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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-13
HEARD AND SEEN
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By EARL GOODWIN.

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Columbia 1870 when you ask for
Cleveland 1920.
Is it THIS that they ask you to
pay for in increased terms?
BILLY SUNDAY repeats what
many Of US say several times a year,
that the Government spends more
money trying to make heavier hogs
than trying to make better boys and
girls. A little hog money spent on
our public Fairgrounds would make
better boys and girls and ultimately
better men and women and that
means BETTER UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23
THE B0LSHEV|K
TROOPS IN RUSSIA
Force Allies to Retire. The
Czech-Slovaks, and Allies
in the Fighting
COMMANDS IN GERMAN

London, Aug. 23.-The allied
troops on the Usuri river front north
of Vladivostok outnumber the allies,
after heavy fighting forced the allied
armies to retire according to a de-
spatch from Harbin. The British
and the French troops confronted
the enemy in the fighting but the
brunt of the battle fell on the
Czecho-Slovaks. Japanese units
also aided in the retreat. Bolshevik
monitors operating on Lake Rong-
ka are harassing the allie dleft and
have obtained the aid Of some
Czecho forces. The commands are
issued in German and it is believed
that German officers are in COM
mand. The Usuri river forms the
eastern boundary of Manchuria.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23
GET THE SAFETY FIRST HABIT

Raleigh, Aug. 23.-With the ad-
vent of the harvesting season when
farmers all through North Carolina
gather their grain and other crops
into their barns in preparation for
its use fo feed and food purposes, so
tremendously important in these war
times, the farmers are being espec-
tally warned by Insurance Commits
sioner James r. Young, fire marshal
for the State, against storing any
gasoline or other articles about the
barn that might start fire and not to
use the barn as a garage for an
automobile. He urges that the risk
and the danger of fire is too great.
He would have the farmers be es-
pecially careful about the conditions
about the barns and other premises
He would have the farmers and all
his helpers on every farm in the
State imbibe the Fire Prevention and
Safety First habit as giving assur-
ance of greatest immunity from
fires that exact all too great toll
of farm products and farm equip
ment.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23
PERMIT TO SPEAK Is
GIVEN SUFFRAGETTES

Washington, Aug. 22.-Members
az the Woman's Party were given a
permia by the army engineers Of
fcc yesterday for speech-makins
demonstration on Lafayette Square
opposite the White House. This ap-
pa:ently ends the row between the
Washington police and the women,
who, for several weeks, have bee.
attempting demonstrations in de-
fanse of the police TO protest
,,gainst the Senate's delay in acting
cn the federal suffrage amendment.
Al! the women given short Jail SEN
terces when thew refused to pay
fines for participating in gatherings
or. Lafayette Square, we're released
Tuesday night without completing
their terms.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23
Tiles Of THE WAR
SUBMARINE SINKS BRITISH
STEAMER ON THE At
LANTIC COAST.
Germans and British Locked in
Struggle

London, Aug 23.-The British
and the Germans are locked in a
mighty battle over a twenty mile
front from the Lihan six miles from
the Somme river to the Cojeuil rlv-
er south of Aras. The combat which
was started by the British attacking
the enemy on the Ancre river may
develop into one Of the greatest bat
ties of the allied offensive in Picar-
dy.
Reports are to the effect that the
British are making progress and
that the German attacks east OF
Beaucourt at the middle of the bat
tie front have been repulsed.
The British have been on the Of
fensive during the entire day and
the French have cupied the south
bank of the Disc ard the Ailette riv-
er between Sampigny south of Noy-
on to the railroad leading west OF
Ourcy-le- Chateau. South of Crecy-
le-Chateau they have reached the
outskirts of Gunny and Pont-St.
Mark. This advance brings the Brit
ish to the rear of the German posi-
tiosns holding the hills to the north
of scissors and in three miles OF
the positions to the north of Cemein
Des Danes as they stood before the
Germans began their offensive on
Nav 27th
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23
DEATH OF YOUNG VENABLE
First Reported by a Soldier il
France.

Durham, Aug. ga cab1egram
has been received by Mr.. and Mrs.
S. w. Venable, of this city, from
General Bullard, commanding a di-
vision in France, announcing the
death of their son, Second Lieut..
Paul Venable. Lieutenant Venable
was killed July 20. First informa-
tion concerning Lieutenant Venable's
death was contained in letter from
a soldier in France to young lady
in this city. The parents cabled to
General Bullard, and within short
time received the sad news. Lieu
tenant Venable graduated from the
city schools and also from Trinity
College.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23
Town of Frapelle Captured.

With the American Army in
France, Aug. 23.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. Patrol encounters
between the Americans and Ger
mans have been frequent in the
Vosges mountains. The town of
Frapelle, captured several days ago
by the Americans, is still under high
explosive shell and ga sprojectile at
tacks, but these are gradually les
sening as the hopelessness of retak-
ing the town becomes apparent.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23
Albert Captured.

London, Aug. 29.-The town Of
Albert, eighteen miles northeast Of
Amiens, on the Ancre river, has been
recaptured by the British, who also
have obtained al their objectives in
the fighting today between Bray-Sur-
Somme and Albert, accordin gto the
official communication from Field
Marshal Haig tonight. Over the isx
mile front the British advanced two
miles.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23
WEATHER OVER COTTON BELT

New Orleans, La, Aug 29.-Tem-
perature conditions have changed
but little during the last twenty
four hours continuing above normal
in the extreme western districts and
below normal elsewhere.
Moderate to heavy rains have
fallen in Louisiana and southwest
ern Mississippi with light to mod
crate showers at scattered stations
in Arkansas and northern Mississip-
pi, and at few places in Oklahoma
and eastern Texas.
Heavy rains, Louisiana, Alexan-
dria, Amite, Opelousas, Chenayville,
Clinton, Melville, Baton Rouge, Mon
roe, Donaldsonville, Lake Charles;
Mississippi, Brookhaven.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23
MA R K-ET S
STOCKS

New York, Aug. 23.-The special
ties were the only feature OF inter-
est at the dull opening of the stock
market today. Hides and Leathers
preferred reached "a, an advance
of Il 1-2 points. The Common also
gained a point. The changes among
the industrials and the equipments
indicated advances and declines OF
about equal volume. Liberty bonds
were about as yesterday during the
first half hour.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23
OVER A DISTANCE Of TWENTY MILES BE-
TWEEN THE SOMME AND THE C0JEUL
RIVER SOUTHWEST OF ARRAS IS DEvEL-
0P|NG INTO ONE Of THE GREATEST Bat
PRESENTS FLAG AT
MORNING SERVICE

Stantonsburg, N. C.-At the regu,
lar morning services at the M. E
church here Sunday an honor flag
was presented to the church by the
Junior Epworth League. The order
of exercises were as follows:
America.
Prayer.
Announcements.
Collection.
Song to the Flag.
Presentation of Flag by the Pres
ident of Junior League to the Senior
League Sanders Darden, acceptance
by the Senior League President Mrs
H. A. Overman who then presented
it to the Sunday School and was re-
ceived by Dr. S. H. Crocker, who
presented it to the church and was
received by the pastor, Rev. c. o.
Armstrong; Mr., Armstrong made
an interesting talk on loyalty.
Solo, Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing, ws sung by Mrs. S. r.
Yelverton.
Sentence prayers by members OF
the congregation.
Hymn, Great God of the Nations
Benediction.
Stars on the flag represent those
who have gone from the church, the
Sunday School, and the Epworth
League. Two pairs of stars were on
the flag. Those who have gone are
Walter Wooten, Julian Wooten, Jas
Futrell, Herbert Futrell, Julian
Crocker, Ruby Bagley, James Best,
Band Nuzzell, Will Davis, Will Rog-
ers, Reginald Overman, Luby Pas.
chall, Leonard Coley and Henry Far.
mer.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23

to appoint Mr.. Street to take depo-
sitions. The commissioner over
ruled both objections.
The opening question asked MI
! Abernathy was about the first item
his expense statement, 100 to Ffeu
| Hargett. OF Onslow.' When COL.
| Ward drawled it out, people III I'll"
| court room began to smile. Inc
idea of associating Hargett cam
| paign laborers with so magnifiicent
a sum as single hundred dollars
| seemed humorous to them.
Squire Street yesterday morning
| ordered Cashier Rea to testify about
the Abernathy account at the Peo-
ples Bank and he did so. He prov
ed the bank books showing Aberna-
! thy deposits and checks from Janu-
| airy |, 1918, until July l. On the
| credit side, chief interest hinges up
on four deposits aggreatin $46, 5O0
drawn on New York banks. Fif-
teen thousand went to the Aberna
thy bank account February 5, five
thousand on Opril 27, twelve thou
sand, five hundred on June 5 and
fourteen thousand on July 8. The
principal debit item asked about is
a charge against the account on
July 10, the day after Judge Cal
vert dissolved the restraining order
at Raleigh of $1O,726.70.
Following this up, Col. Ward
wanted to know the drawee of the
first check for fifteen thousand and
upon what bank ii was drawn. Mr..
Rea had said, offhand, he thought
the larger checks were New York
items. Mr. Henderson protested to
the question, objected to any answer
and so far as to command the wit
ness to hold his tongue. For forty
minutes he spoke ardently, contend
tending to the court that il Rea was
allowed to answer this the privacy
of banking in North Carolina would
!, be destroyed. 1t was to show the
name of Abernathys client, he in
sisted, and had nothing to do with
whether there was a primary held
II the third district or who was the
nominee.
I'VE don't know whether this
. : came from any client or not
-Neeed Col. Ward, and we are
y,ng to find out where yoa got .
I'VE are not going to ,ell you,
! Attorney Henderson informed him
and bowed deferentially to the
court.
SO the court, glancing at the hour
hands swinging close to twelve, de.
cided to adjourn until three-thirty
and then rule after dinner. Presi
dent Uzzell lnd made the appeal to
Col Ward not to embarrass his
: bank and the hearing goes on until
Friday next.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23
Submarine Sinks British Ship.

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 23.-The
British steamer Romad has been
torpedoed and sunk off the Atlantic
coast and the crew which numbers
100. a number of whom were severe
ly wounden were landed here today
by British steamer.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23
WALKER TAYLOR COLLECTOR
OF CUSTOMS AT WILMINGTON

Washington, Aug. 22.-Nomina-
tions today by President Wilson in
cluded the name of Walker Taylor
of Wilmington >of district number
15 as collector of Customs with
headquarters at Wilmington, N. C..
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23
Our Airmen Made Direct Hits

Pershings communique of Thurs
day says that direct hits were by
our airmen when they bombed the
railroad yards ut Languyyou ana
Andunde-Komand and Consleve on
August 21 and 90.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23
OVER 10000 TONS OF SHIPPING

Washington, Aug. 22.-Ten ships
of 51,700 tons dead weight have
been added to the American Mer-
chant Marine it was announced to-
day.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23
FAIR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

For North Carolina fair tonight
and Saturday, with light and yari-
able winds, mostly east.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23

New York, Aug. 23.-Liverpool
cables and rumors of private bul.
letin crop estimate which was later
denied coused considerable cover
ing in the cotton market today and
first prices were from to Is points
higher and October sold up to 32.4C
while January was from 81 to 40
points above last nights closing fig
ures.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-23

New York, Aug. 23.-Cotton fu-
ture sopened steady with October at
32.4O to 32.OS, December $3.50, jan
uary $3.50, March 31.24,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18
DULUTHTAN TO
HANDLE BARGES

Washington. april 1s.-Director
General ATcAdoo last night ordered
Erie canal barge system be taken
over by the railroad administration,
and that a feet Of barges be con-
structed Immediately and operated
there under the direction Of @. A.
Tomlinson OF Duluth, Mimi, to re-
lieve freight traffic.
Within a few weeks, however, the
director general is expected to order
several other canal systems and nav
igalDle rivers, including the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal, the Black War
rior river in Alabama, and several
Atlantic coast water ways used &C
lively by the railroad administration
to relieve trafTic on the rail lines.
Construction Of barges within TIVE
or three months and the intensive use
in the late summer and fail is
planned. Investigation is now being
made Of the practicability OF the con-
crete barges which, it is said, can be
built quickly and cheaply.
The director general announced
that che had decided to construct as
quickly as possible and put into
operation a line OF barEes to be
operated by the government on the
Erie canal"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18
BLOOD BROTHERS NOW.

Thank God this was "Dngiand's
war.
Think Heaven for the English Tom
mics and the Colonials, who havs
stood with their backs TO Messinss
ridge, through six days OF He'll, COW
ering the ground they yielded with
German dead; fighting until they fell
asleep over their guns amid the roar
of the greatest artillery battle the
world has ever known; rousins
themselves to beat back a new on
slaught Of the hordes of picked Ger
man troops hurled against them with
no thought Of the cost; and then
coming back to the attack and re-
gaining their lost positions.
Thank Heaven that thin line
though II bent, twisted and writhed,
held like a great elastic band, resist
ing the harder as it was stretched,
and always reboundlng when the
pressure was relaxed.
Behind them are the channel ports.
We don't like to think Of what might
follow the capture of the channel
ports and the possible humiliation
Of the British army or If anything
interfered with the lines that are
supplying American troops with
arms, munitions and food.
OF course they are fighting theix
own war, but they are fighting ours
too, and they are fighting 1t accord
ing to the proudest traditions of
British arms.
The British blood spilled at
Messines has wiped out a lot Of his
tory.
During the dispute with Spain 1T
was a British admiral who interposed
his ships between the German vessels
and the American. and told the Ger
man admiral If he fired It would be
upon the British nag.
In Picardy II was the British line
that was interposed between the
Germans and Paris, and held until
the French came to their aid.
At Messines ridge, it was the Brit
ish who bore the shock alone.
We have had 100 years Of peace
with Great Britain. Messines ridge
should be the basis for another thou
sand years Of not only peace, but
something closer. We are blood
brothers now.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18

convincing evidence that he was frst
OF all an American citizen, and that
he wouldn't do anything inconsistent
with that to win votes from either
laboring men, business men, or the
Nonparaisan league. Now that he
has made that fact very clear, he Is
setting about some constructive work
TO adjust all differences between
capital and labor in Minnesota He
has won the approval of the sxscu4
tive council OF the Minnesota Fedora
ton of Labor for his arbitration plan,
and II it is successful Minnesota will
have no strikes in wartime. ar
On his record Of the last year
Governor Burnquist could 90 down to
defeat smilingly. content in the
knowledge that he had played the
man, that he is not going. We have
a presentiment that he is going to be
reelected by one Of the largest
majorities ever given q candidate in
Minnesota.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18
.CONVICTS HOLD
EARRING PARTY
Even State Prison Inmates
Resent Presence Of Al
legged Disl0yaist

Santa re, 1T. n Aprl 1s.-Fclr
hundred conVicfs ln the state nNrs-
tenNtarg Yesterday Afternoon 2sETea
and feathered and led Rrouns via n
rope about his neck MaSor Tohn ~.
1irkner OF Camp Cody. DENNIS. n.
"a, held IN the penlgentiar-v - = fed
eral prisoner. He In charged with
violation @ the espionage ACT
Major BirkneT. who vas bern 5n
been In the American military forces
for more than thirty years. was ar
rested last Friday at Camp Coav.
where he was an officer I'm the 1Erah
ieid artillery. HIS home IL IN Lin
coin. Neb.
Major Birlner vas allowed nn1 IL
the, prison yard for exercise. with the
900 other c0nvicts. The warden knew
nothing OF what vas going on until
he heard loud cheering and rushed
out in the yard e find B1raner xf~an-
ped and covered with tar and Fsath-
ers.
The prisoners with loud hOotH. were
leading him about ne yard ~ q rips
around his neck.
Assistant Superintendent Duran
rescued him. The prisoners, evident
" IN accordance with prs-arrRnEed
plot had secured the feathers from
their pillows but where the tar came
Erom Is q mystery.
Rirhnnr Is altered To have nnnRn
nlsloyal utterance8 such as "Eou cant
beat the Dutch and The Germans
win sink American transports As FaSf
as they are sent over" EIrkner
claimed the charges were spite work
~ subordinate officers whom he hmd
disctnlined.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18
Bond Statesmen
Make KilIind
At a WeddinQ

Bismarck. N. d., April 1s.-When
the south Of the tracks" Liberty loan
committee ran into a wedding party
at the home OF Tony Bartoli yester-
day, the bond campaigners made a
killing.
The wedding festivities were at
their height, and the committee. con-
sisting of @. c. Wachter. Frank Nc
Cormick, r. w. Patzman and Carl
Nelson, was invited in to participate
In the good cheer. After toastinE the
bride and the groom, the committee
men explained their mission. Tony
Bartoli, the groom, Immediately set
the ball rolling by investing in a Lib
erty bond as a wedding gift 10 his
bride, formerly Miss Eva Eckert.
Then for a full hour the four commit
teemen had their hands full handling
out cards and receiving Liberty Loan
bond applications. Practically every
one residing south Of the tracks was
there, and everyone wanted a bond.
The spirit was contagious, and after
the elders had bought all around for
themselves, they bought for the little
folks and for the sons and brothers
fighting in France. It was one Of the
finest spontaneous bursts Of patriot
ism that Bismarck has ever witness
ed, land" remarked one Of the COM
mitteemen, in commenting on this
display, "these people are German
people that we've been too
much inclined TO dismiss as pro Ger
man. If there's a better bunch OF
Americans in Bismarck than these
people / want to see them"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18
The March Past

Moses from the east side. Paddy from
the west side,
Tony from the upper side of town.
Blend In q brotherhood. for every
side Is best side
When you go a-gunning for a
crown!
The clerk who in evenings OF leisure
Gave all to the cabaret dance
Has mastered the uilitaire measure
So popular over in France.
His turkey-trot mocks at the goose
"a very hard step, your allow.
Where once has was tripping the
two-step,
He's tramping the true step nowi
Jimmy Of the Battery, Fritzy Of the
Tommy of the farther side Of
Queens,
Ready for the summons when the big
horn honks:
knowing what the honking meansg
see my ex-iceman paradinF,
No longer he's slouehy of gait.
BY Uncle Sans fatherly aiding
He now is outstanding and straight,
And out OF the drumming and horn
ing.
I fancy I hear TGny say.
II save al da ice dees-a morning
To put on da kaiser some day!"
Billy Of the beachcombers down on
Staten Isle,
Bobby Of the hinterland OF Kings,
Gazing with the clear eye, set above
the Bmilel
Heyl but those fellows eyes have
wings!
Ny butchers stout sons in the levy.
He walks with a smile on his face.
In fancy his cleaver SO heavy
He'll use In bayonet's place.
Who slaughtered the lambs that
were new!
I'm going to you with my cleaverl
The chopping block Wilhelm for
you!"
Baker from the breadtrough, digger
from the street.
Worker from the steeple and the
stalll
Marvellous the magic that has made
their hearts to beat
With one great heartbeat for them
ailf
John o'Kesfe d New York world
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18
SOME OTHER YEAR, MAYBE.

FOR the old fan to attempt to stir
up any interest in baseball this
spring, Is about as hopeless a task as
for the professional gambler TO gel
excited about a social rubber OF auc-
ton for no stakes.
II doesn't seem possible now that
the interest in professional baseball
can ever be as keen again as II was
a few years ago.
During the last few years the trend
has been toward amateur sports;
toward a game in which the thou
sands could participate instead of
Just being spectators. There is ample
evidence Of this In the amazing
growth In the number Of municipal
golf courses and golf clubs; In the
number Of municipal and private
tennis courts; in the number of bath
ing beaches, skiing and toboggan
clubs. The active young American
wants a game in which he can take
part. The older man wants exercise.
Automobiling cut into baseball as
Il did into the theater, and the air
plane is going to prove an even
stronger counter attraction. The 9TH
er day some pictures arrived in this
country showing an aviator with a
bag OF wild ducks and geese which
he had shot from his. machine, during
brief vacation on the Italian front
II the man who has shot ducks from
an airplans going to be content to
SIT in q grand stand or bleachers and
watch two professional baseball
teams play7
It doesn't seem possible that base
bah can regain the hold it had, and
yet when the wind gets into the
south in the spring. and the suns
rays begin 10 warm thu bleacher
seats, a bag Of peanuts, a seat back
BIZ the catcher, and the batteries for
today's game are" may make a
very enticing combination to enough
Americans to make it pay.
But some other year, not this. We
couldn't name . big league battery
for you. or tell what teams won the
opening games. without consulting
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