FOOD DEALERS MUST
ACCEPT FAIR PROFIT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION ANNOUN
CEB PROFITEERING BY RE
TAILERS MUST STOP,' *'
SUPPLIES WILL RE SHUT OFF
Wholesalers Will Be Prohibited From
Selling to Dealer* Seeking Undue
Profits—Guard Consumer Against
High Prices.
Washington.—Profiteering by retail
dealers In foodstuffs Is now made im
possible, the food administration an
aounced. under a plan to cut off sup
plies to those not satisfied with rea
sonable margins. Manufacturers,
wholesalers and other handlers of
foods whose business will go under II
cense will not be permitted to sell to
distributors who seek undue profits
"This is one of fhe tnost sweeping
safeguards." the announcement said,
"against high price* which will be
Incorporated In the licensing system,
for which complete rules and regula
(ions will be niade known within a few
days "
This plan, food administration off!
rials believe, will give the government
entire control of retail price* Whole
saiers and others who continue to sell
to retailers after they are forbidden
to do so by the food admlnlHtrutlon
will be denied the right to sell goods
under license
Authority for extending control to
the retailer Is cited in the announce
ment an follows:
"The snuill retailers of food, of
whom there are several hundred thou
sand In the country, while exempt
from the licensing provisions, are
nevertheless subject to other provi
sions of the food control act. Kverv
retailer, as well as every other handler
of food. Is forbidden under the law
to make any unreasonable charge, to
hoard, to monopolize, waste or de
stroy food, or to conspire with anyone
to restrict the production, distribution
or supply, or exact.excessive prices on
any necessities There are no penal
ties provided, but the food admlnlstra
Hon hopes that the arrangement of
restricting supplies to violators of the
law w!ll be ot some effect for the re
taller will find himself unable to buy
goods from any wholesaler or tnanu
facturer "
State federal food administrators
Willie directed to keep » wnfch for
violators and send to the food admin
istration the names of retailers asking
excessive prices
LATEST^fi^PORTS BRING
It LIEF TO WASHINGTON
Word That the Italian Line Is Holding
 Relieves Anxiety.
Washington Word from Rome that
the Italian line was holding against'
the terrific assault of the Austro-Oer
ntan forces was received by official
Washington with eager Interest and
frank relief Military authorities here
have not disguised their keen anxiety
as press reports showed the Italians
falling hack under the crushing blows
of the enemy.
Satisfaction was found also tonight
in the announcement from London
that step l * hail been taken hv Urn
French and Hrltlsh toa; support th"
Italian front There was no Indira
Hon of what operations that an
nouncement might foreshadow
Kven accepting the Herman claim 
at face value many off leers here be
lleve General Cadorna will be able to
check the drive If the morale of his
army was not shattered The an
nouncement from Rome that all ele
ments of the Italian forces were ohev
Ing orders of the general staff w:h
viewed as setting at r»»st for the
time at least, the gravest fears for th"
final outcome of the struggle
The announcement was taken to
mean that General Cadorna had sin--
 eeded In reuniting the forces scat
tered by the flrr.t fierce rush of the
Au«tro Hermans and was falling hack
steadily and behind a well organized
defense to the line selected for a
stand.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS CAPTURE
FIRST GERMAN PRISONER
With the American Army in France
American batteries are continuing to
«bHI th« Herman lines at regular in
tervals
Snow Hrat fell interfered with all
mpe rations
The first Herman prisoner of war
taken by the American expeditionary
forces died in an American field hos
ty pltal. having been shot when ht ! en
countered an American patol in "N'o
lAnd" in front of the American
tenches
He, with another German, was dis
coTered'Saturday night by the patrol
and was railed upon to halt. The
Oermana ran; th» patrol fired and one
of the enemy was hit The prisoner
waa treated at a dressing station and
removed to a field hospital where the
combined efforts of several surgeons
failed to his life
The prisoner was a mail carrier,
and letters of some value were found
on him. Ife explained his presence
near the American trenches, saving he
ttad loat hia way In the dark. He de
clared that the German soldiers did
mot know Americana were on f">nt.
MISS MARIE BRESLIN
- ■
■vtdsL.
* ** BO
wSE
M ISS Marie Breslln, first-class yeo
man assistant to Commander G. G.
Mitchell, In charge of the Charleston
navy yard. This I* the first of the
full regulation yeoman uniforms used
In the United States.
INDORSES WOMAN SUFFRAGE
PRESIDENT DECLARES IT TO BE
ONE OF FUNDAMENTAL QUES
TIONS OF DEMOCRACY
Says "We Ought to Be Quickened to
Give This Question of Woman Suf
frage Our Immediate Consideration"
—-Addresses New York Delegation.
Washington. President Wilson
gave full indorsement to woman suf
fnige as nn immediate Ihhuo In every
state
Addressing a of 100
leaders of the New York Htale woman
nuffrago party who called at the white
houne to obtain an expresalon in nup
port of tin* campaign In that state,
the President In emphatic terma de
clared that woman mi IT rage In one of
the fundamental questions of democ
racy whose proper settlement Is dc
manded by the Issues of the war. Ho
praised the spirit, capacity and vision
of American women In the war.
"I believe," he said, "that Just he
cause we are quickened by the quea
tlons of this war we ought to he
quickened to give this question of
woman suffrage our immediate con
sideration."
Speaking as "one of the spokesmen
of a great party," the President pledg
ed his hearty support and added:
"I want to speak for myself and sav
that It seems to me that this is the
time for the states of this union to
take iliis net ion "
• Kxplninlng his leaning toward suf
frage as a state rather than national
issue, lie said: "I perhaps may be
touched a little too much by the tra
ditions of our politics traditions
which lay such questions almost en
tirely upon the states, but I want to
see communities declare themselves
quickened at this time and show the
consequences of the quickening."
The addresses were delivered In the
east room of the white house, in re
sponse to remarks hv Mrs Norman de
R Whitehouse.
The suffrage delegation returned to
New York confident that the Presi
dent's enthusiastic indorsement would
have its effect at the election Novem
ber fi
NEW DRAFT REGULATIONS
ARE VIRTUALLY COMPLETED
Washington— New regulations for
applying the army draft were virtually
completed at the office of the provost
marshal general and probably will be
submitted to President Wilson for
final approval The President already
has approved the general plan, under
which all registered men not yet call
ed will he classified in five groups in
accordance with their availability for
military service
AMERICAN STEAMER
FIGHTS WITH U-BOAT
Washington.—An announcement bv
the navy department revealed that the
ship which fought a battle with the
submarine off the Kremji coast wns
one of the American Lucketibaeh
steamers and thst the fight occurred
on October 19. News of the fight was
received hore in a news dispatch from
:t French port According to the
navy's advices, nine men were wound
ed, seven members of the vessel's
crew and two sailors.
THE ENTERPRISE. WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA
'AMERICAN TROOPS
; NOW IN TRENCHES
I f II
PERSHING'S SOLDIERB NOW OC
CUPY FRONT LINE TRENCHES
IN FRANCE.
I
IRE FACE TO FACE WITH FOE
Men Have Adapted Themselves to Ac
tual Trench Conditions In th« Most
Satisfactory Manner Nation Is
Thrilled by News.
With the American Army In Pran •.
—Following Is the llrwt official slate
ment issued from the American head
quarters :
i "In continuation of their training a*
a nucleus for instruction later, a con
tingent of some battalions of our tint
contingents, In connection with vet
•■ran French battalions, are in tin
first line trenches of a quiet seit'»r
on the KrertCh" front They are sup
ported by some batteries of our nriit
lery In association with veteran
French batteries.
"The sector remains normal. Our
men have adapted themselves to ac
tual trench loiidltlons In the most sat
isfactory iiiunner
The nation wits thrilled by word
that American troops ut last were fin e
to face with the Germans across No-
Man's-haiid. Announcement by Gen
eral Bundling that several battalions
of hl. Infantry were in the front line
trench"'*, supported hy American but
teries which already had gone in ac
tion against the enemy, fanned a new
llame of patriotism throughout tho
country
1 The absolute silence with wli! h
Secretary Haker and war department
officials greeted Hie news, however,
showed that although the movement
! into the trenches had been expected
ut any time, li was regarded onlv hh
the final phase of the men's training
German shell* are breaking about the
Americans and, although they hsvn
not taken over the trench sector, ri
(les, machine guns, bombs and ha\ i
nets in American hands will greet any
| enemy uttack.
AUSTRO-GERM AN3 TAKE OVER
100,000 ITALIAN PRISONERS
Whole Italian Army Retreats anrr
Every Line li Waverlnfl.
Berlin (via lx»ndon) (Bulletin ,i -
The capture of 100,000 Italians »nd
more than 700 guns is reported In tYi««
official communication from general
headquarters, which declares thut the
Italian second and third armies art in
retreat.
I The text of the statoment rends:
| "The Italian second and third nr
mles are In retreat towards the west.
Our pursuit Is ndvnnring rapidly from
the mountains as far as the sea. Up
to the present 100,000 prisoners and
700 guns have been enumerated."
1 Berlin (via London, British Admi
ralty. per Wireless Press). The AUK
trlaiis and Germans have forced tholt
way through the mount sins to the
i plains of northern Italy, capturing the
town of Clvldttle, the war office an
nounces The city of Gorlzia, on the
Isonzo, nlso has been captured Tho
number of Italian prisoners, according
to the report, l« increased to more
than 80,000.
The announcement follows.
"Rapid development of the united
attock on the Isonzo aga'n brought
entire success yesterday. The Italian
forces which sought to prevent our di
visions from emerging from the moun
tain* were thrown back by powerful
thrusts. In the evening German
troops forced their way into the burn
ing town of Olvidale. the first town in
point of position In the plan.
"The Italian front as far as the Ad
riatic sea is wavering Our troops are
pressing forward on the whole line.
"The number of prisoners has been
increased to more than 80.000 and the
".umber of guns to more than I>00."
Kon*e ißritish Admiralty per Wire
less Press)— Units of the Italian sec
ond army surrender or retreated with
out fighting, permitting the Austro-
German forces to break the Italian
left wing on the Julian front and In
vade Italy, says the official report.
PRESIDENT 18 BTUDYING
CONDITIONS OF ALLIES
Washington.—From a number of
prominent Americans recently return
ed from European war fronts. Presi
dent Wilson is gathering first-hand
testimony concerning conditions there
and among civilian populations of
America's allies. Men who have made
observations within the last few weeks
across the water have been welcome
visitors to the White House, where
they have been plied with questions
by the President.
INSANE MAN KILLB WIFE
AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN
Statesvlllo —One of tho worst trage
dies in the history of this section oc
curred when Carl White, of Taylors
ville. became violently demented and
killed his wife and two small chil
dren. Mr, White was at the home of
his father. Mr. W. E. White, who Wns
a former representative In the state
senate from Alexander county, when
the killing occurred. It had been noted
that Mr. White was sllghtlv wrong,
"but no serious thought was given.
PAUL PAINLEVE
i
i •
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mm
Paul Painleve, minister of war In the
Ribot cabinet, is now the Frtnch pre
mier.
PERSHING WITNESSES VICTORY
I
PRESENT THROUGHOUT BATTLE
NORTHEAST OF SOIBSONS
AND SAW VICTORY.
Several Squadrons of Tanks Partici
pated in the Battle.—Many Prison
ers Were Taken.—Loses to Ger
mans Were Extremely Heavy.
Willi the French Armies In France.
—General Perishing, commander-in
chief of the American forces in France
| was present 'throughout the battl«
northeast of Soissons, accompanied
hy General d'Esperey, of the French
army. When the splendid victory by
the French army had been accom
plished, the American commander
went over the greater part of the con
[quered territory, visiting among other
[points, the Vaurulns farm, which Is
more than a quarter of kilometer be
jyond the original French line
Several squadrons of tankß partici
pated In the battle and did excellent
[work In company with the advancing
I Infantry. It was by means of these
most modern war implements that the
Flltiln farm was captured
"Most of the prisoners taken, who
up to night numbered approximately
8,000, while others were still pouring
out of the deep caverns, were caught
in quarries. One group, composed of
400 men, was led out to surrender by
a German soldier who spoke French
and who assured his comrades that
they need not fear bad treatment from
their captors, despite the assertions
currently made to them by their off I
i »>- i thnt the French massacred pris
oner*. ■*
Another batch of prisoners fell Into
the hands of the French Just as they
alighted from motor trucks In which
they had been hurried to the battle
field as reinforcements.
Tl e losses of the Germans were ex
itreniely heavy as was testified to by
the heaps of dead found benenth the
ruins of quarries, which crumbled un
der the French bombardment. The
French casualties were rather below
normal
TO SUSPEND PRIORITY
OF SHIPMENT PLAN.
Washington ~The government will
suspend Its priority of shipment plans
on Monday, October 29. In order to
devote the entireproductlon of the
Ohio, western Pennsylvania and Mich
igan bituminous coal mines for that
one day to the emergency needs of
the domestic consumer of Ohio and
Michigan, the fuel administration an
liounced. This plan of devoting one
•lay's production to the needs of a
particular section will be followed in
other cases
FEED ALLIES AND WIN
WAR, SAYS HOOVE*
Washington,— In a s atement re
viewing the wfirld food situation. Food
Administrator Hoover said the fight
against tho submarine would be won
If the United States and Canada could
stimulate production and effect econo
mies so as to feed the allies from this
continent without sending a ship far
ther afield than the American Atlan
tic seaboard
Ships, wheat and hogs are the great
needs emphasised by Mr. Hoover. He
said deepest concern had been caused
by the fact that in spite of high prices
this country's pork consumption had
[increased during the war until pro
duction had been outstripped; a situ
ation that must be chqg£ed.
INCREASE IN LOSS OF
MERCHANTMEN SHOWN.
.
Ijondon.—An increase In the loss of
British merchantmen through mines
or submarines is noted in the admir
alty report for the current week. Sev
enteen vessels over 1,600 tons and
eight under 1,600 tons were sunk.
In the previous week twelve Brit
ish merchant vessels over 1,600 tons,
six under that tonnage and one fishing
vessel were sunk.
BRAZIL PROCLAIMS
WAR WITH GERMANY
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES ANO
SENATE DECREE THAT STATE
OF WAR EXIBTS.
*
IS SANCTIONED 8Y PRESIDENT
Senate Unanimously Approves Step
and Vote In Houae of Deputies Is
149 to I—Torpedo Boat Destroyers
Get Orders.
Rio Janeiro.—The chamber of depu
ties by an almost unanimous vote, de
clared that a slate of war existed be
tween Germany and Brazil The vote
wan 149 to 1.
The tribunes were filled to capacity
After a debate on the opportune ne
cessfty of proclaiming martial law, the
president of the diplomatic commis
sion spoke in favor of a law worded
as follow*:
"A state of war between Brazil and
Germany I* hereby acknowledged and
proclaimed The president of the re
public in authorized to adopt the
measure* enunciated In bin message
of the 25th of October, and to taffe all
steps tending to ensurl; national de
fense and public security:"
The virtually unanimous vote of the
deputies was received with general ac
clamation.
The senate unanimously approved
the proclamation of a state of war
with Germany.
President Bra/. • has sanctioned the
proclamation of a state of war with
Germany j
According to the newspapers, tcir
pedo boat, destroyers have received
orders to proceed to Bagiu and take
possession of the German gunboat
f' "- h has been lying there for
some time.
The Kber is a vessel of ItM tons.
She is 20,1 fact long and has a draught
of nine ft>et and eight in'lies. Shs
has a complement of 125 meu.
COAL PRICES TO GET
GENERAL INVESTIGATION.
Instructions Have Been Sent to
Attorneys to Prosecute Violators. ,
Washington.— A general Investiga
tion into the retail and wholesale
prices of coal throughout the country
appear* to be in prospect. .
In e minor way, investigation of
prices consumers assert they have
been compelled to pay already has
been started by the department of
Justice In various sections of the east
and middle-west, both as to anthracite
and bituminous coal.
Instructions have been sei.t to
United States attorneys conducting the
local Investigations to summon wit
nesses, determine the truth of the
chrages and, where pustfled ,to bring
promptly proceedings under the crim
inal law against those believed to be
guilty. The result of the •r.qulrles so
far has not been reported.
These instructions were based upon
complaints received by the department
here to the effect that the margin of
profit allowed deaiers by the govern
ment had bee nexceeded.
Measured by the greet volume of
complaints receved by the fuel ad
ministration, the Instances under In
vestigation by the department of Jus.
tlce are comparatively Inconsequential.
Hundreds of letters and telegrams
from every section of the country, It
is understood, have been sent to the
fuel administration.
Disposition of those complaints Is
one of the subjects now pressing the
fuel administration, it is understood,
and action- concerning them probably
will be taken within a few days. In
dications are that the bulk of the
complaints upon which criminal pro
ceedings might be brought—lf the
truth of the charges can be estab
lished—will be turned over to the de
partment of Justice wth the sugges
tion that violators of the law be prose
cuted promptly.
FOREIGN LABORERa
PAV CASH FOR BONDS
Bridgeport, Conn.—Twelve laborers
of foreign birth In the yard of a local
munition plant were approached by a
Liberty loan canvasser who talked for
half an hour without a sign of recog
nition. Then one of the group brought
out a good sized roll of crumpled bills
and said: "I take some bonds." In
a few minutes the twelve laborers had
subscribed for SII,OOO in bonds and
had paid for them In cash.
ELEVEN REGIMENTS ARE
ORDERED TO CAMP GREENE
Washlngtotn.—The war department '
has worked out the schedule; und»r |
which regular army regiments In posts
to which they were sent for expansion j
will be transferred winter quarters
at national army cantonments or na
tional guard cam lis. The assignments
include the 4th. 7th. 47th. 68th, s»th.
60th and 61st Infantry, now at Gettys
burg, Pa., and the 30th, 38th, 39th and
50th infantry, at Syracvae, N. Y., ta
Camp Greene, North Carolina.
GIVE DAY'S WORK
TO ORPHANA6E
APPEAL FOR ONE DAY'S LABOB
! FOR ORPHANAGE MADE BY
COMMITTEE.
\
NEEDS ARE GREATEST EVER
j
!
Expenses of Institutions Are Higher—
Liberty Bond Campaign Delay*
Association's Appeal.
I. Raleigh.—"The needs of many of tfc*
orphan institutions of the State were
never so urgent as they are today hjm!
the necessity of making our appeal
more direct and to a wider circulation
this year has been created by these
abnormal conditions."
This is the of the North
Carolina Orphan Association is mak
ing In Its appeal to the men and wom
en of North Carolina to contribute, o»
or near Thanksgiving Day, at least
orve day's Income to the orphanage of
his or her choice. The appeal has
been delayed purposely, this year, se
that It would not run counter to the
Liberty campaign.
The publicity committee is eompoe
ed of M. L. Shipman, James R. Young.
John D. Berry, A. S Barnes and L*r
Jngs ton Johnson.
"The needs of such a call," say* a
statement being mailed out by tlx
publicity committee was never more
urgent than now Kxpense necesedty
to the maintenance of every orphan
J home in the State has Increased, while
the responsibilities have multiplied
So, let not the day pass without tnak
j Ing a thank-offering to your Master.
I by denying yourself some pleasa**,
some luxury, even some necessity, te
help the helpless become what their
God and your Ood Intended they
should attain in this life and In the Hfs
to come
"This Is a reasonable request, tnr
any one can share with the orphans
the earnings of one day out of three
hundred and sixty-five. It is practlea
I ble, for rich and poor alike can par
tlclpate in it The business and pro-
I fessional man. the farmer, the land
i lord, the money lender, the wage earn
er, the salaried worker, the housewife,
the news and messenger boys every
body, old and young, of all creeds ant)
classes, may uiflte in beautiful co-opar
! atlon for the support of a needed etrto
and Christian philanthropy. Let North
Carolina make the approaching
Thanksgiving a day of historic impor
tance; a day on which the hearts of
the people were opened to the little
ones whom our splendid orphan homes
are endeavoring to save from degeaer
acy and oblivion.
"To this end we call upon the ad*
tors of our papers, dally and weekly,
i secular and religious, to give the wid
est possible publicity to this move
ment, which Is philanthropic in por
pose and State wide in extent; we eaß
upon all church leaders of all denomi
nations, Including «pastors. Sunday
| school superintendents, women work
ers, and others of Influence, to vrge
| the giving of a day's income to nome
one of our orphanages; we call apaa
: the officers of the various fraternal
| orders to bring thin appeal to the at
j tentlon of each man In their member
ship and enlist his support of this
i modest offering; we respectfully rt*
quest all superintendents and teachers
1 of secular schools, colleges and aal
| versltles to Induce their student* and
| friends to unite with them In giving a
I day's work or wages to the needy or-
I phans of North Carolina We Invoke
I the co-operation of doctors, merchant*
j public officials, and all others with
' cal following to pass the word along.
! with the Divine injunction: 'Even no.
| It is not the will of your Father which
. Is In Heaven that one of these little
l ones shall perish ' Actions speak
i louder than words."
So closely Is the world linked, thai
one phase of the world war Is being
fought out n the American kitchen,
where the housewife will be the skin
ed general who will drive back the
menace of starvation from the flank*
of oor Allies.
Shoe Bole* of Auto Tlrea
Winston Salem A war-time tosw
▼atlon that promises to become world
wide In its scope and will probably
last long after the necessity for cos
serving for war purposes has beaa ha
augurated in Stokes county
movement, recently starting as an e»
periment, has spread over the eativ*
county and is now in other section*
The movement is that of using tbe
discarded rubber from automoMV
i tires In place of leather for the hag
soles and heels of shoes.
Crushed to Death at Salisbury.
Salisbury.—Robert Blackweli, M
years old. an engineer on the local
| yards of the Southern, was instant!*
killed and his body badly mntilaie#
| last week. He had 'eft his engine t*
remove a hot clinker from a track
i When he did not return for some time,
his fireman started a search and toad
him dead. Another shifting train had
run him down.
His widow survives. The fnnera?
was held from the residence of Mr*
Blackwell's father. Captain J. P. Ho*
larltte