Df THE KAJTCS OF THE BEST
WASHIKWfoy. H. cu 5d$3s
'OPTIMIST
RUNS HIGH
AMONG THE
DEMOCRATS
UUU>ERS'Xtt? JUBILANT OVER
STATEMENTS GIVEN OUT BY
RAIIJROAD MAGNATES
OTHERS mTeKCIH)
Announced Tod ?j Tlmt SmllUr
Statements will bo 1? id br Some
of the Other Leading Railroad
Men of the Conxtrf Before Long.
(By United Press)
Long Branch, Oct. l4:??jrfee state
menu of F. D. Underwood, president
or the Erie Railroad, and Judge Lor
ett, chairman of the boprd of the
Union Pacific, endorsing President
Wilson -and disputing the claims,
that the President acted with "polit
leal expediency" when he forced the
passage of the Ad am son eight-hour
law, was the best news that has hit
Shadow Lawn in some days.
The President's political lieuten
ants deelared today that they antlci
llfivMpB $ tJ>aothy
railroad magnates. gnadow Lawn Is
?ery optimistic these days and the
spirits of the big Democratic leaders
are soaring high.
GEMS ARE
NOW INVADING
RUMANIA
(By United Pre?n >
London. Oct. 16. ? The Teutona
hay* broken through Gymes Pun
and hare Invaded northwestern Ru
mania according to Berlin dispatch,
ea Severe lighting le talcing place
on Romanian eotl near the town ol
Palanak. The Germans are attempt
ing to drive south along the Tergu
Coan railway to cut the main rait
way supplying the northern Ruman
ian armies. The Rumanian* art
rigorously counter-attacking aloni
the whole southern Transylvania
frontier, southeast of Kronstadt. Th?
Rumanians hsvs wrested the initia
tive from the Germans, attempt! m
the Invasion and fighting In the re
glon of Vulcan Pass Is becoming
more violent. The battle around the
bend of the Cserna river In Maoedon
la, between the Bulgarians and flerbi
lb still in doubt.
MARK LATmw WRESTED
OK A SERIOOS CM
Washington, Oct. 14. ? For the
first time is many y*r? U*ci?Jfleih'!|
big money vault* la the United State*
Treasury here have been robbed and!
a clerk in the Treasury Department
k under arrest charred with the of
fense.
Mark Latham. _a native of Noffa.
Carolina, a clerk in the office of the
Auditor of the Postofflce Department,
but detailed in the work in the vanlts
of the Treasury. who W<|K^
hia family at 161 U street. North***
ia charged with the offense. He isj
held In the United atatee~J*ll la de
fault of $10,000 bond for his ap
pearance at a hearing Tuesday
morning berore United States Com
mlasioner Hits.
Ten bank notes, In sheets.' all or j
which were unaigned, were stolen
from the valuta. They were valued
at $600. The robbery was not die
covered. it was stated, until about a
week ago, when several of the notes
bearing forged signatures turned up
st. the Treasury Department for re
demption.
As soon as the notes were recelv
?+& the Department and t|? forgery
t discovered an investigation was made
which led to the discovery of the
rabbery. United 6Umi Secret Ser
vice agents from *rsw York and Phil
adelphia were brought her* and put
on the case. Detective# Helam and
Pratt, of the local department, work
ed in conjunction with the govern
ment officers^. l?*te?yiis afternoon a
warrant waa Issued charging Latham
Pith the offense and he waa taken
JUo custody by the two detectlvee.
Biter was taken before the Qnlted
States Commissioner, who continued
the hearing in order to give l?atham
.an opportunity to secure an attorney.
Pollowlag the arreet of the clerk,
| who. ha# been employed In the Treas
I ury Department for twelve years, a
dtearch was made Of his home. There(
It was stated by Assistant United
8tatee Attorney Arth. two unsigned
notes of the (10 denomination, were
found on top of the furnace.
Latham has a wife and child. He
declined to make a statement. He
would not give his home address In
North Carolina. ? News and Observer.
JAPAN AND RUSSIA PROTEST
OVER U.S. CAPITAL IN CHINA
L " * t_ ..
( By United Preaa)
Washington. Oct. IS. ? The Chi
nese embassy today oftdaUy eon
flrmed reports of Japaneeu protests
against the railway and canal con
cessions made by the Chinese gov
ernments to American corporations.
It la believed that the matter will be
laid before the 8tate Department.
A large United 8ta fes firm recent
ly secured concessions for building
a large mileage of canals and rail
-CJffTuE. 7 Th# fuil location
of the routes has not yet been decid
ed upon. It la believed that Russia
and JapaA are opposed to American
capital being brought Into cftiina as
they desire to derive the profits
themselves. ,
"JIM" WESTON MAKES GOOD
la Making An Excellent Showing on
the Furman Football Team.
Jim Weston, a well-known local
bo?>', la ji^hUng an excellent showing
on (be Furman (8. ?.) college foot
ball' team. In Saturday's game
against Eraklne. Furman won by the
acore of 60 to S. The press had the
following to ear about Jim's playing .
"Weston played perfect football.
Me did not hare a a many opportuni
tlea for the fancy stuff aa did Grea
aette and 8 peer but bin running is
bard, hla tackles are hard, and he haa
all tbe elements of a good football
player." , ^ -r
SMOKER TOMORROW MIGHT
Will Be Given by the Members of th
Wsyome Club. BnnineM Men
Invited.
It Is expected that a large numbeT
of local bualneas men will be present
at the smoker that Is to be given to
morrow night by tbe Wayome Club
at their quarters at the corner of
t Main and Oladden streets. Tbe pro
j gram will start at 8:30. Several
speeches will be delivered.
MUCH LIQUOR IS
TAKEN BY POLICE
Officers Mode I Ovid 'at Norfolk
Southern and Also Found
Whiskey in Hi>u*e.
The police were successful In se
curing a large quantity of liquor
Saturday.
They made a raid at the Norfolk
Southern station Saturday night and
took In 28 gallons in quart and pint
bottles. The liquor was brought In
by William Miller, of Wilson. He has
been released In Wilson for the same
I charge some time ago on condition
that he leave the state. His pres
ence here will result la serving two
yeru-s on the roads, of Wilson county,
without further hearing, after the
authorities, here get through with
him.
The officers also raided the home
of Sarah Speight, colored, and found
three gallons of whiskey and three
quarts of wine. They a I bo found
Albert Allen, colored. In the hourfe.
whom the police have been after for
twifyaars. holding a warrant against
htm for retailing. Allen skipped
when ke heard that the warrant had
b?on IpuOd. He was tried Saturday,
submitted and was fined $10 and
"CRYSTAL"
The fall months are the
best for parties and tup
?r> p?rg ami entertainments.
Pfeoni S3 for fh? old
Standby.
Crystal Ice Cream- Any Flavor
CRYSTAL ICE CO.
i. '.j ? v-'~! ?? *?'
ENGINE IS DERAILED
Wwir ftwuful tm the Ooaat Ltee
at the Wwten End of Town
* Saturday Evening.
The engine of the Atlantic Co ant
L4ae train; No. S09, waa de
railed opposite the WaahlnKtoD Bug-!
K7 Company plant Saturday orenlng
at ?:4S o'clock. The eaoae of the
accident la mot known. Nb one waa
Injured. The ?realaf paaaenger
train w*i forced Id discharge lt? paa
eengera on the other side of the
wreck. The wrecker art*l*ed hero
akoftly after mid night and pot the
engine back on the track again.
(By UnlteCMftgO
London. Oct. lfj. .J| new nation
allst Kovemment Ku |jt?a establish- ,
led on the island of Cf^te by ex-Pr?- 1
finler Venlseloa Udju>Mn recog
P.U%i by the
tag to an Athan
A "Venixelos party,*
terventlon In the war^.4
and planned last all
leaders, following a fit)
tloa. It la planned Ut'i
Greeks and to Join tfce 'allied forces |
at an early date.
rrr
, accord
{tmv ?ring ln
i organised [
by Greek |
t demonslra
Ulst 300.000 i
20,000 HEN TO
MAKE ARMS
FOR GERMANS
" ""j.- .
(By United Prees)
Essen, Germany, Oct.?16. ? Twenty
thousand now worker? tills week will
join the seventy thoaafUid that are
already employed in the^ great Krupp
gun works In the glgttitta taak of
supplying shells and gpns to the
German arm lei. This tp one step In
Oermany's renewed effort* to win Che ,
WfT- ^ lender tjie dlrft^pn^ tif t Von ,
Hlndenburg, mkny skilled workmen <
have been recalled Yrora the front to ,
aaalst in the production of war sup- ,
plies. The Krupp plants have been
greatly Increased and more room is
being made for them.
HAD GOOD MEETING
Largp Crowd Was Present Sntnrdaj
Afternoon to Hear Speakers at
Yeateaville.
| The Democratic meeting at Yeates
vllle Saturday proved to be highly
successful. About 600 persona were I
there. The meeting was* called to!
order by Lindsay C. Warren, county'
[chairman, who introduced the first
speaker. Hon. 8. M. Brlnson. of New
Bern. Mr. Brlnson spoke for about I
an hour In answer to the Republican
attacks on the school system In the
state.
E. L. Stewart. In a most able man
ner. Introduced Governor W. W.
Kitchen, who also made a highly Im
pressive talk.
CARNIVAL WILL BE
HERE FOR A WEEK
Dorm an nnd Kmuw l(lg Shown Ar
rival In the City Ij?t Night.
Opening Show Tonight.
The Dormaii' and Krause Shown
that are to show here for one week j
on the Base Ball grounds on Bonner 1
street arrived In the city last night
over th* Coast Line on their own
special train and, from the looks of
things, one wonld think that It wai
a circus coming to town.
Fifteen high-clnsa paid attractions
comprise this mammoth organisation
varying from mechanical working
wonders to humorous comedians and
the people never have one dull mo
ment.
I Everything will be ready to open
tonight and when all tentf and other
parapheilalla Is erected. It win be a
canvas eovered^cTtf complete In it
self.
: One of the attractions earrled with
thin company especially worthy of
mention Is the Dog. Pony and Mon
key Circus, an attraction that stands
In k class by Itself and presents a
per forHMce that Is highly Intereat
ing and educational.
' n^'-AerM McGlnieya, one of
Italy Is Also Firm
On Peace Question
ibv united Presa)
ROME. Oct. 16.? Auatrlur mait be destroyed as & state; Germany
must be deprived of every and all thought of dominion of The world be
fore t_hs *ar can end. today declared Slgnor Biasolatl. aortal tat leader,
soldier and one of the most powerful men In the Italian cabinet.
"To consent to peace now." atated the Slgnor. "would be an act of
treason mm the part of any of the alliea. I am convinced t htn .
George'a statement to the United Press and that Premier
express ths firm resolve of all the allies. Pe^; : .mat
ing and the deadly germ of the war muat be 0^
HERALD POLL SHOWS THAT
HUGHES IS IN THE LEAD
(Copyrighted. 1916. by The New
York Herald Co, all rights reserved ?
New York. Oct. 16. ? The New
York Herald's great political poll
published yesterday Bays
Charles E. Hughes maintains a
slender lead In the race for the pres
idency. President Wilson has made
Blight gains. The margin of safety
for the Repabllcan ticket has nar
rowed considerably since the Herald's
canvass started by the indications as
shown by the 107.403 straw votes
are that If an election were held to
day the normal Republican strong
holds would roll up pluralities just
large enough to give Mr. Hughes b
majority in the electoral college.
The changes during the last week
were less marked than during the
previous week. From all that can
be gleaned at this time the Republi
cans are at a standstill and Presi
dent Wilson Is going ahead slowly.
The race Is a close one. Nowhere 1b
there a suggestion of landslide or
anything approaching It.
Conditions are such that it would
be hazardous now. with the straw
rote campaign incomplete, to make'
a definite prediction. There are
many Indications that the Mountain
ous Republican pluralities1 of the
McKlnley. Roosevelt and Taft years
are dangerously threatened. On the
other hand, the President is holding
PREDICTS GOVERNMENT
OWNERSHIP OE ROADS
IN LESS THAN 10 VRS.
(By United Preen)
Washington, Oct. 16. ? Uncle Sam
1b going Into the railroad busineBa
within the next decade, according to
iBenJamln C. MarBh, New York." ex
ecutive secretary of the real prepar
edness committee of the Intercolle
giate flocialiat Boclety. an organisa
tion backed morally and financially
by Amos Plnchot.
. "Every railroad In the United
States ? 252.000 miles of them," Raid
Marah today, "will pans from private
ownership within ten years to be op- 1
erated In the Interest of the public
Instead of the Interstate of privi
lege. The railroad capitalists, belnpc
human, wish to get wine prices for
rain water. It Is our mission to
squeeze all the water out of the
roads before the Government takes
them over."
Declaring ultimate Government
operation of all roads, Inevitable.
Marsh said "the real problem Is to
see that the properties are not un
loaded on the public at more than
their actual value."
"Secret of Uik Rnhmarlne"
and (Vwnerly at New Thrntre
The sixth episode of "The Secret
of the Submarine" will be on the
screen at the New Theatre tonight.
This serial IS proving to be better
than the feect. la addition, there Is
? Triangle Keystone comedy entitled
"The Village Blacksmith." Keystone1
comedies are always pleasing and i
laughable and this one Is simply Im
mense. 8how starts at 7:45 p. m.
America'* foremoat aerial acts, will
be offered for free attraotlons and
will entertain with a eerie? of daring
feats on the high flying trapete.
hi? own with ease In the strictly
Democratic territory, and In appar
ently certain to get such states an
Tenness**, Kentucky. Missouri and
Oklahoma. In each of which tho Ro
publicans believed a short time ago
they had a fighting chance or con
siderably better.
The stales of New York. Illinois.
Ohio and Indiana will beyond all
question decide tbf election. Any one
jf them may.
The straw votes and the inquiries
made by correspondents for the Her
old lndlcatc at this writing that Mr.
Hughes has the better of the situa
tion in New York. Illinois and Indi
ana and it la a "toss up" in Ohio. All
the slates mentioned are in doubt.
Illinois, which was presumed by the
Republicans to be overwhelmingly
Republican and conceded by the
Democrats to be very likely to go
Htron*iy for Uughea and Fulrtianii*.
has begun to waver.
The women, so far as the straw
vote discloses, favor the President
because of his peace program. The
male element of the electorate Is In
a largo majority for the Republican
ticket, but the attitude of the wo
men voters, of whom there are a half
million. Inject a distinct note of un
certainty in the situation thore.
SHELBURNE WRITES
My sale of tobacco today of 19,4 76
pounds made an average of $20.01,
including all damaged and funkey
tobacco, of which we had a good deal.
These prices are h" ';er ? higher on
most grades than |. -ea have bpnn
this year; therefore. I advise people
lo h?-11 what they have ready. There
-an be no danger of a glut, and
prices will continue -,ood, and on ev
ery load brought lo iiie I get the top
prices and leading m I do In the
highest averages 1 an promise you
:t satisfactory sale.
Below 1 give some Bales made to
day, and these salea had no wrap
pers) In them. Just plain medium good
bright tobaccos:
Jno. H. Jone*. 24, 27, 28. 30. 32.
33. 38. Ave. for 586 lbs. $31.10.
Cutler & Harvey. 19Vfc. 2l"?*. 24 V*
27. 29. 30. Ave. for S34 lbs. $28.00
Jno. Mayo. 20. 22 4. 23, 27. 31.
3. Ave. $29 70.
J. K. Woolard. 23 ?$. 28 28. 28
Ave. for 536 lbs. 126.10.
Tobw Williams. 21 V4. 22>4. tS.
36. 39 Ave for 61* lbs $25.70
H. T. Bearham. 18. 20. 21. 21. 24.
30. Ave. for 1162 lbs. $23.07.
H. R. Cutler. 16. 27. 36. Ave,
$23 10
Frank O'Merry. 1 8 ?4 . 19. 19V*.
22 V4. 26. 27. 27 28 Ave. for 628
lbs. 122 55
Below I give the run of our sales
for thin Week, and next. You ran be
sure when you come to see me that
I work as hard for the small man as
the big man. and that means that I
get the top prices for every man's
tobacco.
Wednesday, 18th ? 8rd sale.
Thursday. 19th ? 2nd sale
Friday. 20th- -1st sale.
Monday. 23rd? 3rd sale.
Tuesday, 2 4th? 2nd aale.
Wednesday. 25th ? 1st sale.
Thursday. 26th ? 2rd sale.
Friday, 27tfc? 2nd sale.
Yonrs truly,
V. B. SHELBURNE.
10-16-ltC-fp
BIG GAINS
ARE MADE
BY FRENCH
| IN WEST
AM, IKS ARE NOW HOLDRVG
hoi sks ox eim;k of thk
11 Al'PA 1* M E-PERON K E ROAD.
TEUTONS ARE REPULSED
fippnum* Are Countering Violently
and Rattle Still Continue*. On
the Eastern Frontier Gw?ll
i Huve A I ho Driven lljick.
(Uy United Press)
Paris. Oct. 16. ? The French have
penetrated the German defenses at
Sailley and Salllisol. northwest of
Comhles and are now ocrupying
houses on thy edge of the Baupaume
Peronne road, according to an official
statement. The Germans are coun
tering violently and the battle still
continues.
(?ertimtiN Are Repulse*!.
London. Oct. 16. ? Aided by liqnld
fire and heavy cannonading, the Ger
mans last night launched an unusu
ally heavy attack against the flchwab
en redouht nnrtu or rjoepeol. They
were repulsed with heavy losses.
South of Anchre the Germans shelled
the British positions heavily through
out the night. >fnrth of Courelette
bomb attacks were repulsed.
I.nunrh Counter Attnrka.
Petrograd, Oct. 16. ? The Teutons
have launched repeated counter at
tacks in the great battl* that la rag
ing north of Korytnlca but hav^feuoa
repulsed with heavy losses. Ifreavy
fighting continued along a wid? por
tion of both the Volhyan and Gall
cian fronts. Obstinate fighting also
continues north of Seborwa and north
of Stanisiau.
CHARGE FATHER
WITH MURDER
OF DAUGNTBI
(By United Prenaj
PenHaeola. Fla.. Oct. 1?. ? R J.
Fudge, a prominent citizen of Pen
BarolM. In under lndlr>tmrnt rharged
with the mtirder r*f Mb twr> daugh
ters. Tennle and Rthel, 1 nut Septem
her. The glrla were shot to death
and Fudge ntated that one had kf77
e d the other and then shot hemelf.
The State* Attorney believe* that
circumstantial evidence of ? double
murder very strong.
8IJBRCRIRR TO TUB DAILY NKW8
TODAYS PROGRAM
AT
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6th rplRode of
Triangle Knyntonn Comply
"The \ lllng* BUcksmlth"
? -Fftatarlnc -
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dally at 4 p. m.
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