' f i ! V n . V. ' S. j A
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City Circulation 1800
THE FAMILY NEWSPAPER
llo1iirAA1 lvr nOe-a jf"ai-
V
VoL 23, No. 173.
NOW LOOKS LIKE TWO TICKETS
WILL BE NAMED IN CHICAGO;
' ROOSEVELT MAY DECIDE TO GO
HOPE FOR PEACE
ic mnitin Mil
io n
WWW HUM
Believed Republicans Will Nomi-iSay He Will Go if the Republi
nate Hughes and Progressives I can Convention Desires to
Name Roosevelt and Johnson. j Hear Him Speak.
THE PROPOSED PLATFORM
Indorses Principles Woman Suf
frag and Votes Down Prohibi
tion Attacks Administration. '
CHICAGO, June 8.-A. politi-;
V cal leaders gathered for sec-
-
i : f tk. Ri
ii- i D -......:.,. Ani.r.r.
publican and Progressive conven-,
. -:. .-......
tions it became more apparent
.t-.k ..Uk-'tum tlrUt.in
,,H" "
me neia. vicior iviuraocK, timu
man "of the Progressive national
committee, summed up the situa-
, '
"Wll w lft th rioor onen
' '
and the Republicans don't seem
to be coming in."
Tlmt u flu- PriKjri-MviM r' Ii aiii r i- M--
j.ly to uu itmuiry a vMii-imr i title
rcmuiiii-il a I'rofju-ct I r liarnii-nv miI
Alit-tliiT tli-r- ai liki-ly in - i'j--.ni
(d t'iajk' vi'iitVi 1 1.--' i-.iiiiiuitti . p iii'.'i
M'titiii lj.it I. 1'iirtiiii to rri-i'iir aiiJ fur?
Hum i-av oiil'V'''-' -mii-. -iililii-nii I1 ml
r - i. ".ii iT.tM-.ii;nt il tin1 -; . f - : '
jn - talk, mi) in;: that aiti-n l a i '' ' .i
!fiMl for u !-iijt th.it a !?.;.- i;y .
the Ki-ulili u 1 ! vatf .iiit-iu! . i .i'
tiiridtd ti inr-l withi.r.t n i.ni tn'
ktiy tliitd" 'riy i;m! tni't-iiti- IhiL-hc-.
t whom t)i
iiinKt iij.t-rt ha -:i
Katlierml. Then are uim- ait.ti.' the Ph.
.Tesiive and some aiiH'ii' tin- Khim vi lt
Heillbliean who i-till btli.-ve.l that flu
rolonel'biniU .tTinitl nave the day il
he would "ome It. I'liiiiajiu. Word from
OygtT Bay, howevi-r. was that U.K.-"-
velt bsd been t-b,jrra.h.Hl vnterday by
, , . ... . , .-
National lonjiiuttej-niati .laikiton. . ol
,
.jVarylaoJ, wgkf aun U in here in
th int.-rrnt of harnmii) . While tli j
Colonel annoimetHi that it a not hi
pnuM-ut intention to atfit thv in vita-
tion, he said he would probably make
public bit reply later, but UI not nidi-
cat what wolud be live lii.ir of that1
...
Willi
itatement.
The Republicau nomination
prootDiy oe mw morrow, ouv i ';
nnrfjj Itv juuuauljiiu u i il.
..... .. ... .
journ, before 8aturday. Ostensibly the
eonventio. iU be prolong to give tiie
jjivu V.---.- . - - ----- - - - i
mm vtn firm mtnt t imp tit jtH lwr-flliA M'r .
, A, , ' . , i
the nomination for teend place on lite ;
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ticket, but iu re.btj.it U avo.d ad.!tifnl ,iv.t. park in the world, early
journment bofer the ProjtreMive eonren-
tionacts. "
Th Progrewive convention probably
wiil not nominate Ha candidates before
Saturday. : There trill. Ins only a fewj
houra ofthe aewion tolav and that will
be devoted to the platform and other .
tontine -bmlnesa.-The deKmtea are '
confident that on 'Saturday they will
name aa their ticket Rooaevclt and
Johnson, their ttandard 'bearer of our
years ago. r ;. '
, A rumor cimiatod last night that
. j r . . ' tt.. . . i. - . . i. .
Jimutx llUK'tra 111! IK-llfr UIU LU UK-
- ..' i -.1-.. ' .
jpngnes campaign managers mat iie.wui
.not accept the Republican nomination
unless it conies from a united party was
revived today. It' was denied by Frank
Hitchcock ' aud others at the Hughes
headquarters. .The favorite sons .com -.
hination and Roosevelt-supporters nat
urally took no $trf to counteract- he
report. It is now certain that New York
will 'be the first to place candidates in
nomination.' f V ':
Rumor 5s ciurcnt hef, that Colonel
' Rocsevelt has tdegrsphedV to reserve
. rooms at a hotel here,- - . y
, . Proposed Pktfpnn.V fi ,
A projHwd plank' in the Republican
latfurn , dei-lai Inn for , woman's suf-
?)a"e Iiaij1. ii "i. j. iUS"i,f tlif inh-Cfmr
jaittee t n r r"A'I,)ti'n by a vote vt 5 to
HIGH
ROOSEVELT. MAY GO
T
I
SCORES ADMINISTRATION
fcsues a Statement Urging Unity
of Action to Make This a
True Nation.
.JS i. T
,..;,.. lf
don' Koonevelt will ," to l incajio ii
t), rt(Mrt.B8 it;. Tlli. Iu. ,.,,,, t
n,UMu ,-.,,.iv,-,l
. '
U,,t U'M from Natii.nal (.iniiiitt.iinn. .
.latkaon, of Man land, askru liim to
conic to I Ilii-J'r.
Till' ( ololll'l .Inland I!! I.i- all We
tlmt In-. )) it tin- Jo jiilliln ii!i mill II
ll till' lie jlllblll'il
1'iii-rt-u.iw- won ! .i in.iimti- a mn
l'iii"i''i ii would iiilliiimti- a
wlm if .Jetted. v..ii! 1 place th I ti.it imi
vlntc 't Im-Ii. ji malting it trm- te
ii-i!;' .uid lliMi'tf u.i'- in .ill i".m
kil'.I."
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t!:i- J '- ; Ii t!.i- l:n -t
.mi '.i l . :nl:'i d t-i h
ll'l il--. lllfril tint Ui--i
nl 1 1 : t !''. i'.-'i i'
.t"ii -, but 'A
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tli ; r I- .1- .-i ili.ii!
!:. ,i : - .tiu) Tin
1 iiit-i iia n - ui ill
i-haJ.-t- !' po!ilii'ul luli-t. :nk into i; tli
i... v Ii ii run; a r d v itji tin :i..it i-
.:-. :i.w d.-t'iaiiiliiir .i:-i-ii..n tin- i
ftti s of miliM Am.'rti a'li'-Mi and mit i.'i
it) r. ( a: i t'ini
I I .' t i.loi.'.d tint li:-r l.-.-'and that "in
(In- fa.v of tin- uwf-ul world t'HtM.'lx m
this natimi tolNi Hiiiiiu' and h. lil'-'
and tV it "no . veil-"- now iiiadi- by tliu"-'
i..oii-iblc for thia inartioti in rntitbd
to ?.-iiouM roii-)id--rat ion. For you and
tour HH.stM-iiiti'K tlicrr it m ii o.Hirtuii-:ty
to i-lmw the n.tid.- that tli.-y have i
. .thy alt.tnity to whi.-h to turn."
"t an ui' not,'' asked lif, " ttu.-t our
,
pttxt iliir.-r.ii.-eH and imw jorn tor tin'
nMy un(, (lf t(lt. wlUntry to ,..
f,,,T thv jm1 ii-y of cnuinf Ann rii'iiii-itni
and genuine pr. paredue!?"
SIX HUNDRED DETROIT
BUSOIESS MEW CO INTO CAMP
0 THE CONVENTION
-''- : ' " "
IVtroit, .Mieh., .hme a.-4.raml ialand. -
. priv.t. game preserve of the Cleve-
land Cliff! Iron companj, loetted off fl.e
. M I
outh shore of Lalte Wwpenor, will Ml
tte niping ground. of aorrni W)fl I).-fcruit
.... ,
I . .. J 1 l. f
htn today the teaw City of 15e-1 h "wrning," aaid ifc jai
.trolt III for tHe ..! crni. of HJTJ
UUfJHnie XtiU JN U irUBKHM I niri HV e A
Detroit board of commerce.
n. t.. ... l.. l. . 1 . -
cruiieri will arrive at the mianU..
. . . . M.. . . rf t. t ,
'Saturday morning. The return trip aill
mde in time to rerk Detroit aejtt
; Mo,,d"y n'Kht
Sestrktire Meuvres Cotuidered.
(By tke Aaaooiatec' PreM.) 1 tbe Jried ap.W in uention at the Mor
lAon, Juih- 8.-H i officially anrim tore ahotiM be. .-mnwl ; thi
j a , a a. a . I
iivuiM-rw lwJ ,,Mnv" ,M"
1 -V 1 il 'l 1 . I !
1 lirt ft RIIlTlinsr hrW'K IMI l tM-lllir
. , . " x,..Ln -lrt mnde tl, rn,U nf
,..n.Ut,ra v.. nurt,...n .. - ....B
the t-nemy.'
Weather.
Showert this afternoon; gener- i
i , wawTvv uuv ma mm w wt f fcviivi- i
.nv fa;r ton:ffKt sn J FriJav: !.ht
1 "o
.11 1
variable winds.
4. But later it was decided tQ incor
porate a plank indorsing , in " principle
woman suffrage. The fiht will be car
ried" b'fore the full committee today.
A' plank respecting relations with Mex
ico offered , by Senator Fall, of , New
Mexico, with a strong attack on the ad
ministration's policy was. adopted. (Ah-
let planks ' touching labor, (. American-
ism,' national defense) and other ques
tions wer?" adopted that are 'formally
intended to meet the Progressive Inter
ests. Planks for a recall,' Initiative,
and referendum were rejected by ' the
sub-couimlttee. ' :
The committee voted against the In
cliiJwiruf'TlVroIilT.rtoii" plaiiiTTiniii
platform . ' .
POINT, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 8, 19 16.
MERCHANTS MUST
SCREE THE MOODS
Recorder Dalton Says a Law Is a
Law, and Applies to Big
and Little Alike.
GROCERS GIVEN WARNING
Mr. Dalton Submitted a Few Re-
marks as to What Had Come
Under His Observation.
IikL'c Diiltini In-Ill thi ii i or 1 1 i n r tliat
tlie cit.v oriliaiice ri jiiirfM all fruit tain-
M i cem il Mini tliat the Hcrt'i-niii of
,(Iihii and window nf tlx More IH Kit S
.
com 'hanc. with tin- i-itv law. The in
' . ;
ti lCntHtli.il .Hlt.e ... tl ac I.XH.IlHt
A. Morri". who a. found uuilty of'
havinv Minn- dried a.ileK uiii-r-e:ied. ;
Theju.l m il . lan d that alter un mv-.ti- '
Ration he lotind that all of the ...i.M-er
were in lan iii! di-yre-' guilty ol a io
latioti of tin- iildiiiani-e.
. 1'. Hawaii, afipeariny for Moi tih,
aitit il loud and at some leityth that un- i
ib r tin- i vid- li.-i' of the tate hit client
wait not guilty. The ordinance sueeifie
i.ttain fruit- and epetab! that nuiat
1 1 .ni-. ii. ;l, hittM-r roiiteudi tl that
il Hi en;- ,itil wittdiiw of tli.' t'.M
l.llildii'i' were n-i i'.-io d that the ordt-
iiaiii-f wan i-oiti!i. d with. Itnlo- Dalton
tliot i .lit ntl.et t ie and ib cri-eil that the
riliiianei' meant that "t.ueh wrc'ninjf
1 1 1 1 1 r In- iiii- tis to prevent to n irar-;
tiii'l i-j;iee the fruit eoinina in contact
with tilth. eit)ieeia!l' llic." The Htate'i'
eudi'tii-- i- In . .-! that the tilth and Hie
hud lome in riiiitaet with the appli-H
Mr-. Soyar.', health officer. l-'Ietchei "
liailiieHMil ll.lit'.r "Doc" Stamey were
the htate'n itnese. They had neeil
the ,'ruit "t-iiiM-d" anil had aet-n the
llirt on it. The editor clltd them "di
eaoe dealing tlii." lint lie rcfuwd to c
tiinate the iitmil.tr of them.
In i-asnin' M-nt.-iit i- mi .Morri v. h'e h
was that the jiuliin tit uliouhl la- mi-. ,
n-iiili (I on the payment of couth, hul o
Dalton took tK-eai.m to state the re
ault of an LnveKtiatB that lie had
taken tin- trouble to make on bin way '
to court, lie naiil that lie had atopped '
at every ;riM'erv store, between hi of
liee and court, and that every one of
. . . . '
;them hfl nm fniit ir vegetable un
f ' 1,14 ""'' With"' " Hn,s "
the store, he told what lie had found
"1;""'
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"'"dr
"Anil All itf thiu kvtakra L)fuira ur.
1 "
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-"i... ......i.nn. r tiisii nir nri. nti
, ,r a imi i,, -,. i n n , . ........ ,
. . m . . . . .
tomatoea unscreeneti out on the Rule -
... , . . . 4
walk in Sitine diner- hn nan Oihoi at run--
, , J I
berr.ea and black Vrrie. and many kmdal
, . , . . 1, I f I -1'
'X-tablea at othera n f.et. he ,a,d ;
that in every place hut three, conditions,
were worne in hia opinion than at the 1
Morria ftire, accirdinyf to the teatimony
j in the catte juat aetth'd.
Xo order was made whether or not
.,lt.. 1. b.. .a- ..!
1, m'UI. LilK 1.U fi.r.M.fiilni'M- am
fa C..... 1.. .H,..'.K.
."i". ni o una ii mix ifi
- -
irr.H-erv stores on Main street and in.
j only three place did ahe find fruit or
rejrctahleii nnaerevned, She did, how-
lever, tell the grocers of the decision of
T-12 l i .tl .
K. 7 w9'
I . tan lie air via eni.ire.1 in rvtrv
.... ... ...
merchant.
AMrRlPAN TDnrtPC
JrniJSS r.anr-
UKDbKED TO PREPARE
IU LU IU rLMlNli:
" .
(By the Associated Press.)
London, jnne R. An Exchange Tele -
- s . . v
j: . t- t . m fr;
says that United States troops at that
place hare been ordered to hold them
selves in readiness to prooeed to Peking
' The dispatch also saya -. that th
French authorities have already dis
patched a strong force of riative troou
froni th.i French protectorate at Annam
to IVking. A delegation, of ofScera of
the bodyguards of the new president, LI
TuannTung7a;urci!lirni"?)r'thrfide!tty
of the guard. ' '
graph -dispatch from . Tlen Tsin. dilna.ifleih, we shall reap corruption if . we
GREAT INTEREST IN
AL
Girls of High Point Will March
in a Body to the Audito-
rium This Evening.
TWO SERMONS OF POWER , FUNERAL SERVICE FRIDAY FORT REDUCED TO RUINS
! !
Large Audiences Heard Dr. Black "Uncle Jeste" Was One of the French Forced to Abandon After
Last Night and This j Most Highly Esteemed Citi- ! Seven Days of Terrific Ger
Morning. 1 zens of This Section. I man Bombardment.
The I'itywiili- n-vival in n.win in in
ti-n-Ht and KvHitrliHt Black'H Kciinon utid
Mr. Huii'h nit.'iiiii(f an- of tin- lirlii'xt
M-il.'r. An audi, n.-e tlmt w.-ll lill.-d tln -
aiiilitoriuin wan ii'k.'iii lant night an.l1(. IhiiihI at IJH'iH.ir rliuuli r rnlit v
jtlie liilililili wan tlivci- fmirtlin
tliiit intiriiiiiL'. Ir. Ulark i-imkc thin
intirtiinir
m,,,n
in-' frnn th
i wt, S. k vi' lnt t In-
kingdom nf lli-HVrii." and In i-t nilit on1
tin' t.,t. ' Ilf tu t diri-ivr.l, ti.nl in tf.it
niipik.'d:" Tli.1 c-vi.ii;. -list )irrarln'H from
1 I I A .A A I .11
in, mil ..x.H, ,.. I,,,,' ,i ...n.'
I I u.-d many tin.. . la-tor.-, but '"
in . li ii -lulni'i-H ot iri-i'tnaliini anil inn
' I Hill" H nf ti
I'.M Ih.iiN t Ii.' at I i nt mil
.; i i r v lied v.
Toni;.'ht all of tin
loin 1.1 to ' vial
l In re i no iron chid
"ill-; of th" city
ill ll'.'O. II It IlllU'.'ll
rill. I. until..' tli"
i;-t-, will march down Main Mroi-t from
tit" Wc-'.'V M'-ntoi ial church to I he audi
iriiinii I'll-- jjirU w iil tin i-t at "'!'
"'r i i'k . I. I 111 I" ill be -tolin- oil" pfcii
lent to make t belli ii -hort addle--.. A
number of ladie- frutn tin- variniit
church 'H have la-en s.hctnl at l.i-ulili
aiil-. to inareli. 1 1 .un I row iiii'ln :ill o I
I !i on lulu r '! t !i ' lillii .1 order-.
I v ,11 a-i nil'!-. in : t-iH , ami
o o li- .Ulillto! .HI i. 'l'l i I " nil! be
i - i -. .-! .it lor 1 1 i w I... i I':, in a
1. inn
! :. HI. 1. want
on to ii j 1 1.
'III.
"i 'Ii. v. .i:!iiii t I . .in- t !...!;. -.. il Ii
"loi- ii I i mi t- !"in! I In- v , loi ii II tl
"HI. in ti.v. n i.i.iii-hiii'j to i In- church
rt'-ivic . Noll wuiit t . In- Inald ! well
an -i-i N n'l waul i l.e folks to know
hat y ill in in;' to th.- chinch I
vie -. I.i t tin- people know that there m
tonii I hill;.- b .ill'.' here."
I?r. 'tiink wa- late y. tt iie: Marti 1 thii
tin rti'ii .' ami be f-poke only alauit L'o
niiiiiitei. His -ii' jn-t uu- ' S.-i k . Iit
the kiii"i!i.in ol lb iim ii." II - niid thai
we will know W" are U I he I. ilioib.ltl il
thai i" our KiiiL' and if we love that
kin;!ih"i) and endeaxor t i cnlar.-e it. And
the kingdom linnet I e -ou-ht lirM.
''First in life, t hoiiyht . a'leet ion : tii t in
your heart iu intmrtaiice: lirt in
evcrthiii' iI.hI help me to eularue up
' . . . .. -. ,. i..,
on that word hrtt, ail Dr. Hlack.
lb'
a'ul that neither businera nor pieannre
hIioiiIiI (nine tirnt, thil al
of the.'
- kingdom
: thii.- i..ut la- below and th
,)llt fir,t.
-Seek Hrt rij-hteouHienH," aid J)r.
Blt,,k -Hn, that means the kinloin of
, hovn and tnn hk your Iutv to
vm.r fellow man. a.i lastly kWiIkIi
' mterentit " Tliat wa- the order
j . pritf.,ier iam th ihinv,n m.
. . "And why," he
i - -
i ... . , ... l('
aked. Anawirinc he Mid beenus.' 't
.
(Jo" wmmand; Umw to do no
,.. ,,, aml ., ,H.tt,r:
'
of imr f,owmttf r,.
qnirea jt and beeauae it will reclaim the
promise of :d and of the text that
"All tiling" nhnll be added unto yoti."
Dr. Hlack r-poke from the old text
of "Be not iiwi'ivedt "Ni is not mock-
ed; for whataM'ver a man ttoweth tliat
nhl.ll he alao reap, at hint nr-lit a aer
1 1
i i. ,1.. i
rnwww" w,mHl ue ""n,"x "
. , . .nd.eliee.
' ,",t " p"""u -
T .V.... l...t-n la.irtv,! it iiruuiiliuil ..-ill:.
tt.ii Mior ........ ...
nun y tim. riaid the preach, r, and
then turninjr to tlie down pnaehera on
ji .aar..i . 1. . .1 f .
. ,
it niany t iniM Rllt w,. M it "
" '
ne asK.Ki ine peopie. in .ut- ot-jju
ho urjred the audience not to be de -
iceived, not jc mrsl.il, not to follow blind 'pUr,M(Mi
j drln5a. IU c.nnot 1m, fM, yomf .
Lhbors cannot le dei-eived. The, well : EPWORTH LEAGUE MET
known law of sowing and reaping is
'appHcable ,in this life and the life of
Ulernity. What we sow now, we shall
lrean in. the future. If we sow to the
.1 r
!. . " . ,t . .. !
sow to the spirit, we shall reap lrfe
everlasting. Dr. Black warned the pea
pie not to "drown out he call of the gos-
pel with" the tomfoolery of the. world."
There Is the sower, the seed and the
harvest 1 taught In this text, said Dr.
Black, v He said the sower was the influ
ence of every person, God holds people
responsible" for ' their Influence. : Tlie
(Continued on Page 4.)
'JESSE COLTRAHE.DF
I
Passed Away This Morning Fol-
j lowing General Decline in
Health, at Age of 96.
I .h-Hh- ( nltianr, aynl ;n;. tin- olili xt
cit i.i n it thin Hi-ctiuti of tin- otaU-, l i - 1 '
nt hi lm tii'Hr l '.'It ram ' mfll in I
j HH,ll,ih .-.unity thin it....-.,,.,- ami v i'l
iniiiiiii: at 11 i.Vlock.
' "l-iul. .I..HM-." ... In' , known ,
. . . it' i
IhmiI and ii'
II llllllj ' 1 HI till IIUI., UU-
,rt,,l l,v . wiI....U tn.-w him. !.
!o.,.,l tl,'.- Coltr mill, a ila.r tal.t
. .,...v I, I II.-I, l-oiul ..i
- .11 "
oh,.,,,,,, fl. ;( lit 1 ..-i-nvl Ui.i""m" " P"...M alter hfinji r.
, ,.,. a , , .lllll t di-.ta.ir.'
. ..
Hi ea i h ayo
li i d on i in- plant .it imi all of hi.
lit,,
ui,.! hi- voiiiiyest -on. alter hi-i "tadiia
linn II'.. Ill Tlillit l . inllie bill k to live lit
1 1 I I hiiuie pl.ii Mr. olt ram- w
i In- miii of I)., ni. I and Si, , hin ( nltralie
-ile mill nil Mi-- Abbie (ianlinr. who
.i i -
ll!l I
iiioi t liit 1 1 ;o en i ao in- moinei
I in. I il -he v ii- i;i . at - .-I a-.e.
Mr i .-It .'ii. t. .i ' o - in and I
ii J;l . i -. all ol v. Iioin -en in-. I Ic
-I
. ii- i o l '.in -, a iio-i"
-I N. M. t .. .'Iina Met'',
I.. I 1 . . -. -. i t ill
Miii.-.-. -1 . Miii'i.a I. w ii.
..ho -. Mot Ii :ii ' "rml
, , I!.-...-. in- two illlllll
Him Kii I paiiiek. i i
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M. ' 'e-.l'-t on.ii-ti r ol ' I"
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. i. Mr. oil ran.- nan
S h III llai.dolpli imiiii
iifid lb. "-tiiiiti'ii in
ill-.li. tith fi htt'-tl I
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it' not Io o il--1 in. in. ii
i f t he -in! .ic! a oti.
thit M-t ton
.i the in i-t
I,i hit ' -p.it ,11 I I- lot .
' .jinnum . I i-r a' -IcmiI
ai .1 l.iillilul .M. t lit
l.-ibhip ii- at Ih KIm i n.
I il a i-b .1 ! w till" b lore
;) i-i; i.i ii-
hi
in- hud U- n a ;
n-i iii- nieiii i
r
iiircii. l .i ;
il.iitli Mi j
I ollran v.a- able to move about at b -will
r. .el I'ti in "ood health. For .ini
.lav he had bivn iu failin-.' health, bow
til and ihiith ea.lle eailv tinblV. dill
,l.,
t.t .il.t fti'e.
Funeral -a-riic- will b.- dueled by
hi pa-t..r. Kev. K. N. t rowd.-r. Friday
morninjr at the Kla nejter clmrch.
,
SIGHT SEEING STEAMERS -
N0WxIN WAR SERVICE
Undon. toyT,y M.il.l - Am.T -
m : i,.. :.. ..r...Ui- .lav. 1-u.rd
nf1 t
MA Mn
CUM Will .fin '. " ' in I'.' - "
aeeing, paddle-
almoat under the "Bitf
wneeieu utramtiw min.jt.. u..... . .
B,.n tower of parliament for iaunta up
11 " v' ' ' '
u T,afMeg ad return, mav be aur-
, '
, nriHeu Wl learil llll litem- nmuiri n n .
( tiiMailt
river xiifria.
Kary in )c)ltl H fl(M.t (f Mla m)Uat
,mt.jjeta. about one (ith the nir.e of or-
,iinHrv American river packeta, turned
t)ltlir ,ow thP ThameH for the irmiary in the event tlmt Judgo Man-
t tjn)(, am )11(l(i,.u for the Teraianwiiii'.' did not receive a majoirty. r
U.
mm . i.: . . 1 .1.
...
l '" I'"""'' k"" "t"-
, , ;,
... . . : t
i-.hcii emit wan in coiniiiaini in-h uuvai
fj,.,.r an,i i-rew.
( v).re touriata once sat on the. upper -
' ... .
( ITK IK'Ul'IlfB IH 111'" UlllllllUVIr Vinil rri-
. . t, ()f the Tlmnieg. soi.
dior8 an(, war matenal t.Ktay are maK-
. j th ji(tt, M)at w,rve a rious war
IN NEW BERN TODAY
s
(By the Associated Press.)
New Bern, Jue 8. An address by,
John Wesley tlilbert, a negro dean of
j theology at Payne college, in Augusta,
(Ja., featured the morning session today
of . the - North 'Carolina Conference .Kp
worthy Lengua meeting here. . Prof. (Jil-
berjt accompanied Bishop Lambert ' hri '
the bishop weni to Africa to establish
the Afro-Congo mission and his address j
on the conditions there was heard with'
Interest. -The reports of the Duiham,
RjJeigluaild.JaycttevillediKtrietsven
read and highly commended.
Subtcription Prta $5.00 Per Yar.
Tl
French Still Hold the Outskirts
as Well as Trenches to the . '
Right and Left.
l!y tin' AM-intrl I'r.-..)
'h i iw. .lime 8. Heavy lighting con
lumen in tlx' vicinity hi K"rt Vaux, to
tin- u.utliea-t ill Wnlim, the war office
( r,.Hirl 1(,(ljly HHyi yrnu.u tro)(m
i -till Kviiy tli outHkiitn of tlic fort a
l'" Hl tr-nclirK to ihe riht and
l"lt ot tl. workH.
Tin' l.ifM nf llif fi rt it i'lf, nf whii-h
;"''""""'"" a int iii.at.-,l it, lant
I "iK,,,'H " 'i'-l.-.l. Tin- an-
j """' """ -a- Hi" t'-itt waa alj.ui-
., ',
I,, i 'I " '"'-'I' ".ina ' an im-,-,;
jniiti, lii.iuLaidini nt ol hcvui il,ih
i I he lieriuaii attacks in atljacnt :
l-nioiiH iliiii int Inn,- I,.-, i, uiirtii.'ceiiHful
IwiKt if III" Ml l4l , illt-l Ulittl lit ."llltll.tl-
adii;y. La- l-iin in pt.greis hitiee In at
in- lit.
PRESIDENT COMPLETES
OHAFT Of PLATFORM
il'-i th-- A-tnt-latcd I'r.-a.l
l- .. -llll tol. .Il.lle l'l e- li-llt W'il-
-u Ii .!., v I I.I- l'i aill h.ol i-o.pleteil
I In- ilr.i't i I I In plat 101 iii I -i In- --,!;-ini'it.
il l i in I i mi ii it ' n, it imial !
lent i.e. !ln piiucipiil pi. ink, it i -I'.t
tl. i' ill .ii-i-.t i.; ib . !a i ,i tii-i.t of
;he ad.. I'.li-a'- - '--o in juar.li,ip
.In hellol ... .1 t In- I u ' i i - t . of th.)
i n. . il -tii!. and at tin sim tilllU
l.ei'pi'.-; t h. II. '.t ii.u iit pea -.
Sp -eii. u II j the fop i ui allaiii. ai.tioii
ih' I.. t Ti. un wi'l pi-'ibaldv pr.iisft
: In - .-- t.f tin- ndinir.i-1 rat ion :
'I'-. pr.'finn of neutral rijitt of
1 niliil Miiio. ninl other icitioi.t.
liluel ' i allow tli- inuntry to btt
i r. .'Mi il l he .'.ie.v.r.in lnle' iial troll
.if a; I ' jiioiiiit il' :;ti Ii .o Irnnpt
? l'i n t of r. vfic in Am li-.'in terri-
laintt iiai ol the M. n ire dot-trill.
i;inl the fo.i rin-.' f 'jond r. !at ii-nn w itli
ither lat'oi."' of the ucxtfin hernia
In re.
Suppoit of th.- (Miliey .if "America
rir-t."
. . I IH' piailK
i
.in ihiine-tie affair will
r'" ' particularly to Jhe Underwoodj-
, Sininmna ti riff act, the federar rmem
; U udminiHtrationV prepared
m plan.
I .
, SINCLAIR DENIES
1 STORY THAT HE WOULD
NU1 ASK. A PHIMAHY
( - -
t By the AHaoeiated Frega.)
' ..... . it-oo,
..." ... . ......
; Fajett.ville, June 8. Neil A. Sinclair.
'
i'f Kavett. vilb, raiidate iu Katurday'a
' , - .. , llb : '
f.i......j ... .... ."....ooi liouilimiilOll
rr tttto, ,,. v e,,eral and with .Indie J.
s- Munninx i now leading all other con .
t.Ktanta, .l.ni.d t.alay that he or any
r f!se aut hoi i.r.l to' sp.'ak for him
Muted that he would not enter a second
Mr. Sinclair denial followed publiah--
I . i. ...a a.. . .a . "
' " ' ' that
, .,inl, .,. ....... I .
e !i I
iiihiv 11 n ixcanie mcettsary to
have
another primary.
' "I made ho audi utateinent and not
...
lllltll n I HT UU OIIICIHI COMIll 18 DUDllHIied
w, j llluke a HUtenu.nt ,rr sln.
" -
eiair. "Any statement that I will not
ctnter a neeond urimarv in unwarranted
and unauthoriz.tl." T '.- "
, ' ;
HOSPITAL INVESTIGATION ' '
WAS STARTED TOD AT
(By the Associated Press.)
Raleigh, June 8. Hearirrx of charges
against the. inanawment of th state-
Unpital for the insane hert was b. ifur
today leforc' th board tf diretorg of
the institution. 1 Attorney (aieral Bick-
ett Is conducting tin iiiveatiga tion for
the state ai:sl nMnieronw wrfaessea wera
in attendun"v , ; , ' ,v
. The bit estimation I the outgrowth of
diaries fuad.' ty tlwrh l. jtta and
Vhrs yi whVIt tvm a lifted ' niiMiuina-i'.
Hr(,j ,;..( r, f .
nn nt. of th t: nt . "
HEAVY FIGHTING Iff
PROCRESS ATM