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garth heard him yell: Stay with the

garth heard him yell: Stay with the s- of d b-"
 Witness had visited at the Steph- ems ranch when niece who was there said that they all thought a lot of Mir Miller.
 Mrs. Carrie Young was the nurse who was hired to attend Mrs. Steph- ems on the night of the killing. She testified that Mrs. Stephens had said frequently: Poor, Miller. Poor, Mill Ter and had insisted that Miller was perfectly innocent 'and that she was to blame for what had happened.
 Mrs. Young also testified to an in terview between Mrs. Stephens and Sid Marks at the .postoffice when Mrs. Stephens asked about Miller $ money and had insisted that he get all that was coming to him.
 Leo Stephens, a painter, testified that about the middle of February, 1918. Bud Stephens had come with his father 10 the Wm. Lawler house to call on Mir. Castle, the contractor who was building the house. They brought a suit case into a bedroom and Stephens was painting in the bath room adjoining. Bud had pro- tested against the friendship which it was said to have arisen between Miller and Miss Castle.
 Bud had said to Castle: "If Miller gets my girl, I'll get the s- of a b..
 Then Joe had said: You stick to him Bud You get him and I'll back you for all I've got
 Witness said that he had told about this talk 10 number of people.
 Adjournment was taken till thls morning at 10 o'clock when the prose- cution will introduce further witnes- ses.
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The State rested al 2:+5 and Judge Sweeney announced that iuasmuch as the preparation oi the instructions to the jury would require several hours time. he would adjourn court until Q o'clock this morning. and suggest cd that the respective counsel take up the matter of the instructions at once and not attempt to begin the arguments until early lhls morn ing. This was agreed to and court was dismissed
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BUD STEPHENS CONVICTED
 OF FIRST DECREE MURDER
(From Saturdays Dsilyl

Harry Earl Stephens, who for nearly two weeks has been on trial in the Superior court on a charge of killing Robert Miller in this city on April 2, 1918, was last night found guilty of first degree murder, the jury having required less than half an hour to arrive at it's verdict. The Case was put into the hands of the jury at Il o'clock and shortly after 11:3o Judge Sweeney was notified that a verdict had been reached, and the court officials and counsel were summoned. When court had convened, Fore man A. J. Humbert read the yer dict, which carried conviction of first-degree murder.
 Young Stephens, the defendant, did not reveal any signs of emo ton as the verdict was read ex- cepr tor a marked nervousness. When Judge Sweeney ordered the young man committed to the county jail, the boy rose, stepped over to where his father was standing, kissed the old man and then followed Deputy Sheriff lessen to the jail entrance. While the iron doors were being un- locked preparatory to receiving the new prisoner, tears rolled down the lads cheeks, this hav- ing been the first time during the long trial which the defendant
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off for the noon recess. When court reconvened at ? o'clock, Marks was once more put on the stand. He was asked.
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Miller Didn't Stay Here" |"

Fred lessen, one of the deputy sheriffs. took the stand and told of his visit to Mrs. Stephens at the Golden Eagle hotel early Monday morning. lessen said that he had gone 10 call on the lady at the in- stance of Sheriff Young, who had
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Did Not Hear Threat.
Stephens ST. Is Recalled.

The last witness called by the de- feusc before the noon adjournment was the father of the defendant. He said that the reported conversation carrying threats made at the Lawler house had never taken place.
 Attorney Morgan then asked the witness as to the details of the fight at the time Joe and Bud had over hauled the car carrying Mrs. Steph- ems and the three farm boys on the road near the summit. Stephens was reminded that Sid Marks had stated that Stephens had hurled a large
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-31
WORK OF RED CROSS in ITALY

The scope of the work of the
American Red Cross among the
civilian population of Italy is shown
by the latest report of the Depart
ment of Civil Affairs which states
that on July 1st the Red Cross was
conducting 217 activities in Italy
and giving direct assistance to an
average of 4S,502 persons weekly
Thirty kitchens were in operation at
this time, serving weekly rations to
130,72S people.
One of the most important
branches of this work of mercy is
that among the children in different
parts of Italy 95 day nurseries are
caring for 10000 children; $40
children live at Red Cross health
centers; and a constantly shifting
group averaging 1920 children is
cared for at summer colonies in the
mountains or at the seashore.
In addition the civil affairs de-
partment also runs IL health CEN
ters for adusts where 526 people are
cared for.
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Encircling PerOnne

London, Aug. 31.-German troops
have been driven from their posi-
tions east of Clery on the Somme
northwest of Peronne and the Brit
ish troops have continued their ad-
vance, acording to the official state
ment of the war department. The
British forxes have entered the vii
lage of Dranoutre south of the LOcre
on the southern side of the Lys sal
lent, the statement adds.
On the southern side of the Lys
the British have occupied the village
La Couture northeast of Beth
ume. The British have captured a
strong position known as Servius
farm and the village of Eterpigny
north of the Arras-Cambrai roao
and southeast of Arras.
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FRENCH ADVANCING ON
THE. AILETTE RIVER.
AMERICAN TROOPS WILL
BE PLACED TOGETHER
UNDER OUR COMMAND.

london, Aug. 31.-Mt. KENNEL,
the famous stronghold southeast OF
Eprey which was the scene of severe
fighting late in April at the begin
ming of the German offensive has
been captured by the British, ae~
cording to advices to the war depart
ment.
Mount st. Quentin, one and half
miles north of Peronne, has been
taken by Haig's forces. French
troops have made a small advance
on the Ailette river and have occu-
pied the outskirts of the wood on
the outskirts of Courcy-le-C Chateau.
In the Lys salient the British hold
La Couture and Leshram and are
west of Donlieu at Nooteboon.
Field Marshal Haig and the army
under him has progressed one and a
half miles east of Bailleul, British
troops have taken Mount-de-Lille
and KENNEL Hill.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-31
CHARLES H. IRELAND TO
SERVE ON COMMITTEE

Washington, Aug. 31-Charles H.
Ireland, of Greensboro, was yester-
day elected as one Of II members
of the war service committee of the
United States chamber of commerce
during the war. Mr.. Ireland of the
Odell Hardware company is in
Washington in attendance upon a
meeting of hardware jobbers and
retailers affiliated with the cham
Der of commerce.
The conference here concerns va
rious trade matters arising out of q
state of war and the relations be-
tween the hardware men and the
United States government.
The election Of Mr.. Ireland to the
chambers war service committee is
q compliment to the North Carolina
merchant and calls for certain
amount of patriotic sacrifice on the
part Of any business man called to
these duties.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-31
SHORT LINE RAILROAD
TO GET FEDERAL HELP

Washington, Aug. 31.-Confer-
ences held here yesterday to have
saved from the scrap heap the Elkin
and Allegheny railroad one of North
Carolina's many short lines, whose
bondholders were reported to be
ready to abandon because of war
conditions. Former Lieutenant Gov
ernor R. A. Daughton, of Sparta,
and Hugh Chatham, of Winston-Sa-
lem, communities served by the road
saw officials of the railroad admin"
istration and urged federal aid to
save the property. Both Senators
Simmons and Overman interested
themselves in the conferences, which
included a talk with John Shelton
Williams and Judge Payne, immedi-
ate assistants to Director General
McAdoo.
The federal officials were told
that an addition of about six miles
to the existing lines would open up
territory in three counties which are
virtually dependent upon the Elkin
and Allegheny for communication
with the outside world. Because of
war conditions and the attitude of
the bondholders, it was argued
transportation facilities are about
to be denied to this section.
Senator Simmons had the matter
up with Judge Payne and Senator
Overman and Frank Hampton,
spokesman for the senator, partici-
"ated in the conference with Mr..
Williams.
AS an upshot of the negotiations
federal officials indicated that the
government would find some way to
assist the North Carolina carrier and
gave assurance that 1t will not be
scrapped, whatever be the means
adopted to save -.
These assurances are regarded by
all concerned as assuring the con-
tinuance of the road, although the
government has not fully dtermined
what manner Of aid will be render
....r,s
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BY THE BRITISH. THIS WAS THE IMPORT
ANT POSITION WRESTED FROM THE Al.
LIES IN THE BEGINNING OF THE OFTEN
S|VE Of THE GERMANS. ENGLISH ALSO
-ENVEL0PMC PER0NNE
NO MORE TROUBLE IS
EXPECTED AT NOGALES

Washington, Aug. 31.-Official re-
ports to the war and State depart
ments yesterday emphasized that the
bordnr trouble at Nogales,' Ariz,
will soon end if it has not already
ceased.
Reports from Major General Hol-
brook, in command on the border,
said quiet has been restored. State
department dispatches told of salts
fatocry results from the conference
between Brigadier General Cabell
and Governor Gales. At the Mexi-
can embassy here it was stated that
Governor Gales could be counted on
to stamp out the activities of the
German propagandists in Sonora.
Such information as the State de-
partment received on the forcible
entry of armed Mexicans, into the
American consulate at Nogales, So
nora, and the wounding of Ameri-
can Consul Tooley, indicated that the
incident was the act of irresponsible
persons and not the Mexican mill
tary
The violation of the consulate is
now under investigation but there is
every disposition on the part of the
officials here to treat the Nogales af-
fari as a purely local incident which
should not be elevated to an inter-
national issue.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-31
WE SHALL KNOW

Sometimes we feel the pressure of d
hand,
Sometimes we can catch call from
out the deep,
And then, nor years, nor time, tide,
sea nor land,
Our own from us can keep
Sometimes we feel upon our fevered
brow
A hand laid in the stiffness sf the
night
AS tho 'twere come back from the
dead
To put our fears to fight.
Sometimes among the shadows dim
we seem
To see the radiant outlines of face
Whence the illusion is of whence the
CLEAN
OF Highland who shall trace?
Sometimes when all things seem our
soul to try
The while the burden borne seems
all too much
When depts abyssmal do before us
lie,
Who stays us with a touch?
All! who shall tell it, call it what we
will,
An angel, God, or Allah-even so,
Yet some time, when these tongues
of ours are still,
These hearts Of ours shall know.
Albert Frank Hoffman, in Ameri-
can Israelite,
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BIG SHIPBUILDING PLANT
ASSURED FOR NEW BERN

Washington, d. c., Aug. 31.-An-
other big industry has been secured
for North Carolina. This time is is
New Bern that is the beneficiary.
Senator Simmons has received as
surances from the Emergency Fleet
Corporation and the War Depart
ment that a shipbuilding plant will
be located at New Bern.
1t means that several million dol
lars will be spent in the thriving
little city on the Neuse and Trent
and several thousand men will be
employed.
The West gCoast Shipbuildin
Company of Everett, Washington,
which has several large plants on
the Atlantic and Pacific COASTS, will
establish the plant. Mr.. Harry /B.
Spear, the Washington representa-
tive of the company, will reach New
Bern next week to begin prepara-
tions. Five hundred to one thous-
and men will be employed at the
outset.
In reality it will be two plants, as
both wooden and concrete ships are
to be built. The number of ways fol
each character of constructor has
not been definitely determined, but
it will be from three to five ways
each, or six to ten ways in all.
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M A r K E T S
STOCKS

New York Aug. 31.-The week
end session on the stock exchange
opened firm with indications that
the leading stocks as well as the
minor ones reflected the attitude of
members of the exchange.
The trading was in small lots and
even some of the leaders we're not
quoted in the first half hour. Stocks,
Shipp!ngs. Oils az. some of the i'm
portant industrials and coal carrying
Dads were fractionally higher. Ca
madam Pacific was the only irregu-
lar and important stock scoring a
decline, Liberty bonds were better
and the International bonds showed
strength.
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IS ABERNETHY
IN CONTEMPT?
Refuses to Answer Questions
About Campaign Expenses.
Intimations Defendant
RECONCILED REPUBLICANS
(By r. E. Powell)

New Bern, N. c., Aug. 3O.-The
third episode of the Alternately in
vestigation before Commissioner
Street here yesterday, started last
week by Col. Dortch's lawyers to
find out something about the ex-
penses of the ex-Solicitor while he
was fighting for the Democratic
nomination for Congress from the
Third District, stopped once more in
a semi-drastic state and goes up to
Raleigh for Judge Calvert to decide
whether or not Mr.. Alternately is in
contempt of court for refusing to an
swer questions affecting his cam
paign.
Candidate Alternately was called
to the stand again after Jesse Davis
testified that he lost cancelled
checks that might have thrown some
light on the expenses of Mr.. Aberna-
thy during the primary race and
Banker Henderson had testified that
Intelligence Manager Crumpler, OF
the Alternately forces, deposited
about $2,700 in the Citizens Savings
Bank of New Bern between Februa-
ry Is and August 10. Mr.. Aberna-
thy responded to every question in
the same sterotyped fashion he did
last week and each time Commits
sioner Street ordered him to answer,
the refusal was respectful, but fiat.
Among other things, Col. A. D.
Ward asked Mr.. Abernathy if he
had lately held conferences with Ma
rion Butler, John M. Morehead and
C.. r. Wheatly, the latter Republic
can candidate for Congress in this
district. OF more surprise than the
query as to conferences with these
notables was the inference left from
an interrogation that Abernathy had
consulted with and brought about
a reunion between Major Hiram
Grant and Judge w. S. OBJ. Ribin-
son, Wayne Republicans, who have
been party belligerents for years.
This line of questioning included
radical leaders of lesser not in sew
eral counties of the district. The
rumor has gained considerable CUR
rency in the district that Mr.. Aber-
nathy has been in conference with
Republicans since the primary when
the discussions were not confined to
his own chances at a seat in Con-
gress much less those of Col. Dortch.
AS a sample, Col. Ward asked
him: Did you tell Claude Wheat
ley at Morehead City that if he
would help you in obtaining affida-
Wits to support your suit in Wake
county court, and your opponent
beat you out of the nomination, you
would aid Wheatley in defeating the
Democratic nominee?"
II decline to answer" he said
again, "for the reasons set forth by
my lawyer for me-
Mr.. Alternately was also asked il
he didn't tell Col. Harry Skinner in
Greenville that he had spent $4,000
to get the nomination and if neces-
sa, he would spend another $4,000.
Again the same answer was re-
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FAYETTEVILLE HAS

DOCK BOARD
Fayetteville, Aug. 31.-James S.
McNeill, DR.. John A. Mackethan and
F. T. Hale were appointed members
of the dock board constituting the
Department of Public Docks provid-
ed for by the Cumberland county
dock law passed by the 1917 Legis-
lature at a called melting of the Fay
etteville board of aldermen, at which
an adverse report on the purchase
of the Fayetteville Light and Power
Company's gas plant was adopted;
and Mayor McNeill was authorized
to secure the services of State en-
gineer to consult with the board in
regard to contemplated street I'M
provements and the building of
new bridge on Gillespie street, lead
ing to the Cape Fear fair grounds.
A committee from the Chamber Of
Commerce, headed by Secretary
Manager H. V. d. King, appeared
before the board and asked that
the department Of public docks be
created. The act authorizing this
step was read by City Attorney H.
Med. Robinson, after which the
boards action was taken.
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MOUNT KENNEL THE
FAMOUS HILL CAPTURED
THE bOLSHEWK|
FORCES DEFEATED
By the Entente Allies and the
Czecho-Slovaks on the
Ussuri River and
DRIVEN FIFTEEN MILES

Vladivostok, Aug. 31.-The En-
tente allied forces and the Czecho-
Slovaks attacked the Bolsheviki Red
Guards on the Ussuri River and
drove the enemy back Is miles.
Prisoners were taken and a large
quantity of booty was captured by
the allied forces,
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-31
LiET. THOs. HITCHCOCK, JR.,
ESCAPES FROM ENEMY causy.

Berne, Switzerland, Aug. 30.-(BsE,
associated Press. .)-Eieut. Thouas
hitchcock, Jr., of Westbury, L. T..
who while a member Of the LaEaseh
ette flying squadron last March v,sue,
captured by the Germans hass sH-
capped from a German prison ezuser
and has arrived here.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-31
sEASONABLE TEMPERATURES

Washington, Aug. 31.-showers
about the middle Of the week with
normal temperatures on the south
Atlantic and Gulf States Ia the week.
ly forecast beginning Monday.
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THE USE OF MACHINES ON
SUNDAY
Will BE Left to the COnscienceS of
Owners of Automobiles.

Washington, Aug. 31.-The fuel
administration issued statement
last night explaining what it means
by request that no automobiles for
pleasure riding be used until further
notice on Sundays. The statement
appears to leave it rather to fell
lows conscience as to what consti-
tutes necessary riding" Here is
what DR.. Garfield says in view of the
uncertainty about the regulation, or
request, which will keep several hun
dred thousand machines in the gar
ages Sunday next
THE request made by the fuel
administration that pleasure riding
be discontinued on Sundays for the
present in order to conserve our
supply Of gasoline for war needs
was not intended to prohibit reason
able use of gasoline driven vehicles
as means of necessary transporta-
tion where no other means are avail
able. -
"Mr. Garfield believes that the
public will construe the request
wisely and intelligently and will not
use their automobiles for other than
the most necessary purposes.
"The intention of the request is
that all mere pleasure riding be eli
minated but that necessary use of
the automobile be not interfered
with.
Just what is pleasure riding
and what is necessary USE must be
determined by the individual; keep
ing in mind always that we must
have additional reserves of gasoline
so that there may be no possibility
of delays il overseas shipments.
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American Troops Working Togeth.

Washington, Aug. 31.-American
troops hrigaded with the British and
the French troops are being with
drawn and will hereafter be under
the command Of their own officers
with General Pershing in supreme
command, General March stated to-
day in his weekly review of military
affairs with the committee from the
Senate.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-31
THE GERMANS
HAVE SUNK
Another Spanish Ship Despite
Protest Against Replacing
Lost Vessels
WITH GERMAN INTERNED

Paris, Aug. 31.-Another Spanish
ship, the Alexandrine, has been tor
pedoed and sunk by a German sub
marine, according to Madrid advic-
es to the Journal.
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HEAVY Artillery Firing

Paris, Aug 31.-Heavy artillery
firing north of Noyon and between
the Ailette and the Aisne rivers was
reported to the war office todty.
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SHOWERS AND FAIR ~

For North carolinaa showers -
night except fair on the coastf sn
sunday and partly cloudy with pruzs-
able showers in tie easterna ppsssssrz
with moderate west TO- soathswksn
winds. .....-,... -..-.,..-.. 4. W.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
PINTO PRoDUcERs PROSPER

Rscsntly the q. 8. Food Admins.
tration Grain Corporation had the
placing Of an order for ten million
pounds Of beans for . European ma
ton.
Plain Mr.. Pinto Bean of Colorado
won this big order to be delivered In
New YORK City December 18th.
The prics which win b paid h 2
esnts net at Colorado shippins points.
e7oo,oe0 hsinS gained for the pinto
bean industry q Colorado from this
one order.
10 clear mp misunderstanding ~ to
why pinto beans bring instead Of 10
cents this year. the United States
Food Administration for Colorado
states that last year the government
bought the crop outright at forced
price to encourage the young indus
tu-au emergency measure only.
This year, pintos must compete IN
Price with japanese grown beans. Of
fsrsd handpicked and in perfect con
dition 1t IS PR hundrsd, delivered at
Coast points.
California .pinks bring only 5k cents
. pound. With the exception Of Mlcht
gan navies. pinto beams lead the dsld
IN price paid.
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.nUTs 70 Be NAMED
FOR HONOR STATES
SPEAKERS or NATIONAL FAME
TO SACK WAR WORK
DRIVE NOV. 11.1a.

For the first states .suhscsibing
their Quotas n ths United War
Work Campaign for solAis1. sailors
and marines, Nov. II to 10. i've Y. n.
c. A.. three knights Of Columbus and
two Salvation Army huts will be
named in France. These huts are OF
the demoantabls typs and may be
readily Knocked down and moved for
ward to keep pace with the advanc-
ing American army. 1t II not I'M
probable. therefore. that some Of the
honor huts" viii cross the Rhine u
Germany should refuse to accept
armistics terms 70 be imposed upon
her.
Almost without exception each indi-
vidual church IN svsry dissemination
has enlisted for this drive and 10
awaiting tho opening gun. and their
enthusiasm IL tremendous. Nsa and
women OF national importance have
enlisted ~ speakers. and among them
are listed Judge Ben B. Lindsey,
Francis b. sayre, son.in-lav Of the
president; Irwin 8. Cobb. Mrs. August
Belmont. Commander Evangsline
Booth Of the Salvation Army. Cover
nor Arthur Capper Of Kansas and Bur
ton Holmes.
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nAf AND PAT FAMINE A
POSSIBILITY!

The meat situation threatens to bor
come serious. according to the Colo
rado Food Administration.
Outside Of the military some in
France there 70 practically no meat
in that country; what there II. II out
Of the reach Of the poor people In
price.
In England, the British food CON
trollsr has found It necessary 70 10.
duce the meat ration from one pound
to thrss-quartsrs Of . pound per capita
weekly. There has also been . gen..
sraI rise In price to the consumer OF
4 osnts Q pound In all meats.
h America Herbert Hoover hAs
prumissd that ont Of the none too
plentiful meat supply Of this country
1,ooO, 900 tons Of meat and fats wtll b
shipped to Europe during this current
year 10 relieve the situation over
there.
The Food Administration thsrseors
urges the most intense and c0ncen
trsted saving Of meat and Of fats
Coming high prices on these com
uoditios will enforce some saving N
them, but for the most part thu
paeriotism Of the American people viii
again b depsnded upon to fill thil
3,Ooo, ,o00-ton meat and int order.