COHCOSB
VolXVL - -. J B. EHERR1LL, Editor tnd PubUaher.
G3NCORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30. 1916.
Member Tho Aesodattd Prtti .,
No. z:o
CONGU25S.IS APYOPtlC
SUNDER. PRESSURE TODAY
BED CRUISER
GETTING READY TO
s EKFDr.GE EMBARGO
ROYAH HAH IS
. IIISTAIITLlf KILLED
A RESTRAINING ORDER
WM WRECKED
; . ' .!
ISSUED AGAINST StrJII
to prevent bt LEOtsLATibN
' THREATENED 8TKIKE V
zi-- i ' - -. '.'V:''-"
It it Hot Assured That Em U Vwi
tnrw Proposed by President E En-
eled They Can- Be Had Lews hi
"Ttat to Forestall Strike-Ball-roods
Refusing to Take Perishable
' Frelght-Another Meeting of the
Leaden to Bo Held Today, Mem-
n ben of. Congress Not Fully Agreed
on Methods; bi Are ai to Puspos
ee to. Prevent Strike in Some Way.
Wr Th a rtatca! rr
Washington, Aug. 30. With both
a unprejudiced eoarce iittt whit e
tiwl,developmya bave ensued..
Fourth: Exploit, approval by the
Congress of the eonaideration of. the
Interstate Commerce Communion f
an increase of freight rates to meet
such, additional expenditure by the
railroads aa many hare been tender
ed, by the adopt-on of the eight-hour
day and -which have not .been offset
by , Administration - -readjuatinentk
and economies,, should the facta dis
closed justify ' the increase. "
. Fifth: An amendment of ihe ex
isting federal statute, which pro
vides for the mediation, conciliation
ami arbitration of such controversies!
as the present by adding to it a pro
vision that in' rate tbe enethods of
accommodation now -provided for
should fail, a full public investiga
tion of the irrits of every such dis
pute shall be instituted and com
pleted before a strike or lockout may
lawfully be attempted.
Sixth: The lodgment m the hands
sides making last preparat'ona for of the Executive of the power, in
a great railroad strike Monday morri-1 rase of m'Jitary necessity to take
ing, President llson today turned control of such portions and such
:'oll the influence toward persuading rolling stork of the railways of the
brotherhood, leaders to postpone - or rmmtr s uiav be rsauired for mil-
prevent their strike order till Con- itary use and to operate them, for
press had an opportunity to art. . military purposes with authority to
There were intimations that should 1 draft into the military service of
the labor leaders continue firm Pres- the United . States such train crews
ident .Wilson might make Public an I and administrative officials as the
appeal to the .workers themselves to circumstances require for their ssfe
get the leaders to postpone the strike, land efficient use.
Despite denials of labor leaders Have Not Been Requested By PresL
fthftt Pnui'ifant Wilonn nr nnv nn.l ilnnt tA PoatnOnA Strike.
else had asked them to postpone thel Washington, Aug. 30. Brother-
striite, there were . abundant evidences! hood leaders insisted alter me con-
that such was the -case.' and somehow I ference, with Secretary Wilson that
: there was a feeling in Congress and they had not been requested by Pres-
administration circles that a way I ident Wilson or any other adimnis-
would be" found to prevent a walkout! tration official to postpone the strike,
or Z- iJ . A r. and that nothing except a. satiatae-
Wasmngtorij Aug. 30., Congress s.nt r ti J.MnJn
, , a i , I V DV V I ICIilUU V va. aawa wv.
went to wore unaer pressure today to coflM pwvent a WBlk0ut.
Brotherhood Hen Considering Legis-
OBS 18 - BULLED AND KANT
OTHERS ABE INJURED.
a
l&B SIIll Ql TEE ROCKS
Those Injured Include Two Officers
and FIto Kea Bartons Injured and
17 Other Has Slightly Hart. This
In Addition to TJioh,' Lost by
, Drowning. Ship Was Wrecked In
a Storm Teatorday afSan, Domin
go. A Later DJspatck Says 'the
'Lost of Life it Heavier Than at
First Reported. Weather Con
tinue Bad.
(By Tha Aaaaelate Praaa)
Washington, Aug. 30. One enlist
ed man was killed, 'two officers and
five men seriously injured and 67
other men slightly hurt aboard the
prevent bv legislation the threatened
. railway strike called for next Mon
day.
It was not assured that even if the
' measures proposed, by President Wil
( son in his address, to Congress yesteiy
. day can be passed in the 5 days re
maining that they will be effective in
.. .lorestauing tne waiKout:- - ---
lation.
Washington, Aug. 30, "Brother-
hood officials, after obtaining eopies
of the proposed bill affecting - the
railway situation, 'went into confer
ence at the department of labor with
Secretarr .Wilson. It wee proposed
that they. intended to consider the
11V... . , , - ... . I LUHl IUCT lUtCUUGU IV -wmww-
. While the. government t machinery prop(Mied legislation - as - affecting
was humming today with plans' there
poured in from' all section of the
country news that the railroads were
declarin!? embargoes .on perishable
i stuff, Vefusmg to accept freight -with
a guarantee of prompt delivery and
them and discussed the matter with
Secretary Wilson.
May Ask to Have Strike Order Be
acinaed.
Washinaton. Aug. 30. President
warning ncainst paesenew travel to Wilson was making efforts today to
j t - m .i i.rha.v the railroad nrotnernooas can
off or postpone the strike order ef-
., - . I fective September 4. It was indicated
V e . . reJ"ce. n. ,n: that nnless action was taken by the
: - alnfJha',uoi 'T brotherhood leaders in the near fu-
.night between the President and, the
. Congress leaders,, both parties and
the leaders planned another meeting j i
today to mafe Ut another course, be 1
ture, the President may publicity ask
the railroad workers that the strike
rescinded.
' Arrangements . ir,wre. maflG for tbe
meetint: of the - Senate' Internationa)
Commerce Commission, for it was in-
the upper House that the strike leg-
-lslation was to be threshed out first
,-. The .members of CongTesa were not
. tuHyjiitreed on the methods, but were
8HZP1CENTS
OF PEBISHABLB
FBEISHT TO BE &EFTJSED.
IBA TBEXLE& THBOWN FBOM
BUOOT TE8TEBDAT.
sosi Bar v: msc -"
Tbe. Bailroada are Boabing Propara
' tlenf to Enforce Embargo on AD
Frtlgbt Will, Not Accept Shlp
aento Which Canot Beach Destina
tion Before Saturday Night, Tick
et Agents Instructed to Inform
Passengers that Unless They OeU
to Destination by Sunday Night
They Will Be Subject to "Per
plexing Delays."
ft Tk cl4 Prmai
(liicago, Aug. 30. Railroads of
the nation rushed preparations to
day to enforce the embargo on per-
isnaoie freight. Shipments of - live
armored cruiser Memphis, in addition gtlM.k am wrUhahh. f
l - i 1 j : . . . r "
imro .i u. ujr uWuiu i uised ty some roads today: others
w -""; - .'"" issued warnings that perishable
storm 3-esterday at ban Domingo p,-,,kt -,i,ih u it. j.
-Pear Admiral Ponds, ib
today, said a
a dispatch bpp 2nll ni, aiaA'
sieam main uursunsr p. fi.:.J4i j ..-i
was the cause of the casualties,
Feared Loss of Life is Heavy.
Santo Domingo. D. R., Aus. 20.
The United States cruiser, Memphis,
is still on the rocks of the outer har
bor, and in a dangerous position. An
explosion in the boiler room resulted
in a large number of casualties. It is
feared the loss of life is heavy.
Rear Admiral Ponds was ashore at
the time of the explosion. The weatli-
No news has been received here of OTaera Dy express
the United States gunboat, Castine,
which put to sea when the storm
broke.
of tbe country, (orders weTe flashed
to ticket ,agents to inform passeng
ers that unless they reached their
destination bv Sunday nigrht, they
would e subjected to "perplexing
cieiays.
The manufacturers and business
houses were swamped by telesrram
messages, urging tliat their ship
ments be rushed at once. Many of
thenn authorized them to send their
ANOTHER INCREASE
vis i mm. u nms id
Mr. Trailer Lived In the Faith Neigh
borhood of the County. Accident
Occurred Tuesday Evening. A
Wheel Running Off a Hay Bake
Behind the Buggy Caused Horse
to Sorgo Forwards Mr. Trailer
Waa Thrown Over tbe Dashboard.
His Head Struck a Bock and His
Skull Waa Crushed. Leaves Wife
and Several Children.
(B Tka AaMeiatcO Prcaa)
Salisbury, Aug. 30. Mr. Ira Trex
ler, a farmer, 45 years of age, of
tbe Faith section of Rowan county,
was almost instantly killed Tuesday
afternoon when he was thrown from
a buggy, falling dm the dashboard.
head striking a rock and crushing his
skull. A wheel running off of a hay
rake fastened behind the buggy
caused the horse to lunge forward,
throwing Mr. Trexler from the bus;-
gy. He leaves a wife and several chil
dren.
3 LEASE LEADING
IN S.
C. PRIMARY
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
In the Number of Cases of Infantile
Paralysis in New York.
(By The Aaaoclated frr)
New York, Aug. 30. The confi
dence of the health officials that the
Tn Hast Both Sidaa on ' Pronaand
Legislation' Affecting Bailmd Sit- TlLZlf
' uatioiC"-'" '
... B The airUt4 Praaa)
Washington, Aug. . 30. The Sen
ate Interstate Commerce Committee
adopted the resolution today provid
ing for hearings on proposed legisla
tion affecting the railroad situation,
beginning at (To 'clock tomorrow.
under control was", shaken todav-bv
another increase in.newcases. There
were 8!Lagainst 73 yesterday; Deaths
were 22 against 32 yesterday for the
24 hours ending at 10 a. m.
Roumanians are Making Furious Ef
forts Already.
London, Aug. 29. King Terdi-
Has Nearly Two to One Vote Over
" Governor Manning and Cooper.
Columbia, S. C Aug. 29. With
about one-third of the expected vote
heard from unocifnally in tbe state
wide Democdatlc primary indications
tonight are that former Gov. (,'ole L.
Hlease will make a second race for
the gubernatorial nomination against
Richard I. Manning, the incumbent,
or Robert A. Cooper.
Blease has a long lead over his
opxnents but - aparently lacks the
.majorily necessary for nomination.
Cooper i? enly- slightly ahead of Gov.
Manning and the latter may get (he
place in the second pnn-.ery.
The vote at 9 :3Q stood : Blease,
17,030; Cooper;. 10,713; Manning,
10,042; J. H. Deschamps, 126; John
Duncan 96.
Railroad, managers,, brotherhood nandi of ' Kollra"ani; has
officials and representatives of ship
pers were invited to appear. Each
side will be given three hours.
WILL STOP ALL ITS
COMPLIMENTARY COPIES
MEASLES EPIDEMIC SERIOUS,
Over Twice as Many Case, of Measles
as of Infantile Paralysis in New
York. , . .. . ..
As neat as has been the scourage
represented as entirely jn accordance of infantile paralysis throughout the
with the purpose of preventing some country for the past three months,
way tne-tnreatened 'tie-np. Some particularly in jiew ur. wij,
measures to "be agreed on probably haa been an epidemic of measles al-
will bp attached to the bill pending most three times as great in the lium-
in the Senate in. increasing the mem- ber of cases .and not. far behind in
. . . - - , 1 ' P. ..AT.
Dcrship of ; the Interstate Lomi- monamy ana senouB nxier vuwo.
merce Commission from seven to There were, during the months of
n'ne. " - . May, June and July, 0, 710 cases of
t).-.ij.. t i measles in- New York City while there
"""" v"u. - - f - tiu nara-
This is the President's proposal tvJv a n f Ari.
his own language: - nnaM nf measles: "It ranks with
' Firstt Iimediate provision for Lmoii, : nmmiiniAhilitv : with
the. enlargement and administrative l.ii ; mnptnlitr unci has
' reorganization -of the Interstate rious" comolications and' after ; ef-
Conuperee Commission , along ; the Tt..ii. lik the cause of in-
- Bw embodied in the-bill recently aBtiie paralysis, is not yet knowp. "
' i ' J c wpcwuu-i . jjtuer diseases ouirauaing iniautno
,'';!-" tives and now awaiting action by the I nr1vHia in the number of cases' in
: . ' , - - - ; (idw uuiuig .uav "
ainn mav m nnrieo ro imt "wit.ii tnn x.i,. i,ihim au ani nmn.
. 1 IUUUI11D wwv M.wt.w. w -r
' 3 .' f..j ' L , 1 . : a 11... . ... a mil
uHvoivinK upun ii wim a prontpiness i trie paralysis mere were ,oo cases
and a thorougbnees which are with Lrinhnrcnlnsis. and 4291 eases of
Its present constitution, and means of I diphtheria. There were, also,' 3,201
action practically impossiDie. V ; . leases of whooping cougnt ana ipvi
- Rocond The eatBlilislimenK of an I cases of scarlet lever. .
eieht-hour dav as the legal- basis! v Infantile paralysis is a spectacular
alikeof work and of wages in the J disease. A death from this-cause is
employment of all railway, employes given publicity wmie no accouni i
who- are actually engaged in the! usually taken of a death f from mea
ttrn.V ' rtt nnMt Tin fraln. .4 n H. THIS IB OU6 TMlTUy 0 lOO BUUUOU-
iot- t.nn.,inn ' . . I nes sand noVeltv of the disease and
Third: i The authorisation of the .rMia-
ia . ... ii... r..;i...i Li i connecieu who it. wuut uu iu
!STrS y J T AU:'"-hand we have measles with a always
D.u. u. Wv.- aBd ifninjt We know all about it when
actual results in experience, of thel . . "f: a.A
v V a- ai in . i. W mailer oi, iacir w" m.ii.i
$ t, eht;hof l;n fc much about infantile iralysis as
. raUay transportation a .like t or M M.io. ,boat-ie&'i ,
men and the railroads: its enects. auaaiu w .uiiWiti;MiimtW
the rnatter of operating -ost in the -uiworkmit' own'tneprobtena-of -the
application or the ex sting,pracueesr j4-. n ;nfntil nuralvsis.
; i ' ' and' agreements to the new ,eondi-jthe othe? fif?nret 'quoted are a:
?:;;-;K:VlibnB'nd:jnU-bther practical as-Jminder 0f the fact that lr the.ro; are
Tpect8.. witn u provision jnat inyesu-r oti,er disease prpblemi- yef f ov be
-?4ivarnMi ahull iwimrt f fMtlV iAI1AlllfiinnR 1 1 a - - ' V
7. TTV: 1 anHm,aiaiih MkB IIMat MMM
WYireiMM luWKiauui. WBD uint moou
the Kussians, in tneir
P.PBWP ot fVW-
Announcement Made by
JournaL C ollector o Call on All
Delinquent Subscribers.
(B Tk Aaaociatea Praaa)
New. Bern, Aug. 30. The Journal
yesterday announced that all comp
limentary papers will be discontinu
ed immediately and that a collector
will call on all delinquent subscr.b- foree8,, MaiTian AivmeeA detacb
era. Alter exerting a reasonaoi ei- m.ta v . Wn fl,rMtA in
fort to collect, the delinquents will
be cut off if no remittance is received.
Strike Developments Turn
on Down Grade.
(Br Tha taaociatcO Prcsa)
Chicago, Aug. 30. Railway strike
developments turned the wheat mar
ket downgrade today, and then 'fed
to a sliarp rally. Upenmg
' ' ' .', aible!' date but " without recommienda-1 ; Wireless tph
': 4ion aa fo legislativi 'action in or-1 in warfare by
' . .' ler JhaHjo ublie may Jhjarp fromMaiK!bBrn pj
general mobilization of his forces
and reported to have gone to the
tront personally to take command-of
his army.
The Roumanians already are re
ported to be making furious efforts
to capture passes in the eastern Cap-
Newbern Pathians leading inti (Hungary and
arr declared " to be fighting shoulder
to shoiildeewith Russian troops own
ing frowi Bukowina.
While Berlin says thaVRoumania's
attempts to pierce the passes have
been futile, Vienna admits that ow
ing to a "far-reaching encircling
movement bv strong Roumanian
THE WHEAT MARKET.
What Greece 8 attitude 'will 1e as
a result of Roumania-s jo-ning the
entente allies is still .problematical,
but unofficial isdvices to London ex
press the belief that she soon will
Market throw in her lot with the Entente
W. W. Jones, Auto Victim, Dies.
Charlotte News.
W. W. Jones, who on Wednesday.
last was run down by the automobile
of Dr. A: C. Peacock, of Oklahoma
City, Okla., corner Tryon and Fifth
streets, died yesterday afternoon at
3:15, at St. Peter s hospital, concus
sion of the brain causing his death.
Mr. Jones, it will be recalled was
crossinsr Trvon near intersection of
Fifth, Wednesday afternoon.
He had just stepped irom the side
walk, on the east side of the street
when an automobile which was stand
ing headed toward the curb, com
menced backing out.
Miss Edith Smith, trained nurse in
the employ of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, was driving the
machine, and 'as she started to back
it out, Jones stepped forward out of
the way directly into the path ot the
car driven by Dr. Peacock.
COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION
To Meet at Rocky River Presby
terian Church Tomorrow.
The Cabarrus- Count y Sunday
School Convention will meet at Rocky
Kiver Church tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock and last through Friday.
Ibe address of welcome will be
made by Prof. I). 1a. Kidenhour and
will be responded to bv Mr. G. A.
Carver.
The principal address tomorrow
morning will he made bv Prof. Gil
bert Stephens, and the subject will be
The Primary of the Sundav
School."
Among those who will conduct the
departmental conferences tomorrow
afternoon are: Mrs. K. R. Michaux,
Prof. K. J. Coltrane, Miss Martha
Dozier, Rev. K. (3. Carson and Rev.
J. W. Long.
On Friday addresses will be made
by Prof. C.' K. Roger and by Mr. J.
M. Broughton, Jr., of Raleigh. In the
afternoon other departmental confer
ences will be held.
Contesting choirs are requested to
enroll with the Secretary promptly
and they will be called upon to enter
tain the convention throughout both
days.
Entertainment will lie provided for
visiting delegates and they are re
quested to give their names to the
Committee on Entertainment, which
will lie announced.
The Department Conferences will
be a valuable part of the convention
ana an teachers and workers are
urged to attend them and on the sec
ond day the children and boys and
girls are requested to attend their re
speetive conferences and take part.
The thirty-thijrd annual convention
promises to be of great interest to
those interested in the progress of
religious education in this county. Two
days will be devoted to the work of
the convention this t'nie and an ex
cellent programme lias been a ranged
for both days and several prominent
speakers have been secured to ad
dress the convention on each day.
Tre feature of much value to
Teachers' and workers will be the de
partmental conferences that will be
conducted both days and will be led by
some of the leading Sunday School
workers of the State. The musical
programme will he much better
than usual this time, several classes
having been in training for some time
to compete for the silver loving cup
that is awarded once a year to the
class rendering most perfectly the
standard hymns. In addition to the
contests by the choirs, the congrega
tion will render a number of old
hvmns and will be led by an orchestra
The orchestra will also render a few
special numbers during the day and
there will not be a monotonous
minute during the convention.
More than a half-dozen speakers
and workers from other sections of
the State will be on the programme
and will add many helpful features
to the work of the convention.
NEBRASKA V JUDGES ISSUED
THE ORDER TOD AT.
it Li
Judge WiBla E. Sean, of Oaiaha, Is
sues Order Beatraining the General
and Local Officials of the Order ef
Railway Conductors From Calling
or Enforcing a Strike on the Union .
Pacific. Conductor Who Asked
For Order Declares That ' He and
Many Other Employees of tbe Bond
are Anxious to Continue at Their
Work.
(By Tha iiairtatii Tumi .
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 30. Judge Wil
lis E. Sears, of the district court of
Douglas county, today issued an or
der restraining the general and local
officials of the order of railway con
ductors from calling for or enforcing
a strike on the lines of the Union Pa- .
cific railroad.
The order was issued on petition of
Edwin A. Hamilton, a conductor on"
the Union Pacific, and a member of
the order of Railway Conductors, who
declared that be and many other em-,
ployees were anxious to continue at
their work.
THE COAST ARTILLERY ' . s'
ORDERED BACK TO PORTS
Twenty-Eight Companies Included. '
10,000 National Guardsmen to Take
Their Places on Border.
(Br Tbe Aaaodated Prcaa)
eight companies of coast artillery ;,
eight companies coast artillery corps
approximately 6,000 men now on
border duty, as provisional infantry ' '
units, attached to the mobile army, .
were ordered back today to posts in
the eastern and western departments.
More than 10,000 additional Nat
ional Guardsmen were ordered to the
border recently who will take - tbe v
places of the artillery troops, ; .
THE COTTON MARKET.
Active Positions Sell 7 to 12 Points
Lower Today. . ", ,,
(Bjr Tha Aaaoetatad Praaa) . - '" ,
New York, Aug. 30. The - cotton-
market today opened a point higher :
on October, but active - positions
sold about 7 to 12 points lower, right
after the call. The market sooned
steadied on coverings, 'with Deeem- -ber
selling up to 15,79 and March ;
15.99, or back ,to about last night a
closing. ' . '
Cotton futures . opened ! Bteady;
October, 15.69; December, 15.73; Jan-
uarv. 1 5.77 ; March, ? 15.90 : . May,
16.06. ; r-- ' , r
RoumaniaHas 800,000 Men Ready to
Take the Field
London, Aug. 29. A high author
ity on Roumanian affairs makes the
prices"! following statement to the Morning
ranged from -3-4 to 2 cents lower, Post:
with September at 142 to ls l-a. Komnanta has an army or uu,-
Immediate" subsequent losses, which. 000 men, trained .and equipped, and
fractional with December at 145 1-4 ready to go into" the field today
to 146. were followed by nearly com- Behmd these we have reserves num
plete recovery to yesterday a nnisn. penng auu.uuu.
t , , - i rnis great army may surprise
Trains Go Through to Asheville, I many people, but it should be remem
- la.. .
Statesville-Landmark; . bored the country has oeen more or
iv.!.. j..-.. -,ninl throiitrh to less preparea xor war ever since
A -ft'WkkUM at w IT I , . .
A.haviiia' nn tha.. Western-, mad 6un- 1L. and for quite a long time past
Haif Durinfc this week, passenger! there has been a steady course of
trains No's, .11, 21, 36, and 12 will he preparation going on for exactly this
operated on regular scneauie irom !ci.u..v,. . .
c I l .1 ai.a.ti1Ia KAmnninTi aib i i, lub man ui caiiHiimuu
KA.r, .11 trftina 'will be restored w:ll be followed by Roimmnia, it is
.ot,. Sal-ahnrv und AsheviUe. rainy odv:oiw tnai u win oe eoor-
UCVVVU , J . .1 i , -At. - ! At. J
This includes the above trams and ainawxi wwn a poucy oi me reuepm-
Nn.. 35. 15 and 18. No. lo, west- yon oi ah8J(vui,
Roumanians Take Principal Passes
(By Tha Aaaoclated Praaa)
Bucharest, Roumania, via London,
Aug. 30. Bucharest was bombar.led
Sunday n:-gbt by Zeppelins and aero
planes. A London dispatch received from
Bucharest via Rome says the Rou
manian, operating in conjunction
w';tb the Russians, have captured the
principal pases of the Carpathians.
For twelve hours, the dispatch says,
the Roumanians have marohed on
Hungarian territory, meeting only a
weak resisten.ee.
hnnnd. At Old Fort the heavier en
eines are changed to lighter ones and
light trains are run over tne moun
tains, ' ' A
18,567,445,160 Pieces of Mall Carried
Washington, Aug, 30j-The growth
of the postofftce department of the
United States .is best illustrated by
i Mi. James P. Harris has gone tot estimates made by department offi
Colorado to see hi! brothec, Mr. Rich-1 cials.of the number of pieces of mail
ar P. Harris, who has been residing 0f all kinds handled. The fkst .es-
in Tnlnrada for a veer or more. Mr,
Hiria will SDcnd ' several, .weeks
with bis brother. Charlotte News.
Washington bakers have increased
tbe prie of bread to six cents a lpaf
timate recorded, is 124,173,460 pieces
in 1847, no account- in 1789. The lat
est estimate wa that of 1913 when
18,567,440,160 pieces werebandled,
It is unlawful for a British subject
as the result 'of the high price pfl to leave a British, ship or a share in
flojr, . j - lone M a jegapy to foreigner,
Salisbury Recovering from Monday's
Storm.
Salisbury, Aug. 29. The power
and telephone companies imported
men to assist their local forces in
repairing damage done bv the storm
of Monday afternoon. By working
all night the power company had
their street cars running next morn-
r and were furnishing power to
patrons. About 40O telephones were
put out of commission. The city
and many individuals have had force
of men removing the many trees that
were blown down and in a lew days
the city w;ll resume its natural ap
pearance with the exception of the
absence of many of the beautiful
trees.
Germans Repulse British.
(Br The Aaaadatcd Prcaa.)
Berlin, via London, Aug. 30. Gcr
man troops in the region of 8omme
river repulfied some British attacks
along a line from Ovillers to Poiieres
and between Guillemont and Maure-
pas last night, says an official state
ment issued today bv the Herman
army headquarters. ,
BAROMETER FALLING
OVER CARRIBEAN SEA.
Although No Storm Has as Yet De
velopeeWa That Region.
(Br Th Juniata fini) ;
WashingtonjiAttg. - 3ft. With, one
tropical distaabance ; eetraaV this
morning a short distance southeast of
Jamaica and moving west the Weath
er Bureau reports today atate that
the borometer again is falling1, over
the eastern -Carribean Bea, although
no disturbance has as yet developed
in that region. - ' 4- A
Railroad Presidents Laying Plans in
Chicago.
(Br Tha AMMdata4 Prcaa)
Chicago, Aug. 30. The meeting of
the railroad presidents, several of
whom have returned from Washing
ton this afternoon, will be held here
tomorrow , to lay plans based on the
assumption that a strike will be called
September f,
Mecklenburg county grand jury
has returned a true bill against Dr.
J, W, Snmmera, who charged iwith
murder a the result of an illegal
operation 'hteb resufttft in the death
v - vKimn anmin.". . ' - ''--.
Paroled from Jackson Training
School.
The following boys have just: been
paroled from the Jackson Training
School :
Luther Lancaster, Winston-Salem.
Jason Moodv and Will HOI. Salu
da.
Ralph White, High Po:nt.
William Sanderford, Raleigh.
Samuel Phillips, Charlotte.
Each of these boys has been taught
a trade or 'to do work which will :be
of value to him end he has J been
taught to do it well. They go out in
to the world with every indication
that they will "make good."
1 ' :
Mrs. Lou Palmer Dies in Salisbury
Hospital.
Salisbury, Aug. 2!). Mrs.- Lou ' R,
Palmer, aged ,49, 'of Albemarle, died
in Salisbury 'where she had. been
under treatment, and the bodv was
taken to Albemarle for bnrialTues
dayk Mrs. Palmer was a well known
woman of. the Stanly, capital, , She
was a sister of Mrs. Ts J.' Jerome
of Greensboro, and Mri.' R. E. Ans
tin and Mrs, Dr. Littleton, of Albe-
JBWie,
CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA,
Concord,, the county seat of Cabar
rus, has 11,500 population, with 200
more just outside the limits. Kannap
olis, 5 miles away, has 5,000. , -'.
Bank deposits, $2,250,000. Number
of spindles, .175,000. . In the mills
about 80,000 bales cotton are manu-
factured annually. j.
Annual pay Toll of Concord cotton
and other, mills, over $1,000,000.
Cabarrus County and adjacent ter
ritory, which, makes . Concord its
trading center, produces .fine crops of
cotton, corn, wheat, oats, and - other
crops, and numbers among its citi
zens many of the moat successful and
progressive farmers in this section of
the State. About 10,000. bales of cot
ton are annually marketed here.
THE CONCORD DAILY TBID-
UNE is the onlr daily paper in the
city or county. Every copy of it goes
into a home. iMember of Associate 1
Press and r"Association of Afterno. ,
Newspapers. Representative J'.ic-quoid-Miller
Co., New York and C! i
cago.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TI!;:
4 years old, and has the In- t
cnlauon of any paper in the
Congressional . District. , Ri
tive Macquoid-Millr Co., "
and PJ?irfif J
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