ASSOCIATED FRES3 DISPATCHES
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NUMBER IZ;
VOLUME XVIII."
J. B. Sherrill, Editor and Publisher.
CONCQUDf. N.CVSATURDDAY, SEPTL:tDER29. IQll '
Price Five Cents.
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KAKKAPOLISTODAY
Occurred in the Parks-Belle
'.Company's Store With Al
? most a Total Loss of the
Stock of Goods. -
FIRE STARTED ON .
. ' SECOND FLOOR
Concord's Big . Truck Hur-
; ried to the Scene. Other
. Buildings Threatened.
' Loss Not Yet Estimated.
Fire - which was discovered at an
early hour tbi morning lii the store
of Parks-Belk Company L Ku una po
lls, caused almost a total low of the
Mock of good carried there.
The' flames were flirt found In the
rear of the fecund floor, at alioiit 0
o'clock, liefore the clerks had come
Tfur the day's work. The only possible
origin that can be assigned in taut -it
ws caused by an electric Iron, which
was. In ue In that port of the More.
IjikI evening thlu Ireu was In use. and
it U the assumption that In some way
the electric current during the night
caused It to become hot enough to Ig
lilte material nearby, v
For time It appeared that the es
tnlillsliuientH on each side of the Parks
Helk store were doomed, and it was re
ported, bet that the Wtlkinaou Fur
niture StoreV and the garage, were
burning. -A call was sent here shortly
before 8 o'clock, from Kannapotls,
.asking that tlie Concord fire truck be
'rushed tn that eltv. and the limtl chief
' " l,at ..Tis.t.,,1 thA f i N.IIUUI Iiam t r luil
j tluMr assistance. The big track hurried
-'' to'tlie scene, maklug the trip in abont
"-"twelve mlnntes. but its assistance was
J j'nof needed. J ' -it .". "
: The amount f damage done by the
- : fire haVnot yet been estimated. The
building was badly damaged, and the
',.'. - roof burned off, Almost the entire
. - stock of gnnds -on the second floor of
the. buHdlug is a total loss from the
: flumes. The contents of -the lower floor
! are badly damaged by tlie water nsed
r-, on .the second flor, and to estimate
' tlie amount of damage here would be
, '. . Concord people ' will lie especially
grieved to hear of . the. .misfortune'
,; which has befallen the: Parks-Belk
store, which Is a branch of the Concord
.. store, and which haslieen operating so
successfully under the nuiiiNgement of
-Mr. Cy White, ' a Concord business
man. .-. ; ... . ...
RKQl EST EXPlLSloNl ' n"'"' -v
Of SENATOR LA FOIX.r?TT
Communication From Governor' of
Minnesota wmmI Public Safety ,.om-
DlWsiuU. i.,V. ,..t:.J. ... :ui
(Br Tt AaMt4 fras.l ''.'
Washington, .Sept. 20 A communica
tion from the Governor of Minnesota
and the Bfate Public Kufety Commis
sion, requesting the expulsion from the
Senate of Senator I Follette, of Wis
consin, was presented toda by Sen
ator Kellogg, of -Minnesota,1 and re
ferred by Vice President Marshall ro
the Senate Privileges anil - Election
Committee. , , . ,
TWO MORE DEATHS'
. AMONG AMERICAN TROOPS
Anneunred Today In a Cablegram frara
General Pershing.
(By Tk Aaaaelatcd Pma.t
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Washington, Kept. 20. Two more
deaths among American troops abroad
were announced today In a cablegram
from Mai. (len. Pershing.
. Prlrates W. C Sullivan, of an Infan
try regiment, died September 22, cf
spinal nienlngltla in line of duty.-
Benjanrtu Hey ward, a . stevedore,
died September 21, of heart disease.
Ilia next kin lives in Savannah, Ga.
The New York Central Railroad lias
decided to employ women as frelgltt I prompt servlea and high class pro
liandlera. --fi .-' w (duce. . . '-.i,-:' vv-v, - .','
Octoftar First
Begins a' new ; interest quarter" jn
our Savings Departmeni; 4 per cent
interest compounded every three
months. Deposits made on or be
, fore October ICth bear interest from
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' Ccncord, N. C. y
WITH TIIE Clint OIKS.
fit. Jaaaea JUfWraa.
Bible artMMl with Mea'a and Yoanf
Mea'a Clasm at 10 a. at.- Chief n-rln
t 11. herfuoa subjm. "A Hafe Halr
tb. Uilber Iniw at 4:30. lsitrrm
Miss Margaret Headrlt and Charles
(irUOa. Vesprra at T:. Henama mb-
Ject. "The Ucuaaloa of the XCV. The
ses." The Catechetical School awrli
ua Tnealay's hegtiialug at 1:30 p.
The public is Invited to all ervleea.
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MeiDMikt PraleaUaaV
Sumlay achool at Jt a. aa. Preach
ing at II a. m. ami TUMI p. aa. hy the
pastor. Public cordially luvtted to
these semcen. '
C aanemllle Prvabrtertaa. ,
Sumlay arhoul at : a. am. Preach
ing at 11 a. m. and 7::a p. am. by1 the
pastor. RverylMkly- cordially lurlted.
. - , First Baptist-. - ' '
Rev. (lea. V. Tllley, pastor, -aerrlcea
at It a. and 1 :30 p. bl by the pas
tor. Subject of the moral ng ermoo.
"(hit of the Depths." Kvening sermoo.
Kin. and Natures Protest. Sunday
school at 11:45 p. m. A cordial invita
tions to visitors and strangers. ,
Trinity Refome. .'n
Sumlay school at 10 a. m. Chvrcb
service at 11 a. m. by Be R, F.
Crooks. A cordial welcome to all. No
night service -,r
. Wrstford Methodist. '
Rev. D. A.. Braswell will begin a
meeting at Westford Methodist Church,
near the Hart sell Mill, Sumlay. ' Ser
vices will be hcWI every night at T:0
o'clock. Rev. Scott I- Oweu is pastor
of this church. ' ;
McGill Street Baptist.
S. W. Beimettv pastor. ' Services cpn-
dmttetl by the psstor at 11 a. in, and
7:30 p. in. Morning subject, "The
Help of Jesns in Church Worship."
Kvcuing subject, "The Relation of the
N'ew Testament Church to Its Ueacon."
:t0 p. m. meeting of B. X. P. U. ; 6 :S0
p. m. Mission study (lass. A cordial
Invitation is extended to all. '
- . Calvary Uttaeraav
Sunday school at &AS a.
Ber-
rk-es at 11 a. m. .
St. Andrew LutbenuL
Stniddy school at 9:4ft a. m. Service
at 7:.'t0 p. p.
CASES MAY BE REOPENED
If Drafted Man Has Been Wrongly
- Ordered to Report For Duty the Case
May Have Rehearing. .: :,".''
(r The AsMcfcitei! Prsa.l
Washincton. ' Sent. 20
relieving hnrdshlD In cases where men
who ahonid have heeh e'xe'mptedi"hVve
Iteeu ordered to report for military
service, has been prescribed by pro-J
vost Marshal Oeneral Crowder.."
If a local or district board believes
a man has been wrongly ordered to
report for duty. It may reopen the case
on its own lulutlve, and revoke the
former action,.-' , : - ,r --.v
If the num. has already, entered the
service, be may. be discharged only by
order, of,.,tJje army , adjutant general,
who wif,.ct on reeowiuenilatlons. or
Um lcal or district hoards.
Another ruling provides thai thous-
ands of !Uaftfl rglKe4ediA'lraft
June, B, and who since that. date have
declared their Intentions of becoming
citizens are now subject to draft.
THE COTTON
MARKET.
Generally Tower Under Liquidation
Over Week End. -.
' (Br The Aaseelatea' Fnrnm.),
New York, Sept. 20. The cotton
market was irregular early today with
the trade showing nervousness, while
waiting for a better line on the effect
of the tropical storm. The market op
ened steady at an advance of 1 point
to a decline of 111 points, generally low
er under liquidation lor over the week
end and the approaching government
report. v-.-
The cotton market closed fairly
steady. October, 24.23; December,
211.63: January 23.40; March, 23.56;
May. 23.87 ; - v;
Cotton futures opened steady. Octo
ber. 24.23; December, 23.70; January,
23.41; March,, 23.IS7; May 23.74. .
Name your farm and print that
name on letter-heads and marketing
containers. Let consumers know that
'the name of your farm stands for
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Clash Between the Davidson
College Team And the An
napolis Navy Team At An
hapolis, Md., Today.
DOUBLE HEADER
IN ATLANTA TODAY
Several Smaller Colleges will
Open Season in Parts of
the South. Majority of
Games Next Saturday.
, (By The AasMtaa Twtm.)
Clashes between Auburn and Ma
rion military Institutes at Marion, Ala.;
Davidson College and and the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, and a "double
header" here with the Georgia Tech
nical College facing Wake Forest, N.
C. and Furman. S. C, will constitute
the major card of the opening of the
foot tut 1 season for the southern elevens
today. '
The. Technical College will meet Fur-
man in a double mill at Grant field
Held this -afternoon. Coast Helsman
is planning, it was said, to send his
strongest combination Into the second
game with Wake Forest, reputed to be
the most powerful of the Jackets new
opponents;
- Several smaller colleges will open
the football sea sou ' lu parts of the
South today, but tlie 'majority of the
major elevens that have not ahandon-1
ed the game this year will not meet
tneir opponents until next Saturday.
TROPICA!. DISTURBANCE -':'- . :
DECREASED IN INTENSITY
Storm Watnintt Displayed Fro rer-
' tress Monroe to Jacksonville)'
- (By The Assrla Prssa.) .; ' -
Washington, Sept. 29.-The - tropical
disturbance thli mornlug is central
over the interior of southern Alabama
with decreased intensity..
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Fortress Monroe
to Jacksonville and on the Gulf coast
from Rockwell to Carrabelle, Florida.
. Ma. W mi Life Bmmtei.
Jlol31e:-AW;rtfept:2. The Gulf
coast section of the east Louisiana
Mississippi, Alabama and Westerly
rioruia, were emerging rouay irom ine
tropical hurricane which swept r in
from the Gulf of Mexico Friday and
for a number of hours isolated a num
ber of towns along the coast Groups
of residences and frail buildings were
damaged, Score of persons came In
from exposed points,: and no loss of
life was reported. '
A three story structure-occupied by
the Chamber of Commerce, and' the
Cotton Exchange and several 'Other
Jniildlnga lu, the 'business: district were
destroyed by fire, demoralisation ' of
the fire alarm system giving the names
a start. The loss Is put at I4fi0,000.
Later S People Killed In Alabama :
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 20. Dot nan
Ala., reports state that advices from
Crest View, Fla a station on the
Ioulslana Nashville Railroad, a. few
miles west of Pensacola, say Ave peo
ple were killed and several injured
there. - r . - r
GENERAL REVOLUTIONARY
STRIKE IN ARGENTINA
Was Declared Today By the Anarchist
- le Workasen. : ,j
. (By The AsMdalMl Preaat '
Buenos Ayres, Sept. 29. A general
revolutionary strike throughout Ar
gentina was declared today by ; an
archistic workmen,, the. strike to in
clude all unions belonging .to their fed
eration. The Socialistic . Workmen's
unions have refused to Join the move
ment. ,. - .' : v.
- Gallows Awaits Deaf Mutes.'-'
New Haven, Conn- Sept. 28. What
will probably be the first execution of
a pair of deaf mutes in the history of
this country will take place at the
Cxmnectlcutt State prison at Wethers-
field one month from today, unless the
.State pardon board reconsiders Its de
termination not carry , out 'he death
sentence. The prospective victims of
the noose are Josepn uasteiu anu
Frank Veteri. both-of whom are deaf
and dumb.. The crime for which they
are under sentence to pay the death
penalty was the murder of Uaatelll's
wife In this city on April 23, 4016.
Deciding to rid himself of hi spouse
for personal reasons, Gastelll arrang
ed ta nut her out of the war. Veteri a
friend and boarder, Kindly consented
to aid him in the. commission of the
crime. Following Mje murder the two
men escaped to New xoric, where tncy
were arrested a few days later and re
turned to New Haven for trial.
Att Concerned In Big Strike to Retwn
v' U. - ta Work Today.; '
San Francisco, Sept 28. All mem
bers of nnlona concerned In the strike
of 30.000 metal trades workers her
were 'instructed tonight by the ' Iron
trades council to return to work . to
morrow. K. W, Burton, president of
the council, said, he hat been assured
that all shops would open' tomorrow
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Berwick. Pa., . has a society of
widows,- the" only organisation of its
kind in the United Mates, ,
mrs. tONCrg Errtcti urt'
' OVER TO trSH. auxi.
U Is fte Stated By mtW Aitarmrjrs
ia Aawaxr ITW Taday. -(By
Oje'A ian4
Greensboro, Sept. 2. All the ef
fects of Mra. Maade A. King, held by
Gaston B. Mmds. now n Jail at (W
eoni, charged with start ug Mrs. King.
have been luraetl over -to Mrs, Miiir
MHrin. sister of the ad-woaaa. h
la claimed by attorueye ft Mrana, ta
an answer filed today ny maU to the
contempt proceedings instituted gainst
him before Judge James E. Mora.' -It
waa charged by the prnwentlon In
obtaining an order from Judge Uoyd
to compel Meana to aurreoder the ef
fects of Mra. King that be still retain
ed 100.000 belonging to the Klug estate.
Meana waa veiled by Judge Boyd to ap
pear In his court Tuesday to show why
he should not be held lu coutempt of
the court. Ho waa naable to ciane as
be waa detained in Concord ou the
alaying charge. , ,' . '
LEADING PLAYERS, ' M
IN MAJOR LEAdUES
Rettseh and Cobb Lead In Hitting;
Burns nnd Bush In 'Runs SeareaU
(By The Aaaaela Prs.t .
Chicago, Sept 20. The records' of
the leading players Id the ma tor base
ball leagues up to and lachidlhg the
games played last Wednesday, follow :
Leading botterst National League,
Rousch. Cincinnati. i843: ..American
League, Cobb, Detroit! 878. ;
Leaders In rnua scared i National,
Bumes, New York, 101; American,
Bush, Detroit 100. i "x4'
leading home run .hitters : National.
Crabath, Philadelphia. 12; American,
Pipp New York, 0. .'.
leading base stealers: National.
Carey, Pittsburgh, 411 ; American, Roth,
Cleveland, -40. - v -. '
Leading pitchers: National, Alexan
der, Philadelphia, won': 20., tost, 12.
American, Ciottte, Cnicagii,; won 27,
lost 12. i . v -i
Clnclnnntl is leading the National
Ijeague in club batting jtith an average
of 263. Detroit leads ttbe , American
league with 257. ; ,,i V-v
NOMINATED ON IXtEKSTfrE r
COMMERCE COMMISSION
three Vaeaneb FUiejl by President
.-!", (By To AmiliSI rim,) '
WasMmrtoHvSept.- jBWThe follow-,
Ing were nominated today by .Presi
dent. Wilson to tlie three waeancles oil
the Interstate Cominerre tmmlsslint.
Roltert W. Wooley, ot Vaw tor tho
term ending Deccuilief W, ,1020, Clyde
Aitcnison, or oregen, for etm emir
rnK ,n21' "ewge W. Aijtl 'rson, of Bo-
ton' Maas ftiBaMnnaannyiM
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-1 . 'At The Theatres.';"
Helen Holmes in the sixth episode
of "The Railroad Ralders'r at The
New Pastime today, "The Overland
Disaster." Also Churlie Chaplin In
"The Dishonor System."
: Gold Seal feature at The Thestorlum
toilny, with Ncal Hurt and Jarret ftest
man In "The Raid." Also' an IKo
comedy, "Backward Sous and Forward
Dnughtera."
Complete change of program at Strand
today. . Carl Armstrong's' Musical
Shows,: Including. Armstrong's. .trio- of
all the-latest : songs, dancing-snecialthM
atnt funny comedians. Night prices, 15
a ud 25 cents.
General Soukhomlinoff Will
Wear
. .Chains for Ten Years.
Petrogrnd, Sept. 28.-General Souk-
homllnofTs sentence, life imprisonment,
carries with it the severest form of
incarceration, called "katorga."
For the first ten years the convict
ii-MN chains nil hla ttwt aometlllimi Oil i
his hands also, and he may be chained
a wheelbarrow. 'After some years
'on probation" he Is set at liberty in
a village, from which he must not de
part : . .'. . ,:'.
No Evidence Against Members of Con
gress.
' (By The AuwrJated Pmw.
Washington, Sent. 29.-rrThe German
"Slush" fund wrangle broke out again
on -the floor of the house today with
presentation of a letter by Chairman
Pou, of the Rules Committee, from
from Secretary iianslng, declaring the
State Department had no evidence in
dicating meuilierx of Ctngress hail any
connection with the Count von Bern-
storff $30,000. - .J-.,
Generally Fair Weather Predicted.'
: (By Tha Associate Prnwt
Washington, Sept. 29. Generally
fair, weather witli lower temprature
Sunday, followed by return to normal
conditions about Tuesday or Wednes
day are forecat for south Atlantic and
east rtulf States for week beginning
tomorrow. :
Press Censorship Plan May Be Imper-
feet, wuson Admits.
President Wilson, writing to Max
Eastman editor of The Masses, Sep-
temper 18, Justifying government cen
sorshiD In wsrtlme, stated: ...
'A line must I arawn ana we are
trying, it may be clumsily, but genuine
ly, to draw It without Tear or favor or
prejudice,'' v
, 12,M Metal Workers on Strike,'
,.(By The AmrlstM Praa.t
Seattle, Wash, Sept. 29. 12,004 Met-'
al workers 'employed In -the Seattle
ship yards struck today to enforce
demands fo higher wages and the nse
of eight hour lumber. Three large stee
shipyards and 95 smaller plants were
dosed, as the result of the strike.
Event soldier of the Massarhusettt
militia has been summed with a pair
of rubbers. This is no sign, however.
that they are going to enter into
gnmshoe campaign.
J- P. MITCHELL VILL
HYHOV
Beaten for Republican Norn
ination for Mayor By Ben
nett, Says He Will Make
Fight For Re-e!ection-
BENNETTS CHOICE
SUITS TAMMANY HALL
Leaders in the Fusion Move
ment Four Years Ago Be
gin to Make Arrangements
"For .the Campaign.
- (y The AamltMa fim) :
'New York, Sept. 28. A four coron-
ered Contest for mayor waa assured
today when It became virtually cer
tain that Mayor John Purroy Mitchell
would make a fight for reelection de
spite hla defeat by .Wm. R Bennett a
former state senator, for the Republi
can nomination. - v ?
leaders lu theFualdb mevemeut
Which was responsible for the mayor's
election four, years ago began today
to make arrangements for the cam
paign for his re-election. ' -
Fusion leader frankly admit that
the defeat of Vayor Mitchell in the
Republican primary Was 4iie to bung
ling and that the nomination of Ben
nett created A situation- In' politics
much to the liking of Tammany Halt
Those At Home Must light, Sedition,
. says ur.-Murray.
Atlantic City, Sept. .28. Dr. Nich
olas Murray Bntler, president of Co
lumbia University, today has told mem
lers of the American Bankers Asso
ciation that there la a dirty for those
who do not go to war ta perform.
"We are fighting this war in two
places,; he said. "We are repelling
attack upon the American people ami
American Institutions of two kinds. We
are fighting It across the sea, and we
are fighting it here where' evil-minded
sedition,, conspiracy, -cowardice and
treaaeit exist Our soldiers can fight j
a soldier's enemy, hut yon and I have
got to fight sedition ang" cowardice."
Foe Drops Scornful Message to ' Our
nt,i. i - t-. . i y i .
iite . American s.xiieoiiioiiary
Army In France, Sept. IB. A hostile
airplune circled high over the 'Ameri
can camp and dropped a message
weighted with a shell. There was a
rush for the note, which 'was immed
iately tnken to camp headquarters. It
rend: :
".Weihavs mi. Intention, as yet of-molesting'
iY0u.,AnierLeai, ; because .vol
are iiot tmuieroiia enough to make you
woi;U( our attentiou."
-. Mr., W.- H- Scarboro-i and family
Jmvie retuiruel from a visit- of ten dav's
t rcbutlves. in Montgomery and Rich'
ninnd-counties. r v.t ..
IS YOUR
IT
MORTGAGE
DUE?
Did you reduce your loan last
year?
" RnlMinv and
Loan" loans
small amount
are reduced a
every week or month and dot.
ens ofl these small amounts will
quickly liquidate your debt
Doea your "STRAIGHT" loan
help yon to make progress? It
probably costs yon more than a
"BUILDING and LOAN" loan
wonld cost yon, bnt neverthe
less, remains at the and of every
year, as large as ever. -
Ths Building and Loan plan of
HOME OWNING was origin,
ated for YOU AND EVERY
GOOD CITIZEN. It enables
any WAGE EARNER TO PAY
FOR HIS HOME JUST aa ha
otherwise wonld pay rent.
Tito INTEREST YOU PAT IS
I 6 per cent. AND THE PRIV.
JIWiucib AMI nnM A nA
VALUABLE. COME IN TO.
DAT AND TALK THE HAT.
TER OVER WITH US.
' 40th .Series
6th, 1M7.
Opens .October
I CsbatTcs Ccusly B.,l.&
SwYi:gsAss:n::a ,
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Ofica la The Concord
National Bank.
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DR. ROWT8 LAST
IjSraxt
Two Weeks Meetiac
odias rharrh Coases to a Cleae.
The series of meethiga which, baa
been la preen aa at Central Methotilrf
Church fur the past two wks caaM-to
an rnn mat night Her. IMr. UUbert T.
How, of High Point, pracawd .twice
every nay. and goud-aiae.1 saUlrnoM
attended ih aervictsa. lr. Bowe is uae
of the nlraugeat nreachera In the State,
and those who beard him here were
fortunate. - He la a great student and
thinker, and best of all. he telborouga-
iy oinwuox. .
I. Howe's text last nlafal waa tok
en from Jeremiah 21-. , as - follows:
And nnto the peoole thon aha it aar.
Thus aalth the Lord,' Beloved,' I set
oerore yon the way of life and the way
of death." . , - '
Dr. Rowe said be wonld not call In
quest ton the great doctrine of predesti
nation. W hat I want lodged la rone
mind la the responsibility that rests
on every one for hla owh life. What
yon are In time and what yon will be
in eternity . rents wholly with yon.
There Is a perilous notion, that the
matter Is attended to by some one else
and "what's the nse to bother with It
any way 7 Man is a supernatural be
ing, and there la something la him that
is not in natural beings. He has an
eternity to face.'
(Jod doea not trifle with men. " He
always means just what be says. His
warnings srefnll of meaning.. He has
put in the hands of every man a fear
ful power. Christ had none of the
Faint a ff In htm. Life was too great
and important a thing for him to jest
won men. - .- ,n.
The way of life and death are ly
ing liefore you tonight. Ton an take
either. There la lu Cvery one an in
clination to go wrong. We never get
too good for that.: In youth (he tenden
cy Is to sins of commission and In the
older age to sins of omission. ; There
is great danger in the latter. '.Environ
ment, trlea to induce one. to go .wrong.
The best place to raise a child la about
six miles from any town hi a good com
munity with churches . and , schools.
There Is less there to thwart 'the Incli
nation to do better. - There Is1 ' some
temptation everywhere, of course. We
are all prone to place thV blame for
our sins on some one else, ' Each one
alone is responsible for his sins. 'Each
man Is the master of-his own fate, the
master of his own soul. V: This Is hot
taking It out of the bauds of the Lord.
Salvation Is alone of the Lord. If it
were not. It would he no use to trv to
get it. The Lord worketb In us to will
and to do of his own good pleasure.
It is not his will that any, should per
ish but that all should. come nnto .him
ami live. ... - 4,..,. , ' r-
1 , set before you life, and.' ileaui 1
Which . will you choose?'., Work' out !
1 your owu salvation with fear - aiK:
German Socialist Interpellate tht
Government.
(By The AMelatl Press)
Copenhagen, Sept. 20. Tlie majority
of the Socialists in the German relch
stag have interiieltateil the government
concerning official support of the pan
.(ieruian agitathni, and the Fatherland
party. The socialists also made an In
terpnllatlon on reported government
Interference with the-'rlglrt of assembly..-
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Pope's: Supposed Note as M 'Belgium
' Non-Exlstajit,'
(B? The Aawelated Prraa.)
Paris, Sept. 20. The diplomatic
courier who brought Austria s reply
to the Pope's peace note to Rome did
not bring the supposed supplementary
German communication concerning
Belgium.
The communication," adds a Havas
dispatch from Rome, "can then be con
sidered as nou-exlstant.
Two German Airplanes Brought Down.
(By The AasMlated Press.)
Londoni Sept. 29. Two German air
planes which took part in last nights
raid over the southeast coast of Eng
gland were brought down It is announ
ced officially. No casualties were
caused by the raid. '
The Boston School of Social Worlr,
associated with Simmons College, Is
planning a special course for the train'
Ing of police women. ,
C,la
to Interest Quarter
In our Savings Department
will begin October 1
' All' Deposits made before the 10th, bear interest
from the 1st, ,
7 Call at Bank and get particulars regarding; Safes
displayed in our window. - - . V
CUlZHiS B,H( O TCUST WDU
CHAa a WAGONER, President,
M. U MARHII Ylro President.
WtVLHTSARE
sadtobepei;d:::g
Warnings Yesterday Tend to
Create An Air of Tense-
nessHaig'a.Laconife-He-. .
port. Today." - " '-f T
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MILITARY MEN .
SEEM TO BE AT SEA
No Signs of Preparation For
Another, Drive. Compara
tive Quiet Prevails on the
French Front.
(r The AmiliM Prsaau)
Field Marshal Haur is extremely la
conic in his dispatches today from
the British front in France and Bel
gium. "Nothing to report except the
usual artillery activity on both sides'
Is the essence of U. . . , i.
The warnings yesterday from news
paper correspondents at the front that
nothing may be expected from them
for the' time being, read in this con
nection, tends to create an air of tense
ness with the possibility seen of big '
events Impending. -.The military ob
servers not on the spot, however, seem
at scs over the possibilities. The In
terval since Wednesday's big attack
appears to be too short for the launch
ing, "of another extended offensive
movement 1th Flanders and there have
been-no apparent signs of preparatlona -for
another drive. The possibility ex
ists, too, that the Tell which has been,
drawn over the activities along the!
lighting lines is intended, to cover np .
some new disposition of entente forces
nntil the change ia completed..- 4 '
The comparative quiet that has. pre
vailed for the last few- days on the
French front is continuing. Only artil
lery has been at all active, chicly In
the Verdun region. Rast of the Meuse
m this sector, however,- the gun nre
.-cached a violent pitch last night, Paris
reports today. . - -
The latest tierman raid on England
turned out badly for the raiders. Their
ilrplane formation failed to reach
Uiudou, although repeated - attacks
ere made and two of the 20 ma- ,
blues engaged .were brought down by ,
he British. Only insigniucant dam-'
ge was done by bombs in Kent. Essex
-nrt Suffolk; mid mere: ' w we uu casasl"
ies. '' v
On the other hand the British are
-eported to have worked extensive
lamage by raids in Belgium, particu
arly at the submarine base at Zee-'
irugge and on airdromes lu the in
terior. . :
Snort Loans.
The Federal Reserve Board has ta
ken preliminary' steps ' to abolish long
time credits tn this country during the i (l
period of the 'war, to conserve tho
financial resources of the country lu ;;
a more liquid condition. Hereafter the--Federal
Reserve Banks wilt not redls-
count commercial paper that has more
thau 90 days to run, except where of
ten the six months period is essential.
Probably the best cook among the
women of European royalty is Queen .
Victoria of Sweden. She was educated ,
at the Princess School, Carlsruhe, and
was taught not only ' the ordinary
branches of leering, but the culinary
art, and she now at times dons a cook's
attire and makes some of tlie dishes
of which King Oustav Is especially .
fond. ' ' 1
Mrs. Sidney Webb, who has been
appointed a member of the British .
Reconstruction Committee. Is a daugh
ter of Richard Porter, one-time presi
dent of the Grand Trunk Railwav.
Mrs. Webb is considered one of the
greatest living authorities on trade
unionism and social and Industrial
problems. - '
JOHN FOX, Cashier,
A. F. GOODMAN, AssH Cashier.
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