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RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY MCI
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ABANDONED BY RUSSIANS
sADAlilil
Petrograd Admits That Czar's Forces Have Been
Withdrawn For Strategical ReasonsAllies
J Making no Claims
Whereabouts of British and Belgian Troops
Who Fled From Antwerp When That City
, Surrendered a MysteryGerman "Death'
Dealers of the Night"" Continue to Throw
Bombs. : . .
(By The Associated Press) -..
London. Oct 12. (:S8 p. m.) The flnser of the censor having twisted
' the tornlquet on all source of news from Belgium, jiurt now'rerhaps the
Wort important scene of the fighting, the British people were forced to con
tent themselves today with -the. official communication, front Paris and; even
a close analysis jf this showed no marked change In the situation favoring
"either side. " " :
From the east came tidings of a declded'reversal In form, the dispatches
hoth from Vienna and Petrograd Indicating that the Austrian army at
prmygt.ao--ftarepertedr surruundedriopelessly outclassed and on .the:
yerge.jof surrender., had. lurnea.oiLlheuisuana.lU-lhe.Ald of reinforce,
tnenta, and forced them to retreat " -
The first news of this claim camV during the morning from tht, Austrian
capital. ' It was followed later by what purports to be a Petrograd admission
1 that the Kusalans had abandoned the siege of Prsemysl for stragetlcai reasons,
with the object of drawing tip a new line against the Austro-Oermaa army
j In other points in Galtcta.
Whatever may be the truth of the situation; the Russians have been claim.
in an unbroken series of victories In
coincidence of today's dlspatenes, suppiementea as tneyo were oy more circum
.v. :tancial accounts fro in Vienna and vigorous Austrq-German offensive, seemed
to presage . Important news.
Troooa Blsaooear.
The British and Belgian troops
ho retired from Antwerp before the
German occupation with" the excep
tion of those now Interned on Dutch
soli as a result of having had to cross
the border, have been swallowed up
bs completely as if they had been
buried under the ruined forts. F-r
military reasons their positions and
the area ot trosttlttres in Belgium
must remain obscure until the turn of
events- bring them sharply to the fore
again, a was the -ease when, after the
fall -of Antwerp, the British public
learned for the first time that the
Urttlsh forces had assisted the gar
rison. : '
' Brttb.li Press Optimlstta.
- OpOraisUa.: a, always, the British
trexa, tieaklee iooa lending; -that ;An
' V erp ' no importance to Germany
a a naval base, finds solace in the
argument that the- release of th al
lied troops there more man counier-
balances the tropa which OermanyTlt is stated that lha German lest
will send from that point Intu frnci
' The omctat "CommuntcatMrn -trom
J'arls Indicated that the left wing is
' Btmrhlng further west and north
and wlU soon reach the coast. If the
opposing side continue throwing cut;
cavalry in an. endeavor to ouina,nn or
break through.
Allien Make No Clalmm
. The allies make no claim to'victory
In the afternoon statement which
opens with the remark that the cav
'alry operations -continue as far north
and west aa Hasebrouck, a point
hardly more than a day's walk from
yalata.
Germans lighting Hard.
When the allies clitimed yesterday
they- had driven the iGermans from
Aire, London learned for the Urst time
that the Germans had mau ub
tantial progress west from- Armen-
lleres which they reached astweek.
Vreaumabty The titles" "sliH hold the
ground they claim to have regained,
but the Germans are throwing more
men westward and are putting up a
hard fight. The communication does
not make plain which side holds the
town nearest the coast.
No where along the batthr Itne do
the alliea say they have made any
progress except In the center on the
rightbank of the Alne below Soia
cons. AT"1wirT)Ther'ptrnts, notably
between Arras and- .(ho Oise, and. on
- the right, in oagea. Ja.ejd the Ger
the right. In Y'oages. It is said the Ger-
paragraph in the official communica
tion saying it is understood the Ger
mans are occupying only the suburbs
of Antwerp while' tho twenty forts
along the Scheldt (Esraut) still are
holding out, has been received in Lon
don with considerable surprise and
skepticism in view of the announce
ment of the British war office that
the city waa occupied by the Germans
and the Berlin ofilclal statement that
the Invaders took virtually complete
tossoslpn. of thj clty
fitlrretl Kj Ilmb TTTiirowTirC"
Probably stirred by the. bomb drop
ping exploits of German air craft" over
'arls, London seems to be prepared
for such visitors, and official- notice
hae been served B .Jierpona living
rear the mouth of the Thames tl.at
they should be ready to seek their
cellars at the .first sound of firing
aa there will be no time to spread the
news In any mor formal way. w
ItritUii . Recruiting ImTeaxiog.
Recruiting through Great Britain,
particularly in London, has been- In
creasing. It la said, since the fall of
Antwerp, the talk of the Germans ad
Tancing from there to Out end having
eemlngly brought the war doner
home in the minds Tot the i popV.::
Th whereabouts - of the Melffan
-lineen- ia jilUl.Ji matter -tif-rtrnirjerture,'
and the same vagueness surrounds the
Klnsjortedwounds.
Prapmyst AbantloQcd.
London. Oct Til. T:1 n. m.
.."A Central News dispatch fn m Rome
, aaya that a message to the Messagero
; from I'etrograd, states that the Rus
sian-have abandoned the siege of
- - 'rmyal in Auustrian Calicla, to put
themselves in a strategical position
to meet tne Austre-uerman army.
OfflcuU Petrograd Statement.
Petrograd. Oct. It. The fololwlng
Official statement was Issued tonight
by the chief of the - Russian general
.. staff:
"On October 11. fighting began on
the lert bank of tne Vistula m the m-
rectioft or- lvangorog ana Warsaw.
"There te'no change, at other points
on our front. ' -
' "Ifttaohments of Russian cavalry.
, fr.Ung p.m. themig thB fle 'n the
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of Victories at Present-
their sweep through Oalicia and the
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Carpathlan mountains, have emerged
into the plains or Hungary .
Aastrtana Parsue Russians. -
London. Oct IX. T:0 p. m.) A
dispatch to the Reuter Telegram
Comuany from Amsterdam says that
a telegram received from Vienna
states that the Russians n Oalicia
and north of the Vistula, are pursued
by Austre-aerman - troops. Many
towns which a few days ago were In
the hands of the Russians are now
again under an Austrian administra
tion. The message adds that the Rus
sians did not behave so badly aa the
authorities had expected. Even the
Cossacks conducted . themselves hu
manelv. , '
. Germans Heavy Ion.
London, Oct. It; 10:25 a. m.)
4S.000 men during the attack on
Fort reuse - Waelhem and Wavre-Bt.
Catherine, at Antwerp, says a Central
News dispatch from Amsterdam.
Repulsing Germans on Every
Hand, Inflicting Losses and
Making Progress
n Uw Aurittctt rwf
Paris, Oct". !!.: 15 p. m. The
following official communication was
given out in Paris this -afternoon:
First; On oor lft wing the
cavalry engagementa continue In the
region of La Hassee. Estaries, and
Haiebroifck. Between Arras an the
Oiae the enemy endeavored to deliver
several attacks., which failed, notably
between Laasigny and loye.
, Second: On the. center we have
made some progress on the plateau of
the right ban'.; of the Alsne, In front
of Soissons, and to the east and south
east of Verdun. .
Third: On oiir right wing in the
Vosges the enemy delivered a night
attack. They were repulsed.
"The brigade of marine fusiliers was
-engaged during all the day of Octo
ber I and the night and October S-10
against German forces and repulsed
them and at the same time inflicted
heavy losses amounting to 100 men
killed and 60 prisoners. The French
losses amounted to nine killed, thirty-
nine wounded and one missing. , V
"Anrnrdinir In thA ltotest tnfnrmft.
uatlon at Antwerp, the Germans oc.
cupy up to the present time only the
suburbs of the city. The twenty-four
forts on the two banks of the river
Escaut are resisting with energy.
"lii Russia the flghtfng still con
tinues with fierceness on the frontier
of East Prussia, To the northwest of
Lyck the Germans are retreating, -at
the same time destroying bridges.
. "In southern Poland there ha4 been
artillery fighting with columns of the
enemy who have reached the Vis
tula." Hasina Picking Vp.
- f - Itocky Mount, Oct. 12. A alight In-
creasen numness haa been noticed
Tiy the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
in the amount of freight that is be
ing handled through this city. Ship
metrts-of cotton while, more or, less
oi a local nature, are more notice
able than at any time during the en
tire season so far and it la being
handled In larger amou.its than be
fore.' - - i -
' WAS 115 YEARS OLD?)'
Mr. Cotllry Had Bee-n Married Seven
t Times and Waa Father of 17 t hll
tlrrn. (Kpertal to Tht Kew and otatmr.)
Washington. N. C Oct 11. Mr. J.
E, CGodtey-dled - at - Tarbore last
Thursday and a burled the follow
ing day. It la claimed that Mr. God
ley was born In Dublin. Ireland on
June (.178 which would make him
JUS-ypari old af the time of his
death. ' -i.
He 'was the father of 11$ children.
It of whom are living and had been
married seven times. . His last wife
survive. . c
FRENCH CLAIMS ftS
USUALQFRDSYHUE
RUSSEAFJCRUlSER
GOES TO BOTTOM
Torpedoed by German Sub
marine in Baltic Sea, Crew
. of 563 Men Lost
tar aasditai rtmj' '
Petrograd, Oct, J I, An official
coram unication issued tsdajra'
nouncea that on October 11 the Rus
sian armored 'cruiser Pallada waa tor
pedoed In the Baltic ea by a German
submarine and aauk with all ner
crew, .-...'..-.-. -
The text of the commuhlostion,
made public by the marine depart'
meat roiiows:
"October the 10th the German sub
marines were-sighted la tha Baltic
JSea.".. -Ihe same - day, arly Inthe
morning the submarines attacked the
arutaer Admiral Makarov, which had
stopped to search a suspected bark
flying the commercial flag ' of The
Netherlands. - -
"A, submarine of the . enemy
launched several torpedoes which
luckily missed the mark and caused
no damage whatsoever to the cruiser.
"On October 1 1 at 2 p. m., the sub
marines of the;enemy again attacked
our cruisers - Rayan and Pallada,
which were patrolling the Baltic.
"Although the cruisers -opened in
time a very strong fire, one of the
submarines succeeded In launching
torpedoes against the Pallada where
upon an explosion resulted and the
cruiser sank with all her crew." .
The armored cruiser Pallada car
ried -av complement-f 44 It men. Khe
measured 443 feet and had a displace
ment of 7.T73 ions. HerTroeed-wM
11 knots. With the Admiral Marakov
and the Bayatr '-amV--eonstltuted' a
group of csuisera known as (he
"Bayan class."
The Pallada carried 'two l-lnch
guna; twenty-twe --ll-poundera and
(our t-i., unders, in addition to tor
pedo tubes. - ' .
MISS POWE GROWING
WORSE, THOMAS HAS
LAPSE OF MEMORY
(StiKlal to The K ind OIhitw.I
Durham. Oct. 11. Reports from
Miss Lula Powe, the young lady
victim of the myslertous assault Ti
day night, is wry much worse today
and the physicians who have charge
of her case think that her chances
for recovery are not now aa oo,i as
they were when she was first carried
to the hospital.
Mr. John Thomas, who waa also a
victim of the same kind of mysterious
assault, is getting some better, but
he is still. unable to do much talking,
The last thing he remembers is that
he and the young lady were standing
In front of one of the residences near
the park. After that time his recol
lection of what happened Is blank
Investigations by the police officers
nere indicate mm. me man arresiea
in Florence is not the party who
nearly killed the 4w lovers while
they were out fur an evening stroll.
They found that the man under ar
rest waa Cary Suroon, a well known
boy of the Edgecombe section of the
city. Durham officers know that he
has been -away from Durham since
the first week in June and do not be
lieve "that he could have come back
to the city without some of fhem
finding it out 6aoon'a. people live
here, and they say he has been oat of
town more than a month and so far
aa they know has not been back to
the city.
The only new development in the
mystery today is a statement issued by
the father of Miss Powe when asked
about his daughter's abaence from the
home that night,- Mr. Powe replied
that he kneWi-she uid Mr.. Thomas
went oft that night, but that he did
not think anything about it even
when he found' that she had not re
turned home He thought they had
gotten married and took thai method
of surprising their friends ajnd rela
tives. .. .
Early Saturday morning Ife went to
see ' If they had secured marriage
llsense and when he found that the
papers had not been iMsued he began
to have serious fears for his daugh
ter. He notlged the sheriff, 'but the
negroes found her before (he sheriff
began his search.
Mr.' Fred L. Burch, twenty-two-pear
old son of Mr. and rMs. L. U
Burch of Apex, was buried here this
afternoon. The young man had been
111 several months and his death was
not unexpected. He has been a buyer
on a number of the tobacco markets
for one of the local companies, his
last assignment of work being in
Greensboro. ti
Durham baseball fans have been
watching with a great deal of interest
the world" series on account ofthe
presence of George' Whitted in "the
line-up for the Braves. Whitted Is
the young son of Mr, and Mrs. Fun
Whitted :f this -citycaJKl-larned-the
game on the back lots of Durham.
NO FTUTHEH F.FFOHTS
- TOWARD PHU'K 1 f.Vl
ROPE
: .( By A-woeiate J Pros)
Washington. Oct 12. Vurloiut -reports
about efforts ' if the .
Waslilngton government to tie
gin pea- egoMatlon-4eweeii
tliei warring European .natlona
were act at- rest today by Preal-
-tlont WUhoii. Be told callers
tliat lie had made no direct
. peace reprocntoUoa to-anjr.gf
the powers since his first note
tendering the good tnDcea of the
I nlted States.
oiGii'sn
RiSASTRQUS I'O
Stallings' Braves are Victcrt c
. Over Athletics for Third
Time
BUSH'S WILD THROW '
gives wtNMir.a r.u:j
Athletics Three Times Take the
Lead, Only for Eraves to Tie
Score; Gowdy's Homer in
Tenth Weakens Bush; Tense
Excitement During Latter
Part of Game ';
' (Rr ta IsKkM rtaa)
Boston, Oct U,- In one of the most
sensational games eve? played in a
world's series the Boston JBraves da-H
feated the Philadelphia Athletic at
Fenway Park today, t to Twelve
Innings were necessary before tb
National League representatives could
record their third consecutive victory
of the present series; ? :
Bo bitterly waa the struggle con
tested by both teams that with .the
possible exception of the final gams
between the New York Giants and
the Boston Red Box In It'll nothing
equalling today's play ' has been re
corded since the world's series began
under National Commission auspices
In 1B.
For three hours and six minutes the
two teams alternately led, tied or
forged ahead in the score and the
game that began in bright sunlight
was won In deep twilight, white not
the best played of the series from
the standpoint of technical baeeoau,
it waa so abounding In dramatic mo
ments that the IMOO spectators who
filled the stands were lifted to heights
of enthusiasm by the struggle.
New players mounted to niches In
the world's series halt of fame and
others suffered the temporary cen
sure of baseball critics, but when th
winning run finally crossed the plate
In pie dusk, the general sentiment
waa that it waa a splendldl game to
wla, and trying one to lose.
The Braves rushed Joyously from
the field determined to clinch - the
ehamnlonshla title of 1914 with
(ourth victory tomorrwa-whiU the
AihbHivs. - tttcUtum toAd - Krave;- ,.el
slowly out nf the park still hopeful
their famous machine would yet arise
to the emergency that faced it to
retain the honors won last fail, the
Mackiiien must win th next four
games, a task generally considered
Impossible by followers of base Dan
The odds on the Boston club tonight
are 1 to 1, with little Athletic money
In sight.
Great FbzhUiur Spirit
The most strlkiog feature of the
play was the fighting spirit shown by
the youthful commnauon mat man
iurer Georae 'titallhigs has gathered
around him. lteijkitedly the Phila
delphia team would battle Its way
Into the lead only to witness Its rival
draw alongside again In the same or
the succeeding inning. Never once
durina the nerve racking contest did
the Braves cease their attack. Both
from an individual and collective
standpoint they deserved the victory
thev won. - .
The American leaguers were the
first to score, sending a run across
the plate In the opening Inning on
Murphy's two . base hit He moved
to third on Oldrlng's sacrifice and
scored " when Connolly dropped Col
lins' -Jiiah fly. The Braves tied the
core In the second Inning on Maran
vllle's "Walk, steal of second and
sprtn to the plate oh Gowdjr's double
into the leftfleld bleachers.
In the fourth, each team added an
other run. For the Athletics, Me-
Innls doubled and scored on Walsh's
slncle to left. . '
Schmidt responded for tne nome
team with a single over second, ad
vanced on Deal's out and counted on
Maranville's single to right
With the score 1 to 1. the play con.
tlnued without advantage one way
or the other until the tenth Inning,
The Mackmen began the extra session
by scoring two runs, when Hchafig
singled to left and was safe on' Tyler's
late throw low to second on Murphy s
grounder to the pitcher.. After Old-
ring's out, Collins walked ana oenang
and Murphy scored on tfaker s single.
Gowdv Is Ileal Hero.
Oowdv started the -Braves' rally
with a home run Into the bleachers
baB.., U4fUlU. Moran,.. g.t,
oass off Hush, went to third on Lvers
single over second, and came home on
Connolly's sacrifice fly, Again the
score was tied.
Another inning and a half passed
without result, but when- Catcher
Oowdy tino to bat for tho Boston
club in the twelfth, he opened with
a double to loft field, his third hit
of the game. " Mann waa sent to sec
ond to run for him. Bush .purposely
passed Gilbert sent - In as a pinch
hitter for .lames. V hen Moran bunt
ed half way between third and the
pitcher's box. Hush grabbed the ball
and attempted to catch Mann at third
"iiullet Joe's" throw was wild. The
ball went Into left field, the relief
runner n.iiiub d third and romped
home with the winning run and the
iiruves third victory In three games.
Although dowdy did not cross the
plate with the run which his double
started, he-w the hero ox the game
tils two douhies and home, run in
four timeu ut-bat were the-feature
hits of the contest. Captain -Johnny
Evers was second with three singles,
and Schmidt. Deal, and Maranvllle
also contributed opportune hits. Mur
phy, with two . doubles, and Baker
with a double and a single were the-
leading Athletic batters.
Buttery Work- Erratic.
The battery work was not a. clean
cut or spectacular as -in the recrd
Ing gAmea in addition, to Nilih
wild throw that closed t)-entest
Catcher Sohang was charged with an
error for the Athletics. Hush in
twelve innings struck Mit four and
walked an unusual number of Bos
ton batters. Tyler struck out foul
and passed three - Mackmen In ten
Innings, while James fanned one and
(Continued on Three.) .
TO MAKE SUPREME
EFFORT FOR RELIEF
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Southern Democratic Con
gressmen Working With all
Power for Cotton Farmers
HENRY ON. FIRING . LINE
Texas Representative Attempt
ing to Have Omnibus Propo
sal for Immediate Consider
ation of Cotton Currency Bill
Favorably Reported; Other
Proposals Discussed
Washington, D. C. Oct. 11. Sena
tors and Representatives from cotton
growing States determined today to
make one more supreme effort to get
legislative relief from Congress be
fore adjournment for the threatening
conditions facing the cotton growers
because of the European war.
Democratic Senators from Southern
States blocked an. agreement to vote
on the war tax bill Thursday when,
they determined to attempt to add
aa amendment to the measure calcu
lated to aid the eotton growers.- The
amendment probably will be aubmlt-
tea tomorrow and win afford an op
smunlty to vote on a proposal for
relief nf their onatttuents, whether it
should: carry or not
ProiKwala IMwuxoed.
Tonight Southern Senators met at
(the home of Senator Hoke Smith.' of
Georgia. Among proposals discussed
were the following: Curtailment of
appropriation for the coming fiscal
year ' to the amount of 19s.00.00
and utilisation of this amount to
help carry the cotton crop and to
make advances upon eotton. -
Bale of undisposed lanama canal
bonds to be utilised for the same pur
pose. ,-
issue of l72&,OOQoo of three .year,
four per-cent government bonds, In
denominations of 110 and up for the
purchase of live million balee of cot
ton to be held by the government until
January 1, Ills.
The bond Issue proposal, waa
suggested, should be accomplished by
an excise tax on cotton producers of
110 a bale on all cotton produced
next year in excess of five bales per
plow.
Trying to Force Vote.
In the House today Representative
Henry of Texas served notice that he
purposed to try, to force a vote to
merr ew.cn the project f .Southern
members tor an Issue of tiiuOOU.OVO
in currency based on cotton and to.
bacco warehouse receipts. He Intro
duced a resolution for a drastic rule
to give the plan right of way and
alee sent a reply to the letter of Sec
retary McAdoo against the proposed
legislation- Mr. Henry insisted that
the Secreary had the right to depoe.it
public moneys in . Southern national
banks "in any manner you deem
'equitable' to the extent of the funds
on your hands or that may be supplied
you by congressional action.
bale oi I'anatna uanal uoixla.
Representative Hardwick of Geor
gia, who talked today with the
President Introduced a bill proposing
the issue and sale of the Panama ca
nal bonds heretofore authorised, at
four per cent instead of two per cent
Interest and for the deposit of the
proceeds In the national banking asao
clationa and State banks In the cot
ton and tobacco bolt.
Mr. Henry's rule, which he wants
the rules committee, of which he Is
chairman, to report favorably, la an
omnibus proposal for Immediate con
slderatlon of the cotton currency bill.
the Senate bill to license cotton ware
houses, a Senate bill lo amend the
national banking laws and House I '11 In
to amend the Federal reserve laws.
each bill to have one hour general de
bate, thirty minutes for amendment
and then vote.
Mr. Henry's re,ly to Serretary Mc
Adoo which he Ineffectually sought to
have the House print in the Congres
ional Record, says there is no chance
for the government to lose a penny
on cotton and tobacco. "You should
join us and help to get leglalatiun lo
sell tie t'anama canal Uniiu ana is
sue United States nuten. he wrote.
Restrain banks, -hold them In leash
and prevent their further Inflation o
tne currency, wnicn is noi reaming
the farmers this year." ,..
NORTH CAROLINA BANKERS
LOOK WITH FAVOR ON
ST. LOUIS PROPOSITION
(HlMrttl l Ttw tirn jk1 (nmtra I
4"- WUltBttiu iVcL.
nnt;
here today with Wilmington bunkers.
merchants, manutauturt-rs anu t-nsi
nesg men. the meiriiieis of the ex
ecutive committee of the North Caro
lina Bankers Association adopted
resolution to the effect that they look
with favor upon the proposed Wade
cotton pool of 1160,000,000 but dug
gested that definite action be lakeu
by North Carolina bankers In alt -l
ance at the American, iinnaers As
sociation In Richmond this week.
President Thomas K. Cooper of the
State association presided bud out of
town bankers here were J. (1. Brown,
Raleigh, president of the North Caro
lina Currency Association: W. 11,
Drake, Jr.. ItaleUh; tleorn A- Hold-
erneee, irloro W, A. Hum. llwit-
derson.
II. C. McQueen of this city raised
question of right of hanks of this (Sate
to enter'' the pool because It provides
for mora ilhnn thelegnl rate of Inter-
est in North Carolina. Air. Drown re
plied that theoretically, banks chBr -
only SIX per i-eni lliiereni nui inai in
practical working out two thirds get
more than this amount. He also di
rected attention to the fact that in
times such as this the law has been
violated with Impunity in order to
help the situation.
North Carolina's proporion of the
pool would be IS.'iOO.OOO and it is es.
tl mated thst in return $100,000,004
would be distributed In the State on
cotton. - '
Australia Will Help.
. London, Oct. 12, 1:45 -p. m-e-The
official press bHreau tontghf an
nounced that the British war office
had accepted the offer made by Aus
tralia to send over another light horse
brigade with a field ambulance cor pa
UNIVERSITY LIEN
, MESSAGE FRO
One Hundred and Twentieth Anniversary of
State's Educational System Observed
in-Fitting Manner-atChapef Hill
IN LftBGOTMBERS
Annual Meeting of American
Association Convenes To
day in Richmond Tir
MUCH BUSINESS AHEAD
Two Thousand Already Ar
rived and Others on Way.
New Cururency law Will Be
Discussed and Southerners
Will Inject Cotton Talk Into
Proceedings t
Richmond, Vai Oct. 11. -Commit
teemen In numerous meetings cleared
the way tbday for the beginning of
sectional seastona of the American
Banters Association tomorrow and
the work of the convention Wednes
day. The executive council of the
association approved the report of the
administrative committee recom
mending an extension of publicity and
educational waJu hat plans ac
cord with views expressed by many
bankers That the association should
pave the way for . a better under
standing of banking by business men
and a better general comprehension
of purposes of ths new 'banking law.
The council also approved of the re
port of the work of the legal depart
ment rof the asportation which has
kept to clo touch with the course
of legislation- affecting business dur
ing the last year.
- Every mater Represented,
More than 2.UU members of the as
sociation, representing practically
every State, had arrived in Rich
mond tonight. Hundreds of them
had spent the day In pilgrimages to
historic places abotit the city, while
others were engaged with the pre-
Uhilnaree ofoiiimitfes meetings, It
was estimated that the -nlaht's ar
rivals would brihg the number.' of
Delegates up 10 z.auv.
That discussion of the convention
and the sectional meetings would
center largely about features of the
new currency system wna Indicati-il
by many delegates. The way will be
opened for that tomorrow at a joint
session of the trust company and sav
ings banks sections lfy un uddrera on
the "ruturs of State Institutions V-n-dere
the Federal Reserve. Act." by It
Parker Williif, secretary of the Fed
erat Reserve Hoard, tt "was snld,
however, that Mr. Wlllia would speak
not as an official of tho board, but
as editor of a financial journal, It
was Indicated that additional discis
sion would he aruused by the addroft
of President Reynolds of the asso
ciation. Chairman" Glass of the House
banking and currency committee, and
Governor t ha ties hanttin of the Fed
eral Reserve Board. s
Will Talk Cotton.
Many Incoming delegates Indicated
they wer Spread y to eiacutu er .erBen
cles growing out of the Kuropean war,
and Several of the Southern bank-
ers. It was said, would talk of the cot
ton situation. Reports of commit
tees to the executive counsel largely
were routine, it was announced. The
council approved several amendments
to the association's by-laws which
will ha mibuiitud to the convention
Wednesday. The report of the- asso
ciation's) agricultural commission an
nounced that "more than 65 per cent
Of the inenilr banks of this asso
ciation have a capital of fZa.uou or
less and tho capital of over 75 per cent
of tho hanks cntistltutiiiK this ussocla
tion's membership is Hun.ooo or lens.
In other wurna. 60 per cent are coun
try banks and most ef these are banker-farmers,
directly or from a l-usi-ness
standpoint vitally interested In
agriculture aud tlie farmers s ,. suc
cess. Bankers Mot Weultiiy,
"These perceiuaiiea,'' tlie report
continues, "the comparatively, anuril.
size of the average batik, and the in
tcrdependenoe of the tMntKers And
farmers, proves how little basis there
is for 'buncombe' talk of the political
HMtu -auil "t;;.-'-"tic statesmnn
who Would hav.
thai
bankers ar nil of ureat wraith with
interests and mulive dlumetrli ally
lijiposed to yoise of their enmmuni
." Countny check c-olUictlonn were dis
cussed at a meeting of bankers from
the reserve cities late today.
KiirmiiLRepreaentlitive Martin W.
yitk'tuhV -of "Sew . Ym k. Representa
tive- Montague, of Vircinia. ami
Chairman Trumbull of the I- .ard of
dli-ecrors of the CheHapeaJke and Ohio
Railway, , were ..speakers at ir lliiiu-r
of the council club tonlubt.
' I'ciKirt J'ruiii Hcrrb 'k.
I B? IU A i u t Vint )
Wsshlngton, t. C, Out 13. Ambas
sador Merrick's report today of the
aid by German air craft yesterday
places the casualties at three " dead
and fourteen wounded.
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HEAR
1.1 DR. CLAXTOII
(StMrUiatTtw KmsSWanail
. Chapel Hill, Oct. 11. "An education
of democracy that will elevate the
man' above air material things the
man" who will be called educated, who
can perform some task, and he wilt
bewailed greatest who render most
service to humanity." :
Around this central theme looking;
MO. PItlLA.MIEU V, CLAA-rOM.
I' tilted States Commiiwlon of Ednca
tlon WIm KMke at tlie State I'nl
verslly l'estrrdajr. j -
to the broadening and humanising of
America's edui-atlonai jgsstexa iion. -Philander
P. Claxton, United- States
Commissioner of Kducatlon iu iua ad
dress here today, hinged four Out
standing recommendations effecting;
far reaching changes In higher edu
cation. The. occattlon waa the eele.
bratkirv of, the. one hundred nMwe--tieth
anniversajryof thf laying of the
corner stone ot the University of
North Carolina- . , . - ,
MeHMurrs AdvocaKHl.
The measures- advocated by . the
head of the country's educational
sywtem.-snd which reforms he songht
support from theXTnlvenrity of North
Carolina and her sister Institutions
were: enlist the home -"as k stmore
effotive agency for the eiluV ittkin of
the children, offer all-4he boys and
girls of America, an opportunity of
an education regardless- of the parents
Indifference, offer this opportunity
during the adolewent period, restrict
elementary education to six years
arid provide Junior colleges for the
specific training of freshmen and
sophomore classes. ?
He advocated the placing of a pre
mlnm on this Junior college by pro
viding degrees for successful stu
dents.
The address of Dr. Claxton. savored
of the spirit expressed in the address
of Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels to Davidson students when he
declared thHt the fight of President
Woodmw Wilson to democratise
f Princeton was a greater fight than
any which he had engaged since be- ;
coining President of the United
States. Dr. Claxton urged a further
democratization of higher, institutions
of learning, thus hastening the time
when everv child could avail itself of '
eijimlity of opportunity. -
The processional march from the
Alumni building to Memorial Tfatt
formsly introduced the opening ex- .
erclses of the commemoration of the
one hundred and twentieth birthday '
of the I'nlvernity. The procession
formed at 10:45 the order being: ;
band, chief marshal. President Gra
ham and Dr. P. P. Claxton. members
of the faculty, graduate class, senior.
Junior; sophomore, freshmen, law.
medicine, premcdlcal and pharmacy
clusses.
Kxerclses In Memorial Hall. -
The exercises in Memorial Hall he
giiii when lrefi.ldent Graham . asked
Rev. Walter pat ton; ''-pastor of the
Methodist church to invoke divine "
guidance. president Graham then
'rendered, his repoft, outlining the
work of the past year.
1 i" rriiu iijljj.' f"r m't'B!'Um w" fur"
nisaea oy a iiiTn-m-TWMMiutiiuacu
Proctor Charles T. Woollen, Prof. P.'
U. Daggett, hr. Charles Mangum and
Pf-ston Kpps. A- selection from the
violin was furnished by Mr. "Wright, a
student.
Congratulatory Messages.
Kollowliig the reading of f onfrrtti
latory messages the degree of doctor
of laws was conferred on the dlstin
Biilshed visitor. In presenting Dr,
Clnxttin fr the degree, IXean C U
Kb per s-'lJd: "1 have tlie honor to pre
sent flr the dcitree of doctor. of lawn.
Philander Priestly Clnxton, . professor
nf education in the North- Carolina
Kla.U( Normal ;t.nl mrlustrltil College.
1 sii'i-maz. professor of education In
the -1'nlverstty' of Tennessee 1802-11,
founder of the Hummer School of the
South and lis director for ten years,
-iCofrti wted orr lagw "Six. f
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- The Way to Help The South 15 To .
"BUY A BALE OF COTTON" . C
and to buy Cotton-made Goods,
Send $30.00 to
THE NEWS AND OBSEIWER
and it will buy the bale for you.
Deal with your retail merchants in
their special sales of Cotton Goods
' . - this week.
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