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The Allies' Call a Halt
. With Determination
Driving Germans From Lille-Westem Bat
tle Line Now 360 Miles Long, That in Poland
J Over 300, With Five Million Men . "Engaged
There German Submarine Sinks British
Cruiser Hawke. . -. - - - 1
GERMANS DRIVEN FROM ULLE
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L-don, Oct 17. (3 arm.) A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Boulogne under date of Friday jay: - . ---.-.i-
y reported here that the! Gernoana hayebeen driven from
Lille." -L T -' ::" - ; .
Ixmilon. (MX. 16. (8:4. . m. )
by Ue French war office confirms the
- Ji la not Indicated In tlie communication at wliat part of the roast tbe
Allien' lighting une reaches uie sea, tmi uie nearoat point h zx nuiea iron
Yore and la i'kw to the FYam-o-Hciglaai frontier. Thin, however, la much
nearer Dunkirk than Onteud which Uie (jrmuuw are reported to have ocrn
- plod today and Uie presumption, based on knowledge of tlie German move
ment. Is that the Une of the allies la In more northerly direction arid eon
frequently Is nearer thirty Ulan twenty mile lu length. - The Uner-wonld aecxa
" to be a bar to an advanee by Uie UcrmanM along theL coast, which doubtless
was tiietr plan w hen their cavalry maue a dash toward Calais.
With both the belligerent lines reaching to the sea there now can be no
attempts at outflanking- by either army. To win sueoeaa one or the other of
the opponents must break through, tlie Une and the army liaving the greatest
' number of men and the ability td more them to a chosen point aeenMncty
lias uie better chance to suoeeeu in tma
The German, It la believed here,
are certain to try to make a breach
I lie allies' Hne, "Vj""
French and ltrltiti coiiunamlers who
, are receiving report from their
aerial scouts of any movement In
strength.
' UKK.HA.NH AFTEJI RAILROAD,
f It h bettered;: however.- that an in
- this war the armies tight less for
IMxItUuw than-for -line of eomnuini
' cm 1 Ion, llicj.ermans are striking for
' 1 he outer railway -aystem, now .In
French bauds which runs from
1 Paris through Amiens and Arras to
Hniclirouck Junction aud tliem to
' (alais and Jo the iiwwk Thus far,
T wiwdlntr ty the French report, the
" allieii liaie ''repulsed eVery attempt "of
the Germans to achieve this object
and now have them well premed from
i tlie-threatened railway.
Tlie (icrman are said lo be sending
further reinforecnients from Ger
many to stiffen their line and enable
llu'in l r'-Minie the offensive. Tlie
r'reneh are reported to have ffered
Hnctvsaf uL jrewMam. to effectual use
by the Germans to tlie advanee they
iniid to the Ulver Mrase at St.
Mlhlel.
, All this is drawn from rYeni'h
Miiireen, the Gernuin hnvlnjt been
. . more reticent than usual with regard
to tlie ofierathms in tlie west.
There liuve been no rcMirt of dslit
ina Month of the ltru-Glient line.
which : 1m taki'u hi nn-an Una the
fiirees whicl opiHwd the tiermans
around (lienl have lieen drawn
southward to Join their' nutln' body.'
1 Any ullied foret HkIiUiir on the
ctutnt will have ..the . atwlntance of
BrillHh warshliWA but It Is unlikely
-that these vtw4s will bombard tier-
man forces occupying Ontend nr
: , otlu-r coast Uiwns, for It would mean
Uie destruction of the towns without
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Finest attractions this year ever ven at a Southern Fair; De Lloyd Thompson loops
the loop and flies upside down in an aeioplane 2,ooo feet above the earth.
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Gigantic Fjreworks Spectacle, "Panama in Peace and War."
derful effects in pyrotechnics, showing' ;;batUcof : aeropUncs. .aod:'warships using radium
:5hets. "In addition s $100 display
AutodromeGreat Calyerf, Dennett Brothers Hay Wagon, and others.
Fast Racingig
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Huge Agricultural Displays from all over the Statew'ir"'fcoi5k:cir- Some of the
finest stock ever shown in North Carolina already entered for premiums. Reduced
jatespeciaMrjLLnsjrjijrQnYeaieiuljc iiilroads-1-- . 1 ' '
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Near Ostend and Strike
in "Battle of the North,"
The ofliiial communication issued today
progress of the allies reported yesterday.
attempt.
calnln any military advantage.
liasej, hwtnenand. again renorta a
defeat of tlie Germans In the Vongea.
There la no mention of this rumor In
the official' 'HommmilcauoiM, althoogh
such a defeat has been reported nev
era! times from nnoflidai aonrcea.
GKKMAXS BKrXHUS WARSAW.
JHiimiment of the prtrnilne that
presMure wnukl be taken off r Vance
and Belgium wlien tlie big battle com
menced In the east again has been
delayed. The Germans are before
Warsaw In fact DglrthMr has taken
place only eiglit milea faotnv that ehy.
While thHr advam to the .Net men
( a failure the forces of Fjnperot
William- apparenUy liave retrieved
some defeats of the-' Aoatrians In
Galicta and T advanced an far
Jarezlau. IT miles northwrat of
FrKemysl,
The German plan areitM to be to
have two miKx advance alomr the
left bank of Uie Vistula river while
two otlu-r armies swing around on the
right bank to take the defenders of
Warsaw on their nank.
This, according to Knsnlan at
counts, suits tiie . Kusxlan general
staff, who are said purpomty to have
withdrawn to the Vistula so Uiat they
would nave the railways at tiietr pack
while the ABStm-German forces
would have to advance great distances
on road which at this time of the
year are little more than quagmires.
'rlVK MIMilOX IV B VTTfJO.
Mali sides - claim to have gained
advantages in tne preliminary nzlit
lug, but these "vletiwles and defeats
can have little effect on tlie general
result or me natue in which it Is es
timated nearly &.0O0.0O0 men are en
gaged. Tlie Russia ns. It la said, have
two -and a hair million men and the
Austro-German forf Is declared to
total nearly two milpu, Tlie armies
The Way to Help The South Is To
"BUY A BALE OF C0TTONn
and to buy Cotton-made Goods. -
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THE NEWS AND OBSERVER
and it will buy the bale for you.
ACT TO-DAY
Great State Fair
N:Q0ct 19-24 1914
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fir-
cover a trout of nearly three handred
awea.
The battle oa the Baat Fruasiaa
frontier haa ceased. The two armies
are fating each other acroaa tlie bor
der, both doubtless beinc aaUsned to
remain where they are unul iue duel
batUe In roland is decided. Ttna aaai
not be for months, although the Ger
mans, it ia said, will attempt te twin
a quk-k .victory to release their troops
lor the western campaign. -
BRITISH LOSE MWlHtK bHII,
One more keel has to be added to
the British naval Itissaa In the war.
the cralaer Hawke havtnjr been sank
by a til 1 man aabmarlne In northetn
waters yesterday. As in the rase of
the ships which the Germans have
destroyed by means of sud marines
only a few of her erew earaped. The
Hawke, like the Aboaur, Creasy and
Rogue, thrca other cruisers wMrn
have met the same fate, was a tliau
ham slilp, so tluit town again la ia
mouruiiur.
Tha cruiser Tbeseua, wnien also
was attacked by Uie same submarine
that sank the Hawke. ooeyea the
Spartan inatraoUona tssoed by the ad
mlralty and tamed away from the
perishing crew. These tnstrnetlons
were issued by the admiralty after so
many Uvea bad .beea Kmt throngb the
Creasy and llogne going to tne as
sistance of the Abmikir when the lat
ter was torpedoed. Of the Hawked
three petty officers and so men
are reported u nave bean rescued by
a trawler wmie one omeer ana
twenty nea are said to have escaped
on a raft. The Hawk la beilevea to
have bad on board a erew of 404
men. ' The submarine wMoh sank her
is supposed to have escaped. Nothing
further IBM been neara 01 tne move
ments of the Rnsaiaa and Turkish
Herts In the Black bea. OonatanU
nople denies a report, which never ex
tended beyond that dty, to the effect
that the . f ormer r German cruiser
Breslaa, which now flies the Turkish
flag, haa been sunk.
The last of the Belgian wounded
who total IS.0OU, have reached Kng
land and the flow of refngoee also has
ceased except for some who are com
Ing from Holland and rsncti porta.
No satisfactory arranements has
been wade for the retarn U their
homes, of those Belgians who crossed
the frontier Into Holland, although
the Germans are striving; to indues
thern to- dw a f.-' -m J-----"miit f ti v'j
- cermas.bight js STorrnD.
From the Battlrfront, via Paris,
Oct. H. -11:46 p. m. The attempt
by the Germans to turn the flank of
the allies and obtain possession of
the ports of Ostend, Dunkirk and
Calais has beeii unnueceaKful, for the
Gentians came face to face with
strong opposing allied army which
compelled tln-m to fall back after
severe lighting.
What is known as. "the marching
wing of the allies Is cnnUmmusly In
contact with tlie German troops and
completely (overs the approach to
the ciMLst towns. When tltey fought
a pltebeil batUe west of Mile the uer
mans were fottTd to make a marked
retlrtmient from laventie In the
direct kn of Lille, their occvpatkm of
which last TuftHlay by SO.tM) men ap
pears downed to be of Hbort duration.
Tlie line of the "battle of the
north'' exU;nls over the amst historic
ground In Flanders where, onSthe
Held of the cloth of gold" ram1s I
and Henry VIII., had their celebrated
meeting In IS JO. Owing to the alnu
ous character of the line of battle the
total length of It, from the coast -of
Belgium to Uie Swiss border, now
reaches nearly H miles.
AMI KM J4CRR OF VICTORY.
Belief in their ffnsl success appears
lo have taken a Arm. hold on the
allies. All tlie men iii4aj confl-
P'dence In their commanders wlm are
doing everything pntslble to siare
their troop. Tlie allied aoldiers are
lighting with vigor. They often per
form marches which xecro beyoml
human power. This Is made evident
often when smaH tletaehnients are
acting a part from the main borders,
ysy, .t.fsw..ll
French dragoons recently were en
trusted w1Ui the lank of covering tlie
passage -Of a river hy artillery. They
met a hotly of German Kumars In a
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lERSURETODAY
SouUicrn ScnatorsWillllot De
lay Action of Emergenci
Taxing Bill -vJ-
COHOM BILL UNLIjCELY
Some Senators Sa They Are
Hopeful But Votes Enough
Can Hardly Be Mustered;
Minority Leader Mann Says
South Ought t(r Have Some
Aid From Congress
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Washing-ton, D. Ci. Oct. !. Con-
tress had ao nearly completed Its work
ter-Ah aeaslon today that adjourn
ment by tha middle of next weak
Meme4 practicwUy assured. An aKree-
ment reached In ths Senate to vote on
tha war tax bill and all amend menu
befors adjouxntnent tomorrow night
msana tha measure will be ready for
the House Monday. Administration
leaders expect an early conference
agreement. ajii prompt approval J of
the report by both honset r '
Senators from-fltmtbera Rataa who
have threatened to delay action,
agreed to ,tha proposal to vote tomor
row beoauea It would record their
votes on tha amendment providing for
tne lasue or i6,ea.009 In govern
ment (oar per cent bonds for the pur
chase of cotton. They would not
concede tonight that the amendment
would be defeated, but th prevailing
impression is it will tail abort or the
necessary Totea,
All . disputed features of the war
tag bill were settled by tha Ren ate to
day except tha cotton amendment
Increased tax oa tobacco dealers and
the wine tax as finally agreed to by
the- finance committee were among
sections agreed to.
Senator West Agsinet Bonds.
Senator Williams of Hiasiaaippt pro
poaed- to strike out ' of the cotton
amendment the seetfcms to provide a
tax on next year's crop In excess of
fifty p cent of this year's production
andl proposed tax oa the If IT crop
to nifik good any possible deficit that
might aecrua ta the government from
the purchase of cotton. Henator West
of Georgia surprised his colleagues
by opposing the bond proposal. Tbs
Denate appeared ready to yets, but it
finally was determined to let debate
run lor another day,
la tha House Ht presehtaBve Henry
of 'Texan cantenOett tiw sr lrrrsn'iiie
bill would not pass that body "with
out the presence of a quorum" unless
soma action was taken to relieve the
cotton situation. House leaders insist
ed a quorum would be present next
week lo transact necessary business.
Mann Kvokes Applause.
Representative Mann of Illinois, Re
publican leader, evoked applause from
both Kepubllcans and Democrats by
agreeing that Congress ought to he
able to help the cotton situation. He
said the Burope&n war had made It
seem the world could not consume
the cotton crop. The market would
not abeorbjpH jt the cotton even if
tt were, given away, he iwxi. adding
that the situation needed a remedy,
but that ail of the propositions so fsr
made had same defect.
Hepresentative (lines " of Virgin la,
opposed any plan of federal nnanclal
aid for cotton growers.
"The Secretary of ths Treasury has
gone the limit." said Mr. Glass, "and
some say has gone beyond the limit,
in making deposits with Southern
banks. We of the South who have
been declaring for the Jeffersonian
doctrine of equal rights to allv and
rpeclal privilege to none, oppose this
proposition or taxing alT.Ihe people
of tha United Mates for a single com
modity of a single section."
Senator Overman, of North Caro
lina, talked over the coltn situa
tion with the lresident today but said
he did not expect much legislative ac
tion In the matter.
resentattveOardneref
dares the Navy Has But Lit
tle Over Half Enough Men
tf is MwUti'rfM
Washington, 7 CJ, Oct. ' l;fcAmerl
can "advantager In tlmp-Df ar ends
with the Istt thatXhe Englinb speak
ing rares are a little the btst sailors,
according to Representative Uardirer.
of -Mamuu-'husetts, who today urgfd
the House to adopt his resolution for
aft 1 11 tin i i gal Umpf thepee pn red ne-
ot tne I nflcd .Males Tor sjv
. "Ix. yu know. ' he s?ked. 'how
many men we need, to man ou: preem
modest fleet and auxlliarli'- About
lOO.Otilt. 0uu yoa Itnow htJw many
men we hnve. A I unit tO.OUi) in the
navy and R.900 In the naval militia.
In other words p have 42,000 raw
men to miike Hailors of before we can
mobilize oiir fleet
"You have heard.jfthe"TlTrbmRTtf!e
which the tiermsn ndinirally ,tell-
destroyed three -Hrttisri cruisers with
three, luiccesaive torpednes. We might
do something of the sort If we had
the torpedoes . but we have not got
tliem. we only nsve about 1,000 tor
pedoes, about one torpedo for each
tube with which our ehtps are armed
It ls alinour as absurd av if we had
only one projectilejo each gun, ex
cept that torpedoes tAke a year-to
build and cost five.ooo each.
The United1 States, by the Monroe
diKtrlne has closed Mexico and South
America to colonisation. The United
Slates has Indicated to the greatest
military -people- tht Ania has ever
fitfn that yhe will have none of them
within her-borders.
"For both doctrines I am1 ready to
battle and j.-ady t iy. I am wilU
in It to lie tailed a di In tin mang e r,
If you' choose. HosVvvr, I do not
uiiioiMie. if I can brio It. to ha a tooth
ISIITED STATES
PREPARED FOR ill
less old dog with, a noisy tark but
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Evidence Shows How a Great
iWestern Line Was Wrecked 4
by Financial Piracy
SOUNDS LIKE NEW HAVEN
Princely Salaries, Contribu
tions to Politics and Buying
of Almost Worthless Proper
ties Told; Millions of Stock
ExchaHgedforSecurities
Over Minority Protest
Washington, D. C Oct. 1. An ap
parent loss of 7,S9",000 In one bond
transaction, LJdasea Indefinite . In
amount but aggregating many mPUona
in the acqtiltlon of tha frlaco lines
and the Chicago and Alton road and
a issa of 1781,000 on the atcfe and
bond of tha Dee ring Coal Company,
ww disclosed today at the hearing
of tha Interstate Commerce CommlS'
ion's Investigation of the financial
ocerauons of tbe Chicago, kook is-lan-and-PaeMle-Ratlwsy;--Only
two
,tnesses were examined.
Frederick C Sharood, an examiner
of accounts for the commission, gave
In detail the results of his Investiga
tion of the books cf the system con
sisting of the operating company and
the two holding companies.
Prince Icy Kalariea raid.
V.x. Sharwood testified as to the
sataiiee reoaiveu by tha varioua ofl'.
cws. Aa chairman of ths board. It
K. Cable received annually from
000 to $32,000; W. B.Jeeda, aa pres
ident, received also 114.000 for a time
and.ater III.OOJ a year. O. B. Vln
chelL aa third v,ce-president, was
paid It &.000 a yeat, and as president
l(.Ci: II. r. Yckum, as chairman
of the board, was paid $10,000 a year
and L. V. Lores ret elved $17,600. J-
A voucher fur $!6,000, tha pro
ceeds of which Wfie paid to Robort
11 Mather, .cunte, for the rai'wuv
tC'iipany, was oftersd in evidence.
The Index show that the amount
was paid for campaign purposes, said
the witness, "but 1 was unable to nnd
thn correspondenci rile respecting the
matter. The nlo had disappear?.!.
Two other voui.hera for $14,J'0
each also were ofiered in avidsnra.
N lnlormatioa was obtainabla it o
the use to which tnat money had l itn
put, Rharwotid said. -
Millions Lost la DeaL
. describing in the acouisttion. of .the
St. Uiula, Kansas City and Colorado
road by the Rock Island In 1001,
Sharwood said David R. Francis and
John It. Scullin of 8l Louis gave $2,-
(00,900 In Rock Island stock for It,
Olu.OOO in Bt. Louis, Kansas City
bonds and that the Hock Island aim
assumed a n indebtedness, of . $4,5 X'X
(IPO from the absorbed road.
"Vhe average ct st of that line lo
the Itock Island," he added, "was f 57,-
i88 a mile "
'That, of course. Includes Bt
'.on is termlmi' incilities and-trscKaao
fac.llt:s over lhi Wabash?" suggess-
i counsel fi r tli Rock Island.
"Of ci'i'ifi " i-ald Sharwood. 1'. I,
iT'i-v . fi.'. '.'li nt nfthe l-'irst Natioiu
Bank of New Tork, a director In all
three Rock island comaies, was the
only witness. - t had beeamme -a "-di
rector of the Itock Istsnd railway in
Tyuz - on -RivltAtlon .of William II
Moore and admitted that the vote
stood In his name actually was the
property of Judge Moore.
Mr. nine said he heartily- aourov
ed of the sale of the Frisco stock to
W. K. Yoakum and hie sssoclates
although the transaction entailed
considerable Ions. He explained the
transaction-by wrhlch 'gtosnoT" 17,-
600,090 was obtained by the Rock
Island of New .Jersey through the
First National Hank of New York
the bnnk participating to J he extent
or 11,250,000.
"We received," mid the .witness.
our pro-rata share of the 1135,000
paid for t he "loan. . Our bunk could
M legally have mifde tbr- eTrttrrtoari
Of 17,600.000."
Stock For heouiities.
The only sources of income of the
two holding companies which the
Rnrtt Tslahd Operating Company,'" the
witness said, which had exchanged
through ,lls stockhoklere shout 171
000,000 of stock for nearly five times
that amount In securities of the hold
Ing companies. Stockholders owning I
l . . n.x, nnr. ...n,. 11 rrm r-T''
mu" ew" uiuu ii --iTTw-K lunula operat
ing stocK refused the exchange.
"What consideration as a director,
did yen giv- Hhnsf- minority stock
holders? tnoulrcd Commissioner
Clements.
i never looheu at tne matter from
the view point jf the minority stM-k
nr.iaers", replied Mr. Illne. "I regaro
ed it from the Btsmlpolnt of per
cow. or tne stock.
"Wan the transaction dcterimt ntai
'o or promotive of. tbe lnlc-e.sts of
the small : atockboiilers -vPru the
commissioner. ip.
j. 'i prefer t.f to answer l,a' m
lion." responded Mr. Hlne.
Aili.Tth.-xa4nmrtlM"f -wttiypr
tomorrow. the hearing urobrfl.lv aiII
-nc adoui:iieil for ln da vs. -
DIRECTORS LOS
RAILROAD
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The Day in Congress
"WaMMngton, T. , Oct. 1 0.
skwti::
Met St 11 a. in. -
" ConSTfTcraiioti of war revenue bill
resumed.
Adopted taxes on tobacco and wine
and telegraph and telephone mes
ages es framed by Finance commit,
tee. ... . ..
Petition prem-iited urging leglala
tion -forreltef of cotton" producers.
Agreed to vote tomorrow on war tax
bill and amendments.
Amendment-totoytonilnir-lfusTacf
Introduced propoalng to re-Insert spe
cific penalty for violations and sales
of gKsets of 'convicted corporations.
Will be considered next session.
Rereseed at 6:45 p. m. until 11a.
m. Kulurday. -:: --- "" "
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Met at noon. "
Considered miscellaneous bills.
-Jhit resolution for gold medal and
son for his scientific achievements In
troduced i
Ad)ouriitd hi ii.iO i. "m. uoUI noop
Monday.
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JSBSSariaHSBl I f
Senator Overman Has Talk
With President But Gets
" : Nothing Definite
SYMPATHY FOR THE SOUTH
Wilson, However, Stands Solid
That Government Must Stay
on Sound Basis Financially.
Secretary -Daniels Finishes
f Speaking Tour anrJPlans Tor
Another
W. E. YELVEItTON.)
Washington. D. C, Oct, l$.ena-
tor Overman spent halt aa hour today
talking over the cotton situation with
President Wilson, but stated , after,
wards that nothing definite had re
sulted from his interview. If ha re-
eelved the President's approval of ths
cotton relief amendment pendinertn
ths Bsnata, he did not say so, and that
la believed to have been hla mission
at ths White House. It was charred
on the floor of the Senate today that
should the - relief amendment pass
Congress 4he President would veto
it. This was vigorously denied bv ad
vocates of the amendment.
None of the delegations of Individ
uals who have interviewed the Presi
dent on the cotton situation have fail.
d to recognise tbe Preatdeat'e deen
ympamy wnn 'ne siiualloa and his
evident desire tovald. Ha has told
most of his callers, however, that he
la unwilling for the government to
adopt unsound nnanclal practloea In
oraer to render aid. lie has not only
granted an audience to Soathera Con
gressmen and their constituents but
has sought from people In various
parts of the South their views of th
distressing conditions. .
Secretary Daniels Returns.
Secretary Daniels returned to Waxh.
Ington today after having made fif
teen speeches In Kentucky and Ten
nessee. Delivering political speeches
from the rear of trains was a new
experience for him. as most of -his
campaign work has heretofore been
with the pen. Next Tuesday he Wilt
make two apeecnea In the ilroex. New
York, speeches In Connecticut Wed
nesday and Thursday, and in New
Hampshire Friday and Saturday. He
will spend Sunday in Kiln bet h, N. J.,
where he Is to speak.
- Print Judge Winston's JipeeciCV
Representative Smsll secured per
mission ioAxr to bare Inserted idi tho
Concrcirslonal Record the speech of
Judge Robert W. Winston to the North
Carolina Farmers' Convention in Ral
eigh August 27 on the subject of rural
credits. Mr. Small regards this
speech as one of the best he has ever
seen on the subject. The address was
pu hushed in -f uU hv-ths Newajuul .Uhs
server August 10.
Argument -uu jCoatpJuintBL.
Argument will be heard November
11 by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission In a large number of com
plaints made by North Carolina busi
ness associations and corporations In
the mitfer of- rate on bituminous
coal from mines In Virginia, West Vir
ginia. Kentucky snd Tennessee to
North Carolina points. Hriefs in ths
case were filed today hy several of the
N orth-:Cnroltnt cmvpla I Hants. -
BRITISH LABOR PARTY
STANDS FIRM FOR WAR
Maiiifmlu IKt-lare lctorjr of tier.
many Would Mean the Death of
RcnHKTaoy in F.nroM.
ny ortti r
- -Washington. i.- V Oct-44. Uis
patchea to the Hritlsh Kmhiuisy today
gave abstracts of a 'manifesto Issued
by leaders of the labor party declar
ing their sympathy with the action of
the Hrltish govrenment In the prenent
war. Th labor leader? ur'ed that
(ierman victory "would n.can the
death of democracy In Kurope
Tha- statement -fulluws:
"Manifesto Issued entitled, Hritlsh
Ibnr Movement and War. signed hy
labor inemliers and leadi rs of labor
movement declared false the state
hienfs made In various TWintrtes re
garding attitade of labor to war. They
always hope for peace, but hope waa
destroyed by the Kaiser. It condemns
Oermnay's wanton violation of7 Hel-
gium's neutrality and recognizes thatl
.ib-wleT-TTrtWWrff
ces of peaceful diplomacy was bound
In honor, as by treaty, to resist Ger-
many's -HHKrcHmlmu The victory of
fiermany would make Ihe death of
democracy in Ktirope came quickly.
The labor party supports the govern
ment. Until Germany is biuten there
ran be no peaee The president of
the local governior.t board states that
fears Tif widespread dislocation of
trade have proved unfounded and with
few exceptions unemployment Is very
much leu st-.rlous than anticipated
Many districts report that trade is ex-
perlenclng a distinct revival."
Till MTV COl.LKt;!', U'F.CF.PTION
Coliiinliis IJtersry Ss-telj- ilv Moi
Knoyable AITalr.
ISj -tal tu TlK .Nrn. us otiitcrvt. j
Trinity College, oit,. 16.1 .jiat-night
the Columbia Literary Society gave a
reception in it hall in honor of the
new members, ana practically every
member, of the society together with
the girls 'bf "the college attended. Jm
mediately alter the gntwts had -
senTMed" "in lh society hull, an In
terentiitg program In the form of
debate and . two declamation) was
given.
At the close of the program aa the
guests entered the Y. M. C. A. hall
they were served punch from twp
bowls presided oyej' by Miss Cora
Weseott with . V. Hecreal . and Miss
Edna Taylor with E. 8. Savage. After
a very plcaeant social hour and
light course of refreshment consist
ing of ice cream and cake, lh gueats
departed at eleven o'clock.
Bad Teeth vs. AU-ohol.
""7 . tttMi-wuia Ki i
BostoBT t4e. 4 . - I e fee 1
cause more 'destruction to the system
than alcohol, according to speakers
hi tin1 miis'i in ion 1 1 r iiiis
ern iJentai Asso'latlon todsy. Dr. W;
A, White, of the New York State
Hoard of Health, said 4S ptr cent
of the failure among school children
HuriT
U.D.G.SES5IQ1JS
uininiinii
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Eighteenth Annual Convention
Finishes Work Late in. . :
Afternoon
YESTERDAY DAY OF GRACE
Committee Reports Main Or
der oyhe Day Yesterday.
Mrs. Marshjill VVilliams Pre-r
sented With Beautiful Token
Upon Retirement From Pres
idency .
,V'J3' . .
IJD. C OFfTCEBS itl4.'-g.
Mra." Kugene t little- Wadceboro,
president. ,
Mix Daisy Detiaon, ' RaHgli, first
vtce-nrealdent.
Mrs. Thomas tire Craig, Gastonia,
second vIce-DrealrtenL
Mrs.' Illa ' Johiw'"", Chwrottl
third vler-ttresident. -
Mrs. K. J. Ingram, WadeslMiro, cor.
responding secretary.
MrThadi'tThrash1. Trjrborg,
recording secretary, - '
Misn .Margaret Ktlieredge, Helnta,
treasurer. ';'
Mrs. rVUx Harvey, Klnton, regis
trar. Mrs, II.. R. Held, Mmlnlon, re-
cortler of (Tomes.
Mis (ieorgia liicks, Fslwut, histo
' rtan. " . : r '
Ml Wlniilfred Fslm. FaNtn, aa
ftlHtant hUtorian. . ii..v ... ,i .
Mr. Kate McKlmmon, Raleigh,
Cliapliilu.
Mbat Hettie James, Wilmington,
hoiMirary chaplain.
Mrs. tiortloa Finger, t lis riot tc, di
rector children's chapters. ,
The eighteenth annnal convention
of the .North Carolina Division of tha
Cnlted Daughters of the Confederacy
(h:
Mr. 1. W. Kslwm, of t liarhate, lint ''
MADJuie
Ice-l'Todditit tieneral, Inlte-t -Daughters
of the Confedrrarjr. Mtif ,
Falsonna liere - jo attend tlie Wa'"! .J
( (invt'lltlllll I'. 1). V. " .jr
adjourned yesterday afternoon to ine
next year in Charlotte. ' ;
Attended byT"prnrttrall- two- hur' -r
tired delegates the session of the ctir
ventlim which closed yesterday has
btsen in all respect one of. the most,
successful In Ihe hlstury of the di"is- ,
Ion. The Itnlelgh iJauchtcrs repre- TT;
sented by the JuhnMon I'ettigrew -
Chapter, were tlie hostriw s '!.anTr5IiH3rr
Daisy Tiensoti, prcRident of the chap
ter, wiu :lmiriiaii tf the Cummittee -
of ArrungertteniM, having in charge
the entertainmeni of the delegates; - -
Numbers .of attentions were .ihowu
the delegates while in this city. lie.
I'eptioiix were ,Kiven by - ladies of thn
viiy and luncheuhs were tendered
jaiiy "by :Ke UuTclgli Oiuttilier of Cumi- r
,iii rce, the Johnson rvitigrcw ("hau
ler and the Merchants' Aiusoclatii'li in - :
lurn. i ,
;.Th"e"dTvTS!(iW starts out Ihe year with ' 1
a new p restd rat .- Wrr K u g e i ie-i .it tte.-
'ft Wadf sboro. Ullie bus aundhoced"aa
Vr policy, that so far us she able
efTorts of The- administ ration will .'' :
Jj'! .I Vi il if'f1'!'. llit-lajlhaHaaU---
let care im tne veterans and lowara
ihe eductfllin and training of the"""
children of ' the Conf.d"iacy. During
ihe yeiiwshe will make series of visits, ' '
to the chapters throughout the StEte,"
here nhe will speak anil aid in th
work of phunotit g tlie organizations.
Day of t.rai-e. :
"Tesie'fiTar w the -day of ut
Ihe liaughier. not thai all of tliem
have not Iwii -liiiys-- of gracyrbiii thla
particularly was taken aihantuge of
fur lho.se alleiitioiis, nnd Ktacious ap-
preciatlnnsThat always tftek-a -nwl-
iliK of 'he. liaiighlcr of toe I'onfed-
eral . . .
To begin wuh .Mrs. Marshall Will- .
tnini wii) prewnteil with a gorgeous
sttver-rnrv-bv flie i ii'inimii Mr.
,iMfilil JlSHielf H-Wtl Ht"" .l!pl. i. h. t'f
urei-enialion. The speech--was - as.
tiuique and picv of unlMtuHdett" Rooil
feeling its the ii w t-epriHbcntativo ;
of th "ppi ' iali'in i,f the cmrvention." -'
Mrs. . WJIIiutus- has presided in th
maiinei- uf due accord with the spirit -
of the- .nicelijjSi. Jler easy' command .
if i tie hltimlloii. no nuiH'tr Imw munny
or threatening the discussion, the
rradv'mps with heT gavel ptinctuntinjT -the
direetbms of the preMldtng cfiieer '
made In nil grscloiistieHS. won Ihe ad- -miration
of every rtek'jjuii.
During the aftntn. too-- Mr.-
Thad Thrash, 'of Tarboro, re-elected
to the post .of recording secretary.'.
presented to the convention two beau- "
tiftil homitietH of (lowers, one to 1
placed upon the monument of Henry .
I.. Wyatt, and the other the inonu
meTJtrrf Wn rt h-Hsgley, the Hrst to fall- -in
-the- Civil Warand -the first -trrfaH
In the War with Spain.
Hhoi tly afterward Mrs. Thrssm her- - r
self was made, the recipient of flowers
from the -VViltlamUo.rrej? Pender
Chanter of Tarboro, which was fnl-
for sum,-JHarsnaiJ
William, and tor Mrs. Kueene, ljule.
ie"a'',yrn?h'ii'?tuahl r t
Orrin Randolph Hniith. deaiirner of
the Confederate rlag spoke to the con
vention yesterday morning, making
siiiiuiHiiiiiniitnitiniiiiiiiuiiiiiinuunnnininnttinninnnuiniuuuiuniiiiiiiMii
no bite to torrespomi.- -
wr' duu to ba t teeth,
iCouUnusd oa Fagt Twa-