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- . , " ' -. . - V - y TEE OMMOMWE ALTH " VOLUME xxxm, ALL IS READY FOR THE GREAT RAILWAY STRIKE the STRIKE Order, fixing DATE FOR LABOR DAY. Sirs and Brothers: This is to advise that the vote of the em ployes in train and engine ser vice on the tlght-heur-day and time and r hrtif far 6vfef time proposition Was overwhelmingly In favor a strike. Notwithstanding this, your representatives have been unable to effect a satisfactory settle ment and Strike Under the laws 6f the respective organiza tions becomes effective on Sept. 4, 1916, at 7 a. m. Impart this information to those interested will understand that tbey nrp to promptly Obey. -.. "Washington, Ant 28. President Wilson tonight definitely deeded to go before Congress in perBBn tomorrow or Wednesday tS recommend legislation .limed to avert the threatened nation wide railroad strike, or to stop it, if it conic before Congress can act. He worked until late tonight on his mes enge, in which he will tell members of the Behate and House of the nego tiations to date and lay before them a definite legislative program. Decides After Conference The President reached this conclusion after conferences tit the White House with the committee of eight railroad presidents and the four brotherhood heads on a new proposal for settlement of differences suggested by the execu tives, and after a prolonged discussion of the situation at the eapitol with the members of the Democratic, steering committee of the Senate. The proposition "of the railroad ex ecutives was that an investigation of all issues be conducted by a commission to be named by the President the in vestigation to last for a period of three or four months n6 acibn t6t be taken ty either side in the meantime and at the conclusion of the inquiry the situ ation to be what it now is, the employes having the choice of cither .arbitration or striking. The brotherhood heads promised a reply tomorrow morning and there was every indication it would be unfavorable. Asks Stop of Strike Order. When the railroad brotherhood head? went to the White House tonight the president not only laid before them the plan of the executives but strongly urged the withdrawal of a tentative strike order sent out yesterday subjee to release, calling for a walk-out of 400,000 brotherhood members at 7 a. m. Labor Day, September 4. Thi re quest was flatly refused, the leaders saying only the committee of 640 which left Washington yesterday had power to recall the order. Copies of the strike order were brought to the President's attention after they had gotten into the posses sion of the railroad executives. It had been known that the members of the committee of 640 carried home with them a tentative order, but no one out- Eide of the brotherhood councils had suspected that a date had been set and the President is said to have been greatly perturbed by the information After the refusal to withdraw the or der he communicated with thu railroad presidm0 lasted until late in the night. In spite of the apparent filial failnra of his efforts to bring the two sides to- grtliPr the president was rrpr i i!ti! t . light as bing still !;opefu c .-.itn. a strike. To Prevent Strike At Any Cost. Although on the surrace a nv.'wn wide railroad strike was neai? tonight than it has ever been, confidence was expressed in afficial quarters that the steps under contemplation wouic1 have the effect of preventing the walk-out The President realizing the disaster which would come to the country if the railroads tied up, was said to be do termined to rJrevent a strike at any cost. In his conferences wif.h the ex ecutives ho strongly urged that th change their hitherto unyielding atti tude and when he saw the employees h declared that all suggestion from the executives should be given mort careftf consideration. Final arrangements for the appearance of the President before Congress were not completed tonight but h discussed the question fully witl the Democratic steering commitee of the Senate and they agreed with him that he should address a joint session The time of his appearance depends We have received notice from ths Agricultural and Mechanical College at Raleigh that this county i entitled to one scholarship amounting to freo tuition for four years. This.is an op portunity for some - :smart', .ambitions boy. Particulars can be had by writ ing. to the CoUege. ' - 1 i . . ,J .s t LATEST PHOTOGRAPH OF CONGRESS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO QUIT. Threatened Railroad Strike Has Made Time of Adjournment Uncertain. Washington, August 27. Plans for adjournment of Congress next Friday are not maturing as rapidly nor as cer tainly as majority leaders co-operating with minority ehieftains had contem plated. The crises in the railroad situ- aticn is the : inal obstacle encoun tered at the eleventh hour, and no one tonight would predict what might hap pen or when the long and arduous ses sion would end. Well-laid plans for adjournment at the end of the week were in progres esterday when President Wilson's visit to the eapitol to talk over plans for legislation which the threatened rail road strike might demand, disturbed all calculations. The Senate has begun the final drive on the emergency revenue bill and will continue consideration of amendments who are opposed to various features of the bill proposing amendments. Senator Underwood will make another protest against the proposed increased tariff on dyestuffs. Senator Phelan of California, wants amendment to the wine tax and Senator Overman, of North Carolina, will lead a revolt against the proposal to tax manufac turers of all materials entering into munitions of war five percent on their net profits. He will propose to exempt all agricultural products from this tax, his amendment being designed to pre vent taxation of cotton which enters into explosives. . When amendments have been disposed of the Senate will lay aside the revenue bill long enough to pass the general defficieney appropriation bill as soon as it comes from the House Tuesday or Wednesdav. With the last of the appro priations out of the way and conference reports completed Administration lead ers hope to pass the revenue bill; to de feat motion that will be made to take up the corrupt peartices an l immigra tion bills and then to adjourn. Senator j Owen will struggle to end for action on corrupt practices and Senator Smith of South Carolina threatens to can up immigration again. ' So far as known tonight the only legislation that may be pressed affecting the railroad, situation is the bill to en large the Interstate Commerce Com mission from seven to nine members. House leaders are going ahead with the completion of their program. With a quorum of members in town the House will meet; Tuesday and act on the de ficiency appropriation bill. It will fol low this ivith action on the amended shipping bill which has been held up because of" the lack of a quorum. Then it will await the Senate revenue bill amendments' and whatever the railroad crises niay have in store. All thought f o passing-a" joint resolution for. ad journ . It Iff 5 Jfllf JL i 1 A Family Newspaper: For the Promotion SCOTLAND PRESIDENT WILSON ment on a definite had has been aban doned until the clouded legislative at mosphere has cleared. JITNEY SERIOUS RIVAL TO SAN JUAN CAR LINE Cheap Fare Automobile Carries Over 3,000 Passengers Daily, Causing Loss $34,000 This Year.. San Juan, Porto Ric o, Aug. 27. The jitney automobile is carrying more than 3,000 passengers a day hers electric street railway system, accord ing to a statement made by O. M. Sewell, General Manager of the Por Company, who asserts that the com pany's loss since January 1 has amounted to $;!4,000. Reports prepared by the company show that since the jitney first mads there have been from 35 to 183 in daily operation. None of the jitney owners operating ca,rs before Janu ary 1 now have their cars in service, it is asserted, and all have lost money, is the contention of the street railway company. Gasoline was nineteen cents per gallon when the jitney first ap peared, now it is 26 cents per gallon. TO BURN OLD WARSHIP. Receiving Ship Franklin Condemned an Unfit for Service. Norfolk, Va., Aug. 27. Condemned as unfit for service as even a station ship the receiving ship Franklin start ed on its last voyage today when a tug started to towing it to Eastport, Me., where the hull will be burned on the beach to allow the purchasers to get the copped rivets and sheeting from its timbers. For many years the Franklin, which was built between 1855 and 1865, has been used as a receiving ship at the St., Helena naval training station. The hull began to leak several months ago and was sold. For a-time it was re ported the old hull would be used as a barge. DIAMOND LIES ON GROUND UNNOTICED FOR TWO DAYS, Washington, Aug. 27. After lying at Glen Echo park for two days shin ing up into the faces of thousands cf pleasure seekers who passed it by each night, a $700 diamond, lost at the Park Thursday night, was found early yester day morning by a special officer on the grounds. The employes of the park Tnade a fruitless search for the big white stone of three karats on Friday. That night after the crowds had gone, the search was renewed with searchlights. The diamond was lost by a, lady who went into the park Thursda night in the company of Dr. Norman Glover, of Wardsmans Courts. In reporting the loss to the local police, Dr. Glover said the Mtnnn foil from its . setting in a - , ring. ; of Social, Agricultural RECK, Hi ,C, TUESDAY, AUGUST RUMANIA JOINS ENTENTE; ITALY TELLS GERMANY Paris, Aug. 28, 11:10 a. m. Ru mania declared war ' against Austria Hangry last night, says a Havas despatch - from Berne, Switzerland, which declares that the Wolff Agency at Berlin made the official announce ment. ;-" The decision to enter the war was reached ;;at a meeting of the crown council 3ied at Bucharest yesterday from Geneva. RUMANIANS JN FIRST CLASH WITH TEUTONS. BerIH fAtag. 28, via London. Fighting has begun between Ruman ian and Teutonic troops on the Tran sylvania frontier, the official an nouncement pf today indicates. The statement says Rumanians have been taken prisoners. London, Aug. 28, 2,:47 p. ' m. Ger many probatyy will declare war on Rumania Twjthin 24 hours, after which Turkey and Bulgari.-i are ex pected to do likewise, according to a dispatch,;, from the Hague to the ExchangevJTelegraph Company. The despatch from the Hague says the German - federal council met this morning on receipt of th-3 news oj. Rumania 's ; declaration of war against Austria. ' RUMANIAN LEGATION GUARDED The Rumanian legation in Berliji is being guarded by the police, these advices say, . as stones were thrown through . the windows of the Italian embassV in Serlin yesterday. a later message rrom tne same source says word has been receieved from Berlin 'that the German govern ment will hand his passports to the Rumanian minister today. RUMANIAN DECLARATION OF WAR FORMALLY PRE- SENTED. : . Amsterdam,. Aug. 28, via London The note - declaring that Rumania , from .1' It 'clock - Sunday evening! ' con sidercd itself in a jstate of war;?with Austria-Hungary was presented to the Austro-Iiungarian rorcign min ister last night by the Rumanian minister at Vienna, who personally visited the ministry of f ore:. n affairs, according to a despatch received here today from the Austrian capital. GERMANY ANIJ ITALY FORMALLY AT WAR. Rome, August 28. Germany and Italy are at last at war. Italy has ended the anomalous sitin.ion that has existed for months by declaring that from today she considers herself the enemy of her former ally ITALY 'S ACTION DECLARED AN EMPTY GESTURE. Berlin, August 28, 4 a. m , via Lon don Virtually all the morning pa pers with the notable exception of tht Vorwaerte comment on Italy's declara tion of war against Germany. The Deutsche Tages Zeitung declares that interest in such a declaration al ways has been exceptionally small in Germany rand now, without question, will continue So. T:ie Morgenpost cells Italy 's action an empty gesture intended to appeal heroic but actually tragic-con? ical and to be received with a different shrug of the shoulders. The Kreuz Zeitung rays "lt.ily fina" ly has given way to the pressure of its master " The Post sos oply another evidence of Italy 's ' ' bla -kmai $ politi ;s. ' ITALY'S DECLARATION OF WAli A SURPRISE Although Italy's declaration of war against Germany was absolutely un heralded and came as a complete sur prise, it failed to cause tho slightest ripple of excitement in Berlin. The announcement was made public yester day afternoon in the customary extra editions of the Sunday newspapers, which gave the official war -'epcrts. Idl"! crowds read the declaration undemon stratively. The official Norddeeutsche Allgeme me Zeitung sou-ids th keynote of press comment, taking the position that. It aly 's formal declaration of war will have but little effect in view of exist ing conditions. HOPED RUMANIA WOULD RE MAIN NEUTRAL All the editorial were written prior to the receipt of information regarding Rumania's declaration of war on Aus tria-Hungary, and almost vithout ex ception the newspapers expressed the hone that Italy 's action would . not force into the conflict. The Tageblatt says: - ' ' We have waited for this declara tion of war without. impatience or un rest, with the same apathy with which one awaits a thunderstorm that is visi ble in the sky. Our umbrella has long been raised. In Italy the declaration may be regarded as a great deed, and nwiy.be accompanied with the usual d monstration. In Germany it leaves the public ice cold." SAYS ITALY IS NO LONGER INDE- ': : ' PENDENT. - ' - The Lokal Anzieger says the declara and Commercial Interests of the 29, 1916. READ IT FIRST IN THIS PAPER GRADED SCHOOL WILL OPEN ON SEPTEMBER 14 The 1916-1917 term-of the Scotland Neck graded schools will commence Thursday morning, September 14, at 9:00 o'clock. This announcement was made yesterday by Mr. J. L. Josey. chairman of the school board, who said the new superintendent, Mr. E D. Jen kins of China Grove, N. C, was ex pected most any day. This term is expected to eclipse all former sessions of the local school in regards to attendance and work accom plished. No pains have been spared to secure the best teaching talent possi ble, and it is doubtful if there is a town anywhere in this section which can show as many teachers ft the en rollment. The following perjons com- posp the teachers: First Grade Miss Elinor Smith of Scotland Neck. Second Grade Mis Ella Mae Miller of Wilkesboro. Third Grade Miss Louise Josey of Scotland Neck. Fourth" Grade Miss Eva Moore of. Scotland Neck. Fifth Grade Misa Lois Thompson of McDonald. Sixth Grade Miss Mary , White of. Scotland Neck. Seventh Grade Miss Helen Hilliard of Scotland Neck. Eighth Grade Miss Julia l iyant of Rocky Mount. Ninth Grade Miss Virginia Legged cf Scotland Neck. Tenth and Eleventh Grades Miss Ethel Thomas of Lenoir. Miss Thomas is principal of the school again this year. and the two last named ladier will . .ive wor,i in the tenth and eleventh grades. Parents are urged to have their chil dren at the school house on Thursday morning, so that they may be properly assigned and get a lst ot the books re quired. Actual work will begin on the following Monday, j - tion is not a voluntary act but. a sign to the world that Italy stands no long-' er as an independent power, but rather as a vassal of her stronger allies. The view that Italy's action is not entirely voluntary' is expressed also by the Vossiche Zeitung, which character izes Italy as a tool of the entente pow ers. This newspaper expresses the hope Rumania will regard Italy as a horrible example, not to bo followed. IS FOURTEENTH NATION TO JOIN IN WAR. Bucharest despatches received yes terday stated that King Ferdinand of Rumania had convened a conference of representatives of all the political par ties, former premiers, former presidents of the legislative chambers, ministers and government representatives, with the idea of ascertaining the views of all sections of public opinion. Rumania becomes the fourteenth na tion to join in the war. Her interven tion either on the side of the allies or the central powers has been awaited with symptoms of concern by both since the beginning of the great conflict. NEW GATEWAY FOR RUSSIA This is due not entirely to Rumania 's military strength but also to the stra tegic advantage of her geographic posi tion and the fact that her entry into the struggle opens to the Russian army a gateway through Rumania to attack the Bulgarians from the north, while the allied army having its base at Sa loniki attacks them and their German allies 'from the south. Nevertheless, Rumania's military strength is by no means inconsiderable. The country has a population of 6,800,000 and her army has been estimated at 580,000. It often has been described as one of the most thoroughly equipped and disciplined armies in Europe, but recent informa tion from Bucharest has thrown some doubt upon its quality. Lately it has been stated that Rumanian officers arc ill-trained and undisciplined, that Ru mania has no heavy artillery and that its flying service is inferrior. Some advocates of Rumania 's participation in the war have asserted that she could mobilize as many .as one million men. The mobilization of her army has been in progress for months and a few days ago was reported tp be complete. RUMANIA'S MOTIVE. The motive which prompts Rumania to enter the war is the satisfaction f her "national aspirations," described by Take Jonescu, the Rumanian liberal leader as the "policy of national in stinet. ' ' Concisely, this means national expansion. In the southern half of Bukowina the Aust'ian crowi. land, tho Rumanians are the dominant race. The mass of the people of Eastern Transyl vania, a part of Hungary, is Rumania" by race and language. It is said 4, 000,000 Rumanians live in Transylvania. Rumania has been - credited with a long cherished ambition to annex thes? provinces and at the same time ' ' liber ate" the Rumanians now under Aus trian domination. Recently it was re ported Russia had offered Czernowitz to Rumania as a reward if she would - unite with the entente. People MACEDONIAN CAMPAIGN NOW HOLDS ATTENTION Bulgarians Are Exceedingly Active. But Berlin and Paris Disagree as to Results. Germany and Italy are at last at war. Italy has ended the anomalous situation that has existed for months by declar ing that from Monday she considers herself the enemy of her former ally. Heavy fighting continues between hee entente and Teutonic allies in the Ma cedonian theater from the region of Lake Ochrida eastward to Ration in the Aegean, but with results beclouded by diverging statements of Berlin and Paris. Berlin reports that Bulgarian forces operating to the west of Lake Ochrida' have captured Malik in Albania, and that along the Struma Kins Ferdi-i nand's men are approaching the mouth of the river. Paris admits the Bulga rians have taken all except one of the forts at Kavala, on the Aegean, but says the newly acquiied positions have come under the fire of British warships. Paris says also that along the Struma French artilj -ry is bombarding the en- my, while west of the Vardar and near Lake Ostrovo the Serbs have put down vigorous attacks by the Bulgarians. Despite bad weather there has been considerable fighting and a renewal of mine warfare along the British front in France. London reports the capture of 200 yards of a German trench Saturday night north of Bazentin-le-Petit and a further gain northwest of Ginchy. Ber lin says that British attackr Saturday south of Thiepval, northwest of Poz- ieres and north of Bazen-le-Petit, were without success. Paris records only the rpulsee of Gor man attacks along the line hald by the French. These attacks were especially violent in the Vaux-Chapitre wood of the Verdun sector, in Loraine and in the Apremont forest. The Russians, for sometime inactive in the Riga region, again has started an offensive. However, their efforts to cross the Dvina river southeast of Riga and also near Friedrichstadt failed, ac cording to Berlin. On the remainder of the Russian front no important fight ing has been reported. In the Carpa thians Petrograd chornicles a fresh ad vance at Koverla near the Hungarian border. In the Caucasus region Petrograd re ports a Russian success over the Turks along the Masladarasi river. Hard fighting is in progress near Diarbekr, between the Russians and Ottomans. Infantry fighting on the Isonzo front is at a standstill but the Austrians are heavily bombarding Italian positions along the river and at Vallone. In the Carnic Alps the Italians have taken several Austrian postions and on the Trentino front the Austrians are vig orously shelling the Italians. BANDITS CAPTURE TOWN. Chihuahua City, Mex., Aug. 27. 300 Villa bandits captured in the town of 8atevo, Chihuahua, 50 miles south of here on Friday, according to reports to General Jacinto Trevino today. The outlaws, under Uribe Aranga and Mar tin Lopez, surrounded the town ami after six hours' battle, the garrison numbering 200, under General Be La Fuente, being without ammunition was forced to evacuate Villa, him self was not with the outlaws, it was said. A second engagement with Villis- tas was reported by General Apolo- nio Trevino from Torreon. He said that 20 bandits of the leader Ferniza attacked a small detachment of Car ranzistas in the Lagvna district, but were driven off, their leadc and six men being killed after three hours of fighting. Letters from Villa under a recent date were found in Ferniza 's pockets, it was reported. TWO MEN MEET DEATH IN AUTOMOBILE RACE Eight Others Were Injured, One of Them Fatally. Kalamazoo, Michigan, Aug. 27. Two men were killed and eight others in jured, one of them fttally, when 11 or 14 automobiles piled up at the first turn during the 100 mile race at Re creation Park here this afternoon. The dead: Marion Arnqld: machin cian, Chicago, decapitated; Jack Pea cock, driver, Brooklyn, both hips broken and head crushed, did in hos pital. . The accident occurred when Pea cock's car, leading in the race, skid ded and struck the fence at the first turn. It was overturned and thrown squarely across the track. Before the track attendants could signal tne other drivers, ten of the machine, going at a terrific clip, ploughed into the ov erturned car. Five of them were com pletely demolished. The car driven by Andy 3urt, whoso mechanician, Marion Arnold, was kill ed, was the first to strike that of Pea cock. Nine others came into the wreckage a moment later. . Tqdav's accident is the worst that l.as occurred at Recreation Vark since 1911, when Lee .Oldneld 's raeing car ploughed through, the fence and killed eight persona.' f NUMBER 57. CORRESPONDENCE LETTER PROM THE CAPITAL OP STATE (Special Correspondence.) Raleigh, N. C, August 29. A num ber of Raleigh people, and many from several other counties, made the trip to Asheboro Saturday to attend what was popularly regarded as the "formal opening ' ' of the State campaign by tha Democrats. From the reports which they bring back, it is made. evident that they were glad to have been there, and exPressons are abundant in praiw of the sPeech ot our next governor, Asheboro being the home town of State Auditor Wood, he was on hand to aid and enjoy the occasion. There is "quite a sprinkling" of the political enemy in Randolph and vicinity, and some of them heard the speeches. These Republicans were the only persons pres ent who failed to "enjoy the meeting." Mr. Bickett's compelling eloquence drove the trufhs home into their un willing minds with such force that some of them experienced a very un comfortable hour or so. ' Any one familiar with Cant. Morri son's qualities as a campaigner kno in advance that neither of the Republi can electors-at-large will mount the same platform with him if he can avoid it. And as Mr. Sinclair has the reputation of being something of a "hummer" also, one needn't expect much "joint debate" in North Caro lina this year. Republican candidates are afraid of it, and many Democrats see no good results that could follow. If the Republicans had the material to meet the Democrats on even terms, they might ask for joint speaking dates for the purpose of getting the crowds to hear them. EVERY NEW VOTER SHOULD READ IT At State headquarters here Chairman Warren is having the new Democratic Handbook mailed to the various coun ties this week. It has just been com pleted by the printers, and is "some book" of 230 pages. It opens with the Democratic State Platform, and Senator Simmons' fine address as Chairman of the Democratie State Convention. April 27th, at Ra leigh, and from cover to cover is filled with excellent material. A strong chapter, under the caption of "Lest We Forget," draws the deadly parallel on the records of the two parties in North Carolina, including the R-epublican-Pop' ulist "fusion" regime that, under th leadership of Marion Butler, grew to be as bad and odious as that of tha carpet-baggers during the "reconstf no tion" era. It's all there in black and white, and every young man in North. Carolina who is to cast his first ballot this year should read it. The chapter that follows, "Sixteen Years of Demo cratie Administration," will rivet the conviction in his mind that he cannot afford to help n making a change, with the present outlook before him offering nothing better that the fusion record under the same leadership of the most thoroughly discredited public man of the present generation. Bickett Appointments. September 4, at Shelby; September 5, at Lillington; September 9, at Albermarle, Stanly County. Morrison Appointments. August 30, at Fayetteville; August 31, at Saint Pauls. Sinclair Appointments. Surry Coun ty, at Dodson Monday, September 4th; Forsyth County Tuesday, September 5th, Guilford County Wednesday, Sep tember 6th; Rockingham County Thurs day, September 7th; Alamance County Friday, September 8th; Davidson Coun ty Saturday, September 9th; Rowan County Monday, September 11th; Ca barrus County Tuesday, September 12; Randolph County Wednesday, Septem ber 13th; Montgomery County Thurs day, September 14th; Moore County Friday, September 15th; Chatnam Coun ty Saturday, September 16th. The Democratic county chairmen of the above-named counties will arrango the place for the speaking on the dates named in their respective counties. WILSON AND THE WAGE EARN ERS. ' At this writing it appears that the "working men" have not misplaced their confidence by again seeking the aid of Woodrow Wilson in the attempt to secure some practical results without precipitating a great railroad strike that would paralize traffic and business from Atlantic to Pacific oceans. With, the eight-hour day for railway employ ees secured, after so long and hard a contention covering many j'ears, the "brotherhoods" could afford to submit to some concessions. The railway em ployees are finding the President the safest engineer they ever traveled be hind, and through his iniative Congress is is expected to enact needed legisla tion on the subject to cover future dis putes especially. Moral: Be sure to re tain a Democratic C.ohgress in Novem ber. . , WILSON AND BICKETT CLUES The.' time is now seasonable and pro- j piticus for the organisation of WiUon ' ..(Continued on Page Four) I i I-
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