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PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICa% NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OP AMERICAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.
BUHLINGTON, ALAMANXE COUNTY. NORTH CAEOLINA. lUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1914
In London and Paris There is Confi
dence in Final Result.
Battle to the North of the Oise Continues With Greater Violence; French
Troops Forced to Yield Groundi Germans Claim That Battle Favors.
Them Can Germans Extend llieir Line Farther North—Can’t Oat-
fiank Germans—Progress by Either Side Must Be Extremely Slovf;
Troops Most Entrench.—Russians Roist Germans—Dfteat of German
Army Which Invaded Russia, Seems Even More Decisive Than Prev
iously Stated—Germans Lose 7S,080 Men.
London, Oct, -5—9:57 P. M.—Gen
eral Von Kluck, reinforced with tro >ps
from the German center, continue to
make a determined stand against t'ac
attempt of the Allies to outflank him.
The French who yesterday officially
reported that all German attacks I.i
this region have been repulsed and
that the allies had resumed the offcn
si\e, announced today that the bat
tle to the north of the Oise, whii-ii
commenced seriously about September
25, continues with great violence with
no decisive result and that at certain
points the French trofjps have had
io yield ground.
The Germans in their report issue.!
last night, say the battle is procefd-
ing successfully for them.
^ Both in London and in Paris there-
ia the greatest confidence, althoush
some surprise is displayed at the sue-
cei-s of the Germans in preventing the
outflanking movement. There is a
feeling, however, that the Germans
ccnnot extend their iine much farth
er noi'th without weakening it ac j
some point. ’ ’ :
Prussia wilt also be of importance.
No news has been received today
from the Silesian and Galician bat
tiefiefilds and probably the main arm
ies have not come together there. A
big battle cannot be delayed much
longer, however, as on the Silsian
frontier both armies are moving fot-
ward and will meet in Russian-Polaad,
Before the Russian advance in Gu- ships have been seen
to avoid capture the commander ord
ered the battery to gallop over the
dfcline into the lake. His order was
obeyed and he himself was drowned.
“During an assault on the fortre.ss
of Ossowetz a German column got
int3 a bog. The Russians shells the
hos and the single road crossing it
The Germans, in trying to extricate
themselves from the mire, sank deeper
and hundreds were killed or wounded.
Of the whole column only about 40
survived."
BRITISH URGE SCAN DANA VIANS
to FIGHT GERMANY.
Rome, Oct. 5.—12:15 P. M., via Lon
don, 7:00 P. M.—^The German press,
according to communications received
here, thinks Great Britain is usisii;
pressure to induce the Scandinavian
countries, particularly Denm>irk, to
abandon their neutrality and parti ;i-
pate in the war against Germany.
The Deutsche Tages Zietung,. cf
Berlin, says it is ramored that many
in tha
licia the peasants are Seeing the co'ir-
try and it is reporfjed tiuit 20,000 of
then> have reached Bohemia.
The Sanitary Department fo Viein'U
l uports that four cases of Asiasic chol
era have occurred among the troops
returning from Qjlici'i, but that aif"!
have been isolated. (
At Antwerp, th'/ oSicial rerort hiiys,;
th ? situation in the r.inf“tl positi.i'.
■ cniains unchanK'i! !■
Skagerrak, and the Cattegat, adding
“if these ships are British it showi
an intention to make a Ihreatenins;
demonstration against the Scandinav-
■an -states, particularly DenmarS.”
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Wedding at Elon.
r.!on College, Oct. o.—The home of.
ilrs. Cora V. Howerton was the sc“n;
The Alamance County Republican
Convention was held in the County
Court Hou^, at Graham, N. C^, Sat
urday, October 3rd, 2:30 P. M.. and
the following ticket was nominated:
For ILejj^islature:
T. C. CARTER.
For Sheriff:
W. E. WHITE.
for Register of Deeds:
H. E. FRESHWATER.
For Clerk of Court;
3. E. STAFFORD.
For Treasurer:
C. B. WAY.
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For Coroner;
(Left Open.)
For Surveyor:
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(Left Open.)
For County Commistioners;
R. T. Kernodle.
C. C. ALBRIGHT.
A. K. BNEY.
G. W. VESTAL.
J. H. TURNER.
the sections to be let out under con
tract to the lowest bidder per snib,
ail contracts to be under the direct
supervision of the County Superin
tendent of Roads, or a competent en
gineer, said contracts to run for twr>
years with the option of renewal f-i
another two years at the same prue,
provided the contractor has complied
strictly with the specifications of his
contract, this provision will be an in
centive for the contractor to render
good and faithful service in order that
he may reap the benefit of his past
two years work. We also favor per
manent constructive road work by the
county eonviL-t force, to the end that
we may get the full benefit of their
up-keep, instead of losing from one
to two days work in each week by
constantly moving them from one
! place to another, and in some in
stanced from one remote part of tli2
county to unother remote part in the
same we-er.. and while it seems to be
the genLial rule under Democratic al-
niinistiations for laboring men ly
work only four days or less in the
week. He ,ire oppo.ed to putting the
county convict force upon this basis
I at the expense of the tax payer--, cf
the county.
; 4th. We are opposed to the cxtri'vii-
' K'ant and inefficient nianageinent of
i c i:r n.iunty affairs, whereby v.e ai e
I piiins' lip a large and l/Mrdensomc d.^bt
I lor future generations to pay. '.'c
' fu\'or a strict economical piiv as vou
c.'nimunication says there has been
nr, change. Therefore, the progress
in the region of Soissons and in
Woevre, reported Sunday night, eith
er has satisfied them for the mosntnt
or there have been cheeked by the
Germans. Of the fighting Itere as !,n
their right the German report says it
is proceeding favorably for the Germ
an arms.
Progress by either side must bj
e.Htremely slow, I'or after esery ail-
vaice, no matter how slight, the troo rs
n>aking it must entrench themselves
for protection against the shells of
the enemy's guns, posted in strong
positions from one end of the line
to the other.
The defeat of the German army
which invaded Russia from east Prus-
ria appears from Russian accounts to
hav;: been even more decisive than
previously stated. Accoi^dir.g to the
Russian arabas>sador at Rome the
German.*; were louted completely wi;h
a loss of 70,000 men, and have
forced to abandon evei-ything.
The Russians now are moving foi-
ward with the object of again invadinir
East Prussia. This victory, if it as
complete as reported, is of the great-
. est importance to the Russians, a.s it
will prevent the Germans from under
taking from land and sea operation;
which would have compelled Russia
to turn at least a part of its attention •
in this direction.
General Rennenkampf apparenly'
drove a wedge between the two G ;i'-:
man forces which were advancing upon
Druskeniki and Ossowetz and brought ■
T!ie following resolutions vvit? ’
i of a pretty v.edding Sunday mornintf 1 , , |
I “I adopted: 1
. ,, .a-- 10:31) o’clock, when her dau^hte'', i r
, . , . came the bride of -\stor Eugene An- ii . n i,u. n.u,
succeedc-a m de.,t,«ymg Lu.t.ca, au Uea.tiCully | AlaBiaROS bOUSty He- j oth. We are favor of the
dt.corated f»r the occasion, the colt.' i puMicity in tho inaMagemL-nt of
scheme being pink and white. , ^ * j '"‘r coii:ity afTair,, v.e believe that the
The bride was beautifully allired in j the Republicans of ..\lamance 1 tax payers who \:i\y the money to run
la suit of blue with hat and gloves ..o''n Muss Convention a.ssemV.lfd : t*>e county govcrnmei'-t are entitled to
t f..v. ;l:now how the aifalvs of the Couriy
I honor, wore white lincserie. Marv.n j ^ani, M. C., Saturday, October ‘.’rfKj'H'e being conducted, tliat they .shou’d
; Anderson, brethsr of the groom, was. do declare, affirm and •.sdoptjbe taUef. into the confidence of the
I best man. Miss Annie -Uidei-.son. sis-; the following resolutions a.s our par-i county officials and fully informed r-i-
tcf of the groom
outer defense of the Austrian seaport
of Cattaro,
While the .Servians and Monteneg
rins are attackisig the fortificutiors
Along the rest of the liafe the Frenci of Sarajevo, B>-'>Krade, which has oeen j
undei’ fire so often, has not bomharil-
ed for several duys, probably as a re
suit of reoecupation of Semiin t>y the |
{Servians.
Skirmishes have oc^^mred on the ■ . , ,, ^. • * j* ' ^ ...» ^3 .
wene, was bridesmaid nnd Albert Mel- returned tt; power in this rounty, that M’ltercsts, we arc opposed t(j ycki’ef;
Anglo-German fro2\tier in East Africa I . . ’ . 1 , . » . , j •
attired in w'h'itc platform, iutd pledgre
was the result of Gersrian raids into
British territory for the purpose of
cutting the Uganda, railway. All the^j
raids, according to the British official
report have been repulsed. j
While the routine life in Englaiid \
is not seriously upset by the war t!»e
regulations in many respects are bi-
coming moi'c: siringent. 2n order to
v;r. j:cted as groomsmen. Mlos Thel-. use our t>est endeavor to havep-’-d k.iovvnothingism us now praLHli.-
ma Melvin presided at the piano^
the sHMie enacted into law, and prtsent county adnuni.r^tri2
while Rev. W. C. Wicker, the tirids’^ we will faithfully keep this covenant.; condemn the present county
pastor, officiated.
Tht‘ bride has served for several; office of County Treasury, this offi
as the efReient organist of Hi.i*-:^
Chapel Church, and has greatly
doured herself to the people of thc-
eiiiir? community by her faithful ana
. , jclTicient .'Services. Thev will reside
keep the army provided %vith warm . .
. !m (.lUiilord
clothing the authorities nave co'a-j
mandered laVge quantites of woolens
County.
O-
in Leicester, 2 step which
be followed elsewhere.
; iikely to
i Hcuse Rejected Lever Bill Designed
to Help the Farmers.
{ War.hingiOTi. Oct. 5.—The Lever
j cotton and grain warehousing bill to
J^t. We favor the abolition of th*j j their unwarranted and
highhanded action in refusing to
is oseless and unnecessary and > »v.ake the saving effected to
heavy burden upon the tax payers of tax jtjiyers )vy the adoption of
tho* county. TJie banks of the county' * system as against the old fee
WiJj be glad to handle the County :'y^'teni. Their action refusing
funds free of charge In order to gel I public this Infivmation is a re-
the county business, thus affecting upoji their integrity, and
large saving to the tax payor.-;. jexcus::ble from even a partisan stnnd-
2nd. We favor the electioii of the ! poini.
County Board and Superinteno.eiiL of j *'th. We favor publishing a i' iate-
RUSSLANS CROSS CARPATHIAS.
_ * i facilitate granting of bank credits on
London, Oct. 5.—11:05 P. M.—A | ^
! worenouse receipts for cotton, gram
Keuter dispatch from Uetrograd says,! • ^ r j i
^ !and like agi'icultural products, was:belie
“Side by side with the official account . r, , , , , ■
_ rejected by the House today by a v'lte
cf the German defeat on the Russo- 1 , . ...
01 loo to 109, lacking the necessary
Prussian frontier details ai^ pubhih- , .
two-thu’ds vote.
ed of the Russians crossing the C;xr-
pathians, Vvhich as one wiiter says, de*
stroys the legend that the easern Car
pathians are impregnable.
“Before attaining Uzsok Pass, thi
Russians iuecessively captured, by a
wide flanking movement, three weH-
masked positions strongly defendc/i
by guns. Each time the Russians
charged the enemy fled and the Rus
.i?ians followed up the Austrian retreat
with shrapnel and quick fire, infiicti ig
heav'y losses.
“During the Russian retreat throu{::h
About the battle of Augustowo, which'
resulted in a Russian victory.
the Mazur lake district in east Prus
sia a Russian battery was surrounded
^ : on three sides by the enemy's quick
Germans have not retired from
left bank their defeat at Augustowc ,^^
must compel them to do so. The mor
a! effect of another invasion of east
ammunition was exhausted. In order
The bill would authorize the inaugu-
rtilion of a nation wide system ov
warehousing under federal supervi.s*
ior. for staple and non-penshable a;r-
ricultural products.
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And the house Democratic too. W'j
are not i;i:rprised, did any one eve**
hear of the Democratic party doing
anything to help the farmer or *a bor
ing man? But we want to be under-
stood that personally we are in fav
or of the government loaning money
upon cotton to the farmers. We are
for the farmer f^rst, last and all the
time. They are the salt of the earth,
because they feed us, and are the back
bone of the country. Ke?p the farm
er, is oui motto.
Tnblic Education by a direct vole oi
the people, in this way only can we
bring our educational .system up \o
the highest state of efficiency. We
that ;ivery parent should have
ix voice as to whom they entrust wirh
the care and education of thoir chil
dren.
;>rd. We favor a complete reorii:;;n-
ization of the county road sysu'ni,
in order that every section of ouv
county may share alike. We arc cp-
n'jcut at leaM ovico each year 1
showing the receipts and from what '
source derived of all ironies and otfv-j
or property coming into the Councy’
Treasury, ai> well as the dis.bur>emeni.~ 1
and for what purpose disbursed. This
is tho only way the tax puyer.^ ca:i
lel! ht:w the financial affairs of rho
County are being conducted. W- con-
d=?inn the present county officials for
their failure and refusal to do U!i3
thereby keeping the uis payers ir. th*:;
by George W. Vesta!, County Chair
man. Junius H;. Harden was elected
permanent chairman, and John K.
Hoffman and W. Giles Mebane, secre
taries.
There was a large and enthusiastic
crowd present, the court house was
nearly filled. Speeches were made ty
Junius H. Harden, W. L Ward, and T,
C. Carter. AU made happy hits a»irt
were heartily applauded. There wis
some disappointment at the failur*
of Hon. A. E. Holton and Hon. John
T. Benbow not being present to ad
dress the convention as advertise
Mr. Holton seemed to be more inter
ested in the adoption of the amend
ments to the State Constitution to be
voted for this fall, than he was in the
Alamance Couny Republicans, and Yu.
Benbow was deained in Winston by
the illness of his law partner. How
ever the crowd was well pleased with
thi* proceedings as manifested by *Vi-
quenl outbursts cf enthusiasm. Th^
convention was composed of Republi*
cans, Progressives, Independents an]
i democrats, the greatest hai mony pr-j-
••‘oiled which augers well for the op
position To the present county admin-
is ration. The party Is in fine shu^o
10 make a winning campaign. aI> ,
Carter made a fine speech of accop:-
ance and the jsarty feels proud of its
.t: i.diiid I.earor, nnd feels that he '.vtU
.si’ivc good account of himself dunnji'
iho campaign. '
Tiic foilowit'g rixfcutive Cammij'.*e
Wi’.' ■'.‘lectod: Hec::an \V. /J.
Whire. J. H. HardtMi, W. W. Brown
:u\C' J. Zeb W'aUer.
The County Chairman and Secretary
iujve not !^ee»'. chosen. This w'iil b»»
done by tlu* Executive Committee ti
Uti early date.
If thi.*i jjlaiform of partj' pled^io.i
iind principle.^ appeals to you a.-> be
ing fair, jut^t. nnd to the best inier-
ests of the cili::ens a:id tax paxer.-? of
this county, we ask your support fi-:*
the party who promulgated them and
are in favor of their adoption. Thi
most effective weapon in politic.^; 1.5
a voie at the pol)., to which pa*-ty
will yoii give it?
(Editor's Note) Those who fac.ir
all or any part of the ni>ove, and in
tend to suppori. all or any pan of ih.'
Repubiitan County Tickc-t, will plea.'O
commuj.icate such intention to Tl\*
i>ispatch, either by niai.(, in person,
or ovev the phone. All infoi'ijiation
j^iven VviU lie regarded as strietiy c-'\v-
i-der.tiuK
O
posed to the waruing in system to the true ftnancial condi-
:n effect, whereby some have to work.;^*®^ county,
and some do not. W'e favor the tax-! opposed to court i.ou'?c
ation system under which no favorit- *^^*nues and i-ings who use the pi es-
ism can b« »ho\STi- We are oppose !; their official position and pat
io listing and collecting the road tax ! stifle ambition sn the yoimg
separately and apart from the poli! manhood and citizenship of the coun-
arid property tax, but favor the li;’t- order that they may not have
ing of the road tax at the same time'*^PP^sition for renomination to the r
and in the same manner as the poll’^’®spective positions. This practice
and property tax is now listed, and j niost rampant in this good County of
collecting it in the same way; we fa -
or working all public roads by the
contract system^ the roads to be laid
out i;i secitons of so many miles each,
•■Mamance, and should be discouraged
by ali fairminded citizens regardle:*^
of their political aifdiation.
The convention was called to order
Another wise judge has rison up
wiio will be accorded the plaudit.* of
tho Country, Judge Barlow, who prc-
.>ides ovs :he Jefferson ^Jarket Couri
in Xev.- ork last week sent a ‘‘mai^h
er" t. ;uil for five days. The mash
er \vc:> a tailor, “well-to-do ar.d daj--
per.'’ and he had accosted a young
woni.Tii on the street in ar. im^»'ope>'
w:vy. His counsel tried to “beg of'"
for him, but this judge w'ould not
hear to it. ‘‘Night after night,’* lie
said ^‘unfortunate women are sent
from the women's night court to 'ho
workhouse for accosting men on the
street, and I fail to see why mercy
should be shown or that men should
bo dealt with more leniently when
conditions are reversed.” The prin
ciple upon which this judge bases hi«?
course is worthy of all commonda-
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