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allflSjF The BERNIAN T AUTO VE USE WIlKIAIruNAL ntwj wniu, 11 i5j eft NWS NEWS ( WEATHER-Fair Sunday and Monday """") ( NEW BERN TOBACCO MARKET OPENS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22. 1917. ) TODAY'S PAPjBR, TEN PAGES; ONE SBCWj Volume 3; Number 67. NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 1917. Single Copy: Five Cents BRITISH HOLD ALL ISIX SEDfTIOUS TWO HUNDRED SENATE STIES NEW GROUNDS; SUFFRAGISTS II ARTILLERYMEN MIT TAX ON BANK EHH ADVANCE SENT TO PRISON! TO WAR ZONE CHECKS-DRAFTS ITT CHARTER FILED ! New MORNING GOVERNMENT APPLICATION Ft TO INTERVENE IN i PICKING PLIA FOR 100,000 0. S. Petain's Troops Win Brilliant Success at Verdun Teuton Attacks Beat Off. (By International News Service.) LONDON, Aug. 18. This was the eleven hundred and thirteenth day in the great war. It was the third day in the. new Flanders battle and was in" every way a successful one for the Allies. The British held their newly con quered grounds everywhere. The French added to their gains. The Germans were forced to admit that Langemarck, the Belgian town five miles north of Ypres had been lost. The French beat off all Teuton as saults north of Aisne and in the Champagne. And to cap the climax they won a brilliant success at Ver dun. These ( were the outsanding opera tions of the last twenty-four hours in the west. They were all of a local nature but important. Berlin in fin ally conceding the loss of Langemarck says it was taken in a British "local surprise attack." anc adds, "We oc cupy the flat bend in front of the village." To the northwest of Lens, the Ba varian throne heir tried again with might and main to dislodge the Can adians from the slopes of Hill 70. But the wall of dogged Dominion troops stood firm. The Teuton "srock" troops did not even shock -the Canadians in their first onrush. E OF SPEED KING Shows The Way to Oldfield and Chevrolet Averages Nearly Two Miles a Minute. OLDFIELD LIST IN 1 (By International News Service.) SHEEPSHEAD BAY, N. Y., Aug. 18. Balph De Palma today dethroned Barney Oldfield as auto speed king. In a series of three races at thirty, twenty and fifty miles, in which De Palma, Oldfled and Louis Chevrolet met for the title, De Palma, in his Packard racer, showed the way to his ' adversaries. Oldfield finished .last in the first two events and second in the fifty mile affair. De Palma negotiated the thirty miles in 16 minutes, 35 and 4-5 sec onds, the twenty miles in 10 minutes, 63 and 4-6 seconds, and theMty miles in 27 minutes, 32 1-6 seconds. S Disease Raging on North Side of The Neuse Many Herds Being Inoculated. According to reports reaching New Bern, there is an epidemic of cholera among the hogs of a number of the farmers residing on the north side of Neuse river. The condition in that section of the county has become somewhat alarming and quite a num ber of the farmers are having their herds inoculated with the anti-cholera serum, and it is expected that quite a number will be saved in this tanner. Mr. W. G. Harrison, a prominent farmer of the county, visited that section yesterday' and administered the teratment to several herds. This work is usually done by Mr. J. W. Sears, farm demonstrator, bat he has not sufficiently recovered from injur ies sustained in an automobile wreck last wck to do work of this land, and Mr. Harrison was called in. RALPH Ml INS T CHOLERA EPIDEMIC KILLING MANY Pickets to Serve Thirty Days in! District Workhouse at j Occoquan, Va. BY (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 18. The militant suffragists received set backs today from four sources: 1. Six pickets were sentenced to house at Occoquan, Va., after a trial lasting less than an hour. 2. Senator Myers, of Montana, in troduced a bill designed to stop all picketing of the White House and providing severe penalties for viola tions. 3. Major Pullman, chief of police, is understood to have received assur ances that the President will issue no . a A - j- ; terefere with arrests. 4. Supt. W. H. Whittaker, of the workhouse, announced that the suf fragists will receive no facors and de clared "If they stay here a month I'll send them home in better condi- I tion physically and perhaps mental- ly." BODr OF LATE PETER Funeral Service Conducted from The Home Yesterday Morning. The body of the late Mr. Peter M, Draney, who died at his home on South Front -street Friday, was laid at rest in Cedar Grove cemetery yes terday morning following the funeral service, which was conducted from the late residence by Rev. Euclid Mc Whorter, pastor of Centenary Meth odist church. Mr. Draney was one of New Bern's oldest citizens, and until a few years ago when he was forced to retire from business on account of failing health, he was active in the commer cial life of New Bern. F WASHINGTON COUNTY FaU and Winter Gardens Receiv ing Special Attention Large Grain Crops. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 18. A "Big Drive" is being made in Washington county this week in the interest of food production and conservation, the County Food Conservation Commis sion holding a number of meetings at strategic points throughout the county at which agricultural experts and well known speakers have discus sed with the farmers the demands of the food situation and plans for meet ing it. The matter of fall and win ter gardens, the acreage of small grain and winter cover crops have re ceived especial attention, with the re sult that Washington county this year will have the largest number of win ter gardens and the largest acreage and cover crops in its history. ARRESTS SELF WITH HIS OWN HANDCUFFS INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Aug. 18. Abe Brown is a most accommodating man he handcuffed himself and made his arrest a simple matter. ' Brown had visited the home of James Fleming frequently. Several articles were missed and suspicion pointed to him. He gathered with the family one evening for a friendly chat and proudly exhibited a pair of handcuffs he had purchased. "Show us how they work," said Mrs. Fleming. "Simple, just like that," said Brown and he accidently locked them. "We'll call the police to unlock them for you," said Mrs. Fleming. "Fine, thanks," answered Brown, jovially. And when the police came, Mrs. Fleming told the police not to unlock them until she had put a charge of larceny against him. Graduates of Officers Reserve Schools to Proceed to France Immediately TO GO IN TRAINING E (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 18. Two hundred artillerymen, graduated from officers reserve schools, were today picked by the War Department I t. J .l.,tl., t?.. juuvecu Ham M vci jr u, a iibc. The fact that the youngsters, all of whom have been working with ar tillery of the size hitherto considered impossible for field use are to be sent to France, shows that the United States is prepared to play the game in the most modern fashion. The War Department already has announced that much heavy ordnance for our forces will be made in France. The young graduates probably first will be sent to the Crousset and other gun works to see their pieces made and then shown how they are handled in the mud of danders and the moun tains of Vosgesl"" TO BE HELD TONIGHT Special Program by Salvation Army Corps at First Bap tist Church. Captain Leonard Van Egmond, commander of the local, post of the Salvation Army, will hold his fare well service in the First Baptist church tonight. He will leave for Atlanta this week to take charge of the army's work there. He has arranged a most interest ing program for his final service in this city, which will be participated in by Salvation Army officers from nearby towns. Special music will precede and follow Captain Van Eg mond's farewell message, and the public is invited to be present. COTTON MARKET New York, Aug. 18. Closed Spots 25.65 January 24.41 October 24.66 December '. .24.44 Market closed steady; spots fifty points declined. 'Glad I'm an American And I Can well say that We are with You, Woodrow Wilson." (By International News Service.) HOOD RIVER, ORE., Aug. 18. "Such a sight as this makes me glad I'm an American and I can well say that we are with you, Woodrow Wil son, and to hell with the Kaiser!" shouted the Rev. Billy Sunday, evan gelist, as he addressed 2,000 persons gathered to say farewell to the Twelfth Company, Oregon Coast Ar tillery, as it departed for its mobili zation camp. "And proud we are of you, boys, for you are ready to do your part in crushing the Prussian autocracy that threatens the world. You are going to fight, boys, and if you cross the sea, for some of you this may be your last glimpse of these fir-clad hills of Oregon and old Mount Hood may be waving her farewell kiss. "But not one of these mothers, not one of these fathers, not one of these children, even though they may not now be big enough to understand, but will be glad and proud, for they know you are fighting for that flag. The Stars and Stripes have been in many a fix since 1776, but never yet have they trailed the ground." COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., Aug. 18. Miss Amy Kinsley and her sister, Kathleen, prominent socially, plan to leave here early next month,! to spend several yean in kindergar-1 ten work in northern Japan. I BILLY SUNDAY RAPS PRUSSIANS AGAIN Committee Planned to Raise Ten and Twelve Millions by This Provision. L T (By international News Service.) WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 18 By a vote of thirty-eight to twenty two, the Senate today struck from the war revenue bill the provision im posing a one cent stamp tax on bank checks, drafts, non-interest bearing Certificates of deposits and orders for payment. It had been expected that this stamp tax would yield between ten and twelve million dollars. Thompson, of Kansas, made the movement to eliminate the tax. He was supported by Underwood, of Ala bama, Smoot, of Utah, aip Norris, of Nebraska. Simmons of North Caro lina, and Lodge, of Massachusetts, defended the tax. The Senate accepted n amend ment which will exempt 'small pack ages from the proposed parcel post tax. This amendment .charges one cent for every twenty-fiv cents post age above the first cost of twenty five cents. Originally tie bill pro posed charging this tax on each twenty-five cents worth of pottage. Debate began on the second-class mail matter provision. Hardwick, of Georgia, continued his fight to boost the tariff on newspapers ! and maga zines. An amendment he introduced proposed a tax of one ceni: per pound on the reading matter in publications and a tax of three cents' per pound on the part devoted to the advertising until June 30, 1918. From then until June 30, 1919, the reading rate would be one cent per pound antMhe adver tising six cents. After June 1919 the rate would be one cent for the reading matter and eight cents for the adver tising portion. Broussard, of Louisiana, put in an amendment allowing the Allies to im port raw sugar free into this coun try and export the refined product. IS, ERF NAMES COMMITTEE TO PREPARE FEAST Lunch Baskets to be Presented To Battery Members After Watermelon Cutting At a meeting held in the office of Mr. D. E. Henderson yesterday morn ing for the purpose of making plans to give the members of Battery A a watermelon cutting, Mrs. Clyde Eby was requested to name a committee to help provide lunch boxes filled with good things to eat, of which she is to be chairman. The boxes and their contents will be given to the troopers immediately after the wat ermelon cutting, which will take place at the camp next Friday. Mrs. Eby has named the following as members of the committee, and has called a meeting for Monday morning at 11:80 o'clock, which will be held in the Chamber of Commerce room, and all are asked to be present: Miss Jane Stewart, Miss Elizabeth Hyman, Miss Eula Cole, Miss Char lotte Howard, Miss Mary Louise Jones, Miss Dita Roberts, Mrs. Tom Roberts, Mrs. Bourdelais, Mrs. Tom Williams, Mrs. Ed Clark, Mrs. Guion Dunn, Mrs. D. E. Handerson, Mrs. L. H. Cutler, Jr., Mrs. Chas. Ellison, Mrs. Henry Henderson, Mrs. O. W. Lane, Mrs. J no. Holland, and Miss Bessie Hackney. Feast Next Friday The members of Battery A, Field Artillery will be given a watermelon cutting next Friday at Camp Hurst, where the battery is now Quartered. The 'hour for the feast has not yet been named. In addition i to the "juicy fruit" which will be served the boys in khaki, each man will be presented with a neat little lunch box, which will contain good things to eat, i L PARCEL POS MEETING CALLED FOR Prepared to Invoke Drastic Measures if Strike Threat is Fulfilled. E WITH THE SITUATION! (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug 1. President Wilson today took a per sonal hand in the labor situation in the northwest, where the Industrial Workers of the World have claeld a general strike among the trades in four states. He discussed the sit uation with Attorney-General Greg ory and was informed of the meas ures the Federal Authorities are pre pared to invoke to put down disturb ances if the strike threat is fulfilled. The President is keeping in close touch with the developments through reports sent by Judge Harry Coving ton, his personal investigator. Officials discredit reports that as many as fifty thousand workmen will wal kout Monday. Every effort will be made to prevent delays on war contracts. NTEREST GROWS IN L Prospects Are That Conference in Greensboro Will be Large ly Attended Affair. (Press Article of the North Carolina State Board of Health) Interest throughout the State among the medical men is increasing in the meeting of the North Carolina Auxiliary Societies and the State Committee of the Council of National Defence, Medical Section, in Greens boro, Monday, August 20. Major R. E. Noble, U. S. A., and Dr. Joseph Bloodgood, chairman of the Southern Committee for National Defense, and Dr. Edward Martin will be the speakers. Emphasis will be placed on the Medical Corps situa tion and the pressing needs of the hour as occasioned by the war and the necessity for service on the part of the physicians of the State. Particularly are the invitations to this meeting urgent upon the physic ians who have become members of the Medical Reserve Corps or who are contemplating this. Dr. A. W. Knox, Raleigh, special examiner, Medical Reserve Corps and chairman of the Wake County Auxiliary Society, will preside. COMES HERE TO WED Miss Olive Aldridge Becomes The Bride of Mr. Leroy Harper. A surprise marriage took place at eight o'clock last night at the home of Mr. J. W. Marrow, on Pasteur street, when Miss Olive Aldridge and Mr. Leroy Harper, both of Oriental, were happily married. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. B. Ever ett, pastor of the Free-Will Baptist church, in the presence of a few friends. Mr. and Mrs. Harper spent last night in New Bern and will leave to day for Oriental, where they will make their home. to be prepared by the loyal women of New Bern. Plans are being made to have the battery give a public drill downtown, previous to the feast. However, this is not a certainty, as Captain J. H. Weddell, commanding officer of the battery, stated last night that he was not positive that the review would be held. The company has been prac tically put out of business, as far as drilling is concerned, during the past week or more, on account of the con dition of the members, which was caused by the anti-typhoid treatment. There have been as many as sixty members in the hospital, at one time during the past week, as the result of this treatment. Nearly all the men have, been dis charged and if the yare able to drill and get in shape far the veriew, it is very likely that it will be held. ORIENTAL COUPLE j To Be Capitalized at $100,000,! With $75,000 Paid In Loca tion Not Decided Upon TO BE AWARDED SOON; The committee appointed a short time ago to secure a charter for the proposed New Bern packing plant, have drawn up the application, which was mailed to the Corporation Com mission yesterday. The company, which will be chartered as the Eeas tern Carolina Packing Plant Com pany, will be incorporated for one hundred thousand dollars, with seventy-five thousand paid in. The lo cation for the plant has not been se lected yet, but it is said that there are several suitable places which can be purchased for a reasonable con sideration. It is expected that the Corporation Commission will issue the charter within six days. Then the company will be fully organized; a board of directors and officers will be elected. The contract will be let as soon as the i plans are drawn and time given con tractors to prepare their bids. ITERATE E Commerce Body to Send Names to U. S. and State Agricul tural Departments. The Chamber of Cbmmerce has compiled a list of Craven county far mers which will be sent to the United States and State departments of ag riculture with the request that the names-be placed on the mailing lists of the departments so the farmers will receive valuable literature which is being sent out by these two or ganizations. While there is other literature which will prove invaluable to far mers in this section, that which the Chamber is most anxious for them to receive are the bulletins on crop reports. v ALLIED OTILICS P Persons of That Faith in Allied Nations Almost 2 to 1 in Central Nations.. (By International Newa Service.) NEW YORK, Aug. 18. Pope Bene dict's peace message to the belliger ents lends interest to the fact that Catholics among the Central Powers are outnumbered almost two to one by persons of that faith in Allied na tions. Roughly, the Central powers have 55,900,000 Catholics and the Entente Allies 100,000,000. The Pope is the spiritual leader of about 237,000,000 souls. Catholics liv ing in the principal belligerent coun tries are divided about as follows: United Kingdom 6,600,000 France .38.000,000 Germany 20,000,000 Austria-Hungary 35,900,000 Italy 32,500,000 Belgium 7,600,000 Russian Poland 12,600,000 Canada 3,000,000 United States 17,000,000 Total 171,500,000 From this total allowances must be made for the Catholics of overrun Poland and Belgium, who are not in a postion to be belligerents. This is certainly not a religious war. Not only do Catholics and Pro testants fight on each side, but Ger many's Mohammedan Turkish allies are opposed by millions of those who pray looking toward Mecca, owing political allegiance to Great Britain and Russia. India and the Caucasus and other southern portions of Riusia have produced tens of thousands of brave fighters against Prussian au tocracy. Yawning is contagious, but would you say it was a yawning chasm that makes the mountain gap? CONTRACT N FARMERS Preparations for Moving Nat-. ional Guard to France are Underway. DE FIRST TO DEPART (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON D. C, Aug. 18. There will be one hundred thousand United States troops in France be fore the snow flies. It was learned today that, ample shipping facilities are already available for the trans porting of troops as soon as they are ready. Some of the divisions of the Nat-, ional Guard will be sent across be fore all of the regular army is ready and before any of the conscrips go. The order of their going has been tentatively mapped out with the "Rainbow," New England, New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois divisions favored with their first chance be cause they have been organized as divisional units for some years. . MOST REMARKABLE YARN ABOUT FISH PORTLAND, ORE. Aug. 16 When I George H. Lynn returned from a ! Hood River fishing trip and cleaned one" of his trout he found in the stomach of a 17-inch specimen a 7 inch mountain trout. Stomach fluids were just starting to digest the smaller fish. Curiosity prompted Lynn to open the stomach of the swallowed fish and there he found the remains of two still smaller trout. ANOTHER EFFORT Tl Does Not Consider His Outline of Terms as Final; Will Not Stop at First Attempt. TO BELLIGERENT!! By Agence Radio to the International News Service PARIS, Aug. 18. As soon as Pope Benedict has received replies from the various governments to his peace pro posal he will send another note. This was stated as certain today by the usually well informed Secole, of Mi lan, according to dispatches from that city. The statement Is regarded as significant here inasmuch as it indi cates that the Holy Father does not consider his outline of terms as final and that he will not stop at the first attempt. Agricultural Heads of Several States to Seek to Make Them Part of Soldiers' Ration (By International News Service.) JACKSON, MISS., Aug. 18 Sweet potatoes for the soldiers! The Mis sissippi Commissioner of Agriculture, P. P. Garner, with the agricultural heads of Georgia, Alabama and other Southern States, where vast quanti ties of sweet potatoes are being pro duced, plans to bring the sweet po tato to the attention of Herbert C. Hoover, national food commissioner, with a view to inducing him to lay this vegetable before the .army quar termaster's department, asking that sweet potatoes be made a part of the soliders' ration. The sweet potato crop of the South is very heavy and unless some sys tem of marketing them is found the loss will be great, as more sweet po tatoes are being produced here than can be consumed locally or shipped to the usual outside buying points. III END THE WAR "m tl M
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