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M NORTH
Assaults on . French
L North and South.
of Somme. . .
Ljrnce
north of Peronne,
they aave ".- . .
L0 six miles inio iue
a lines since July 1 wheB.
m offensive began, ana
withstanding a series 01
U counter attack.
,,,, were deliverea iasi
the French positions ,
Lrth and south of the Som
twere fruitless. ' ' ,
Mwedonlan campaign ap-
, if not being pressed on
IgM of the aionuH...pvi-
thsMM wno aayance.
Uj4 struma being report
ing wit&orawnv.iu. mo
Lgk. "
Serbians, however, -are
ling tneir presume 6iu
algarians along the west
do! the line.,. :.,
French war omce repor
Ices that the engagement
Lke Ostrovo u turning in ,
k tne allies aad that Bui-
trenches and a neignt
est of the lake ave been
.d by Serbians.
Li rcnnrts i v the cam--
lii the Roumanian province
tniaja snow uie uviiuoius ,
la contact along virtually
tire tront. Apparently a
enga.gemec; is impenu- ,
Itches thru Italy say an
e campaign In the Balkans
en mapped out as a con-
ot the central powers, ,
progress at German bead-:
SSEE SOLDIERS
DRDERED TO BORDER
Ijton, Sept, lWTbe Tennea-
bnil Guard, encamped at
was ordered to the Mexi-
today. - - '
out of the Tennessee
line with the department
giving all of the guardsmen
the federal service a tour
the border under, war con-
(lore they are mustered out.
W. RAILROAD
OPERATING TRAINS
Wllkesboro, Sept.'-14. The
iver k Watauga train ran
tation here Tuesday, night
ten with flat cars and a ca-
cirry passengers for .the
since July 15. The com-
Grandin receiver,, baa is
and Is going ahead re
Iges and track,, now com-
Unit Fork at Goshen eta-
company has no passenger
til side of Grandin. '. v
wnt of the great damage
Finley. property on Red-
in the edge of town an ta
il applied- for . to prevent
ay from rebuilding ta fill
nottoma and hence the
to use a trestle that -will
iter, and the All Idea ha
toned entirely. "
Pyer in WllkftRhorn nd
I Ikesboro was out In r the
aklng for road hands vea-
""ere is likely to he mmh
IS" In Wilkes Saturday and
"'Sit. AI nartislan noil-
p forgotten. :
WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1916.
POLICY ACOUT
f INQ GUARD AT BORDER
k Sept 13,-To set "at
P that vartmiH nilii ni th.
prd soon were to be with-
r" me border au.tmmi
Ned that there waa no
l-v regarding nwinininu
Mroops there and that the
ilr Slav a .i. j .v.
ae wrder situation. He
wid be brought home as
r could be spared without
le danpor tr. n j
i.v mo ruu pro-
le border section. v -
TA DEBT
AGAINST THIS STATE.
Sent. i . . .
Iffln. iue aajuiant
' 1916. all nmn
kun. A uvaa cnargea
r , 'arseiy to the
f ' M bee- wiped oft the
FPOUNDS
"""a IN THE SURF
fe?ep'; ll-The biggest
Sam ill, " p?"7
11 m ,T' " OI in is place
'rtU.Ooo pounds. Nom-
aeaier of the city
' 'Pot nrf 1 J
Lt, number of which
6,397,613 BALES
' OF COTTON USED
Figures in "Connection With
Matter As Issued by Cen
sus Bureau.
Washington, Sept. l4.-Cotton' used
during August amounted to 658,717
running bales exclusive of linters and
for the year ending July 31 6,397,613
bales, the census bureau announces
today. In August a year ago 464,392
bales were used and during the year
ending July 31, 1915 the quantity was
6,697,362 bales. .
. Cotton on hand August 31 in con
suming establishments was 1,359,380
bales compared with 1,165,681 a year
ago and in public storage and at com
presses 969,304 bales compared with
1,712,604 a year ago.
Active spindles numbered 32,299,-
406 compared with 31,064,419 a year
ago.
DURHAM PASTOR IS TO
WED A WESTERN WOMAN.
Durham, Sept. 13. Rev. J. Ben El
ler, pastor of the West Durham Bap
tist church, has ".eft for Camdeo,
Ark., where today he will marry Miss
Rutj Cozort, assistant pastor ot the
First Baptist church, in that city. An
nouncement of the approaching mar
riage of Mr. Eller came as a surpriss
to his congregation in this city.
Rev. Mr. Eller and Miss Cozort be
came acquainted while attending the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary at Louisville,. Kv. The hnma
of Miss Cozort is Little Rock, Ark.
Following a honeymoon in Western
North Carolina, Rev. and Mrs. Elle.
will return to Durham.
MANY REPUBLICANS IN THIS
' STATE WILL SUPPORT WILSON.
Raleigh, Sept 14. J. E. Bamber
ger, chairman of the legislative com
mittee of the Brotherhood ot Locomo
tive Engineers, was here yesterday
from Auheville, conferring with a num
ber of state official and brotherhood
men. He talked interestingly of the la
bor situation in this state and declared
that he Is greatly pleased at the very
general expressions heard among Re
publican members of the labor organ
izations who declare their intention to
vote for President Wilson in tho No
vember election.
SAMPLE STORE HAS A
RUSH OF BUSINESS
That mysterious man, Clark, at Gil
mer Bros. Sample Store, lived up to
his reputation this morning, for one
of the largest crowds this store has
ever had was present at the opening
of the doors to take advantage of
tho rnmarkable Drices Offered for the
nine-day sale and to hear the funny
remarks by tne man wno is conduct
ing the sale. Many blankets were
sold during the morning, in fact,
every department of the store was
rushed up to the limit. Mr. Clark
la not a stranger in this city as he
was connected with Gilmer Bros.
Sample 'Store last year.
TO BOOST DURHAM
TOBACCO MARKET
. Durham, Set. 14. Plans are being
made for an automobile trip through
sections of this and adjoining coun
ties for the purpose of boosting the
Durham tobacco market. Represen
tatives of the Chamber, of Commerce;
Rotary Club, Merchants' Association
and Tobacco Board of Trade will
meet within a few days and agree on
definite plans of the contemplated
tour, .which, in all likelihood, will be
made next week. The members of the
joint committee from these organiza
tions is composed of President James
H. Southgate and Secretary A. J. Col
man, of the Chamber of Commerce;
E. I Bugg and T. C Worth, of the
Rotary Club; R. L. Baldwin and W.
M Speed, of the Merchants' Association-
J. E. Bowling and John W. Pope,
of the Tobacco Board of Trade. Ef
forts will be made to extend the
scrpe of the local tobacco market.
SHORTAGE OF FREIGHT
CARS GETTING SERIOUS
Birmingham, Ala, Sept. "-Short,
age ot freight cars in Southern cities
for the shipment of ores, fruit and
cotton is beginning to assume serious
proportions, according to reports from
many large market centers. In this
diswet the shortage is affecting the
movement of coal, pig iron wd other
commercial products. Accordmg to
reports from Mobile, the Mobile &
Ohio Abroad is said to be faemgtho
worst car shortage in many years.
foVreUonhe PatK
day before. . .
before she and her hu sba na
Roanoke in i- """hter Mrs.
her husband and on daufhter
E IN BERTIE v
WAS HORRIBLE ONE
L. T. White, Who Killed His
Wife, Had Two Brothers-in-Law
on His List.
Windsor, Sepe. 13.-The sheriffs of
Bertie and Hertford counties, assisted
by a large body of men and officers of
adjoining counties, are scouring the
county for Leroy T. White, the young
man who killed his wife in their home
a few miles from thia place. A re
ward of $500 will be offered by the
county for his capture, and the state
is also asked to offer additional re
ward. The crime js one ot the most brutal
in the history of this county, and the
entire community waa stirred ,as the
revolting details became known. Not
since the oldest inhabitants can re
member has feeling been so great and
threats of lynching have been re
ported. The body ot Mrs. Sallie Mountain
White, an attractive young woman of
25 years, waa found in the reception
hall by a farm hand who had gone to
the house on some mission. Her skull
was crushed, her neck broken and her
body a mass of bruises. The prints
of lingers were found about her throat.
By her side was found a shotgun and
a pistol. The shotgun was broken
and battered and spattered with blood.
The revolver had jiot been used.
The little two-year-old son of Mrs.
White was playing about her dead
body, apparently unconscious ot the
crime. His clothing was smeared with
the blood of his mother. The discov
ery was made about 6 o'clock In the
afternoon, while It is thought the
murder was committed in the fore
noon. The coroner, sheriff and deputies,
and a tremendous crowd, of people
soon gathered at the home. A search
waa made on the premises for clues
to the murder and one or two letters
were found Indicating that White had
killed his wife and that he Intended
killing several other people before he
left the neighborhood. :
The Whites Uvedon a fine plantation
about four miles from Windsor, and
they were comfortably situated in a
handsome residence. Both of the prin
cipals come from . good j families and
the wife was considered financially
well established.
It Is said that the couple bad not
been on good terms and that White
had repeatedly told his wife he was
going to kill her, also that he would
kill her brothers-in-law, Joe Smith
wick and Clyde Freeman, who had in
terfered ' with his business. The
homes of both Freeman and Smith
wick have been guarded since the trag
edy. In one di the letters found in
the house, signed by White, be stated
that he had gone back to the house af
ter killing his wife and that the body
had not been discovered. He said that
he placed his hand on his wife and
that it was about three o'clock In. the
afternoon.
Bloodhounds were secured late
that night and traced the murderer to
the river and back to a tenant house.
He is supposed to have changed ma
shoes for a tenant's boots in this
house. Opinion is divided as to wheth
er White has left this section or is
still in the neighborhood waiting for
a chance at Freeman and SmrthkicK.
H ia renorted to have stated in a let
ter that these two men were responsi
ble for what he was about to oo. wniie
Is a man of medium Duua witn Diacn
hair, dark eyes and slightly florid
complextion ana nas a pieasam ex
pression. REWARD OF $160 IS
OFFERED BY GOVERNOR
tiiih sunt. 14. Governor Crai
offers a reward of a hundred dollars
for the capture oi ieroy i. wnue,
formerly of Bertie county, who
killed his wife at the home near Wlna
m..A in additional rewards by
IJiDlQ ...
county authorities ana inenas onne
murdered woman.
Sheriff Cooper, of Bertie county,
assures the governor that his depu
ties and citizens are searching dili
gently for the fuglUve.
BRAY
OSES
CONTEST FOR A
ONTYOFFIE
JAPAN WILL NOT GIVE
UP OPEN DOOR POLICY
Washington, Sept 14. Japan
In a formal note to Ambassa
dor Guthrie, transmitted to the
tate department today, assure
the American government that
the new Russo-Japanese treaty
does not repeal former conven
tions and that the Imperial gov
ernment has not antertalned for
t moment any intention to de
part from its policy respecting
the Integrity of China and the
open door. .
FOUR LIVES ARE LOST
F0 IN FIRE AT DETROIT
Detroit. Sept. 14.-Four men , aro
iwiroiu f narrowly
. J5 T from a fire which swept the
escaped from , ,,,,,
Salvation Armj '
Aboperwn. were in the build
..rXn the fire was discover: l
Most of tbem were on the second floor
HttWr, On. of the men w o
tumped from a i J
The property- loss was small.
Raleigh, Sept. 14. Twenty-two
opinions were handed down by the
supreme court of North Carolina yes
terday in the first batch for the fall
term. In affirming the lower court's
decision In the case of Bray vs Bax
ter from Currituck the court has fin
ally disposed of the litigation grow
ing tat of the contest for the office of
register of deeds ot Currituck coun
ty in 1914. After the smoke has clear
ed away the plaintiff, 3ray, finds him
self without any ot the things he
contended for. .
At the same time In State vs Bur
bage from. Beaufort the court upholds
the right of the town of Bath, or any
other town In North Carolina, to make
ordinances not only restricting Sun
day sales of merchandise but prohib
iting the entry of parties not owners
or clerks of a store into the same on
the Sabbath.
Doc Bridgers, sentenced to twenty
years in the state prUon from Edge
combe county for murder in the sec
ond degree, lost his appeal, while the
court dismissed the appeal of W, G.
Collins, sentenced to the electric chair
from Halifax, it appearing that the de
fendant had abandoned the same.
The original action of Bray v. Bax
ter, from Currituck, was started to try
title to the office of register of deeds
of the county, the plaintiff alleging
that he had been duly elected to the
office at the November election, 1914.
The canvassers met, found a tie in
the vote, but named Baxter register
of deeds. That ia when the plaintiff
Bray entered court and prayed for
judgment that the defendant be ad'
judged wrongfully in the office, that
he be evicted therefrom and the plain
tiff installed. He likewise prayed
that he recover from the defendant
such amounts as the latter had re
ceived in fees while in office. Be
fore Judge Whedbee as referee, the
matter came in the March term, 1916.
Judge Whedbee decided tor the de
fendant. An appeal to the supreme
court brought the opinion that the
election resulted in a tie. The board
of canvassers was instructed to name
a register of deeds, which it did by
electing the defendant, whereupon the
plaintiff again brought action to re
cover all toes and emoluments ot tne
office from the expiration- ot hia own
prior term to the final election of Bax
ter. But in the opinion ot the court,
just handed down, be cannot recover
for services actually performed oy
another when in the pleadings he at
no time set up the fact that he. had
been register ot deeds in 1913, but
based his plea on the claim of elec
tlon In 1914, ' when the result was
actually a tie. 1
The case of State v. Burbage was a
criminal action on appeal from Judge
Allen, for violation ot the ordinance of
the town ot Bath prohibiting dealers
from keeping stores or shops open on
Sunday tor the purpose of buying or
selling merchandise, except in cases of
necessity, and also prohibiting pro
prietors of stores from allowing third
persons, those other than proprietor or
clerk, from . entering the store with
him on Sunday. In this case, evl
dence was that the defendant had on
two different occasions entered the
store on Sunday with several persons
in no wise connected with the store or
its management,
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 YEAR
PRESIDENT GOES
; ' OVER SITUATION
50 GALLONS OF BRANDY
SEIZED IN DAVIDSON
Lexington, Sept. 13. Local officers
found fifty gallons ot brandy in the
barn of Will Hinkle, a farmer who
lives about five miles north of here
on the Winston-Salem road Tuesday
nicht The brandy is in Davidson
county jail and Will Hinkle is In bond
of S500 to answer tor the spirits being
on his premises. The officers have no
idea that the brandy is his, but that it
was unloaded from an automobile,
which had broken down on the road
way near the house, while on its way
south from Virginia or some other wet
province. Hinkle, however, ao far
says that he does not know who the
person; was who put the stuff In bis
barn, altho admitting he stood by and
watched the concealment.
The officers here got wind of the
"booze special" when a request for a
new wheel for the car was sent to
town, so they followed the purveyor of
the wheel up the road and soon spot
ted what they believed to be the hid
ing place. Rumors have been coming
to the officers for some time that a
certain white man in the county was
running a "spirit" express, and they
believe this is really the guilty man,
as he was seen in the vicinity.
THIS MAN HAS HAD '
SOME NARROW ESCAPES
New Tork, Sept. 14. Charles M.
Murphy, the policeman who - earned
the nackname of "Mile a Minute
Murphy," riding a bicycle paced by
a locomotive, is in a hospital here
with his left leg fractured and his
left knee broken in two pieces.
Murphy, who has had many narrow
escapes from death, having been bur
led in quicksand, hit by an aeroplane
and run over by an automobile, col
lided with a motor truck whUe on a
motorcycle last night and was thrown
to the street. -
Seventeen years ago Murphy won
his name of "Mile a Minute" by rid
ing at that rate on a board track be
tween the rails of the Long Island
railroad behind a train. It ia said
that he won 100 prizes as a bicycle
racer. '
Reads Reports From Leaders in
4 Various States and Begins
Mapping Out Plans.
: Long Branch, Sept, 14. President
Wilson today gave detailed considera
tion to hia campaign tor re-election.
In the executive offices at Asbury
Park he went over reports from lead
ers in various states and began map
ping out plans.
Postmaster General Burleson Is at
Spring Lake, near here, visiting Secre
tary McAdoo, and this morning the
two went over the situation with Sec
retary Tumulty. It waa indicated that
later attention would be given to the
campaign in Oregon, Washington,
Utah and California because ot re-
"Tports leading administration officials
mo believe that Democratic prospects
in those states are excellent.
President Wilson plans to go by
auto on September 6 to Princeton,
N. J. to vote in the Democratlo pri
mary. .
LARGE DISTILLERY IS
SEIZED IN GUILFORD
Greensboro, Sept. 14. The largest
and st copper distilling outfit cap
tureC in Guilford county in more than
three years was that taken into cus
tody last night shortly after- 10
o'clock by Sheriff D. B. Stafford ana
Deputies J. H. Shaw and W. J. we
therly in Deep River township. The
outfit seized, consisting of a still ot
100 gallons capacity! and the' cap,
wan found on the farm of A. M. Tuck'
er. situated just two and onf-ha'f
miles from the town ot Colfax.
The still, according to Sheriff Staf
ford, had not been operated in sever
al days aa no beer was found and the
form had been removed. The entire
outfit was ot very heavy copper and
will bring well over $100 tor junk
alone. It was found in a swamp.
alongside a small branch and under a
bluff, an ideal location for just such
an outfit, according to the sheriff and
deputies. Several fermentera wern
found nearby the still and destroyed
but the copper outfit was: brought
back to the city to be photographed
before the agents of the government
put it out of commission. It is act
known wto waa operating the plant.
GREENSBORO WOMAN
STRUCK BY A TRAIN
Greensboro, Sept. 14. Mrs. George
W. Snyder, ot 613 South Spring street
narrowly escaped death yesterday
when she was struck by the train
leaving here for Mount Airy, as she
was going across the track at the
Walker avenue crossing. She was
knocked down ana sustained a num
ber of painful bruises, but her Injur
ies are not considered serious. She
was picked up and removed to her
home a block away and two railway
physicians, Dr. E. R. MIchaux and Dr.
A. R. Wilson, were summoned to at
tend her. They found that she had
suffered a severe shock, but no brok
en bones and only a few bruises.
At the time of the accident a light
rain was falling, and it is said that
Mrs. Snyder started across the track
holding an umbrella close over her
head and that she didn't hear or see
the approaching train. ,
DUNNEAND
UNVDEN
LEADJNJLUNOIS
Win Out in the Democratic and
Republican Contests for the '
Governorship.
OF SYMPATHETIC
MOVE BY UNI S
PROF. PHILLIPS HAD RIB BROKEN
WHILE HE WAS UNLOADING HAY.
King,Sept.l2. Miss Lilian Simmons,
of Brim, is spending a few days with
friends here.
Mr. A. S. Boles, of Washington, D.
C, returned home Saturday, after a
few days' stay with his parents here.
Mr. Will Tuttle left yesterday for
Richmond, Va., where he goes on business.
Mrs. B. F. Pulliam is spending a few
days with relatives in Greensboro. -
Mr. S. G. Tomes has purchased
some property in Reidsvllle and will
move his family there.
Mr. Marshall Newsum went to Win-
ston-Salem on business Wednesday.
Miss Llllie Goff has returned to her
home here after a week's stay with
Mrs. Slate, in Walnut Cove. While
there, Miss Goff attended the Chautau
qua, which she greatly enjoyed.
Prof. A. it. runups naa a rib di-ok-
en Saturday, while unloading hay from
a wagon. He was caugnt ana tnrown
to the ground by a hoisting machine.
HELLO GIRL'S RECORD
IS 2,400,000 CALLS
Columbus, O., Sept 14. Two mill
ion, four hundred thousand conversa
tions on love, business, gossip and
whatnot is the record today of M s.
Nell Taylor in the 24 years' contin
uous service as a hello girl here
The first eight years she spent at
the switchboard handling calls at the
rate ot 1,000 a day. She spent anoth
er eight years as supervisor, answer
ing foolish questions.
will you marry me 7" she says, Is
the silliest and most frequent Quest
Ion asked. She still Is single ana
glad of 1L
When she started t work 24 years
ago Miss Taylor was 15. There were
only 1650 telephones in ; Columbus
then, as compared to 45.000 today.
Chicago, Sept. 14.--One ot the hard
est fought political campaigns In the
history ot Illinois will be waged be
tween Gov. Edward Dunne, Democrat,
and former Congressman Frank O.
Lowden, Republican, nominated for
governor yesterday by the Democrat
and Republicans respectively.
Both rolled up pluralities ot about
100,000 over their nearest competitors
In the nomination race, according to
returns available today. Both aro
veteran campaigners.
Small Vote by Women.
Chicago, Sept. 14.--Less than 14
per cent of the registered women vot
ers in Chicago ballotted In the pri
mary yesterday. The small vote was
attributed to the scarcity ot offices
for which they niigvt vote.
There were about 22,000 votes of
Democratic women to 16,000 of Repub
lican women.
DORSEY CARRIES 102
: COUNTIES IN GEORGIA
Question Is to Be Discussed at
Meetings of Central Fed
erated Unions. ;
Atlanta, Ga Sept. 14. With un
official compilations o fthe vote for
governor in Tuesday's state-wide
Democratlo primaries complete today
except for one small county, Hugh M.
Dorsey had a popular vote for gov
ernor ot 106,680 or 1,841 moe than
the combined vote of the three op
ponents. He had carried 102 counties
with a convention vote ot 244.
JUDGE BOND DENIES
MOTION OF DEFENSE
Raleigh, Sept. 14. A motion ot the
defense for a continuance ot trial ot
E. S. Thomas, charged with having
attempted criminal assault on a young
woman in a Pullman at the union
station here, was denied by Judge
Bond in the Wake county superior
court today. The trial will begin to
morrow.
Stokes Farmer Happy, J. V. Mar
shall, one ot Stoke County's best
citizens and farmers, was a visitor
here today. Mr. Marshall has sold
two barns of hia new tobacco crop
that averaged him 26 cents. Although
Jils tobacco, wheat and corn yield
this year was only about half, he ia
highly pleased with the prices ot all
ot bla crops. . ;.-
WHITE MAN TO BE
TRIED FOR MURDER
Greensboro, Sept. 14. There are
several cases ot wide Interest in Gull-
ford county and the state to be trial
during the next term of Guilford crim
inal court, which opens Monday, wmi
Judrc Webb, of Shelby, presiding.
Perhaps the most important case on
the docket is that of J. A. Terry,
white, chanced with the murder of
John R. Stewart, a prominent farmer
of the county, who died as a result
of wound Inflicted byi a pistol held in
the hands of Terry on the evening
of Saturday, July 16. It will be re
membered that immediately arter
shooting Stewart, who fell In the
presence of bis wife in the yard ot
bis barn where he was attending to
som- duties, Terry returnea w nis
Lome a short distance away and there
attempted to commit suicide. The
attempt was a failure and early on
the following morning he wasbrought
to Greensboro and confined in the
county jail. 'After the preliminary
hearing before Justice of the Peace
D. H. Collins be was remanded to Jail
to await a bearing before the grand
jury. A special day will probably
be set aside for the trial of this case.
DR. McLARTY ASSISTING
IN REVIVAL SERVICES
Walkertown, Sept. 14. Dr. Mc-
Larty, of Winston-Salem, la assisting
Rev. R. E. Hunt In a series of meet
ings at Love's Church.
Dr. McLarty ia preaching some very
able sermons and tne church is filled,
for every service.
Miss Aller Crews left yesterday for
Greensboro to begin her studies at
the Normal. . .
Miss Alice Crews left yesterday for
visiting her uncle, Mr. T. A. Crews,
left yesterday for her home at North
Wllkesboro.
Mr. Loula Ashby, of Mt. Airy, is
visiting Mrs. W. N. Polndexter. .
Mr. and Mrs. J. DeShazo and daugh
ter, Miss Katherlne. of Spencer, Va.,
spent a while with Mrs. E. M. Lelgbt
Tuesday. .
Mrs. T. M. Mecum and children re
turned Saturday from several weeks'
stay with friends in the eastern part
of state.
Mr. Gaston, of Lewell, spent several
days here the guest of bis brother,
Mr. H. B. Gaston, who has charge ot
the high school here.
A party consisting of Misses Alice
Dean, Llllie Fulp, Lizzie Jones.-Lola
Dean and Stella Blair, together with
Messrs. E. W. Long and Roy Spain
hour, visited the Baptist Orphanage
at TbomasvIIle Sunday.
Mr. J. D. Waggoner has returned
from several days' stay at Radford,
Va., where be bought a car load ot
nice horses.
Mis Jennie Mecum left today to
begin her school work' at North
Wllkesboro.
Mrs.. Helm, of Winston-Salem, wa
the week-end guest of her aunt, Mrs.
E. W. Llnville.
Mr. Ard Crutch Held accidentally
shot himself Tuesday while handling
a loaded pistol. The ball went
through hi right hand and inflicted a
very painful wound. :
The friend of Mr. Rosa Ham
mock wUI be glad to learn that ah
is improving.' , 1
New York, Sept, 14. Despite
the maintenance ot regular sohed- .
ules on the subwaV and elevated
Hues of Interborough Rapid Tran-'
sit Company and restoration ot '
some service on the surface lines, :
leader: ot the striking railway
employes declared , today ' they, j
were far from being defeated.
They hinted that the danger of a
liiyntu-jviv BiriK w JHUt fab'
over. : .. .
Following a' parade and demon- '
tratlon by the striker, the ques
tion ot a sympathetic strike will;
be discussed at meetings ot the
central federated union ot Brook-
lyn and Manhattan, Strike lead
er predict that resolution favor
ing a strike among trade allied
with the street railway employes' ,
will be adopted. Whether the
strike will actually take plac'
' however, will depend on the votes '
ot the union, It is asserted.
' . Traction officials announced to
day that service on the lubway
and elevated line waa better than
normal, while service on the sur
face lines wa 25 to 40 per Cent ,
below normal.
The railway companies say it
i no longer ntcetsary for them
to hire strike-breakers, claiming
that hundred of former employe '
have returned to work. f
Ten Passenger Injured. ,
Five trolley oar crashed together
In a aerie of rear-end collisions on
Westchester avenue, in the Bronx, to
day" and. ten passengers were injured
one seriously. The accident occurred,
at the foot of a steen Incline and tha
crew, who said they wer strike-break
ere, claimed the rails had been greased,
so that the brake would not hold.
STRIPLING SEEKING
. JOB IN RICHMOND
Richmond, Sept. 14. Thomas Ed
gar Stripling, recently pardoned from
the fleorkia, nrlaon. ha coma tn Rfah.
mond to settle down, ha says. H
called today, on Chief ot Police Wer
ner and frankly told him he wa u
search of a job and would oe grateful
for any suggestion he could make.
Stripling, under the name of R. E.
Morris, waa serving a the chief ot.
police of Danville five year ago when,
he was recognised a a man who es
caped several years before from a
convict farm in Georgia. , He waa
taken back to serve out the unexpirli
term, '
JOE LONG'S SON IM
THE BRITISH ARMY
r i ,.- ft!
Janitor at High School Receive
Letter From, Boy Who Has
Been at West Point. '.
West Point is far too tame for 8yV
vester Longlane, a young Cherokee,
Indian, and a son ot Joe Long, of Jan
itorial tame, who for the pait twentyjj
years has been on the job at the Cher-,
ry street high school and at others
schools in the city. ,
Sylvester Is now an officer in then.
British army, stationed at Montreal,
Canada, where the British govern-'
ment has about ten thousand troops. '
He has been In the service of King
George for about five weeks, during
which time he has received one nrn-
motion and bids fair to be given an
other shortly, according to a letter re
ceived by hi father Wednesday.
Young Longlance was appointed to
West Point laRt March by President
Woodrow Wilson. He was then a stu
dent at St. John's Military Academy,
New York, to which school he went1
after hi graduation from Carlisle in
Pennsylvania. .
At the time of his appointment to
the military academy ot the United
States, . Leslie's Weekly carried k
striking likeness of the yoanx Indian.
Until he received hi aon's letter
Wednesday, accompanied by a Cana
dian newspaper, Joe Long, the father,
never dreamed that his eon wa any
where other than at West Point The '
young man had never informed hi'
parent that he entertained idea ot.
enlisting under the British colors, so
naturally it came pretty much aa a'
urprise to old Joe and hie wife.
But the old man is a proud father
today. He 1 taking great pride in tell
ing his numerous friend among thl
school-going fraternity of the advance-
ment accorded his son aid the pros-'
pects that the future ha In store for
him. . . . .
"We never would have let him go';
to war," said Joe this morning, "but '
it' too late now. The boy's done 1
gone."
tin., ng mui-
in the ,nrt and not
in both Roanoke and this city.