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, 1915-06-26
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London, June 25th.-A Russian official
bulletin announces: "On Monday and dur
ing the following night, in the direction of
Lemberg, we arrested the Austro- German
offensive by stubborn fighting. They suf-
fered great losses III the curse of barren
attacks near the village Of Bryousovioe and
farther south on the river Szczerzec but
succeeded in advancing in the region of the
town of Jolkeg, and consequently on Tues
day our troops quilted Lemberg and con-
tinued their retreat on a new front"
The Italians have gained possession of all
the positions defending Malborgeth, after
a fierce struggle against the Austrians, par
~ticnlarly the Honved attachments, which
displayed great t~enacity, and they are now
bombarding the city. The arrival of Aus
trian reinforcements has stopped the italian
advance at Caporetta, but they have not
Withdrawn across the Isonzo.
On the Western front there have been
only u%nimportant engagements, consist
ing chiefly of infantry attacks and
counter-attacks, the Germans gaining a
slight advantage. The most violent fight
ing has been on the heights of the
Mouse, centring upon the Colonne trenches.
The French at fret lost their gains of Wednes-
day, but later partly retrieved their losses.
They took two trenches near Leintrey, but
on Wednesday lost a hill in the Bandesapt
region in the Vosges, of which however they
have recaptured o part.
Advices from Dunkirk state that the Ger
mans have again bombarded the town at
long range.
In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr..
Lloyd George introduced the Munitions
Bill. 1t makes strikes and lockouts illegal,
enacts compulsory arbitration, gives power
to fine slackers, limits the profits of employ
ers and creates a volunteer army of workmen
pledged to go wherever they are wanted.
These volunteers are not to wear uniforms,
but will be given certificates that they are
serving the country. Mr.. George said 81
had o fresh discussion with the Trades
Union leaders and told them that if an ade-
quate supply of labourers was not obtainable
compulsion was inevitable. The Union re-
representatives. answered: "Give us a chance
to supply the men needed in seven days,
and if we cannot get them we will admit
that our case has considerably weakened. %
The seven days will begin tomorrow Ad-
vertisements will appear in all the news
papers and the representatives of the Union
have engaged $50 town halls as re-
cruiting offices, and the assistance of eve
ry one will be invited. The duration
, 1915-06-26

The East Asiatic Cos. steamer Trsnquebar
arrived this morning from Europe. She
reports having been taken into Shields eng
land) by a warship, where she was detained
and allowed to proceed a month later, after
all her cargo from Denmark for st. Thomas,
, 1915-06-26
less 4 tons, bad been confscated.-&. Tho
mas Bulletin, June 24th.
OBITUARY.

The news of the death of Mr.. Henry o.
Creque, which occurred yesterday, will be
received with regret by readers here as we'll
as by many abroad, deceased having been
among the best known men of our communi
ty, also of St. Croix, and connected by bust
ness ties with other places. He was an en-
terprising man, one that may be termed
self-made, having begun his commercial life
on q most modest scale, developing it to its
present dimensions. Failing health for some
time past checked his activity, yet he was
able despite that to follow his regular pur-
suit until recently. We make the announce
ment of his death with regret, and tender
our sympathy to the bereaved ones.-Ibld.
The MS. Selandia from scandinavian ports
is due at ST. Thomas on or about the 1st
prox. and proceeds to Pacific ports of South
America.
The IS. Bingtang from Scandinavian and
Mediterranean ports is due on or about the
18th prox. and proceeds to Pacific ports of
North America
, 1915-06-26

The R. NJ. S. Conway" from London is
due at st. Thomas on the 29lh instant.
Our readers will r~ecollect that we mentioned
a month or two ago that the Royal Mail
Steam Packet Company were speaking
about running a line direct from London to
this port. "Wake up John Bull, y said the
Prince of Wales onoe.-Light6eurn's Mail
Notes, 22nd.
, 1915-06-26

Java Sugar 5000 Gibraltar on {
orders, floating terms, nc QuotatiC
Demerara Ram, nominal Is. Sd.
Trinidad Cocoa, good middling II
IT'S.
Cotton, Medium Fine Stat Liverp,
per ib Is. Id
Bank of England Rate of discount
Consols 65
Three per cent Rentes in Paris for
All prices subject to correction
Evening star., 1915-09-12
EDINBURGH BUYS FIRST
ELECTRIC AUTO IN CITY
q. s. Consul Rufus Fleming Tells Of
Efforts to Promote
Their Use.

No vehicles driven by electric power
have been in use in this part of Scot
land for pleasure or business, according
to United States Consul Rufus Fleming,
stationed at Edinburgh.
'1t is noteworthy" he reports, that
the Edinburgh corporation is the first
purchaser of an electric vehicle in this
district. and still more noteworthy that it
is the intention of the committee in charge
Of the municipal electricity plant to en-
courage the introduction of electric trucks.
vans and other cars. The committee has
acquired, through a London agency, an
American-built electric lorry or wagon,
having a carrying capacity of one and a
half tons. and a guaranteed speed OF
eleven miles per hour on the level and
five miles per hour on gradient of one
in ten with full load With a full charge
the lorry is capable of travelling forty
miles with a load of one and half tons
and fifty miles with half load. The
control is effected by one handle fixed to
the steering wheel which alters the speed
Of the motor. so that there are only the
controller handle and the brakes tc
manipulate
THE electricity required for one full
charge is about thirty-five units With
electricity at 2 cents per unit, the cost
per mile will be slightly less than l q
cents on moderately level roads with good
surface. The cost of the lorry complete
is S3,3s2. The committee has undertaken
to supply electricity for the charging OF
such vehicles at the rate of 2 cents per
unit. and has made arrangements not only
for charging. but also for storing 1orries
in the municipal electric stations 1t is
l-rl, |A.t
will be fair demand for commercial elec-
trio 1orries and vans, and also electric
cars for pleasure and professional pur-
poses"
Evening star., 1915-09-12
Alplll( (1NBlgEREE

This is how Stacy H. Briant, member
of the local club, expressed his appre-
ciationl of service rendered him by the
touring bureau: -.-
'As a motorist who has made many
trips north, and who has several times
called at your Office for information re-
garding the roads and their condition
etc. l wish to express my deep appre-
citation for the uniform courtesy ex-
tended and the reliable information
given me by those on duty in your
Office"
Recent callers at club headquarters
were Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Gillette and
non, N. Y, who related their expert
ences on their way here by the way OF
Binghamton. They told of several
bridges that had been washed out along
the way in the state highway systems
but said that all of them had been
lures. On their way from Binghamton
to Harrisburg they departed somewhat
from the usual routing between Hazel
ton and Harrisburg. going through the
thence south to Harrisburg. They re-
port that they found it very good go
ing over the local country roads. TheiI
return home is to be by way of the
National road and then from PlttSDurgE
to jamestown and north to Buffalo.
H. C. Alexander and R. P. Allen OF
Newport News, during recent visit te
the club, stated that the road from theil
city to Richmond is in very good con-
dition and that it is being used by many
tourists from the north. Messrs. Alex
ander and Allen are on their way north
to Baltimore, from which city they will
take the state road west to the Shen-
andoah valley and thence south to
Staunton. From that place their TRIP
will continue through Charlottesville
and Richmond to Newport News.
In writing for route to return to his
home in Washington from Evansville,
Ind, W. J. Vickery, member of the local
club. paid a high compliment to the
clubs touring bureau. He was SO
pleased with the route over which he
was sent to Evansville that he left the
return routing to Touring Director Fer
guson. 1t was suggested that he return
to Washington via the Lincoln high
way to Gettysburg and thence to En-
mitsburg, Frederick, Ridgeville and
Rockville.
I'VE left Washington-three of us-in
an Apperson light six on August 16
and made the trip out here in four
days, averaging 210 miles a day." wrote
Mr.. Vickery from Evansville. The
roads were everything that could be
desired as far as Wheeling. w. Va,
Evening star., 1915-09-12
WAR BEARS HEAVILY
ON THE MOTOR CYCLE

One of the motor cycle dispatch rid
ers in northern France" has written to
Motor Cycle of London telling of the
short life of the machines under the
war conditions. He says. in part:
Have you ever experienced that SEN
sation of grief, pity and desolation as
you gaze on your motor cycle after
too sudden familiarity with a steam
roller? Three hundred dollars worth
Of metal that had once conveyed you
now contortioned nightmare at YOUR
feet! A similar but magnificent sentt-
ment comes upon one when rowing
round the scrap heap at - base.
These wounded warriors that formerly
played such heroic life at the front
are now but components of a scrap
heap.
1T is an open secret that motor cy-
cles have only a short career out here,
rarely. if ever, lasting longer than three
months. Those machines that come to
an end by being struck by shells or
which run into Jack Johnson holes at
forty miles per hour by night we can
up: but, then, the majority of machines
are ridden behind the lines, to and
from the base and elsewhere, and for
this rdiculously short life the reason
must be found.
Composition of "scrap Heap"
The scrap heap is composed of all
makes. including sprinkling of nearly
every well known machine. Here is a
- minus belt and magnetic. with a
buckled wheel; here -, the tank
splashed with blood and a broken
steering head The tell-tale hand on
the broken speedometer that happened
to be fitted indicated thirty-seven miles
per hour. A - had been ridden in
under its own power in such condi :
ton that it was marvellous that it
went The four engine bolt nuts were
so loose that the carbureter could be
Evening star., 1915-09-12

cycles do not stand UP TO their work
are continual fast riding over exceed
ngly bad roads and pave; Individual
machines passing through the hands
OF too many riders, the use of insult
able lubricating oil, lack OF attention
and adjustment, bad handling and Joy
riding.
Something might he said about the
government methods employed out
here, and fair percentage of the
blame hangs on their shoulders, SO the
less said on this score the better. al
though, after all. the responsibility in
each small department depends on the
orga nization and initiative of an
~ c. O-usually a regular army man
the minor. yet important. details
never reaching the officer in charge.
especially as the men are not encour-
aged to criticise just now"
Evening star., 1915-09-12

seized in the hand, and it, with the
cylinder head, moved bodily to and fro
half an inch in either direction.
In another case one piston ring only
was left on the piston, also there was
a cracked valve seating, a broken ball
race in the magnetic and several other
minor arrangements. Further. another
machine that looked brand new and in
perfect or,ler on close inspection re-
vealed the off front fork cracked at
gear out of action. On another the
piston rings were broken and cylinder
badly scored through lack of lubrica- =
tion. There they lie on the ground.
one supported by the other, a spectacle
of abject misery!
After a comparative inspection of
the various machines the writer con-
siders that the reasons why the motor
Evening star., 1915-09-12
MANY AUTOS TRAVERSE
j.; /; NATIONAL PARK ROADS
The Yellowstone Privilege Appre'
i ciated by the Speeders-Record
| of the Entrances.

That the opening of Yellowstone Ma
tional Park to motor cars was appre-
ciated by the motoring fraternity is
shown by the number of machines
which are daily traversing the high
ways of the park since the opening on
August 1.
Col. Lloyd NJ. Brett. in charge of the
military post and superintendent of the
Yellowstone National Park, has sup
piled Chairman David G. Joyce of the
touring bureau of the American Auto
mobile Association the following in
formation regarding the opening of
Yellowstone Park:
Heavy rains throughout the west
made the roads approaching and in the
park heavy and difficult. yet fifty
automobiles with III tourists entered
the park when it was opened to them
on August l.
Record of First Ten Days.
The first ten days of travel by en-
frances is follows:
West North East South Total
Cars. 151 Sc So 321
Persons. 5s7 $40 2sO 1,l9O
This shows the western entrance to
be the favorite, as it has been for the
horse-drawn tourist travel.
No accident has marreG this radical
departure in touring the park, and the
schedules work perfectly. although
travel is the heaviest in the history of
the park. 1t has been found possible
to permit a few additional trips and a
certain amount of night travel to those
whose time is so limited that without
this liberty, they would have to give
UP the park tour.
''1 desire to emphatically state that
this important change in the method
of seeing the wonders and magnificent
scenery of the park has been made
comparatively easy for us by the cheer
ulations and schedules on the part of
the automobile tourists. They have not
only met US half way, but have been
most careful of freight and other
teams which cannot travel on Sched
ule that will avoid the automobiles
Had to Double Back"
The Yosemite National Park near the
Nevada state line has been open to
automobile tourists for some time, but
motor cars from the east have, hereto
fore, been obliged to make wide de-
tour well into California, and then
double back to the park.
Appreciating the needs of an en-
trance route direct from the east,
Stephen T. Mather, assistant to the Sec
retary of the Interior, early this year
commenced work that has brought the
old Tioga road, a mining road of the
sos, into use. thus giving a direct en-
trance from the east that saves long
rounda bout trip.
Evening star., 1915-09-12
2S669-Arlington Bottlng Company,
1922 l. street northwest, Witt Will truck.
WHEEL OF LATEST sIx-CYL1NDER

2S669-Arlington Bottling Company,
1922 l. street northwest witt VIII truck.
2s67o-W. V. Baker, 1899 31st street
northwest, Ford.
2sS71-H. W. Byers, 533 18th street
northwest, Ford.
28672-L w. DeGast, 1913 G street
northwest Ford.
2S673-Miss Ruth A. Dom, 1911 lst
street northwest. Ford.
2SS74-L. R. Tompkins. 1883 I'd street
northwest, Ford.
2s675-D Trimarehi, 431 1st street
southwest, Ford.
2S676-Marie f. Woolnough, 11O4
Florida avenue northeast, Ford.
2S677-H. G. Wilbur. 134O Oak street
northwest, Buick
2s67S-Percy s. Foster, 1880 G street
northwest. Ford.
2s67s-Edward S. Wood, sol G street
southeast, Buick.
2s6s0-John A. Mahoney, $50 I street
southwest. Auburn.
2S6S1-Dr. J. L. Farden, 1927 Vermont
avenue northwest, Regal
286s2-Thomas A. Padgett, 212 Broth
ers place northwest Ford.
2S6S3-Harry G. Black, 1923 l. street
northeast, Paige.
Evening star., 1915-09-12

There was only one bad place on the
detour from Wheeling to Columbus.
Ohio. and nothing to complain of until
within fifteen miles of Evansville,
when we spun the driving wheels in
deep pools of muddy water until a
team pulled us about a foot to where
we could get traction"
The following are the newest men,
bers of the District of Columbia Auto
mobile Club: Wallace B. Allen, A. F.
King. William E. Luckett, Frank B.
Moves. James o. c. Roberts, William B.
Wilson, jr.. and Andrew j. Morrison.
Evening star., 1915-09-12

Model 6-3s; $1050-'
Six cylinder, 3x5; Canti-
lever springs; Electric
lighted and started; Spac-
ious tonneau and driving
compartment; 34x4 tires;
120-inc h wheel base;
Completely equipped; 2
and S passenger models.
Model 4-3S; $685.
Four cylinder, 37sx5;
Cantilever springs; Elec-
trio lighted and started;
34x4 tires; 114-inch wheel
base; Completely equip
ped; 2 and 5 passenger
models.
Model 6 6-4OA;$1375-
Six cylinder, 31zx5; Cam
tilever springs; Electric
lighted and started; Lux
uriously roomy tonneau
and driving compartment;
Folding disappearing auxi-
liary seats; 126-inch wheel
base; 35x41z tires; Com
pletely equipped; 2 and J
passenger models.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-03-04
Made Blind in Child Hood.

Born il Putnam county, New
York state, March q, 1920, christ
ened Francis Jane Crosby, and mar
ried TO Alexander Van Alstyne, a
fliud music teacher who died many
years ago, the blind writer lived 20
be 65 years old. Her mother had
lived to be 1902 and her grandmoth
e1' to be 100. She retained to the last
ali Of her faculities-e exc pting eye
sight. She lost this during a fever
ia infancy when hot pouitice was
applied to her eyes. destroying the
optic nerve.
For twelve years she studied at
New York Institution for lie Blind
Shs never ieai ned to read b. rails
Ell letters. Plasin the gustav
she so cai!oused the fingers that
they were rot sensa i've enough TO
read the raised characters All she
learned she memorized from hear
! ing. During her come elton with
the institution. which Included an
additi NAL II years as L teacher, she
Travelled all over the country de-
claiming her own verses. Before
/ both houses Of CcngTess she once
| recited these Spe cial lines:
20 We who here from every state
| convene,
| Illustrious band; may we not hope
! the scene
You now behold will prove to every
Instructions hath a ray to cheer the
blind"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-03-04
Ccnset O. sIepfa'heeF Is Not
Necessary

tn North Car, lin:4 Sunrern;, Court
- handed down = decision confirm
j. 2 he action Of III, Is,<Eer cou~r. in
Y a'c,3 q jury ends red j verdict in
Cor # the plainsiff, r ulster of
D eds J u Mun'. n a. ainst joseph
tx, ns. who vas issuing a marriage
/ "a t to his s ep-daughter.
The Cont held that the n1nther'
cInsts',' was sufficient, as the vo' d
IA ~ Goas not include step-f fathers.
s;r. Mur den Issued many mar
riage license each year under almost
evs-.v c>nciiion He exercises his
b 81 Judgment IS to the ag= # coup
p IS and does does not Issue licen es
unless he ia satisfied IN his own mind
that those applying are Of legal aga.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-03-04
And The Lawyer Gave 1t Up.

A young foreigner was being tried
in court, says the Public Ledger,
and the questioning by the lawyers
on The opposite side began.
Nov. Laszky, what do you do!''
"Ven?" asked Laszky
when you work, Of course
said he lawyer.
IVY, work"
81 know" SAID the lawyer, but
what att"
cat bench"
"On!" groaned the lawyer. But
where do you work at banch?'
In a fac tory"
what kind of a factory?"
"Brick.'
You make brick S?
mo, de factory is made Nv
bric- -
NOV, L1szky. listen.' said the
lawyer. What do YOU make in
that factory?"
Eight dollars week
"No, no! What does the factory
maker"
Il dunno; lot Nv money, !
think
Nov, listen, what kind Of goods
DOES the factory produce?"
! "Oh!" said Laszky, good goods .
Il know, but what kind Of good
goods?"
"The best -
The best of what?'
| The h. ST there is
"Ot what?'
"Of does goods .
Your hon"r," said the lawyer,
Il give it up"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-03-04
Files Cured in E to II Days

Your druggist will refund money if PAZO
fails to cure any case of Itching,
Blind, bleeding Protruding Piles in 6 to IA days.
/ le t-rst application gives Ease and Rest. SOC.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-03-04
Patrons Meeting.

Several # tn P4trons of The
school ard m mb+rs # Rnsenea h
Chnrc', NIT with the TEACHER on
F Hay Afternoon Feb. 19-h at Nut
lens School Hou>e.
To.y wee entertained first by
the tercher ~hnwing how she taushr
her FIR grade, that Is ineeres' n Z
to those who don't know he new
me- no Is O. ca n ,g til. little c1il-
dren SIN to ,njnv it very much.
Most Of the chi !rrn had lea ned
pieces 20 reci-e. for Us We alv a s
e j hea'lng h. cd zen sn-ak
Oar ri nd Hr As..by Du N was
Wi IS and made Us nice talk. He
a AVS has sonnet i:g pleasant to
that NJ IS Crews WAS sick and could
uou be with US she wa, very much
Ieeted :, help entertain he PEG DE
Miss Joyner m akes every one wei
come 5" lets All 40 ~ heap her mex
NEE. jig. h:cfo will pe on the la
Frida, i. March 2 O. clock P u.
Mrs Rufus Cherry
Sc. Be,terment GIMP
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-03-04
StatOn-StdtOD.

Miss Ida Station and Mr.. Logan
Sfatnn Of It's place WAS united in
marriage at Hopgood N C. SUNDAY
evening at Elder w. B, Stricklands.
Several friends Of both parties were
there to hear the VOWS that we e
pledged for b. tier or for wcr e
Most of these friends appeared on
the saene unexp- ctedly to the Bride
and Groom, for they thought they
had their plans we'll closed from the
ears Of all and 10 one W 'u!d have
the pleasure to judg- their timidity
NJ LA Stat N is the your geet
daughter Of thu late w. F. Station,
AMI Mr. Lo an Station is the Young
est son IF the late Chambly Station
both par les all we'll known thrnng-
our the varinity
Their friends wish them much
happiness.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-03-04
SDecia; Announcements.
MONEY TO LOAN APPLIC.

MONEY TO LOAN APPLICA-
tons received for loans from 500 90
to SO 10000, on improved and TN.
improved town pr 'perty and farm
Ia nds. Interest per cent Straight
Interest payable annually or semi
annually. Time one to ten years
Ap olicarion, and Valuation of pro-
perry offered as security for loan
State improvements and valuation
Of same
We want county representatives
to r-ce We app ications for loans,
appraise property, and Serve as our
exc u-ive representa- i've. Attorney
or rral estate man preft rred. APP
- icants for loans, and apoi'cants
for agencies positively required TO
furnish PIT least tw, character refer
ences and forward p.,s age, five
&c stamps, for appl,ca ion
thanks. full paticu'-rs, and p~ompE
rpv Write Sout .ern Office.
s uthtastrrn Mortgages Loan Assn >,
F, in National B ,uk Blu idlng., Az
!infa Ga
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-03-04
''--- -,s>~.S.~E~ 10
Personal Items.

Mr.. Wilmer Hopkins spent Sum-
day in Tarboro.
Mr.. S L Gavnor, of Battleboro,
was here Sunday.
Mr.. R. H White, of Hobgood
was here Monday.
Mr.. NJ J. Ivey attended court in
Rocky Mt last week.
Mr.. E. J. Proctor and daughter
Ruth spent Sunday in Washington.
Misses Kate Joyner and Vera
House visited Wnitakers last week.
Mr.. Willoughby Bradley returned
home Monday morning from a visit
to Hobgood.
Messrs. A Mcdowell and William
Mcdowell spent the weekend in
Raleigh on business.
Mrs Albert House spent several
days last week in Greeuvile and
Bethel visiting her relatives.
Messrs. Stuart Smith, A. Paul
Kitchin, j. E. Bowers and ]. H.
SE eed spent Monday in Halifax.
Mrs. Henry Walston spent last
week in FAYETTEVILLE with her daugh-
ter Mrs. W. H. Powell and Mrs. Joe
Walston.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. L. Station at
t-nd+d the marriage Of Miss Ida
S atom to Mr.. Logan Station in Hob
good Sunday evening.
Messrs Pete Shields, Chas. Wool
ard, Bennie Hancock, Louis Kiechin
and Hubert Rcdick motored over
to Rocky Mt. Sunday.
Mr. R. L. Brad ey has just return
nome from, Rosenea'h Township,
where he has been looking after the
interest of the vi al Stats les Bu-
reau.