-THE-NEWS -AND OBSERVER
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15. 1314.
;2PJ.IAi:S BEII :G I1ARRASSED AI
miVEil BACK BY ALLIED FORCES
OF GREAT BRITABJ AND FRANCE
'"I CONTINUED
' Currmans who threatened General Rennenkampf's left wing:
. It 1i Possible the German commander General Von .. Hlndenburg,
4usnea flis-aJvantage-too far and foiinrt the Rinsian. were strorigcr
on ine frontier, where Mlawa is
, t SERVIANS RESUME OFFENSIVE.;: '
- '. JM Servians after taking Semlin, over which there was great re
joicing; as it relieves Belgrade, from a continuation of the bombard-
taeut, have resumed 4he offensi ve-against the Austrian and,4ike- the
Montenegrins, are taking advantage -of Austria's weakness on that
frontier to push Into her territory. i
REPORT FROM PARIS.
Paris, Sept t4.5:tl p. m. Pursuit of the retreating German
armies by, the British aniLf rench forces continued today with vigor,
according to tne r-rencn view;
fjnit the-tr erei! mfmhorc h
is being carried out with rapidity
..xl ttu..
appears to be approaching the
lefTwinrseemirirf
iS known the fleeing invaders who, after Wonderful forced marches
into France, made such a stern attempt to break through the lines Ot
4 . M-e r i
tne allies aeienJin? PariL have
liorses were Unable tO drag them
ioot-wearyr inrantry - tnormous
l. .4i
MOr aiSO WereieU on tne route s ttie Germans WtllCh iS through
difficult marshy COUntrV rendered almost impassable in Some Places
py heavy rains which threaten to
ALLIES ARE ELATED.
Fhe l.ns, fetsset
represented as stirred by unexpectedly great victories to such a state
of eTatlotr thatlhey are able to kep close on th hel of the retiring
enemy, harrassing them day and night, cutting off detachments and
. attempting to interpose retwen them and the frontier.
It generally is believed here
-warilt4akelaceJnanaa
tne muuiy experts, aoumicys tnirrnoeavor to t
rmles should they succeed in eluding capture, from taking strong
Ubiiuuic (.ujiinJiia ucai iuc iiuiuiti.
FRESH TROOPS COMING.
Large bodies of fresh troops
forward to.assist in the pursuit and
chase, It Is said. Some portions
and hot and SUUny days interspersed With deluges of rain, bore the
brunt ot tne itgnting are taning a brief rest in preparation for fu
ture movements which may call for equally great efforts.
GOES TO CHARLESTON
fl O. Randoluh to Aornt Profrwior-
ship of tieoloci In Collrce of
Charleston.
TSwiilt Mi Tat Nan ant Ota
Chapel Hill. Kept. 14. E. O. lUn
. dolph, of the Department of tleulogy
of the Htate I nlverslty, has been railed
to the College of Charleston, Hmith
, " Carolina, to take the acting proftnuor
' ship of Oeology of that Institution
Ua occupies the chair during the kb
sance of Professor I'a'ul M- Ilea, who
I in-Xlermany. Mf. JBtindolph Is a
gvaduau of the X'nivemlty anil
" thrfuHthout his college course special
bard In the subject over which he will
preeiHe In tha Mouth Carolina college.
HI training and experience as stu
' dent and Instructor In the University
- has given him an equipment through
- whick rej:ecwtbly;-
of Oeology In the College of Charles
, ... ton. A, B. Hrownion, of Ashevllle, a
- graduate of "the University .with the
class of Ills, will succeed Mr. Kan
! dolph as Instructor of geology here
Mr. Broanson was one of the drat
students of hi class and his major
' subjects were sology and geology.
04KWTWti
President E. K. Graham (aa sr-
- cepted the Invitation in make an ail-
- dreaa before the American Ha '.era'
" Aaaodatlei. lnseseii-ln Ulchinond,
' V'a. on Oetoter-4.
Hubert W. Collins, f Molly Mptlngt,
' tA ake countyr who haWsly -beei ap
pointed st Instructor In the Uepart-
.. ment of mathemHtlca In the I nl
" veratty, holds a record of efficiency
rarely surpassed In the subject of
mathematics. Mr. Collins la a srsdu
t of the University with, tha class of
- 114, and during his four years' course
ha- relished- "14 distinct- courses in
-tnathematlca ff that nnmler hla
- total aversge grade frli one marginal
point below I, a mark Indicating ex
" rellent scholarship. The single :
which discounted hla number one
grade came In conaeuufiice of s
. "sprung quix." an exsmlnatlnn . of
- Juiigment - emMtoM4jjJaJtlaa
u dtf t keep ihe student in a slate
of preparedness. Mr. Collins a as
president of the Phi Hetta Kappt
Koclety, the high scholarship Inntllo.
tlon.
v FOR 80UC1TUR BKVrNTHEXTII,
' Johnson J. Ha yea Nominated bv Ho
fmbllcaa t tinrcntlon at .Ithmlngl
. lUK-k.
tKUi to Th Vem mjiii,
Wllkeeboro, pt 14 The Hepubll
Cn convention of the HevemVonth
Judicial District in sewlen at. Blowing
Rock nominated for solicitor of the
. district Johnson J. "Hayes, of Wllkca
oro, a member of the legal firm nf
Have and Jones, Chartes J-;. (jri.Pni.
neas of Wilkes, having withdrawn
from the race. Mr. Hayes made s
strong flght for the nomination, and
. hS., ldMfejej,efttjxULr.um'w. :
The convention waa rall-d to order
by M. C. Cavlntw, and J. C. I'innli
" of Yadkin county Was inadi- purma
cent chairman, with Kdttor itiitMge
of the Yadkin ftlpple as pertnunctit
eeretary. KrWertfrJrTtrJT.nnltm
. of Wllke placed Mr. Hayes in nom
' - tnailsa and (bin wss aminUml l.y I,
Vyne. The nomination whs hv ar
clamatlon. John R. Jones, law part
lier of Mr. Hayes, waa malf chair
man of the dtstrlct committee, with
W'ad Reavl of Yadkin couhtv wo
.. retary. The members of the dloinct
committee arer rvrry H'roin'h " of
. x Atexsnaer. uen Kller or Ary A
M. Williams of Catawba, M,-I. ,wil
: -sob of Mitchell. ,L A. Greene of Va
. tauga, John K. Jones of Wilkes. Wade
Keavls of Yadkin.
HEROIC RESISTANCE.
German In lrtfl1ArvhipcUtao
Fighting for Ttteir t tmtttry.
. to - tmrnrntiM Mat , -
London. ept14,i-:40 p. ni. The
following official .German communi
cation was recel ved today by the Mar
ont Wireless Telegraph Company:
'The few Ucrmaa residents in 4fr
rwrtshnhe, in ths Bismarck axe hi -"
Pfimto. rTh fkciflo 'wpa-nrwre -mav'
ing hemtc' resistance against the in-
. vading force, which Sre la ommnd
-oz tne cmer of the Am
"It is apparent frfim th report
appearing in the English, newspapers
concerning engagements tn German
colonies in Africa and from th lists
of the efflcer who have fallen In
action thst th Nigerian troops took
Vrt In the fighting la the Kamerun
tsJermaa West Africa)" -'-
FROM PAGE OXK.)
situated than had reen expected.
r.m inc u-ith-tr-iu ir mmunt
-- -t nr? ..I
and cleverness. This main body
Belgian frontier while the German
, , I
aha n.lonivl mnr than uvlv rannnt
fast enough to keep UP even With the
amounts of ammunition and war
... . I . .
continue.
that the next phase of the gigantic
UerritoO'Tlie rallies, according to
are understood to have been sent
many more are ready to share the
of the allied armies who. through
WAKE FOREST GETS
FOOTBALL PLAYER
WITH GOOD RECORD
Th)
- -
Wake Forest, Sept. 14 Derby, of
Norfolk. V"a.. arrived In Wake Forest
yesterday and reported for football
practice this afternoon. Derby has
played for Maury high for the past
two years and made an enviable rec
ord for himself on the gridiron. He
played end for the first year but was
snined to quarter last year, Hmlth
wfir fifoliabiy '"try-tiltrt T?ttt at 'atiarter 1 Pines, -Citlxens ..Bank A Trust Co.,:
i. . -.!.. '-, ? M r:lu... ni M..k.n. a"
backfleld material. Iierhv m.iri..i.
lated this morning, entering the fresh
man class In the academic depart
ment. Manager Carlton announces that
1mV'Oeduled-wtth-the--4iattt-sHip
Frank Un will be "p"layd"8tur-
uay. nepirmner If, Instead of Octo.
per;. This wttt- t"Th--T-t Teal
encuunirr of the season. -The ganre
wm oe played on
the Wake aVtraat
field. Probably some nren tam will
be played on September 1, although
no aenniie announcement has been I
fnado as yet.
Charles A. Heniilye. of -Burnsvllle,
at a meeting of the Athletic Associa
tion, was elected manager of the
track team, to succeed J, W, Ilrunar
.jrhft-Ald niL..CrtunUttXBUea;eJUenB.. I
in n lot iiiiier or ine sen or miMlIi-a
cib ana wlir take his B. 8. degree
in meciii'ine at the next 'Commence
ment. Mr llensley waa- aastRtant
mitoager of the track team lant year.
SCHOOLSJDROWDED
S,rn-tHiMru Hill Ihrubahlr tjindl
.otto Children This Year,
i"l-UI to Tat Kn u1 otatw I
i.rrrnaooro, Hrot. 14. Tha rttv
aenoom openea inia morning with an
enrollment that gives promlm of "oc
copying every available room In the
school liiillitlngH.' with some rhllilrrn
,JTtlt tmririivldeil "for -
A meeting of citizens Was held In
the court house this evrnlnc to dla-
ciiss the rotten producers' situation.
" one wreensnoro is out of the cotton
belt, strictly speaking, cotton is pro
duced In ths southern part of th
county and'th city is one of the
largest Inland markets in the South.
It handles more cotton than mr r-it
in l lie Uia.le- ,m1"n."'- " The'meeUns
pledged itself to the Hiiy-a ale"
nuoement. and to assist In any way
poMtible to meet the aituation.
one of the- moat consmendable or.
gaiilxatioiis of I lie Agricultural and
Mechanical College here' for the nerer.
e i i ne temperance society, which
. ... a,. r.-' - i
,h . I ' , t " m"'1, o
M'V niiiKUI ll.iUlir l nail fMIA nillult'aUl 1m 1
io.' iiig-mMwir ypeechet Wet made
by Pr .Dudley. I'rtif. Jordan anA
ersl of the students. "Thoss aho iiun
t"' niwtiaeiye- to t.e total abetalrr
et an. i j.,, Hltri hftr rnmtt
promotion nf temperance.
Blay Stanley, while, is In a arl..,,.
condition st hi home west of the city
suffering from injuries tht ma
prove 'rafsT:'!:wrntte ''
t.. , i . . . ---ji
un i ui occurred near the
lair grmimis some time Sunday Jones
will not l.e allowed bond until ,
is some Improvement tn the condl
tlon of Stanley.
tntl.Trwt Bill to He lt,-p,,-icil.
itb Ui 4w,iriie.i Pnm I
Wanhington, P C. Sep. 14 An ef
fort wili be made by the conference
committee of tie House and Senate
considering the Clayton antl-truat bill
to have report oh the measure coin
pleted l.y Saturday. .Popreaentative
Webb, chalrma-n of the House con
ferees, said after today s meeting that
while none of the vital differences had
been sealed. defjULtli.aha.FJimml
had ra hed basi for agreement.
He exprewed the belief thst The btll
as agreeo to would meet llttl opposi
tion in either House.
" '" . t'ondttltma in Orient,
"-NTorJi;: rPr-irrenuT--no
cauae for anxiety regarfllng conditions
ii'. i . -aecoraing to Bishop
"-I- in r .rKe or tne worlt or the
Methodist EMSeooal Chiireh i..
and Korea The Bishop has sent to
the Methodist board, of foreign" mls-'
sioti here a statement saving "th
churches of Japan and Korea sre un
disturbed and regular aetlvuie eon
tinu as thougkh th 'Angel of Peace'
wer hovering ovr th whole world."
PLEDGE TQSTAIJD
BY THE FARMERS
Banks of North Carolina in Se
curing Funds to Finance "
Cotton Crop -
To th Editor: w hav ent but
gJ
i nt or bank have ent u th toi-
,owln. p-
Vh nil print the same of
oar lastltntton la your lb of
'MASKS THAT WILL STAND
BY TliK FARMERS,' utilizing
to the uttermost our puMlblll-
UeaJtor Jtecurlnc lands to finance
Uss rottoa crop, and mnpiluiw
warcho c orrtiHiwt to the limit
of our resources." -'
Yourt Incrrrljf,
CLARENCE lOE
Raleigh. X. C.
Thw Lift of the Rank
..I..Oanft HT HT HT HTARARA
Aberdeen. Pags Trust Co.; Ahosktef
Bank of Ahoakia; Apex, Merchant A
I Parmr Bank; Aurora. The Bank of I
I Beihaven. Bank of Beihaven: Ben-
Aurora; Ayden. The
M0"- prmar commercial Bank;
lUngton. Alamance Loan a Trust Co.
LS
I ooumern uwn si pavings nans; Din-
I .... rv.. hl ra....
.m . h, ,iLi kW f Durham,
Edenton, The Bank of Edenton;
I PI.. SMt, Pin. .
MommerVlal 4 VVrmer Bank rEllxa:
beth t'tty. nm Nations I lUnk.
City Bank; Enlield,
Lra'T.ontW ?nlS
,'.l...,.
Karmville. Bank of Karmville; Four
... ii i. .. r.-i.. .
444hf n Bank' t fiim&VrrvtmtiiM. 'ydm-"OdiailioW.-"tHlt
V6;-Nt6hal Bartk- of Ooldstwro; Grls-
ton, Bank of (irlfton.
Hendetson, .Farmer A Merrhants
Bank: ' IIendrifinX1tleins- Banto-H
High Point, Home Banking Company;
Holly Springs, Ths Bank of Holly
Hln w u
yiireTForsVth 'i t.
Kctnly; (Jerners-
Trust Co.; Kins-
LJwot Vll
Merchants Bank.
maleUllnkr-MTtle-
Loulsburg, The
Virst National Bank; Louisliurg, The
Farmers National Bank;
Iiulfiburg,
i:LrTuTT"nr a Merchant;
Bank. ' u n ,
L"" i"' T55.. .."0lin" "1k
IBank; Monroe, Farmers Merchants
u..l.. , . ini.-a e.A u-., i, n
Mount Gllead; Mount Olive, The CHI-
,-.
New Herni New Bern Banking &
Trust Co. Hr-
iimW imiv n.nli .if rvnk riiv ctx.
ford. First National Bank. .
I'lnevllle. Plnevllle Uian A Ravings
Bank; Ilnetops , PlnutopH Banking
rni.nv- Pin.imrn n.nli nf pitta,
, ... .....
boro.
lUeordliuuk o t Eae (i . td i. ital e igh,
Halelgh Banking & Trust Co.; Itmn-
aour. Bank or Ilamneur; Bed ttprlngs.
Carolina Bank, A Trust Co.; Itlch
Square, The Bank of Itlch Square;
Kocky Mount, The Planters National
Bank; Klchlands, CltlseiiH Bank.
Hsnford, The Bank of Sanford;
Slier City. The Chatham Unnk: Hmilh-
field, First National Banak; Houthern
lianas; niaiesviiie, i ne r irsi rianonai
Bank; Belma, Bank of Belma; Hwan
Quarter. Bank of Hvde.
Trenton, Bank of i Jones.; Troy,
Bank of Montgomery.'
Vanceboro, - Wank -of- Vanceboro, -
W'alnm'f-nk-of Stokes tM
tv; Warrenton, Bank of Warren;
Washington, First National Bank;jsult. seven to eight cents will be a
wtlliamBton.. .rmrir,j'Trtiail4tt two4,-Plc"-. ftffi: .gortfBnTMy.ltoltv
Usnk: Wllllsmston, Bank of Martin
CTountv; Wlngate, State Hank of Win-
I Whltevllle, The Bank of White
vine.
YoungavUle, Bank of youngsyUle.
DFAn IN WtMIDH.
Mysterious Murder of Wealthy Plilla
deiphia woman ana nor i iuui.
nrnehfTTnsr Wt-T.. Heptr-r-. Krv.merchan$t jnd. ohVTiahker,' to a atate
( has Newltn. 13 years old, said to
have been a member of a wealthy
Philadelphia family, and her five year
old daughter, were found dead, today
In a strip of woods near Elizabeth
town where Mr. Ncwlln had a summer
borne. .'... .
The child had been strangled with
a t.torhtng and the other met death
In the same manner.
Philadelphia. Pa.. Sept. 14Mrs.
N'ewlln, whose home was near here,
was a. member of one of the oldest
families of Chester county. Charles
8 Newlln. her husband. Is in the In-
kii.in, n,i u i t.... ti,u
1 'tis Hbeeii niariled'ulne. years"
.-.iT.i-' .-.iintv.itiifZ-.-'jz 4
Mr. N'ewlln had gone to tter Adiron-
dacks in
health.
the hope of regaining her-
NATIOA'AI, til AKDSMI N MEET.
i By u artil Pr-M )
tieneral Stewart Prenklent of
Asso.
. Ciation. Deli vers CHienlug AddtisHi K 1 on d JbX w u ship com mit.
B'.wum, Mass , Sept. 14. -Members
from 14 Hint en attended the nnanina
today of the sixteenth, annual conven
tlon of Ove National Guard Astocia-1
tlon of the t nlted States. "It Is said
that men will respond quickly when.l.1"""" "rn "u "re renny to canvass
the call to arms comet, hut this has I 'very farmer, merchant and bunker
. . .. i . v. - j , I in everv tnwnMhln In Din a,-,th 11.,... I
in', aiwa, i.vn niw tar, nnii e- lien
the call come It Is too late to train
il . t -. j . .
increase the efflolenev of the National
tluard,- said C.en. Thomas J. Stewart
of Pennsylvania, in his-addreas as
president of the association.
"The- levised militia htw includ'
the provision for the national govern
ment to pay the militia for time and
expenses, was discussed lnthe report
of Ma). Oen. K A ward C. Young of
(mniM ExhausltHl.
Borne, via t'arls. Sept 14. tstfts p.
mi- Report. from Petrograd rei-elved
in olfli lal quarters here say that the
Herman contingents which assisted the
Au.trlans In their last eiiotninters with
the Russians were ,o x haunted that
they omild scarcely tight -
News welvert here - from Austria
suy the Auatrian army l everywhere
rallying and will maks a strong stand
against a further Kiiwuan advance.
Wiley Ma km KuKgeHtloli.
Washington, Sept. 14. Dr. Harvey
W. Wiley former government pure
food expert today addressed a letter
to. Ilepresentatlve. I'nderwood urging
that thwwr t -be- levied-ttpon rerti
fled liquors, toft drtnka containing
alkaloids, bleached flour and so-called
the entire J 10A.000.M6, might be ral-
ed in this way "with a view to or-
teitlng the healtjt and the Pocket book
of the people."
Another Cotton Conforomic,"'
Montgomerj'. Ate;, Sept. '14 Tele-
e e-ii
gram, to governor of cotton-growlng
mates ..king if a conference M?
u tita, September xsth and Idth. w ill
b acceptable, were sent today bv
Governor O'Neal over th. tlgn.ture;
of Oovsrnora Slaton. of tlenrgia-
AWbawT- ' :,0r' "4 0 -V''
REDUCE ACREAGE
SAYS STACKHOUSE
l South Carolinian Reviews Sit
uation After Attending Ral
eigh Cotton Conference
To the Editor: I hav Just re
turned rrom the Kaleigh Cotton Con
ferenc. A One aaaortment of ro
lutlona were put through that will
HyHK4vetha. J) rohlem Thii mem -
ber of the conference were mostly
mber of the Farmer' I nlon.
President Barrett, of the National
Farmer' I'nlon. had a solution of
the troubhr In the Henry bill now be
fore congress.
This biU would au
ThCTtzsr-tho-Nttlonal Ooaernment to
" into ins warenouee ousiness ana
.alorlse cotton at II cent the pound.
No provision was mentioned In the
bin to reduce the I 111 acreage; The
next favorite plan was to send Gov
ernor Craig on. to Washington to get
millions of money from the National
Treasury to be lent to the various gava
ernmemsr Each Stats Waa asked to
put up bonds to buy In tha cotton of
that State at 10 cents per pound. II
Governor Craig gets home with many
millions from this government, now in
great straits to pay running expenses,
and Ttow-talklng of J vying aapeclal
war tax in order to keep on a cash
u
I still llvin.
Among the assortment
T,ftlhW'-tvtrfp--tifAd postprnce U rapidly approach
i.'orth ".nilln Htm Hoard I'"" completion. The attractive "four
and the North Carolina Stat Hoard
of Agriculture IM09, In order to get
the union to canvass the Htate for a
variety of Bof-dTeasons-Tductlon of
acreage, getting merchanU to take
I mltnn In r,am,i.n . M.,ln -mt 1 A
cents, marketing. Institute, etc. A
vrv ! nnmatL.,, mid! h
fttie Wrmenr fW"Ml-
promptly as posstnie, put it in a ware-
house and use their warehouse re.
book and use warehouse recelpu like
cash, forgetting to put any specific
value on cotton, he will have done
much to relieve present tension. We
need more eonfldeno and less cah
wTOAU ,.i ha t reeo.Hl 1 1 ons we re
goon. Hut line tne old raoie 01 tne
rats aad the cat, the final solution
of the problem comes back to what
;t-Bhatt -ptrt- the bell oa the-cmu.
I have studied tha situation U
Washington and have reached this
conclusion: We had at well get out of
our heads that the National Uovprn-
menl Is going to valorise cotton; or
ih.i IV...,. -.in lu...l Miiiinna rt mftnu
to the cotton States to boost the price
I ,.. ........ m . ...1 ,k., n.. k.i.
them thst helps themselves. What-
ever Triief comes Is tomg to com
larselv bv nrsanlied effort on the
part of Southern business men. I
wish -yon to bear this statement In
mind, and when the war clouds have
all hloweil wm.v .ind wa rraiv cotton
-- -' '
tots are ait prosperous ana nappy
again, tell me If this Is not correct.
TV. "irhrie.- ' IT.I... 1. . I
organization snd Is filling Its place It
ine naiion. tiui a ranntn soive inia
problem, being composed of no other
rlnss than farmer, We peed Just
now the organlxed 'effort of farmers,
merchants, and bankers, and no ons
of these can be left out if we achieve
success. 1 can tell you how and
when cotton Is. going to be yaloried. -
I Tt ls smTis-mThi. th.-4SKi cu.tin I
i ueen pianieoanu me w,frriu snows
me tmau crop or ll aflded to the
six or seven million bales carried
over from this crop will barel supply.
the world needs. Even If -the war
shauld And by January J-liXawah. a
Jlflaen JllUllutt bl crop on hand and
tne small consumption that will re-1
Ismuilon of the problem rests on re
ductlon. of acrease planted In cotton
Mil 1915.
With these facts in mind is it worth
while to do anything? I think so.
orgunlzii farmers, , merchants and
bankers in North Carolina, at once
Aak that the register flf deeds In each
cotton county appoint thrpe dele-1
gates, -consist lug of one . farmer, one I
convention in Hatetptv -Elect one
of the broadest and best business men
In North Carolina president of your
state meeting, and call It any name
you nee fit. Here In South Carolina
we have organised under the name
of the Southern Cotton Congress. In
some of the other cotton states they
are organising as- the Southern Oot-
tH. Association There is nothing In
the name'; hut wi do want the presi
dent" of the several cotton states to
get together as early as posxible snd
agree on a plan to cover the cotton
belt. No one statu can solve the prob
lem, witnin ten days after your
male nieetinir ask .n h entton emmtv I
hHOmiii i 'u...!in , i, .ai.. I
.wf H claasea of citizen and organ
(e hy electing A president. It secret
tnry and treasurer, and by electing
one man from each township, who.
with the county president, will con
stltute a warehouse committee for
inai county, r.ieci men or patriotism l in wn. ar-nntjor tnis ngure -
snd action to, fill the plaees of conn- I addition' to agreeing to pay John-.
teenien. Got up a badge and sell I
each member you can ttet to Join at
l "".each, and you will Bet the money
necessary to organize. As soon as
,un x Bn ugreemtmi covering tne
: ' ' -- .......
ln H,,,lUl Oarolina we have an organ-
IXllILllIl. .. Ill axv r u . ii,.iiMlv,Jiit,
Georgia and Texas are proceeding
along the same lines. In a short time
we will have organised most of the
cotton states. Why not have North
-L-nj-mma.- a.uh uu :
A- farmers and business men let
us- try to take rare of ourselves.
There are two measures that our State
Legislatures may take action for our
.....,.7 ..mr 'u-ui uie yiiauoiu ira.1
loimtltutlonality ..f this measure
there can be Utile doubt With
"'"","' m. ir
i.i, "wrniiuw receipts b
"tn. .mi iov-ai imfiKH. a warenoiiKe i
r'0"!"4."3'. Sou,n raro"n having a
capital or I8HO.00O has for years been I
laijle-l.. l...fe..w mm..l ... i.i c .v.. .. .ii I
"I"" Jiiiuioil umil
..n hi. r.i.,i. . " I
... n, ur. rpui'in uv.r. I
pool A warehouse receipt guaran-
teed l.y ny one of the cotton States
will find -ale in any of th. money
markets of the worl.t. For years we
have needed - the state warehouse
vwtem to help. M ,frrycotto to.
bacoo and other noii-perlshable crops
,'"y ,l'",' ,n co,, Pf"-
I ductlon."
taTu"r
" t,-8,nl co,1,ro1 of co"n
"f. -ctton- buyers I
I an over the world to valorize cotton
puaxiiigixa...aiipiuy, 4 swi
TOwii. in , ue nouin to work on that I
tvtoblem. !everal-
,..,., w' i .... . . . - I
o...,.v r- . .. . - i
" "" i")
, ' . " ,8t ov-
,1. !Sc!l ' un?r
LhAJlHX Btata Mr.
"ZZLZrW
Governor toiay
all thTTntt ... . L
' " -"0angre.a,;n ?i
meeting of
..verjior. and
1. "' ""i'"i, in mew H.nir to rampa rrom Bensoii Dunn
Yorlf. Boston, and. Chicago. About Kujettevllls. c.oldsbom. luZ' mm'
one year ago a -man storing cotton tn Kenly, Maxton, Pembroke Ri
this warehouse borrowed some m.m.v Knrtnm u .
by taxat.pn or otherwconv;nlchare,
:; .."'h - ... ;-J - ' ;. .' " - V ".
Legislature at once, "urn liw would
give value to cotton NOW. .
WADE KTAOICHOLSE.
PreaS. C, Division Southern Cottoo
Conerea.
WILL SEND MR. PARKER
Agriltural Drtwtaaettt Will Giro
information A boat Cotton SltuaUoa
The Agricultural Department de-
irea to send the director of Instltu
tea, Mr. T. H. Parker- to such placet
as may wish to discus, the cotton
situation, nd to adopt any measure
thought advisable for relief. Major
uranam, commissioner of Agriculture
yesterday said:
"The Department requests that such
place as desire such meetings to
notify It of the time and place they
wlh the meeting held. No plan for
financing the cotton seemsTtoritave
Been evolved so measures can only
relate to settling accounts with cot
ton, or receipts for cotton. Much of
the. Solution must be bv fh'dlvldual so
tlon. After tha government has done
aU mat it wtU dn. th Individual must
i attend to what I assigned to htm In
the matter.
"I .think' conditions are brighter.
Do net 'expect the Impossible but do
your duty In tha possible."
GOOD AT GREENVIILtE
Despite the War Boalnc Men Arc
Hopeful and Doing All They Csa la
i o-opcrative way.
(H. R HARDY.)
feehvtne. Hepfc le The war to
in contrary notwithstanding this
townls not at a standstill by a long
snoi, much new Duliaing is going on
nasome new sovernment ulld
I completion. The attractive four
'u,t7L brtek business and office bulld-
""g ererieo at me nve points.
'' won b. ready for occupancy.
one of the most attractive
It
nd
I moupm OUIIUinn in ine nULlO.
I ne rtotet mrtna nas recently been
I'niuunFQ ana lumujnea rrom too 10
f "yf. trttajltrgsaeiwiapgaya.
i.wJ..M Mmumm P9mM9ji
iwh. mnu u
.,hr "P-to-dato Improvements for
WarT'n h'cm 'h ProPrltor h
Bertha, Mr, Warren Is a former
traveling man and an experienced
noiej. man anaj Knows what a travel
log man needs.
While tobacco Is .-not bringing the
sams- average-. tbJa. market .that Jt
' 'mi year; ine graaes ano- .i as toe
first prunlngs or bottom leaves are
selling for from 11 to 14 cents per
poono. i nis marget sottr taar -season
fro mil tn 4" mttltonponnds, an d
expects to sell this year as miich as
in millions. Koth farmers and bust
neas men of this community are ao
,vi'l",i in, iiinuiiiiiiii nw irmDorari'
'a .c1'uwd,, hy. ,h" European
I war In a phllosouhical wav and stand
2 . f,,r re"ff
of..'cn 0,ne1r,: they "n'
la"ow our able snd wise President's
k"pJ " ' eJ ?0' "d clm
'f, nf!d' Jra
Uf ',o1 V very 'n fore
onauions will imporve snd farm
I nrortlieta nf !! blnrfa .111 ll K..
I r
I t,r prlcwt thn are now prevailing.
1 gttgssss-w
USE COTTON SACKS
INSTEAD OF BURLAP
TO HELP. SITUATION
To aid the cotton situation bv mak
ing use of cotton haze-ina in tha nl.r.
r ouriap, thus adding a UtUft to the
demand for cotton Is the atn taken
i ' " ' t tiiiinny
. , u "". accoraing to
Information to the Raleigh Chamber
Commerce In a letter from that
company, says the letter, In part:
- Al'PJ'fc!Mne the tense condUlQtl
-c'u'rd by the stagnation in the cotton
" man enoir locmiTrmtH
our mite to relieve the situation we
nave decided to take a loss on our
burlap contrartwrand will hereafter
ehi,p all feeds In cotton Backl.""-'-
KEVEXl'E OFFICER SWORN .
Mr. C. f. Tankcraly Becomes Dcimty
Collector tu Succeed Mr. K. W, VA
ward.
Mr. C. K. Tankersly. of Henderson,
wa yesterday sworn In as deputy
'WltrtoT of the revenue department
io -ucceen ir. k.. w. Kd wards. Mr.
Edwards resllrhed to enter the race In
his county for sheriff, where he has
since become the Democratic nomi
nee for that position.
Mr. Tankersly wljl begin his duties
with the revenue department at once.
SYNDICATE BACKS WII.LARD.
Deposit 1 0,000 for Bout With Jack
Johnson Contests for Week.
New York, Sept. 14 As a guaran
tee of good faith in their offer to
match Jess Wlllard against Jack
Johnson backer of the former boxer
has oosted tlO OOA with v.,h v....n
and lu.uwel n.. t.
and havfr agreed to srrante the h.,i
B-rm ptty tne- Champion -3ft-wtn;
ftri
Tomi wuraw oe will agree to enter
tne ring, w tllard s backers believe
that It will be Impossible for Johnson
io ignore tne offer, as he has re
peatedly said that he would be wllllnu
'm- 'he gmount.l
fliiard'sf
kupporters are willing to let the lltl,
"u" deposited With Vernon en
w bet ir Johnson or any of hla ad
mirers care to cover the sum.
" ejimicaie nas Been formed to
"": iuro anu arrange the bout,
consisting of Ijjwrence Weber, Harry
1 Tii7.ee .liaek Vurlnv u . i T ,
. t i,ui guiles,
the latter of whom is manager of
r.v the first three, anil Jones was later
given an Interest in it
FliORIDA EXCURSION
15-fw-rresrmilTeTij
.... . ... -w.nj, minemnrr ZJri
. .. A.iaiino . i un announces
.ery low rares rrom nearlv everv
i!ij!:winyine ino lampa on Tue-
day. September 23d, th ticket to be
limited returning i .......
imim not later than mid
mum oi neptemner 10th, which wil
eive nasaenirers BT.r.,1. . -
in the "1-and of Flowers.
Kollowlng will be the fareajfromr a
r , . . . ..... . , m n
i - " MOUUS. .a I.OU to JSCKsnnvlIla anl
......... " ". nrima, rimitn
..ill Vl . I . n ..... .
pcrtlhately low fare, are made frjm
all points, running ' from is V' Z
Jacksonville from W.m.md n2
Norfolk; Id t0 from ,'lornct Sod
Sumter and I5.B from Charitf,-,r
attb iretehlghef KKt'-
. m , 9
EARNER TO THE FIIOVT
8.4Nm Aw6r First of
Wk County rnin
tDunty Prreasejnsutu.
tlont.
Report to the County liepartmsnl
schools f. k- . t -
. - ai m inn 'in.
s - iiuci is m charts Af
'.vv. .a m cnanre or an nfflv-iai
corpt of teachera The t tendance t.
Mr. C. W. Voun,re7 of
fVpresi Chan. Va W SlA
Z "W u perln t e nden t. Ml as
S-rSilliata At e.i...t.
Collesw. r.imhi. a r w ;"4""'i'm
dial teach.r. Mra C. w" Rou" reo
G
E
'F thar was
worry, I
tVELVET would be in- UfZ-'
di'ted by the grand jury. SSlST
There's as need to tell real pip smoker that there's n
worry killer like tobacco. , But here's something for him
to bear in -mind. When he want a tobacco that's mild,
cool, long burning arid frsgrant.-let "'him lay VELVET,,
Th natural qualities of Kentucky's Burley de Luxe) and aged.
In-the-woodj mellowness make VELVET The Smoothest Smek--ing
Tobacco, lite fins upd Sc. mstal ItpsA bags,
11
11
E
Carolina , Building Company
Will store Conon.There Dur
ipg Emergency
To meet the demands for the stor
ago of cotton the Carolina Building
Company, owners of the "old market
house, w hich, w III be vacated by Octo
ber 1st. will use that market house
a'k'iVA0V'trt1iai1''-tw
of Clayton, I president of the com
pany, and Mr. Carey Durfey, of Ral
eigh,-la secretary. -.1'. . Z
It was Stated yesterday by Secre
tary Durfey that. If necessary, the
charter of the- Carolina. Building
'Company would be amended so 'as to
take in the privileges of a warehouse
company. The market house will oot
be available before October 1st. Ther
la suffirtenv-tlnve for srranaemenu.
The proposition was advanced by
president Alexander Webb, of the
Chamber-of t:nnmK, and by rati..
r-estaennohnt?. trewTy.-Thera
is no use to which the building could
be put for the time being;. The com
pan y expect It to be operated with
out profit, simply to furnish ware.
house facilities where they are need
ed. -- - - -
Before he left for Aaheville yester
day President Alexander Webb ap
pointed Mr. R. H. Merrltt as chair
man of a committee to be selected by
him to' canvas Kalelgh for the pur
pose of , securing the names of those
persons who are willing to join in
the buy a bale of cotton movement.
Th campaign will begin at once.
BELGIANS SCATTERED -
LIKE AUTUMN LEAVES
DURING GERMAN ADVANCE
London. Sept. 14. (f,:25 n m.
Describing the flight of Belgians dur
ing the (Jermnn advance, a corre
spondent of the Associated Press, who
recently arrived here from Belgium
says the refugees scattered like au
tumn leaves before the wind. Bom
fled directly toward the scenes of
the engagements. Other whirled
inilessly in circles. A majority
walked, discarding after" a little, even
tljr hsndtasw
their best clothes and appeared to
treat their escape as a ceremony that
demand"d-nh--i-ehow4iHf.,.pt(8albtoTX
- At Nlveite there wss encountered
man who had walked all the wav
from Charlcroi in one day. carrying
small son on his shoulders. He had
been captured by the Germans "who
treatedhim well except that he was
ireed to march With other hostages
beside the soldiers to prevent sniping
at the troops by 'Belgian civilians.
A-i-ctth-nite "prlesf , holding; a- cross,
waa compelled to head a procession
aa-sjttuthfir.. precaution at- th.. Ge rmaDA
againat attack by the inhabitants of
the town.
TE1
I.S WHY' UNIFORM . -
LAWK ARE NEEDED.
Needed to Make tiie Unltcxl
states
Really a Nation.
New York Tirnea
Two Important conference which
HI attract many delegates from all
paris of the country will lie' held In
Washington next month. The first
111 ho the annual congress of the
Commissioners of rmfirm Htate Jjws,
hlch will meet for five days, begirt
rndt-wHi-e-4m-
mediately followed by the annual
meeting of the American .'Par As.
sociation. of which ex-President Taft
is president. Mr. Taft was chosen
president last year when the annual
meeting was new m Montreal at
which Lord Haldane .lrd High
Chancellor of tlrest Britain;, was the
guest of honor.
These two organizations have al
ways held their meetings at the same
tlms. a It waa from a committee
appointed more than twenty five
ago by the American Bar Association
to take up the question of obtaining
laws of the country that the permanent-'
Commission on Cnlform Slate
La wa mrnxMOnttKiiMyac H wtir
celebrated .it twenty fifth . birthday,
the coming meeting in Washington be
ing; the twenty-fourth annual-conference.
- :
Chajjes'Thaddeua Terryof this city.
ana"a p'Kd'srT8VTtrruila
versify law school. Is president of
the Commission on Uniform Stat
Laws, and In his annual address last
1'eaf he. was able to state ttyit forty
six States. iYrrUurles ilad kdripti '
ea ine unuorm tieguuaot instrument
act; thirty State nave adopted the
uniform warehouse receipts act, the
bills of lading act has beien pul-upon
the vtsttites of eleven States, and an
equal number have adopted the sales
of goods act. the certificate of "stork
act Is a law n nine State, the family
desertion act In four, and Ike uni
form dlvore act In three State?.
The confusion which has- resulted
from so many divergent laws regard
ing marriage and divorce has been
the subject of many discussions bv
ueirsaira, anu strong enorts are made
every year toward securing greater
uniformity.
"There la involved In thlteuuesrlon "
aM-'-Mrr-TefTr-JWfaar;
or sociology, u much of religion, and
to much of other elements than pure
maiier oi law, mat it may not be sur
prising that the adoption of tha mil.
orrm law naa oeen slow. . Hut the
from law has been slow. ' But the
whether the country chooses to adopt
hand of tho- various Stat wh.na.
- " - - . - .jt ai uie
TO uSErvlARKET
FOR WAREHOUS
enlenTpheyTfiay tw ready tn deal- with th
widely recognized problem presented
ty the divergent and Inharmonious
divorce law of th present day."
Special prominence at th coming
meeting will be given to th workinr-
mans compensation act and the in
corporation act. On the latter oom.
mittees have been working for nve
years to prepare a satisfactory uni-
1UL
a law cgin killin'
reckon r
HOC
form act. It was originally drafted
by Mr. Terry, and It Is Interesting to
not that th incorporation act now
before Congress embodies all of th
chief feature Incorporated In th uni
form act which will be presented to '
the delegate for final adoption In Oc
tobei , TUa Federal act, however, only
applies; to corporation engaged In In-"
tersiaie commerce.
The three New .York commissioner
ars Charles T. Terry, Francla M. pur-
dick of Columbus I'nlversltv " "knd
pf Can-row -d Alden - of rtiie Buffalo Laww.
ncnool.. - ; ,
"It I not more law. but uniform.
law, that our country needs," said Mr.
Terry yesterday, -explaining th ob
ject of the commission. '"The move
ment rest bpon tha proposition that
If we are really a nation there I no
reason- why- imaginary - litis, should T
fgjt In matters or law n section - j -of
the. country from another: - The- 4
tneory Is that If any.clttxen of thl
nation I affected. In nl lifo. llbertvK
property or pursuit of happiness by
th law of the various State those
law should be uniform. - Either 4o
Stat nust brlngcahout aoeh uniform
ity or the Federal government must . J
do it For th Federal government
to do It means centralization and also '
an extension of the oowers of the V
central toverament beyond -.anything 5'
contemplated at the organisation of
the government Or established bv th
THrattration.t!r--'
WORKING FOR PROHIIUTIOW.
Kocky Mount Man Helping In the
uiiio campaifrn.
ISparlal to Tha Nrwi anil ObMTTW.l
Jlocky Mount. SeDt. U Mr t v
Ireland,, a member of the local bar
Arm of Ireland and Dupree. hasjst
returned from a stay of several weeks
in Ohio, where he assisted tha nrohi.
bition forces there in oraanlzinc the
Stat for the great temperance fight
that will take place In November of
this year.
During the winter months. Mr. Ire.
land expect to take un active work
in one of tha western State, and will
aid In whatever way be can to bring
victory v tne cause trier.
Work was begun Saturday on
the large tank to hold the, gas for the
system that Is now being Installed
here. The concern that ha ths con
tract for the work come here from
a distance, and they have a large force
of hand at work on the hew tank.
When Completed, the canacltv of
the new tank will be one hundred
thousand gallona It will be fifty-nine
feet In dlaruetef and win stand seven
ty feet In the air. It will cost 111,000,
whlsti imoney comet.,lrom tJhe.4iubUa...;
improvement tionqs revf ntely ..ypted.,..
const ruction work to be completed.
EX CrRKION TO FLORI B
SEABOARD AIR T.TPr RAILWAY
TI'ESSDAY. SKPTKMRFH IJMn
MAKE PULLMAN RESERVA
TIONS NOW
It is a good thing to laugh, at anv
rate; and If a straw can tickle a man.
It Is an Instrument of .happiness.
Dryden. i
NO TIME FOR POLITICAL
CHARLATANISM.
If Republicans In Congress think
they are going to make political
capital for themselves bv intro
ducing resolutions dealK'ned to em
barni the administration in its
conduct of the foreign relations
of this country they are very much
mistaken. Senator Oalllnger is
the latest offender. He ould
have. Congress adopt. . resolutions
that In effect would question the
-Ood faith l.f ianan'i
J lh .United Stales m-1th. .regard to
v mna ana the I'aclllc.
- The American people ar In no
mood to permit politician to trifle
with' the delicate International re
lattona of this country In this great
crisis. What Jarvan hu-il.l.ui
her. Intention of doing I - wholly'
v .linn jier rignis. we , may-not
agree with Japan's contention that
Germany's China leasehold It a
menace to th psr.ee of the Far
East, but she ha done , nothing
and contemplates nothing, that
Jeopardizes any American Interest.
If there is one thing upon which
the people of the I nited States are
df'fMA'H
shall not be drawn ' Into ' war or
Into " serious - complication with
ny nation. They will make short
shrift of politicians who do any
thing i.i .mUmn . ,1 .
.ratiiinn...rarrylng-iBa-pelley of
nri.i.iuy ana peace. ew York
Herald (Independent).
t'lHK.T-BVRNT RHYMES.
By a Nut Head.
I.
The Allies they-fiave bad a roily.
liertuaiia giving wayi
Turkey fiai-a her winga and gobble! ;
"Now there'll he t to pay !"
n.
Cttie Blase has hsd a blow mirrtewliat
Alike the bur oa deck;
High! onto where the rhieken got
ii, souietlilng on the aeek '
nr. -
They do deIre twill post a sight
Jto. Ikear.X'armo. atug.
If Italy pimuld go to fight,
-td a dtitu duro hit him "blng:'-
' IV.
Caranza still Is holding on,
And Villa hits hla say.
But who la there rates a dng-goos
If linerta's gooe to stay?
Aad Teildyhafewlth 'b'ls tee-be
..Aad his eritlrlsm fsds- .
Tkoiigh speailng mueh of "I" and
Is mixed tip with the ada
So Wlnntot't got that hisehall rag
What umpires sera forgotten?
Ottr country "peace- write her
' flag: ..
"Now buy that bakt of cot ton r
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