VOLUME I. Greenville, N. C, lestf 281917. NUMBER 64 rennan ; ALONG OUR xCOAST St 3T BY 1 m (By United' Press) ' WASHINGTON. Trieste is being evacuated by its civilian poulation, who are deserting the town at the order of high Austrian command, ac cording to the Zurich correspondent of the Cour riere D'ltalia, whose dispatches were cabled to Italian embassy here. : . v- (By United Press) LONDON. Italy's sweep forward from Monte Santo, across the plateau of Bain Sizzaj is fast be coming debacle for Austrian flanks. A general retirement from several points have been made to save whole divisions from the Italians. Sukhomlinoff Gave Enemy Much Information (By United Press) PKTKOCRAD. General Ivanoff of ti.o Russian general staff,-testifying to il n in court martial proceedings ;i;nin-r ;tmral Sukhomlinsoff, former r .iiiiiiaii'liT in chief of the Russian .irmi.'s under the old regime, swoneH r i.ii tin' latter had sent military sp ( vets r Berlin from Petrograd via Warsaw. Bandits Escape With $9,000 After Killing Messengers (By United Press) IU "A( ;. Two vPT,"0H o p.vrou mrawn-. rlU5t wit" shot and iustantty ' killed in a! l i -r 1 duel with five bandits today, wlm escaped with more than $9,000. The hold-up occurred in front of the i-'.:iiian s plant. President With Cabinet Today (By United Press) W. SMINGTON. President Wilson i- epeetod to read to his cabinet to i iy i he completed draft of his reply i rope Benedict's peace proffer. The same will probably be forward ed !his week. Greenville Lawyers Honor Judge Calvert At a meeting of the Pitt County Bar held in the Court House in Green viiie. X. c. on Saturday. August 25. 1017 'lie following resolution was unani mously adopted. Whereas it has lieen to the honor :nnl pleasure f the Pitt County Bar. litigants and citizens generally to have His Honor Judge Thos. n. Calvert prcsido over our August term of Su-l-Tior Court his first Court as Judge; Aand Whereas, it is our desire to e'v press our appreciation of his cour t"sjes and consideration as a gentle man and of his wisdom and justice as a Judge: Be it Resolved by the Pitt County Bar: 1st. That we take great pleasure I iid pride in narticinating in the imi tat ion of a judicial career of such suc ' ssful beginning and promising fu ture of service to the state and adorn ment of the Bench. -nd. That we most heartily com ii" u ! his patience, impartiality, self poses-kin ami judicial temporanient. '!rd. That we are profoundly im pressed with his knowlede ofthe law :im ability to apply the same to the promotion of justice. Ith. That we request that those '"solutions l made a part of the min "i"s ,,f this Term of Court, and copies ' f same he furnished ocal and state papers for publication. F. G. JAMES. President, JULIUS BROWN, Sec'y. PROGRAM White's Theatre TONIGHT Florence LaBadie in "Divorce and ii er the Daught British Getting a Firm Grip in Flanders (United Pressj LONDON The British took a firm er grip on the German third line to day in Flanders sectors, according to General Haig report to the War Of ffice received this morning. News of the Pitt County Home Guards The Pitt County Guards met last night and although only two squads were present, due to a misunderstand ing, the drill was very inteeretirig. In the future the Guards will drill MondaT JUMl .Tuwsday nights of each ....... j - The- gun - fund is progressing nicely. about $350 having been subscribed, but the cash payments are a little slow, on ly about $160 having been paid in. All subscribers will please mail their checks toD. M. Clark or pay subscrip tions to the committee. Every person will be given credit for whatever paid. Don't forget the play to be given in the opera house Friday night for the benefit of the Guards. The ladies of Greenville have gone to considerable trouble getting up this play for the lenefit of the Guards Rifle Fund, and it should be liberally patronized, not only by the Guards, but by all who wish to see the organization maintain ed and equipped. The following is a list of those who 4 1 have paid their subscription to the Rifle Fund: ) W. B. Wflsoiv'Trank Wilson, W. B. Brown, John Flanagan Buggy Co., W. H, Long. T. F. Maguire & Sou, J. R. & j .1. G. Moye, F. D. Cunningham, Leon j Smith. Prof. Hoy Taylor. J. W. Little, I Charlie James, W. 8. Arthur, J. ti. Tucker. J. J. Turnage. J. H. Buruey, W. B. Vandiford. H. L. Elks, B B Sugg, W. H. Dail, Jr., H. V. Staton, Paul Sol omon, Raymond Farris, E. S. Edwards, N. G. Saad, J. N Allen, S Simon, Junk Co.. W. S. Dail, Hooker & Anthony, Higgs-Taft Fur. Co., B. B. Bellamah, W. A. Teel, E. L. Perkins, C. W. Har vey. E W Harvey, J J. Jenkins, L. H. TyndalL David Hatem, Everett Jones, J. H. Whitfield, S. A. Stocks, Mrs. E. O. Smith, S. V. & J. E. Joyner, J. Lee Wilkerson, W. M. Peel, K. R. Wooten, J. F Warren, L G. Cooper, J. B. Spill man, L. W. Tucker, S. B. Underwood, J. R. Harvey, Capt Smith, J C Gaskins, O. O'H. Borne. 50,000 Loss in the Battle of Flanders by the Germans BY HENRY WOOD, (United Press Staff Co. respondent.) WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN THE FIELD. Germany nas los.t over 50,000 men in the battle of Flanders These are figures" com piledinn. . alone since July, according to figures compiled today when assembling data obtained from prisoners. To Stop People's Council if They Act Suspicious (By United Press) MINNEAPOLIS. Sheriff Langum is under orders from . Governor Burn quist of Minnesota to stop the Na tional Conference of the People's Council-scheduled to meet here September lsti it It in. any way threatens to create I sentiment, against . the: government. : V- ricK ; W theOreetfvilte police denarfr Jkbf .&&.ktnst&iBik' nolire rfSn&ii" ipeneastederjman . riear;iT nt Coast-- Line station whose longing ificrfcate that h-is j pmil Held rich; ItogeUi apparently about 60 yearns some" ifcme has tjeeq .waijdfertii&arouiti i dverfhe country; . ,.S,-t.. He-was taken to the Slie-tfC office wherel-an: interpreter , J Jot&tfcj U. S: . ,3ommlsMQnerr HeuryT.K& iiu omer omcers exammea - htm,,. "It was thought advisable to Bold him for a. further hearing. Among ' the paraphanalia carried by the man were several pocket worn let ters and post cards, maps, railroad schedules and other lists, besides sev eral copies of the . state papers and notional periodicals, which appeared to have been soiled . with constant use. The Saturday Evening Post contained a German spy story which, according to the German, was exceedingly interest ing. v He claimed that -jeiad been in North Carolina for some "time, travel ing from place to place, mostly-on foot. He declared that his health was v bad and that he took the open as much as possible at the direction of a physi cian. He has lately been to High Point, Greensboro and other western North Carolina cities. He claimed that he was on his way to Norfolk, yet he couldn't explain why he had stopped off in this section. He had the sum of $S.OO in cash on his person. Epidemic of Diseases Reported in Germany (By United Press) BERNE, Switz. Germany is suffer ing from a nation-wide epidemic of dysentery, the mortality rafSjfcftS jump ed from 50 to 100 per cent since the first of the year, tuberculosis is ravag ing the people due to thei weakened condition through the lacktq proper food, is the iiifoTmatioj tHfcoitme to, the United Press from sources of the highest authority. The German government is making frantic efforts to conceal the. dysen tery epidemic from the pubic. All German cities have been stopped from publishing mortality statistics. The tuberculosis rate is said to be nearly double what it was a few months ago. Every effort is being made to assure the German public. re- German Raider Reported in the South Atlantic (By United Press) BALTIMORE. Reports of German raider in the South Atlantic were brought here with the arrival of a Norwegian bark. The captain of the vessel says that while he was euroute from St. Thomas to a Brazilian port the raider appeared, carrying no flag or name. The German crew, who ex aminiui his naners. returned to the raider and disappeared. To Plant 55 ilile Farm in Wheat (By United Press 1 ukavek, t;uJA). xne most unique farm in the United States will be sown in wheat or alfalfa this fall." Jt will be fifty five miles long and 200 feet wide, and will occupy the land which represents the present right of way of the Denver & Laramine iailway, onahh ofromD hrdlu rldu rdlu dludldl which will be "junked" September 1 by its owner, M. S. Radetsky. The "farm" will extend from Greely, Colo., to Denver, and will -pass through "the business sections of several small towns between the two. The railroad which has never paid, was recently purchased at auction by Radetsky, a dealer in defunct rail road properties. The rolling stock and track will be sold for junk and the right of way used as a wheat or alfalfa field, unless" the owner is restrained from "junking" the line by the state public utilities commission. RED CROSS APPOINTS SOME COMMITTEES At a meeting of the executive commit tee of the Greenville Chapter of the Red Cross a few days ago, the follow- lug committees wers appoimeu. t J. L. Simmons was made vice-chairman to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Bur ney Warren. Mrs. H. E. Austin, Mrs. J. G. Moye and B.f A. White were ap pointed on the civilian committee, and 'Sir. D.,M. Clark was added to the pub- licity'committee. - 5 V ' Photo by Amerlcftn Presa Association. In sight of tP'many lighthouses which dot our coastt guards are ever on the vatch for edtcjj)i? prowlers. Here's a naval.militiaman silhouetted against the sky. y ALLIED EXPERT ONCERS TO KZIP TRAIN NATIONAL ARMY f (By United Press) WASHQsTGTON. The United States has ask ed Great Britain and France to furnish about 300 officers tq act as advisors in the training of the new National Army. The Allies are especially asked to send experts in commi&ucation, artUisix aerpnautjodjjrn bayonet fighting, etc. : Paris Now Has a War Museum (United Press) PARTIS (By Mailt Paris I now j boasts of a museum unlike any other in the world. This is the "Musee de Guerre." the war museum of M. Henri Leblanc. and contains the most com plete collection of documents relating to the war constituted anywhere. The idea of forming a war collection first occurred to M. Leblanc on the last day of July 1!14. before hostilities actually brokeout. He began gather ing all the public posters concening the war measures posted in Paris. Today his collections fill twenty-two rooms. Every aspect of the war is here repre sented in documents and pictures. Posters showing the development of American sentiment till the final inter vention, have a prominent place. Every form of paper money issued in France and the Colonies is represent ed. There are also countless speci mens of "trench-craft" and war souve nirs. He has presented the collection to the State. Austria is Expected to Declare War Soon (United Press) -WASHINGTON. The tremendous in crease in assistance given to the ene mies of Austria by the United States is expected to result in a declaration of war on the United States by the Dual Monarchy, officials said today. Artillery Duels and Raids on 6 Sectors (By United Press) PARIS. Violent artillerying over a half dozen sectors of the French front, coupled with many raids, is reported in todav's official statement. Million Bibles - 1U1 kJCUllWltd (By United Press) NEW YORK. Million khaki-pocket testaments have been ordered for the American soldiers at the front by the National War Work Council of the Y. M. C. A. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. . The following real estate transfer lias been recorded: Pitt County Board of Education to Alex Harris, Ayden Township. Con sideration $225. i ml 1 . , Proceedings of the Superior Court The August term of Pitt Superoir Court has thus far disposed of the following cases. Quite a few, not mentioned, however, have been con tinued: Henry Williams, house-breaking and larceny. Defendant pleads guilty. Sen tenced by the court to lo months at hard labor on the roads. Will McKiuney, violation of the pro hibition" laws. Found guilty by the jury. Sentence not yet pronounced. Today the court is engaged in the case of State vs. J. J. Ford, E. R. (.'arson and Win. Davenport, charged with larceny and receiving. The following citizens compose the grand jury : S. A. Congleton, Foreman : D. R. Perkins. C. J. McLawhorn, J. H. Leg gett, W. P. Buck. W. F. Manning, L. A. Edwards. A. F. Cox, G. Tucker, M. J. McLawhorn, J. L. Warren, ' C. H. Forbes, L. W. Wetherngton, Harvey Powell, J. W. Harper; Paul Allen and Claude Smith. . This body has returned true bills j against Artence Johnson for the mur der of Ella Johnson and Nathan Bar rett for the murder of Bill Daniel, both of which cases will come up dur ing the week. Go to see "Cinderella in Flowerland" Friday night at White's and help the Pitt County Home Guards. ltc MARRIAGE LICENSES The Register of Deeds issued licenses to marry to the following colored cou ples yesterday. Thefe were no white applicants : Joshua Taylor, Jr., and Adelaide Barrett, Farmville township; John Williams and Mamie King of Chicod Township and Mack Hemingway and Daisy Ratley of Farmville township. Copper Prices be FixdWithinWeek WASHINGTON. Cooper prices are to be fixed within a week by President Wilson. Eugene Meyer," a- New York bank er, is slated to be director of copper, 'zinc and lead. See forty of . Greenville's talented children in the operetta Friday night at White's. Admission 25c and 35c The Daily -News committed an in advertent error when if stated that the dance would be given Friday night. It will be held tonight (Tuesday at the Carolina Club. Good music ' by Ed mund's Orchestra,. BY WILLOlM (United Press Stafl MOSCOW. President Sison's message to the Russian Conference electrified that assembly to- . day. His promise that America would aid New" V Russia "with all moral and material power" was greeted with thunderous cheers. The entire statement produced a deep impres- -sion, coming as it did, after speeches by. cabinet-' eers had bared Russia's grave need of financial, industrial and moral aid. , The president's message was received at mid night. ;7 Red Cross to Get Helf of Farmers A meeting was held at the office of E. B. Ficklen by the tobacconists of Greenville last night for the purpose of forming plans to bring the farmer and the Red Cross work into closer relations. . " The meeting was called to order by H. A. Bost, president of the Greenville Tobacco Board of Trade. Its object was explained by Mr. Ficklen. A letter was read from Mr. Carrington, president of the United States Tobac co Association and one from the Pitt County Chapter of the Red Cross. The following resolutions of the U. S. Tobacco Association were adopted, after which E. B. Ficklen was en dorsed as chairman of the new organ ization : The Resolutions At a meeting of the Tobacco Asso ciation of the United States at Old Point in June, the following resolution was passed : ' "Whereas, the needs of the Red Cross Society may not be fully under stood and appreciated to the extent that they should be; and "Whereas, the members of the to bacco, trade Jiaye peculiajiaciUties.that put tnenr m airect toncn witn the iarm- ing interests, whose remoteness may have prevented them from having the needs of the Society brought to their attention : "Therefore, Be it Resolved, That the President of the Tobacco Association of the United States appoint a com mittee who shall at once put into op eration suggestions and plans that will bring the needs of the society to the attention of the tobacco producers es pecially, and that every man present obligate himself that he will make every endeavor to have the plans pro posed put into practical and efficient operation." In carrying out the above resolution I am appointing as a member of this Committee a representative on every to bacco market, and would suggest that prior to the opening of the market, that a meeting be called of the tobacco trade together with and under the aus pices of the local Red Cross Society and this matter presented to them, and have a resolution passed endorsing the prop osition, and a subscription immediate ly taken up from the tobacco people present, and, further, that a large com mittee be appointed, with the person whom I shall name to act as Chair man, and this Committee possibly might be sub-divided into smaller com mittees, each taking up the work, say, for a week. It must first get the warehousemen interested in this movement, and then see that every farmer is asked to con tribute a pile of tobacco to be sold for he benefit of the Red Cross, and what ever it may bring will be his contribu tion. Of course, judgment will have to be exercised as to how large the pile shbuld be. Small tenant farmers be ing asked to give small amount, but the large land-owners and the prosper our farmers should be asked to give liberally! This request should not only be made on the grounds that it is a duty that we owe our soldiers to contribute to this great means to alleviate their suf ferings, but from the fact that this war has much to do with the" very high prices that tobacco is bringing, and a liberal donation -should certainly have an effect on bidding and on his whole Crop. All the heads of the large tobacco companies will instruct their Buyers to render every assistance and promote the success of this-plan to their best ability. . :- )n the pile of tobacco that Li guen should be placed a red cross. Every? warehouseman should have a red cross hanging in a conspicious place, with something like this on itfn large let ters : "Contrbute a pile of tobacco to the Red Cross the only means of taking- care of our wounded and sick soldiers, especially our boys who cannot be brought home until well." It" will be well to have your local ? PPARD, if respondent) Opposition tp Sam'l wmi. Gompers (By United Prefea.V ' WASHINGTON What , promises to be a bitter struggle withJAmerl can Federation of Labor with the lead ership of Samuel Gompers possibly at ' stake, is developing as a result of the -decision of Gompers and the executive -officials not to take part in the Russian- - called international Socialist confer - " ' ence, September 9 to 15. Themeri-iv. can Federation of Labor Gompers stated,' will not particpate in the Stockholm conference principally on 7? patriotic grounds, believing it. might prove embarrassing to the' Goveriiment. -Gompers maintains the decision will--remain unchanged despite ihe decision of the British Labor Congress, to take It is admitted that the British ac- x tion will add to the munition of the Socialists and pacifists in and out of the American Federation of Labor, who ., have been vociferous in denouncing Gompers for his cooperation witb the , Government through the Council of National Defense. The decision' of the - British it is asserted, will-widen the breach between the so-called- radical and conservative factions in the Feder ation. Gompers is leading the faction lnf the Tederatlon -hieh-feetteves thats' only -by cooperation with the govern- ' ment in the war and the temporary sacrifice of some of labor's prerogra- tives, can labor become a truly great ' " power in the readjustment. The Socia- lists and radicals believe the surrender t -of labor's privileges will weaken the V movement. The resulsf the stggie-is now ar A question of time., . Tjte Workmen's -v " peace council wjiich. numbers some 500,000 members" most of them mem- r,z bers of the American Federation - of Labor is centering its activities around ! s New York, but. intends to carry them afterward- throughout the country. The leaders of the council assert there is widespread dissatis&etionith -Oom-pers' policy. Gompersmalntains' that this dissatisf actijon, is ' - to h be - found mainly among the foreign elements. - I J . . papers publish this information, and to get them to have a special report on work, giving the names and the am- ounts contributed by the farmers.,, Try " to get the ministers in the country . -churches to present tins matter before. their congregations. " . 4: Every $20, it is calculatewiir save -a life, and $5 to $10; will save an arm V( or a leg, and the amount of money need- ed is without limit. W p - As this money is collected, it should ,""1 be turned over tovthe Chairman or some , one desgnated by him, and then turn '1 ed into your local Red Cross Society ' so that the local Society can getthe- credit of the donations." Warehouse Committee J. J. Gentry; Chairman; J. F. Brinkley, F. D. Fox- - " hall, S. T. Hooker and G. y. Smith. - Managing Committee W. I. Skinner,. . Chairman ; W. C. Thomas, S. B. Currhu H. A. Bost, T. A. Person, E. H. Osborn, , E. B. Ferguson - ! ' Soliciting Committee- -Ralph Garrett, ': Chairman; E E. Eustler, J. Lfc Kilgo,, John Bernard, Ned Laughlnghouse, J. M. Sturgens,.-A. E. Hobgood, J, R. . Hodges, M. M. Rogers, B. B. Sugg, F. W Johnston, J. W. Vincent, D. S. Spain, J. N. Gorman, W. E. Bass,"W. Ii. Rice', and Misses Mary Smith, Estelle Green, Ruth Cobb, Rubelle Forbes, Ernestine Forbes, Amine King, Ward Moore, ; Douglas Arthur, Frances Whedboe, Helen Laughinghouse, Nell White, Es sie Whichard, Willie Ragsdale, Pattie Wooten, Betsy Green, Lelia Higgs, and Annie Leonard Tyson. . t A number of tobacootfists gave lib- ; eral donations. .BelW?$s list of the gentlemen who contributed to the Red Cross last. night; 2.- ' ' : v ' 3. Nw Gorman; $30-; G. V. Smith $20 ; . B. B. Sugg, $10; W. L. Rice, $5; D. S. Spain, $10; J. J. Gentry ,$5; :: John ston & FoxhalL $20.5j:ustlen. $5; J. R. Hodges, $5 pjgass, $10; W.. I. Skinner? $20VKaretC$10 ; J. L. Kilgo, $5:N;fetSrnard, Jr., $10; E. B. Fergai.i'MStiir.' gen, $10; T. A. Person $10 ; S. B. Cur rin $10; H, A. Bost $10; A. E. Hob good, $5 :

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