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VOL. XXXIX.
PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, OCTOBER 4, 1916.
NO. 9.
IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
Happenings of This ami Other Nations
For Seven Days Art
Given.
THE NEWS JJMHE SOUTH
What is Taking Place in the South
land Will Be Found in
Brief Paragraph.
Domestic
The gold imports from Europe and
v'anada that yet may be expected to
come into the United States are placed
at four hundred million dollars by
p. J. H. von Engelken, director of the
int at Washington, D. C.
The American Bankers' Association
i convention at Kansas City, Mo., rec
ommended that the reserves of coun
try banks be reduced from 12 to 10
per cent of their capital.
After a search by federal secret
service agents, which has extended
over the entire country, William Knob
ioch, who escaped from the penitentia
ry at Atlanta, August 29, with "Lieu
tenant" Robert Fay, convicted bomb
plotter, was caught in New York City.
Chicago club women have petition
ed the federal government to put an
embargo on wheat-flour shipments.
Flour raised in the United States is
selling cheaper in England than in the
United States, according to reports
from club women throughout the
country.
Ferry boats of the New York Cen
tral Railroad company, plying between
Manhattan borough, New York City,
and Jersey City, N. J., were tied up
during the late rush hours, Septem
ber 29, by a strike of 150 employees
on the boats.
An illicit still has been discovered
in the very heart of Atlanta. It con
sisted of two fifty-gallon copper stills,
worms, several barrels and other dis
tillery paraphernalia. The plant was
in full operation when raided by the
revenue officers.
Rear Edward Vreeland, U. S. N.,
retired, died at a hotel in Atlantic City,
N. J.
One New York shell and torpedo
manufacturing company has declared
an extra dividend of 100 per cent in
cash on the common stock.
Michigan Central passenger train
No. 14, known as the New York-Chicago
Express, bound from Chicago to
Detroit, was held up by a gang of rob
bers, near Dearborn, Mich., late at
night, and robbed.
Five hundred bales of cotton stored
in a big warehouse in Atlanta, were
totally destroyed by fire.
Making friends with two blood
hounds, which had been placed on his
trail when he escaped from a convict
camp, H. D. Rogers, a prisoner, is
missing from Moultrie, Ga., and with
him the two famous man-hunters.
Indorsement of the national admin
istration, the unanimous ratification of
the people's choice, from governor
down, and nomination of three appel
late court judgeship aspirants created
by the general assembly, were the out
standing features of the Georgia Dem
ocratic state convention held at Ma
con, September 26. The ovation ac
corded to the nominee for governor,
Hugh M. Dorsey, was the greatest
demonstration in the history of the
state.
Two British army officers detained
at Ellis island, New York, under a
recent order from Washington to hold
soldiers of belligerent countries, were
taken before a board of inquiry. It
is probable that they will be discharg
ed if they can establish that they are
members of the British army and give
correct information as to their des
tination. Many negroes from the flood-swept
area of Alabama are leaving for north
ern and western points.
All the eels in the Flint river, near
Bainbridge, Ga., are leaving the fresh
water and going to salt water. Their
migration always takes place in the
night or in the late afternoon. How
ever, it is stated, they always return
in the spring.
Incensed at poultry dealers for forc
ing up the price of Kosher chickens,
thousands of New York City house
wives, backed by the United Hebrew
trades, went on "strike" here. The
women declare they will not buy poul
try until prices reach their proper
level.
An effort will be made to enroll
one million boys in the United States
n the military training movement by
the spring of 1917.
European War
Attacking simultaneously on an arc
of 15 miles, running from Martinpuich
to the Somme, the British and French
forces have delivered another smash
ing blow on the German line and
pushed forward their positions for
notable gains.
According to Athens dispatches re
ceived in London, M. Venizelos will
issue a manifesto to the Greek people
from Cana, Island of Crete, where he
probably will direct the formation of
a separatist government.
Beginning October 1, it is reported
in Berlin, the salaries of German of
ficers of high rank will be reduced.
Married officers and those having de
pendents will be allowed special in
demnities. The roar of dropping bombs by the
Zeppelins in the last raid on London
was heard in many districts where the
raiders were invisible.
Germany will nersevere until vic
tory is here, the reichstag was told
by Chancellor von. Bethmann-Hollweg,
who declared that this year's harvest
had made Germany's position much
more secure than was the case last
year.
Steadily the British troops are push
ing forward toward the Peronne-Ba-paume
road, the main artery immedi
ately behind the German lines north
of Combles.
The newspapers of Germany are
vigorously attacking the neutrality of
the United States. The attack is based
on the news of the death of Kiffen
Rockwell, and the presence of other
American aviators on the western
front.
A council of the Greek ministers
has decided in agreement with King
Constantino upon military co-operation
with the entente powers.
It is reported in London that the
Greek battleship Hydra has joined the
allied fleet.
One thing that precipitated Greece
into the war, according to English crit
ics, was the chaos in the military or
ganization of that country, many of
the officers having joined the entente
allies.
Athens dispatches say that despite
the profound popular belief that the
Grecian empire is facing the greatest
crisis in its history, but calm expectan
cy reigns in Athens, and that there
are no outburst of incendiary charac
ter. The twenty-mile battle arc running
from the Ancre river to the Somme is
being rapidly transformed by the great
Anglo-Franco offensive.
Ten thousand German prisoners
have fallen into the hands of the
British within a fortnight in the fight
ing around the Somme.
Combles, the pivotal point in the
German line guarding the approach of
Bapaume, on the north, and Peronne,
on the south of the Somme, has fallen
before the terrific attacks of the Brit
ish and French, the Germans fighting
to the death or surrendering when
there was no longer hope.
Thiepval and the fortified town of
Gueudecourt have fallen into the
hands of the British.
At Bucharest sixty persons were
killed and a large number wounded
by bombs dropped from a squadron
of aeroplanes of the Teutonic allies,
and five others were killed later by
bombs dropped on the city from a
Zeppelin. Two-thirds of the victims
are declared to have been women and
children.
Thirty-six persons were killed in a
Zeppelin raid on Londpn. The princi
pal, attacks were aimed at the indus
trial centers.
In the recent Zeppelin raid on Lon
don the raiders took a heavy toll of
life before their destruction, twenty
eight persons being killed and ninety
nine wounded in the metropolitan dis
trict of London.
Sergeant Rockwell, the American
aviator fighting with the French aer
oplane squadron in Alsace Loraine,
who recently lost his life, was known
as an "ace," a name given to the
most skillful and daring pilot. Lieut.
William Thaw of Pittsburg, Pa., be
fore he was wounded and Rockwell
made a formidable fighting pair.
Of the twelve big Zeppelins which
recently invaded the British Isles at
night to deal death and destruction
from the skies, two were left stark
and black masses of steel and alumi
num in the little village of Mangold,
Essex county. They fell victims of the
anti-aircraft defenses of London and
outlying districts.
Mexican News
Wholesale executions are taking
place in Chihuahua City following the
Villa attack, it is announced at mili
tary headquarters at El Paso.
General Bell at El Paso has a re
port of a skirmish at Arena, ten miles
south of Juarez, between Carranza sol
diers and Villa bandits. Wounded sol
diers taken to Juarez tell of the fight.
Washington
The Japanese question has bobbed
up again in official Washington. It
is stated on the best authority that
there is no question but that Japan
will renew her contention for the right
of her people to emigrate to and own
land in the United States.
It had been generally assumed that
the Japanese issue would remain in.
abeyance only while Japan was occu
pied with the war, but until now no
one in a position to speak with au
thority has said so. In Japanese cir
cles it is -he concensus of opinion
that the war is practically over, and
hence the question is again before the
people of the United States.
Consul General Skinner at London
has cabled the state department that
Isador Polak, the American citizen tak
en off the Dutch steamer Prinz Hen
drik by a German warship, has been
released and now is at Amsterdam,
Holland.
Officials of both the department of
justice and the federal trade commis
sion are watching advance of bread
prices with considerable interest, but
go far no general investigation has
been determined upon.
Federal district attorneys have been
instructed by the department of justice
to watth for any evidence of illegal
combinations to advance prices in
foodstuffs.
American exports have passed the
half billion dollar mark. Statistics is
sued by the department of commerce
show that goods sent abroad in Au
gust were valued at $510,000,000, a
record not only for this country, but
for the world. The total is $35,000,
000 above the previous high record,
established in May, and $45,000,000
higher than the June figure.
T ZIPPELINS
RAID ON LONDON
GREAT CROWDS CHEER AS BIG
AIRSHIP FALLS A MASS OF
FLAMES.
A FEW BOMBS ARE DROPPED
German Air Raider Descends in
Flames Within London 'District
With Great Glare Which is Visible
For Many Miles.
London. Another Zeppelin raid
against London and the east coast of
! England was very spectacular. An
I airship was brought down in flames
north of London, according to the
official statement.
The statement reads:
"A number of hostile airships cross
ed the east coast between 9 o'clock
and midnight. A few bombs were
dropped near the coast, but no dam
age is yet reported.
"An airship is reported brought
down in flames north of London."
A later dispatch conveyed this in
formation :
"Great crows cheered the spec
tacle of the burnmg Zeppelin as it
fell in the London district. The great
flare from the burning aircraft was
visible for a long distance.
Graphic accounts of the manner in
which the Zeppelin- the fourth to
be brought down on the English soil
fell a victim to Great Britain's anti
aircraft defenses, have been received
from London's suburbs.
Although the Zeppelin crashed to
earth almost due north of London
the spectacle was witnessed by thou
sands of Londoners.
CARRANZA'S FAILURE TO RUN
DOWN VILLA IS EMBARRISSING.
In Negotiations of U. S. and Mexican
Commission Relative to Improv
ed Border Conditions.
Atlantic City, N. J. Representa
tives of the more important American
mining interests in Mexico are ex
pected to appear before the Ameri
can members of the Mexican-American
Joint Commission here in sup
port of a memorandum already sub
mitted regarding conditions in Mexi
co. Before they are received, the
commissioners will hold their first
joint session here in continuation of
the discussions begun at New Lon
don four weeks ago.
Consideration of plans for the
maintenance of peace along the Mexican-American
border will be resum
ed, but reports which continue t.o
arrive of Villa's activity in Chihau
hua may serve as a further delay to
agreement. The commissioners k?.s
no secret of the fact that failure of
General Carranza's forces to ruo
down Villa has proved embarrassing
to them in considering means for
improving border conditions.
It was considered probable that
General Carranza's latest electoral
decree would be discussed. A copy
of the decree has reached the Ameri
can commissioners from Washington
and while the details of the document
have not been revealed, it is said to
j stipulate that none of those connect
ed even remotely with the Huerta
Administration nhall have the right
to vote at the coming presidentte2.
election.
SENATOR CLARKE, PRESIDENT
U. S. SENATE, IS DEAD
Little Rock, Ark. Senator James P.
Clarke of Arkansas, president pro
tempore of the United States senate,
died at his home here. He suffered
a stroke of apoplexy the day before
and never regained consciousness.
Senator Clarke was born at Yazoo
City, Miss., August 18, 1854. He was
educated in the schools of his native
state and in 1878 was graduated from
the law department of the University
of Virginia. He began the practice of
law in Helena, Ark., in 1879 he served
several terms in the Arkansas legis
lature and later was elected attorney
general of the state and governor.
In 1903 he was elected United
States senator and re-elected last year
for his third term.
CHINESE-AMERICAN FLEET
TO ENTER WILMINGTON
Washington. Organization of the
Chinese-American Exchange Company,
a shipping corporation which proposes
to inaugurate a general mercantile
trade between China and American
ports on the Pacific, Gulf and South At
lantic, was announced here. It is
headed by Dr. Clarence J. Owens,
managing director of the Southern
Commercial Congress, and is under
stood to have the active backing of
that organization.
NEW U. S. DESTROYER
MAKES NEARLY 30 AN HOUR
Rockland, Maine. With the excep
tion of a six-hour run at 25-knot speed
which is yet to take place, the tor
pedo boat destroyer Wilkes has met
all standardization tests without mis
hap, according to a statement made
by the board of inspection and survey.
The destroyer had her four-hour endur
ance run in a choppy sea averaging
29.55 knots. The contract required ai?
average of 29.50.
G AN
ENGLAND IS BITTER
TENAGIOOS FOE
GERMAN CHANCELLOR MAKES
EXTENDED SPEECH WHEN
REICHSTAG OPENS.
REVIEWS MILITARY STATUS
Says Rumania Seeks "8hare When
Robbery of Dead Body" Begins,
Says She Has Followed Policy of
Piracy Depending Upon Situation.
Berlin, via Sayville. In an extend
ed speech on the occasion of the
opening of the Reichstag here.
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg re
viewed the military situation con
fronting Germany and refrred to
England as "our most egoistic, our
most bitter and our most tenacious
enemy," according to the semi-official
report of the Overseas News Agency.
"A German statesman who would
refrain from using against this enemy
every proper means of warfare which
is apt to shorten the war deserves to
be hanged," is one of the statements
attributed to the Chancellor. The
Chancellor began by reviewing at
length the entry of Rumania into the
war and said that the Russian offen
sive this spring had made Premier
Bratiano believe he saw the break
ing down of the Central Powers.
"Accordingly," the speaker said,
"he decided to obtain a share when
the robbery of the dead body began.
"Since the beginning of world war
Rumania has followed a policy of pi
racy, depending upon the general war
situation. Rumania's military capitu
lation will prove as mistaken as her
political capitulation to her Entente
friends, which already has been prov
ed to have been wrong. They must
have hoped earnestly that Rumania's
participation in the war would cause
the defection of Bulgaria and Turkey,
but Bulgaria and Turkey are not the
same as Rumania - and Italy. Firm
and inviolable stands their faithful
ness as allies, and they have won
glorious victories in Dobrudia."
EXTRAORDINARY RISE IN
MEAT PRICES SHOWN.
More Than 4 Per Cent Increase In
Cost of Live Stock is Noted in
Quotations.
Washington. Prices of meat ani
mals hogs, cattle, sheep and chick
ens increased 4.1 per cent from
August 15 to September 15, compar
ed with an average increase of 0.9
per cent in the same period the last
six years. The department of agricul
ture announced that the index figure
of prices paid to producers for those
meat animals was about 23.7 per
cent higher than last year, 10.5 per
cent 'higher than two years ago and
22.5 per cent higher than the aver
age of the last six years on Septem
ber 15.
The price of hogs on September 15
averaged $9.22 per 100 pounds, an
increase of 61 cents from the previous
month, $2.23 over a year ago, and
$1.94 over the average September 15
price of the last six years.
Beef cattle average $6.55 per hun
dred pounds, an increase of four cents
from the previous month, 49 cents
over a year ago and $1.09 over the
six year average.
FRESH EVIDENCE OF BREMEN'S
APPROACH TO AMERICA.
Westerly, R. I. A fisherman at
Pleasant View, near Watch Hill,
overlooking Long Island Sound, re
ported that he had seen with his
marine glasses a large submarine
proceeding in the direction of New
London, where ths German submar
ine Bremen has been expected for
more than a week She was then 25
miles east of New London and show
ed on her mast a bright white light
above a green light. These lights, ac
cording to the observer, were the
ones he had beei tod by Captain
Robinson of the tug Westerly, would
be carried by the German submarine
for which the tug some days ago
had been ordered to look.
ESCAPED U. S. ( ONVICT
ARRESTED IN NEW YORK
New York. Aftiir a search by fed
eral secret servicr agents which has
extended over the entire country Wil
liam Knobloch. who escaped from the
Federal penitentiary at Atlanta on
August 29 with "Lieutenant" Robert
Fay, confessed bomb plotter, was ar
rested here. He yrofessed Ignorance
of the present whereabouts of Fay
and declared they had no outside as
sistance in makin ? their escape.
ONE KILLED AND TWO HURT
IN ELECTRICAL STORM
Newport News, Va. Benjamin F.
Johnson was killed and his two broth
ers. Thomas and Marvin Johnson seri
ously injured when lightning struck a
barn at Fox Hill near Old Point in
which the men ttok refuge from the
severe electrical cod rainstorm which
swept over the N irginia peninsula.
Relatives discovered the barn afire,
found the two It lured men in a
stunned conditioi 0 feet from the
burning structure
AND
OVER 150 OE VILLA
DANDIES KILLED
HEAVY CASUALTIES WERE ALSO
SUFFERED BY THE CARRANZA
FORCES.
REPORT TERRIFIC FIGHTING
Important Mining Center Southwest
of Chihuahua City. Baulelio Uribe,
Villa Leader, Was Originator of the
New Idea.
Chihuahua City, Mexico. More
than 100 Villa followers were killed,
the bandit leader Baudelio Uribe,
was taken prisoner and heavy casu
alties were suffered by Carranza
forces in a terrific fight at Cusihuiri
achic, an important mining center
about 50 miles southwest of Chihua
hua City, according to a message re
ceived by General Treviho from Gen.
Matias Ramos, who was himself
slightly wounded.
Details of the fight were few and
were appended to the request of
General Ramos for surgeons and
medical supplies. A hospital corps
d tachment was accordingly rushed
to the scene by train.
It is stated that the garrison at
Cushihuiriachic co-operated with the
forces of Ramos but whether they
were attacked or had been the ag
gressors does not appear.
Banudelio Uribe, leader of the band
and Villa's chief lieutenant, was the
originator of the idea of cutting off
the ears of captured Government sol
diers. Many others of his command
are reported to have been made pris
oners. News of the fight was also received
here from the telegraph operator at
Santa Isabel who added nothing to
the report of General Ramos. The
general's official report was sent by
way of that town to which the hos
pital train has been dispatched. San
ta Isabel is 33 miles by train from
Chihuahua. The Mexico Northwest
ern Railway makes a loop to Cusi
huiriachic from Santa Isabel, while
the direct distance between the two
towns is about 35 miles.
CHEMISTS FIND IN ALCOHOL
LIKELY GAS SUBSTITUTE.
Expert Declares 10,000,000 Tons of
Material Available for Manufac
ture Each Year.
New York. Increased industrial
value of alcohol and the possibility of
Its substitution for gasoline in the
near future were discussed here by
chemists attending the National Ex
position of Chemical industries.
"The only fuel in sight which prom
ises to take the place or hold down
the price of gasoline, is alchohol,"
said Dr. Arthur D. Little of Boston,
who presided at the conference.
Doctor Little declared that benzol,
which had been suggested as a sub
stitute for gasoline, in engines, is not
sufficiently plentiful to keep the 3,
000.000 autom6biles in this country
going for two days. Kerosene, he
added, was out of the question.
Doctor Little said that in the yel
low pine district alone there is
enough material wasted to make 600,
000 gallons of alcohol a day.
"There are 10.000,000 tons of ma
terial available every year in this
country from which alcohol can be
made," he declared.
CHINESE MINISTER TO
UNITED STATES RESIGNS.
Peking. Dr. Vi Kyuin Wellington
Koo, Minister to the United States,
has sent his resignation to the For
eign Office, giving ill-health as the
reason. The resignation has not yet
been accepted by the President.
Doctor Koo's resignation has created
surprise in Peking.
UNITED STATES ARMY
CAPTAIN DIES.
El Paso, Texas. Capt. Edwin P.
Thompson, Acting Regimental Adju
tant of the Twentieth United States
Infantry, died at the base hospital at
Port Bliss of perionitis.
SPACE BASIS TO GOVERN
MAIL PAY FOR RAILWAYS
Washington- The space basis for
compensating railroads for transporta
tion of mails will be put into effect
November 1 throughout 90 per cent of
the service, the postoffice department
announced under a provision of the
last postoffice bill which authorized
partial installation of the system to
test its possibilities. Final decision as
to whether it shall be made permanent
is left by the bill to the interstate
commerce commission.
PUBLICATION OF CENSUS
OF DYESTUFFS HELD UP
Washington. Publication of parts
of the dyestuffs census compiled by
the commerce department will be de
ferred, Secretary Redfield announced,
pending consideration of protests
made by importers, who charge that to
put private information collected by
the bureau into the hands of the manu
facturers would be unfair and illegal.
The main objection is to use the
names of German manufacturers with
whom American importers deal.
NO INDICATIONS
OF GENERAL TIE-OP
NEW YORK'S INDUSTRIES NOT
AFFECTED VERY MUCH BY
THE STRIKE.
OTHERS WILL JOIN IN STRIKE
Police Declare Union Leaders Claims
of 125,000 Workers Idle Not Borne
Out By Their Reports. Few At
tempts of Violence. ;
New York. Although labor leaders
insisted that the general strike of
trades unionists in the Greater City
in aid of the carmen who quit their
places September 6, eventually would
involve at least 500,000 workers,
there were no surface indications of
a tie-up of the city's industries, as
threatened, after announcement was
made that the strike had begun.
While the union leaders claimed
that 125,000 workers in various
trades already had joined the move
ment with twice as many more ready
to "walk out," the police said they
had received no reports to substan
tiate any such estimates. The actual
situation, it was said, was confused
because of Jewish holidays, which
are being celebrated here by more
than 100,000 union workers.
Leaders of the Amalgamated As
sociation of Street and Electric Rail
way employes, whose members are
on strike, were encouraged over the
possibility of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers coming to
their aid. Officials of that organiza
tion notified the Public Service Com
mission during the day that Theo
dore P. Shonts, president of the In-,
terborough Rapid Transit Company,
had refused to see them. and discuss
alleged grievances of motormen in
the employ of the Interborough who
are members of that brotherhood.
Mr. Shonts declared, however, that
there were no differences between
the motormen and the company.
BORDER BOARD TO END
' rnutrDcurc cadi y IM UHMTU
Both Sides Express Satsfaction at
Progress Already Made by Mexican
Joint Commission in Adjusting Dif
ferences. New London, Conn. The Mexican
American Joint Commission expects
to conclude its conference not later
than October 15. Both sides express
ed satisfaction at the progress al
ready made.
Except for a bare outline, neither
side cared to discuss the character
of the conference. It was stated that
border conditions were discussed
and that some consideration was giv
en to the banking question. It had
been announced that there would be
placed before the Mexican commis
sion a memorandum of conditions
prepared by mining men in Mexico
but its presentation was deferred.
The Mexican commissioners ex
plained to the Americans that the de
parture for Mexico of Eliseo Arre
dondo, Mexican Ambassador desig
nate, was in no way connected with
the negotiations. The Mexican rep
resentatives were the guests of honor
at a dinner given by Franklin K.
Lane, head of the American repres
entation. WOMEN STORM MEETING
AND FORM WILSON CLUB.
Spokane, Wash. More than 100
women affiliated with the Democratic
party stormed a meeting under the
auspices of the Woman's party and
after heckling the speakers obtained
control of the meeting.
A Woman's Non-Partisan Club for
Wilson was formed in the meeting
room and officers were chosen.
BRITAIN WITHDRAWS
TOBACCO IMPORT RULE
Washington. Great Britain has
withdrawn regulations for the importa
tion of cigar tobacco which American
growers have declared would ruin
their business and authorized imports
on the basis of those in 1913, 1914 and
1915.
ARRENDONUO fcIN KUUIE IV
CONFER WITH CARRANZA
Wsahington. Eliseo Arredondo, the
Mexican ambassador designate, now on
his way to Mexico City, is expected by
personal conferences to give General
Carranza a clearer understanding of
the American view of differences be
tween the two countries and state de
partment officials hope he may be
able to convince the first chief of the
necessity of consenting to ful consider
ation of all issues by the joint commis
sion. DISCONTENT LAID TO
HIGH INTEREST RATE
Kansas City, Mo. John Skelton Wil
liams, comptrolleer of the currency,
who is attending the National Conven
tion of the American Bankers' Asso
ciation here, told the City Club in a
brief speech that much of the social
and industrial discontent could be
placed upon excessive interest rates.
Mr. Williams mentioned instances in
which 100 per cent had been charged
for short time loans, but added that
such practices were disappearing.
KING'S MOUNTAIN TO
CELEBRATE OCT. 7TH
136TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
REVOLUTIONARY BATTLE OF
KINGS MOUNTAIN.
ELABORATE PLANS FOR EVENT
Governor Craig and Governor Stuart
of Virginia With Their Staffs
Will Be Present.
Kings Mountain. The one hundred
and thirty-sixth anniversary of tha
battle of Kings Mountain will be cele
brated this year, October 7 (Satur
day) with elaborate preparations now
under way for this event. Governor
Craig and staff have been invited and
Governor Stuart of Virginia will be
a speaker and guest of honor. He
has accepted the invitation and will
also be accompanied by members of
his staff.
Bancroft's history states, in con
nection with this battle, fought a
mile over the South Carolina line,
that "the victory at King's Mountain,
which, in the spirit of the American
soldiers, was like the rising at Con
cord, in its effect like the success at
Bennington, changed the aspects of
the war. The loyalists no longer
dared to rise. It fired the patriots
of the two Carolinas with fresh seal.
It encouraged the fragments of the
defeated and scattered American
army to seek each other and organ
ize themselves anew. It quickened
the legislature of North Carolina to
earnest efforts. It encouraged Vir
ginia to devote her resources to the
country south of her border. The
appearance on the frontiers of a nu
merous enemy from settlements be
yond the mountains, whose very
names had been unknown to the
British, took Cornwallis by surprise,
and their success was fatal to his in
tended expedition. He had hoped to
step with ease from one Carolina to
the other, and from those to the con
quest of Virginia, and he had now no
other choice but to retreat.
"That memorable victory, Jeffer
son declared, was the joyful annun
ciation of that turn of the tide of
success which terminated the Rev
olutionary War with the seal of in
dependence." Women in All Departments.
Chapel Hill. This year, for the
first time in its history, the Univer
sity of North Carolina has had women
registered in all of its departments
and professional schools. The de
partment of pharmacy was the last
one to be invaded by women, two
having registered for the course in
pharmacy this year. These are Miss
Margaret Lynch oi Chapel Hill and
Miss Minerva Bingham of Ruthen
wood. Prof. E. V. Howell of the phar
macy, department declares that phar
macy is a profession for which wo
men are eminently suited because of
the qualities of neatness and accu
racy demanded. Already there are
many women pharmacists in the
North and West, also one or two in
this state.
The department of law and medi
cine have had women students for
some time. Last year Miss C. Z.
Corpening of Mars Hill completed
the medical course offered here with
great credit and is this year pursuing
her higher medical studies in Tulane
University, it being the nearest high
class medical school which takes wo
men. The law school has had one
or more graduates for the last two
or three years.
Forty Fairs or This State.
Raleigh. "North Carolina will hold
more county and community fairs, this
fall than ever before," said an official
of the state board of health. Already
over 40 fairs have been reported to
the board and they are still coming in
at the rate of about one a day. Most
of them are reported through their
secretary or some official who hav
made application for a health exhibi
or something on this line.
Present O. Henry Engraving.
Trinity College, Durham. Charles
VanNoppen of Greensboro has pre
sented to the Trinity College library a
steel engraving of William Sidney Por
ter (O. Henry). This portrait will
serve as the frontispiece of volume
nine of the Biographical History of
North Carolinians, of which Mr. Van
Toppen is publisher.
Rev. A. D. Betts, a venerable Meth
odist minister of Greensboro, has pre
sented to -the college library a large
number of valuable books.
High Point Bonds Sell High.
High Point. The highest price
ever paid for North Carolina muni
cipal bonds was realized by the city
county in the sale of $50,000 street
bonds. The bonds brought $10,750,
the premium amounting to $3,500 on
the total. They were purchased by
a Baltimore firm. This $50,000 is
the basis of an aggregate sum of
over $200,000 which is to be used in
ouilding streets within the next 12
months. Everybody is feeling good
over the prOupects of splendid bitu
Uthlc streets.