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WASHINGTON, N. (V?HIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY T, 1?1?. VMJSTAS ANNIHILATE ENTljtE CARRAN7ISTA GARMSffN MAN* LOSE LIVES IN SEVERE STORM FIRST REPORTS FROM HURRI CANE SWEPT GULF COAST INDICATE THAT MANY PERSONS MISSING. GET NEWS FROM MOBILE After Being Cot Off From Outside World for Two Days, Mobile Sends Out News of 9280,000 Damage and Boar Lire* Lost. (By United Press) Mobile. Ale., July 7. ? Gale strick en Mobile got its first word to the-, outside world this morning since the elghty-flve-mile-an:hour gale started In that section of Alabama Wednes day. A heavy damage to sailing oraft, steam vessels ifl reported. Four per t sons. Including two negroes, sre known to have been drowned. It Is feared- that others may have perish ed. The damage throughout the city la about 9150,000 and was caused principally through the unrooXU* at hOnies and office buildings, ftatl froad service Is still paralysed. It may be twenty-four hours before service Into Mobile Is resumed. Over Eighty Persons Missing. New Orlefts*. July 7. ? Reports from various towns in the hurricane swept district, which were received up to seven o'clock this morning, in dicated that over eighty persons are missing. - Later Reports Received. Jacksonville, Fla., July 7. ? Twenty are reported dead and prop erty damage to the amount of several million dollars is today's estimate of the toll of the storm, which ravaged Alabama, Louisiana and Florida^ coasts for the last two days. Most of the dead are negroes. ? ^ ! Many Ships Missing. New Orleans^ July 7. ? Many ships are reported missing. The Fried man, Captain Wick, with a crew of SI, Is two days overdue. A report from Chandler, Miss., says five fish ing smacks, with crews of six men each, are missing. Evelen fishing parties departed Wednesday for Var uois Islands and have been unheard from. CHANGE IN N.S. OFFICE W. B. Singleton, local TlrKht Agmrt. to Lmto for Rocky Monnt. WUI Bo RopUced hy W. 7.. Lack land of Edenton. W. B. Singleton today gave up hla position aa ticket agent at the Nor folk Southern atatlon and will leave for Rocky Mount, where he% will be come connected with the Ioe Com pany or that city. Hla place- at the local atatlon will be filled by W. Z. Lackland of Edenton. Mr. Singleton haa been connected with the Norfolk Southern in thla city erer eince the road came to Waahington. Mr. and Mrs. Single ton's departure from the city will be sincerely regretted by their many frlenda. 4 Will RELEASE THOSE GUARDSMEN WHO HAVE FAMILIES TO SUPPORT (By United Frees) Washington, July T. ? War depart ment officials estimate that at least a thousand guardsmen will be honor ably discharged under Baker's or ders to free all milltl&men with de pendent families, providing that the men make forms 1 affidavits to the effect that their families ne*d their supports Following this exemption, the department commanders will or der recruiting to fill up the gaps. MORE HEN NEEDED FOR 2NDHENT, COL RODMAN WRITES Sergeant Handy Ordered to Enlist as Many Men as Possible Prom Beaufort County and Traaa | . port Then to liorehesd. Notwithstanding that the concilia tory tone of Carranza's last noto bears, the Impression that war with Mexico has for the time being been averted, the moblllaztlon of the Na tional Guard will continue without any abatement. It was stated In yesterday's United Press news that the War Department would stand by its original order of sending all the mllltla originally called upon to the border. Sergeant R. R. Handy in forms us that men are still needed for the Second North Carolina Regi ment now at Camp Glenn under the command of Col. Wiley C. Rodman. Owing to tile fae* that* the vegtment lost ' quite a percentage or men throngh physical Inefficiency, it Is necessary that more men enlist in order that the regiment may have its minimum strength as required by law for muster into the service of the United 8tates. No later than yes terday Sergt. Handy received a let ter from Col. Rodman urging upon him the necessity of enlisting all the men possible and sending them to Camp Glenn at once. The First, Regiment has been mustered In and already has Its transportation ar ranged for the movement to El Paso, Texas. As soon as the Second and Third Regiments are recruited up to their strength and mustered In. they will at once be routed for the bor der and will no doubt be sent to El Paso, as it seems to be the inten tion 6f the War Department to keep the North Carolina brigade intact and under the command of Briga dier General Lawrence W. Young. Sergeant Handy can be found each day at the offlec of Sheriff W. B. Windley, and any young men be tween the sges of 18 and 35 who have the physical requirements wish ing to show their patriotism, dari call there and sign the enlistment papers and they will at onco bo fuf nlfhed free transportation to Camp Glenn and in case of their fallnre to pass the required examination. they will be furnished free transportation home. Should they pass, they at ! onco, start on regular army pay, and have all the'r food and clothing fur nished them. The clothing allow-, ance not only Includes the uniform^ but also underwear, socks and shoes. In fact, everything in the way of wealing appearel. This is a splendid opportunity for any young man who has patriotic ithpnlses to serve his country, and to one who has ambition and will apply himself closely to his duties, an excellent chance to win a com mission In the army. Scores of of fleers in the regular army today o We their appointment to service in the Spanish -American war. And the same opportunity arfaln presents It A NEW SERIES OF Hit WASHINGTON BUILDING AND Loan Association WILL OPEN AXJG J. lfh*. SHARES ARE NOW ON SALE You are cordially invited to become a mem ber of this^assOcintton. Money to lend on homes. A sure' system of Raving. Shareholders can bor row on their accounts For further information or details, tee ? ??. i? ?*???' :V: ? B. f. BOWERS, PRFS. JOHN A. MAYO, SECT HOMK OITICI riBBT NATIONAL BANK in. m ijj ??.u.l . I iMi ?? H ... i Daily News Gets The Latest In Paper Presses The Daily Nnri ywterdij signed & contract for the pur chase of the neweet and meat up-to-date newspaper printing , press on the market. The date .of delivery will he September ,16 and with the Installation of ?j this new machinery, the local paper will be equipped as are few other papers of Its slse In the country. The press ordered Is a Duplex Flat Bed. Instead of printing wfrom separate sheets of psper. the press prints from a large roll. It automatically cuts the paper to the correct size and folds It. Four, six or eight pages can be printed without any extra trouble. .Three thous and papers can be run off In an* hour. None of these presses have as yet been installed in any plant in the country and the Dally News will be one of the first to secure one, although a number of other orders hare already been placed. The press will en able the local papet to do better work in its printing department, will cut down the time of opera tion to more than half and will be a big improvement to the present equipment A large number of subscribers to the Daily News have offered their assistance in helping se cure this press. Many of them have paid up their subscriptions in advance. Others have prom ised to do the same. It is ear nestly requested that the latter fulfil their promisee as soon as possible. . - r MAY HAVE TO DELAY WORK ON RED HILL ROAD TILL SPRING V . Matter Was Discussed at Meeting Held I?ast Night. Could Not be Completed Before October 1, Contractor Says. At a meeting of a number of prom inent citizens, which waB held at the Chamber of Commerce last night, the Red Hill road project was dis cussed at length. Although the county commission ers, at their last meeting, awarded the contract for building a mile of concrete road, the contract was sub ject to the approval of the special committee, composed of Messrs. Swindell, Leach and Kugler. This committee has not yet accepted the hid and, judging from last night's discussion, it Is likely that the work will be held over until next yoar. The contractor who entered the lowest bid, refused to bind himself to have thp work completed before October 1. As it was generally aRreed hy those' preaeht that thla would Interfere edrisldcrably with the tobacco matket in Washington, thought by 'most 'Of those at 'the nieetlng tflrit It would be advis able to^make some temporary repairs in the road this summer, platting the road lltf fafoyV'?ood shape and de laying the coafct-ete work until next spring. 1 SI) CHI . Mil VICTORY Washington, July 7. ? Diplomatic opinion In Washington Is that Gen eral Carransa has won a complete victory over the United States. Dip lomats, especially representative* of I Latin-American countries, base thair opinion oil theee two clroumstatoces: By the certain acceptance of Car rania'n" note, the United States will agree to withdraw from Mexico Gan aral Pershing's < expedition before _j Self to those who have military as pirations. Sergt. Handy will be glad to furnish any other information to thtee who may be interested. It Is to As hoped that Beaufort county w|| furnish her quota, as the other eo?fit)ea of tho State ars doing, and thiN ha* young men will nobly aa ths call ^o ths (Mors. - ? YTLLI8TA8 ANNIHILATE ? carranzistH GARRISON (By United JPr cm) Washington, July 7. ? The Mexican ambassador, Arren dondo, today notlfled the State department that a force of VII 11s tas had practical y annihilat ed the CarruzlsU garrison at Corral 1 tee Wednesday. Carranxa has asked the Stats Department to watch the boftler between Roqnlllas and Ojbmga to pre vent raids bj the bandit* across the border. (Bj United Press) El Paso, July 4. ? Villa again looms up in the Mexican situation and Is threatening Csrranxa's rule ef northern Mexico. Unconfirmed reports say that the bandit heads two thousand troops and is In pos session of Jimlnes. menacing Tor reon, Gomez, Palacio and other cit ies that are poorly fortified. It is also reported that he has defeated several of Carranxa's forces. At any rate the rebels, whether being led by Villa or not, are leav ing a trail of death and destruction In their wake. Hundreds of recruits are reported to be flocking to the standard of the outlaws. Villa or Jfot of Death and Wake in the LARGE CITIES. Rebels, Are Leaving ELKS GO TO BALTIMORE Local Lodge Will Be Well Repre sented at Annual Convention Which Meets in Baltl- ? more Next Week. Local Elks are making prepara tions for leaving Washington during the next day or two and will Invade Baltimore next week to attend the national B. P. O. E. convention. It is expected that at least twenty members of the local lodge win go from here. J. M. Harrington, John A. Mayo, H. M. Jenkins and John Smith will leave tomorrow over the Norfolk Southern. Othdfa will leave early Sunday morning over the Coast Line. It la need lean to say that the jlosal men are expecting a big time. 55 AND COSTS FM Mr. Ilryan Makes Auto Speeders Hit tJp send Take Notke. Other Omm Were Tried Yes terday Afteraoon. Assist ant -Recorder Frank H. BrfKn yesterday made the auto drlr eri ot the olty tit up * nd take notice when he slapped "$5 and costs" on Charles Feagln. colored, who was charged with speeding. Other cases brought before him wers as follows: Sarah Collins, cutting Daisy White ? both colored ? sentenced to fonr months In the county jail. Herman Williams, charged with breaking into a Norfolk Southern car. found not guilty. Will Leary, colored, dog running at large, lined $1 and costs. new d'apoaltlona are made on the border for the protection of tba American frontier. By challenging Oarmaae, Preal dent Wilson fltrengthaned the Mexi can 11 rat rallied the entire country to hit support and made him a national hero. These diplo mats declared that before the Col ombia raid on "March ft the Carransa Oovernment was tottering, and lint It has been re-estaMI jfed through Carransas deflate ofU to'- MM ftuen TO ALLOW carranza TOSAYHOWU.S. CAN HELPJN HELFi (By United Press) Washington, July 7. ? President Wilson proposes to allow Carranza himself to suggest the beet means by which the United 8tatee can help Mexico to solve her problems. This was learned today to be the moat important feature In the note which | will accept Carranxa's last reply. The I completed note Is now* being consid ered by the cabinet and Is expected to go forward to Mexico City late this even'ng. It will be very brief. JOE JAM HAY NOT GET NEWPROMOTION Many Protests Beach Washington Over the Proposed Appointment of liaily to Succeed Judge Winston. Washington, July 7. ? Joehia Wil liam Bailey, of Raleigh, will not be named district attorney to succeed Judge Winston without a protest. 11?ls was made certain today when a busheP basketful of letters and tele grams came to Washington protest ing against the state and urging the appointment of J. O. Carr of Wil mington. These telegrams and letters caus ed the stock of the machine to de cline perceptibly because it Is real ized that Carr is a strong man and that the men urging his appointment are too prominent to be ignored en tairaty^- Therefore the plan to girt Joe Tayloe and Marshal Dortch bet ter Jobs because of the promotion of Mr. Bailey to a more dignified job than he now holds have been some what disturbed. COL. H. S. HARD A VISITOR General Passenger Agent of Norfolk Southern Enthusiastic About Crops. Improvements Made to Koad Bed. I Col. H. 8. Leard, general passen- 1 ger agent of the Norfolk Southern,, was a Washington visitor yesterday. Colonel Leard stated that general conditions in this section of the State appeared exceptionally good. He was especially enthusiastic about the crop outlook and said that he had talked with many farmers who believed that this year would be one of the most successful in the agri cultural line that this part of the State !<ad ever experienced. Colonel Leard also stated that con siderable improvement was being made to the roadbed and that the dust was being reduced to a mlni | mum. HTTBflCRIBB TO TH35 DAILY NRTW? NATION-WIDE EPIDEMIC INFANTILE PARALYSIS FF4JFD w PHYSICIANS life**** ? ( By United Prees) Washington, July 7. ? Fearing a nation-wide Infantile paralysis epi demic. the United States Public Health Service today took act! re steps to aid the New York authori ties to fight the dreaded disease that has killed over 160 of New York's babies In the last month. Surgeon Rucker goes to Now York tonight and will have charge of six service experts. Following reports of the disease In Chicago, Cleveland and other cities, Rucker telegraphed ail physicians throughout the country to be on special guard. RUSSIANS ARE STILLJUNING (By United Press) Petrograd, July 7. ? The Russians In southeastern Gallcla are now within ten miles of Stanislaus and Nadvorna and are pressing westward despite the Increasing stubborn de fense of the Austrlans. Official statements here today announced fresh succesBeB, Including a large capture of prisoners, enormous war stores, equipment and guns. NEW OFFICERS INSTALLED Red Men Held Meeting Last Night. E. L. Stewart InntAlled as Grand Sachem. At the regular meeting of Tau Tribe, No. 18, I. O. R. M., which was held on Monday night, officers for the ensuing term were Installed as follows: I E. L. Stewart, sachem; John Coz 'tens, Senior Sagamore; W. F. Con gleton, Junior Sagamore; F. A. Lil ley. Prophet. J. D. PAUL CAN'T ACCEPT Declines Nomination for Recorder on the Republican Ticket, While Appreciating Their Good Wishes. I noticed In Thursday's Daily News that the Republicans in their convention on July 4 nominated me for Recorder for Washington, Long Acre and Chocowlnlty Townships. I desire to state to them that while I appreciate their good wishes, I 'can not accept the nomination. ^ H. C. Mayo, of South Creek, is re ported to be quite seriously 111. He Is threatened with typhoid. SIGHT-SEEING IN WASHINGTON (Few citizens of Washington know anything about the various industries located in this city except, the fact that they are here. The following is one of a aerie? of ariclcs on local manufacturing plant*). THE PAMLICO COOPERAGE CO. If a stranger were to come to Washington and auk one of our local residents something about the Pam lico Cooperage Company, about all that Mr. "Local Rent dent would prob ably say would be: "They're down on Bast Main street and make bar rels." A visit through this big plant, howerer, would g've Mr. Local Resi dent aome facta that might prove ox eecd'ngly Interewtlng. For example, the Pamlico Cooper- 1 age Company does not make barrel*; ] it make* only the heads of barrels. I The output la from ten to twelre ' thousand heads dally. About forty men are employed at the mill and al moat an equally large number work out la tha logging camp*. The local plant waa tha flr*t of It* kind In this section of tha State, although there rare now four. The company cut* It* own timber and baa them floated to the mill. Tha logs are carried op out of the fiver on tha ordinary type of saw mill conveyor and are then sawed Ifito (table ttee* for handling. They are then jawed Into ntrlpn approxi mating two and a half feet In length and eight Inches In width. Hugh piles of thoHo are placed outside where they aro "an n -dried " before going through the kiln. After being thoroughly dried out in the kiln these "strips" are car ried Into the finishing department, which is located at the extreme eaat ern end of the plant. It take* three of the strips to make a top. They are fed Into the machine* which round them to the exact also want ed. are then placed into piles for convenient handling and bound with wire. They are then ready for ahlp Ping. Two styles of heads are turned I out. One la practically air tight and In used for the tops of flour barrels; ' the other Is used for crockery and other articles where absolute tight neen la not a neceeelty. The plant It under the manage ment of John Oorham. It Is largely du% to hit energetic and efficient management th*t it haa attained the ' nrna of wkleft It Ml to 4*J OFFENSIVE BY BRITISH RESUMED THISA.M. AFTER nElN'G HALTED BY THE GERMANS, BRITISH RESUMED THEIR DRIVE AT DAWN TODAY. GAIN IMPORTANT POINTS Claim Capture of a Thousand Yards of Trendies. Germans Ray That the British IxMt Heavily In Yes terday's Fighting. (By United Press V Berlin. July 7. ? A severe cheek haB been administered to the British armies, according to local reports. The British are said to have suffered heavy losses. Since the opening of the great of fensive, the British have been unable to make substantial gains, following the capture of the Germans' first line of trenches. It 1b well under stood here that the British are plan ning to resume tho .offenalve with even greater violenec. " The war office admits that thq French have made fcubstantlaT gains r,lnce yesterday. British Resume Offensive. London, July 7. ? The British re sumed their great offensive at dawn today with simultaneous smashes against the Germans along a wide front. It Is officially announced that the drive is meeting with peat suc cess and that a thousand yarda of trenches and several Important t*? tlval centers have been taken after violent fighting east of Labolaalle. SMALLER INCOMES MAY NOW BE TAXED (By United Press) Washington, July 7. ? There It a strong Bcntiment In the House for a change In the revenue plana of the administration, whereby Binaller in comes will be taxed. Tho proposal is to reduce the taxable Incomes to $3,000 for married men and $2,000 for single men. WASHINGTON PARK 18 ALMOST duBt free, lt'e the place for your home. 7-7-ltc-fp Notice to Llrpiwe Tupajmn. AH thoae in Beaufort county who are entitled to pay specific license taxes, will take notice that it in now time for the payment of these taxes" and they will call at thin office and pay Rime at once. Those who fall to do so are liable to Indictment, and as the law does not require me to send a man after these taxes, avoid trouble by calling and paying same In person. W. B. WINpLBY, 8heriff. 7-7-tfc.
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