WASHINGTON N.C. THURSDAY AFT&RNOON JULY 19. IMS SAW MILL STARTS ALLEGED "TIGER" IS ARRESTED CRISIS IS A GERMAN"! TO GIV1 . <6?-cut to ik? Deny Nm) Wuhtnttoo. D. C-. July ?? ? The ttua department 1* la receipt of a commarflcatlos (rem Ambwador dmrd at Berlin la* which the latter ?utH that be ha*. pat the queetlon of- relatlonehlp hetseea thla coun try and Oerraaar eqaarely Mora the Kalaar"! mlalateri U la auta* that the LoalUe'e In AURORA IS DEFEATED IN . FIRST GAME U>OAl? MAXI IT THRKF. HTHAKiHT VBJTOKliiH ramnTEB. SC0RE~6 TO 5 WUhlaaon Started ? for WaaMac t**,>K Waa Rdlmd by Ktaeald. Broara aad H. ? are HU Ua? Btata of the Oaaea. The Aurora inn? lnraded Wut litglon reatcrdar and were repulsed In tH> first attack. Thar will gath er their forces together again thla afternoon had till once mora alaah wltll the Waahlagton troopa. Yeaterday'e battle resulted Is a ?-? rlctory for the locals. Tha eon teat war erefy bit aa oloaa and ai citlng aa the other two that hate been staged this week -on the local dltawnd. In fact, Washington Is seeing soma high claaa bell-playing and that tha fane realise thla Is shown by tha large crowds that turn |?K at ererjr game. * " V At tha start or the game, it looked like Waahlnftoo. {oar ways from Sunday. -Th? locale made four mns In the second laajng. Daren port, the first man an hammered oat a three-bagger and aeorod on Happy Th'ipe' single. Moore fanned. Brawn kit safely. Oeorge Hackney knock ed a grounder to pitcher and Phelps wee thrown ??< at third. Brown and Hackney mfe oa second and first. Wilkinson singled awl Broi* scor ed-^JIm Hackney came ecraae wttk a- heathy two-bagwer , and Oeorge Hackftey add Wllkloeon socred. An derson fanned. Anrera made their firat tally la the fourth tailing. K. Hooker lew oat to Jim Haokaey. Bonner walk Reerea rr ached first on Jim Hackney's error. Hardy Thompson, singled and Bonaar acored. Chapln finned. la the sixth taaing, Aurora scored four runs. Reevee. the ?rat man up. j fanned. Laaler singled Hardy Thompsoa followed suit bad Laalar scored. Chapla knocked a grounder to Wilkinson, Who thraw Hardy out at third, w. Hooker reached Drat on Anderson's error, O?rrow ??? J. Hooker's hard-drlsen fly and W. Hotker and (TKapla aaored. R Thompson hit one far two aackf and / Hooker scared- K Booker Haw It |* Anderson. - In thalr half of the tt*t?7 Wsah logton prpfeedetj to C*ke the lead mil, seorlag Mrs ruga, Davanfort reached first aa Bogacrs' error. Mialfa tanned. Moore kit a thne bagftf tnd Daygnport gpfred. Brown poled tn out bewreea third tnd ?hort far ? tingle aad Moor" teored. Klnctli. batting for Wilkinson, taw oat 1$ It. Hooker, who algo threw ?row* ativ.it first Thla glided tha soorlag In tha tame. Ktaaald replaced WUkln^n (In tha Mli the seventh Inning and held the Anrora aggregation MUM* tor three laalnge. Bag. . Mm took Oeorgt Hackner's place In left field. Hackney having a eore arm The summary: \ Aurora - '? It. Thompson, l( . . E. Hooker. M i Bonner, ta > S Reovea, lb 4 Laaler. cf ( H. Thompson. rb 4 Chapta, if 4 Hooker, e 4 J Hooker, p 4 Total >: ?i rompetliloa la Kodak work IH alia studio oanoute Ooaat Una fcjlt ' Hiu v THAND; ' f IS ASKED t ANSWER cUfent hM been dismissed end that G?wd is asking for m definite an swer from Osrmany regarding the at and that country will t?ke towards th? United State*. Officials hare believe that affair* are today of a grader nature than they h*vp beea rfnc* the start of the war. Csnsldersbls anxiety is being manifested and further* nrws from Gerard Is anxiously awaited. BEAUFORT CROPS IN GOOD SHAPE piuwBirr statu or aw aim ik THE OCR JTTY U9I VKRY KSCOURAOINO. TOBACCOCOMING Both Cotton Md Tobmcco Will Be gi?l i^imtag ia Hocm. Much bulld ^ Om teg ea la the City and HW where. Aa a whole. business conditions In Washington at .the present timo ar* on a per, if not slightly better, than at the same time during correspond ing seasons in rears gone by. A carcful study of the local sit uation shows that there is consid erable building going on hers in the city, that the manufacturers are working their plants on fall * time and that tfcers are comparatively fow Idle persons hsre. Good Crops. All over Beaufort county the farmer* have enjoyed the tronol jrood crops a ad sdssWaMs nnimey ?See been sssursd from the sale sf (lie early vtgetables, such as canta loupes, watermelons, peas, beans, r.bbage, etc., aad practically all or this has been placed in circulation. 'Recdrfs will show that July and lAugust are this section's two dull**^ months from a bucdnem standpoint jnd, taking thts as a basic point, i( Is no more thsn might *>e expected that there is an evidence of lethargy in some lines. Tobacro Coming. Cotton, and tobacco will begin to tome in soon. The local tobacco; Warehouses srs already preparing! for a record breaking season and tjn outlook at present is that good ?rtoee will he paid for totoacco andJ as much of the weed has been grown in Beaufort county, this will mesr; that targe sums of money are to be paid to the farmers. As to the cotton crop there If some doubt. The acreage In this ?rc tion has been cot down but there will bo several thousand bales growr hTe in Beaufort county. Indications now are that the price of the staple will not riss very fnuoh. If any, and In feet the local cotton brokers srr pessimistic shout the market hold ing food even at the present price This will, of eoerse, sause heart aches to some of the farmers who would not take advice and cat down their svops, bat these men ere few. MMTH OF MRS. CONNOR. Mrt, Bllaatatb 1. Connor, mother of 1, A. Connor o t Connor-Taylor Co., *t Belharoo, 41*4 if her home [now N ft Born wrtir Aftarnoon. 9ho *u II yaoro of M?. ruomi MTTloOf will ka h?14 thin aftaraoon Waiblnnton , A O. R. H. B. 1. Hackney, St 4 ? 1 I Anderaon, n 4 I) t t Carrow, cf C 0 1 0 Davanport, g . 4 i X o Pholpa, ?b ; 4 ? 1 0 [Moora. 16 4 1 I. 0 BYown, rf 4 I > 0 lOOO. Hackney L If I 1 0 0 Folford, If ' J ? 0 4 Wllklneon, p ! 1 1 0 Ktncatd, p 1 ? ? 0 Total *4 4 10 4 ? -J R.H.B. Aurora 0 0 ? 1 ft 4 0 0 0-t *t Waahhwton o 4 o 0 o t o ft i-4 10 4 Struck onl. by J. Hooker 11: by Wllklnaon 7 ; by lilacald 1. Hit., off J. Hooker 14: ?? Wilkinson I; KincaM 0. Bote on balle. off >k?r ft; off Wllkln.on 1. off K ? 0 Tkr>K-t>aM hUa, Daren port. Tvo-Wm blt?. R Thoqkp Double 'play. K. Hooker to foe. tfnp k". Kntler and Car Ur. TIM of (MO. > k?V? M4 H* HO HEW TRIAL fUHTfOK FORI) HAS DEMKI) MO- 1 ?now FOR NVW TRIAL. BK<*K KR TO BE BLECTOOCVTKD | FTUDAY. \ nnouncrmcnt Made Lm4 Xight. Ford Hm Labored for Several I>ajs, Reviewing tho Facts in the New York. July 29. ? Justice John ?"ord, of th? Supreme court, last light denied a hew trial to Charles iecker, the former police lieutenant mder sentence of . death for insti atlng the murder of Herman Rosen the gambler.. Thl? r that Beelrei uted on Friday. Justioe Ford announced his de islon late last ni&ht after he had] shored for several days and nights] ?n the briefs submitted for and a ainst the application for a new rial. Ho called the waiting news papermen into his chambers and, as its secretary handed them copies of lis typewritten decision*, the justice aid: "I have denied the motion for a | ?ew trial. And this. Is my birthday, 'm 63 today. Mt's a pretty tough ?ay to spend your birthday, isn't It? "I virtually arrived at my decision Tuesday night but spent many hours dnce then phrasing and arranging he opinion. ' 3NJOTKD WATERMELON PARTY. Charles Wright was host to a umber of friends at a watermelon tarty which w* given last night at he home of Mr. and Mrs. B. W . aylor in hdnor of Miss Margaret Mefcerson. of Salisbury, Md, About teventy gueets were present tp en oy Mr. Wright's hospitality. The porch and lawn wre attrac lvely decorated Vlth Japanese lan ?rns, which, aided by &he large sll ery moon, shsd a soft, beautiful ight on the tfcepe, A most pictpr* 3que and eharinlng effect wge se cured. Dancing and flirting were the principal amusements. although nlte * number, whose motto le Safety Firat," sat on the numerous improvised benches and enjoyed the refreshing breete from tho Ptmlieo. Took Smith delighted ?U present with hit wonderful voice, which he !* ilwtys wilting to use (or the ?loft?tire of others. , At ten o'elock^wstermelon was wved from 1oa& tables oh the lawn. Thlt delicious, mid-summer delicacy wae at Its beet, being luclouely ripe end delldously cold. At about half pest eleven, the guefltf departed, all expressing their, thorough enjoy ment of the occasion. TELLS OF STEPS TAKEN TO WIPE OUT ILLITERACY Superintendent W. G. Privette Writes of Progress Being Made in "Moonlight Schools" in This County and Elsewhere. (By W. G. Prlvette, Superintendent "*? pf County Schools) To wipe out adult Illiteracy In North Carolina by 1920 is the pur pose of a movement now making rapid progress all over the State. N'gbt schools are means by which this can bo done. It has been tried and proven Effective in Kentucky and several counties of this State. Three of these schools were opened in Beaufort county last year with gratifying results. These night schools ar? commonly called "moon 4*lht" shcools for tiia reason that rh->n?n during mooallgfit nights for the greater convenience of the country people. f The following facts taken from the United States Census Bureau, 1910. show the need of tliis kind of work in Beaufort county.^ In 1910 there were in the county above ten years of age 13.5 persons out of every 100. who could not read or ?rrite, or 1419 to whom the printed -.age maans absolutely nothing, who could not write their own name or recogn'te it should they 6ee it. We have information from the sam source that out of a white voting copulation of 4445, 603 could not read the ballot they voted. Probably tadst of thin number are good cltl ?z-ns and would like to u?e their suf frage for the good of their State and community, but In the bandB of Scheming politicians they comttltulr s dangerous element. But the night schouin will bene fit not only this class, but that larg sr class of grown-ups, whose educa tional advantages were so limited by , ondltlons brought about by the war 'hat they have been seriously handi i-pped in the race of life. They may be able to r?*ad and write In n T.'Wimt they grt very little benefit ujr pleasure from their efforts. Ima Tfne the narrowness of the man's l (e to whonj the world of books, newspapers, magasines, etc., is clos ed . Somo one has said that if he were fifty years old and had a fair - hance to live to be sixty and could not reed, he would learn even then just for the take of living more abundantly the last ten. ' Till now the work of the n'ght rchools has been carried on In ? few counties of the Btate according to plana Initiated by the county super intendents. Next y?ar It will go for ward as a state wide Movement fathered and fostered by the Btate Department of Education, endorsed by, every organisation having aa Its object the promotion of th? common weal. A stste committee has been /-I "GOOD TASTE" Crystal ice cream Delicate in Flavor Smooth in Texture BEST FRESH PEACH CREAM TODAY TRY IT. Crystal Ice Copipany ? PHONE 81 WASHINGTON. N. C? appointed and bulletins Imve beer printed giving conditions as thnj obtain in every county. A specia' r.iurse of study 1* now being arravg cd in bulletin form, wbieb will take the place of text-books for the worl: o' the "uMoonlight" schools. In the various counties the editors or tht county papers, mayor of the county seat, the chairman of the Farmers I'nion, the county farm deuionstrn Sor. a member representing th?? Jun i >r Order, a member of the Womrn'r f'lnba and the counly superintendent compose the county committee. For Beaufbrt CO\hityv"thls consul tlee will moger: a$ promised -us tho name of everj dull illiterate In the county. O: ourse. thla will be used only to lo ?ate and get in touch with those for vhom the schools are sun. A gr at many will hesitate to eu "oil themselves in these schools It. >rder to save themselves what the' -.hink will be an embarrassment, and those of us. who have th wori n charge must not fall to push th& work so vigorously that It will bt the popular thing to lake advantage af the "Moonlight" schools. Ever} j'.ie, who I* in sympathy with thlf vork, can aid in bringing about thb ondltlon. Let every one do hi* port In relieving a condition that |r 1!scrodltlng our county in the eye; of the public. Endorse Views of Mr. Butler VJ'OoaI Comment o?i Artlele Wlileli Appeared in Ve*t?rally News and which was written by Bion Butler. ono of the most prominent men of those who are late rested In tho State publicity movement. The gerieral sentiment appears to be that Mr. Botler's ar ticle fitted Beaufort county's ease exactly and ibat action along th" lines which ho suggested, should be ?Nip1 A. "I read the article over oantylly," sa'.d Alderman F. J. Berry this morn ing, "and was very much Interested b> Mr. Butler's views. I believe that It Is up to the people of tho county to wake up and push Beau fort county to the front. There Is practically unlimited work which can be done In developing the agricul tural re*ooroee of the county snd Increasing the output of the differ ent farms. "As Mr. Butler ways, ire have th" soli and the eHmats. What we seed to do u to take linKtu* or what V, '.I# ?: is ?. NO LEI UP IN BATTLE FOR WAV I IN ADDITION TO TRYING FOR CAPTURE OF CITY, GERMANS [ ARE ALSO TRYING TO CUT OFF RETREAT Of-' RUSSIANS. CHECKPROGRESS German Advance During Lo?t F?r Days Hm Been Slow. Russians A?"? Putting Up Hlron# Reeiatance. New Troupe* Rushed to Scene of lUfUt*. London, July 29. ? la addition to he capture of Warsaw the direct ob i"Ctlve of the German Polish cain ?aign of the pant two weeks, the Jvrniaus evidently are making a ppcial endeavor to cut communka Ion between Warsaw and Petrograd o prevent the successful retreat If A'arsaw fall# of the army now de ndlng that city. To this end they ?r? directing their operations north Kovno. according to despatches -om Petrograd. as well as their ad aiiCH upon Urest-Lltovsk by way of Chelm and the right hunk or the river Bug. Th<> laeues still are un leclded. with the Russians clalm 1 ng temporary advantaged Observers In Petrograd are watching with particular interest three points around Warsaw where the German maneuvers are of sp2 Tial importance. These are the op erations on the left bank of the N'nrew, to the north of Warsaw; against the town qf Chelm, to the wutheait, where possession of the railroad Is the point at issue, and iloug the Bug. The Germans according to ltus !an official reports have brought jp cuormous reserves, but neverthe less, the Russian authorities say the Russian troops have tak- n the offen sive successfully at several points. The German attack^ along the -Ivor Narow have been cheeked 0'id ?li>ng the rjver Bug the Russian winters ar* holding ilrmly. On the ?it her hand, German troop* under ?'on Mickm?n have made progress 'oward 'he Lublln-Chelm railroad. In the southern area of Russian '?olnnd between the Vistula and the '!eprz. the operations would ap pear to have reached a temporary standstill. A an offset to thl^ lnac tl\lty the Germans are ? widening the sphere of their hostilities toward be east. Italians Claim Successes. The seven- fighting on the Italo Auatrian frontier which has boon In ' >rogreh(i for a week shows no signs ?f a let-up nor is there any Indica tion of n definite outcome. The Ital uu official reports claim a surress ?!on or cither advances or the hold nj; of th*? Amtr'.ane In check. The Austrlans are contesting every foot of the Italian advance and have lost 3 200 * prisoners to the Hallftn*. PC* cording HKRVIC*" ? Aborro All Other* OADING WAR MUNITIONS FGH &??OP?AN NATIONS la Brooklyn* If""1'.0' *" ,yf"" en? af;e<1 ln takln* on cargoes at the Huali Terminal docks m xsrooiuyn. Praetlaallf toe ?hipm