North Carolina Newspapers

mi to) . wtlnwe. ! VOL. XV. J B SHERRILL. Editor and Publiabe CONCORD. N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. 1914 40 Casts Moatb-J Cants Copy. NQ. 1. 7 TliEOAiei. -MOOCHES RESIDENTS or IXMBURO IN A panic BErowsn. , . . The Russians Art Nov Less Than a - Day's Marc From Liabur.-Aus- trUM Attempted a ITanMng Mot- msnt. Bat Russian. Mad Them Withdraw Russlana Art Threat cninf Entire Outlying rrti Alone the Vlsnla Bim., - St. Prterburg,,8p.'l. Senii-of-Arid adviees state that the residents imhiirv. in a state of panic he- ton tb steady ariranee ol tlie tins- urew ana umceri Daveo. unman sians, hare fled the city. Admitting! Movement Continues Unchecked, that the entire Austrian array ew-ms ( Washington, Sept. I. The destrue to be a theatre df war, the wajr office tion of , the Briti8, merchantman -declare that the "Russian advance Horoeward Dy Germans, tlie cruiser -fontimifa." The Russians are now in ig Ked at the State De- -less than a day's march of Lembnnr. I p,,,,,, off tne Brazil coast. The The lines are extending from Kam-.Drwdea Mven t)le omferg and crew, enka through Glymaiiy- to Brorosdo-i A Frencn embassy cable state that vita. The Austrian attempted a flRhtitl betail ymterdav in the1x.r- flanking movement, but n?J - ' Vaine and A'ogjtes' mountaiiis at Sassey staff aseerti that the Russian forces an tlie ver Meuse.: A regiment of movement made them withdraw J German infantry was nearly destroy east Prussia, Lsndstrura in the field The Oerman progress continued , assumed the offensive to ' drw ,the through our left. The -Russian of- attacks from the forts. The Russians fej,give nlove rM,tinues unchecked." are threatening the entire outlying! , v , torts along the Vistula river. - v - BE&LIH DECLARES ALLIES ' : ' . .-IT - . ' . , . WERE DRIVEN BACK PROMINENT FARMER -r; v '--':: J ' r -.J 'v Y: COMMITS SUICIDE the German Advance to Paria Con- 7 J " ; TZT . .' m 1.' " tiauaa. Operations Trmed "Satts Mr. Ed. Riser, of Steele Creek, Takes frtory ., v., Own Life While in State of Melan- !i Mnl war office d- eholia. 1 , glared that the Allies armies were Charlotte OtaW-'f driven back with heavy loss at Lafere. ' Distressed by reason of impending : The German advance to 'Paris eon- ' financial troubles which he saw no. tinues. Operations throughout France ndennate waV to meet and concerned about his health which has not been - the' best lately, Mr. Ed. B. Kiser, a prominent farmer of the Steele Creek section of the county, committed siii- cido by shooting himself in the head with a shot gun early yesterday morn- j me. . ; . r v?-:'. . Tlie distrcs8inr affair occurred at taken 17,000 prisoners and 120 Aus " A o'clock. . Mrs. Kiaer heard her hus- trian and German enns since Wednes- Iwnd get onts,ot bed and thought he day. The Russian cavalry ; is covering "was going into the kitchen as wn hij'tselift'with " glory f ronting cnomiims ' custom to start the flre irf the stoVe. bodies of Austriahs. Wide flanking - The next moment she was " terrified raids--thiaten the Austrian' lines of .b the sound of a gun wich was flrcd via the dining room. Hastening in to investiante, she discovered her lm band on floor, with a smoking gun by his side. He bad placed the muzsie of the gun against his temple and una puuea me trigger, i w head being blown off.. Death was in stantaneous. EXCURSION STEAMER . ' -! SINKS AT CHICAGO PIER With Her Hold in Flames Steami wwy oi vnw ' - Cbieago, Sept. 1: With her - hold : in flame and in a sinking ondition s. tlie exenraion steamer, the City of t Chicago, with nearly two hundred . iwssengers, arrived here at aayorea. ' Tugs rushed to her assietanee. . Ae cording to the officials the line a i pas- sengera were lasen io me Bi. " a mile oft shore, t A flre tug w fight - ing the flames. ; v , . . ..: V.. - .- - Later. - " Chicago. Sept. 1,1:58 pm. The ' City of Chicago sunk at the pier. ' : 'u- j.t- a vf k vratcb c c , 4 a Va v OREATEST BATTLE IN BISTORT . . I. New to Pracreat a Roaalaa rranUar. S.000,000 Men Ara EacafL Vienna, Sept. 1. The war oltlea an nounces that the battle in progress long the RiiMian frontier- is the 'jreateat battle in history." Already three millions of men are engaged. The fighting tide ebbs and flows like the sea, with no decisive mult. Fight ing has been in progress all along the line enormous front for severs 1 days. The concentration of forces between Lubin and (irubrocbow, a distance of 06 miles, resulted ia fighting almost hand to hand in that section of the battlefield. ' The result cannot very mnch longer be delayed. The Aus trian oas ia not ont of proportion to the men engaged, v - - ', ' " PERMAH CRUISER DESTE0Y8 V BRITISH MERCHANTMAN are termed ; "satisfactory." Plans have been made to check the attempt of the Russians to take the Weichael fortifications by lengthy detours. , . . ,. r 1 Rnjaiaaa Take 17,000 Prisoners.. gt. Petersburg, Sept. L The war ofnea elaims that the Russians hare communication O'Toole Sold to Giants. Pittsburgh, Sept. 1. Pitcher Mar- ty q "Toole has been sold to the (jiant8. Mordeeia Brown, former man- df t6e st ixuis Federals, is transferred to the Brooklyn Federals. Mines Cnt Wages 10 Per Cent. Calumet, Midh.,' Sept.l.. Tlie cop per mines have cut wages then per rent on account of war conditions. I Victorians- Huerta, the former iMtlM f Mexico, having lead the gtrenuoug lif.e jn Mexico, is looking for a qu;et piacer Knglnnd became foo warm for him an lle ,,, tttken hig hoAe -m for tne preijcnt liould that country become involved iu the F.uropean fracas he would not km)vr Huerta go, . , , . I Freshly ground coffee and camuhor, burned together . make an effective and refreshing disinfectant for -the air of sick rooms, WOULDNT you VV like to own this smart, stylish time piece?, Certainly you would Then why not , , Oi club pten Irak I BOuMe tot youtobuY Ihk tplmdM tkMpwc on My makly pavnMnU so anal that - Vou a mvm notice then. Andthowekhlt hat m too a time. pncaslMmo buSd. ft's a wrtch Owl wf hat e KmVim and . dim th you Wil thrW t piood ot '" Jmt coma In awl B w4ch and . learn about out aaniaricabMi a4an In ' aeltonS S and you wiS be convinced. This offer Is for a few days only, so take ad- vantage of it now. I-: 'J iTO BRINQ A SUIT . AGAINST THE CITY. Mr. Dasenbsry to Bat for Daauct U Cattiaf Dowa Trees an Wast Da yet Stmt. Attorney for Mr. Gowan Dusen- bcry are making arrangementa for bringing suit against, the eity for al leged damage to hi property on West Depot street on account of the eity ctbonUes having the tine shade trees in front of his residence ent down. Speaking of the proposed suit Mr. Dtisenbery said: . , "When the question of putting down the permanent street was first brought up it was planned to extend the street to a point beyond the St. Cloud Hotel property. This would have necessitated cutting down the trees in front of the Reed residence. Dr. Reed objected to this and it wns greed to put the street down as far the hotel building only. hile talking to the' city authorities about the matter I called attention to the ees in front of my place and asked if they would have to be removed.. I as assured that they would not lie touched. About two weeks ago I left town on an extended business trip. J noticed before my departure that the lines of the survey lor the street were in line with the trees in front of my property and instructed son to see counsel Messrs. M. II. Caldwell and W. G. Means, if an ef fort were made to remove tlie trees. Mr. Caldwell saw Mr. C. A. Cook and told him that he would get a restrain ing order if the trees were to be re nioved Mr.- Caldwell states that Mr. 'ook told him that the trees would not be bothered and a restraining or der was not resorted to. When the order was not secured the citv olticials had the trees cut during the night." Mr. Caldwell, in speaking of the case, said that the only reason he did not secure an injunction wns that the chairman of the street committee toM him the trees would not be remove! during Mr. Duseiiberv's absence. Speaking of the pronosed action to recover damage Mr. Caldwell snl that the city had the right to remove the. trees for the purpose of benefit- ing the public; that the Supreme Court, had decided that the property owner did not have a vested right in trees to such an extent as to prevent their removal for the public good. 'However,'' he said, "tlie removal f these trees will not benefit the pubr bV?bttt tmlr b-tret W The charter of the street car, com pany prohibits the company from running a line on a street less than 25 feet wide. 1 understand AVcst De pot street lucked 11 inches of hciiu that wide when the track was put down. By the removal of the trees the street will be the required wiili li under the charter and the only benefit win accrue to the Btreet car com pany, WHAT WTLL BEAR THE nrrnrtrw nrt t mi-v . .. o n-i.. m.., yiv.m j nsuroaa ucaeis Among xnings Mentioned. , . , Washington, Aug. 31. A stamp tax or. soft drmks. as well as beer andioll vessels including those under the patent medicines, is contemplated by members of the Hoose ; ways ' and means committee, which is preparing an emergency infernal revenue bill to offset treSBnry losses due to curtail - ment of imports. It is urged that soft drinks are as much.. luxuries as wines or beer and that an equitable distribution of the tax burden among all consumers would be acomplished by this plan. . Another Bucitestion is a alamo tax of 5 or 10 per cent, on railroad tick els and admission to theaters,' base ball parks and other licensed amuse iments. It is 'estimated' that from $50,000,000 to $80,000,000 could be raised in this way. v v The committee has hot yet determ ined upon' a complete taxation plan, but purposes - to hasten its delibera tions so a bill may be introduced soon after President Wilson - addresses Congress on the Subject, which prob- ably will be immediately upon his rtturn. from New Hampshire. - Ad ministration leaders , are impressed with the necessity ot quick action. ; Democrats Of the -Senate will dis cuss, the emergency in a party cau cus to be called later this week. A doubling of the present tat beer,' it is estimated by the treasury experts, would produce $06,000,000. French Admit That Left Wing Has : . Been Forced Back, a r ) ' Paris,' Aug 31. An official state ment, issued this evening snmmarizes the situation to date as follows; . '.'On our right after partial checks, we have taken the offensive and thj enemy is retiring before us.'v ;;. "In the center we have bad alter native, checks and Successes, hut a general action is now being Jought.; 1 J'On our left by a series of eircum Istances which turned in favor of the Germans and despite plucky counter attacks, the " Anglo-f rencb ? forces were obliged to give way. , As yet our armies, notwithstanding a few incon testable checks, remain intact." WacUr-n Croons Esdnced. . Washington, S--pt. 1. Reduction of he ii'" ' --r til' t it;.! s'.Kns from Mi ; t ' 1 i t 1 v I y t' et ! ...-". : ; I. BRITISH ICISIHEID a FRESSURE THE WOUNDED TELL OF THE BATTLE OP ICONS. Geraiana Ware Hews Dewm by Entire Companies. Britkn Finally As sailed by Machine ons Ordered Charge ia Self-Defense. Germans Thought Guns Silenced, and Charg ed, When the CannoajWere Turned Loose And AtUckbuj Party Almost Wiped Out. - . London Sept. 1. Nes reaching litre indicate that the Kritiuli linen were held under extmnie presHiire. The wounded. tell of tlie battle of. Mons. The British met first- the tier man attack in open, uportcd by the aitillery. The Germans moved for ward to face the artillery f ullisade and were hewn down by entire companies. The British, finally,' assailed by ma chine guns, ordered . eharge in self defense,' They rushed; forward, yell ing. The Germans, bropn, they fir ed as they ran, shooting the (iennans back. The few leftl were iurkly bayonetted. They said: "Some of of our artillery was re served for their fire when the attack should be renewed.- The (!erman( In lievcd guns . were' " silenced and charged in massed formation. When ulmoBt upon mur.zles.MItt' cannon were turned loose and t' entire at tacking party was almoit viH'd out. The remainder were eaxil.v picked off by the British rifles." , WAR SUMMARY. A long official statement is issued by the French War Office reviewing the operations in Belgium and along the. French frontier. ; Aj new retire ment by the allied forces is recorded, while at the same time the statement is ontimiRtic with reference to the op position whie lithe French and British are offering" to the German advance. The Frenoh War"minster ban in spected the supplementary defences around Pans Which are nemg rapidly pushed forward in anticipation of a f tifrSrench cap ital. - An Antwerp dispatch eredits Gen Pan with a victory over 50,000 Ger mans near Peronnes. Whether this is a new victory or one to wiiich re ference was made several days ago is not known. According to official advices re ceived at Washington, France is con sidering the advisability of moving the seat of the Government to Bor deaux. Great Britain has joined trance in ' objecting to the purchase y the Unit ed States .of German liners in connec- tion with flbe plan to mind np an It is reported by steamship officers arriving at Honolulu that Bitish war ships off Hong Kong are holding no American flag and removing Germans and Austrians bound to the' scene of i hostilities. '' ' v . - The moratorium proclaimed at the ; outbreak of the war in Great Britain . has been extended lor another montn, The British war office, in a state ment describing the four days' battle that began at Mons. August 23, said . the British losses were between 5.000 and o.DtW men, but the uerman iosi were heavier. The British troops hi - 1 inactive two days, and, rested and re - 4 inforced, are reany tor tn next con - met. ; 'V...;" The Nation, the London Liberal , weekly, declared the French army I blundered y invaaing . iisace ana Lorraine. .; Russian armies have attacked Thorn and Graudenr, on the line of the Vis tula defenses. A general battle, ex tending from Lubin, Poland, to Lena- herg, Galicia, 100 mil s, is in progress between Russians and Austrians. An expeditionsrv force from New Zealand has iaker - la, the largest island, in German Samia, Apai, the capital, shrrendered on Angnst 29, The Freneli war office will call out the 1914 class of soldires, and the on.nwt reserers and the territorial re serves. Germans Claim They Hare Cantnred 30,000 Russians. . - r ; Berlin.' Aug. 31. By wireless the Associated Press, via Sayrille, ' It was officially enounced here to day that, about 30,000 Russians had been taken prisoners by the Germans during the fighting in East Prussia, particularly at Ortelsburg, Hohenstein and Tannenburg. They include many officers of high rank.- ,t ; v', ; ; V The German attack at these three point was across swamps and, lakes. ' The Republicans and Progressives of Rowan are lining up for their joint convention to hi held in Salis bury Saturday, September lzth, at which time they plan to put out a full eottnty ticket. - ' .. 1 - Mr. B. H. Marsb, of Winston-Salem, is spendinf the day here on bus. ines. ; . r r cr :-. ;) FOREST HILL NEWS. Itessa af Parsonal and Local Interest Kaanapolis Defeated Belsaeat Mr. Ed Murr, of Richmond, Va, is : ruiting relaUvea in the eity this week. This is the first visit to Con- eord in nine years for Mr. Murr. , Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Mullen went up to Statesville last week and wiule there Mrs. Mullen entered Dr. Long's Sanatorium for treatment Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Lisk and chil dren have returned from a visit to rel atives in Stanly county. Mr. J. F. Broom spent Saturday in Charlotte with friends. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Allen have gone to Winston, where Mr. Allen has ac cepted a position as overseer of the cloth room at Southside 'Mils. Miss Bessie I'tley returned to Con cord Saturday, after spending several months st Black Mountain and other points in Western Carolina. Mr. Chas. Sides is visiting friends in Baden this week. Mr. Jno. Crowder has moved into his new home on Caldwell street which he recently purchased from Mr. Chas. Morgan Mr Oliver Russell and daughter. Irene Russell, and Mitts Molly Kizziah spent Sunday in Charlotte with Mrs. Oliver Russell. Mrs. Russell is re ported as imp'roving nicely. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Coble spent Sunday afternoon in Concord with relatives, traveling in their automo bile. They wore accompanied home by Miss Bessie T:tley, who will spend several days with tbem. In a hotly contested game of ball Saturday at the Locke Mill park be tween Kannapolis and Belmont, Kan napolis won with a score of 3 to 2. The game was prolonged to 13 innings. LONDON PAPERS MAT BE SUPPRESSED Asqaith Makes Direct Threat After Publication of Losses to Army. London, Aug. 31. The direct threat that certain of the London newspa pers which have ben publishing hys terical accounts of the reverses to the Allies oh the Continent hay be suppressed was made in the House of Commons this afternoon by Premier Asquith. The censor on the Continent has passed a number of stories, chief ol them one to the London Times, whicii declared that only bits of the British rrbuente?sro,leAiBrlt MijttlAl!:ln.tla$, yon will all, that love my ed lighting of .Iast'week, which earned the British south from Mons, Belgium, to a point well south of St. Quentin. Frame, a retreat of more than o0 miles. This story of the losses was directly contradicted by Kitchener, the War Secretary, who placed the losses at 0,000 men and described the retreat as orderly and well condueled. The issue of veracity thus raised has embarrassed the Government. "Take Paris or Die," Says Kaiser. London, Aug. 31. The Times' cor respondent at Ostend records a con versation with a Herman officer from Brussels who said frantic efforts werf beine made to inflict a crushing blow on the allies, especially on the Eng- lish forces. Notwithstanding the suc cess achieved by the German army, the dispaWi says, there is a feeling among many German, soldiers that they are fightiiiff against too great odds, Despite all efforts to conceal the news trom frussia, h is siaieo mior- malion ot a disquieting cnaracter re- garding events there is beginning to circulate among the Uerman wrces and this feeling or anxiety was in- tensifted when two divisions, totalling 80,000 men, passed tlie Meuse Dy tne uriUK ui adu uw v r i " Namur and Liege en route tor uer - tt t .nW.r l,t his or. IVI1UTIU V V'VIJ dvuiv ders are to take Paris or die, the dis- patch concludes. 3 i Ij-u. xne uerman ann Auasioa ' v , everjwmy w.u.. hope to breakthrough the allies' lines and dasn to me r rencu capital ui then send back the greater part of their forces to -epel the. Russians. It has taken the Oersns longer to pen etrate iFrance than they planned, I principally due to the stubborn op- nosition at ueee. Namur ana ouaer points in Belgium and at Longwy, France, and in the Vosgea mountain1! snd points in Alsace-Lorraine, par ticular!" Meulhsusen and Altirch. On the otl -r hand, the RnssiaB mobiliza tion end in"asion of east Prussia hs j been faster than the world supposed to! - nosRible. Repeated sweesses re ported from the Russian advance in dicate that Wie movement toward Ber lin must a$ once he met by strong re- instance on the part of the Germans if they are to hold tneir own in tnis great internationsl conniet. 1,000,000 Engaged en Austrian Bor- '-J'r-':-?-' der. - Rome. Auff. 31. Despatches from Austrian headquarters to the Cor- HaIU Sera Ute that 1,000,000 mn air niraired in the battle SS the Austrian-Russian frontieJr. The fcat Ue line extends from tha Vistula river to the Dniester river, more thsa 100 mile. The Russians have penetrated more than twenty miles into Austrian territory. This second reunion of the Uartin nahri family will take flue Septem ber 3rd, 1014, on the old Uartin Uahn .vvniitkni aa iu 4ituouiiTiva Case Arises That Will Test the Rata- tire Jarisdictien af Mafistrsto sad Police Jnstica. An assault case arising from s fisticuff between King Stroube .ind Vigil Thomas brought the question .if jurisdiction over eases outside citv liniita between the police court and justice of the peace court to a contlirt this morning. Stroube and Thomas engaged in 4 fiftiruff several days ago at the home of a man named Bass, who lives out side the corporate limits. A warrant was issued by Squire Pitts and Stroube was tried, convicted and fin ed $1 and costs. The police took u; the matter and warrants were issued asainst both Stroube and Thomas. At trial this morning Stroube was rep resented by Mr. M. H. Caldwell., Thomas by Mr. H. S. Williams and the city etaoinshrdliietaoinsfardlunup City Attorney Maness represented the State. Mr. Caldwell contended that the police court did not have juris diction as the case had previously been tried by a justice of the peace and the Supreme Court had held in c case from Union county that the po lice did not have jurisdiction outside ol the city limits. Police Justice McCounell discharg ed Thomas but found Stroube guilty and fined him the cost. Mr. Caldweil appealed to the Superior Court and the matter of proper jurisdiction of the case will be decided there. Uncle Jesse Writes Again. Mr. Editor: Thankful for favors past, please, through your excellent paei-8, let my friends know that I am well and having a good time. H-.vi just closed a camp meeting with jnod results. The Ixird is doing gmv things for us out here, for which we ars glad and giving him the glory. It lookR like the time that the Lord said would come is sure here, when nation would rise against nation, and king dom against kingdom, when all tlie world would be in war with each oth er, but thanks be unto His name, Jes us says to his children, "Let not youi heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also in me, for in may fath er's house are many mansions. I go to prepare a place for you." Tlian'j God no harm can come to them that love and serve the Lord. Would to M'oa mat everybody would give mi and love and serve the Lord. Hoj- Lord, pray for me. Will be horn some time in September, the Lonl willing. J. H. EARNHARDT. Cnffeeville, Miss., Aug. 2!t. General Engagement in Rocroi District. Pairis. Sept. 1. It is officially an nounced that a "general engagement is proceeding in the Rocroi dictrict." The final result it is impossible to toretell. The French Ministry of War an nnunces that it has deeded to call oout the class of 1914, which will give at least 200.000 additional troops and alsq, to call out the active reserve snd the oldest classes of the territorial reserve. At Hoover's. The Fall Tailoring Opening at Hoover's will take place September 3, 4 end 5. Thev will have with them fnmog )OHtie of Schloss Bros., of BHUim(,re who ,iave gent them B fl) Hnf of theW new fft fHbri(,g . th HB- Thnnulav Fridnv and Saturav 0f this week, . anbury TourisU Return. StalUlinrv- Antr ?I1 TWU .T P i ' I 'wii iniB. x a mu, owuoivu nun ea lowiew, wno nave oeen lost 10 their Salisbury relatives since August 1st, arrived in New York last night and are expected borne tonight. ' 1 ,T ,. , . Mr. Henry F. Pemberton has gone ,4 Albemarle, where he has accented I xx-maMtAt mi Systematize Your Business A SAFE WAY OF DOING IT Put aside a part of your income for " improvements, or as a reinforcement . ;.' . ''.:.-. ' in case of hard times dull season. '. ' Sometimes the lack of success ia due : :, r ( to your own mismanagement. ' , . - . .-..'. You can lay aside a certain sum v each montn (just like rent), place " '-...- it in a Certificate of Deposit where . ,. 4 . it will aceumnlate for you earning a '- ' . v ''' liberal rat of interest. - ' , - ;v .'.. " .v:v-:v ' ' ;; : ' L ' : " '''''". ' ' cmZETiS'VlliKlC.'AITD J 1 i. . cono;, mw. FARMERS, MANUFACTURERS, BANKERS IN RALEIGH. . Got. Craig's Conference Bmght To gether Leaders From Erery part of the Cotton Belt The GoTernor Says He Has Confidence in Oar Ability to Cops With the Situation, if We Co-operate Witk Secretary McAdoo's Plan. Plan Outlined at Length. " Raleigh, 1. Governor Craig's conference ol cotton farmers, manu- ' fact ur rs. hankers on the cotton situ ation brought together leaders from evefry part of the cotton belt. At noon the hall was filled with represen tatives. The tiovernor opened the meetiii!: with remarks of bis eon- : fldence in our ability to cope with the situation i wc co-operate in accord ance Kith the .lans of Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. Stewart Cra mer, of Charlotte, and D. Y. Cooper, of Henderson, are the authors of the plan mi the line of Secretary Mc Adoo's. introduced by the Governor, who is presiding. They outlined at length the plan. 60,000 OF GERMANS HILLED, SATS PARIS Estimates Dead and Wounded at Six Times Greater Than Those of Al lies. Paris, Aug. .11. Tt is estimated hero that since the outbreak of hostilities the Germans have lost 60,000 killed and LiO.OOO wounded or taken prison ers. This, it is figured, is a loss six times greater than the combined losses of the Beligan. French and British allies. Although no officials returns have yet been made of the killed and wounded, such telegrams ss the fol lowing would till volumes: "Three trainloads of wounded pas sed through Versailles today. - The chief anxiety of the men was to learn how soon they could return to the -front. Learning that some of those wouh(Terin tlie flref "Tay8voTthf war'" already had returned to fight, the men on t lie trains raised cheers." "Four more trains reached Vichy, bringing wounded." "Forty-three wounded have arrived at Clialeau Gontier.'' "Three trains carrying wounded passed through Vantes today." "iwo hundred wounded have ar rived at Aurillae, and 160 at Laval." So the long catalogue eontinnes. Each dispatch notes that the wounds are not serious. A Sunflower That Beats the One From California. .- Mr. John Hatley, of No. 10 town ship, and his good wife, Mrs. Susan Hatley, seeing in this paper recently . of a thirteen inch sunflower that was raised by Miss Walker at Porters ville, 'al.. sent us this week a sun- . flower which Mrs. Hatley raised that measures a little oveV fifteen inches in diameter. Mrs. Hatley has a num- , ber of others at her home just as large. It is something to beat any kind of California growth, and Mrs. Hatlev should be proud of her big sun-flowers. : ; 4 "Consumptive Census" Begins. Washington, Sept. 1. Under the auspices of the American Anti-Tuber-, culosis Associations, a national ."con sumptive census" was begun today through all American churches.. Min isters will report the number of tu bercular deaths and f eases in their char"es lor submission to the fifth ;iii!i-tuberculosis congress -Xovember Jilth. .- . ': v- ' T- T' homestead.