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WATCH ITI ? Your Label I 1 and Keep I I Paid Up. A M VOL. 11, NO. 1, SEMI-1 CHARLOTTE BOOSTERS ~ VISIT LANCASTER Representative Business Men of Queen City on a "SoOiullllli V Tnill* " vki "lllij a vul WERE WARMLY RECEIVED. ^ Welcome Ad<lr(>NM(>s l?y Col. Springs j and JuiIkc JonoH, Kes|M>nded to l>y Mayor Kirkpatriek and Others. About eighty Charlotte boosters; left that city yesterday morning and made a "sociability" tour to a number of towns and cities in the territory to the south, including Pineville. Fort Mill, Ca Awba Junction, Lancaster, Heath Springs, Kershaw, Camden and on the return trip changing at Lancaster from the Southern to the Lancaster & Cheater Railway, went over that road to Chester, then by the Southern Rftilway to Rock Hill. At Lancaster the visitors stopped their special train at the Lancaster Cotton Mills, whero they were met by the president of the mills. Col. Leroy Springs, and other officials of this large manufacturing concern. A tour of inspection of the mills proved an interesting feature of their visit here. After spending about a half hour there they were invited to the court house, where the hospitality of Lancaster was extend-1 ed and responded to by several' speakers. Colonel Sprtngs, as presi-i dent of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the visitors on i behalf of that body. He told them what Lancaster had accamplislied along many lines, how the town has. grown and spoke laughingly of the; possibility of our soon annexing Charlotte. He declared that the spindles in all the Charlotte cotton manufacturing concerns could be put into the Lancaster cotton mills, for this mammoth concern has space enough to hold them all. Colonel Springs congratulated the North Carolinians on their boosting spirit which wns irnrtrl vet nnmetimcF led them to disregard the boundary line! \and even led them to lay claim to our, Andrew Jackson, who left the Oaroifnas and went to "uncivilized Tennessee," but remembering that hisi good wife came from the state so de-! scribed, he got out of the dilemna quite cleverly. Colonel Springs concluded his remarks by presenting Judge Ira B. Jones, who responded on behalf of the city of l^ancaater. Judge Jones, in happy vein, made his hearers feel the warmth of Lancaster's welcome. He compared the present Lancaster with the little j hamlet he found it to be when he I came here forty years ago, and told . his hearers that today, October 8,! marks the fortieth anniversary of hisi coming to Lancaster. Judge Jones1 described the growth and develop-; ment of Lancaster which is now one I of the most important cities of the I Piedmont. He likewise described I the remarkable growth of the Lan-j raster Cotton Mills, which were organized with a capital of $150,000 and under the wise management of Colonel Springs, have grown to he ai corporation with a capital stock of) $2,500,000, whose buildings cover j Pt over eight acres and surrounded with a population as large as the city of; Lancaster. The Judge also praised Lancaster's excellent school facilities and stressed the necessity of ed-' ucation. saying that with all the in-; dustrial development in North and South Carolina we cannot make tho( progress we should unless the rising, generation is educated in mind and heart. Judge Jones reminded hisi hearers of Lancaster's contribution' in men and wealth to the growth of Charlotte, mentioning the fact that cotton waB hauled there ami sold and the proceeds therefrom invested in goods in that city. In this connection he recalled the fact that during one of Zebulon B. Vance's speeches in Charlotte in 1876, a South Carolinian who was in the audience, wa$ in a hilarious mood and causing some disturbance, was about to be arrested, when the great North Carolinian tnterefered, aaying, "Let him alone, he is merely overloaded wth groceries which ho is taking from Charlotte to Lancaster." Judge Jones told the Charlotte visiters that Colonel Springs got his inspiration and ability to do things from the Westminster Shorter Catechism and that as a boy he road on an old gray (Continued on Page Pour. 8. hi i V . . . ?* \. HE L WEEKLY. WILL VOTE FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE President Wilson lU'licvw Question! Should Not lie Mwlo Party Issue, Hut Decided by States. Washington, Oct. 6.?President ( Wilson will vote for the woman suf| frage state constitutional amendment [ in New Jersey, his home state, at the special election October lit. lie | said today lie would vote, not as the leader of the Democratic party, but as a private citizen. Mr. Wilson said he believed the question should not bo made a party iFMie and should ho decided by the states, not the national government. The following statement was given out at the White House: "I intend to vote for woman suffrage in New Jersey because I believe that the time has come to extend that privilege and responsibility to the women of the state; but I shall vote, not as the leader of my party in the nation, but only upon my private conviction as a citlxen of New Jersey, called upon by the legislature of the state to express his convictions at the polls. I think that New Jersey will be greatly benefited by the change. "My position with regard to the way in which this great question should be handled is well known. I believe that it should be settled by the states and not by the national government aud that in no circumstances should it be made a party question, and my view has grown stronger at every turn of the agitation." Secretaries Garrison, McAdoo, Redfield and Wilson, who will vote on the question hi the near future, have declared in favor of equal suffrage. President Wilson tonight received many telegrams from suffragists in different parts of the country congratulating him on his announcement. One came from Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. FRENCH INFANTRY STORMS VILLAGE Captures Hill ami Town of Taliurr. ('annonadr In That Section Said to Have llecn Very Heavy. Paris, Oct. 6.?French infantry, after a heavy bombardment by artillery, today raptured by assault the village of Tahure and reached the summit of the hill of the same name, which constituted a supporting point in the second German line, according to tonight's French war office statement. The text follows: "Our action in Champagne obtained today new results. Our Infantry troops, after artillery preparation, captured by assault the village of Tahure and reached the summit of the/ small hill of the same name, constat | tuting a point of support in the s"? ! ond line of the enemv reslsta... 1488 W" likewise made progress in ti>. bltss virons of the Navarin farm, .ctidiss number of prisoners taken e',Bat,Wiss , 0ftn ece. Miss 1,0,)0- Miss "On the rest of the front ,ur. , J jvjjRR lery engagements are 1 Miss These are especially i,a,v!j' . \li?1 Artois, in the region of tl y(|H ^Us wood and hill 119; in t-ZZLedto the north from La Mias Pretre wood; in L< j Miss Letntrey, Ileillon and/ j Mis^ well a? in the Vosges.l' on the ^ ridge." ^tnlversary f\\\ THK NAVAL ' m??t ,P?J>" ? " ? /^herl. J?hn /"the ? . .. ...*rding the fact/., I nfavoralde thrpe 8CO,y Man. With tlu/iive and enef Oct. 6 Norfolk. Va. p of hla dutl to be ii weather is sab F aK?> when/ partlci ,, . He never If small veaaeb |ye from ju/ game i realistic wai jrklng to c*t>ast. betw? along the ci .e caught. Invading fleet ing and inv?i?day he ' aenJ*far8hip#. American witfe nlne M There aj> , flpjd; and ad's divided i the in\adortsvllle, Ala., monitors with the ea,he name ?' >e acting as Tallahas&i (j0I7,th d'8P no word ro< has bee X\ier News unit?fi Monday a ships ? tif of fr'ends thr* unknown about^Jfed extending cod shore, d^riff with the h .his useful and 'e spared for man? Youtli Wou Aalievilh - 1 lie, Oct. 6.?Ashevi Carter of SuttoHon of T)r. Z a,h' A"h""'^ v of e. She is now of the hea< the backrerguson. 1e by the tack mar i;the Germai legion opf. 8. I,angley. w-lu? district Chanip?i^n*p". for some to a I S?. arcoj' h*"llh' ' The New, it jf. \NCA I LANCASTER, S. C. F EVENTS IN BALKANS ARE MOST IMPORTANT Constartine's Dismissal of Venizelos May Mean Much in Future of Europe. NEUTRALITY IS UNLIKELY. I Possibilities ill liiilkan.s litiuintnia to Kcmnlii \outrnl. v London, Oct. 6.?Even the greatest baffles of the war may prove to have h|?l less weight in deciding the future pf Europe tlian the events of the pa* few days in the southeastern kingdtfns. Kint Constantine of Greece, brother-in-l|w of the German Emperor, appears jo hold the balance of power in the n|ar east in his hands for the hour. In the second crisis, where Greeoi seemed on the brink of enterins ttyr war by the Bide of the entente powere, he has virtually dismissed the flremoat Greek statesman, Eleutherils Venizelos, from the premiership (and has asserted personal control pf the government. FERDINAND REFUSES RUSSIA. Kjng Ferdinand of Bulgaria has ro jet ted Russia's ultimatum demanding that she break with the centrul poujprs and expel German officers whd liave taken charge of Bulgariia's arnjy staff, and. at the same time, ac corling to several correspondents, had sent an ultimatum to Serbia, allowing a time limit of 24 hours, for tha cession of Macedonia to Bulgaria. 1'he program of the Germanic empires apparently includes the const Jidation of their field operations with their Turkish allies by sweeplife clear a channel from Ilerlin and Vienna to Constantinople. For the accomplishment of this program tley have already secured the cooperation of Bulgaria. They need tke neutrality of Greece and Uoufeania. and then must crush Serbia. CIIBECE AND ROUMANIA NEUTRAL. Today's developments tend to confirm the statements of the German press that the German Emperor has guaranteed to Bulgaria both Greek and Roumanian neutrality. Thus the crucial field of warfare has shifted frr.IT. Ihn LVnn?l. .1 ? ' ? ? iiww nau aiv?4v.n anu ivunmau HUIIIH to the /lalkan peninsula, where German successes would mean the realIzntlo^ot' Kmperor William's ambitions ^ expansion toward India and ^t\ \\%ople of the entente nations f. # fsrV-eciate the momentousness f^Hl(jrlH48iJl British newspaWren Heir8 uPon tlle public that if Margie Ctl Kmperor has secured the Llngle. . Vtrality of the King of LANCAS prmous military efforts jc e\ Rstelle J f? check the eoinbinMaggie , Yd Austrian advance tol^st o 1ceecl 61 , Von with the Turks and Kva J T artilA 1 reported, p11'* British expedition A1'fn??n?e ir>\?letc<l landing at uU(e Oivlnchy Vreok .support against J'Vio Argonne. V he counted upon, .'arazee to Da \cnts will be needed, (rralne, near ? DISMISSED <la,?0n""!'' M'<y King Conalan'?? Melzeral yAre?iK?ati?? ?f M (1 law ^ ?on amounted to ' latnier. The Greek it (;ami' men, , ,, " lies' premier's j \t against the alr interfering declA. r.,? I by ,TO? .?Unfavorable! Serbi* bouiul nterfering with! d?clai*. * * ? f? '? pating in the majorfw . ?r a iow going on whom a ;en the defend- The ~' ot s, composed of Rot a U >n m*' ve appeared country , , , . mitting the ibmarines with may hav. nto two groups the prenii 1 e Kir'K t- K a?H the cabim ormln* l uuu|mu ...... ?ol purgue flagships. Thore coalition * end eived from the *?Iob, proh^ Venind their where- either wjth to any one on Premier Za^ ^ ^ NKUTH The possfty nded In France, try to reiuii Kiftln Hock well, stake the nat\ m,l> Loula llock- cess of eitherV* t0 vas wounded In ia recognized ft rtU< i wfl r 1 during the at- ia conaldered \ 1 French Foreign the entente pof i trenchea in the sentiment ia wn," l|ar . on September King may find 1 'arts dispatch to the will of the pVf < * x*d 'jetober 2.1 before. V' \ ^icTS. / lSTER 9 HI DAY, OCTOBER 8, 1915. PRESIDENT WILSON TO i1 MARRY MRS. GAIT' Engagement Announced Wed- o nesdav Night at the White i ol di House. ! M FRIENI) OF THE FAMILY.'d F >lrs. Gait is Ksiwciully Intimate With ,, Miss Margaret Wilson ami Miss s, llones?Marriage in Deceinlmr. 1 Washington, Oct. 6.?Woodrow vt 1 Wilsonu, President of the United a' States, announced tonight his en- 01 i gagement to Mrs. Norman Gait of I'1 Washington. The date of the wed- 01 . ding has not been fixed, but it prob- r< ably will take place in December at i the home of the bride-elect. tr The brief announcement from the ** i White House made by Secretar> e< Tumulty came as a surprise to of-jf.1 flcial Washington, but to a number 11 of intimate friends it has long been Cl expected. Prom this circle came tow night the story of friendship whose culmination was viewed as a happy turn in the troubled and lonely life 81 of the nation's Chief Executive. h; i It was Miss Margaret Wilson and ()| her cousin. Miss Helen Woodrow w Bones, who drew Mrs. Halt into the . t< White House circle. They met hei first in the early autumn of last year and were so much attracted by s( her that they sought her out more and more frequently and the friend ship between them rapidly rlpeneu |)( into an affectionate intimacy. .Mrs. . (Salt spent a month this summer at j s( Cornish as the guest of the Press-) |r dent's eldest daughter. It was through this intimacy of his daugli- ,j. te# and cousin that the President I ?l had an opportunity to meet and know her. ri One of the inos. interesting facts m/uui me cugaKeiuciu, inaeea, as j told by friends, is that the Presi-1 dent's daughters chose Mrs. Gait for \\ their admiration and friendship before their father did. Mrs. Gait is the widow of a wellknown business man of Washington,, G who died eight years ago, leaving a hi Jewelry business that still bears his Pt name. She has lived in Washington since her marriage in 1896. She is er about 38 years old and was Miss ot Edith Boiling, born in Wytheville, N Va., where her girlhood was spent, tli and where her father. William H. ta Boiling, was a prominent lawyer. si In the circle of people who have hi known Mrs. Gait for many years she n* has been regarded as an unusual r beautv. She i? rmt nnita no ioii tl Mr. Wilson and has dark hair and!0? dark eyes. Her tastes are said to be] P strikingly similar to those of the ni President with a deep interest in ! S( literature and charity work. Friends of the President expressed j <x their pleasure over the announce- > ment tonight not only because of Mr. ! in Wilson's personal happiness but be- i cause they felt this new companion-i s< ship would give hint support and w comfort in his home life?a vital; w | need during the hours of strain over si 1 the nation's problems. With the = I marriages of his daughters and the]'* i death of Mrs. Wilson more than a ] Sf year ago, the President's life had be- w come one of solitude. His absorption j 8 in official labors began to tell on him physicially. and when a few mnniho1 81 | ago he began to take a renewed in' terest in personal affairs his friends ^ land members of their families wel[ coined the distinct change which it " , brought about in his health and ' i spirits, ! i" f f Tonight Mrs. Gait was a dinner, guest at the White House. At tho!s< moment when Secretary Tumulty j stood in the executive offices an-l** t 1*1 nounclng the engagement to a large' number of Washington corrospon-' dents who had been summoned, the'? President and Mrs. Gait were spendIng the evening with l)r. Gary T. I Grayson and Miss Hones in the 8' White House parlors. The news was given o*it in a brief . statement which read: 1 R "The announcement was made to-'*1 ' day of the engagement of Mrs. Nor-! > man Gait of this city and President | Wood row Wilson." j ^ , I No word as to plans Tor the wed- 81 I ding was said to be available as yet, ? ' but it generally Ib presumed that ? '(Mrs. Gait. who is of democratic * i tastes, will prefer a private wedding *' iin her own house instead of in thej" i| White House. Grover Cleveland was! 1 'the last President to bo married in!r [ J V W&L V.Ji JMel ney JISPENSARY LAW T WAS VIOLATED L tines Manns ! '< hi ii< I Cuilty in Charleston of Storing U<|Uor. Charleston Special to The Stat*\ ; ct. ti.?Interest in the proceedings' E f the court of general sessions tony was centered in the opening oi te verdict in the case of James lanos, charged with violation of the ispensnry law and in the trial of Son ^ unny. charged with murder ti??. 1 ardlct in the Manos case was guilty| r storing liquor and not guilty of i illing it. The trial of the case con-j tiffed practically the entire day inj iurt yesterday, the jury retiring bout 2 o'clock in the afternoon with cli rders for a sealed verdict, and dis- ai ersed about 7 o'clock yesterday netting, this indicating that they had \ cached a verdict. Counsel for demse gave notice of motion for a new j8 ial and Judge Smith did not pass ;ntence. The court room was crowd:1 at 10 o'clock, the hour of opening iH tid great interest in the verdict in h, le Manes case was plainly evident, tr Son Funny, charged with having q, Hopped Susan Cunningham to death fi ith an axe on John's Island last fr line 15, was found guilty of manllliphtor on/l ?"""* 1 * 0..v*.. unvi nan nruU'lH'tU LU StTVB 0 years, the heaviest sentence that n< as been imposed at the present term tr r court. Self-defense and insanity at as the plea of the defendant. The jn 'stimony of witnesses was of a re- in :>lting nature, tending to show that re unny went into a negro cabin and hi 'izing Susan Cunningham, with et! horn lie lived, dragged and carried bi t?r several hundred yards to another er rruso and then picked up an axe and or i the presence of several witnesses ed ruck her in the face and after she w: id fallen struck her on the head. to Acting Solicitor Grimball said to- or ly that other liquor cases will be ken up on Friday. rOETHALS TO STICK 1" TO JOB IN PANAMA wl tr ithdruws 11 In Kettignotioit as (iov* ( ' ernor of the Zone and Will ,H' Tackle Iterant Slidrs. ?' anama. Oct. 6.?Major General bt eorge W. Goethals has withdrawn s resignation as governor of the va anama canal zone. A i This fact was announced by Genal Goethals tonight on his arrival i board the steamer Cristobal from ew York after a vacation spent in ^ ie United States. His action was ken, he said, in view of the recent ides in the Gaillard Cut, which ^ ive closed traffic through the call. General Goethals said he would or (main in Panama indefinitely?un1 such time as the condition of the C( mal would permit of his departure, urther than to make this announcecl ent and to say that he had cabled w icretary of War Garrison withdrawg his resignation which was to be- ^ >nie effective November 1. General otheals had nothing to say concerng the canal. He did not seem worried over the tnation, but eager to enter upon thei ork of combat tine the oii.ioo ' b ill make a personal study of the ides. v le White House. Should Mr. Wil- m >n decide to be married there it tl ill be the third wedding tn the man- h on under his administration, the ti rst between Jessie Woodrow Wilson ti nd Francis B. Say re being held in ii le Fast room and the second be- tl veen Secretary McAdoo and Miss! 1( leanor Wilson being solemnized in I le Blue room. I. The announcement of the engage- P lent was generally regarded as a irerunner of an interesting social j Mison for Washington, with the new) rst lady of the land at the head 01 | io receiving line at official recep-i ons. The wedding, it is under-' li ood, will take place, berore the lirst d f the series of state receptions and; r inners lp held. t Mrs. (Jalt was present at the first d iclal uffair participated in by the d resident and Miss Margaret Wtison f i more than a year. It was a tea > iven by Mins Wilson to neighbors! * 1 t'.ic urf.dt eoloay nt Corn.sh, N. HVt ? Sin f'v - :ur?> o" the Presi if-nl i Washington he and Mrr.. fta't ; i ave spent many evening# together, I I nmetimes at the White House nn'ijS ften at her home. Last week she! coupled a prominent seat, in the < 'resident's reviewing stand at the < I. A. it. parade. She was with her nother in the midst of a eirelo ,?f he President's friends and wives of ahiret members. , ? WEATHER , T FORECAST Fair Friday and Saturday; conw tinued cooler. $1.50 A YEAR. NGLAND CALLING FOR ENLISTMENTS ari 01 lierby Starts Campaign to Get at Least 30,000 Men Per Week. EWS FROM BATTLE FRONT ig Austmain-man Army on Way Through Hungary to Attack Serbia. London. Octo. 6. There is little tange in the military situation on ly of the fronts. Unconfirmed reports say that an ustro-German force variously estiated up to 500,000. with 'J,000 guns proceeding through southern Huniry to attack Serbia. Military obrvers here, however, assert that ft probable that a figure less than a klf million would be nearer the utD declaring that there is no evijnce of any heavy withdrawals of eutonic troops from the Russian ont and that the western front rery day is demanding new drafts. The observers say the Germans are )t in a position to withdraw many oops from the Russian side, as the mies of Emperor Nicholas are makg a desperate effort to assume the itiative. On some sectors Petrograd (ports that the Russiay* already ive done this. Besides, it is assertl. they have held up Von Hindentrg's drive against Dvinsk for seval weeks and inflicted serious losses i him. Von Ilindenburg is reportI to i>e receiving reinforcements ith a view to making another atmpt to force his way through the itor defences o fthe city. HIG GUNS BOOM. In the west the big Runs are boonig, seemingly preparing a way for continuation of the allies' offensive hich the Germans doubtless will v to forestall by an attack. In "lampagne the French have capturl Tahure and the summit of the hill Tahure at a point in the German cond line of defence . The Italians record another ad,nce toward Rovereto, so many lies reported evacuated by the ustrians. The heavy losses sustained by the ritish and French in their attempts penetrate the German lines in ranee and the large number of en required for operations along ie Kuphrates River and in the ardanelles and the Balkans, have ade necessary another appeal for llistment. The Karl of Derby who is reeling recruiting, and who is rest vine the assistance r?f the ganizations in his work, has taken large of a campaign the object of hich is to obtain at least 30,000 en weekly. Should it fail it seems lirly certain that Parliament will lopt a national service bill. NLIKF KOH STOKM SUFFKKBHH. rencli < internment Sends Cheek to Victims ol' Hurricane in Louisiana. New Orleans, Oct. 6.?The French overnment, through M. Deleasse, ilnister of foreign afTairs, today aulorized the French consul general ere todeliver to the proper authories a check for $500 to be applied >ward the relief of storm sufferers l Louisiana. The cable authorizing tie subscription contained the foliwing message: riease convey to the people of .ouisiana the sympathies of the U?ublic of France and assure them hat it is our wish to aid them in this ime of distress." (ircHt Increase in Cotton l'.\|?uts. Washington, Oct. 6.??Fnormous ncreases in the cotton export trade luring August are shown in the. aonthly statement of foodstuffs, coton and oils exported made public tolay by the bureau of foreign and lomest'c commerce. Cotton exports or the month were 162,059 bales, raluod at $7,625,651, as compared vtth exports of 21,210 bales, valued it $1,30(5.177 ill August, 1914 For the eight months ended with \ugiiRt, shipments w?3re 6,099,420 lales .as ngalnst 3.734,444 in the lame period last year. Exports of foodstuffs, cotton ana ?"s for August totalled $70,220 463 both pared with $47,667,366 last year. Rrerds*uffs was the only classiflca'ton showing a decrease, the exportp heiog $29,396,900, as against 129,639,131 in August, 1914. ? ? if "