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News aiid. . - - - . -r . 1 THE WEATHER Fair today and lwim. Details on pate S. Best Ad ver UslnfHs t 1 Medium bv North Carolina rveir VOUCH. NO. 116. RALEIGH, N. C SUNDAY HORNING, OCTOBER 24, 1918. PRICE 5 CENTS 1 COTTON COMBINE ISS Federal Trade Body Begins Probe Into Alleged Effort To Keep Prices Down IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA ALSO Raleigh, Charlotte, Wilmington and Other Cities Said To Be Involved in Controversy. Charge That Price Differ ences Is Unwarranted lr) Many Cases v-' (By H- K. C. BRYANT) Washington 8uff Correspondent fRseiial to TtM Hm Hd Otaom ) Washington. Oct. 23. The Federal Trad Cummlwiun today ordered an Investigation to determine whether there Is a combination on the part of cotton buyers of North and South Carolina and Georgia to hold down the prit-e of cotton. Thin action wo token ut the lnatance of Commissioner Harris, who cornel from Georgia, and to whom complaint! that such a com bination does exist nave come. Kaleigh. Charlotte. Wilmington r.nd other Important cotton producing and selling centers are Involved in this controversy. From time to time for years farmer have eomplstned that cotton buyers In North Carolina towns has an understanding; not to buy over a certain price. lrMecutlom Planned. The Federal Trade Commission has power to Investigate, and report on siirh mutters. It It Is foormMJ'at per sons are guilty of combining to fix prlcea. pronccutlons will follow. The Information upon which the In vestigatlon Is to-be made is to the eTect-that for years buyers In the three states mentioned, and partlcu larly in the two t'arolinua, have been charging different prices for cotton. these charges varying otie-half of ons Cent a pound In two points not more than twenty miles distant rrom earn other. This difference In price. H is al ined In the complaints, which have Reached the eentmlsslon, eeems ths sol result of th working of this ier.ibiilalsulfor instance- t geated many cities 'and towns have practically no large market, dus to thS fact that divisions of territory for burins- ojrDoees are made, on terrt t ry belonging to one buyer and other Urrttorv to nothr buyer. .1 nese si kced prnctlocs arc said t be confined t certain pluce named In the com plalnts to a greater extend possibly than to olTier potnts within the states specified. iHy 1U AjauOliail Prt! Washington. Cct. 23 .Special agents of the Federal Trade Commission be gan today an Investigation of charges that cotton buyers In North andVouth Carolina and Georgia have combined to keep down prices to producers. The complaints alleged thui large pur chasers of cotton In the rUates named have combined to divide territory In such a way as to allow them practi cally to fif the price to the grower. Commissioner W. J. Harris, who re ceived the complaints, recommended 'a thorough investigation which was ordered by the commission. a Members of the commission said that if the allegations of the com plaints were substantiated the combi nation would- constitute a restraint of trade, and the commission. would be authorized to proceed under the anti trust laws. That would mean institu tion of the first suit of the kind brought through the commission since Its creation. Agents of both' the economic and legal divisions of the commission will conduct the Investigation. The trade commission Issued the following state ment: "The Federal Trade Commis sion has ordered sn immediate . Investigation to determine wheth er there is a combination on the part of ootton buyers of South - Carolina. North Carolina and Oeorgia to hold down the price of cotton. This Investigation has been undertaken at the instance of Commissioner W. J. Harris, to whose attention complaints have corns that such a combination does exist, resulting in bis submis sion of the matter to the com mission. "This Information Is to the ef fect that for years past In the three States In question and more particularly In the two Caro lina there have been varying J" .rices for cotton,' often "this dlf erence amounting to one-half cent per pound In two points not more than twenty miles distant from each other. "This difference in price. It Is alleged in complaints which have reached the commission, seems to be the sole result of the workings of this combination. For Instance. . it Is cited, many cities and towns hVS practically n live market, due to the fact that divisions of -'. terrUory for buying purposes are - -mad, one territory beblonging to one buyer, another territory to another. "These alleged practices are said to be confined to certain places Indicated In the complaint a greater extent, possibly, than . to other points within the States specified." SEVEN SPRINGS HOUSE BURNS, LOSS IS $3,500 TSa Maaa as oti MO EXIST IN NORTH CAROLINA I Ooldsboro, Oct 22. Dr. W. M. r- Parka, who ressdss on his one farm . near Seven Borings had the mlsfortuns to lose his house and nearly every 1J"thm K contained by re this week. Th family hadretlred for the Alght. - when passersby. discovered the tire. wakened them and sssisted b4he re , : . mval of some of the furniture. . v - The house was a twe story seven ' rwom building and was valued at 22, T" , with only l,t tnraraace. - H. C. HOOD IS KILLED BY ACCIDENTAL SHOT Oreensbpro, N. C, Oct. II. Robert C. Hood, one of Greensboro's leading dtlaens and "a most prosperous boat cess men. was accidentally killed by a gun shot wound while hunting a fi miles from Greensboro about sunset this afternoon. Mr. Hood, in company with several members of a hunting lodge, bad awns out for an afternoon a recreation, and while the others of the party were busy about the lodge. Mr. Hood walked In the woods a few hundred yards In TO est of squirrels, end when attempt ing to get over a wire fence his gun was accidentally discharged. Inflicting a wound In his left breast, causing Instant deaths He bad been a resident ot Ore boro for about fifteen years, and at the time of his death was secretary and treasurer of the North Carolina Trust company, a director In the American Exchange National Bank, and Interested In other prosperous business enterprises m tills city. All forms of civic Improvement and any thing tending to the advancement of this city were questions In which he took great pride, and probably no man In Greensboro had of late years done more for ths upbuilding and financial development of his adopted horns than be lie was greatly beloved by all classei of Greensboro cltlsens, and his un timely death has cast a gloom over the enure city. A distinctive charac teristic was his love for every man, and his greatest pleasure was helping his fellow man. He Is survived by his wife and two daughters. The funeral will be held from the Vtrst Presbyterian church of this city at 2: 19 p. ni. Monday af ternoon and Interment will be at Oreen Hill cemetery. SALISBURY FARMER FALLS TO DEATH IN ELEVATOR usMl to Tha Nam ami Mm. ) Hallsbury, Oct. 21. John A. Mlsen hetmer, 6 years old. a prominent far' mer living near here, was killed In stantly late this afternoon when he accidentally stepped Into an empty elevator shaft In a store. MisenhaUner. accompanied hr young grandson was trading at the store of Hallsbury Hardware Com pany. The clerk had opened the door to the elevator shaft and was waiting for the elevator when MiaeahMaMr stepped by him and Into the shaft. The clerk grabbed his coat when he saw him step, but was unable to hold him. He fell about ten feet, landed on his head and suffered concussion of the brain, from which he died so after being rushed to a hospital. The deceased leaves a wldew and five children. WINSTON YOUTH KILLED i -BY FALLING-TREE (SjarUl b Ths Mas sad OHM is.) Winston -Salem. Oct. 21. Mat TAm- lar, aged 20. was killed by a falling tree while out possum hunting with two friends near Rural Hall at two o'clock this mnrnig. In Telling the tree, on which ths opossum was located. It fell against another one. Eiglar went under It when it dislodged, crushing him to death. CLINTON MAN SHOT IN BREAST IN ROW WITH WIFE (Special to The Nhi and Otevml. Clinton, Oct. 2 2. In a quarrel with his wife tonight Hen Sparrow was shot through the right breast. The bullet passed through his body, but he Is ex pected to live. Mrs. Sparrow was ar rested and held in 2500 bond for her appearance In court on Monday. The woman declared at a hearing before the mayor tonight that she saw her husband put his hand to bis break as If to draw a weapon and tired first. LaGRANGE MAN'S BODY FOUND IN POOL BY ROAD (Spartal u Tbe Kma sad Obarrterl. Iji Orange. Oct. 2S. The body of Kzra Elmore, of this place, was found In a pool of water about three miles from here late this afternoon. He was driving to his home In a buggy and it Is believed that he fell from the vehicle ht an epileptic fit from which he often suffered. H was between 45 and SO years old. 2 DETECTIVE FIRES , AT STATESVlLLE IN DAY (pcui to Tim Htm nd Ohwrri. Ktatesville. Oct. 12 Stateevtlie had two fire alarms last night the first for quite a season. Early In the night couple of negroes Jim Smith and Gus MoLelland were using some some highly combustible stain at the Statesville FurnlturaeCompany's plant when the stain caught tire from ths lantefn carried by the negroes- Mo UetlanO- grasped tne bucket of stain and threw It from the window and In so doing; he was seriously burned on the hands and arms. Smith managed to put put the fire In the building before serious damage was done. Both negroes are employes of the plant. Smith as night mttrbmin and Mc Lelland as fireman. OFFICE BOY ADMITS STEALING $1,000 EN JEWELS FROM BOSS Asheville Youth Returns Valuables After Making Confession To. Detectives; Asked $30 For Giving tip Loot; Arrested By . Clever Ruse On Part of Police TSa Sws ssd Ol i II 1 1. Asheville. Oct. 22. Garland Benja min, office boy employed by O. D, Revelk trusted with a number of tasks of minor importance Is said to have confessed to plain clothes men follow ing his arrest at aa early hour this morning;, that stole from Mrs. RevelJs bed routsj Jewelry valued at mors than f U .af which baa been returned- -Th you asstetv estld that ho went to the RevelL home when be knew Mr. and Mrs. ItevelPhad aa appointment at th bom of a friend, and he was oonfident that too sen ante would 0.ERSE&TR0ST purer TO HELP Government - Aided Company Will Stop Interference With Cargoes Sent Abroad BRITAIN, FRANCE AND RUSSIA AGREE ON PLAN Object of Scheme Is To Secure Movement of Neutral Com merce So It Will Not Be In terrupted; To Be in Close Touch With Government But Not Run By It (Br tha Aoaaaa rras). Washington. Oct. 22. Plans for handling the export trade of ths United States through a trust com pany, co-operating with the federal government. In order to avoid Inter fefenc with cargoes, were announced today by Secretary Redfleld . of the Department of Commerce after a con ference with Assistant Secretary Pe ters of the Treasury Department, As sistant Secretary Vrooman of ths De partment of Agriculture and a num ber of exporters, trustees of the com pany- To Handle Exports. The company will be called the American Overseas Trust Company and will handle the American export business along the lines followed by the Netherlands Oversea Trust with. the Import business of Holland. Sec retary Kedneid said that wniie it would la no sense be a government or ganisation nor be officially recognised by the government. It would be "in doss touch with various departments of the government, whew agents would see that Its operations were "Impartial and neutral" This regarded as meaning that the Ameri can Overseas Trust Company will as sure the European governments with which it deals thaj ne goods exported under its supervision wtu reacn . op posing belligerents. "The object of tnf schema, seers tary Redfleld said. ls to secure the movement of neutral commerce under such authoritative auspices ss to as sure-that it will not be interruptao. That prt Of tka plan tp be undertaken by th Denarunsnt or Commerce, un de thsr rangamenis discussed today. Mtid ha the- ssuartsliuna U mercta! attaches, commercial agentav ass ether csacers. that tne opera uoes of the plan were strictly Impartial and nestraX The new company would be open to assist all truly neutral. Amer lean commerce to all countries with which it is to operate. The machinery would not be officially a part of the government, and It would not M money-making scheme. It la the vol antary action of men prominent In business in various cities of ths, coun try. seeking to secure relief for Amer loan commerce by having; neutral trad conducted under the auspices of an organised, responsible concern- Th company omclala at the confer ence were headed by Max May, of the Guarantee Trust Company, of New York, and exporters in Philadelphia, Richmond, and Baltimore also were represented. It Is understood tenta tive arrangements already have been made with the governments of Great Britain. Franc and Russia. A repre sentative of th company will go to Burope soon to complete the negotia tions OPPORTUNITY FOR BOYS TO PRACTICE AVIATION By H. E. C. BRYANT. W&ahtnfftsn Staff da yegpoBdaai (starts) Is Tss Hess and Osatresr. Washington, Oct 22. When Secre tary Daniels puts Into effect his plan to employ civilians for the Aviation Corps of the Navy, ambitious North Carolina boys with a turn for me chanics and aircraft will have an op portunity to secure good positions with th government. Mr. Daniels thinks that ths best men for the aviation will come in as 12 and 12 years old boys with a ge nius for flying. Congress will be asked to adopt the suggestion of Mr. Daniels, and If fa vorable action Is taken every civilian aviator in the nation can get In the naval corps, provided he Is a man of character. M Outs For Ootton Seed. Mount Olive.. Oct. 22. During the past few days the price oCcotton seed on the local market has soared to a point never before heard of (2 cents per bushel and due. In a great meas ure, perhaps, to the fierce competition among ths najr a dozen or mors buy ers on the market. The high prices received py the farmers for their seed has caused them to market their seed quite as fast they, could their cotton ginned, and up to the present time something like C0.00O or TO. 000 bush els have been sold on this market and shipped away. away. He found the Jewelry on th dresser and hid It In his room la th iteveu building. - He was .trapped when he' returned a portion of the Jewelry with a not stating that ths remainder would be tamed ever to the owner If f 2 were left hi the. mall box In Mr. Rev sirs office. His -erode ruso worked neotir. detectives who were stationed In the building, nab bins him when ha vent to get the tnonsi. -- - . - - Benjamin baa been put in- Jail her and will be tried at th next session f the JsvssUI sowrt. bains- hut sev- euieoa years ox . , . mm OFFICIALS PROBING GOMP.TERGEATSEA Filibustering Move Against Mexico Also Is Being Investigated WASHINGTON BUSY v WORKINGCN MYSTERY v' Departure of Sea-Going Motor Boats, . Escape of German Offlcersi and American Yachts in Gulf of Mexico Looked On With Suspicion By Government Authorities Washingtsn. Oct 22. A tangled skein of circumstances Is perplexing officials hers, pointing either to th Institution of a nsw commerce raid ing; compalgn by Germans in th Car rlbbean sea, or the beginning of a se ries of filibustering expeditions sgalnst Mexico. The Justice, navy and stats department have worked on the mys tery several weeks, without success. The departure of several sea going motor boa J a, ths escape of German warrant officers interned at Norfolk, and th mysterious movements f sev eral American yachts In the' Gulf of Mexico, have baffled not only officials ot the Washington government who are anxious to prevent violations of neutrality through use of Ame clear territory as a base Of naval operations, but also agents of the British govern ment, who fear, a commerce raiding campaign la about to be begun against the tank steamers which carry oil from Mexican ports for use of the British navy. The circumstances, which officials believe are all con nected In a general way, follows: 1. The sudden departure of six Interned Oertnaa warrant officers from Norfolk -Hi the motor yacht Re 1 Ipse, provision for several days voyage- t. The arrival at Buetia- Ven tura, Colombia, of an American ship "Academy from San Frsn- etsco. heavily provisioned. Une of. the owner ut the Academy tsle graphed th government here that ths. vessel bd no lostrso-. ; Gotta to f to Oaftoanblav The eep-f J l:aUn -e the vessel claimed that h 1 put Into th Oriomoisji port fpr repairs. Rnirt d curat exists as to th real Identity of the vessel and officials hare sent to the Ameri can consul at Callao the registry number of the Academy and have asked for a complete description. 2. Two yachts, the Alameda and the Ventura have been lying at Key West. Florida, for several weeks, taitln Van Horn, of Tiew ToBfc.c1ty, who owned them origi nally la nnderstood to have sold the Alameda to a General Paa quero. The Ventura was recent ly stolen, It la claimed, from Key West, by "Mexican pirates" and recovered by an American coast petrol- 4. An American sailing vessel called the Two Bisters went aground on an Island off the coast of Louisiana recently claiming to have come from Mexico for re pairs. Her status Is under In vestigation. 6. The American ship Zealand Is. left Pensaoolu, Florida, suddenly at night with a lurge stork of pro visions on board for Tamplco. Mexico, and- with a number of Germans In her crew. The ar rival of the vessel at Tamplco has been reported, where sn investi gation will be made. An Ameri can flag painted on the side nf the vessel originally had been painted out It Is claimed the vessel flew the German flag at sea, but this has been denied by the owners. 2. An American yacht Kthel disappeared from Jacksonville. Fla.. within the last few weeks, and has not been found. Officials have two theories as to the meaning of this series of happenlnsrs One In that wealthy Mexicans in the United States are financing filibuster Ing expeditions that have some con nection with the raids In the vicinity of Brownsville, Texas, and the other a small boats puttlnw out from the United States are being met. at sea and armed with guns of medium cali ber for raiding purposes. Ths latter theory originated when British tank steamer arriving In n South American ort reported that on her way from Tuxpam. Mexico, she had been fired upon at sea by a small boat. The belief exists in some quar ters here thai a lias of operations has been established on an Island near the coast, of Haiti where suns have been acmm ulsted for use ' on small boats that are brought there from the I.nltsd States Great Britain and France have maintained a patrol of cruisers in the Caribbean and the sens sro hetnx scoured for suspicious craft WILSON AND FIANCEE TAKE MOTOR TRIP (XV tba lamdtteS Pnall. Washington. Oct 22. President Wilson, Mrs. Norman Gait and Miss Margaret Wilson motored to Emm Its- burg. Md., ten miles from the Gettys burg battlefield, today to take lunch i at the home ot interline Gait, a brother-in-law of the President's fiancee. A crowd gathered from neighboring towns around Mr. Gait's bom while the President was at lunch and applauded when he appeared to begin the return trip, tn towns and villages along the way people were on the lookout for the White House automobile, and Mr. viUson was rec ognised frequently. Th President and party left tbe White House early, merely saying that they woald not be back until urbt Until they reached Frederick. Md.. officials did not know m what direction th party wai traveling.' Mr. Gait who la a newsDSDer edi tor, met the party at the edge of the town, but efforts to keep th Visit oatet failed. The White House party suant thro hours at Kmmltsborg. re- 'Itornlnc to Washington after dark. RUSSIANS CLAIM SUCCESSES H9 S3 SB 19 ESI German Drive at Riga Checked EB (91 IS 19 ES ALONG FRONT OF 675 MILES F OK ahnoat Urn Brat Una aiix-e the rial ustro-Gi i sn of- frsudve bears n last May, Russian military oOiueni now drst-ribe tlsn situation along the) whole U mlto front ss satlxfactory. Tim awn t that the Uennu drive at the Bal tic port of Riga txas horn halted and that too KussMum are gslutna; along the XMirtberB end of uw Une. In the ceutcr wf the rHtr-ro hue there Is Utile activity. In tlso south the Huwsana are rviroa-nt-ed by rVtrusrrad a following up thesr roccnt iiHxnses, Ttie of ficial report from Berlin, Itowevcr. says lliat the RasHlaas liave btvn defeated lu several of their aw aeolt awl that the Gentians have gained ground In one district. On llie A ustro-Italian front one of tlx) grcotmt bailies of that war Is In proaieiss. The Italians are on the offensive from Bwltsarlanri to the Adriatic- This niovruwmt Is described In Italian press lrt iwtches ss the beirlnnlraj of tlse second pits so of the war. the Ital ians having arcomplbthed their first task of penet rating Austria and snrurtiur Italy acalnst Inva sion. The Italian war office re E SUFFRAGE PARADE Monster Demonstration in New 'York Streets For Over Four Hours (By Um AsaiclauS Pnal New York. Oct. 21. Fifth avenue for four hours today was given over to the largest woman's suffrafe parad ever witnessed anywhere- vlt was the women's appeal to place NeVr York at the election on November 3 among tbe States which have given women tbe right to vote. Participated In by woinsa from very stats tn ths Union and from mer than twenty foreign countries by wesson from ovary paaae of na aslness, lonai. educational, artistic and ofheiail Ufa. the narade extended from -1 Washington squar to uentrai para. and although ft began shortly after I o'oiock, it was long after dark when the last marchers had finished Suffrage leaders estimated that 20. 006 women were in line. In addition, there were 5. SO men representing, the leaders said, only ubout half iif the men who had signed pledges thwl they Would fiertlctpate. Throughout the line of march, sidewalks, balconies. and windows were filled with specta tors. Both side nf Fifth avenue, with the yellow-bannered women marchers' moving between, were banked throngs of people, estimated by the police to exceed 200,000. There were thirty bands and, It was said. 1 r.000 yellow banners. The weather was Ideal, with the bright October sun Illuminating the varied features of the pageant as it movsd up the thoroughfare, where the noise of traffic had given way to music mingled with the cheers of women. A brisk breexe, fluttering The myriads of banners and streamers, gave a touch of lively animation to the pa rade. Aa darkness fell, the llKhts of shops still disclosed the seemingly endless lines of marchers, eight and sixteen abreast. Of the vsrlous features of the ti rade hone attracted more attention than several babies pushed In baby carriages and heralded by banners "Votes for Women." 1 One baby, wheeled by Its mother, occupied an open siace half a block long. It was wildly cheered. New Jersey women who lost their fight for suffrage last Tuesdsy car ried a placard Inscribed "delayed, but not defeated." Miss Alberta Hill, the grand mar-, ahal of the parade, stated that every every department of business and pro fessional life, from factories to col leges, were represented. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. Dr. Mary Walker, Mrs. Irexbert Carpenter. Ms. Norman De R. Whltehouse, Miss Ros alie Jones, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt and Miss Fola Iji Kollette were smnng the scores-of women abo headed va rious sections. . ALIENISTS REPORT AT TRIAL OF CHARLTON Conn., Italy, Oct. 23 (Via Parla) Today's session of the trial of Porter Charlton, the American charged with having murdered his wife, was given over largely to reports of alienists. The prosecutions expert re;d a lengthy report which reached the conclusion that Charlton was entirely responsible" mentally. The defense expert argued that the prisoner was Irresponsible. Baron Srlacco, the presiding Judge read a deposition made by Charlton In New Jersey shortly after his arrest This deposition was regarded as of importance, because, although it con tained the admission that Charlton killed his wife it did not mention the rpfleptlc coraa into which according to a later deposition. he passed after committing tlje deed. STATE'S POSTMASTERS , BACK FROM MEETING (By H. K- C. BRYANT.) Washington ttsf own sieilesit. (Saa.tn la TSa Nrtn aa4 OMiui.) Washington. Oct. r! The North Carolina postmaster's, about a dosen or tnem. left for their respective homes tonight after attending the an nual convention of ptsrtmasters here. Bart Galling of Raleigh was here for several days. Several of the North Carolinians made arangements for minor Im provements In their offices while here. Uncle Sam has promised to see that better delivery wagons are provided tn th larger fowna ' Just, any. old horse and wagon eon not be used bv ontracVr. ot Cvrytnc ttt taaUsV - . 000 WQM IN ports several kturies but the Aevstru-lluiigarian awUsurttie re used lite failure tif Italian attacks. rj The Ncrumans twaUnon Ui jrUo ground to both the AnNtro-tier-mans andHulgarlana. . Tlie Uer man war office anntHineed Uisl a criMMtlng of the Drlna lusd been effected near Vhegrad,. the Nrr liiBs beinar. . drlmi bark'. The Halgartans liave made farther ad vance, although huna reports Uiat the movement W being delay ed In plscce by bad weather. The bombardment of tlie Ae gean coast of Bulgaria by an al lied nert Is said by the British ad miralty to have done exienidte damage to harocar works and shipping. Italian men-of-war aru reported from lirlndbd to liave participated In tlie attack which, anoortliiig to Nona, was '-without military aigiiiht-ane.' In France and Belgium another lull has s t to. The only activi ties reported are three small tier, sn sttaj-Vn, Mud by tlx- French to hare born rcpul-a-d ami n ac tion In Usrraine, which. Pari an nounces, revolted In the rapture of n trench by tlie French. ERIN Chicago Woman Will Teach in Mountain Parts of North Carolina , By H. E. C. flRTANT. Washington fttaff ( 'orrrsiiondent. ISpsrUl S, TS, Ni-n and oa.nu t. Washington. Oct. 2 3. Announce ment has been made by the Southern Industrial Educational Association at Its headquarter In this city, that Mis Mary H. Lsirge, nf Chicago, has been engaged ss a field teacher and worker and assigned tn Instruct mountain handicraft workers in the region about Tryon. Th selection by Mies Large, fol lowed v )usst made at the June meeting of the board of trustees by Captain Sharp. President of the Moun tain Industries Association of Tryon, for an Instructor capable nf teaching better methods of weaving and ban ket making. The Mountain Industries Asxocla tlon was the outitruwth of a des re to aid the mountain penult) nf the South tn preserving the rapidly disappearing hsnd arts of waving basket, work potterv making, feather murk. etc. In the three years of its existence the ssnociutliin Ism put In the hand nf those nmuutain wirkcr more than 14.000 prw-eds nf th-- sale of arti cles maile by them. These article In. hide ..Id tin-. a lin sey-woolsey, dimity table covers, fringed liedxpreails with knotted or tufted design, towels, coverlet with patterns known by names brought from Knland and Scotlund by the Unit settler In the nf.mnlaln, tmtinf and willing baskets, cotton rag rugwl of the i.l.l hit-ur-mlas design, fionr of turkey peacock, guinea and duck feathers, etc At present, it is stated these- articles are disposed of direct at tho mountain Inapistrlew houe at Tryon, the money realised being paid to the producers nf the articles GERMAN GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL VICTUALS Berlin Kit 2.1 i l.y wireless t.i Say- vllle). The German federal govern ment tontiy defined lo assume con trol of tho price anil supply of vic tuals. f"p tn the present time the state priivlncl.-il uuthurities had teen conaiderett comiietent to hannle tne fOOd SltlUtlinll.' The German snyerninet.t new con siders It necessary, the Overseas Near Agency says, to equalize the position of the various sectfons of the empire as to th distribution and the price of victuals, which are abundant, out un der dlfTeruit conditions In the various states andrprnvlnret. Nsw reaulut lona will I e iimde In order to avoid differences -and to dis tribute fiMid In an ei4unl manner. thereby assuring for the coming months full eupplies at reasonable prices In all district. Conferences are tein held by the authorities niul It Is ex petted that de cisions regarding measures 'o le taken will ta announced soon. PRESIDENT TO WIN KITCHIN FOR DEFENSE By IL K- C. BRYANT YVanMiiglim eitaff 'orrrapondent. ) 41SJMTUI la Tea Naaa and lltoina I Washington. Oct. 22. The News and Observer correspondent learned tonight from a reliable source that the President Is going to try to get Hepremntative Claude Kitchin. ma jority leader of the House, in line for the administration's national defense program. Representative Hay. chairman nf the House committee on military af fairs, will confer with the Press di nl Monday. It is understood ' that Mr. Hay will support tbe President In his recommendations for a larger army and nary. The administration ap pears to-be perfectly satisfied with the position assumed by Representative Hay. and it has now turned its at tention to Claude Rttchln, HER RIB BROKEN WHEN AUTO CRASHES INTO BUGGY Goldsboro. Oct. 22. An automobile 1 driven by unknown parties, ran late a buggy occupied by Mr. and Mrs- Peter rerehand, of PlkeviWe, in front of the postofflce yesterday. Mrat Forehand was thrown from the buggy and sustained two broken ribs and was otherwise bruised and badly NAME WORK TRiON DISTRICT ALLIES ATTEMPT. Tl OFF TO AID SERBIA Attacks Widely Diverted On Land atid Sea To Rush Help x To Little Slav Ally ITALY LAUNCHES MOVE ON AUSTRIA British, French and Russian Warships Shell Bulgai. Ports While Moscovites Start New Menace at Rear of German Force at Riga, Berlin Offi cially Admits Hi) Ui, AaaosWIad Praia) London.. Get. 23. -Widely i-epurated. though synchronous, diversions by th entente forces on land and sea, design ed evidently to relieve the strain on Serbia pending the time allied troops of vslfic'lent weUht can reach the Balr kan front, have marked the develop ments of the lust 3 8 hours. Italy, having confined herself fur weeks to local actions, has launched a general offensive along the Tyrol and Trentlno frontiers nf Auatrla. allied warships, including Russian vessels, hsve bettered the Hulgarian ports In the Aegean, and Russia has increased the pressure on the eastern front and by a coup of combined land and sea oeratlons has flung men and guns on the coast of Courland, SiO miles north east of Riga, thus menacing the rear of General Von Belnw's army, which forgo long has been trying to take the Baltic port. Berlin Admits riaa. News of this surprise landing la diw closed In the Berlin official communi cation, which describes the forces landed as of small strength. The fact that a Russian vessel par ticipated in the bombardment of the Bulgarian coast Is attested by a Brit ish official statement, and 1 welcomed tn Kngland as an Incident which will . dispel tbe idea supposed to be held by many isuiKrnns mat they are not lighting for their former ally. Th Russian southern fleet, of course. Is rocked tn behind the Dardanelles and ' the only Russian warship in Aegean Waters, so far as known, is th cruiser . Askold. The admiralty statement speaks col lectively of "British, French and Rus sian ships." o it Is impossible to state the make-up of tho squadron. If Italian crnft- took part, .it has nut been made known In England. Caar's Stand Clearer. Russian partlcipHtion hns given Kiruiixer color to tho recent rumors that she plans the landing of troops on the Unitarian liliu k Kea coast. Wlmt progress the British and French troops are making in their advance in the relief of Serbia Is still withheld, mid there sre misgivings In-, many quarters that Serbia never will be saved in this way Greece's appnrentlv authentic de mand that nllled soldiers, to insure her safety rnther than allied conces sions to expand her dominions con stituted her price for nllgnlnv herself airalust the central powers and Turkey carries the implication that she re tards the furors landed at Halonik! as fur fmni adiuate fdr the purpose. Rumania's stipulation governing ber entry into the war 1n behalf of ' the eniente powers, hus. according to report, narrowed to u similar, though more specific demund for 4OU.O00 al lied troops tn Insure her against in vasion. France, it is argued, in some quarters here, could hardly spare the men and so the burden would necess ity fall on Russia and Great Britain primarily Great Britain. Answer Kings tall. The KlnK's appeal fur recruits In l.nttlund has had a marked effect on today's enlistments, according to the Ixindnn pupers. and Its ultimate effect, with a fair tr.l of tho Ea. I of Perbys I Inn may decide the moot ucstimi of nurlption. That the SerblunH position is grave"" U-the opinion of tho liritisli press. With this admission tUar is develop--Inir dally an Irn reasing rancor over Creece's nttitude. coupled with de mands that the allies do not allow her policy to drift while tnere Is a pos sibility of her turning axalnsl the t nienfe. V . . A Serbian oftl, ial communication refers tn the presence of French tioups co-operntini; with Jhe Merhlan forces in the neighborhood of 8tfU-n-ltso, but In nor.e of the communlca- tiens since the lM-frlnnf'tiif of the new Balkan campaign has the English been mentioned. - The ItjlKui'ians though bumpered by v.. at Let arc lt iviiijt lurtner into tne interior of Serliiu, while the Austro- (Vrniau forces on tho north and east frontiers are maintaining terrltic pre- twSre snd moving slowly forward. They hsve gained, soother passage across the IJvina river near Yisegrad. RUSSIANS EXPECTED IN. BALKANS IN 2 WEEKS - l lit H Awortaleil FrasO. Liondon. Oct. 28 Rumanian ' papers as quoted in a dispatch to th Exchange Telegraph Company from Zurich say that the Russian general Vlsnbliko asserted "in o fortnight at . tins latest Rtrsslan trtwrps will land ou the Bulgarian coast." , treneral Vlsnoliko, who is Emperor Nichols' adjutant is now on his way to Serbian headquarters. .- 147 KILLED IN YEAR ON ' M " SOUTHERN R.R. TRACKS (Sparlal la Tas Haas ajsl Otisisl.l Washington Cct: .32. -Maklnaj !a plea for th conservation of human life. President Fairfax Harrison, of South rn Ballfay Cnmpany. tales that during th flacal ysar, - ended ,' J no 2, 2.41-trespassers were killed -on the tracks of Southern Railway Mr. Harrison urges th development of a public sentiment that will put sn end to th haxardeua practice at trs on. raUwar Sporty. - 1DRAWTEUT0IJS I -
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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