North Carolina Newspapers

opoooooco IODAY'5 ' ' NEWS IMBUN ASSOCIATED O PRESS ' O DISPATCHES O . 0 & 0 TODAY k iii a, i - - amy aa, .JAILY TE UfcUIVIC A1A. v - i ' ' riVSJERY SURROUNDS FATE OFBIG STEAMER .Wrecking Crew and Divers -. Are Trying to Learn Fate of Passengers and Crew of ' Liner Valbanera. w i RELIEVE THE SHIP" ; - HAS BEEN FOUND Hull of Sunken Ship Shows Same Name.: But Its Size "Baffles the Rescuing Par ties. 1. - ., , fOr TV A om4 Prcaa.1 : Key Wrt, Ela. Sept. 20. With a wreck Inn crew and divenr unmlnlint v. the xiuikeii hull, aird with' iworrs of - boat iwarrhinR the' gurroimdliiit nnt- - er dud I.sIuimIh fur 11 trace of tho , IkmIIm of xurvlvorH, . the futo of tlio 431) m(HalKni of prnMeiiKcm fliid crew of the . HpanlsU Htrauier Vullmncra vi- . which foundered itiirtiiK the imrrlrano last week, was expected to he cleared . ?up tmlay. : , ; The naval utallnn han offered all Hb '.. facllltiea and will aid the other crurm h- In the aearcb. . The Valltauera, IhmiiiiI from Kiwn ;' lh porta for-Havana, wa lart heard from on the night of rlentemlier 8, when ahe appeared off the enl ranee to tithe Havana - harbor. leaterday ateamer bearing that name but report- ed amaller thun the miming vessel, V waa found oh Keltecca Slum In I.ittht. 40 mile from Key West. The wreck was located on a drifting bed of qnickxaud Ju alKint forty feet of wat er. .Diver aent to examine the hull reported that the wredk boije the name of Calbanera, hut aald the vea nel appeared only half aa large ai the mlMriiur pafHenger liner. Enalgn B. It. Boberta, commander of anhhaer nlxo no id he baa aeen tne name nlate of Valbanera on the wreck and hi atatement confirm the belief that th annken veiwel wni the tine mink. There waa holtody In the vicin ity of the wreck and nothing to indi cate what had become of lie. MO jwa aeugerii and the ISO meiubefti df tl M. nninnrnin n. . , v , v -T I , PEACH AT AKV PRICE. k Uy the Associated Pi-e.) CoDenhnoren. A Sont-; on l-ri, 1 Z wvlet of Petrograd - lina eniDOweretl Tho mi,nic. wim,.,i. Karlcn to begin peaces negotlutiona with the nTllm on fha l.nulo hn condltiona Hxed by the nllied pow- ern. according to report received from J"erroimirt.' ; Peace la wtahed at anv m-ice by the Petrograd soviet, the ms- Patch MlcclnriM. . . . Ifc - '; 1 : ' No Bene offer tn thn nllloa hio )k Jteen reported from the central W novlet ffoveraniffiit ' f ; Mnam nd an offer hy the Petrograd city S aovlet would therefoTA J ne jn. tne' nature of a wparate pence propona) hy lvtrograd. -i Llvlnir cdndttlona in nptmmil 4 have been reported extremely trad for aome time. Recent dUpatchea i reported an eDldemlc of eholora raging - there with from 200 tn 300 persons dying 4ally and con- m dltlona becoming f liitolrt'slik. Famine was alxo an id to lie threatening the city. 1 ' X WHOWILLVVIN THE SZOIfiGOLD TODAY? CONCORD, N, C.; SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20 191? Price Five Cents. NO. 207,- STEEL PLAIITS TO BE NUMBER OF KNOWN SHUT DDVN TONIGHT " ACROCND WITH TROOPS. Tonight Will Determine Who All Plants of United States The Death 'Ljst, However, Will T 4h T rv. i- Ctl ; r!: I 'o.. i.f Mv f".i-un)i uiic. , oicci vuiuj miuinn ruts- oieaany increasing and ; Last Minute Work May burgh District Where Em- Many Persons Think i urn . l , t i . W - 4 Win the Coiiy ployes Belong to Union. Will Double That Number OVERLAND TO ARRI1 v v -HERE NEXT WEEK SHUT DOWN FOR AN S f INDEFINITE TIME FOOD SITUATION r IS SATISFACTORY It. Is a Dandy Car, Perfectea Plants That Are 100 Per Cent Qotfrlng and Financial As- to the Most Minute, Detail CEvery Capdidat S,houid Now Work to the Utmost. t- Loyal td Remain in Opera tion. Loyal Men in Other Plants to Be Cared For. sistance Constituted the Immediate Needs of Refu gees. Help Needed HUllliniliMl iininjr " Fnrther exa wreck ' la expected ; to Show whether thoHe on "board got away n mnall boat. None have lieen picked np nut 1'' aoarch jf the aurroundlng waters and ' , lalanda la lielng continued In the hope 4 '"that aome' anrvivor muy have reaehetl Vv-land or that bodiea may lie found. The majority of thoae 6n the ill-fa tel boat wereBpaniarda or Cuba na. . Crew ( 4lvm Sent ' Key Weat.i Sept. 20. near Admiral -i Decker, commandant of the aeveuth ' Naval district aud the Cuban consul C left here thia morning with a crew of t, nivera to lnveatigate tne wrecit 01 in ir' Roonlah ateamer Valbanera, in an cf fort to learn aomethiug of the fate of the 450 paaoengera and crew ou the -300 Been Paxaenrers May Have t- ', - Browned. ? ' Kc Weat. rSeot. 19.A aunken - - ateamer on which dlvero reported they '-.;:;; could plainly make out the name "Va- Ibanera" waa found today near Re- ' V becca ahoola light honae. 40 miles from t here. The Bpanlah ateamer Vallmnera . - r- with about 300 paaaengera on board .j baa been mlaalng alnce the hurrletne ... ?' 1A ilttva man. - - ; : - In addition to' the paaaehgera ' the . ' Valbanera carried a, crew of loo. 1 , waaNaaid here. No' trace of either V paasengera or crew haa been found. ." ? i The Valbanera arrived" ., off Morro . - . .Caatle. Harana. September 9, hot due i 1 to the tropical hurricane' which "wept tbeae water at that time waa nnable i ':' to enter port She put to aea and al- ' tbongh wlreleaa calla anppoaed to have " -i' Uft come from the Valbanera have been reported, ahe had not been lo cated. Cuhaa gunboata have been amt to aearch for her and It waa aug- , geated aeaplanea might go out froinj ' ' Key Went on the aame mission, : f The ateamer waa found today,. un i Jn 40 feet f water in the qnlckaanda, r United State coast guard vessel. - ' v x NEGOTIATIONS TO ABSORB ' - J SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY. 1 Everything Ready for the Opening of All Public SrfMoJs of the City lon flay Mornlng-Tcarhfrs AO Present. ITofewtor -A. 8. .Webb, aunerlnteiul ent of the Concord public Hchoola an noimeed today that everything is-it renumeiw nr the opening of th( city Monday. All teacher have ar rived. Mr. Webb stated, and all plan, for the opening have been perfected by the varinua faculties and othera in teredted. . , Mlsa Eugenia Ponder, teacher of thr Klxth grade, whose home Is in Chero kee, H. C. . arrived In the city last night. Miss Helk and Miss Boyd, or the high school faculty, have nlre-adj arrived here, and Minn Mnrgnret 'Mar tin, of Durham, also of the. faculty of the high school, reached here at 3:21) this afternoon. , Miss Clara Harris, Mrs. Bernard Fetzer and Miss Margaret Hendrix. of the primary, department faculty will be m charge of The afternoon sec flon of the department for the flrsl two weeks of school. ' No change has been made, Mr. Webb snld, in the time for the opening am' closing of the school each day. Work will begin at 0 o'clock, and the differ ent: ade-wiH. lw -d inriiwd(!h . at IUe aimie. hour as hisfr year. Thr same recess periods also will tie oh serveil this year aa heretofore. ,' ' All the colored school teachers an present Uk tlic opening of that, schon' Monday morning, and nil reports indi cate that there -H ill be a large Increase tn the number of wtudenta there. - Tonight will determine the winner it the f20.00 iuvgokl, ami although ruis message will come, to yon only a few bonr liefore closing time, ret In !lme for you to secure several more new subscribers which may put you irross the brayidary line between de feat and victory.- Many a bottle has (By The AaaMlatea Pru.) ' I (Mr Tk Amrtau rrtu.1 Pittsburg, Sepl 20-Wlth all the4 Corpus Cbrlsti, Sept. 20. With the chances of averting the steel strike known dead near the 4UO mark ami gone, aud with "plant all over the I steadily Increasing, residents of Corpus Pittsburg district ) shutting down ' for the week end, police awhnritiea in the communities 'where thelsteel mills are uicateu are pi-epareti t namiia nerel- i.. . . 'A.? - cn won In the eleventh hour and the Lniuents on Monday, pur offpr for next week will be an noum-ed In Monday's issue of The Tribune and Times. Naturally it is toiug to bring to you the .meauo-of nar rowing the margins between victory md defeat so lie prepared to meet the conditions, and let the next week be The Mayor of McKeespnrt and of many communities nave-issued a pro clamation calling on the citiaens to nutintane peace and order, and warn ing violators of the law that they will be promptly dealt .with. The United States Steel Corporation vour week. No candidate can expect offlc,aU directly in charge of Its pluut to lead each week but you must lead vour share. We are going to expect better results next week from contest ing than ever before and so if yon vmit to keep up your end you must do better than heretofore. Contestants who . have heretofore rested on the support of their friends -ire beginning to see the' advantage of- cereir tnem and are now out in ear- were preparing for -the strike, a re quest was made for the loyal members to assist the corporation to guard its property against damage. A large number of men, It waa declared, re. s ponded and were sworn ds guards to assist the company police. Pittsburgh, Sept 20.--AII pmnts of the United States Steel Corporation in Pittsburgh district .-where any em ue.it for themselves.. There has been" p,0T" weT "'T.'t ?f.th,e Btf' it last three candidates this past week who have expressed their Intentions V going in to win and they are mak ing rapid strides in that direction. They are receiving encouragement and uipport from their friends and all the consideration possible from the cam paign Manager's office. . j ' ' We expected that Overlond,- Model t In this.-past week, hut were greatly lls.ippontefl. it had been shipped ov T two1 "weeErf1 id go- rbirt o vhlenMy ' wa s delayed eu route. Undoubtedly it will arrive next week and several of the candidates have rennested the Cam paign. Manager to give them, a ride In It. As yet we have nor decided whether we will or not, for when it is turned over to the winner we want .t to be brand new. It Is all that an Chrlstl and other nearby Texas coast towns today resumed their search.for bodies of additional persons who' lost their lives through Sundays' hurricane aud tidal wave. The numlier of known dead was 380 today, lint many persons were of the opinion that it would double that num. lier when ull the shore line and wreck age had been thoroughly searched. In Corpus Chrlstl proper, conditions were becoming more uormaly tmlay. Although electric lights and street car service may not he restored for some time It was announced gas might be turned on today In less damaged parts t the city. According to statements Issued to day hy principal relief committee, clo thing and financial assistance consti tute the Immediate needs of refugees, and people of the na ton were called upon to render assistance. The food situation was said to be satisfactory. workers union will be shut down to night for an indefinite period, accord' ing to reports in circulation here last nght. The reports could not be veri fied officially but originated from trust. worthy sources, according to local uews bureau. - ' Plants that are 100 per cent loyal will remain In operation and loyal men In these plants which will close will be taken care of py the company Hie -reports-say;;. . v-',-w THE BOSTON SITUATION ! . By the United Retail Stores Cor , pormtion Said to Be Underway. ; )-'. inr Tk a asartstesTTnas.t 'v s New York.. Bept 20. Negotiations looking toward the absorption of the American Tobacco Company by the United Retail Stores Corporatlou,form ed last June by Geo. J. Whelan, -were reported to be underway today. Ac cording to rumor In the financial district, which could not be officially confirmed, the deal would involve at ' least the amount of the American - Tohacfa Company's capital,- Which - t5o.ooo.ooa i v .- Mr. Whelan would neither affirm nor deny h report of the deaL He ' said be expected to make an announce. ' inent next Wednesday which- would deal with American Tobacco .Com- - pany. .- - . V " '' . -S.- Bock run Banker to Serve Five Yean. Greenville, 8. O., Sept. 20. B. A. Carr, formerly a prominent banker of Bock Hill and a member of the draft board, convicted at Rock Hilt on a charge of forgery in connection with soldiers' allotments, will be taken to the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta - today to begin a Ave yesrs sentence. CHARLOTTE NEGROES -ARE ORGANIZED Marvin Bitch Denies Rumor That lit la Orranlifr. More Tartan 304 ' In Charlotte Said to Have Joined Chariot e Observer. Doctrines of organised labor have found more than 300 disciples oniony Charlotte . negroes In the . post few months, it,vs learned last night from supposedly reliable sources. . . So far has the Idea progressed, II was said, that the charter already hat been secured, and action of some kind is said tn be contemplated when the compress workers and oil workers arc brought into the ranks of the union Meetings are held each Tnesday night in tlife big negro .hall, Second and Cjildwell streets, Jt was learned. and a pass word tnnst lie given be fore the sentrsor warden will open the door to the council chamber. .. The sentry is said to be Jayhugh Davis. -. - ; . Every precaution is taken to ' keep the existence of the negro nnion a secret, it appears. . v ' : Persistent reports have been circu lated In Charlotte otlate that the ne groes, are organising. 'These report bare coupled thev. name , of Marvin Ritch. Charlotte attorney, now under bond for his appearance before an-Al bemarle Judge next, weeic, as organ- iser i : : ' i A -. These reports have been repeatedly and emphatically denied by Mr. Rltch. Investigating the reports lasfntgnt, Possible Aettoh Favoring Strikers May Be Taken by the Car Men's Union. . " (Br The ' A4setatc4 IVen. Roston, Sept. 20.-rIntereat in the policemen's strike; now, Hearing the lUtomobile should be, perfected to the close of the second week, was directed most minute detail and with a two- today to the possible action of the yen r test behind it as has no other Boston car men's union, made up of .. . ever ' gone through successfully. The employes of the Boston Elevated Rail- obtllllllll(t 8UCU aem,mta Dr force. He INDUSTRIAL ARMISTICE FOR SIX MONTHS WANTED Urged by Attorney General Palmer to Permit Solutions si Economic Pro blems. , (Hy The AaaoHai4 Prm.) Freeport, Po., Sept. 20. An absolute Industrial rurralstlce for . six mouths was urged nr. Attorney General Palmer nere usiay ro nwrrnif me soronnn ott economic pcehlems arising out of the changes wrought by the war. Such a period of freedom from un rest, he declared, would result soou In increased pnxlutcion which would bring about on era of "easier living and better times" .for . all. On the other hand the Attorney General warn ed, selfish demands by any one class cannot stimulate the national . pros- benefit even those WHITE STAR-LINER -- (By the Associated 1 tsksjarf . I aAS Jncioil. enr. a .Ail ' news dlspatrli from Ki day reports a White. Star liner aground north of Ronuldsnay. It is liellcred. says the message, thot 2.000 troons from northern KussIa are on board. The liner ran aground during a gale, the dlsnatch adds, but gave no farther details. . Later it was stated hv the minister of shipping that the lin- er had reloaded and was proceed- ing to Its destination. The vessel was the Vedlc of 5.573 tons net. V f tr w jy u As w j gs jf- f INAL ACTION Of rrrk i PEACE TREATY Steps Taken Today to Expe dite It. Progress In Sen ate Centered About the Reservation Negotiations. FIRST TEST IS TO 1 - COME NEXT WEEK FIRST ROI ND OF PLAY IN TOURNAMENT OVER Last Two Matches Played Friday Af ternoon-Cavis and Gibson Are the Winners. The first round of nlav in th V. M c. A. Tennis Tournament was complet ed yesterdny afternoon, when matches were played between I. I. Davis and S; Kay Patterson and R. P. Gibson and Jamie Caldwell. Davis won from Pat terson 6-4. 4-fl, 0-4.-and Gibson defeat ed Caldwell in two straight sets, 0-1 and 0-0. Caldwell had no chance aeainst the playing of Gibson yesterday. Thk 'oncord . veteran of the court waf steady at all times, and each shot h made was placed with deadly accura cy. The backhand cut shots of Cald well were well played, but they were always followed by a smash from the racquet of Gibson. Less than fort minutes were necessary for the com pletion of this contest. The best play of the first round of the tournament was shown In the Davis-Patterson match. The two men are almost event ly matched in court generalship, and though the match was not characterised by any hard sensational, smashing play, it was al ways fast, and both players took ad vantage of every opportunity offered for a safety. Davis was the better ith ills services, Patterson .being es pecially weak on this feature, which heretofore has been his strongest as set. Davis played better .tennis than be showed in the Inter-City tnnrna ment some weeks ago. while the plaj l'atterson was hardly as good as he gave at that time. Immediately following this match the drawing for the next round took pteee. and the following to-the sclied Monday at 0 o clock, Leslie Itel When Amendment to Equal ize Voting Power of Unit ed States and England in' Assembly Is Reached. , , (By' The aarlst4 Prase.) ' - Washington, Sept. 20. Steps to ex pedite final action on the German peace treaty were underway toda although the senate is not in session. Progress centered about the reservation negotiations. A minilier of informal conferences lielween Senators advocating "mild" -reservations and those inN favor of - drastic reservations were understood to -have Im'cii planned. At the same time. iHith sides iu the controversy prepared for the first test of strength expected '. ?nrly next week, when the amendment to Article three of the league of na tions covenant to equalize the voting" power of the United States and Great Britain in the assembl y Is reached. Decision of Republican leaders not to ask Senator Johnson, of California, author of the article three amendment, to return from the speaking tour was received with varying interpretations. In republican circles it was said to indicate thut the league of nations - forces had enough votes assured, to pass the amendment. Democratic sup- ' porters of the league covenant "were- equally confident that all amendments - would be defeated. 0R, B. T. ATKINS HELD WITHOUT BAIL Overland car has been built, net man ufactured, by an organization of ex pert automobile, men who have taken i nrlde In the -finished - product for . they have felt that their reputation as icientlfloi gas, elective, and steel ex perts was at stake, and not only the lirnlnest men In the profession .helped In the construction pf this car put al- LA2XSS?2Z iyied SrSE ' uuioil BO K mviii ,(isaBsa, xr wasrai- er "what action is to ite taken with reference to the present situatthu In Boston." ' Members of the police union are invited to be present. Endorsement i of the police affilia tion with the American Federation of Labor was given by the car men sev o every mechanio in the Willys-Over-eral weeks ago, but the nnion leaders land plant submitted v plans and im-ireruaea to-rorecast tne action oi me prorementa to be passed opon and put I meeting ronignr. to the Iron test. Numerous Improve-1 ;Tbe climax In the situation was not roents were aihled '. -and when found I expected before tomorrow when the nor nractlcal done awar with. The" re-1 sympathetic action taken by the aflil- snlt has been that no other car has I luted nnlons was to lie reported to the ever been placed on the market with I central labor anion, more flew and Improved perfected ad- '' - dltions as has thia . wonderful car I PKESI1JKNT WIUun which we are offering yon. ' Io not . leave a stone unturned -in vour efforts as a candidate to bring It home to your garage. -You will own a car -which will give you service for! rears to come at as economical an up keep as possible.. ;s r- THE COTTON MARKET. Nervous and Irregular Soon Rallied From Lower Opening. , ':. ; ; (Br The a rtstsd Kew; Tork,- 8ept20. The cotton market was' comparatively . nervous and Irregular during today's early i the depot was scheduled to start. ARRIVES IN LOS ANGELES. Large Crowd Greets - IBs. Parade 'Started at Noon. (Br Tfcs Amrimtt hm) Ix Angeles,- Sept . 20. President Wilson and' his psrty arrived here at 0 o'clock' today from San Diego. A barge crowd was at the depot. After a brief stop at the depot the train was moved to a secluded place in the railroad yards. ' 8anta Fe offi cials said It had been announced that the Psesident would not- leave the train till noon, wbeu a parade from trading.! Overnight spot and crop ad-1 vices were bullish and week-end re-1 views of goods trad rather, more en- - The President did not appear en the platform of the train during the ston at th denot. thoueh a large crowd an Observer man taiKea io a negro iurggtQ but sentiment was unset-1 was waiting to greet him. who is denied membenship to , the nn ion Decause ne is an employer aim am aa employee,' - . ' This negro said he attended a meet ing In the hall at Becona ana iaiu- lled hv the labor situation and the op ening waa to 22 points lower, under realisms and scattered Mqnldatlon. there wss some Southern selling here on the decline to 20.83 for December, well atreeU some weeks ago, at which, hut the Drlce later rallied to 20.04 mucn eniuusinsui or. ic ui ""ion covering. manifested. Cotton . opened -fairly steady t'-'Octo- There Were two white men present, Ik. ooTn- TWomlier -20.00: January be said, and one, oi tnem was Marvin L. Biteb. . :.-',..w'--';x..V hitch, according to the negro qnes- ttoned. made a speech favoring organr 20:83; March 30.00; May. 30.05. ' Closed Strong;. '..j-r.:; New York Sept. 20.--Cotton closed l.ation among the negroes, and urging strong.. October 2078j ecernber 80.07 them to Join. .v. ,s f - " 'i t Many applications were received -at 112.50 per head. It was declared, i, f Negro sources that aro, supposed to btr reliable, say that the movement to organise is general anvng Charlotte's colored. WDUintlon. v With a charter alreadr secured, -i names enrolled, the ranks of the un lortuits are growing Steadily, it Is as serted. - ! ' - l'V -!" 1 ' ' ! ' A president' was elected, but later asked to resign, because. It Is said, the Job was too much for him. As one ne gro put It last night, he "didn't have enough 'learnlnV - . - Mr." and Mrs. A. Q. Odell and fami ly. Miss Helen Patterson ' nd Miss Mary King have returned from a stay at Blowing Kock. . . I,O0i QUIT WORK IN THE ; - WILMINGTON SHIP YARDS In Protest si AUeged' DUrriminaiion -; ; hi Favor of the Negroes. : J ' (By The AwdaM rrssa.l Wilmington, Sept. ' 20. A general strike of skilled workmen ' went Into effect today at the plant of the Caro lina Shipbuilding Corporation at 10 a. m. today when over 1.000 men quite work as a protest agalnat alleged dis crimination in favor of negroes. r v Practically every Waft In the yard la affected. ; The strike vote was taken last night at a, meeting in the county court bouse when 227 votes were cast In favor of a walkout and 7 against such a course. . v 1 New World Altitude tteeortt , Mineola. N. Y-; Sept. 18. A new take world altitude record Is' believed to have been made here todsv when Ro. . He snd hih Interesting family will I bind Rnhlfs. tmr nilot for the Cnrtisa be missed at Oakboro, ac they have j Aeroplane company, soared 84,610 feet made a great many iriencis since above sea level, according to the offl movlng. here. Prof. BarnhaBlf Is an I rial baroeraDh. In seventy-eight mln- excellent school man, and Stanly re-1 pres. At Roosevelt Field, his start I grets to lose him. , I Ing point is HQ feet- above sea level, . ; - . -. I..- - iRoulfa actually climbed w.ooo feet. The hand of a normal-slaed human) according to the barograph. Ills alti being contains 28,000 pore. , meter registered 84,400-feet. January 30.10; March j.800; May 305.--, ,,,-;;(,; 's- u. ; prof. Barnhardt Goes to CatnLrland. Oakboro, Sept. 14. Prof. J. O. Barn hardt, Who last year acted as Super intendent of Oakbdro-Blg Lick Grad- and, more than 300 led School has accepted a position ai Superintendent , of . the- Cumberland Graded School near Fayettevtlle, N. C and will leave Oakboro to charge of his work. 'Labor is asking a larger share of Joint products of money and labor and there is much merit lu the claim" he said "But the chance of getting It is not advanced, nor the Justice ' of if more widely recognised by the refusal of labor to .produce. The campaign to reduce the cost of living.' which he is directing, evident ly was foremost in the Attorney Gen eral's mind Jn the speech delivered at the reunion of the 78th Regiment, of the Pennsylvania Volnnteers. which was also the home coming celebration for the men who served in the world war. He said also that of the many problems which beset men's minds on these days if reconstruction, there is none which cannot be worked out "In the general Interest" in d govern ment were the peopde are the only rulers. DID NOT GET TO KISS -- GENERAL PERSHING Handsome Woman Last a Wager of ,1108 at Washington Last .Night. (By The tm iiW rawa.1 . Washington, D. C Sept 20. One fair war worker faces the loss of $100 as a result of a wager that she would kiss General Pershing before he left Washington.- As the expeditionary commander waa leaving a hotel -last night where be bad attended a func tion In his honor a comely young wo man who had urged her way to the front of the crowd ' surrounding the entrance made a rush for him. Mem bers of the general staff grabbed her. but not until she had an arm around General Pershing's neck and - was struggling to kiss him. Her act was a signal for a grand rush of other fem inine memliers of the crowd, amKGen eral Pershing had to - dive Into his waiting car, , , , , ' - ij . SETS OWN GRAVESTONE. Civil War Veteran SUH Husky at 77, Til 'tfowerer.;- -:i , ' ,..,,- Woodbury, : N,"-J., Sept. 10. James H. Hutchinson,' a civil war- veteran,, evidently betieve In prepare) fties.' Some . time ago be ordered a monu ment erected in the Wenonah Ceme tery, and the stone wai set today. It is of granite with raised letters, com plete with the exception of the date of his death. . - Just now It looks as though It might be many years before the stone will be completed, as Hutchinson is "only" 77 years -eld today and be rode his bicycle to the cemetery to see that the stone was set according to his wishes. He rode a wheel because the .trolleys were not running. ;: j nle and Wjlllatn M. Xherrlll ; Monday at C clock Itoliert Bell and lien White Tnesday at 5 o'clock L I. Davis and S. Lawrence. It. P. Gihson- and Charles Whiteside will probably play their match Monday morning. This schedule will allow one match In the seml-flnals to be played Tnes day afternoon, and the finals will probably take place Thursday, as one match lu the seml-flnals will have tt he played AVednesduy afternoon. The first round of the tournament was featured by good playing of al the persons entered. The game at n- time has been slow and uninteresting, and each afternoon a large attendance has enjoyed the play. PETITION FOR RECALL OF MAYOR McNINCH. Ask for Recall of City Commissioners as Result of Action hi Connection With Riot. Charlotte Observer. Petitions asking for the recall, ol Mayor Frank K. McXlnch, and Com missioners Wearn and Page will I presented to Clerk J. M. Wilson, ol the city commissioners, at the meet ing this afternoon, according to In formation received at the city hall yesterday and i verfled by men who have been interested in the petition. D. L. Klstler stated yesterday thai the petitions are signed by 1,614 vo ters in the city, or more than the en. tire vote for mayor in the last elec tion, the number having been 1,209, he stated. Mr. Klstler stated that he bad not circulated the petitions, but bad connted the nunfber of signatures. With only one candidate for mayor and for each of the positions as com missioners' in the recent election, the vote was very light, the fight having been waged in the primary. . , If -the petition is presented toaay. as it la stated by Mr. Klstler that it will be. the clerk will check up and verify the signatures and if he finds a sufllclent numlier, he will certify to the petition of the Commissioners, who. according w the charter, are requireu to call an election within not less than 10 nor more than 20 days after-, the petition is presentedito them by : the clerk. . . "' : .A ' '" ' Physician Charged With Criminal As- sault UndevxSperisJ Guard. 1 Albemarle News. lUvlt., ITvAtkimv of Bwllu....was ar rested Wednesday night, charged with .. rape on a womau of that place. - Ho Is under guard in the office of bis at torney, Wj L. Mann, and the prellmi- t nary hearing la set for Saturday, fe oording to report, Dr. Atkins took the womau as a patient under his charge, i to Charlote to enter her in a- hospital -for treatment.' It is -alleged that he took her to a hotel,, pnt her to -tdeep. anil accomplished the assault. When die waked, she went with him to the hospital, where, free of his company, he promptly , wrote her. husband In. Badln. stating) the facts. Her husband lias retained the two leading law Arms In Albemarle, Smith and Gooch and Brown, Sikes and Brown.. Dr. At kins is advised hy W. L. Mantrand G. D. B. Reynolds.- Dr. Atkins is a man iliout 45 years of age. is married and haa three children. He is a native of rroy. The woman Is well under thir ty and Is the mother of one little girl. Ahe bears an excellent reputation In Rtanly county, where she has lived all her life. 1 f .':''' 1 ' MATTER OF MOVING BODIES " OF SOLDIERS FROM FRANCE Comes up in Chamber of Denutie BoA'cs Cannot Be Moved, Ministry Says, ' '..-.-.., imr t it rieas.! . - Paris, Friday, September 10. The question of removing soldiers' bodies from military cemeteries along the front was brought up this morning In the chamber of deputies when M. Pe- . caud, of Vendee, asked the ministry of war what measures the government - expected to take to allow families to -. remove the bodies of their dead,- Depu ty Pecaud said the bill had beeif intro duced forbidding the removal of the oodles for three years because means -of transportation were lacking. He declared that this argument was not permissible at present, there be ing plenty of trains to take tbe tour ists to the battlefields. He asserted the chamber ought not to - dissolve without giving some satisfaction to the families, especially as the Ameri can newspapers wero stating that the American dead were to bo taken back across the Atlantic. - ; ' " , M. Pecaud urged that if possible ex humation be allowed. - M. Abrami de- The election thus called would be cllned iu behalf of the ministry, say . The average, temperature of Egypt Is being slowly lowered by Irrigation. similar td i the regular election, the only difference being that the Incum bents are - candidates automatically, unless they file withdrawals with the clerk. It was understood kt the city hall yesterday that the mayor and both' commlBsionert would stand for re-election if the election was called. The erounds on which the temoval of the officials Is asked, as a result, tt Is generally understood, of their tion In connection with 'the riot, are as follows t - x . ' "1 That the said Incumbent are Incompetent and Inefficient tn the dis charge of their public duties. , -"2 That, the said officials are neg lectful and Incapable of performing and discharging tbe duties and respon sibilities of .their respective omces." Ing this was impossible and that the government coniu rase no exception favoring the- families claiming to be able to arrange for the movement of ; the bodies.. v .-v. -; jaW . . Water Situation at Asheville Serious. Asneville, . ept.v 19. No ; lunmlrj- will bo operated In Asheville tonKnv row. Soda fountains will also be ac-1 closed. Other forms of water conser vation recently put into effect .will continue in force. Until ' there Is a heavy rain additional restrictions will be put on wahjr users as long as the local supply lasts. With two and, a half million gallons of water in the reservoir at dusk today it is apparent. Asheville can continue to get drink ing water. If the methods of strictest economy are practiced tomorrow the Where the amateur photographer is I. nnr.lv will last concerned many a fellow has regretteyl .- ' , , looking Into a kodak he didn't know! Birds of prey are not endowed. with was loaded. . , ,'; ,.. . Ithe gift of song. ,