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North Carolina, unctcf tU# ■i^t rtf Crtneress of .March 3. 1$7SI. llaihor^g ^otirnaiists and publii? officials'correspoiMjent-sjiysT *Great anxiety is felt in the Swedish capital because of efforts.Germany is making af shown by articles in the German newspaper, to induce Sv.'eden to abandon her. attitude of neutralitj’ and take the field as an ally of Gei- niany. The object sought is to weak- 0 j en the Russian attack in East Prussia MILITARY SJECKEIS ARE WELL ; a.Swedi«h attack on Fin- GUARDED- Military secrets are being so well and in military circles. * Ainovig. these persons the eifect of i^e Announcement hud been "largely discounted. The public, after its iirst isiirj^ise, is viewinjj the situation with composure, arid tonig:ht there seems to be a belter feeling all around. guai'ded that ail reference to them is largely speculatioii, but it Is a reason able prefers t«'. accept a decisive landJ —0-- TURKISH MOBILIZATION SI-OW. Petrograd, St. Petersburg, via L»ri- don, Sept. 3.—4:52 P. M.—Turkish after a bl'>ody xombat. “i^e right wing of the Gema!^/’ says the coi-respondent, “is too far advanced and there i& a ch^iicc that it will be cut and caught between two fires if the British should be found in force. “Our center is resting very well and the right wing of our army appears to be taking the offensive.” sujpositioii that General Jorfre ^ . j ' . ..mobilization on the Persian bouiiaary battle^ is slow. Many Christians and Kurd«i| which the Labor against the Gennans in front of the ’ have refused to jwin them. For Congressman, 5th District: JOH>: T- BENBOW, of Fovsyih County. CAPTVKE 70.000 RUSS^IANS. Co»ui‘‘ued from Page .1 Finlard on board a Russian ship they saw a mine explode about a mile and a quarter away. No ships were visible in the vicinity and the captain of the Russian vessel suggests that the mine was detonated by a big fish. ‘‘Emperor William has i-nnnounced an iimne&ty for all Germans convict ed of military offenses cr w*ho emi grated without permission who ^^^th- in three months present themselves forts and the entrenched canfip' of Paris. . The Temps this evening, printed an other ariicle in which it predicted f^nal ucc*ess. fci'-the allies. The Liberve quotes an English of- ncer who arrived heie today from Pier refitte, -S miles foutheast of Paris, as saying he was wounded in a .fierce battle r.oar Compiegrie, in, which the Germans were driven back several times wi:h heavy losses. He &aid the French and English olfejisive was suc cessful over a front of several miles, the Germans retreating toward the left. —o— PAKIS fS DISAPPOINTED. Paris, Sept, S.—10.55 P. M-—Paris The Turks are forcibly enrolling all persons of military age. There has been a serious conflict be tween Turks and Armenians at Bitliji. Turkish Armenia. GER^L^NS TAKE XMIENS. London, Sept. 3.—2:56 P. M.—A dis patch frcni Amiens, France, to the Daily Mail dated Tuesday, Septdrnl^-cr 1, declares that the Germans hnvt taken posession of Amiens after thv/?e dayt’ tighting. The dispatch to the Daily M:«il Jioir. Amiens adds that the success of the Germans at Morcuil made the ca»?ture of Amiens certain. The entry was i»ot contested. The mayor after recnving a German enxoy, announced i!io sur was disappointed today because i^o ^^ged th- oit- German aeroplane flew over the city, jgens to make no disturbance. Crowds sr.itheied in various places^ ^ from 4 o’clock in the afternoon until i T to watch for the aeroplane but none LABOR PARTY PATRIOTIC. London, Sept. 3.—7:23 P. M.—Tha parliamentary committee cC ihe t!'a’.e.' union congress has issued a manifp«- to expre.-.si.ig approval of the . .f.-s ts members in the House of Commons are making in con-1 junction with the vepresentafive.i of other parties to stimulate reciuiting. event of the voluntary system of mili tary service proving inadequate at taryy servince proving inadeqaats r,t the present time, the need would rj- sult in greatly strengthening the al- vocacy of compulsory senice. At cordingly the manhood of tlie nation should rally to the defense of the couiitry in such numbers as “will demonstrate to the world that a fi people can rise to supreme heights of great sacrifice without the wh’p of conscription.” POINCARE GETS TO BORDEAUX. Bordeaux, France, via Paris, Sept. 3.—S:45 P. M.—President Poincare and the Fi’ench cabinet arrived here today and were greeted by imeranse and cheedng crowds. They have es tablished headquarters for the g'ov- ernment. TURKEY HALTS PLAX TO SEND KELIEF TO DESTITUTE. Washington, Sept. Turkey has declined to grant the request of the United States for permission to send MAYOR SURRENDERS CITV. “It was seven o’clock Sunday evcn- for service in Germany, the colonies came. Si'vci-al French machines pa- j^^ys the Mail’s correspondent, or on board German warships. The trolled the sky ready to engage the .-,^-hen a party of Uhlans entered Ami- soJ* condition of the amnesty is that er.e.-ny. ^ brief reconnois.sance, they can prove their recent conJ«t Many persons have been astonished jhey retired to the German main body has been satisfactory.” tha^t the French aviators have not giv- camon. A half hour later they re- 0 en chase tc hostile machines flying ov- turned, accompanied by an envoy beor-[ KRONPRINZ WILHEL.M TAKEN? er the city. It i.= explained, however, i„g a «hite fiafr. The latt«r interview- the cruiser North Carolina through \ew York, Sept. •2.—Reports were that only a plunging ftre is effective Mayor fiiguet at the town hall, current here today that B;;tish cruis-_ against aeroplanes and that over a xfter an hour’s discussion, the mayor ers hiio captured the IviOi^ptiz Wil- citj a machine gun attack causes risk jjj front of th** town helm, the German liner which has to more lives from bullets that miss trumpeters and ofBciaHy an been roaming the seas sinoc her sud-Jthe mark than are endangered by the „ounced the surrender of the wty. Ke den departure from this part a day or ^ bombs. u^ged that the citizens make no iis- SO before war was declared between —o— turbance. Germany and England- \ BRITISH ('ASUAL^IES GIVEN. Sir Cou2*tf?nay Bennett, Jiritish Con- ] gul General h|i’e, had heard the ru- Lortdon, Sept. 3.—0:50 P. M.—The j official bureau issued a further state- nwr and made inquiries during the!ment of British casualties as fol- day, but tonight said he had been jows: xijiable to confirm it. The Kronprinz Wilhelm, a North Germa.n Lloyd Jiner, was taken ’ Killed, 18 officers; 62 other ranks. j Missing, 86 officers, 4,672 other i ranks. prize into Bermuda, according to the reports. The Kronprinz Wilftelm Failed from Mew York with darkened lights And al^ the coal she could get aboard a dav or so before the declaration of war between Germany and Great Britain. She has not yet been re ported as arriving at any port. The impression prevailed that ?he went to furnish coal to German cruiser.s in the Noith Atlantic. The British cruiser Suffolk later re ported she had sighted the Kronprinx [ headquarter's. The official bureau explains that the missing mentioned in the list of cas ualties are men not accounted for and include unwounded prisoners and stragglers as well as killed or wound ed. As regards the “other ranks,” it is stated that 2,6828 men are returned as having been sent back to their base, as unfit, and that a large pro portion cl' these wou!d be included in (the number shown as missing in this I and th^j previous reports from general Wilhelm traris^rring coal in mid ocean to the German crulj?er Karls ruhe. —o— PARIS RESIGNED TO SITUATION. Paris, Sept. ;>.—8:50 P. M.—Paris again today showed its remarkable adaptability to circumstances. Kven though all allusions to such a con tingency had beers strictly forbidden in the newspapers, that the govern ment wiuld he. transflirred to Bordeaux In the report of casualties received tonight the names of the officers were given. Only their next of kin have been informed and the names will be published as soon as possible. No names of the men in the other ranks have been received, but a nuniber of wounded alr*=!ady have been brought home. SWEDEN CRGEO BY GERMANY. London, Sept. 3.—8:10 P. M.—Tele- “Later the mayor and the mumci- p«I councillors drove out in carriages to pay a formal visit to the German commander, who told them that they would be held tespotisible with their lives lor the. good conduct of the cit izens. “The Germans thereupon went to the town hall where'£be:^auled down the French flag and hoisted the Ger man colors. The German troops gan entering the city about midday, singing as they came “Die Wacht Am Rhein,” and "DuetschJand Uber Al- les.” O.V HIGH ROAD TO PARIS, i “No time has been wasted, however^ as the orders were to move on swiml- ly out on the high road to Paris. Only a few men were left to ^uard the city. The oniy casualties in connection with the German occapation were those of a ch^Tjfireur, who wcs shot at the gates because he did not Mop quick., ly enough at the order rf the sent.'y and that of a local sausage-maker who got into a war of woids with some troopers over the price of his wares. “When the Germans entered Amens the French retired to Picquigny (8 miles riorthwest of Amiens) biowing up bfth bridflfes over the Somme.” r Lovr^ound Fares :• t TO - ' Baltimore, Md. on account of the > Natioiial Star Spangied Banoer Centennial StptemDer 6-15, 1914 VIA Southern Railway | Southern Railway wi!l sell muiid tiip tickets from sll I ppir>ts to Baltimore. Md,, on acf Tint of this Celebration. ' Dates of siale Sept. 5th. 8th and 10th, with final return I limit to reach original staning point prior to midnight of I September 19th. Stop overs will bi.* :»€naitted at WMh?-’! ington on return trip within limit os -^ickeit Excellent opportunity to visit Baltimore at small c-ost and witness one of the gi^test events oif the age. A million dollar display of Historical r >areantry, In dustrial and Patriotic parades. Carnivals. K v'el electric illuminations. Army and Navy parade. Fire works and Bombardment. Middle states Regatta, National Athletic Union Events on 'and and water. Round trip fares from points mentioned are: From BurlingtcHi, N. 0.,—..i... $10.90. “ Chapel Hill. N. C 10.90. “ Durham, N. C., ^ : 10,90. “ Henderson, N. C., 9.61. " Oxford. N. C., 9.60. “ Raleigh. N. C., 10.95. ‘‘ Selma. N.C 11.55. Low round trip fares from all points not mentioned on same basis. Southern Railway offers excellent train service from all points. Good opportunity to make side trips to Philadei' phia. New York, Atlantic City, etc. For detailed information and fares from any point on Southern Railway, apply to ady Southern Ry. Agent, or, 0. F. YORK Traveliag|Pa»eiiger Agent Rtieigii, N. C. Perfect Frocks for Hot Weather Made At Heme in A Day are described and charmingfy il lustrated in the new McCALL PATTERNS AND FASHION PUBLICATIONS Now On Sale Watch Our Special Piece Goods Sales and make your own clothes at home. There neiver wa.^ a time when home dress jtmking^ -was so easy and satisfactory. The up-to-date woman s wardrobe is incompiete without the Jong tunic in some development. The model illus trated here is among the hundreds of new styles shown at our pattern department. AsA For Free Fashion Sheet Today McCa&l ‘‘The World, was an open secret .several ciays aao 1 j?raphing from Stockholm ihe i ALLIES ABANDON LA FERE. Ill ; - - I I II ■ ■ ■ - ’ ^ ; -■ London, Sept, 3.—3:01 P. M.—Av. undaioti P'renoh dispatch to The Times j^aya: I ‘'The Valley of the Sonime has been j abandoned. La Fere ha? been taken. the Dardanelles to Constantinople to deliver $150,000 in ^old deposited here for the relief of Americans in the Ottoman empire. The jcrand vizer has informed the American government that the waters of the Dardanelles are mined and that it would be unsafe for a vessel as ♦ large the North Carolina to go * through the straights. He declared aUo *hat it might establish a pre> cedent for the pssssges of other for eign warships and suggested that the American nava! yacht Scorpion, on duty in Tiirkish waters, he sent to sea tr« mtjet the North Carolina, I This was the substance of a long: ’eahlegram received at the Whits House and State Department teds; from Ambassador Morganthau, the firsfi jRessage from him in several days. The ambassador made no men> tion of any declaration of war, but referred to the diplomatic situation ns highly oriticaL The amhass;idoi* reported that all Americans who wished to leave had done so and that he thought funds aboard the North Carolina would be snOicient for immediate needs. j In view of the delicate situation the | American ambassador suggested that the plan of sending the Scorpion to j meet the ^^orth Carolina outside the ' ... : 7:._■ij'.Z-:::::::::.-.. ' strait;^ be adopted. The incident was ‘ FOR S.ALE—Empty molasses? onr- ! Highest prices paid for Corn, Gs-ts:, discussed at the navy and state de- lels, 40 cents eaqh.—J. N. Cates Store. Clover and Oat Hay at Merchants partments today and the North .Caro- Supply Co. lina, !io’.v at Kalmouth, England, wil! ■ O start tomorrow for the Mediterranean. I Milk and butter i& high and scarce, I Prices of meat and lard are hi^h. She probably will touch at Italian piit it up to lae cow—by Soja Bean j if you want to increase your milk ports and take aboard Assistant Sec- Hay, beet pulp, Cotton Seed Heal, | and butter supply, see Merchants Sup- vetary Breckeiiridge, reaching the Alfalfa Dairy Feed arid Wheat Brau' ply Co. Dardanelles in a week or ten day.^. By the time of hex* arrivai officials here expetrt Turkey will have declared war on either Russia or Great Brit- Continued on Page S. -O- —the cow rail do the 'st. For 3ale • — by Merchants Supply Co., Burling- i WANTED; To rent for cash the L, ton, and Graham. |J. Fonville farm, containing 135 acres, I I ;)0„acres of -wliich lies within the city F OR SALE—A lot of empty syrup ; limits of Burlington. This land is ir. b.irrels.—Burlington Eirug Co. - ' high state of cultivation and Is well The Flesh, And For all kinds of feedstuff, hay, corn,! adapted to the growth of tobacco, eats, cotton seed meal, beet pulp, bran . truck, grain and grasses. Ample and shipst’jff go to Merchants Supply . harns and outbuildings. For farther Co., Burlington, and Graham. I particulars apply to C. C. Fonville. 10 Cents and 20 Cents. A Six-Act Moving Picture Serisation, to bfe Shown at. Grotto The Devil” Sept. 7 POOR F
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