State -.play, Mave mmMi
Against the fflleged lyi
(Kinston -News 7th.) ' ;
When the special investigation of
the lynching of Joe Black had con
cluded its work yesterday" afternoon
the state had rested and the defendant
Sam Stocks and one other witness for
the defense had been heard. It was
the concensus of opinion that if the
characters of the, witnesses are not Im
peached he state has v woven a net
around some of the alleged lynchers
from which it will be hard for them
to-extricate' themselves. ' ;
Part of the testimony, especially that
of H. M. Barnesj . a detective sent to
Greene county by ; Governor Craig to
ferret out those implicated in the lynch
ing, was highly sensational, and in
volved some of the representative men
of Greene" county. Barnes' testimony
was all of the hearsay kind and some
of it secured under circumstances that
a very, particular, man might have hes
itated at, but owing to the peculiary
hard kind of evidence to get this might
be excusable. - . '
Barnes stated that . from mingling
with the people of that section for
five Hr six weeks he had learned, from
hearsay that Mr. Will GriinIej.iwelI
known and prominently Connected man
of Greene 'county, was the leader of
the mob who entered the Kinston jail
on the early morning of April 5th and
took Joe Black out and killed him
somewhere between Kinston and the
place where the negro 's dead body was
founfl later. He said that Sam Stocks
told him that he had shot Joe Black,
and that he, Barnes, had heard from
Sam Stocks and others that Frank
Rouse, Arch Frizzelle and Sam Brax
ton had also shot the negro. From a
statement - secured from an ' old ' man
Andrew -.- Jackson he had learned ; that
Ed Bowe had told Jaekson that he saw
27 automobiles leaving Snow Hill and
among the number of men in the crowd
were .Will Grimsley, Herbert Suggs,
Herman Beddard, Dan 'Braxton, Sam
. ijraxion,- x ran xtouse, uscar xiarper,
Arch Frizzelle, Boss May andvSain
Stocks. r
The - detective admitted . he carried
whiskey to the home .of the old matt
Jackson who was sick in bed and that
they drank together while Jackson
gave him a hearsay knowledge of the
lynching. Mr. Jackson and his wife
. -I til T
were put on ana corroDoraiea rsarnea
about his visit to their home and Mr.
Jackson repeated some of the things
he told -the detective. Mrs. Jackson
said she had heard Ed Bowe and ethers
talking about the lynching. She said
she did not pay any attention to the j
talk between Barnes and her husband
as she thought it "just drunken talk."
M. J. T. Dixon .furnished the spice
of comedy to the" morning session by
his categorical answers to categorical
questions. He was the " landlord of
both Black and Mr. Tyson, father of
the little girl outraged by. Black 's son.
He was at Snow HilV when the trial of
Black was started but stopped before
he was brought to Kinston that night.
He said he was notified at his home
over the phone from' Snow Hill that
Black had' been brought to Kinston
for safe keeping. Black wanted him
to stand his bond but he did not tell
Black wnether he would or not.
Mr. Dixon's testimony concluded the
morning session and when the court
reassembled in the afternoon Solicitor
Shaw announced that the state would
rest. " -- .- 1 .. -.v..
Counsel for the defendant Sam
Stocks, asked permission to confer for
a few minutes before proceeding, af
ter which they put on Mr. A. F. Moye,
2 1-2 miles of where body was': founL (oOVEBNMEOT STtTDIES GOAT
Stayed home all night the night Black
pwas
1 1 J X. .. I l l -. . ..- .
b ijmcucu, uu a, cuuci nurt in a
runaway , accident and got up several
times, to tend it. . He had known Ed
Phillips ' about ' two months - and had
ridden in Phillips' car three. times, two
of which he :had bought liuor of Ed j
was in the car last time about three
weeks ago with Ed, Cleye Loftin ami
Claude Summer ell; all were drinking
and stopped near Kinston to take a
drink. There ; was some taii : about
Joe Black but he never siid V there's
where Joe -Black was shot." ; ' - '
'Under , a most gruelling cross-examination
by ex-Solicitor Duffy, : Stocks
stuck to his story and was -at no time
rattled. ... '. '." '-'
" There were several more witnesses
for the defendant to be heard this morn
ing.J It is not- known whether the
state will, offer any more as to Sam
Stocks or not. -. -... . ;i .-' "
GRAZING OK NATIONAL- FOBEST&
, "Washington, July 6,- la connection
with the effort to introduce the.- best
methods of handling all classes of liver
stock on the National Forests, study
of the goat industry has been inaugu
rated by officials in charge who say. thai
in parts or the Southwest large numbers
of , Angora goats are "raised f; for their
MB.
NEXT
LOVING WELL : COME
-v.-;-;J v J!!;:,, WEEK; i - Y-P.;: Y
The Commonwealth is informed by
Mr. j-JJbrfleet ' Smith, 'secretary , of the
Boaird of Trade,; thai Mr, Harry W.
Loving f '5tt$Ji,& McCrary Co., At
Ianta, will jbe;iere tjfe flrst'part of next
week with a newset of plans and esti
mates for the proposed water and sew
er system. , Owing to a considerable ad
vance in the cost of material, a new es
timate is to be made as abovp stated.
DANCE AT SPRING
What .was one of the most- enjoyable
social ' events of the Spring $Iill social
season was a dance held there last
evening in the regular . danc4 hall,
A number of couples were "on: the
floor at" all times 1 andi the light fan-
tastic was- tripped until thef wee sma
hours..'-;- '? . ;
Musie-for the occasion was furnished
by the "Jesse Hedgepeth orchestra.
M&T KXTOHBT J&iSt AGAIN
QB IS VASTSSX ZXWT QUESTION
IT
Started to Make 'pUpt Speech But
, Spoke 9wc$ jSotlra -
-(By PARKER ANDERSON.)
rWashMgtaiJilfl-For the third
time sinvhe was snUnimously elected
majority leade? ofhe bouse, Claude
Kitchin demonstrated .to the house that
he - ia master of - ftks) - tariff nnt inn n
.... - , ,- -r j. .- r. I--"-
all' its phases.- Qeflgpig the 'floor tuiay
with she intention? of - making a brief
statement -withi; nraikd : to the revenue
bffl Mrtehin sellWested that body
that he spoke' for "4wo hours and 15
minutes. ; And evetyninute of the tinn
was interesting. Sl Democrats i ap
plauded ..iand vthe Jtmblicans sulked.
ow andr then a staaber attempted to
: - Second Drive . Kpiiinist. -Germans'
TREATED WOOD BLOCK FLOORING
Washington, April e.-esoted wood
blocks, already- extensively used as pav
ing material for eity streets," have been
coming into, use as flooring for the last
four or five years, according to the Fbr
est" Service. Its durability, noiseless
ness under heavy traffic, and sanitary
properties' are, its chief advantages for
paving and also give it special value
for making floors, especially for use
hap. In : 1915 over , fifty thousand aCUi ,utt in on Kitettl, but he soon toox where heavy traffic; the " moving of
the animals were ; grazed on National
Forest in six States. ' V'- T :
The goat raised in ; the! West t eei
mostly pn bfushy undergrowth, which
they are said to like even better thala
the succulent Igrass found in the same,
region. On this account, , the Forest
Service officials say . that in many places
the goats are really desirable, as they
thin out the dense -undergrowth and
allow grass to get, started. In. a , num
ber of instances, it is stated, new cat
tle range will thus be provided. ; ,
Many people think that - the forest
ers have been opposed to letting goats
range on the National Forests, but-of -ficals
say that this is not true. In some
places, jj'articularly in hardwood regions
goats damasre vounsr forest ffrowth. In
teany of the eoniierious forests of, the
West, however, this damage is slight if
the range is not overstocked and' the
animals are properly handled. Often,
it is istated, they are of real benefit' in
his seat a wis?? brf westf alien man
; fncidentiny 1., Itchin advised the ,
house that ke was n4 in sympathy with
the large appropriajijBwhich the naval
bill carries since th4enate got through.
doctoring itand "hOW his colleagues
frankly that he WQf3& not support the
bill as it new etanl - r.'.
He drew prolangidr applause from
both aides ' of ; the...i4inBe when he' ..ex
pressed the hope-thclhere would be no
actual hostilities, wiu Mexico. He said
if lit were necessatyf impend $125,000,-
000 appropriated fort"0 - Mexican, sit
uation, lit would tjjtt by a bond is
sue, .fJi . ' '. .,
Congressman Hill, Connecticut, in
terjrapted at this point to ask. if he had
definite information ij :-; the adminis
tration approves ai Wtbi issue. ' ' I never
talked to "President wiison -: about a
bwd isue--rietJ5a doesn't talk to
me much, as he ' is seeaiHigly to5busj
Mti Kite)un itiiJ
keeping down inflammable, brush and somebody-. who. tdki4 evryndr' 11
mua aiuiiig iu proiecuug lureitg i. rum i tne ir resiaeni. Ana ae generattya
Are. - , standing is that" we issue5 M it
The goats are grazed in bands of 00 1 the . Me'xiean sitnatioti . demand' A-
to 2,500, though the smaller herds are 1 expenditures of moe." ' 'jg3t&$j$jffii?
more common. Sheds are; neeessatj dur- j r Taking up. the tariff bill iteXiyQia
ing the kidding season, since the new-1 Mr. Kitchin declared that it waf ,-ajBoai-ly
born kids are aliost as helpless as J partisian measure and that all Demo-
protected from the crats would vote for it and a large
they get U "be si j number of Republicans "would-be forced
or eight weeks old it x hard to kill them to follow their lead.f He said no Re-
heavy; machinery,, or other severe use
makes jthe . maintenance of floors a se
rious problem. ; Its rather high cost is
its ehief disadvantage.
Wood block is now widely used for
flooring ' in : factories, warehouses, 1 ma
chine shops, foundries,' various types of
platfsorm, wharves, and docks, and for
such miscellaneous purposes as hotel'
kitchens, hospitals, laundries, and. slau
ghter houses, j Possibly one of the od
dest of these uses is for the floors of
wild animal cages and runaways. Not
withstanding the recent increase in the
use of wood block for these purposes,
it is believed that the growth of this
industry will be even more rapid in the
future. v Thes& floors are well liked by
the workmen because they are easy on
the feet.
Most of the bloeks for these floors
are made of southern yellow pine. Hem
lock, larch, .Douglas nr, black gum,
bjpcli and maple are also used. The
blocks are sawed from long sticks of
timber , and -are treated in huge steel
cylinders from 6 to 7 feet in diameter
and 100 feet or more in length. Creo-
j-- OAK CITY ITEMS.
-.MwLj JW,-Hine ia gpeniUng tae-wtk
in Port Norfofl'"f;.:;"'rV- '-"
Miss Beatrice Daniel returned frem
Bobersonville Sunday. - ,
N. C. Hines of Cary spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his father, J. L.
Ilines. , , .. ..
Miss Helen Everett of Robersopville
is spending some time with Misses Dare
and Beatrice Daniel.
Little Helen and- Master Clyde Hines
returned to their, home in Cary Sunday.
Mrsi J. C. Ross aftd little son Clar
ence are in Norfolk this week.
Miss Mary Hines is visiting her bro
ther in Caryv .
Miss Adelia Hyman of; Roanoke Rap-;
ids is spending a few weeks with rela
tives, here. ; ;
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Hines, Misses Liz
zie and Mae Harrell, Lila Philpot and
Clarice V Cartwright were in Tarboro
Monday night.
Miss Laura Jones of Scotland Neck
and Miss Emily Hines are spending the
week on the farm of J. W. Hines. F ;
BeW T. J- Crisp of Mildred was here
Sunday. i "' -
Tle Oak City ball team played Has
sell Jul y4th. m ;
Mrl Wilmer;' House, Misses Jefferson
House and Adalee 'Whitley were in Has
sell Tuesday'. . . - x,;1 "" ..:.V".T
Mr. Roy House formerly of this place
is ill with typhoid fever at the hos
pital in Zebulon. - v : - r :
Miss Ethel Conyers of Rocky Mount
returned home Monday
Miss Adalee Whitley of Hobgood is
the uest of Misses Pearl and Jefferson
House.
ranger put it. " publican eould ' afford-to vote against
small they are not the tariff commission 'because the Re
their ;: mothers, publican party had always stood for the
kept in a corral commission. - .. .'-"' - -
irAvent them -5iiniT. I 'Wli--" ir : m.iJF$"ti VHa !"RAmihliA.n
iSgk :td ;ahowxhs tplaiatSTP&-avrfifeUJ
with a club, as one
When the kids are
allowed to run witl
Sometimes they are!
just high nojh to
nannies to jump in. I Often each kid is I when . the Underwood bill was under
tied out to a. stake and the mother consideration "you"" offered" a ; motion . to
comes in during the day so that the kid J recommit with -instructional that hoth
can have its dinner.) ing be done with the tariff ;un til a tariff
When grown goats lhave considerably j commission, had reported..' ? W
more aglity and courage than sheep and He caused laughter when he said, " I
fight off coyotes and other predatory must confess until about two or three
animals. 1 months ago the- Democratic -party, so
Most of the" goats are raised for their far .as my learning- and information
hair which brings from 20 to 50 cents went, was Opposed to it."
a pound, according as fashion dictates He chided both the Democrats and
that mohair and alpaca is or is not to, Republicans for making it necessary to
be worn. The average cut of "hair is appropriate such large sums of money
Baid to be about 2 pounds per ani-" and charged that the ''preparedness"
mal. i. 1 cry which many of them had advocated
Unlike sheep, whieh can go long per-1 was responsible lot their present ; pre
iods without water, the goats must have j dicament.
water frequently and their range has to "When you holler. preparedness,' he
be 'planned with this in mind. The saidjT" when? you begin to -shout -eup
herding, it is said, has been considered I heism, there is no prospect of reducing
a lazy man's job. In the past the ani- a single dollar of appropriation in a sin-
mals have been given little attention gle bill that comes from a naval com-
and some owners still follow the old j mittee or a military committee on the
plan. j legislation ommitteear either from, the
Under new methods whieh are being I house or senate. "
tried, the herders must take more care
with their flocks.! The goats are not ELECTRICITY "AIDS IN BUILDING,
allowed to spend more than one night Electric power ia being used more ex-
in succession at any camp, and -are j tensively each year, in building opera-
handled in such a way that all the range tions to drive concrete -mixers, air eom-
is used, buf not over-grased. Officials pre8sors, hoists, ete.
cote oil "iTun into the cylinders and
"tesaure is then applied to force it,into
the wood. .The oil is a product obtain
ed in the manufacture of coke from
coal and. it- purpose is .to prevent de
cay of the wood, and also to prevent
shrinking and swelling of the floor af ter
is is laid.
The blocks are laid with the grain
vertical, so that the most wear-resist
ant surf aee is exposed, and usually on a
concrete ..foundation. The. joints - or
ed with hot paving pitch' or asphalt
which binds the many separate pieces
into one continuous surfaee. According
to the experts, .the eost of creosoted
wood-block .floors averages about $1.50
per square yard for the blocks alone
and about $2.40 per square yard for the
completed floor.
For best results these floors should be
laid under competent supervision, for
unless certain fundamental rules are
followed trouble is liable to" ensue. Most
of the, trouble is eaused by the swell
ing or the shrinking of the wood, due
to changes in content of moisture, dif
ficulties which may be guarded against,
however, by carefully following ' the
most approved methods.
who are watching the experiments say
that the approved methods will doubt
less enable the owners to derive great
er profits from their herds and make it
TOMwihle to better conditions - of the
range. -.-
Miss Gladys Cherry of Speed is yis-
and the defendant. Mr. Move was in itine the Misses House this week
the court' house the day Joe Black was Mr. Ermon Edmondson of Hobgood
to have had a trial for his part in his I was in town Tuesday
son 's crime and threats : to Tyson. He
said the trial was continued because . JTJBOBS DBAWN.
Black played off crazy. He heard peo-1 At a meeting of the county eommis-
ple say Black was "putting on but j doners at Halifax Monday the follow -
The main reason for."-: this - growing
popularity is simply that electric, drive
is more economical u sooeuieui.4,uH
steam, provided, of course, electric cur
rent is available, aC it usually is in the
neighborhood of built-up communities,
One man onlv is reauired to handle a
.Rome, July 4, 8 p. m., via Paris, July motor-driven machine, and he need not
5. The eruption of Stromboli has, be- afl experienced enirineer, as many
r of lava is spread- w'orkmenvean to handle a motor
come serious The flow
ine to the sparse - eoast
settlements,
in a short time.. A.' single handle con-
heard no one talk of lynching. 'He saw iBg'jnrore were dTawn for the August
about T.5 strange men in Snow Hill at term ?f Superior Court: First week
1 r,A ata of. nitrlit hpfcrr? five n Vn.v t ' W "M"o.1rv. O. T.'Bryant, J.
i. ... '-1 . i ' v ' ' w Vlttl .
or six automobiles pass over the bridge Davis, J. T. Bobbitt, W. L. Furger-,
towards Kinston, to . which he learned mnyf, R. Hodges, N. M. Harriman, J.
about 9 'o'clock Joe Black' had been jones, W. E. Fleming, H. V. Bounds,
taken by Sheriff Williams. He sus g w -Hale , G. B. Pendleton, T. B.
pelted they were on their Way to get Wheeler, Sam Crawley, Richard Pettit,
Black. $ Saf Black next day after he w. J. Davis, E. Clark, Jr I- Anders
was lynched and . examined the body. j L. Morris, B. P.' Bradley, Exum
Found several places where it looked Matthews, W. S. Brown, Ll 0. Dickens,
like bullets had entered his body and ft. c.5 Sale, W, H. Arrington, Joe wooa.
two bruises on the f acel There, was q; ?L. j Birdsong, B. F Moore W. H
cuts on the negro's body; he said. ' Bradley, J. B. Pearce, J.E.;, Maeklin
Sam Stocks took the stand . in his A Mediin j. p. Cbichester J . E. Ed
own behalf and wnen ne leu cvbijf jwads, Henry Jenkins.
one believed that he is. either a touch - , wnVT, t. ' Walston. J. " H.
smarter man , than he has been eon- j' c. Ev Carter, W. A. Wileox,
pidered or' that he was telling the Q R Bell, E.' E. Wollett, Ernest Bain,
truth. He' denied even knowing De- Whitehead, ' E. P.' Weeks, Walter
tective Barnes and never saw him be: B Cartg j. Shell, tC. B-Emry, It
fore yesterday of his knowledge. Said . Dicken- p. Glover, C JJick
he never owned, . pistol in hie life and. ena b. p. WUey, D.' D." Ke?er' HllKn
naan i - bvm -
First he knew f Joe Black's being
lynehed was about '9 o 'clock the morn
ing his body was found when some of,
the people passing where.be wm tlow
ing in ii.-fwa?urj tM&iza
burning and destroying houses and th trols all operattonsjstar ting, stopping,
reversing and changing the speed. There
are no "stand-by losses, either. 4The mo
tor uses power, only when actually ruu
ning and when ft-'rest involves no ex
pense whateveK'," Haying "no boiler; the
population is fleeing to the sea and tak
ring refuge on relief ships sent f rom Mes!-
sina. xTelenhonie . communication with
Messina has been interrupted."
There are many signs of seismic dis
turbances throughout Italy. The heat maenine i v lighter , and more compact
has been; intense, for the past two days.
Earth shocks) oecured this morning at
Acona, Riminli, Belvidere, Marettino and
other, Adriatic districts, but no loss of
if e has beenW reported.
&E137XLINO .BO AD.
The county rihad force " under - the
te cematerj:' road on the northern
tf. towhi. This road which was
id-elayed . Koine years ago has been
o fox the bcLt roads in this section un
fewfiiclhths ago and Snpt.vDick
(emft' exiwcmuiir to; put it in m jrooa
- a 1 -
shaw as it eVer was.
ena,
Johnson.
" WeWk goeHght'on working when
it goes on a
rtrike; thna it ge the
t .1
SWEET PjoTATOES ALBBADY.
Archie Talor,t a prominent "eolorefl
farmer liviiid in this section called on
us thM. mornihg and left:a bag 0 fgood
i7Po sreei potatoes that were planted
on U ISth, Jr.fMay.. ' -
Tli Is thej first offering of. thO kind
that nc Cortimoiwealth "has received
in 90.4 time and wa . urn
!. ' I - . -7-
1
than a steam driven machine, and hence
is more readily "nioyed and placed in po
sition.! On account of its compactness,
0 motor-driven ; hoist ; may, - be i ylaced
where it will not interfere with . traf
fic f The absenee' of fire and sparks
makes it safe even though it is' crow
ded under the scaffolding. Cables lo
cated overhead out of the, way take the
place of awkward, leaking ' pipes, and
there is no freezing m.eold weather,
While the cost of-living may be go
ing "up, electric light costs less ; than
ever before. 1 " t -
: In 1899 one eandle-poVer-of leetrie
illumination eonsumed four watts ;of
electricity and cost 18 cents per thon
sand wattsv which , today one candle-
power or illumination, using the .Majs-
. . .. .11. M
da lamp, consumes w. one wan 04 woe
trieitv and eoste but T cents, per thou-
nd watts. In Other words, me iirum-
ination that, formerly eost 72 cents now
Mats but 7 cents: that is, you get P
proximately te-tieeYhe illumination
today for the-aamo jponey.that ,waa ob-
BOY BEANS.
Most planters with whom I have talk
ed regarding Soy Beans, claim that a
crop ean be made if they are pl-ntd
before July 10th, and I thought "it a
good idea to write this letter sugg63t
ing an active campaign by eaeh mana
ger in. his local territory, in an effort to
induce farmers . to start planting soy
beans this year, even though in a small
way. The results wUl interest them
and they will plant" more largely an
other season. .
" The , development of this production
will be of immense value to the oil mill
industry. If we can secure a tonnage
of soy. beans to work in connection with
cotton aeed, the oil mills will be bene
fitted to an incalcuable extent, by hav
ing the length, of their season increas
ed and overhead charges reduced pro
portionately .r? ;r
It appears that soy beans are practi
eally about as good a' raw product of
crush as cotton seed, and I believe that
we should 4o; everything: in our power
to-' help the, development of soy beans.
Unquestionably the boll weevil is mak
ing -his way; towards us, .and when he
does arrive, if we can judge by the de
creased production of cotton .in. Louis-
ana we ,have 'ome conception of what
our lot will be. The soy bean may
prove to be our salvation.
I am just . in -receipt of a letter rrora
one of thfr large refiners seeking infor
mation regording soy ;bean , oil, i and
states that they expected to handle a
As a matter of information, I beg to
adise that Soy Bean Harvesters are
manufactured by I 8. Gordon and Geo.
E.- Pritchard, Elizabeth City.YN. C. I
understand their prices range from $90,
to100.00, f. o. b. There is also a. new
LHarvestor now being manufactured by
Mr. B. L. Spikes, Farmville, N.C whieh
r understand' is very satisfactory be'
jeause 'of aa'attaehmcnt that .blows the
husks and other refuse back -into the
fields and leaves, the beans thoroughly
Cleaned. :. This machine eelhr fpr $159.-
flO., -withont- jther cleaner? $125.00,.
. Soy, Bean acreage, in Pitt county has
increased wonderfully this year .y and.
they are still planting. 1
H. M. wHITclr
CHAPEL HILL LETTEB.
Chapel Hill, N. C, July C The Ex
tension' Bureau of the University has
just issued a new 30 page bulletin which
discusses fully Country Life Institutes,
and gives helpful working programs; It
outlines - subjects, indicates available
speakers, and names bulletins and books
for (1) "A Country Church and Sunday
School Day," (2) "A Rural Work and
Wealthy Day, " (3) " A Country School
Day," (4) "A Country Health Day,"
(5) "A Rural Recreation Day, ' ' (6)
"A Rural Organization Day, ' ' (7) "A
Sunday program devoted to the church
and community service. ,'
This bulletin makes it possible for
any community to hold its Country Life
Institute; - that is, wherever : there is
alert leadership and sufficient fellow
ship. .The suggestion came to the Uni
versity" in the spring from Bev. ,T. S.
Coble Of Mocksville. , Early last May
a conference of Ministers of the vari
ous denominations in the state was held
in Chapel Hill, with the purpose of dis- j
cussing these country life institutes and j
the part the country minister and the
country church should take in direct
ing these. At that time a committee
was appointed, consisting of represen
tatives of all the churches to outline
such subjects as might be discussed pro
fitably, in these institutes, to suggest
suitable speakers to assist in the work,
and draw up a list of helpful books.
The above bulletin is the result of these
efforts. 2 . ' :
Chapel Hill will hold its own in coun
try life institute this week. In this it
follows elosely the plans laid down in
the bulletin. Some of the best religious
and social workers in the" state have
been secured to work on the program,
as well as experts in various problems
pertaining to country life work and. aCf
tivities. The Institut e convenes on
Wednesday and continues through the
following Sunday, Wednesdayiwill " be
spent in discussing problems '-"' ot the
country church and Sunday school. Rev.
M Amettc of Mebane Rev. T. S. Co-
eJIStollavl
Hertford, Mr. J. M. Broughton. Jr., Ra
leigh, Prof. E. L. Middleton, Raleigh,
and Dr. Archibald Johnson,"1. Thomas
ville, will appear on the program for
this day. The other daya have meet
ings planned of equal importance with
interest. Dr. Edgar J. Banks, noted
explorer, will give illustrated lectures
on -the first three evenings of the In:
stitute.
Chapel Hill's celebration of the 4th,
of July is a noteworthy contribution to
North Carolina state history. Some
of the scenes given in th pageant are:
"The Boyhood of Sir Walter Ra
leigh, " by students of Meredith Col
lege; "Ralph Lane and His Compani-
Trinity and Louisburg Colleges; "The
Baptism of Virginia Dare," St. Mary's
and Salem College; "Durant Buys land
from Kilcokanen," Wake Forest; "A
London, July . The great great of
fensive of the allies on th fliunna A.
,
signed to drive the - Germans ' from
France,-has entered into its second "
phase. The sixth day of the battle was
marked by a realignment of forces by '
both sides in preparation For the great.
er clash whieh is to come. Territorial
changes during the day were of minor
importance, although the i jhting was
sharp, and determined at many points.
of the line.1
'The first rush through the -shell-swept
German line at an end, the Bri
tish and French are already reported
preparing to re-enact the operation
whieh enabled them to 'sweep forward
to within two and one-half miles of the
German key position of Peronne.
. The big guns are .being brought up
across the conquered territory for re
newed , preparatory bombardments -against
the German second and third
lines, and on their part the Germans, .
who have already eounter-attaeked at
many points, are reported tonight to
be preparing for a tremendous counter
offensive all along the 23 miles of
front from couth of the Somme to Gor.i
mecourt. The kaiser is reported, un
officially, to have arrived at Cabral.
Desperately sharp fighting took place
today south of the Somme where the
French ! front makes its nearest ap
proach to Perrone. Here the Germans
were particularly active in counter
attacks and succeeded in reaching two
small positions north of the village ef
Hem, while the French made some pro
gress to the north of the town.
Other strong German attacks direct
ed from Burney en Santerre againift the
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en Santree, were repulsed, according
to an official statement issued tonight
by the wat office at Paris. The Ger
man losses are said to have been heavy.
There was great activity all along
the. British front, the heaviest firing
taking plaee before Thieppal. 'From
the official reports it would seem that
thfefightu!,? werc;wa .ajt. a draw-.-The
town, but the Germans claim that this
is offset by the-progress of their counter-attacks
in nearby sectors. ,
The JVench vwir office reported to
day that' so far ? in the attack their
troops have captured nearly 80 ean
non and several hundred machine guns.
The prisoners taken by the Freneh and
British number about 16,000.
Bussians Cutting Off Austrlans
London, July 6. Penetrating the
AustrOHtingarian line at Delatyn, to
the west of Kolomea, the Russians' have
succeeded in cutting one of the main
railways -between Galicai and Hun
gary. The Austrians depend largely
upon the line to supply their armies
at Stanislaus and before Carnoval.
The severing of the railroad is re
garded as a severe - blow , to General
von Bothmer and may force his with-
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tion " University and State Normal '
students; " ine marriage ox nugn nun
Mary Haynes, 1757," Greensboro Col
lege for Women and Littleton; "The
Battle of Moore's Creek, 1770," Flora
McDonald College; "A Brave Carolin
ian and a Generous Britisher," Peace
and Davidson College; " An Early Quar
rel with Virginia," Elon and Oxford
Colleges.
The attendance upon the Summer
School has continued to grow until now
1,030 students are enrolled here doing
work for the summer in the university.
978 of these are normal and college stu
dents. Scotland Neck students here in
summer school: '" '.'
Annie Moore Cherry, Ruby Lee Dar
den, Irene White, Andrew F. Leighton,
Robert Madry.
statement the Aus
trians admit the penetration of their
line at Delatyn and state that ' they
have retired to a front west of Sad
zadka. Petrograd reports a Teutonic force
overwhelmed on the right bank of the
Dniester and five thousand .prisoners
made by the czar's troops. Announce
ment is also made of the capture of
five tousand Germans at other pointe
on the eastern front. .
Another important development of
the day's fighting was the advance ef
the Russians at Baranivichi, where they
brought their heavy guns within strik
ing distance of important railway junc
tions.
MLSS SHIELDS ENTERTAINS.
One of the most enjoyable social
events of the season was the reception
given by Miss Mary Shields at her
home" on west 11th, street in' honor of
her house guests Miss Madalene 'Higgs,
of Greenville, and Miss. Rozena "Vance,
of WinstonSalem. ( The guests were
met at the door from whence they were
conducted to the receiving lin in which
were Misses Mary Shields, Rozena
Vance, -Marguerite" Higgs, Madeline
Higgs and Mr. William Edwards.
Immediately following this the 'guests
were ushered into the west parlor where
Miss Mary ' Tillery served delicious
punch. - .. - '
The Jawn whioh was attractively de
corated with Japanese lanterns was the
seene of the most enjoyable part of the
evenings program and it was here that
the guests drew for peanuts whieh con
tained the fortunes of each of them.
Following the drawingof prizes the
guests were requested1 to draw -for part
ners for a guessing contest Four eon
pl mkde perfect ecotes aad the prize
a handsome box of eandy was won af
ter drawing straws by Mr. John Tillery
aad Hhw Ernestine Rasberry.
Italians Take Two Towns.
Rome, July 6. The Italian war of
fice announced today -that the Austro
Hungarians have evacuated Massif and
Prima Lunetta in the Pampelle valley.
1 STOLE PISTOL.
Wednesday morning Fred White, a
young colored boy, went into the Josey
Hardware Co., ostensibly to purchase a
pistol, and while a salesman was show
z v.: - .nmVur of the different
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sizes and makes, Fred grabbed a 22
calibre Colt and left on the run.
Chief Gray was notified and the ne
gro was arrested and given a hearing
before Mayor Shields this morning and
placed under a three hundred dollar
bond to ."appear at the next term of
Halifax Superior Court.
After an effort, Fred was not able
to raise the cash and he was removed
to jail this afternoon.
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: OBOTTND BBOKEN.
, Ground for the new Baptist church
that is to be built on the corner of
Church and llth streets was broken ,
yesterday and a,large foree of work
mcn are husy preparing the site for, the
masons who will arrive as soon as
enough ground has been ; cleared fer
Hem to begin work. ' "
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