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- art a V' n. T Vt; TIffi WEATHER '- Ciwsily enimdy today r pnb ably local ntM. Friday part 1 cloudy. Details oa page 10 erveii': Best AdvertLlnf Medium in "' -North Caroling ne mm: VOL CO. NO. 99. RALEIGH, K. C, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOSER 7, 1915. PRICE S CENTS JECTS HOUR SENDS TOt. SERBIA i amid C - .. af. sat fc " ' " ' BULGARIA RE CZAR'S ;; BEMANDS, ULTIMATUM PRESIDENT VBLSON EKGAGET.IEMT TO CALTS WIDOW DATE OF YEDDBJG NOT YET FIXED Official Washington Surprised t News, But Close Friends , Expected It DAUGHTERS CHOSE VIRGINIA WOMAN Widow of Washington Jeweler Was. Guest at Mr, Wilson's Summer Home at Cornish. Met Last Autumn and Friendship Ripened To End Lonely Life . . Waaldngtou, Oct- Woodrow Vllson, the President of tba Called Btetes aai-oenwed tonight hla encase, meat to Mrs. Norman Gait, of Waeb-tag-ton. The date of the wedding has ant been Sied, bed It probably will iaka place la December at the kont ' of the bride-elect, -i The brief aanotmcmneM trwt the v nue nouee maos 07 uuiwrx s multy cm toe mm 'a auiprlss to oAclal Washington, bat to a number of lntl- IP inmn if hm PfSJi - ed. From this drete came tonight the story of fricedahip whoa cerfmieetion u viewed a a happy turn la the trnoMrd awl lonely life of the nation's chief execattoe. It wm Mia Margaret Wilson and her cousin, M!aa Helen Wood row Bones, who draw Mrs. Oalt Into the White Housa circle. - - Thay met bar first In tha early autumn of last year and wars so much attraetad by hsr that tbey sought bar oat mora and more .frequently. aad .the- frlaadsbip between them rapidly ripened into aa i eJTectloeete Intimacy, Mre. Oalt spent a amn am nnoivr. aw lvihin ss the hooee vasal of the President's Idest daughter. It was throurh this Intimacy f kla daughter end cousin that the President had an opportunity to meat and know her. Chosen By Baat'htera. . One of the moat Interesting; facts by friends. Is that the President's daughters chose Mrs. Halt for their (Continued on pars two.) CHILD ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY SQUIRREL HUNTERS alrtll is Te Nan Ski Onus,) Snow Hill. Oct. .While squirrel bunting In the Speight's Bridge dle trtct, Alexander Vemeteoft and Z. T. Boone ecoldently shot Carl Jones, seven rears old. The child will re cover, physicians declared. MAN. MANGLED BETWEEN CARS, DIES OF INJURIES (a aw - New Bern, Oct. 8. James Bright, sun of George Bright, of Pamlico county, was caught between tbe cars of -a Norfolk Bout hern train at the union atatloa here aad so badly mangled that he died shortly after ward. " He . was attempting to croaf the. tracks at tbe station wten the aooldsnt ecearred. No blame la at tached to tbe rati road - for tbe ao ddeat. - , . .--u HENDERSON WOMAN ; BADLY HURT IN FALL '' Henderson, Oct Tulllna; Into a deep ravine whan her foot slipped oa . a bridge while returning from a mo- tlen picture show tonight Mrs, I. Hill Parbam, of Bast ' Henderson, sua talned sere re nta about her. head and a possible fracture of the skull. She was rushed te the Johnson-Willis Hospital at Richmond for treatment. lira. Par ham was accompanied by her baaband at the time ef the aed- dent. Whea found at tbe bottom of the ravine aha was aneonacloua and ' bleeding from euta about her bead, which k Is believed, struck against a rock la the falL : FOUR INJURED WHEN .'V- . ENGINE HITS LEVER CAR ' Hirkory, Oct. Conductor W. Iyamrt. of Hickory, John Bishop, en gineer; Robert Hunter, trainman, and . James Mason, eectioa hand, wars In jured .when 'engine No. ! oa the - Southern collided with a lever ear Jtte yesterday afternoon pear the mile post between Nebe and Marion. The three former mea were severely scalded oa the arms, lower, ilmbe. face and shoulders, while Meson, who waa ruling en tbe lever ear. bad twe ribs broken and was otherwise . bruised. The accident happened la a narrow cut and entirely blocked . the track until midnight. ... . Conductor Pysart was caught be neath tbe engine whea it overturned . but succeeded In freeing himself and together with tbe others Injured wak ed over a mile to the office of Dr. H. C. Taylor at Nb, who came te Hick ory with Mr. Draart. where be turn ed him over to Dr. H. C Menalea. Mr. Mason was so badly hurt that be bad te be carried to Net).- where together with tha twe other inetnberj of the train crew he was put aboard a train and taken to Morgan ton to a ANNOUNCES PRESIDENT TO WED Woodrow WOsoav. , U of Washington ana the eoua trv aa a whole was Intensely Inter ested la the annouaosmsnt last night of the engagement of President Wil son to Mrs, Norma Oalt, a charming Vlrainle. woman. The wedding prob ably will take place at the home of tbe bride-elect la Washington. OMEN IN JERSEY President's. Announcement Is Not Surprise To Persons Con . versant On Subject DANIELS IS IN FAVOR r OF VOTES FOR WOMEN Action Was Foreshadowed By Declaration By Secretaries Redfield, Garrison, McAdoo and Mr. Tumulty That They Were" Ready To Support Amendments In Their States (By H. E. C BRTANT) -Wavahlnstoa StaaT Oarrvapondent.) - tneirnl M) tke Jtoaa.aal Oewrav J n . , . nl a t meat today, that -.hw-President alB vote for the Woman aanure Amend ment la jersey was not a surprise to those who were conversant with the situation. The announcements of Secretaries Redfield, Oarrlsoa and Mo Adoe aad Mr. Tumulty, private sec retary to President, that they would support tbe Woriiaa Suffrage amend ments In their respective States fore sk ad owed the actios of the President. it Is behoved' that the position ed tbe President will help him greatly la the States where women vote. There le some' doubt as te how tbe bows will effect tbe South, where woman suf- - (Continued on Page Two.) NORTH CAROLINA I s 4 r WILSOHNILLVOTE; FOR SUFFRAGE FOR THOSE THATCHARGE 1 2 PERCENT Comptroller, of Currency Williams Tells Kentucky Bankers Three Tar Heel Institutions Ordinary Loans; Other High V. (By B.TS. C BHTAKT) WPastolag-toa StaaT Ctoitspoaalrat.) tap net t TM Haas ea On I. "Washington, Oct. C. North Cafei Baa waa one of the States named to day by John Skehoa Williams, Comp troller of the Currency, aa having banks charging It per cent or mere taterest aa : loana. ' Three Teenks ef that State charge this amount aad 1,111 la the United States charge this amount, according to the state ment of Comptroller Williams. . - Hs waa speaking before the annua convention of the Kentucky Bankers Association, at Frankfort, Ky today, aad assailed such Institutions aa vio lating the trust given te thera by the government. -.; 1 ', " He quoted from tbe report ef a national bank In a certain stats some instances of Interest charges. One r was a loaa of 10 te a woman for IS days for 116, Interest or lit per cent Another was til for IS days for lit Interest or 14 percent Others were III! for 40 days for I Id Interest or 71 per cent; Hit for IS dava for 2 intsrest. or II per cent; Its for riESIDEHT TELLS L HE'S FOR DEFENSE t Advocates Stronger Army and Navy To Command Respect of Other Nations "FOR DEFENSE" TO BE URGED UPON CONGRESS Secretary of Navy Daniels and President Are Speakers at First Meeting of Advisory Body of Which Thomas Edi son Is Chairman; Meet at White House rat as aniseil rival. 'Washington. October I. President Wilson at the first gathering of the new naval advisory board announced himself today In favor of having the United Stales adequately prepared for defense so as "to eommand the re- pact of other nations for our rights. Iter It became known that the Pre el dsnt Diana to make "for defenss" the slogan of hla advocacy of a stronger army and navy, and will outMna bis views more speclfloauy before the eon' venlng of Congress. Pi aelJww Speaks. The President addreessd the mem bers of tbe advtstory board at the White House. Previously the board had met at the Navy Department with Chairman Thomas A. Bdison dts- sldlng. and listened to an address by Secretary Daalsla Later they took a trip down the Potomao river oa tbe presidential yacnt alaynower to tas Indian head gun proving grounds. One of the sights witnessed there was tbe Sitae; of the navy's most mod era weapon, a feprteea-lncb fifty-calibre gua. A newly designed machine rids waa alee brought Into aetloa aad vari ous feet euoh as changing, the barrel of gun during; Bra. were performed. The .Mayflower hardly had gottss ends wav whsa Mr. Edison discover ed tha wireless plant wAlcb held his attention for tbe remainder of the trip. He espressed a desire to "apeak with lbs powerful station at Arlington, Va. ,Twa massage a ssnt to Cant. Bullard. superintendent of the Naval Radio service Elan eada Maaeage. "Oougratulatieag on- your Ms Arlington plant. I. have heard tbe email aad large seta seated In tbs wireless room ol the May flower, aad they are great.' In a few minutes tbe following reply "My compliments to Mr. Edison and members of the naval ad visory board, by this message, transmitted, on tbe ltd kilowatt snark set." Toalght the members of tbs heard held their second meeting In Secre tary Daniels office. Varioea sub subjects were discussed aad plana for organisation were taaea aaaer so, vise men t- Another session will be held torn in row. "There Is very little that I can say to you. President Wllaon said, "sx oept te give you a very cordial wel come aad to si press my great pleas ure I nthls association of laymen with the rover.-.ment. But I do want to-say this "I think tbe whole nation is oonvlneed that wa ought to be pre pared, not for war, but for defense, and very adeauatsly pre Dared: and very adequately prepared and that (Cohan oed on page twa.1 BRYAN TO SPEAK AT WINSTON-SALEM FRIDAY Wlnston-Salsm. Oct. . Hoo. Wil liam Jenninge Bryan will be a guest of tbe Piedmont Fair A ess elation at the fair grounds during a part of Friday afternoon. Mr. Bryan will ar rive la Wlaston-Baiem eooun 1 e ctoei ea Friday aad will proceed at ones te the fair grounds, where ne 1 accepted an Invitation to apeak la front of tbe grandstand. BANKS AMONG , Get That Amount or More On Records Given As Examples ' ens month for aa Interest of tit cent. -: ' Another national bank went tbe limit whan if reported a lean ef II I te a wamaa for six days for II. which Bgurea out aooat g,4ee per cent per annum. - aa avmeaoay sua or srug slats' profits ea powdered chalk,- the Comptroller declared "It gets out of the range ef percentage lata lares ny from tee person.-" - . Hs aald the Federal Reserve Sya. tent had helped much te minimise such evils and that tbe greater num ber of beaks conduct their baata- ea a high aad honorable plane. Hs declared that tbe government la ael amagenistio fa them, bat la only try, tng te correct evils. ., Mr. Williams aald: "In coimertiea with Interest rates, f could astonish yes gentlemen by re cital of some transactions that have come te any kaewiedge. , A few days ago I bad a letter on my deek from the president of a National Hank In one of our neighboring States, la which ha complained that tbe Federal XCetrtlaued ea Page Twov) El 111 ARMIES READY FOR j . I Jl 600.000 . a sa - . . a J - X0SSIMHS AUSTRIA' W jeAst c&ctftmm H V II 0 A fit Y X lSoSwlaK tt O M A N nAJr w T wKKAJOVA 'jgy W a- mSSm WW -.A U L O A1 Aj JSmy 'v jr tat jin Pv7 y PoalUoos of opposing The stags la set Again la tha Bal kans fur another war, the third with in Ave years. It Is re ported that Gen eral voa Macksnaea, who waa oae ef the leaders fa the Russian defeat, 1 ha command ef a Oermaa army new ar Belgrade, while the Austrtana are farther west, both menacing Ser bia. , A BuigarUn,araty cfroata tha Qrseks aa their beedary llnea. Bat sowth the aUIss are leading feroes, and already Oenerai Ian . llamlltoa. tha. British commander at the Dar danelles, has been to Saioalea to make arrange msnts for earing for many thousand troops. Tbs Russians have some Itt.eOO soldiers on tbe Black Sea who may be marched Into Bul garia at a abort time. Off the port f Varna la a large Russian squadron ready to blow tbe city to bits. Austrian Crown Prince Called To Vienna Because of Con dition of Emperor IB e laieml Pnatl. Rome, Oct. I Via Pari It is said on good authority bars that Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is dangsr onaly ill and that the Austrian crown prince baa been called to Vienna. la addition to tbe heir to the throne It Is said that Baron Voti Burien. ths Austro-Hnngariaa foreign minister, and Count Tlssa, the Hungarian Pre mier, also have been called to tbe capital. The news. It Is staled, baa been kept secret up te this time for fear of the Influence It might have upon the in ternational situation. Several times sines the European war began' Emperor Francie Joseph, who celebrated hla ISth birthday on August II last, hag been reported In a critical condition. As quickly ' as these reports have appeared they have been denied. On August I. however, a news agency despatch from Vienna said ths Emperor had experienced a severe chill, and was confined to bis bed la the Bchlenbrwna Castle, but thai bis oondltloa was not alarming. BIG INCREASE SHOWN IN EXPORTS OF COTTON . (Br Be n I lili nal. Washington. Oat t. Enormous In creases In tbe cotton export trade dur ing August are shewn la the monthly statement ef food stuff a, cotton and oile exports made public today by the Bar ana of Foreign aad Domestic Com-, me roe. Cotton exports for ths month were 111. bales, valued at IT.I1I, II as compared with exports ef 11, III bales, valued at ti.lCt.llT la Au gust. 1II4 ' . For tbe eight months ended with August, shipments were .lll.41t bales as against 1,714.444 la tbe game period last year. - ; ,. Exports ef food stuffs, cotton, and oils for August totaled I7t.ll0.4lt, compared a Kb I47.tl7.tlt last year. Bread (tuffs waa the only class! Oration showing a decrease, the exports being tll.m.M as against Itt.ltt.llt la August, 1114. , . . HICKORY COTTON MILL ; V IN RECEIVER'S HANDS Htrkery. Oct t. Judge District Court, last night order Discing Brook ford M eoeratlng half million dollar mill here la hsnde of Receiver tfl. J. Hoi brook. ' earned temporary receiver. Artlna was voluntary. Bankrupt pro ceed ings against mill has been pending la filets Courts for some time, . FRANC S JOSEPH DANGEROUSLY ILL Bdvd. TJ. & signed sa lita. tnc Vetton NEW BALKAN WAR i a f Kins Fnrdlaand ef Bulgaria! Austro-German . Force Vari ously Estimated at From . 100,000 To 500,000 Men (i t. London, Oct l. There Is little changs In tbs military situation on any of the various war fronts. - Uneon firmed reports are that an Auetro-Oertnan force. vmHo'i- - Umatsd at from Ht.OOt to tOO.IIt men with Z.wwll guns, l ,.to... ...4 through southsrn Hungary to attack Serbia. Military observsrs here, how' ever, a avert that it la probable that the force does not exceed liO.ttt. de claring that there Is no evidence of any vary heavy withdrawn la of Teu tonlo troopa from the Russian front and that the western front every day is a amending new araits. The observers say tbe Oerraaas are not la a position to withdraw many troops from the Russian aide aa Ea peror Nicholas' armies are making a desperate snort to assume the laltla tive. Oa some sectors rwtrograd re ports that tbe Russians already have succeeded In doing tbla Besides. It la asserted, they have held ap Field Marshal Von Hlndsn burg's drive against JVtnak for several weeks, and Inflimed5yery serious loans on him. Von Hindenburg is reported to he receiving reinforcements with a view to making another attempt to force hla way through the outer defenses of tne ctty. Off result a Coatlsatna. In tbe west big guns seemingly are preparing a way for a continuation (Continued on page two.) G0ETHALS WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION AT ZONE Panama, Oct Major Oenerai Oeerge W. Ooethala baa withdraw a hla resignation aa Governor i of the Panama Caaal sons This fact waa announced by Oenerai Ooethala tonight oa his arrival on board tha steamer Cristobal from New York after a vacation spent in the United States. His action was taken, bee aid. In view of the recent slides la tbe Geillard cut. which have closed t raffle through the canal Oenerai Ooethala said he would remain in Peaetna Indefinitely until such time aa the condition of the caaal would permit of hla departure. Further thaa to make this announcement aad to say that be bad cabled Secretary of War Garrison withdrawing hie rests nation which was to become effective BIG TEUTON ARMY MOVING DN SERDIA November 1, Oenerai Ooethala bad nothing to say concerning the canal - He did not seem worried ever the situation, but eager to enter npoa ths work of combatting the elide, Hs will maks a pereoaai .study af ths aUdea - ..-7 ' .- M KING GONSTJME NOW HOLDS nit 1 miriVr rws hAnrrrf. lit ni irri ltn MLAIilbUr rUVLK 111 MUUUO; RUSSIA BREAKS VITH BULGARIA Greer? King After Conference With His Mmlsters I Decides To Form Coalition Government; Resignation of Premief Venizelos, Totally, .Unexpected, Causes Great Sensation In Athens; He May Support New Cabinet 1 -:- RUMANIA HURRIEDLY DISPATCHES TROOPS TO PREVENT ATTACK ON BULGARIAN FRONTIER BeassBBBBsaeasBaiBa ' -I Greatest Battles of War May Be Overshadowed By Events n Southeastern Kingdoms To Decide Future of Europe: Sofia Gives Serbia 24 Hours To Cede Macedonia To Bulgaria. British and French Complete Landing of Troops at Salonikl RUSSIA AND BULGARIA SEVER Allies Ministers Are Recalled ALL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS The Greek crista aad the nones- af dlploenatio rriatlona be- Kasaia aad Bulgaria are tha absorbing features of tha war. Tha Bmartaa. Freavm, Brlliab aad Italian aUnlaleri at Soda soon after tha preaeatatloa of Balgarla'a re ply la tbe Haadaa ultima rum re esreted thetr MMsporu froaa tha Bedaaetaa aoiamma aa tha' a-rouad that tlic reply wee n aatiafartory. TrOs eraa followed by , ' a similar ejaret by tha te-wolan Although thera la thesvy Rghting ' aa the western aad eastern battle, free the buret meres oa the dlpto BUB4Jocbesa board la tha Balkans suave a which admittedly will tmve . aa tamortaat bearing la tbe great wnrirt war game are holding the attention of the universe. Divided by the avowed drtrrmlnaiioa of the) King of Oreere not to a mil nl to the ultimate poliry of Prvanler VenhaSos aad a anajorlty of the parliament that , Grarce should roene to the aid of Serbia, her treaty ally, the ppulacs of the Hrllrsilo Usgdont haa taken aides for aad against the war. King OoBStantlne and hla follow tea for the BWHnent at least, being In the asoendaacy. The Greek cabinet haa resigned and a enalltloa mialatry headed by Alexander Zaimia, and in which Venianlos, "the Master of Orecy" wUl have no rKUtfoUo, si prohahle; Bulgaria haa devdlaed) to aerede) to Buasis-s altinuUum that aha have deem with the toofamio powers, and . . (By the AasocUted Press.) Sofia, TueedAy, Oct 5, via Paria, Oct & Ths RoseimB, French, British and Italian mtntatart bars asked for their paat ' porta. Bolcaria's to actory, Sofia, Tuesday. Oct 8, minister toady aakad to hit paagpedts. London, Oct 7. A despatch to Ratitan TeJefrata Cora- pany from Sofia, swnt by way of Petxofrad, aayti Di . n t i.f . t . wpxa a repiy 10 torn rtnaaaian suuiruuum m xmsanarac torjr. Tha Rnsaian minister hat taotifiad Premier Radoglaroff . of a rupture of diplomatic ralationt bertreen the two cotmtrieg. T "Dm.;.. L. 1,-1. b. RnlseU tkaw. - .Kil sl,. " Dutch Chart a dAjr.ires. Bolfaria't reply was delivered at 2-40 o'clock on ths aft ; ternooa of October 5 (Toeday).H Petrosrad, Oct 6 Via London.--- Bnlpria haa rejected tha Rim nan deiriand and has tent an ultima tnra to Serbia concerninf Mac, donia, according to bormation which haa reached tha Serbian Archi namndritt Michael, aaya a Kfoecow talegrmm to tha Boarae Gaaetta. Bulgaria demandt that Serbia reply to tha nJtimatum within 24 bottra. GREECE TO FORM COALITION CABINET. Oct C In another at Athent aayat "King Cor-aiantina today cocifstTad wkh former Praniera RhaQia and Zaraia and reqraeated their ataitfanra. After a ditctwtion of tha itoatioa it was decided ia principle to form a coalition gcernment without It Venizekie, under the premierahip of M. Zainua. Tba fonnfaiff ol the cabinat ia expected to be completed tonight " "Tba British MinlMer had a long autlience wit VENIZELOS RESIGNATION UNEXPECTED London, Oct C A despatch to Reotera from Athena aayat Tbs totally snexpected resignation of Premier Venixeioe crt. atari a great aajitatioti among both bis partita na and Lis opponenti, . Tha loyalty of tha paople to tha Kkg aarea the aihnticei. A coalition cabinet with either M. Rhallia or M. Zaunta, both former pmr-iera, aa its bead appears to be aaaured. . . Thera k reason to belieTe that M. Veniseloa will aupport auch a cabinet' ..; ' - r - , RUMANIA RUSHES TROOPS TO FRONTIER. : Lotedon, Oct 6. Reotera Athens commpondent atatea that Romania k harriedly deapttchmg and otherwise taking extraordinary ' KING CONSTANTINE HOLDS BALANCE OF POWER. Iondon. Oct. adira the great est baKles of the war aeay prove to have had lean weight fca derkling the future of liuropa than the evenw ef the past few dare In Um anatbeaatera klngdoana. ' -? Khar Coastaatine ef aieecs tirother-ta-law at the Gcrnuua arsrar ap Coutiaucd oa the breaking ol of dUptoaeatlo re latloaa between tha two oaemtrhai aad probably with all tha entente powers and Serbia has resulted Vine; Ferdinand's pmum tat la regtorted to have seat sa ultimatum to Serbia amandlng See-blan'a a oalearewoa la Bulgaria's driaand for tha eaadon of Macedonia; French troops will continue to lamj la Greece and nructwd tiirough that country to the aM of Kee-nia, end. If awed be agalant Bulgaria aad tha teutonic allies, regard lean ef tha Greek rebils Uiiiinj. are tbw main dewtutaarata la the Balkan Whether King Cmatantlne w(TI be able to keep hta coentry oat of the mrnhee ef the) war against the wiabes of the followers nf Vewlaeios la still te be answered. Brail nd Coasts ndne la said to be tha Greek general staff and tha mart party. That Veadnrena la strong in his convtccioa and that a anajority of the penplo of Cireene are with him la his bellct that Ovoona should maintain her treaty aarerenent with Serbia Is Indicated In ofMal dlnpatehea and cotive poavtaace. Rumania's poHcy has not yet bnea annonnred. Her troopa con ttnaa mobilising along - the Bu gmrian boundary, however, and a fart that may not ha entirely oat. aide brr ultimate plans Is found fax a new Rusntaa attack against the Anatitana la Bakowtna near tha Northern Raonanlaa frontier a bene boatilitiea had beea la abcyaace for a tha Rasaian tiJtirriatum being via Park, Oct 6, Tlx Strtitw deepatch Raotara corrwapotatiaiit troops to tha Bdganaa frontier, military Pae Jwo.).
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