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1 . 1 WEATHER FORECAST: .1 V- ' " " ' - - North CarolinaProbably? show. ,.rs toniqht and Thursday ' except fair on the coast V ' . ' .n.a ' : ; . South Carolina Probably , ehow ers toniqht and Thursday ; ; -. k - v I J m VOL. XXIII. NO. 199. - lISSISIlBlt UM III wy American Mission to Russia , Now in Washington To", See President. WILL CALL AT WHITE HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON Charles Edward Russell Says The Thing to Do is to Con vince Russia America is In' The War to The Finish , United Slates Must Present Solid Front, He Decl (By Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 8 The mission to Russia, heade rpDort to Fresicient Wilfetin on the suits of its thre months' trip to ttie" world's newest democracy.' " ' v A delegation ot government omctala met the party at the railroad station. Major General Scott, chief of staff, of the array, who spent much time at the front, wjll report to Secre tary Baker. The General was with the Russian army part of the time it was en route before the German forc es nnrl is expected. to bring much val uable military information.- . Arrangements were, made at ihe White House for President Wilsonvlo receive Mr. Root and' all the memhers of the mission accompanying him -at5 4 o'clock this afternon. Later, Mr. .Root will see Secretary Lansing, It is ex pected that TTr. Root will make . a partial report ?t. tho brief conference J5l 1 CIO... today, but wyll ;a 8ciy.bferian4 arresting later. Much, if not allfcf - it.-;necelTK?j, brokft the harfchonofH The commlssicffir returned filled with ' optimism over conditions , m the new leyuuiiu.aim.iuw kuaii w. . usl ing her part to end the great war, Assurances that the United States will remain in the war to the end and improved railroad facilities were de clared by different members of the commission to be among the outstand ing needs of Russia. "The situation is very hopeful," Mr. Root" said. "America's entrance into the war has had a-good effect. The moral of the Russiain people is -good and altogether I shoul-d say the outlook is encouraging." . v Charles Edward Rusaell, another member of the commission who recent ly withdrew from the Socialist party in this country, declared vigorously that the chief duty of the United States is to convince the Russian people that the United States is in the war to the finish. "i cannot emphasize too strongly," Mr. Russell said, "that this country should present a united . front. The Russian people are not united at the present time, but they are in such a frame of mind that they etsily can be united if the American " people only will convince them that this nation stands solidly behind its, allies in this war. "The newspapers -of the. United State have a great duty to perform hi presenting the situation" in this coun try as it really is. Talk of peace at this time and arguments against send ing our boys to France is "Titter rot..' We must go throush this war to tue end and nnr Hti,onc ml,f o roaT1 make up their minds" to that effect. Ker, peace, and home guard tallt j ymvc in lino BILUaLIUXl Ul U1CB- ent. "I am greatly encouraged by condl. I tlCn;; in Russia Thev nrn iofnTninr I in Russia. Thev arohecomins' 1 J v- I "r''T a I the tfmp Wvott rinrinir tha a!) the tfmp f All 1 . r 7 J, , UU1 w'jeKs tnat l was in I n A I i . . . I , . - , cieat c;LJ.nge. i snen lUally all Of that time with tho -orrvT-lr men's council, which is really the gov ernmrnt of Russia, and I know that ")p people are gradually getting be fi'M the government more strongly each dny." - A Russian republic is certain "to re- m the nnininr, r,p TT.UU.. n j.l, the Arnf.rior, v,,: .t...i-' x..-.i n r. . , j - t. van iii inrsiiiii wn iimi i i ii I'liH'i .w.j nuiu us aaree monius vis- u io report toPrej3ident Wilson. In ttfiriT a arm (minf t the -CUntry by Germna tices that they wil 1 shu down their November 15, first financing under condition, of former President William tne arm,e,, making impossible further de--,".068 tnat. tney Wl11 shut.' down 5?e.l.r nrniPPtnd second offerine of Liber- w Toft n hPf.ame suddenly ill here 11 k. ' . A j A.Ji 1 . J . I , n. . O ' v-vv.. . . 1 , 1 1 IAirULOl . W VM.", O veionment in xi - x. .. . ..plants ratner man .recognize tne. unit- v".--- v r, rv iv.j - . x" ' . ! j j lovrnm;n 1 ed Mine Workers of America. The onas was argeiy ov """r Monday mgnt wm iui yiov - --. t the RnJ;;";,. C1C:"U". notices asserted that miners now.re-'.WJien'suu&UIiUuy"0 "uocu ttU p- "l Eternal difficult oVa 5, ,'ceive the highest wages in Ihe. history ; C(me and the nmp0 rtf .m.f.". is eoino- or. ,;r.T""" , ""fOM"""r6havfne been increased 50 ner cent: b . 1 py. ine extreme. eie-r- b.e1 .:in.th,reateed -erious trou-' UVkin Drougnt under, control given due opportunity and time. nde?in Hccar fublic is 8 oni?ion- the Russian re-,y I.. -v.. OMJUt.J . ; with w ;STn'Sf th.e aPPent ease thrown "illCn the Rnaninn rtmn1n'-. nn.., l'ws ui a aesnotic: Oil t IO l - . .. . Won ... y and turned so readilv to the1 Root JJpresentative government, MrJhere todav by a strike called by, em- r- eiprrod to the fact that .the cloves who announced they were seek- Rl) vi int " otfri. I . ne warmers had long been S I . ' ' ' . .- . - .-, " ." -- - -.,. rrv .... . .... .. -...j. .... . ... 0: V: 7 u fey ED E T TO - " 1 ' - Ameriran Rrinas Rrt Ha- -------- , . ZT scription of Labor Trouble rr In Lisbon. ' SEVERAL SOLDIERS KILLED BY BOMBS Fifteen Hundred Civilians'Ar rested Before Backbone of Uprising . Was ; i . TV '1 ' '" . oroKen. (By Associated Press.) An Atlantic Port, August 8 -A de- scription of the labor upheaval in Lis bon, Portugal, on July ll only-bhiefly hinted at previously in cable dispatch es, which threatened a revolution and resulted in the susnerisioh of nonj?titif TROOPS ch e ROwD T tional guarantees, was Drought here terday between Austro-Hungarian and todays by Gilbert L. Robinsoit repre-lIlllan Patrols4 says the report issued sentative of a shipping firm, who, ar-fby:tne 5taliai1 war department. Ital rived from Europe. He said troops' ian ' air squadrons on Monday, and were called out and when a number i Tuesday, dropped four tons of high of them ,were killed by bombs' thrown j lamonH'.thpm thV rhnrrra Mr." Robinson "said the trouble was precMtated by the demand v by all ""-jelasses of workmen for a 70 per cent. wage increase to meet the high cost of living with a threat of a general strike if denied. The government re fused to allow the enforcement , ol their demands, Mr. Robinson said, and when rioting began, called out the mil itary. ANTI-DRAFTIST NABBED IN OKLAHOMA 1 (By Associated Press.) Muskogee, Okla., Aug. 8. iomer Spence, one of the three men held re sponsible by the Federal authorities for organization xof the uprising in Olrlnhnmn ne-ninat the solortlvo rtrai was Placed under arrest 'in Seminole J . county today, according to announce- . , ' T o , rra' ! ment made today by United States ?rr!"V ' Aug 8-"(T?at u T Marshal Enloe. Spence, a Working ; British forces after artillery bombard Class Union organizer, was out a the ment J dFum fie ensity last night, time on ?5,000 bail, under Federal in-'P3essed ward from Nieuport on dictment for conspiracy to obstruct he castal sector, . of e. Belgian operation of the Conscription Act. r.....j tTT... . ci.il i i i ft ftihirnni n-rniif p .. - - i If I IH LULL I U L . IllllllbllU W ii mil nnnuiiiin i UllieSJ Ctl OflS LO U H1V1511.UUUP6 uuimg u.R". .ucu.-uc Kentucky and 1 en- peceo ' (By Associated Press.) Tfnrwirillo Tonr A n cr Q "R onnrt tj x-. i,r -n- f . ' . 'I ivy., mat uie Birmu movement, among , d,the miners of southeastern . Kentucky 'k growing. The dispatches from that section state that after fruitless forts made during last night and to- day y to induce the , coal operators to j ter negotiations, district No. x 19, enter United Mine Workers of America, had . ;o strike.., If the order is adher-; voted to ed to in its entirety U5,000 men wni be on strike throughout the district'bv Saturday night, lit was stated that the i strike vote was '"unanimous, A number of the larger nrine oper- of the .field, wages in some . instances r w.r. ' . FCOD,BILL DEBATT N FINAL 'v, ,v r . ' wae ?cale adjustment. ... - P A Wl A I TII7I TP flF ' f CARS IN KANSAS CITY ... . V '' . (Bv Associated Press.) I' Kansas City. 'Mo., Aug. 8.-A partial tinn nf the street, car lines or tnis . - .. ' - . .. . nitv nnd Kansas f!itv. Kas.. was caused ' , inor tii t iohf - In nrirnnWo :nnf1 .rthtnin the 'reinstatement, of several discharg-7.-K- P U L L WILMINGTON NORTH ROIIilS ALONE THE ERR FRONT In Flanders - British Continue Their Heavy; Bombardment ; ; " rT of Germans... ICROWN PRINCE'S RUSH STOPPED BY FRENCH ; Germans Gontiriue, Their Suc , cess Against the Russians and Rumanians Fight- ing on Trentlno front ! - '.(By Associated,-Press.) s In Flanders , the heatv artillery has improved, again with & bombardment from the British guns of drum fire in tensity, in some sectors.; The Germans- are replying spiritedly and the dual appears to be working ud to notable proportions.!: Berlin reports a. British attack near the Belgian coast which the Germans beat off in hand-to- I hand fighting." ' This operation is re corded in the British official statement jas a successful raid near Lomtjaert- zde in.wnich the British captured a iew prisoners and a machine gun ( Judging from the German statement, i there were further raids in -force by J entente troops on other portions of i the German lines on the Flanders 'front. . : On the French front in the "Aisne region new attacks were made byMhe Crown Prince east of Vauxaillon and west of the Calif ornie plateau. THey were repulsed. There is consiGerable artillery activity all along the Aisne front. The Germans who broke Into the ( Russo-Rumanian lines near Foksbeni on Monday, extended their success yesterday today's Berlin ; statement reports. Activity In Trenches. Rome, Aug. 8. There . were lively encounters on the Trentino. front yes explosives on the Austrian military Petrograd, Aug. 8. Russian Iroops are, on the offensive in the Chotin re gion near the southeastern frontier of Galicia. Yesterday they. drove the 'Austro-German forces from two vil lages, captured a height and took more than 300 prisoners and four machine guns, thewar office announced today. " A Teutonic attack' in the region of Erody where the Russians are still on Galician soil, was only . temporarily successful. . A counter attack restored the Russian positions that had been penetrated. Crown Prince Repulsed. Paris, Aug. 8. Troops of the Ger man Crown Prince last night launch ed 'attacks on the French positions east of Vauxaillon and west of the Californie plateaux in the Aisne re gion. ... . The official statement issued today by the French war office says that a!I tne atta?s weIe reued Hum, uui wwb unvcu uauii cillci hand-to-hand fighting, it was officially announced today by the German army 'headquarters staff. The artillery activitity in Flanders, 'the statement adds,; increased during i the night. German Big Guns Busy. ,' JLondon, Aug. 5. German artillery last mgnt oegan an active Domoara ntent of the British front in Belgium, . j. j4-. 1 Teuton trenches near Liom'oaertzyde and returned with some prisoners and a machine gun. The official state- Jmnt given out by the . British war office today says: 1 . n-i.t mn. tvmn-na aimraeafn11 . .V" . . V a: :V;.1 near Tiombaertzvde and captured few - prisoners and a machine gun.,- during thex night to the east and ef-J,north of Ypres, particularly in the ,'neiehborhood of ' Westhoek, and the Ypres-Staden railway.' : r Miy TREASURY LOAN . ' rwrwrn ci TDCrDfR OVER SUBSCRIBED r r m.v Associated Pr-;ss.r Washington, Aug. 8. rThe Treas-r ury's offer of $300,000,0.00, in certifi-J . . fnrlartforlnnca . motlirinw ' ye.ieiuay. . 4T-5C- -K- -V. STAUts. . - , . . . ' (?r Associated;Press) .tir1,:nn.Tn A 11 Or X .9tO thlS nftemn debate in the Senate TV" Oil lllC r )JX Ulll " tlO 1U 11UM, i Stages wun uiauy oeiwiu BUir - ing short statements oi ineir po-,. ... ... . A n'.1i.lr -K-rsitions . iui ;- uuuua, n'iinni7 - rno .i fiinir - for -a ' ' ' ",?ir. Final pas . .. sage of the bill in the form on whicli President Wilson has m- o!atfi'lfT-':was . forecast ARTILLERY AGAIW WEST th. nvrtix inutments-m tne- umapovano vauey. i Mt.P.jig.f f up:t Rul.n Tniops on CffTen.ivr tftiKMl P J A RFC LEASED W IRE SER CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AFTERNOON, AUGUST '8, 1917; ... -. w - - . ARMED BANDS REPORTED . , . , FORMING. , l. I i . (By; Associated Press). Muskogee, , Okla., Aug. ; 8. 55- --Armed bands of daft resisters c-5s- were reported forming in Payne county, 50 mires northwest of the -X1 district . previously infested, in messages' received-at the United s- States marshal s (Office; here this afternoon. Deputy marshals were 'despatched to Investigate. ' -. y-'-r .' ' ' ;- -k 'I Mines Suspend Operations- . Miners ani.Cow Boys Besieged. , (By Associated Pss.) v APACHE INDIANS ON THElWAR PATH Globe, Ariz., Aug 8. Apache In- ing harvest, vThe Department of xAg dians in the Sierra Anchas mountains, .;nM'a A ' i 50 miles northwest -of Gloue, are-or! nculture s Au?ust croP rePrt lssuwd the war path and the two. largest as- t0(w showed corn prospects improv bestos mines in the district " have sua- ed to the extent , of 67,000,000 bushels penaea operauona, aucorumg to a teic:. phone mesage cummoning help which wan received here at the sheriff 's office-, last' night. - i The manager of one of the mines in- formed Sheriff Tom Armer that lead- ers of the uprising have called ouall Indian mine workers and that they were completely beyond control. Deputy Sheriff. Dan Armer, at "the head of a-band- of mounted rangers, nepartea tor m oierra Ancnas at i o'clock last nighty but they did not ex.-; pect to arrive before this morning. A toqcs i ceiled hi v cViorifF f fvr i r hnvc tf?hnlif'thTrilvo in ronrl.t"- th6 .Department iness for duty in event the rangers are unable to quiet -the, Indians. Besieged y . Indians. - PVinrniiv 4ri Slip' - TiliTliriTi a 1 message from Globe and Miami today fnHfp.At.Ml that, the ' little hand of - as - bestos miners and cowboys beleaguer- ,ed in a dugout Jn the Sierra Anchas 'mmmtains hv warr ner Anarhft Tnflians ?and Mexicans still were holding outjtoes, 864; tobacco (pounds), 'although their supplies of ammuni-1 flax- ;ay,' tos) 10; ,'tions and food were running low. mini -uiffliRRiur iiinni iHitriMniiiiii TU1I l ilt ULLDinild! Aim of New Movement in Beon 87-9.: yielcd; c107 hlWoe(ft.:pOrJa" ( gium- jpposuion 10 v-atn- ' olic Germania. (By Associated Vress.) CoDenhagen. Aug. 8. German So-. cialists will oppose the new gbvern - ment on the principle of Catholic Germania according to the Socialist organ Vorwaerts. "Persons 'so foolish as to expect a great change In ; the direction of parliamentary regime wilj be normally disappointed," says the newspaper which believes that th presence of Catholic representatives is a great improvement in the system. It appears that Dr. Spahn, leader of the Catholic 4 Centre party m thel Reichstag, will be forced to retire from parliamentary life on account of ua pu.uuu.uu, oy Ul JUO.ivc. v He must resign his seat, owins !t the constitution proviso, upon accept ing the portfolio, but7it is asserted ing the portfolio, but, it is asserted uiei i iiuwims - y "Ta cf his machine. Army, officers mg for rejdecuon. He wV h. nmnber of spectators witness mgly do this, though he cannot be-- nerformance come a member of the Bundesrat. t ed the performance. ( August Worms, leader of tne Flem ish movement in Belgium said in an interview in the Berlin Tageblatt, the aim of the movement . was the re- establishment of Belgium as a dual monarchy of Flanders and Walloonia under Kini Albert, werr worms tooH.Bon today took cognizance jbf tne I. Austria-Hvmgary as an example of , the ' w. W. agitation anil iabor . troubles movement for free Flanders in Bel- y n tne West by selecting Chief Justice gium. i Covington of the District of Columbia AIRCRAFT FACTORY I rAPllC ICI A lin r UK JLHAVAUL - (By Aasociatoa i-ress.) . Washington. Aug. . 8. -Construct ion of an aircraft factory at the League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia, to cost proximately $1,000,000 and toj be completed in 100 days' was or dered today by Secretary Daniels. The j plant will employ '2,000 Workers .nd j will be capable of producing a thou- sand small planes yearly. EX-PRESIDENT TAFT REPORTED BETTER accoramg to pujw" , v, ' however, . that it would be advisable today. He probably will leave for Lincoln. Neb., tomorrow. Mr. tait became m after delivering ,an address- here. orwcTJ VPCQpI Q AND ' i , M ANY MLN LU 1 IINU Al-. :i-iopl.tl Prei - London aS! evNorweglaa. -"a Zn Z "nt s ii ie . v rancia ; auu vj . j x, m. ..n n noQi fiT-oon nnrl af-; cording to a dispatch to the uentrai News from Christlama. were part of a -fleet of fifty and were t.,-i- i.nm a fiahlni trin in thf (By ABSOciatecF Presii A. . ... TTt.l., 1 ArcTcoceari.:. r YJ CE fiira'SyEiB i Present . Conditions', and r Esti- mated Yields As Reported .. by Agricultural Depart. LARGEST CORN CROfc ! IN NATION'S HISTORY Over Three Billion Bushels Six Hundred Million Bushels , of Wheats Now, Estimated. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 8. The largest crop of corn ever grown In the Unit- ea otates iff in prospect for the corn- during July, indicating a total duction f 84llf000f000 busnels i ' .' 0"0m pro- J Wheat, however, shows a . decrease of 25,000,000 "bushels. " Spring .wheat had a bad month and DrosDects de creased 40,000,000 bushels, but win ter wheat gained '15,000,000 bushels over forecast fn July. Wheat produc- tion, winter , wheat and spring wheat i i combined, now Is forecast at 653,000, 000 bushels., In its August crop report issued' to- of Agriculture forecasts" the prospective production of the country's crops based on their condition : August 1 (figures in mil lions of, bushels, I. e., millions omit- j, as l0ll,.0wsj 1 vviuier. wneai, 417; spring wheat, '''' a" w,heaLS53; C0n ?.,19Ji oats J-45 ba!:!ey' 2Q3; buckwheat, I- wune uuuww,.mi, awi sweet po- 1,270; 'sugar beets (tons),' 7.82; apples, 188; peach es, 42.7. ; ".: " ' Other details ,'of the report follow: Winter wheat r-yield.' 15.1; spring wheat condition, 68.7 ; yield, 12.4 ; V all wheat yield 11,0. , y Corn--conditton, 78.8; .. yield, - 28,4.; 'OatSr--conditJoA, 87.2 f V feld, ?.?fenTa1nlnr:'6ii tarm, 7,77Xt00r :r:, Barleyc6ndition, 77.0 i yield 24.S. Rye, yield Buck wheat acreages 965,000 : condition. 92.2;. yield 20.6. hvh ite potatoes con- papco condition, 88.1 ; yield, 895.4 yield, 90:3; (pounds). Flax codition, 6G.6; 6.6. Sugar beets condition, yield, 10.66 (tons). Acreage of above- crops, 'excluding apples and peaches, 337,716,900. BREAKS THE RECORD : LOOPING THE LOOP (By Associated Press.) Hampton, -Va., Aug. S.-fedward Stinson, aviator-instructor at the Langley field school of aviation yes terday established a new world's rec- or for consecutive loops of the. loop, Stinson, from an elevation of 4,000 feet, with Mrs.- Robin Grey, Of Nor- j folk, as a passenger, looped the loop 50 ijmae jn . ranM enf focoinn lufnra i finally gliding safely on the' turf of the nilhgn r nanats in t ! TO INVESTIGATE J y LW.W. SITUATION (B Associated Press. , Washington, Aug. 8. President Wil-i Supreme Court, to make a personal investigation of the-situation. 'Justice 'Covington conferred today with the president . and Secretary Wilson, of UheDepartment of Labor, before start- "inp nn hU work on nis wofK- enfj J3LAML MR. WILoUIN FOR CHINA'S COURSE , . . . - . (By Associated. Press.) Amsterdam,:- Apg 8. Austro-Hun- igarion 'newspapers .according to a tele- gram from Vienna, view Chinas dec laration of war as the work of the En tente, especially President Wilsor It is aimed as : a blow at" German and Austro-HUnerarian btisincsc interests in China and v. to. oust two troubie 8ThPsome trade competitors . by furnishing r debts, to rescind, railway and .... X 3 A Aim' mining " concessions grauieu w 4rians and Germans, to confiscate Aus- tro-German capital invested in .the rf nd seize, their, ships and tern their sypjects. , BIG OVER-SUBSCRIPTION. ' (By Associated Press). Washineton. Aug. 8.-0 ver sub 4 ' scription of the $300,000,000 , issue rf short 'term. Treasury cerwnr - cater of indebtedness.; Secretary McAdoo announced . today, was . -. . . . . . .Jini.OiO.uuvi. uc per , emu ; tions. - ; .' "A" ; a.. - 3". ROLAND REVOLT Evidence of the Extreme.-Fi--' v nancial Straits of . the Ger- man Government. : THE SWI3S MUST PAY TO GET NEEDED COAL Expulsion of Gejmahs - From French Coal Fields - Would Relieve tjie. . -i situation. .. j, - ' ' (By Associated Pkss. Washington, . Aug. 8v Conflnnation has reached ' the State Department of the report that Germany, has Remand ed a loan in gold from Switzerland in return for coal. In official circles bere. this is taken as emphasis to the stories of financial difficulties in which Ger many finds herself at presejtfV ;r Germany is id sad neediiof "goid to meet the obligations whicn she:has fn curred with those neutrals! with .Whom she can trade; for German , paper money is no longer in favor; and the value of the German mark is depreciat ing almost to the vanishing, point, v- Switzerland iOesistlng the demand and if it is pressed sheis lit;; far bet ter shape than Holland or the Scandi navian countries to meet either? mili tary or economic aggressions-1 from Germany , - - iVj,- ' Under present conditions Switzer land is - dependent upon Germany for her coal, but it is believed; that the allies may , be able to meefjier needs. With the restoration to France iof the mining region so . long la ;rjrman hands, the supplies of th Uemay be increased 'td such an extent that jS wltaefla dv pan be supplied sj?fte GERMAN AIRMEN INTERNED BY DUTCH .'(By' Associated Press.' Flushing Holland, Aug. 8. A Ger man seaplane stopped a Dutch fishing boat near . Westkapelle. : One ot the airmen went aboard and ordered the boat to Zeebrugge. While still in X fx I I . . lerriionai waters a uutcn patrol ves sel met and brought the boat to Flush ing. . The German airmen were in terned. .' y .. IRISH HOME JIULE CONVENTION RESUMEp - (By Associated Prepr.i " ! ' "' Dublin,: Aug. 8. The Irish Home Rule convention re-assembled today. Since 4 it was adjourned July 26 a 'more sanguine feeling has developed that the conference will have good -re' SUltS. : - ' Results in Nomination ; c Westmoreland Davis Over ' His Two Opponents. (By Associated Press.) Richmond, Va., Aug. 8. With addi tional districts heard from this morning, Westmoreland Davis, of LOu don county, increased his lead over J Taylor Ellyson'and John Garland Pol lard in the race ' for pthe democratic nomination for Governor in yester day's primary. It is estimated that Davis would he nominated by; from : U,lU'W LU iU.UUU MlUlctlltjr. ( . i. , Lieutenant Governor Ellyson, sec ond in the race, had practically given up hope of victory. Pollard's leaders were making no claims and were awaiting final returns.-- Both Ellyson and Pollard had the backing of leaders of the Virginia anil-saloon league which made the State dry and the failure - of either one to win was regarded as a blow. at prohibition in Virginia. Davis' victory also is looked upon as smashing. the so-called Democratic, machine in ' the State, as a nomination is equivalent to election. -r . t , r. Soon after the campaign began, the State Anti-saloon 'League : questioned the candidates as to their attitude to ward the - , proposed constitutional amendment forv prohibition and Mr. Davis announced Jiis opposition to it. Officials of the league were said : to have regarded the attitude of both Mr. Pollard and Mr. Ellyson as favorable, and the prohibition, vote in :the State was believed to have been split be tween these two.: Efforts were made in some quarters to .have thei prohi bition forces to center- on one candi date and at one time , there wastalk of asking one of the two to withdraw, so that the dry forces .might concen trate on the remaining one, but noth ing came of ito'. , - ' " . I GEfleil DEPII ON SW1TZERL71HQ; GOLD VIRGINIA PRIMARY FOR GOVERNOR i k piucefivecz:" V- V W8 Comes From ; Switzcr- Whd of Critical $ituatipn ir ,'!;, ' ". That Ckuiiti!y.7v?W ' ; . .i . ' V V'h- GERMANS iSENDIKG: THEIR FAMILIES' i. .; , ' ; r ,ht FearUprising of t the Pdlesahd - Riots Supprtssed: SVWitK l Much lophechMa; r tr I . Law Holas V Forth at War saw. 1- 1 ' I ' . . Hit inlkfil VuBa London, A,ugv8.-7-The. situation , Poland is critical according . to Inform m o Hon raxoivcn . hvttne nnrroonnnnof r ". 'XV change - Telegraph 'Company. 4 1 Tk3i ft - . s ' I Jl....-.f.A 11.' .' 11 possibility of an organized revolt !; the part of the-Pdles V-"?" ,"' " ' All normnn nrnmon - In Pnlnnil i JV many.'. r-:' v.. ;o ? - "ti; .1 - Martial lawthe. correspondent add?, j nas Deen-aeciarea ar , Warsaw ana, m ! other "Polish centers. v Riots, i-whicU , have been - suppressed i with t : much bloodshed in the . minings area ha- .3 been renewed: 'r ,r' - "A"'.' AMERICAN MONEYS GOING TO GERMANY: " . , , f 'i ii'i V i A ' . Il ; . Cleveland, Ohio;.' Aug. 8.-edrTai agent's ' todays were ' investigating re yuus mai luousjanasoi' uonarsin - money is being sent each, month -'iroi Cleveland ; to Germkny -through ? e s ' neutral Swiss government:1 Investlg tionv it -is said,r hast revealed' that scores of Germahs and personofXIc , Germany,', ostensibly; to' relative's F;exK erai omciais want io v learn wuetner any or tms money .is reacmng tne German government.' ''' -v - v' - WAR EXPEteZS 10 1, 1 ;i-.1(ByAoci-"Vr--y," vr. lie ; today. . Thi "sum- Includes up kc 5 . of Canadian -ttoQaa;nn France, .for Which panada - owe$ reil CrrtM ' 1272,000,000: Advances , to the-muXJ' tjons board t amount to -288,000,CC while . ?22,000,OO0 was spent fOVnay, qhee&e, flour, etc.- Canada' is; supply Ini about $10,0p0,000a -month.1 to btif cheese and contributing $25,000,000 Ta month to the imperial treasury for tHi purchase of munitiofas in Canada; REORGANIZATION . .ur AMERICAN AIu.IYi ' (By ; AssoclaWd Pr?88.) v. ,' 'T Washington, ; Aug. A re-organl- zatlon of American aiaiy . units, undr which the division, .totaline 28.0CJ men, found unwieidly , for servipe.'i European battle flelqa, is abandbnU for the continental 'unit . of, abont 000 men,; has bee ord?red by the War Department. ; 3 ; ;i ' V--i , Under the new pjari '-.a division - wity include only two infantry brigades st( two regiments each, in plaee 'of tjhte brigades of three regiments each; nn der the old system Many , other Or ganization changes are made. Includ ing a material Increase ln the-artillery and machine, gun strength of ekch'&U vision. The cavalry regiment .now hV eluded in each division5 Is detached,' new trench motar,' battery addfiir and the old army corps plan abandon-; .ed after the Civil -Wat fis again puttln operation. '. I. " .., ' j j YUUINU IS NAMEU sTV :l ADJUTANT QEJtiEPJ.U . V j . " Raleigh, N.' C. Aug. 8: LaureicJ, W,-Young, of Asheville, WhtKresirnea ! as adjutant general .last year tQac company the North .Carolina Natloi! Guard to the Mexicans border jas "brig ade commander. 4 has been ; appointed adjutant; general by Governor Blckett.' General Young will assume the .oQceJ September 1. ' M' I ', ' ' : " STREET CARS RUN AGAIN IN SPRINGFIELD) (By ' Associated Press.) V Springfield, 111., Augf 8.-rStreet'caf were running and quiet prevailed tc day after strike disturbances , , last night : in which woan tqii,' a. pomcc man was .shot -and killed by a deputy; guarding a street ' car, and, serioi damage done ta property; -ot ihe , qat A. D. Mackle, general manager cf the, car -.".lines .-said fears; would: be "la service again tOIght,' and -that": he would expect protection f row t troops;'1 called , out ' last night by.' the; Governor. ' ",y ",:cZ.: : ' v-; . , ' Mackle reiterated his determxnatip- not to recognize the employes' union'.; ONLY two f Ail : ; ; : : ' . ; - PASS IN DUPUW Warsaw . N. - C:ir Aug.- 8. The ex emption board, niet ,ln 'JKe'nanJTniJ. Tuesday, and only1, two ,men . or . tre. number examined , falledi .to pass - iae' ramtTifttlon. r m. Ts n -i ' - vominued on Page Eight). ' i ed employes.-, X .- ., ,