WL Two thousand Francb Culraaslnrs
hava distinguish^ themselves by a
i Th? WcompleL"? o'ttm1!, "h/o.rmans
who were awaiting them on
ltd "I" " m'M?" ""
The French horseman made a loaf
dctotr durlnf tba nlfbl. Ooa man
nram tba rl?rr with a rope; then
draffad orer a cable which he attached
to a tree. The others, boldlnc
the rope, croaaed singly with
M their horse, throat,h tho ewlrlln*
I'' * * *? ,
Arrived at the opposite hank, ths
French draw ap la line and charged
the Oerman dank at Merrills, drlrlng
tho enemy back and openinf the
way tor the passage orer the rlrer
of a dlrlsloa of allied Infantry, which
Uter ocrupled Estalres. ...
The present war differs from all
I: prsrtoos wara, Inasmuch as no one
know. Juet when a batUa begins snd
fwh?n It ends. What Is now known
as the BaOlo or ths Four Rtvors?I
Iks Scarps, the Summe, the Otse and I
the Atsoa? ha ressrded as ehdel I
mod s fresh stage of the operations
begun with the tali of Antwerp and
the renewed appearance or a strong
allied army In Belgian territory,
where It has made Its presence felt
by the captors of Tpres. I
Meanwhile the stage of the dor- I
man positions further south has be- I
noma merely desultory. Some parts I
of the line, where a perfect hall ofl
shells was a dally occurrence five
weeks ago, now are eallrenad by ar-1
Hilary Ire only at rare Intervale. Mt I
one Important point oaoly >0 ahjjjH
were trad throughout the 14 hours.
The Infantry en both sides lsr kept
constantly on the alert, although the
allies bars found lt_K*taie tf reduce
the atrenuh of the troops fLtn-l
The remainder of ths etrorg silled
HK|T these virion. polou are
, Igpspt la reserve within nieseurelile
t v Balance, ready for any euisrceacy.
Ths sold and wet hare made trench
work eery trying, but the allies are
well presided with blankets and waterproof
eh sets. The soldiers also
are combatting ths cold by means of
. sheets of parchment which they wear
I under their anlforme and which help
I to Veen Skw
} jB ?8?g#foo advanced Oimu
trencheo upor to hin lMii abandoned
and tin alllaa vara abla tc
meke much headway today when
previously they bod mat ?tth tgft
out resistance. The <daa prevail)
that tbo Germans are preparing U
retire at tbo center and coneentratt
their energies lartbor north whsr.
It la supposed they Intend to mak
I another attempt to break the aniee
llac.
. It appeara evident that the com
mandars of both armies have beet
awaiting reinforcements whore thai
are moat nooded. and. In the mean
time are fasting each other on<
There la reason to belle that then
freah forcee hare arrived and bar
been assigned to their places eo the
a rapid development mar be aspect
ed. The nawlr arrived Oerma
' troops are thought to hava oome d!
rectly from Germany and are com
posed iff second and third retervet
who need a parted of suiting to
gethor before going to ?ho front.
The allied commanders aspect th
Qermana to deliver another power tc
blow looking to the achievement ?
their one great objective?Paris. Bu
this is a walled with conlblonro i
the power of the allied armlte t
respond with a vigorous rountt
blow. '
THH AliUM CliAtlg GAINS AT
UBVKRAI, POINTS AI/WO FHON
Parte. Oat 1?'The offleial cdn
munlration Hanoi by the Prone
"Washington, N. C.
./Sl
of nearly two kilometers (abont a
mile and a quarter). ?
"On the heights of the Meuee end *
la the Woevre region we hare made ?
gains to the south of 8t. Mlblet and ?
near MarsheiUe. . "FT <t
? 4
SITUATION IN K+fTT PRUSSIA 0
UNCHANGED, RUSSIANS SAY
It
Petrograd. Oct. U.?The Russian X
general stag issued the following *
"There is no change to report on It
the east Prussian and central Vistula
frosts. >? W
"South of Prxemysl a Russian cot R
umn engaged and defeated the Aus- p
trlans, taking seven officers and 500 w
soldiers prisoners and capturing tl
many rapid lire guns."
. ' i "> MWh'if i J!
FRENCH HEOCCUPY TERRITORY it
????
London. Oct. IJ5?The Rome correspondent
of t|*, JE?oh*Tigo Tele^l
graph Comp*n|^&flBflr a message
from Basel MH*h<P|f the French O
have re-occ<Jto4.?p0teh and MuM- w
were compelleduse 160 motor
cars totheir wounded. |
r^Wrkfortkd STMK. '
London. Oct. 1?.?The admiralty j
NflHflpa that the British cruiser 1
MflnJgpTth has sunk the German
ilttiitfurg-American line steamer
1 JiarKom&nn 1 a, in the vicinity of Bu!|tadtra
and has captured and is tak*
IjAg Into a 6arbor tha Qraelt steamer
Poatporta. , ? |< [.
itrk Dwnon ivn- a
TRIAN PRKADN Al'OHT e
JUondon Oct. 1??Tiro on the gor- c
ernment araenol at Trieste, the prin- h
clpal seaport of) Austrla>Hungar/, 5
on the AdrUtle sea. virtually has o
destroyed an Austrian draaSn^nvhUJO
: under construction there, according T
to a, Central News dispatch from d
iter :
nines.
Hon. T. W. Bickett. Attorn ey-Oen I
oral far tba Stmt* of North Carolina, I
" and one of the stata'a moat sifted I
1 and convincing epeakcre, la to ad- I
' dreea the dlliene of Belhaven, N. C., I
" on Taeadar altht next. October 10.
- Mr. Blokett always delights and I
pleaaea hU audtenoee. He le to apeak
upon the pbHtlcal lea una of tba day
1 and no doubt trill be beard by a
r larse number. ,.. . , I
" REMEMBER THAT 18BLL BVKIt Vthins
under a money back goaran
toe. J. E. Adamn. 10-ld-lte
LOVE'S TIUBLTK.
, At Ralelsh. oa Monday, the 11th.
(j In the aett glow of. the twilight, the
lt eoul of Mlta Mary Benton Prime
n paaaed Into the plorlooe radiance ol
p Ute Greet Beyond, leaving a halo
,r around the memory of her flr.nde ol
a Ufa rich la the fullnoes of Chrlatian
faith and aodly fear. Thle faith
emitalnlnfibad giving her reelgnatlon
T to nay, "Thy will be dona.* In Ute
laet two yeare of her illnoas.
The nttmerone and beantlfol
? moral deelrne were a tribute to tba
_ loyalty of the tlalM
which ehe poeeeseed The funeral
l wee conducted hy the Rer. Nathenlel
* Hardlns, assisted bf tbo Rer. C. D
Malone. trem St. Pel-re . church I
. where she was * faithful worshipper
rg and while the choir s*n? the beautl*"
Oakdale cemetery. ]
The pallbearers were: J. P. Ran-1
tiim fin. I Hi
BOOK CLUB
hi ADD1SOO BOOK CLCB WAS TH
CHARMINGLY ENTERTAINED 1
VEHTKIUMY AFTERNOON?PA- t
rERS OK INTEREST. )
The Ad disco Club bold 1U ragelar r
meting yesterday afternoon, with me,
Era. D. P. Tayloe. In spite of the iocl
envy downpour, quite a number m#,
f the members were prosent. The todi
iub was called to order shortly after her
o'qiock by the preeldent. Mrs. B. pat,
Mo* th(1
In rwponae to roll-call. short tr*l
niR of outwent news wore read. loot
Bo fin* paper, "Myth* Bad La- ed
sods of Our Own Country," by Mrs. pat
r. B. Morton, wu charming, with tbri
i wind storlon of witchcraft, fnlrlcs j0h
id Indian legende. Following thle boo
no a ane paper, br Mri. J>. H. h!>
olllna, on "Patrtotlo Education and oth
reaorratlCm ot Historic Spot.," J
hlch was thoroughly enjoyed by tor
io fortunate listeners. Smi
A delightful salad courao waa than
:rved. and the clab adjourned, foal- Edl
ig more than repaid tor hating I
raved the elements. you
'-? ; ?1 'X{- fr.- fie
CONDITION ENCOURAGING. Dep
pio:
The condition of Colonel Alston city
rimes, of Orlmeelend, N. C-, who add
as operated upon at the Washing- "thi
>a Hospital Thursday, Is favorable. Hu<
..... rain
I. S. Mil 1
Dsn 5
miniii
0?1
The neat term of the United dW
tales District Court for the Ea=.t- ear
rn District of North Caroline will
onvene la the Uilltiif States-fcourt- ^
ouse here oa Tuesday next, October
0. His Honor Judge H. O. Conner,
f Wilson, N. C? will preside, end 111
district Attorney F. D. Winston, of
Windsor, N. C., will prosecute tho |1
ocket for the government. There
if " V ' .
rRANKIE CALLAHAN AND
BENNY LEONARD BOUT.
Brooklyn, N. Y? Oct. 16.?Franklc
Callahan, the Brooklyn lightweight
vho recently gave Tommy Murphy
l terrific fight for ten rounds,, has
>een matched to meet Deny Leonard
sere this evening. ?.
U. D. C. Elect I
Officers For ?
?. -r _
Next Year
m
The BUte United Daughters of {he pc
Confederacy elected the following b(
officers for the ensuing year at their lt:
meeting in Raleigh yesterday;
The officers for the new year
sleeted yesterday afternoon are:
President?Mrs. Eugene Little, of Z
Wadesboro.
First Vice-President, Miss Daisy
Denson .of Raleigh.
Second Vice-President, Mrs. F. L.
Hug fins, of Wilmington. V
Third Vice-President, Mrs. LatU
Johnston, of Charlotte. ? J 5
Recording SecreUry, Mrs. Thad.
W. Thrash, of Wadesboro.
Corresponding Secretary, Mies
Winnefred Falson, of Falcon.
Treasurer, Miss Margaret Etheredge,
of Betma. ; ? '
Registrar, Mrs. Felix Harvey, of
Kln.Von.
Record.r of CrMM., Mr". H. B.
5r? Historian. Mint Carrie II
Director of Children's Chapters,
i Mrs. Gordon Finger, of Charlotte. il
James, of Wilmington. *1
lull ivliUIIli
ROUGH HIS iFKJftTS ABM- 1
'IO.V.VL CLKRKJN P. O. PLACED
LHD THD DlQPdHCHlM. OK
dAIL8 0? UH ttAlltS.
' I ;.t
n St Tins credit tor Iho eetabllth?t
of as addltHMKM* la the
>1 pot tome* ofHHflr and too
itlonlas th* fa^^^Vbeglnntns
a; all mall offlce
e up to 1:86 a.flAtolHd ba diechad,
both NohHBHsuUi trla
Norfolk 6oaj6*^Bajldaliht
Ina. Ihadrertaat^^^Kper nerS ,
ad to atate thacV^B^rii.ho-ilaad
eeeaatlal coMHt to the
rona ol the mainly
Jttgh the eiforta otcdaireeaman
a H. small, tor. Small hat ever
a willing and w^Bto help
constituency and HS|but ail
er instance of klsHHl;
he Daily Neva clJ^HL* a letJaat
received froidMHiranma.i
>11 which ezplalna iNH ^
Washington, Q. O.. ?K<i|ni4.
tor Dally Neva: iEj** ' ?
have Juit read wieBisjiet la
r issue of the 11th a**, the item 1
irdlng the 111 iMfjl jllll ii 1
artmoht In authorMJltht| earment
of * night Aerk to our
postafflce. Ton stlB?*thtti this
Ition to the eerrlce
rough the efforts offcj^tmaator
;h Paul " While l>9HBto
lmlse the eld If Mr.
I In eeonring tM^Spbdii ^er .
I would
rly that I hnd^^HHjflHart
_ work which'employ
it of thle clerk
"hi* eddltion*! oiaBSj&bld be a
at convenience tqHfl^BpsInesr
lie. They should MlwUi to dolt
mall In the at a
it hour for dispatch tfc thfenorth
1 soothbonnd ntght'umttfcf the I
rr^-xHK d
trtboted in the bM^^HCiiuch
Her houithg^Ktftfl8jj|H
iiP
i mil
in Minnim n
mmrn
Two more of Wahk^ugtaws bright
id popular young won hfvo been
inorod by their Jfct It has
en learned here thai Mr. Thomas
>arrow, a son of Mr. John B.
rtirrow, cashier of tna' Jcvings and
r?st Company, and Me. John Lewis
syne, a eon of t^e late Rev. C. M.
iyne, D. C., have sea named for
arahals at the aacr rawmencement
r Davidson Collagt wiare they are
>w students. 'Xht y will fill their
witlons with dfA : St Washington
>ys always do wb<n the opportunT
pwwnu itMM. if
Mb Ml to xf2bi?to= Itok
I ?
Friday an
vmspec
Print Butter, Per lb.
Fancy Lemons, Per dc
Star Hams, Per lb.
Canned C<
W. Chips, 7
I ? ,
: ?"? T
#m
A -M- M m
Cooler. ~ "-i*
"isis it"
' HIS IIS
i-Spiti
9MB or THK BUT ATTRAC
TIONH OP THK SBASON LAS'
NIGHT, WAS CUBAN AND RE
PINED. C? "T-' i . >
"Believe Me," ss presented b
Billy "Sinile" Clifford, the Cllffor
Minstrel Melds end the Lourern
Ledles' Bend end Orchestre et th
New Theatre lest evenlnff, wes In
deed n mnsleel sstlrs in-two Ion
Isskhs, If the Dell/ Hewn U tire:
permission to eoln the eipresslor
The sonffS Were fresh, brlfkt en,
breesy, (nil of jest the sort o
melody thst e thusieSl loving pot
lid defhsnds. Of cOfffM IhSse prel
ent, hot ioeers of mnsld could ho
eppreetete the efforts of the com
psny, but teken nil In ell?thoe
who know whet musie is end thos
who do not. no ettreetion of th
lesson et the New Theetre receive
more heerty epplsuse. so much s
thst Mr. Clifford eppeered before th
Iootll(hte end expressed hie hlffh ef
preclstlon. The eentrel figure o
the sttrectlan Is e rolltStiaf yonn
Engllsmen. Netnrell/ he sets him
self In ell msnner of sernpoe eh
his actions furnished much smusi
ment to the eedlence. Mr. Cllffor
sieved the rale of thle ... .....
man, affording much fun and in a4
dltlon delighted hia audience wit
catchy songs.
The Weston 8isters were amon
the main features of the perfortx
ance. Miss Mae Collins and M
Clifford, with their lore waits, wi
alone worth, the price of admlssloi
They had to repeat their stunt se<
eral times.
Miss Helen Clark charmed i
with her beautiful solos. Tt
"Musical" Walker, the cork ma
servant of the conservatory, wi
there with the goods and throui
him the audience enjoyed mai
hearty langhs. His hits were up-tj
.data and catchy. Thete waere mat
ludricous situations and, too, laug
ii " . , ..-f
attraction was cleadT HbUni
te offend and the consensus of opl
km is, and this paper heartily m
onds It, that no better show b
been on the boards this season.
The stags settings were attracts
the music superb, the acting go
and the jokes and hits langhable.
Mr. Clifford and his excellent co
pany can rest assured they wfll
celve a good house in Washlngl
upon any return date.
(innd SJinii)
New Theater
On Tonigl
The movie* at the New Thei
this evening promise to be flrst-cl
in every respect The managem
is now doing all within their pot
to please their patrons and all v
attend this evening will be an
1 repaid. There will be three n
of interesting and entertaining
tares.
DON'T FORGET THAT 1 HAVI
new large end up-to-date stocl
General Merchandise, at loi
prices. J. E. Adams. 10-lf
i Saturday
UALS
35c
>z : 15c
21c
Mil, Per can 10c
ferbot. : 10c
t>le Peaches, Per can 2Oc
owders, none better fie
Packages 25c
Powders. 7 for 25c
ikes for 25c
^J^DKR A MONEY BAG!
=
t '
-I
UNIVERSITY EN!
JUMPS FROM
? WITHIN FOU
I -""Wjj!tf "?v ?
j (Br 8. R. ?MM?) N,. tl
Chip* HH1. OK. 1?.?The ray Id ^
u growth of th* Plate University with- w
r In recent years liMM? teUrsst in in
). tho item recounting the development ol
since 1900. The enrollment ku st
Jumped from Sit to SIS within the >'
1 pml?< i fourteen jeers The Sum- '
1 mer SeheWi I* the m length of ,
e time hen eipeWgtd te cumber, from J?
. 1(1 te t?S. Tt? Moettr of Ue
Unlrereltr In H00 ntfartered ft; "
the preeeat teaching force la If, The "
a buildlngi on the cnmpua at the M- ?
( ginning of the decade were ten In f*
j number, the number now la 14. The
( courses offered ehow n correspond
^ log Increase in number?from 111 *
h to 144. The value of bolldlnge and **
. equipment Indicate a growth from '
$860,000 to fl.0t4.f60. The 110th
0 birthday, cele&fdted last Monday.
e wee only a panne In tfc# life Of the in- 01
e stltutlon. The board 6f trustees, in gl
d outlining n policy, emphasised the p*
Q Importance ef "stop boasting about Wl
e peat hlstdrt of the University" and pl
K "arouse ourselves te e realisation B<
f of the fine work now bdiflf done, the Jln
splendid Tfeion^i animating those th
who are making oar University whtl 01
J it id. Add the unlimited possibilities d(
h which would flow from a realisation fu
of these visions (6f the education tt
g soon and culture 6( tftdte." The ?t
t. realization of this constrictive policy Tl
h should be accomplished thrCMgh le>
these ugendee, all re with actio*!, iCr t#
g the propagation of the year's pro- 61
!? gram: The North Carolina Club, the
r continued expansion of the Ndrth v<
LB Carolina Debating Union, the en- th
3 largement of the scope of the corre- gl
r* spondenco courses, the service df ri
legislative and mnntclpal reference In
11 under expert authorities,, and tho fa
le University library loans of books
n and reference matefUl. bi
u The University Dramatic Cikb haa U
{h chosen a drama from Berndrtf Sht* 0
xy as the ptaj which they will stage this b
season. "Arm* and the Man," la the tl
,y title subject, and the story Is laid In fl
hwrri
i: euro is
1 wm
Clowning la an art The best
clowns are born commedlans, and
with careful training they make the
audience howl with delight. The
.j, fun-making department of Robln^
eon's Famous Shows has received
especial attention from the astute
tre management, and under the dlrectlon
of that greatest of fanny fools,
ent Billy Llghtfoot, assisted by more
rer than twenty others, rip-roaring
h0 hilarity holds high revel at every
'Piy performance. And It Is all pure
,6lB fun (nothing risque, the kind of fun
pIc" that appeals to all, ladles, children.
grownrnpe. high-brows and ordinary
cltlsens; all will roar together at the
B A droll anitoa, Ingenious hits and coml[
?* ^lltlet
rest.
Jtc Like every other department of
the Robinson's Famous Shows, only
~ the very beet has been provided. In
keeping with the exclusively high
standard of this superb exhibition.
Two performances will be given at
Washington, Monday, October 19.
Use *90.000 Arabian SflHoe
"White Cloud," the 991.990 Arabian
stallion, with Robinson's Famous
Shows, Is one of the world's
real marvels. Be poesesass near human
intelligence, counts socuratsly
up to sixteen, picks any one of six
oolors, winds and sets a dock at
any minute told to, writes his name,
plays football, and finishes his not
by retiring In an ordinary bed,
donning his night robee. turning oat
the light, turns beck the covert, lnyi
down, pulls the cover over him
ynwns and snores. AM this he doei
with an attendant near him. He
Is the most beautiful animal evei
bred. See blm do It at two perform
anees of Robtaooa's Famous Show
c 1. thl. ettr.
i MOf?T BEAUTIFUL ANT> I.ARGKH1
Ha, of Kmn 1. tb* dtr will b
r 'sB
I
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tOLLMENT %
512 TO 886 1
RTEEN YEARS
e Balkan*. The scenes art hinged
ouad the activities of two of the
ate* in warfare. The adventures
hleh two rival offloen eaeoanUr '' SvM
their coertshlp to via the hand
a pretty cirl furnished the main
tloa. 8hawNs wit and settee pet a
eaty of (taper ad nap In the aead
of the play, ii customary, the
ramatlo Cleh anticipates two tripe
the State for the presentation of
e play?In the weet.ru and eaetn
eectioaa of the StaU. The weefcn
trip Is proposed for the month
December, and the towns that win
obabJy be included are: Qreena
rd, Winston-Salem, Salisbury,
larlottd, Spartanburg:, and Ashelle.
The Bastern trip comes In
bruary, Raleigh, Greensboro and
!w Bern are the points favored by
e club for Ylsltatlon.
The completion of the University
ter plant establishes a further safeisrd
against the contraction of tytold
fever by the students. The
fctor heretofore need by the college
aut baa not been considered another
a? pure as the filter plant will
sure. The filter plant has been In
e course of the construction for
or a year, and Its completion rears
ft of far greater convenience for
rnlshlng the stndeut*s reom with
uypijr OI wuir. low, lew piini
icna the way and extends the tntatlon
for the establishment of an
e plant and a laundry?tv? induslos
the unaltered water made wellgh
Impossible.
The Debating Council of the Unlsrslty
la In commcralcatlon with
id' universities of Vanderbflt. Oeora,
and Maryland, prospecting aringements
for the securing of an
(cr-ecileglate debate during 'the
ill terfll
Carolina's feet ball team haa the
runt of the sedaoWs schedule before
?-University of Georgia la Atlanta * ^
ctober 17, University of Vander(It,
la Nashville, October 14. and
be University of Virginia, ta Hichlofid,
November SC.
IEHM
PREVENT 1
GUI HAY
Due to the heavy rains for tha
past several days the game of football,
scheduled to have taken place
at the (Fleming Park this afternoon
between the Washington High School
eleren and the team from the ,Wiuterrllle,
N. C , High 8chool ha? been
postponed until a later date. A
telegram was dispatched to the WInto
nrllle team this morning .notifying
them not to come as the grounds
were hi no condition to play. Tho
contest between these two teanu will
be palled off sometime later,
?1? ! !
GREETED BY FIUBSrW.
Rev. J. E. Undereood. presiding
elder of the New Ben Diet riot of the
North Carolina Conference, wee k
Visitor to tho city today. He baa
been visiting his daufhtar In Hyde
county, nnd le en ronte to his home
In Ooldnboro.
During the rear, u?T and 11*1
ha vaa the popular pa,tor of tho
Pint Methodist choroh horn. During
hie ,tay In tho city ho *no tho
gnoot of Mr. and Mm. . R. Mlnm
at thalr home on West Second street.
welcome visitor.
Among the neleoae visitor, to
Wa^tlngton today la Mr. D. Laaofaky
of Bolhaven, N. C.. District Deputy
Grand Master of the Order of Odd
Pel lows. He returned to hi, homo
on the afternoon Norfolk Southern
trnjg, o' e??i>?>
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ASSOCIATED FBJtt. "
THE BEST THERE IS
r Every Night . M