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THE
WEATHER FORECAST
FINAL EDITION
MC;th and South Carolina: Fair
anci continued cold tonight with
froGt cr. the coast; Thursday fair.
FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE
voi .
XXHI NO. 365.
WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 24. ,
PRICE FIVE CEmfrgm
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DiiDfiUfiprc
PREPUEO FOR III
il rununHOLu
afi BONDS H F RE
lAfiNTER CAMPAIGN
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A i Sffi.MI ftlTDf 1ATLAKTIG GOflST
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Oii UJ'A J il JULJUi II Lfljn& Mil J u
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Orders for Half Million Dol- Sumbarine Hunters Have
lars' Worth Divided Among Been Fixed to Best Eh
the Local Efenks -X - dure the Gold
FIRES OF LIBERTY ASK HOME FOLKS
TO BURN TONIGHT NOT TO FORGET THEM
enmg to be btred at Wil- j Coming Hardships With a
Patriotic Demonstrations and
Bond Buying the Order From
Coast to Coast
INTERNED GERMANS
E GET-A1Y
MM
TWO MILLION WORKERS
"BOMBING" GERMANY
Believed the Three Billion Mi- Ten Sailors Tunneled to Liber.
nimum Will tie rassea and
a Long Reach Made To
ward the Maximum
GENERAL PtfilNG
IN THE TRENCHES
Ham Hooper School All
Optimistic
Cheerful Spirit Harder
Life for the Submarines
iHll If IMS Ifl HBti B SB I H
i Orders for a hair million dollars
worth of the second issue Libertv
(Py Associ.-ited Press.)
Base American notilla in
24,
iP.y Associated Press.)
Wash in:-: on. Oct. 24. Not a com
munity m tlu United States, so far as
the L'b ny loan managers can learn,
has tail .1 to respond to the call for
today'.- bi:. arive.
ParaJ s. ,-peeches and pat: ""tie
iKn:oR;r;:o' ns and bond buying w.
thf1 oi l . o: the day from coast to
to From Fort
McPherson
coast.
has i!"
)H!'(! . i"
llov (::
lit a. n :
It an far
llEllt ot (
(Hi!','"'!"' workers throughout the natiou
woul'l tcM it!) a mammoth total.
. (By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 24. Ten German
sailors interned with several hundred
others at Fort McPherson escaped
last night through a tunnel which
they had started under one of the
barracks and which led them to lib
erty a hundred feet away. The men
were brought here a few weeks ago
i a i
uiuei-s ior ... , ... ,. o i e o r . . i .
.'this princely sum were secured l0-!iaKen piace ana iae Iasi lllue &nips : 3aie or 3Ugar IS restrictea to
American deneral Calmlv chairman Fred w. Dick.
c7 , r 5 cally thSh the activities of the
Heavy bhell r ire j State and County Councils of De-
: fense and the members of the Lib-
(By Assoc iated Press.) 1 erty loan committee and the Clear-
American Training Camp in France, , ing House and will serve admirably
Oct. 24, General Pershing accompan- j to help the qiiy round out her allot
ied one of the French generals yes-; mcnt of bonds.
The lighting of bonnres at the va
rious schools in the city, both white
and 'colored, tonight at 8 o'clock is
expected to bring to a close a day
that will go down as a momentous one
British !
AlTi-rt " a rt A t i i fi:
loan war bonds have been r.lartvl ucu,moaC ;
with the 'oral banks by the liberty the Associated Press). AH American j
loan committee of the Wilmington destroyers and men are now prepared;
Clearing House Association for the for the winter. Both have been equip-,
Atlantic Coast Line . Railway Com- ped 'for the cold days ahead. The is-!
pany, it was announced today by L i ,: wu4
NEW YORK IS PUT
II
T N
terday as far as the second German
lines in the French attack on the
Aisne front.
General Pershing was with General
Iiave been thoroughly overhauled and
have had several "gadgets" added tj !
their equipment, such as gunshield.i
for the men operating the guns, non-
bxeakable glass windows for the
rom
Two to
Pounds
Five
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Oct. 24. The first war
in the history of the city. During the
entire day Jie soliciting committees
have worked tirelessly in an effort to
Franchet D'Esperey at firs; observ-
llars, the like of which j from Fort Oglethorpe and officers be-'ing the attack from a favorable pot
- ot in upon the treasury I liev .ley had been working on thejsome distance in the rear of the j assure success of the undertaking and
is pituicieu, win iuiiuwMi . smce snoruy alter tneir ' ar- French front line Then General
H th SIS 00ft 00ft ftftft frOJlt ' riirol
Soon after the esrano wne rfisnnv. la Q
ered this morning bloodhounds fol-iFrench inches-
loved a trail about a mile from the
ijoiion total would be car
.v was willing-to forecast.
I certain, however, m the
!y advices that the 2,000,- fort to a small stream into which the
fugitives evidently had waded to baf
f e the dogs. Every one of them left
lob i iy Day dawned with less than i their socks on the bank of the stream
half of the big total taken. Jjiberal ! but no other wearing apparel was
found.
Soldiers from the post are seeking
th-i Germans with orders to bring
estimates of the loan from all re
serves districts indicated that $2,465,
(iiiiih,h had been subscribed tip to the
of business last night, or $35,-1 them in "dead or alive."
t mem in aeaa or anve. WHTn WORWFr. AN
OM.O'i'1 less !han officials had Officers are of the opinion that the i Anvr ddattctc
thought. ' i men. two of whom were officers. , EXPLORER PROTESTS
Distributed among reserve districts, j worked on the tunnel at night and
? announced.bjthe Treasury JDepajt-j r-olved the problem ot jdisposjng of
ment, the total wasas "follows: ' ' the dirt, by scattering it where new
the individuals enlisted for this work
have rendered wonderful service. The
committees met at 11 o'clock this
i mornine in the directors' room at. the
This they did but General Pershing j Pe0Dles Ravines Bank and after ad-
was not satisfied and went on through . djnR the finishing touches to their
the shell fire into the first line of theplans and freely discussing what is
captured German trenches and then l hoped to be accomplished) bsgan their
into the second line. General Persh-1 campaign wnich ia -oeing pushed today
ins's imperturbable attitude during with a vigor that wiU compare with
this time is the talk of the French I 1hat of tlu, British Tommies in "go
army., j jng over the top" on the rwestern
! front. All persons are leing given an
opportunity of subscribing. for a bond
New V'ork $825,000,000; Chicago sidewalks are being constructed.
J'To.OnO.OOO;' Philadelphia $235,000,-
rv llosn $225,000,000; Cleveland gJQ SNOWSTORM IN
Ki ."" .'on; tiicnmond iiu,uuu,wv;
San isr v $110,000,000; St. Louis
tH.Mi.i ,.!.( . Kansas City $90,000,000;
.MiniiK i.olis $85,000,000; Atlanta $30,-
Uiiii.mi; Diillaa $25,0.00.00-0.
"Adi.cvcment the $3,000,000,000
and few are alloving. tbja. opportunity
I penny in iheir. uvcs:. tnsatone or
, London,. Ofet 29. Lapfam Raoid f.-. aTlr1 ,. -, fM M T?i,f -rhis
A.,v,l, Arlo "HAS nr,fl Mnr-j-ocrin I "J frJV -. .. v
.,uu. u,. . pian. Others bought out
voter went to the German legation at' . . . na .. ... ... o . . .
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
j test against the German
Wire peaceful Norwegian sailo
Christiania- on Tuesday, cays Reutcr's
Christiania correspondent, and return
ed to the German minister his Ger
bridges, more crews' nests and extra ratin since the United States went
life rafts. ' into tne war went into effect here
The men face the coming hard- todfly when retail stores throughout
ships cheerfully. ' Ail they ask :s that tne city restricted the sale of sugar
the folks at home do not forget them to from two to five pounds to each
while they are facing the perils of customer at 10 and 11 cents a pound,
'fighting the submarine under the vast-! the lower price prevailing. Only in
ly new conditions of winter. Few of . stores where patriotism ranks above
them have cruised in the gales that avarice. The present famine condition
are peculiar to this coast, when sleet; in the sugar trade are net expected
squalls are hourly affairs. j to be relieved before January 1 when
As to whether the winter aids or the first of the, new crop' arrives,
hinders the U-boats is a matter of di- Details of the plan to conserve the
vided opinion among those in the meagre supply and keep tne price at
British service who haye had the ex-, 11 cent maximum, were worked out
perience of three winters. It is .said ; yesterday at a meeting oi refiners,
that, a comparison of the figures show j wholesale and retail defers,
there is not a great deal of difference Under thq rules adopted house
in shipping losses between the sum-1 wives will be able to buy from their
!mer and winter seasons. The long! grocers once every 10 days ar two
summer days permit the .U-boats to'weeks bags' containing imt more
work long hours, also help the de-j tnan (w0) tnree a half cr five
stroyers in-detecting them. The dark ,: poUnds, according to the size of their
stormy days of winter which enable ;.familio.,. , Uxrgc consumers will -buy
the submarine to aDproach its prey , direct frcm the wholesalers. Out of
with less-chance of detection, may al 14 000 retail in the city, m6re
so help-the prey to escape and aid j tn an half were represented and
the destroyers in getting ' cIosot :. to ' i(l Au 50 -v- -
But This winter ..mere are new tac-, f nn rvWitin wtr t r-rO
tors in favor of the, anti-submarine VnHlV. Tini V.lLluEJJ
forces, and against their prey. The?
most important is the addition of the;
Smashing Blow to the Crown
rnnces Army Along bix
Mile Front '
EFFECTIVE STEP
IN CAPTURE OF LAON
French Succeed After Despe
rate Fighting Command
ing Position Gained Can
1 Enfilade German Line -Politicial
Crisis in Germany
.1
Smashing against the German lines,
flong a six mile front northeast of
Soissons, the French have made IraVy piM
portant gains frcm the German I '.
Crown Prince. The sudden blow, also ?
brought the French more than 7.580 ,
prisoners and 25 heavy and field guns." - "5 J
General Petain completed an effec- , v
tive step toward Laon, iie southern "
extremity of the Hindenburg line and '
an important railroad center, "which; , ;
lives 10 miles north of Chavlgnon, V
where the French advance attained ,;
its greatest depth two and one-flfth .
miles. The heights dominating.
rurguj'T 11am, tit tun CAiicuic iigui,, v ;v ;
1 j. a. it . . il - t ill . &
f " 1 11 e 1 si 1 i j 11 M wivriiiTj riu iin 11 u n 1 1 1 4 -J 'T
on the opposite side of the AillettQ
river from Chavignon. " ' :
More important still, they can pour , . '
an enfilade fire into tke , forces ot the
r ' . s- . T 1 . 1111 ' 9 ' ..
ijerman urown rrmce sua. gnnging '.-.".'.nv
io ine-nnnnem Bioires oi lue yiaveau-
may.; proved. .tlieii most' se.i!;;fe"ha: .
suffered at Verdun. He has lost? Betfi'iV'--?:
eral divisions of his best troops.' in- ,v
eluding Prussian Guards who were? . -
fipnpr.nl Petnin's mn.sterlv Rtrnki
v t;aivv7uc tiiv: vjri ixxa.ii. xxxxc uuiuiiraiu: y ' ..
to the rorest or at. uoDain. a Te :;:; t,
tirement from this lin would nrnb
ably cause the Germans to giye up " 7
their present front from Chavignon , i ;
to St Onentin. ' -v -"v'v'S."""'
up hill against fortified defenses, con-; ivVJ
creted caverns and massed troops, - rv
But the artillery fire as yery effec
tive and there was no stopping the , ,
impetuous men of France. . -v ;
Political affairs in; Germany , are -seething
again with the return of the :"
German Emperor to Berlin. All "par- ir. A ",
ties seem determined that Chancelor V
lichaelis must go and it is hardly : ;v; ,
probably that the Emperor will be , ' . .
willing to oppose this agitation yeiy ,' V
long, wnetner tnemperor wiu ap
point another Prussian bureaucrat iff '
Some leaders favor Prince ron Bnc ., . ,
low.- the former chancellor butv ao- . .
c alist opposition against him is still ! 4 '
strong. v.'-v;
German Political Crisis. . .:';
Copenhagen, Oct. 24. Emperor : c?
iirm: . . . Tx,l i ' lncx I "
William reiuiueu iu xjci xixx taei. uiui. , .
prepared to begin dealing immediate-
ly with the ' political cr.tjb;s, . partlcU'v-
larly as it affects the imperial chan- ,r
cellorship. Rudolph von Valenuni.v ; .
chief of the Emperor's civil cabinet, '- r
made a report to the Emperor on the yv ! ,
train on the various 'developments . of V;:''.
the internal political situation during '
kans. ':' '' ';'rv-:'V"-
Valentini-tsrlcnoWn jokingly as "iiie: " , r
arrier o fthe bow-string," on account .'
of the part he plays in the political ;
demise of. the highest imperial -andV :
t I USSjajl civil uuiwiaio -iic a.v.i.a , no - i . ,
the Emperor's eyes and years ' in ; as- .
Responsibility is accredited A popu-
ia.liy vaiciiuin xui iuc ouctuvu vi. .r,.
Dr. Michaelis when ' it i was decided : ' j
to drop Princevon-Bueldw as a candi- i
1ate owine to the Boclalint announce- '
ment that they would make open war
on the government if the Prince were , ;; ' .
reinstated, as. chancellor'-'. ' Vtfe-Xl'
even considered)- threehdurs'.'before'i "
niivnr.ated Ktronelv fdrith. chancellor- J?
ship by the Conservatives. .." Social -
announce that if the 'Emperor asks.. . . ..
the opinion of the . Reichstag parties. . .
thex will -not ' hesitate; ; to tellhini - !'
their unfavorable Opinion yon Buey.v
low. V. - -
- ' :' ' y . 3 . '. a 1 '.''r' Ij:
ti inrxKrvc '"''.lot mcnDiorS'v
I FIFTY MILLIONS
AT FRENCH FRONT
t i . ..i. x, XI, rr-
niinmimn ioum uy iuuikiii, me hm-i
(Ity Ass(K-i;ttcd Press.)
viiituin, vet., uu. t. nut neaceful iNorwegian
, communication in Northern Virginia. Der 17 in the North Sea.'
:s interrupted and heavy damage to
! the apple and corn crop is anticipated
man decorations as a "personal pro-' -
murder of
rs on ucto-
the DaDer in order that Unde Sam
may be able to push his war of right-'American ships. Next is " the all!
i successful conclusion. : arouna increase in enecuveness oi tno
Tnnitrht'u hnnfiro i t the vnrinu ! "eiuuua lui uuaiiiig wuii tne suuuia-. iienry jarreti, oi unaiianooga. nas
schools will be in charge of members irine pr(lem- British and American I received a cablegram from France
(By Associated Press.)
Chattanooga, Tenn.,. Oct. 24.
-Mrs.
... IUU f( U1V U41VI Vl II V 1 1 ll aiiti.1 lCl U ll MjaVKIfl - jk -i ar
nry M iim nt says, "win greatly en-;. " . , t .;.,,:i. '.1V1VSIV& A. I-.. VlJCiiviw
, . . , - j - v. ti ix t c 11 v c i T ouurr .iiui xxx . i ill v. 1 1 i
l.ailLlllU liiti
fOUi
liKh:
We;lh
v.-.M'kers to
maximum total of $5,-
!
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lr l,:
IMl !
bnrvl
(in' r,'
i hi:-Th.-
I'lll IIM
nu-. ':
der"'! ;
panif-.i,.!'
thf (.:
niU::i n:2h'i';iii
Th- si.
k"l in
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a! phi
ins oi;
T'n.
t
:-r Hampers New York.
k, Oct. 24 The spectacu
which New York had plan-
;i stimulus to Liberty
began at daybreak. Thousands off.
barrels of apples still are in the orch-! :
ards and almost the entire corn crop I Bv Associated Press. i
ia in tho fields I Rocky Mount, N. C., Oct. 24
of the Atlantic uoast L,ine rauroau
of the fire department. The woman's
committee of the County Council of
Defence, in charge of this part of the
Drograni. had honed to have a bonfire
GO ON A SiRIKfc. in front of the city hall but this was'
I fmatly called off and the barrels of
j tar have been placed by the street de
Clerks j partment at the city schools only.
The principal exercises of the even
ing will be staged at Hemenway, its
selection resulting from the fact that
experts neire are conndent that these announcing her brother, William
measures will continue to show even j Speedman, had been killed in battle,
more gratifying result, in the winter . Mrs. Jarrett has two other brothers,
months ahead. ; peter, in the British, and George Jar-
; rett. in the United States armv.
SETS NEW RECORD - i Speedman was with the British
Fine For Camp Green. walked out today at Port Norfolk Va ,
,n.- acc,,.,!.,m,i t... . Pinners Point, a., Darlington, b. C,
;-sing was abandoned in j Charlotte! N.' '('.', Oct. 24. Officers Highland Springs, S. C, Washington ' jt is m0re centrally located than the
. 1 i "i 1 T." : 4-rt' .
ine worst rainsioviii einn(j men Gf the Fortv-first division atJXN- ureenvuie, in. v., aim xmctuii.
'Camp Green subscribed for $181,000 N. C, xiccording to information re
ii'Zfru had hoped to have ! pPCCnfl Liberty loar bonds today Iceived here today at the local head-
'in.-; pass down ruin ave
Is closed and many busi
hrinsrine- the total su'tMcrint.Ions for. quarters ot tne eroinernooa or n.ctu
fh r.fiTr.n tr $1 2f.r. (ion Thp ramnai i way Clerks. The men who quit work
a generally had snrren-.was closed at the camp today,
very day activities to
campaign to raise
in tlu
.-ph.-ci-iptions to its mini-i
mi nt. $1,000,000,000, before'
ll.;
-n:;. !!.-,
iUs: ri:. I
that i v.-
lUMi!;
'or-. .-.
!'- -..
Si-i
I-:.-;i;
Utu , "
t. k- , .
F;uk. -.
k;in .
Kxrhnnge and other mar-
! M.v.nrial district announc
vciilu adhere to their origin-
i'sp j't noon, thus carry -ii"
:-entiment of Liberty Day.
"omniittee hopes to hold
iomorrow necessarily in
. -portiom; becausye the in-
;;''; !es of the city will
; -u:.:ed.
i ,i )! i, N. Y., came word
1 ) r'j". storm, the.Caproni
i ;- - by Italian army avia-
'-'). v. iil not venture on its
;!;'.:t today to drop Liberty
: ' ribs on the metropolis.
l):-:niel will head the
. ;'.!' tomorrow, the com-
.; -rv ed. The Secretary will
the torcises at Central
'he captn.red German TJ
christened as a Liberty
NO
MEDIATE
others. A feature of the exercises at
Hemenway will be the tossing of a
piece of moss covered wood, taken
(Continued from Page One.
FOR TOBACCO SALES ; army on the French front
A German Withdrawal.
(By Associated Press i
Berlin, Oct. 24. (via London). On
(By Associated Press.) !
Winston-Salem, N. C, Oct. 24. The ;
"'"7" XUctllVL UUUCIV ; a Wjde front between the Gulf Qf Riga
smashed all previous Known records; and the Dvina the German troops
for this or any otaer marke : wften it : have been withdrawn without inter
sold o79,880 pounds for $203,991.33, ) inf,nn frnm thtl pnplT1v avi71v hnad.
a?.eJ!ge PliCe P?I llimdred pounds quarters announced today. The with-
; drawal took place Sunday night.
of $35.17.
today went out in sympathy witn
strikine clerks at a number of points
ll. . A rtoc T inn ll nm 1 nil in t
Ull LIlc xAlldllUl Vyuaox mmo uciu luuiu.-,
recognition of their union.
PEACE PROSPECT
NEW YORK DRENCHED
BY VIOLENT STORM
(I'.y Associated Press.)
Mxw Vnrir Ort 24. New York was
drenched today unaer me season
most violent rain and wind storm
Thouch There is a Weakening More than two inches of rain fell up
r l A 'to noon. In Queensborough many
rnnn Birini nmnnrn isnr
UUH tW HAMto nht
nii Tnnflvp ummn nni i i
hi .1 m m n
Germans Aid Austrians.
j (By Associated Press.)
Rme, Oct. 24. The Austrians have
i concentrated strong forces on the
; Italian front for offensive purposes,
i army headquarters announced today.
A large proportion of these troops are
Germans.
of Morale Among
Germans
fP.y Associated Press.)
Ismail vessels were wrecked or sunk in
Flushins Bav. The Young Men's
Christian Assoviation tent which was!
the headquarters of recreational ac-
VV USSlilllS LUll, Utl, u-l. xw juiiuouiu.1.1. ; UWUeS at Villliy mciliu, xcuni.;, x'.i
prcspect of peace, despite Germany's ; j was blown down, exposing 100 men
gradual weakening of morale in the c:-, to the element but injurying no one.
vilian population and the army, is seen
bv Pleasant A. Stovnll. minister to i
Switzerland, who called on President
Wilson today, on his first return from
his post in four years.
"The German peorle," said Mr. Sto-
WASHINGTON "DRY"
Mrs. Sol. Jones, Misses Ella M cCarley, Mattie Powell, Mil
dred Scott, are New Leaders Rivalry is Strong Among
Different Towns : Three More Days of Second Pe
riod and Competition for Second Diamond Ring.
B. B. Gossett Named.
(I'.v Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 24. The fuel ad-
i ministration today appointed H. B.
j Gossett, of Anderson, as State fuel
administrator for South Carolina.
'"
BICKETT
STINGS ALEXANDER.
(Special to The JDispatch)
LAW IS UPHELD
4, 4 ! 4-' 4 4s' 4 4
TODAY'S LEADERS.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Oct. 24. The
Mrs. Sol Jones
law Ella McCarley
r11 "n cIriTTrlir t-1 i 7 il 1 f r that Inn Wflf
is a total failure'. As this spirit grows, -which makes the capital dry Novcm-. Mattie Powell
mi : .
;ii;k.:
1- .
ir . . .
!.:;.
V I'm
s ij I , . 1
ln.-nif
'nan Ontimihic it will cause some sort of a revolution
Oct. 24. Campaign man- but I do not think any one can fo
Liberty loan expressed a (cast wnat rorm inis -Axii
Food
,tbcr 1 was upheld as. constitutional m airs. a. l,. bessoms
-ithe Suhreme Court today which dis- aunne unaerwooa
. missed the attacks of liquor dealers. iizabctli Uuliard . .
;.t the opening of Lib-J and other economic conditions in Ger-:
he Seventh Federal
would show an
many are
worse . "
Switzerland
very bad -and
Mildred Scott
v Sallie Garrell
73,950
7:.,u70 4'
73,315
73.130
72.470 '
72,150
72,140
72,075
fhr miniter rief'l;iro1
LO,00,000 at the close of &urJZ
:-.m. me unouiuidi iui sovereignty of superintendents has
'ton 1 . i been successful, he said, in preventing 1 - pon,
growing, FRCinHT DERAILMENT
A - "
NEAR ALLEN b CRLh& '.
. 1 Flora well down m the list of ran-
didates to first place, and the "spot
lislit" for Mrs. Sol. Jones, of Wilming
ton. Mra. Jones has not been hear
1 i;r;r,;' ! I
lard
1. .
v i 1 1
lv 1 1
(Special to The-Dispatch.) .
Southport, N. C, Oct. 24 Monday
as tha mixed train on the vv. L.
ovnrii-ta tinn tn Ofrmanv and Aiist.r'1 '1 was nassine Aliens creeK, UDOUC. the tr-n of the list. Kinee the londerw
ee(MltiVO COmmittOP. f T.10xQjia f,.mn m0. pnnnfrios Mr Li "if mlloa ahnVP Soilthnort the hnvo hfon nuhlialiorl PTid qho ivirinni.
1 til at a number of larse gtovall will confer vfith Vance C, . Mc-truKs bn one of the freight cars' iy thought it was time to let her
i ia I h loan would be Cormick. of the war trade board, Sec-1 jum -e,d the track, and by the time friends know' that she was still to
'lie (lay. I rntinr t.nnsin? nrifl T-f crhprt Hnnvpr. i tk '.-nln wju ctfrn-rl hn1 torn lin 1-ixi rorlrnnof1 wi Vi nrVin ir.io
dO"bt that if Ul 'H -f iT pffort to facilitate eXDOrt Of fOOd . mo fot nf the trn.ck. As the rnmna tn nwavrl the nulnmnhilo-2 .nriH
car vv i near the rear of the train the other prizes.
: , jit was uncoupled and left, while, the, Miss Mildred Scott, Rosr Hill. s
4 4 4' iJ 4 4 4 ' !rest of the train made the. run to- another candidate who makes a big
I Tkf S IlinVT. flTI l'T1f,0 ATI. fV0 "T-TaTM T? r11 '
When the down- paasenger train at fcr tlxe first time For the past several
If night rcched Aliens creeK, tae; days, mips Scott nas oeen steadily
WrCCK WHS tiltfl auu i c tv - ugj- iui cijuciu, auu luuhj ouc wuytc
ln t k I,, (.Hch its maximum quota and other supplies to Switzerland.
w Mo, 000,000 there will have to he , :
traveling," said Mr. Bui- 4,
"I believe, though, that results
' ; .f way will dc in keeping
President Buys Bonds. ,
'-I'ington, Oct. 24 When lead ju
MICHAELIS HAS QUIT.
(By Associated Press).
London, Oct. 24. Dr. George
'In- District of Columbia Liber-J-j Michaelis, the German imperial
to call on chancellor, has placed his port- 4
day morning when the passage was seventh place. "
cleared to permit the train to reach I Miss Ella McCarley, WilmiD'ton,
rday 3 passenger and Miss Mattie .Powell, R. F. D.,
positions , among the
Carley- occupying sec-
Miss Powell, third.
becoming especially
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" 1 son tntiav. nresuuiaui . to rn in tne nauus ui e,ouiui,t . . - . , 1 . a ,t
n ... , : , . x. 1 ' : Jts a a. a ram leii.- r..-: i eifu s1"
th, ; . 'I' nption to me , -. wiiuam a iccoru T,causipg the usual mixed train to be leaders, Miss1 Mc
Si-. ,,,, . 11 r"" .,iaa. suDscnDeu ,? a m ux8patc.i . . nulled for the day. The. damage ' ond place and
r"-, oi Donas tnrougn a wrreiess rresa. - iu - i The rivnlrv i
r:ii 1 1. . io . ... ... .. a. jl 'I a was light. lue rivalry is.
"niih, paving !u ner cent. ur. o,-1 v v 7 v v. .if . 1 ... ..
strong among the different towns :. Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 24. ;'You
where there are contestants, and each'f etm t0 ulfJL trtlt j.'
i4 influence of-those two arch fanat-
place in determined that its represent jcf?t Tom Wavson and LaFol- t
tative is going to win one of the big lette," Governor Bickctt writes
prizes. Wallace says that one of the I Dr. H. Q. Alexander, president i
big prizes is going to go there, whiles of the State. Farmers' Union,, in h
Lumberton. Chadbourn, Conway, a letter made public today, "and
Hanipstead, Nichols, Rose Hill, Alls jn this way have destroyed your i.
brook, Loris and a' dczsn other towns . power effectively to help . the
are equally as emphatic in their as- people whose interest you have
sertidns. Oh, well two weeks from j at heart." - :
next Monday night, the momentous; Governor Bickett's stinging -let-question
will be settled definitely and ! ter to Alexander came after the
for all time to conic. . Mecklenburger had written a
The time is rapidly flying. The; letter thanking the Governor for
end is near at hand. But three more !v appointing him as delegate to the
days and the diamond ring offer and Farmers' Congress. Governor
the second period of The Dispatch & Bickett resents, the construction,
contest will come to an end. PromDt-j '-'friends and enemies of Dr.--Al-
ly at 9 o'clock next Saturday night! exander," as. well as ? Dr. Alex-
the biggest and best offero of the en-J ander himself, put upon that let-
tire contest will come to a close. i "ter. He tells the Farmers'
After that time it will be impossible! Union man that the . Governor
to turn in' a single subscription to! never dreamed . of endorsing
couut n the winning of the diamond ninV, 1 ,do not question the-am-
ring, or to secure- the high "Club ' Jty j of your convictions, but
Votes" for the second period. t thect remains, as sad as it is
It is now the last call for the ean-J
didates tKget I i TlSeSln i
if they wish to win the oiamond rmg, ' th( . thougnt . and lifa of
or amass a sufficient reserve vote to U tnQ gtat Governor Bickett al-
insurethe winning; of one of the i,A-flWi-.
4 ... u aaj a xxxtxi-cixt; xxxxcxjxixtxx tii;vvo
eight -girandr prizes. It is the - time
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wne.tne. canaiaates snouia mase a and hurtful as his gr views
decisive' charge On the grand army of a -
promises ana capture every possiDie
subscription. - - ;
4s of Dr. Alexander are as unsound 4
4,
4: & .
. , (By; AsB6ci&ied::VtMU:-'e
. Philadelphia, Oct. 24.r The Du Pont
Powder Company today . . ahnourysed! '-i
that it had' subscribed-for ;$ 50,0 (H)00(. ; . ;
of the second JJberty loan7bonds; in -3
Philadelphia Federal Reserve .a district.. , '
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