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British and French Striking
Against the Picked Ger
man Troops
BATTLE RAGING ON
THE ENTIRE LINE
Rumanians and Bulgarians are
in Violent Battle, While Pe
trograd Claims Gains For
The Russians - Heavy
Fighting in The Kovel Sec
tor. (By Associated Press.)
The battle of the Somme has now
reached its highest pitch of violence.
Against picked German trcs the
French and British are strikhr; blow
after blow at what appears to be a
supreme effort to force their way
through the German lines. London to
day announces further gains at t"--.
points nortrfof -the sector of 12 1-2
miles over which the British advanced
yesterday. The Germans are defend
ing their carefully organized positions
with desperate resistapce and fight
ing among the ruins of the villages
and over devastated farm land is un
precedentedly severe, with heavy loss
es en both sides. J
Last night the Germans launched
a vigorous counter-attack, which the
French, the war office reports, beat off
with heavy losses to the attackers The
battle is carried on under mist dis
advantageous weather conditions.
Since the beginning of the Somme of
fensive, 29 villages ,haye. bee? captur
u! by the Allies. "
In Eastern Rumania the first clash
has occurred between the Bulgarians,
who have invaded Dobrudja, and the
Russians, who went in from Bessa
rabia to assist the Rumanians.
An official Bulgarian account of the
invasion says that on the first day hte
Rumanians were driven back, leaving
hundreds of dead on the field and two
villages near the front.
The heaviest fighting on the eastern
front is now under way in the sector
southwest of Kovel. The Russian war
ofl ice announces that in this sector
more than 4,500 prisoners were taken
from Thursday to Saturday. In the
Carpathians the . Russian troops are
sill pressing : rward to the Bulgar
ian frontier. Petrograd reports the
c. nture of seve:al more mountain
heights.
In the Caucasus the Russian com
munication says violent fighting is in
progress.
STOR WARMNING.
Washington, D. C, Sept. 5th, 1916.
Observer, Wilmington, N. C.
Hoist northeast storm warning nine
thirty a. m. Savannah to Cape Hatter
as. Disturbance developed off the
Geor gia coast and will probably
move northward attended by strong
shifting winds reaching gale force off
North Carolina coast.
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Braves Open Crucial Test in
Race For National- League
Flag.
(By Associated Press.)
Boston, Sept. 5. T-he Braves, lead
ing the National Leagues-today hegan
Ithe first of two series which will go
far towards determining whether Phil:
adelphia, Brooklyn or Boston will gain
the ultimate honors.
The present champions, fresh, from
a string of five victories from Brook
lyn came here today for a five-day
series with Philadelphia, which is now
tied with Brooklyn for" second place
and bareiy more than a point behind
Boston. Immediately after these con
tests Boston must meet Brooklyn here
r four 1 games and by the end of
that series it is thought will find the
j league winner clearly indicated.
AMERICAN ONE OF
CHIEF WITNESSES
(By Associated Press.)
QItidv Auctrnlio Sant AVq Iter
jB. Griffin, the Chicago architect who
(is Director of Construction and De-
J sign for the new Australian capital
at Canberra, is one of the principal
witnesses , in the inquiry which the
government is making into the charges
that the Department of Home Affairs
n.J&VUte-i JSWte of pub
lic ruiwis ana "ineptitude Jtne builds
ing of the capital.
W. O. Archiball, the former Minister
for Home Affairs, who instigated the
charges directed against King O'Mal-
iley, the present minister, and Mr.
J Griffin, testified that when Mr. Griffin
took charge' at CVanberra he had
claimed sole control of the capital
public works and that the American
threatened a lawsuit (in 1914) if he
was interfered with in what he con
sidered his . prerogatives under his
contract with the Australian eovern-
fment. 'Mr. Archibald testified that he
J gave the American to understand that
Ithe Minister of Home Affairs was
"boss," but that the architect would
have a "square deal." He denied that
jhe had ever referred to Mr. Griffin as
"Yankee bounder" but declared he had
caused friction by "rubbing depart
mental officers the wrong way."
When Mr. Griffin took the stand
, he said that he was appointed to car
ry out his own design for the capital
and he felt if the plan were mutilate
ed it would reflect on his reputation.
Mr. Griffin said: "Ten per cent of
'my time has been devoted to the con
'structive effective work contemplated
in the agreement and 90 per cent
has been frittered away in defensive
J operations." The only reason he could
!give why the officers of the depart
' ment showed hostility toward him
was that they believed they were com
petent themselves to carry out every
thing connected with the capital.
Mr. Griffin said that since his re
cent reappointment as Director of De
sign and Construction by M"r. O'Mal
ley his rights had been "recognized
and Mr. O'Malley has issued instruc
tions that no matters at the capital
should be initiated without reference
to him.
WARSAW SCHOOLS
HAVE FINE OPENING
(Special to The Dispatch).
Warsaw, Sept. 5-; The schools of
Warsaw township opened Monday with
good enrollment at each. Prof. B. C.
Siske, of Troy, N. C, is x principal.
Miss Ruth Moore, of Burgaw, is high
school assistant; Miss Reba L. Mea-
! dcrs, of Williamsburg, Ky., is teay 9r
of languages and domestic scieo e.
Miss Edna Hammon, or Mau " vn,
Va.; Fannie Best and Margart .$rl en
nedy, of Warsaw, and Sadie , joyd
Smith, of Rockingham, have charge of
the intermediate and primary work,,
while Miss Mattie Hines. of Warsaw
has charge of the music department,
in the Warsaw school. Miss Herring,
of Mount Olive, is principal, and Miss
Mary White Carroll, is assistant at the
Lanefield school, and Mrs. Bruce, Carl"
ton is teaching the school at Pierce
ville. - '
. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Barden again
have charge of the dormitory in con
nection with the Warsaw , school, and
the out-of-town teachers are boarding
with them. '
PEII
WINNERS
will mm
THE SHINE
Type of Each Boat Must Settle
The Matter, Says United
" States
MAKES REPLY TO
ALLIES' PROTEST
Not to View All Submersi
bles as Warships Some
Other Foreign Countries
Will Do So
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 5. To the pro
posal of the entente allies that neutrals
accept the principle that all subma
rines are vessels of war, the United
States has dispatched a reply which
is understood, to hold to the principle
that the characteristics of each indi
vidual submarine must govern the
case.
At the same time advices to some
of the diplomats here today announce
that Norway, Sweden and Denmark
had forbidden a harbor to merchant
submarines on the ground that they
were "indistinguishable from war
craft.
The memorandum from Paris was
sent all neutral powers. The reply oi
the United States, officials state, was
also in the form of a memorandum and
not a formal note. The Allies, in their
note, contended that it is difficult, if
not impossible for warships to dis
tinguish between an armed and un
armed submarine. The American re
ply is understood to have pointed out
that it is equally difficult to distinguish
between sailing merchant vessels,
which have masked batteries.
JAP. GOLD TO BUY
BRITISH BONDS
(By Associated Press,)
"Tdkio, Sept. 5. The Japanese gov
ernment has officially announced that
with its gold specie reserve on de
posit in American banks it will pur
chase British exchequer bonds to the
amolunt of 100,000,000 yen or about
$50,000,000. The term is one year and
the rate of interest six per cent.
It "is understood here that the Brit
ish government will use the gold in
payment for .munitions of war pur
chased in the United States.
It is understood that the Japanese
specie will be transferred to the Brit
ish government by degrees as neces
sity 'arises. The advantages of this
investment are said to be manifold. In
the first place, by convertingsgovern
ment .specie which cannot derive
greater progt than 1 1-2 per cent in
terest in the United States, into the
6 per eent. British exchequer notes
Japan will be able to realize a net
gain of 4 1-2 per cent interest per am
num. , Seconly, in case the Japanese
government is confronted with need
of specie in America the British
govefntnent will purchase the exche
quer notes from the Japanes and furn
ish the required amount. Thirdly,
the Japanese government will ose
nothing from the disparity of the pro
portionate rate between the British
currency (pounds) and the American
currency dollars) in paying the price
of , the British exchequer notes in
American specie, which difference is
to be borne by the British government
according to the agreement.
CLEARING DECKS
Senate Expects to Finish by
Thursday and House Ready
Now to Quit
. Washington, Sept. 5. Under an
agreement to take a final vote before
adjournment tonight the Senate con
tinued 'work today on the emergency
revenue bill. Its passage virtually
will Welar the way for adjournment of
fcongress ' ' probably not later than
Thursday, as i is the last big meas
ure on the administration's program.
'Adjournment at 6 p. m. Wednesday
is provided for in the joint resolution
already prepared by the Democratic
leaders and its presentation to the
House' for passage today only wait
ed word that the Senate would fin
ish it! work by that time.
: Only two proposals : remain to be
disposed of today before final action
6tt the' revenue measure itself. One
wouid jbreate a tariff commission and
the . other would embody the Webb
bill to permit the, formation of Ameri
4 collective selling agencies abroad.
CONGRESS RAPIDLY
HUGHES ON HIS WAY
TOiKENTUGKY
Invades That 5tate After Ten
nessee and Then Goes to
Maine. -
(By Associated Press.)
Nashville, Tenn.; Sept. 5. Charles
Evans Hughes left' Nashville early to
day for Lexington, Ky., where he is
to deliver a speech this afternoon. The
nominee was due to reach Louisville
at 8 o'clock, where a 30-minute stop
and a brief rear-platform speech were
on the program.
He will leave Lexington tonight and
will spend all day tomorrow en route
for Maine.
WAS SENT TO JAIL
AT HIS OWN REQUEST
(By Associated Press.)
Auckland, N. Z., Cept. 5. Maximil
ian Ballin, the brother of the great
German shipping magnate who is pre
sident of the Hamburg-American Line
has been sent to jail for three months
at his own request. "Maximilian Bal
lan," says the Auckland Weekly News,
"has been in New Zealand for many
years. He worked as a bookkeeper
and received remittance from his
brother. After the outbreak of war
the remittance money stopped, and,
being a foreigner, he could not get
the class of work he was capable of
doing. He gradually drifted, became
ill, and after being unemployed for a
considerable time, he went to the
police station and asked to be arrest
ed. The court said the sentence was
pot punishment but charity to a man
who was helpless to look after him
self in the community.
WOULD ELIMINATE
THE WORD "OBEY"
(By Associated Press.)
Chfcago, 111., Sept. 5. The commis
sion of seven bishops, seven pastors
and seven laymen of the Protestant
Episcopal church, appointed to revise
the, ritual of theebweh as determin
ed to eliminate the word "obey" from
the marriage ceremony, it was learned
here today. The commission will re
port to the general conference of "the
church in St. Louis October 11.
Radical changes are proposed in the
Ten Commandments and the burial
and baptismal services. The Tenth
Commandment,as an example, is short
ened to: "Thou shalt not covet any
thing that is thy neighbor's."
HEAVY WHEAT BUYING
SENDS PRICES UP
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, 111., Sept. 5. News of
heavy buying on the part of some of
the large houses on the exchange
forced the value of wheat shares high
er today, in some cases the advances
amounting to 6 1-2 cents a bushel.
The September delivery touched
$1.51 1-2 as against $1.45 at the close
on Saturday. Atlhough settlement
of the railway strike was partly re
sponsible attention was chief center
ed on the statement of an expert.
SLIGHT INCREASE
IN THE PLAGUE
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Sept. 5. A slight in
crease i nthe epidemic of infantile
paralysis was observed1, during the
24 hours ending at 10 o'clock today.
There were forty-th.-ee new cases,
three more than yesterday, and twenty-one
deaths, an increase of five.
DURHAM TOBACCO
MARKET MAKES RECORD
(By Associated Press.)
Durham, N. C, Sept. 5. The tobac
co market opened here today with
sales of 125,000 pounds at a record
price of more than 20 cents a pound or
double the average of last season.
TREATY FOR PURCHASE
REPORTED FAVORABLY
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept 5. The treaty for
the purchase of the Danish West In
dies for $25,000,000 was ordered fav
orably reported to the Senate today
by the foreign relations committee by
an unanimous vote of the Senators
present.
Berlin, Sept. 5. In a small country
newspaper In Wurttemberg appears an
official notice ordering the peasants to
remove any old clothing from the
scarecrows in the field. It has been
found that .escaping prisoners of war
ha va exchanged clothes with the
scarecrows.
. Mr. Howard A. Hanby, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John R. Hanby, who was
president of the Senior Class of tha
Wilmington High School last term,
left this jnorning to enter Wake For
est College. , -
BACK HOME WITH
FIRE OF BATTLE
IN HIS BREAST
Wilson Delighted at Reception
Given Him by People and
Ready For Fray
NOW CONSIDERS
CAMPAIGN ON
Greeted by Immense Crowds
out Declines Discuss Poli
tics This Time Leaves
Washington Friday
(By Associated Press.)
Huntington, W. Va., Sept. 5, (On
Board the President's Special) Pre-
i sident Wilson was returning to Wash-
ington today enthusiastic over the re
ception accorded him in Kentucky,
jWest Virginia and Virginia yesterday.
I He is due to arrive at the capital at
2 o'clock this afternoon and will re
main there until Friday, when h,e
goes to Atlantic City to address the
National American Woman's Suffrage
, Association. Then he will motor , to
i Long Branch and does not expect to
! return to Washington for more than
ja month .
J With the present session of con
Igress practically over the President
j considers the campaign on from his
I standpoint. Last nig(h$ he passed,
j through the territory in which Hughes
j speaks today. At Lexington a cf8wd
i of several thousand persons, with a
j band, cheered him continuously until
; his train pulled out.
Today the President continued to
refuse to make political speeches on
his present trip.
After his Atlantic City speech the
President has no engagement before
Sept. 20, when he goes to St. Louis.
j During his stay at London, however,
he will see many delegations and
write several political leaders.
And Other Stocks Shot Up
ward On Stock Market at
Today's Opening ;
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Sept. 5. United States
Steel made a new high record at
the opening of today's strong market,
10,000 shares changing hands at 98
to 98 1-2. The maximum figure is
equivalent to 100 1-4 allowing for the
regular and extra dividends' of 2 1-4
points, which came off the stock when
it sold extra-dividend last Friday. The
previous high record of Steel; was
98 3-8 made last Friday.
Mercantile Marine, preferred, also
made a new high record today at 111;
likewise Kelly-Springfield Tire at 81
7-8. The entire market expressed re
lief of speculative concern over set
tlement of the railroad controversy,
gains in other shares, rails excepted,
being from 1 to 2 points.
ALA. CONGRESSMAN
NOW HEADS COMMITTEE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 5. Representa
tive S. H. Dent, Jr., of Montgomery,
Ala., was today elected chairman of
the House military affairs committee,
succeeding Representative Hay, of
Virginia, who has resigned to become
judge of the Federal ottrt of "claims.
Mr. Hay's resignation takes effect Sep
tember 30. '
' Mr. Dent, who was nominated by
Representative Kitchin, is the next in
rank on the committee. V
TO EXAMINE THE
FLOATING POPULATION
(By Associated Press.)
London, Eng., Sept. 5. Steps are
now being taken by the recruiting au
thorities to examine the floating pop
ulation of London in lodging houses
and elsewhere for the purpose of End
ing shirkers from army service, - Calls
are being made at private houses for
the same purpose. " The shirkers are
said to form a small minority; but there
are believed to be enough of them in
London alone to make up an army
corps. t .
Investigated Cause of DeathThe
coroner's jury that assembled at the
Court -House Tuesday morning at 10
a'clock to- investigate the drowning
of Joe Nixon, colored that occurred
c .-v i
Friday morning at the Clyde- Line
Warf, after hearing the witnesses 1 in
the case found ? that Nixon met his
death by drowning, caused, by the in
secure fastening of a gangplank
STEEtilANE
DISTi.
s
AT
Amendments Adopted to Rev
enue Bill Would Protect
American Shippers
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 5. An amend
ment to the revenue bill, now in the
Senate, authorizing the President dur
ing a war in which the United States
is not engaged, to withhold clearance
from all vessels discrimination against
American shippers, and to withhold
privileges from ships of nations not
according such privileges to American
shippers was adopted.
An amendment of Senator Phelan.
of California, was adopted authorizing
the President, by proclamatiory to
deny use of the mails, express, tele
graph, wireless or cable facilities to
citizens of nations which do not' ac
cord to Americans all the facilities
of commerce, "Including the unham
pered traffic in the mails."
This amendment was declared, was
aimed particularly at British inter
ference with American mail.
STANDARD BASKET AND
CONTAINER LAW SIGNED
Washington, D. C, Sept. 5. Stand
ards for climax baskets for grapes,"
other fruits and vegetables, and other
types of baskets and containers used
for small fruits, berries and vegetables
in interstate commerce are fixed by
an a.c.t aVmrivAil hv the President An-
Uust 31, 1916. The low beormes efr
fective -November 1, 1917.
The effect of the act will be to rej
quire the "use of the standards in man
ufacturing, sale, or shipment for all
interstate cimmerce, whether the con
tainers are filled or unfilled. A large
part if the traffic in fruits and. vege
tables enters interstate cimmerce. The
law relates only to the containers
and will not affect local regulations in
regard to heaped measure or other
method of filling. A special .exemp
tion from the operations of the law is
made for all containers manufactured,
sold, or shipped, when intended for
export to foreign countries, and when
such containers accord with the speci
fications of the foreign purchasers, or
comply with the laws of the country
to which the shipments is destined.
Standards of three capacities are
fixed for Climax x baskets two, four
and 12 quarts, dry measure. These
containers, often known as "grape
baskets," have relatively narrow, flat
bottoms, rounded at each end, and
thin sides flaring slightly from the
perpendicular. The handle is hooped
over at the middle from side to sidle.
In addition to fixing the capacities of
these standard baskets of this type
the law also prescribes their dimen
sions. The other standards are for "bask
ets or other containers for small
fruits, berries and vegetables." They
are to have capacities only of one
half pint, one pint, one quart, or mul
tiples of one quart, dry measure.
Such containers may be of any shape
so long as their capacities accurately
accord with the . standard require
ments. The examination and test of con
tainers' toy determine whether they
comply with the provisions of the act
are made duties of the Department of
Agriculture and the Secretary of Agri
culture is empowered to establish and
promulgate rules and regulations al
lowing such reasonable tolerances and
variations as may be found necessary.
Penalties are provided by the act for
the manufacture of climax baskets, J
and containers for small fruits, ber
ries, and vegetables not in accord
with the standards. It Is provided,
however, "that no dealer shall be pros
ecuted under the provisions of this act
when he can establish a guaranty sign
ed , by the manufacturer, wholesaler,
jobber or other party residing within
the United Statesfrom whom such cli-
Lmax baskets, baskets or other con
tainers, as defined by. the act, were
purchased, to the effect that said cli
max ( baskets, baskets or other con
tainers are correct within the mean
ing of this act. Said guaranty, to af
ford protection, shall contain the name
and address of the party or parties
making the sale of - climax baskets,
baskets or other containers, to such
dealer, and in such case said party or
parties shall be amenable to the prose
cutions, fines, ; and. other penalties ,
which; would attack in due course to
the dealer under the provisions of
this act."
1
LEGISLATION
GREAT BRITAIN
Amendments to Revenue ;BiH
Would Hit Back at Great
Britain for "Black List i
ALSO FOR INTERFERENCE
WITH U. S. MAILS
.7 '
Armed to Bring England td
Her Senses r Adoption, ItJ
Is Said,' -Would- Lead to a
Commercial War Diplo
mats Would Lodge Strong
Protest.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 5. Drastic
amendments to the revenue bill, strik
ing 'at the Allies' "blacklist" . and
British interference with American
mails was adopted today by the Sen
ate and created consternation among
the -diplomatic representatives of tha
Allies. '
In Allied quarters it is declared
that the enactment of the amendments
into law would constitute nothing Iessi
than a non-intercourse act, preliminary
to commercial warfare of far reaching
effect. Until the retaliatory amende
ments become law with the President's",
Signature the Allies will technically)
have nothing to protest about, but
there are assurances that representa
tions will be made if the amenmenta
stay in the bill. '
In as much as the government has!
decided on a course of legislation to
meet the restrictions on commerce.
wnicn diplomatic correspondence has
been unable to remove, ifris eenerallr
expected that the amendments" will ,
?e PUtJhrough
The administration
leaders"1 who . bad , direct connection
with the government's fornref policy,
made no attempt to stop their adop
tion. , ' , v i
STORM WARNING ON ;
SOUTH ATLANTIC COAST
(By Associated Press).
Washington, Sept. 5. Storm . warn
ing signals were ordered up by the
weather bureau today on the South
Atlantic coast from Savannah to Cape
Hatteras. -
A disturbance is reported as being
developing off the Georgia coast and
probably will move northward, at
tended by. strong shifting ' winds,
reaching gale force on the North Caro
lina coast. .
CHARLOTTE PHYSICIAN
. GIVEN THREE YEARS
(By Associated Press.)
Charlotte, N. C, Sept. 5,Dr. J. W.
Sommers, a physician of some prom-;
inence here, who was convicted on
the criminal charge Saturday of per
forming an illegal operation on Miss
Annie Jones, of Greensboro, N. C.,
causing here death at a local hospital
on June 26, was sentenced today ' to
3 years in the State penitentiary.
EACH HAS CONSUMED
HALF TON OF BREAD
(By Associated t Press.)
Paris, Sept. 5. Each soldier in the
French army has consumed a half ton
of bread since the beginning of the
war, according to the Army Bulletin. ;
; It has required seventy-five million
yards of stuff to clothe the army.
: The cost of feeding the men hag '
been figured-at forty cents per day.
It costs almost, as much, to clothe
them when they are at the front,
while those at the rear are clad at
an average cost of eight cents per
day. . '..-'.. Y'..y J- ' - .
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