^<>g>aB>g'i^af:iiiiiii *i.i iiWii'liHiiiHi Mlirt—*
M 9BM
MNSmtr 0>F MABWMBM
fiMirm 9MBOUNA. tfEAB
A F9FUtATI0N OF FOVR
WB&WgAND, ONE HUNDRED
UiD ONE. AND IS SUB
BOUNDED BY THE BEST
FARMING eOUNTRT.
INDUSTRIES OF ALL
KINDS ARE INVITED TO
Lots ATE HERE FOR WE
BATE EVEBTTHINO TO
OFFER IN THE WAY OF
LABOR, CAPITAL AND
TRIBUTARY FACILITIES.
WE HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE
*&B AND NEWSPAPER
PLANT.
Jl
if
p
B
WE BAJFm A 0ummA>
TIPS OF TWELVE MUM-
DRED AMONG THE MMBF
PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN
PART OF NORTH CARO
LINA AND INVITE THOSE
WHO WISH TO GET BET
TER ACQUAINTED WITH
THESE GOOD PEOPLE IN
i BUSINESS WAY TO TAEE
4 FEW INCHES SPACE AND
TELL THEM WHAT YOU
1AVE TO BRING TO THEIR
ATTENTION.
OVIi ADVERTISING
HATES ARE LOW AND CAN
BE HAD UPON APPLICA
TION.
AgHcalhire b tlie .Host UGcfnl, tli« Most Healthful, tbe Mo«t Nobl« £mpl»yaeBt of Mbb.—fleorge VfashluiTton,
VOLUME XXXIT.
♦iftKKWiM.K, S. < „ FIllllAV .11 >K |n. IIM,'..
M MIH I! lo.-i
Austrians Advancing on
The Italian Forces;
Make Some Captures
thariei) that tlie Teutons are
Using Dynamite to Force
II
FIRED ON
lunstuiuk. Austria, June ir>.—via
Huilis iinil Hcntn-a, Hwitzerland, and
I'aris. p. M.—Twemy-five tliou-
saiid Ausiro-iluiigarian troops lei't
Trent ycHterday and are now advanc
ing anainsl the Italians vin the Uiva
Kovereto front.
In ili(> vifinily of (jorz and tiradis-
<u iK'avy liglitiiig occurred recently,
'I'iie Austrian casualties are reported
lo have amounted to 1,'inu, while the
nunilier ni' Italians killed or wounded
loialhtd nearly as many.
A new ammunition depot at 'J'ol-
niino has been destroyed hy the Ita
lians .
I.otot'n Atalanciies With Mjiiaiiiile
'I'he Austro-Hunparian troo|).s are
employing dynamite in the Alpine
passes, blowing up rocks and loosen-
inK avalanches on tlie udvancing lier-
saKlieri. ^J'he heights doniinatiliM
('nporellii on the Isonzo front have
l)een occupied liy the invadiiii; Ital
ians.
Declare \u>trian>> rnriMiraue Kriuiiii-
Hoiiie. .lune In—via Paris Charr.es
tluil the Austrian military authorities
are losliriiig Iirigandage in disguise
to the roar of the advance of the Ital
ian army are containeii in an ollicial
slaleinent issued at tlu' war ollice.
'I'lie cnmmunication lollows;
■ || is certain that Austria has left
in territory actintlly occupied hy us
emissaries who have heen given or
ders to practice hripandage. .Men of
the landsturm. pardemes and fores’,
guards are involved. Naturally they
are disguised and provided with am-
muniti(u). In addition they ar<> ]>aid
irowns cfi.'iOt or more.
Isolated Tro<i|)s
‘‘These men have fired here ami
there and continue to lire
into the hacks of our troops, at isolat
ed soldiers and ofPicers and provision
convoys. Following provisionally at
tacking columns, especially in wood-
e(i regions, which permit waiting in
aniliush wiilnuit diUiculty, these hri-
gands even have tired on doctors wlule
they were treating wounded . upon the
wotinded themselves and upon ambu
lance staffs.'
The luite says an .\ustrian agent
who was concealed in the vicinity
discharged two shots from a revolv
er at an observer who was <lirecting a
battery of heavy Italian artillery hut
without effect. The communication
closes with the assiTlinii tluit it is llie
|.urpo-(“ of the .\ustrians “to check
Italian ijjierations and also lead thi
Italians to exercisi- cruel reprisals."
Have Rooois In Five
Poinis Buildiiig
At a meeting of the library (om-
niittee .Mcniday afternoon it was de
cided lo inovi^ the library to the
rooms in the National Bank Huihling
at once. These rooms are donated
by ihe owners of tlU! huiiding lo he
Used by the library without rent till
January 1. I!il7. The suite seleded
is iin tlie second floor an dis com-
poseil of three rooms. These rooms
will furnish allrailive ami cinmodious
i|inuters) for the lihraiy for some
lime lo come.
'I'he libnuy cunmiilee is conniosed
of represenlalives fnun Ihe following
orgaiiizaliuns in lown: i:iid of Ihe
Ccnltiry t'luh. Round Table, .-'aiis
Hmici. Kings I laughters. Creeiiville
l!ian» h of llu' So\uhern .\ssocialion oi
College Women. Hoard of Aldermen,
i;asi Carolina Teacher's Training
School Fa( iilty, tiraded School Kac-
ully. Odd Fellows, lied .Men. Siiaron
Uidge K. A. .M.. A, F. .<■ A. M.
Ciiapler .Macons, and Knigiits of
I’ylhias.
The whole purpose of ihe commil-
lec is to make Ihe library sirve the
needs of Ihe town teh most and best
possible. .Nobody is commillt il to anv |
s< heme or plan, ami no organization I
is obligated in an>- %vay by haviiig a
ri preseiiiai i vc on Ihe coniniittcc. This
tnelhod of orgauizaliou is beiuti pur
sued because it set ins the best way
to allow t'Vi'rybody to get in touch
with the librar> and take part in its
managinient. It is sincerely hoped
lliai every man. woman and child will
fuel that be has as nun li interest as
anybody else.
Tbe plan for raising nioiiey in eii-
lage the library has not been de
cided iipon yet II is ceriain, how
ever. (hat no person or organization
will he assessed a penny. All con-
tVihutions •\\‘11^ 1>|| voluntary. The
advice and assistance of anybod\ who
has an iile.a will be welcomed ai all
limes.
w. Mil fiiii« It! g[|H m|j|
Chautauqua Proposition riTTm mn
WAS rillED FOli
; I
Tin; KiKST i i’isoiij: ok thi
MAST»^;|{ kl V H!ll» \V Mt.ll I |
Friday night Ihe tirsi epistide of Ihe
.Master Key will be shown at WhileV
f heal re. This is a tirsl ( lass pic
ture. inlerehting and highly enter
taining. .Mr. White is indeed fortii-
nale in securing this piciiire and il is
sure thing that it will be thiiriiim!i-
ly enjoyed by all who see il.
While's Theatre is worlhy of the
patronage given it, for ii alwa's en
deavors to give its p;'.trons the tiest
I here is to be had.
>egro i.jiM'liftI
l.iltle Uo( k, .Xrk . ,lune IT,, l.oy
Maley, ihe negro who sliot and killed
Hoy l.e'ter. a well-known young
planter of l.aFaxetle (oiinty several
days ago. was taken from lieril'f
Itoyett. of ll.n:|istead county, by a
moll, and lyiiched in a dense woods
near I.ewisville early today. The
mob. nearly L’no slronu', overtotdi the
sheriff while lie wa in his aiitomo
l -'!e I’r'YinsT lew:>’ ! 1 ittle Kock t(
place lliley in the penitentiary fi,r
safe keeping.
lial-
Some lime stiue a group of (ireen-
ville citinens, believing that the p<!0-
ple of Greenville aud i'itt county waui
the best, need tbe best, deserve the
best, and appreciate the best of all good
I hings. and believing that it is better
to bring gottd things of the world to
your own door, where your neighbors
may also enjoy tbe.vn, than to seltishly
seek them for yourself elsewhere,
simply because you can aftord to go
and most of your neighbors cannot,
made arrangements with the Pen
nsylvania tlhatauqua Association to
include Ureenvillc in its circuit this
\ ear.
Ill order to bring tiiis wei k of pleas,
lire to our people, tht citizens were
obliged to guarantee the sale of seven
liiiiuiied season tickets at two dol
lars each, ihe < onditions of the I'on-
iracl re(|iiire that these seven bun
dreil tickets must be S(dd not later
iliiui Monday oveiiing. .lune lilst. 11
only (11)11 are stdd. il means that Ihe
guarantors are out of two luindred
dollars, if foui' hundred are .sold it
means llial tlit guarantors face a de-
licit or six hundred dollars, aipl so
on.
Tlieri' will lie no season tickets sold
after the ChautaiKiua opens anil those
wishing lo go must pur< bast* admis
sion tickets at a cost of from twenty
live cents lo tifty cents, each liepend-
ing upon the aiiraction offered. Ii
ymi buy tiie season tici.et, ea«h eii
terlainmeni costs sixteen and two
thirds cPiiis.
-Ml till' monies r. ri ived from adini.--
sii>n--' ’iftcr liie cbaiiliiiifjiia opens arc
not allnwed to go to make up anv
di'Iicit that nil.; oiciir to the giiarau
tors beiau.'.e of their inabilil\ lo sell
Ihe seven liundri d tickets.
Thi.> is wiiy wc ai'e iirgint; you ■
siriiiigiy til hiiy yimr season tickets
now. ilesiiies you will save moiie\'.
even if you cun go \u but \iali the en.
tertainiiieni.i and you can make sonie-
lioiiy happy by Icttiiig iheni use \oiir
licki't when you i an'l go yourst li.
We know that llie people of Unen-
ville and 1‘itt euuniy believe llial
pays lo bring nu n In a Ki'e-.tcr ami
belter Mianhood. women to a sweeter
and nobler uoiuanhood, and yoiiiit:
people to more splendid effort, and
that they will tiland behind tUes
miarantors who are zealously work
in:; In this saiiu- end.
.■^11 jiiiy yon: toickets now. .Iiiii
I j'll.iraiilee to (ireeiuille olli
luippiesi and iiuisl worih
ecks of il>. Iii; lory .
Yours for lirei iiville,
Herberi !■: . .\u-<tin
Vas Neitiier Armed. Ssys Liner
Was Sunj( witliout a
Moment’s Warning
< laiui!« that t'^iieniy KiH'Ourug«‘> llrig-
aiidatrc, Is tiomc’s (M'lieliiJ Sfate-
iiieiit. TJiaf 'iViiUiHs Hiiie t'lrc<l
oil DoctorH uikI the tVounded. I’ass.
COUNTY mmi m British
JUNE SEVENTH
W cel:
of U
W llill
VMIINt. n»\ IMSTliU T ( t>\.
I I IM Nt i: MKHTS IN I VliMMI I I
w ill
dIs
I llie
Vs-.iir.iaihni (if (.'filler'. Meet in
eiL'h .llllj lilllli
Till* .\sMHiation of (linni'r
nil i t in lialeiirli on .liily 2!i|h, for
( nssion of pndilems perlainiiiir i<
iriiiners of North Carolina. It is e\
peeled that tli(r-‘ will b(> i* least
1.011(1 giuners in atleudauee. and il i-:
hoped that even a largi r alh ni'ac f
will be realized . I
I
The giniiers w ill buy the | IM'iieer'* eb‘i'teil
rile Wasliiiigloii liislrici Conference
ineeis in Farmvillo tonight and tiiere
will be present eighty delegates and
two ministers from the various sec
tions id' lliis distritl.
It. 1! (Irant will preach the opeii-
, ing serninn tonight and the meeting
I w ill 11,' presided over by I'ri .■•iding
I Killer C. L. Heed.
l)e!eiralcs f"oni tireiiiville iire the
|folUn\ing: 11. II. Wright, F. U.
j.'^triteh. II. |l. Haskell and .\ II
I I !l!ingioii, who will leave fi-r Farni-
Unie tomorrow inorning.
aiiii lies f.ir Ihe lall crop.
aNo di.'i U'S priiblenif (i
I, re!-t
and I ''I'v w ;11
I' immiiil .n
ti\ (he liook Seller>.
Me-.s's (' Y KnighI and "|;e|
!,ilc|ilic!d, of .Aurora, ^leiil la-^t iii^l'l
hei e.
\ -hi ville. N’, C. June l.'>. Tlu* .Vin lh
C -ruliiia r.ooU: ellers and Stalionery
\ 'i.i ii'tioii h( Id its ai.niial coiiven-
lieti I Me lolii V ilisiussing variou.'
Ill‘III rs of interest (o im'ii engaged
In tb.is line of business and choosing
tbe same iHcers f rot he coming year.
We tihen to Teutons l$eeaiise oi
The I'se of l.arffc .Vmninit ni High
I’oHeri'd K\|)losh«’s.
lAUidon. .lune l.'i. '"i'lie Kusitaiiia
was no I armed and she was never
lined i'‘it as a iransporl," said Sir Kd-
ward Carson, attorney general in the
111 w' cabinet, in addressing the couri
of iiniuiry this inorning at Ihe open
ing of the board of trade iiKiuiry into
llie loss of the Cunard liner, wliieli
was sunk off liic Irish coast .May 7
iiy a Cierman suVnnariiie with a loss of
over I 10(1 lives.
iiaron Mesey, president oi tlie
( (lurl, is assisted hy Admiral SirFred-
erii k Kngletield and J..ieiilenant Coni-
nuinder llcarn as naval assesors, and
I'aptain liavis and Captain Speeding,
of the .Mercantile Marine, .■\ttorney
lieneral ('arson and Frederick 10
Sniilh represented the Hoard of trade,
while the Cunard Company and llie
passengers of tlie l.iisilaiiia. inclinl-
ing llie hue .Mfreil ll. S'andeiiiili. all
were I'eprejielill'il by ciliuisel .
A large iiiimlier of ^■pl■^■talors rroHil
( d I he court .
Sir i:dward Car.'on, wiio open> d for
till' board lU irade, said he conrti-d tlie
luHesI ilu|iiir>. He was able to give
coiiiplele denial lo < 1( riii.iny's conteii-
iion that llie l.n>!tania was armed and
Has serving a-> an auxiliary li
liriiish naval lorces
111 their Hole II* til rntiii.s
>pcaker said "llie I'niled State;
I'l ady have oliicially denied this,
I lit- 1 videlice I propose lo call will
lii iii and tullv iiro\e ihc reiimrUs of tin
.\nierican g. \, r’ii;i"ii! that the Knsi-
lania was iioi armed, and that >he
never h.id III i ll titled out as a Iraiis
pi'l l.
Wiihoui waniiiig a lo rmaii subma
line I'red two tol'pi'does at the l.nsi-
tania and il is believed llial a third
projcctilf vva.^ al.>o liri ii. .‘''iich an act
w as iiol onl\ Clint rai \ to iniernation-
ai law, lint il is lonuary to the die
l.itch of civilization and hiimani|\ .
passengers in this manner
was a ilelilieraie aUinipl at miir
der,"
Sir i;dward Vi niark, d lluii llie i|m--
lion of -peed Would be important.
The Uusiiaiiia wa.-- i;oing 1^ knots,
the
tin
.mil
roll-
lier l-'.'i holler.-- in
decreased iratlic.
■r of her li'lal l oal
a jiropori ion.ili
iiiu only 111 out ol
';'((ineiico of the
ihus saving a unari
(Uisiimpiloii and
iHioiiin of labor.
' I'erlain speci'ic in.--lnu tiiui?' was
eiil hy the Hriti--ii ailniiralty b> wire
le-.rt lo the l.usiuuua, b\H ihese in-
strie lions are nm to be made piiblii.',
and this pail of ihe evidence is lo be
liikeii in iiriv i’^'.
"It is (inite ixident." •-aid ilu' ,it-
lorney giiieral, "that ime (\f the main
uuesiions I'm' l!ii consideraiion of ihe
court will be ihcM' instruclions and
bow far ihe I 'litain iif tlo' l.usilaiiia
aitid upon i!eni
' .\> i! rale Ihe lirst (|Uislioii to be
le. ide.l in .”i iiive^iigalion lU Ibis
kind is how i', .li“as(i>r oci iirrei’i. In
ibis we kilo w ihai there was no iuci-
Important Business Concluiieil-
Road Macliine Bouylit
.\t llie nieeliiig of the coumy (oiii-
niissioners on .Monday, ,hine Tth, il
was found that Ihe term of tin- road
Huperinlendent K. A. Siinth had ex
pired. and ini motion in' was reelect
ed to succeed liiniself. . '1' Hart,
Sio( k I,aw Feiui- Conimissioner re
signed and .1. .1, Kawreliee wa.- ap
pointed lo take liis plaic. W ,1. Har
dy. who has been appointed road com
missioner for (ireenville lownsliip
made il known to the hoard that he
could not serve, and .1 li. Taylor was
appointe.l in his placo.
.\fier disposing of the aliovi' bii'l
liess the board of eoninii-^sionfrs luii-
sidered ihe propitsii ion lo improve iin
road from Frog Kevel in .-Xdanis
bridge and found that il wa.- le ces-
sary. It w:is arranged that Hciuer
Dam township p.iy one half of tin
cost of iniproving (he mad aud lliat
|he 'citizens of Ureeiivllle |iay tlie
(itiii-r iialf. The litizens id (ireen
ville to raiM- the necessar> ameiint
hy private mThsi ripi uni. 'I'iie .Siaiiioiis.
burg road i.- to in- improved liv i!o
same means
Tlie I onKuissioiu'r.-- iuue for sniuc
linu.- bel li 1 Oiisidi ring bll\ilig a l oad
niacliinc. and at lliis nieeting \lr. I'
.1 I lel ,aiii \'. a 1 c|iri-seniat i \. ol tlii
White ('niiipaii;. ua-' pri'sciil ai.d Mili-
iiiitted a description of a mnua lu.i
chine pill up by tlir'l cunipaiiy. ami
'Olla for $5,500,50. The tiu;,ri!
dc( id' ll lo purchase Ihl-^ ii.a biin' ji,i\
ing one Half c.ish and I'lc b.ila'i-.■ on
May :'l, l''li;. uiviin; .i-- s, curiu tin ir
l.ote
I-. W l.awrciuc .:avc in hi> resm
nation as sii|„.rinleiident ol lh<- (ireen
ville bridge, and il was accepud
.\ proposiiioii was siilimitied to pi'n-
vide fi iiib rs for tiie (Ireinvilic draw
briilKe, and to provide ample proiee
lion for ihis liridtre.
On motion, it was agreed that liu
protection be iiiveii. and llu- luiiir.i.i
V\as awarded lO .M .M . .loues and will
cost $l,'iTlTri. Work will be coin-
ineiiced at oiice and rii--lied In eoai
plelion at the earlie.si pn- lile nio-
nieiil .
1
•\ pelition was [ireseiilid lo allow I
Farniville towinbip an idertion to iriv " I
till in a spiH'ial school ia\ In provid.-
Vtelti r school fai ililii-s It was trraul •
eii. I
It Wa.s InUi.d Oi.it liie c.nil.IV w.i-
in need of rmids. aim upon being ad-
\ isi'd bv I-:. ,1 I'orhes. of llu- .\a!ion-
al hank ihal ic conid secure .'<i‘ii,iiiiii
lol Hie eoiiiil' . they dei ided to borrow
that ainoni.t, t;ivig as seciirits. a
note line on !'(bruar> Tth ll'li;, and
payable al liu' .\alioiial I'lly Hank,
.\ ( w *i o I k .
(•iher minor aifaiis were . ,ui-.d
ered Mil II as honorinir vouchers and
paying the public debts nicurrid bv
the county.
FHR Bie LOAI
The Britisii Parliament is Told
M Struggle With Germans
Will Cost 1/5,000,000 a
Day For Next Tiiree
Months
London. .luiie r.
runvut^ U \t)'e
i’reniu-r
(.1 cr'dii
lUi'. n
Tl.-
f'l
on
L',5ii,iiiMi.ihiii iniornied ilu- meinbei'
the House III ( oinnion.- toda\' that :;o.!
expenditure 111 tile lle.M Ihr'C lllnnil.s
would not li, less tii.ui ■; l,-,.iiin>,.i>‘ >
daily.
I'reinier .iM;ini!i saii.' in Mi'odii ii.c
Ihe credii ine.i.-ure iliat from .\pill 1
t:i .Iniii 11: ihi expenditure liad in ■ n
al liU' rale ol ^ 1 ;;.;!imi_iiihi uaiiy. tie
isliinated Hull llu dail\ peudilill i
(luring llie cm ranc\ ol Hu- lu w crtinl
would iinl he lesv, ilian ,v 1 ,-|.'ii»i.oeii
lor the lia'on that as Hie u.ir eXIi ti
ded ;is area, liri at llrilaiu't. lilialu i.il
(■IdigaUons til llu- alic' v^nuid
crease.
In the general snrxe> ct Hie
lion ihe premier reierrid io Hie i. i.ie
^ll■^u■tlou of Hie government, lie
be I nlild uni lla\e been unlliii d .U
taking liu- course in did \iiui'r 'be
(ilissllle III nulsule llltUlill'i' ■! 1'
cause III itiiipiirar.' cmbii rr..--ii.eiii.
: lie lask was as uuwelciuu- a- 'il.i.I
fail In Hie Ini 111 .iii> iua!i. j
.Alter p.Hiln; tr.liuli In ..i’,.
I nlleaixiU''. Mr. -Xsijunii c.aimed • i
liiniseli' and a.s , n v, lulliatries '!.e
slalllli iiesl .idlo-ri lu I In Hieir reSJ , ^
liVi Imlilu al |..iriii-.' . ill .'idiiiittei! -I.'
Will'd I ialiiioa i,ad r.i-i a pli .isaut
nr in Ihe bn ui! > . : I an i.-h i.-- .
1 I IC;
Wasjiinoton Man Is
Dead in a Room
Norfolli
founil
in
( I ‘al 1.1 1
ashuiulnli. .\
A wire was rei en
'iii; iroiu .Vorlnlk,
Kussel. ,i liical eniplo>(
folk SoiiHn vn. lia'l bei
L. !l> 111 I inr )
I ' , .1 li.ie ! i:
d hel e 1 In.- 1:
-I.It,10.1 Hi,,I ,i
(if the
i.nnd
. 1!
\ut-
(Umt and that llieri^ was a pia'iiiedi
laled desiirn ti' iiinider. The real i|m s
lions arising are (Mily two l-'1rsi ,is m
Ihe navigaiioii of Hie ship haviim re
gard 111 Ihe insiruclions and iiiforina-
tion conveyed by 'ho admiralty . an 1
seiond. as 111 whet her everything was
doin' lhal could be done after the sliiii
was (orpedoeil."
I!) a room on li.uis. h -ireei -.n
tolk
I'le ras ,ei was ,i|n to .ilia ;1 .
M'l known whetli. r i: was niurd'r o
suicide It is Hn'uulii i-roi'.tb’' Siia
Ihe man had h'-. oiiie lie-pondcni nvi
bis bll.--ii,e-s alia rs ,ind i I'liilii,Ili .
snicidi' -
A ':i ai.d lour i 'rlni.
in
lie Icax. - .1
W.isiunmeu
llonper MirreiKler''
Salisbiiri'. .Iiiiu’ l.'i r. 11 l(n«[...
fnrnierh a well known beef niarkel
man in this ciiy, who left iiere wh. o
siNeral ot bis men were arrest, 1
charti'd with stealing a cow. b.is n ■
lu.ned to Salisburv aiul giM n him
s'df np to tbe oiru iaK white h.'V
■ Ml I a lU'gro who Wi re in the einplov'
nl Ilonp r are now doing tinu' for tiul
tl'efl They ( laimed fo be ihiimr th-i
bidding of Hooper when they t'ot ti
low and butclnred it
Miss i hrisiiiie Tyson, who h.c i,i ■ >(
visiting in Washington, retuna-d hom-j
jj;^ f . 1 ^
■Moiula.v.