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VOL. XXVII.
PLYMOUTH, H. 0., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1916.
NO. 13.
PRESIDENT SPEAKS
KIFFIH ROCKWELL
KILLED IN BATTLE
325,000 WORKERS
VOTE FOR STRIKE
STATE APPLE CROP
IS REPORTED GOOD
NEXT
TO GRAIN DEALERS
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ADDRESS TO NATIONAL ASSOCI A
'ON WAS ALMOST DEVOID
POLITICS.
WILSOft'rpiCTS NEW ERA
Discuss Ways in Which Commerce
Can Be Expounded Through Tariff
and Trade Commission, Federal
Reserve Act, Etc.
Baltimore. President Wilson deliv
ered a speech almost devoid of poll
tics before the National Grain Dealers
Convention here. : Discussing ways in
which American commerce can be ex
Danded he told an audience of 3,800
persons that through the new tariff
commission, the trade commission, the
Federal reserve act, the shipping bill
and similar measures he expected busi
ness men in this country to open up
new era for the nation.
"The purpose of legislation in the
immediate future in this country," Mr
Wilson declared, "is going to be to re
move all ingenious constructions and
make it perfectly clear what the liber
ties as well as what the restrictions
of trade are in .this country."
Rverv effort was made by the
resident to keep the visit to Balti
more non-partisan but when he enter
ed the Lyric theatre for his speech he
. was greeted with a four-minute demon
stration.
The theatre was packed with grain
dealers from all parts of the country
and their friends. Many visitors were
turned away. The president spoke em
nhatically.
Regret that politics might interfere
with the discussion of problems fac
ing American business was expressed
by the president at the outset. He de
clared he had a "supreme contempt for
partisan action, although believing in
party action."
ANOTHER AIR RAID ON -
ENGLAND BY GERMANS
Bombs Dropped in Several Places In
Northern and Midland Counties.
London. "Several hostile airships
crossed the East and Northeast coasts
of England between 10:30 o'clock and
midnight," says an official communica
tion issued shortly after midnight.
"Bombs are reported to have been
dropped at several places In northern
and Torth-midland counties.
"An airnhip is also reported off the
South coast.
"No reports of casualties or damages
have been received."
BULGARIANS SEIZE U. S.
TOBACCO IN GREECE
Athens, via London Tobacco valued
at $15,000,000 of which $2,000,000
worth Is the property of American
companies, is being removed to the in
terior by Bulgarians from storage
warehouses at the Greek seaport of
KavaJa.
Garrett Droppers, the American
minister to Greece, has asked the Bul
garian government to permit the Amer
ican stocks to be taken out of the
port. .
AMBASSADOR GERARD'S
WIFE IN AUTO CRASH
Berlin, via Sayville. Mrs. James
W. Gerard, wife of the American am
bassador, sustained a slight nervous
shock when her automobile came Into
collission with a taxicab.
Mrs. Gerard was able to return to
: her home, however, without requiring
the services of a physician.
FARMERS OF WEST ARE
INTERESTED IN LOAN LAW
Chicago. Carl Vrooman, assistant
secretary of agriculture, arived at
Western Democratic .headquarters af
ter a trip through the Western States
and declared that he found farmers
more interested in the farm loan law
than any other issue of the campaign.
"The farmer apparently is thor
oughly satisfied."
VILLA BLAMES LOPEZ
FOR RAID AT COLUMBUS
Columbus, N. M. Army intelligence
agents are investigating a report that
adherents of Villa were here to secure
Information to prove that Villa was not
at Columbus on March 9 but that the
Columbus raid was led by Pable Lopez,
who was executed in Chihuahua City
because of his alleged leadership at
the Santa Ysabel massacre, rt Is re
ported that Villa Is preparing a mani
festo disclaiming responsibility for
the Columbus raid.
DARING NORTH CAROLINA AVIA
TOR MEETS DEATH IN AERIAL
BATTLE IN FRANCE.
FIGHTING FOR THE ALLIES
Son of Mrs. L. A. Rockwell of Winston-Salem
, Honored By General
J off re as Bold and Courageous
Pilot. Wore Numerous Medals.
Winston-Salem, N. C Kiffin Yates
Rockwell, formerly of Asheville and
Atlanta, who had been serving with
the French aero corps on the Western
battle front, was killed In a fight
with a German aircraft. Announce
ment of his death was contained in a
cablegram from Paris received here
by his mother. Mrs. L. A. Rockwell
of this city.
The message announcing the avia
tor's death was very brief and came
from an influential friend of the fam
ily in Paris. It said:
"Kiffin killed this morning in aerial
battle in Alsace."
Young Rockwell had been serving
In the French army since September
30, 1914. He was very active in the
aerial fighting around Verdun and
succeeded in bringing down four
German aeroplanes unassisted. For
this feat he recently received a war
cross and military medal from the
hand of General Joffre, who referred
to him as "a bold and courageous
pilot." He ahd been frequently men
tioned for bravery in the official re
ports. Mrs. Rockwell hadsreceived a letter
from her son only a few hours before
the news of his death reached her.
In the letter he stated that he had
had a leave' of absence of eight days
and had spent thejime in Paris with
his brother, Paul Rockwell, and that
he had had a great time. On the day
he mailed the letter he was leaving
for the front and said he had been
transferred from Verdun to a more
active sector.
Aerial fighting in which Sergt.
Kiffen Rockwell of North Carolina
was mortally wounded by a German
airman took place over the town of
Thann. s
Rockwell was serving as a volun
teer in the Franco-American flying
corps on the Verdun front. A few
hours previous to the engagement he
had been promoted to the rank of
second lieutenant but died without
knowing of the new honor.
MEXICAN-AMERICAN
COMMISSION PLEASED.
Progress Made In First Three Weeks
of Joint Discussion Satisfactory
to Members.
New London, Conn. Professing sat
isfaction with the progress already
made, members of th e Mexican-Amer
ican joint commission have begun the
fourth week of their conference. It Is
expected that the American members
will continue their inquiry into the so
cial and economic as well as the mili
tary problems of Mexico on the ground
that the conditions in Northern Mexico
are too inmtiately related to internal
affairs t justify them in entering into
an agreement for border control with
out a definite understanding of what
changes for the better are to be made
nearer the seat of government.
The Mexidans have received from
Andres Garcia, Mexican consul at El
Paso, a report of the attack on Chi
huahua by Villa forces, denying that
the attacking party obtained any am
munition or that Villa personally ap
peared in the city.
THIEVES GET GEMS
VALUED AT $15,000
Baltimore, Md. Defying detection
from the hourly visits of a night
watchman, cracksmen early, today
chiseled their way into the inner re
cess of a 3,000 pound safe In the jew
elry store of Cemen and Norwig and
escaped with gems valued at approxi
mately $15,000.
WILSON AND HUGHES
CALLED "CAPITALISTIC
New York. President Wilson and
Charles E. Hughes were characterized
as "candidates of the capitalistic
class" by Allan L. Benson, nominee of
the Socialist party for president at a
meeting held in Madison Square Gar
den. Mr. Benson and his running
mate, ' George R. Kirkpatrick, candi
date for vice president as well as other
Socialist nominees were applauded by
a large crowd which assembled for the
format ratieation of the candidate.
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VILLA TO RETURN SOON
WILL COME BACK TO CHIHUAHUA
CITY, SCENE OF LATEST
ATTACK.
Commander of El Paso Military Dis
trict Tells U. S. War Department
That Bandit Chief Led Mexican In
dependence' Day Raid.
Washington. The most detailed ac
count yet received of the fighting at
Chiuahua City when Villa celebrated
the Mexican Independence Day by a
successful assault on the Carranza gar
rison, reached the war department
from Brig. Gen. George Bell, com
manding the El Pasb military district.
fit asserts that Villa personally led the
'attacking forces that he took and held
numerous Important buildings in the
city for several hours; that he was
joined by a thousand or more men of
the Carranza garrison and retired,
promising to return soon and taking
with him a large quantity of captured
arms, ammunition and artillery.
General Bell's dispatch does not
show the source of his information and
many officials believe his account of
the incident was founded on rumors
reaching the border and were various
stories which have been transformed
by state department agents. They
were inclined to believe for that rea
son that the full truth of what trans
pired is not yet known. Reports so
far received are similar only In that
they show a fight did occur on Septem
ber 16 and that the Villa followers
took the penitentiary and some other
buildings. They all conflict as to the
part Villa played, not even agreeing
that he was present.
"Evidence Increases to show that
Villa was completely successful in his
attack Saturday upon Chihuahua and
accomplished all and more than he
said he would do. There is diversity
of opinion and statements as to the
number of men with which he enter
ed Chihuahua. Some reports state he
only had about 500, while others give
him 1,700, but all agree that he was
able to secure possession of the peni
tentiary, the governor's palace and the
federal buildings, hold them for sev
eral hours and all this with a Carranza
garrison at Chihuahua. He liberted
over 200 prisoners, secured and carried
away more than 16 automobile loads of
arms and ammunition under an escort
of deserting Carranza troops. He left
Chihuahua with from 1,000 to 1,500
more men than he enter with.
Villa retired leisurely and practi
cally without molestation. The firing
by Trevino's artillery occurred after
Villa troops had withdrawn.
NAVY CONSULTING BOARD
BACK FROM TARGET TEST
Secretary Daniels and Civilian Officials
See Atlantic Fleet in Action at
Southern Drill Grounds.
Washington. Secretary Daniels re
turned here from the Southern Drill
Grounds where in company with mem
bers of the civilian consulting board
he watched practice maneuvers of the
Atlantic fleet including an exhibition
flight from the aeroplane ship North
Carolina and special operations.
The yacht Dolphin put the secretary
and the board members aboard the
euperdreadnaught Texas In Lynnha
ven roads and from the big .flagship
they witnessed short range battle prac
tice and various other tests including
night firing by the battleship Minne
sota. A spectacular feature was a sea
aeroplane flight by 'Lieutenant Bel-
linger, of the North Carolina, who
was dropped overboard In his machine
by the ship's crane aM lsft to get un -
der way In a rough sea
GERMANS SHOW VIOLENCE
STRONG EFFORT TO RETRIEVE
"part OF THEIR LOST TERRI
TORY FROM FRENCH.
French Hold Positions Along Line and
- Germans Retire in Disorder Leav
ing Ground Almost Covered With
German Dead.
London. In an effort to retrieve in
part their loBt territory, the Germans
despite the bad weather, made vio
lent counterattacks against the
French over a three-mile front in
the region between Priez Farm and
Bouchavesnes, north of the Somme.
In mass formation the Teutons
threw attack after attack along the
line from 9 o'clock in the morning
until dark, and at the end of the day
the French were everywhere holding
their positions, according to Paris,
and the battlefield at points was cov
ered with German dead.
During, the fighting the Germans
penetrated the northeastern part of
the village of Bouchavesnes but here
the French met them with the bay
onet and dislodged them. Four as
saults at the Priez Farm at which
the Germans came on in waves were
repulsed by the French whose obser
vers assert that the Germans at last
withdrew in disorder, leaving many
dead behind them.
On the British front the inclement
weather still holds the opposing sides
to artillery duels.
ARMY DOES NOT SEEK
WAR, BAKER DECLARES.
Secretary Tells St. Louis Business
Men That as a Civilian He Opposed
Professional Soldier But Mind is
Changed.
St. Louis'. Secretary of War Baker
in an adress before ' the Business
Men's League here,, said that as Sec
retary of War had discovered that the
Army does not desire war.
"As a civilian." he said, "I believ
ed that a standng army was a me
nace to free institutions and that the
professional soldier desired war. But
I want to make a confession to you.
I have found as Secretary of War
that the Army of the United States
from the commanding general to the
last enlisted private does not desire
war. I know of no body of men who
have a more singular devotion to
duty than the the Army, and no body
of men who would be more willing
to lay down their lives for their
country.
"The militia was mobilized on the
border a distance of 1,800 miles
twice the distance from St. Louis to
New York with great success and ef
ficiency. Notwithstanding the fact
that the men came from all walks
of life and are doing service in a
strange "climate, the efficiency is
such that the sick report is less than
two per cent one per cent less than
that of the regular army.
"The time has come where there
must b? power on the part of the
Government to mobilize all the forces
of the country for the common in
terest." BRITAIN REGRETS HAVING
HELD UP PHILIPPINE SHIP.
Washington. Great Britain for
mally expressed to the United States
regret for the action of a British de
stroyer in holding up and examining
the Philippine steamer Cebu within j
the territorial waters of of the Philip-
pines. Because of a heavy fog it was
jf?xp!alned the destroy'-. - maander
l' lid ..knoW th? vessel was so near
Whore.
OVER HALF MILLION ARE CALL
ED TO JOIN IN NEW YORK'S
BIG WALKOUT.
STRIKE FORMALLY ORDERED
Organized Workers In Virtually Every
Industry in Greater New York Call
ed Upon to Cease Work September
27th at 8 A. M.
New York. Organized workers in
virtually every industry in Greater
New York were formally called upon
to cease work at 8 a. m. Wednesday
morning in sympathy with striking
traction employes. Union leaders as
sert approximately 600,000 men and
women are involved.
The call as embodied in resolu
tions adopted at a conference of la
bor leaders representing the Federat
ed bodies in all the boroughs of the
city as well as many national and in
ternational unions. Of the 80 unions
in the city represented it was said
some already had voted in favor of a
strike. A call it was said would be
issue not only to organized workers
In New York but also to those In
Westchester county in which the cit
ies of Yonkers, New Rochelle and
Mount Vernon are situated, and
would extend throughout a wide
range of industries.
"It was decided by unanimous vote
by representatives of 80 unions In
Greater New York and vicinity that
there shall, be a general suspension
of all work in all trades and indus
tries in Greater New York and vicin
ity the same to commence Wednes
day, September 28 at 8 a. m."
BRITISH PROPOSE MORE
STRINGENT SHIPPING CONTROL.
Claim Depletion of Supply of Ton
nage as Result of Submarine Action
Must Be Met by Increased Measures
London. The continued depletion
df the world's supply of tonnage as a
result of the operations of the sub-
! marines of the Central Powers will
be met by an increase In stringent
measures by which the Entente Al
lies design to control shipping, so as
to ensure it being used to the best
advantage of the Allies and prevent
it even Indirectly aiding their oppon
ents, according to a statement made
to the Associated Press by Lord
Robert Cecil, Minister of War Trade.
Lord Robert admitted that even the
present rate of destruction without
considering the possibiliy of a re
sumption of unrestricted submarine
warfare, meant a serious loss to the
world's tonnage and that consequent
ly it would not be expected that
British coal or ether British facil
ities should be expended on ships
carrying goods to blacklisted firms.
The Entente Allies will Increase their
shipping measures, which already are
proving valuable in making the best
use of available tonnage in propor
tion as the Germans succeed in de
stroying merchant ships.
RESURRECTION OF VILLA
DENIED BY DE FACTO CHIEFS.
Washington. Whether Francisco
Villa again has become a factor in
the military situation in Northern
Mexico remained a question of con
siderable doubt despite nearly a
week's effort by the state and war
departments to ascertain what part,
if any, the bandit chief took in the
attack oh Chihuahau City.
Secretary Baker let it become
known that War Department officials
do not regard as conclusive the re
port transmitted by Brig. Gen. Bell,
saying that Villa led the Chihuahua
City attack in person and the Mexi
can Embassy announced receipt of
official advices declaring Villa was
not In the attacking force. The Em
bassy's report came from General
Trevino, commander of the garrison.
The , resurrection of Villa is not
true," said Ambassador Arredon.
"The attack on Chihuahua City was
made by a combination of juntas an
tagonistic to the de facto govern
ment" 18 FEET OF GREAT 12-IN. GUN
- BLOWN OFF BY EXPLOSION.
Norfolk. The U. S. S. Michigan,
badly damaged by the explosion of
the muzzle of one of her 12-inch guns
while engaged in target practice on
the Southern Drill Grounds, arrived
in Hampton Roads. Late in the
afternoon after transferring yoeman
Robert C. Cooper, injured in the ac
cident, to the naval hospital and tak
ing on a small boat the battleship
sailed undefnuh ordFi for the Phil
alelphia foi repairs.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SAYS YIELD IS LARGER THAN
LAST YEAR.
1972000 BARRELS USJ YEAR
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Wine&ap, Rome Beauty, York 1m per
lal, Stayman Wlnesap and Limber
twig Show Larger Crops.
Washington. The North Carolina
apple crop promises well this year.
Several of the leading varieties will
yield far more than they did last
year. In a statement Issued the De
partment of Agriculture says that the
wlnesap, Rome beauty, York imperial,
Stayman wlnesap and Umbertwlg
have increased over the last crop.
The Department statement says:
"The September 1 forecast of total
apple production this year in the
United States, as reported by the
Bureau of Crop Estimates, U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, is 67,879,000
barrels of three bushels each (agricul
tural and not commercial basis) as ,
compared with 76,670,000 estimated
produced last year, of which not
quite 65 per cent were sold. In the
past ten years estimated production
has exceeded the present forecast
five times. Taking the country as a
whole, it thus appears that the applet
crop will be nearly an average, but
12 per cent smaller than last year's
large crop. The crop is larger than
last year in the Atlantic Coast States,
including North Carolina, New York
and Pennsylvania, and in the Pacific
Coast States, but smaller in practi
cally all the interior states except
Michigan, which has about 34 per
cent more than last year. For the
first time this year an attempt has
been made to forecast the crop by
important varieties.
"The following estimates are based ;
upon reports from especial lists of
apple correspondents to the Bureau
of Crop Estimates:
"The wlnesap forecast, North Caro
lina 178,000 barrels, an increase of
nine per cent.
"The Rome beauty, North Carolina,
93,000 barrels, an increase of 39 per
cent.
"The York Imperial, North Carolina,
92,000 barrels, an increase of 33 per
cent.
"Limbertwig, 227,000 barrels, an
increase of 10 per cent."
The North Carolina apple crop of
last year amounted to 1,972,000 bar
rels at 79 cents per barrel.
The crop will be much larger this
year if the increase in other varieties
keep up the record promised by the
ones mentioned by the Department
of Agriculture.
New Bank Gets Charter.
Raleigh. One new bank and
amendments for two others was the
record of charters and charter
amendments in the office of the Sec
retary of State. The Carolina Bank
of Gibson was chartered with $100,
000 capital authorized and $10,000
subscribed by W.' H. Sanders, E. L.
Gibson and others for a general bank
ing business.
The Bank of Pamlico at Bayboro
amends its charter so as to authorize
the establishment of branch banks.
An amendment for the charter of
"The" Citizen's Bank -of Gates, Gates
County, provides simply for the elim
ination of "The" from the charter
name of the corporation.
Plan For Tuberculosis Week.
Tuberculosis Week will be observed
in North Carolina the week of De
cember 3-10. This week has been set
apart by the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tu
berculosis in which special attention
shall be gfven this all important sub
ject in every state in the union.
Through the Tuberculosis Bureau of
this 6tate, of which Dr. L. B. Mc
Bjayer of the State Sanatorium is at
the head, efforts will be made to en
list the co-operation of the churches,
the schools, and all antf-tuberculosta
and public .health organizations.
State Engineer Surveys Bridge.
Mooresville. State Engineer Fallls
and his assistant, Lewis Craven,
spent the afternoon at the river eight
miles west of town, making a survey
of the proposed free bridge ordered
by the county commissioners to be
built at once. It is quite probable
that a new site will be recommended,
although if it can be done, the site
of the Brown and Troutman bridge
will be utilized. Commissioner W.
C. Johnston was with the engineers,
together with a number of Interested
private citizens.
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