(B, the Untied ' I
p?ru. Sept. IT.?DMplt. tho
fi " that fljhtlnt etin continues {lfrpW
i W, the battle line at AI??o. acconlln*
1/ to a'eutement leeued frob? the antu'
F headnnartere there, ^tere Is ilUla
change from yesterday,
li Is believed that jhe,
f have irlthdiSwiii farther to' a new
^ ^ t base, ell probability along the
rlrer Mease. The officials have explained
that the Germans countor
attack lor the past ttpo days has
wailed. Th?J line of fighting la now
lengthening along the.front of.pio
allies. The officials admit that the'y
. . have failed to break through Gen-.
{[ eral Von Kluch'a line in theU*, final
attack.
It la officially reported that the
army of the German army Prince"
w 9 r
has been compelled to give ground
before the Ffrench center. Certain
Germans will be compeli&"to nUJe
ttbe selge at Verdnn.
The German center north and fifcf
of Varennee has moved to Newstand
at Gallelnlc where la the headquSx?Vn
j ters of the Oerman balQe line.
i'y '< ~ The German headquarters are now
f tetlrtng. . ?orjy.M
It Is expected that W*lll
compelled to tenmve^ their 'iioadQuarters
to Mease dlrjct VS,*atHct?
line to steany Onp. ,
t|t?Uu points. It U stated, tin-.
\ the allies an holding thslr position*
f Tho Oormana arc now' reeelrthg
largo reinforcements. ' * '1} " -*1
THAT HI FRHHCH AHA Off , .
THE DEFNVSWB '
LVBRVWHERE. w' (By
thi United Press.)
. . Berlin, Sept. 17,?The general
V . staff announces that lbs Preach at/
tack which baa bees' spent on the
" General pjrl-.lons was well maintained.
The rapidity of the .retirement
of the German troops baa greatly
tired them and now It la deemed
best to fall baok.ou th?, anl ranched
positions and real lor the Jtgjpote of
(Jllng la the gapa .
It la officially declared that the
Preach are on the defensive every "
whsrs.
The tnyeetmeat of-Paris Is noa
halted temporarily, hat It will tak<
. place before the present campaign 'ist?
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F. G.Paul & Bro,
Give* 10c For Llaf Cotton or a
For Seed Cotton Until Futhc
Notlce.
9. a. raol Bro.. Will buy oaa t>al
ot middling cotton frocfl each ori
of their NttU tlmo customers it 1U
per pound lint, or atrSc-pound-eeetl
Their many customers "are taklft
! advantage of tfiefcr liberal offer. Th!
' . offer in made notwithstanding tH
ly present price of ootton Is aTlwn
60 lint and no demand for It at tfsl
| price. - '
Id*. m F. <?. PAUL BRO.
t *
r. GET IN MY BEEOBS; YOU MA
hare my socke free. Btgjlne <
; shoes Just received; .erery.pe
^ warranted. Men, women at
I .. children's. One pair eoeka *.i
stockings free with eeoh pal
j. e. Atom. "j-rr-nc
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*> I t * iMaituiJt 01
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worked out. ' "". i: . .
munition^ end prleoaeJw^Se^oir
rtnlau drmle*fh??? e??ct(W> function
with the Austrian gener*!- gthfT. The*
wire that Hify
large munltlona or wtr.
Tka war, omce Mate, th# ,11
received adrlcee from Vienna allowing
\hat' eighteen hundred Oallelu
ttaltera were taken ri Craietyrla
Their ar? now being betd t8 await
,-pS< ?V^3
SINCE .MONDAY - LAST THE1
[r HAVE HELD A DECISIVE
h AWA'VTAPI! AT ALL
" (By the United Press.)
' *otH&n?. 9*i>L j?,t>^?if4r
ty ^tated'thal the French again an
ttflrfifftfg aftisive victories aiong tin
line of t?e third batUe. Since Mon
day the French bmvj ettll held thi
adVantago." * ?j . .vJt4V',
TKr:P .Mim * j
frw* V-e Abydlr
AN*, HAVE TAKEN VP 1
,niN8R liSk^MwrawcH1
MI?.?RWL?9i I*p>
v , auEArM} ' I
V . (Plf the TJnlted Erena.) I
. Potrograd, Sept. U-?Heavy rain I
along the battle lln^e east of Prua
sla hare converted ^be whole <o?n
try into a bog. wnieh makee th
movement of the troftpfe one of laboil
IV fa bewared that* because of thi
that the Germane have taken wp J
new Una of entrenchment* to- hoi
the Russians' advance and that the!
are already moving algm tfrt, 0n|
Une.wMtvard. . * . a ?
j. .
SO KWOKTB THE HL'BHtAN CON
MI, AT HKW'fORK, AS
1 HE is \li\ Isi.1,
i "i 11 iii
(Br the tTjUMd Press*!
New Turk, Sept. If?The Rn
slon Consul here has been advise
officially tbat the fighting against tb
j, Auetrlans' rear guard still continue
?. and that prisoners,.guns and man
? tlons of war taken by the Russlnt
. ore now coming in from all tt
or ml os of the Russian*,
The Russians left the bank of ti
9 rtver San- successfully in their a
t- tact on. the Austriony? ^ r^% j
r : ?
TmessFT,* <JARKIHON IN ; '{ * J
r)*r.
r (Br th? Ucltad Ptwsy/ tJ
If . ?3r?U.W-n--CourlBr, r.?<
5 that a German detachment whi
J hkM l&flii lftldihg' BiruWels has n.
gone'to'^he front, Ibaving JBrusa
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SPECIALS FOR FIUDAY . AJ
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H am F*Ut Bu??Cf. J?4"Hf
l4 - *" ?, Sun Dried Applee 7o per
f.rj*,,*# Hume.
r.' .. Lfipou Y.- r 15e ?e? $
Phone ?T.. J. Adnmu.
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THURSDAY A*?RNOON SEF
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GEQR M. COHA
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"Broadway JoflfcfcV the center
character In <w ti. Cohan's snc- I
1 cesaful play of that mame, is a Connecticut
youth, who[fcae been loft k
half-Interest in a.CftjfwIng (him fac*
tory, and for flea years has aquan
uemu ui> uiuucj ?iuu| orvtuxmj.
When the plaj opens be Is dol__
larlese, but had the repp tat ion of
6 being a millionaire. .To recoup his
!l fortune he decides tb marry a rich
e old widow, a determination which
J his friend Wallaoe is advising him
s" against. At this Qplnt the news arlI
rlvee that a kind has died and
l" left him the othar l^lf of the ChewII
la? Gum factory-; Mined at ovari
*" $1,000,000. The fcphewlng Gain
* stead of selling he goes to the little
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: "BUY A BALE" I
I NOW WC
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III The BUY-A-BALE COITION moveAy
meat Is bearing fruit in Washington.
,r The merchants are interested and
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8TOKM WAKN1NU.
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?; Washington. D. C.. 9?p.
9.3t p. m.?Continue utorm '
.warning. .JOItai^tae. It >0* '
'<? tit o^Tga ct^^K is <
, SPBCfiU, MKBT1NG
? OHAMHKtt OP OOMMKItCK
' ~<v.
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. A acpocial meeting of th?>
' Chamber of Commerce, the 1
citizens of Washington and the1 '
" T^Batoo Board of Trade U *
called for tomorrow nlfht at
the-rooms of the Chamber In '*
the Baugham bulldlhg, on '
Weet Main Street. Business of '
vita! Importance to Washington '
la to bo discussed and trade- A
. acted, so it behooves ererj j
. member of the Chamber, every
> citizen, as well as the Tobacco
Board of Trade to attend. Al- j
, * low no -other duties to keep any- j
one absent from this Important 4
meeting.
Outlay Plana
For Conferenct
? "
WHICH WILL MEET IN THl
6 CIT\' WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
IS, NEXT.
?
A A very la teres ting meeting 6 f th
^ Board of- Stewards of the Flri
|t Methodist church was held in tb
Baracca room of the church Tuesda
night. The principal buslnese till
cussed was the approaching annul
* conference of the church and its ei
tertalnmcnt. The conference wl
* cajwumo here on Wednesday, Novas
- W1?, - W >?t.r <
least a week. The session will I
presided over by Bishop Waterhous
*" D. D. LL.D.
? The board of stewards hai
16 resolved to make their entire body
9 committee of entertainment and ie:
r". week they will canvass the city I
l# P*1 f<* the purpose of eecurk
16 homes. There will be between thr.
hundred and fifty and four hnndn
1 to entertain. -All those wh^/ w
u tako visitors are asked to notify >i
_ member of the board or the paste
An executive committee, consist!
of W. E. Swindell, C. F. Bland. J.
(9 Duckman, with E. W. Ayera, wno
chairman Of the board.'and the pi
rto as ox officio members. Tl
>rt committee are to secure offices, et
ch where the different committees
>w the conference can assemble a
3ls traaaact business. Some of <
be oh arch's moat noted men are
peoted to be tfreeent, besides 1
regular members of the conferen
Jf euc'tF th( *pwn?Ttr ? I
NLD or,. barrel of our Town Talk, i
liek. Royal, Plnnaclq or O
lb. Bfedfll~flour. Purity and qua!
U>. guaranteed. Oar prieee aa 1
Jig' ao tifbriod radae. Come .
OS. see or phone 97. J. JB. Adams
itej 9-17-|tc
i o
otton, Del
i accounts or i
Wagons, W
SUPP I
^ are calling upon others to rally to
the farmer's interest and help him
* in the present crisis. _ This more
w" on the part of the business men In
ll" Washington la surely one to be comc"'
mended.
of Subscriptions for the BUaw?
nd BALE movement In Baltimore Jump110
ed from $7,100 to $9,400 yesterday.
Secretary of the Treasury, W. O.
'he McAdoo, has wired ex-Governot
ce* Warfleld, president ofr the Fidei'.ty
and Deposit Co., of Baltimore, that
)aR he approves the cotton investment
5b" plan and that It will be recognised
oI* aa an asset of his company. Thii
l*ty company proposes to dbnats-$50,003
ow to purchase cotton and fJUe^seere
^ tary of the treasury gives his per
) mission for the company to cam
the cptton purchased among U.
ent
'ivered. in
n exchange for
fire Fence, Hoi
, Y C O M
XjL.JlJLi jl
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N. AUTHOR.
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later Tonight
i **" - '"'-a wa':3
Connecticut town,' where hi* factory
is located, and there meets htm fate
in the pretty bookkeeper of the concern,
who was also Ms ancle's private
secretary, and "Broadway
Jonee" Is transformed into "Jackson"
Jones, of Jonesvllle, for the
rest of his happy life.
The rapid Are dialogue of thlf
comedy is said to be wonderful. The
audience catches the enthusiasm
with which Cohan has imbued his
hero * and the applause Is constant
and inspiring. In fact there la a
laugh almost every minute In
"Broadway Jones."
The curtain will rlso promptly at
8780 and all who arrive during anynet
will be compelled to stand until
the wk-kc in over. Prices from 25c
to 81.50.
>LANJS
>RKIN&NICELY
. < i i
assets.
The Baltimore Bun yesterday
placed an order with a Savannah
firm for 101 bales of good middling.
It ts now felt that the action of
the Treasury Department means a
now sonrco of ready money for the
South and that the surety company
Insurance companies and other big
nfcancial Institutions will be quick to
fonew.
When the planter who Is obliged
to pledge his cjop In order to market
it?and the majority must do so?
can pick and market one bale he
can secure on it_jn(Relent funds to
pick and market four and ono-hall
> more tales.
i Everything was,bright and glow?
??t!I the European war came or
' just at harvest tics a ar.d took away
- the markets for ttye consumption u|
r the surplus cotton. Lirh after all li
* the basis \>r it* price. This has M
1 1
W ashing
Farming Imp
'ses and Mule.
>P:A N Y,
AUTUMN MILLIN
OPENINGS IN
PLEASE
- ?
Washington ladles today are all wi
merriment for, as announced In yea- up
lord ay's paper, today la the occasion **
(or the opening dlaplaya of fall and
vlnter millinery at the different w,
ttorea where this mucb-dcalred eelential
for the women folk la carried.
Autumn waa proclaimed in the In
magnificent dlaplaya which took of
place at the respective emporiums, dli
Bach establishment waa elaborately wl
leoorated throughout with tinted Ei
autumn leaves and lighted with fn
lundreds of colored light. Here and st<
there could be eeem aweet scented Na
rosea. The delightful combination Ml
was Immensely enjoyed by the hun- th
Ireda of feminine shoppers who mi
came to Inspect, while a large num- Tb
her remained ttf buy. All the man- tlf
agera -of thn* respective stores, with in;
euery cuetomer in mind and, too. at
the good of all at heart, have this
season gathered from the fashion
markets of the world a truly artistic mi
and magnificent exhibit. an
The following known stores liad nu
their openings today which will con- en
tlnue through tomorrow: of
J. K. HOYT. th
Here all day long tho ladle m
swarmed into the doors where were he
displayed hats for everyone and ed
every need. The beautiful tailored Tl
hats, the evening hats and ooples Hi
U1 >M1QJ?C| UILUIIIUUIUUgll umi I IE
others, simply capttvated and charm- T1
ed. Mr. Hoyt'a millinery depart- of
ment this season is presided over by Hi
Miss Mayme Burbank. whose skill
as a milliner Is already known. 8he "
is ably assisted by Mrs. Lena Mc- ei
llhenny. Miss Pat. Harris and Miss yc
Mary Bragg. Velvet seems to be tr
favored this season. Plat wreath th
garniture of roses are popular. These m
creations at Hoyt's caught the eye &i
of every lady visitor. The opening fa
at Hoyt's was a crowning success.
, Ml88 HAITIK HBMUV. hi
Here was another scene of boauty is
In ladles' headgear and all who call- b;
ed. as elsewhero, were dollghted. o(
The pattern hats on display at Miss in
Hemby's were among the many at- hi
tractions and this popular milliner w
SEND THEM TO FRANCE
i Antwern. Bent. 17.?The Germani .
hare withdrawn their main forces r
hereabout for the purpose of sending f
them to France. It Is not con tomtemplated
that an evacuation Is g
contemplated, but that they will
leave their fortifications in the
hands of the Landstruma and the
naval reserves.
Those going to the front are moving
continuously. There Is & steady
stream of trains passing Aisle, Chap
pellc. carrying fresh troops for the"
battle lines.
NO WAR PRICES IN OUR DRY
goods. Notion and 8hoe Department.
We bought our fall and
winter stock before the war. We
have a big line and can save you
money. We will bo pleased to
show you. J. E. Adams. 9-173tc
1 means exhausted and the farmers
crying for assistance we cannot give
them. % ? ?
Hence it la that the merchants.
1 business men and others are rallyr
lng together in as enterprise that is
t Indeed marvelous. No point Is tak;
lng more active Interest in this
* BUY-A-H'ALE than Washington.
ttori
ton we
i v.; v
lements. Buaai
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C. L. CARRC
ERY *
THE CITY
S THE LADIES
m showered with- congratulations
on her display. Miss Hemby Is
slated by Miss Zllphs Hemby sad
lis Elisabeth Hill. No opening In
s city was more successful and nolere
were more attractive hats
K. W. KYKRS Jt SON.
Here. too. all day the ladles called
large numbers to catch a vision
what this popular store had on
splay for the fall and winter. All
10 called were not disappointed,
reryone received a cordial welcome
am not only the managers of the
are. but the head milliner. Miss
innle Spurgoon, and hor assistant.
Iss Mary Edmonds. Not only were
e Parisian creations much adlred.
but the domestics as well,
i* millinery department yaa beauully
decorated. The autumn open- ?
g at Ayera' was great smd a larga
imber of hats were sold.
THE HUB.
No millinery store In the city la
ore popular than th? t of The Hub.
id It wae anticipated that a large
imber of ladles would call at this
iporlum to see the autumn display
the latest styles and fashions for
e ladles to don the coming season.
Iss Laura Oden la the efficient
ad milliner and she Is ably assistby
Miss Annie Mae Harmon.
1MU mi 111nArn urn AinArt* In thnlr
ve and received many encomiums,
id Justly so, from the lady callers.
io hats were pronotitaed dreams
loveliness. The stJhe y
uh cannot be Improved ^loon. '
JAMK8 E. CLARK)
At Clark's the lad las-balled. as
sewhere, In large numbers. Both
>ung and old were on the spot
om the time of the opening to
ie close. The millinery departent
at this popular store Is well
-ranged and the display of autumn
.shlona were exhibited to a good
1 vantage. Miss Leola Bailey Is the
sad milliner for the season. Bhe
a milliner of skill, as was attested
Y her opening display today. The
:her departments In the store were
i gala attire for the occasion. Many
its, both foreign and domestic,
ere disposed of at Clark**.
RE-ENTERS COLLEGE.
Miss Mabel Dalley has returned
o Greensboro, N. C., where she has
e-entored the Greensboro Col lego
or Women.
IMOKED AND HOLT MEATM, THE
biggest and best line in the city.
Also roe herring. Our prices aro
right. J. E. Adams. 9-17-Sta
Let's build in Washington Pack.
Tonight
New Theater
"Broadway Jones"
CURTAIN ?r3? ,
SHARP
Those to arrive after tbfi* "**
hour will have to stand on.
til the first act Is over.
I
Dow 10c
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