ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES V
VOLUME XVIII.
Raiding Party of Germans
Made An Attack Last Sat
urday And Retired With
Twelve Prisoners.
FOE SUPERIOR
IN NUMBERS
Germans Put Down a Heavy
Barrage Fire, Cutting Off
American Salient From the
Rest of the Line.
(x The AmttaM Press)
Washington, Nov. 0. Tbe American
troops of the overseas expedition
rtlrces have experienced their flrst
real clash with the enemy.
Ia the early dawn of Saturday a
German raiding party swept over the
parapet of a titnch occupied by mi
American couiaiiy. and after a brief
hand to baud encounter retired to
their own earthworks with twelve
prisoners. Ucuernl Pershing's flrst
dispatches, nniioiuiciMl at the war de
partment tcslay. reported that thirsH
Americans were killed and twelve cap
tured, and live wounded in the en
gagement. Protected by a heavy barrage Are,
the Germans advanced across No
Man's IjukI, and stormed the American
salient. Tut off from reinforcements
by the rain of (ieruian shells, it is
thought the defenders were obligated
to meet a force greatly superior in
numlK-rs. With the exception of own
lierman captured, nothing is known of
the extent of the enemy's losses.
The official casualty list of the losses
of American soldiers included Sergeant
Kdgar M. Halyhurton, whose father.
George B. Halyhurton, lives at Stony
Point, X. ('. Kcrgant Hol.vlmrton,
Is listed among the twelve Americans
captured or missing.
The list was accompanied by the
following unnouncemcajt :
"The War lleparment has received
a dispatch from the commanding gen
eral of the American expeditionary
forces which states that In-fore day
light Xovemher .1, a salient occupied
for instruction by a company of Ameri
can infantry was raided by the Ger
mans. The enemy put down a heavy
barrage tire, cutting off the salient
from the rest of the line. Our losses
were three killed, live wonnded and
twelve ruptured, or missing. The ene
my's losses are not known. One woun
ded German was taken prisoner."
Official Casualty List.
. Washington. .Nov. 5. Tiie cUclal
casualty list of I lie American :ldlers
in France in heir fiist clu.sh with, the
Germans follows:
Killed; private Thomas F. Enrlght ;
sister Mrs. Mary lrvin, Pittsburg.
Private .lames H. (iieshani; mother
Mrs. Alice Dolili. Kvansville. Ind.
Private .Mele l. Hay; father Harvey
D. Hay. (ill. Men. Iowa.
Wounded : Private John .1. Smith;
brother K. I). Smith. I.udiiigton. Mich.
Private Charles J. Hopkins ; brother.
James W. Hopkins, Stanton Texas.
Private (ieorge I,, llox : father.
James I,. Box, Altus, Oklahoma.
Private Homer Givcus; father, Wil
liam F, Gi veils. Cloverdnle, Alabama.
Private Charles L. Orr; mother, Mrs.
Sarah KegnoH, Lyons Kansas.
Captured or Missing:
Sergeant Kdgar M. Halyhurton ;
Stony Point. X. C.
Corporal Xicholas I.. Mnlhall ; mo
ther, Mrs. Bridget Mulhall, Jersey City
Corporal Kdward II. Haiies; mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Ilanes, Woodward,
Oklahoma.
Private Herchel Godfrey; father,
Wm. C. Oberst, Chicago.
Private liornon M. Kendall ; father,
Samuel Kendall, Uoll Oklahoma.
Private Win. P. Hrishy; mother, Mrs.
Lizzie Grlstiy Louisville, Ky.
Private Frank K. McDougal: father,
It. L. Mclloiieal. Marvville. Mow.'
Private Daniel R. Gallagher; father,
Nell Gallagher. Illockton, Alabama.
Private John P. I-estor: father. Win.
Lester.. Tutwiler, Mississippi.
Private Henry Liinghuian; mother.
Ada 11. Langhiuan, Cliicngn.
Private Dewey D. Kern; mother.
Mrs. Kvn Tllton. Collins, Iowa.
Private Keckon ; cannot be
identified.
Paul .Jorfes. son" of the late Sam
Jones, the south's greatest evengellst,
will write exclusively for The Atlanta
Constitution the big features of the
meetings of the world's greatest even
gellst, Billy Siinduy, whose six weeks'
campaign began in Atlanta Sunday
morning.
Miss Dora Brown, lit years old, an
employe of the Erwln cotton mill at
Durham, was struck in the back by
broken belt 'of th ? machinery and
a buckle on the end of the belt in
flicted injuries that caused her death.
A man doesn't have to wear good
jt'othes if lie can afford them.
Buebird Photoplays, Inc.
Introduce
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And Dainty
BE0WNIE VERNON
In the Rolickinsr Comedy
. "Ik Clean-up"
By Waldemar Young
The Storv of a Reform Move
ment that Struck a- 4 'Snag"
when Cupid Commanded tbe
Opposition Host.
theatorium
AMERICAN TROOPS EXPERI
REAL CLASH WITH THE ENEMY IN
The" Concord Daily Tribune
i. B. BHEUILI, Utter ami f
ENCE THE FIRST
F
NEW ELECTION METHOD
IN BAN FRANCISCO.
NrtirrrfcrmtUI Sritrss f Yetlnj U
Bo Trie4 Out.
Sun Francisco, Cl, Nor. 5. At tbe
municipal election tomorrow Ban Fran
cisco will try out tbe first time tbe
new preferential system of voting. Tbe
(Officer to be chosen are two police
Judge, city attorney, treasurer, tax
collector, recorder, public administra
tor and nine supervisor.
In many respect toe preferential
system present radical departure
from tin? election method used In the
past. One of the most notable change
is the abolition of the primary, which
heretofore has preceded tbe general
election. Under the uey system each
elector will have three choice fox
each office. Xo parly names or desi
gnations will appear upon tbe ballot,
and all the ballots will be counted ia
the City Hall by tbe Registrar.
Klght hundred special deputies will
dime under the direct supervision
lie required to count the ballot, and it
Is expected that the tallying will take
all night. But as all the counting will
of the Registrar, it is expected tbe
usual confusion and errors will be
avoided.
By the elimination of the primary
election, the city save $68,000 under
the new methiMl. The regular election
officials in the booth will be reduced
from six to four, and liecause of their
shorter hours nnd reduced labor they
will receive $0 for their work instead
of $10 as formerly. On the other band,
however, the tally deputies, most of
whom will be experts skilled in figures,
such as bank clerks, will receive extra
remuneration, each precinct being al
lowed a maximum of ?-. for this work;
alone.
For each official to lie elected each
voter has three choices. The candi
dates apiNMir on the ballot in alpha
betical order, and after each name
appear three columns marked respec
tively, "First Choice." "Second Choice"
and "Third Choice". In these col
umns the voter Indicates his flrst,
second and third choice for each office
to lie tilled, placing his cross in the
proper column after each of the three
names.
When more than one official is to be
elected for an office, such as super
visors, of whom nine arc to lie chosen
tomorrow, the voter still has three
choices for each office to lie tilled. In
other words, in voting for nine super
visors each voter has twenty-seyen
choices.
Marshall Pleads for National Spirit.
Portland. Ore., Xov. Si. Vice Presi
dent Thomas H. .Marshall, who is
among the public men of prominence
now touring the country with a view
to arousing a stronger national spirit.
is schedule! to spend the week begin
ning today in the Pacific Xirthwest.
Among the points included in his
itinerary are Pendleton, Portland,
Aberdeen, Tacoma, Salem and Seattle.
In all the cities to be visited Mr..
Marshall will speak on the issues of
the war as they affect the destinies
of the nation.
Wish to Increase Rates.
New York. Xov. Si. Informal hear
ings upon the application of the Kast
eni railroads for permission to in
crease transcontinental rates and to
adjust rates to intermediate points, in
volved in the intermountaiii rate cases,
are scheduled to begin In this city to
day before Attorney Examiner Thur
tell of the Interstate Commerce Coin
mission. It is not expected that the
hearing will be protracted, since the
great bulk of the testimony already
has lieen placed before the' commission
in the flrsrlienring of the 15 per cent
rate advance case.
President Going Home to Vote.
Washington, D. C. Xov. 5. Presi
dent Wilson, accompanied by Secretary
Tumulty, will take, a hurried trip to
Xew Jersey tomorrow on account of
the election. Kvery since the days of
his university presidency Mr. Wilson
has retained his voting residence at
Princeton and has never failed to re
turn regularly to exercise his right of
suffrage. Tomorrow lie will cast his
ballot in the Xew Jersey legislative
election.
Big Payroll at Winston.
Winston-Sulem; Nov. 3. During
th past tour weeks a local bank paid
ut to tanners and workers the enor
ii:ous sum of 3.016,333.40 in cash.
This amount represents money paid
lor tobacco and lor manufacturer's
payrolls. The foregoing figures would
have seemed enormous had they been
given as representing similar trans
actions for twelve months a few years
ago. s'
Opening of The Fisher School.
The Fisher School, in No. 0 Town
ship will open school the third Mon
day, November 19th. All the patrons
are requested to have their children
ready for the opening of the school.
and are also requested to meet at the
school house on Saturday, November
17th, at one o clock to oil the floors.
clean out the well, etc. Alos bring
wood for the stove. COMMITTEE.
Mrs. de SauUe Faces Trial
Mlneola, L. I., Nov. 5. Preliminaries
in the trial of Mrs. Bianca de Saulles,
accused of the murder of her husband,
John Longe de Saulles, were begun In
the supreme court here today. Unless
there is an unexpected delay the trial
itself is expected to get well under
way before the end of the week. Jus
tice Manning will preside.
Premier Lloyd George is en Route to
Italy.
London, Nov. 4. Premier David
Lloyd George has left London for Italy,
accompanied by a number of high mil
itary officials, it was officially an
noiuiced today.
Beersheb Captured by British.
(By The Assselatad Praas)
London. Nov. 5. The citv of Beer.
sheha in Palestine has been captured
)bv the British, it is Announced oflU
ciMiy.
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Xh4 Tb Tribune's Penny ids,
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lettes from dr. rankin.
fffaMBg the Twfrwmial ef taw Law
Referest to th Central C-
Uflmm Dtmaea.
Mr. Jobs, a Mberrll). Editor.
Concord Times and Tribune,
Concord, N. C
Dear Mr. hberrUI:
one of tbe moat Important dutic
required ol tbe Bute Board of Health
ia to aee that tbe quarantine law for
tbe control of contagious disease 1
propertly enforced. Last week, the
writer made an official Investigation of
tbe enforcement of tbe State Quaran
tine Law in Cabarrus Count v. The en
forcement of thia law la a matter of
great concern frequently a matter of
me or death U tbe cltixena of Con
cord and Cabarrus. Many of your
reader may be interested to know
what I found on my recent visit
Tbe quarantine -officer. Dr. H. M
King, la required to keep a record of
every case ol contagious disease re
ported to him, and the name of the
doctor or householder who made the
report. Dr. King's records are public
recoraa open to toe examination of any
citizen, and any one on consulting these
recorus may ascertain who baa re
ported cases of contagious diseases.
iiiuuseuoiuers are required to re
port case of measles and whooping
cough where there are doctors in at
tendance. It will be several months
before parents and householders cau
be made to understand this require
meut.
Attending physicians are required to
report all cases of contagious diseases
including measles, whooping cough.
scarlet fever, diphtheria, infantile
paralysis, menlgltls, and typhotd
iever. ruysicians. unlike Barents and
householders, do understand, both
through the teachings of their medical
school and direct and individual noti
fication from the State Board of
Health, that they are to report their
contagious diseases to the quarantine
officer. Physicians know that the con
trol of au epidemic is as dependent
upon the prompt reporting of cases
of contagious diseases as is the control
of a nre dependent upon the prompt
notification of the fire department of iU
occurrence. Physicians who do not re
port their cases deliberately violate
lioth the code of ethics of the American
Medical Association and the laws of
Xorth Carolina. And this is not all,
nor even the worst of it. The phy
sician who does not report his cases
usually does so in order that he may
take an unfair and illegal advantage
of his law-abiding brother physician,
reasoning to himself that by disobey
ing the law and saving a family (usu
ally ignorant, sometimes viciously
averse to community obligations) the
inconvenience of the quarantine he may
induce' a few families who have been
quarantined on account of having em
ployed law-respecting 'physicians, to
leave this latter class of physicians for
those who disregard both ethics and
law.
In giving the following tabulation of
the number of cases of coutagous dis
eases, wth the physicians reporting
during the two months preceding Oc
tober 26, the inference is not intendeiL
and certainly not justified, that any
pnysicinn or Cabarrus County has not
reported all his cases for, indeed. I
personally saw Drs. J. W. Wallace and
K. 1 . low, who had reported no
cases within the time under investiga
tion, and these gentlemen assured me
none had occurred in their practice.
Or. Mellaril M. King, ti; Dr. J no. A.
Patterson. 0; Mr. W. D. Peinberton. Si;
Dr. J. J. Bunn, 3 ; Dr. D. O. Caldwell.
.1; Dr. H. H. Caudle. 2: Dr. S. W.
Rankin. 2; Dr. F. II. Watkins. 2: Dr.
W. R. Brandon. 1 ; Dr. J. A. Ilnrtsell,
1; Dr. P. It. McFayden, 1; Dr. J. E.
Sraoot, 1 : Dr. J. C. Sossaman. 1 ; Dr.
W. H. Wadsworth, 1 ; Dr. Whitley, 1 ;
Dr. J. W. Wallace, 0 ; Dr. R. F. Flow.
0; Dr. I. A. Yow. 0; Dr. S. A. Grler,
0; Dr. (. J. Gouger. 0: and Dr. J. V.
Reed, 0.
Very trulv yours,
W. S. HANKIN,
Secretary
Raleigh, Xov. 2. 1917.
RAVAGES OF HOG CHOLERA
Enough Animals Killed to Have Given
Meat to 1,000,000 for Five and a Half
Months.
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Nov. 5. Hog cholera
killed enough animals last year to
have fed one million soldiers a meat
ration for five and a half months, the
Department of Agriculture announced
today. This enormous loss, the state
ment said, was unnecessary as hog
cholera to a large extent can be pro
vented or controlled through vaccina
tion, disinfection and the quarantine
of infected herds.
Sonthern Woman Spy Dies in Hew
Orleans.
New Orleans, Nov. 2. Mrs. Anan
a.ide Marie Ducayet Simms, noted
as one of the most daring of the wom
en spies of the confederate armv dur.
ins the war between the states, died
at a hospital here today at the aire
of 9i years. She had been ill two
weeks. Mrs. Simms figured in some
of the celebrated sieges and battles
of the civil war. Her late husband
also was in the Confederate secret
service and her only son, who sur
vives her. shared manv of her oerils
dunne her trios between the lines.
Mrs. arming and her son were cap
tured twice bv union soldiers, but she
managed to dispose of her dispatches
and any other incriminating evidence
before capture and thev 'were released,
She was born in New Orleans and was
a member of a distintruished French
family that came here from Santo Do.
tningo more than a century ago.
Jurors for Next Court.
The following is the list of iurors
drawn today bv the County Commis
sioners, to serve at the next term of
court, which will be the special term
beginning xnovemiber 26th.
A. D. Pless. W. M. Patterson. C. C.
Jordan. R. H. Fisher, D. W. Tavlor,
C. E. Culp. N. F. Misenheimer, S. F.
uent. jr. K. Moore, J. Jfi. Setser, F. S,
Wine, O. L. Blackwelder. M. L. Safrit,
T. F. Blume. W. S. Lowerv. C. R.
iHarner and F. W. Casey. .
' 3,000,000 Advanced to Roumanla,
(By Tha As flats Piaaa)
: Washington. Not. B. Coincident
with the news that a conference now in
session in tondon is considering the
Roumanla situation was received here
U became known that the United Btates
b adranoed 13,000,000 to Rouminls
through: Rql(, , . . , , .4.
CONCORD, N. G, MONDAY. NOVEMBER 5, 1917.
New Pre Offer By Central
Pewm?
(By Tbe Associated Pro.)
Copenhagen. Nov. S. - - It 1
generally believed In diplomatic
circles here that tbe rl.it t,,
Berlin today of the Austro Hun
gaiisu foreign minister, nm- !
preliminary to a new pr-sc- of
fer by the Central pomer-
'I
FVM FOR SWEETS j
FOR THE SOLDIERS
I
Everybody h Asked to Help in This j
Most Worthy Effort. j
i. i ... . . i
ii. in ui uiicresi io mow mat tile
Aiinenne ue jjirayette Chapter. I). A.
u.. organized in memory of the gentle
and patient wife of our beloved La
fayette, hus established a fund to de
fray the expense of furnishing sweet
chocolate to -our boys" who are carry
ing the lulled States flag the i-olors
or old utory in the air and over laud
and A'com Zy o cho , " . !
dlers has beet, organised to our ,,
Concord to forward this splendid work
w .. . "" -
garnets" and TcStoSS fr' our
dear bovs. nn.l e , i, I,i""""""r nonnuouiMi tram leaving the
f.".n nit
opportunity to assist in kiiiioU inir i
much nnl..i -.w.i- .1.., -in ...... ,
nourish
and sustain them during the arduous j
duties they will lie called upon to jier-
form in establishing freedom, dcuioc- I
racy and jieace for the world-
fcverylHMly is asked to belli snreml '
this patriotic ami worthy work among1
friends. No exhorbitant amount is j
asked for but only what one feels able
to give. The smallest donation will '
be of great help to "our lioys' " chncn-1
late fund. !
Realizing that there is not a fain-;
ily in our great country but will hav
some loved one o nthe battlefield who
lias given candy at some time to their
ciiimrcii, we know that they will als.
like to return the treat.
Watrli for (he chocolate soldiers!!
Captain Mrs. Kugene Cannon.
First lieutenant Mrs. It. S. Saun
ders.
sccoinl Lieutenant Miss F.lizal
th :
Crltiane.
Miss Helen Patterson. Miss Xell
Herring, Allele Pcinliertoii,
-Mary i
remtierton, Alice Brown, Mary Mor
rison, Adeline Morrison, Kalhiiue
Means, Miriam Mollis. Elizabeth llnr-
Lucy Kiclini I Lenrz. Elizabeth
Smith. Lois Crowell. Adelaide Har
ris. Martha Caldwell.
Campaign Manager. Mrs. A G
Odell.
New York Cotton Review-.
Xew York, Xov, 4. The cotton mar
ket has been nervous and unsettled
hero the past week with violent move
ments in prices. After selling at 2.1.x;
Monday, January contracts shot up to
27.2(1 Tuesday, owing to apprehensions
that general rains followed by freezing
temperature east of the river would
cause a further reduction In crop esti
mates. The market met increased of
ferings, above tbe 27 oeut let how
ever, and later broke sharply under
liquidation and southern selling, which
was evidently stimulated by the unset
tled ruling of the stock market and a
fear that Italian reverses would pro
long the war. The advance on the un
favorable weather earlier in the week
was attributed nunc largely to covering
by shorts than to fresh buying for long
account, and the talk around the ring
here has suggested little further
change in estimates of the yield. Ac
cording to one local authority, the con
dition of the crop toward the end of
October was ;1S.fl against (54.5 the pre
vious mouth and .17..". last vear.
This same authority estimated that
3 per cent, of the crop had been pick
ed against 84 last year and 72 two
years ago. These figures in connec
tion with recent ginning returns, were
taken by local statisticians ns favor
ing crop estimates -of around or some-
wlint under 11.000.000 bales, excluding
linters. Uncomplete returns to a
Chicago authority were said to point
to a crop of 10.fi-l0.000 bales. The
more general attitude, however, ap
pears to be that the small size of the
yield has been recognized on recent
advances, and that the market should
now prove more sensitive to distribu
tion and marketing conditions.
Will Hold Petrograd, Not Co to Mos
cow, Russia Decides.
Washington, Xov. .'J. Petrograd will
be defended to the last extremity, the
Kussian Provisional (iovcrnment has
recided today. Plans lo change the
seat of government to Moscow have
been abandoned, according to the ad
vices received here.
The dispatches said the commission
for the defense of Petrograd . had
reached that decision because the cri
tical situation of the country made it
indispensable that the Government
should remain in Petrograd as long as
the capital was not directly menaced
by the Germans. The Constituents
Assembly, it is expected, will be con
voked at Petrograd.
Government Shuts 279 Saloons in
New Jersey.
New York Journal.
Hoboken todav is in gloom because
270 of its 338 saloons closed their
doors at midnight and will remain
out of business for the period of the
war. seventeen more in H eehawken
and an additional twelvo in Jersey
Citv shut up shop.
Ihe drinking houses were closed
by the Government because they lie
within a half-mile radius of the for
mer German piers, now used bv the
ermy and navy.
It is reported that within the next
lew davs River street, Hoboken, which
parallels the water front, will be
closed. The Federal authorities will
order the tenants to move out.
Asked to Drop tbe "Germans.'
New York World.
When Supreme Court Justice Don
nelly took up yesterdny the petition
of the German-American Insurance
Company to have its name changed
to the Great American Insurance Oob
pany, William C. Breed, attorney for
the American Insurance Company of
Newark, raid such a change would
cause confusion. For the appellant
John A. Garver said the old name was
a-misnomer as the company Is not
constituted, Justice Donnelly reserved
deoitlon,. .
The surest way to discover a man
who can lick rou ( to ((wilt the Amtr-le!-
, wv.
GASTON MEANS TAPERS
ON PEKILOl 8 JOl'RNEY.
I Documents Which It 1 Claimed May
I Cawirt Gaston B. Mean U-t an
1 Train. But Are RmtrmL
Special to UreenslHtru News.
Washington. Nov. 4. Tbe papcr
hlch coutalu tbe evidence, it is
claimed, that may (mulct Gaston 11.
Means, held at Concord on the charge
of murdering Mrs. Maude A. King.
have arrived safely in Xew York after
a perilous 24 hours.
'-ate Friday night attorneys for
Means served papers on Solicitor
'leiiicut. hi Salisbury, demanding that
he turn over to th clerk of the
Cabarrus Superior court all papers
seised from the Xew York apartment
"f Means.
An hour prior to the service the es
sentlal documents shad I wen put on
hoard a train bound for New York in
custody of an officer of the district
attorney's office.
Yesterday morning at Danville, Va..
the papers were sent burling out of a
sleeping car, when a switch engine
! 1 T"" """T
J.1 ?J7i"d1Um, "f. K M'IH'ra- ",1,"y
' .T'S . V ,1','wspa')er
made a hurried search, urn here, I tie
I pnpf,r" ? ""V? ""-
tvriinl'm trull, 1 th. ..r wl.u....-
....... ... IU. ILIII. ,-n-.-i, Mll'l
""' me omcer arrived ti.
re late ye:
terday afternoon with the papers and
caught a train for Xew York.
CHAIRMAN OF ANTI-DRAFT
MEETING KILLS HIMSELF
A.
I). Bridges, of Catawba Coiintv.
Slashes Throat With a Razor.
(Xnrrlal tn Tbe Tribnsrl
Hickory, X. C. Xov. 5. A. I).
Bridges, formerly of Jacobs Fork town
ship, Catawba county, committed sui-
eillt. KlllulilV Tiwtriilmr til...... .1 ..'nl..r.l.
by slashing'his jugb.r vein with a luz-
or. lie was about .K) years of age. and
is survived by bis wife anil a small
child. He was chairman of an anti
driift meeting in this community sev
eral weeks ago. and had been a con
stant reader of Tom Watson's Maga
zine. It is said by folks who knew him
that at the declaration of war on Ger
many by the United States he was a
most patriotic American. Imf nlmni
that time he began reading Watson's
Magazine. From that time his mind
had become more anil more unbalanced,
and it is thought that he was insane
when he committed the act.
OLDEST ENGINEER ON
C. & N. W. RAILROAD DIES.
Death Result of Injuries Received in
Accident Friday Evening.
(Special The Trlbnnrl
Hickory, Xov. ti. Robert I. Smyre,
of Chester, S. ('.. the oldest engineer on
the C. & X. W. Railroad, died Sunday
night ns the result of injuries received
when a Southern locomotive .struck his
engine at the junction in Chester.
Friday evening. The crash broke the
pipes in his boiler and he was scalded
by the steam. He was carried out by
a negro porter, .Tack itlake. who was
also badly burned. He is survived by
a wife nnd one son. He had been in
tbe service for about 30 years.
SOLDIERS IN FRANCE VOTE
IN NEW YORK ELECTION.
Soldiers, Sailors and .Marines Vote for
State County and City Officials.
(Dj- The AkhocImIi-iI lrrsN)
With the American Army inl'rance.
Xov. 5. American soldiers, sailors am!
marines stationed in I'aris and in
other French cities, and at the Ameri
can gcnerdal headquarters, who are
legal residents of Xew York State
voted for state, county and city ojeers.
New York voters with units in other
ptirts of Franco cast their ballots there
last week. The voting in Talis was
done at, the Hotel Saintc Anne. Tbe
Hotel office is being used for a polling
booth.
A WESTERN PACIFIC
TROOP TRAIN ATTACKED.
Soldiers, Having No Rifles, Heat Oh
The Men With Sticks.
(By The Assorlntcd Press)
Marysville, Cnl. Xov. .1. A western
Pacific troop train was attacked
yesterday by a number of men and
cut In two while It had stopped tempo
rarily In Feather River Canyon. .K)
miles from here, according to reports
made today by officers on train when
they arrived here. The soldiers were
without rifles, but armed themselves
with sticks and beat on" the men.
! Washington, Xov. Si. President Mil
The Old Folks Concert. , tu n. Smith and other officials of the
You have been to lyceums and . I.auisville & Nashville Railroad, the
wept that there were no more lyceums I Superior Court decided today, must
to charm you. You have attended j answer the quest ions asked by the In
chnutuuquas until you acquired a pos- torstato Commerce Commission re
itive taste for saw dust and other ; garding political activities and cain-
breakfast food, lou have looked at
moving pictures till your eyes are
weary. But next Friday you will have
at Central graded school some real
music the kind that mother used to
make. When these old time sweet
hearts of yours sing "Iir the Gloaming,"
"Annie Laurie," and "When You and
I Were Young, Maggie," the people
of the rising generation will hear
something that may he old-fashioned,
but nevertheless It will appeal to them
ns nothing else can do. The old songs.
like old friends, are best. Moreover.
these ladies are giving this concert for
the benefit of tho Red Cross. Surely
such good music and good recitations
for so good a cause will bring out a
good crowd. No admission fee just
a silver offering. AJAX.
Bay State to Choose Governor.
Boston, Mass., Nov. 3. The Massa
chusetts campaign has been short and
sharp. Governor Samuel W. McCall,
Republican, is seeking election for a
third term against Frederick W.
Manaficlil. Democrat. whr iiuiosH
'Governdr McCaW in the Campaign
last year. In addition to choosing
State ollicers the voters of Massachu
sette will pass on three proposed
constitutional anrmendments which
have been submitted to referendum
bv the constitutional convention.
Death Sentence Commuted to Life
Imprisonment.
I Br Th Associate Press
Raleigh, Nov. 5. The death sentence
of Charles Walker, convicted In Cald
wel County of having slain Miss Flor
ence Butpln, his sweetheart In Octo.
ber Mia, was today oommuted to life
wpriKnmtnt by Qorerpor Ptckftl,
Price Five Cents.
TAGLUMENTO HAKES
KKIORT OF (.RIND Jl RV.
OfflrbU Report Made to the Superior
Court Last Week.
The following is the report of tln-
i.riiinl Jury, made to the Judge lat
week :
We. the Grand Jury for the th-to-ls-r
term of the Superior Court, 1917
beg leave to submit the following re--port
: - -
We have acted on all bills of Indict
ment sent us by the Solicitor and made
presentments of all violations of the
law that liave been brought to our
notice. We as a committee visited the
following placvs: Scotia Seminary,
Xo. 1 Graded School, Xo. 2. Graded
School, and High School buildings, and
would recommend the following.
Four steel tire escapes at the Xo. 1
graded school, two tire escape at Xo.
2 Graded School : also steam heal:
I V" I T W W"1'
imc uioueni un-io-oate sieel nre es
caes as we find only one. it lieiug out
of date and entirely inadequate, and
we Hud this Scotia Seminary a lire
trap.
We find the jail in good sanitary
condition, with six prisoners, four
while and two colored; all seemed to
lie well cared for and well kept. We
also found the offices of the court
lions' in a neat condition.
We found at the chain gang Ii mules
in good condition: eight 2-horse
wagons; ;." prisoners. SO colored and
.1 white; all males, who seemed well
cared for; one traction engine, one
road roller, one steam drill. 8 drag
scoops, and one blacksmith shop.
We also visited tbe new County
Home which is now in course of erec
tion and find it an up-to-date building
which the contractors hope to have
completed by January 1, 101S.
Having completed our duties, we
respectfully ask that that wc be dis
charged. (I. S. FARRAR. Foreman.
FOR A PERMANENT
ROAD IN KANNAPOLIS
Citizens of That Town Appear Before
County Commissioners Today.
A pefitiou has been circulated and
largely signed asking the county com
missioners to build a iH-rmaneut road
through the town of Kannapolis. It
is asked that the road extend from the
Cabarrus cotton mill to the Rowan
line, a distance of about half a mile.
The Cannon and Cabarrus mill cor
poral ions offer to pay half the cost.
It is desired to put down a road like
that of the streets of Concord, so that
it will be first class and permanent.
.Messrs. .. (i. Lowe. Thomas Widen
house and C, J. Scott, of Kannapolis.
were hear to appear before the com
missioners asking that the petition be
grant'..). It is stated'that the county
has never spent anything on this part
of the National Highway and that the
expenses of the upkeep of the road has
been borne by the cotton mill compan
ies of Kannapolis.
THE COTTON MARKET
Declines 10 to 23 Points Today Under !
Scattering Liquidation.
Illy The AnNnrlnted Press)
Xew Voile, Nov. .1. The cotton
market opened stcadv at n decline
of 10 to :!.'! points under scattering
liqiiiilat ion promoted hv good -picking
weather in the south, and pros
pects for its continuance over the
holiday tomorrow. There was buving
bv Liverpool and sot house brokers
at the. decline, however, and after
silling at J7.10 December rallied to
27:21 while iannarv worked up from
I'li.iS o J(i..1li. or back to within 4
or " points of Saturday's closing.
Cotton futures opened steady. Dec
ember 27.20; January 2(M8; March
2.1.01; .May 2.1.S.1; July. 25..1X.
Louisville's Negro Segregation Law
rnconstilutional.
(Ily Tbe Associated Press)
Washington, Xov. ,1. Louisville's ne
gro segregation ordinance was today
declared unconstitutional by the Su
preme Court. The decision affects sim
ilar ordinances in Atlanta, Richmond,
Ilaltimore, St. Louis, and many south
ern cities.
L. & N. Must Answer the Questions.
I Hy The ANsoeliiled Press)
, paigu contributions of that company.
Whiskey Mine Discovered.
New York Si;n.
For burying two barrels of rve
whiskey in the vnrd of his home to
escape the war tax Louis Mayer and
his wife, Mnrv, who conduct a saloon
at ,1,1 South street, Xewark, were
, i,.,,! in so.(MM bail each vesterdav bv'
I rniie,l S:ntcs Commissioner Mit-
thews.
This season for the first, time in its
jllistory the Chicago (Jrnnd'opera Com
puny has a chorus composed entirely of
American girls.
Three Big Days at
The Pastime this week
Tuesday Mary Miles Minter in "The Periwinkle."
Some folks call her "Lovey Mary" they just can't
help themselve.
On Thursday "The Honor System.'' W. F. Hassell
will appear in person in a realistic lecture while the
play is on the screen. Also Miss Fannie Matthews, ,
an opera singer, wilj give several selections.
Friday Florence La Badie will appear in "The
Woman in White." This is the last picture Miss La
Badie made, before she was killed In an automobile
accident.
TODAY'S NEWS TODA
NO. 44
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SITUA1 run mi mm
The Teuton Commander X'ilI
Undoubtedly Make the
Most of Opening in Lines
He Has Forced.
GAINS FOOTING ON
WEST OF STREAM
If Gen. Cadorna Abandons
Tagliamento Line his Next
Natural Stand for Defense
Will Be at Livensa.
(By Tke Assorlsted Press!
Italy's situation appears increasing
ly grave tisiay with the announcement
from Rome that the Tagliamento river,
west of which (jen. Cadorna has es
tablished his new lino, after the great
retreat from lsonzo, had been crossed
by the Austro-tierman invaders.
The crossing of the river, apparently,
has not yet Is-en in sufficient force to
comiH'l Cadorna to decide on the aban
donment of the Tagliamento line, but
tbe Teuton uunmniider will undoubt
ed make most of the opening lie has
forced to debouch against tbe Italian
IMisiuons. norm ami soutti or the point
where he has gained a fisXing on the
west bank of the stream.
That this process is already under
way is indicated by the fact that Rome
tells of increasing Austro-German pres
sure against the Italian left wing,
where the crossing was effected.
The sisit selected by the euemy for
the successful attack near Pinzano.
about 40 miles from the moutli of the
river, and about 17 miles northwest of
I'diiie. was at a point where the
marshy ground, encountered further to
the south, begins to disappear, the
banks rising perceptibly and the river
narrowing down.
If (ien. Cadorna decides to abandon
the Tagliamento line, at which it is
by no means certain that he intended
to light more than a delaying action,
bis next natural stand for the defense
of Venice will be at Livensa, from ten
to fifteen miles further west or finally
at tbe Piave. some ten miles further
in lluit direction.
Meanwhile, as the opposing armies
are struggling for temporary mastery
of field, the entente leaders, including
the Hritish and French premiers and
military advisers, are in counsel in
Rome to deal with the situation, which
the situation, which admittedly is re
cognized as grave, complete as the
powerful attack from the east is, with
the threat of a flanking movement by
the Austro-Oerman forces southward
in the Trentino to the west of the
present battle front.
lierlin's account of the Tagliamen
to crossing gives the movement the
appearance of an operation in great
force which ulreadv lias resulted in
decided Teutonic victory. More than
('.0011 Italians were taken prisoners
ami several guns were captured in
l he engagement, declares nn official
statement. The Austro-ticrmans and
(leriran divisions which effected the
passage are .iilvancin'j westward, it
is added.
Signs of probable impending re
newal of the offensive bv Field Mar
shal Ilaig in Hujgiuni mav he seen in
the Herman statement on tho west
ern front operations. This reports
tho opening last night of a heavv de
structive bombardment along the Yser
lowlands, and from Hnut hoist wood
to tlic Ypres-'Comines canal. This
means apparently that his guns have
opened up forcefully along virtually
the entire front from the North Sea
to the French border.
GERMANS CROSS THE
TAGLIAMENTO RIVER
Austro German Pressure Against the
Italians Intensified.
(By The Associated Press)
Rome. Xov. 3. The Germans have
crossed the Tasrliamcnto river, the
war office annoluncesi. The :Austro
(icrinan pressure against the Italians
northern wing has been intensified.
Lloyd George Has Interview
With
Pershing.
I By The Associated Press)
Paris. Xov. 3.-j-Refore leaving Paris
for Home. David Lloyd (ieorge. Bri
tish premier, had a long interview
with Gen. Pershing. The American
commander came especially from the
American armv lieadouarters to meet
the Hritish prime minister. Field
Marshal Haig, the British commander
also was present nt the conference.
Vest I'ocket Memorandums Here.
We have received a supply of our
Vest Pocket Memorandus for 1018, and
we will lie clad to give one to any sub-
scriber of The Times or The Tribune.
This Is a useful memorandum book,
full of valuable information.
This world remembers the man who
dies game for ft day.
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