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't 7 V j V J) Vv 10 s f,- ITH6 WCATH' if -I t TWO SECTIONS i f Cloudy. tonight Saturclay : uartly ..'.e..v r.,f i A. -rcloudy..- Not moli change Ja temper-1 ature. Nbrth6aat winds.- -1 1 i J. VOLUME TWENTY-ONE. wilmin'gtcw, north caroler: friday; October i5,: 1915. PRICE THREE CENTS; j F "V PAGES 7. nrs : a .- 1 4 tv: I ! I I i t PI ii . i . : 1 V WW' r 1 li'V'f" I , 1 - 1 j r Shooting Occurred ; When 'the Vote Was About to be Canvassed One Man Killed and F Others Wounded Cin IS FRENZIED WITH Governor Orders Arms and Prepares to Riish Entire -.- ' . f ..- - - Ljf, " Regiment to the Scene Ballot Boxes Thrown Into the-StfeetJ - Charleston, S. C, October 15. Sid ney A. Cohen, a newspaper reporter, was killed and four men shot in a melee that started here today, just outside the room where the Demo cratic city executive committe was to meet to canvass the municipal primary returns of last Tuesday. Y. A. Turner was shot in the rtght lung and seriously Injured; W E. Wingate received a scalp wound; H. L. Wilensky was shot in an arm and Jeremiah O'Brien was shot in ' an ankle. ' W hen the committee was just about I returns hr'Wb "ffiiwro'ir'oT which trouble was threatened, a tight started in the room adjoining the' one in which the committee was to meet, from a cause not determined for some time after the shooting. The scuf fling occasioned by the" fight hardly bad started when a fusillade of shots was heard from the committee room, j This continued for several minutes as I the committeemen and spectators made a frantic rush to get out It was said that the shooting occur red at the moment set for calling the ueeting of the executive committee to order and that the boxes containing the ballots cast in Tuesday's primary were thrown into the street. Great confusion followed and excitement in the city is intense. The Democratic municipal primary developed into such a factional fight between the adherents . of Mayor John ; P. Grace and Major Tristam P. Hyde, running at the head of the ticket, that serious trouble was feared. Repre sentati ns were made to Governor Manning by the sheriff and members of the Democratic' executive commit- tee which resulted in the. Governor ordering four companies of militia and divisions or naval mintia neia ; in their armories as a precautionary measure. ' ...... The state Adfatant General was hurried to Charllretpn from Columbia Mondafffidon ' t51gke, charge of toe sitptfdn and havee military wKe over the business or policing thtf i Lo sses o v- uuuw mat ureal una tain Alone Has Casualty i-isi or Almost Hun dred Thousand. Slaughter Amonsr Turks Also Reported to Be Very Heavy. Great Britain Givs Out Figures On Dardanelles Fighting. October 15. The total of firH;..i. casualties at the Dardanelles "p r October 9th, according toof Jial figures given here today, is 96,- 5.'!). Th Jni 1.185 were officers. of t. . . vl m great '--'II 7 f our -,:: - Soldiers - - ..." -: r - i V city if such was deemed necessary. The sheriff swore in fifty extra depu ties and had them ready for immediate action. - -- j j . 'Charges that the Governor was in terfering with the primary in favor of one faction were heard, but prompt ly denied. Those that made the charges cited that the fact that no trouble occurred jTuesday or Tuesday night substantiated the assertion. The militia was ordered to report to their armories Monday night at 8 o'clock and was inot dispersed until ? ' o'clock Wednesday morning; t The unoiiiciai .coumsnowea w as had" "won by 19 maJorityr;butr norert tnan one nunarea, yoies were euniei ed. The committee met today to can vass the returns 1 and settle the contest-' Troops Ordered to the Scene. Columbia, S. C, October 15. As notice of the shooting in the Demo cratic executive :, committee head quarters in Charleston he ordered under arms the Washington Light In fantry of that city and placed Colonel E. M. Blythe, j of Greenville, in charge of the State militia during the absence of Adjutant General Moore, who is attending the National rifle shoot at Jacksonville ' The Governor also ordered the Charleston board of control to close the dispensaries.; Later, Governor Manning called the entire second regiment of National - Guard under arms to wait eventualities in Charles ton. ,.(...,-. ! : At 2 o'clock this afternoon Governor Manning called four companies of j the Columbia battalion, under Major Mar- chant, to assemble, under arms at their armories to await eventualities ! in unarieston Cantwell Dancing School Woolvin Hall Friday nights.! XJrainger's Orches- thrai Advertisement. i Subscribe to The Evening Dispatch. follows the sensational-speech in the House of Lords last: night-by Lord Milner, who charabteried the expe dition as "hopeless." He . suggested withdrawal of the troops from the and ,; transferring Gallipoli1 peninsula them to some Other ! front. - ; h Lord Landowne jresponded for the government, saying j that it; was im possibly for any member or tne gov- erh'ment; to . give that troops ,woud Dardanelles . operat drawn. V .- ; an . undertaking continue on the ons or be with- The fieures do no: tell the full story the Allies to 'at - Dardanelles. ; In Bh' casualties ate of what; it jia cost tempt to force the addition to, the Brit the losses of-the French concerning which no reliable -information avail able. , v;. ja '"; U 3 The British totar however, bears out the . dispatches from correspon dents on this. froni, who have ' de scribed the loss of jlife as "frightfulr In some instances,! laccording to vad vieesi trenches and gulleys have been choked ' with the dead. Vp r , : EXCITEMENT Unde ,rpi,i -rrwb1 ah issksisD have been I lATOIlDIES OF ANTHRAX Could Not Successful! Fight the Disease That Seldom Attacks Human-Beings New York, October il5. George F. Stackpole, the lawyer of Riverbead, lr. I., who was stricken wijth anihrax several days ago, died at the ' Bel haven Hospital early jtoday of heart failure, caused from tfre poison from ' the disease. Mr. Stackpole was conscious, five minutes before he died and told his wife that death was near. He was 71 years old and contracted the dis ease" that is common jto cattle, but jnot to human beings. v- The physicians watched the case closely to observe .the j effects of the anti-toxtaj that was rushed here from the Bureau of Animal! Industry at Washington, to counteract the dread ed anthrax-, germs. In jail, 150 center- meters were injected in; three periods.! After the third injection there was a decided improvement, while the phy sicians were greatly j encouraged. They warned his relatives that there was danger that his heart would fail, if reached by the prison of the malady. I PRESIDENT TO NEW JERSEY NEXT SUMMER Washington, October 15. -Presi dent Wilson today decided to, spend next summer n New Jersey, at the .vacant, hoihejfr.,.M beinetnjartcean Grove. . - The estate, on which stands thePrifttieS by theert?ans & v ni gariats lliSl! magnificent house, is known as "Shadow Lawn." The offered the use of the charge by a committee S. Skully, who brought President was place free of headed by B. a letter from Governor Fielder, of New Jersey. The President insisted that he should pay rent, but thtif the com mittee wished to do so they could give it to charity. j. Governor Fielder in his letter urged the President to spend the summer in New Jersey to hear "The Glad news" of his renominatibn. The Pres ident only smiled when his'was men tioned. I When the announcement was made that he would accept, he was warm ly applauded and eah(j member of the committee shook hi hand. This means that he will not go to Harlakenden House, the! residence o Winston Churchill, at Cornish, N. H. GREECE GIVES GREAT BRITAIN HER ANSWER London, October 15. In a note to the British government received to day, . Greece announces her definite decision not to intervene' in the war in behalf of Serbia at present. In the communication Premier Zai mis presents his interpretation of the Greco-Serbian treaty. IJe concludes with the statement that! the present Greek government is of j the opinion that the treaty with Serbia does not call ' for intervention bjf Greece in ,the present circumstances. ORGANIZE AT DAVIDSON. Wilmington Club Fdrmed! With Thir ' ' teen Members at College. A Wilmington Club ias, been form ed t Davidson College by the 13 Wil mington hoys attending school there . ThJpurpose of the association is to promote the interests of Jpavidson as they are connected with hWilmington and- to unite the members in even' way possible. W. C. jRourk was elected president; J. A. i Thames, vice president; Jl D. jSprunt, sec retary . and treasurer E. J.' Mc Intyre,: -Nt P. Farrior! and W. C , V Cummins . social . committee. Fol lowing are the charter members of the club:., W C. Rourk, J. A. Thames, JD., Sprunt,- W C: Cumtming,' Har ry Shkw,'E. J. Mclntyrej George T. Sternbergef," Marion Mac Etae, N . P. FarriOf , rW i C. Worth; C j W. Worth; Clewell Howell .and R. E. ! McClure . ; Triar of Sheriff's Siayer, vMilwauKee, Wis., October 15. The trial joi John J.' Lenken, charged with murderirig: Sheriff William Wank dur ing a hunt for two fugitives from Jus ticer willt begin in the distridt court today.',.; " Cantwell Dancing School Woolvitt Hall Friday-nights. Grainger's Orches- Advertisementi R tows Not Satisfied W!h Wav AlhW Are FightinlThe.New Offeniive. Jj: III! NEAR EASTH0LDS OF STAGE rrS; Serbians Cling ( to Heights Above Belgife j Waiting For AssUtancep-Serbia De clares War ori! Bulgaria Fighting : Continues in The West. M if I 81 ! i London, Oct. 15. Maftary operations in the near east are agklh holding chief place! in the interest! IJof the public, which,! press comment indicates, is not entirely satisfied withlie plans made, by the Allies to meefc iheir opponents latest offensive. Eveni uch papers as the Manchester: Guardian, which; has been unswerving in it4 Royalty in sup port of the foreign office, expresses dissatisfaction with thkf speech in the House of Commons onjithe Balkin sit uation Jby Foreign. Sepitary Grey. . Active military1 ojerations in. , the the capture-of iBelgrfe,i except r-fdr Bul- Defending its declaration of war Bulgaria claims her netitjrality was vio lated by Serbia. Official announcement that Serbia had declared war on Bhl- gana was made .today I !; Serbians are clinging desperate The ly to the heights .above IBelsrade. wait ing for I assistance from - their allies. Such aid is expected a' soon as Gen eral Sanrail, commandejof the ex peditionary force, whose defense of Vendun Contributed greStly- to the vic tory of the Allies on the Marne, has landed at Saloniki. " ' j On thejwesterri front the British have gained ground, some of hich was sub sequently lost under ths German shell fire. Conflicting claims concerning the possession of! hill Nop 70 were elid ed by a Statement by the? Under Secre tary of War in the House of Com mons that the British jpflicial report had been read incorrectly, in reality claiming jonly the! capture of the minor works around this position. j German Vessel jSunk. J London", October 154fyOfficial an nouncements was madQihere today that Serbia had declared war on Bul garia '. f . p; ,!ff I . A dispatch to the Central News here from Copenhagen, Denmark, says that a British, submarine hap?! sunk a Ger man vessel. !3- V ; Fighting In 'West Continues Paris, Oct. 15. There;! was violent bombardment on both sids before Loo .and near Souchez, according to the French) was official statement todajj-. Also spirited trench fighting at the Hache forest. f (ml '1 ;. In the Champagne district the French batteryj answered, the energetic aftii-v lery fire from the German: line against tne rrencn positions eas or AUDerze. There also was severe cannonading at Lishons, between the Oie I and ' the Aisne. In Lorraine the French fire put an end to the violent German artillery and infintry -attacks. H ig.-v.-- .- Capture Another ? 'Serbian- fTown. Berlin; October: 15 (Viii London) .-f The capture of the Serbian town of Pozarezaci, abOutll miles southeast of Semendria, was reported today by the war office. iElsewhierei on' thii front the ft Serbians havei Ibeen v driven back farther, with losses of three guns: Canttf ell uancing School 1'Woolyin Hall Friday nights. Grainger's Orches thra. Advertisement. MM ... - . . ? s. 4 ' fl -MP- TEUTONIC LOSSES; -HEAVY. Patisi October 15.i-ttlbssesof ,1 4 the ALustro-Germanv for northern front ., in . sergiat totals r 20,000 killed and . 40,0 ; 'ound: ed, according to the i latest re- port ! received at- Serbian! head- quarters in Nish, saysf; a dis- 4? patch" from NishtOTTe Temps, . N FOR BAPTISTS i - Unveiling Monument to Rev. Bartholomew Fuller ?; ITbmrrow Special ta The Dispatch. Raleigh, N. C, Oct. -15. The un veiling of the monument to ReV. Bar tholomew: Fuller, and Sarah Cooke Fuller, great in their, generation among the Baptists of North Caro lina, will be a big occasion Saturday, October 16th, at Youngsville, and the Fullers of JNew York, and the Win stons "and ; Fullers and Huskes of North Carolina, most distinguished or their posterity, will be there in large numbers. 1 . r The exercises will be attended by W, W. Fuller, former chief counsel for the American Tobacco . Company ; Staples Fuller, both of New York; J udge Charles . Cooke, of Louis burg; Thomas, Blount Fuller, of Dur ham; Rev. Messrs. Bartholomew Full er Huske, Episcopalian and Marion Huske, Presbyterian clergymen, who are great grandsons of the couple; District Attorney- Francis D,Wlnston oi meic younger aescenuants. , . The Baptist ' preacher lived be tween the years of 1769 and 1829 and Mrs. Fuller; between 1778 and 1852 They wrought such a spiritual work in their generation that their rela tives including descendants from nephews to great great grand-chil dren, have erected this suitable mon , 6ment to their memory. Francis L Winston will preside; "Bill" Fuller, Staples Fuller, Tom Fuller, Judge Winston, the two" Huskes and per haps others! will make shoft ad dresses. Judge Winston has written the inscription for the monument, a tribute of 50 "or fewer words most in geniously derived from classic and sacred writings. Dr. George .T. Win ston contributes a poem. j The Winstons and the' Fullers,- all of whom have become ''big"; men-; de cided last year to erect this memorial to the preacher of the elder day when the outspoken and . blatant infidelity was met by the Bible without apology. Of those who believed . in the plenary inspiration of the scriptures Barthol omew Fuller was' a Mype as truly as John Wesley, Peter Cartwright and Braxton Crafen were. 5'. i - Mrs. Fuller; was as peat of preachers as ; her husband! She was notable I in the land And the "boys" who descended from her and her husband f are going' to tell about them Saturday. MR. CONLEY. CHIEF CLERK. Succeeds the Late Mr. J. C. Loder in District; Engineer's Office. Confirming Capt. C. S. Ridley's rec ommendation, word was received this morning at the local " District Engi neer's office, from the . War ; Depart ment at Washington, approving the promotion of Mr. H. Z. Conley to chief clerk in the local office, succeeding the late Mr. Jas. C. Loder, whoheld this position for a number of years. Mr. Conley has been first assistant chief clerk at this office for about six years, being transferred here . from New York district. He is a most effi cient man and willmake .,an able head of that department. (i ? i He has a score of friends ; in Uie city who will' be pleased; to learn pf his promotion; ;; -I -' " 1 FUN ERALv OF MRS. WALKER. Services Held at Delgado. Baptist Church Yesterday Morning., v ' Many sorrowing! friends attended the funeral of Mrs. Hattie Ophelia Walker, whose death occurredit: her home at Delgado Wednesday at noon, Which was conducted yesterday morn ing from the Delgado Baptist church, by Rev. W. M. Craig, acting pastor of the First Baptist church. ; The jhterment was in Bellevtia cem etery and there were many, -beautiful floral designs.! The pallbearers were: Honorary, Messrs. W. M. Robbins and J. F- Littleton: active, Messrs.' L." W. Moore; RjWJ Scott, John: Haft, D;: C. Little, i. S'. Mixon and C. Jarrells. ' GOVbRNO RALEIGH Stopped Over to Vbit J r Home of HU Wife's !' Mother. EplscopajxCohvention Was . a Most Profitable One Raleigh Still in Mud dle Over Its Chief of Po ice.; ' Dispatch News Bureau, ' Raleigh, N. C, October; 16th. ;. Governor" and ' Mrs. , Charles Hen derson of Alabama, spent yesterday jin the city with Mrs.. Henderson's mother Mrs.j S. Hi Montgomery, j Governor Handerson and Mrs.. Hen derson are returbing to their ; home after ; spending ; the ' last several days (niew York jCity. He goes back to his work following an adjournment of the legislature and of course will !iave a colossal lot of it. t ; .The visit of Governor Henderson, he first one. made since his inaugura ion in January, is interesting I to Ral pigr, on account o his marriage , to Miss Montgomery, a Raleigh girl. Hii political career has been remarkable . pie is the freight rate governor of the State which ,ha exactly, the same Humber or v square miles j as North barolina. Taking only the ' interest Of an ordinary patriot in politics. Jaovernor Henderson automatically became, as the result of his expert Itnowledge of rate-making the chair- panof the : Corporation ?commlssibn Under Governor Comer. Gverno" o JNeai ana. last year rormerjtiovernor Comer and 2 four,' others i, entered . the ijace. It: took two primaries and Mr, Henderson won. And the railroads hjave been good during his incumben cy. Likewise the liquor people who did not help to make him their chief executive. : . M ... 1 if Prominent Arkansan Dead Prof . W. C.I Crosby; secretary of the social service congress and educa- onal secretary 'of the North, Carolina Farmers' Union received a telegram this morning? from Morrilton, ! Arkan sas, announcing3 the death I of J Dr. George W. Crosby, a prominent phy sician and father of Professor Crosby. The telegram did hot indicate the c&use of Dr. Cibsby's death; lilt is understood by fhis sOrr to have, j been sudden. Dr. Crosby as an te$-Con-fiderate soldier j aiid fought; through the war. Then he practiced j medi cine as "A country doctor but had sich success as to place him; a the waa hpad of a big sanitorium. . He about 75 years old. : ;! I He was prominent in politics and during the life j of the People's Party was their candidate for State superin-; tendent of public instruction. In a itrnne'lv rftmnrrii.tif State he bareTv Uissed his goal. The distance from "his "old home makes it impossible for Mr. urosDy , to , attna tne jjuriai oi his. father. -. . - . .. , 3 , Convocation Closes, j h The Raleigh! Convocation; closed Wednesday "afternoon after a; session Of three days with addresses by Dean Wllford Robbins,) of the General The ological Seminary of New Tork 4 r'The great preacher, 'one; of 1 the greatest in the Episcopal Church, i will preach twice Sunday. ; His i special commission . here was the i pre- pTa-ation of the clergy of the Episcopal , cnuTCn ior.,ineir . eyaugejusLiu , wmi p. m November, and December when they conduct , : : simultaneous . missions throughout the United States, a great chijirch revival Tinder the ordinary name. "( : : .:; ' . ; jf ' : ..' , The. preacher's appearances f have had an electric effect." 'He" is a tare church orator and a teacher choosing at times' the sitting and teaching j pes-, ture, assuming at other times, il the standing and more dramatic position. In each appearance today he Imparted a thrilling effect" and the missions soon to be conducted .will partake of his teaching. - ' - e , T,he . Episcopalians had large ' busi ness at this meeting . They sent up to the Bishop a memorial calling upon hi4 to permit the clergy to use lay men in auxiliary services . The i lay men would read the service, conduct the players In "public, would i preach and perform all "functions hot largely sacj-amentall The Bishop was i willing and what has been heretofore a rare use; of the privilege of; lay preaching will doubtless be as "general Its talent ed and highly spiritual laymen j can make those services ."1 -' . i'll I The clerfirvmen will have" these help-1 ers at his own 'discretion.; The day- men are to give 'their yown views: df, IMVIirLftWi-. rAjPfhipnsFir: APPROVED 'i -rr-r-'i!-vhvY President Gives 1 ,i Hi His Sanction - to The Daniels 1 r in 16 CAPITAL SHIPS To Be Built In Flvar. Tfcj;Miffl. Object of Thb Proaram Total Na i tional. Denfense Fund Would Be Just -i LlttleOveK)foHuhitrcMll(loa; Dollars. TO' I ; WashiriPtnn. -hfWnhAr .J 'lK presi-. dent Wilson today approved Secretary" Daniels' ecominehdation' for,; a year coristructiii program rf6 t the navy f to cost ?ip0,006;000 jjThejrirst' ( hi . : yearns program iallsr-f or: twoj , dreadl Tlftlichts atari tWA . 1nrr1T riiisioiii .'-!V-i'T.il. fl The 5-year prbram caUsI ii tor ! 16-4 : capital - ships ten dreadnaughts :. I and six battle cruisejrs;: '.ADout .5; subma rhies, 16 ,,destryers and.'i'perhps. 1- 'cout cruisers aye on one wai. iwi J . 1 program. Including navy and army rand the 'increase1 for both branches of the Itboutiv ?462,000,oo . t I serv ce; will be OPENED. Vf IT SMCCf! HebrewfAid 1 Societypl Began s FaU Activities Hast Night. 1 : Tliei rfailj activities 1 6f, tMHebw Aid -Soci6tr:;werbegun: lastrighl'?-, with-a,iCnybfiemoiri of the. , Young. Mens V Hebrew Assoeia-v tionf ohJrth iFrJoni street I event was largel4 attended and great- j ly enjoyed by al' present. The re freshments F'-wer4 ; served by May Bros . , which is a guarantee thai jev erything was. serfed in fiie shape. ; The object, of ' tie Aid Society.; Is to assist distressed Hebrews. I both! resi dent and non-resident 1 1; President !H.4 j j Jafie : presided over -the meeting last night . Other officers I of the associa tion are: Vice president L: . Schwartz; secretary and treasurer, W. I Kamisky; executive committee, H. ;B.: "New- worth, and M. Gofflberg! There wero present about 45 members of the so ciety. The very delightful affair! was brought to a close! at midnight EL CC-MPANVi BEACH HOT - I .;- J1- Officers Elected Yiesterday 1; Meeting Dlvlcjend Dec at. Annual ared i The annual meetine of 3 the stock holders of the Wrightsville Beachj Hn-, ' tel Company! which owns and - Oper-1 i" ates the Seashore Hotel; was1 heid 'yes- terday. Officers !were!,ele'cted 'aiid7fi't' 'i dividend of 4 'per Uid i deiiatedi; This was cohgidertedespecikily'goo " in; view of the general if inanclal I de-v J vi . pression throughout the jpojBhtr tha J'fe$ in: patronage 'at summer resorts. '"ii'!'. rresment Mr.cr, .i mmton. BearJ . . General Managreri Mr, iE. L;j Hln-: ton-: Secretary and George Sloan." t Treasurer Mr, i f 'Mi' Board of Directors Messrs. ; J. H. ' ; Hinton, D. H; Pentpn, H C. Bear; S'.' n -,k Ml Boatwright andlElLJ HInton. urn tf. J FUNERAL OF MR.'! MILLAN. Remains Brought Here Today Ser 1- i i . Vices This! Afternoon; The remains of ; Ralph , L. Mu' 18-vear-old son ' nf. lfr. and Mrs; liam Millan. of Wiavcross. , Ga..' fof- f merly of this city, jwho ;died jin Way-', cross, . were brought hef5 today and;f carried ; to the hom of "a - relative ; on Surry; street between Front and Sec- :;"; ond, wherQj the. -uileral wiUf.bd. cori-J':.- ; '!' ducted this afternoon at. 4;30 oclQCk, , , " : by jRey, Dr.- Ai5D.iIfIbCIute, "pastor! of SL; Andrew's Psertanlylrxhureb interment will be in-Eellevue ceme' tery: . v s Hi. Papal Secretary's Nephew Coming to Amecica. srica.- it ..." iirf-i ..:; - , - -H hi Ji' 1 5."m: Rome, October 15 Mgr. Enrico ; .Gaspari, nephew of jCardinal Gaspiri, the i Papal Secretary of State, leaves . today to take 1 up : his .'duties. asApos-r i tblic , Delegate to SlColiimDiac - With. . . ' . ... , 8 l . . . 'it'1 . ..-('"' nim is Mgr Tito. 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