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[RUSSIANS SWARM MID GERMANY (kRMi Ritmt Across Nnter fiHiwid lyfimt MK if Rissbts. lUnr tout . ' . lIVMESE TAKE TSINfi-TAU WarMMi* Surrender Important Fortress i h CMm—AIIIM and C«rm*m Fighting Around Yprm The past week hu been an event- Jtf we In the European war. The WM dispatches from Petrograd tell Of overwhelming victories for the Rus ■tea forces In Russian Poland and East fovMia. The demoralised Austrian ar jateo are doomed if the repbrts be true lhat the Russians have cut them o IT from the German forces in Gallcla An «ther jolt was handed Germany In Chi ttoa when the German fortress at Tsing- Tu anrrendered to the llrltlsh and Jwueie troops. Turkey's advent Into the war also puts a new phase Into the situation to freely pr«*dlcted that if Germa toy tells to win, the Ottoman empire will be vanquished by the allied forces. For nearly a half century Tur key has come out of one defeat only to be launched into another war which ends In defeat. This has resulted in • redaction in the Turkish territory, •specially in Europe, until It is now one mt the smallest countries on the continent. To bold their enemies and at the name time Inflict the greatest losses possible, seems to be the campaign the allies are carrying against the Hermans In the north of France and In Belgium. For weeks the great forces of the German empire have been pounding away at the allied ranks trying with desperation to break throagh their lines and force an open ing to the French coast. Hut It hus all been in vain. Added to the Ir resistible strength of the allies the Ger mans had to ftßht In a flooded territory. It was too much for them and they were forced to retreat. Another attempt Is now being mude by the Germans to force their way through the region surrounding Ypres. It seems to be the last chance the Germans will have, and they must eith er succeed or retreat" back through Belgium. W''«n the siege on Purls failed, the Ualser, It Is said, resolved to begin a campaign on England. For this purpose the control of the French and Belgian coast was necessary. Ant werp was taken and the German forces moved on to the Belgian coast. But all was lost when they failed to reach live French const Much Interest is being manifested In the campaign In the east. With the Great Russian hordes threatening the rlcheet region of Germany with lnva slon, military experts are wondering what will be the next move of the Germans According to the latest re ports the Russians have advanced as far as the Warthe river. In Russlun Poland, and are now on the border of Wast Prussia. The Germans are saljj' have retreated Into liast Prus sia. in the east of East Prussia the Russians are also said to have made much headway. Wltfi the Russians clofring in from two directions the Ger man forces In Prussia are facing a serious dilemma. Now that they have been cut oft from the German forces In Gallcia, the Aus trian armies have only one recourse, and that is, to retreat through the Carpathian mountains. For many weeks the Austrian forces have bat tled with the Russians, but It lias been a losing tight. When things looked the bluest for the Austrlans, reinforce- TTK-nts were sent them® by the German armies. It appeared for a time that tho Russians would be forced to give up the positions in Gallcia they hal won at a great sacrifice of life, lint this they failed to do. 1,598 British Officers Killed Ixindon.—A tabulated Mat of casual ties among ItrltlHh -gnmmlMlaitLil offi cers in France betweeln Otcober 20 and October 27, raises the total of officers killed, wounded or missing to 1,5i>8. The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who lost seven officers killed, eight wounded and two missing, and the Royal Field Artillery, ten of whose officers were wounded, were among the heaviest suf ferers. Naval Battle Is Pending Washington.—Official dispatches of the fall of Tsing-Tau were received at the Japanese embassy and interpreted as signalling the beginning of an of fensive movement of the squadrons of warships which have been occupying and blockading Kiao-Chow, which have been released, it is said, to hunt down the German ships in the Pacific It was stated at the embassy that In all probability a joint occupation of the British and Japanese forces would take place at Tsing-Tau immediately. Servians Defeated Near Shabats London. —An official statement is sued in Vienna says: "In the southern war theater, attempts made 'against tbe enemy, strongly fortified behind barbed wire entanglements in the dis trict of v Complanine and south of Sha bats, are progressing slowly. The strategically important heights of Mi ear were captured and 200 prisoners taken. Some Servian entrenchments were' stormed and 1,500 prisoners, four cannon and six machine guns were Ukm. AT LEAST HE HAS NERVE CHICAGO HERALD. 'j l '» Russians Advance Into Qsrmany l«**ndon. —Except for the full of Tslng- THU, the most significant report from any of the battle fronts -and the most welcoihe to the allies —is that the Run- HlariH, besides driving the Austrian* back In Qalicla, have reached thu War the river in Russian Poland, and have established themselves on the Fast Prussian frontier. A Berlin oftlclal report Hays Home Russian cavalry crossed the Warthe, but were driven back. To this ti{* Russian report udds that Uie town of Warta, on the Warthe river, in Po land, has been occupied and that a Russian column has proceeded west ward through Cxenstochowa, near the Bileslan frontier. The Russians, too, are responsible for the report that they have defeated the Germans near Mlawa, In Poland, Just across the Hast Prussian boun dary and at Lyck In East Prussia. Military observers here say the Russians have followed the retiring Germans at a much faster pace than was anticipated and that If they are In force they may prevent the Ger mans from taking up new post tlons on the Warthe and compel them to fall back to the Bileslan border. Despite all this, reports persist that the Germans are sending westward large numbers of their troops who have been fighting In Poland to oppose the allies In France and Belgium. That they would do this with enormous Russian forces threatening their own and richest territory military men here say seems highly Improbable unless the Gertnnns are satisfied a small force can prevent the Russians enter ing Silesia and Fast Prussia. Allies Fighting Around Yprea In the west the ding dong fighting continues. The ilelgians, who hold the lines along the coast, are being given a comparative rest, after their three months of almost continuous fighting The Germans still are con centrating around Ypres, where they are trying to hack their way through the Anglo-French troops to the coast. Both sides claim to have made prog ress here, the Anglo-French forces southeast of the town and the Ger mans southwest. Correspondents In the rear of the armies say the fight ing has not appreciably- lessened and that both sides are using tremendous weight of artillery in an endeavor to clear the ground for an Infantry ad vance. Iloth armies are being reinforced, it seems to be realized that the (iermans cannot proceed farther west because of the co-operation of the warships witli the land forces and that a route either here* or farther south must be found if the Germans are to attain their ambition of reaching the French coast. Germans Hurled In Rfver Paris.—The~ story of a French bay onet attack which forced Into the river Olse a body of dormant* after the bridge by which they had crossed had been destroyed by a bomb dropped from an aeroplane was recounted in dispatches reaching Paris. The inci. dent took place near Semplgny. The French lmd been ordered to hold the bridge at any cost. After quick flrers had played havoc for twenty minutes in the German ranks the bugle sound ed retreat and the Germans poured across the bridge. Use of German Uniforms Denied Washington.—A foreign office dis patch to the French embassy denied accusations of the German press that the French were using German uni forms. "This ruse," said the dispatch, "to which the Germans often have re curred themselves, has never been em ployed by our soldiers, who, proud of their uniform, are content to fix their bayonets and hurl themselves into the asßaiftt of a position. The Germans, however, often hare abused the, white 11a*." TO BfTBtPBISE, WTT.T.TAMITOM, WORTH OAXOLDM. German Ships Destroyed Toklo, Japan.—After desperate as saults, In which the Japanese, In tho face of heroic resixtance, rivaled the bruvery of their forces at Port Ar thur, Tsing-Tau surrendered. Gov. Mey er Waldeck, after the hoisting of whltn flags on the forts, Hent an officer with a flan of truce to the Anglo-Japanese lines. The Japanese and Herman officers opened a conference at Moltke bar racks when the formalities of capltu lation were concluded. The Japanese officers highly pral*e the bravery of the Germans, wlio fought tenaciously to tlie last.' Un official reports are tiiat the Germans blew up what wan left of their forts before surrendering and practically the whole town Is In rulnn. A Japanese tori>e(lo boat flottllii that entered tlie bay found that nearly all the ships had been destroyed. Austrian! Cut Off From Germans Home.—A Trlbuna dispatch from IV trograd suys: "The ItUHHlaiiM have cut off the Aus trian army from the German*. The Austrlans were encircled on their left flank and were forced to retreat, but the Russians occupied all the ways of retreat toward Cracow and thu« the entire Austrian army won pun hod to ward the Carpathian mountains, against which they ure closely proHsed. The Austrlans' condition Is desper ate, ah their only line of retreat lies across the Carpathians, which, at this time of the year, are almost Impassa ble to a million and a half of men with provisions and munition trains and artillery. . "l'etrograd Is rejoicing over the present decisive victory. Great dem onstrations have been held, and In all the churches services to celebrate the event have taken place. "Kmperor Nicholus remained at the front." Russians Force German Retreat Petrogrnd.—The Russian general stafT has issued the following: "On the East Prussian front the Rus sian troops are developing with.suc cess an offensive In the region of the forest of Uominten and Lyck (Kast Prussia). "The German rear guard was dis lodged by us from Mlawa on November 4, suffering great losses. "Reyond the Vistula the enemy con tinues to fall back. A German col umn passed through Czenstochowa, Russian Poland, moving west. "Minor engagements have occurred near Warta and on the road from Andrejew to Mechow near Merzuva. "In Galleia the Austrlans in their retreat left behind them many soldier* 111 with cholera at Joroslau, Przevorsk and villages on the San." German Cargoes Are Affected London.—The closing of the North sea to all niipping except that which places itself under the protection of the British fleet Is recoßniaed as the first stroke of Admiral Baron Fisher, the new first sea lord of the admi ralty and as one of the most import ant events of the war. All cargoes destined for German or Austrian con sumption must run the gauntlet of British inspection in the English chan nel, the strait ,of Gibraltar or the Suez canal. Czar Receives U. 8. Ambassador Petrograd.—George T. Marye, Jr., of San Francisco, the newly appointed American ambassador to Russia, pre sented his credentials to Emperor Nicholas and formally assumed charge of the embassy. „ Prince Of Battenberg Killed London.—Princess Henry of Batten berg has been Informed by the head quarters at the front that her son, Prince Maurice of Battenberg, whoss name appeared in a recent list of kill ed, met death leading hU compan." GERMANS RETURN TO ASSAULT AIDES REINFORCEMENTS SENT TO BAT TLE LINE IN WEST—ALLIES REPULSE ATTACKS. RUSSIANS ON GERMAN SOIL Otrmani Abandon Position* Along Worth*.—Borlin Roporta Victory Ovor Curs Troop*. London. —The Oermanit have renew ed their offensive tn the vicinity of Yprea end Dixmude, where several at tempts to break through the Allied lines to the coast or France were re pulsed after the moat sever fighting of the war. Despite the Austro-Gennan armies have suffered in the east, where the Russians have set tneir feet on Ger man territory, the German* are said to be still sending reinforcements to the west in an endeavor to break down the resistance of the French, British and Belgians. There has been no decisive action along the whole front, but each aide is making gains which , may count when the crisis is at hand. With the tremendous forces opposing each other, any progress necessarily must be slow, but both the Allies and the Qermans express sat infection with the way in which the battle has gone thus far. In the east the Russian advance guards are fighting «n both the Kast Prussia nand Posen borders and R is believed that the Hermans have given up their first plan of resisting the Russians' advance on the posi tions which they haa prepared along the Warthe River. According to a German report; the Russians have suffered a reverse on the East Prussian frontier, where they lost 4,000 men and some machine guns, but of the fighting elsewhere In this region Berlin aavs nothing. There have been no developments In the Near Kast, the engagements fought being between Russian and Turkish frontier guards In the Cau casus or the bombardment of ports. The slackness In rec-ulting in Eng land has been given a flllup by the marches of some of the crack terri torial regiments and the procession through the streets of I>ondon In con nection with the inauguration of the liord Mayor, in whim Canadian and other Dominion troope took part. Prop*--all sections or the country come reports of an increasing number of younK mnn offering tnenwelvea for service. ALLIES WILL WIN IN WAR ..ord Kitchener Declare* Thai End .dust Mean Victory for Englatio. London. —Confidence in the ultimate success of the Allied arms was ex pressed by Earl Kitchener who point ed out the great Issue at stake, the advantages possessed by the Allies In men and material and In "that won derful spirit which never has under stood the meaning of defeat." Speaking of the Lord Mayor's bim quet, Kitchener praised the ter ritorials. particularly the lx»ndon Scottish and the East Indians spoke of the admiration of the British troops for the "glorious French army." and said: "I'nder the direction of General Jcfr fre, who Is not only a great military leader, but a great man, we may con fidently rely on the ultimate success of the Allied forces in the western theater of the war." He praised the brilliant leadership of Grand Duke Nicholas and also "the splendid deeds of the gallant Belgian army" and the gallantry of the Jap anese forces. Continuing, Lord Kitch ener said: ~ "The British empire Is fighting for Its existence. I want every citizen to understand this cardinal fact, for only from a clear conception of the vast Importance of the issue at stake can come the great national moral im pulse without which the government war ministers, or even their navies can do but little, "We have enormous advantages In our resources of men and material and in that wonderful spirit of ours which never has understood the mean ing of defeat. All these are great as sets but they must be used judiciously and effectively. "I have no compallnt to make what ever about the response to my appeals for men. The progress in the military training of those who already hare enlisted is remarkable and the coun try well may be proud of them, but I shall want more men and still more until the enemy is crushed." Fleet Is Bighted. Santiago, Chile..—The British cruiser Glasgow which was engaged with the German squadron In battle off the Cllean coast Sunday, November 1, and the British transport Otranto have passed Delgada point light In the Straits of Magellan. Britiah Fleet Southward Bound. New York. —The steamer Oamplsta which arrived here from Brazilian ports reported that between Rio Ja neiro and Pernambuco, she (tossed a fleet of sevdn British warahips. COTTON GINNED IS NEAR PAST RECORD UP TO NOVEMBER 1 THE CROP WAS WITHIN 9,170 BALES OF RECORD. 9 —• AN ENORMOUS WHEAT CROP D**pit* LOM in Cotton, U. S Crop* Arc Worth Much Mor* Than In Any Preview* Year. Washington. Ginning of cotton continues active despite the low price Southern farmers are receiving and the depreaaion In the Industry caused by the war.. During the period from October IS to November 1 the ginning amount ed to 2,207,144 bales, miking the aggregate for the season 9,828,695 bales, the period's ginning was only 6,170 bales less than ginned during the same period on the record pro duction year of 1911 and the aggre gate for the season is only 142,210 bales less. Compared with last year the ginning on November 1 were 865,177 bales more. In Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana and Oklahoma the glnnings to November 1 exceeded those for any of the past eight years. The fourth cotton ginning report of the season, compiled from reports of census bureau correspondents and agents throughout the cotton belt Just Issued, announced that 9,828,695 bales of cotton counting round as half bales, of the growth of 1914 had been ginned prior to November 1. This compared with 8,830,396 bsles, or 63.2 per cent, of the entli% crop, ginned prior to November 1, last year, 8,869.222 bales, or 65.8 per cent In 1912 and 9,970,905 bales or 64.1 per cent in 1911. Important farm crops of the United States this year are worth $5,068,742.- 000 or 1104,000,000 more than the value of the same crops last year, not withstanding a lows of 1418,000,000 sustained by cotton planters on lint alone as a result of the European war. Preliminary estimates announced by the department of agriculture and statistics of average prices paid to producers November 1 Indicate that this year's wheat and corn crops are the most valulble ever grown In the United States, that the wheat and apple crops are record harvests. The huge wheat crop and the In creased price of that cereal, the large corn and apple crops and the increased price in oats, barley and rye more than offset the big loss in cotton. QUTIERREZ NAMES HIS CABINET Carranza Ordtra His Commander* to Return to Posts of Duty Mexico City.—General Venustiano Oarranzn Issued an ultimatum declar ing himsetf chief head of the repub lic. The proclamation was Issued at Cordoba and directed to military chieftains and clvlj employes of the central Kovernment who were ordered to disregard the mandates of the Aguas Callentes convention. To the military chieftains Carranza said that unless they left the conference and were back at their posts by 6 o'clock Tuesday evening their next in rank would assume their places. Qen. Eulallo Gutierrez, appointed provisional president of Mexico by the ARUBS .-Callentes convention, has proclaimed himself the chief executive beginning November 10 and has ap pointed the folowlng cabinet: Foreign Minister. Fernando Iglias Calderon. MUlster of Communications, Gen Antonio Vlllareal. Minister of War, Gen. Juvenio Robles Minister of the Interior, Gen. Jose Blanco. Minister of Public Instructions, Signor Soto y Gama. Minister of Justice. Jose Vascon selos. Minister of Progress, Pastor Roaix. Minister of the Treasury, Fellcits Vlllareal. Enrique C. Llorente will be ap pointed Washington representative of the Constitutionalists. North Carolina Wina Boundry Case. Washington.—The dispute between the states of Tennessee • and North Carolina over their boundary was de cided by the Supreme Court in favor of North Carolina. The dispute aroee over the exact location of the state boundary as projected by a commis sion In IS2I. Both states laid claim to some -10,000 acres of mountainous timber land near Mick Rock Creek and for years each state has imposed taxes on the lands. Justice McKenna announced the court's decision. Fighting Cattle Disease. ; Washington—Colder weather with rain was 1. ailed by Department of Ag riculture officials as a powerful ally In their campaign to repress the rap idly spreading livestock foot and mouth disease epidemic. Encourag ing reports came from some sections but news of more affected districts caused the departmept to extend the federal quarantine to include Delar ware, New Jersey, and Rhode Island and to oar cattle Shipments from Can ada. Thirteen states are under quar antine. MR DIETS Fllffl - MOST EXHMISTEB ADMITS DEFEAT OF SEVENTH TAX AMENDMENT BUT AWAITS OFFICIAL COUNT ON OTHERS. MR. TRAVIS LED OBJECTION Compliments Chairman Travte M » Skillful and llMwrctfal Man. Offcial From 40 Count)**. Raleigh.—ln conneetloa with hi* admission that the tax amendment* to the state constitution had been de feated and statement that he will await the official count of the return* by the state board of elections to de termine definitely the fate of the other amendments Chairman J. W. Ballsy of the amendments campaign commit tee takes occasion to say: "it is up to Chairman Travis of the State Tax Commiision. He is an able man. a skilled man and a resourceful man I hope that he will succeed in reform ing our present revenue system by way of enforcing the constitution that we have and I shall be glad to help him in any way I can." Chairman Bailey make* the view that if the other nine proposed amendments are defeated they were weighed down by the vote against the tax amendment and that but for th«* sentiment against the tai amendment the other nine would certainly have carrted. Mr. Bailey take* the view that the statement published against the tax amendment by Chairman Tra vis of the state tax commission, in The Charlotte Observer Is what real ly defeated the amendment. He say* that he thinks If it should ever be proposed again to amend the consti tution it would be wise to submit onJv one amendment at a time ax "it is Impossible," as he expresses It, "to so inform the voters upon ten amend ment* as to insure against misappre hension, prejudice and private inter est." At the seme time he says he deos not expect to see any further effort to amend the constitution for ten years. Chairman Bailey ban conceded tf»* defeat of tb« amendments, although he B till way ß there is some hope that at least some few of them have got through by small majorities. He gave out a statement of returns m hand from counties to date that shows 4> counties heard from vflth 23 of them for and 17 against the amendments, but the vote against footing up 16,3pr> and the vote for the amendments 11.- 028. The returns übe has the m from the 40 counties follow: For the amendmneta: Buncombe. 1,600 Brunswick, 673: Haywood, 1.- 017; Columbus, 77*; New Haven 52F.; Durham, 211; Wilson, 158; Craven, 156; Davie, 242; Columbus. 2D; Onslow 256; Beaufort. 750; Carteret. 725; Jackson, 467; Forsyth. 1,837; Al&mence 48; Gates, 65; Pawiuotairk, 281; Hertford 32; Dare, 2r.0; War ren. 129; Edgecombe, 351; Graven, 351. Against amendments: Hok», 200; Frank lip, 36; Rowan. 272; Iredell, 45; Cumberland, 1,630; Guilford, 1.- 364; Johnßton. 1,800; Wake, 1,744; Chatham, 989; Gaston, 900; .Sampson, 1821; Anson 622; Bertie. 200; Lin coln, 924; McDowell, 1,106; Ca»wba, 567; Davidson, 1,780. RALEIGH TO HELP BELGIAN* Will Hold Big Fancy Dress Bstl to Raise Monsy. Raleigh.—Within the next week or two Raleigh will undertake to rais* money for the homeless and starving Belgians in Europe by holding a bJg fancy dress ball in the Auditorium, the affair to be under the auspices of Capital Club, the Raleigh Country Club, the Elk's Club and the Raleigh Woman's Club. The detaita for the affair are being worked out by a ape dal committee from these organisa tions and it is certain ot rai»? a big sum. ABheville holds the honor* for Bio bigest contributions for the relief of the Belgians thus far made la this state and Governor Cradg. i ager erally pleased at the record score*! by his home city. Two D«af Boys Killed. Morgan ton. Claude Wade ef Greensboro, ace 13 and Willis Sawyer of High Point, a«e 12, student* ofjthe State Deaf and Dumb Schtx.t ker*\ were run over and instantly killed a few days ago by train 3« near Hihte bran, 15 miles east of here. The boys had run away from school. After going to their rooms at the usual hour they evidently slipped out immediate ly as they had walked nearly to Hfl deb ran and had just been missed at school when the message of their death came. Firs Near Shelby. Bhalby.-*At 2:30 o'clock OM morn ing recently fire was discovered in the large new barn of Mr. T. H. Low ery at Patterson Springs and before any help could be called from tie neighbors the fire had gone too to to be extinguished. One male, en* horse, three fine milk cows, two wag ons, part of his form tools and all feed stuff were burned. Mr. Lowery was awakened by the noise of the roaring Are, and the roof was falling in when he got up. The origin, of the fir* Is not known."
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