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CAPE FEAR NEWS B UY THE NEWS ECAUSE IT IS ETTKR WEATHER. Fair. You Can Find It In The Cape Fear News 12 Hours Earlier FULL TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS. FULL TELEGRAPHIC REPORT' VOL. 1, NO. S41. FAYETTEVILLE, N. C WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1916. PRICE, $4 PER YEAB CLAIM eOULliS RETHEATIKG FAST BEFORE INVASION Bulgars and Germans Cross Roumanian Frontier on a V Front of 125 Miles. BLXGARS CAPTURE' DOBRIC Pressing Toward Si list ra. En dangering the Trunk line for Roumanian Supplies from the Black Sea. Inflict Ix)ses. (By International New Service.) London, Sept. 5. The joint inva ion of Koumatiia by Urrnuu and Bulgarians is assuming serious ro- portion!. They have crossed the tier .of the Roumanian Dohrudja on a front of approximately 125 miles and claim ta be pressing ahe i l on the en: ire line. V I he r..ierfully fortified bruWhead T at fuoakan on the Danube, 3" rvil a.!hi;t of Bucharest, haa been car ded by storro by the Gerasrs Be girding to an official statement from Berlin, while the Uulgar'ans hate rapture! the large city of IJ-jl ri; well I ,n UK'F aaiient whse arm vu inside of toe Iobrudja bwrdtt. sii.iirrushed by yesterdays sweeping ad are pressing on the fortress of Silis- va"- tra, on the Danube, which ya-i .he Encircling Comblea. main trunk 1'nes for Rournai: i.i .up- 'n addition to this important stra plie t'rom the Black Sea. jtegic sun-ess which means a biff step An official statement from Sofia j"1 the clearing of the French pais to states that heavy losses are being in- j tn fortress of Peronne, General Dieted on the Roumanians who are Foch's troops made considerable head- retreating steadily -vasion. before the in- Replaccs Flivver w . a s w. Mln I OCket I hanire, 1 (By International Newa Service.) Wauketha, Wi.t Sept. 5.-- Harvey Smithers was dnving his Ford today near Pine Lake, when he heard the siren of a big tsurinir car. He en- aeavorea to get out of the narrow . i 1 l,. Jl.- i.:. L..i i.:. .u t:..i. , -nr: n.niituir fill .lie nine. one amidyhip.. Smithers was .pilled into a ditch. The driver of the big ear came back, looked over Ce wreck and said: "It was all my fault " Then the unknown driver, who drove a NVw ork liceneit cnr. n-le.t .... , . .. $3f0 og a huge roll of lulls, b id Har-f vey to buy a new car and drove away Solves Weevil Plague; By Use of Pheasants (By International News Svrvic.) Memphis, S-pt. 5.-- Philitp Ca-t Stiff, iiperintcivletit of the Zoulut'itaj ganien here, lIievs he has soke-, the boll weevil nlaeui which every year coats cotton primers of thf South thounamls f dollars fa tan if piarcti tH) htants m a 100-scre cotton fielti nar iere Ut ! week. Today he made an examina tion of the fit-Id and found the birdn had cleaned it completely of boll weevil. They were immediately et to work in a 3 CO -acre field and ntarte'l in with a vi?or that tids fair to rid the field of the insects in s short time. ' T Germans Admit Loss Of New Zeppelin Berlin. Sept. 5. (via London.) Official announcement was made here today that a German airship had been brought to earth on the night of September 2 " a result .of en- emy fire.' GERMAN SYSTEM OF SECOND DEFENSES TAKEN BY BRITISH : French ' Capture Omiecourt Clearing Their Pass to Fortress of feronne. i REPULSE GERMAN ATTACK This Important Strategic Suc cess Places the French in a Position to Make More De termined Drive on Peronne. (By InUraatiaual i Service ) London, Sept 5. With unfaltering j vigor the Franco-British forces on the Sumire today continued t fcm-!"iv' n1 despit the reappear, h":mpr rl? "iir., b.,th .ncral Foch BndSif Dmi! Haig added, to their j' - 'i,,s ' ( yesteday and Sunday. The French raptured by storm the village of Omieeourt, southwest of f'haulne, their chief objective. This latter town is now in General Fm-h's (Trip rum three sides and it fall is believed near. With it rapture he will have removed the "index finger" y ""rth of the river in the eneirc- line of Tumbles. . The British on their part struck out from Guiliemont village, captured hiimlMV nitrht uml nnrir.,1 k..i, l,-..v-( , .,' """jthe outcome does not look favorable neurit- w m,!A uutwtr4 ...;--;.. ...... - j of Leuze wood and carrying the w hole jaora between the Fallemont Farm and j Leuze gs'oodaa well as between that ;l and Dinc-hy village. Thus, the entire Germ a a system of second line lefcr.se between the Mouquelte farm i".. -.... .....v., ,,T.4 ' British join is now in the hands of Sir liouglas' trops. Violent tier man counter attack were repulned everywhere. Berlin reported only briefly on the jSomma fighting this afternoon, ad mitting the lo of ITiilly village, but snot mentioning gains claimed by the ! Allies. ANM'AI- Sl'NDAY SCHOOL PKMC ON THCUSDAY lile Branch Sunday School to Hold Annual Tirnic ThurMiaj. Meet at! K. S. at 9:30 O'clock. The Mtie Branch Sun!uy chml v hld its annua! picnic at "Victory Luke" on Thunuiy, September 7th Kviry mem.er of the Sunday school, old. younf? and middle-ared, is expected to attend and enjoy a good days outing. Kverybody will please gather at the Sunday schoul and be ready to Mart ;at t:30 o'clock. Dont forget your bathing suits aod the son; iooks. Bulgars Renew Attack On Macedonian Front Saloniki, Srpt. 6. (via Paris). Bulgarian troops have made another attack on the Macedonian front west of Lake Ostrovo. It was announced , at French army headquarters today i that the attack Jiad been repulsed by .Serbians. iTHREATEHED STRIKE TO TIE UP TRANSIT MAUI LINES Both Elevated and Subway In eluded and Crisis is Expect ed Within 72 Hours. RECOGNITION OF UNION Is Contention of the Employes While the President Remains Firm Against Yielding to the Men's Demands. ' ' : (By International Newa Service) New York, Sept. 5. A strike in tended to tie-up every transit line in Dewthe buroujihs of Manhattan and the Rmnr ini.lintini tkA t I ..T ...... j.. ... u euw.My auu ee- vated is threatened within 72 hours. Arbitration has been offered by the employes. It has been refused by the Interboroutrh Company. ' Both Presi dent Khonts and Vice-President Had ley, standing firm against yielding to au demands. The fight is over the recognition of the union. Within the past couple of weeks the Interborough hag signed about 8,000 of their employes on working contracts. Many of the men signed were members of th union and claim they were coerced into sign ing. . . - - - ' ..t' The contracts do not recognize the union' and contain an anti-strike agreement. Union leaders insist on the recognition of the anion. Negotiations are pending between representatives of the company and of the union, but with both parties standing hrm for their contentions towards a peaceful settlement. BASEBALL RESULTS. AMERICAN I.FAGt E At W?hington R. H. E. New York - ; u 2 0 Washington 2 7 1 Batteries: Cullop and Walters; Juhnsun and Henery. First Game. At Miiladelphia R. II . E. i Boston 2 8 0 Philadelphia 5 II 3 Batteries: Shtre and Kady; John son and I'icinic. Berond Game. At Philadelphia H. H. E. Boston 18 3 Philadelphia 13 Batterie.s: Mays i and Thomas; Myers and Ficmic. NATIONAL LEAGUE At New York Brooklyn ... New York Batteries : Coomns R. H. E. 6 H 1 2 9 2 and Miller; Anderson and Kairden. First Game. At Boston R. H.E. Philadelphia 4 7 2 Boston 2 7 1 Batteries: Alexander and Kiliffer; Barnes and Gowdy. Second Game. At Boston " R. H. E. Philadelphia j 0 10 Boston . 0 7 3 Batteries: Demaree and Barnes; Rudolph and Blackburn. At Chicago R. H. E. Cincinnati .... 3 13 1 Chicago .... 2 4 0 Batteries: Knetaer and Wtngo; Hendrii and Archer. St. Louis-Pittsburgh, rain. THE UNITED STATES STANDS SQUARELY That a Submarine Such as the Deutschland is Purely a Merchantman. NOTE DISPATCHED ALLIES Expect this Reply to Entente Governments Protest to be Made the Subject of Further Diplomatic Negotiations. . (By tnusrmatioaai New Service.) W-ljmgton, Sept. 5 The United StaUf stands squarely on its decision as arrived at in the Deutschland case that a submarine can be of a peaceful type-'i'ii as such is entitled to the same; treatment as an ordinary mer chantman. In a note sent forward to the en tente allies in response to their pro test filed, when it was announced hc.t the P Jtschland were to be cleared in 'regular fashion as a merchant ship, the UMted States makes it plain that its decision was arrived at only after a complete examination of the Ger man iiNderseas craft had been made. The reply of this government mak ing th;.s ruling was sent forward yes terdiOflicials, at the Staje Depart ment said today. They expect that it will lie made the subject of further exchanges between the entente al lies and this government. King Drank from Pail After Horse Had Fill (By International News Service.) Paris, Sept. ,5. The son 4f a lend ing manufacturer of Brussels, whoj-e two brothers have ben killtl at the' front, tells the following anecdote. whu-h dates from the first summer of the war: 'it had teen a hot. day and Kintr Albert, who had not left the trenches for hours, was suffering from thirst. He asked for something to drink, bu? not a sofnier-nad anything left, rsack of the trenches a man saw a horse uriMKing ami weni- over arifi "inrieu to pull the bucket away. j "l-on't do that," said the K:;g. "Let the poor animal drink; n-rhiips it neels it more than 1 do. H was not until the horse had tii.i-hed drinking rbit the King took i ii v i'ie bucket and drank tht f-w drops that rem a i net! . Predicts Harris Will Sweep South Georgia (By International Ness Service. 1 Columbus, New Mexico, Sept. 5. Belief that General Pershing's puni tive column is not to remain much longer in Mexico grew here today when U'n truckloads of clothing and j equipment were brought back to this base It is understood that this is the expedition withdrawal. in preparation for Pershing Shipping Army Equipment Back; Atlanta, Sept. 5. Judge D. W. Krauss, of the City Court of Bruns wick, in 'Atlanta Monday, predicted a victory fof Governor Harris in south Georgia. Tha governor will carry every coast county, many of them by big majorities, he believes. GREECE RAPIDLY MAKING PREPARATIONS TO ENTER THE EUROPEAN CONFLICT Germany is Preparing siders the Fact That Greece Allowed Armed Forces From Allied Battleships to Hunt pOWn German Subjects an Utter Violation of Neu- trality. Constantine Reported Recovered. GERMANY DECLARES AN EMBARGO ALL TOBACCO SAVE FROM HER ALLIES (International Newa Service.) Washington, Sept. 5. The Department this afternoon re ceived a cablegram from Am bassador Gerard in Berlin stat ing that Germany had derlared an embargo on all tobacco and tobacco products except that from Turkey and other allies of Germany. What effect this embargo will have on the American market is not fully known. Details of the embargo will be secured by this government as soon as pos sible. T TODAY Members Arrive at New London and Will Exchange Cre dentials Todav. (Bf International News Semce.J New London. Conn., Sept. American and Mexican joint sion reached New London this' even ing on the Mayflower. , At the first session tomorrow here in the hotel Grtswold, the commis sioners will exchantre credentials; Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior, head of the American dele gation yaid t4niht: "At our first meeting Luis Ca.i.vra, Chairman of the Mexican imputation will preside. I hipe we will begin the consideration of the business at hand wilhout delay. We will sh-ip-1 our course as-v.c go aionn." Negro Sells Dale of Cotton for ? 100.06 Alhajiy, ept. 5 aimer Iron litle of cott Hi:k:r Co.inty. n here this week ami staple Loth for JlOO.lMi. Seed hroiikrht lL'tVUfi. One hundred dollars a bale is a remarkably gootl price for cotton. Moves Office. Mr. D. M. String-field, Attorney-at-Law. has moved his flices across the hall from his old offices, in the ones formerly occupied by J. Sprunt New tun. Mr. String-field wiil be glad to see his old clients and friends in his new place. Some I'umpkin. ; Mr. A. S. Huske, the seed man, has on exhibition in his show window a A mm pumpkin weiphihK 93 pounds. The Weather for North Carolina, pumpkin was prown by Alex Burney Tartly cloudy in west. Probably in his garden located near the ice showers in east portion. Wednesday, plant. It is the Kinjer of Mammoth Thursday probably showers, with de varioty. - creasing winds. an Ultimatum and Con By International News Service.) London, Sept. 5. That Germany preparing to take action agairst Greece as a result of that country V suhmiKsion to the demands of th en tente which include the expuWim f all Teutonic agents from the ccuntry. is indicated in dispatches frWu Am sterdam. The fact that Greece ha a!!nv-d armed forces from allied yb.au it-hip to hunt down German art.i Aovtrian t subjects in the streets ii AUiens if considered an utter violation of neu-' trality and it is reported that an u'ti matum is in process of prenarat at Berlin. meaewnjie owmg to trie mnavor- I able impression CEvate"! in the pvblk mind at Athens by the sight of for eign landing parties making arrest of the subject of neutral countries the French a fid British ministers are reported to have agreed to allow the Greek police to make what arrests re mains to be made. aking Preparations. Greece is making quiet prepara tions to enter the war at an earby . date according to Athens dispatches. Five classes of reservists have ai re evn re-mobilizetl, it is stated jli.i tolay 5(io Greeks who have resi- Iflenct-s in the I'nited States were pre- vented from emharkintr on a liner for New York. They made a vigorous protest ami later' eniratrril in a street demonstration Iw-fore the offiee of ! IVemicr Zaimis. roiit-e (fitards dis persed thern. A a result sailings from Piraeus for the United Suites have'hecn postponeil. Kinir Constantine has jlly recov ered his health, acoordiro a Reuter dispatch. Revolutionary acti'ities continue in the Suloniki district, and in fact a treat part of Macedonia. French Steamer Sunk IiytjIine or Torpedo 0! Intt London, steamship lcs. h:is I rr.'itioiiiJ News Scmu-! Sept. r..-The French iii iu-rai -!hitaid, , 4V---en SLink li a mine or tot- haii. ! f-.-ni 'li.kar. Senate Passes Revenue ' Kill Karly Wednesday (By international News Service) Wa.-huii'tofi, Sf pi rT. - The revenue bii! uas : :t.sro bv tht Pwite at 12:20 thi Ve.bed.. rriiir;.-. The vote was -4J to U. ,$10,000,000 for Jam For the Hritish Army (By International News Service.) London, St-t5. n From April 1, 1915, to March 1. !i!6. the British Kovernment spent SKMKHOOO -on jam for the army, aa. WEATHER.
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