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EVIDENCE OF TEUTONIC MAD
FLIGHT FROM CITY.
Victorious Army Has a Front of
Sixty Miles and is Sweeping
Everything Before it Toward
Lemberg. C
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3:25 p. m. Capture of
Kalusz has been officially &
confirmed. &
Petrograd, July 12. It is semi-.
officially reported that the Rus
sians have captured Kalusz in Ga-;
licia.
(Kalusz is a city of 8,000, with
important salt "works, It is. sit
uated on the river Sivka on a line
of railway between Stanilau and
Stryj, south and east of Lemberg
60 miles. With the Russians hold j
me: irzezany, naiicz and ivainsz,
a crescent is formed 60 miles in.
length, which is- sweeping every-
thing before it, . on the march to
Lemberg, the capital of Galicia.)
A later dispatch states, the Aus-
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tro-German headquarters were lo
cated at Kalusz and the capture off
the city emphasized theheadlong
flight of the Teutonic forces.
Alarmed by defeats the Anstro-
Germans are rushing reinforce
ments to stem the rout of the
stricken army.
Tuesday the Russians captured
2000 prisoners and 30 guns bring
ing their total captured between
July 8 and 10 to more than 10,000
officers and men and 80 guns, ex
clusive of the Kalusz victory.
COLORED SERGEANT DIES '
SUDDENLY IN THIS CITY.
Was About to Take Train for the
Phillippines.
Sergeant Walter Bryson, of
troop "F", 9th cavalry, U. S: A:,
'died suddenly here yesterday af
ternoon just as he was about to
take the Carolina Special and leave
for his post in the Phillipine Is
lands after spending his iurlough
ith relatives in this city.
Bryson was born and raised in
Henderson county. He has been
in the array for about twelve
years where he has made an envia
ble record as a colored soldier. He
fought dnring the entire Sapnish-
rAm
encan war and was stationed
mthe Islands when he died. .
mC r nere aTV ne ,
u ui tjune and seemed in tne
lest nf uaut. j V. -7 xx
est of health during his stay. He '
oecame suddenyl sick at the depot
yesterday afternoon and died with
J1 a half hour after reaching the
toae of his mother. .
; Physicians at the advice the cor
oner and city authorities are mak
ln? an autopsy..of the body and in
case any suspicious signs are found
jnqnost will be held. Chief of
0,1Cfl ris Vowers has wired the
Proper anthorites in Wsahington
?nl v.iU a wait instructions.
and Mrs. James Robertson
find
USB
APPRECIATES
SITUATION
SERIOUS
?. a party who arrived yester-"hours
."ay to spend some time at Pine
Grove Lodge.
Butcher
'ted To
BETHMANIT-HOLLWEQ
PLAYS QUITS?
Kaiser; Not Accepted the Pique of
Unmerciful Pard.
Amsterdam, July 12. It is re
ported that' von Bethmann-Holl-weg,
the Chancellor of the Imperi
al government and alleged author
of the campaign of pitiless war
fare, has handed his resignation o
the Kaiser who has not yet accept
ed it.1
It is reported that the resigna-,
xion oi vice-unanceUor Helfferieh
and Foreign Minister Zimmerman
have been accepted.
A port folio of labor will be cre
ated so a Socialist can be taken
into the cabinet to appease the de
mands of the working classes. ,
The original report of Holhveg's
resignation wass printed in the
Vossich Zeitung7 of Berlin, which
stated the Chancellor's offer to re
tire from the cabinet came afcer a
long conference with the Kaiser,
"Wednesday, during which the en
tire political situation was laid be
fore the emperor.
MBS. O. H. CHAPIN
TO LECTURE IN
CITY HALL TONIGHT.
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Iance Whil Engaged in Bed
us', PF1 ,
iWith endorsements from both
Fcsident Wilson and Cat. Rooso-yeltJta.-CH.
Chapin an enter
taining talker will speak at the
citychall tonight in the interestof
the American .Red Cross society.
She has seen service in France and
was wounded while on the fields.
The local Red Cross society is
fortunate in securing Mrs. Chapin
i m w ,QnA mfnrm,..
lned
Hon of what is taking place in thefes-that adequate transportation
fields of battle. No admission will
be charged and the public is cor
dially invited to hear the address.
CITY TAX LEVY FIXED
AT. SEVENTEEN MILLS.
Protest Against 'TJ. Sanitariums
Inside City. Limits.
The city commissioners last nig
The city commissioners last
night levied, the same tax rate for
Hendersonville next year as has
been in fore, the past year except
an extra 20 . cents for school pur
pose, viz : $1.25 for general pur
poses, 5 cents for advertising arid
40 cents for school purposes .mak
ing a total of, $1.70 on the $100,
valuation.
X large delegation of property
owners presented a.petition asMng
that all tuberculosis sanitoriums
be removed from the residential
sections of the city and the owners
Iia Wnnired to rjlaee same a certain I
This matter wa referred to a com
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mittee to comer wiiu.vuc
at the next meet-
ing of the commissioners.
Woman's League to Form "
Division of Drivers.
A number of ladies, who are
members of the Woman's National
League, have signified their will
ingness to join the motor driving
dh ision . which is being- tormed in
this city. Miss Louise, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. WhitaUer
i'rmtamsof the division aifl is
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giving free nstructons at her home
fpnf! Vlnrin? the
of 9 to Jj i. daily, liooks
have been furnished each car own-
v
er.
HENDERSONVILLE. N. C; THURSDAY. JULY 12. 1917
Triumph
of Sammies in
to Front
uowerett w im ikiienwon, iiow-
: era and Edibles. T r
American Headquarters, Prance,
July 12.- The American troops
were greeted by cheering throngs
everywhere as they traveled
through France today on their way
to permanent headquarters, behind
the front. - -
; The men were decorated with
flowers and given edibles at every
station. The journey was a trium
phal procession unequaled in the
annals of history to any body oft.
men.
BRIEF TELEGRAPH
TAPS
Chicago Board of Trade has
fixed $1.28 for December and May
deliveries of corn.
Marked decrease in number of
vessels torpedoed - week ending
July 7. 14 vessels of more than
1600 tons went down, under 1600
tons, three. Arrivals 2,898 ves
sels, sailing" 2,798.
American steamship, Kansas, 1
carrvinsr a carero of flour and oth -
er foodstuffs, valued at $3,000,000
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has, been sunk off the Frnech
coast,, togetner wun 4uw tonaoi
steel valued at $2,0000,000. Four of
the crew of fifty are missing.T . he
boat was owned by the American
Hawaiian steamship company,
built in 1903. and- was 7,913 tons:
gross capacity.
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Boy Scouts Help to
Get in the Peach Crop
Martinsburg, W. Va., July 12.
KWest Virginia's peach crop this
year will be the largest in the his- J
tory of the State. Boy Scouts, yunS iaa ana 18
have come forward to help in the;adnftred by a number of friends
labor scarcity. Officials of the here, having spent tw previous
oiio hflV0 nsnrprl thp row-1 seasons here. She is the daughter
facilities will be furnished.
Uses Monkeys to Kill
Troublesome Snakes.
New Castle, Pa., July 12. To
clear the site of an old 'hotel -at
Neshannock. Falls, a summer re
sort north of here, of blacksnakes,
which have been' infesting the
place since the building was de
stroyed by fire some years ago,
flip owner ' has turned loose two
the monkeys will catch and kill the
snakes.
At Oak Betreat.
Guests wth Mrs. B. F. Morrow
at Oak Retreat are: Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Connor, Miss Olivia CSnnor,
Mrs. J. C. Bulow, Charleston ; Mr.
an a f9 M. Connor. Jr.. and
irrmsi'-.. xt. ''tKA "PVitU 1
W II I1HTT1 Llie muu, xiuiu
ippines; Mr. and iirs. . . xxa-
Columbia, S. C; Miss
. ' a.: on. r-
jjcuaouviu)'
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Tillette, Pensa-
T J Lscon; Woombj
Charieston, S. C.; Mrs. Wm. Coop-j
cola, Fla. ; Mrs. L. Witsell, Mrs.
er Columbia, S. C;
iiirs. j? .
Bond, Savannah, Ga, ; Miss Mattie
St(ans Miss 'AUie RensV Mrl.
Agnew and two children, city.
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M"rs. Fannie Beattie and Perry
Beattie of Greenville, b. wr.
and Mrs. Haynesworth and amily
of Sumter, and Misis Mary Bloods
worth of New Orleans are stopping
with Mrs. D. T. FuUe'r on Mt. Echo.
Missse Gertrude and Benlah,
Shipman visited trienos in erevaru
I from Saturday until Tuesday.
Member
Bis bee
t Washington and Idaho
!. : Don 'tr Want Them.
Bisbee, Ariz., July 12.-;Fifteec
hundred armed cifizens rounded
up 1000 Industrial Workers of the
World member stoday and confin
ed them in the basebal park and
are shipping them out of town as
fast as box cars can be obtained. 1
Spokane, Wash., July 12. Gov
ernor "Alexander of Idaho and
Governor Lister, of Washington,
will ' confer : over the I. W W.
menace.
All railroads and passes into
Washington are guarded to pre-
vent tne agitators entering the
state.
Industry, in many parts of the
north and west are paralyzed, as
workmen are terrorized by mem
bers of the anarchistic Organiza
tion , ;-i,jr
I
Placd Burden of
Liquor Legislation
on President Wilson.
Washington, July 12. Presi
dent Wilson, will again be asked to
straighten out the tangle'over the
. - , . r in thft Senate -
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rnis was decided at a conierence
today-after it became apparent J
e F Control BiH could
t be d in itg egent form
X Whetsell-Bennett.
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A wedding of great-inloivst to
Hendersonville people took place
yesterday afternoon , at V,'6:30
oclock at; the Methodist'parsoriage
rwlien Miss Sara Whetsell, of St.
'George, S. C, and Roy C. Bennett,
f tnis city were united m mar
riage, the Rev. W. F. Womble offi-
ciatmg.
Miss Whetsell is a most charm-
of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. WhetselJ,
The groom is well known here
as a young man of sterling worth
and high integrity, and is associa
ted with his father, Mr .Foster Ben-
nett in the lumber firm of Rigby
Morrow Co.
Last month Mr. Bennet enlisted
in the local company of Coast ar
tilery and-as he will soon leave
with his comrades for active duty
the young couple decided to ad
vance the date of their marriage
nnllifv the separation as far
as possible. . x
The wedding was very pretty
though quiet and simple, the only
guests being Miss Myrtle Bennett,
sister of thegroom ; Mr. Durham
Whetsell, brother of the bride, and
Mr, and Mrs. A. F. Barber. The
bride was dressed for travel in a
smart coat suit of mustard color
nnl lnnkft1 verv attractive, lne
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groom looked very happy as with
his bride heumotored to the sta-
tion where they took the Carolina
Special. ' . '
For the present Mr. and Mrs.
Bennett will be at home to their
many friends at the groom's home f
Being
8t avenue East bnt when Mr. j'" the city for the ajj'1?ia?
Bennett -returns TSJ
.jiucy win uuuupj tmruuv-v
new residence now almost - com
plete on Hyman avenue.
The happy, pair are followed by
the hearty good wishes of a host j
of friends who wish for them alll,
that is best in life.
Fire Alarm Late Yesterday. r
An alarm was given late y est er
day afternoon when a brush pile
caught fire near Dr. C. Few's resi
dence on 5th avenue. The names 1
were threatening residence but
were -
department, raeched the scene
By
Th&' Allies
TEUTOHS BEPXTLSED OK EAS
- TEBN FBOOT.
Did Not penew Offensive in Bei
. ginm Last Nigh.
London, July 12. The Germans
did not Tenew their attacks last
night. Berlin claims the . capture
of 1200 prisoners and the pentra
tion of 600 yards along a front of
1400 yards near- Yser. It is not
known whether their objective is
Dunkirkor Calais. "
Last night the German - smade
raids against the British'-south of
Lombaertzyde. The raid was re
pulsed the war office annuonces.
Paris, July 12. After a long
preparatory, bombardment the Ger
mans last night attacked the
French positions on both sides of
the Meuse but were repulsed.
The-fighting, was particularly
heavy around Hill 304 and Harde-
rumont.
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.
Mrs. John Walkup, of Waxhaw,
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arrived yesterday to spend
some
eime at Oak Retreat on West
"Sixth avenue.
Wjss Waties, of Charleston S
C, is a summer guest at Mrs. Lila
Ripley Barnwell's. ; "
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: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holland and
piiss Lee Green, of Spartanburg,
wrro;have .been, guests t Grove
Park Inn at Asheville for several
days, are now the guests of Mrs.
W. A. Garland cf this city.
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Miss Lizzie Allworteny and Mr.
and Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. Robinson
andfour children have all arrived
from their -home at Columbia to
spend the summer at the Allwor
ton summer home on "VVest Sixth
r!"ue i uwc" ir
HT T J AT l
Kobmson are sisters 01 Miss Ail
aic D"tcls Ui "land astonished'at the members of
worton, and they always spend the- council ;Hig speech created
tneir summers nere togetner.
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Gorham, wm not delay government
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Ellison and Miss war plans. At a conference be
Catherine Tyson is a motoring tween thft uteel men and the ad
party from Washington, NC, vis
iting in Hendersonville. this weeki
Mrs. Wm. Thomas, of Charles
ton, is in the city for ah indefinite
stay and is with Mrs. Naylor.
Mrs. S. W. Dibble is here from
Atlanta and is stopping with Mrs.
It. R. Barnwell. , -
Mrs. W. A. Garland has with
I
her for the summer, her daughter,
Mrs. G. C. Tutt and her two chil
dren, of Spartanburg, and her sis
ter, Mrs. Yarborough, of Char
lotte, N. C.t and Mrs. M. A. Buf
nette, of Paducah, Ky.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. WUUams, of
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,. are guests
Capt. and Mrs. W. B. Lowrance
have arrived from their home at
Columbia,, and are occupying their,
summer home on West third ave-
nue for the season.
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Miss Gladys Glenn, the young
daughter of Mr. and Mrs7. J ohn
Glenn, who underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis" at the Patton-
Memorial Hospital on yesterday
afternoon, is-getting along nicely
according to latest reports this
morning,
PRICE FIVE CENtS
mm
MA 5r USEJT. AS - CAMPAIGN
MATERIAL IN 1920.
CLAIMS COMMITTEE USING
OFFICE FOR OWN END
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Steel Men and Administration Get
. .ting Together, on Cost Price
Great Lobby in Capitol. -
Washington, - July 12. The
greatest lobby in the history7' of"
Washington is at work here today.
It covers every lnie of industry
and its object is to sell war sup
plies to the government at the r
highest price that can possibly be
securedby persuasion or exor-
tion. ' -' . -. '
Following the appeal of Presi
I OF
dent Wilson to business men to ac- - ,
cept fair profits and put aside
every selfish consideration and to. .
give- their aid to the nation as1
freely as those who go out toloffer
their lives on the battlefield, dis- -satisfaction
. " with the : lobby is. "
spreading through Congress. Dras- -.'
ic action may follow. -
: It-was ponted out that the Com
mittee of National Defense, was
composed largely of big business '
who were buying 4 'large supplies' .
for; themselves, C ;, : ; ;'
The ' expenditure of war funds
threatens to become ' an, issue in
the next Congressional and Presi
dential campaigns.
Senator Hardwick launched an
attack in the Senate against the
National Defense Council and ad
visory committee this afternoon.
- "They are selling with the left
Hand and buying with the right
'hand it must cease," he declared. -
He further said he was shocked
a sensation. -
rne controversy over steel
mininstration officials today, the
steel ' magnates agreed to furnish
the . government- all the material
needed, the price to be fixed after
the Federal trade commission has
investigated the cost of produc
tion. In a statement issuedr after
the conference, Secretary vBaker
stated the steel men were assured
they Should be given a profit com-
mensurate with the growing needs
of their industry.
Cotton Opening.
New York, July 12. Ctton
opened. October 25.30 ? Jan. 25.75".
COL JACIL CLANCEY .
IS HI HCITDEBJ30NVTLLE.
Is the Correct Delineation of the
'-'dlTlmerSbutherner.
One of the best known charac
ters in the South, Col, ' Jack 'Clan
cey, of Montgomery, Ala., in Hen
dersonville - for the next two
months depicting an imporfcaut
part, that of the. old" time ante
bellum Colonel of the South, in Ihs
big icture production, "The "isfij
arid Fair of the ConfedeVacy" now
being staged in this vicinity by the
American Feature Film Corpora
tion. ; CoUClancey is a .guest at
the Kentucky Home. His daught
er is the wife of Walter B. Sulli
van, publisher of the Charlotte
Observer. Col. Clancey is the life
of the summer colony at the it'i
dios on the Mt. Hebron road
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