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VOLUME EIGHT NUMBER 39. I ts w Bfceld W arfar Important Gains Made By Allies On All Frontiers HEOCANCITY IS ATTACKED Bvvpns BANDITS MAJfcE RAIND ON CHI HUAHUA CfTY. ALL NORTH KRN MBXIOO STIRRED UP. CMAHZBTAS PURSUE Troops Bdn^ Rushed to Chihuahua. While Two Columns Are Chn/ting the Bandits Toward Santa Clara, CMjoiii Outbreaks Feared. (By United Press) El Paso, Sept. .18. ? Northern Mex ico Is greatly stirred up and ?xciiPd Reports arrived hqr? today that Vil la had -attacked Chihuahua City Sat urday. 4,000 Carranslstas are rush ing to the city, while two columns pursue the flytng oandits toward Santa Clara canyon. The reports were received by General Oonaales. military commander at Juarez. De spite the news that Villa was badly defeated, the elf cot of the attack was the arousing or great enthusiasm among tfce anti-Carranra element, which is strong in northern Mexico. Troops are patrolling the atreeta of Jbares to prevent any outbreak. My sale of tobacco today wai the highest we have ever made. In (act with my experience of fourteen year* in the warehouae business 1 hare never made a more satisfactory sale. All our customers went home well pleased because we got them the top | market prices, and worked hard for *^ach one alike. Some sales #ere as follows, which Includes the highest average for the y*ar or $40.80: /. C. Lancaster, 88. 40, ,48, 47, 49, 4$; 590 lbs. average 840.80. D. H. Bright, 80, 22 %. 20. 84, SB. 48; average $82. H. 13 Cox, 22, 26, 2 i' , 31 ; average $86.60. K. G. Woolard, 18, 83, 86,' 26. 1.4, 41: *v?ruge $88.86. O. H. Hudson. 16%. .16, 21, 81, 33, 41, 41; average $80. Harding and Heggle, 14%. 19%, 12. 23 %, I), 26, 88. 81; ave. $24.60., A. D. Moore, 20%. 24 %. 25, 39, 81; ave. $27.50. Dounlas * Dixon. 19. 88. 24 %, 84%. 26. 87. 87. 31. 31; ays. 1262 lbs. $84.60. Fennor Morris. 20 %. 81, 88%. 26, 27. H. K. Cutler, 20. 21%, 32. 86, 89; are. 823.50. W. J. Harding, 17%, 20. $2. 27. ' 24: ave. $82.60. Good bright tobaccos have advanc ed ver^tnueh ?lnre the weather has dried -off. snd we (hlnk now i good> time to sell thrm trthn. westher hold* good . Tips are high also, In fact all grades, on our flor are high, and if ybo briAg tis a' load we will p*sh It for you to the Hrolt. Yours truly, V. B WIR1/BURNB. : Beaufort Warehouse. I fc&Mfu ? Si";,;! , ? \ '."'si "? . ? .. t . ' BK flniR AND SICK W fOR WKD dlnf prcacnts. 8TBWART8. Neu> London la Expecting The Bremen Shortly New Londod. Sept. 18. ? New Lon don U agog with escitement. The arrival of the German commerce submarine, Bremen. Is expected at anytime. A tug of the Eastern For warding Company, agents for the DeutMta*. put out to eea laet on report* that the Bremen lud Block I?Und. It 1* believed, hair ever. that tfcla >U en Antrlccn iub Hlvlne raeieorerlng. ... >.,<1 - Boo#Joret of Uie compear eajr that t?K7 <?Mt the U-boat to appear at any time. No allied warahlpa are reported off the eo??t DISCUSS CONTRACT FORJOAD WORK Meeting Wae Held Thla Noon, at Which Time Road Work Waa Ptacnesed, A meeting waa held In the office of Judge Bragaw thla noon at *(hlch the townahlp road work waa discuss ed. Plana for completing the work were discussed and the question of contracting the balance waa talked of at length. It is believed that a1 contractor can be secured ? if It Is decided to contract ? who wlll.nse the present equipment and make a de duction in the price for same. The meeting waa held a i a pre liminary take place at T o'clock this aflernfttin. Af this meeting some definite action will be taken. Those present at the seeslon this noon were Judge -sBragaw, W. E. Swindell, Carl Goerch, E. L. Stewart, J. B. Ross, J. B. Sparrow, William Ellison, F. J. Berry. A. M. Dumay and E. A. Daniel. SCHOOLS OPEN TODAY Knroll^nent U Urgwt tn History. |?reaU Urged to Hwd Ctill dr?? on Time. The public school op* nod this morning with the largest enrollment In Its history. Figures were not RTallsble tblH noon, but Superinten ds* C^wpboll that he foil "tonfideot-that (Tie 'fartal enrollment would 1m far iif dXcees of that of last year. Today's jrork was devoted princi pally to Enrolling fhe scholars. giving ant books. sssignfng lessons, etc. All children, entering the first grade*, are urgently Requested to enter school within the first two weeks. Kb beginners' will be taken after Christ* mas. MO POUNDS SOU TODAY Good Break on tile Local Market To day. Price* Rtill Oontimt* to ^ Bo Good. The week opened with a (airly, large break at the local tobacco warehouses.- today. About 80,000 pounds was sold. Prices still con tinue high. A tobacco man from Winston-tialem, who spent yesterday In the city, stated that he had risitsd all Of the markets In the State r* cently, and that he was satisfied that the Washington market paid as high as any of them, and higher than the majority. REVIVAL GETS AUSPICIOUS START HERE RECORD BREAKING CONGREGA TION A86RMBIJ?I) AT B^PTLBT 3 ?v CHURCH LAST NIGHT. HEARD STRONG SERMON Evangelist Anderson Makes Favor able Impression During the First Day of Revival Here. Two Services Will Be Held Dally. ' One of the largest congregations ever assembled at the Baptist church heard- Evangelist W. M. Anderson .deliver a strong and Impressive ser mon on the revival of (tod's work, as set forth in the Pontacostal meeting. Every available seat in the church was taken and extra seating capacity had to be arranged for to take care of the large number. Members of every religious denomination In the city were present. ^ Dr. Anderson preached his first sermon here Snnday morning and a large congregation was present to hear him at that time. He spoke on the neod of a revival and of its bene^ fits. He made a most favorable lmv preaslon at both services and It Is 'expected that large congregations i will hear him at btob a/ternoon mo<% I evening services during hiB stay [here. The afternoon meetings will be held from three to four o'clock. The evening services will start at jfelgbt o'clock and will be preceded by an "Inner circle" meeting at twenty [minutes to eight. ' 'Burt M. Haynes, _teh singer who accompanies Dr. Anderson han charge of the musical services. He has a strong and pleasing voice and fn addition to leading the congrega tional songs, he also sang two solos yesterday. WILL OPEN A HEW STORE II. S. Hllverthorn to be Proprietor and Mannger of New Store for Men and Boym The opening of a new store, of which R. 8. Btlvcrthorn la proprietor and manager, is scheduled to take place tomorrow. Mr. Silverthorn has secured tho location thai was formerly occupied by Russ Brothers, at 186 Bast Main Street. He has purchased a large stock of men's and hoys' clothing together with a complete assortment of furnishings. The store has been altered to meet hla needs and pre sents a most attractive appearance. Mr. Silverthorn is well known in Washington and has a large number of friends In both city and country. AURORA IS PROGRESSING Wew Hottfe*. Hotel and Chftrch BalM lng Am Being Bnllt In Pro ! ffrtoMl** Little City. Aurori Is advancing rapidly and a number oT Change* and Improvements have taken plerf^ recently. > F. F. ?aery's big hotel has al-i moet been completed^ V. Harper, FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUES j ALONG AIL BATTUFRONTS ! President Is At Columbia For Funeral Columbia, 8. C.. Sept. 18.? Pres^ dent Wilson has brought to Colum bia the body of his Bister. Mrs. Annie E. Howe, which Is to be buried In a churchyard here, where the bodies of his father and mother have rested for many yasrs. The funeral party reached Columbia shortly before noon. The city refrained from any public marks of sympathy. The ab sence of any ceremony is In obedience I to th'e wishes of the family. The "be r vices will be simply conducted. | Rev. Thornton Whaling, president of I Columbia Sfcmlnary, officio ting. LOST TOBACCO IN FIRE C. H. Sterling, Sr. Suffers J? 1.5(H) Lops. Mr? Believed to Have_ Been lucendlur). C. H. Sterling, Sr., lost by (Ire Saturday night a pack house with considerable quantity of leaf tobacco In It. The fire Is believed to have boen of Incendiary origin. Mr. Har "fhan carried hts bloodhounds to then scene of the flrot but many persons had been on the ground and the dog? were unable to find a trail. Mr. Sterling, when seen this morn ing. stated that he figured his loss to be about $1,500. SNATCHED MONEY AND FLED A bold robbery. In which an aged negro woman lost $52. occurred on the streets of the city In front of the Rank of Washington. The woman had just sold her tobacco and had gone to the bank to get her check cashed. As she left the building, she was accosted by u negro, who asked her to change a bill. The wo man brought out her money, and as she did bo. the negro snatched It out of her hand and fled. 1 A number of other negroes have been victimized out of their money recently, and It is believed that there la an organized band of robbers who ' hafcg around the tobacco houses fa this and other cities and flim-flam1 members of their own race out of their money. LATER: Two negroes were cap tured in Greenville and the local po lice have been notified. They are the | ones who. It is alleged, committed the above-mentioned robbery. returood from there today and has Jtit completed the tinning work on the roof. J. W. Chapln Is building a hand some bungalow, which, when com pleted, will add materially to the residential section of the dty._ The new Episcopal church Is al most completed and will be ready. (or oe?upancy In the near future. ONB LA ROE ASSORTMWfT OF Sterling Tllrer Flatware and Hoi loware arrived yesterday: Stewarts Jewelry 8tore. . . Reports Indicate Big Gains for Allies Aeroplanes Lead Infantry Attacks NEW ARMORED CAR OF BRITISH PROVES ** ? H THE GERMANS (By United Pr?' ^ Rome. Sept. 18. ? ' Allans have broken through tne Austrian third line In the region of Monfal cone, in. the three days fierce fight ing along the whole front at Oorlt zla. The new Italian drive at Trieste Is also progressing satisfactorily. Ad vanced lines are now thirteen miles from Trieste. A series of Austrian positions at Oppachohiasella, south ward through Pletra Rosea, have been carried. Despite heavy rain storms. Cadorna's troopB have cap tured Hills 144 and 208 and several other dominant heights, blocking the advance of the Austrians along the Vailone. Serbian* Victorious. Salonika, Sept. 18. ? The Serbians have captured the Bulgarian flrBt and !aeeon4 positions at Kam?kchalan, OTrthwest of Lake Ostrovo and near the Serbo-dreek frontier. Dig Advance by Brltlnh. London. Sept. 18. ? The British have begun closing In upon Thlepval. After capturing Mouquet farm, they took several trenches south of the village. The resistance of the Ger mans is desperate, but counter at tacks prove of little use in checking the advance of the British. Thlepval position, which has obstructed the British advance since the beginning of the Somine offensive, is made pre carious by the loss of fortified Mou quet farm. North of Martlnpulch. Halg's men have improved their posi tions during the night. East of Courcellelte. minor trench attacks were successful. The Germans bom barded (sections of tho British line with violence during the night, ap parently preparing for a counter at tack. Forty-thousand Germans have been lost during the Somme offensive. Fighting continued desperate thru ther night both north and south of the river. The Germans are still ANNIVERSARY SERVICES I-arRP Oollgragkdoa Present at Ht Peter's to Honor Rev. Jf. Harding. A ?nrge congregation filled 8t. Peter's episcopal church yesterday to honor Rev. N. Harding at the com pletion of 48 years of aotlve service as rector of the church. Special music, Which has been sung for many years, was rendered at the serrlces. An excellent sermon was delivered by Rev. 4. M. Robespn, chaplain of the Seooad Regiment. N..C. N. G. While hot, a direct eulogy on Mr. Harding's work, the sermon was baa. ed on that theme. clinging to Denicourt, under the heavy Are of the French. They aro also making counter attacks against Berny and Vermandovillers, which they lost yesterday. North of tho Somme, the Bi\tiah artillery checked one attack after another. Storms of shrapnel bombarded Grand Court and Lesara, on the highways leading to Baupaume. The success of the allies has had a profound effect on Berlin. The press Is preparing the public for tho early evacuation of Pcronne and Combles, declaring that the retirement may be ijecessary for strategic reasons. The French shifted their attack south of the Somme yesterday. Dispatches are full of the exploits of the new British armored car. They resem ble huge land battelshlps and shed machine wife like a duck does water. Aeroplanes Aro Active. Paris. Sept. 18. ? For the first time In history, the aeroplane la leading infantry attacks. Twenty fast armored planes, each with three ma chine guns, charged the Germans bo fore the French charge at Boucha vesnes. Flying high above in the charging battleplanes, officers di rected the attacks, hundreds of feet below. The flyers swooped low over the German II nee. raking intrenches with a murderous fire. ??> success ful was the attack that It expected It will play an Important . art In fu ture developments. Pood Disorders Br**!; Out. London. Sept. 18. ? Foo disorders have broken out In Vienna, accord ing to Geneva dispatches Beef is four dollars a pound; rlre two dol lars. There Is much distress among the lower classes. WE NOW HAVE TTTF, PR FTTTTFST line of Sterling ware ever carried In this city. Stewart's Jewelry 8tore. 9-16-tfc. TODAYS PROGRAM AT New Theatre 2nd episode of "Secret of the Submarine" Keystone Comedy entitled "Better Late Thnn Xcrer" Flood 8ffHN of Western North Carolina Best show of the season Show starts at 7'4f> p. m. ADMISSION Gc and 10c ? 1 Millinery Opening Tuesday ?? Wednesday A beautiful showing of the season's latest and most exclusive of ferings in Ladies Headtvear. A cordial invitation is extended to the ladies of Washington and vicm,ty to attend ttos opemng. SUSKIN y -BERRY : : Washington, n. c.
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