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THE RANKS OP > . =g= AlT.I'S't IT.ltUC. AOCWHIE PI<IUBE8 OF YK8TKR BAY'S OPENING 0RJSAK WERE \\ UIUII.K THIS MOKNINti or the load market yesterday amounted to ?8>996 pounds. The price was 990*80. which is quoted by any market eo far. The record price was $78. The sales today fell off consider ably. but this we* expecteQ. Tb? price*, however, showed little. It any tendency to drop from yesterday's h1*h.naa|-hs. The average will ma in the neighborhood of twenty cents, according 4o the Information de d acted from the figures obtained fro in the three warehouses. Big breaks are looked for the latter part Some tobacconists are of the opin ion that the best of the crop Is .being marketed no wand they give that as a reason for the high prices. The prevailing opinion is, however, that a good season will be had through out the- sales period of 101^-17. New sutomobilee always attract! attention in Washington, but 1 ( Is' doubtful whether any car has at tracted as much attention as the new ' Dodge Brothers sutombhlle, the agency for which has Just been se cured by Claude L. Carrow. The car Is especially attractive Jn appearance and It has the power to pull through anything. Its price In another big feature. Mr. Carrow be lieves- tfcat the machine is destined ?w become extremely popular in the county. Our s&le opened yesterday with prices as high as' I ever saw them, ? and I would adviBe all planters to s.eU:th01r first pulllngs Just as soon as they <ian get thorn ready. The second pulllngs and third pull lngs that were gotten In before the rains shbuld not be sold how. but I would advise every roan to watch his bulks very closely . during this hot weather, as there was a great deal of damaged and hot tobacco on sales yesterday, Also I advise every man to watch the pin-hookers ? there were several men sold yesterday to tHh, and lost a great deal of money. 1 have advised against this once. Below I give some averages made^ Our sale made an attrage of, $30.00. H. D. Woo lard, lift, St. 89. 36. ' average 930.90. H. K. Cutler. SO, 99. 94. 40; aver age 999. A. C. Latham. 19. 91. 99. 99; av erage 999.90. J. B. Woolard. 91, 29, 39; average 998.90. Mrs. S. C. Wlnntead, 30*. 96, 3 5. 97; aveVage 934. t. H. Moon. It. II. I>H. ??. 1?. SO; average 926.10. B. H. Warren. 19, 91. 96. 90, 97. 40; averagO 930. ' W. a. Leggett. 10 *. 89*. 87*. 81; average 836.30. Robt. Wilson. 18. 33, 37*; aver age 981.80. ;? ^ U A Taylor. 14, 17*. 98, 97. 40; average $88.10 H ft. Cos. 16. 31*. 97 * , 30; av erage 984.90. W. D. Baker. 91. 96. 90. 49; av erage 934. Bd Oodley. 14. 80, 84. S8; aver i|4 $81.90. I am giving these few averages to ?hov 'w people *h*t tobacco miags (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 17. ? Health of ficers of thirty-eight states. met here today to consider a national light against Infantile paiwiysis. The number Includes men who helped conquer the bubonic plague, cholera, yellow, typhoid and spotted fevor epidemics. An appeal has been made for those who have suffered from the paralysis plague to gire up a small amount of their blood for serum to combat \he disease. Many persons hare slready responded. DAILY NEWS TOURISTS NOW IN WASHINGTON -Are1 Having Glorious Time on Trip. Expect to Get Home Saturday or Sunday. A letter received today from one of the Dally News tourists states that the party are "having a glorious time. They spent two joyous dajrs at Niag ara Pulls and took in everythiQg of interest that was to be aeon. They then proceeded on to Philadelphia nnd from ther? went to New York, where they remained for three days. During their stay In the latter city they visited Coney Island and various other points of amusement and Inter est. They are now in Washington City and are expected to arrive home either Saturday or Su&day. | Air of the members of the party , are In the best of hoalth and send best regards to their friends) HEALTH OFFICERS OF THIRTY - L EIGHT STATES ARE MKOTI.\(; TODAY IN WASHINGTON" OITY. - VICTIM& GIVE UP BLOOD Three tobacco "pin-hookers" were seen to leave town this morning, bound for the country. Their desti nation could not be ascertained, but they were evidently bound to see some of the farmers with the Inten tion of flim-flamming them out of ihair crop. Special warning ha# been given to the farmers to be on tbelr guard against the operations of the "pin hookers." In splte?of this, howover. several have sold their crops to these speculators and lost the profit which rightfully belonged to them. TO AT GREENSBORO i Washington, Aug. 17. ? Secretary of War Newton D. Baker today ac cepted ad invitation to be the guest of honor at the North Carolina con versation dinner which is to be glv etfMn Greensboro September*7 by the Greensboro chamber of commerce. The Invitation was extended by A. L. Brooks, of Greesnboro, who call ed op the secretary personally and Invited him to the Gate City. PMOKERS 0 OF CITIZEN SAILORS ENLIST fOR SEA TRAINING ^^^*!!l-b-ro!!T?L!r.'7*?-..T?a Pbwfcfrn.. us well M ami their employee* l,?T. I.evi, muVtered In ^ ? JSP?* * ett'.*80? wh0 WIU K> "!>0""1 ?fro. O-J. s. Vtn luia for the rigid training received aboard a man-rf-war. They wltl be gone from Aurwt 15 to Sept4jfltoS COLONEL RODMAN IS . HOST TOHIS SrAFF Camp Glenn. Aug. 17. ? A smoker and dinner were given by Col. W. C: Rodman, commanding the Second In fantry, Tuesday night complimen tary to the field and staff of bis reg iment. Plates were set for 75. The affair was arranged by Lt.^Col. J. Von B. Metts and Lt. W. P. Monroe. It was very Informal, and the party* enjoyed themselves immensely. The regimental band was present.' BOTWIN BOASTS OF HIS SYSTEM TO TRAP CIRLS New York, Aug. 17. ? Yushe Bot win, corruptor of girlhood and mer chant of infamy, described his "sys tem" yesterday.^ He was cynical about it, even boastful. . A trapped Caliban, he es sayed to divert his captors with s view of the very depth of his moral ugliness. A square-shouldered, leathery man of fifty-eight, with ape-like ffrms and hands, he was brought into the office of District Attorney Swann and permittod to expose himseir and his business to a group of reporters. The opportunity seemed to afford him a depraved delight. He ex pounded the' complexities of his chosen calling with a hideous appear ance of relish, boasting* of the effic iency of bis bsuiness method and proclaiming its pow$r to overcome the obstacles of virtue, modesty and the calls of home. "I am the friend of the girl who seeks ease," ho croaked with a ghostly 'fhitaUon of a smile. And that was the keynote of his discourse. He boasted of belnK known on the' Bast Side by hundred# of young men who have gainod the affections of girls. He traced the downward path of the victim, held In terror by the threat of her first indiscretion being made known to her parents. And he boastod his system would win any girl and make her a slave. ANOTTOR CAR STRIKE IN NEW YORK IS THREATENED New^ York. Aug. 17. ? Another strike (ft conductors and inotormen employed by the New York Railways company will he declared 'forthwith' unless the Company vfants recogni tion of the union, according to reso lutions adopted at s mass meeting of the men Isst night. Great Races Held '5 ?'* ? ? ? By Colored Firemen ; Following are th? official score made at the rteim, whtch w?re held today and which ware * feature of the colored flr?men'? convention. In ?eation here In nnnuat ry vent ion: Iiong R*cf. Ft rat? -"Red Hot Hoy Heel" of WH'enn; time 2ft necond*. Boeond- "8w?ft Fooi JTtam" of Oxford, time IS I I ??<*b4?. Third- -"Wafrenton Hoee Reel" of Warrenton: tlm? 17 ?ocond? firmb IWI Raco. Flrat "Red Hoi Horn Real" of Wlltea; tlm? II Sooond? "Staler Hr.ao liner of Wln?too-8alem; time S3 1-t actonde. Third "HAlemander How Reel" of Wuhiflgton. time >4 l-? aeconda. In the hand engine race. Prince ton. N. O., ran .against time, making the dlatanee In IB >-t aeconda The hoae wagon race reeulted In a victory tot Washington, the run being made In 80 11 aeconda. Judge* were F. W. Pullcn "of En flcM. R P Wright of iallaMr . I J. HamiMBn of Wlnatem>flalem. Timer* were If. C. Heater. K O. Weston and Chief O. M. Wlr./leld of the local Ore department * SIX THOI RAND POf^TI?S WF.RK HOTJ) -TOO AY; prices njp' H,,;n About 6,000 Donnas' of tobai co was sold on the market today. Prices showed* j So Incli nation to drop and wire, If any r thing, higher than at the open ing. The farmers who brought ?their weed in this moaning were well pleased with thejprlce their loads brought ttUV. If the quality of the crop dbeH not deteriorate as the season pro gresses, tobacco men see no rea son why good prices Should not be in effect during the entire season. MANY ARE ATTENDING BELL'S mm SALE* The auction sale that Is being conducted by W. M, Bell at the store I formerly occupied by Hubs Broth- ' era, Is attracting good crowds daily ? and many exceptional bargains are being "snapped up." Mr. Bell's en tire stock is being auctioned off, and | the purchasers practically fix their I own price on the various articles. ' There are two Bales held daily. - They are proving an exceptionally) big attraction for ladies and many i of the fair sox are attending every ? sale. ? BREMEN SAFE ON WAV IKE, REPORTS BERLIN Berlin, Auk. 17. ? The submarine: merchant ship Bremen is perfectly i safe, but at this moment she Is a con siderable distance from New York. Copenhagen, Aug. 17. ? Gorman maritime papers have begun to ex press fears that the merchant sub marine Bremeh has been lost by be ing caught in a steel net. They pre dict 'no moro merchant submarines will be sent to the United Stetes. ??KAP AND DUMB TO ORGANIZE ORGANIZATION - ?... ? I Kiaston. Aug. 17>? -Deaf and dumb residents of Lenoir and Wayne : countlee are to organize a religious congregation under the auspices of ths Episcopal church here. There are at?6ut a score of mutes In the two Conines, Including fthosc in KInston and Ooldsboro. It is Intended/ to have Miss Robena Tllllnghast, a teacher, of Durham, to come here .d^cjtsionally to lead the congregation la servteeR That young woman in a1 "sermon" in a local c&urth Sunday made a decided Hit with deaf and dumb persons whortt she addressed. Miss Tllllnghast's- address Was de livered upon her fingers. WILSON NOJ TO STTMP; THINKS IT UNDIGNIFIED Washington, Aug. 17.? -President Wilson will make no campaign spssfctng tour After a conference today of jST] President and members of the Demo- 1 oCrstlc Campaign Committee, Vance ! C. McCormick, chairman, announced ! the President" probably would accept Invitations to speak at different places, but would mlks bo lop# Wlltm *oe?i *0Str In ?estf office of i "*o President POLAND DOES NOT , SUFFffi FOR FOOD ! Warsaw, Aug. 17. ? Crops are es \tBy United Press) pec I ally excellent In Poland and there Is apparently plenty of food, although lite poor complain that they have not tasted meat for a year. After a year of German occupa tion. the city la gay and busy, al though the factories are all closed. The Germans are building an eight million dollar highway system a round this section to facilitate the marketing of crops. GENERAL HAIG REPORTS GAINS (By United Press) London. Aug. 17. ? Driving along in conjunction with the French, the British, west of Quillamont. last night captured threfe hundred yards of trenches, west of the Foureaux ' woods, funeral Halg reported today. Northwest of Pozlerea the German attacks were checked by machine guns. SENATE FINALLY APPROVES PHILIPPINE ISLAND BILL 'Washington. Aug. 17. ? The Phil ippine bill, as reported from confer ence, with the Clarke amendment providing for independence of the islunds within four years eliminated, but containing a promise of freedom whenever the Filipinos have demon strated their ability to maintain a stnbl? government. Anally waa ap proved today by the senate. The vote was 37 to 22. U. IADS AND WILSON WILL COffll TODAY HOPE THAT CONFERENCE WILL RELIEVE THE DEADLOCK ' WHICH AT PRESENT EXISTS. HEN ARE- ? ***** c Railroad Officials Insist Upon Arbi tration and the Men Rcftine. Tele- | grams Have Been Sent to AO Rail road I*realdents to Attend Confer- | euro. (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 17.? President ' Wilson today nummoned the presi- ! dents of the great railroads through out the country to confer regarding the strike situation. ThiB action fol lowed the apparent deadlock between j men' and the officials. There is an j intimation from the railroad mana- 1 gers that the eight-hour day prin- i ciple is even tentatively unaccepta ble. Th" managers and the men Bhow no disposition to recede from the i positions that they have taken. The roads still insist on arbitration and , the employees refuse. The presi dent's telegram to the railroad pres- [ idents rends nn follows: "The discussion of the mat ters. Involved In the threatened railroad strike, has reached a point which makes it highly de sirable that I should personally confer with you at the earliest possible moment and with the presidents of all other railways a ATf ted. who .:ore sccesslble. I hop*' you can make it convenient to come to Washington at onre." WOO, 000, 000 COST OFWAR TO FRANCE I Paris. Aug. 17. ? The war bill of France to the end of July was $7,800,000,000, arcordlne to figures a\allable today. The miscellaneous fxpensfM of the government were $2,000,000,000. The average rost of the war. the figures show, is now $397,500,000 monthly. A WOtNCF.M E NT. Mrs. Sara Sat " well announces the mar- ?? of her dnui^hle Frances Hr. \ to Mr. Claude Woks' Dnvis on Wednesday, August e sixteenth One thousand nine hr red sixteen Washington, North Carolina Announcements are ' ing sent to out of town friends on Britain Is Now Able to JMake Shells For Her Own Use , it is Claimed London. Aug. 17. ? Great Britain Is rapidly becoming Independent of American munition? supplies, ac cording to a atatehient made today in the House of CommsAs by the Hon. Edward Samuel Montagu, Minister of Munitions. * \ "The American supply of heavy fchelts ban been InfalViable to "us,!' tiald Mr. Montagu, ^"bui with' the In creasing home and Canadian sup plies we hope to be able to do with out American shells altogether." No less than 2.260,000 persona were engaged In the manufacture of munitions In England In June, th* j Minister declared, and this number j has been stin further increased. Of j the total, more than 400,000 are wo men. Be added thai 45,000 soldiers had been re&6#ed Tr#m the army to aid In produdn* shells. The vast I total compare* with 1,626,000 per none engaged In munitions work be fore the establishment of the minis try which Mr. Montagu heads. "The Government Is producing 170 times a? many eighteen pound shells as b.'ore the war," be said. TOwi rate of production of thane shells in inly, 1918, was seventeen end ** half tlmee greater than the* total output In a year befort hostili ties. The production of shells. for [heavy howltsers Is twenty-seven tlno fh? Hereout*** (or .. medium ammunition In thirty-four times greater. "The greatest Increase. however, la that In hea%'y shells. This la nine ty-four times greater than before the war. We are now producing In four days aa much howitzer ammunition as the total th^n. and are manufac turing each week as much ammuni tion a* the entire stock b**fore the war. "The monthly production of heavy gpns Is twice as many as were In existence when the Ministry of Mu nitions wss established. The present rats, however, soon will be nearly doubled. The Minister then referred to tho present offensive, and said It Was a great satisfaction to know that the output of heavy ammunition now fully covered the expenditure, so that If the workers and employers continued to play the'r parts aa nob ly aa they have done In the paat. there waa no fear that the present "push" would be brought to a prema ture conclusion by lack of ammuni tion. Mr. Montagu aald the output of machine guns haa been in crossed fourtesa time* since the establish ment of tlie Munitions Mln^trjr. Ha pointed .out that at that tlms the U?!ted flutes was supplying t?> per cant of th? llckt ah?n> u??4 t>y Ul* KSfUob Html* V / Sate s. ' ' . - v/JSi KIJCIX.K-H V.MMKH TACTICS SltXESSFl'L IN DRIVING BACK THK (iKKHAN FORCES. MED FOR DRIVE French Have Made Moat Thorough Preparation* for Newest Offensive. Have I !lalM>riite Hysteut for Pro vidli'K Tr?io|>M With Munitions. I By I" tilled Press) Willi l lie French Army on the Somrae, Aim. 17. ? Like a gigantic multiple Hlcdgehammer. the French army is smashing the Somme Line* in a new French offensive. Tho drive In no way resembles the Russian steamroller. Instead it hammers continuously, blow upon blow, at a given point and for a given time, until eventually the French believe that it mutt break down the German resistance. Incredible preparation and vast organization behind the line# put tho punch in:o the drive, Bveryflijng has been to wen and nothing has been over] mhod. Eight munitions d;*pol^ in (he rear receive daily vast Mores of materials from every port of the wo:M. These d<>poteare con nected with i!ie front by a veritable mystic maze of railroads. Approach ing the brittle lines, the ralla con verge even thicker and even more intrientcly. So perfected Is this sys tem that eat h of the eight depots can pour on the Somme front its en tire half-mile square of munitions every thirty-six hours. French ltepulsc (icrmuns. Paris. Aug. 17. ? lOffldal) ? Re pulsed by heavy French assaults on both banks of the Somme, the Ger mans today made no attempt to counter attack against the newly won positions or the French. Violent artillery duels are occurring today. RUSSIANS TAKE 7,000 PRISONERS ? By United Press) Petrogrnd. Aug. 17. ? The capture'' of 7.000 prisoner* was anaoijQced today by General Sakharoff. He has taken more than H 4,000 during the present offen?i\e. GERMANY DENIES CLAIMS Of ALLIES (By United Press) Berlin, Aug. 17. ? The English at tacked the t'trmens alnug the front from PeznTCK t? (Killers and also west ol Fo'r.eaux, but were repulsed. Between (julllamont and the Somme, the French assaults aUo failed. Five night attacks by the French were beaten off in the same region. It is admitted thai the French obtained a foothold in the first-line trenches for a width of -r?00 yards near Belloy En Hanterre iTh" French claimed an advance along a ihree-mlle front). The German* ?\ive also repulsed the Rur.slnn aiiack"-* on many points. GIVE NEW SERIM TO HAVE lil VER OF <*HIU>RBN Philadelphia. Aug. 17. ? Twelve little sufferers of Infantile paralysis were Inoculated today with new blood serum In a final effort to them from a worse death.
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