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WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS "WASHINGTONs?FIBST IN HEALTH; FIJIST IN WEALTH, AND FIRST IN THE RANKS OF THE BEST CITIES TO UT*JN.? VOLUME EIGHT WA&H1M. I .. WKMXRP DAY AFTERNOON, APOP^T .1?, 1916. ' NTTMMfljfi^ , ? ? ' vf>" 11 ' - " - - ? y1 U ' --- ^ HOST T? OF ARTILLERY DUELS IS BEING FOUGHT French Are Shelling Germans Along a 30-Mile Horse-shoe Formation. > Steady Stream of Shells Pours Forth (By United Prees) With the French Armies Oil the Somme. Au*. 16.?? thirty-mile horse-shoe of solid artillery Qro. One of the most terrific shelling attacks la the history of the world, drawing Hmftgp of flame along the entire front. of all calibres bursting every Instant at every point along the en tire line jrtth a rapidity that defies counting. ? Much la the great artillery strug gle that Is occurlng today and that defies description. Equally Impres sive Is the long ilne of French ob servation balloons, that also extends for thirty miles. Their wireless ap paratus is directing the fire of the Freoch guns. Innumerable French battle planes ar$ darting In and out among the balloons, crossing and re crossing the Oerman lines every min ute. Big Parade Was Held Here This Morning One of the Hnest parade? that has | ever been Been in Washington, was given this morning by members of j the colored Are departments of the | State, who are here in convention! The parade was over six blocks long. Three . bande provided excellent AMtit)blng music. All Of the companies were in uni forms of bright colors, ranging from white to dark blue. A number of them carried multi-colored parasoln. All looked extremely neat and many ? faro*able comments were heard from JIM WORST OF - WSSIAN OFFENSIVE IS THING OF PAST (By United Preen) Berlin. Aug. 16.?"The worst of the Russian offensive is over." Is the statement made today by Oeneral Voh Hlndenburg. Germany's com mander in chief on thp eastern front. The Slavs are now concen trating . most of their sttention against the Auntrlans In the south. It Is admitted that the Austrian^ were surprised at the beginning of the offensive, as it was not believed that the Russians could bring up snch large forces. An entirely new Austro-Oerman front has been re organised. Von Hlndenbsrg also declared (hat the fall of Stanlslau and Gorite waa offset by the failure of the Russians to reach Kovel snd Lemberg. The Germans arrived at a critical mo ment to stiffen the lines of the Aus trian*. Despite the great activity of the French air force?, not a single L?er m<tn aeroplane or balloon Is to bo i ?oen. thus testifying to the undlsput-1 ed mastery of France In the atr. ? 'Ihe village of Bncquincourt has been rased. The only thing found standing was a slender wooden crop* bearing a mlnature statue of Chris* A yard away, a hnge shell had mown down giant trees, and had also car lied away an arm of the cross, but the figure of Christ remained un touched. pathetically reviewing the barren waate that was formerly Bae qulncourt. Today's conflict surpasses any of the war In fierceness and violence. It seems Impossible that it can last much loftger and It is sure to be a decisive rlctorv for one side or the , other. Odds at presenw are In favr of the Prench. the large number of white people who assembled to view' the parade. There were about Are hundred men In line, divided off Into companies. These were followed by a string of about fifty carriages and automo biles. All of the vehicles were hand somely decorated with various col ored ribbons and banners. Many pennants were in evidence. The showing was a most creditable one and the members of the association deserve great praine for the excel lent'manner in which the parade was carried out. I WHAT TftTOY IHD AT 1?.\8T YEAR'S OPENING . ?r Number pound* sold. . At Central At Washington At Beaufort Average price paid . . Popular Local Young Lwlf BeconMs tho IlrUl? of Well Known CUImn? *** of Hyde County. - ?t . a very pretty nome willing oc curred (his morning at 7:30 o'dook wtion Mlmt Frances B. Batchwcll'of this elty became the bride of C- tik Da via, a retired business man and\jr prominent farmer of Hyde county. Rev. N. Hardin*, rector of 8t. Poter'? Episcopal church, offlclatod At the ceremony. Only the Immediate rela tives of the couple were present. Im mediately after the wedding, Mr. and Mr?. Davla left sin the Coast Line for a tour of northern cities. Upon their return they will make their home in 9 Washington. The hauio was beautifully decor ated with golden glow. Lighted can dles threw a soft glow over the scene and added to the Impreeslveneaa of the cefemohy. The bride wee given away by her brother-la-taw, William Bryan, of New Bern. Dr. H.fV. Cae ter acted as beet man Thl bride's golng-away drees wes Qf blV. with liat to match. Mine Satehwell?or "Mlee Fannie" as she was known to her many friends In Washington, vu^treni* ly popular with all ^rhb"knew her. Mr. Davla le also wen and favorably known her#. The wishes of their hoet of friends follow thera for a most happy married lire, FOR THE DEFENSE OF SALONIKI UnlMHillnir ono of the lil? gniut lor Uiu defense of Suloulki. the Oret-K dr? occupied b.v tli?' uIIU-h. j Wilson To Meet 600 Railroad Men In Conference (By Untied Press i Washington, Aug. 16".?President' Wiifton -will tomorrow - addies?. aLi hundred representatives of four great railroad brotherhoods in a deter mined effort to prevent the national strike that Is threatened, and which he believes would bu a "national calamity." The conference will be held In the east room of the White Houne. The scene will be unparall eled In the history of American la bor. Men are coming to hear the ap TURKISH PEACE PLAN REJECTED, IS REPORT Athens, Aug. 16.?A report is cur rent here that a Turkish personage sojourning at Geneva ia authorized to negotiate a separate peace, pro vided that Turkey ia to retain Con stantinople and the Dardanelles and possession is aafeguarded by the En tente Powers. 'The allies, it is reported, declined to entertain the Turkish proposals. UP BEFORE THE RECORDER Before the recorder yesterdsy af ternoon. the following cages were lisposed of: George Grist, colored, too much liquor in h In possession. Defendant wan released on account of his old lie- 84--and TTquor wan poured out. John Jenkins, riding si<jeWalke, iraa flnrnl contn. Arthur Lang, same offensst wan slno fined coats. Rntelle Moore, colorod. ntyfault, fined costs. John Knight, having too much li enor?17 pints?wna fined costs and the liquor was poured out. Joe Carawan. Intoxicated, was fln ed costs. Dob Mills, speeding, was fnumf not Rulltr. John Sparrow, dog on streets; Judgment wan suspended, defoftdartt saying he wotild give the dog gway. Hugh Phelps and A .C. Belman. Charged with allowing minors In pool rooms, were found not guilty. The* police yesterday poured out forty plats of liquor, which they had netted at various, times In the KNOINEKR OP WRRTKKlV FI/YRR T>IKR /OF WORRY Toledo, O., Aur. 16.--?Ttannln W l<eonanl. engineer on the Twentieth Century Limited. the New Tor* Cen tral train wrecked at Amhent, O.. March 29. waa found dead In b?d at hI? home here^today. Heart dlaaaa* auperlnduced bv worry over the wrec*, la firen aa the cause of death. He trnu ftbeolved ft?? b|?me 1# (be c?t*?tfoph*. t peal that President Wilson has made | to tholr Hub-coinmfttee for co-opera tlou in avoiding tjtM stflke. Word] from New York states that the dele gates have agreed to come to .Wash ington to meet the president, but that they have come to no further decision. Employees and employer** are believed to have reached a posi tion where either side would be ex tremely wary as appearing in the light of turning down the Presidents | suggestions. SENDS COTTON AND SILK TO CHINAl The United State? Is not the only part of the world that in complaining of the high cost of living. The local | Chinese taundrynian yesterday pu? chased a dozen ?pools of white cu*. ton, the same number of silk, and a number of package* of need lea. WVn I asked what he intended doing w.th | the bupply, he answered that he In tended ftendlnir them home to l is people In China. While these jtoods sold for five centu here, they cost fif teen cents In China. Incidentally, it may be of Interrat to note that whiskey costs $2 p,?r .pint in the I?and of Flowers. WILSON EXPECTS TO NAME COMMISSION TODAY OR TOMORROW (By United Press) Washington. Aug. 16.?President Wllsou expert? to complete today or tomorrow the personnel of the Am?r- j lean commission. to confer with n similar com mission, appointed by Carrnnxn With the withdrew^] of Brmndeln. Lane Is now the only mem ber who has been named. LOCAL MARKET OPENED TODAY WITH BfflK OF OVER .50,000 POUNDS; AVERAGE 19 CQITS Pin-Hooker Makes ' *** . A Handsome x^rofit X Beaufort county farmer thin morning brought tobacco (o the local uiarket. A ?peculator? or "pin-hooker." met him near the warehouse. The farmer had 600 pounds in all. the tobacco being of an eaperlally line grade. The pin-hooker entered into 1 TWKNTY.KlcaiT NKW SrilSCKIIlEKH TO THE DAILY XKWS TODAY A representative of the Dally ' Ncu,?. working al the tobacco warehouses today, added twenty 1 eight new nutnea to the aub 1 acrlp'l'?n lift of tliln pap?*r. It 1 ?s Mpift?! that thla number ? will l?f rained to at least fifty ? beHirv the dH>* la over. Tlx* IJally New* now haw a clr ' culatlon In Beaufort county that ' reaches every family worth ? reaching. During the tnbacco ' senaon. it 1? expected that this 'list will be Increaaed by two or ' three hundred. ASK SCHOOL BOARD TO GIVE CHILDREN HOUR EOR LUNCH Petition 1* Itrlng Sinned, Vrgltig Of cinU t?> Mnke Chiincc in School Hour*? Xext Term. The 1'ixlc Cluh I* prepairng a pe tition. which will be presented ut the next meeting of the rity school hoard, urging those ntliclali: to chance the school hours during the coining term. A large number of mothers in the city have requested that the children he gi\en time to go home for lunch during the middle ot the day. Th petition ask* the board to allow ail hour?from 12:3" to 1. 30 for thin purpose in the pum the childten have been allowed ?>ul> twenty minutes for luneh. They have been forced to bring I heir food with them and holt It fant hk possible, in order to be bark in the elufts room* again. The petition, asking for the ehange. con tain* a larije numher of nlgneis and more are being added rtailv. OTHER MAHKKTS NEAR HICK K Ol'KNKO YKHTfSRRAY TIip Kindlon lohnrco nifirk^t npcnnd yesterday with a break or 175.000 pound*. Th?* aver iik?' prir*i? wjir 15 Alton' 2'?".000 pound* nt to linnV wpre anld n? Ihr oprnlnc of thi* Wilaon market y<:*tcrday T!>o fl vrtapro wax around rrn'a. * (Irynvlllo aold In thn vlrlnlty or IftLorid pound? with an nvrr iiK<* prlco pf 1R rent!? CRYSTAL ICE CREAM The quickest and beat de sert you can get. PHONE 83. Crystal Ice Company Washington, N. C. conversion with th** ovn<r of the oltacco and offered hitu a prire of 20 conUt |N>r pound lor it. The farmer arreplm). Later. when the salct* opened, t lie pin-hooker disposed of ihe lot a? 32 rent?, making a net profit on the transaction or 12 cents. ENGLAND STILL SORE OVER THE CAPT. ERYATT CASE (By United Preaa) London, Auk. 16.--England may n?>l resume diplomatic n-lation? with Germany after the war unless rep aration is made fur the death of t*?|>tain Fryatt and other alleged out rages. Premier Amjuith intimated in Commons today. DR. HARPER KILLS SELF AND WIFE A larse number of local resident* were Interested in a story which ap ptnird in the morning papers today, to tli?- effect that Dr. Henry D. Har per. a dentist of Klnpton. killed his wife at Wtavervlllf yesterday and then took lila own life. It i* Mated tluit fir Harper has been lining In toxicanta freely of late and that he was und?T the influence of lli|Uor when he committed the act. RUSSIANS TAKE 350,000 PRISONERS i fi> I'nited I'leanI | Petru* rad. Aug. 16. General i OrusilofT raptured ovei priR oners and 4"?i cannon from June 4 to Anifuat 1 :t acrnrdinK i" hii official statement. which was Istiued today. GERMANS BITTERLY RESENT - CHARGES OF INHUMANITY (Jerman division headquarters on rlie Homme front. Aug 13. vln l?on Hon. All*. 1* f Delayed)?-The Oer mnn* at the front hltterl.v reaent the charges of inhumanity and brutality which ha ve been brought against them by their opponents A number of German offeror* who wore intcr \iewcd by h presa correspondent pro utronrly apkImM what' thev termed the ?niMpnicn ??f defamation whi'li wni hi-inc wared against them. A high (Jerman officer who lias lectured on lh?* various art Ionu of the potent offensive sold 'We officers nnrt mnn at the front arc well informed on what our oppo nentn an*l neutral? say of lift. We Know that we arc railed huns and harharinnM. W? II. 1 can say II has not aoftened our filings any nor will It. The more the world howls lor i??ir destruction tHe harder we will fight. and the lust RngHshman will have to face the Inst Herman. We are neither buna nor barbarians, and If severe measures were renorted to by us they were the outcome of the most serious military neceaalty. At any rate, slander cannot Influence us except In an Increasing determina tion to win. Our men see dally what ot of Oermany would be In the case the seat of war was transferred there. To prevent this. Is the b?ra Ing deal re of all of u?." TOUR CLAS81P1BD "AD" should simplify tli? t?n?nt-i?*klnt tul foi fiii ? ^Tnt OF THE CROP SOLD AS HIGH AS 40 CENTS PER IB. FARMERS ARE WELL PLEASED WITH SALE CROP GOOD~0O?JlY NVlt !? a i ? ? ud-braokiu* opw|jpK : day nali- and with the hlgrhe*i aver age of prues (he Waahffcctip to baco inn i kopeued tp^a/"fot iu loui'ih ?? ? iii-i>ti with h most auspicious Klnrr Th? firfci rartf- froio ?be eoua|ry |h<K?ti arriving at dawn. By .^Jllae o'clock i h? r. vmi of them. rnminK in on all roada. Tbey *ere unloaded at the three ware hou**-t ncd by ton o'clock there was a iiio-i ct editable dltplay cn all t hrt??* floor*. Local tobacco men are Jubilant r>v?*r prospect? and the farmers are !2ioi?? Mian pleased over the prices iht*> received, in every way. the spelling was far more successful than any that the local market has wit nessed iu the past. While exact figure? w* not avail able ut noon today, a Dally News re porter. making a rough total of the eight o! the piles, Agtired out that the break was well over 60,000 pnumlx It in probable that when the exact figures are available, they will reach over Go,000. Hustle and excitement wa* In evi dence at all tin ee warehsgsei. The PetitrnI. had secured a ba*4 as k big attraction and the scene presented was a most lively one.' The refresh - ment stand at the Hei^iloft, sar^re hous. was well patronised.- The Washington house was aa live&r.aa any r?f them. The roar of tb? rohac co truck*, the ?bouts of the' ware houseman .the hum oi conversation, all helped to create that effect, which can nnl> be obtained at a>>jivftf and buttling tobacco market. Tv?- ri -t sale was held at the Cen ti. il ?,i rehouse, the iiecond at'the Wnahliik:">u. and the third at the lifuutort ??\er a thousand peraons were pn-seiit and followed up the a net h me*-i and th?- buyers as they pro?'????fled from ?me aisle to another, i More than satisfied," was the statement made by Mr. Raugham. ma tinker ot the ( entral. ?" Prate perls ore excellent." utated Viet ni Slielburne oi the Beaufort. ? Tfw? bixsj ?o talk." said 8. A. G'sva*lv *hui watch u* go." N'r.'hing in any way marred the hie even. Kvervthins passed off smoothly nnd prnspens (or the blg K? ?t tobacco season that Waahlng ton has every known are extremely bright |*rire?i Are High. ??Tl-ev-'ve none ahsoltuely crasy." laoiH n prominent local business man I toda v. referring to the prices that kthe b'iya-i? were bidding for tobaeco. i "T nernr naw anything Ilk? It. It. j be?Ir. -in>thin>: I have ever heard (of. ' i His remarks are entirely Justified, ver fn the MHtory <&! the flocal market have price? W"* Mljwh ere near what they were today. Tobacco hat would have *old for thrill and four centa last year. brott|(H ten and five today. The aveffff? ?rice ranged from eighteen ??Mk tjrNty cents Several piles sold for five ccnts. On?x or two #^a Hdttsd forty. Many or- a. fsteers w?r? stnased at the p rita? more Than satisfied. AlnhAmn Hi.ll. Wit* *??1 lUHtf?. Charleston, 8. 0*rry ln* th* aouthern oonftnicftnt. <K tlv lllan naval votuDtMM, thn U Si ted State* hnftlftflhlp AUbtma mIIm for thr? rendexvotin of th? Atlantic flMt off Oardlner'n laland ahortty lifrtr K o'clock yaatarday. ? Mom t? m?n, from eight "tat?. had |HiH th? crew gf tM bite itd W*n enrpljod ft* ?W?b?r? of b*t crw?4 fQl > 1?^*? ?-iter
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