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WEATHER FORECASTS i Pair tonight and Sunday, change in temperature. ' Ij I' I 'I THE LARGEST CIRCULATIONS WILMINGTON. VOL. XXII. NO. 266. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA; SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 7, 1916; PRICE 5 CENTS WAS NOT SIM . .f ft IIP .UISFATGH ! Finm edition 7"C 1 r-r MOVING I01R0 LITTLE IWTMlJWUEi .w3lVIClld'(lliftDIMj: MONASTIR WITH; IS Iffllii Pli M GREAT 1 BEHOLD W ST Entente Launching Operations Against Important Town In Serbia. ALSO ADVANCING ON THE BULGARIANS Russo-Rumanian Attack on Von Mackensen Fails . Quiet Along .The Somirie. The Entente campaign against Monastir in Southern Serbia is de veloping rapidly fromJ)Oth the south and the east ; Further west along Lake Presba the Entente, operating against the Bulgarians, are also- making ad vances, according to -Paris. French troops, who are participating in the movement, have advanced north three miles on Ule shore of the Boli river to the town of "German, which is less than two miles from the Ser bian border and fifteen miles south west of MonasthV" Sofia's official report tcci-'y an nounced the defeat of the Serbians in attempting to cross the Cerna, southeast of Monastir, and the re pulse of another attack further along the line. The Russian-Rumanian attack on Field Marshal von Mackensen's forces in Dobrudja is proving unsuc cessful. Bucharest reports progress for the Russians and Rumanians on the cen ter of the line on a town on the Black Sea. The French forces, in the Somme region, remain ' . in - a comparative state of quiet. The only' offensive movement by the French has been to the east of Bouchavesnes, where Paris reports a slight advance in the direction of -MoislanS. Today's offi cial bulletin issiied by the French war office reports quiet in the Somme, but slight activities along the hue to the south and southeast But Cobb Hangs Up a Couple of Records M'Carty High Man in National. Chicago, Oct. jr. Tris Speaker, of Cleveland, won the -batting champion ship of the American league, accord ing to averages published here today, which included the final game. Cobb, of Detroit, finished 23 points behind. National League - Averages, almost completed, shows McCartx, traded by Brooklyn to New: York, the leading batter. He has played In 79 games for an average of .339, three points ahead of Hal Chase pf Cincinnnati. Other leading-players and their sea son's records are: Leading- Base Stealers American League, Cobbf of Detroit, 68; National League, Carey, of Pittsburg, 61. Leaders in Total Base. Hits Ameri can, League, Jackson, of Chicago 290; National League, Wheat, of Brooklyn, 263. Leaders in Runs Scored American League, Cobb, of Detroit, 113; National League, Burns, of New York, 123. i Leading pitchers, who took part in 28 or more games; American -League, Boland, of Detroit; National League, Hughes, of Boston. - " ' . 7 ARKANSAS FAIR BARS PROFESSIONALS Ft. Smith, Ark., ' Oct. 7 Many features out of the ordinary are to bf offered in Ft. Smith's ybig agricul tural and industrial exposition, which is to have its formal opening tomor row and will be continued through the coming week. The exposition is to be held on the city's main street and will be entirely free. All avail able stores and buildings in the 'lowntown section have been used for the display of exhibits, which include products of the farm, ranch, orchard, school and home. All. professional concessions are to be excluded by the management, "icT that the sale of all soft drinks, foods, souvenirs, etc., will be in the hands of the local merchants. " FAIR WEATHER FOR ALL NEXT WEEK. Washington, Oct. 7. Generally fa ir weather, with temperature near the season's normal, will prevail dur ing the coming Week, was the fore cast of the Weather Bureau for the Southeastern States. Local showers will probably be had aloncr tSa-coast. r-V.""..' : .;..-. r SPEAKER LtftDS 1 BATTING I - , V . . I Bl I HI! Ill III II II. It II II B I IS I I.'- If-' M El II It.. II. 11 II II II II II If The War is Given C&i Fol l he iixceptional LackoT; interest. BOTH PARTIES PREDICT VICTORY Rebtiblicans Are ,Bothonjflnt; of . Winning hr The -Election. L (George H: Manning.) Washington,1 ' D. c!,' 6ci 7. With but little more than four weeks re maining between now " and the date for the election, 6f a' Vr43ident; Vice President a whole new House of Rep resentatives, and a third of the Sen ate, and an endless array of State and local v officials, there is a surprising-amount of. apathy in regard to the campaign and an indifference as to the outcome that is most' un usual. mi - xnere are localities, or course, where the campaign is more bitter than it has been in many years, but taken as a whole there is not the spirit in the campaign or the vivid interest in the outcome that usually accompanies an election of so great importance. . " Interest and enthusiasm in the campaign has increased considerably since- the Maine elections, but yet political workers report a remarkable -amount of apathy: The Republicans everywhere were encouraged to greater efforts by the result of the Maine campaign, while the Demo crats for the most part were satis fied with the. result but were spurred to a firmer determination to win elsewhere. Partly because of the distractions of the European, war, partly because of the absorption of men-in their per sonal affairs at a time when there is a revival of business, anil for other reasons,' it has been foundjalmost im- up to theTold-fashiohed frenzy, when the torchlight " parade and the old time rally were the things that drew the folks together for miles around. This indifference, or seeming indif ference, will cause the campaign managers in the closing weeks of the struggle to redouble their efforts and from now untiHeiection day the hard est kind of work will be done. Some of it will be done with a blare of; trumpets. Perhaps more of it will 4)e done with gumshoes. Both the Democrats and Republi cans are predicting the election of their candidate with every show of honest conviction, while the indepen dent or "floating" voters seem to think it is anyone's race with both candidates having an equal chance. The Democrats with a natural mi nority of the country's voters have behind, them an unexcelled record of legislative achievement; four years of clean and able domestic adminis tration, and a foreign policy that has kept us out of war. President Wil son is ..undoubtedly immensely popu lar in all sections of the country. The Republicans with an acknowl edged majority of the country's vo ters have no grounds to attack the work of the Democratic Congress; can find no flaws in the domestic administration of the President ex cept their opposition to jne eight-( hour ; railroad legislation; have beenj able to make but little headway with; their attacks on President Wilson's foreign policyr"ahd have in Charles BT Hughes, their candidate, a man who has been a most keen disap pointment to the Republicans in his campaign so far, and one who has not appealed to the independent voters and who has disgusted the Demo crats. 1 " - -- The whole question of the election of the President is the old story of whether enough independents will turn to the Democrats to offset the majority of the Progressives who went. back to the-Republicans. Up to the present time Comparison of reports received' at the Democratic ! and Republican headquarters fan to indicate a clear hocS Increased in terest in the campaign that Is almost sure to come in he next few weeks will furnish a better - Index to the outcome on November 7th. Nottung but . a : landslide can give the Senate to the Republicans, while it now appears ; to '.be.... nip and tuck for the majority of--the. House' of Representatives. Tie Republicans have done an enormous amount of organizing to capturevboth the House and Senate. They may capture the House but for them to also gain the Senate is next to impossible. Only a real landslide will accomplish that. Republican Congressional campaign leaders say they stand a good show to win the Senate in Bpite of the odds against-them. Their gain of a Senator in Maine, when, Senator (Continued on Page Three.) -i4..;tT i .A-v-.-i ' t 1 1 1 1 ii 111 III II II II I II n Iri Hi I H II HI I n nirllrfl -II iimTi w I n.i xicvyuiu x. a., ua ait ernoon. 1 his announcement was mad hii f hf - r ' -r- ab -wa, f m, Jk. fc VhVw V mrm. Tke sutmersible is the U53, and not the Bremen, as long expected, nor the Amerika. The submarine claims tp have crossed "the Atlantic in seventeen daus. The U-53 is not a merpLantship, but a man-of-war, flu ing the flag of German navu and has a single gun mounted on deck. -X- -X- , GET IT OUT OF THE SUNDAY DISPATCH. , r Today's great world series game will be detailed in elabo- 55- rate manner in tomorrow's Dis- patch. Sidelights on the game by noted baseball writers will be given. 'So be , certain to place your order at once for the Sun- day Dispatch. The Sunday Dispatch will also contain many other special fea- tures in addition to full tele- graphic reports of the world's doings, plenty of local news and se- the best of all funny sheets. WILL DESTROY ANTIQUATED BOATS Navy Department to Use Ob solete Craft as Targets For Uncle Sam's Sailors.- w xwxu, ucu ii win u oi in terest to local citizens, especially those who are interested in marine matters, to know that the torpedo boats Stringham, Craven, Stockton, Wilkes arid McKenzie, which paid this port a visit some years ago, are to be shot to pieces by the big guns on American warships. These craft have become anti quated and are' of no further use to the government.' They have been re placed by larger and more powerful craft of . the fastest and most effec- tive type and are of no further use. Secretary Daniels, of the Navy De partment, has decided that they would make excellent targets for the sailor-soldiers and they are to be used for this purpose and will soon be nothing: more than battered pieces of metal. On November 14, '1887, Mrs. Mary Washburn-'Deans succumbed to a fa tal malady at Pamlico, N. C, and her body was interred there- and for more than a quarter of a century it rested in the litle country burying ground. . Some time ago relatives of the de ceased decided to remove the re mains to Taunton, Mass., and yester day 11 that- was mortal of the body was taken up, -placed in a metallic casket and dispatched to its, destina tion. During recent years a number of bodies long buried have been taken up, and removed to other points, but it is believed that in this instance the deceased had been buried for a longer period than any of those re moved hereabouts in many years. Arrangements are being made to hold a great wrestling tournament here during the week of the Eastern Carolina Fair, November 7th to 10th, andvmat devotees from all parts of the country are expected to be in at- tendance at these events. Such famous wrestlers as "Strang- ler" Lewis, Tommy Draak, Linow and Costello will be on hand to partici pate in the heavyweight class and Max Smith, Fritz Hanson, Kilonis and others-will handle the light and mid dleweight end of the bouts. Two bouts, will be given each night and these will prove of real interest and will doubtless be witnessed by record-breaking crowds. MULLINS DEFEATED f MARION TEAM . iMullitts., S. C, Oct. 7. The first game ot football of the season here I was pjayed yesterday between Mul- Unsahd - Marion. Mullins was the victor ' by the score of 6 to 0. Ed wards mad,e the touchdown for Mul-j ns. -vThe twork ; of Lewis in tne back field was also of "the brilliant variety. " For Marion, Layton and Al ford'both put up a fancy game, they blocking , many plays that seemed sure oals. . x - :i , 7 a . -i . i-m oerman suomarme GRIT vr Swatting Against Rube Mar quard The Braves Too Much For The Dodgers LOOSE PLAYING ABOUT ONLY FEATURE Great Crowd Witnessed First of The World Series- Sec ond Qame to Be Staged in Bropklyn Moriday: After noon. Braves Field, Boston, Oct. 7: Thousands of excited ! folks saw the Braves, of the American League, trim the Dodgers, of ' the. National .Leagueerethi3 afericonthu3 i$aki!ig?Ntte lead" in tneTworlcf, serTfek Rube Marquard could 'not sjtop the Boston bunch, especially when his team mates failed to give him good support. The final score was 6 to 5. The second game of the series will Be played. Monday afternoon on the National JLeague field in Brooklyn Monday - afternoon The line-up iij the game in the bat- ting order, was as follows: Brooklyn Myers, C. F. Daubert, 1st B. Stengel, R. F. Wheat, L. F. Cutshaw, 2nd B. Mowrey, 3rd B. Olsen, S. S. Meyers, C. Marquard, P. Boston. . , Hooper, R. F. Janvrin, 2nd B. Walker, C. F. Hoblitzall, 1st B. Lewis, L. F. Gardner, 3rd B. Scott, S. S. Cady, C. Shore, P. First Inning. . Brooklyn. Myers fouled out to Cady on first ball pitched. Daubert fanned on three pitched balls. Sten gel went out, Janvrin to Hoblitzell. Boston. Hooper struck out. Jan vrin fanned. Walker tripled to left field fence. Cutshaw threw out Hob litzell. , Second Inning. Brooklyn. Wheat scratched an infield hit toward first. Cutshaw up. Cutshaw hit into a double play, Jan vrin to Scott to Hoblitzell, Mowrey walked. Olson struck out. Boston. Lewis up. The crowd gvae Lewis an ovation. Lewis walked Gardner bunted safely, Lewis going to second. Scott sacrificed, Myers to Cutshaw. Cady walks (purposely). Shore struck out. Hooper up. Hooper . flied to Myers, who made the catch after a long run. x , Third Inning. Brooklyn. Shore tpssea out Mey ers. Marquard" struck out. Myers singled over second. Daubert fanned on three pitched balls. Boston. Janvrin fanned, Myers throwing him out. Walker fanned. Hoblitzell drove a long liner to right for three bases. Lewis up. Hoblit zell scored on Lewis' hot two-bagger to left. Lewis was picked . off sec onds Myers to Olson.. Fourth Inning. Brooklyn. Stengel singled to left. Wheat - tripled to right field fence, scoring .Stengel. Cutshaw flied to Hooper, who made a line . throw to Cady, who touched Wheat but as he was sliding to the plate. Janvrin threw out Mowrey. 'Score tied. Boston. Cardner fanneU. Scott flied to Wheat, who made a pretty catch. Cady walked. Shore fouled out to jMeyers. V . . .; Fifth Inning. - J Brooklyn. Gardner v Jhrew out Ol son. Meyers 'got a three-base hit when Walker lost his . high fly in the sun, the ball roiling, to the fence. Janvrin threw out Marquard, Meyers being held at third. I Myers popped to Scott. Boston; Hooper, r "up: Crowd ap- plauded Hooper because of his great 4 : - . , : . . i . .11 i ,i arnvea m me narJDor tnis Nava KHio .Sffu-ti lir WORLD SERIES throw in fourth. Hooper got a two base hit when Myers lost his ball in the sun. Janvrin sacrificed, Mowrey to Cutshaw, Hooper -taking third. Walker up. Hooper scored on Walk er's single past Mowrey. Hoblitzell went out to Daubert, unassisted, Walker going to second. Mowrey took Lewis' grounder and touched Walker as he came into third. One run. Sixth Inning. Brooklyn. Gardner tossed out Dau bert. Stengel struck out, Janvrin tossed out Wheat. ; Boston.- Gardner, up. Olson fum bled Gardner's grounder and the bat ter was safe. Scott forced Gardner, Mowrey to Cutshaw. Cady up. Scott took second"'on a passed ball. Cady walked. Shore popped to Daubert. Hooper popped to Olson. No -runs. Bcdy; Cutsh threw but Cutshaw. Mowrey singled to right Olson hit into a double play, Gardner to Janvrin to Hoblit zell. Boston. Janvrin got a double past Mowrey. - Walker up. Olson fum bles Walker's grounder and the bat ter was safe. Janvrin went to third. Hoblitzell up. Janvrin scored when Cutshaw made a bobble of Hoblit- zell's grounder, tlie Datter being safe and Walker going to second. Lewis sacrificed, Daubert to Cutshaw. Cut shaw took Gardner's grounder, but his throw taujMate was too late to catch Walker, who scored. Hoblit zell took third. Hoblitzell scored on Scott's sacrifice fly to Stengel. Gard ner remains on first. Cady up. Cut shaw threw out Cady. Three runs. Eighth inning. Brooklyn Myers up. 1 Scott threw out Meyers. Johnston batting for Marquard. Johnston singled over Janvrin's head. Myers up. A double play followed. Myers' grounder was deflected to Scott, who threw to Jan vrin, who then threw out Myers at first. Boston. (Pfeffer pitching for Brooklyn). Shore flied out to heat. Hooper walked. Janvrin singled, Hooper going to third ,and when Sten. ge Ithrew wildly past second Hooper scored. Janvrin took second. Walk er walked. Hoblitzell flied out to Wheat. Lewis forced Walker, Olson to Cutshaw. Ninth Inning. Brooklyn. Daubert walks. Stengel singled to right, Daubert taking sec ond. Wheat forced Daubert, Shore tNQ Gar(jner. Stengel went to second cutsnaw up. uutsnaw was mt-Dy a pitched ball. Mowrey up. Stengel and Wheat scored when JanyriU-fumbled Mowrey's grounder, Cutshaw moving up to second. Olson upV Ol son got an infield hit, filling the bases. Meyers fouled out to -Hoblitzell, Markle batting for Pfeffer. Merkle walks. Cutshaw scores. Shore was taken from box; Mays how pitching. Thomas Mow catching. Myers up. Mowrey scored when Myers scratched an infield hit. Olson took third and Merkle second. Dau Oert up. Scott threw out Databert. Boston made 6 runs, 8 hits and 1 error. v Brooklyn made 5 runs, 10 hits and 4 errors. The attendance was over ,40,000. Masonic Event in Wheeling. Wheeling, W. Va., Oct. 7. One of the most notable events in the history of the Masonic fraternity in ' West Virginia will take place here Monday when the magnificent new Scottish Rite Cathedral, will be formally ded icated. - Sovereign Grand Command er George F. Moore, of the Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite, and a numBfer of other high degree Ma sons from various parts '.of -the country,--will be here for the dedication ceremonies. ' ' , . -3i Hf.': S THE irst Badly Damaged 'But Managed To Make Port Collision Last Night. Norfolk, Oct. J. The British tramp steamer, Hawkhead, which wasf in collision with the Chesapeake line's steamer, City of Norfolk, in Hampton Roads last night, was not sunk, as first- reported. She was able . to proceed to the Newport News shipyards under her own steam. The City of Norfolk crashed into the steamer during a heavy fog, while the latter was at anchor at Point Sewell. The former was bound from "Norfolk to Baltimore and the 100 pas sengers who were aboard were trans ferred to other vessels. No lives were lost and no one was injured. The damage to the tramp is not yet known, while the City of Norfolk, with six plates damaged and her stem twisted, is anchored at Pinner's Point. TAR HEEL ELEVEN MEETS PHI Wake Forest and Guilford Col lege Play Other Games Today. Atlanta, Oct. 7 With the leading Southern football teams, which are i playing on the gridirons today, en gaged in building up the offensive and defensive powers in the games with the other elevens from the smaller colleges, football enthusiasts of- the South are turning theii- eyes toward the east, where Virginia, Washington and Lee and the North Carolina teams are engaged -in sec- - WfeiJteleje strong In-191$. North Carolina faces a 'hard! game with Princeton, while Washington and Lee tackles the Army team. The games in .the Southern terri tory, despite the. fact that the chief cases are the "big elevens" against the weaker ones, are expected to give additional points on the teams' per sonnel. Wake Forest plays Guilford today at Wake Forest DESTRUCTIVE BLAZE IN ASHEVILLE. Asheville, Oct. 7. One of the great est fires in the history of Asheville occurred this morning about 1 o'clock when the finishing department of the Hans-Rees Sons' tannery was totally destroyed. The loss of the company is estimated to be anywhere from one quarter to one half million dollars. The origin of the fire is unknown and it was not until the fire was well un der way that it was discovered. The fire department responded, but on ac count of the lateness of the call were unable to save the finishing depart ment and turned their attention to the rest of the plant. The corporation is one of the largest in Carolina. It was stated this morn ing that the loss was fully covered by insurance. ! The tannery which was one of the largest sufferers in the recent flood had been running but a short time aunce that catastrophe and the finish ing houses were filled with new stock. It is thought that the burned buildings'! will be replaced at once. BETTING FAVORS A. AND M. TODAY Charlotte, Oct. 7. The NortH Caro lina A, & M. eleven was ar5-t-4 f ayorite over Davidson . here today. The Techs will outweigh the fted and Black by ten to fifteen pounds. Davidson's eleven of last year is practically intact, while the Aggies' line-up has changed considerably. INDIANA OBSERVES , ' . "RILEY DAY" Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. Z. Indiana today paid homage to the memory of her beloved Hobsier poet, the late James . Whitcomb Riley, on the annf versary of his birth. In pursuance of a proclamation issued by Governor Ralston the day w)as observed as 'Riley Day" throughout the State. Exercises appropriate to' the occa sion were held under the auspices of numerous literary and other so cieties. This afternoon a large party of friends and admirers of the latej poet made a pilgrimage to Crown Hill i cemetery and cohered his grave with masses of his favorite flowers. NG ETON IN E TODAY Thousands Go to Braves Field to See ' First Worlds .. Series Contest. 'j1 SOME STAYED UP ALL NIGHT; Moving Picture Men toSnap, The Game Players Ret;4 . Before The Great ' Struggle. 1 Boston, Oct,, 7. A crowd of great ... number turned today to Braves Field , for the opening game of the World's -series of 1916. The Brooklyn team, winner cf the National league pen nant who challenges the American league supremacy defended by the Boston club, holders of the World's, championship of last .year, has proved an object of wide appeal to the base- ball enthusiastts . ' The teams were favored in their first meeting with weather ' closely ap proaching the ideal. The day was al most summerlike. v 4 The mass of people who swarmed through the streets to Braves Field was great. Many spent the night at the gates. The night line was smaller, however, than at any previous world series ever played in this city. At daybreak knots of 50 persons were gathered at each gate awaiting the opening of the gates. Some slept while others walked about, the mor eager , reading fore casts of the game in the morning; papers. I " Later laariy autmobile parties a rived and out of town enthusiasts pour- ed in by train and automobile. Many, carried suit cases or boxes, which serv ed the double purpose of a seat and 'a!, lunch receptacle. . The barriers were swung clear, at Q( o'clock and all. were forced to pass inu. mediately into the grounds. plate attracted hp mu' Curiosity-uhtl a ground keeper explained that it was for moving picture men. ' - " The great capacity of the grounds' has been extended and 45,000 persons can be accommodated by the erecting of a fence across right field from a small stand to a wall. These standing spaces, together with 2,000 seats In the extreme right field corner sold at 60 cents a piece, a price so low that the gates were jammed when the great crowds attempted to enter. The players did not hurry to the grounds. The Brooxiyn Club spent much of the forenoon about their hotel. Will Meet Tomorrow. There will be a regular meeting of Cape Fear Camp, Confederate Veterans No 254, at the W. rj. I. Arniory tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock.' All members are urged o be present Lost Is Found This is not an uncommon experience for persona- who" lose articles ana us The Dis patch Business Locals to re cover them. Dispatch Business Locals have built up a reputation all over this city and county for it.fi AfflHftnrv in returning lnht articles to their owners. Hon- 9 est finders always advertise tb'eir finds In these locals and losers make tneir appeal for recovery through these col-, umns. 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