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WEATHER: Pair tonight and Tuesday except 4oWs r on the coast. 4 ESTABLISHED SINCE 1882 AFTERNOON DAILY "ALL THE NEWS Hf A NUTSHELL. -i r COMMO MWE A TOT OLUME VIII NO. 10- FOPB O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND NECK, N. oT TUEDst! TELEGRAPH SERVICE Si ICT DOS BATTLE pOUR BOLSHEVIKI SHIPS SUNK AS RESULT OP COMBAT WITH iHNGLISH .FLEET GULF OF FINLAND, BRITISH LOSE 5 OFFICERS AND 3 MEN Tlakinngfors, Aug- 19. The fcalsheviki battleship Andres-Per- vosvan, a cruiser retro ravlavsk, one transport and guard ship are reporieu slui.o. m jh cugagmn.ui, with the British fleet at the Gulf f Finland. The British are said to have lost three motor boats and had eight officers aud three men killed. DUKE JOSEPH RESIGNS OFFICE Budapest, Aug- 19. Archduke Joseph agreed to resign as iempo ltry director but consented to remain in office temporarily at the request of peasants and reaction aries. NEW ARMISTICE IS PRESENTED Paris, Aug. 19. It is reported that the Rumanians have present ed new armistice conditions to the Hungarian government. HUNS AND POLES DECLARE WAR Huns Capture Two Towns of the Poles; Poles Retaliate by Crossing Border. BEGAN AT SILESIAN FRONT Washington, Aug. 19. Hostili ties broke out between the Ger mans and the Poles on the south eastern Silesian frontier todaj- The Germans are occupying two villages of the polish popula tion. The Poles retaliated by crossing the border on the German side and are occupying two German villages. ME X. DEPUTY IN GUN DUEL Laredo, Tex., Aug. 18. A duel between two members of the Mex ican Chamber of Deputies, Vic twio IOrandi, of Vera Cruz, and hms Kspinosa, of Chiapas, at a !,f'int near the capital, is described "y all the Mexico City-papers re- wived here. Six shots were fired without effect. Hif1 h r,m Tin snn SEVERE JOLT London, Aug. 18. Steadily in cased production costs, due to greased labor and higher prices for raw materials, have devplon- d the fear in England that Brit- eie Jolt, if not serious injury, .mparisons are , constantly be made with foreign costs, but !t a noted that most men fear lencan competition mor than ynJ" other. SHIP CASEY" HONORS K. OF C. NEW YORK, August 16. The good shin, ' ' Casey" is to be laun ched by the United States Ship ping Board some time in Octo ber. That is to be the name of hull No,. 1487. now Aindr 'con struction 'at the Hog Island ship yard, "in recognition of the good work done by the Knights of' Co lumbus for the men in the service during the recent war," accord ing to the official notice today. District Manager H. C. Hig gins, of the United State Ship ping Board Emergency Fleet Cor poration, stated that the date of the launching will be the same cOay thei suprieme board of di rectors of the K. of C- meet in New York, and all the K. of C PRICE TWO CENTS TO INVESTIGATE COST OF SHOES Washington, e Aug. 19. Th House adopted a "resolution di recting the Federal Trade Com mission to invesigate the high cost of -shoes- FARMER SLAIN BY NEGRO ROBBER Baltimore, Aug. l9.p0Sses are scouring Prince George and Anne Arundel counties for a man who killed George Peter,a far mer, at his home in Arundel Sta tion, and shot his daughter, Cath erine. Miss Peter is dying in Washington hospital- The girl vfe ound beside the tracks of the Philadelphia, Balti more & Washington Railroad, where she -crawled from heY home after having been wounded three times by a negro robber. She re covered consciousness only long enough to tell of the shooting. The body of the farmer was dis covered by -biswife and two younger daughters. COUSIN OF CZAR JELEAS1 London, Aug. 19 The Court Gazette announces that temporary Captain Grand Duke Duitri Plav looich has been discharged from the British army. Grand Duke Dmitri is the only son of Grand Duke Paul Alexan drovitch, uncle of the late Czar and Princess Alexandria of Greece, a niece of Dowager Quesen Alexandra. He was banished from Russia by the Czar following the disclosure ofi his presence at the supper in the Yusupov palace which preceded the death of the monk Rasputin- POLICE BEING MILITARIZED Coblenz, Aug. 18. Information reaching the American authorities indicates that the German police force a Casset is being militarized contrary to the terms of the ar mistice. ' N. H. SHOPMEN RFT'D TO WORK New Haven, Conn., Aug- 19. The striking New Haven shipmen are preparing today to return to work Monday, following a decis ion by their system Federation, ordering them back. The official announcement is sued by President H. A: Porter and Secretary Robert Henderson, of the Federation, was as follows : "It was unanimously agreed at our meeting with the full repre sentation of delegates of the New Haven system present, that we would issue orders to all points to the men to return to work Mon day morning. AMERICAN AI ATOMS ELD M RESCUED SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNTED WAS AMOUNT PAID THE MEXICAN BANP -THE RELEASE OF PRISONER'S CAPTAIN MATLANCK RESCUES CAPTIVES -o PRES. WILSON IS SURE OF OUTCOME Senators Gathered at Conference at White House Today at Re quest From Wilson. NEGROES SHOULD RETURN SOUTH HUN FLOTILLA TORPEDO BOATS With the American Forces in supreme officials will attend the I Germany, Aug. 16. The Germans have organized two flotillas of ceremony. BUCK PRIVATES FORM SOCIETY With the American Forces in Germany, Aug. 18. The Buck Privates Society organized at Montabaur by members of the First division, announced recent ur Auckland Geddes, diSCUSS Ulnr in 1, . tt o '.lie m nil o a ( -v . i j-i i -i i . . . . r . . tj.e ynmiuiis ly tnai neaaquarters m the unit prices increased .coal ed States would be opened in Chi steel ' Cl0mpared British iron and 'eago late in August with Edward it- Tvitn those prevailing tile TTU- -, r,. . N "ueci orates ost V- ln En2land he said tat a t0n While in the United , they Were $50, and steel tes nr shinVmn; dQ7 -r t ne United States $70. Crown vriti ,;e 10 a ton as compared Hil T lA A . , 57 50 merican price; of. pr.;.ie spread in pig iron,. he IW;., Ut' was 10a ton, the !ml Cst bein $40 to the -"aji $30 M. McGuire, national field repre sentative, in charge- Branches are to be established in every state in the union, according to present plans- As its platform the society has adopted these planks: "Broader educational work; cleaner poli tics, compulsory schooling for all boys under -sixteen years of age, to make bigger and better Amer ican and to interest ourselves in industry, commerce and labor." torpedo boats since the armistice and these constitute virtually all the warships left in active service in the German Navy, according to information received here One of the flotillas is described as Mittschiffs, a German naval periodical which has reached the j American headquarters, as the Iron Torpedo Boat Flotilla. It consists of twelve torpedo boate MemprfTenn:,- Aug- 19 Plenty of farm and mill work, better wages, than ever before paid and improved living condi tions await Southern negroes who have gone to the North and who now are said to be claoring to re turn' to the Souths according to employers here. Southern farmsrsand planta tion owners want the southern negroes back. If there were some method of getting in touch with them it is declared the expense of their return to Dixie would be willingly borne. This will hold es pecially true for the next few weeks, because there is need of negroes who know how to take LUNCH IN THE EAST ROOM Washington, Aug. 19. Presi dent Wilson told the Foreign Committees that he could see two interpretations of how the United States would except the League of Nations, provided such inter pretations did not form a part of the former ratifications were made known in a two thousand word statement at the opening of the ronf erence at . the White 'House-today.- - - ? Ifi interpretations were part of the former ratifications the presi dent stated that long delays would follow as other govern ments would have to except the language of the Senate and as language of the peace treaty- Before the ratification would be complete ,said article ten would not be obsecure is read in connec tion of the whole documents and that the affirmative, none of the United States, would be necessary in any. question acecting it under ! article sixteen- President said that question affecting individual members of the League of Nations alone were jlefft to their own settlement jsuch care of the cotton crop. But these employers say theqjas tariff, immigrations, oto d,o not want northern-born and: Tt. ,is smVi tw tvt reared negroes-. They would pre fer to bring in foreign labor, they assert. NO HONORS FOR RETURNED HUNS trine would in no way be impair ed or interfered with bv the ! League of Nations. A pledge for early ratification to settle the unrest of all members the Foreign Committee attended the conference. President Wilson received the j Senators in the east room and in jvited them to lunch, continuing Marfa, Aug- 19 Lieuts. II.. G. Petterson and Paul II. Davis, fk two American aviators who were held for fifteen thousand dollars ransom by the Mexican bandiats, were rescued today by Captain Matlanlk, who paid half the money to the bandits and escaped with the captives across the border. Marfa, Aug. 19 Aviators here declare that they were conducted in direction after being forced to land on account of engine trouble and were on their way back fa headquarters when captured by the bandits- Cambelaria, Aug- 19. Troops of the Eighth United States cav alry crossed the Mexican horde in pursuit o bandits who held the American aviators, Peterson and Davisi. The cavalry is following a hot trail uiuler .the .guidance.. otVrest cued men. ' ' The Texas guards , are prepar ing for emergency. MEXICO WANTS NEW COLONISTS With the American Forces in6 conerence until aftr the noon Germany, Aug. 18. Public re ceptions and meetings planned by civilians in honor of returning hour. Mexico City, Aug. 18 How to make homes for a million prospec tive new colonists, how to make these persons fit into the scheme of life here and how best to distrib ute them over the republic are suestions of immigration receiv ing the attention of a special com mission appointed by President Carranza. According to data "collected by this Committee on Articles of First Necessity one million per sons will migrate from European and Asiatic countries to Mexico, within the next year. They are ex pected to leave their native lands because of disrupted conditions due to the war. Communications 'received here rom England, France, Germany and Russia indi cate that colonies of those nation als are already being formed and will embark for Mexico at an op portune moment. Luis Luclerty Rul, president of Washington, Au- 19. The fl , : , . X! . ' T T j 1 . -i . . , - I v,aix xCx i war aie uuiiuaiL mat Tiie plan tor (the invetigating committee has to be allowed m the American oc .the League 0 Nations was drawn j been quoted as saying that Mexico cunied area, nothing tn this effpp.t. ifrom a nlan hv a "RriticTi L i n -. , . - - , - - J -u.mn-jweicuuies an dependable colonist. wnicn, tne periodical says, nave ; recently navmg oeen sent to tne tee, lnciudng the ideals of General 1 1 .! J J.1 'J. I? ll 11 C1 J ueeu engaged in maintaining or- auuioriues ui tne local govern- omuis, and his own. J J.1 I . fr -N A J X I TT ' -I 1 der 'on the western coast of Ger- ment. many. He said his own nrivafp rp draff A recent order by Maor-Gen- iof the' original nlan was nnt snh. The other group of vessels cal-'eral Henry T. Allen, commander mitted to the American peace ed th Haff flotilla is supposed to be doing similar duty on the Bal tic coast near the Russian bound ary, w,ith headquarters in Koe- nigsberg. The boats are armed with machine guns, and in some cases with 3.7 centimeter guns as well. The flotilla was organized for 'operation in connection with the East Prussian Fraiwillige corps and was until a few weeks ago subject to the commander of the northern army. of the American Forces in Ger many, quotes a letter to the Ober President of the Rhine province as follows: "While sympathizing fully with the natural desire of the German people to accord a welcome to the returningo prisoners of war must be limited to personal and family receptionse, and "must not be made the occasion of official re ceptions, processions or any other public assemblies. " COTTON MARKET October 30.75 December . 30-93 January 30.82 March , 30.90 May 3Q.80 Local Market NOMINAL mission and he had seen Lansing's proposals. It is only informally, he de clares, and suggests that the Unit ed States not participate in Ger-1 fulfilled its qbligations in case of man indemnity as he wishes this withdrawal. nation to gain moral assets, but said he did not refer to "pre-war Wash ington, Au sr. 19. The claims, such as the sinking of the . Senate sub-committee found a Lusitania. (treaty by which the United States It is said that the League Coun would defend France against Ger cil had nothing to do with decid- man attack not in the conflict ing that the United, Statep had with constitution.
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