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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
TfUTONS MAKE PROGRESS
WARSAW HAS BEEN STRIPPED
OF EVERYTHING OF MATER.
iAl VALUE.
A Retreat viii Not Be Possible II
operations Of Austro- l. rnans
Meet With Success.

London.-Ths armies of the Ten.
tonic Allies have made appreciable
progress In their campaign 10 capture
warsaw and drive the Russians. from
roland or capture them, according to
the latest official communication is
sued by the German War Office.
In the admittedly important strate-
slc sector of Chelm.Lubin Field Mar
shall van Mackensen is declared to
nave pierced the Russian positions
ana reached the Chelm-Lubin Rail
way taking many thousands OF pris
oners during the movement. In ad
uition, II is asserted that the Russian
front between the Vistula and the
bug has been shaken by the attacks
OF the Austro. Germans and that the
Muscovites have evacuated their pc
sitions along the entire line while
General Won Woyrsch has froced
passage OF the Vistula to the south OF
warsaw and Is now engaging the
Russians ON the right bank OF the
great waterway,
In the SOUTHEASTERN theater Berlin
asserts that the Russians are now re.
sistins the Teutons only to the north
OF Grubechow, which lies on the west
bank of the Bug some SO miles south
east OF Lublin
The German armies to the north OF
Warsaw seemingly are marking time,
possibly with the intention of allow.
ing the Austro.Germaus to the south
and southeast TO bring their lines far.
Their north in the Process OF emmesh.
Ing the Polish Capital before Field
Marshal Won Hndenburg again takes
up vigorously his drive south and
southeastward TO effect a junction
with and bring to a climax the Polish
campaign The situation in the
north according to Berlin, is al pres
ent unchanged
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
Mrs. Tabitha Louise Pollard

Mrs. Tabitha Louise Pollard
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. W. J. Cherry, on Henry
Street at six O'Clock this morn
ing, Mrs. Pollard was sixty five
years old and had been in failing
health for some time.
lnterment will take place to-
morrow afternoon at three thirty
at the Roanoke Rapids cemetery.
Mrs, Pollard is survived by five
children, Mrs. W. J. Cherry and
Mr.. J. R. Pollard, of Roanoke
Rapids, Mrs. Baker Williams, of
Rosemary, Henry Pollard, of
Rocky Mount, and Charlie Pol
lard, of Tarboro.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
TWENTY-FIVE LOST
IN CL0UDBURST
TWO THOUSAND ARE HOMELESS
IN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.
STREETS FLOODED.
MANY HOUSES ARE WRECKED
Wreckage is Piled 70 Feet High in
Heart Of the City..--Bis Storm In
Richmond, Virginia.

Erie, PA cloudburst over this
city flooded the business part of the
city to depth of five feet, causing
serious property damage,
The plant of the Erie Dispatch was
flooded and all attempts to get out d
morning edition were abandoned The
Associated Press operator abandoned
his wire when 1t became useless and
waded five blocks In water and sent
out the first bulletin
policeman and three civilians are
reported to have been drowned
John Higgins of 2O7 East Eighth
street was the first victim recovered.
Wreckage Is piled 20 feet high in
the heart Of the city and at midnight
the water had receded somewhat but
the estimate of 25 dead was still main,
tanned
The food started at Twenty-eighth
street and came down Mill Creek The
stream rose four feet In five minutes
and then the onrush of water came so
fast 1t was impossible to estimate its
speed. Houses were town from their
foundations
The worst congestion came at
Ninth street in the center OF the city
Half dozen houses here were piled
up In the path of the waters Scores
OF people are still inside these houses
and under the debris at that point
Whether they are alive is not known
Three hundred flood sufferers were
housed in the National Guard Armory
Little children separated from parents
and parents frantically searching for
children were hudded together
The Erie Dry Goods Company open.
ed its doors and began distributing
clothing to the flood sufferers
about 200 persons are housed in
the City Rescue Mission and hospitals
and other charitable institutions have
opened their doors
1t was estimated that 1000 persons
were made homeless.
Damage in Richmond.
Richmond, a-With rainfall OF
more than three inches accompanied
by high wind, Richmond was storm
swept and damage estimated at more
than 100000 has been done Three
buildings in the business district col |
lapsed and a large number Of small
dwellings in the low grounds We're
swept away The wire communication
has been badly interfered with.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
"DrYs" Have Won.

Richmond, Va.-With many wire:
down and large portions OF the state
unheard from as the result of a storm
results of the primary election for
nomination to the house and senate
are in doubt Returns so far received
show that the dryer have won and
will easily have working majority
in both branches of the general as
sembly for the enactment of laws to
carry out the provisions of the enab-
ling act apssed, Several leaders OF the
"wets" In both senate and house have
been defeated.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
eandlts Elaht cavalrvman

Brownsville, Mexican band.
Its, believed surrounded by United
States cavalrymen and Texas deputy
shertffs In the brush north OF this city,
escaped The Mexicans camp was
rushed and six saddlsd horses were
captured Their riders, however,
were gone. In fight earlier in the
day between the bandits and cavalry
men, Private Mcclure of the Twelfth
Cavalry was killed and Privates Curtis
and Clapsaddle were wounded. A
deputy sheriff also was hit by a stray
bullet.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
The Unhistorlc Acts.

Her full nature, like the river of
which Alexander broke the strength,
spent itself In channels which had no
great name on the earth. But the ef-
feet of her being on those around
her was intellectually diffusive; for the
growing good of the world is partly
dependent on unhistoric acts; and
that things are not SO III with you and
me as they might have been. is half
owing to the number who lived faith
fully q hidden life, and rest in uE-
visited tombs. George Eliot.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
Island Of Cyprua.

The island of Cyprus has been
identified by scholars with the Chit.
tim of the Bible. and 1t is recorded
that Hiram, king of Tyre. who as
sisted Solomon in the building of the
temple at Jerusalem, had to put down
a rebellion of the Cyprians. who had
refused to pay tribute. It Is more
than possible that some of the copper
used in the Solomonic temple came
from Cyprus. for 1t was only a days
sail from the mainland, and at that
time was under Phoenician control.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
MANY Attended eeckec,. FuneraI.

New York The funeral OF Charles
Becker executed in Sing Sing prison
was held from the Church OF ST Mich
olas Of Tolentine the Bronx. Inter
ment was in Woodlawn cemetery The
church was filled with men and women
and the overflow stood in the street
outside So great was the crowd
around the church and the Becker
home nearby that police reserves had
TO be called to handle it The largest
OF mr- floral tributes was cross
bearing the Inscription Sacrificed to
Politics"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
RUSSIANS CLING TO WARSAW.
Invaders Have Been Unable TO Move
For Some DAYS.

London The stubborn resistance
the Russians are offering to The
AustToGermans and the sloWness
with which the invaders have beer
able to move during The last few days
has led to the belief In some quarters
that the German supply OF ammuni
ton Is diminishing and that Russia
may yet save Warsaw.
Previous German tactics, however
have been to follow temporary
slowing down with greater efforts and
when Field Marshall Won Mackensen
has concluded his operations in the
southeast, Field Marshall Won linden
burg is expected TO renew his heavy
blows on the Narew front
For the moment, therefore, the
greatest interest attaches TO the
southeast where according to Berlin,
the Germans have extended theiI
bridgehead positions south OF War
saw the Austrians have gained a de
cislye success TO the west
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
Demands Helease 81 coods

Washington Unofficial. but yigor
Gus efforts by the state departmsnt
TO secure for American importers the
release OF vast consignments of Ger.
man Austrian and other goods held
IN neutral European ports by the
british order-in-council are believed
oy ofncials here to have Influenced
Great Britain to formulate the sup.
Elemental note expected next week
me communication is expected to
present an official answer to the un.
ofhcial representations made after the
original note was framed
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
Stop Foreign Trade.

San Francisco definite announce,
ment that the transPacihc service OF
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
would cease November 2 withdrawn
from foreign trade the largest Ameri.
can feet engaged In such commerce,
was made by A. ]. Frey, assistant to
the general manager.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
Trouhle In Ianan.

Toxic Developments In the Japan
csc cabinet crisis indicate that II the
movement to oust rakaaki Kato, min
lister OF foreign affairs, succeeds, II
means that the cabinet OF Count Oku-
ma viii he dissolved as Mr. Kato Is
the working head Of the ministry
The political situation is viewed
with concern by japanese generally
because OF the serious problems facing
the empire Peers OF all positions and
independent leaders are trying TO or
gdni1e new party
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
via issues Trade.

III Pdso Texas The American
government can 70 TO hell" declared
Gen Francisco villa. addressing q
gathering of foreign merchants al
Chihuahua city
shortly altrrward he conhscated a
number OF the merchants stores.
Forty two Mexican merchants were
jailed after the conference for the
purpose OF raising forced loan, Six
were executed such was the sub.
stance OF reports brought here by
foreign merchants
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06

The Forest City school censu shows
coo boys and girls betw cen the ages
Of and II, an increase OF o. over
last years report OF the GOO Of
school age 239 are subjected to tht
compulsory school law
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06

The report Of the county audito,
dealing with the assessed valuation
of property i'll the city OF Asheyille
shows that the value OF local property
is $2.0O0,000 in excess of that OF last
year
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06

Falling from the back porch OF her
home where she had gone 10 get d
drink OF water Bessie Peed II years
old, OF Belhaven, broke her neck and
died instantly.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06

Mrs. Melvina McCraw wife OF San
McCraw OF Cliffside. was instantly
killed by a bolt OF lightning from a
clear sky while sitting on her porch
There was no rain and only few
clouds some distance away
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
WEATHER FORECAST

South Atlantic and East Gulf
States General fair weather
will prevail except that local
day showers are probable In the
Florida Peninsular tempera
lures nearly normal.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06

With more than 200 representative
lawyers in attendance from all sec
tons of North Carolina and scores Of
prominent members OF the legal pro
fession OF other states present The
seventh annual convention Of North
Larolina Bar Association was held n
Asheville The first session was elyer
over to the exchange OF greetings and
the annual address of the president
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06

That the shipment OF liquor into
North Carolina Is less than fourth
OF what 1t was before the quart law"
went into effect ID indicated by com
parative hgures issued by Superln
tendent r. L. Davis OF the North
Carolina AntiSaloon League
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
OVER THE OLD NORTH STATE
Brief Notes Covering Happenings ia
This State That Are of interest to
All the People.
During the campaign of six weeks
against typhoid fever. 300 residents

A ten-months-old child belonging
to Mr., and Mrs James Prdgen was
choked to death ut their home at MI
Olive by getting green pea hull ll
its throat
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06

An additional 80 days oommutatiun
is ordered by Governor craig IN the
case OF Charles Trull, young white
man under sentence in Charlotte Tor
the murder and robbery Of an aged
merchant named Sidney Swain The
Communication is from August to Sep.
TENDER 3
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06

Collector Watts office reports In
ternal revenue collections In his dis
trict from all sources for July as fol
lows Tobacco, all forms. ss07 S2S O5
war taxes, sl732194 income taxes
corporation and individual combined
S1421367 narcotic taxes s74593
liquor licenses, s4S750; fines and pen
alties s532 Is; oleomargerine license
$29 50; total. sS40,97S.74
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06
Malaria Or ChiIIs & EeYp.

Prescription No. 666 is prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILLS 4 FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
II taken then as tonic the Fever will not
return. II acts on the liver better than
Cslomel and does not grippe or sicken. 2sc
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-08-06

Prospects are bright for another
hosiery mill for Hendersonvtlle
James Grey of Johnston city is work.
ing on the project and Henderson,
Vile people have subscribed $500 As
a donation TO encourage the proposed
enterprise, which would employ
about 20 operatives
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01
FERN HOBBS ON
new JOB TODAY

SALEM, Ore, Jan. AFTER
acting as private secretary to
Governor Oswald West. who re-
tires from office January IL, for
several years, Miss Fern Hobbs
today became a member OF the
state Industrial accident commits
sion The position pays a salary
of $500 year and Is one of
the best appointive offices In the
state. Miss Hobbs will be the
only woman member of the COM
mission.
Miss Hobbs tenure as private
secretary to the chief executive
WIS marked by activities that at
tructed nationwide attention. Shc
conducted number OF investiga-
tloDs in connection with moral
crusades In various towns of the
state. Her most spectacular per-
-formanee was year ago, when,
accompanied by squad of state
militia, she invaded Copperfield,
a town of the old wild West"
sort, closed all saloons and caused
to be confiscated the stocks of
liquors, gambling paraphernalja
and firearms.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01
OUTLOOK FOR 1915 SHOWS
CHEEKY PROSPECTS SAYS
BABS0N, FAMOUS EXPERT
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Continued From Page One)
In this way our country will benefit from the
European war; and especially the agricultural Sec
!tions. THERE is NOTHING IN THE EURO
lPEAN SITUATION WHICH SHOULD DE
CREASE THE SIZE OF OUR CROPS IN 1915,
and we should receive higher prices far higher than
the average
This should greatly help business throughout our
great central west and should give an impetus to
business throughout the entire country This is the
bright side of the story.
Up to the time that these two farmers got into
their row they were prosperous like yourself They
were not only making money, but their savings were
swelling the deposits Of the banks in your section
AS soon, however, as they began to fight, their
profits began to decrease and they were no longer
able to anything Soon they found it necessary
to become borrowers at the banks well as deposit
ors. As they were smashing one another's moving
machines and reapers it became necessary for them
to withdraw the last of their deposits and make fur
ther loans
Thus, instead of these neighbors depositing money
for you and others to borrow as they did when at
peace, this fight resulted in their withdrawing their
deposits and making it impossible for you and the
other neighbors to borrow from the banks
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01
COUNCIL SPLIT ON MAYOR
FAWCETT'S PLAN TO CUT
TACOMA TELEPHONE Rates

Just as Mayor Fawcett predict
ed three weeks ago, Commission
ers Owen Woods and A. U. Mills
came out today with statements
opposing the mayors ordinance
proposing cut In telephone rates
In Tacoma.
When Fawcett anticipated the
action of the commissioners, he
issued a public statement to the
effect that Woods and Mills had
been represented by the Sunet
Telephone company's attorneys
during their fight to kill the re-
call several months ago, and in.
directly limited that the commits
sioners were duty bound to sup
port the Sunset company.
Refuse to Vote.
Mills and Woods declare they
will not vote for the mayors or
dinance because it specifies rates
that the telephone company shall
charge its consumers. They say
thai they do not believe the city
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01
STUDYING "NOTE''

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. l..
Officials, diplomats and citi-
zens alike are studying today the
text of the American protest to
Great Britain against interference
with shipping. The state depart
nient is swamped with requests
for copies of the document. A
complete list of vessels detained
and searched by British warships
will be published soon.
1t was learned today that sew
eral other nations, especially Nor
way, Sweden and Denmark, are
considering a plat of sending
England similar bills of COM
plant" reciting seizure and search
of neutral vessels and cargoes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01
AMERICAN SLANG.
WAS DANGEROUS

GENEVA, Dec. S.-(By mail to
New York. "A stranded Ameri-
can tourist in Switzerland nearly
brought about the death of q
friend living in Germany by send
ing him the following telegram:
Kale all gone. Wire thirty
beans." The German censor took
1t to mean that some German
town. Kiel probably, had been at
tackled and wiped out. The per-
son to whom the wire was ad-
dressed was arrested as spy and
probably would have been shot IL,
luckily a German officer who
had lived in America hadn't been
able to CONVINCE the authorities
that the message was merely a
request for monetary aid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01

Many out-of-town visitors were in
attendance.
Judge w. s. Russell announced
that the Judging of birds was al
most completed last night and
that today would doubtless see
the end of his official duties here.
The Naples cup. awarded the ex-
hibitor taking the greatest num-
Der OF points, was rendered Sam
Hawkins Of Tacoma. The Pacific
Coast Buff Rocks cup was taken
bv w. 8. Cotton Of waila walia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01
POULTRY men Will ENJOY
ANNUAL BANQUET TONIGHT

The Tacoma hotel will tonight
be the scene of gathering of 'he
most prominent poultry breeders
in the Pacific Northwest, the oc-
casion being the 21st annual ban
que. of the Tacoma Poultry asso-
citation. Poultry fanciers from
over the entire Northwest are es
pected to be present.
Yesterday was the biggest, in
point of attendance, Of the entire
week at the poultry show being
held at 18th and Pacific avenue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01

has any power to regulate rates.
In the same breath the commits
sioners declare that they are In
favor of abolishing the public
service commission, which equal
ICES rates.
Would BE Stuck.
if the council should grant a
2e-year franchise to the Sunset
company, without provision of
rates, and the public service COM
mission is afterwards abolished
by the legislature, Tacoma will
find itself paying present tele-
phone rates for the next 25 years,
while cities all around us are pay
ing one-fourth and one-third less
Commissioner Drake is expect
ed to vote with Mills and Woods.
Atkins has expressed no opinion.
But the three commissioners can
hold up the franchise Indefinite
ly. and the present franchise If
the Sunset company expires
March 8.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01

Being a progressive farmer,
continually adding to your land.
buying new harvesting machinery
and developing your farm along
the most improved lines, you are
seriously handicapped when un-
able to borrow money from your
customary sources. Moreover,
the business of many of your Gus
toners depends very largely upon
their ability to borrow money.
When they cannot borrow they
are unable to buy.
This causes great Stacking OF
work In the factories and mills in
your section. Briefly, the result
of this is that, although your
crops may be splendid and prices
high, yet people are out of work
ana have little money with which
to pay you. Soon you begin to
see that the fight between your
two neighbor farmers is indirect
ly harming you by making money
scarce, throwing people out OF
work and upsetting industry gen.
orally.
Same With Nations.
II is the same with nations.
Although these European coun-
tries now at war have been our
competitors, yet they have also
been our bankers. 1t has been
the money of England which has
built our railroads and bought the
bonds of our states and cities,
thus giving us Americans money
to spend on rails. locomotives and
all other big undertakings.
1t has been the money OF
France which has financed our
cotton and wooden mills, our un.
derwear and hosiery factories. II
has been the savings which the
peasants Of Europe have deposit
ed in their banks that has provid-
ed the capital for keeping the
railroads, factories and building
operations In this country going
Now this supply of funds has been
cut off.
No expansion of our railroads
can take place until this war is
over; no mills can be built until
peace has been declared; while
the plans of architects for the
erection of buildings, bridges and
other improvements must remain
idly In their vaults until we are
again able to borrow money from
Europe.
Have No Panic.
= This means that until there are
some definite signs of peace bust
ness will not be very good, taken
as whole. Given good crops,
the agricultural sections will
prosper on account of the high
prices, but the Industrial sections
will suffer owing to lack of capt.
tai and these high prices from
which the farmer is to benefit.
We shall have no panic, and,
with the increase in railroad rates
conditions will not be as bad as
many predict. But, with these
two cross-currents pulling in dirl
ferent directions, we cannot hope
for very good winter.
OF course, as soon as there are
any signs of peace, business will
pick up very rapidly and labor
will be in great demand. In fact,
/ believe that, directly following
this war, our country will see
one of the greatest booms in its
history. No doubt prices will be
high, but wages will also be high,
and the demand for labor will
exceed the supply.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01
AGED PHYSICIAN
FATALLY HURT

SEATTLE. June DIR. James
b. Adair, 81 years old, OF 723
Summit avenue north, was struck
and perhaps fatally injured by an
automobile driven by Archie Nc
Neil, IS years old, of 337 Bel.
mont avenue north. last evening
at Melrose avenue and Olive
street, an unlighted corner. DR..
Adair was taken to the Minor hos
pital In a semi-conscious conti-
ton by young Mcneil, where an
operation was performed shortly
after the injured mans arrival.
The outcome, according to physi-
clans. cannot be determined for
twenty-four hours.