IS OFF HATTERAS
D. O. -/'I
The above warayng telegram wu
received today by the local weather |
dtoplayman from the United States
weather bureau at Waehlacton. D.
C Com In* as It doee upon the eve
Of the anniversary Of t*0 hi# ?torm
two jmn ago, which was preceded
by weather .of .the eame nature as
It In effect at preeent, considerable
?aeaalaeee to felt ssseeg some of
the residents of this eection, that
aaother storm may he brewing. The
the toot four days has
sllag rain has |een felling practic
ally steadily ~
GR1ME3LAND
SHUT OUT IN
FIRST GAME
fgM ' "? J ' >- .
r?T <?-* "2^*
,YMt?r4Nr'i came k??wjS?VWMf
1M'ob *n? Or!i?Ml*?<V jr?? tlw t*.t
teen, on tbe local diamond.
II todk. Juat 69 BXlSQlM (o at&e the
coptrst. Waablnfton abut tha vla
itore
B(Oth pi tellers worked . at \op
?PMd and tHer. ?u itttle I oat time.
Taylor of Grlmaaland twirled ati
excellent came Md If Ma teammatec
baa been * i?uj* stronger At tho
bat, ho could dottbtlaoe bar* boon
abla to afealk up a ?U)tw to bla
??*
WaafcHHTbn'i ?r*t two runa ward
miW ?*? *TUho ?rip*ala*)
inWd fit
Ortmefland ' "^a/b. R.'h} B
B. ?dwafda, IT 4 0 0 0
Ooo. Buck. 3b 4 0 0 3
Z. Edwards, 2b. # .... 3 0 0 0
Smttb, lb. .... 8 0 0 0
Tucker, sa 1 0 0 ^ ?
Hudaon. ? If Jl . * 1-9
Taylor, p. 2 0 i
L. Bdwarda. rf. ..... 1 0
Quy Buck, c(. .......*3 0 0 0
' Total . . ; 28 0 2 4
Washington A.p. R. H, E.
Webater, If. % ....... t 2 t 0
Pholpa, lb. 4 0 0 1
farrow, cf 1 0 1 0
Brown, p 4 0 0 0
Davenport, c. ....... 2 0 1 0
Moore, lb 4 0 0 0
8helton, as 4 0 0 0
Weston, 3b 3 0 0 0
Forbes, rt. . 3 1 1 0
Total 3 4 1
R.H.E.
Grlmesland. 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 2 4
Waablngton 10100010 1?3 4 1
, 8truck out: 6y Brown, 9 ; by Tiy
*or, 13. Baae on ball*: off Brown
1; off Taylor t ^3. , paertflce bits,
Carrow. 3. Double play*: Z. Ed
irWa ,io *ml*; Cbelton to That*
to lfoore. Empire: Guy We* on.
Time, of game. 59 minutes.
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
IN THIS STATE GOOD
5BSE2 for' Conditions That ExU.ed
in This Section of the Country Last Year.
1 ? ? ?
Waablaiton, tapl. >. ? Tha fsdsr
?1 nwii boartf la Its moatbly bol
latin which ?w made public today
UkM a vsry optlmltttc Tlew of but
liM eondltlona a North ud Sooth
Caralna. With retoraaos ta cotton
tha hoard baUaraa thara la aot a
chaaaa Mr tha dsprssaed oondltlona
that Mlatsd last jra ar and predicts
that tkia year's prtoa will ba aba
t rolled "only by supply and da
man*" Speaklnc of North aad
Sooth Carolina, tha Sallatla says:
"la tba Carolines It sssnis to ba
rarr widely appreciated that' this
year thara can ba as rxeaaa (or a
rapatHoa of tha eiperlenese of laat
fall. Tha kaoarladaa that thara arn
' mow at head nil artaalied aaaadea
eompataat to aaalat la tha gradual
liquidation of cottoa fraa from ira
tfaa pressor* upon tha farm eve, haa
bad a moat stsadylaf InUnenee and
will bu>Im for tha marketlm of th
staple at prloaa subjset only to th?
universal law of aapply and demand
aad freed from artlaaUl or hyster
ical condition.. Banking facllltlei
now arailable ,aa a matter af rou
tlaa win. la permitting tka generous
ass of astton 4s collateral when
desired , eaabla tha growers rapidly
to llqaldata seasonal ladsbtednean
to raatnre la tha fall, aad nek a
AT THE
BELLMO
I ? "*
?million dollar uvanrPRT'
ThrUllac? Trapped by Alamos'
TUB CHOIR BOW Ig.
"THE MTTOJC TBACHtR"
Two Tart Ksyatoae
Featuring Maak ?saaett, Mahal
Nsrmaad. Owen Moors .and (ratty)
>aa>o? Arbaeklc
Don't Miss thin Keyatone Comady.
ANOTHKR BPBCIAl. TONIGHT
?INMHO
|uba*rtbt t. P*ilr
condition should make for the ad
vantage not only of the banks and
merchant* immediately identified
with . tho- farmer*, but In turn with
dletrlbutora of all kinds who have
ione business with the 'cotton sec
tion.-. .* X.r
'Prom both the Carolina* come
reports of satiefaoUon with the re
salt of experiment In greater diverTl
slflcatlon than hrretofore practiced.
Well-dieUrlbuted rains insure the
promise of a generous corn crop of
excellent quality, while ror the samr
reason abundant grars and hay
crops will Insure to tho*e raising
llvo stock very much better return
for their labor than was the caso
last year.
"Lumber la least responsive to
ahaarge for the better in all tho
larger lines. The trade Is etiU in a
(V pressed com<!lf{on, whdeh, Whl!o
no wor*e than has been the case
for some time in the past, doos not
show any ImproveminTT Buttthk^
trades and wood-workers generally
such a? furniture o^nu fact ur era;
?how no special improvement! -*
"Sections largely giten overvto
White potatoes and vegetable fruefc
have been diaappolnted in . prices,
and in consequences liquidation* In
such section* ha* not met expec
tations."
has nine* appointed
MUTATE nBGRVTARY
+ tO THE GOVERNOR
(By Eastern Press)
Kins top, flept. t. ? Otcar LaRoque
of thl* eity, formerly of Marlon. 8.
C.. has received word of his ap
pointment a* private secretary to
Governor Manning of 8outh CaVo
llaa.
? 5 ? "Trr?
MAGNOTJA Vft. I.ATHAMR
Magnolia and Lathams will ?U?
ball Oaturda? afternoon at four o*
clock on the Magnolia diamond/An
exciting eoatest Is ecpectc* a* both
frt ffOrlf treaty matched,
-ansa of th? accident could not bo
'WM4.
KNJOYABUfl BIRTHDAY PARm.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Harrison gave
a birthday partr last night in honor
9t their alatar. Mill Margaret *Tt?ks
Many enjoyable games were played.
After a late hour all ^wwrs ushered
to the ^taUg toeo vkieb wm W
Ufully decorated for tha occasion.
Fruits, cream and cake was served
by Mrs. Clyde Harrison. ? large
number of friends called to wlah
Miss Wicks many happy returns of
*he day. Manx beautiful preaenta
wore received. Among tha friends
preaent were:
Mlaaas Margaret Wicks. Elizabeth
Kelly. Kathleen Willis. Mianls Wool
ard. Alice Whitley. Clara Paul, lada
Paul, Rosa Watson. Nancy Watson.
W. Warren, Agatha Warren, Miss
"hadwlck.Cattie Wllkerson.Etta Lee
Campbell. Elsie Foreman, Ethel El
ott, Amanda Edwards, Mildred
Harrison, Mrs. C. H. Sterling, Jr.,
Mrs. Clyde Harrison. Mra. L. O.
Ohadwlek. Messrs. Heber Winfleld,
William Campen, Russell iprTTIis,
Romeloua 8Uverihorne, 8am Silrer
horne. P. H. Foreman. Archie O'
Neal. Selby Jpnes, Chas. Allen, Jack
-larrla, Edwin Rhodes, David Darts,
3. Handy, Clyde Harrison, Clyde
larrteoo, Jr.
A. C. L.WILL
IMPROVE
SERVICE
IIKMKVKO THAT BFVOHT WILA
Bit HAH TO SBCLKK
??IWI? nttni'.
HMlln?d KUI Tit M *W< TnUBc
of Wl?Wt? TiHirlat* to Florida
Hill Mm, tcMUl to Ra
r
(Br Euum Pr*a*l
Rockr Mount, gapt. I. ? W<ktr
tha frrt^ y will n?k* ?
old (or tha w ,nt?r traffic from *Ml
>m rolau to Florid*. U m ntttar
Jt oonaldarabla gpaculattoo imoil
local official* and otberi
It waa raport?d at UU tlma laat
'<tf that tka A. C. L. would add
to IU aqulpm' Dt and maka a da
termlnad ?Sort to aacara th* pat
ohaga of tka haadrada ol turlata
aad racatlonlat* from Chicago, cm
jlnnatl asd othar polnu In tha
waat. Tha auattlad condition of
baalaaaa at that llv, howavar. prt>
fahtad up actlva atapa balng t*kao
Wlthlo * waak or tw*, tha atraam
ol Taostloalaw from 41 part* of
'ha cobb try will btcln pouring la to
Florida. It la DOW baltaiwd that
'h* A. C, ti. will f*r the flrat tlma
ohk? a bid r?r tha traffic of turtata
'roia w**Ura clUaa and wlU Mtak
'ah k aarrlca aouat to that which
*aa frwafi H*w York and otk*r
?HHrn oltl*? mrttfli ttM
RANGERS CHARGING MEXICAN BANDITS
^Sfl, -l^T*-^CT "7 ,c"ve ln "?> frwiuent "?"!? wltli th. Mexican budlu. -ho h?ve b,en m.klnf
anura dm or i?? hk? Grande Three of them are here aeen In attack on the bandit* north of Drowns
INTERVIEW MR. SMALL
ON TAR RIVER PROJECT
Congressmen Gives Out Statements In Greenville Re
garding Benefits of Proposed Wofk.
(Bjr Easern Press)
Qroenvllle, N. C., 8ept. 2. ? In an
Interview with Congressman John
H. Small, who was In the city yes
terday attending the Farmers' Ed
ucational meriting, Congressman
Small had lomo rather nice things
to say about QreenvlUe. Congress
man Small believes that Greenville
is one of the coming town^of East
ern Carolina. -*?
When asked about the proposed
Improvement of Tar river that la.
going the rounds of the pre*s now.
and which Is being talked of locally,
Mr. Small seemed to be elated with
the plan, and believes, that if car
ried out, it will mean much to tho
Eastern Carolina towns as regards
improvement and development, and,
a saving In freight rates.
Congreeeman Small says thst tho
board of army engineers lias already (
mado a report on the proposed deep
ening of the river, and that they
say it Is entirely practicable. I
Congressman Small, however, was
a little backward In stating if it
would really prove of lasting bene
fit, unless the people would all take
IS ARRESTED
IN GARAGE
Robert Hnvkfuon to be Glvca Hear
log Before Recorder Tills
Afternoon.
Robert Hendemnn. aged 19, will
*>e tried thle afternoon at the re
corder's court, charged with house
breaking. Henderson was arrcstod
last night and his bond was Axed at
$150. He was unable to And a
?ondsmsn
It is alleged that Hondorson was
'ound In .Foreman & Alllgood'n gar
age. He was arrested by Mr. Fore
man yeatorday evening.
BULLETS FLEW;
NO 'ONE HURT
Poor Markm*nslilp 1* I)h?plMye<l by
Two Oltisea* of Rocky Mount.
. (By Eastern Press)*
Rocky Mount, Sept. S. ? If the
United States ever has a nation to
jump Into the big war, the racrult
tng officers had better pass up 0.
L. JackMftt and Columbus Daniels,
if this city, who engaged la a shoot
ing scrape last night.
It appears that the two mm had a
d! spate on tha street and finding
that words ware not sufficient to
tattlt the argument, both of them
dra% big revolvers out of their
Jackson Cfrd. T>anlel, ducked.
DaaieM fttod. Jackson duoked
And so It want on, antll each of
the partlas had emptied tbair re
rolrera. Although thay ,w*re laaq
than ten (oat apart, nolther had In
flicted a scratch upon the other
Tha combatants ware arranged
before tha magistrate's court this
morning and ware ba?nd or #r wotll
tk* ?n\ ??
hold of It and nee that It is used.
"You have, already." Bald Mr.
Smal!, "a waterway between here
and Norfolk, but you are not using
St. There ought to be a direct bargo
line between Greenville. Norfolk
and^ Baltimore. You have the wa
terway. and what you need Is the
barge line. In the event that tho
river is made navigable, Greenville
should have a municipally main
tained terminal here, with a ware
house large .enoqcfe-'tQ ?rB ol
the shipments, and this terminal
should be connected with' the two
railroads of the city.
"I believe that if the people will
get enthused over the matter, dis
play enough interest, that Congress
will make the necessary appropria
tion to improve the Tar river. All
that It will require, will be the in
terest of the people."
This improvement of Tar river
wi'.l mean that it will furnish pow
er for all the manufacturing Indus
tries of Greenville, Washington.
Tarboro and Rocky Mount, besides
furnishing the transportation by
water'
CONVERTED BY
BIBLE HE STOLE
Thief in Kentucky far-turn* the Book,
Is Invited to IMnncr and Then
Hit* Bible Returned to Him.
Hopklnsvllle, Ky., Sept. 2. ? Ono
flurday last May some one entered
the home of T. K. Kice, Ave miles
from town, while the family wan
away, and took Rice's new coat and
veal and Bible. Mrs. Rice insisted
tiiat nothing be done to apprehend
(he thief, and that the articles
would be returned. Today a rtran
?cr appeared and iold Mrs. Rice he
. had taken the things, and he hand
ed them back to her. He said af
ter leaving the 'house he gfot to
r.adlng the Bible and became con
['. feted of his sins and later was eon
; verted and had taken the first
I chance to return the things.
| He was forgiven. Invited !n to
dinner, and when he left he was
presented with the Bible, which he
| accepted.
EXCELLENT PROGRAM AT
NlW THEATRE TONIGHT
Th New Theatre will offer their
patrons another excellent program
In which Etaanay will present Mr.
Richard C. Travera and Mtw Edna
Mayo In a three-reel feature entit
led* "The Lad? of the Snows" as
well as three reehr by the Pathe
Company, one of which la a side
splitting comedy. "With this fln->
program for tonight they will nr
doubt have another fall house ol
which they hare been having lately
The programs that thte home an
now giving their patrone are up t<
any ahown anywhere at the prle<
charged, and Judging from th<
crowd* they are having the patrom
art showing their appreciation o
t U same.
SENT TO ROADS
FOR HAVING TOO
MUCH LIQUOR
White Man iUxsHtvw H?vy Bealmtt
In Wilson. (kOi Four Months
on tho RuadH.
Wilson, N. C., Sept. 2. ? Rogai
Scott, a white man from Solraa, wal
arrested by Police Ofllcer W. X.
Meecham for having in his pose $?
?Ion more liquor tbao la a!lowed by
Saw. He had the goods in a vallao
and refused to open up until a search
warrant was procured. Opening the
"Jaws of the grip" twenty pints ot
corn Juice and six bottles of beer
ware brought to light. Defendant
ftt., locked up for the night apd
Mayor Killette sentenced him to
jail for four months. There being
nothing In the Jail for idle hands to
do. the commissioners will utilise
him in constructing sand and clay
roads.
A MILLION
m
CAPTURED
MORE THAN THW NUMBER
UAVE BEEN TAKEN BY
TEUTONS.
STILL GAINING
Today's Report* Prom tho Front
Indicate ThM the Teutonic Ad
vance la 8U11 IVufrewlng Rap
Mir.
London. Sept. 2. ? More than 1,
"00.000 Russians have been tako*
prisoners by the Germans since the
campaign In Gallcla began on May
2, Gorman army beadquart ra an
nounced today,
Captures of Russians during the
lzonth of August totalled 2.000 of
ficers and 269,839 men, while 2.300
cannon and 560 machine guns were
trken.
ticrman troops marching on
Gudno have reached thn outer line
r,t the defenses of the fortress, Ber
lin report*.
it 1h claimed In today's German
rlntement that the reslstanco of the
Ri.3Hlpns In Eastern Gallcla has
beca overcome and that the advance
of Austro-Gcrman troop* delayed
by the Russian counter-attack, has
Le n resumed.
Russian lines In the north appear
to be ho'.ding well but In the cen
tra! districts the retreat continue#
at mom points, the official state
ments indicate.
AT THIS RECORDER'S COURT.
The following eases were brought
op at th? recorder's court yectar
day afternoon :
Joe Lewis, Intoxicated. Paid costs
of court.
E. H. Jefferson, riding bicye!? on
nldewalk. Paid costs of court.
U. S. WILL NOT BEGOME
INVOLVED IN THE WAR
Guarantee is Given by Germany That no More Liners
Are to Be Destroyed Without Being Warned.
(By Parker R. Andersen)
Washington, 8opt 2. ? O" .-mar
has acquiesced in Pre ' S ot W'.'Jon'.
demand ihri the Mve.? .? nenirals
be held acrvd on !"ie fc gli seat, Ir
rspectho of :he ta R locality of the
vessel on . hkh they may trarel.
The imp .rial German government
? through Its American ambassa
dor, Count von Vernstoff ? has, in
cffect, conferred that it disregarded
the law of natlonn when German
submarines sank the Lusltania and
'he Arabic and has pledged its na
tional word that theso and like of
tanses will not be repeated.
I Assurances are given the United
States that in the future "liners will
not be sunk" by German subma
rines "without warning and with
out safety of non-combatants, pro
viding that the liners do not try to
escape or ofTer resistance."
After Secretary of State hansing
had Count von Bernstoff put the
Geramn agreement In writing, the
lUTfVDA WILL IMPORT MUCH
COTTON FROM UNITED 8TATK8
Washington, 8spt. 2. ? Indications
that Russia spinning mills will de
mand a "(air amount" of the cur
rent American cotton crop wore re
ported to the commeroe department
today by Commercial Attache Baker
at Petrograd. He cabled that out
of the 9,000.000 eplndlee In Ruaala,
7,100,000 outalde of the war aone
are working nine hour shifts a day.
and eaeh la consuming at the rata
| of 10S. pounde of eottou annually,
j as against 81 pouade before the war.
GARDNER** OAK 19* Are Orowtaifl
more popular daily. We ha*
them la marble, and plain, at t<>1
and light font at pic pound.
M. K. WILLIB. .
f-Mto. |
? ' ?? vllji .
V- . : . . t?r lurmany aunouDC<a mai
i!"o w -rman promise "appears to be
) t ignition of the fundamental
.trlnc.ples for which we have con
tended."
This was the only official com
ment mad<- In administration cir
cles on the succerm of President
W1 ton's diplomatic correspondence
with BeUin. No statement of any
kind wan made by the President
himself.
At th" White House an official
close to the President said:
"Summed up. the note submitted
by Count von Hernstoff means that
the Uulted Status will not bo in
volved in the European war. In
ternational law ban triumphed." ,
Attention war directed to the fact
that Germany's capitulation to
American contentions not only opens
the ocean highways to safe travel
by citizen* of the IJnS'ted States,
but a&suren to the people of all neu
tral countries like respect of their
rights."
FANCY PKACHKK AT 8ftc, llaake<.
K. K. WILMS.
9-2-Stc.