PUBLISH E.D MO N DAYS A t!D THURS DA YS
i:. S
V'oi-L'ME XLIH. v
CONCORD, N.'G, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1017.
NU.MBUIl IX
HER RILL, Editor and Publisher.
iCil OEIIPTIOII ".
BOARD FILES LIST
MC!1 Who Passed Physi
0'
ol Examinations, And Did
).jr.r Make Any Claims for
uniption or Discharge.
i TEEN MORJE MEN
H CONSIDERED FIT
FO-
c0 j of Them Are Only
Si L'iitly Underweight, And
n Every. Other Way Are
i t vsically Fit For Service.
;il cXfini'tion ioard -Satnr-i
l t tiie I it rict Hoard at
... ;i list i sixtv-eitrht men
, ! en examined bv thetr
ami fou mi to be phvsieallv
!ii;.r diitv in the new lira ft
c.tv '
U'.
A. i' -
Iiiiz f' tl't report of the
ohiv fit'tv-tour naxsed the
, tits set bv the government.
()W( t-!
tiie exec ution board Das
ifis!.r:i(-:i'iis
that when in their opin.
iiiivsieal trouble is not' sen;
nit eri ere Willi service. me
iit't
the men, jntohe armvj In
of the men who failed to
'
I'JiS''
llilUi
fO!' Ili
:.ir examinations their tmlv
wjs in their liulit weiaht. anv
ih tn were less fhan 10 pounds
Lt. If a man in this eonditior
i and riven training", with rec
urs he will in almost exerv
I,
c.w'.. s.-on reni n me miiuinunKweiirm
Tli "en whose names follow con.
'itul? the urst ones in the draft army
from Cabarrus Count v on her quota
of 'Xfy men to be furnished. The
kard ill continue to call before it
ih j rtered men in their order un
til the remainincr 141 men needed are
surest. The names of ' the men
draft? .and the order in -which thev
er(. firrtftM. follovv:
4rte Cliftotx Page, kannapolis.
2787. Jim Marcus Medlin, Concord
tonic C. : v. ''"!
IfttB Ben V. Matthews, - Concord,
17.V David B. Cartner, Kannap
lis -
lM; Fletcher; Dry. Concord. . .
'm 6&A Barry Plyler, Concord.
127. 0. W. Wood, Kannapolis.-,
75fi Weece Plummer, Harrisburg,
Honte No. 1. ' -
Arthur C . Morrison, ' Cabar
viiH. ' , 1
;!):, J.ee Bramion, Harrisburg. '
SlfJ--Stafford Alexander, Concord.
W -lk'imio Douglass, Concord.
ir.v-Ths. Tinkney Shinn.
il ' t.A
12,'i(
street
no:-
lloiWy Allison, Kannapolis.
Ci!o. j. II. lientz, Concord.
-ftiiv M. Beaver, Kannapolis.
rionv B. Phillips, 217 Gibson'
;ienn Campbell, Concord.
Walter Lee Smith, Concord, .
Pearl Tadlock, Concord, r. 5.
I
-Lffts-Samuel Adolphus McOommons,
tWtt-HV " ' -
-ti7r Silas Leroy Furr, Concord, r 6.
Arthur Davidson, Huntersville.
-T.eorsre W. FaffKart, rfd. 5.
aienee Or Penninger, Concord.
William Henry: Muse, 'Jr.; Con-
tvrd
'ieoiire S. Graeber. Concord.
J. Lewis Cress, Concord, rfd. 4.
' Ma-Sam Harrison Gray, Concord,
21V.4 Drayton Horton, Harrisburg.
Jiineh Hathcock, Concord:
A i t hur Howie, Harrisburg;
rhij,.
Mak Walker, Kannapolis.
Henry Walker, Concord.
A.'-l. Faiifloth Coneord-
fn f.
19!,'!
Daniel Monroe Smith, Mt.
rfd. 1. ' .
If. T'axter Morrison, Cabar-
1.
! liarles Clayton Sloop,
Har-
Wl.' 1. s , ;.! , ;.
(u2er We.ldino-thn Concord.
4'.
''4 ;,-orre F. Coble. Concord, r. 6.
DeJma Wells, Concord, rfd. 6.
;M..u,im Wardlow, Concord.
NS- Clyde Allison Blackwelder, Con
fore .. . . -
Cleveland L. Smith, Midland.
Colio W. Smith Hnnenrrt rfd 1.
1'H' 111 I'll TTrklmrwci Wnll-. f-frt A
XV illiam Franklin Ritchie,"
-(." , ( ha i lie J ohnson. Concord. '
; . - Harry Turner SkidmOre, Con
huond L. Hatley,
sul,
Concord,
M'tum- Chiwson. Newell, rfd. li
'"'m Columbus Pruit, Kannap-
Si " '' ' " ?vr "
-Malachl David Swinson, Mt.
1
' s.
I
Cannon, rfd. 1.
Odell Thompson Kan-
!;1
1I1C
er
M. Barringer, Mt. Pleas-
.1,
"troh, Concord. ' ' Y
L. Honpve.nt.f rfd K
A.!
Ht-ller Pennirurer. i
if '.Fohnfnn . " " ' ' -.
vllMy Blackwe'lderr r , ;
t...., j:
cia, i,.VttlKS-iVIk
Co. hn a- n ' fpw aru
i.. f " i
i.lvui ineir hi- rjiia
3e-rn .. "M1 feeji at. sale prices to
iv,- iui'v wsii : L
ew ad iTfi , eir "IS Fall stock
. . u,,ixl this paper. "
rl Sanders Litaker.fd. 2.
' --i.j'.is Eddie Troutman, route 4.
-V""-Charlie Dry, KannapoUs. -'
r:,1;k Hooks, Harrisburg r. 2. ' ,
Hartseil, Cabarrus, rfd 1.
PATinOTIC CONCERT AT
; CENTIML MCTIIODIST CIIL'RCII
Large Audience Presents Churtfa HI-
tlngly IWoratrd. An Excellent
Projframrae Jlenderrd.
A ful house wan prt-M-nt Suulay ev
ening to enjoy the patriotic concert
at Centra! !etho.llt Church, siren
llerriiiff and Ml Jni aIptnthW
PatterMon. Kvery number tit the
Rplendidlr 'rraureI
lting of national air, anthem, so
los, etc., wai niot eluirminfflr carried
out.
The pulpit Mtand wa drapeI with
the American tins. The onran and rHa-
no were draped iM French and British
nags and the American easier while
tile cluuieel wh ut wiMi niMfut
holding bankets of red roses, wlilfn hv.
llrjl U'ffh vm-ilt fTrm 4 .... 1
of mem berK of Compa ny L' were pres
ent m uniform.
The vola wilos by Miss Patterson ami
Mr. Hamuel Glman. the violin solo by
airs, uusseii liarnlianlt and the flute
and violin duet by Mrs. Barrihardt and
air. Kay Tatterson were indeed nttm.
tive features of the evening.
J no. stnries of The Star Spangled
Banner and The Maraellln Ira" wapo tit.
tractively read 'by Mta'Jenn Coltrane.
A most fitting, climax to the solendid
pr6gramna was the History of Our
Flag, go beautifully iri ven br fr IT
S Williams, the call to the colors by
Mr. Crooks, followed by the enthusiast
ic singing of "The Star Spangled Ban
ner" by the entire audience, led by the
choir. The personnel of the choir was
us follows:
Tenor Mr. Samuel Goodman.
Sopranos Misses Jannie Patterson,
ElizabetlT Coltrane, Myrtle 'Morgan,
Jessie Willeford, Nancy Patterson,
Mary Pemberton and Marv Branson
Coltrane, Mrs. I. I. Davis and Mrs. J.
H. Palmer. , ' .
Altos Mesdames Victor Means and
II. A. Brower.
Bassos Lloyd McKay, Kay Patter
son ana Jesse Itaiford.
Organist Miss Nell Herring.
v An offerijig was taken for missions
COURT THIS WEEK.
Judge E. B. Cline. of Hickory. Pre.
siding. Names of Those on Grand
Jury. ,
Superior Court began its August
term for Cabarrus County this morn
ing, with Judge B. Cline, ot Mlick
ory, presiding. ' ; v :
Solicitor, Hayden: Clement, of Sal
isbury. 1 is also present, to prosecute
all cases on behalf ot, the Staters
-The Grand. Jury was "inxpanejled
this morning ; by the court. ' and is
composed of tke following: "
W. R. Burrage, foreman, K. J. Wal
ters. W. H. Whitley. W. C. Taylor, K.
Cox. D. A. Sides. R. li. Dorton. E. L.
Hayer. T. F, Kobbins. M. L. Casle. J.
F. Fisher. J. E. Early, 31. C. Tucker.
R. O.; Kinehardt- M. C, White, J A.
Troutman, "Wai. Junker, and G. 11.
Heglar. x
.The first case was that of state
against W. 1$. Cross. Rich Goodson
and ArtjjurStitt. .who are charged
with an arl'ra.v. The jury- had been
selected, and some of the evidence
taken bv the time the court adjourned
at the noon recess. - : -
RELIGIOUS OBJECTORS
ASSIGNED-DEFINITE PLACE
Will Be Assigned to Duty" Which
May Be Designated as "Non. Com
batant, ' 1 ' U;
' CBy The Associated Press).
Washington. Aug. 13. iCeligious
ob.iectors vere assigned" definite
place in the Rational army for thy
first time, in a ruling made public to
day bv Provost JMarshal General
Crowder. Thev will be sent to Mobi-
izatio ncanips for dutv. which Pres
ident may designate as. non-combat r
ant :, -. .' ''
The ruling so "s that they, will " be
drafted, forwarded - to mobilization
camp, and make up a part, of the quo-
ta ot the district , tram wnicn mey
come, and will be assigned to qu
declared bv'the President as non-combatant."
; .
NEWLYWEDS TO DRAW ;
- DOUBLE AMOUNT OF FOOD
A Premium is -Placed; on Marriages
C ' 1 in Germany.
(By The AMoelated Pre)
Berlin, via London, Ausr. 13. Mu
nicipal Food Bureau of Stassbunr.
tliaf newlvN married cou
ples will be entitled to draw, double
amount of food indicated on xoou
cards. This privilege is accoraea
them for a'period of six weeks.. ;
TOWN WITH ONE HUNDRED
. -.... virt'nT"k
PER CENT DKAx i , iwuo vxva
The Quota -Was Only One Man. How-
ever. He Waived iixempwou..
Yt- if. Asoela(ed Pr)
tdwn odaV boasted of h lr cent
draftrecord. Theuota of the town
was one man. This man; -
i ' j .,., oiivn Pd in tne ne
national anm. , ; .
r Girls Ga on Campmg;Trip. j
vMisses Margaret, Tvirniip!onttd'
euvi T.uev Kicnmonu
Elizabeth
Lentz, Martha Uaiaweii, u f
and, Ruth Cannon f
Tw,n Cnldwell. Ruth Croweii
nnnn on a
oif R(cky River, uto -g-te
irney win ;
camp
just vacateci oyjj .
girts
Mont-
chaperoned by
Misses Shiney
lomery and Helen Patterson.
sunset
t his: port Det vteu rzrj- jpv
rise were rew..'
- tnn.iv ur-i""
announced by the
Department it Y
G OF POSSIBLE '
!!
Government May Stop ' the
Excessive-Pleasure Use of
Automobiles During War
In Order to, Save Gasoline.
STATEMENT MADE BY
DIRECTOR MANNING
Urges Auto Owners to Stop
Unnecessary and Extrava
gant Pleasure During Time
of the War.
(Rx Tb Auwlaird Prcwl
s Washinirton Awi. l.'i. Waniinc of
the iHifsibilitv of drastic aetiun b
the Feteral Guvernirent to stop ex
cessive pleasure use of autos durinjr
the war in order that the trushne
needs of the United States and the
allies may be met. is riven in a state
ment bv director Van li. Maiming,
of the Hureau of Mines tolav. in
which he asks the eo'-oneration of au
to owners iri stoipinc tbe practice.
. Enouah irasoline to care for. the re
in:rements of America and perhaps
of its allies, will be saved in the
opinion of Mr. Manninir. 4if auto
owners of the country will stop un
necessary and evxtratairanl pleasure
rid in 2". and if the owners and dealers
handled this fiuel in a careful and
economical manner.'
Director Manninsr liives a num
ber of methods to save irasolene. and
conclude With the statement that his
warninsr does not mean that auto
owners should lav up their cars or
that, anyone should chancre his mind
about purchasing a car. X
FORT MEYERS MEN ?
TO BE COMMISSIONED
Exercises Today. Cabinet Officers
and Other prominent Officials to
Attend. . -- - , '
v(Br The Amoclmt4t& PrM ? f
: Washinston. 'Aue. 13.-100 studl
entxofficers ofthe Fort Mver. Va
training camp will be . commissioned
late today in the presence of Cabinet
officers, members ol Conarress .diplo
matic and prominent armv, and navy
oilicf Secretary Baker will. deliver
the 'Graduation oration . .
" Prpident Wilson hns hppn invited
to attend. . ' ' -.- , i
Asheville Boy, Gets 'Commission at
, - Fort Niagara.
Wrashins:ton. Au?, 1.1. Commis
sions irranted students at the Fort
Niagara officers training camp in
clude Wilbur B. Hammer, of Ashe
ville ,N. C. to be second lieutenant
of Field Artillery.
One at Fort McPherson. Too.
Washington. Aus. 13. Commis
sions granted to students at the Fort
McPherson "Officers Trainint: Camo
include:
Captain of Infantry 0. R. C. John
KTavlor. Yadkin viile. N. C.
RECEIVED COMmSSIONS
Atf FORT OGLETHORPE
Six Cneord:Men Are Given OEScers
" Commissions.
- Adjutant General McCain has at
last issued the long-expected list of the
men who will receive commissions as
officers in the military service of the
United States as-41 result of their train
ing in the reserve officers training
camp at Fort-Oglethorpe, Ga. -The list
includes the following from Concord :
To be second lieutenant, infantry
section, officers' reserve corps
J. Watson Smoot, Charles II. Wads
worth. M.H. Caldwell, Jr., J. Lee
Crowell, Jr. - -
To be captain, field artillery section,
officers reserve corps: Albert I. Nor
man. ,
To bev second lieutenant; field artil
lery section," officers reserve corps :
John M. Black, Pioneer Mills.
GENERAL DEBATE ON
THE WAR TAX BILL
Begin in the Senate Today. McAdoo
' Confers With Kitchin.
( By. The fi.uodt& Prcai)'
WTashin2t6n. Au?13.- General de
bate on the war tax bill will bejrin
in the Senate today. Senator Simmons
in eharse of the measure." bavin? fin
ished his statement .Saturday. .
Secretary .McAdoo will confer with
Chairman Kitchin.' probably tomor
row reerardinsr plans -for raisinir part
of -the additional 6.000.000 00U re
quired to meet war exienses until
July 1st, 1918. How- much will be
askedUfor bvSecretar- to' meet the
present needs is not known, bnt i
may be as much as $2,000.OOO.fXX). v
EX-PRESIDENT TAFT ;
CONTINUES -TO IMPROVE
Sat Up in Bed JTesterdav for First
. Time Since Attack. .
' By The AMsfeeiated Press)
, Clay Center, Kans.. Ausr. 13. Con
tinued -nprovement was shown todav
in the eondition of former President
Taft, ill -here 'with intestinal indica
tion. Mr. Taft has commenced to eat
resilarlv and yesterdav" sat iu in bed
for-the'first time since the attack be-
isran last Monday. Attending physi
cians said it. "would probably be two
or three days before 3Ir. Taft would
mm
VERY I
ADD1TI011AL I
CALLEDBYBDA
tOne Hundred and Fifty More
Men Are Summoned to Ap
pear Wednesday, Thursday
And Friday.
BOARD TO EXAMINE
FIFTY EACH DAY
The Men Called Are Not Ex
pected to Appear Until the
Time That is Stated in
Their Notices. ;
SttHt the piota of ruti frtu Ciibar
rti - county-ha nt yet been Mxmmi
friu tlie 4JHt men xummoim! to appear
before 'the local exemption board, the
board on Saturday mailed our notice
for an additional l.V niu to aptMtr
on Weiliu-slay, Thuixlay nnd Friday
of thU w ek.; '
Tlie men notified U apiM.nr at the
next 150 in the orrter.in which they
were dniwn. and the board will ex
amine fiO of them on each of the day
named. In order that a man may. lose
no more time thau is necessary, the
boanl has also allotted the work' for
each day,' taking 10 men each hour,
and have notified them accordingly.
The men, whns names are jrfreu be
low. Mre summoned to apjiear at the
hours named at the office of Attorney
C5. A. Carver, chairman of the exemp
tion loard. on the cond lloor of the
Morris buildlnj:. and from there they
trill be directed to the examining
room. : , " . I- - ,
The list of those uotified. and the
fhourii at which the.r are to appear fol
low: . . ,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15TH.
9 O'clock a, m.
iai2Cash C. Dennis. V
1221 Ira Brewer,
1102 James Davis.
1G20 Carl T. Fagan. - , .
K56 John Franklin Flemminjr.
1C65 Arnold Lee Harrington.
r2100 Lonnie -Israel Little. ' - v
Waldo Jeremiah Sloop. .
1281-r-Karl. B. Walter.
51 William Dolphus Barringer.
- v 10 O'clock a, m.
717 Lawrence Hall.
1037 George Ingram.
1256 Clarence V. Younger. ,
1073-Sherman Gain.
iJOJason Harvey Earnhardt.
imCr Floyd F. Lipe.
im Marvin Cleveland Gray.
JiSS Charley Flow. '
1423 Lee Penninger.
245S Hurley Devotion Griffin.
11 O'clock a. m.
1716 P. E. Correll.
773-Iticnard Little.
COS Richard Nathaniel Alexander.
406 Earnest Presley Seaford.
2502 Lester Durett Coltrane.
510 Henry Stany Swaringer.
1730 Xissen H. Coggins.
- 25 Richard Ira Hammill.
:02 William Chatman.
2aSl Martin L. Smith.'
1 O'clock p. m.
22.il Charles C." Graeber.
8S0 Troy Wallace.
:?S:t William Gllmore.
1160 Harry G. Troutman. '
1712 IL P. Campbell.'
21S0 William M. White.
5S Charlie Britt.
2591 Davis Lee Vaudry Whitleyr
856 Lester Lee Mlncy.
705 James Phifr. , .' .
2 O'clock p. m. ' V
1346 Lillington E. Stewart.
2S35- A, Scott-Walter.
2263 Isiah William Elam.
2053 Frank Alexander Barnhardt.
2051 Shnford Clyde Barrier. ?
1057 Henry Dry v
576-Oliver Judson Crenshaw.
2023 Hugh Itlley Honeycutt. ,
250tV Andy W. Perkin.
2022 John G. Culp.
THURSDAY. AUGUST 16TH. V
' ,9 O'clock &. in.
(Mi Espy Mack Cannon. V
I860 Fred Perry Lovelace.
2037 Charles Mac. Eeddix.
v 1S0S Joe C. Austin.
1043 Albert B. Bost.
1677 Benjamin "an Duke
2Wl-Walter L. BosL
"2706 James Brady Burr is.
122 Mitt Alonxo Cress.
.1783 William A. Beam;
10 O'clock a. m.
G42 Tom Rhyne.
939 Robert Bruce Cochran.
1630 John F. Ferguson. x -
,; 222 Corl Marks Castor.
2364 James Monroe Rowe,
1715 Thad Childers. -
906 James Francis Sloop. .
1337 William A. Smyre.
2226 Ollie Hinson.
7(KW-31ark Walker.
11 O'clock a. xa.
1250 Frank Lynn Carr.
1195 DeWitt T. Sherrill..
3406 Henry F. Mauldin.
297 G. Lawsorj Herrin.
321 Harvey F. Eudy.
736 George Blackwelder. -
2994 Robert -W. Hunter.
"162S Hunter A. Falls.
2611 Abraham Jackson. Simms.'
-3043 Pearl J, Mann.
1 O'clock p. EL
-2853 Crawford Coble : , ,
707 Jay Misenheimer.
2550 larks WMker.-
3025 Floyd W. Prcpst. .
1425 Samuel P. Parker. - , ,
1002 Monroe Reeary. . " ' ' . "
u:. ui:;u i4!i Cai?,.
-irt- Tti 1 tutxi&tm
rT7 !Jrrt ttMiaok..
nUDAY. AUGUST 17X0.
S O'clock a, sl
ri7iWWU!Uta lt t2BWeL
2lc; Mix MteUU
M Itn II. Auim.
1 175- R4ril MOrf
" lu7f-M:tii CSrtcgm.' "
73S Sam AWt4-r.
liai Vri W. TrrrHl.
aVWlUUfa Alfni lKt ksf,
10 O'clock la.
Hei7-1tin lwu,
1191 llrtfe lUnrBtd. '
1214 lUrly AIIioii.
17M J44n Atla BaHwri
G, KIth-
Mv w-ar irtitrtle blmtrl.
225 William V. Wlkr.
1 1 v Howard JkMi.
2i:?-Eurme O, lUwihantt. Jr.
121-OrU UactA,
11 O'clock a. m,
25.16-Iwemoet It. BaUlwia.
22 1 - Colonel Crimen.
2005 Samuel Hatley.
1537 John CL Ientvard.
'U51S Walter WlUroe.
1474-FninkUu M. Correll
114 Willie H. FroHt.
2253-Jeie Ulchard McdclUod.
2T50i- Boone Ijifayrtte lrowell
27TC - John Chamorrm.
1 O'clock p, ct.
161G William F. Griffin.
292 Carl Mqnroe l!Hnl.
, K22-M. Luther Ca!e.
504 William Jackmm Wall.
1001-Paul llirrlf.
2557 James WlUou.
'1205 Frank M. Sloop.
22HJ-Jamc Godfrey IJpe.
2CS9-John David liarrlnrr.
2370-. Ernest Chalxaen Plott.
2 O'clock p. o.
2152 John n. TkrtmL -
1310-Clarence L. LIppard.
1091-nJamei B, Ellia.
2139 A. Jerome Garaoa. .s
470 HUre Lanier.
8ia Arthar G. Greeo.
29S4 Earley L. Hclderman.
2C33 Jake Cook.
1507 Jacob O. Miller.
1729 Robert Lee Christy.
:..'r,.: ,
TO REPORT FOR SECOND
CA.W AT OCtLLTHORTE
Six Concord Men Ordered t Report
August 27. No More Training
' Camp. '.
The jicoond tralniug camp at Fort
Oglethorpe for reserve officers will hare
467 North Carolinians in it. acoonling
to the appotutmeiiU to the camp. The
successful applicants for the camp are
thuH provided with plenty of time be
tween notification and the date of re
sponse to orders to, get their affairs at
home in shape for th? three month
absence. The orders are to report at
Fort Oglethorpe Augurt 27.
So far as can be determined at I hi
stage of national affairs there will be
no more .training camp for officer
after this now under contemplation.
The government has announced its be
lief that the first and second camp
will provide enough officer for com
ma ml of the national army to be raid
ed ; certainly enough when the number
is to be augmented by the promotion
of men from the ranks to coram Im Ion
In "desirable cases. Unless unforeseen
developments occur to make It neces
sary, therefore, the men who have re
ceived their order sto go into the sec
ond camps are the last who will hare
the chance to train for commissions
under the instruction of army officers.
Among those who will enter tbe sec
ond training camp are the following
from Concord : -'-''
Quint E. Smith. Frederick 8. Klatii,
Roy'M. Ritchie, Vktor A. Mcau. Mar
shall It. Sherrin. John I. Belt
BRITISH DELEGATES NOT
' ALLOWED TO ATTEND
Permission WiR Not Be Oiren Them
to Atttad the International Social
Conference.
London: Aug. LI. Andrew itonar
I .aw. the government ffwkesman in
the House of (x)mnHini told the mem
bers of ibe hwej fcoase IbU alter,
noon. that the government bad decid
ed that vmnimion to attend the in
ternational CV-iference woa!d.nt fe
irranted t Tliritih d-leate.
Mr. IJonar 1-aw said: .
"Law ofliee of the Crown lrc ad.
vised the" governmeni . that it is not
Jeiral for anv iern reidrnt in the
dominion, to fngace in a cnferrr. c
with enemv ifiibf-t. Therefore. r-r.
mission to attend StkboIm ermfer-
enre will mr. be jrrantl. Tbe b..i
decision has hvt-n mad bv the sc"
rnrnent t-' ,!te L fit In! ' Hate.
France and Italv. nh whieh hi
Maiestv' covernmcnt has been in
com3iun:cat:on.y? . ,
ORDERS FOR LUMBER
FOR SHIPS IS PLACED
Ship Builders Cannot Find Tisher
to Use in Building the Ships.
Br Tlie AHall Irr)
Waslangton. Ausr. 13.7-Orders fr
Jnmlier for more ships have 5at
been placed b ythe r!menrece- Fleet
Corporation with " Southern Pine
Emergency Bureau, it was announcl
today. Contracts were let for these
ship-3 some time ago. bat difficulty
was found in obtaining 'timber. The
rerpondiori still has before it ec n-
fur " -"-'..'" r.-f''-' fM:- f r
FBE AfiEniCAtiS :
PfflL0ST
American Steamer , pty-; of
Athens Struck 3 Mine Ani
Sfeat Darrt Near Csp
Town, South Africa.
FOUR-MISSIONARIES 1 '-'
WERE AMONG LOST
The Mbiioruricv Were Mr.
And Mrs. NaygarJ; Muj
Robinson and MtnThuir.p.
son. 10 Olhen Saved.
trak m ttr,0 . 4 w.mt trr
te I a. v!ti Attta m Ar. .
U. rrtHiiiX to Ul S hlU th .
Wfn-er aad izr utih trm !
rrt, lt, tlie d.t
TUf d,tjc , .v lar tal ti
Ataenrsftt'v'atte tUtumt! r4
natr Mr. nt Mr. Nai kid.
Rtdiir.fr ti and Cn'n I l t
the Utter t tW llHh U t Mia
Iktarti. A - Mr, lUt, 4 fiat mi
tb m tared. Kt&flna tiler r.-.
Mocanes of an tTrtuta
fcradrj4sner at In4ir S tmi,
itntilin. ?r afd i
j ' . Tt f.fth Axeman Ji
was a Mr. hummer, addfrM r4 f.
i In a !di'.n & l tl f n
liihman nataed D-k-tft. tt 1 ii
Auirrifin ife. a&4 m h.ldrrn a1 !
lost their livrs. Mr. I ck
father livrs in !cover, .1!
name hat not Iraixed Atsir
lh saved were Mr. Hammer &4 it.
ari-srentlv fmi lit. sir.
Riche. of Chirac; Mr. iVtlrhett. f '
IhilJelnbia: Datid L At!na. f
South Dakota. an4 X. F. Utaatcti.
Micnea:?Us; Mr. Pcnlatau an Av
tralian. with his Ax,rriai ifesi,4
tA fhildren. and a Mr, ndh, i,
Sc!drrs& iriin . .
yfembers f Inlerdeaemlaattesat ?is"
also.'' -
.New Ytik. Aug. 13. The tatty . cf
R mlwionaries atxrd the Ctty cf
Athens, which was sunk' fey a taist
near Cje Town, were member f tit
mUsion. which la Intrrdroossi&atkmal.
In addltfHt to th 1!. two rtdUreti tS
Mr. and Mrs. Ear! Camp were aloarl
the vrrl. Io. Charte II HttfUn.
general director of tlir crrginitatioa
here, mm iwi wonl had ie-n.mtlte4
as to the fa! oflbe children
A FURTHER DECLINE IN
I THE PRICE OF COTTON
Market Off 23 to 50 Points U Opca,
in Today. Market Later IUHksL
fDr ta aHaiNi rri
New Yurie. Au. 1.1.-Tlirrr as 'a
furl hrr deline of 2.1 tfi ."W tjiat at
tbe oteninof the ctton e rkt it.
tU with Oelober Mllinr at at,J
January at m the eslh AVeaJhrr
map fade d?olitw anv grrrrl f am
in Ibe sriuthei! Imt txtrvi for lb .
dn02bt eimiiiaint "from twrts if lh
uth and west Teia. trot are gm.
erallv fa ! Me. erraticg th ir pfri
sion that rrwteets are imtrutina it
tle aversre. The break airat!
eon.ilerable. eovrrinif. lMeer. acl
there 'ere rallies of 10 nr 15 t.tftM
shortly after the eall.
Cotton fnttirrt roened iadv? Or.
tober,2f.tMl t iWrmbr .2MJ;
January. 21.43; Marrh. 2 !': Mat.
2W .
TWO GERMAN AIRPLANE3
WERE BROUGHT DOVTN
Wert Amonx Tfcos Which RaUrd
Esxllah Coon Yesterday..
'.I lrabn. A:ig. !X To of i tUf, '
ran roahin" K i b iterd-s et, .
in: rsidl th E?liH .e? trrn
roa. watrrinsr tIe. wrjf !trr
ei bt i'rit;sh natsl mUnrm Orisl.'
stairmrnt iued'bv the iUtm.ril
t'xiar a f!t ots of tnths
was a Ciotha ainiare atTd ffee t!hr a-
jwiwane
THE WHEAT MARKET.
Goremsest Ansorscestit cf Ccn,
trcl MiVf No la ?rUst Differ,
jeacs) In tha Prica. . -
'(Df Tk As4MHrtat4 Pri,
"'t'Chirai.'"- Aug, la.---AajwOfei t
i sxra! ten f tbr ivrr.s&en!
plans to rule aheatand tur bjNi.r
oftli- tntmnirv Ui&4 T tZiifsttJit.
lif!rrenre in lie b4t, tzsiiH Ufir.
Af er o:nlnj. re r-fi! ter at 21
for SitinfsWr. te ftvaftrt t?rtr
tft 215. So olhrr M ft hnt S-rta-
j4rwa kdrU in t &u eitre.l ist
eier. i r. .'
TO PURCHASE GOLD BULLION
L J ON A BASIS OF rniENESS
Step Tlken on Actozzi of texts
Rise ia tht Tiic9 of EHrer. ,
(Oy tw aiat4 rrei
Wahimrtosi. A ur. 1 3. Beea a e u f
tbe estrem h in the irire of sihrr.
Director Raker ha ; f.alhrtzed lh&
fiiints and avar ?irrr U VMrth-'S
cold ballion hereafter cm a bat: of
finer en, di.rmrInr . the rrevtouf
regrlatioti .unler; whlrh t.'-Hi.n wi