THE Ni:v;s'"AND OBSERVER
TUESDAY MOR KING, AUGUST 13, i:
ELECT DlflECTOHS :
QFTH1S PAPER
D USf FJESS TalEFJ
I IIOLD LIEETI'IG
TRAIFI HITSAUTD
iHlBEIIiKiUEO
PIIOufiESSI'lESjL
r.lEETTL'ilS DAY
K ewrantf tfecrvertockhold
ers Pass Resolutions in Mem
ory of N. B. Broughton
Adopt Some Changes In
R. W. Case and J. H. Oaven-
The AnMcsularsCoLThs.Ee
Association Constitution; Sec
retary To Be Elected "
portsTwo South CaroI1nians:
Meet Instant Death
publicans Will Gather at
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JTOBODYmiirra fights
long time gettin9 the sore spots
him that never heals.
Th' feller that thinks he won,
rMraUyastLJuiy a new fipt
ifln suitrcm mbodympaihiiesr
with him for his black eye. -
f you'd jest set down an9
smoke a few pipes o' VELVET
k-iogetherzan: ialk.it over man t
Jtcjmari, instead o':arnAytozarmyfz
j ' mar woman r oenortgntr
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od Means
Home
Followers of Theodore Roose
velt Will Hold Conference in
GreensfidroTodaT
racllltle for the
-.rXnKf'f..".fr1..'n
orted today to
;.!iB, problem of
I uiousanda of
fevt Uermany.
those In
riee t-." of : the"
fr'.to place
latted Klates
ly Amerl
... In pending
Tlth other
on the
. lips. A1-
" mrht liT
ly to the
at I.OI1
" Xl rise nsboro, AugOToniarrw Ta
the day designated in the call for the
'conference of the Progressives and
Rrownrtt Republlcane,-to be-held in
tU AlcAai(O....Jlutil parlor ftl
O'clock. The State executive commit-
Death of X.. B. Brourhton.
"It m with profound nrtf that
th (tockholdrn of Th Nwt and
Obarrrar Company hfard of th death
of Kdhan . Bryant Broufhton, to
whom tha final call cam on tha
twaaty atmth day Bf Ma'' uf Itie m--nt
yr. - Oa of tha aarlleat and
tMMt frlanda of The Nwiand Ob
arvar, one of the ft rat to bacomaa
torfcholder, he was a director from
the ; taie Thr Newa , and Qbtarver
Company waa ora-aniied till tha day
of hit daatlw-. Therefore; i
"B It reeoWed: That in tha d ait h
of Keadhara B. Broughton The Newa
and Obaerrer loaea one of Its staunch
eat supporter! and strongest friends,
one who .as stockholder: and director
gara evidence always of his deep In
terest in the affairs of the paper, both
shat it might le aaeeeaafaMg Its haste
nesa career and In that greater matter
that It might always take high rank a
a newspaper devoted to the bert iri
tereats of tha Btate, that it might
"h4 prava a Uyhtnpl4Mv4il -au ppoct (
of the highest . moral and religious
cansea. of North Carolina.- - And be it
further
Resolvad;Tliat-ift his death The
"KewMdri0!wirerOTd"itB-TMoehoW-
ers have lost a friend whone fidelity
has beea shown wliene-er there
was rail upon it -As a. Hisen- whose,
life illuetrated the beat virtues . and
the Jiighest -patriotism there is feK tn
his death the loss of one whose advice
rgrwy:tirth'" lwTtfSsW'serWr
ces ware always to be had In a worthy
cause. J fais death is deeply deplored
and il brings a, sense of personal Iom
to his fellow Tstockholders of Jhli
company. And be It further
"Reolved: That these resolutions he
spread 'upon the mTnufeBioKS6f The"
Ues of the two orgnnisiitlofis will also
nil separately some time during the
dny. The'-call -fp the mettng was
niaa of iho Itooatvelt. UepuMlcatt-
Walstr, chalrnmi of lh Stalf l'ru
Rresslve committee; J. N. Williamson
TrogTrsarva natiutuil. ciiinmiiilormaii;
V, 8. I.uok and J. r Newell, of the
Htate Krogreaetve mmltrae. unit tt.
H:-..TJfteki,r;'.ae!r!tjir--itf.::ihe fiate
rrnvreaatve -oammittAii .
The call Is rilrwlud to all. the
friend " nnd ' stipporters of Colonel
iv resume
lament of
aiinoMriea-
nnyed in
X Kngland,
, itital porta.
jiser Tim-i
iu hi rai-
Investigation Under Way in
N.Y. City; Wilt Try to Prove
p-'ConsraQy: :
bXewXurfc &aut 1 7 William A.
peford," the aaslstant District Attorney
who is emitirtliir wl'iwllw-itl
the rtws in cost of food to learn if
there la a conspiracy among dealer
to tnnkjs the Kuropeaa war an excuse
T 1 J fQT rh n rpv g tilf her -prices, issued -a
tlKlemvnl Unlay asking nouse.nniaers
o furnish him with lists of food pur
.'hased during tbe last week in July,
the. cosL Aame awLaddresses of Jhe
M atl'y TOpwmsAeea Issii ed al the
jjrMpcutHjp a .olnce todax- The Infor
mation If ho decides it Is Important
enough Tor "John Doe" proceedings,
will be placed before Chjei. Magistrate
McAd o.x - ; - - '
In iirttM-rttflty -a-nnUar wwjulry
aa begbn today dvalers testify uic re
Sttnt i rtg- vriree. -These witneagrg who
Included representatives or western
packers agreed for the most iiart that
WeffinTpT'wvl 'liH' Mal-wteeahw4Mtyh farms in Ihe-Wesfwere tmtatKg
w-tv .. 441 i'rtKi'aaive....pi uicipu'fs
gardlres -of" 'prese.nf or .former politi
cal nttlllatliins " It laVxjiecled that at
thlB ronfervnee a cndldte will be
stlHirf'l'tl'd --TVit--rhT;1ttd---Hef-eiei-J'
ate n such WAta oraijers as are to
he ftlled this enr. tonight snrne of
the lt'Adcr of the 1'rogrt'SMlves had
Ti-ttiiii tft sfrfve and an- ttemic f
two tit "-Infer Tftmwrew -ljretitcte -tr
ing- with ii.j!nusii.lv .tot i thf
erection of a church in the notttriutis
itrnrnfeiMHUtaiM
c iH'gree -trf-sttfeees.- - lToirerty-W
said tii he wwi nwe'ln l?it'twm
munity and crime ha grca-tly de
creased. .The rity has paid the rent
of thf hjlll. and seats were provided
fiy free-lll ofr-rtn(!s.
A lanic trottdlieard fruf. J. Jfl
Wood, prinripnl of thtv .Stmt hern
'ffltitng Ht'hiMd. T-tlrwywIHe,-.. ThOtt
Siicak tonight hifore the Peventh ly
Ing held In a largo tent on North F.lm
lwfw" " Will ttwilH,
tiritlual Elijctrlcal Experiments."1
tlHHT A)HCnKK MfRDKIt
Neirro Cook. Vlu Ww Fe lev(le lo
i .HatO hprwly Triafe
, , (Hjr ,im JkieelUi4 fm
eprtng Oreeti. la.. Aug. 17. Julian
farleton. the ftttn ngr cook wh-
urdorert five memoers or rranK
et Saturday... will . charged
-der in tha fjrst degree when
enced t mce. Carle-
ciiet-Wy and e.-ll
ler huatiand sl-
een di-clUwl urr
Ims wlllfis In-
.a by ptftvajdain
, nker. a famt
from a frac
is as th r.
- k.
Uu-k their cattla from the Chicagu
market. The manager or a large
drug- dealing honee- admitted en t he
stand that ha had fKlaed prices, with
ett . rU, reaauii as. bia.-.eoja; f urlhes
conmrodUies was the same. - -, -. ,
Retail iirK'es- in prs frf "the, -tty
advanced today in some commodities
and decttned in others- Tea. coffee
-and awme j"-lh ajta-llea er
itr Jeialnd the sa maJlUiur,,aaat
tains nee and operations by the suh-
trtistenre tleparment In the l'arvama
canal gone and to wire tha tiiiiiinia I
rtim ih " pTic the . government . is
jdap.a.jil8Litolaa.Umjbie
ami milks. .
Itesolutiona were adapted ordering
Mre'I,epl- l-'iiursged In IVrnirstle
VRteeThaa Any Industry.
Inquirer.
j . lti.,... i. Tinaiim in tlie tliTniV ix.i.iiiatViT 1 wwmwro- ire ia r.ngina JDU
1 "I IP" mnimoiitri. i - - - -:T . IWlj---
iio4ts !. site rtijr ana rewmmrnuitis a
special wdlnance .to provide for
punlehment Of rombtnea -ymndTipf
trusts which have -used -the war as a
prelect tor, food advance. .
lilstrlct Aitornoy James H. Wllk
efon said today Information bad
reached htm which leads him to be
lieve "many corporations have con
spired ttke-s.dvantag of tha war
situation. He said a conference with
tahgoagkrWidcatindleate-
consnlracy im their i.art.
Tha grand Jury WTH Hyar Wltheaaei
Wed nerd a?!
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- ' (Br th Aivim4 ftHS)
, posTrmr-A tMf -i.-The White Ft s r
fclner MuJigpdgeHJfajrlpsWengera"
(rnm tha Viienpess war anna ar4wf
poiTyTrom Antwerp. Pna washalT-t T
six tlmea on the voyage - by - Brih
brought to iy stiou aeroaa ner bow.
the last time within a short distance
of Boston light, al t o'clock tonight.
- Tbe annual mewtlng of iha stock
holders of The News And Observer
labllhlng Company; was held yester
day afternoon. Mr. Carey J. Hunter
presided and Mr. Edward E. Brltton
acted as secretary.
- The following were elected as dlree-
tora nfjhn company: W. N. Jones,
Carey' J. Hunter, Jjl. W.Jackaon.
Joaephua Daniels- Edward E. Britton,
W. H, Bagley and L. V. Alford, ,
Resolution were ' nnanimnualy
adopted In memory Of the late Need
hsan B. Broughton. one of the Brat
to become i. stock hofijeiTJn The.News
and Ubserver Company and a "direc
tor from" the Time the" eompany wma
orgaaised, who died on tha twenty
sixth of MayTJtl4.The resolutions
reaa:
XewrTlndObgeivei Cumpsiiy, that In direct statementatendljig JoreviLcenBjj Aeroplane TJrouglirlJowTi.
... . . . - ... . . m M . b, , . k. . I -1 tha ntih!Hlttnn ! nf tlurham 1 i a
k the columns ot tha.
paper, and that a copy of them, at
tested by the chairman and secretary
of this meeting be sent to tha be
reaved family,"- .
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TKSiDlAtLY LAID Tt FflV
Fttneral of Infant Hon of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry H. Nnwrll In lUlclgh,
There wa held from the resldenria
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Nowell,
127 West HaTgett street at 19 o'clock
vewlerdav morning the funeral ser-
I vices over the remains of their "mfanT
son, l ten r y 1 1, is oweir.- 7Jf."iHFHWrg:
vices were conducted by Rev. J. If.
Hall the presiding elder of the .Halt
eigh-MethoHtsT district.
In attendance - were many of Ilia
friends of tha family, and li tforul
remembrancea-were - nu meroas- - and
lea,uuful.. luxlng the service at jhe
home Mrs. Horace H. Dpwell render
ed most tenderly "When He Com;h"
and the quartette of the Presbyterian
church choir aang "Safe in the Acme
of Jeaua." ."The';liiiennMit':l,Ja;Jliit
OakWood cemetery and at the (u'ave
the choir aang "aood-Nlght." The
psil-bearefl were Arthur Dicks. Wsl
ter Vpchurhi Carl Uaynaa an.rWjiy
llam H. Bawyer..
. There la deep sympathy for the
grief stricken family." Owing to the
Illness of - their Mttie aon, whnw Tige
waa eighteen months. - M r. -o. ilrs.
Nowell some five Weeks ago, In May,
by the advice of physicians, too'i Hn
to -Drc Hmith'a-aanatartum at Hatotl,
wber-ewrywtetion.. waa glVEn,b,ut
wlthvif "liVatl-.--"Hta-death- iMCUzre.t m
Sunday 'morning last. The remafts
were brought to Kaleigh reaching
bgrfc at half. pt- four t'-lock yasur.
day morning and were taken to the
home. Mrs. Nowell was quit ill, lint
made the trip, It being necessary to
use stretcher to bringing her to Her
home, - Her- condition waa such tw,t
at first it was not thought possible
for her to take the trip from Saluda
to Kaleigh, but by her determination
she-made t he Journey, friends and re
4llvs 4eUtig.:IhiLm!?mlam the
who knew him
deeply (leplored.
,and his death is
FOR HOI'S K Gl'EhTS.
MUsr Jranortte larijcn at IlotJKL at
w IH-Ilglitful r:vetit.
Hertford, Aug. 1 7.- Oik Prld'ay
eienitur.,..M les ; Jeannette IiiWisa . d
llghtfully entertained In honor of her
house atieets, Mtsse 1tiHle Hlood,
U,tr4rUe. a.i Carrie. Whlia,- Elisii
beth City, and Mr. Douglas Darden,
Suffolk. Va. The guests were received
at-th door ty the receiving liie, after.
wnicn puncn waji.jerve,a,-.tiyL -Misses
White and Blood. Progressive rook
was playeM during the evening!, terml
nanag in. ma. iced course twh mcr-'rifniHf?-'atrt"wtsicl7jmji
rftrjiMhed ny
the guests. - jJSfe: .
. Thoari presenf were ""Mi sses'"!arre
.VV'hit.:Xuc41e .Blood, Mary B. Mor-
rllJjaltJ!:ffJims; Hcije Walters,
Myra td Kate- Skinner- jlary Mc-
r,r. ritt.inTwtaaitiwrv''i:'''' "
t'htrag;p3H(r:tt
-two nttmefffl e"r" n rw -wwnr.. ."Sit 'TivreH-Trsrrtsii-wmmaj
war time rood prices, ajaiong other
seeking to enlist the aid of Cot Oeo.
W OoettTala,
In a telegram Col. Ooethats was
a;ked (t&detail mrthnda of ma.in
'('.'.uglas and "VIV
McMulIan. Simeon Kutelwrk Jack
SaunderaJTIne Brown, Henry Stokes,
C." ford Susman, Trlna .Wilson and
t'.arUnd Love, uf Chesapeake. ..
S MAX SKHVA.VT8.
Wale ban-4 any other Industry or
service in the two countries, uomes
.tJindaor.sen;gnt. .according to the
census. -returns, under .Zi HHZ of
whom tl.7& are men.
Exclusive of domestic eri-c." agM
culture affords employment to more.;
persons than any other single Indus
try or service, there being l.Hi.M
farm workers, uf whom 14,(141 are
women. Jn coal lnlng71.JI,iier-
ons gre engaged, including Jt.iij
woTwnr'wTnr owwfayif ira employjeC
tn-ihe tigftter . wor-m the surface,
SiltlL S-BCnmjg;
Building. tl7.4i: cotton mnifo.
haw are women! jraiiway servlcea,
MS..; en gl ntfjtliuiajid machln e
Hi'iiriiiiiiinii
JIaJtJBSajJ2lJ
5T"perona engag
and lirmer-
ment service, including tha police..
As a rule women.hav.it poor heads
for mathematics, but they ki.p'w how
to make their own ftfuret colunt,
-'
M AS Hen sag Otonrw.) V
Durham, ' Aug. , It. -President
Luther B. Markham has called ft meet
ing of tha Durham ktsrchantg Asso
ciation for tomorrow night, at which
tuthejt wuLtonsmer ana i I'ffirob-ij t-,,.,,, o clock Kings
V1 iwri e"" viiain iu mo iu-tin Tfta a
Mit...i .w. i .ki.tMouniaiOj. j naa
stltution of the organUatlon.-At this
meeting, also. Miss U May Btevenson,
assistant secretary of the Slate aaso-
clation, will be elected secretary of
tha Darhem local. Miss Stevenson
la at the present time located In Char
lotte, where, she has looked a ft en. the
Interest of that local and has alee 1
been assistant to the State secretary .
Tha important changes to be made
In tha constitution of the Durham lo
cal will be to increase tha number of
tha board of directors, and to place
the Wggest part of tha monthly work
In the hands of these directors, rather
than have a full meeting of the asso
ciation every month. At the end of
rery quarter, a. meeting of tha full
time, a smoke will be given and a
program! arranged for speakers on
various -subjects of special and Jiracr
tlcal Interest to the merchants.
Mr. Markham,. president of the
State Merchants' Association also, an
nounces that he . has completed the
assignment of committees for the
present admliiigtratioJU:-, .
The Durham police officers are
making preparations to accept the
challenge of the Greensboro officers
for a baseball game to be played in
Durham. Soma uf the members of the
force; hate been out practice with
ball and mils for the past TeinJliys;
and sa that they expect to make g
creditable showing from a baseball
sianapotnt.
e aecidant occurred at
TttiaCravcottoiu Jhilla -eroeslng about
one half-mile from tha station.
Full parUCtflars regarding-tha aeel
dent have not been learned her but
it is said that tha men did not see the
train until tha automobile In which
tB-TreTr"dinw "TtWlf Vf 9 "T the
track and" -la attempting to cross
ahead of tha train,, which waa run
ning at a good rata of speed, the car
waa struck by the engine squarely in
the center, the impact being terrific
and killing tha occupanta Instantly.
i Both men were well known piano
salesmen. ,
London, Aug; 17. : p. m. Rav
ers I Austrian army corps have In
vaded Bttesian4erritery,7accordtng-to
the Vienna correspondent of the Reii
ter vTeteffraph-GomBSAjWr TheBus.
slan advance on Kalosce, Brody and
with disturbing religious. - worship at
tbe0apl 'iTaijernacie, resisting-. ar
rest, threatening to kill his wife, and
assaulting an oincer, In tha police ita-
tton By-picKmg-up gf-teif pnona inouin
piece iajidatriklnt pfflcerProtor
In the face, has been postponed till
the first of. September, .
.The publication (n. the Richmond
Journal and copied inna-Bfeihr-lo--:
cal papers of alleged Intervlewa from
a'-fHIinbefornTS:' pirlHehrBW'tiesg
and professional men of the pity, In
which they were quoted as saying that
prohibition In this Btate waa an abso
lute failure, has caused a storm of
protests from the men who were sup
posed to have been quoted. Among
those whose namee-wera-mantlonjitjl
that the prohibition laws of Durham
were a failure, was Mayor Wr-J41rog.
den.
The mayor 'has sent a denial oMha
Interview to the Richmond paper,
which Is fighting the prnihltltinJcause
In Virginia, and a statement has also
been given local newspaper men. AH
of those whose-ama were mention
ed as believing that the laws were s
failure In North Carolina, say that
the man did not quote them correctly,
but on the other hand misquoted
them.
- GAVEP-Sli;XC. PARTY
Mr. John J. Wllklnn and Judge A. B,
Dtwns Were the' Hosts.
Wilson. Aug. 17, On Wednesday,
August 12, Mr. Johir i. WHIIams,
president of tha floors, la.-National
Bank0f Athens, Os.; and member of
the- executivelxummittee: ClOhe Nat
lonal Currency Association, and Judge
A B. Deans, of this gity, gave a fish
ing party at Morehead City and de
lightfully entertained a -party of
ladies and gentlemen at a sumptuous
dinner "aboard ship," under the com
mand of Captaln Lanis ("Crlp")
WIckuHir ajn41JUlanTAylplr, yf More
head City
Thoae present: Mr. John 3. Wllklns.
Mrs. Josephine Wllklns and Master
"Jack" Wllklns. of Athens, -Oai; Judge
and Mrs. Ar ft,-Deans and M Im Rut h
Deans, of Wilson; Mrs. ftoTTeTO "Tld
Miss Miry Jones, of New Bern; Mr.
and Mrs. L." S." HendTert, "of Athens,
Oa. - - - -
. The. fishing was flne.jlhe dinner
most excellent and" the occasion "a
most delightful one long to be re
mambered by those present.
HITS CONTRACTOR
;. WITH PIPE WRENCH
Ronthern Tlhcii wegro Then Takes to
the WtMNla-t-I'osses Out Trying to
- CaU-h Hlin.
tpn1il lo The Kewf "tM-OtwrHit -'r
SSAil1firn tin" 7 kiie-fm -.I4eeu.
ffteii-wy:wu.twiM .ub an wfR-that he wits' dnliig-wtcrtrWejieBed
by Mr. H. M. faisnn, a local con
tractor, John D. Allen, colored, a
plumber's helper, struck Mr. Kalson
over the head with a pipe-wrench, In
flicting R serlmix lnlury.nd Imme
diately left tlHTTihwer -Several-iHSHea
of men are scourlntr the territory
hunting Allen. Mr. Falson Is serf
omly"4nJurd and w eent-tfi Rex
Hospital In Kaleigh fof treatment
Allen urmularto." aged ahonr ill
years, weight fabout 110 pounds, 5 feet
8 Inches tall, and Is described as a
neat dresser. The local police au
thorities, who will welcome Informa
tion as to ht whereabouts, behave
that he has gone to High Point. - -
DFMGIITFIL KIXITAL.
lotcrcsHns; .pmn at Mwr4avilte AcadV
. . emy TliunMlay Mghr.
tklirtll to Th hmn and Obacmt.)
Mrrl8vllle, Aug. 17. One of the
most -tflterest Ing- social occasions of
otMzmmasxs pt at im
Mor'risvilleAcloivnfiOT"TTiuriilay
iilghtr -August It. pwneir-"Teeirt-tn
expression and vocal music was given
by Mika Ethel Clements. It was of
a high order and warn much appre
ciated by her audience, as shown by
th frequent applause. Miss Clements
has- had four years of experience
along the lines of expression and vo
cal music and la one among the best
reader and vocalists in the State.
if ' "-.-tTtiiiiijpsBam'wa'e1111"
WKSTCUX CHKS8,
1 Uw AmcutHi Prtai ) ,
Memphls.enn 'Auit. JT-With
four rounds remaining to be played
Herman Hohlbohm of . Chicago, to
night had a lead of one gam "over
tK H. Wolbrecet, 8U"Loula, ln the
Championship " tournament of the
Western Chesa -Association.; B. ft.
Jeflerson, Memphis, who wonthe
Championship In 1111 has the next
best score ii to t. (
, Other acorea Include:
,W. U Moorman. Lvnchhurr. "Vs..
1 f-I J J.J; W, ,AL VaoiU)ury.i
Itoanoka,. va., -5.
EATH-oy. Ay lyFAyr.
ing-nmt- nin.. ir ,1H, , in
sir. i. iw ireen vmomM Away. ..
The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. '
InaiiMsiiia .I
Thw-'-TltriiairBeen 111 for
(about sis weeks an waa on eight
fmxitus oJl. The-funeral will take
place al Newr" Tlopt cYltirffn mditjptt:
four o'clock. Rev. J. & Farmer will
conduct the servlroa, - -
cSjMciil ta ! m and ObMmr.i
Oaatonia, Aug. 17. H. W. Casey of
Spartanburg, 8. C and J. H. Daven
port of Anderson, 8. C..-were In
stantly killed by southbound South
ern. Daaeencer tram, numoer ii. 10
WAR RULLr-TINS.
Continued from Page One,)
today which says the Austrian battle
ship ZrinyJ . and three other ships
(Sewtel ta Tto Krl
Greensboro. Aug. 17. Tha "con
ference" or convention of tha Roose
velt foreea will meet f Tiieaday In
Greene bo ro. In 4 cireulfcr sent ut
algned by Chaa. H. CowteS.Cha4rmaa
Republican Btata RooeevekVxommlt- I
TeeFTrn.-B.-vaeTv cnalrmac
gressive State commlfiee; J, N.WiI-
1 llamaon J r. nrogreasm
eommitteemaa for N. C: V. 8. Liisk.
of the State committee; J. F. Newjell.
of the Htate committee, and - R. f H.-
Bleckar. aeoreUry Pronreeolve Obate---committee,
the following is set forth
about the gathering; . i .
"As chairman of tha Roosevelt Re
publican tttate committee and the
iTogresalve Btate committ wa here,
by call a conference of tha supporters
of Colonel Booaevelt - to meet in
Greensboro, North Carolina, at lt:e
o'clock, boon, on Tuesday. August the
18th, 1W, at the Mcacoo Hotel, for
tha. purpose of considering thgjyioml.
nation of a suitable candidate for the
United States Senate and for the can
sideration of auch other Analnatft S
.may properly come befft-athe aaid.
conference
ed' were sunk. by: the French fleet - A
great number of French and English
warships are said to. be patrolling the
coast. ' . '
Austriana Invade
Russia
berg, has been checked.
IWaiftisfe'ai
Austrian Engage Montenegrins.
-""Londonr Aug. 17 "tT v -m. In
a dispatch from Cettinje Montenegro,
the correspondent of Renter's news
agency says -Montenegrin- forces-have
been engaged the last two days with
strong detachment " of ' Austrian
troppgwifti .(Jjrahava. ... 3hs .Moatene?
grin casulaties-in 3eaa ana wounded
were 45. On August 18, thft Austrian
attacked the western frontier of Mon
ternegro from Krlvosije. to Grahavo;
at the same time. Austrian vessels
bombarded the Montenegrin posi
tion at Lovien. .
cording to omcial reports made public
today 'a German-aeroplane- reconnolt
ertng .over lilves. department of Ka
mar, Belgium, was brought to earth
near Hastlere by Belgian gunners.
Shortly afterwards at Dtnant, ten
Uhlans encountered a detachment of
ttedgiaas. Seven Uhlans were kilted
and three escaped. - j
Correspondent tmler Ban.
London, Aug. 17. (:26 p. m.)--
- I Tha Hrltlah army council has decided
ot- ta aJlow . waorreBjondentA to
ajrompkW-tIia eipedlttonitry - forpey
for the present. Some passes had been
issued out were revoked: -" In a tetter
afiriounclng tia aetertrthiatttm;- the
counctl says the French, army officials
aleo have.-decidedL jtot.ta . allow . any
correspondents to accompany Their
f orces-. it'-ts nnderstwid wrapoiuU
enta will be aeked to leave Belgium.
Emperor Arriics at Malm.
London, Aug.
17.- 18:39 s, m.
An Exchange Telegraph despatch
from Mainz .says that the German
Kmperor, accompanied bV three of his
sons, including Crown Prince Fred
erick William- has arrived there.
- - Bonilmrdnient of Belgrade.
London, Aug. 18. (1:15 a. A
diepatch t the Keuter Telegra.Com
pany." from Milan, says the Corriere
Delia Serra haa received an account
of condiUon
quence of the bombardment of that
hetty by -the Austrlans on the oppo
site banks ol the- Danube. -,-
' The streets are slteiit and deserted,
says the article, and the people of
the town ? re "living In cellars. Three
thwusand shrapnel shells have fallen
in the etty during the past week.. As
'yet little 'damage' has been doneto
the property but a shell falling on
the central electric wArks put half the
town in darkness. Fifteen citizens
have been lulled, whMejiftvvtAere
havw been injured. -
Officers Refuse To Make
Known Amount of Money,
Bandits Got Away With
, IVi iM (tnt"i rrea,t ,
Plttsbunrr-fa Aug .-17 Alleg
ghaneycountj' aiithorttlea-tonight
warned police at all points within a
hundred milea -radius-1 watch, for an
automobile containing two youths who
hold up the HomefieiJiayoaBL8liJt
here today.--
.Xifflixr8ctt.te-.l!aiat.. i)L&al.-.naw6.
the amount of money stolen, but a
package -of 11,00(1 dropped byona of
tbe bandits was recovered, . ... r
The bandits' escape was made possible-by
-the-feet that one of them
carrltsd an extra spark ptug for an
automobile which they took from In
front of a preacher's home ITe was
passing at bank aa they Acre loot
uig It. and seeliig-hht our st The" gwrtr;"
removed the spark plug, so it could
not be - .started? rfuetthen -the -nt'en"
emerged from the bank It was when
one of them was placing another
lirlt plug on the engine that J M
Thoerner, cashier, opened, fire through
the ban window. They returned the
fire as they sped away. ... . .- ;
Police pursued "them in anothyr au
tomobile and came -o them asthey
were abandoning the preacher's ma
chine, and entering a high powered
racing car. which they had left In cus
tody of a farmer's boy earlier in -the
mornlflgr"-hti were exchanged and
Iw-fll nmectftiwgizVBunrteil The
bandits' 'automobile soon was 'lost to
jLftghJgfigtffe- :tTg'ln.agjEay,.v-'-" -
XIg8CTtejt,,TBt.cj JEaat. ...fij
-,r l -
I . H'f a" 1HM.I i parr
J. I -CHtawa: Am
1 7. A itimhsj
ail soldiers who were In a state of
dssertion on August & will rwetva
pardons if they urrenxUr. thamaelvea
irr Tn- vnrtad ltwgaom "tiefe.rg isp.
lemoer a or ai any elation wnere there
are reuir ft'rcet before October .
other citizens who - believe in. pro
gresslva principles, regartless of for- '
mer or present political sJnliatlona,
are "'cordially Invited to attend and
participate In this confeienca.
"All those who believe in a 'square
deal' and who oppose nuuhbie. politics -and
boss rule and the arbitrary- action
of tha machine polltlchns - who at
Chicago In llt robbed Ve Republl- .
cans of the United States of the right
to nominat"4he -candidate of their
choice for President and- who. at? r. ..
Charlotte shut the doors f the Re-'
pui.iiclU- coawnlio 14. Aba, !.'..
of a Tnstnrtty bf the regular!? elected : Z7
etegs'teg'tleeaiise hey:i6iM. take.,
an oath of alteglance to Mr. Tare and -which
bad faith waa ..-resented ' by -eYenty--thpund-tnh-Cwltna;Re-publlcans
regmterinr their protest by '
voting . for Theodore Rorsevelt; all
these are invited.-
' All those who-believe In the rlght
eousneseof the ' warfare iow being
waked by Thed ore- Hooaesw n -mfjrtfytr-
the bosBes' and tnltror of lh reto
ratlon of the right to the people to
govern themselves, who beleve in a
protective tariff, and a Jtate-wlde
primary law for all offlces, re cor- '.
illally invited and earnestly urged to
attend. - ' - ' .
"You are respectfully requted to
cgrrthe-attentlon -of youcfrlrnds to
this letter and to urge them tagttend.
The 'vMari-rtgr:fa4eeiniite
whether the political man.pulators
shall control- North CaroJng. r
whether the- people- shall role4tAt-
tend this conference and hep set the .
ball rolling. -Do no forget the date.
Tuesday. August 18. 114. -
As we will not be able t i send this 1
circular to all to whom we ioiild like
to send It. the notice in th J papers is
Intended as an Invitation t-ome. All
voters in the State who delre to see
a new era in the politic o tft he State
should by all means atten
itedtoUena.
and are
-'-'Thee4iaii:.T
Progressive State committee and the
Republican .rrte;:RposevcmnTtti "
tee at -the same Sme nwd pleejK-i-;-j
.THE-OAs'lfil,.C0SGRESS
IB! Uw AMOrfKld Pmt
Washington, Aug. 17.
Met at 11 o'clock.
Passed bill to admit foreign-built
snips" tovAmerican -registry for over-
seas trade after rejecting conference'
amendments to orn cflajlsetradw
to stMh -vessels.
Passed joint resolution authorising
Jled Cross to fly j Amellt an flagg on
relief ships. ' " :
Resumed constderatlsn of Clayton
aatttTiairMilr'-
. Recessed at 6:45 p rt. to ll a. m.
TiieeflsVr-J-""-"''"
WHKK:
Met at noon.
- Passed resolution calkng on the Pe
partmttt-f Agrlcultuie for Informa
tion as to the work f the depart-
nrtmrs -piitmritT"tmTe8fi
. Discussed meaauret,cominn up un
der unanimous consent calender.
Passed joint, resolu'lon anthortilnc
President to appoint delegates to
World Purity Congress, San Fran
cisco, 1915.?
AAJourned .atSHO p. ro to nooit "
frlilay, . ' r., ..JJ,-S
riitTrimfaijoiiv
InvlUlions have been issued as fol
lows: - -- ;
VMr. and Jtlrs. John Archibald Roger
I request" the honor of your presence -.-
at the marriage of their sister
Mi Hora Kathleen KeJuUer
- Mr. - Charles .K'inn Arrowood
on the evening - of Wednesday, the - '
-- SM'ond of iteptemtwr .. ...
nineteen hundred and fuorteea "
I s St seven o'clock
Tev Presbyterian Church .
Ulllugton. Niirth CaJOllr.a.'
fliu!eHi-own. 1 .."
Hm m in 1 tfm ae oiewin.-t' .....
-Wilmin-.'-ABg J?I---?8dnAB.y (ght.J at " 2
10 o'ojoek. after motoTtnir miles "
through the country. Mr. Fred M.
Sluite. of Xtrthemftvn -(nvr and - .
Miss Mary l)ar liroan dughler Ml.
Me, B,l ftmwn- the popular regietee '
uf deeds of Martin county, were
tnfetTwarrtv'rrr."n
the First Baptist church in this cjty '
Rev, T. W. f'hambltus preforming the ""
ceremony, Air, and Mrs, Phute left
on the northbound midnight train to
spend their honeymoon
Attended tlnuae Party. .
Mjes Mee Horton. of Knightdaler. -
wflF-nwre-Tewi'rTWrnmmineTt'hi
" lldwood" whe she has .been s.t-
lending house part y- - -
Anstraltan (Iteap Dinner.
Will the Australian. lose his rhasn
idinners? -The-cJfmand. from butchsrs""
assistants in Sydney ana in Melbourne
for increased wages threaten the ex
tinction of the 4 1-Jd. dinner. If this
sultstanliaJ meaJ of meat-and two
vegetables followed by "sweets ' la to -be
raised to 6d., such a misfortun will
be bewailed by the thousands of nom
ads and vagabonds who make pllgri-
maes 10 ihe ; :jBet .105 ej;o ramouu
wealttL - But tlwnr Will not,
sufferer.- Their -comparatively .well-
to-do fel7o-g ef -th leratridaSoS
Ijilstgnt ,f!Uf;ia'WiBheit-lMtvi tttty7I
iitelninimt3asaa
rnef Tdr-Wli
erwoW-TFom "the BritlaKTcrrtncVTrebTFeTigtrs
Ippe strTundon announce it fhsTTwaw ir'FTisr.iT-eiTec-tnielr-iJ-MH.m
torn, at any tite, in Canada.-
Chronlclo f ,
-London
v-irany an -stress-tbji uraice a spene 1
almost as . ateasfully as siia .caui auuil
va
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