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TBOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED
iND ONE. AND IS SUR
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TOMHE XrXIT.
4 t^KFK.NVll.I.K, FRIDAY AKil ST (!.
Discuss Mexican 111 010 SIlilCR BV IHfiEE M E H 0! City Of Warsaw
Situation Today
In Washington
Proposals Vv ill Be Made To
The Six Latin America
Countries That Have Ask
ed For Cooperation
PASSENGER IRl
II
STREET
Is Taken By
Teuton Armies
jOccupanls h\ki 20 Feet-
I ifwin kitl] Still
I Hod Sit} Sarnliiii riuS km
i Ofoken
. Clement ifiashinsion Oos Xhrce Weeks of Ham*
Pyrchasers-- Homofei! «
OgparlmenI Stofe Hex!
^pfiofi
Alls. ^hln^ for lo-
(liiv's . oiiK'i-i'Mr,. on llu' Alcxii iUi jirol)-
liMii w< re conipli’U’il iifii'r ri'tiii'v
UiiisiiiK luid uilkeil to !’resiiiiit Wil-
suii lit Coriiisli, X. H., ovi-r the trk'-
plumo. I’roposals to bt> made to the
six Latin-American diploiuats wliose
Koverniiieiits liave aulliorized them to
fo-o()er:itc wilh the l'nite<i States to
end Mexico's civil war were discnssed
1ml :>ecrelary hamriing maintained si
lence as to tlie program outlined.
.Mr. Lansing conferred with I’aiil
Fuller, one ol' the president’s coiitiden-
lial advisers on Mexican affairs, who
recently talked personally with all of
the I'aciioii leaders in Mexico. Mr.
Fuller will jiarlicipate in the confer
ence.
rnusual activity in ihe war and
iiavy depai'inients were evident loday
and an order from (Jeneral Scott, chief
of staff, directing a battery ot the fifth
lield artiUery to proceed from Fort
Sill. Oklahoma, to HI Faso. Texas,
aroused i <insiderable surprise. l)e-
liartiijeiH <illi<'ials said the action was
Iirompteil liy a desire to have the .\Ii‘xi-
can border well guarded.
.No ofticial information I'oiueriiing
Ihe rept>rted bombardment of the
•Mexican bordi r town of Nogales was
receivi-d. tleneral Carranza had i.s
surcil the stale d<'pariment he wouid
not in'iinit the attaik and ollh ials
were at a loss to explain Ihe rci'>iied
action of Clen. Calico, a Carranza loin-
mander.
Kiiiwloii Hii<^ AiitlMtrit.v.
Cicn. Funsion. commanding all bor
der iroops. has orders to reply to the
•Mexicans’ lire if bullets fall in Ameri-
i iin UTritory.
()!!icials believe he would ait
promjitly to protect .\mi'rican lives
and jiroiii'rty. .\rm.v ollicers said a
general assault on the Mexican town
(ould not avoid endangering those on
the American side of the bolder.
' Although administration oflicials
have given no hint of what is to fol
low tomorrow’s conference, the army
and navy have been preparing for any
service they may be called upon lo
render. Secretary Lansing conferred
yesterday with Secretary Daniels be-
fori- the laltcr's departure for .Ashe-
ille. X. r. The imrpose of the confer-
• iii-e was not disclosed.
Tlic lirst step lo be pioposul toiiu.r-
rov. will be the issiKHice of a final
iipjMiil lo leadn's of Ihe lighting fac
tions. il is lieiteved reftisal of any
leadi r to join in a peace conference
lo b.' followed by an arms embargo
again--l that factioiK II will re<iuire
military activity lo enforce such an
embargo, some olficials believe, even
if ai-liial intervention is no! conleiii
plaleil,
'laicle il' I’resltleiil.
That the general plai’ include^ ib>>
veb' tion of a president for Mexico tn-
Germans Claim Now
Rumania Violated Pledpe
Wiirniiig l-Mied That \ofliiiig .Uore
(iiii ISe K\|X‘(‘te<l Kriiiii Kiimaiiia.
Herliii, Aug, 4. via i,.ondon, llf.'jd a.
b, .A. warning that nothing can be ex-
l)ccied from itumunia is conveyed to
ihe readers of the Tageszcituiig in an
editorial this morning by (’ouni
Krnesi Kevenllow, His article, whitth
I is heailed •'lluiuania's Falling Quota
tion.'' summarizes the situation in the
fcllowing paragraph:
"Those friendly relations wilh Hu-
niania made sacred b.v tradition ami
on the (iermaii side by linn conlideiice
can hardly longer b(> ( on>iilcred as
existing,'’
C'ount Uevemlow points out ilu-
mania's refu:-al lo permit eximrts of
grain or lo permit amniunilion for tlie
Turks to )iass through its lerrilury.
although liiissia was ]»ermitted to
tranship muni.ions to Siberia. He
says it had been hojied IJumania would
fullill its treaty obligations or i»re-
fcrve at least an upright and well
wishin g neutrality, but that the con-
Iraiy came to pass,
Kumania's neutrality became • | ,tlc-
volent," he asserts, with a tendency
lo enter Ihe conflict on the sii.e oi
Cerniatiy's enemies. The importance
of Kumania's aid lo (Jermany and Tur
key lias been greally lessened, lio-.v-
ever. ('ount Ki'veiillow insists, l: -
love Uiissia's (ialidan defeat Runia:i; i
would have been a military factor in
co-operation with the Muscovites, he
sa vs.
I I Spi.'i iill lo tile K' .ii < lor. I
I Koberstinvilie. A;ig, ■). Wliile at-
Uiniiting lo ei'o.'S t!ie lailiuad traik
'here lale .\eslerday evening Uie car ol
,\Ir, U. L. Smith was ,slruck by A. C. 1,.,
norihboiind f.>ass<?nger train and the
occuiianls of ihe car hurled about
twenty feel.
Mr. Smith was driving tlie car and
was accompanied by his son Irvin and
.Mr. Cib llarnhill. Young Smith was
thrown lo the side of Ihe traik and
rendered unconscious, and still re
mains so Ibis morning.
Mr. isarnhill suslHiiii'il a s< ven
scalp wound and had hi> ie/i arm
broken, though his condition is not
considered precarious.
Jlr. i;. L. Smith, who was also
thrown to the side of Ihe track by the
for< e of the train, sustain'd minor in
juries of no imporiaiu e,
^'oung Smith was considered in a
very dangerous I'ondilion this morn
ing. .iiid jdiysicians t.nierlained grave
fears for his life.
The train was just piilling away
from the station and had not gained
niiU'h headway whc'ii tiie car. which
was coming from Bethel, attempted to
rross in front of the train. Occupants
ot the t ar say that the engineer failed
ui give Ihe danger signal, however the
engineer firmly asserts that he did ami
that he made all efforts possible to
slop.
MONTIII,« AHTKIM.V OF
TKUMX; sriKMU. l\Ti:l{KS i ix;.
(f’ontinned on Page Four. I
,\n imp(irtant and interesting little
magazine nffecling Kaslern .\orlh
Carolina, and esi)ecially Gi-eenville, is
Ihe fiuarlerly just issued by the com
mittees of the Eastern Carolina Teach-
e’’s‘ Trniiiirg fcho<>I faculty,
; 'ri'.e iiK'ga/ine is v,«'ll gotten iin and
iii> ad(!itio!t lo m.-mv nrti<'!is fif di ■’ in-
]|e«esf reirardii'u this splendid Ih'oI.
] il has a siib.’C' i of yet greater iii;-
iportanee ip a full sketch of the ' irih,
I death and life of the late !>,-lJov.
j Thf'mas .1 ,Tarvis w itb pn enir'':ivi!'g
of this iJIn'.=irious <lafestnan. 'i al-n
icoiitains a eniiy o' h's tmichin;.: i n'!
1 unusual will.
I There are inanv 'k>‘*( hes a* ,] e,.--
ifribniinns i>f deep intere'-t
I titiliT'ovn, or 1 ertainlv parti;’'y iin-
kiiiiv.li.
Kv-rv - jti/fi.- of (^r<e'ni1!e ~h'>u''’
I : ve a eiipv o? tb!s map,''7’’n' in lil-=
li<in» a« a i-nn-'rpt tr »i v". ■•■tr
pi nerntioii.
'i’iic I'.iildiiiv: 01. i ii.iii.
i.iiy Inioiiging :o tbi' .Vational liaiili
aiui oceiipied l.y tlie I.iu.'y i!ee cafe ainl
■). Saieeil has been purenased liy
Messrs, ('kiiieni Washington, of ibis
t ity, a.,d V.. i.'. .\lei\ay and C. F. Mt -
Kay, of Virginia. However these geu-
tlemen t'an not gain possession of tlie
building until next siiring, when ii is
rumored that they will open up a lie-
partmeni slore^
The .National Bank |uir> hasi’il ibis
building some year-; ago and they had
contemplated moving the bank into il,
hut after securing the room in tiie new
building al Five I’oinis the idaii was
abandoned.
In a telephone conversalion wilh
Mi\ Washington, one of the pur
chasers, he was reluctant lo give out
anything delliiile about Ihe depart
ment store, however he hinted that
ihal might be tlie plan. Owing to the
fact tlial possession will iiet be gained
until next spring, there is room for
considerable speculation a* to what
business will be started in the VniiJd-
ing. I'.nl it is generally understood
'hat the (j(.partme:it store will be a
realily when these gent’.enien gain jios-
ession.
On account ef I'treeiiville being «iU'b
n ideal U^eatic-n lor a uepartmeni
store, and iliat the r.c-d here is felt
or one, local citizens are honing ihai
oiie will be installed.
mering Polish Capital Falls
Victim—Germans March
Triumphantly In City
ilsDii iuietly llfatclies
ProtesI lo Jmericans: Hemoved From liga
lleclarc riiiil Trailic In 'rm^ I' **l ii-
moral" -iiul It Mei.ind.
San Franeisevi, ..\ug. 4. I’rotesi'^
against ihe "uiitiioral traffic in aruis
and aminu’iilion " with l^ngland, and
criticism of the government's altitude
toward tlermaiiy were expressed ti>-
day in resolutions unanimously adopt
ed by Ihe National Oerman-American
•Alliance.
riie rescl'itions dt'< lare the loyalty
oi I:e-man-Amei leans to be sleadfasi
lu.t say We dejilore that our govern-
iiH a? has, on llie part of lOnglaiii!
practically permilted violations of ii;-
vriiatioi'al taw and inlerterence wiiii
(o:iinier(e to the deninient of .Ameri
1 .III inter* sis and has on the pan of
an»-ther cmintiy. Mexico, supinely siit
fered the deslnii tion of ,\merican life
a!id vroperlv. while in the <ase o'
'Miii.y il iinickly a-^Mimed a Ihreai-
i ii'MK and uiiconiproiiiisin'r allinide "
T!ii hit/h lost of living in .Vew York
St CIVS high inileed. when it is tigur«>-'
<>i;l fh.af if < <wt> .New Ynr’iii •■s- •<! ■ iio .
(MHi fjir food.
i Viler the [•■Miance nl (hiler- tlniik I'
' tlitx'd to i Ilia 'ear 'ii
i;iga. .Aug. 4. v-,,1 1 I li^i'aii .uui
Ixindoii, 4 l.‘> i«, ni. .liieiiicin e Ui
orders for ihe reino'.^i goveriiiiieiii
inslitulions, Ilie St..t< Hank already
has been translerreJ trom Uiga lo
Tula, to the s<iuth cf .Mosiow. Tlu
other banks are beiiiu removed and
the educational iii'-Tiuilii'iis are being
mainly iransferre : to Porp.it. 1C>7
mile.s northeast of Uiga.
f>wing lo the ex .-liis of the shipping,
ageiicie. are mirworked and are rc-
fu'ing furtiier ir -i'-r- tor the shiiinient
of household go. d.-.
The deiiarnin of workingmen from
l!;e ( ity ha.< e iiise.i an emergen< \
which the F,i,.- i;>n government is
ineeting by est„Mishing temporary em
ployment ageie ii-j here and in interior
places.
Hira is the •-eat of the povernor-
iieneral irf tl;. Haltic prpvinc^s. It is
the capital of 'he province of I.ivonia
and situated n!i (he river P’lna, about
five niilp.o above ifa mouth in the Onlf
of Hit'a and ""J miTee sout’i've'‘f of
f'l fr(\crad.
hreiii Haiti Are Ml Sciil lo
WiNeii a( SiiinmiT llenic.
Wasliiugloii, Aiiir. 4. i're'-idei.i
Wilson is keeping close waicli on ihe
siuiatioii in Haiti. .All advices from
the island rehitiiig lo i ondiiioiis ihere
are forwarded lo the summer wliite
house as rapidly as reeeiveii.
Secretary Lansing siiends several
hours eiicli <hiy in (Miint.reiicf with
Americans familiar wilh Haiii. Nu
polilicai sU-ps liave been delenijiiied
upon h> this government, liow,.\er.
and prolialjly luiiit will lie i)hiiinid
iiiilil sonic fona of gcnei'iinieni lias
ben. 1 sialilisiit’i! witii whicl. the I'nited
State;, may lugotiaie. Advices from
liear .Adiiiiiai Capertmi loda.\ indi
cated that tile peace comniissior. dis-
paieiied fiDili Fort All I’rin. e lo I'ape
iiaitieii to persuade tile revtduiioiiisis
lo disarm tiid not succeed. Although
('Jeiieial lilot, ihe govi rnnulit < om-
maiuier. is reported to have resigned
l!i« coiiimand, and some of his troops
disarineil. the revolutionary fenes
lUidtr ileiieral Hobo are said to hav"
re.iected The proposals. Blot is re
ported to iiave agreet; to liead a n.ove
iiieiit for tile i.rganizalion of a (.oiii-
mission to manage civil affi :'> oi ti.e
leiiuldic pending an cdeciion
Willi the arrival of the Icitile-hip
;'oi;:u eii( lit at Port .An I’rii i'. today
.‘.oniirai Caperton ha- a maximum
toi'ee .if ’i,::iiii nieii .ivailaltle for use.
i'ive hiindreii uiariiH"- from ll;e ('on-
neiticiit were lande<! -ooii ..iier ilie
shiji's arriva!.
IIK.II \> IMl* \M» F \|N
f i l l, ITI MK W II
.Vo; folk. .Ai;^- 'I'lie storm warn
ings iiispla>cd yesterday lor the coast
frot'i DiHiUvare Breakwater to Boston
iiverleiilu-d .Norfolk, but tin storm did
Jioi. High winds were in evidence
(■..rily ir. the nit-hl and by In p m. they
■,\cre blowing a gale, wliile rain fell
for a while heavily.
Tile otficial siatemeiit of preeipita-
tion bel\'een 1" p tn. and a. m. was
two-telillis of an incii. noi nearly so
much as [ledestrians estimated, and
doubtless those who were on the
streets alioiit 10 o'clock thought it all
fell about that lime. Reuveen 2 and
o a. ni. there was a second dnwnpour,
which, accompanied by high winds,
idayed havoc in home.= where window*
were left pone. The rain seemed to
beat down from every dirction due lo
the varUiMe winds.
A'.lg. .■ ‘>:i
01 bf‘11; i*:! I'dll.elt: bv P t
V.'i;I'sai.-ll a viLiini
t:i iiiiaii ,,iid .An-trfiins mart I.*.! tri-
iinipiiaiiily into the I’oli-h eity,
i-'i>r li.e (la-t ie',v d;.y> lias
belli on tile Verge 'aptui', I
had been expceted iluu it wimii: iaii ,i
priv sooner. The liussia!!- p:f-
paring yesterday to leave tl;e . ,;y ai^d
had given up all hopes of hoid;i.g it
li'oiii liie liiiniineriiig ’.hal Mu. ■i'-ni '’:-'
were administeriiiy. '
Warsaw Is il;e e;.p.i:.i :
I oiand and lias |.i . n 'I’v i/'i,,- ' . : '.r.e
• ieriii.in.- sjiiei , :ui> I'.. • r
U Was In the I'l.gioii el W.i. 'v
\’oii IlindtnlKrg vaiije.i >i.. : i',..-
alijC : iu ei. sses.
'rile eilei.l !■; tin- l.ili < I -.1 ...1
be heavil> hit by (lie !.■,.■ .. -
:ii!i bast, by liie Hr'lisii,
lu UI i; ( I \Mi I i:u M>>.
lo t!ie iiiniK i inis. u. i liaLk’
ii.istake- made b\ our-i ivi > .r, d o'.ir
eii rks i:i tile in.itii.r t>f i.r.argl,'.g scft
dril)l^^. • ii;;irs. ■ tc., we have cei idej
lo |iut the loilowii.g ariiele;; ci; a lasli
iiasis. to g.i into et.'iil ini aiid after
Au.-iist I.'i, HMTi, iianielv : .All drinks,
iie ei'eams. cigai»-. ligaictus and
< In « ing gum, vti-.
U e desire lo state to our tiistoilKrs
..nd friends, in making this announce
ment, that our iiurpose is net to pro-
liit oiir interest ah'iie, but \e.irs as
well. We often fear that, in the rusii
01 business, we cliargc these articled
to the wrong customers; many tiraew
they are charged to no one, thueby
causing 113 much waste and lost.
We desiro further to state that ne
have no cause to complain of credits!
heretofore extended; no loss of conti-
denco in our customers and friends,
liiit. having the assurance that the sy.s-
|teni herein suggested will be to tho
I interest of our friends as well as to
p‘iir own, we beg to advise lh.it wo
ili.iAe adopted this system.
Cash bl ips UP. sares yes.
Yours for business,
Coward-Wooten Prug Co.
Oreeiiville PniK Co, ;
W’arren Drug C’o. .v
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