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VOL. I, NO. 371.
FA YETTE VI LLE, N. C,. THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12, 1916.
PRICE, $4 PER YEAS
f.!AHY ASP1RAHTS TO
COUNTY OFFICES Oil
A SPEAKING TOUR
Several Candidates Delivered
Short Addresses Before
Crowd at Lakeview.
FINANCES OF THE COUNTY
In Good Condition and a Large
Sinking Fund on Hand Ac
cording to Mr. Jireece. Each
Candidate Speech Interesting.
The candidate began t Beaver
Lake Tuesday morning and Daniel
Carter Gin that night. Yesterday
morning they were at Mam-heater
and they spoke at Lakeview Ctu.n
mill last niglit.
Mr. Clarence Carter wu chairman
(ftnd introduced the speakers. Mr. A.
B. Breeoe candidate fur House of Re
presentatives led off in a very nice
If little speech. He said that he didn't
think either Mr. Duncan, his oppon
ent, or himself had any idea of what
they would dotif they went to the le
gislature, but that he would not mis-
, represent the county.
' Republican Misrepresentation.
Mr. Breece aaid that the Republican
peakera were misrepresenting the
county by telling a half truth but he
didn't know whether it wu from ig.
norance' or intentional. Their speak
era are saying that the county ia in
debt 110,000, but they are not telling
that $15,000 of thin U do by Hnke
and Harnett count iet parts of which
wer pyt off from Cumlrland ami
owe their part o thVt indebtedness
that there ia on hand $31,000 for link
ing fund, that three steel bridge and
three concretes have been built at (
cost of 171,000, $4'l,0ii for a County
Hime, $'0,0ti0 for new achoola and
that there has been built 250 miles of
good roads at a cost of several thous
and. If thia la extravagance we
Vtload fruiltv.
r " ', .
11a warned the, vntera to bewar tf
th Republican candidates whim h
termed "wolves" in shieps clothing
Mr. R. P. Bolton Register of I'eeds
announced hit candidacy and urged
the voter to stand by him.
Mr. PavM Gaster made a short, but
appropriate speech and cited some
facts why the Jivmocraiic party should
ba kept in power.
Cumberland Securiliea Good.
He said that Cumberland securities
were so (rood that Judge Hrown who
la on the Supreme Court liench holds
some of the bonds, not yet due, that
he had tendered him the money for
them, but the Judge' said that he pre
- ferred to hold onto them until next
July when they will be due and pay
able. Mr. Henry Williams, candidate for
Solicitor of the Recordera Court made
. nice little speech quoting John .
Wescotts nominating speech at t. .
Louis which was received with ap
plause. Mr. W. M. Walker, clerk of the Su
perior Court made a strong Democrat
ic speech lauding President Wilson
and tha Democratic party. He raked
Marion Butler and associates fo the
disgraceful administration they pava.
And defended Ben Lacy against the
Republican inainuations.
He paid a tribut. to Ed. Edina, John
McFayden. J. U Wada. F. U Holcora
b and Albert Wada. All of whom
are men of intelligent and auccasa.
one dairyman, two farmers, one tne-
Continued From Page I )
ALLIES DEMAND THE
CONTROL OF GREEK.
FLEET.ALSOOFR.fi.
,. .. ; ..
Four Demands are Made Upon
the Greek Government By
the Allies.
TO RETAIN THREE SHIPS
But They are To Be Disarmed
and are to Carry Only Two
Thirds of Crew. Greece to
Comply With Allied Demands.
(By International New Service)
Paris, October 11. Reports from
Athena state that the Allies have
made the following demands on the
Greek government:
First That the Greek fleet must be
handed over to the Anglo-French
spuadron.
Second That the Green coastal
force must !e dismantled.
ThirdThat the railwaya from the
ports f.f Athens to Alriia in northern
Greece must 1 turned over to the;
allied armies. f
Fourth The ree warships Greece
is permitted to retain shall lie disar
med and their crew reduced two
thirds. ' "p.
The demands ' which in reality
amount to an ultimatum as a time lim
it is reported to have been set for
Greece to reply are said to have been
preented by the commander of the ,
allied fleet in Greek waters.
Greece will comply with the
mands made upon he. v
armies according
from Athens.
to a lute dispatch
-rr It,
ithe nmn reply
Contend That the Allies are Jus
tified in Seizing Neutral
Mail, Keport.
Ry International New Service.)
Washington, ''October 11. The
French F.mbassy this afternoon re
ceived the French reply li' the Ameri
can protest to the entente allies
against the seizure of American mails.
The reply, identical to a reply from
the Iii-itish foreien office received bv
th British Kmbassy several days '
airo, w-ill !e presented to the StHtej
Deparuat-nt with the British note
probably tomorrow. ; ;
I. is understood the notes contend
that the allies are justified in seizing
neutral mail.
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1 a Illuminate '
Coast Off Norfolk
(By International Newa ftervft)
Norfolk, Va., October 11. Parta of
of the coast in thia region ar being
illuminated tonight with rockets sent
up from British and French warships
on the Atlantic patrol warning mer
chant vessels that hostile submarines
nay be lurking in the vicinity.
Aeroplanes are also being used by
the British cruisers for convoy udty.
One British ship bound for South Am
erica with cargo left port and soon af-
terwarda an aeroplane was seen to,
rU from the deck, of one of tha war
ships and convoy her for a consider-
ableJUtnce.
STATE DEPARTMENT
DETAILSJF 0-BBAT
. :v .. .
No. Evidence Submitted -Warrants
Making of Represen
tations to Germany.
DANIELS DENIES REPORT
That Department Had Received
Information Supporting Re
port That ' Stephano Was
"Shelled Too Quick.
(By International Newa Service.)
Washington, October 11. Secre
tary of " Suite Lansing returned to
Washington thjs afternoon from his
conference with President Wilson at
Shadow Lawn. He spent an hour at
the department considering the latent
information concerning the -operations
of the German submarine U-35 off
Newport.
. It was learned today ,that the de
partment possesses no evidence war-
ranting the making of representations
to Germany.
Officials before determining- upon
any new policy or any action what
ever will study carefully the case of.
every vessel destroyed by the V-53
with a view of learning if in any par-j
niculur the law of nations was vioU-;'
ted. The Navy Department is await-
ing , complete report from Admirilj
Knight at Newport, who is expected :
i to transmit also the reports of com-jout
de-jmaders of destroyers who witnessed.
s,,me of the submarines attack..
These reports are likely to be thej
Jiasis for deciding whether a note shall '
go forward t Germany and also i!li
be valuable to this government as, il-J
ilustratinr under its own observation, '
iuw Germany is conducting its sub-!
marine operations in European
waters. -
I,
There ia warrant for the statement
hat the t'nited States cannot object
jto the operation of German ubm
j rines on the high seas off the Airieri-1
1 can eoast on the ground that com-
j plaint was made to England against
j British cruisers "hovering" off
ports of New York.
A high navy official said today it'
was decidedly improbable that Ger- j
man.v nad a submarine nase.any -
where on the Atlantic coast.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels de
nied today that the department had
any information supporting a report
that the ship Stephano was shelled
! before all the passengers
and crew
nol abandoned the ship.
,
Overalls for Women
On French Trolleys
(By International New. Service.)
Paris, October 11. Women
tpijiai'
car drivers and conductors in North
ern France now wear neat cotton ov
eralls as uniforn, with nothing over
their hair.
Seven Daj's in Jail
For Striking a Match
London, October 11. How strictly th contest- The query reads as fol
the lightning regulations to guard ! ir: "Resolved, That the Federal
against Zeppelins are enforced was
emphasised today when it was learned
that William Brighton, of Bungay,
Suasex, had been sentenced to seven
"days" in jail for striking a match out
of doors at night-
ARTILLERY DUEL IS
RAGING ON 13 MILE
T
Battle Line Extends From North
of the Somme to South of
I the River.
4
HAND TO HAND FIGHTING
!
Result of Germans Being Able to
Reach French Trenches in
Chaulnes Wood. Germans
Defeated in Each Attempt.
(By International New a Service.)
Pa-s, October 11. A great artil
lery duel is 'being fought tonight
along a front of more than thirteen
rnile in Picardy, stretching from
Morvi!, north of the Somme, to the
diatricta of Chaulness, south of the
river
Tfc.s bombardment was opened by
the 1 rench, apparently in preparation
for another drive against the German
front As has been previously report
ed the Germans have concentrated a
considerably larger number of puns
on h:s front than they have had at
any previous period of the war and
they ore replying heavily
to the
Fren h fire.
"-Or these-sfcetors of the front nor'h
Bl -rval the activity has been let
i interne The British announce th-
rep jIs of the German attacks north
of '"our-elleteV and there were shar;
reak-i of activity elsewhere on
Gei eral Haig's front but these affair
n purely local in charactef.
Against General Foch's line the
Ge mans put forth very violent ef-1
- i'
at
number of points. Two
heavy attacks were launched against
the ground tacw ly won by the Frenc.i
in Chaulness wood. These succeed -
e l at points in reaching the French
1 tvtnche and furious hand to hand
er. mnters ,ensi.l, the Germans be-
in dMeated in each attempt.
At many points on the western
f r. nt there were clashes of the armies,
, nie in considerable forces.
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Don't HUg Even CliHs,
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NeW High St'hool Rule
; i'y iuiroiinniai .-r-.nr..
Mew York, October 11 Don't kiss i
C .vendolyn goodbye.
Oont throw your arms arourid Ma
n and hug her just because you've
i 'h passed Trigonometry, Z-lT.
I)ont even wander arounfi the halls
with your arm around your bvt (girl
! course) friend's waist.
These are the new rule at Wad
b igh high school for girls. Infantile
paralysis is parlly to blame. The for
rrl notice reads:
"Isease is contracted through per-
'"" the.re abstain from
- ' monsirauons 01 anectton.
High School Debating
Query is Announced
Chapel Hill, October 11 The High
shool Debating union of North Caro
lina "has just announced through its
secretary, E. R. Rankin, the query'
t'T discussion among the high schools
thia year and the conditions governing
i.KVernment Should Own and Operate
tha Railways." A bulletin of 6frf '(r
pages containing outlines and argu-
menu on both aides will be sent free
of charge to all schools which are
member of th union.
I
WOMAN KILLED IffRIOTS
BY STRIKING EMPLOYES
OF STANDARD OIL WORKS
Three Men Seriously Wounded and More Than a
Score Slightly Injured By Flying Bullets.
Fire Engine Sent to Aid of Police Stalled and
Was Surrounded By Strikers When Police
Fired Into the Mob. Eleven Were Arrested-
E OF THE SERIES
Dragging Game With Only
Few; Fast Plays and Long
Hits to Feature it.
(By International News Service.)
Brooklyn. OctoV-r 11. The Red i
Sox took the fourth game of
the
world's series by the score of six to i
two this afternoon. Their victory was
due to clean hitting anil they were!
aided by -four errors on the part of i
the Dodgers. The Dodgers jumped I to hos,"ta!-
into the lead in the first inning when! FAevvn "rests, were made by the
Dutch Leonard exhibited a streak of ,h""'iful uf P" to ,loI,'n d"-
runs on two hits anl..an error.
But
their scoriiig 'rideil "right there.
. " With two men on bases and two
strikes on him in the second inning. j
Garooor smashed out a circut .drive
j to center, that fat !n'
''un in the lea' ,1 ,.,
Red Sox one (
er after that
Three'Dodger pitchers worked with
indifferent results. Marquard who
I started the game retired
and Cheney who replace! him, later'
gave way to Rucker.
1 The Red Sox played
' game throughout and
a smashing
with su,,"
confidence.
After Gardner hit hi:
homer the
Dodgers seemei to go to pieces.
It was one of th-se dull dragging
games, with only a f-w fast, plays ajid j
some long distance hittirit-'ii j); feature '
it. A world's s-eiies rec r...r time'
consumed in playing a n ne inning j
game undou'.tc !'y vas et:ib!i-ht'd by
this afternoon's frolic .vhi, h lasted
two hours and twi-ty-Jive misujte.
The R.-d S-x v..n b'i ause they
played baseball like w.,rl ! t.ha.mimn.;
lu'-i-aase tht.-y weit- :tbi tn hit wht-it :
swat meant s hih; :iiid be,-8it.- t'tie"
li,-i.i..'d super! !y .ir.d btvane I tnavl
!afT(.-r his innw'jr.il f;,)t 'f'M:r. -tta !
ied and found hints. If..
Atlanta pot'Cotton
50 Yr. Limit at 17.10
14 Atlanta, October 11. Following
Monday,' break of 20 points to lriSo,
! Atlanta spot cotton developed strength
r(-v-t .... pt-.m.- .v. .w.
la new high record for the movement.
!
I and the best price paid for sp. ts at
I this n.,n ..f the v.ar in m,ir thnrt
j50 years.
Kuss. Czarina Honors
British Envoy's Wife
(By Internationaf flewi Service-)
Petrogra.l. October 11 -The Dow
ager Empress of Russia has honored
Lady Georgina Buchanan, wife of the
j British Ambassador here, w ith the
Order of St. Catherine, a distinction
rarely conferred on a foreigner.
There seems to b.'.ntre bone
Sorr.e boneheads than in others.
(By International News Bet vice. t
Bayonne, X. J., October 11.- Riot -in
an exceedingly interesting series ui
of 3,000 workers against the Standar.-i
Oil works here resulted tonight in thi
death of a woman and the seriou
woundingr of three men.
More Than a score of pers- r suf
fered minor wounds from flying bul
lets. The riots started when a Ve engine
snt out to aid the poike in diner.
ing moba became stalled. vFtrikers
and sympathizers gathered about the
machine and attempted the n't the
1 V, Ua -1
" "UI" 1 " 1
called and many shots fired ut Th
tnreaienmg crowu. ,.
' Tk ...mnn fall lie- nt. the hrst p.rP
ferent points from which rioting wai.
reported.
"Shoot to kill after this" was the
order given by the chief of the detec
tive squad after a clash with the
(rikers at Brady's warf. "Tnere ia.
trf be no fooling any more, no shooting
in the ground or in the air."
The chiefs order was the result of
f "mushroom" bulb on tao
! finding
arrested afu'r the
! of the four men
1 1: I 1 Km ! envpn'
tho
j-ar thr
case of a crowd of striker-
wharf.
The police tonicht announced that
en were idle. Of these TM
c I...I
are strikers iroio n-
Oil plants in Bayonne. The other
were thrown out of employment or
compelled to'.piit work by the action
of the strikers.
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ASQUlth hUVS A.lieS
Want Future Security
-
(By International. News Service.)
,n.l..n. O.-t-H-r 11 -"The wa-
ca-not end in patched tip. precan .
dNhonering comprimise. mas-rB.-rad-ing
under 'he nan-e of y-ace. aaM
I'r-nwr Avaih
n ... -his aftert
:he H-'Osc ot t m
n in the coarse of
h: M-e-h m-.ving.the new war ced:t
This is not the momei.t f.-r fa:i.t
ht :i'!s an 1 wavci .ru
Aii.es arc not bVi
require fn-m th
,; i.ite i, parat:. r.s f-'r
curity f"r the future
they
, !;, n.ies a
,.a.t ar.l
No Ixtss of Life In
West Indies Hurricane
(By International N. Servce.V ,
St. Thomas, Panish West Indies,
f October 11 Many homes were de-
stroyed ar.d great .iaroaffe done by a.'
hurricane which swef't over the city
yesterday There was no loss of life.
-o tar as is known.
Farm Hands Join in
Higher Wage Demand
'ny International Ne SerrW
Fowler, lni. October 11 Farm
workers of this section have decided
to form a Hire! Hands' I'nion. Th
leaders in the movement are demand
ing a minimum scale of 4 cents ba
th,! for husking corn.