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' - ' .',' v- : . . ' : . :.. ....... . 5T f; "to- . vV .ty EDITION 1 . ZLZ y VOLUME I. s -. - - tr MILLION GERM SOLDIERS (By UniUl I'rt'ss) GERMANY'S PRESENT MAN POWER S. li rs nt the front, or in can tonments. ."i.."WX).0)0. Sohliers at ,l,iuts. or constituting reserves. i;imh4h. Clashes of 1919 and 1'ijn. still unincorixnatetl. 700.000 T, .r :t 1. ti.S(M).(00. HOW (iERMANY HAS LOST MAN POWER losses iii army through casual ii,s i.imm).(hm). Wounded under treiitnu'iit. Iut not yet capable of -.rice. ::0.000. ;t i lium reservists in foreisn' countries. (.TO.000 in the United Si. lies i. ''(K).0OO. Keniiaiis physically incapable of ;ii uiv service, 2.100.000. Employ- e,l in iihlispensible ."ilMI.IMKl. 'I'otMl. T.15().XHI. industries. MY HENRY WOOD i i nitei I'-ess Staff Correspondent) W ITH TlIK FRENCn ARMIES IN Till: KIKI.I) c.miimhmi men -Germany today has as human; material' i;h whieli to enforce her demand for ' l"1"" 1,1 u,e SUM- I his is the power that, remains out , nt' .1 t.-ta f 14.0(H).O0O. wno nave who nave , - - 1 i:isseii throngh Germany's military ;t 1 tit rat or. ..t ,i, r,.siNMNN present man power. proximately .-.."Hi.ot) are actually at !" r.ou.ooo reserves remain iit the train- 111' .is. Too.oon young men of the classes of : M r.uii constitute all the remaining "human material" upon which Ger ::i;imv lias to draw. These constitute i in Umpire "s trades workmen. They must till up the gaps in the '.. 1 iimii army, which with no Allied "ii':i-ive progress normally at a total -if limn Tu.oon to SO.OOO monthly to iale. I ever, the German General Staff ha- 11. .1 succeeded in imposing upon the 'u ruiaii people it's right to seize these vmth- before they attain the age of is. therefore the last drop of poteu m 1 .i rmaii manhood cannot pass into 'I. army except in piecemeal lots as :ln hoys come to military :tge. These tigures are basl uiou ihe hiu-ltest and mst accurate surces of iit'irmation. Property Transfers The following deeds have been re- J ,, 1,1.1,1 with th tieirister ol ueeus : - , . . 1 u 1- an.l wife to J. E. i Imuhie wilen I'ousideratiou $4ZQ.- ! ' ' i I . , . 1iI111i0 Vvdeil. i "ii -nicr.it ion not siaieu. i i 1 r t ry Jonesand wife to Susan Mor- , ii. Ayilen township. Consideration nut i;ited. ti n i.i t v.itiios hikI wife to J 1 1 : i i ii-;. Carolina township. i-ti sjic.:;."i. Considera- Mr. Kred Martin, of Huntington W. .. came iu last night to install tte l-ws in Immanuel Baptist church. WANTED -To rent furnished room t" entleineii. (iood location. Phone JJl-.I. KMC SALE CHEAP GOOD Second Hand Hupmobile. S. T. HICKS. . -"tC White's Theatre TONIGHT THE MAN FROM BITTEB HOOT" featuring Wm. Farnuhi. "FOUR MLNUTE MAN-Mr. S. B. Underwood. Saturday "Pearl of the Army' the last episode. Two reels of Foxy . comedies. Also see MUTT.AND JEFF. - LESS 1 HMN itutW UUI TED ST A T t S .r . . ,'" : -If . - ' . : . ' ' ' " ".7 BATTLESHIP HAS AFIELD SLIGHT ACCiDEfIT (By United Press) .WASHINGTON. The American bat tleship aground in home waters is resting easily, the navy department corroborated at noon. Advices indicated that the vessel would bo taken oft safely. (United Press l ATLANTIC PORT A United States battleship is ashore on the Atlantic ! Coast, according to announcement of j naval authorities this inoruing. The vessel, whose name is withheld ! for military reasons is not lelieved to be in immediate danger, although the bow is hard aground. It is said that the double bottom has been flooded, necessitating the re moval of the stores. Naval vessels are standing by. Heflin Withdraws His Insinuations (By United Press) WASHINGTON . Representative Heflin of Alabama has withdrawn his charges against theiutegrity of cer- i tain Congressman. Chairman Pon of the the floor this afternoon. ' In announcing the decision of his committee against the "slush-fund" or vr.i; invHm.Cn,, .1.1-.1 u, . . . rieiun una aisavuwpti oeitire ine ciuv-i fin- the heat of debate. j RIG STEEL MILLS HAMPERED BY STRIKE OF SWITCHMEN GARY, Ind. Operations of the bigt j-,,, states Steel Corporations mills'' at Gary. Ind.. and South Chicago. Ills.. largely on war "contracts, were cur- taileil today by an unheralded strike of i approximately 3o0 switchmen employl by the Elgin. Joliet and Eastern rail road. -The day switchmen ask an increase from cents, the present hourly sear. to 70 cents, and the night men. now irawing 40c per hour, ask for. 75 cents. Railroad officials said they had not had time to learn whether German propa- gamists had anything to do with the sujtel, revolt. No Inquiry into the "Slush-Fund" Case J (By United Press) 1 WASHINGTON. The HoUse Rules j Committee today voted to suppress any ; inquirv into the use of Geriuah funls j to influence Congressmen, or to sift the J truth of Representative Heflin's charge against the loyalty of certain mem . tiers. - ; The backers of the resolution declar-i ed that they would carry the-tight to; the floors of the House following the I . f.t,.mpnt tatement. I view of the information which the Committee on Rules received that a nation-wide investigation of the use of j funds furni-shed. by the German gov H. j vertuuent was being conducted by the Department of Justice, the Committee on Rules deceided to take no action upon the. several resolutions before it. Marriage Licenses Register of Deeds Gaskins. has issued licenses to marry tcf the follow ing couples : S. L. Boyd and Stella Blackbulrn. Greenville township, white. John Har ris and Stella- Darden of Farmville township, colored. These two licenses brings the total for the year up to 454 and for the month of September to date 48. CIVIL COURTrf- Superior Court is still engaged In hearing the case, in re Will of Mar cellus Stocks. Attorneys for plain tiffs anddefendents are this after noon addressing; the: jpry. John - HL Andrews, of Ayden is here this afternoon, on business. - HU F; Faulklaer.of Snow Hill is. in towfi fbdar?oa:JbusInes8."' ' . . FullTeleKraphib Repor W ,of: :hjzl! n i t e d Press jGreenville, N. CU MEN OF NATIONAL ARMY ARRIVING AT CAMP m r -w; - . ..... .Sj -m f "it'i if t - f Photo by American PreM Association. . Having been drawn by the great national lottery, these'lpen seen arriving ceived their equipment and are undergoing the first ordeafeof the severe training which will fit them as soldiers of the United Sate. Heffim audi Mrtoe PmII. 1 r A " ' off a Small; . H omase tras HANS AND FRITZ PLAY AT WHITES 0 N OCTOBER 12 Mumiwr S T White of the loc:il , 1 1 u 1 theatre announces that he has three: plays booked for the coming month. ...... . . . all of which are top-notch. ()., the 12th of October there will be another (Jus Hill production, "The:"""""6 Katzenjauimer Kids." which is adapted 11 WIU HI1U1111 1 ' ' 1 11 1 " v . . . w.'..'. All the kids, ami a majority of the grown-ups as well, look with pleasure for the Sunday papers so they may be amused with the antics of Hans and Fritz, the mischievous little brats, who are continually playing pranks on the Captain. Mr Katzenjanimer ami the inspector A full cast will In; seen with this j mii(iiv u iiieii 2ii?.ii iui:iitiicn 0uuicr -..1-- .i.Ali.iln.i 11. ...i - classy musical numbers " the loth "John" VwgeLand his his merry minstrel men come for one t 1 11T1.11.. 4. 1, i 4--h. i nnenx . I 1Tl..l.i fhin nttpiit-inn hnd llOVDr I ,,1,u- " "" - lllglU. nuue mix mmiuiiuii na.- iiv.r. visited Greenville before, it w, i no .1 1 . ..1.i...,i. nil n-lis-k 1 1 rtlllCUl ii t ooum. p.eu. .... n,.v ... its nesr. Includeil in this cast are both men and women black-face comedians of country-wide reputation. Speaking of the Vogel Minstrels, the Cumberland, Mil, paper declared it to be good from the first and better all the way through. On the 31st., "Pals First." with Tim Murphy fills an engagement" here. In fact, October at White's promises to be one of the best: since the opening of the playhouse three years ago. There will be many excellent screen productions during the month, includ ing Kitty Gordon in "Forget-Me-Not;" Oarlyle Blackwell and June Elvidge in "The Page Mystery," and Madame Sarah Earnhardt in "Mothers of France." On Thursday night, October 11, the master-picture, "Romeo and Juliet," featuring Theda Bara and Harry Hil liard. Glen White will also . be seen in thi'ctpjrer ' AMERlCAk MARINES - ' l- PUt ON" GUARD DUTY - American Training Camp in France, The American marines who have been with Major General Sibert's com mand, have now all "been, withdrawn from it "and -rgplit up : into provost Friday fteidon, September 28, 1 917. lligM 1331 ihe ; (Special Bulletin United Press. 4 P.M.) 1 WASHINGTON. The House was : thrown in a furor tiiis afternoon as a climax of the bitterness growing out of ' ( Representative Heflin's insinuations ' ; against the loyalty of some members. !. ' Representatives Norton of North Da-: I kota and Heflin engaged in a scuffle, ; I during which the Alabamian rolled j f from his scat on to the floor. 1 Representative Norton rushed over from the. Republican side, only to be j warned oft", if he did not want to get . ' 1,1 1 ' , r. . . ! No blows were struck. The only dam-: , feelings and rumpled ; ruffled reelins l ru,np,el Heflin and Norton both left the : ! chamber while some members talked , . ill j ' disciplinary measures for both men MITCHELL LOSES OUT TO BENNETT - . . t - 1 , T. .1 TlT ; luruwiiit i-cn 1 loriii 1 mriii rrpss. i ..u. i - NEW YORK. The grand jury in- vestigation of the election in this city j ,nade certain this afternoon as a re-j a I . 11 A tI7M T Dam t x 1 1 1 . . ma.ta lftn I KAn- I eoum 01 u u... 8r .... x. tI. (ne paugu SKVI! nuu i. ucu nett such a lead over Mayor MitcneU il - LI1A MAWMtMAtishM am lilOV. Ior ine ,vepuuuc.. uwuiu.wvu or, that tusion managers uiiomciatij , conceded that Mitchell was defeated. i Russia will Make Searching Inquiry Regarding Revolt (By United Press) WASHINGTON. That Russia will make a searching inquiry into Gen. Kornilofifs) revolt and that General Korniloff himself will be called to ex plain his deflection from the provis ional government, was made clear in a message to the American government from the Russian Foreign Minister, Tereschenko. WANTED TEN SALESLADIES, with or without experience at $1.50 per day. Must be hustlers. Apply to N. j G. Saad, Dickinson avenue. " It guards in dozens of villages and cities of France, some of them also going to England. They still hope, however, for service in the trenches, -for .they were among the most forward troop in grasping every detail of mwtern warfare: , : 'r - at Camp Dix, N. J., hare already re iriceirinroBiii 1 . . i COL HOUSE HEAD 0 F INFORMATION BUREAU OF PEACE ROBERT J. BENDER (United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON SeDt "8 Col E M "Asm.uio., cepi. -o. 01 cj. m. House, silent partner of President Wil- S(,. has beell uamed to build the basis of America's contentions before the i world peace conference "some where : and at some time in the future. I Upon the shoulders of this quiet 1 Texas friend of the President is placed j once more the responsibility of gather 1 ingfi historical, commercial and geogra- ' phical facts for this country's use at ' the peace table. WASHINGTO N. The United States government has established a nesieu iiiffiromtion hnrpjin witli i , u ., . , annnn,. ,n aiinouiicenient by the State Depart ment.. At the same time the Department de- ; clam, emphatically that the purpose ; ims absolutely no connection with peace negotiations at this time. This indicates plainly that Presi dent Wilson intends to" have Col. House, his friend and confidential ad viser for five years, head the repre sentatives of the United States gov ernment at the world peace table" con ference, when that time comes. Slaughter of Huns at Ypres Fearful LONDON "No slaughter of Ger mans since the first battle of Ypres has been as comparable as the " terrible losses inflicted on the enemy in the last two battles "around Zonneleke," General Maurice, director of opera tions, told the United Press today. Congress to Adjourn By October 10th WASHINGTON With the confer ence on the $2,700,000,000 war tax bill the last of the big:, money raising measures of thevar -session Congress appeared likely- to adjourn liefskre- Oct. 10th. - - ' T H E SUOfflRltf SfTUATI c- - AUlffllNG AGAINiSOFFER 0IGt!!3 (Special Bulletin United Press, 4 P.M.) LONDON. Grave warnings that the "submarine situation is extremely serious," was authorized this afternoon in a statement to the United Press by the Minister of Marine and Shipping. "Britain calls on the United States to build at least six million tons year- ily," the .Minister urged; "otherwise aJJ war efforts may be futile." The sinkings since February 1 equals all losses of the war wihch is four and a half million tons. - Betting is Even on the Worlds Series (By United Press) NEW YORK. Bets of even money are being made here on the world's series, though so far no odds are ol fered. One bet of $2o.000 was placed j on the curb today. j Some are offering G to 5 on the I White Sox for the first game. Russian Destroyer 1 is Sunk by a I'line j By United Press) i PETROGRAD. The Russian de stroyer, Okhotnik has been sunk by a mine with the loss of all on board ex cept t;Mveir ; Hccwruiiig iu luuaj ui.-rt i Ada- Anuounceinent -- --f - -' -f Fugitive Gives Up in Fear of Posse (Special Bulletin United Press, 4 P.M.) DURHAM. John Long, who has been trailed for the past weew by an armed posse for the shooting of Nellie Ball, aged 20, daughter of Dave S. Ball, a wealthy farmer, walked into town today and surrendered to the author ities at the courthouse. He confessed. Michaelis to Talk to the Reichstag Saturday, Said LONDON. f'Viaii'nollnr 5-". Michaelis will speak tomorrow before the Main Committee of the German Reichstag, according to a Central News dispatch fromAmsterdam. It is reported that he will discuss the disposition of Alsace and Lorraine in particular. WEEK'S LOSS TO ALLIES SHIPPING LONDON Thirteen British mer chantmen of 1,000, tons and over and two vessels of less than 1.600 tons were" sunk by mines or submarines last week, acording to the weekly Admir ality statement issued last evening. Iu the aggregate this is the smallest number of vessels sunk during-any one week since Germany began her sub marine warfare last February. The smallest aggregate of vessels sunk in any previous week since the February undersea campaign was started by Germany, was 16 14 mer chantmen of 1,600 tons and over and 2 of less than 1,600 tons. This was dur ing the week ending August 12. Last week the Admiralty report showed 28 merchantmen sunk 8 of more than 1,600 tons and 20 of less tonnage. PARIS The French admiralty to night announced the following losses by submarines or mines for the week ending September 23: Over 1,000 tons, seven : one preyios ly. Under 1,600 tons,, five; two pre viously. Three steamers attacked unsuccessfully. No fishing vessels were lost. ROME. One steamship of more than 1,500 tons and six sailing vessels of less than 100 tons eachr were sunk last week by mines or submarines, accord- ing to the weekly report from tne Italian admirality. The steamer sunk was outside Italian territorial . waters. One steamship and one sailing vessel were damaged,-but were ableto reach port. NtIMBER-B9 PENSACOLA;li; (Special Bulletin United" Press4T.atl'r MOBILE.- With X 70jnil( art ht ur gale raging, Mobtfe'seomikotffalLioii1 wentt by the board thisafternooMu ; Telephone wires thrwighoutb dfy v snapped and street; cars weref forced . -to suspend operations. ' t " - The flood of waters is 1 beeominff alarming, and the abatements of tlrn hurricane is not yet in sight. 1 (By United Press.) "PT PENSACOLA, Fla. The fierce gulf ; hurricane, headed toward Pensacola, it was feared, would strike its -full "V fury before noon. ,.;vV.r . The borometer reading at ten o'clock showed 1 2960 with the glass, falling rapidly. L 2t Vv" WitTi lashing ga'es from the so'ltb-J" east raising in intensity aad Jthe tide 7 riiiunng extremely high, th city' is making frantic preparations to Wjeather Le storm. -t ' ..-r-'. '.vs. (By United Proiu . , MOBILE. The tropical huriicane, -. which is sweeping from the South, is"? turning through Mobile Bay at 53 miles "1,' an hour shortly afternoon. " Tl'l It is expected that the velocity of Wr the storm will' reach 00 miles an houf".V' shortly. There is great confusion .among the 1 populace. :' . "?T sDraw Argentine Pi to Call Thing (By United Press) BUENOS AIRES. President Irfc,V goyen regards the Luxburg incident as. closed and will do his utmost "tor 2 continue Argentine's neutrality, acord-T' ing to those closest to him. Such a course is entirely oppositetfr the overwhelming votes recently made . bythe Senate and Chamber of Dpn-.H ties which favored an immediate break with Germany, but the President, it is , ; believed, will use his complete veto'-"' power over such resolutions. "T There is no charge in Argentine's,-."C I general strike, only the wheels on mail . a trains are moving over the railroads ; 4 NOTICE On Thursday, October 4, the W man's Club of Greenville u ill begin J ' another year's work. It is derired ih.t'-y?l a11 wno contemplate joining send in-v-.,- their names at once to M rs. T. A. -Pearson, chairman of theniembership -committee, that they may be enroll-, -ed and placed in their respective de-,V a partmeuts without undue loss of time. fc ArmvandNawI Len . & Involved inlS SAN FRANCISCO. Eight 'arm'y, and : X- navy men are believed to be Involved, in the spying activities of Edwin JtV-v Scheneder, alleged,; master JBpjt Jfe-" came known today' - 3 '',if When Scheneder was ordered trslfts-''' f erred from the custody 'oivlt' to'- military authoritieVword caJttie. ff e- x ports of spy developulenlEs fnii arwiy and navy. it4V " IT. f- It is understood that the;, mefe' ac cused had given ' informalioSlto' government. 1MS H-, VT D M. Clark Invited To Make Address Hon D. M. ClarH of - Greenville, T autnor oi rne jiarK itoaa , jJiit," nas been invited to address' the "JJllU-An uuai tonyranon oi me- oounierilvAp-' ; "palachian Good Roads . Association: "afcV. Nashville,Tenjj on the occaipn.o the meeting there from October,., io-io," i C f Mr.Clark has the: invitation-; uhderv;kV consideration; 'and ifSf all "cuJamHut, - he wiR- orohablr acceDt. .j ---' - - , A He delivered- an address' the3past ' L J summer at Ashe ville on-the occasion of the North Carolina . Good Roadsi' t Association, which, was la rgelyattenrt-- ed by enthusiasts from Tennessee-, and-".'' Kentucky. S-v The officials of the Appalachian cAs-; sociation hope to v have a large attenf- j dance from North CaroBnar5. i i V n I t I ! v ,1) :..vB' wit 9 it i 4 " '
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