Vol. S
NINE
j French
L Now En
fc Con
R* (By the United Preae.)
L .Parle, Sept. 7.?It ie now aoceptthat
the real reason for the fallHire
of the Germans to continue their
Wttack directly on tlie city of Paris
^Bras due to the discovery by the GerHian
aeroplanes of the plan of battle
^Bn the part of the defenders of the
The Allies are new strongly en^Brenched.
Everything was in readl^Biese
to spring a trap which was hint- j
I ^Bd at by the general staff.
^B^< yhe Oerman airmen reported, it i?
Mild, all the positions and the plan
the Germans has been abandoned.
it is "believed however, that the
^Hermans will make every effort to
^Bold their present position which
^Baa been changed to a movement
| ^Southward on a line resting north
I ^BttlCetalaserta. It is reported that
^ hnperor Wjlllam Is personally di ectlng
the line of battlo between
^Baahel and Verdum.
Ik Irs
i mule on
Hbnkral rlsky and army has
I BEEN 8bnt to poland to
b stop the germans.
(By the United Press.)
Hpetrograd, 8ept. 7.?General Rus
who took Lember has been sent
the Russians to Poland. His for^B
are now engaging the Austrian*)
lile taking his army through Po-The
Bessisnsa re attempting
^ thwart the flying back Austrians
^^B their forward movement and also
prevent the Germans from sead g
reinforcements.
^Hlt Is expected that there will be a
B? or three days battle In order to
the Austrians. The Rus^Bns
are noi6"-attempttng to annlhl^Bte
their center.
or me cruiser ore uenuuueu m me
dispatch.
v~ In the 1??t ten <laj*s of fighting
y' tho British have tost'fifteen thousinil
nipn.
According to the war offlce Her*
the admiralty admits that important
developments arc expected in the
North Sea which Is now closed to all
G shipping.
CONGREGATION DISAPPOINTED
Tho largo, congregation at th<
First. Methodist'Church was disap
A' pointed last evening in not havlnf
tho pleasure of hearing Miss Loll
Threadgear, ^rho i? vlsittpg hei
cousin, Mrs. J. A. Tucker, Bing. Dui
to a slight.Indlhposltlon she was un
r- able to AU her ongagoment.^Doubt
c- less she will be heard before her dc
*T parture.
I PUS
F Fflino i
IRE ENDEAVORING TO WEL
loOMK AUSTRIA N8 BEFORE
j AID FROM GERMANY ARRIVES.
I Vienna. Sept. 7.?The main Ana
Irian army of Invasion la now de?
beVately engaged with the over
whelming Russian forces betwem
Hlubesszow on the Russian. Polant
and Galiclan frontiers.
The Rnsslans aro endeavoring ti
overcome the Auatrlans before th<
German reinforcements now belni
rushed from Glubzow can arrive
?he Russians ontnumber tho Aug
trlans four to one. The Austrian
suw heavily entrenched and the
hope to hold out until the German
rrive.
The commanding general expect
to withstand the Russian advanc
until aid arrives. The Austrian
re now engaged in mounting gun
Which command the San river. Th
Russians attempted fb place a pot
toon bridge across the San river bt
were repelled by the Auetrlans ca'
jalry bolng supported by the artlller
mm
ID ILES LON
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FRENCH AND BRITISH ARE NCT
ENGAGING GERMANS NORTH
(OP PA RIB.
(By the United Preee.)
Paris,. Sept. 7.?The entire Oe
man forces are expected to parti
Ipate in the general attack and be
?
rm
TEEN
i.nd Britisl
igaging G<
flict Deci;
V
| tie which will probably prove decisive
and which ha8 already begun according
to information given out by
the war office here.
It la stated that the French and
British are now engaging the Germans
north of Paris. The battle
lines extending for a distance of
nineteen miles. ,
mm
nil
FRENCH BENDING TROOPS TO
AID THE MONTKNRGROIANS
, MUST SURRENDER.
!
(By the United Press.)
Antlvarl, Sept. 7.?It Is official!/
announced in thla city that th?
French ore sending many Beige guns
and also large bodies of troops,
great quantities of supplies to aid
the Montenegroians.
Guns, it is stated will be mounted
reducing the Capnro fortifications.
The Allied fleets are now bombarding
the forts adn it is believed
that the city must and will very
Boon surrender.
IHNTWERET
DROWNED
GERMANS SOUGHT TREE TOPS
4ND ROOFS OF HOUSES FOR
SAFETY FROM WATER.
(By the United Press.
Antwerp. Sept. 7.?It is stated
. that many Germans were drowned
when the Belgians opened the dykes
and flooded tho country in Southwest
Antwerp. In an attempt to
prevent the Germans in their effort
to invade Antwerp from the East
many of the Germans were forced
I to tako refuge in tree tops and on
1 the roofs of the houses. The Ger|
mans lost five thousand in their engagement
near Termondc. They
lost also many guns. Their selge I
gun3 were practically useless on account
of tho water.
: BRITISH WflR:
SUP SUNK
o
s REPORTED CRUISER PATHFINDI..
ER HAS BEEN BLOWN VP
IN NORTH 3EA IIY CFK8
MAN MINES.
y
3 (By thd United Press./
London, Sept. 7.?Dispatches
8 state thai the British light, cruiser,
e Pathfinder has been blown in :he
3 North Sea, due to German ui.aes.
8 Eight of!i:o.*s are rnlss'iig it is
e aaid. No casualties among the men
?- - .?
mm
NO WKATH
WASHINGTON N. C
MIL
h. Are j
ermans;
sive One
HIM
IP LiVC
RED CROSS LIN Kit LEFT NEW
YORK FOR THE WAR SCENE
IN RUTtOFK TODAY.
New York, Sept. 7.?Hundred?
upon hundreds of persons today visited
the Red Cross liner before she
sailed today for the war scene* In
Europe.
Mir
1 PRESSES
ALL THE RANKS ARE CLOSED
AND THE POST OFFICE IS
OBSERVING SUNDAY
HOURS.
Labor Day is being observed as
susual in a quiet manner. All the
different banks of the city are closed
and the postoffice is observing
Sunday hours. All the manufacturing
plants are shut down. The police
report the deportment of the
city as being excellent.
Good Breaks
Were On Today
PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR GREAT
TOBACCO SEASON IN WASHINGTON
SAYS CITIZEN.
The Washington tobacco market
opened today most auspiciously for
the week. About forty thousand
pounds were on the floor for sale
and the average price "was between
ten and eleven cents. Said a gentleman
this morning to a News man,
"the prices are getting better all the
while and the outlook to me Is certainly
favorable for a great season
1 in Washington.*'
The first week of the season far
exceeded that of last reason in the
I number of pounds sold here.
COUNTY .COMMISSIONERS.
Thn Tlonrrl rif Pnnnf* Pnmmlaalnn.
> crs are today meeting In regular
~ monthly session at the Conrthouse.
I They will not adjourn until Tuesday
1 afternoon.
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? BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The County Board of Education
- met today in the office of the Count]!
Superintendent of schools for thj
regular transaction of business.
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GERMANS ARE RUSHING REINFORCEMENTS
TO THEIR ABv
uiuTivrr. tuci miva
f ARB LOYAL.
(By the United Press.j
retrograde, Sept. 7.?The Russians
are now advancing against the
strong German positions along the
river Deime. The Austrians * are
hard pressed.
It is reported that the Germans
are rushing reinforcements to the
Austrians for the purpose of enabling
them to make a decisive st*ad.
So far the Austrians have completely
failed to make any decisive stand
anywrere east of the river Sag. The
expectation is that the Russians now
in Carpathian mountains have Instructions
to take Borgel.
The Slav population at Bulkouvra
have welcomed the invading Rus
sians with open arms. They express
the hope that the Russians will con
tinue to rule.
Labor Day In
Washington
nans and Nevadang today ceieDrate
the birthday of their civic organizs
tlon. On September 7, 1859, th
territorial constitution of Nevad
wag adopted and on the same dal
In 1891, a convention met here <
frame the territorial constitution i
Arizona.
COMING WEDDING.
The following Invitation has bet
received by friends In the city:
Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Bishop r
quests the pleasure of your preBeni
at the marriage of their daughtc
Lotta Mae to 1. Louis Simpson <
Wednesday morning, September 2
1914, at 10.30 o'clock, at the Chrl
i tlan Church, Pantego, North Car
' Una. At home after October tl
> 1st, No. 700, Fifth street, Greenvll!
N. C.
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Kft RBPOnf?L.4UOK DAT,
MONDAY AFTERNOON SE
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111 BAY
7IKJ1EB ON
IIS SHIP
(By the United Pross.)
Washington, Sept. 7.?The Stati
Department this afternoon received
a cable from Consul Hay to the effect
that he v.-aa a passenger on
board the ship Runo which he Btatcd
had been blown up In the North Sea
by a mine.
The Consul states further that he
was only slightly injured and Is now
progressing to Odessa.*
Over Thirty
Cars Are Sold
PAIGE-DETROIT SAIiES COMPANY
DOING A FIVE BUSINESS
IN THIS SECTION.
One of the enterprising -concerns
In Washington today ts tfieyaiEcDetroit
Sales Company who since
they opened their offlees and salesroom
here In May last under the
management of Mr. H. O. LaBree.
have disposed of over thirty of their
well known automobiles.
Not has this well knfwn makers
of automobiles a storage room here
but they have a first class department
In Greensboro, ftf. C., where
Mr. F. F. Purnell Is the capable man
ager.
This autoraoblls Is becoming more
popular all the while sjtilch Is evidenced
by the fact that ? large number
have been disposed of In this
section.
Mr. Irvln O. Angll, district manager
of the Palga-Detroit-fialea Company
is a visitor lb the city today In
the Interest of this company. He
speaks very eixouraglngly as to the
future of his machines and says that
the people of North Carolina are
flooding their factory with orders.
There Is no better car on the market.
Watch the columns of the Dally
News for what the Palge-Detrolt
Sales Company have to say in regard
to their cars. No doubt It will interest
all who are thinking of purchasing.
Mr. LaDree will be delight
ed to show all the workings and advantages
of the car which he represents.
IV.S.D. Eborn
Has Appendicitii
WAS OPERATED UPON AT TIIF
WASHINGTON HOSPITAL
SATURDAY NIGHT. DOING
NICELY.
Mr. W. S. D. Eborn, one of th<
members of the County Board o
Commissioners, who resides a
Bunyan, N. C., was operated upoi
at the Washington Hospital Satur
day night for appendicitis. Report
from his bedside today are favorab!
His many friends wish him a speed;
recovery to health.
Let's build in Washington Pari
CONGRESSMAN SMALL HERE.
Congressman John R. Small si
rived in the city yesterday mornin
via the Norfolk Southern train. H
Is being greeted by his many friend:
TWO STATE BIRTHDAYS.
Phoenix, Arlx., Sept. 7.?Arli<
PTEMBER 7 1914
FBA'
FIXED RITE
SHOULD BE
ADOPTEE
(Dy the United l'ress.)
Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 7.?In
an address before the Trades Council
of that city. Chief Justice Walter
Clark declared In favor of legislation
such as hecaye has been adopted In
numbers of foreign countries and
some of the states of tho Union thai
prescribes a fixed rate of compensation
for employes injured or killed
in the course of their employment,
this to be paid in thirty or sixty day*
Without litigation and without do.
ductioDs for counsel and the corporation
not be permitted to plead thai
It was not negligent. The Chlel
Justice urged his hearers to consider
thdis matter and If deemed of sufficient
importance, to make tbeli
wishes and influence known to thv
law makers of the state.
The Chief Justice declared thai
the "old age pension" system ol
numbers of foreign countries and ol
some of the states is a just provision
and must ultimately be adopter
' everywhere. He said this is not a
live Issue in North Carolina yet bu;
that it will be as soona a it has beer
sufficiently discussed to catch the at
tentlon of the people of the state
who are so noted, he says, for con
servatism and opposition to new de
partures. He inslted that the sam*
principle that calls forth pensions t<
old soldiers should apply in penslot
Ing the great army of "soldiers o
toil" after long lives spent In creat
ing tho wealth.
The Chief Justice declared agalns
any and all sorts of poll tax levis<
against men for "merely breathlnj
the air" and Insisted that taxe
should he lovted against the wealtl
and the luxuries of life.
Mrs. R. D. Lilly
Passed Away
DIES AT T1IE HOME OF HE!
.MOTH EIt AT OLD FOItD. FUNKKAL
TO.MOKKOW.
Mrs. Amanda Lilly, aged about 3
. and who resides on East Sevent
street, passed away yesterday at th
home of her mother at Old Ford. h
C. She had been In poor health fo
some time. The deceased was th
wife of Mr. R. D. Lilly of this cltj
? and a sister of Mr. F. Lilly, emploj
* ed as salesman at the store of A. ,
Cox & Company. She was a woma
1 of fine character and possessed
large number of friends who deplot
her going. The funeral will tak
place sometimo Thursday at Ol
Ford.
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Rev. Dr. Lowther
a
Baptist Churci
CHARMED CONGREGATION'S A
THAT CHURCH YESTERDAY
A GIFTED SPEAKER.
Rev. Dr. E. A. Lov. tcer, late pre
idem of the Washington Colleg
- ate Institute, spent a busy Sundi
g yesterday preaching three tim<
t Sunday morning and evening he it
2 Ih. niilnlt at tho VI rat Hflnti
and on account of the absence of t
pastor. Rev. R. L. Gay, who in
>- Fairmont. N. C-, assltlng in a serl
d of meetings and yesterday aft^rnoi
r- he preached at Stokes, N. C.
>e Universal regret is being exprei
a od that Dr. Lowther is to leave Wa
:e ington for another Qeld of labi
:o Since his residence hero he and fa
>f ily have greatly endeared hemsol\
to the entire city.
VNCIjK SAM CELEBRATES.
>n Washington, Sept. 7.?Uncle Si
today Joined the hosts of labor
e- observing Labor Day. From t
re President down all officialdom p
r tlMnatoH In ?V.n hnlMor Rr
>n houses of Congress were In adjo
3, raent and all departments clos
a- Few officials were In the city, havl
o- taken advantage of the holiday fr
tie 1 o'clock Saturday to tomorr
lo, morning to ylalt nearby resorts
their homes.
TTLE
WILLIAM PEELE
LIZZIE PEELE !
JOE CRAT
I , ?1
' Mayor s Court
Is Interestitig
LARGE M'MJIKK OF CA8E8 I>IS
l*OSED OF BY MAYOR KL'ULER
AT THE CITY* HALL
Mayor Kugler, who has Just returned
from a pleasant trip to g
Philadelphia and other northern t)
cities held his first court at the City (
Hall this morning at ten o'clock y
since his return. During hie ah- t;
sence the city cases have been tried B
by acting Mayor Charles M. Brown, jj
The following offenders of the law
were tried and llielr cause dispensed c
with: q
John Bright. Drunk and reckless j(
driving. Ho was adjudged guilty v
and fined |5.00 and cost. c
John Bright. Resisting an ofll- j,
cer. For this offense he was fined
$5.00 and the cost. B
Harry Peterson and John John- a
son were indicted for being drunk M
and disorderly. They were fined n
S5.00 each with the cost.
?'
Edward Slqore. Drunk. Fined a
$5.00 and coat. o
Edward Moore. Resisting ofTl- 9
cor. Guilty; fined $5.00 and cost, q
Edward Moore. Carrying con- h
coaled weapon. Bound over to the tl
Recorder for final disposition. t,
Julia Jones. Drunk Attached
with the coat. r
OUle Kcyca. Drunk. Fined $5 c
and the cost. p
III i
CQ111TTEES i
' IN SESSION:
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* (By the United Press.) p
Raleigh. N. C., Sept. 7.?The two c
special committees appointed by t
Governor Craig for the conference f
? of last Tueeday on the cotton situh
ation to investigate and report on <
e the financial side of the situation t
'' and on plans for warehousing and
r certifying Btored cotton for com- i
e mercial purposes are in session i
r' here today, the finance commltteo i
f~ with Dr. Clarence Poo aa chairman i
* and the warehousing committee <
n with Col. J. Bryan Grimes, secretary I
a of state, as the chairman.
' A unique plan that is attracting
'e much attention is that proposed by
ld W. S. Wilson, assistant secretary o? '
state, lie would form a warehous- i
ing corporation with Governor .
Craig and other men of high standing
in the state in Immediate control
to provide warehousing facilifX
ties, and raise a half million dollar*
in popular subscriptions and as
much more as possible under a guarI
antee of ten per cent on the investI
ment in the final round-up of the un
I riertalrtncr lt<* wnnlH hHvakck nr
seven cents per pound on the cotton
E" stored and hold It one. two or more
'l~ years until the cotton market justlay
fled turning It loose at a price that
'S- would cover het expenses of the
ll~ warehousing, pay the principal
1st
h* HARD TO FIND JlPflE
at FOR CHICAGO BABY SHOW
Chicago, Sept. r.?With women
on balloting in Illinois, the fall election
only a few weeks away and proml5F"
nent Job-holders and job-seekers
playing for the women vote, suffrage
,r leaders are having a hard time finrtm
lng a male citizen to preside a*
'e8 Judge at ihe suffragist baiiy contest
to be held the first week In October.
The game la to pick the most perfect
baby born to a Chicago suffraglstand
the contest will be slaged In j
'n Chicago suffrage shop. The suffrah0
gista want a male person of some
ar" prominence in public life to bravo
>lh the anger of several thousand moth
,n* org by spotting one Infant as the
e<*- nearest in perfection. The male
'ng person of prominence who are runom
nlng for office are hanging out their
ow thwir busy signs,
of I
It's restful in Washington Dark.
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No. 162
LINE 1
AND WIFE 1
SHOT BY ONE
GH SAT. NIGHT J
IOTH ARE IN WASHINGTON HOSPITAL?PEELE'S
CONDITION
IS SERIOUS?C RAICH SUC- j
CEEDED IN MAKING HIS ES- M
CAPE?ALL THE PARTIES ARB ?
COLORED? FAMILY TROUBLES
THOUGHT TO BE THE
CAUSE.
There was a shooting affair on
last Fourth street Saturday night
etween twelve and one o'clock and
wo of the principals are now In the
Washington Hospital as & result of
heir wounds while the third one has
kipped to parts unknown to tho poice.
Saturday night Joseph Cratch,
olored, who halls from Blounts
reek, but has been working In the
>g woods near the town of Greenllle,
accompanied by Lizzie Peele, \
olored woman, at whose house he
ad been hoarding and lodging for
he pas. week, v.-?tn to the grocery
tore of Matthew Harvey on Fourth
uat the store the
roman paid her grocery bill and
tien purchased another week's suply.
After sottling her bill she had
bout *7.00 left and this slio turned
ver to Cratch for cafe keeping until
he could return to her home,
ratch and the woman then returned
ome. Upon entering the house
hey found William Peele the husar.d
of Lizzie.
What occurred in tho house has
ot as yet been ascertained only that
ratch shot Peele with a 32 caliber
latol, the ball entering tho right
heat about two inches below the col
ir bone. The woman Lizzie Peele
ecelved a bullet in hor neck. The
round of Peele, who is now in the
Vaahlngton Hospital, is said to be
eriuus, while that of the woman,
rhile painful is not thought by the
urgeons to be serious, although she
s suffering much pain.
At the time of the shooting
eele'B first wife's son was asleep in
he room where the affair took place.
Jpon being questioned by the others
as to how the difficulty took
ilace staled that he was asleep, did
to! know anything about It. and that
he roports of the pistol actually
ailed to arouse him from slumber.
Cratch succeeded In making his
iscape and up to the hour of going
o press had not been apprehended.
The surmise is that family differ- ^
>nces caused the row. Peele, the
nan shot, was employed at the Wash
ngton Buggy Company plant. He
,% about fifty years of age while
?ratch is between thirty-five and
forty.
LAST EXCURSION
We will on Wednesday. September
!>th run our last excursion for this
season from Wilson to Norfolk
Join us and enjoy yourself before
the summer resorts close. Two
days and two nights in Norfolk.
Don't miss this the best trip of the
season. We have chartered eight
cars for this excursion and will have
one placed at Washington for the
benefit of the people here. We
were very sorry that we did not have
car room to aceommojate the peo- ?
pie ln*re on August 2.1. Train
leaves Washington at 10:32 a. m..
returning, leave Norfolk Friday a:
10:30 a. m.
. A. L. r?TER & CO..
Managers.
ltp.
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CITY ALDERMEN.
Tin Boar?] of City Aldermen will
meet at the City Hall this evening
In regular monthly session. All the
members of the Board are urged to
be present a* business of Importance
Is to be transacted.
IR IMPROVING.
Mr. Richard Hudson, who Is a
patient at the Washington Hospital
and who has been quite ill. Is reported
today to be Improving.
HAS RETURNED.
HIr Worship, Mayor Prank C. Kapler
has returned from Philadelphia
and dther northern cities, where he
has been visiting relatives and
friends. He enjoyed his oatlng Immensely.
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