; Dr.
the exercises were enjoyed by a good J- w- Jones; two sisters, Mrs. W. H.
congregation. Short addresses were Rankin, of this city, and Mrs. Marga-
delivered as follows: "The Present ret Patterson: of Arkansas, und a
Missionarv Sitnaiinr, o Tt Anneal brother, Mr. James BroAn, who re-
Youne FriPnda " hv nlara T Sides in the West.
cox, of High Point: "What It Means
to rp a t, t nlace yesterday afternoon at Fair
- 1 11CUU. II V IL AI IL . . - HI. J M nr
Hobbs;
ident will probably incorporate a h bee cabled t tn
recommendation of this character in department by Major General Goeth
11 t. 1 i. 1 ..,111 j 1
me message wuicu ue win eiiu vu ajg The dispatch Said :
Congress asking for suspension or me Mass of material involved in the j with a letter from President Pierre
provision of the Underwood-Sim- break of October 14, 1914, which had Font," of Andorra,; tfcefdrd&tind-al
tariff law, which ptits HUgar on the been gliding gradually into prism, most the smallest republic in the
moved precipitately.- This, combined wtrld, to President Wifedh, as' heacf
Smallest Republic For Peace.
New York, Oct. 16.-rrLawrence
Grant, of London,- arrived here ?oaa3'
1
free list on May 1 next.
Members of Congress have been in
formed that Secretary McAdoo is in
clined to favor the restoration of a
ed: them 'for a cruise in a power yawl , . , . , ,
, . , , ; . sion of the free sugar schedule and
they had bougbt has resulted in an
order from the navy yard against
the granting of any further shore lib
erty to the German sailors. Since
the cruisers have been interned their
commanding officers have, been al
lowed to give leaves to their men at
will. - -
that he has urged this course upon
the president. It Is known that the
matter has been under discussion
with Democratic leaders In Congress.
The sugar and the wool schedules
have always been regarded as the
most important features of a general
tariff revision, and the belief is
growing here that it will be next to
impossible for the administration to
In I make important changes in these
. Not After Marshall's Scalp.
A Washington dispatch says:
commenting on the gossip in circu- j schedules without opening the field
lation that -Wilson Democrats do for efforts frT nthr fHre.fHnn-
The funeral and interment iook not waht Thomas Riley Marshall for
vice president in 191 6, and are look-I - Thimn MArHfM.
J I '-a . lf.ll..Jll D.tut.t ntinMh J - - . . - I
Friends' Attitude Towards l rovc mtiviw 1 ing for another candidate, it was said 4 Mr. C. M. Ward, of Thomasville,
ar," bv p p pvo-h,. the services being conducted by Rev.
few Arrests Made. The officers I W' F. Ashburn
01 the law had but little extra work
to do last week on account of the
J'entral Carolina fair, this state of af-
Creased attendance on account ot
the bad weather and the absence of
an' considerable amount of blind
'r nquor. A few automobile!
Peeders and drunks -were- arrested,
Jut on the whole the people were on
good behavior. It is said there
less drinking in evidence Vthan
ad ever been the case at a fair here.
The Morehead PoTtrait.The com-
Uee having in charge the arrange
(;ents for the presentation by the
TUllford bar of a portrait of-CoL
James T. Morehead to the Supreme
Urt of North Carolina has selected
-Judge R. c. Strudwick to formal
Present the portrait. The JBXer
es v-'iH take place in the Supreme
and November 2, at 10 o'clock'
a win be attended by a majority
Lfle members of the local bar.
Serious Automobile Accident.
Messrs. K.vM Jjzment and E. u.
with a similar movement from the
break which occurred just opposite,
on the west bank, in August, causes
present conditions.
"Length of channel involved. 1,300
feet, of which 200 feet has present j
width ot 25 feet and depth of three
to 15 feet.
"For week ending October 9, 209,
000 cubic yards of material were
dredged out, but, as the movement
continued, the result, has been to
maintain only what slides left in the
first instance. Canal, is therefore,
physically closed temporarily.
"On the east side the bank is up
ward of 300 feet above canal level,
and on the west Vide Varies from 300
to 400 feet above. Material is set
tling and moving creates earth waves
of the largest r3publlc. " The letter, r-
congratulates President Wilson upon
the stand taken by the United States
for neutrality and, also upon the ma--terial
aid rendered tb Belgians. The
president of Andorra; also states that
"Jfiis.re public, ii "always- ready to lend
its feeble voice toward a peace conference."-
:
Andorra, which is on the southern
slope of the Pyrenees, adjacent to
France - and Spain, -became; a repub
lic about 790. It contains 175 square
miles and has a populition of ap
proximately 6,000. "
at the White House that "the presl- and Miss Georgia Bruce, of Rbcking
dent has never discussed the vice ham county, were married in Greens
presidency with anybody , boro Thursday evening at the home
to tuts was added that the rela- of Rev. R. E. Andrews, who per-
tions between the president and Mr. iformed the ceremony.
Holder,- employes of the North Caro- Marshall are of "the most pleasant Mr. Whitfield N. Gordon and Miss
i p..hi HATxifi Comnanv. were auu cuaracier. j ciauae Angel, of the Stokesdale sec-
knocked down and run over Thnra- It has befen plain thnt President tion, were married in this city Thurs
dav nieht br an automobile driven j Wilaon himself has not been indulg- day afternoon by Justice of the Peace
hv H. cl Williams, of Kernersville: ng in taiK anout tne vice presidency. 4 Cad England.
W. I out tne ract is tnat several influential Mr. J. Cody Hedrick and Miss
aiie n uicu iv"- e m 1- . . . . -. .
Kn.,lviiftermi(taiJrht - Hill; both Of High FOint,
- 1 J senate, have been sueeesiinr the lifcA Ivcira marWo u hA nffla nf thtt ,.
- J Vimaainff tHA PnniT noliRfl I . r --. - " - - 1 r. . m mo viuv wi. wo -e
iaiiare' when the accident occurred. w. C B aeeos saturaay anernoon 1
HL nx for Wilson in 1916. at 4.30 o'clock. Souire England offl-1
Ozment' haa noin- b8 . oroneu auu
iiri." iririttioT received : at number oft Harvard Professor at 10.
Army Men Cant Go on Stump.
Secretary of War Garrison will not
tolerate political speech-making by
army officers either when on dutv or'
with deep depressions behind . those; on-leaves of absence, aa 'tadicated a
being some 600 to 600 feet from' the few dajs ago? when he ordered an of-
caumx priBixi, wm eieiauuBB OX DV U I fn f.VA hA tfnmn. SLwia.
elating.
100,000 Are Immune.
One. hudred thousand North Caro
linaians have been - immunized
Lajrnitir citite and bruises about the I pambrldge.Mass., Oct. lB.Nor-
head and body : , - ' ibert wiener, ninteen yeare of age,
" tur "WIlHtima. the driver Of the all- I wna flnrwilntArl an- A.Rn1oiA.nf wmt Asanr
tnmobile was arrested and ' placed of nbilosonhy "at Harvard CoUeee to-1 t typhoid fever iir campaigna
conauciea iuring in summer, mkt
cording to the estimate of, the state
board of healtlv The board conduct
some
men
under bond- for -his appearance at a !iay. He will instruct
preliminary hearing, which will be 1 older thanhe.
ytt-Katx fhA 4n1ntw1 men ata a.hlA I - A -tifAAn WIaiioi" - nuAlvA1 ITia
UCIU. W1K-U Mw 1... .lr'.MtW. . . . v . . . - .iw I,: - " 11a.
a...; . J J AimaA M haohalni nf nrtr frnm 1WM I .v",
Aiik. w wi ..A,f (hA r!o I county ueaun ooi5er-xxv t
Mr, W; A. Watson. Sr.. n one to t rrr" r.'.rj.r. 72T.:.:whll, In thevkeveitr-sU reijuJntaS
SO Teet above water surface. ' These
waves undoubtedly -counterbalance
weight of broken mass on: either side,
and, when removed, may cause - an
other similar movement; hence im
possibility .of making any prediction
as to date of reopening until after
waves-which' now block- the charnel
have been removed" and actionof "re
maining material determined.-Heavy
rains materially affect movement.
Whether- light-draft ships can
pass in advance of 3 0-feet-draft ships
must depend on conditions when rea
sonably secure - channel is attained."
State Sunday School Convention.
The committee having the matter
in charge baa decided that the State
Sunday school - convention t.will be
held in SalisburyrKovember 2 2r: 23
and 24i- An: earlier rdate had- been,
set, xbut waa- abandoned because :no
speaker of national note could be se-
tary Garrison holds that even though
an officer is on leave, the depart
ment's jurisdjctipnatill extends over
his conduct. - - r .
A precedent was established. when
the 'secretary ; of i war; telegraphed to
Capt. Charles H7 Morrow of the elev
enth infantry, to refrain ..from cam
paigning in the interest of hisbroth-
ef) Edwin Pj MorVoV, who Is a -Can
didate- for governor jof Kentucky on
the Republican - ticket;
May Extend xVo-Treatlns Ord.-rg. '
Now that- London has accepted the .
n entreating regulatiojis . with jauch
food grace- and haa.aho wn ; such- w-a
marked .iuctionin .tliercnsnci
tion of al cohollc beverages as well as
in cases ef .drunkennessy. great Tmpe "
tna has been" given - to tie Exovexaent T:
lwjulcli K&bezi;ntikHe& ftct hav the
notreatlni ,prder- apslied.oTerthe e-:.-rz-..
.r,
-4 '
decJded!tiMaand4thi"A
v "18- s. Bradshaw, Thomas CO:
and R- R. King constituteithe
Jenkins.
- . ... -VV- .i. . ' . - f.-j J.LU U A AAA W UA 0A 9tJ . w
lttee on arrangements.
v.