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4
GERTMS BEING HARRASSEDAfli
DRIVEN BACK BYHUED FORCES s
OF
According to Official Reports from London
and Paris the Kaiser's Men ate Weary
and Disheartened While Those of the
Allies Display No Signs of Fatigue and
Stirred fy the Great Victories They Are
O tr m ".'.U-a - r TT" iiA
SaidHoHaveWonAfeln An Exultant
State and Close
Enemy Both Day
?.r:-r-':'" "'T (Bp&e Assogated Press.)
" London Sept.. 14.rl 0:10 pm.
wen attacking Verdun, the German rorces in ranee jiave niien
? . back all along the line, according to the French official report issued
. v this afternoon. - ' V k J
f From Nancy -to the VoeTfhejtiave "ivithdfam frorPrthcjiLlcr-
" ; fitory.-wniie-en-the extreme rignt uenerai von muck -ana .tjnerai
' Vtn RnelMis rnntimiA tn retreat tn'the nnrtheast hpfnrp thi French
and British, even giving up their defensive position on the river Aisne,
between Compiegne and Sdssons. ------ ; -
-Further-est."iherGerman"detachment$ that held Amiens" have
moved northeastward to try to rejoin the German army of the right
at St. Quentin; It is possible all the Germans in northwest France
have done likewise; otherwise they would be in danger of being cut
, off in the tenter. Another defensive position behind Rheims has
been given, up and in -the Argonne region a general retreat is taking
place toward the forest of Belnnoue and Triancoyf u
ALLIES PUSHING HARD. '
The allies are pushing their advantage and doling their utmost to
turn the retreat into a disaster by a stern pursuit on perhaps the
broadest scale yet known in war. On the right they are in good
'position to continue the offensive, if the men and horses are ivot too
tired for further effort They are based on a strong line running
from the Mafne to the fortresses
Argonne.
While, the allies left composed
.licavy force of cavalry under General Pau, is wheeling around so as
Tounve oenerais von muck ana,
-Luierriberir ."General' Pau V arm v.
and Uon, might cut communication
and Belgium.
- 1 , TRYING
The British, who yesterday took nearly all the crossings on the
river Aisne and captured many prisoners, are north of that river and
evacuate Rheims. The- center somewhere., beiweea- Chalonsand
fcteimsr1nttaktefM'reirotf iofecaptu the latter city,1 "which would
be one of the most popular victories that could be announced to
Frenchmen.
Should these movements be crowned with success and Laon and
. Jtheims azain fall into the hands of the allies, the Germans would have
only one line of communication
na even mat migni De cui.
HELP FROM
GeneFai-Von- Kluck7ftoweWr, isTooking" foir reinforcements from
Belgium if they have not already reached him, and with these he
. might make another stand against his pursuers,
i The British war office issued a long statement today from Field
. Marshal Sir John French covering
--- summaries the seven days fighting
10th, inclusive. -
COMPLIMENTS BRITISH AVIATION.
- i General French paid high compliment to latest addition to the
' British army, the flying corps, ana ne also quotes a letter rrom tne
French commander, General Joffre, who congratulated him on the
a&ufacv4
. lave done little or no bomb throwing, but have confined themselves
"o""gatherinr information about
This is the work that the military men always have said would
prove of the greatest service in
i plane. In what conflicts they Jia.ve. had with German aviators, the
" British flying men, according to Field Marshal French, have "estab-
? lished individual ascendency," and, he adds, Something in the di-
I . . ection of mastery of the air already has been established." ""
' This is particularly gratifying to
iiit powers- to roseriously into the
.. government has been severely criticised for not giving it more en
couragement. '
BELGIANS SHOW STRENGTH
The. Belgians, who have received pew big guns and leinforcements
urr from somewhere; bff prevented the Ger-
mans from sending more ot their troops out ot Belgium to the south.
- It is reported that the Germans had another army coitis ready to
fisfateh-4fr-4hHKsistafle north of Paris, but
ukkiy"tHH sTrength"
' ;,nd ability to cut communication between, Brussels and Louvain.
- AHhtmgtr thrBetgians" had to retire to the protection of the Ant
werp forts when the Germans discovered them, they proved them
selves capable of at least annoying the army of occupation.
; CRUSHING DEFEAT OF AUSTRIANS.
All the news Coming in today seems to confir mthe Russian reports
thni hfl Riidan! hav( inflirlpil 9rinthr mistime ApfMt mi th Anc
W tiians who, on- th? right,, were supported by -orrrriQejffl'iffilsloas;'
Jtythe capture of Tmaszow, the Russians drove a wedge Uetween
i the" Austrian army,.1iich had invaded Poland as far as Opole, Kras-
l rosfav and Zamoso, and the arroy which they defeated "at lemberg
and which although it lost hcavily-in killed, wounded, prisoners, and
tuns, managed to reform to some extent and undertake the offensive.
The Germans who reinforced the Austrians according to latest ad
vices, shared in the defeat. Theyre tryjng to reach' the fortress
?t Przemyst, and the rear guard is endeavoring to keep-jff the
Russian cavalry which is pursuing them. . . . . - .-
U0.000 PRISONERS TAKEN. -
Audria ha.1 in Poland and Galicia an armv estimated at i.ooo.ooo
men with 2,500 guns. - At Lemberg, Austria lost mjnyjhousand
men in itiiiea, wounaca, ana pnsuncrs. h 15 now siaica, aunougn
not ofiicially, that the total number of prisoners amounts to 1 80,000,
. . .. . . a i-m a-H-i-irtr'i j- it. - . u .
sntl tnai a inousnn neiu iim
captured forts and an immense
reported today from Rome that
sLMlawa. on the east Prussian
prising, as the Russians only today admitted they had been com
piled to withdraw in east Prussia before overwhelming forces of
ftpKTXSVT.Xi
GREAT BMlBllM TRANCE
on the Heels of the
and Night.
.Except for the nny- -wliteii as
through the hilly country south of
largely of fresh troops, with
von duciow tuwarus Ajucnno auu
bv a few "more marcliesy Lafere
between the retreating Germans
with Germany through Rethel
BELGIUM.
more completely than the previous
from
the enemy for the general staff.
connection with the use ot the aero
Britons, as England was one of
development of aviation, and the
nrrr iAiriir-eMe'irnr'guTV m me
amount of war material. . It also Is
the Germans have suffered a defeat
frontier. This would be rath?r sur
FROM PACE ONfi.J
M OULLETIIIS
Amen SHU Vlctorwjwa,
London. Sept 14. (4:41 p. to.)
The official press bureau this after
noon issued the following statement:
'All day yesterday tha enemy stub
bornly disputed tha passage of the
Alan by our trgerp but in apita of tha
difficulty of forcing tha river In tha
race of a strong opposition., nearly all
tha crossings were secured, by su riant.
On our right and , IttVlar French
troops ware confronted with a simi
lar task in which Ilka ourselves, they
were successful. Many more prUonera
were taken. .
"It la reported from tfce.Ereorh
Tii4(nirtera Ibit fh German X'fflWB
Prince a .army has been driven back
and.thai.JMt has moved Ma headquar.
ters from Ht. Menchould to Mont
Faucon.
(ermaiia la Ret real.
JParia: Sept. 14(J.lt d. fn.W It
wua officially announced ihim after
noon that the Germane ettll are retlr
ln( 'everywhere. They are abandon
Ins all the poalttona which they erect
ed to cover a possible retreat :
The official statement follows:
"The first on our left wins the
enemy had prepared, to the north of
Aisne. between Cemplerne and Sots-
sons, a Una of defenae which It was
forced to abandon. Some detach
ment which it had held at Amlena,
now have retired upon Perron and
St QuenUn.
Second, on the center also the Ger
mane had taken up a defensive posi
tion Itehtnd -Rheiras but were unable
to hold it In the Argonne reelon they
turned back toward the north beyond
the forest of Belnoue and beyond
Triaucourt
"On tbe.riKht. wiiur.-4ha retreating
movement of the Uermaaa la sjeneral
from Nancy to Voasea, Yesterday
eveninr French territory In thl vici
nity had been completely evacuated.".
Crowa Prince Hrmmcd In. . . .
Paris. Sept. 14. l:ll p. m. 1
the opinion of the beat military ob
servers here.-Hie German army under
command of Crown Prince Frederick
William la ia a critical position.
The French have driven the Ger
mans from theirs pavttia ,ort -oi
Itnetma and threaten nts line or re
treat to the west of the Argonns re
gion, and it to felt that he la liable to
be surrounded and forced to capitu
late.; This would result-in breaking
WnimiSdaVrTwaTrT9:iters.
imt4v-4iefbriltB''Xlrj.iit). Prince would
be to 'try to force his way through,
aouth of Verdun, a desperate expedi
ent In new of the Imposing array of
forts at this point
Belgians Maac Denial.
Antwerp. Sept 14.(Via London
t:t0,p. m. The Belgian government
has appointed a commission headed
bv M. OobleC the minister of jtate.
to-eTtrrrtitraefman calumnies, that
the Belgian population Is responsible
for the agcreaaions and atrocities
committed Uy German troops."
No Ronsian Tmopa In nelclom.
London. Sept. 14. (H:fS p m.)rr
The oflirial " irMw bureau buuied to-
bight' a denial of the reports that Riin
alan troops have been landed in Bel
gium. -
There la ho truth whatever, says
the bureau, in the rumcrs that Ru
slan soldiers have landed' or passed
through Great Britain on their way
to r ranee or Helcium. The state
menu that JUiian trnpa re-fn H-t-
gian or French aoll .. houjdiiedkb.
credited.
Aowtruui Suffer Sfffrf Defeat.
London. Sept. 14118:12 p. m.)
A diapatch to the Centrat News from
Copenhagen says that Herlin mee-
eages received in Copenhagen admit
that the chief Anitrtnn army has auf-
fered an absfitute-dsfearr hut claim
It Is retiring In gmid order.
3JeejteewAumtieTrir army.
the correspondent continues. "U'suld
to be in a dangerous position, being
cut off from the main army. The
Austrians have had terrible losses.
French Heomrpy Amlena
rane, 8pt. 14. (11:99 p. m.
The French official statement Issued
tonight sar that French troopa have
reoccupied Amlena which was aban
doned by the Oenninii. hut that the
Hfimiim are iiiairlHaniIa.'rTa"""on the
river Aisne. .
The statement Is at follows:
--'Ofl-fmr teft wins; we he.ve every
where caught np with the rear guards
and even the main body of the enemy.
'Our troops have reentered Amlena
abandoned by the German forcea.
"The enemy appears 1o he making
a stand on a prepased front along the
river Aiane." '
- ye reuiw lriaunem Arrbev .
ris,.Sepl. 14. 7:05 p. m.--A batch
ot German prisoners composed of a
general with .bis entire staff and six
other officer urn) men arrived to
day at Noly-l.e-fec. five miles north
east of I'arlt. whence they were snt
to the south. . . . . ,
Japanrec Active.
Peking. Sept.' 14. It it Uelfcved
that here li.efia-Js'vaneae troopa in
all have neen landed on the . 8han
rung peninmua. ine4i nineee re
sending twenty-five Ket" Ooas men to
serve among both combatants at
-K-iae Chow. tbi is tne first lima
the Chinese Had Cross has worked'
among foreigners.
Favorable tu Uprnuun.
Kotterdam. 6pt 14, via irfndf.n
7:10 p. m.. A dispatch from Merlin
aays the Hu man general staff - an
aounced 'Peptember II that a plan
campaign-Ywt the western thetr nf
tne war -or which no details had
been made Known, had led to a new
engagement which aa Ux i fdvorable
to lb Uurmana,
PRAISE FORJOFFRE
E
Has Absolute Faith in Himself;
Dancer Does Not Appall;
Victory Win Not Astonish ;
(f to tmtxui Ma.)
Bordeaux... Heot I. 11: 19 P. m.
"Oeseral , Joffre n must have smiled
when ha saw himself called 'Fablus,
tha-Cunotator,' " writes Louia Lata pie,
a persona! friend of the commander
in eniei or tne rrenen ermiee, in a
rdomlns tiaper.
"He really la more tha daahinc
hoaear than the oeol 'delayer and
recalls rather Murat than FaMua He
is aha- person! neatien of pure 4ntelU-
Irenes intelllsence which knows how
to restrain an ardent temperament, to
bend it to discipline and reasou, or
allow it fun rein as .circumstances
dictate.
"To tell the truth, when Joffre ac
cepted ..theauprem command, hia
friends were rather apprehensive. He
was so optimistio so decided. Ji
was one of the most ardent and carter
advocates of .'revenge,' He. has al
ways had the most Implicit confidence
Yft'itervatfn' t ttii yreAoHfflcet and
troops. He was always certain 6f
their vtetery. All who approached
1 htm "went away reaaaurxd. t ortiflad
and resolved. Thus little by little he
created about him an atmosphere of
faith and enthusiasm. Believing that
war was imminent and victory sure he
prepared tor-re- with unremitUire toll.
Uen. Joffre Is a -lucky man. He has
never failed In anything that he. at
tempted.. He has absolute faith tn
his guiding star. Danger did not ap
pa victory wlHtioti astonish him,"
AUSTRIANS CLAIM TO
HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL
AT BATTLE OF LEMBERG
Manchester, Mass.. Sept. 14. Wire
leaa advices received ' today by Dr,
KonatanUn Tbeodor Dumba,--Austro-
Hungary ambassador to the United
States- from XJount- Von Berchtold,
minister tjf foreign affairs at Vienna,
read aa follows:
The battle of Lemberg hat been
successful. Our forces which were
placed along and south ot the Grodek
road, pushed back the enemy ifter
five days fighting.
"Ten . : thousHnd Ruaata:u and
numerous guna were captured; but It
was lmposalble. to make full use of
the success because our northern
wing was endangered by overwhelm
Ing Ruaatan forces, not to apeak ef
hew Russian forcea marching against
Uen. Jmnklg.army and into the In
terval betwew thirarttiy and the
Lemberg war theatre.
On account, ot' the superior
strength nf the enemies. It was found
neeessary- eiiUect our armies, now
righting with little rest, heroically for
inree aays, into r&vorame positions,
preparaing them for new action."
BRJTliravlRliSNTsi
INTENTIONS REGARDING
IRISH HOME RULE BILL
(By Om AnorUud Prau. 1
London. Hept 14, (S:46 pa.l
imparting r tn House of lairds to
day the government's intentions In
regard to--the--Irish 4wne Rule MU,
the Marquis of Crewe somewhat am
p.ll.fldUJttte..talament made lrr ths
House of Commons by , Iremler As
qutth. He plulged the government
to Introduce a bill to amend the Home
Rule bill and promised "It- would be
dealt with before the Home Rule
measures became operative.
The amending bit! would not ne-
cesaaril)- -exclude- I'lster or any- part
of trlnter, he said. : as t he - w holer tem
per of Ireland had changed greatly
for the better since the outbreak of
the war. The Marquis believed that.
when the Irish bill was placed on the
statute books, there would be a rush
of Irishmen tu enlist He recalled the
objections raised, to granting self-
go vernmerit to-; SuutJh Atricajuid
pointed to f he pia thaOJie-winf
&uih Africa-end the DTitclr element
there now wis playing for the empire.
The Day in Congress
UhrtkeAMKlataaFrei.)
WHh(n?ton. T. V. Hent 14.
Met at 11 a. m.
The illibuMer tn the nver and har
bor bill was resumed.
Adjourned at b:4U p. in, to 11 a. m,
Tuesday.
HOlnE:
Met at noon.
-!ipefoTe- the agflniltiM-e conimlite
David Lubln advocaud a national
marketing syatem for handling farm
products.
On the fitor lnntrct. or ColunaiJi
irBTBTjiTinni was acnaica.
Faftwed Henate bill to clear all Waxh
ington alleys of dwelling houaes 1ih
In four Tr. '
Adjourned at u:l p. m. to noon
Tueiay.
rF.BATr:HH VMM.
Wake ForcHt SfHex-t hwskcrs fir An
HpUI is TV Nm ! iiiiw. )
Wake forest. Sei)t. 11. At a meet
tna 'Ot TTi; ThlTiiinHlbesian Literary
Rocieiy Mr. Uaail Watklns of Oolda
boro vu electial to succeed Mar
shall Henry Jnm-i of Cumiierland
county as senior anniversary debater-
Mr. Jones resigned on account- of un
usually heavy work for this session.
Mr. K. A. I'lttiosn of Franklin count
was elected to succeed A. L. McKad
yen of Cumberland County aa Junior
anniversary, debater. Mr. McKad yen
reelgnedl because be -will- not attend
eolleg-e aest -term-. --
:.io k:m.ki m-;ar ndhmv
Stayer Make ItmmI Ills I-mh After
irw" KTimiiinif:
, - (S1 TV rv M llletw,
-Norllna, (tept. 14. Alt Harris arid
-Wnrv-lnnt4, two negroes, got Into
depute about five mltea from here
isa.d.dy nght, rrfith hetng. " armed
and both, it Is said, using their guns,
Harris shot Jones through the aid
the effects from which he died in
about two hours, HhitIh left, for
parts unknown and has , not been
captured. Jones waa employed by
A. J. Hoyea a a driver of n lum
Iier wagon bjiu was aDout 30 yearn
s
Pacts .Regarded by President
as Practical Guarantee
-Against War;
( th Matltt fnm )
Washington. 8epL 14.No reply
had heVn received .today- fromthe
Herman government to the Inauiry
of the Vnlted tttafes concerning the
attitude of the former toward -peace
in luurope but administration fnciala
were hopeful that from the Informal
effort something tangible might de
velop. That many influential - German-
Americans are working to bringr about
some' exchange of peace terms has
been admitted In official quarters,
President Wilson and Secretary Bry
an are keeping In close touch with
all these efforts The feeling prevail!
among administration officials that aa
the-easualty - list grow """ and the
enormity- of the struggle. Is brodght
home to the masses In each country,
the movement for . peace will corre
spondingly gain momentum.
;. Jj,.vvtml4aafct'.'oftiet
United Btate tomorrow will a'igh
treaties of peace with Great Britain,
France, Hpaln and China. Thene pacta
are regarded by President Wllaon as
a practical guarantee against war.
Sir Cecil Spring-Ulce, Jules- Jusse-
rand, Juan Riano, the British. French
and Spanish ambajnadora, respectively,
and Kl u tlhah, tne Chlneae mlnli-
tar, nave recetvea inmructintia rrom
their governments to sign the treatlea
tomorrow.
Announcement was made today that
Presiclent Wilson on Wednesday would
receive-the Kelgtarr canimiHHlon sent
to the t 'nltert States to lodge formal
protest against alleged German atro
citiea
Official dispatches to the Amealcan
government today confirmed preasrre-
ports of the retreat of tne Herman
army along the entire Une in France,
United Actiorv With Triple En
tente Inevitable Outgrowth
: : of Situation
ta u titiriil
Bordeaux, Bept: 14. (7:6 a. m.)
The Tern pa quotes Prince Tasca Dl
Cuto, an Italian Socialist deputjt with
reference to the attitude or Italy:
'Opinion In Italy." aays the deputy.
la unanimous In demanding the re
alisation of the anti-triple alliance
imi(riaTO:---Vfl-cmvWenevM
4MfrTy: Hiustwtitkilulely'parawi
het;:nttw.jB!a,Jio:;TOirXli:tnp
alliance. .
'United action with the triple en
tente la the Inevitable outgrowtn ot
the situation. Italy's neutrality has
been a necessary transition; our mili
tary measures have been taken as
trairfcly-aa geographical conditions
permitted, and the Italian army Is
ready for alL eventualities. -Jjut eei
Is mobilised and coaled, thanks to ar
rangetnenta with- KnglarHl-
'We ntm are neutral only tn ap
nearance. The action oi Italy migm
deilnitely turn the scale in favor of
the triple entente."
GERMAN CORRESPONDENT
CLAIMS KAISER'S ARMY
IS KOLDING POSITIONS
Kotterdam. Sept. 14. Via t.ondoa
7:41) p. m. The report of a C.erman
war correspondent with the general
headquarters in the neiu, was re
eelved here from. Herlin, says:
"Toward the end of Augunt the
French endeavored ici'"arret Ibis ad
vance of the Herman troops inrougn
Helgiumhy-ttak-hHr- their forces at
Kpernay and on the tlerman left
wing at Metz and Haarburg. In
these attacks the loasea of the French
and Hrlttsh were very heavy.
"The flerman right wing, composed
of three corps, then attempted to
outflank the allies by a movement to
the left partL Amiens,, which move,
merit 7' WW (HKXJ-saf ul . mid . 1ml to s
rapldLad.vanHL.L'gfle.v.-
"Hince Heplemlier b, mere nave
been heavy engagements: in many
Dlnce.i. An attack on the Oermans
from the direction of l'arla over, the
town of Crecy. and the department
nf the Aisne waa successfully with
stood by Oeneral Von Klur.k, -
- "On the following daya the attack
were renewed, this time wttn tne sup
port of heavy French irtlllery. At
the same time the French made an
attack from Meafix and. Montmlrall.
.TJjSLJ(Ufc--a4hr-4-wee
man right miliar of three corps roll
hack, breaking, however the French
onslaught and taking fifty gunajsnd
;mr PTtHrmers."- 1 't
The French forces, the correspond,
cnt aswrts, made a notr.ble attack
ou tht- Ueruutn ceatur, but were
thrown barter mt-Verduiv whither the
Oermans followed and took the outer
works.
According to the correspondent,
since September f a new battle on
the Paris, Verrtun, Nancy and French
Iorrlnellne has been In progress
with the Ocrmans'TvmniHg" air tl
tlons. .
. Only Five l-nlh-d TtannieI).' ,
H Ui Af -iel r-ji I
Washington. Septtlut of the
hundred and twenty enllated men who
took the mental .examination for the
irnlted States Naval Academy under
the .e, ft of Conertsa jit June 44, J 1 4",
only five passed.
Navy oiHctals lielieve that neat- year,
with ample opportunity for prepara
tlou, -enough applicants wilt pass to
make up tne run quota ot nn,-en au
-Tttortsetr-ny-the unr
Offers Ten CrnU for ( ikmhi.
Renaon, Sept 14. R. T. Buries, n
local cotton buyers and dealer In live
stock, is offering ten cents (or cotton
on rotee and account. Mr. Surlea Is
one of the -largest dealers In live stock
In thU section of the State and has
several thousand dollars out in notes
and accounts. It is expected other
business men of this place will soon
maka 4 lilt preposition.
ITALY'S POSITION
IH GREAT CONFLICT
Early Returns Indicate Election
of G. 0. P. Candidate for
Governor by Big Plurality
.J tar Ox aNina Ff-i .
Portland. Maine, Sept. 14 Returns
for Oovernor lit the Ptate election to
day from 4X1 nut of (14 election dis
tricts give Halnea, Republican. SI. Sis;
Curtis. - Democrat. I,757. Gardner,
Progressive, 11,481. 1.
If the same percentage of Republl
can gains la - maintained throughout
the State, It Is figured Hainee election
la indicated by more than . plu
iHtyrewpared5' Vtt h,e I g Hew
President vilson In Itll.
AR11E8TKD IN VUU.1KIA
Wife of Ralph I "age Found In Fred
ericksburg in Company of Wdncy
juaoe.
- (SsMttl at Tht N ssd Ohm.)
Wllaon, Bept. 1 4.r6herlff tlowe re.
eelved a telephone mew 'a from
Fredericksburg, Va stating that the
wlfwf. Hatph --ntgf tit Htan'tonsburg.
who disappeared some days ago was
in that city Jn COtnpanyWlth -Sidney
lane and getting in communication
with the chief of-police of that city
soon had the couple under arrest.
Deputy W. R. Harden has gone to
the Virginia city for the couple and
will arrive with them tonghU, .18
win ne neia under the charge of ab
duction and later on may be nrose-
cuted In the federal courts under the
white slave act.
Call For Bank Statetncnti.
T (B Um aswi-nml tnm I
Washlhgton, D. C. Sept. 14. The
comptroller of the currency today- ls
sued a call for a statement of the con
dition of all national hanks of the
United States at the close of business
Heptrmber 41.
11
GREATVIGTORY
Take 180,000 Austrians Pris
oners in Seventeen Days'
Fighting
HIT Itw kmtrltltt firm )
Ixmdon. Sept 14 (10:05 p. m l
A dispatch to the Central News from
Rome says ttlegrpphlo advices receiv
ed there from Petrograd are to the
effect that the IT days buttle of the
Russians against the Austro-Oennaa
rorces ended with th 'following re
ratr: r-:
l'risoners taken 180,000: field guns
captured.- &0iTfortrs- artillery cap
tured 1,000 pieces;, transport, wagona
taken e.utfo: aeroplanes n.pinrei 7
The Huraian embaiua' in Rome ac
cording to the correspondent of the
Central News says that the tlerman
army commanded by Ct-neral Von
Hlndejibjirg : has beej defeated hear
Mlawa, Russian Poland, anil that the
German ere-evacuirtinir Poland with
a loss of (0,000 rnen. The ambassa
dor adds thai the Russians have as
sumed the offensive T in "Trussia and
have commenced to lay siege to Koe
nlgsberg.
SLUMS ABOLISHED
Dying WMi of Mrs. WiHMlrow Wilson
to Be tarriod
(HrtM ImllM lms I
Wahlnrfton, Sept. 14 Mra Wood
row Wilsons dying wish that con
gress abolish alley sluina In the na
ttnnal capital' was fulfilled today whe
the House passed the Senate bill pro
hlbltliig the use of dwelling hou
In Washington alleys after four year
from the-date -ff-the legislation;-
A few hours before Mrs Wilson
died . she told the- President he could
"go nway happier" If she knw the
alley slums would be wiped out.
Word was sent to the Capltohand jhe
House district committee promptly re
ported a bill carrying a Targe appro
prlatlon for that purpose The House
did not pass the measure as reported
because (of constitutional objections.
TheSenale- however passed .another
bitt tarrHM-wtf f-trtdcTTOvrdlhg
for abolition ot the shims. The House
acceuted this as a substitute, accep
table to the White House, and It will
become a law
v'- as -
SKW YORK GRAMS tllT-RA
emn hjena IMwplte ;JTMeJaWBa?C
irx in in r.urofte.
New York, Sept. 14. The grand
opera season opened tonight with
OeranOTttr rltimn anrt-3wtw-inrRr
In English by the Ontury tipera
Company. The war, whloh sent most
of the foreign alngera ta, military
service and caused the abandonment
this year of the Boston and Chtcsgo
opera companies, did not eifect the
season that opened tonight because
the leading principals. the. chorus,
ballet-and practically all the orchestra
were Americana born or natorallsed.
Miss LaiIs Kwell was Juliet and Orvllie
Harrold was Romeo.
Thif receipts of tonight' perf rn
ance mud tomorrow'a will lie devoted,
to the Red Cross -war f unil.
OTIIIC TO SAY.
eltlH-r 4'tuince Nor , Farrell , Will
Make Any .Statement.
New York, Sept 14. Whlk- neither
Manager Chance nor Frank Farrell.
president of the New York American
Lugue baseball club, would make
any statement , twja.litaaeftalj circles
put much fuTth ia a persistent rumor
that Chance would remain manager
for the rest of the season. One re
port had it that Chance would re
linquish his contruct " for another si-
I son ja 1 linK.ror aa lary ,.pr Iagjij
1 ana rarreu nao guaranieeo to pay
f-h.nra'l mIapv tn full tnr thllt vr
- unn, manngur of the Haiti-
more Internationals, waa considered
the moat likely choice for Chance's
succesir.
ek-rtvtary to lleTe RoanL
WttBhtngton. D. C, Kept. 14. II.
Parker Willis, ef New York, toda
took office as secretary of the Federal
Rrservi) Board. He is a writer on
finance and was one of the framers
of the new currency act.
RUSSIANS GI
COTTOfJ GROWERS
ilCOiiinEE
Representative Doughton
Dr. H. Q. Alexander are tha
North Carolina Members
MUST AGREE 01. PLAfi
Delegation of Tarheels Urge!
Responsible for .. Meeting
Held in Washington Tester
day; Stamp Tax Proposed
by epresehlatrveKitchla
May Be Levied
tits OM aaKttsd rrse I
WasliingtrJi. Sept. 14. A Commit
tee of Southern Congressmen and cot
ton .growers was organised her to
day by Representative Henry ot
"Trxasi'" 'fF work "for"in advance ot
three -of four ntlHion doHareV-to
Sou thern fai mere en the large cotton
stock that must be held over beuausa
of the -collapse of European demand. ,
The committee will hold dally meet.
tnga and will urge the advisability of
Ha plan, upon president WUor Sec---
rctary McAdoo and theFederal Ke
serve Hoard. .
Mr. Henry, who was authorised to
appoint the committee at a recent in
formal conference of Congressmen ;
and growers, wHK eet-ee-W -chairman. -
Other members Include K. W. Dabbe,
South Carolina; Dr. H. Q. Alesan- ;
der. North Carolina, and Repreecnta-
live lughton. North Carolina; I .-ever.
South Carolina, and Flood. Vir
ginia. Senators and Representatives of the)
cotton-growing States at a conference
tonight voted to recommend States
legislation to . 'curtail the production
of cotton nest year,., !
The action of the conference will
be communicated to a meeting ot
Southern Governors which probably
will be held soon at Atlanta to con
alder the cotton situation.
Oeneralllscuseion-of the pnesiMIHy
of further Federal legislative action
in the emergency developed a strong r.
sentiment that Congress had done all
it Could do In providing an emergency
cuireuey. '
Senator Simmons was emphatic in
urging that the public be brought to
realise that Congress had given all
the assistance it cuulJ, . .i,
W. E. TlXVEimrX.
Washingtont' 0. C Beptember 14. '
Adelegailon f North Carolinians
from Scotland Neeg and nearby :
townaj was largely rMponalble for
the eoUnav. meeting.-They; rame to
Waehtngtoirta Hnxtout-wbat-the -
ernment will do and how far It can
-and asked, that e rmemherf, r.
Congress from Southern states agree
upon a plan which the states tnrougn
their Legislatures can. follow and
push the plan In the several states.
The .delegation consisted 0 Oerson '
Hoffman. N. B. Josey. J. B. Ed
wards. Tyler Wheeler and Ed. Smith.
Scotland Neck; Perry Gregory, Tll-
lery; James L Stedman, Halifax.
Would lUiluec liiTesigr. . . -The
delegation called on Representative--
KUifchin,-whi twk tbein- -to- see -
Representative lver. of South Caro- ,
Una, chairman of the House commit--tee
on agriculture, and Senator Sim
mons. They found thnt it Is pretty
generally believed here that the gov
ernment has hone about all 11 can do
under the constitution and about alt lt.
will da to relieve- Th cotton, eituatlon.
The- North Crlinians-. reeocnlze the
limitations of the Federal BftW?rninent
and want some plan evolved whereby
The Ststes can reduce neat year's Out-
ton crop one half. - - 1-
Renator Simmons had the meeting
called In order the.t the delegating
which Is rompoaed of merchants and
tottiwi arowei. might iset- some vlan
to which ineinber. ofonyest!, front
cpttoa States-mtghT agree. , : 1
.May be. Ktaaup Tax.
Indications are tonight that
stamp tag elmllnr to the one levied -during
the Spaiiish-Ariierlcan war, -may
be substituted f or he prptet
tat on freight which was decided ou
by the House Ways and Means Com
mittee last week. The treigbt tax
provision waa adopted l.y the. comntit-.
tee by xi-fe of nix" to five upin the
representation by Chairman I'ntler
Wood that the President desired thlsi
feature In the til. It Is believed 110W
that tlie 1'reslUent will not InsM m
such a tax and wlll.be tmllnid to fa
vor the ttutip tax Instead. -
The stamp tax waa proposed 1-y
cpreiwnlaUv1..Kllhin,,.;holli,- .
'-wlrt''liiII'1S'ote''''Ti(tf'pre4lU
that unless the president shows a
preference for a freight tax the Dem
ocratic calicos tomorrow night will
intrjit.aheWawi,jui4
mittee to frame a bill which shall not
tax transportation.
-.: Tar Hexl In 1 aJdligtoo. - -.The
toliowlng sightseers from
Washington; "N.'Cvre hereTody :
W. B. sianciil. F.rneet Hardtn, Franlt .
McKeel. Mum Maud Moilgea - alias -.
Ruby Morgan. Miss Lncy Peterson,
Mrar t. T; .taxksorr antrTHraTKathleen
Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 1'. Cook ol Concord,
are here t -
GOI.F . tlUMflOSSIUP. "
Miictjr-oiM WwiM'D Goifern In an Kx
rlting Tournament.
Olencove. L. I., Sept 14. Ninety
one women golfers, the largest field
that ever competed in a national
championship tournament, turned In
cards here today for this qualifying
round of II holes medal play over
the links of the Nassau Country Club,
Miss . Ueorglanns M. ... - Bishop,
Rridgeport, Conn., a former title-
holder, led the field, and won the ,
gold medal with. the, low score of ti.
Another farmer national champion,
Mrs. Arnold' H. Jackson, of Oakley,
Mnss.. who as Miss K. C..Harlev.'.xf..
Faif'lUver',' wiin'the- hopor at Chevy
Chaae, Md., six years ago, was ,aeu.
I "n'1- lth
. W llwm ScImmiIs Opening.
iivlil -si T Km ukl Otwntt l
Wilson. Sept. 14. The Wlleou
grader) achoola opened tht . morning
and the attendance was larger Ihmi
-LfiM- any previous year. At the end of
I the first month last year the numo..r ,
attending wag 740; at the opening ttit
morning 75 names were enrolled
lit of the aumfcsjg tmum tix-tw-oUm
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