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" -' ' ' '' ' ' . " ' v ;'- .' i ' . -.,, -.: . .. -- . i. ' ' f ' Fair, conuiiueu S Wednesday. &Ti.i--- Full Telegrra p hie Reports of the United Press A. S3 VOLUME II. Greeiiville, N. C Tuesday Afternoon, Sept 10,1918. NtnOBPF 74 GO n J.;. i .;: .MflllfP' . ' 7: F , 1 1 ! r mnV w) f ;J ?. nVtiv r?: ; ? - k life E j? U M . n BAR & ftM B IT - 'M . S M HA H HUB Bk, ! M ? BT Bf. I " JBi flBF BMBk B) B I oaly o s mm (By Tbe United Press j PARIS. The latest reports of the situation at Lens, recently repored, are taken to mean that the British are astride of and beyond the town which is filled with gas and German machine nests. - . Berlin Admits Taking of Trenches BERLIN. Minor sections of the German trenches in Flanders have been taken by the Brit ish, the war office announces. The British at tacks against Gouzeaucourt and Epechy have been repulsed, the statement added. French Still Make Progress PARIS. Striking towards St. Quentin from the south the French have captured Cibercourt, which is just seven miles from the city. The French are making progress in the direc tion of Hinacourt and Essigny Le Grand north of Cibercourt on their wa to St. Quentin. The re gion of Nanteuil Lo Fossee near the west of Chem in Des Dames two counter attacks were repulsed. At Arconne and Vosges the enemy surprise at tr 2ks were repulsed.heFittltewEpehy'at-' t: eked at five fifteen this morning. The assault was made on a front of three thousand yards. Epehy is on the Hindenburg line a . short dis tance south of Gouzeaucourt where the British at tacked yesterday winning important territory. Congress Will Aitemot To Give Country Relief f By The United Press I TVASP !N ;'!' -X.--I 'ousress will at tc; ;ir ;n iiii s..sii to jiive the peo ple rr'.i. t' nf th" h'r.ii cost of living. !! will Ik the introduction f:r a bill piuiin tin- country's meat i;ti'!y in tin- hand- of the govern ment. This measur" comes as a re Mi't ,.f .liM-lo-uros m:tl to the federal (! i. :ni-ion as n the huge profits the piicker-; arc making and the n:ithf.-ls they Mic taking to make th-m. DEMOCRATS MAKE GAINS IN MAINE roRTI.ANI). ME. The Democrats made deep inroads in the Republican vote in the election in Maine today, '''it early returns indicated that I'i'ited siales Senator Bort M. Fer miid. Republican, and probably four Heaiiblican ( mgressn:en, had been re tiriied t.i dllice. The ri .-election of Oov. Carl E. Milli-k'-i by ;, plurality of about 38,000 is indited the early returns.. ISH km ICANTAKENAT ifc MffEi! (By The United Press ' WASHINGTON. Two hundred and forty Eng lish and French and one American have been ar rotcfi at Moscow by the Bolshevki. beventy were thrown in prison. . a?;vs Consul Poole has urned over American attairs to the Norewgian consul, reporting .that on au ?th he sent his staff and American citizens to Rtof!kboim for fear of reprisals against-Amer-r' a-d embarrassment for the plans of the Al Wed military commanders if the Americans re gained. , Consul Poole is staying at Moscow m order to PPort his allied colleagues and also to observe developments. m SAREBEYOMDLENS Big Hua U-Boat Sent To Bottom September 1st By The United Press) ATLANTIC PORT. The sinking of a big German submarine on September first in mid-Atlantic is reported by members of the crew of an American oil tanker. The battle took place 1600 miles off the coast and lasted for 40 minutes. Will Surrender Prisoners Of War (By United Press.) . T(KU Tt is renorted that a van- i guard of Czecho Slovaks forces oper ating west of OHvannaya are estab ! luhing connection with the Semency contingent. Three hundred German magyars have offered to surrender themselves as prisoners of war to the Czecho-C'hinese troops. J. A. Wingate, of the firm of R. Wingate & Son, left this afternoon for western markets to purchase two car loads of horses and mules. FRENCH AND MOSCOw MTYTHROVJN IN PRISON Tobacco Sale Pulled Off Here Today Over seven hundred thousand pounds of tobacco was sold on the Greenville market today. Sale today surpassed that of last Friday and the prices still hold high. The farmers were delighted with the prices and all returned to their homes perfectly sat isfied. Tobacco town presented a busy scene today for autos, wagons, carts, etc., were packed for blocks away from the warehouse. Hundred of ( visitors are here attending the s;ile. At the hour of going to press the auc tioneers were still crying tobacco. This has been a great day in Greenville If'or tobacco. Are Delighted With "Soldier Who Came Back" Every loyal American at White's Theatre last night thoroughly enjoyed "The Soldier Who Came Back." The play was greeted by one of the larg est audiences in sometime and this paper has yet to hear a single adverse criticism of this soul-stirring produc tion. Those present expected some thing first class and they received full measure, pressed down and run ning over. ,It isneedless to specialize on any ingle-indiridual in the.cast for all were par excellence. The play it self is a most excellent war propa ganda with an absorbing plot, peopled with a cast of excellent ability. Pa triotic sentiment runs all through the play and there is not a dull moment from start to finish. The cast was most excellently balanced, each fitting well into his or her role. There" is no reason why this play should not meet with universal approbation from the public and so far as Greenville is con cerned it has, and more too, for it is the consensus of opinion that no bet ter show has been afforded the theatre goers than "The Soldier Who Came li ck.'' Not only is the play worth other presentations, for ,it is an ex cellent propaganda and an intensely interesting drama. Those who missed seeing "The Soldier Who Came Back" are the losers. If the company could be induced to play a return date in Greenville, this paper feels confident that standing room would go at a premium. Such plays as "The Soldier Who Came Back" fits in just right these days and Mr. Elmer Walters, he author, who travels with the com pany, is to be congratulated upon the fact that he has "hit the nail square on the head." He has wrought out a production that is truly worth while. -Greenville was delighted with the play and would be happy to learn that Man ager White had billed it for a return date. The cast includes Ethel HamHck as the maid. Henry Barker as the butler, Adelaide Coundre as the mother, Viola Brown as the daughter, Clay Cody as the bogus count, Milton Boyle as the hrntber. Gilbert E. Cartland as the brother's friend and J. J- Ulrich as a secret service man. Mr. Cody's role of the count is a fine piece of charac ter delineation. D. A. T. Ricks, of Whitakers, . is a Greenville visitor. LIBERTY WAREHOUSE There was another good sale o to bacco at the Liberty Warehouse today and as was to be expected the nrices received by the farmers were more than pleasing and they returned home perfectly satisfied as they always are when they do business with the Lib erty. This old reliable warehouse is grow ing in popularity all the while due to 0e fact that the farmers selling on its floor never fail to receive the top notch prices. This season the Liberty has exceeded its former reputation in this respect. Those farmers who have sold at the Liberty say openly and bove board they will sell at the Lib erty again. The farmers cannot do better than sell at the Liberty. Those who have not should bring their next load to this well known warehouse and be convinced of the fact that it cannot be beat or high prices. - Try them with a'loacTand see. : I.,-. advJrteastargeBU TOBACCO MARKET WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THIS WEEK The Greenvflle Tobacco Board f Trade and the warehousemen, this morning, 4eeied that on ac count of the kirge amount of to bacco coming td Greenville and in consequence the different storage warehouses bejng full, that there will be no s&Iq at the respective warehouses onfThursday and Fri day of this week. Dne to this determination there will be no sale of tobacco on this market until next Monday. Farmers contemplating fringing their to bacco to Greenville should bear this announcement in mind and govern themselves accordingly. f School benefits At No Expense There are a great many people in Pitt county who- do not know that they may secure high school opportu nities for their Shildren in the county without expense except, possibly, for Mard. Any boy,or girl in Pitt coun ty may attend te state high schools at Bethel, FarmJ-ille, or Grifton, or the city high stibool at Greenville, without any tuition charge. If they live hear enougp to any of these schooLr to board ' it'home, there will be absolutely no extra expense, except for books. This applies only to the high school grades, of course. These are all standard four year high schools, and are well prepared to serve the boys and girls of Pitt county. They crave the opportunity to serye, and the undersigned is anx ious that the people generally may know of this fact. This is a time when the high schools should be largely attended. A boy or girl of high school age can serve our country better right now by preparing for future usefulness than in any other way. The high school opens the way for this preparation, and we have tried to throw the doors wide open. Respectfully, S. B. UNDERWOOD, County Supt. of Schools. Committee To Report Measure As Favorable (By United Press.) WASHINGTON. The House agri cultural committee has agreed to re port favorable the amendment making the country bone dry on July 1, 1919. PRICE OF GASOLINE WILL BE LOWERED WASHINGTON. Fuel Administra tor Garfield has announced that he expects soon to fix a price for gaso line for domestic consumers as well as the government and the allies at a figure lower than the present market price. He is awaiting further reports on the situation befoie taking definite action. No intimation wa? made as t what tin- f'xed pvic; will be. Dr. Garfield's announcement dis closed that for some time considera tion had been given the problem of bringing the price of gasoline to a lower level. Several reports already have been made to Mark L. Requa, di rector of the oil division of the Fuel Administration, and it was intimated that upon completion of the investiga tion now being conducted immediate action would be taken. The disclosure of Dr. Garfield's pur pose came during an informal talk with newspaper correspondents in which the stockg of gasoline in the country and the stated shortage east of the Mississippi river which caused the administration to request that no passenger automobiles be operated on Sunday in that section were discussed. Dr. Garfield would not discuss re ports that this request was based on information furnished the administra tion by the oil industry for the alleged purpose - of maintaining - the present prices of gasoline Im the facet jofs mrfe1 Can Secure High Public Schools Of Greenville Opened Today The Greenville public schols had a most propitious opening this morning. At the high school there were 125 students enrolled aftd at the graded school 550 students. The first daily assembly of the school will take place tomorrow morn ing at the high school building from 10 :30 to 11 o'clock at which time Supt. Swanson will make a short address on the general work as mapped out for the ensuing year. Special music has been provided for the occasion. The public has a cordial invitation to be present on this occasion. Supt. Swanstin informs this paper thatit is his purpose to make these daily assembly periods both interest ing and instructive and that the pub lic will be welcome daily. They are to be held daily from 10:30 to 11 o'clock. Everything points to a great year for the Greenville public schools. The colored schools also had a most encouraging opening with an increased atendauce over that of last year. CASUALTY LIST Morning List Killed in action, 75. Missing in action, 113. Wounded severely, 246. Died of wounds, 21. Died from aeroplane accier.'. 2. Wounded, decree undetermined, 35, Died of disease, 3. Prisoner, 1. iV- Total, 496. Afternoon List Killed in action, 74. Missing in action, 107. Wounded severely, 225. Died of disease, 5. Died of wounds, 25. Died of accident, 6. Tr-tjil, 442. Missjng in action Clannie W. Smith, Etowah, N. C. ; Michael Regan, Asheville, N. C. . Wounded severely : son, Salisbury, N. C. Carl A. Jack- . : James M. Pike, Vanu W. Flynn, Alexander, N. C Asheville, N. ('. NIGHT BRINGS LONDON V ITS WAR ATMOS"IFERE (By United Press.) London, Aug. 23, (By Mail.) -The real war in London is at night. London of daylight hours is a trifle disappointing to the newly-arrived Americans, eager for "war sensations." He finds no shell holes, no air raid scars, as he had expected, nothing in the physical makeup of the city to in dicate it is in the war zone. On the streets are many men in uni form, but a much greater number of civilians than anticipated. People are calm. They go about their busftiess quietly. There is little talk of war. People don't seem to like to talk about it. .It remains for the night to draw back the curtain. The first unmistakable "war feel" comes when darkness begins t6 fill fha crooked streets and the Oxford gray tones of the buildings sink to a sombre brown-black. There is no de fense against that dakroess, which permeates the city slowly, like a thick eninp fog, absorbing one outline after Another. There is something inevitable about it. On both sides of the. street the houses present solid walls of black. Not a pencil of light escapes from the light-tight window-shutters. Failure to close the shutters at nightfall is an offense punishable by a heavy fine. Here and there down the street is a subdued street lantern under a hood which makes it invisible from above looking more like a Japanese lantern at a garden party than a street light. An occasional red light marks a sub way entrance an air raid refuge. Now and then a pedestrian emerges from the darkness, is dimly visible ah instant as he crosses the faint glow near the street light and then disap pears into the obscurity from which he came. After 10:30. p. m. the streets are practically empty. C. Washington left this morning for northern cities. He expects to return to the city the latter part of the week, in.',;intfa-jirt ITISH HAVE TAKEN FIVE THOUSAN 750 GUNS (By United Fres v LONDON. Field Marshal Haig wires the Brit ish war office as follows: "The British advanced south of Havrinpourt during the night. They have already passed be yond the old battle line of 1917 and have made a strong breach at the very strongest defenses. "All ranks bore themselves worthily and in an honorable manner. .The British have captured 75,000 prisoners and 750 guns in the past four weeks." ' An effort to halt the Americans, who, with the French are flanking Chemin Des Dames from the westward, the Germans are throwhirr'f resh troops between Ailette and Aisne rivers from dispatches reported today. A Celle Sur Aisne the enemy has furiouslv counter attacked; Bolshevik Have Laid Down Arms (By United Press.) VLADIVOSTOK. rrect communi cation witli Qlivannaya haS been es tablished by the Ces-gSSsirais txoopaf in Siberia. The Bolsheviki at Troiz kazavek have surrendered. AMERICAN RED CROSS SPENDS 20 MILLIONS IN ITALY WASH 1 NGTON. Twenty million dollars will have been appropriated by the American Bed Cross for relief work in Italy by the end of . the pres ent year, says a report made public today by tbe Red Cross. Up to last July the Red Cross had appropriated $7,939,653 for relief work in Italy since the beginning of the war and for the last six months of this year it set aside $12,657,837. The battle of the Piave, the report says, made it neces sary to increase the original estimate for work in Italy by $1,000,000. One of the largest items of expense in the last half of the year is $3,300,000 fo feed refugees and families of sol diers at the front, this work having first place in Red Cross activities. Of REFUGEES STATE AMERICAN NEGRO TRCQPS, THEY CUT THE PRISONER'S EARS OFF (By The United Press) PARIS. The British today hold their old trenches facing- he Hindenburg line at Couzeau Court as the result of a brief but brisk engage ment. ' . " According to captured orders the Germans proposed to remain here for several days while the retirement to permanent lines-ispiei, complishd southward but they werSi&r crowded out. Thus is he forecast ofottie enemy early retirement behind the main . lineuhe$f Germans are not relinquishing gf ounJtfiSuf: a struggle. . . . . ' . r'rvf Immediately after the British took S jjauzeau court German counter attacks pushed MelfXIar shal Haig's men behind the village but the; renew ed assault gained all the objectives and fifty pris oners, while on the left New Zealanders took 70r prisoners. In Woevre the German artillery f ire; increased to the intensity of drum fire. This is the only activity on this front except patrolling, en counters in Alsace-Lorraine. - All the German raiders were driven T)ack by American negro troops from the important jsec tor of Vosces, they swearing to have revenge for the German barbarities. vnu,v j American negro roops the negroes D PRISONERS AND DURING FOUR WEEKS f , '- 9 German Spies Arrested In Aug. (By United Press.) . ZURICIL The authorities" have ar rested nine German spies during Au- gastiwjRr-work included fke flnd Ing of the location troops in France. of the American Gasoline Prieei Fixed By Gov't (By United, rxtfa.1 WASHINGTON. The Iprlce of gas- h oline will be fixed by thrgomnuaent at less than twenty-si ntff, accord ing to the fuel adm&tstration. the total fund $1,100,000 will be used by the medical unit sbn to sail for Italy to help stamp out .tuberculosis in that country. To care for a colony of refugees at Pisa, $1,155,000 has been set aside while the appropriation for hospital services at the front for the last sij months of this year is $1,-2-11,212. For the ambulance service $49I),000 has been- appropriated. GERM uic uci mans xear T n.e because? they tell tfe pf f i-. - -c always cut thh: t4Xw,i; ; " n ill t 4 , i it j, i Ir i. ... jiii in il'. Hi n s. s it j;. 83 ,j e 7 w . (hi
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