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7 nendersonTilte,' Fastest growing city in the mountains. VOL. XXIV, NO. 32 v ivilson BK1LIIAX.T VICTORY FOR THE AG. (CENSORS IN THEIR GREAT OF- - . - BRITISH HOLD ON LM1ARCK SlRGHGLR Anst'u-Germans Wade Through- -Bessarabia With Yery Little Opposition. In Verdun Sector Germans .axe Beat, ius Time. London, Aug. 29, Another brilliant victory for the Italians is reported io day. They have taken all the Austrian positions on the Bainsizza plateau, southeast of Monte Santo. Heavy Aus trian attacks to retrieve lost gorund have been successfully repulsed. Si leiice still is maintained by the Rome w ar oSce concerning the operations on the Carso plateau. " . , London, Aug. 29. British positions southeast of Langemarck were strength ened last night by the. capture of a strong German reonli W1 The British successfuly raided Ger man trenches in Northern IFrance. BtfcfeStlVs" again set-in where the British are operating. In the Verdun sector the Germans have ceased entfrely their counterat tacks against' the newly won French positions, evidently having found that the task n trying to rehabilitate' them selves was useless. The infantry of t)oth sides have remained in - their trenches. . - ' Geneva, Ajak.ug.29.The Austro-Ger man troops have crossed the Rakitna river, near Bojafland are invading the, Russian province of , Bessarah5a,;ac . cording to Vienna -.dispatches., The Russian troops again are show; ing signs of disaffection, having near Bojan deliberately quit the trenches and retreated eastr the Austro-Germans taldng the tr-ncLcs they quitted.. Near Xovoselica, also on "the EfflT.'an frontier, the T-'itcnic allies have row gun an offensive against the Russian? and have captured several positions. In northern Russia, no fighting of importance is taking place, evidently indicating that he German offensive west of Riga was not the forerunner of a strong attempt to capture the Rus sian seaport and, naval base on t Baltic. " - - - Germany will ; Seal Frontier Copenhagen, Aug. 29 It is reported IS that Germany will seal the -frontier to'vatj Prevtnt militarv secrets and the inter- - t. , ' s- Rational situation from leaking out. . , Spartanburg Wants Homes. Secretary W. H. Attoway, ot the SDa-.tanturg Board of Trade while in t the city this week , requester the local Wni of trade to furnish Spartanburg ? v--ith a list of boarding housed nd orns that could be rented this win- Jn Tor bv ueonlP whn exnect to visit Star- tsuburg this wipter on account of the military camp there. It is said that !-aands of 'Northern" families expee r o r.c south this winter to 4 be' neai tnrir sons and brothers who will be encamped there, .i;?:, : v Alist of boarding houses and rooms viU probably be given Greenville -authorities also. 4 . - ' C C i War Is Being Promoted Successf uRy U. S. InventiTe Genius JLeads. "f Washington, Aug. 29. "Tha war is being prosecuted, successfully, so -far as American participation is .concerned," declared Seretary Redfield today to the International News 'Service. "You may say without hesitation that the American people have iio apprehen- - , - " - , siori on that score," ' While Redfield cautioned against re vealing military secrets 3ie if rankly dis cussed hev amazing strides made by American inventive - -genius since the war was declared. Germany has no weapon that has not been improved upon in the United States The new aeroplane engine 3s superior to any heretofore known." " A full catalogue of "what has already been accomplished Teads like an Arab ian Nights tale. Japai May Send Army to France London, Aug. 2S.-Rep.orts are again ' .. current that Japan may end an army i?. J?c-e. ? asslstjnmightyjoint FaIOIERS "OF HENDERSON CO. TO HEAR TALENTED SPEAKERRS Institutes to 'be Held at 31111s River . and Frurtmnd Sept 12th-lith, The farmers of Henderson County are looking forward With unusual m tfirp.st. t.n thp "Farmers' 'Institutes for this county . which will be held fit Mills River Academy; 'September 1 2th and at Fruitland Institute on Septem ber 14th. There will be an all da session each day, and, one of the lea tures of the occasion will'ba ple.ik: dinner served on the grounds. This county is exceedingly fortun ate tills year In '-r.ving its Institute party headed by T. B Parker, the head of Farmers' Institute work in North Carolina and probably the gest known Farmers Institute worker in the South. It-is equally fortunate in having; with the . party Dan T, Gray, Chief Animal Husbandry Division -of theVxperiment " Station, than whom there is no better expert in the .South, At the same time and place there will be held a Woman's Institute un der the direction of -Mrs. Jane S. Mc Kimmon, State agent of him demon stration work, at which there will discussions pretaining to food conser vation, household economics, nome ,eHh and other tonics conveniences, r vital interest to farm women. vv S ; .- iiai , .. The Farmers, Institute in North Carolina during the last decade and a hlf have been a tremenaous tactor m the ' development of . all branches of agriculture .The institutes 4?aved the way for the farm demonstration work, which is probably the greatest factor ) progressive agriculture in North Carolina today. The work of tTffarm demonstration agent however does nnt. 'take the place o p tho institutes. . - x N - v These' have a distinct place and afford the farmers of the State an opportuni ty-to get first hand information, from i the best agricultural experts' availa - ble, ; with whom ,they are ..privileged and requested to discuss, the' every day practical problems of farming. X. J M i 'in . - l HENDERSONVIlXEi N! C THURSDAY; - AlGUST 30 1917 a 7 Allowed Germans to Advance for 24 Hours Without Resistance. Petrograd, Aug. 29. Mutiny in the Russian army has reached the Ruma; ian front where-an entire division sta f'oned 'at Fokshani retreated permit ting the Germans to advance for 24 h4ur swithout offering any resistance A. 31. AIKEN WRITES EDITOR OF STATE ABOUT ACCIDENT. Prominent Hendersonville Visitor Tells How He got Botli Legs Broken The following story appeared in a recent isue of the Columbia State: To the Editor of The State: One week ago today I read the ac- count of my accident in your paper. As the expression-goas, "It got my. I-goat but I have not been. able, until today, to notice' it, 7 There hive been so many wrong impressions drawn from the report, which no doubt was an imaginary pictufe sent by your erudite correspondent Tiere.ant I mur ask you to give space to a correct statement, of it. Every man whose name appears in. the columns of your daily paper has his own circle of close .jrienda and relatives i somewhere, eithe or outside of. the State I count i myself fortunate to hT many -vrarm sincere, personal friends throughdut South Carolina and I also couRt myself very, very fortunate not to h'avejpy name appear in the public print very oXten. This time it apears as a matter of common news. A man' had gotten seriously injured at night in a "most peculiar way. He attempted th -most unusual steeple jack performance. The morbid public must know -about it, whether the facts were correct or not. Now this is all very good from so- very alert and efficient correspondent as yours is but the story should have at least a practical base and one written upon facts. Accuracy should be the boast of any man who ealls himself a news gatherer. It would be a physical impossibility for the very best athlete climber to leave my oSce window and climb to the Commercial Club room. -I was not trying to creep in the night along the ledge of the building to get to my office. I had been working at my deskj up to within ten minutes before the ac cident-happened. I; was arranging to catch the midnight Seaboard train for Hendersonville and wanted a bill changed intd some smaller amounts. ' 1 went to " the club door and found it locked and could not make any one re spond to the bell. Then I ' stepped outof a window on a side roof, which I was 'positive ran to where I could climb into a window opening intoi- '.he club lobby. I hadn't taken three steps after reachingthe flat roof bef ore I dis covered my mistake and knew I was falling: " I threw myself against the house, catching, the edge of a window, and following the wall down, arrested to some degree the speed of the fall, thereby saving my life), though some what bruised and cut- on face and hands. I landed ona dement drain with head up", but I was soon prone upon the'' ground. Besides" the bruises, the accident is "painful enough four bones broken in the left foot,, one broken In the right ;eg and one complete brea above - the : ankle in left leg. ' Your alert correpondent has this mucn cor rect, ''He is painfull nurt." ' I have suffered constant, nagging severe ex- v.. Greedy Operators Can Not Play Hoss i -v Vfith Uncle Sam. - ' Washington Aug. 29. King Coal is on the. carpet, dictator Garfield i? at work vigorously' assimilating ... resuUs of the cost investigation jaaade by Trade Commission and hopes to fix retail prices within two weeks. - ' - - ' ' Mines which closed on -pretest, theit they, could not operate 'at a profit at prices fixed "by the government will.be ordered to reopen on pain of confisca tion. , ' " ' ".. "' : Agreements wil- be made with the mihers to continue to worK under gov-4 ernment control until after the war, Bread Riots in Parts of Austiiu v - ' v:- . : : Zurich, Aug. 29. Numerous j bread riots are reported as-occurring through out Austria where people are feeling the pinch of hunger. 3IRS. RADER BLYTHE SHOT )" . - ' - j IN ABDOMEN ACCIDENTLY, tm fit Point of ?e&t&pVtUmJU rial Hospital Evening. -Shooting Occured Last Mrs. Rader Blythe accidently shot herself in the -abdomen last evening with a twenty-two calibre rifle at her home on the Flat Rock Drive, and now " v - v lies in a yery critical condition in the Patton Memorial hospital. ' :Dr. W. B. W. Howe . and Dr. J. S. Brown operated on Mrs. Blythe in-an effort to extract the bullet but they fail ed tofind it : - The latest report from the hospital Estates that the patient has a slight chance of recovery. N . Half Billion Added , To Revenue Bill Washingtony-Aug. 29. A: half billioE rciladc, added to the revenue till J today when the Senate committee W . 1 - voted to vplace a ,60 per cent tax on I war profits over "300 per cent Cotton Still Slumping. .t ' , ' New York, Aug. 29. Opening Octo ber 22.15; January 22.18. . . cruciating pain for over a week or I would liave written this earlier. Your correspondent speaks of my being "carried to a local sanatorium." The public infers, as letters to me will prove that out of a dozen or more san atoriums'in Chester I had been rushed to a nearby one," as, if it were possibly to' get a sanatorium most anywhere h town. There is Only the one sanatori um here-the Chester Sanatorium. I was carefully taken there by the doc tor's and several of my friends. because I requested to be taken there, and to be treated by Dr. A. E. Abell and his com petent forces Qf physicians and nurses: I am getting the attention I -need and will be ack in active life before many more days. - ' - ' -V' "- . My advice tcr the boys going to the front is to stay out . of , the- av'ation corps. . The sudden jar is too much to stand in hot weather. - . ( - f 'Chester. A. M AIKEN. ...-;.. .. -it- , , . . A 4 , ' - J .. - . - V .- V - ... . . .7 r . , ,- ' , - .- .V owiniraiii- it; i'egro Soldiers in the Trouble Now at El ,Paso Awaiting Court Martial. , - Houston, Aug. 29. Inspectpr-Gen-eral Chamberlain, acting as personal representative of Secretary of War Bker arrived, to-investigate the recent rot. White officers acting on orders, refused to testify at the civil inquiry. ' The .United States Government has decided to conduct its probe into the death of seventeen men in the Hous ton riots without co-operation from civil authorities.-' ;-" . . Rioters' Taken to El Paso. El Pasor Texas, Aug. 29. The 100 negro troopsers were were deported from Houston were brought here from Columbus, N. M., this afternoon under reavy. guard. They will be con fine din tne stockade at Fort Bliss un til tried by a court martial. BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL FOR BOYS ANNOUNCES OPENING SEPT, 18.? -X Military .Drill Will he Introduced for First. Time Fine Corps Teachers. The next session of the Blue J)Lidge School for Boys opens on Tuesday, Sep tember ISthV . Prosects- for. a record In keeping With the demands' of the present time, military drill will be in - troduced, a competent instructor hav ing been employed to handle this fea Lure of the work. ' The teaching staff for the coming year is .an unusually large and cable one. In addition to the former mem bers of the teaching staff who will re- turn, Mr. AVD. McYaydenV of Greens- boro has beenad.ded to the list. Mr McFadyen is an A,'B. and an M. S. of "Wake Forest College anofhas had sev eral years successful experience in school work. He will "have charge d the classes in English and Spanish. Mr. Boyd, who taught English last session, will ,teach the classes in FrenSET and lierman. . : The athletic field has been consid etabW improved, and. the school offi cials arl planningto provide an attrac tive lake during the year. ft BID THE BOYS GOOD BYE WITH A S5IILE. ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft 'ft ft ft Tomorrow evening at 8 : 30 o'clock the Coasi Guards wiir entarin for Fort Cas well,, near : Wilmington', . N. . ' All citizens and citizen essesand pretty girls are asked to join in the hearty farewell. & ft ft ftft1 ft' ft ft Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Attoway and children left, today for' their home' in x -' x". : ' apartanburg; Mrs. Attoway and cb il- dren have been spending some time with .her parents, Mr. and - Mrs. C. H. Harty: -.Mt. t Attoway, is assistant sec- retary of the Board of Trade of Spar- i tanburg. and has been spending the week-ends here this summer with his family. " . ' " . " ' J, -. According ; 'to " the newspaper, La Razon, the German note meets, all the de-ds- of Argentina. . ' ; 7 THE Henderson Goenty's- ; Leading - Newspaper; ' PRICE FIVE GENTS 13 REPLY CALLS FOR SHOW-DOWN BETWEEN JUNKERS-REF0R3IERS Y LONDON PRESS WARMLY PIIAISES Tfit DO Text of Note Was Practically Given In ' Yesterday's Hustlers-No Pea.ce Until Germany is Honest. in Its Terns. Washington, Aug. 28. President Wilson's rejection of the Popes peace terms means theearly downfall of Chancellor MIchaelis of Germany and :vthe early show-down of strengti be- tween the junkers and reform element in the Reichstag, according to a genf eral belief here. - ' " At the: same time opinion is greatly ;1 divided" as to whether "the note will- hasten or retard peace. s ;"N Michaelis has proven too small for the chancellorship. ' The junkers : win set up the slogan that Wilson only de sires to.crusb Germany, wnicn is ex pected to temporarily strengthen their- hold oh the peopled : f :W til the far-seetgyNreformers wresi . control from the junkers it is- expected thatvon erBsto'rff 11 be:'made - chani cellor and a concrete peace offer from Germany, will shortly follbw, accom panied by the announcement that thy. ruthless submarine varfare is, temper' arily suspended"'"' . . . t-.;' The. reception of the Wilson note in Austria is watched .with keenest in terests - -. - , Elaborate plans will be made to ge an accurate copy of . the : President's note to the German people. Adjacent countries will be flooded with them and Ihousands of copies will be dropped behind, the German lines by J aeroplanes. - , . . x. ' . . ,London Takes Kindly to Nte. London, - Aug. 28. Wilson's note is accepted here is a concrete view of thev allied governments on the same ques tion. ' . The press warmly praised the document. - Washington, Aug. 29. President Wilson has rejected the Pope's peace proposals. ; . ' in a note dispatched last night ancl mad8 public here tonight, the president says that while every heart not blind ed'and hardened by the terrible wai " must be touched by the' moving ap - ; .. v.- .x - peal of His Holiness, it would be folly to take the path of peace he points out if it does not in fact lead to the goal", he proposes. ; ' Cannot Deai With" Kaiser. .. To deal with such a power as the present-rulersof Germany upon Pope Benedicts plan, declares the president,- would involve a recuperation of the 1 .:.'.; x -''" .- ': - x : strength and renewal' of the world ; domination policy of, that power, now balked but not .defeated after- sweep ihg a! continent with the blood of in- ' nocent women and children and the helpless poor as well as of soldrers. . Permanent peace must be baseel upon the faith of all the people anf .: upon justice and fairriessnd the com mon rights of mankind, he adds, and 4 !we cannot take the word of the pres- -' ----- ; t ' - ' ent rulers of Germany as a guarantee r of anything that is to "endure, unles explicitly supported by : such conclu sive evidence of the will and purpose , of the German people themselves as the other peoples of the world woultf . - -. - - - X v. ...... . ...'. . . -. (Continued on La3t Page'.) -
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