GERMAN EMPEROR
HOLDS WAR CONFAB
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TALKS WITH HIS MILITARY
HEADB AND ALSO HIB CHAN
CELLOR.
HOPE TO REMAIN NEUTRAL
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Other Power* Will See to Make Prob
able War Strictly an Austro-Ber
vlan One.
Berlin. lmportant conferences
■were h.eld at Potsdam between the
'German emperor, the Imperial chan
cellor, Dr. Von Rethmann-Hollweg.
and the strategic heads of the army
and navy to determine definitely the
German policy In the crl*ls.
The Rrltlsh and French amhassa
—dot*. Sir Kdward OowChprr irnd Jules -
Cambon. called on the minister of
foreign affairs. Herr Von Jagow, with
communications from their eovern
ment*. Authentic Information has
heen received In Berlin that Russia,
though not mobilizing her army, Ih
talcing certain precautionary military
measures.
Runs on Having* banks hy small
depositors In various parts of Ger
many were the outstanding features
of the day. which despite the first
bloodshed of the Austro-Servian con
flict, registered a slight but distinct
Increase In optimism regarding the
situation
The British ambassador made no
concrete proposals It Is understood
he told the German foreign minis
ter that C.reat Britain's object waft
not to Intervene in the Austro Ser
vian controversy hut sought a basis
on which Great Tlrltaln, France and
Germany hy action at Vienna and
St Petersburg, could prevent the
spread of the conflict
The French ambassador proposed
that Germany use her influence at
Vienna ID view of moderation. He
was Informed Germany was willing
to let the other powers try but an
Austria's ally she could not interfere
with Austria's freedom of action.
The official announcement of Rus
sia that no mnhlllzatlon of her army
had been ordered was supplemented
hy trustworthy Information from
Warsaw that among, the precaution
ary military measures tnken were the
withdrawal of troops In Poland from
the Immediate frontiers of Germany
and Austria for concentration In the
Interior; the recall of the Russian
troops from their summer camps.
CHURCH IS DECREED MENACE.
Vlllareal Say* Catholic Activity Hal
Been Yoke to Mexico.
Tanipico, Meilco.—A decree limit
ing the scope of the Roman Catholic
chuiVh in the state of Nuevo Leon on
the ground of "public health, moral
ity and Justice." WHS Issued by Anto
nio L. Vlllareal, governor and mili
tary commander. He snid:
"During the life of the nation the
church has been a pernicious factor In
disruption and discord and has en
tirely forgotten Its spiritual mission."
The most drastic feature of the de
cree Is the prohibition of confession.
Vlllareal gives as his reason for thin
the charge that the confessional and
the sacristy in Mexico have become
a menace to morality
Raise Suffrage Fund*.
Washington. Arrangements for
converting into coin the donations of
old gold and silver that are being
made to help in the "votes for wo
men" campaign have been made by
the National Woman Suffrage Asso
ciation.
The fund realized by this "melting
pot" plan is to be used in the suf
frage campaigns In Montana. Nevada,
North and South Dakota, Nebraska.
Missouri and Ohio. The women hope
it will amount to |. r >o.ooo.
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President Receive* Irish. —
Washington.— A delegation from the
Ancient Order of Hibernians which
has just closed Its convention In Nor
folk,VVat was received by President
Wilson. P. F. Cannon of Massachu
setts, National vice president, headed
the visitors.
Would Reward Worker*.
Washington.—Reward for officers
who had charge of Panama Canal
work Is proposed In Representative
Dent's bill favorably reported by the
Military Affalra Committee. It would
extend the thanks of Congress to Col
onel George W. Goeithals, Brigadier
General William C. Gorgas, Col. H F
Hodges, Lieutenant Colonel William
L. Sibert and Commander H. H. Rous
seau, a naval civil engineer. The
measure would authorize the Presi
dent to appoint Colonel Goethals and
General Gorgas major general.
Pari* Want* No War.
Paris.—Violent arKl-war demonstra
tions occurred on the boulevards ac
companied by the singing of revolu
tionary songs. Large forces of police
and mounted Republican guards under
the direction of Prefect Pennion, fre
quently charged the crowds. Many
persons were knocked down and in
jured. The disorders were complicat
ed by patriotic demonstration and on
, several occasions attempts were made
to rash the cafes frequented by Ger
mans, which finally were guarded by
police. ,
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MISS MARYJA'CAULEY
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Mlbh McCauley, daughter of Mr. and
Mm. Kdward McCauley of Washing
ton, la to be married early In the fall
to Naval Constructor Herbert Sey
mour Howard. She 1* one of the moat
prominent society girl* at the capital
and made hsr debut three aeasomi
a*o.
JONES DROPS FROM
EIGHT IN SEITE
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CHICAQOAN WROTE THAT HE
DIDN'T WANT TO EMBARRASS
WILBON.
SENATORS MUCH RELIEVED
President Tall* Jonet That He Ha*
Baen Sinned Agalntt and That the
People Will Revenge.
Washington,— President Wilson
ended the blttnrnet fight of his Ad
ministration by withdrawing the nom
ination of Thomas D. Jones of Chica
go to be a member of the Federal Re
servt» Hoard. Mr. Jones had written
urging this action.
The message of withdrawn! reached
the senate Just as Senator Reed of
Missouri, one of the Democrats op
posing confirmation of the appoint
ment was concluding a vigorous de
nunciation of the International Har
vester Company, of which Mr. Jones
Is director, and those responsible for
Its existence nnd operations. Its ere
ated a mild sensation, and cut short a
debate that promised to run Indefi
nitely.
With the brief message, the presi
dent sent copies of Mr. Jones' letter
and his reply. Opposition to the nomi
nee had been based on his connection
with the harvester company, which
is under indictment as n trust. The
senate banking committee had sub
mitted a majority report adverse to
confirmation, signed by all the Repub
lican and two Democratic members.
Mr. Jones wrote that this report WIIB
"based on a distortion of facts and
perversion of the truth."
While Senator Reed was speaking
Becretary Tumulty held a conference
with Senators llollls and l'omorene,
who with Senators Lee and Maryland
and Shaforth have been most active
In urging the confirmation of Mr.
Jones.
CEPEDA GIVEN AUTHORITY.
Washington. Reglnnldo Cepeda,
Senator from the state of Coahulla
and Intimate friend of General Car
ranza has been selected by Provision
al President Ciirbajal to negotiate the
transfer of the Government at Mexico
City to the Constitutionalists.
Mr. Cepeda, who was in hiding in
Mexico City during the Huerta dic
tatorship left Vera Cruz for Tanipico
to meet Carranza. He has full In
structlons to arrange for the transfer
of Government.
personal represent
ative of Mr. Carabajal, conveyed this
information to Secretary Bryan.
Messrs. Mangel. Norvelo and Urueta,
who It had been supposed would con
stitute the Carabajal delegation, mere
ly volunteered their services and have
no credentials from Carbajal.
Offer* Reward of $5,000.
Columbia, S. C. —A reward of 16,000
for the arrest and convinctlon of the
man, -who shot Dr. James H. Mcln
tc sh, well known physician of Colum
bia, was offered by J. W. Norwood, a
Greenville banker. Cltlens of Colum
bia launched a campaign to raise sl,-
000 for the arr?s* of thte nssatlant,
wl.o Is supposed to have escaped in an
automob'le. The shooting was the
lmmediave subject for attacks on law
lessness In South Carolina by candi
dates for the United States senate
speaking here.
Fovrth Death By Plague.
New Orleans. Bubonic plague
claimed its fourth death here. The
death occurred at the same address
from which Helen Scell, aged 10, de
veloped the disease last Saturday and
the victim was the child's grandmoth
er, Reglna Schmidt, aged 73. The
womacn became ill July 20 and she was
listed as a plague suspect. She suf
fered from the septloacemic type.
This is considered more dangerous
than the bubonic type which baa af
fected each of eight case*.
THE ENTERPRISE, WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA.
FIRST GUNS FIRED
111 EUROPEAN WAII
REPORTED ENCOUNTER OP AU«-
TRIANB AND SERVIANS NEAR
BEMENORIA.
UNDER STRICT CENSORSHIP
News of Activities Cannot Easily
Seep Through Sieve of Censor
ship.—Towns Under Martial Law.
Vienna.—No declaration of war has
been lnued and It In believed none
will be since Bervla never subscribed
to The. Hague convention. The send
ing of his passports to the Servian
minister, M. Jovanovltch, by the Aus
trlan foreign office, however. Is deem
ed equivalent to the declaration of
war. This action wan taken when
the report that the Servian minister
had left Vienna was found incorrect.
M. Jovanovltch will leave immediate
ly. In his absence the Ruealan am
bassador will take charge of Servian
Interests.
There were patriotic demonstrations
throughout the day. although a heavy i
rain foil. Great crowds gathered in 1
front of the war office and cheered thrfj
officers who appeared. Processions
filled the streets.
A general mobilisation in Montene
gro is reported
Italy has Informed Austria that, in
the event of an armed conflict with
Servla. she will adopt a friendly atti
tude In accordance with her relations
with the triple alliance.
Proclamations have posted or
dering partial mobilisation. The Aus
tro-Hungarian Dank has raised the
bank rate from four to five per cent
and the committee of the Bourse has
decided to clßse the Bourse to "pre
vent an unwarranted disturbance of
Industrial Interests nnd to counteract
disquieting reports."
The Noue Frier Presse says the
minister of finance will raise |8R,000,-
000 for the government's immediate
requirements and adds that negotla
tlotis between the powers for localiza
tion of»the conflict will continue. It
was said by one diplomat that
"France Has no Intention to expose
herself 100 much on Servla's behalf
The Imperial decree Issued gives
the government enormous powers to
ensure the secrecy of Its measures.
Authorities are enltled to open all
letters. Only telegrams approved by
the censor can be dispatched. News
papers publishing details of military
preparations or movements ran be
suppressed.
All the railways are guarded by
sentries with orders to use their arms
on any person who falls to stop when
commanded.
The prospect of war Is not regarded
hore aH child's play. The Servians
put 400,000 men Into the field during
the Balkan wars. Both officers and
men are passionately patriotic. It la
expected that Servla will attempt to
hold the front along the Danube and
the Drlna with only a weak force,
while the greater part of the army
will he concentrated In the contra!
district, probably near Nlsh or Kra
guyeratz and another strong force in
Novlpa/.ar. which will be destined for
offensive operations against llosnia.
AUSTRIA ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.
Qave Servian Miniater Passports and
Bent Him Home.
London. —The latest developments
appear to furnish new proof that Aus
tria Is determined to make war on
Servla. The possibilities of a gen
eral European war seem greater than
ever have confronted the present gen
eration.
The Servian reply to the Austro-
Hungarlan ultimatum was an accept
ance of almost all the Imperious de
mands, except that Austrian officials
shalT participate In the investigation
and fix the responsibility for the antl-
Ausirlan propaganda. Servla propos
ed an appeal to the Powers at The
Hague for the settlement of that fea
ture.
A formal declaration of war Is not
expected because Servla is not- a
party to The Hague convention, which
requires this.
Prosperity at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg. - An expenditure of near
ly $2,000,000 for a great new pas
senger and freight terminal on the
north side and for a fine passenger
terminal at Smlthfleld and Water
street for the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road Company Is taken to mean that
Pittsburg Is rapidly coming into tta
normal state of prosperity Work has
already begun on the improvements
laid out by the railroad company and
within 60 days Several thousand
will be employed on the work.
King Honors Marconi.
London.—The King received Wil
liam Marconi at Buckingham Palace
and conferred upon him t]ie- honorary
knighthood of the Grand Cross of the
Royal Victorian Order Is the
newest order of knighthood, dating
from 189$. It has Ave classes of which
the Grand CrdSß of the Victorian Or
der is the highest. The English mem
bers of this class take the title "Sir,"
but honorary membes are chiefly for
eigners and do not uae the title.
JAMES A. FREAR
'M
Rpersentatlva James A." Fr#if oT
Wisconsin has been devoting much
time to the defeat of the Hvers and
harbors "pork barrell" bill, and gath
ered the facte that were used by the
other opponents of the measure.
MEN CAPTIVES
SHOT AFTER FIGHT
STREET BATTLE BETWEEN GOV
ERNMENT FORCES AND 500
REVOLUTIONISTS.
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REPULSED THE BOLD ATTACK
Bryan and Daniels Confer on Advlsl
blllty of Bendlng Marlnea Into
Haiti.—4oo to Embark Soon.
Washington.—Pressed by European
powers, the t'nlted States government
has about lost patience with the va
rious elements In the republics of Hai
ti and San Domingo and will demand
a restoration of peace or threaten
armed Intervention.
Secretary Bryan will confer with
Secretary Daniels about a posslbe
movement of marines Into Haiti- Dis
cretlonary orders have been given
Captain Russell of the battleship
South Carolina now at Cape Heltelen,
but final decision as to whether force
Is to be used by the American govern
ment hss been deferred. Reports from
Cape Haltlen of further fighting with
added danger to foreigners were re
garded as forecasting prompt action
by the marines now being concentrat
ed at Guantanamo.
Secretary Daniels decided that the
addltonal 400 marines to be sent to
Guantanamo for service In Haiti would
be embarked from Norfolk, Va. on
the transport Hancock now enroute
to Hampton Roads from Guantanamo.
There are now more than 500 marines
at Guantanamo or on American war
ships In Haltlen and Dominican wa
ters. There are now some three thou
sand marines under General Funston's
command and nearly another thousand
could be gathered from the warships.
Many Haltlen rebels were executed
at Cape Haltlen after government
forces had defeated 500 revolutionists
In a two-hour street battle. The reb
els entered the" town before the garri
son was swake.
Captain Russell of the battleship
South Carolina reported the affair by
wireless to the navy department. His
dispatch said the government troop
ers, numbering 400, repulsed the at
tack with a loss of eight men killed.
The rebels, after having 31 killed, fled
In disorder. ,
Will Aak Explanmatlon.
Washington.—Explanation of an al
leged affront by Franklin M. Gunther,
Secretary of the American Legation in
Norway to the harbor master at Chris-,
tlana probably will be demanded by
the State Department without waiting
formal word from Norway.
Accuse Monroa Captain.
Baltimore. —That six of the steamer
Monroe's life-rafts were not launched
although it was convenient to get at
them and that Captain Johnson, mas
ter, left the ship while others were
aboard, was the testimony given at
the hearing of Captain Johnson before
the local board of the t'nlted
States steamboat inspectors. The tes
timony was given by Guy E. Horsey,
first officer of the Monroe when that
ship was sunk in collision with the
liner Nantucket off the Capes of Vir
ginia, January 30.
New Havan Still Hoping.
New York. —Despite the decision of
the Federal government to proceed
with suits against the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
the directors yet hope that a way will
be, found to accomplish the dissolu
tion of the system by agreemnt with
the government President James Hus
tts declared. Mr. Hustis asserted that
the New Haven had not refused to
carry out the agreement reached with
the Federal authorises. The demand
of the government, he said was a
change in the original agreement
ALL FACTIONS If
READ? FOR PEACE
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ZAPATA SAID TO BE LATEST
RECRUIT TO THE CARNEGIE
CAMP.
CARBAJAL WANTS TO BE OUT
i
Provisional President Haa No Dee Ire
For the Leading Part In the Fu
ture government ef Mexico.
Washington.—Official advices re
vealed that the Washington adminis
tration was meeting with success In
bringing Provisional President Car
bajal. General Carransa. General Vil
la and General Elmlliano Zapata Into
harmony for the restoration of peece
in Mexico.
_ Prom these four leader* —-repre-
senting all the factors concerned In
the establishment of a stable govern-
In answer to the counsel and advice
which the United States haa been
lending to smooth the way to a com
plete agreement.
General Zapata promised to co
operate with the Conatltutionallsts In
the work of pacification. Two emis
saries from General Carranta to Gen
eral Zapata are due in Vera Crux to
morrow and will explain to Zapata
the concessions and reforms planned
by Carranza. Offlrals were confident
an amicable understanding would be
reached.
General Carranxa, through the
American consuls accompanying him,
Indicated he make satisfactory
arrangements concerning the amnesty
and guarantees desired by the Carba
jal government. „ i
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Carranxa has arrived at Tamplco.
While there he will meet Reglnaldo
Cepeda who has been authorized by
Provisional President Carbajal to
make preliminary arrangements for
the transfer of the government to the
Constitutionalists.
Provisional President Carbajal
himself, sent for the Braxlllan minis
ter who Is caring for the Interests of
the Cnlted States In Mexico and ask
ed him to Inform the Washington gov
ernment that he and his associates
wanted no share In the new adminis
tration but simply an amnesty and
guarantees for the property of all
Mexicans regardless of political afflll
atlon.
Mr. Carbajal's statement was trans
mitted to American Consul SUllman
to assist In preparing the way for the
forthcoming peace conferences.
Doubts which officials had express
ed over General Villa's attitude also
were quieted when word came from
him that he would do all In his power
to restore peace In Mexico and would
unite with the other Constitutionalist
leaders toward that common purpose.
Villa's message was sent In response
to the personal appeal of the Wash
ington government.
COAL PIER FOR CHARLESTON.
Southern Railway Announces That
4,000 Feat Water Front Has
Been Secured.
Washington.—A. P. Thorn, general
counsel for the Southern Railway, an
nounced that full arrangements have
been made by that road to construct
a coal pier at Charleston, S. C„ and
afford the mines on Its tracks an op
portunity to tranship coial at Charles
ton and enter Into the export coal
trade.
The Southern Railway has acquired
4,000 feet of water front in the Mag
nolia cemetery site and will Immedi
ately begin work on the construction
of the first unit of a coal pier Daniel
B. Wentx and other coal operators in
the Virginia fleid attending the inves
tigation the senate is conducting of
coal rates to the Southeastern Atlantic
ports, say they expect to avail them
selves of this new outlet for their coal.
"I cannot say Just when the pier
will be ready for coal," Mr. Thorn
said. "However, the money for the
development has been arranged for
and the company will proceed with
the work as rapidly as posible. It in
tends to afford every facility to the
coal producers along its various
lines."
Another Plague Infested Rat.
.New Orleans —Finding of anothe'
plague-infested rat, the eighth, was a.i
nounced by W. C. Rucker, federal as
sistant surgeon general supervising the
fight against bubonic plague here. The
rodent was captured in Saint Ann
street, 15 blocks from the point where
the first case of the disease developed
June 27. All officers of the transporta
tion departments of railroad steamship
companies here have been called to a
meeting to get Instructions from fed
eral authorities as to what they should
do.
'i
Tax on Cotton Gambling.
Washington.—Conferences of the
senate and house on the bill to regulate
cotton futures sales agreed on a meas
ure which provides a scheme of tax
ation for "gambling" transactions and
adopts the standard of grades (o be
established by the department of agri
culture. The tax agreed upon Is two
cents a pound or $lO a bale, which is
regarded as absolutely prohibitive and
calculated to prevent practices of cot
ton exchanges which prompted the
proposed legislation.
RATE COMMISSI
i REPORT EXPECTED
TARIFFB RECOMMENDED WILL,BE
HIGHER THAN THOBE OF
JUBTICE ACT.
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WILL RERUIRE 60 DAYS MORE'
Rates That Commission Will Report
Will Not Include the 25 Per Cent
Extra for "Mountain Division."
Lieutenant Governor Daughtrdige la
on duty here as governor for a few
; days while Governor Craig Is out of
t the city until August 10 filling en
j gagements for addresses in PennsyJ
j vanla and Ohio.
Mr. Daughtridge experts that the
| rate commission will file its report
on the Justice act declaring .what the
intrantsje rates shall be as between
ttn» reduced rates prescribed for ap
plication in this state by the act and
the present rates, which are about 24
per cent, higher. It is generally con
ceded that the rate commission will
declare an entirely new scale of ratea
that will be nothing like so low as
the Justice rate's.
Furthermore, the rates that the
commission will report will not in
clude the 2f> per cent extra "moun
tain division" chance for freights
handled on the Asheville. Murphy and
Old Fort divisions of the Southern
that have beer in force for many
years. That this extra charge will be
eliminated by the commission la
learned from an authoritative source.
As soon as the report comes from
the commission it will be sent from
the governor's office In the corpora
tion commission to be promulgated
by the commission as the established
rates for the intrastate freight traffic
and 60 days from this promulgation
by the corporation commission the
new rates will become operative, un
less there is appeal taken to the
courts by the railroad companies.
There is a strong impression that
there will be no such appeal.
ALMOST A FL YLE6B TOWN.
Greepaboro Begins Antl-Mosqulto
Campaign—Exciting Chase.
Greensboro.—Now that E. P. Whar
ton is Just finishing a successful cam
paign against the fly, Dr. J. T. J. Bat
tle, another voluntary assistant health
officer without pay, will commence
the annual light on the mosquito. Dr.
Battle has issued a statement in
which he calls upon people' of the city
to assist him by cleaning up back lota
and all places where mosquitoes
might breed.
Pedfce of the city believe that when
Dr. W. S. Rankin, of the state board
of health comes here to investigate
Greensboro as a "flyless town" that
he will find It as nearly flyless as
could possibly be expected. A great
deal of hard work has been done In
the matter of preventing the breed
ing of flies and killing those tfcat have
been bred.
Military Day at Henderaonville.
Hendersonville.—The largest num
ber of people ever seen In Henderson
villa were on Main street recently
when the home people and the hun
dreds of tourists and visitors from
surrounding places gathered to see
the automobile parade and that of the
students and regulars of the govern
ment camp and boys of
school camps and military organiza
tions in this section. The drills of
the Fifth United States cavalry and
the music of the Flrst Artillery band
were attractive parts of the program,
rendered in observance of military
and automobile day, which closed
with the military ball at night.
Wilmington Development.
Wilmington. Workmen recently
began the opening up and improve
ment of Fourth street through Hilton
Park-to the city limits. The improve
ment of the thoroughfare will coat
about $15,000, the money for which
has been loaned to the city by the
Hilton Lumber Company, which has
a large lumber mill in that vicinity.
The roadway will open up an attract
ive part of the* city.
Capt. E. B. Parker Dead.
Burlington.—There died at his home
In Graham a few days ago Edward 8.
Parker, well-known lawyer and large
hearted - citizen. Mr. Parker was
atTicken by paralysis the night before.
This stroke was one of several that
have come to him during the past
four years. With his going there
passes a life of 7« years of faithful
and beneficient service. Born in
Cumberland, apending his early days
In Harnett, he gave to Alamance the ,
pride and prime of his life, and for
ft Alamance la better.
;
Breaks JaW Bona.
Forest City.—B. H. Bridges, super
intendent of the county schools, met
with a painful accident recently when
he got his feet tangled in wire while
in the barnyard and fell, fracturing
his Jawbone and sustaining several
other less serious wounds. A doctor
was hurriedly summoned and the pa
tient ia doing well at present. Wade
Bowles, the 14-year-old son of Rev. J.
A. Bowles of the Methodist church,
was knocked unconscious when he
fell from a high porch recently.