krom Bt.
I and tha Malasa rlrar. ?_
J la bain* made a. a J?u?tlo!>
aelr rear and In coivajpng./he.
I^Tho oplrtt* if the eronch troops
M>? k!?h. . , ,
dKRMAN CRUISER ".' "!*"1
^ roW BY A?srBHM>WH
i ' a?t?smdi
I (Br Uo
K London, Sept. II dTlmflnmn
fe Potrot enko Kolln Stl^o? WHf
' br ? British inb-marln boot o* tho
I coast of Holland. Tho crutaer rank
r^fUln a parlodof ten mltuitcv Dgth
jo, crown won* oared. j
' ^o-'-xuSBtg e*
R biUIMX FOROB8 MADV
A raid off. HBnnatn.it
t (Br tho UnltedsPreoBl
Antwerp, Swpt, lSso-.TAo- Bolhfart
r, torsos mate a raid peafhrdar from
p'tho fortifications at Antwerp nana
, tho Qormaa Unas of communication,
-Striking aorlouablowr In Who Tlclsllr
1 of Leoraln. and aUo In tbo fidgkbor.
hood ot kfaltnea. Subteofontlr tho?
mako* a daah to tha Sctaelot riser
whom Uo dikes woro est, tho-W?l
* $5?
It Is anticipated that Uo Oonnani
y, mar make aahthefcut In tho ooctlor
, of tho drhaa ic an*effort to Iffjofr
f U. oymsafoatu,., at^tworg.
tet< CDMPKL OERMAffB TO ' "'l
j RVAOHAW BRUMEIA
(Br Us United Presa.)
J Oat and. Soph IP,?The Borstal
l?a sow hold Alaat and. It da ax
pasted tipt they wtk'piocped io'.iii
k \?he main Otrgw yiny *UokU.?o>
r. rtm Aroia. the Ret*ian mm . a
!?-- It ! belle-red that the I)el(laa
will compel the QerpunwtS'oreatft
the city of Brheaele wMhltr the nam
future. ? '* ?
'At precent eel* % <hv*n (Jbrma
fan? remalafon-gtiakMknbeiBe
W"^Z^L'-CSX
. ixTiUKn or'Hftltamr' * <
.. IB KdVr
I , -.? ? , * *? *a*a
[ I- (By the Unlfad Preas.)
Petredreif, Sept. ft.?The Jr
poaed lnreaton of JHupnwT T?y; '
[ atrouft tore* of tjie Kuestnm in
k bean abandoned. Jhla'TOonhapi
f baa beta (lean oaf by the ffiuUS
a- It Jui bean decided to eonea
* infs
m - -?
) : "*. ?& 0 *
rag lag
,* * . WlJrt
jiiMHi Sit
teT " ",r.. . , I" ' .'I*?* ''
ItejFI
.1. j
EaSjegKta- - % \p
T V IV 4
"TSSiv ! r? \
Hfs A|gencyJj>is
War Office rails
&&-:'t*UiJk fcflll
'
trnte the entire Rinsing tonm-ol-tta
(Ibid *nn*,tot dhe fir* ibltiMii
.troops towards the onbturo of BerCear.
Nicholas ha# ^leclaJM Kl
detain (nation to tak^ Be*i' ft W
require* cbe entire Aiming s^icwrti
of the Russian fT infills to afiloff
umi ??. yt...;/ ^ b _;"^:iaiii
,V TIIKM, BAtS jsoClALlg^
(Bfi the United
>fi?**?d*a. Sept? ; 15. - Advices
rcBeirhd Horn HrrllA stale1 (hat Germany.
la now la the deepest glooni
and that tko Sovcrp*ient U ootj
KSWtntin* a ?art o*fts looses Xbg.
lMMtaStSsa*i imiej are now com*2*fa>in#
ths-tf^v^rmneat -4? *?IfilWlis
prMaiMfc dn* tire mad work
dn*l**d ef.lhw wAnfptoyed Germ ana.
on* report* troth the Interior re.
J&vti- W?Ul?t -*lr4**ywthere aye
whisper* oh nprtslnds among the
JSeel?llsta.wlw feel siat Kalser William
baa^lreailr deckred the coun-_
* < : * ^
TURKEY TO
': XBUniJUi. BAYS REPORT.
( (By Ihe United Press.)
Constantinople, Sep*. 15.??Tmkey
has decMed to remjta jqeatrai and
wlH nof support Oemsny,.^ocordlng
.to report* tojjay c^fwt la" offleUl
."S*" . . j* w.
,,",,U believed the* the wordiM
fit Jfafliend'j deetaeedl'ou li Tm?ey
i tikm-i>krfr? ??.
mmy If the preeeijt oonaiti lbet eh#
f Will be^ eliminated f-?rev?r m u Ibi
dependent nation, wan a largo factor
t lh constraining^Turkey to.keep out
In addition'tho. {sws"oif'thetjContlnucd
Franco-British victories was
a I>rg?> factor as KrTurkaylj coarse.
I 14 stated that j T^iay>?\
mand .In ratnfn fqr /Bar neutrality
recognition by the powers 4b to her
1 right tor. extra. territory^*
? f *. h ' f" ; * tV jrj?
1 YOURTEBN J?) /
fV?w^OK^? CArTVnED
fourlMn th:.u??n J Uirraann. M%- .
*^^ln *^? 'hTT
?" 'however, K2sH]
' WitatXTfS^ <h. German
si|rug|
Psfpound oi]
i??? w .1 j. .. ? (
"
^ 'S Tun
'ferJlfleaLona alone the San H?r.
*h?Vjfts equlpp*i with tho lat??t
Tie Of rift an artillery la superior
to the Jtagplain and the general
stall .btfleyes. there tore, that three
positions fell) bo almost impregnable
and tba> they can hold ont
|}|^4ild?uiU)7^X f"1*
t\ ,;i? if '
THE GERMAN!) HENEWI NO
ATTACK now IN fiiavcp
(By \he taped Press.)
( Part.; Sept. 16-?An olllclal statecent
Issued! from here &(? afternoon
4a7*: "The Gorman* 09 MonH9S3?
: are returning the attack wi It U
jbelieved that they hare reached tbo
entrenched % positions previous prepared.
| It v/ - V
h' *r..J. ,..v. 1, ; ; 'r? J,"'.gj
REGIMENTS COMPLETE!,Y .y,V,t
' TW^fciy OTT, IS RCMOK
(By the Uhlted Pr*?s.)
Prestc, Bept. 16.?The Trlant
and Trteet roglments sent to the
front from Galida hare been
completely wiped out.
Moetiet these regimesta were
made ap of Italians frdm the
Austrian provisoes fchlch were
settled by the ' Italians. The- |
1 population is about Brtoen
#| tkouMnd." . * * J ,,
? '
TO ATTB<n> FtiXBRAL.
Mr. A. J. Cos laft this afternoon
for Oriental, N. O., to attend the
faneral of his grandfather. William
Kaetarood. who paeaedwway there to
My at tha.riva.old age of 93 leers
The. luaartU, will Ube^jace at A1Uanea
tocnorrnar at 4 o'clock
1' " - La:
<i,i
**Broadway Jones
Here <
j?OR THE APPEARANCE OP
"RfcOAIrtVAY JOKES** AT
rtW THEATRE THURSDAY
NIGHT.
The coming to the New Theatre
of "Broadway Jones" will be looked
forward to as the reel ereet In the
. sefton's theatricals, aa Mr. Cohen i
new ApUy was a sensation In Nee
York, end has been conceded bj
all the critics to he one of the refj
' heat play a to be 'sent- on tour, -?r<
tha beat piny that Geo. Jtl. Johet
has ever written.
; This latest offering from the pe:
of thin gifted author. Is a corned;
devoid of slaag. as that vernacula
Is popularly defined, yet It contain
onoagh smart aA<t breesy chatter t
i V*9 foB* acti lD "Mch it l
*lonf at *
that keeps It abreaat of the strid
that Uohan sets for all his bralr
. Children, and la thin eane a itrld
. eriwoahsad. .When the play open
* w^vw <f ?* ??
k, condition on, do? not orrlr, 1
DAY AND I
i accounts or i
Wagons, W
SUPjPL
Faculty Meeting
'feNOLtSatnrilay
The Washington .Pebltc Sobooli
W1U open Monday Moral ox. 8eptomr
her II. at ? o'clock. All the toeeht
era will reach Weshlngton rrtdal
afternoon, a* the nret faculty mee*
lot fair (he year will take plaoe oa
Saturday morning at ? o'clock. A1
this meeting the work for tbo yeqt
will he dlMusged, an4 every dotal
tor the opening thoroughly vrorket
out. j
Alyl grading wai dene hefef*
echool cloeed In May and hook fee
noticed tent out with the promotion
cards. Therefore the children will
not tie required to report ot the
building before Monday. Title will
eeve the parents a lot Of trouble add
a Inl nd AAnfKalnn A* tha
ivsm. onT;,;.; ?hr??r?:
atninatlons will be held beginning
?t o'clock. This opportunity Ja
given the pupils to pens off nil conditions,
to enable them to go on with
their grade without the* handicap of
extra work to be done after school
begins. Puplhi are requested to re
pbrt promptly at 9 o'clock on Prlda:
morning.
Two important changes Will be
made la .the upper trades of th*
school. A Junior High. School will
be organised from the sixth and
seventh grades. Departmental work
with four teachers in charge will b^
instituted. This change should make
the work more Interesting to the
.pupils and send pupils to the flenlo'
High School kith a knowledge o'.
high school methods of lnauactloo
and the ability to do better work in
the higher branches. The following
teachers will constitute the faculty
of the Junior High School: Miss
Bessie Harding. English; IClsa Ague?
Pittard, History; Mlaa Mellle Mayo,
Mathematics; and Mr. J. D~. Paul,
Science. These are all teaohfin of
IiplMHlId -trillion and cijrerlkncr
and the wort will be aid-t iMhw.
* Coming
m Next Thursday
... " * : i
very early. The youth Is supposed
to be very rich, but the morning
after the night before discloses the
fact that he has run through his
money,; and has engaged himself to
, a rich old wopvan in order to get!
k ready cash to pay off his debts. His
i friends try to break off the engagei
ment, but fall. Then Jones, the
. hero, gets word that his uncle has
r died and left him a big property in
r the shape of a chewing gum factory,
I and then the real action of the play
i begins. The scenee that follow show
how the young .fellow is brought
i around from a desire to sell his new
f property for whatever it will bring
r to on earnest determination to kee|
B it for the good of the little Con
0 necticut town of which it is the sol<
a Industry and "Broadway" Jones
4 money-burner and raan-abotrt-town
e becomes Jackson Jones, factor;
l- owner and leading man to the com
te m unity: ' ** -- r-J -,| A
i. BcaU went oft sale this mornin
a It Worthy * ptbortdfo's dru
.a store. > , n-i-r'. [
r.Ji. . ! 1
R MIL1
'RIDAY. SE1
. .. ^
7ire Fence, Ho
, Y C OM
... u.'
WAY.SEPT. 21
in oiin
lut si. wis
1M KILLED
. (By the United. Frees.)
St. Louis, Sept. 16.?The St. Lonli
and San Francisco Texas bound train
Was ditched near hero today. Four
passengers were killed and several
ears smashed. The klrea are In
greut disorder.
The train rolled Into a creek find
the cbair car. which contained 68
passengers, was submerged. Bo far
only thirteen hare been accounted
tor. The firemen la missing.
FROM BEAUFORT.
Mrs. J. P. Whitney and daughters.
MissesP Josephine and Fanuie, returnee
this morning from Beaufort,
care df In their hands.
In the Senior High School there
will be threo courses of study ottered,
each leading to graduation with
diploma. Theso courses are offered
tn mul . ...4 .A. ?a? ?k.
love of making changes. These
courses will place the Washington
High Schpof In the front ranks ol
the high schools of tfortb Carolina
Charlotte and Durham are for the
first time ofTerlng courses of study.
Latin being required for graduation
Every pupil should know some Latin
and for that reason Latin will be
required of all first-year pupils. Tiu
courses of study are as follows:
Classical, Classical-Scientific) ant
Scientific, in the Classical Courm
Latin, English and Mathematics vtl
matlcg wllh be required fo> the fou:
years. In the Classlcal-8denttfl
Latin, English and Mathematics wll
be, required and the pupil may elec
H!llory. Science er Modern Lan
guago. In the Scientific Coarse Eng
ish, Mathematics and 8clenco wiJ
be reonired and the dudII mar elec
LpUn. History, or Modern Leu
Suegg.
These cooraea will enable the etc
dent to take those subjects ttat an
of moat interest to him. and the
are offered to meet the needs of ou
own town, in so far as the school 1
able to do so. Blanks will be set
to theparenta and they will be ri
quested to inform the school at
thoritles which course they desii
their child to take. No pnpll will t
allowed to take a course without tl
consent of his parents and the sen
tlon of the superintendent of schoo
and the principal of the High Schoc
All students who intend to ent
college are advised to take tl
Classical Course as Latin Is" r
' quired by all colleges of the Stat
Also all students will be advised
' take Latin the four years they a
' in the High School.
Every indication points to the b<
* year In the history of the sohoo
The building Ja being put in rea
v oees Jor the opening, new desks hs
r been ordered and the building th
' oughly a leased and fumigated. 1
earnest qs-epgratlon and support
% the people of the town Is necetw
g to maks tbs schools what t]
I should be.
?NEU Y
Member A
U b j
r?? ?3
JjANY
WASHINGTON (
INSTITUTE
M. 0. Fletcher
New Principal
For Next Year
The Washington Collegiate Instltuto
opens (or Us second session tomorrow
with s faculty of eight university
and college graduates. This
Institutes offers work from tne
fifth ferlde through the high school
, end two years ot college work. In
addition to tho authorized stated <
course in graded sad high school j
; work, courses in agriculture, domes- .
, tic science, music, commercial train- ,
lag nod religious subjects are given. <
The balldlng Is new sod well equip- ,
pod with steam heat and electric
MAYNABD O. FLETCHER,
New Principal.
I The principal, M&mard o.
?. BatchAe >*?? tgind m%A nn? In I I
] charge. He la from Chattanooga,
r Tenn., and ia a graduate of the
c University of Chattanooga. H1a
j record aa debator and orltorlcul
t speaker le exceptional. Htf won
every honor-offered by the University
of Cbattaooga, besides taking two
il %tato pviaee competed for by repre:t
sentatives from the Unlveralty ol
i- Tennessee, University of the South
and Vanderbilt University. He gradi
uated "Cum Laude," which la an
? honor given for high-class work dury
lng the last three years ef the coiir
lege course. Mr. Fletcher is well
It qualified to direct the school and
it will prove an Inspiration to any
a- young person who attends the lni
stltute.
re The commercial department is In
>e charge of Miss Mahle Masaey. from
ie the State Normal and Industrial
c- College and 8t. Mary's School. 8he
Is la si daughter of Prof. W. F. Masaey
>1. and has been for many years-in the
er office of the 8tate Board of Health,
tie Miss Rowena Roberts, of. Athens,
e- Tenn., la In charge of the Domestic
:e. Science Department. She comes
to from a well-known Institution, unre
derstands her work thoroughly and
will undoubtedly be of great valoe
;st to the Institute, She also'has charge
la of the culinary department of tho
dU Institution. The other members ef
kve the faculty pre jfrom well-known
or- Institutions and they come highly
"he recommended.
of Washington extendi g hearty
try 1 welcome to Mr. Fletcher end his abW
tier faculty end the student# will rectivi
J a oordisl reception to our tows.
OPEN1
7 AND 18
WASHING
n Washington
plements, Bugg
zs.
. C. L. CARR<
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No.
X)LLEGIATE *?fMm
t OPENS WED.
m iii * a
I DECIDE 1
REDSDRE
i
(By the United Pirn)
Washington, D. C., 8ept- IS.?
Chairman Oscar Underwood baa anlounced
that he and President Wilton
have agreed to let the Demotratlc
caucus tonight decide the
eras of the war tax bill without
iuj dictation from either.
. It la believed that 4Ue.freight subttltot'e
etamp tax will bo abandoned.
President Wilson returned from
2ornUh, N. H., today.
3r'
.?j
New Colonel
Second Reg't
f'
APPEARED AT HOME OF COL.
WILEY C. RODHAM FRIDAY
LAST?FL It'RE ,
PROMISING.
It Is rumored that Colonel Wiley
C. Rodman has tendered his resignation
as commander of the Second
infantry N. C. N. Q., to take effect
at once and that Master William
Blount Rodman the 4th, who appeared
at hie home Friday morning
last, will succeed him. The new
Colonel Is a bright and promising
young man, and no doubt will giro
the boys something to do at their
next annual encampment. The members
of the Second Infantry. N. O.
N. O.. are anticipating with pleasure
the appearance of their new commander.
F. G. Paul & Bro.
1
Glres 10c For Unt Cotton or He
For Seed Cotton Until Father
Notice.
F. a. Paul Bro., will buy one t>ale
of middling cotton from aach on#
of their retail time customers at lOo
per pound Unt, or at 3c pound seed.
Their many customers are taking
advantage of their liberal offer. This
offer is made notwithstanding the
present price of ootton Is around
' 6c lint and no demand for It at this
I price.
P. O. PAUL BRO.
New Theater
TODAY'S PROGRAM
Ess any
"An Angel Unaware"
>yi.ui:s
LIKE FATHER, LIKE BON,"
I O&UIU
"HEARST HKIjICJ PICTORIAL
ipN -.1 < NEWS."
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WEDNESDAY'S PROGR.^Nf
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S Irt ESSANY ? ~T*"" -...
> '-SOPHIE GETS STUNG'!
I A Comedy.
?-? PRICES! I lad 10O.
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