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V V f Weather Yesterday - Maximum temperature 78; minimum temperature. Al;' .total preclpltlon I or 1 2 1 hours ending p. 0 Ixictiea. : 1 . Weather, Today ;, Forecast ifor North Caro lina: Partly cloudy Sunday ttltb cooler in west portion : Monday fair; moderate Trt able wind. ,-. vviV;1 ; w RUiEIGlffkTTIrUESD AY MORNING, : SEPTEMBER 7, 1909 PRICE 5 CENTS .'A. VOtUME XXXXYHI; NO. tw unaiaine IWllia HEROES OF THE BACKER OF COOK'S POLAR EXPEDITION AT HOME AND; ABOARD ARCTIC SHIP LD SOLDIERS Prnri . : . .. ;r . v-:v - In News and Cedlatfioini 'Leads all North Caro 1 1 0 1 s' ' 0 ' - ' ; - - i- ; "PLEASESIfttHO ALLO i Peary Flashes the Woiidroas Message From abrador That He, Too, Has Found The North Pole U::. STRUGK TliEflE OH APRIL 6 ilut Peary Was Ju,t a Year Behind lir. Cook Vho U Sow Being Uon . Izcd In Dennrk-i-reary Sends fea jwees to ; Newspapers and to His : ..-wife He ; Expects to i Arrive as - care to the r y. ktliatekn v TodT World the Details ;or His Kxplora tloiis Two - Americans Have Now lAceTed Wluit tle World Has Been Jfit riving to -'Accomplish 'or Three ; Centuries. rv r;.-'::; i"-' . tv'f (By the Associated Press.) ? 11 "lNew York Sep v: .-"-Tht following " despatch was received : here today from Commander Peary, U. S, N.::. "Indian jlarborf: via Cape Bay.- IV Sept. Oh'l-''-fe :To thei Associated ; Press, ivew : York. k:;' -Y "Stars and stripes -nailed to North Pole. V -T - - : - f v ' Y: : I ; (Signed) "PEARY.' -V c.bbB . kf AZ . - f T flnblo -m m m ,:; McMillan i Makes Announcement. ..Worcester. Mass-r SepL .-rpr4 D. y. Abercrombie received the "t ollpw ing despatch at S Olock this after ytoon over the Postal Telegraph Com '. pany'i', lines:;;" y :)-, i: 'V:w.--i - "Dr. D. W. Abercrombie. Worcester jCiradpmr - Worcester. " Jlass. ; ' vTop 'f'VJ: Greetings to faculty" 'and boys." ' . : .(HgndV:;-l. B.;lIcMILLAK.- . Donald B. McMillan was ' an -ln-Structor In mathematics and; physical training at ' the academy -until . . the close of the "school last year when he was granted leave of ' absence of two years to go- with the Peary expedition lo' the "north: pole."' " ' Messase to Wife. t ' South HarnswelL Maine. SepL- . Commander Robert E. -Peary an tiounced his success In discovering the north pole, to his wife, who Is summering; at Eagle Island, here, as - follows: '..,:,;...... "Indian Harbor, via Cape. . Ray, '. Sept. . 1Q. . ' "Mrs. R. E. ' Peary, South ; Harps . well. Maine."., .v-":-n'.,,:'.,i...:; i ;..-,-, 'Have made good at last. I have the old pole. Am welL Love. , Will wire again from Chateau. - : ? : ; ! ' . (Signed) . "BERT." . In reply Hrs. Peary sent the follow? : Ing dispatch: ,. , '''": v'-,-" . -8outh Harpswell. Me., Sept I C. '09. "Commander R. E. : ePary. Steamer Roosevelt. Chateau Bay. " c - . "All welL -Best love. God bless l-ou. Hurry-Jhome; -r. 5;:.' t-r :, - '.J (SIgnedU L S'iQZ L - Teiegrapiis New York Times. Melville E. Stone, O. M. A. P. New York. N. Y.. Sept. . Com mander Peary announces April 6th as the . date of his reaching the Y north pole In a despatch to the New York rtmes reading as follows:" . ' " ."Indian Harbor;-via Cape 'Raj, N. ti Sot. . ' ? -iJ:?' - -To the New. York, Times,' New i Xork: ,.; : . ' "I have tie pole April sixth. J Ex pect ; arrive Chateau "Bay September eventh. Kecure control vuire-f or me '.here and arrange expedite transmla lion big story-: -u..y vx. - , - (Signed) . "PEARY The -date Peary refers is ' April of the present year. Although not stated to the despatch, as hls expedition to the pole did not leave until July, X0 Peary Has Succeeded, f i.From out the Arctic darkness there were flashed today these: - messages which stunned the scientific world tpd thrilled, the-heart ot'every lay ! man. Fromjthe bleak coast of Labra ( iirr Peary, gave l tOLthe t world the ' ttCws thatth had: attained his goal la the far worth, while at the same mo merit In far off Denmark Dr. Fred erick A. Cook, of .Brooklyn, was being lined and lionized by .royalty for the tame achljvTnri tt..j i I Ynakee grif haa Conquered the froxen r nnrth onrl v.. v . . .. , - . unit crmca a ; 5oincidence.such a the. world . will tteyer see agatnx:-2 es; i ', s t L'' Two Americans Successful. Two Americans have planted the Hag of their country In the land of ice ,rvhich man-has sought to penetrate ! for four centuries: and each. Ignorant yl' the other's conquest has flashed y within a-period of five days a laconic meerage of success to the : waiting ' World. . - . .. ' 1 - Cook In " his first message to his :ountrymen was brief but non com mittal; Peary was even briefer.' but ipeciflc, "Stars and stripes nailed to he north : pole.": he said. That was in; Dut never before have so few . R ords conveyed to a people, a greater . t earing or a greater patriotic satis faction. . . ' : Flrt Metssagc From Dr. Cook.V - Five days ago on September lMDr. .ook sent out from the Shetland - stands the first message of his sue - :"h message wnicn nas aroused a ;torm of coiloouv around th world Today Robert E. .Peary, lost from view n the land of Ice and unheard from unce August-18. startled the world y a similar niysage sent from Indian iroor. jjinrauor. There was no qual ncation; it left no doubt. It an louncea unequivocally that he had 1 REG DNS Blea reached the top of the wolrd. Thus two flags with the stars and stripes of the United States are floating In the Ice packs, proving the courage of in treDld Americans. - 1 ' , Awaits Details From Peary. With but a word from Peary the world waits breathlessly for details, but until tomorrow, when he should arrive at Chateau Bay, Labrador, waiting must - suffice. - First : word of . Peary's , success reached New - York at 12:3S o'clock this afternoon In a dispatch to the Associated Press. It contained the bare announcement of his finding the hole. Almost simultaneously he had peatlng dramatically . and simply "Stars and Stripes nailed to the North Pole" at the same time he similarly advised the Governor of Newfound lands Both the old and the new world were thus apprised of his . great achievement practically.' at the same moment, .and the. excitement which followed attests to the high pitch of interest aroused over this climax of man's' perseverance. ;' Newspaper ex,- tras were rushed from the press and those who read marvelled at the twist of unreverse which had snatched the Ice mask from the north in so strange a, manner. . : . "" '. y. ".:::; . Like Dr. Cook's first ' message. Peary's -was tantalising In Its'. brief--ness, and the waiting ' public, stimu lated,' by Cook's success, .was -left un satiated. For, as did Dr. COQk, Peary resumed his homeward voyage' imme diately' after filing the ' curt news of discovery. :' . -' ''x--'- " v-3.'-v . i --:-y:r.-.v:Vi- v Cook RecogiUied by Sweden, ' Washing CA Sept -The king of -Sweden" officially , has recbg- Ihlzed De.twCook.ASxitha cQvewr of ine-nonnpoie.' , . .- '- - . r . Minister Esart at -Copenhagen has Informed the State department under yesterday .date In effect that the king through the Swedish minister at Cop enhagen has congratulated the '. gov ernment of the -United States on the occasion of Dr. Cook's discovery. ; Dr." CookHopes iffewa is True. : Copenhagen, Sept. i-When the re port that Commander Peary had dis covered the north pole reached here Dr. Cook said: , i "1 'hope. the news Is correct ; If Peary ' has reached the pole his " de scriptions, of that region -will confirm mine." s ; ' v '.'...;';:'' . ".: ' -;; Dr.' Cook the Real Discoverer. ; St Louis. M04 .Sept. consider Dr. Cook the real discoverer of the north pole." said Father Charles M, Charroppln. S. J porfesaor of astron omy at . the St Louis University, when Informed of Commander Peary's' met sage. ' ' ; ;-. j. .. . - Commander ..Peary deserves ' credit for his work and hardships, but Dr. Cook's reeors have made me a believer in him," Father Charroppln continued. L"Even. It DrJ Cook 'missed the pole by a Jew miles bv inaccurate readings, I consider him the real discoverer. ' jyiy- pralse for Cook and Peary. '- , Washington Sept. rShould an Amerirsn;rstro all" place the stars - (Continued omPage Four.) IDALI5L1 IS RAMPANT AFRICANS KILL AND EAT FAC- !TOKY E5IPLOYEES AND A TEL- . ' EGRAPU OPERATOR. - (By the Associated Press.) , " Antwerp. Sept Advices received here from the French Congo savs that cannibalism is rampant In-the Mataba and Bangna regions, where the blacks are In complete levoit They have killed and eaten a number of factory employes and a telegraph operator wa slain at his key and devoured. Na tive detachments, headed by four French officers, have left for the scene to punish the cannibals.1 CHARTER OAK RACEK The Harvester Won the f 10,000 Char ter Oak Trot. . - - (By the Associated Press.) Hartford. Conn., Sept. 6. Over sixty thousand men attended The opening of the State Fair and the grand circuit races at Charter Oak Park today. The classic event was the $10,000 Charter Oak trot which was won by The Harvester. Each' heat was a. race in Itself, the wlnne rtaklng the last two heats, after finishing second In the first Bob. Douglass was the favorite during the first heat when af ter leading all the way ho nosed un der the wire a winner in a whipping finish with The Harvester. . In the second and third heats however. The Harvester had things his own way and won with comparative a"f- Best time was 2:01 1-4. The 2:05 pace was a walk-over for Faron Whips, who took two heats of the race with Major Brlno A. Fair second. Best time Was 2:05 1-4. . , . Makes 'Km Sit Up. - Twin-City Sentinel. ' t Governor Glenn's lectures continue no.VA"- Kr:"""iIOJ!.-Tn.? that causes ueoDle to "alt un ant v notice.- J " GilOl -. J '" . :v' POLITICIIlllS III THE COLD WILL THE COLDER CLIME OPEN FP NEW FIELDS FOR THEM. ' MILLIKAN WILL RETIRE. 4 By ANDREW JOYNER. Greensboro, N. C... Sept .6. There Is considerable ; speculation here among a few.' 'Republicans as . to whether 'the President will give North Carolina Republicans a showing at the north pole in the event that frigid region Is annexed to the United States. Recent events and appointments have convinced Republicans here 'that the President, doe's not Intend to make' any out of State appointments of the ma terial the organization possess or has recommended. V They cite the', fate of Adams, "of . Major Joe Alexander, Col. Walter Henry, Col. : Jake Newell. Major Augustus Price, Honorables Tom Set tle,; Tonv RoIllns, D. A. Tompkins,. T. T. Hicks'. W. .S. O. B. Robinson, Judge Douglas, Judge' Timberlake,.; Seweli, Clarke and hosts, of others, even unto "Governor" v El wood Cox himself all passed over, refused Or ignored. All "hope had been gone. But now there is a faint ray of .promise dawning on this north pole proposition of annexa tion, with Its. consequent retinue of colonial officials. At present Col. Wal ter Henry is most, favorably spoken of for Governor. They say he is so hot he could make his way there eastei than' anybody else, and once there he'd melt the ice about the pole In a week, furnishing an open sea through which the other officials' could' comfortably sail into port and "onto" the pole and a Job. ' Cold .as this trail is, it seems about the only one now. left for a lot of badly left North Carolina Republican Fede ral office-seekers, and under tho cir cumstances, it is not surprising that some are , eagerly awaiting the .final outcome' of. the .wonderful discovery of Dr. Cook. It also shows how the habit of thinking and talking politics, when it has any bearing on what may or, may not be done at Washington some Republicans get into. Even the north pole Is not' sacred from - the tongue of political probabilities and positional possibilities. United States . Marshal James M. Mlllikan wishes It generally under stood that when his term expires, Feb ruary 13. he will retire from office, af ter having served' twelve years as marshal -of -the Western district. Un der no circumstances, he says, will he be a candidate for re-appointment. He has- heard that, there has been talk among othereapirants for the place, that he had an idea of putting in for the place again, taking advan tage of their squabbles for the place, as was the case four years ago. He states positively that all candidates can rest assured that he will not be In the fight and wishes them . to go ahead '.with their claims, entirely eliminating him from the eouatlon. He expresses great appreciation for what he has had la. the way of official honor -fand emolument, and his cheerful will Ingness now to give some other Republican-candidate a chance at the eaerai jqo, ;,trvW 3-,:. -A.V -.'k' . f l-' K j ; . : .V. VffisSS? u-imm .w - 1- ' . i ';.?'- '"V LA - :.- v : v.-x- .v;. --.y:; :v- CUT BIG BELT TO PIECES WORK OF A inSCREAXT REN". ; DKRKD OVER A HUNDRED MEN IDLE. (Special to News and Observer.) 'High - Point,-N. C, Sept. 6. A deed of some mean devil of a man caused a big damage at the .Snow Lumber Company , (one of the largest plants of its . kind In the South) and . put Idle over one hundred men today. Some time between shutting down time Sat urday evening and Monday morning someone slipped into the machinery room of the plant and cut Into pieces the large 28-inch driving belt and when 'the machinery was started this morning the big belt fell to pieces. Bud Jordan, the man who manipulates the big belt had just gotten away from the Jack when the several hun dred pounds of leather came tumbling to the "ground. Had he been closer to the Jack he no doubt would have been killed instantly. It was one of the meanest "tricks" ever perpetuated and might have ; resulted in the death of one or more people. Evidently some one was mad at the company or as one of the workmen expressed himself: "Wanted to go to the circus today." However.it was a serious affair and the guilty one, if caught will no doubt pay heavily for It. "plbo," a negro that goes by this .name, was arrested here yesterday with the goods on the clothing - and shoes he had stolen Friday from the room or Mr. leugene smith. He claims they were, sold .to him by a Greensboro negro, but the Greensboro negro, of' course,4 can't be found. He will get all thai' coming to him before Re corder Ragan. Rob Eerrier, who for the second time tried to kill himself bv cutting hia throat will be sent to the asylum Just as soon as commitment papers can be secured. lie is dangerous to the public safety. This is circus day here andx Gentry Bros, has attracted a big crowd to the city. THE CREW RETURNS. The NanUcoke Delivered to the Gov ernment of Venezuela. (By the Associated Press.) New York.- Sept. 6. Captain Tld marsh and twenty-six members of the crew of the steamer Nanticoke, which was delivered to th Kovernment of Venezuela, returned to New York to day on the. steamer Caracas. The Nanticoke left Norfolk. Va., for Mar acaibo June 16th. after having been under surveillance by government, ves sels on suspicion that the steamer was to be used as a filibuster. Off the coast of Jamaica the Nanticoke encountered a -hurricane; which did some damage. HASTINGS RECORDER. Other Officers of City Court of Winston-Salem Recorder's Salary Cut (Special to News and. Observer.) Winston-Salem, Sept e. Q. n. Hastings was elected Recorder. B. 8. Wombie solicitor and W,:T, Penry clerk of the Recorder's court tonight The salary of the Recorder was cut from $1,000 to $720. No change In .the . .,. ,v...!,,v..fli,V,a7Vthergcotchroen olthU-countrjrj: 'A a n lffS.AJZ C7VC SYS& 77 mro (MiMl AH OLD MAfl: HELD UP li lit t! Assaulted and Fired on ; by: a . Young rlegro ; Old 3Ian Dock Williams, .Colored Had 'a Thrilling Fperience V Near ; Slor. v rlsvllle Bnllet Clipped . Off a, Piece of . Hi iNoserfCouIA, 2oi. Identify (Special ta ws .,ad0seWr: ; Durham. Ni;.C.tSrpf. 4.-r-Tho offlcera have beenp'oking fori jthe' negro who assaulted oidr : man Dock wuifatns. another negroi Friday of laitWHVt Morrlsvllle.: ; - I '' Old man- Dock was moneyless and walking back home-when he met the young . nigger. The I tro became chummy and . counted the cross ties agreeably to each other. Finally the strange nigger sald:f "Dn yod.. hands up." Old man Woods began to laugh and the young negro drew a pistol. fired at him and cut off a piece of his nose. The old fellow ran. then and stopping at Morrisville, had his nose dressed. He says the scoundrel who assaulted him did It without any earthly excuse, that he . and the - highwayman had never seen each other j before. He couldn't give good enough description of the robber to help the policemen Trinity College boys it are . arriving for the Wednesday opening, and the girls who enter the Southern Conser vatory of Music are to register - to morrow and the next day. . The Conservatory has Just closed a free school of six months and has given a recital by those pupils. : , This piece of philanthropy on, the part of Prof. G. W. Bryant was the means of 125 children, many of them poor ones, taking the course. ! " It's the first time It has been done. Durham , adds to the bar-two new Durhamites. a. L. Wissberg and D. H. Gladstone, Trinity and University men, They were - sworn .in Saturday nicht Mr. Wissberg has been court - steno grapher sometime CREW ARE MASSACRED MEN OF STRANDED , SCHOONER LOSE LIVES ON ISLAND OF MALLISCALLO. (By the Associated; Press.) Sydney, N. S.. Sept 6 The captain and crew of the French schooner Quallte engaged in recruiting labor ers, have, been murdered by natives of Mallicollo Island, in the New Hebrides. The vessel was driven I ashore by a storm and while stranded she was at tacked. In spite of their stubborn de fense the crew were massacred to the last man. ', A British warship is investigating trie occurrence. TWO BROTHERS FIGlIT. As Result one Lie Mortally woumieti. (By the Associated Press.) v . Salem, I ml.. Sept. 6. As the result or an encounter between two brothers, bunaay. on the Mcuinnls farm. ten miles south of Salem. Luther McGln n Is, aged 48, is mortally wounded and Horace llcGlnnis, aged 45. lies at his nome in a serious condition. Since the death of William McGin nis, father of the men, who was found dead in a barn, six weeks ago. 111 feel lng has existed between the brothers. Body of Young Forbes Recovered. (Special to News and Observer.) Lumberton, Sept. . The body, of R. M. Forbes, the young Scotchman who was drowned in Lumper river last Thursday, was ' found Saturday by a . man who , was passing up the river. The funeral of the young man was held at Centre, near Maxton under the, direction of Mr. Bailey, a wealthy ' Scotchman, who was Instru mental In . getting young Forbes - and Receiver and Attorneys of . . . . . - , Odells Change Their Minds U PAID TOO MUCH Judge Boyd Issues An Order to Dis tribute Balance 'of the Fund After Paying the Incidental Expenses a" Paid. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. C, Sept. 6. In "the United States Court this afternoon th" final report of Ceasar Cone, receiver of the Odell Cotton Mills, was - re ceived and the case closed by Judicial decree, the balance of funds on hand. amounting to five thousand fire hun dred dollars, having been ordered dis tributed to creditors, making about one hundred cents In the dollar princi pal money ' of . their debts thus dis tributed. An allowance of five hunn Miller of the creditors committee, ai reimbursement for monies by thehy'ex- pended. ''r7 '. In the matter of Judicial, allowances for the-receiver and his official attor neys Mr. Pou stated to the court that In view- of ' concessions ' heretofore made by the creditors and appreciat ing the same the court would not be asked to make . any ? further" allow ance: leaving It entirely with . the court Judge Boyd said he. was very glad to see the spirit of mutual con sideration, which had travailed- be tween the creditors, stockholders and the receivers and his attorneys in this whole case. He had not regarded the allowances made as fully commensu rate with the great aervice rendered the estate .by the receiver,' but he had before concluded to let the allowances already madettfflc.eand .that an order Issued to the receiver to distribute, tftf balance of the fund, after paying-' the incidental court expenses to the credi tors. . After. an extended hearing and argument in the matter of clerk's costs Hn the case of - the Southern ' Mills court took adjournment till - eleven o'clock Tuesday. :. . n THIEVES SHOE . iflOUGII TI3IE ON f ROADS DID NOT IM PROVE THEIR MORALS--STOLE FROM CAMP ON RELEASE. "V-i (Special to News and Observer.) '- Greensboro. N. C. Sept .-Three negroes, Ben Clendening, Boot Bass anor Charles Cheek, who had been convicted of larceny, were discharged from the county convict force' Thurs day upon expiration of their terms of service. After they had departed . It was discovered that several articles of wearing apparel belonging to members of the road force and a few useful cooking utensils were missing. The Greensboro police were notified to be on the lookout for the missing: things. Saturday afternoon the three ne groes were arrested and locked ' un. Two of the men were Wearing suits of ciotning which had been stolen from i guarua. ana ine tnira one nad - a razor which had been stolen from the superintendent. 1 It is presumed that special efforts win De made y the authorities to re form these rogues when they get back to camp on a new sentence. v v PLAfl' for coMirie YEAR FERTILIZER AND OIL MEN JIET IN CONFERENCE AT ' ASHEVILLE. I - (Special to News and Observer.) , Ashevllle, N. C Sept. 's.-JThe dM vision and district managers of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company and of the Southern Cotton Oil Com pany, a subsidiary company, met In annual session today at the Battery Park Hotel, and win continue in ses sion until Thursday. About fifty members are present at thia meeting which is a very im portant one and several of the high officials of the company, including S. T. Morgan, president; L. W. Has kell, vice-president; T.. S. Young, of East Orange. N. J., second vice-president: Edward E. Coles, of New York, secretary and treasurer; C. 'Fitzslm mons. of Columbia, general manager; H. H. Withers, of York..' auditor; A. M. Withers, assistant manager. ! These are the officials of the South ern Cotton Oil Company, some i of whom are officers of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company. , The meeting tseld to review the work of the past year, and to plan for the coming year. These compa nies cover the entire cotton belt, and many other agricultural sections, and at the annual meeting the company complies its own cotton, and other crop reports, for the use of the com pany in the conduct of Its business. These figures are not made public. Death of Sirs. Fannie Tyson McVeigh. (Special to News .and Observer.) Snow Camp, Sept Mrs. Fannie Tyson McVey. wife of Mr.tT. F. Mc Vey, died at her home here after! an illness of several months. Beside her- husband she leaves a ', family . of eight cnuaren. xne deceased was in the Xprtyeventh year of her we. Will I nciude Wives, Sons and Daughters ... BOTH THE BLOiillt The Plan U That of General Burt of ... - i the U. 8. Army, Retired,' and the Proposed J'lace is Washington City in 1011 Veterans of NorUi; and South to Starch Together. (By THOS. J.. PENCE.) ; Washlngton,D. C, Sept. ."A- plan to have all' the old soldiers in the country, their sona, their wives . and", their daughters meet here in 1911, for a glorious reunion has been forfuiated by General Andrew, 'fl.1 Burt of : the United States Army, retired. U?.t? ?n of the delegates' bT the Army knd Navy Unions Vu organization of men who have- served: in. the Regular army or navy; which Is to fold Its annual meetjig.ar. Erie,; Pennsylvania, ths Week. 4'AsKne!ate1 niHth Vii Prncnl Lare.. af number of ither retired army I r ft mi v W A lik. . 1 . . vrwivvi 9, - w nn ,'ninuru ar mem- . hers" of tho Crand "Army and would be. -members ot the United Confeder ate Veterans were they eligible. They are. going to attehd the annual meet ings of all soldier organizations next year, to urge' them to meet in Wash ington the year. after. . ; - j ' General Burt and his associates' es timate that the' various organizations have a membership of not much under 10,000.000 General Burt would have the veterans of the- North' and South march v together and . be commanded by the.-senior officer present,- regard less of-whether. he wore the blue or the. gray. 2 s: -4,-1 ; 'rv-i,V-r v " 'IDEAL DAY FOR l'RACTlCE. ? f J':yi There' Was a Northeast Wind BlOM-tng ;.-r ;' (1. n Miles an Ilonr. ; : : ( By t h e : Aesociatcd Press. ) " , ! , J Norfolk. ,Va.', Sept C The Atlantlo battlesh'p and cruiser fleet had hlgh-ly-favorable,.CondUojQjCor Jlheir xough water battle practice work, aa a north east Wind "Was "blowing twenty miles aa - hour, .-but .unfortunately, one of the target boats, having been pene trated by shells 1 from the big guns of the ships,, became water-logged and had to be brought in Tor repairs. The little craft was completely submerged, with nothing but the Improvised masts projecting above' the water. -; i ' - The day was an Ideal one and tha ships continued their maneuvers and target work under radlent skies with a temperature down to C. Though all government work on land waa sus pended for. the "Labir Day" celebra tion, the fifteen thousand men making up the crew of the ships now const!- ktutlng the Schroder fleet were hard at work all day. )'. ',: I: '' --' The battleship Missouri.; which ar rived from Boston Saturday, proceed ed to sea early today, joining the other ships on the drill grounds and imme d lately taking her place on the sta- tlonary target ranges. - This was the first test of the Missouri's big guns under such severecondltlons. CAXNQT AMEND PETTTIOX Judge Kelly, of Corporation : . Rules Against the Drra. iojt iqv -Associaieu jrrea.j - i , Brlstcff; Tenn., 8ept Judge Kelly, of the Corporation Court of Bristol. Va today rendered' a' decision deny- A Ing the; drys the privilege of anrndlng' their original petition in the loVal, op- ." tlon-case. The hearing was. then pro- V eeeded with on Its merits and the ex-," amlnatlon of . witnesses in addition to these who had already, given deposi tions was commenced: ' v:;- ? MORE TROOPS TO MiOGCO THE TT2L1"TH DIVISION DIS- PATCID2D TO 3IELILL.V TO TAKE PART IN CA3IP.UGN. ( By the Associated Press. ) " Madrid. Sent. s.Th twelfth iivU. Ion of the Spanish army, consisting of 1 1,000 men, under the command of General Sotomayo. has been or-' dercd to Melilla, Morocco, to take part In the campaign against! the Moors. '--j''- Premier Maura explained today that the reinforcements had been request t ed by General Marina because of the : extension of his lines of operation.! The premier said also that another , division might be mobilized immedi ately. . ' : ; " j, Advices received ' from Melilla say the. Spanish positions at El Arba and Resting have been reinforced and that the Moors have partly, abandoned Mount Garuga and are massing at!. xvador and ze:uan. . . .. AN ESCORT TO PRESIDENT TAFT. Four TiwihhIo Roasta Ordered From Hampton Roads to St.-LouU. .: . (By the Associated Press. f ' Washington, D. C, Sept . -Four torpedo boats comprising the ' second division of the Atlantic torpedo flo tilla.' has left Hampton Roads, under orders from the Navy Department -to proceed to St Louis and escort Presl den Taft down the-Mississippi river to New Orleans as a feature of his coming trans-continental tour. The vessels are the destroyer Mac Donough, and the torpedo boats Thornton, Tlngey. - and Wilkes. On their way around to .St Louis - they will make short stops at 'Charleston, Key West. New OrleansJ and other cities on the Mississippi. - They .are scheduled tu arrive at s Loula Octo t? : ' IS. i ; Court, .V . ".. . f: . i