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Stones, Bricks and Bottles Hurl
Into Cars, Shattering
All the Windows. -.
PASSENGERS ARE INJURED
Strike on New York and Queens
-Growing to Considerable Pro
portionH, and Cars Are With
drawn front Night Service. .
By lirteraatiana) New ServioeJ
New York, Fept. 19. The threat
ened general strike in sympathy with
the street railway men probably will
be called for Tuesduy, September 5?
The United Labor Conference f the
Federal Udif of greater New York
wil! aet in special session at two
fl'clori Friday aiuemoon le BVt the
time fiir the general walk-out.
Subway and elevated service was
practically norma! today. There wa
improvements in the surface ear ac
tuation. Attempts to run cans after
slark, however, met with rioting and
disorder.
A number -of ears wrecked by bom
bardmeTvu f atone. bricks, and bot
tle, and aevera! passenger were e
merely injured.
Few ear that remained out of their
barns after nightfall escaped attack
and in every case the window were
shattered.
The strike the New Ywk and
Queens Ov.,my Electric Rail ay irrew
to eervidrabl, prt.pv.rtnr. Fearing
hAen all car were withdrawn from
.night aervice.
Start Riley Fund
By Indiana Film
By JntrittUooI New. J5rk,)
, ItMtianapoIi. lad., .Sept. J.f. Ttw
first Mf r a j&eawrial to Jam
Wiuitomb Riley, the beloved' Hoosier
pot, who died recently, raised
today. It was the proceed frvn the
jtaoviiv picture "IndfME," depkiinjr
th hiafxtry the ttat a it
'aundreth jivrary!' . Whi -from the
ns-n-,i..r,aS to Riley .will take has 'not
fceJ decided. .
"Self-Help Bureau
For the High School
(By U-raativaai New Srr1c-)
KvansvUW, Ind. S-ept. tt.The
Jof a! tai her' fejertiw fcas inaugu
rated a aeif-htlp bureau in the cbMJ,,
for the pjrp id supplying after
mhfA and Saturday employment to
ppiit who otberwtue would have to
i,Mn fro high srfwol. Business
met and manuai-turers will be asked
t work they can supply.
Oruggists Discuss
Increase in Prices
(By liiiMiMml Vmwt
Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 19 Two
t thousand druggists from every state
in the union are in attendance at
the National Association of Retail
Druggists here today. The convention
will continue until September 22.
The talk of the' druggist is chiefly
of the enormous increase in the price
of many druggists : since 0h Euro
pean war broke oat.
According to Early Eetnrns
JFrom the New York State
1 Wide Primary.
McCOMBS DEFEAT CONWAY
For Democratic Senatorial No
mination. Indications Are
That Whitman Wins in the
Light Progressive Vote.
CBy International News SerriceJ
New York, S-pt 19. Early returns
from the elate -wide primaries indi
cated the following:
-'iGwrernor. Whitman wins .the JBa-
publkan nomination over William M.
Bennett by ten to one.
William M. Colder, of Bronklyn, ap
pears to hare won the Republican
Senatorial nomination over Hubert
Bacon, former. American .Ambassador
to France by a close rote.
William JF. McCoornbs, .former
Democratic National Chairman, has
won the Democratic Senatorial nomi
nation over Thomas S. Conway.
The Whitman-Seabury contest for
the Progressive vote resulted in a very
close race with indications that Whit
man Jias won by a narrow maryia.
The vote was exceedingly light.
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Verdun Keports Foreshadow
New Important Battles i
That Theatre of War.
JCBy lateraattanal News fUwriee.)
Ix.ndt, -Sept, lt.Twrent f rain
pouring 4wn upon the
-...!.!. ,.t r,MrUtrn Fran- and Fla&d-
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ers have come to the re!;f of a mil -
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boa utterly exhausted aoldiers, paV-
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', Since the a.pta.re of DeneWt by
the FrawA lata'yeatwday aad. the
ajultaneoua BriUA jwogre -toward j
Combles aiid Bourne the bad weath- j
er made it impossible for the - Allies to
continue the "big push."
No cUms on a !ar raI
f-Hjjrht but durirp the. rht th
nirht the French puhhed teir line a
lis tie further east f Surrey
while
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successful raid cn
(jcmni) irenrnes. ,
The rt port trfw Verdun foresAad-J
The Ber-
vw i.evr uijpoHant battles
lis war office admits3, ibis afttrnoo... J
he French lat ni?ht penetrated fr -
ne r rr . J
man trench, on Je southero 'Js
Morte Hvmme on the left H'
r j
the Meuse, in the firs attack launch
ed in that region Ut months. Jo
German counter attacks are described
as "complete failyres" by the I'ari
official report.
Revenue Men to Hold
Annual
Convention
Richmond, Sept. 19. Internal reve
nue men from all sections of the
country will assemble in 'Richmond
this week for the seventh annual con
vention of the rational association,
which will bold its sessions on next
Friday and Saturday,
On Account of Villa's Activities
the Joint Commission
lieaches a StandstilL
JIEXICAN ENVOYS REMAIN
Firm in Their Contention That
Carranza Troops Can Handle
Villa, Dot are Disturbed By
Bandits Activities.
(By JjrteraatMnal News Serviced
New London, Conn, Sept. 19.
Villa's activities checked further con
sideration of the Mexican border
question by the joint commission to
day. The American delegates want
more facts concerrrinfr the bandits at
tack on Chiuhuahua and his boast
that thousands of Carranzistas are
plottinr to join his standard.
Although the Mexican envoys still
insist that Carranza troops are able to
handle Villa and should therefore re
place 'General Pershinjr's army in
Mexico, they apeared risibly disturb-',
ed by the bandits activities, Tbey
would sot deny the report that Villa
forces were able to penetrate into
the center of Chihuahua because of a
formidable mutiny jo General Tre-
vino'a amy.
This afternoon, instead of the regu
lar session, the commission went
aboard a Fulnxnfrine and took an un
derwater ride. It is expected that
the convention wiH adjourn on Satur-
day to Atlantic City or Lakewood.
Rer. RoyaQ Conductingr
Meeting at Rose Ilill
J Rev. W- P.. RoyaU will conduct a
'laarka rf revival meetings at Rose
Hill, beginning today, and. laatiar
I throughout .the week,
j .'Mr. ' Ryall aaa ;recntly fiaished a
i .r r i5J.. ......
wjch wre very sucetsful ar.d the
'petile of JRe Hill and surrounding
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i community (are fortunate in saving
v- . , , .
1 secured the aemee xa.hm.
Rev. Mr- iRoyall will retura o this
eity aad. fiH .isis regular appointment j
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Suday.
Eighty-Five Counties j
Represented at W F. CJcrmaB . BUigar - Turk Army
Wake Forest,
N. C, .Sept. 19.
Eiehtv-five out of
the 1W North
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oJ t'c r represent in the
jcnrilment at Wake forest Coiiege
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ment has increased steadily s.ace the
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opening j
Work on New Conover
Plant to Start Soon
I Newton, N. C, Sept. 19 Work on
the new Yount factory to be located !
at Conover by John Y. Yount of this-.,.,
place, is to commence at the earliest
possible (time. Lumber contracts are
being filled and arrangement made
for the brick construction. The build
ing is to be 80x355 feet, one-story,
aad will house 8,160 spindles, making
No. 40's yam. The machinery will
come from Wslterboro, S. C., where
a mill was purchased outright.
neads of Department of Justice
Offices to Meet This Morn
ing to Plan Campaign.
3. ORDERED BE RELEASED
For the Lack of Evidence. Gov
ernment Officers Hope to
Break Up the National Black
jnailing .vndicate."
By IaurnaUanal New Service) V
Chicago, Sept. IS. Directing fren-
A
uisea v( the Federal investigation and
prosecution will assemble at Wash
ington tomorrow morning for a two
days conference to map out a cam
paign against the national black
mailing syndicate whose exposure was
nrecinited br the Tvson Hotel raid
of Saturday night.
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Heads of the department of justice I
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oflkw at New York, Philadelphia,
Washington and Chicago have been
summoned and the planning will be
under the personal supervision of At
torney General Gregory.
With the Chicago arrests as a nu-
irUmm 4km jtmatmuent officers hope to
devise a campaign of extermination i
that will result in prison terms not
only for the ring leaders of the con-''
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spiracy to kidnap Mrs. Regina Klip-
per, of Philadelphia, but fur nearly -thirty
.other alleged acts of blackmail
is various partS'of the country.
Announcement of the conference
was made late today after the govern-
inert .had bpen forced in a hearing be-1
fore '.illaHsd State" Commissioner;
Foot to diamiBs
prosecution
agiinst three f the seven under ar- Lloyd Tilley, present clerk wf the Su
rest in Chicago. .The dismissal was perior court, and Mr. W. H. .Yo-une.-'
caused, it was explained, by a lack of received the greatest number f votes,
eviceiKe. . there being a difference of only seven
The,hree wh'.capt'd are Mrs. Ed- teen. Today's rsulw wi as was fora
ward .Donahue, Mrs. Francis Chap- easted by leading jpolttUMans, necessi-'
mar., alias Mrs. Francis ABett,' George tate a aecond primary.
Bland, alias George Pearl.
CEILIII SUCCESSES
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Pressing Toward Their Ob-
jective, Danube Bridge.
By International New Service.)
London, Sept. 19. Field Marshal
Von Mat'Ven son's right wing in Rou-' morning from a. downtown hot'i, fol
mania eonsisting of German, Bulgar- towing an atu?oipt at suicide, which
ians and Turks has penetrated at sev- according to attending physicians he
era! points the line through which the "attributed to her inability to find a
Russian-Roumanian army was forced means of livelihood,
back after its headlong dash through i According to attaches of the hotel
the Pobrudja. . jsfce registered from Ashevilie.
The Sofia war Oflke announced tli-
;cmptMre wf three villages a few miles
of the Rasova-Constanz line
tXptete4 to defend to the last.
The forces now are only seven miles
south of Rasova. their immediate ob-
Jective in their drive to the fortified
Panube bridge heads.
The Roumanian sea port Mangalia
wasi taken by the Bulgars on Septem-
ber 15 Sofia announced today. On the
Danube's front no action of import-
ance is reported.
Militarj Authorities Believe Eulgars Will Make
Decisive Stand at Monastir, as They Have JEIs
tablished Formidable Pefense .Iines-Fierce
Battle Raging-Between the Italian and Bulgar
ian Troops, Between Lake JDoiran and Strcxna.
AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.
MOVE N. Y. PLANTS TO
DURHAM AND RICHMOND
(International News Service,)
New York, Sept. IS. Rather
than submit ta the demands of
its 7,000 cigarette makers who
want recognition of their onion
the American Tobacco Company
has decided to move ila rt
to Richmond, Va, and Durham,
N. C The work f nMvrg the
machinery is being pushed for
ward.
1'he labor supply in Richmiid
W Uurham, toe comnany n
ak dodate, .k .mcm ha,rV
fluate to Jiandle its garette
. . . . . ..
business now handled in the
j New York faetories.
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Primary in Durham Resulted in
Difference of 17 Between
Young and Tilley.
Special to THE NEWS.)
Durham, St'pt. 19. in ..the feio-
ratic primary held here today Mr. E.
The second primary will be held
sfay, September ?. Thoti -run-
jidng in epoosition to Mr. TiKey, were
' Messrs. J. Martin U.mstad, Willis
F. Sneed .Mid Mr. Young. j
j Leader for each candidate have
marshaling' their votes and Were :
ry 'siv toueaout the day. Much
interest was centered at the polls iur-
ing the estire day.
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Young Woman Tries
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huiade in Charlotte
CharUAte, X. Sept. W A young
wonan giving her name .as Haasei
'; Steele, aged 3Q ws rushed to' the.
Presbyterian Hospital here Sunday
'Feud Leader Killed
By Gov't Mashal
Lexington, Ky., Sept: 19.- Word
ieached - here today from P;rr iojr
ty that Moe Feltner,' knov as one
of the leaders in the Hargi; Cotkrell
feud in Breathitt county in li?fi, bad
ln shot and kMed by Units! S'.iUs
Marshal Sixsmors while resistiu ar-
rest.
By International News Serrke.)
London, Sept. 19, The retreat of
the .Bulgarian right wing in Mace
donia toward Monastir continues, the
Serbian, French and Russian forces
composing the allied left, pushinr
hard on the Bulgars heels. t
Unofficial dispatches from Aihns
stating that the Bulgarians are eva
cuating Monastir with a th-w t,. re
tiring iiarty-seven miles to the .nrth '
are -discredited here as the Bulbars
are known to have -established for
midable defense, lines around Monas
tir where they are expected t maka
!a decisive stand to avert a wHh'lrr:r-s'
af the Bulger-Teuton center and K-f t
Another .great -Serbian .success west
of Lake Ostrova is reported from Sa
loniH. The Serbs are' said to have
captured by storm the highest summit
of the Eaimakalam mountain range.
Bulgarian counter attacks were re
pulsed the dispatch said.
This is disputed by the official re
ports issued in Sofia which says that
attacks against the range were re
pulsed ' "Meanwhile a violent battle is raging ':
between Bulgars and Italian troops
at the foot .of Mt. Beles between Lak
Dorran and the- Struma
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Puts l Wall of Steel for Fifty
Miles in the Southern
Dobrudja. J
By Interaationai Nes Service.)
.'Lorain, Sept. 19. Field Marshal
Von Mackensen has put up a waU .f
steel and. iron . across the southern
Dubnidja from the Danube -town Ra-
K.va to the Uttie 'Black Sea port of
Puz'a, a streu of about forty miies.
jTbe wall consists of his 'right wing
J operating against Rouma'nia. roaif-
I4 by crmaif- B,j! aad T
i aided by an array .f the - Krupp"
rnijrhdt -fcy wrrx
i- To establish this barrier to a Rus
i . . .
j.iB Roumanian juavjucon of Buigar?
j the combined armies of the Ci&t and
King f eMiaand had to be driven out
?of the whole of the southern J)obrudja
along a fnnt of fifty aiies to a dtpih
of the same exu-bt.
The important railway line running
from Czernawoda' on the Panube, to
Roumanian's chitf p.rt CvnunMi is
said to be the immediate "objective cf
Mackenst.ns drive in the Pobrudja.
The Berlin war oiT.ce this after
noon stated that the Allied force in
eastern Roumacia have received Tt
uvfi.rcements. Tlie Panube city Raova is still in
the hands of the Russian -Roumanian
forces. Engagement already hav
been fought at this point.
WEATHER.
Fair weather ami rising tempera
ture Wednesday and Thursday. Mod
erate to fresh northeast -winds.
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