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ERNOON, AUGUST 9, 1917.
NUMBER ,48
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KAISER ASBIKTM 7
COSiFEREltir HIS LEADERS
(By United Press)
AMSTERDAM. One of the most important
conferences of the month has been called by the
Kaiser at his headquarters.
Chancellor Michaelis has left Berlin for head
quarters in response to a summons from the Ger
man Emperor to re&ntt there. The military gov
ernment and all the diplomatic leaders of the em
pire will participate. -..
Those attending the conference vill furnish
one of the strongest arrays of German leaders
that have assembled dttf ittgfthe entire war. They
will include:
The Kaiser, the:Crown Prince, von Hindenburg,
von Ludendorf, the Quartermaster-General, the
Imperial Chancellor, Dr. Michaelis, Dr. Kuhel
mann, the new Foreign Secretary, Vice-Chancellor
Helffrech, and Dr. von Stumm Herman, the
Secretary of the Foreign Office.
ACTIVITY ON THE FRENCH FRONT:
RUSSIANS FIGHT DESPERATELY
(By United Press)
LONDN. Extensive movements behind the
German lihes are Reported by aerial observers to
day, which is believed here to indicate a growing
nervousness on the part of the enemy as the days
pass without a resumption of the general Flanders
offensive. Short, quick thrusts are being made by
the British and French along the entire front.
Latest advices to the War Office state that the
Slavs are now fighting with the greatest bravery
on the Galician front, Kerensky having impress
ed upon the Russian people the necessity of a
stern dictatorial administration in his new pro
clamation organizing the new government.
GERMAN BARBARISM CONFIRMED
BY REPORT STATE DEPARTMENT
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. Official confirmation pf the
barbarism practiced by the German U-boat com
mander was received by the State Department in
a report of the sinking of the British steamer,
Belgian Prince, a few days ago.
Business is Dull for
Sight-Seeing Busses
(By United lress)
WASHINGTON. The war has hit
Wellington's ruhberneck wagons an
f " nil wjillop. The closing of the trea- I
White House. State. War and
x ;ini other public buildings to
Mitor has shorn th? sightseeing kings
"f .il.oiir half their star program. Their
-nMiiy varnished trucks with open
" ;i i bodies atop them, which lumber
"l ami down the streets of Washington
the dozen no longer stop while their
l -Hirers are siown the internal wou-''i-
:ind mysteries of America's legis
1 -'dive and executive halls. There's too
- I si hance that German spies might
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.inning the gawkers.
Jim Baugham of
Washington, N.C.,
FHes Over Paris
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! HMvived this uiorninir bv Mrs.
aiK'luiiii from her son, Jim, i
villi the Lafayette Flying;
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' .iM in ii in lNiris.
" i.vs Hint lie has passed nis ex
' " 1 1 1; i i' Hi- wirliont any difficulty and
! In- lias Ikh'ii ordered to report to
':"1 l"i training. He has already
: "':'"" in Franc;' and lu has made
1 i':i::h! over Paris for a distance of
'""i I'niv miles. He. states that he
11 Hii- hest of health and is enjoying
pitiility which the French ex
' n,l ;ill Americans in that country.
I'lKMiKAiM
White's Theatre
TONIGHT
"THK JAGUAR'S CLAWS"
featuring ,,-! :
SKSSl"K IIAYAKAYVA.
FRIDAY
'RETURN OF DRAW EGAN"
featuring Wm. S. Hart.
Paris to be Well-Fed
and Warm this Winter-
(By United Press) j
Paris. (By Mail) "Prance has aban
doned her proposed civil mobilization.
i The new move is taken to mean in ma
uy quarters that the Ribot government
has the war situation so well in hand
that it will not le necessary to drat
French citizenry between the ages of
16 and sixty for war work. War work
will remain ..voluntary in France. -
The dark economic cloud accompani
ed" by sinister rumors of a bad winter
to come following the fuel shortage of
11)10-1917 has also been shunted to an
inconspicuous place on the horizon.
Paris has the word of the Prefect of
Uhe Department of the Seine that the
great metropolis will not feel the pinch
of either huaget !or cold during the
coming winter. This official announces
that the coal supply is assured and that
food supplies will be plentful. The con
ditions which caused Parisiens to
stand in line before food emporiums
and coal yards will be forestalled he
declares and thereby emphasizing that
France is suffering no grear amount
ot worry over the ravages of German
submarines.
Another piece "of good- news emanates
today from the Ministry of Commerce
to the effect' that Parisians will soon
be supplied with "National Footgear"
and '"National Cloth" for clothing. This
promises to be a real boon for modest
purses a shoe leather has finally aviat
ed to prohibitive prices. The average
price for
j for re-soling a pair of shoes is
now ten francs about $2 which
is
more than double pre-war tax. Men
pay about $10 for a good pair of shoes
and ladies must pay about $15 if they
want the mode.
Tlw French national shoe will cost
about ;5i francs-or $5,' wear and comi
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not. It will- be the national styie.
Fancy foot-gear will however continue
6n sale for those whoVant to pay the
price -r .'
The "National Cloth" will bejsuar
anteed by the government of good
THE DRfl
FTliHEGRlM
STEADILY. 1344
DY FRIDAY,
The local Exemptiou Board is pro
ceeding steadily with the work of ex
amining the men who have been sum
moned to appear, before them from day
to day. The doctors of the county have
generously aided in helping with the
physical .examinations, and as a result
they amBepiag up with the schedule
of examlng? 'men each day. The
examinations of all the men who have
been cited to appear will be concluded
Friday afternoon, and ' on Saturday
the work of certifying the ones "who are
to be soldiers will begin.
Every day an average of about
twenty-five men who have been called
fail to appear for examination. These
men by failing to appear lose the right
to claim exemption on any grounds,
and will be certified as soldiers and
their names sent to headquarters.
When the government is ready for the
soldiers at the camps these men will
be ordered to report, and upon their
French flake
More Gains
(By United Press)
LONDON. Fresh gains " by the
French to the Northwest of Bixschoote
on the Belgian front was reported by
the War Office today.
N. S. Makes Slight
Change in Schedule
(News & Observer, 9th)
Effective midnight, August 11th, the
Norfolk Southern announces a half!
dozen changes in schedule into and out
of Raleigh. No. 4. which now leaves
here at 9:55 in tke evening is moved
up 35 minutes and will leave Raleigh
at 9:26."
No. ,1 from Norfolk, will hereafter
arrive at 7:45, instead of 7:30. No.
31 for Charlotte, which now leaves at
6-.15. will depart after August 11th at
7 :40 in the morning. No. 35, local to
Fayetteville. which now leaves at 1 :15
in the afternoon, will leave five minutes
later. No. 17, from Belhaven and
Washington, will arrive here at 12 :05
instead of 11:40 and No. 30, which
now arrives here at 9 :00 o'clock, will
arrive at 1 :20 in the afternoon.
WASHINGTON. Construction of an
aircraft factory at the League- Island
Navy Yard, Philadelphia, to cost ap
proximately $1,000,000 and to be com
pleted in 100 days, was ordered yester
day by Secretary Daniels. The plant
will employ 2,000 workmen and will be
capable of producing 1,000 small planes
yearly
Ready to Do His Bit
A. gorgeously dressed individual
whose sartorial magnificence reached
Its zenith in a white waistcoat with
blue-flowered design dropped or strut
ted into a military census station in
Harlem the other day. In response to
inquiries regarding his knowledge of
machinery, bookkeeping, marine expe
rience, etc., he made it clear that he
could do very little. "I'm Just a gam
bler, and I don't take much stock la'
.nuthln' else," he explained. "Of cotirse,
m do what I can, If they need me.
If they ever decide to settle this mix
up with cards or dice, you got me ad
dress there, an Just drop me a Une.
'If it's cards, we got Europe; and If it's
dice, well give 'em a fight all the
way."
S Had to "Come Out of It."
I ' Joha taTery, the famous artist, had
la funny experience at Newmarket
some time ago. On that historic race
course, bookmakers are forbidden to
put up stands or display boards. But
;the famous academician only wanted
:td sketch the course, and, as he was
staying with Lord Derby, he went bold
ly and aet up his easel.
But he reckoned without the race
course policeman, who told him to "get
out of it," mistaking his easel Tor a
stand. As he had not got a written
permission, he told the policeman he
was a guest of Lord Derby ; but the
unbelieving bobby only said: "Same
old yarn. They all do it,! Come out
of it !" And Mr. Lavery had to "come."
Hoi I an (fa Great Windmills.
It was at one time stated that there
were in Holland fit least 9,900 large
windmills, of which the sails ranged
from 80 to 100 feet long. At that time
their yearly cost was reported to be
nearly $10,000,000. The mills are used
for many purposes-for sawing timber,
beating hemp, grinding, but their prln
ciDal use has always been to pump wa
iter f4Mith6AwJand'into the canals,
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quality in various shades at a nominal
price. There will also probably be
some check on greedy tailors who will
attempt to charge too much for tailor
ing the national product.
TO BEE
MANY SLACKERS
failure to appear will be treated as
deserters from 0ie army. -
The fact tha they never received
notice from the -local Boards does not
excuse them., -Che ruling of the War
Department is explicit that the pub
lication of tli$r names and numbers
in the papers alio! in a public place in
the county is official notice for them to
ajjpear. The whole force of the gov
ernment will ; be at work to round up
the deserters, and there is small chance
of their escaping frmn punishmeut.
While no figures are available as
yet, it is understood that the percen
tage of those claiming exemption in
Pitt county is rather high, running
probably, as high as 70 per cent. The
number of those being excused as phy
sically unfit is probably thirty per cent
of the number examined. However
these exemptions will be subject to re
vision by the governmuet official at a
subsequent examination.
Complete Returns
Show Davis Next,
Governor of Va.
i (By United Press)
RICHMOND.1 Va. Virginia today
' is smoothing her ruffled feathers after
J one of the scrappiest governorship
j fights the Old Dominion has ever
j known. After holding to the forlorn
'hope that the out-lying districts would
j swing the tide his way, Lieut-liover-
nor J. Taylor Ellisou last night con
: ceded the democratic nomination to
! Westmoreland Davis, the Louden
county farmers' candidate.
f Complete returns give Davis a plur
i ality of over 9,000. Davis' surprising
I strengftl in tbeularger cities offset the
lncmistfenTarfIs6nma In the
Southern and Southwestern rural dis
tricts. The indications are that the
total vote of 80,000 was split as fol
lows: Davis, 34.000; Ellison, 25.000;
Pollard. 21,000.
The majorities have also increased
for Harris iHart 'for Superintendent
of Public Instruction, aud for Col. B.
O. James for Secretary of the Com
monwealth. The last hour emphasis by Davis that
the prohibition issue was not involved
in the fight, and that he proposed to
vigorously uphold the existing dry sta-
WIVES SHOULD WORK WHILE THE
MEN FIGHT, SAYS GEN. CROWDER
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. Wives who earned their living-
by working- in offices and factories before
their marriage should again seek employment so
as to release their husbands for the army. This
is the official suggestion of the Provost Marshal's
office as supplementing General Crovder's ruling"
that when the wife is assured of a "reasonably
adequate support," the husband should not be ex
empted. Officials refuse to define what "reasonably ade
quate support" means, but said that it varied with
conditions,, and that the local Exemption Boards
will have to decide the individual cases upon their
.merits. Crowder's ruling has opened an appeal
to relatives to support the wives so that the hus
band can gx to war.
GOOTACTHIPRH
REGULAT
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON The Government is taking
steps not only to fix the prices of supplies for the
Allies, but are preparing to lay vigorous hands on
the agencies of the country that are holding lip
the prices of food-stuffs for the people of the coun
try. President Wilson is centering ninety per cent
of his time on the great . industrial, auestion . of
equal distribution f 6b:SisaiefSsoii
able prices. Milliohs of dollars have been lost to
the people of the United States, according to Fed
eral experts, because of the delay in establishing
prices for these necessities, due to a recalcitrant
Senate.
Trying to Pass
War Veterans
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:LO?(foON, July 20 ( By Mail)VThe
Proviosit Marshal has discovered a; new
way of circumventing army slaOver.
Be won't let the London hock-shops
sell military or naval uniforms any
more " because slackers were buying
them and posing as fighters on extend
ed leave.
The slacker knows no modesty. If
he can't get the uniform of a brigadier
well, a field marshal' tunic will do,
with lots of medals.
Capt. H. Hewett, handling prpsr
ecution for the illegal sale of uniforms
obtained three convictions in one day,
an indication of the wide spread of this
type of evasion. One dealer was fined
$275 for selling a civilian the uniform
of a general staff colonel with two Ash
tani medals.
Magistrates are threatening to im
pose the maximum fine of $500 in fu
ture cases.
Congress Adjourns
in September
(United Press
WASHINGTON Both Houses of
Congress are resting today preparatory
to swinging in Friday on the final lap
of the War Session. The leaders hope
to be able to adjourn by September 15
at the latest.
The Senate tomorrow, begins the con
sideration of the $2,006,920,000 war tax
bill. Senator Simmons, Chairman of
the Finance Committee, said that he
believed it woud pass that body with
out much change. There is a general
agreement to curtail debate on the
measure, and Majority Leader Martin
said that night sessions may be held
to expediate work on the bill.
GIVE COUNTRY CHICKEN STEW
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Scott gave a
verv enjoyable supper at Millbrook
Farm Wednesday night. Spring chick
ens cooked into a chicken stew, w-ere
servedto-nbout fifty- people,- , -
Several of their friends from town
enjoyed their hospitality.
tus, and would strengthen it if neces
sary with "reasonable" legislation, is
believed here to have largely offset the
alleged questionable efforts of Dr. Jas.
Cannon of the Anti-Saloon League to
discredit Davis as a "wet" candidate.
" It is poiut(Hl out that prohibition
could have not played a great part in
the voting, as a large number of ad
mittedly "dry" voters swung to Davis
which augmented his plurality.
RING TO
E OF SUPPLIES
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FIGHTING RilGES
BY WM. PHILIP SIMMS,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
PARIS. The Canadians last night in a daring
raid attacked the enemy line northwest hi JLens,
capturing trenches and inching a little nearer to
wards the city, and tightening their grasp upon
the noted coal center.
The British let loose as waves against the Ger
mans along the sand dunes on the Belgian coast.
The artillery duel, was renewed with great inten
sity, air fights were frequent, and the' starry
nights, followed by sun-shiny days gave new vim
to the warfare along the entire front.
Activity among the big guns is especially mark
ed, and the heavy boom of these giant weapons
can be heard for miles and miles around.
INDIANS AND MEXICANS ON THE
WAR PATH:
(By United
GLOBE, Arizona. The massacre of - nineteen
white men by Apache Indians and Mg3qag$jyho;
have the white men besieged in ajpiihe
Sierra Anchas mountains, is feareigzens of
Globe have hastily mobilized and rufpii to the
besieged men. At last reports the mifnemmecl
men had only a few rounds of ammunition lefk
They were driven into the dug-out by the Mex
icans and Indians following a strike at the asbes
tos mines. The Indians who are on the war path
have fired the forests on the mountain slopes.
12 Perish When
Schooner Sinks
(United Press)
KINGSTON, N. Y. Twelve out of
fourteen ' aboard the Schooner George
A. Marsh perished when that vessel
was destroyed by a 35-nrile an hour
gale on Lake Ontario Tuesday night,
it was learned today.
RULES AND JUDGES HHK&m
FOR CLOSE OF BIG AUTO CO MST
Read Them Over Carefully in Order That There
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Be No Misunderstanding at tl Iose
Big Certificates Tonight
Today appears for the first time the
rules and regulations governing the
close of the' Daily News Auto Club
circulation campaign in which more
than $2300. in cash and prizes will be
distributed to the workers next Satur
day night.
Everything is ready for the close of
the fastest circulation campaign Green
ville or its vicinity has ever witnessed.
Everything that could be done has been
done to facilitate the voting at the
close of the race, but experience teaches
us that in spite of all warnings, there
are many workers who will put og get
ting in their votes until the last min
ute and oftentimes confusion is the
result.
The Daily News would regret to see
any member of the Club lose a single,
vote over some small misunderstand
ing and if the workers will read the
few simple rules published below, all
confusion can be avoided.
The Closing Rules.
1 r-All reserve votes must be polled
in the ballot box at the Daily News'
office in order to be counted for the
awards.
2 All business and reserve votes
must be inside the Daily News' office
not later than nine (9) o'clock Sat
urday night, August 11th. Doors will
be closed at that hour and only those
inside the door at that time will be al
lowed to turn in their business.
3 All votes and subscriptions must
bear a special delivery stamp if mailed
after noon Friday, August 10. Busi
ness received by mail later -than the
closing hour, will not be counted.
. ,4 r-Np per.3pna.L checks, wll be accept
ed in, naymeut ..for.iwstoess' the 'cioV
ing day,. Remittance .for air business
must be in cash, cashier's check, mon
ey order or draft. If the Club Mem
bers will remember this rule there will
be no disappointments. Please do not
present personal Checks on the closing
night
5 No votes will be issued without
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(United Press)
WASHINGTON The President will
soon :know exactly what to expect from
Russia during ?the great war. With
the return to Washington of the Rus
sian Commission headed by - EUhu
Root, the problems fKtl. "baby re
public" will be j threshed1' out.
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the name of the. member jfpr . whom
they are to be voted appealing there
on. Any Vote ballots marred or "defac
ed in any manner will be. thrown out
of the count.
6 All subscription orders must be
filled out with the correct name and
address of subscribers when turned in.'
No money will be accepted or votes is
sued on any money that is not accom
panied with order giving full address
of subscribers.
The Judges.
After careful consideration the Daily ,
News has j selected the following well
known men of . Greenville td act of
judges of the campaign. . These men
will count and check ' the ballots and
award the prizes. Their work will be
done just as soon after the close as it
is possible to do so.
The judges are as follows: ',
R. C. Flanagan, real estate and in
surance. N. O. Warren, cashier Greenville
Banking & Trust Co.
J. C. Gaskins, Register of Deeds for
Pitt County.
These men are all well-known and
the members may feel assured that
they will get every vote that they are
entitled to.
The Big Certificates.
The members are hard at work, mak
ing these last few days count big in
votes. The big certificates will be
awarded to the., three members who
have, turned, in .th, mostfiioBy since
the inauguration of '.the campaign. The
first one is f or tror million, the second
is for one millioh . ,vJbondre1iI thous
and and the thirdoneifc fpr .'one , mil
lion vote. hhi1 be
of great value to 'the winners & They
will be issued and dropped, in the- bal
lot box to be counted by the judges.
The Ballot Box. ,,.
The ballot box is locked and the keys
to same are in the hands" s of ; the .
judges. There will be no more Votes r
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