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THE ABBEVILLE CITIZEN, SATUTIDAY' OCTOBER 13,1917. Qothes And it doesn't take a microscope to find it, either. ':; Strictly band mad through orab -band mad button- . hole, hand felled collar, and ,'eo OO.V k. Wonder how its done? Sartof the) middlamaa'a profit fofywi , Doing away with credit Many a Cooper pay aa tnad. ahnoet for hia Aom , aa ha paid far hb Cooper nth .;,;''.-'" Corno la todiy rtih hmvo fat nd take . your time abort pkkhtg Cooper's - Charlotte, K C Colombia, 3. C Aad othar dtiea, ' SECOND CALL FOR DRAFT ARMY WAY COHDECElfl More Thai! 250,000 of First Increment Still to Be Assembled. QUAETEES READY FOR FULL BRIGADE iio we in found GUILTY OF tlUROER OF A . HO IN THE MCE RIOTS Witnesses Swear That the Two Men Dragged Negro With a Rope. PRISON SENTENCE. Delay in Productloa of Clothing and Equipment Is Existing Factor. m:iSFEfloa!fiEDi.i will Make Big Hole In Companies Working Men Into Form. " ' COLUMBIA,' & C. Oot iaJ Three thousand, seven hundred and four mea of the national army from Norm Carolina now at Camp Jackson, will be transfer to Camp Ssvier Tuesday to nu the rank or the North Carolina national guard ' encamped in Oreen ville, Two infantry regiment are hit hard by tha orders, tha S21at and tha 322nd relmenta furnishing nearly; lurea-xQurxna oi tn Aortn uarQiina men to move. At tha ra time 1,103 South Caro linian go to Camp Savlar to Oil tha Houth Carolina national guard and 1, 800 Florida man mova to Maeoa to complete the Florida national guard. To replace the departing eeleoted men, troops (or the national army will ooree from Camp -Gordon at Atlanta and Camp Pike at Little Rook to Join with men yet to report from North j uareuna, acuta Carolina and Florida to make op tha i 1st division. North Carolinlaaa t go to Camp Sevier- an Tuesday ooma from the following aayimanlat a-u 'Yhrse hundred and twenty-first in featry, ,, Three hundred and twenty oeoond Infantry, l,03t. Three bundred and sixteenth Held artillery. 110. Three hundred and eevantaenth aald artillery, t., Three hundred I4 atxtaeath machine ran battalion, a. Three hundred and aeventaenth WASHINGTON. Oot. 12. rMamia. aloa of the adylaablllty of expediting the eal for the aeoond increment of the draft army new la ia progress at the .war department and It appear likely that the data may he fixed for ome time la December or January. Mobilization ef the first increment of 117,000 men la bow far ensne-h ad vanced to enow clearly that there will Be a big deficiency for the eerenteea national army divisions. Mora than 150,000 of the first Increment are etlll to be assembled, bat It already Is erraent tt there will be available at tha alzteen cantonments quarter for- aa additional regiment at each peat aad at aome for a full brlaade or two regimema. The atrenath ef tha aew reirtinental organisation Is 1.100 men. . With a realm ent lacking at each eantbnmeat, thla alone would mean a shortags at nearly 10,000 men. Ia addition, there baa been authertaed a eenarata division of negro troopa, which mean aeany io.ooo men withdrawn from the erlalna! number assumed to the atxtaoa cantonmenta. : ;. Caoaa of Bnoatace. The ahortae la due partially to the necessity of taking out of tha national army men to fill op national guard division. Two complete army dlvi elona ef senthera troop have been absorbed In thla way. The remnants of three other southern national arm I ornsion win Be consolidated to form a single division -unit and the surplus ram mm outer eamos will na east south te make up the mlsalng divisions. uren en tn national army forces must be made te fill' an the mitaa personnel of the aviation aerrioe, the medical . oorps- and the sereloe bat. tallon needed behind the Ortitinr line abroad. Btentnally there will be 210,000 men In the last named aery toe alone, aad . aviation , and tha meoiou semoe will take nearly as many more though not. all of them wfll be taken from the national army. ...' -,; ., Operaana to delay the nalHnv tmt of the aeoond Increment to mak mnnA these shortage are several factors. Clothing and eauloment is eomlnr for. ward only at a rate that can meet the demands of the force already called and the railway of the country have been over-burdened with the Job of merino the armv and its nAjaiH without hindering freight f shipments vim to vae anise. - FlUng, the date of the call fotf tha aeooad rnerement probably hlnree ao BPoa the careful study being - or uenerai urowaer- tn ! amewna ox me result of the plan followed In assembling the men called JMeay" i auestlons have arisen whtoh It may be desired to avoid here. "T -.eubetJtute regulation to rviom ooia ipoai aia district boards, prepared In the light t what actual xperienee taught, may be issued to vvwn ta eeoona can. . BE1XBVILI.B. Hi.. Oct. 1I Har. bert Wood and Leo Keana were found guilty this afternoon of the murder of Soott Clark, a negro who died as a result of Injuries received In the re cent race riots in East St. Louis, and the penalty was fixed at fourteen years' imprisonment, wood and Keane were the first whit men te be tried on charge growing out of the race riot The Jury was out two houra Tan negroes were found guilty last Sunday, MJUOB FOOTBALL TEAMS OF THE SOUTH WILL BE SEEN IN ACTION TODAY Indications of Early Season Strength Will Be Avail able From Results. I VANDY GOES WEST. ATLANTA. Oa.. ftci. ll.MaW football elevens ef the south renra. anting virtually all of the larger In. stltutlons that have continued the sport thla year will be seen In action tomorrow and Indications of early sea son strength, critics point, will no doubt be apparent from tho result of the majority of the games. Auburn, Florida aad Alabama open their ree uiar season, wniie Georgia Tech. Van BESl FOR; Lift 0S STOMACH HEADACH E COLDS ueBi vvm were lounu fuuiT ia eunaay, I t.-hn, tTi 7Z. . m iv J, TV1 A VT Inaetarmlnaf. S,." 5?" t asatenoea ef fourtesn year. Witnesses for the stats testified that Wood and Keane were arrested as they were dragging Clark along the street or a rope, wmcn attoul had been fastened Keane la only seven. ut his neck. teen year old. Next Monday three more white men will be placed on trial aa charge growing out of the riot Assistant Attorney General Middle kauf of Illinois, closing the argument ta the trial of Wood and Keane had asked the death penalty for Wood aad a sever prison sentence for Keana -ine reason the attorney general' offloe la taking Dart In thla nroaeoa- tloa," he said, "la that It ha gone be yond the bound of thla oounty and even wis state in lis importance." The number of known dead in the raoe riots at East Bt Lout on July S, I forty-seven. The outbreak waa due te the killing of a detective and wounding of two policemen In an at tempt to disperse a mob of nearoea. The grand Jury reported that In reality ue not were aue te agitator among wanes ana negroes over tne imports- fiouth Carolina, University of Missis slppl, Tulane and Louisiana stats teams will be In the second week of meir respeouve schedules. . VandsrbUtflushed from victory over two opponents, will Invade the west tomorrow In aa attempt to aocomp. llsh against the University of Chicago, what the south' did to the east last weea wnen ueorgla Tech crushed the Pennsylvania eleven by a score of sis touchdowns. t Transylvania of Kentnrkv ed by the oommodores last week, will meet Sewaaee at Chattanooga tomor row. The Davidson college eleven of iorui fjaroiina, aaid to be light but fast comes to Atlanta tomorrow for a game with Georgia Tech. Coach Fetsefs eleven held the navy to a creditably low score two week ago and scored against the North Carolina A. and E. in a game last Saturday wmcn ins latter won, T to I. Auourn-s first scheduled game of the season will be played tomorrow tne r-iainsmen meet Howard They liven the liver and bowels and straighten . you right up. Don't be bilious, constipat ed, sicic, witn breath bad and stomach sour. EWORK WHILE YOU SLEEP J V: Uonot HZ U7fTom"tber. atata. "M" tor Industrial purposes. CANTS i 0 TO MEET TODAY ON THE CHICAGO GROUNDS south Carolina, victor lut nt over Newberry college, will play the ijiuvoreuy or norma at Gainesville. ?nJr. two o' year's men are with we bouw Carolina eleven this season. inougn reports have Indicated that i.oacn roster has found much good material among the new candidates. Other games scheduled In the south tomorrow include the Washington and jee-nanuoipn Macon clash in Lexing ton, and tha contest between Clemson o uruian at ureenviiie, o. c, ANNUAL E TIN (Continued from Page One.) ed. and there was a constant iht of a storm tonight though the weath er maa cave a cheering forecast of fair and cold. .There waa a winter nip ta the air.- The members of the na tional commission sent .word ahead that the game would be played unless It rained or snowed, or an unusual cold wave prevented. Boats tor Saturday's gam sold to night at . a high premium. Fifteen dollars- was paid for a boa seat and 110 waa the figure set by the specula tors for a grandstand seat Late to night a shivering line of fans gathered at the gates Of the unrtumil ( Firea were lit and men wrapped them elves la great coats and blankets. ASKS RECEIVER FOR THE FORMER FEDERAL LEAGUE OFSUFBAGIJ ITS IS FORMALLY CALLED Fifteen f Continued from Page One. ) SECOND LIBERTY LOAN IS STILL FAR SHORT OF (M (Continued from Page One.) Mordecal Brown Seeks to Recover $8,000 Salary Al leged Due Sim. our convention and oounael with ,,. n ways and means to attain this object at the earliest possible moment." The call Is signed by.vVn Anna oward Shaw, honorary pres.'dent; Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president. ana in ronowing members rot the uii . Mrs. waiter UcNab niiBBoun; mra, (Stanley Me- formica, or New Tni-lr? wi.. it!k.. w.g1n' of New. JnV: Mrs. Henry """" v 5,1"; UI vonneoiicut; Mrs. Frank. J. Bhuler, of New York; Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Smith, n . tucltyi Mrs. Pattle Ruffner Jacobs, of "'u"i "s. maua wood Park, of Massachusetts; Mrs. Henrietta w. LI verm ore and Miss Rose Toung, of OBW aVIAl Tonight sure! Take Caecarets and enjoy, tne nicest, - gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced. Wake up with vour head c.Imj- iuma.cn sweet, oreatn rignt and feel. ing nne. uet na of - sick head. ache, biliousness, constipation, furred tongue, sour stomach, bad cold. .Clear your vain, ongnten your eyes, quick en your step and feel like doing a full oars worn, vacareta are better than salts, puis or calomel because they uun buki ui uver or gripe the bowels or cause Inconvenience all the next day. Mothers should give cross, sick, billoua feverish children a whole Cm. caret anytime as they can not Injur the thirty feet ef tender bowels. Advt. NEGRO GETS PRACTICE FOR LIFE IN TRENCHES viie ry ay i 6 Fight BUY A mbertyBond Thia apaca donated by Central Bank & Trust Co., . South Pack Squara. ASHEVILLE TROOPS BUY LIBERTY BONDS Flrat Daa Campaign Among Sol- dlcga at Camp aoksoq Brtngs tn tl7,tOO. a Prepares Himself to Fight Boscbes by Ba-tUlng With His Own Wife. tends in JaU. ... 1U" 10 nom la orove Park 1 like a certlflcate of deposit of a bank .rw.jr wunn us race value plus In terost. Phone 1681. Advt maohlne , gun battalion, III. Three Cuaerea ana tuxth engineer. 100. ore hundred and alxth train head. gnvnerw mua military poiioe, IL, Chaplain William W. Morton, of Ox ford, N. O.. baa reported for duty at Oamp Jackson, , , . buhaorlpUena to the Liberty loan ""Jo a4 Caa Jaekaea bow total c ROUP Spasmodic caaagTW BaaaurrenevadwtUi en application ot LLV,1F0U LL1 oempuan this huge task it will bs nio! NEW vrmir uvnin an lunft. unr 11 u... I . . .... . i lions ware aa'a C1' . "i league signen a peace agreement with rty loan in" ik. ?iJF,'! Mt reserve dlstHct nd.. among tne ciuoa or dal lnaivitvVinH. -.XZJ: "nn- me National and American leagues. fc-i'Jfi'S!!! n"? .coomPanyn Brown wants theses assets collated and a receiver appointed for - them. est for the da si I ""B,aenl weegnman. or tne cnieago from the Pnlti a7i- m-'I:"""'"2 Nationals, wno owned the Chicago Trust OOmnany . - inncuug or uu reonrai league, ana CHICAGO, Oct 12. Seeklns- to recover $1,000 alleged to be due him In salary, Mordecal Brown, famous three-fingered pitcher, has filed suit in ths federal district court here for the appointment of a reoelver of the defunct Federal league. Louis -T H.hnn pminwl fn. P.nv said tonight that when the Federal PlAAAA.nt. A atnwell T14.n LOa arrjAinnt wlfh - . vuu w o Backbone of German Re sistance Broken. AN ATLANTIC PORT, Oot. 18 Af- iri.; . President Ball of the Bt Louis Amer- tsr four ve..- .n-7 V- 1177. "tl ... ..laiauunn uii r ug in. m, ,1.. . . i l , ' T7 r"' ... vcmor w LT.1" W "rty loan will io7,a nln " MZTrJ"ZJr2f joe Merron. a vounr ntirn whn cornea within the draft age, and who m anticipating an early call into the fighting forces Of hlS COUnfrv la an advocate of that sterling principle of vi.iwrnunoja, - .in time 01 peace, pre psre for war." Yesterday Herron put Into practice his principle, .and started a yo'jng war within his own domicile upposeaiy la order that he mlcht ha familiar with methods of offensive, and umsnauve oomoat. nerron was evi dently unaware of the fact that the laws of this city are such aa ta mab. It unlawful for a male, rea-ardlesa nf color, to engage In combat with a fe male; also regardless of color. At -any rate ho spent last nirht in the citv tall. and, win explain to. Judge Glenn why wisnea to mar tne facial, contour oi dim wiie. V. Dickey was arrested yesterday. accused of the larceny of several, ar ticles or grocery rrom the store of A. E. Belk, of West Ashevllle. Dickey will be given a hearing at police court this morning. - Judge Glenn yesterday morning sen-, tenced James Woods, colored, to four months' hard labor on the county roads. Woods was arrested for taking a suit of clothes from J. W. Johnston. Jessie Fuller, the colored woman who was arrested for having on hand more liquor than the law allows, and who also had enough cash to warrant her admission to the plutocratic class, was given twelve months In the oounty Jail. She appealed and gave bond for her appearance. Ashevllle trooos at damn amt. yesterday bought 117.300 worth of Liberty bonds and so indicated their firm Intention of flrhtina- the Ftnna with eold steel and with good Ameri can money, too. The cunmira i still on among the boys and before the ena comes there will be more ef tha gooa bonds sold to the soldier. A feature ot the day was a parade by Company F and Company K. and the appearance tne men made waa com mented on with enthusiasm. Company F subscribed to SS.S00 worth of Liberty bonds. Comnanv K took I7..00 worth, and the men of iroop H bought bonds to the extent or m.ioo. All three of the organlza tlons had committees at work that were fully competent and they per formed their full duty. For Company r-, jonn jones, Tracy Vincent and George Cook took the subscriptions of their fellows. For Company K, B. 8. Koon did likewise. For Troop B, Lieutenant McKlnley Prltchard, Ser geant Mannish and R. D. Buekner of ficiated. Practically every subscription se cured from the members of Company K, was lor 1100. .All the members of Troop B subscribed. No figure' are available as to what the hospital oorps aia, out it is anown it nsa a very gooa average. Matty- of the officers sub. scribed to the extent of 1600 each. The men displayed precisely the same enthusiasm In furnishing the govern ment some of the money required to humble the kaiser a they did la en listing la the service. BASEBALL AS USUAL AT CITIZEN TODAY 1 Insurance will help to f Insurance will help to build your house in case of loss, but it won't save your HOME AND FAMILY Fires claim thousands of Uvea every year.' Protect Your Wife and Children With ' PYRENE Buy Liberty Bond. r BROWN B4RDWARE V COMPAltT t Broadway. t58 PHQA8-4MT. i -1 BRITISH Ef AOTION. BRITISH FRONT IN FRANrW AND BELGIUM, Oot ll. (By th associatea frees.) Today dawn, again saw the treat British war nW chine est la action across the FlandeiVv mad fields against the German poatl If tion hortheast of Tprea. At an earlvM' Gome WOl Bo Called at. otJlock Bore 'Will Be Sbowa In Detali ta Window. WILL HOLD CONFERENCE Will Plan to Increase the Production of Hard Coal In U.S. I the densely populated East Bids today iwutf-i dswisn soiaier in unl farm rrom ins cantonment at Tan. Ball was president of the Federals. Officials of ACCURACY ' ' ' I . ta pharmacist h goodly irtue. rVeacrrptloria .that repreaent aU the alriS and ex perieneo of your physician also require & alull and ez perience of a competent and accurate phannaclct. Plryudang recognize nt at prescription gpecialUU. J. S. Cktvene, RlK Thone :3-5S7, ' Federal league club also are named aa defendants. Brown deserted organized baseball hank. N. T. Aided by a score ef bond L-5r,.wn J,Me orwlled baseball aia.- .V.. .l-. : ", j "V . i ?r?" and signed a three-year contraot at a who subscribed. It Twaaal. earaed flt- Loulf '"aerals. He subsequently average wages or fll a week. - SOLDTFR airrtiarmmTn WAfiHETOTON, Oct. 11 The men er me army nave suaserlbed 1 1, Til,. 00 to ths seosn; Liberty loan, reports today to the adhitant-graerej'e emce eshew. Th leading camps which thus r have report d arei Camp Shelly, attlesburg, Mlea., S0.0 Camp r uiunvii, m ert n.ney, .JUM., ZI,O00j Camp Kearney. Linda Vit raiif $ll,000i Camp Upton. Taphaak, N. released and tha leaa-na. it la claimed, had to meet tha obllratlona of hi contract. Th suit was filed in Chlcaae at this time, se summons could bs served en a majority ef the defendants who are attending the world's series. Brown pitched for the Columbus American association last season. Ilf.lKSt ntnn ISaaJ. all Md.. ttO.ISt. and Cams Rirvf. Sv4 ""Hi. xeotas, f,ow. The Blgbth S. 0. EDITOR IS NOW UNDER ARREST GREENVILLE, a C. Oct. II "W. P. Beard, editor ef The Scimitar, a Illinois Infantry of Chicago has a regi. weekly newspaper published at Abbe- mentaJ airhaHntlMt a 1 1 i 1 n a a -- . -..m . B.T. oral organisation have reported every san as a subscriber. POLITICS Ef CAMP. WASHINGTON. Oct. it rM. soldier la the national army training cuwnminn wm not nave te forage " vrimvKe oi auenams? neiitirai i meetings this fall. Secretary R.b., aanouncea tonignt that be had ap proved aa order by Majer-General J. villa, 8. 0., which was recently barred irem tne unitea states maua was ar rested yesterday at Abbeville, by deputy United States marshal, charged 4 waaaa TlUIOllUn an bi:l ses ITtJ II W raaH f k I i " - v iiapIViv Uiuuu June 16, 1917. It was learned here to-'and later to his home in Savannah. Kurope s colossal struggle, Pleasant A. Stovaii. United States minister to Switzerland, declared on his arrival here today that the economic situation m uermany is acute, and that he be lieved the backbone of German resist ance has been broken. Since the pub lication of President Wilson's reply tp jneaci s neaca nrnnniu in which the president stated that 'the United States Is warring upon the Ger man government, and pot upon the German people, the revulsion against ths war. Mr. Stevall said, has been spreading rapidly through Germany. 'The effect of this statement was for a long time not noticeable." he as serted, "but slowly and surely It in sinking deeper and deeper Into the German heart If left tn thatrmeivna the German people would make peace tomorrow. As It Is forces are at work In Germany which -will eventually I no man can safelv nredict how in compel tne oerman government to make peace with the world. "There Is no doubt about tha eco nomic straits in which Germany now noas itseii. j iie situation is acute." Mr. Stovall will go to Washington to consult with government official WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. Anthra cite coal operators and dealers repre senVng most of the country's produc tion and distribution of hard coal will confer with the fuel administration here Tuesday' on the subject of In creasing the output to meet this win ters' demands. Although anthracite shipments the first eight months of the year, reached a total of 8,456,000 tons against 5, 790,00 for the same period In 1910 the expert say tne supply win not meet The time, 3 o'clock. Ashevllle timet the place, ra front of the offloe of The Citizen on Government street: the girt. anybody's girl that you can bring to The Citizen's free show, for the Giant and White Sox are back ta Chicago, ready to look horns ever tha "rubber" game of the aeries to date. The game will be played a usual, la the window. Th Citizen will show each detail of the game, play by play, an instant after It actually happens on Comlskey field. Thla- Is made pos si bis by an elaborate system ot tele phone and telegraph wires, reaching to the diamond where the game la la progress. Owing to the difference In time be tween Ashevllle and Chicago, the game, called at 2 o'clock In the Windy City, starts at 2 o'clock here. early' pens WHAT CAUSED MUTtfrT. AMSTERDAM. Oct It. The first evidence ot the recent mutiny in the German fleet was an act of Insubordi nation aboard a battleship whose- cap tain was notorious as a bully, accord ing to Information received here by The Associated Press. A sick sailor, refusing to obey the orders c his superior officer, was brought before the captain who placed him under arrest On the following day a depu tation of sailors demanded the release of the delinquent who waa an elderly resirvlst. When the captain asked the meaning of this deputation, he re ceived the answer that the sailors had formed a council on the Russian model, and this led to aa Investigation which resulted in arrests and. the seis ing of pamphlets, . HEFLIX DENOUNCES "TRAITORS." the demand. The dealers and opera tors will name a committee to gather data on the situation and later will form a permanent organization to work with the fuel admlnmlstratlon. PHn.ATOCT.prnr A Oct. II Rmn Anthracite now is going in large sentatlve J. Thomas Heflln of Alabama ,uiii.iu i mm cu- .peaKing at a ooiumDus oay ceieora- land and other parte of the country I tion bV the Knirhta of Columbus here day. A true kill was returned recently bv a leaerai gran a jury sitting at Green, ville, charging that Beard "did unlaw fully, wilfully and feloniously maka and convey false statements while the unitra mates was at war with the im. Franklin Bell, commanding at Camp Pe,rtai German -government with the Upton. N. T normlttln bohTE.1 int?nt t0 Interfere with the operations gathsrtngs In camp under propei "ucc er tne United States reflation and that the Zlfn-M Malhat hsr ensmlss." Two other apply to all tha camn. . 7T- un wer wciuaea in tnis in. sbS hrnd.tlen JtnJ. i Beerdra. later relied by a United the - rim. w;k .,r.. I sut" .commissioner en bend In th tha aa r...ZI"'"M . , twi numiiir wuwon darthm dtrahm dtrahmtdaraf that are forced to lay In early stores. Shipments to New England In the first eight months of the year were greater by 665,700 than during the same per-. lod laat year. The northwest, how ever, has not yet received an amount equivalent to lost year's movement but fuel administration officials believe that the preference now given ship ments to the lakes soon will remedy this situation. . FIGHT OR PIE. or opportunity snail be . . a-i-ran all political parties. It Is understood, also that General Bell's Drohibltlsn of disloyal utterances wiU apply gea arally. THE WEATHER. WASHINGTON, Oct - lt Fore cast for North Carolina! Fair and colder Saturday: Sunday fair ms. tioued cold, 1 GOES TO JURY. HARRISONBURG, Va., Oct 13. The ease of Robert Monger, charged with the killing of J.- Milton Hensley, a neighboring farmer, last July, In a quarrel over a boundary line, went to the Jury here late tonl-ht rirrnii I Judge Haaa adjourned court until I 1:30 o'clock tomorrow, when he wilir receive the verdict if It Is reached by' that time j - - - a a f ii laa LONDON. Oct 12 A dispatch from the British headquarter to Reu ters, Limited, says that a prisoner from the Seventy-eecond German In fantry reserve, in describing the dis cipline of his corps, declared that be. tonight declared that any man who is oot now giving his whole-hearted sup port to th commander-in-chief ef oir armies aad navy is a traitor to hi country. ."It we arrest a maa on a street corner for haranguing a crowd against this country's participation in tb war." said Mr. Heflln. "we ought to arrest a member ot congress who does the same thing on a larger scale and causes the nation abroad to think there Is dissension la the United State." : , . KAISER AT SOFIA. tion hortheast of Yprea. ' At an hour "the" attacklna foreea had trated several hundred yards into the;1 front extending' from - a place 'hear Houthoulst forest 'down below ;th Tpres-Roulera railway and were' bat-' tling aiopr the' Pasechen dale ridge withis ahoiisand yards of , th oeater , of Passchendsae vtllagaV The offensive started at Il3 ta the morning. The condition of the ground was appalling, but by 7:45 the report cam back that everything waa gelne well and th troopa over a wide sec tion of th front had pushed forward te a depth averagllng 100 yard or mora. ; CONFERENCES FLANNEIV ' . RALEIGH. Oct It. Rsnrwea.it a. tires of the United State department of agriculture left Raleurh tonla-ht for Columbia, 8. C. after havlas oo of erred j vriua rauaiara oanaers ano OUSTS interested In warehouses In - tha lint of a series of conferences' Which will be held throughout the south relative to the warehouse act paae4 by con gress at its recent session. , Tka ond eenferenoe will be held at Colum bia tomorrow Where aftarnaan ' u nieht sessions will be haWi. . Ia Raleigh tb proposition ef licen sing cotton warehouses waa long eon sidersd. In the party her were JA 8. Murph, R. L. Nixon, C. Morrill and A. H. Fast,-all of th department of agriculture. ; TO USE GERMAN 8TEAMZR4, RIO JANEIRO, Oct 13-The Bra allian government purposes to utilize seized German steamer for th or- Sanizatlon of International steamshiJU- ' nes. The vessels will fiy the BraX silian flag and Will be used In the InJ terest of Brazil and the allies. The trews of the vessels will be made Up Of Brazilians. - - The realisation of thla project now depends solely upon an understanding between Brasll and the allies, -which Brazil considers essential. LUXBURG DETAINED. BUENOS AIRES, Oct 13. Count ' Karl von Luxburg, the former Ger man minister to Argentina, arrived to-' day at the detention . camp oa the Is- : land of Martin Garcia. ; Count von Luxburg, after having been handed his passports, disappear 1 ed from Buenos Aires, but was found early In tha week in the southern part or tne province ot suenos Aires ans arrested. , TJTICA, N. Oct. 12.Jon Francis P Beck with, whose love letters have cos! TAR MADE WITH POLUNQ POINT9 ANO . THE OVAL BUTTONHOLBj 2oc each arow poc . 'ion (pilars ,ksiTCD anwiT jot4,Mt ofiW tfetnuifc 2Ei AMSTERDAM. Oct 12. The Ger man emperor arrived at Sofia, Bui- fi-n rl a VAatMrdav. acordlna tA aidvlrae iur wm io uaiiin itSini.uii ui- reaching Here, tie was accompanied mander addressed his troops with the h,. prince Wilhelm and Foreign Sec re warn Ing that any who held bad- i y von Kuehlmann The emperor would be shot The only answer war . . received bv the klnr of Buiraria general groaning, awelling into de-. m4 itll htm rode through decorated various women in the United States 321.000, and who has four wivss is r various parts of the country, has been ' sentenced by Federal Judge Ray t fifteen years In the federal prison al ' Atlanta, and to pay a total fin ol ' 316.004. Beckwlth has been la Jail here since his arrest In Cleveland. Ha n pie ad guilty yesterday to misuse ol t the nails... rlalve slaughter, upon which the com- maader rode away. WILL GET COAL. WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. A delega, tion of city council men from Fred ericksburg, ' Va.. accompanied by Senator 8wanson, were assured today by 'the .fuel . administration that Im mediate attention would be given to the coal shortage In that, city, . Ar. rangementr were made to ship one thousand tons of coat a month's sup ply, to Fredericksburg to be dis tributed by th olty authorities. v streets to a triumphal arch erected la honor of the Imperial visitor. Ths burgomaster of Sofia, according to rutom. offered Emperor William bread and salt 'I BOK8ALL RE-ELECTED. 4 PHtLADETJLPHIA. Oct- 12. Ed ward H. Bonsai 1, of this city, was 're elected president of the National council of -the Brotherhood of 8)t Andrew at its annual convention her tonight It la th eighth consecutive time Mr. Bon sail has bees chosen to aoad tit eouaeil. . . - , .... SeflH 1 WEB'S I
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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