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DOLLAR DAY IN SALISBURY SEPTEMBER THE TWENTIETH WEATHER FORECAST I'iiir and warmer tonight and Thursday. Moderate northeast vinds. wemlM Posit MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ONE EDITION 2 CENTS VOL. 13. NO.21:. SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY. SKIT., 12. 1!M7. PRICE TWO CENTS CONCORD MAN SAYS MRS. KING'S DEATH WAS DUE TO AN ACCIDENT, NOT MURDER JUDGE CLINE WILL PRESIDE TOMORROW RUSSIA STILL GROUPING IN THE DARK AND UNCERTAIN CONDITIONS OF CHAOS Salisbury Visitor Thinks that There is No Motive for a Murder and that the Coroner's Jury of Cabarrus Found the Right Solution of the Matter Reported That Legal Representatives and Dead Woman's Brothers are Coming to Investigate and Will See CITYPUBLIC SCHOOLS OPENS MONDAY Visiting Jurist Will Preside at the Formal Opening of the Normal Thursday Morning LOCAL SCHOOL TO HAVE INTERESTING 'FIRST DAY and Confer With SOliCitOr Clement AltOn Means in !An Teachers Called to Meet in Address to Be Delivered by Dr t v..i, rSriJM. k ni.i-.jt At. Auoiionum oi &uu oireet buck, a noted Divine and So IICW IUI uiu uivca eviucute ucivic via u ill nt-j School Saturday Morning. ; torney. cial Worker of Baltimore. PAINLEVE FAILS E ONN W CABINET Attorney P. C. McDuffie, of At lanta, representing Mrs. Anna L. Robinson, mother of Mrs. Maude A. Kinfr, the wealthy Chicago-New York woman who was mysteriously killed near Concord, arrived in the city to day for a conference with Solicitor Hayden Clement, of this judicial dis trict, in regard to the case. Mr. Clement is busy with a big murder cise in Row;in court, now be ing in the midst of this case, and stated at noon that he would be una ble to meeet the Atlanta lawyer up- i til after the adjournment of court this afternoon. I Mr. McDuffie, when seen by a newspaper man shortly after the so-, The Former War Minister Tried licitor was seen, stated that he had iisolutely nothing to give out today. e was expecting a brief conference ith Mr. Clement immediately after le adjojurnment of court for the ..oon recess. He expects to leave to- rdjrht for Concord. French Minister of War Whom President Poincare Asked to Forms New Ministry Fails. DISAPPOINTMENT AT LAST HOUSE BV TWO SOCIALISTS to form a Cabinet to Repre sent Not Parties bit War PUPILS SUMMONED MEET ! AT RESPECTIVE SHOOLS 1 ! I Superintendent and Principal . Busy Preparing for Opening 1 List of Instructors. i The city public schools will open next Monday morning, September : 17th. at '.) o'clock. j All white teachers are requested , to meet in the auditorium of the VA us street scnooi, Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock, for the first general meeting. Public interest centers in t'le op emnjf oi me aaiisnury .Normal un industrial hc.iooi l .lursday morninir -e "'eni"ic exerciseH lo he held ill the First Presbyterian church at 10.30 ocloc.. To these interesting and help tul exercises the public is most cor dially invited. Judge K. R. ('line, of Newton, who is presiding over the Superior court now in session, will preside at the gathering tomorrow and add inter est and importance to the occasion 1 he Hduress will Lie delivered Ijv Rev. .1. M. ftick, of Baltimore. Mr All pupils in the first five grades ' Stick is not only a speaker of note are requested to report at the vari- ! but a man of many parts, having ous r.c'iools of the districts in which been active in the musical world be thev reside on Thursday, Sept. ; fore entering the ministry. He will from 0 to 4 o'cloc!:, to recehe their lead the Finein-r at t!ie church and book notices. deliver an address that the people of All pupils in the sixth and seventh this city should hear. grides and all hih school ppils 1 At 2 o'clock, promptly, in the aft- (ONORD MAN TALKS OP THE KING CASE. Says That He Believes That the Wo man Shot Herself and That She Was Not Murdered. A well-known citizen of Concord in this city this morning was discussing the case of Mrs. King, now much in the public print and mind. This Concord citizen does not believe that Mrs. King was murdered, but halds to the theory that t-hc met her death accidentally, just as the Cabarrus voroner found. According to this gentleman. Captain William S. Bing ham, who was with the party at this time, does not believe that the woman was shot by any one other than her helf. He declares that there is pos itively no motive to be found, no rea son why any one should have killed this woman. This man declares that he knows that Gaston B. Means was to profit by the suit entered to bring to Mrs. Kins: moi-e of her husband's fortune, and therefore it was to his benefit that the woman live. The man thinks that the activity at Chi cago and New York is being prompted by a desire to do injury and injustice to Gaston Means. According to this and other evi dence Mrs. King was in need of some one to look after her affairs. She was followed by and made the mark of swindlers who sought to enrich themselves off her, and in one case it is said that Gaston Means recovered a large sum of money that had been unjustly taken from her by the sale of worthless bonds. Friends of Giston Means explains the target practice by saying that this was not the first time that this party had been out shooting late in the evening and at night. Also that Mrs. King was determined to learn to shoot and this led to her being taken out on more than one occasion. EVIDENCE THAT KING ESTATE IN N. Y. WAS LOOTED. Assistant District Attorney uooling Conducts an All Night Examina tion of Papers and Correspondence Belonging to Gaston B. Means . Chicago Begins an Investigation Into 'Alleged Forgeries. (By Associated Press.) , New York, Sept. 12. Assistant District Attorney Dooling, who is in charge of the investigation here of the death of Mrs. Maude A. King at foncord, N. C, announced today that After an all night examination of pa pers and correspondence belonging ,'to Gaston B. Means he had found suf ficient evidence to warrant an indict ment for grand larceny against one or more persons for alleged looting of the King estate. The assistant prosecutor said he found in Means effects papers upon which an agreement whereby Means AnVA AAA it Las to receive saou.uuu in case me new will of Mrs. King's husband, which is now up for probate, got through successfully. Means was business manager for Mrs. King and witnessed her death lagust 29th by a pistol shot. Attorney uooiing was accomparucu o the criminal court building; her (Continued on Page 6.) (By Associated Press.) Paris, Sept. 12. Paul Painleve, minister of war, has announced that he is unable to form a new ministry to succeed that of M. Ribot which ,re signed, owing to the withdrawal at the eleventh hour of the socialist members, Albert Thomis and M.Va i een. Asked By President to Try Again. London, Sept. 12. A dispatch from Paris to the Ruters, limited, announc 's that Paul Painleve, former minis ter has failed to fcrm a new cabinet and returnsd" the mandate to Presi dent Poincare this morning at 1 o'clock. The President asked M. Painleve to continue his efforts and was informed by the former war min ister that he would consider doing so. Painleve to Head French Ministry. Paris, Sept. 10. Paul Painleve, minister of war, informed President Poincare lo-night that he had ac-, cepted the task of forming a mins-1 try to replace that headed by Alexan-' der Ribot, who gave up the effort to 1 form a new cabinet following the re-' fusal of the Sociali.'- party to colla-' borate with him. Mi Painleve declared the new min istry should not be representative of political parties, but would be a gov ernment of national unity pending ' the full strength of the nation to an increasingly energetic conduct of the war. It is regarded as of the first im portance that the administration be well established before parliament re resumes its sittings Sept., 18. The political situation in complex and difficult, but political circles here be lieve that M. Painleve will succeed in overcoming obstacles, and in forming a new cabinet very quickly. Socialist Deputies explained to-day that their action was caused by their belief that Mr. Ribot's proposed min istry did not offer sufficient guaran tees of a vigorous conduct of the war or of a truly democratic policy. It is understood that Prof. Pain leve is again trying to construct the ministry. Painleve's first combina tion proved even more abortive than did Ribot and collapsed from the same cause, the exegencies of the Social ists. What those exigencies are is not exactly known. Professor Pain leve had compiled a list yesterday and his success informing thfc ministry was regarded as a foregone conclu sion. At 10 o'clock p. m. Albert Thomas, Socialist and minister of munitions, and Deputy Varenne- left, the war ministry. The ministers, did not re turn until an houd and a half after midnight. Their absence was said to be due to the necessity of consulting three prominent delegates charged by the Socialist party to watch the cabinet crisis. According to the Ma tin M. Thomas refused to collaborate in the new cabinet because Premier Ribot remained in the foreign, office. are requested to report at the Ellis Street schaul Friday, Sept. 14, rem 9 o'clok, to receive their book notices. All high school pupils who desire to take examinations for the removal of conditions arc rcnuested to report at the hieh school Friday afternoon at 2 o'colck. The now superintendent, Prof. T. Wingate Andrews, is now busy set ting everything in readiness for the opening of the school, and Prof. Beam, principal of the High School, is also busy looking after the open ing of his department, w'.iile all of the teachers are ready to begin their duties. The following teachers will be in char?? of the various schools: HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS. 1917-1918. Mr. M. S. Beam, principal, science. Miss Eleanor Watson, English. Miss Jessie Lawrence, History. Miss Janie Shipman, Science, La tin. Miss Juiia Groves, Mathematics. Miss Ethel Wood, Latin. Miss Vivian Washburn, German. Miss Nina B. Horton, French. Miss Flossie Harris, English. ernoon the new flag will be raised in front of the Chambers building on Jackson street. The flag will be raised by Little Miss Edith (lark dressed as Columbia and Master Samuel Wiley, representing Uncle Sam. This feature of the opening ild v will be one of much general in terest and the attendance will no doubt be large. The formal opening over the school will get down to business and the fall term will proceed. The teachers are on the ground and the details of the beginning are arranged, so that the year gives promise of being a successful one for this splendid in stitution, in which all Salisbury has learned to take a most kindly in terest. Mr. Atkinson and his teachers wish it understood that to all of these op ening exercises the people of Salis bury are invited ,and expected. grades. !J. W. grades. L. H. grades. Hairston, (ith and 7th ILill, 8th. 9th and 10th WAR SUPPLY PLANT BURNS Standard Screw 'Company's Factory at Detroit, Mich., Burned With a Loss of $300,000. (By Associated Press.) Deroit, Mich., Sept 12. The plant of the Standard Screw Company was destroyed by fire this morning. The loss is estimated at $300,000, said to be covered by insurance. The plant was working on war orders. ELLIS STREET SCHOOL. Grammar Grades. W. A. Stoker, Principal, seventh grade. Miss Sadie Kluttz, 7th grade. Miss Estelle Crowell. 7th grade. Miss Lucile Linn, 7th grade. Miss Johnsie Coit, 6th grade. Miss Jewell Robbins, 6th grade. Mrs. T. T. Penny, 6th grade. Miss Sallie Lee Oakes, 5th grade. Miss Ethel Holbrook, 4th grade. Miss Eva Nicholson, 4th grade. Primary Grades. Miss Janet Quinn, 3rd grade. Miss Margaret Linker, 3rd grade. Miss Mary Moyle, 2nd grade. Miss Nell Johnston, principal grade. I'nion Hill School. Whittington, Principal. Wiley Dodge, 1st and A. W Mrs. grades. A. W. Whittington, 3rd, 5th grades. 2nd 4th and RUSSIAN SITUATION OVERSHADOWS WAR Situation Remains Complicated But Provisional Government in Petrograd Optimistic MARTIAL LAW DECLARED IN THE CITY OF MOSCOW Militar Operations on the Franco-Belgian Front Are of a Minor Nature Only. (By Associated Press.) Mililaiy news is still overshadow 4 in importance by Russian internal si uation which remains cotuplit- iti The Pt-trograd provisional goveri ment admits it is unable tao announil the final overt brow of the Kornilofl revolt, but expiesses optimism con ccrning the situation in generti. No further news legarding the re ported clash between Koriloff's troops and those of the government which was coupled with the repot' t h it German forces hud entered Gut chinal :.r miles from Petrograd. V. was reported in lute dispatches that Geneial Koruiloff was marching on Petrograd but had been iheckcj by troops and was outnumbered and th. his retreat was cut off. One uncon firmed report said part of the enemy had surrendered. In Moscow the trouble apparetnly is accentuated as martial In I is been declared there. The government's spokesmal an nounces mat the army command on the Caucasus and Rumanian fronts had declared their aTiegiance to the government. The constitutional democratic party has offered to participate in the edi tion of a .new ministry in order that civil war may be avoided. Militaiy operations on the FrfcTieo- Belgian front arc of a minor nature, with the exception of a German at i:u'k on trenchei recently captured by the Biitish near Hagicourt, north of St. Quinton. This was lepulsed by British fire. Several sued isfu! raids against the German lines were canied out by the French h he Champaigne. In one of them the French penetrated as far as the ,hird German line. Two women have been added to the police force at Hattiesburg, Miss. GERMAN BATTLE LINE NOW WITHIN 300 MILES OF RUSSIAN CAPITAL 1st INNES STREET SCHOOL. Miss Annie Rabe, Principal. Miss Gladys Goodson, 1st grade. Miss Annie Rabe, 2nd gTade. Miss Mamie Norman, 2nd grade. Miss Edith Walton, 3rd grade. Miss Lucile Boylan, 3rd grade. Miss uth Charles, 4th grade. Miss Elizabeth Miller, 4th grads. Miss Pearle Clarke, 5th grade. Miss Zora Hannah, 5th grade. NORTH MAIN .STREET SCHOOL. Mrs. W. W. Weant, Principal. Miss Bessie Wright, 1st grade. Miss Annie Daniel, 1st grade. Miss Annie Belle Cruse, 2nd grade. Mrs. W. W. Weant, 3rd grade. Miss Gladys Emerson, 4th grade. Miss Theresa Cooke, 5th grade. KESLER MILL SCHOOL. Miss Beulah Lyerly, 1st and 2nd. CHESTNUT HILL SCHOOL. Miss Virginia Jenkins, Principal. Miss Lois Campbell, 1st grade. Miss Annie Bostian, 1st (Trade. Miss Alice McKenzie, 2nd grade. Miss Carrie Roberts, 2nd grsde. Miss Grace Tyson, 3rd grade. Miss Gladys Jacison, 4th grsde. Miss Virgini Jenkins, 5th grsde. COLORED SCHOOLS. Federal Cemetery School. L. H. Hall, Principal Flora Bernhardt. 1st grade. Minnie Fitzgerald," 2nd grade. Mattie Bryant, 3rd grade, Sallis Stevenson, 4th and 5th CRONSTAO ..BV. A TlClfIM k 1 IFIWLAND AVW) f "-v I AST Pskov - rl Jr battle link. lT f J urn OLD LINE n NEW LIKE ' fiCAie or MIIM to All eyes turn Russian capital, now beseiged by both home and foreign enemies. The Germans hae been successful in their campaign against Riga, and the world is wondering if Uiey expect to push their campaign against the cap ital city of Petrograd. With Riga in their hands the Germans are with in 300 mils of the Russian capital, their battle line being shown here. Many observers do not believe that the Germans will ever get any closet Petrograd, the to Petrograd than they are now, and dispatches or the past two days in dicate that the Russian resistance is stiffening up and may hold the Ger mans from any further ambitious ad vance!. The capital city is not only thus threatened by the Teutons, but the revolt of General Komiloff is s very grave matter. KornilofTs march to wards the Russian capital is said to be continuing. Government Claims that the Towns of Pskoff and Dno are In Their Hands and that the Forces of the Re volting Korniloff have beehOutmaneuvered by Loy al Troops-State of War Is Declared In the Ancient Capital of Moscow Where the Citizens are Appeal ed to to Support the Government and Prevent Civ il War. CLAIMS NOW ARE BEFORE PRESIDENT More Than a Thousand Appeals to the Final Court of Appeals on Grounds Indispensibility GENERAL CHOWDER IS PASSING ON THE CASES On the Evidence and Facts Rec ommended to Him by Provest General President Will Act (By Associated Pruss.) lVtroKHKl. Sep). 12. Tho A Hneiati'it Pim'hh hns been personal ly inl'ormeil ly the luiniHt vr of wir jiihI (iiiimcc 1lut tin forces of ' 't'lier'l Korniloff in Ihe direc tion of Pkoff and nt Dno, whieh niv marching to lVlrograd, have been out maneuvered by the troopH loyal to the government and t'int their ret rent has been cut oft. The municipal council at Mos cow has iHNiieil a proclamation to the effect that the people of Mos cow ought to rise in defeime of the revolutionary government and prevent civil war. The ap peal is for the aupport of the provisional government. Th provisional government Washington, Sept. 12. More than j ttwuianrwl rlnl far Ypmntion I from military service on the ground has issued a proclamation declar- . . . i a. j. fl ;.a;. that the claimant are indiijensmie , to some war industry are appalled to President Wilson, the final Judge, at the office of the provost gcnernl to dny and ninny others are coming In, Preliminary 'exeamination is bemt mu ie bv General Crowdcr on whose 1 leronimenaation me rresiaeni win ing that a state of war exists in the-city and district of Moscow. Pskoff in Hands of Government Troope. '. Petrograd, Sept. 12. The min ister of wu and finance has told tli Associated Press that tho ustiies claims are ta be appealed to the President and persons or attor neys appearing for the claimants will not be allo'wed, tha evidence being lim ited to the evidence that was laid be foie the district exemption board. Pending final decision the men i-leiming th exemption on are sub ject to hnilibaaryi duties, fn some . anes the district boards have grant ast. The general laid emphasis on I mwim m mm mn he fact that only those industrial in- the nairns ot me government troops, l he correspondents na been officially informed that the troops loyal to the government nave caused the arrest of General Korhiloff'B commander and that the revolt is a failure. Russian General Joins Revolt Petrograd,, 11th, doinyed. General fluchkoff, former min ed temporary discharges on reoom- ister of war and nnvy, after leav mendntion of the local boards ajid ng Petrograd last Saturday these men are included in the ; joined General Korniloff 's revolt. luoti to be called to the training ftn(j tnftt )p j,Ht )(ipn Rrm,tt.d c,mp- ' and is now under guard at MARCH OK GEN. KORNILOFF TO PFIROGRAD CONTINUES Petrograd, Tuesday, Sept. 11. 10 a. m.) General Korniloff's march to ward Petrograd continues. Accord ing to a statement circulated at the winter palace early this morning and which in repeated in today's newspa pers, hut which has not been official ly confirmed or denied, the first col lision between the troops and the irovernment forces also has taken place, the followers of Korniloff hav ing begun the hostilities by bombard ing government positions with heavy guns. SWEDISH DIPLOMACY LACKS UNDERSTANDING Pskoff. Generals Bennekine and Gneh koff, commanders of the south west annil western fronts, re spectively, have joined General Korniloff, according to the an nouncement in the newspapers. (Hy Associated Prexs.) Copenhagen, Christiana, Sept. 12. The Morgen Bladet, commenting on the Washington disclosures expresses deep regret that 'Swedish diplomacy in so lacking in understanding of the duties of neutrals that it did service as lacking, which directly farthered the German submarine warfare against neutral ships, even if it did not clearly understand the contents of the German dispatches." LAS! STEP IN OF CARANZA GOVERNMENT Formal Notification of Election of General Carranza As President Re ceived and Acknowledged. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 12. The last sten in the formal recognition of the Carransa government in Mexico by, the United States has been accom plished by the formal notification of the election of General Carransa as president and an acknowledgement by the United States. The proceedings is a technical one, conforming to ths usages of interna tionsl relations, as recognition of the Carranza government was practical ly rnmnleted seversl months ago. Officials took occasion today to re iterate that no loan to Mexico was contemplated. " . ; . . . 4. An earlier report from the Russian capital says that Benne kine had been placed under ar rest. Korniloff Denounces Kerensky Petrograd, Sept. 12. The text of General Korni loffs proclamation was published here today. The first, dated at Mohilev. denounces Premier Kerensky s description of Valdi mir Lvoff's mission as untrue and declares that Korniloff did not, end Lvoff to Kerensky but that Kerensky sent Lvoff to him with the aim to create trouble for Russia men. The proclamation contines : . "Our fatherland is periling. The government under pre-rrare of "Bosheviki majority council.is acting in full accord with the pTans of the German general staff. Overwhelmed by the con sciousness of the impending ruin of the fatherland' impels me this menacing moment to summon all Russian men to save perishing Russia:" In the second proclamation. General Korniloff declares he, is supported by all the higher com njands on the front anil denouu-- ces the government for ita inca pable government of weakness and indecision. y Kerensky to Assam Command. -Perograd, Sept. 12.-The Asso ciated Press was informed unof- ficially this .morning at the Win ter Palace that Premier Keren sky was about to assume the po sition of commander-in-chief of, all the Russian armies, at least until the revolution is crushed. Among tho Lutheran- ministers here last night lo sttentl the Long meet- , for -were Eev.- C R. Pless of Union church and Rev. C. P. Fisher of Faith.
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