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RIGA 18 EVACUATED BY DEFEND.
ERS WHO FLEE EASTWARD IN
DISORDER.
ROAD TO PETROGRAD OPEN
Great Fortress and Arsenals May Have
Been Destroyed Before Evacuation.
no indications of Russians Establisning
New L>ine.
Riga, Russia's big port on the Quit
of Riga, is In the hands of the Germans
and its garrison and the civilian
population are In retreat eastward.
Followng up rapidly the advantage
they gained in driving the Russians
across the Divina river on both sides
of Uxkull last Saturday, the Germans
threw bridges across this stream and
soon were on the heels of the former
defenders, some of whom offered resistance,
but others of whom showed
the white feather, giving the invaders
no trouble in marching up the eastern
bunk of the Divina toward Riga, 15
miles distant. Seeing the disaffection
and the inability to stem the tide of the
ndvnnpp tho HilBainn pommondnr ai?.
dered an evacuation.
With the (ailing back of the Russians
from the city proper and the advance
of the Germans northward along
both sides of the stream, the Russians
still defending the western b&nk
around Dahmlen seemingly are in danger
of being caught between the two
fast moving bodies of the enemy and
"made prisoners.
Behind them th e Russians in their
retreat from Riga are laying the country
in waste, burning villages and
farms. Whether the city itself remains
intact has not yet been made known
but doubtless the gun s in the fortress
una the ammunition stores either were
moved or destroyed to prevent them
from falling into the hands of the Germans.
Aside from the strategic value of
controlling the gulf of Itlga and of
n base nearer the mouth of the Gulf
of Finland at the head of which Petrograd
is situated for the moment It
is impossible to see the importance of
the German gain especially with the
near approach of winter, when military
operations in this northern region
aro almost impossible. Where the Russians
will draw their new line in the
north to connect with that below the
point of penetration by the Germans
also remains to be seen.
On none of the other fronts have
there been operations of great moment
except in the Austro-Itallan theater,
where the Italians have made further
progress on the Bainsizza pleatoau
and in the Brestovlzza Valley and at
various points along the line have repulsed
freBh counter-attacks launched
by the Austrlans. Throughout this
entire theater violent artillery duels
ere in progress from Tolmino to the
sea.
Advices to the Italian embassy in
Washington are to the efTect that
along the front of the present offensive
the Austrlans have lost more than
128.000 men. Reports from Udlne,
Italy, give the Austrian losses aa onethird
of the first line army.
The batteries of Field Marshal Halg
are still pouring an Incessant fire
against the German trenches In Flanders
.but as yet the anticipated new
dash by his men to capture them has
not started.
WORLD CONFLICT WILL
END "WHEN WE WIN IT."
In Labor Day Address Secretary
Baker Says We Will Win.
Newport News. Va.?Before one of
ttlA 1ap?b?? rtT-nwii*
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here for a labor (lav celebration, Secretary
of War Newton D. Baker declared
that the war with Germany will
end "when we win It." paid a high
tribute to Samuel Oompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor,
and to labor and laboring men generally;
urging hie hearers to assist in
every way possible to win the war,
and proclamed Newport News and
vicinity "one of the most active centers
of war preparation in the country."
Discussing the war. and after reviewing
its cause, he drew a vivid
word picture of the horrible slaughter
of Innocent women and children,'
and declared that the question Is
"whether authocracy or democracy
shall rule the world."
In closing Mr. Baker said that the
country has a Arm determination to
flight until victory is won,, so that "in
one hand we will hold victors, and
In the other the mantle of Justice and
will wipe out all bitterness, ^nd bring
together the great brotherhood of man
'or which we are now contending."
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REAR ADMIRAL CAPPS
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Rear Admiral Washington L. Capps,
for many years chief constructor of
the navy, has been appointed to succeed
General Goethala as chief of the
emergency fleet corporation.
! PRICE OF WHEAT $2.20 BU.
APPLIES TO PURCHASES MADE
BY GOVERNMENT FOR AMERICA
AND ALLIES.
Food Administration Expects Compromise
Price of $2.20 to Control and
Stabilize Markets, Lowering the Cost
of Living.
Washington.?The price of No. 1
northern spring wh^tt was fixed at
$2.20 a bushel at Chicago for the 1917
crop by the wheat fair price committee.
headed by II. A. Garfield, whose
findings reached after three days' deliberation,
were submitted to and approved
by President Wilson. The
announcement was made from the
White House.
Labor representatives on the com!
mlttee voted first for $1.84 and the
! farmers $2.50. After long discussions
the compromise at $2.20 was approved
1 unanimously. '
On the base of $2.20 at Chicago the
food administration worUpit nn? riif.
ferentials for the various grades and
classes and for the several terminals.
The price fixed is twenty cents higher
than that named for the 1918 crop
1 by congress in the food control bill.
The $2 price set by congress was tak;
en into consideration by the commit'
tee in considering a ralr valuation
: for this year's crop.
In a statement accompanying the
j announcement of the price, President
Wilson declares it is the hope of the
food administration, and his own as
well, that the fixing of a price will
stabilize the mnrket and keep prices
within moderate bounds for all transactions
during the current year.
The price of flour and bread, too.
the president declares, will be kept
down.
The fact that the United States is
at war, the need of encouraging tho
producer, and the necessity of reducing
the cost of living to the consumer.
' All members agreed In their discussions
that the price fixed will permit
of a fourteen-ounce loaf of bread for
five cents, allowing a fair profit both
to the fiour manufacturer and the
baker.
The price differentials worked out
by the food administration are:
No. 1 dark hard winter, $2.24; hard
winter basic, $2.20; red winter basic,
$2.20; yellow hard winter. $2.16; soft
red winter. $2.18; dark northern
spring. $2.24; red spring. $2.18; humphack.
$2.10; amber durum, $2.24; durum
basic. $2.20; red durum. $2.18;
1 red walla. $2.13; hard white basic,
' $2.20; soft white, $2.18; white club,
| $2 16.
j HORRIBLE TREATMENT 18
GIVEN PRISONER8 OF WAR.
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Washington.?Starved. beaten and
subjected to many indignities, prisoners
of war in Germany are being compelled
to work in trenches and fields
under the Are from the armies of their
own countries. Reports made by Russian
soldiers who have escaped from
Germany and which have been transmitted
to the state departmfnt, say
prisoners of all nationalities are being
used on work Just behind the lines and
within range of the guns.
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FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDJ
CHICAGO OFFICIALS'
CLASH OVER ORDERS
GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS AND
CHICAGO MAYOR CRITICISE
EACH OTHER.
PEACE SOCIETY IS FORMED
Pacifists Organize In Chicago Under
Police Protection While Soldiers
'Speed to Break Up the Gathering
and Disperse the Organizers.
Chicago.?After being driven from
three states, the People's Council of
America for Demoerucy and the
Term of Peace perfected a formal organization
at a nubile meeting in
Chicago.
The session was held under protection
of the police, acting on orders
from Mayor William Hale Thompson,
which were in defiance of Governor
Lowden. Pour companies of national
guardsmen rushed from the state
Capital on a special train to prevent
the meeting arrived after it had adjourned,
its purpose accomplished.
The clash in authority between
Mayor Thompson and Governor Lowden
came as the result of the action
of the police in breaking up the pacifists'
meeting on orders from the governor.
When the mayor, who was at |
his summer home at Lake Forest. |
heard of it he declared that the governor
had exceeded his authority and
immediately instructed Chief of Po- |
lice Scliuettler to permit the meeting
and to give the delegates every protection.
When the paciflists hoard of the
mayor action immediate preparations
were made to hold the meeting (
which had been prevented in Minnesota,
North Dakota and Wisconsin
and had been forbidden as unpatriotic
and disloyal by the government of
Illinois.
Organization Formed.
The delegates gathered shortly after
noon at the West Side adltorlum (
in the heart of a cosmopolitain quar- '
ter. Patrolmen were on guard inside '
and outside the building to suppress any
disorder. Nearby streets were \
utterly deserted as the delegates took
<
uivii juov.ro auu were caueu 10 oruer
by Seymour Stedman. former Socialist
candidate for governor of Illinois,
as temporary chalrfhan.
In the meantime Governor Lowden
had been notified of the defiance of
his orders and immediately called Adjutant
General Dickson of Illinois
into conference. It was found that as
most of the Illinois national guardsmen
had been federalized the governor
had no troops at his disposal in the
Chicago district. An efTort was made
to reach Major General Carter, commander
of the central department, to
obtain his permission to use federal
troops, but he could not be found in
time.
SIXTY-FIVE BALES SET
A8 MINIMUM CAR LOAD <
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War Board Will Take Steps to Ease
Tremendous Pressure Upon Railways
During Fall Months.
New York.?An order prohibiting the
shipping of cotton in quantities less
than sixty-five bales a car and requiring
as many more to be loaded as the
size of the car will permit, has been
issued by the railroads war board, it
was announcewd here. Notice has
been s?nt to buyers of cotton with &
request that they place orders on a
basis of not less than sixty-five bales
or multiples thereof. ,
The movement of the cotton crop
which is scheduled to begin this fall
at a time when ''a combination of government
and commercial business will
be bringing tremendous pressure to
I boar upon the railroads * was given as
| the reason for the order in a statement
j issued Dy i-'airrax Harrison, chairman i r
of the board. ! j
"In the southwest and Mississippi : (
delta districts the average car will ,
load 65 bales." the statement said,
"consequently buyers are asked to order
in multiples of 65 from the south- ,
west and in multiples of 75 from the t
southeast districts. t
WANT 22,000,000 CHILDREN
FOR JUNIOR RED CROftS 1
Washington.?Launching of a Junior
Red Cross membership in which will
be open to all school children of the i
United States, was announced by the (
American Red Cross. It is hoped to as- t
semble 22,000,000 children Into a body
that materially will assist In the work <
of the main organization. The move- r
ment was planned by Dr. H. N. Me- j
Cracken, president of Vassar, with the j j
co-operation of many educational < j
authorities. | j
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DOCTOR MARKLAND !l
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turgeon In the British army and is con- s
lidered one of the most skilful sur- r
jeons In the world. Is
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SUFFER NO GOUNTER-REVOLT1'
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MOSCOW CONFERENCE EXPECTS r
TO SOON BRING SOME PRAC- a
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TICAL RESULTS. tl
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<erensky Declares That New Freedom
In Russia is Now Public Property; ?
Cannot Be Wrested From the
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Moscow. ? Premier Kerensky in p
closing the Russian conference said ^
hat although the different political g
troups had criticised the provisional 8
tovernment. they had shown clearly
i destre to arrive at an agreement. g
'The provisional government." declar;d
the premier, "will stand on guard 3
iver the revolution. It will suffer no
counter-revolutionary attempts, what)ver
be their source, for the provision- ^
il government is the incarnated will
>f the whole Russian people. It does
lot regret having convoked the conerence
at Moscow, which although It ^
las not yielded practical results, has q
lllwed all Russian citizens to say
frankly what they think necessary
'or the state."
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i icuiiei rv.tJieii?Ky men spoxe or tl
he services rendered to the country o
by the revolutionary democracy, C
vhlch, he observed, took power at a b
:errible moment in the life of the
Hate. I,
"Whoever endeavors to wrest their V
conquests from the people," he con- g
'hided, "will never succeed "for they s
lave now become public property." r
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vilson approves plan p
to buil destroyers ?
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jives Daniels His Consent to Lay ^
Plan, Involving Expense of $550,- ](
000,000 Before Congress. s
Washington.?President Wilson approved
estimates of the navy depart- It
nent for the expenditure of an addi- a
ioual $550,000,000 for new destroyers 0'
o combat German submarines. The s!
iroject will be laid before Congress n
mmediately by Secretary Daniels. a
Provisions will be sought to expend n
1225,000,000 of the total appropria- 01
ion on construction or purchase and a
expansion of engine and shipbuilding P
llants to provide the facilities needed.
The presenl destroyer building capac- ?
ty of the country is fully engaged on
contracts alrendy given. To reach
lew labor centers where the - skilled
nen can be found to do the work e
lulckly, it is indicated that the new
ingine building plnnts proposed will Cl
>e placed in the interior of the coun- ^
ry.
REICHSTAG TO MEET C
AGAIN SEPTEMBER 26.
Berlin, via London.?The reichstag p
ubiu luuiiuuiee naa a Drier BeRSlOn 41
or further discussion of the admlnls- b
ration of occupied territory. Its de- t(
iebrations of the last two days have b
?f a highly confidential nature, and tl
10 report of the proceeding has been c<
)?bllshed. The committee will ad- si
ourn Wednesday until the reconven- a
ng of the reichstag which will take p.
ilace September 26. ci
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LAND AND SEA DRIVE
JN RIGA ISPLANNED
IAVAL ACTIVITY NEAR GREAT
SLAV PORT INDICATES DUAL
OFFENSIVE.
IUSSIAN SHIPS ARE BOMBED I
n the North of Dvinsk the Russian*
Have Taken the Offensive and. Are
Carrying Out Raiding Operations.?
Italians Renew Offensive.
Having failed In all their direct
ttacks by land to break the Russian
ront and capture Riga, Russia's prinipal
naval base and arsenal on the
taltic, the possibility that the Gerians
are now preparing for an ofBnsive
by land and sea is forecast
l the maneuvers of their topedoboat
estroyers, submarine and miue-sweepig
trawlers in adjacent waters and
i aerial attacks in the gulf of Riga
'.self.
Forty airplanes of the enemy have
ringed their llight over the waters of
tie gulf dropping bombs. Ninety of
tiese missiles wore loosed upon Rusian
warships and harbor works and
aids were also carried out against
tlunds in the gulf. What damage, if
ny, .resulted, is not stated in the
Lussian official communication.
Neither Russian nor Berlin war ofces
has announced the recommencelent
of infantry activity in the
larsliy district west of Riga, where
ecently the Germans made advances,
ltliough Berlin says that northwest
f Dvinsk, in the region of Illukst,
tie Russians have taken the offensive
nd are carrying out raiding opertions.
The situation on the other sectors
f the Russian frnnt linn i>liniic?o/i
materially.
The Italians are still making gains
n the Balnsizza plateau north of
iorlzia and also have -renewed their
ITenslve to the south on the Carso
lateau. More than 600 additional
oistrlan prisoners and five machine
uns have been captured in the Bainizza
region. South of this region, on
lie dominating peak of Monte Sanadiele,
more ground has been taken.
ECOND LIBERTY LOAN
DRIVE IS ANNOUNCED.
ireat Campaign to Begin October 1.?
Details Depend on Congress.
Washington.?The opening of the
ext liberty campaign has been set
antatively by the treasury department
for October 1.
Subscription books will close Noember
1 unless the program is alterd.
The amount, the interest rate,
tie denominations of the bonds and
ther details will be announced after
tongres8 disposes of the pending bond
111.
Indications are that the next offermg
will approximate $3,000,000,000.
Whether it will be advertised by the
overnment through paid newspaper
pace is under consideration, but Secetary
McAdoo said the cost of such
n undertaking would exceed the apropriation
now available for the purose.
He added that there could be
o action until more light had been reeived
as to the. cost of effective adertlslng
campaign and until Congress
ad decided what amount will be at- '
>wed for advertising for future isues.
Under the war revenue bill, passed
ist April, $7,000,000 was made availble
for expenses of floating $5,000,00,000
in bonds and $2,000,000,000 in
hort time certificates of indebtedess.
It is reported that about half
Iready has been disbursed in con- l
ectlon with the flotation of the $2.00,000,000
liberty bonds first offered
nd the certificates of indebtedness
ut out in advance of the loan.
EPOSED EMPEROR OF
ABYSSINIA IS CAPTURED.
London.?LidJ Jeasnu, the deposed
mperor or Anyssinia. who escaped
om Magdala, has been captured, aeording
to a dispatch to The Dally
[all from Jibuti, French Somali!md.
OTTON PRODUCTION
ESTIMATES INCREASE.
Washington. ? Cotton production
rospects Improved to the extent of
50.000 bales during August and
rought the estimate of final out turn
) 12,499.000 equivalent 500 pound
ales. That quantity was forecast by
le department of agriculture on the
ondltlon of the crop August 26. which
howed decline of 2.5 points compard
with a 'en year average of 0.6
nlnffl Hftcllnn Aai?o ttmlH
aated at 174.6 ooundn.
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FOOD FOR ALLIES
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Americans Should Eat Fruit and
Vegetables So Meat and
Wheat May Be Sent
Overseas.
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Our allies In war against the kaiserare
very much In need of meat and
. wheat. If they are to pull through the
fall and winter successfully, we must
! send them all of these staples we can.
1 It will be necessary for Americans ut
home to eat more perishable food ar|
tides?like fruit and vegetables that
i cannot well be sent abroud.
For this reason Uncle Sam's food
j administration is taking the keenest
' interest In this year's apple crop. The
i government wants us to eat more u^|
pies than ever before so that the
wheat and meat supplies may go to
help win the war. A campaign of education
along this line Is soon to start.
This year's apple crop calls for Intelligent
handling. The latest government
reports indicate a cron nf nhnnt
' 190,tHX),000 bushels. That Is a little
below normal. Good prices are assured
for all honestly packed, first quality
apples, and also for honestly packed,
selected second grades, which govera'
ment experts say can he put Into storage.
When the crop Is big It does not
pay to store second grades, but this
year, despite the fact that we eunnot
ship our usual 2,(XX),(XXt barrels of apples
abroad, because shipping space Is
precious, we should he able to get fair
prices for all good apples at hoine.
Careless packing of poor quality
fruit has always been one of the chief
causes of market Instability and uni
satisfactory prices to the growers.
This year the whole apple Industry Is
co-operating to remove this market
handicap. There has never been an
apple year such as this one Is going to
he: Growers have never been able to
get together and engage ami finnnce
a national educational campaign
. among consumers to. Increase apple
consumption. This year the situation
makes It necessary for * the United
States government, through the food
administration, to conduct a consum'
er's campaign of publicity on behalf of
the apple. This catnpnlgn will begin
while the crop Is being sent to market,
and will probably continue until the
; last apple Is eaten up lnte next spring,
j So the grower has three great Incentives
for grading, packing and storing
this crop with especial care.
1. It Is a good crop and calls for
care.
'1. The government will encourage
apple eating and apple storage and
will discourage speculation that raises
j the price abnormally.
3. We must eat up at home more
i than two million barrels of apples,
I which would ordinarily he exported.
To get the best of the crop to the
: market in prime condition It must be
\ picked carefully at the time of maturity
and promptly cooled In temporary
storage, and then skillfully
graded and packed. Second-grade
fruit should not go Into barrels or
boxes. If It cannot be marketed In
Kill Lr In nnnii_l\t? I .??
>rU.n (U uvui-ujr \.uiinuililllK trillfiB,
then It should be worked up Into byproducts
along with the culls.
There has been a gratifying Improvement
In apple marketing the past
two or throe years. Western apples
are boxed to strictly honest standards,
by the great co-operative growers' organizations
In Washington, Oregon,
California, Idaho and Colorado. The
eastern barrel apple has also been
wonderfully Improved In New York
and other states. Because apples aro
honestly packed and give the best possible
value for the money, there Is an
Increase In the consumer demand, Itetall
merchants who were formerly almost
afraid to buy apples In barrels,
becatise they were not sure of getting
marketable values for their money,
are now buying freely and In confl
dence. This good work nuikes It possible
for the government to go further
and encourage the use of apples as a
war-time food measure.
Because the hulk of the crop will he
picked by volunteer workers this year,
and put Into common storage until tffh
grower cnn find time to grude and
pack, there will he an opportunity to
give closer personal attention to the
grading and packing than might he the
I case If the crop were handled as In
peace times. For the grower who desires
instructions In apple pucklng, the
department of agriculture at Washington
has information In bulletin
form. These bulletins can be secured
free by writing to the department.
Growers will do well to obtain a few
copies for their pickers and packers.
The Familiar Face.
"I suppose prohibition made a great
wurrciin; in v^riiiiMMi oillCll.
"Not as much as you'd think." replied
Broncho Ihih. "The mnn who
used to tie bona bnrtender hat* gotten
u Job us teller In the hnnk and Is takln'
I in all the uioney. Just the snme."
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