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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
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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...
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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
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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'
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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.
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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
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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. ?
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