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FK DREADNAU6HT MINED
MM Supordrsadnaught, Audacious,
Struck Min* At Lough Swllly, On
North Irish Coast
"■to Elites are claiming to have
agate repnlHed the' Germans and driv
en then back across the Yser. The
Loslos and Bordeaux war offices an
noroee that the French and Kngllsh
trMfxi are occupying advanlageoun po
sitions or the left bank of the canal,
froai which the enemy for severat-daya
has put ap a strong and vigorous de
tmm.
While the Gcrmanu ure conceded to
hare captured IHxmude, tlie French
and ItritlHh declare that it la now
only a village reduced to rulnn nnd
can In no way neve the enemy's In
terests nor anxiHt in any way In their
plans to reach Dunkirk on the French
count.
The British BUCOIWMI with the
Krenck on the continent have been
somewhat offset by thu loss of tlje su
perdneadnaught, Audacious, which
struck a mine at Ixmgli Swllly, off the
Irish north coast, and was rendered
hetplen* in only a few momentH. Most
of the crew of the Audacious were
picked up by the White Star liner,
Olympic, which came to the rescue In
heavy anas.
The Russians announce at Petro
grad that they have made rapid ud-
VIUKH'H In their Invasion of Prussia.
Austria will push her forceß against
Kervia so as to end the Balkan phase
of the war. British Kast Indian
troops assisted by the cruiser, Duke*
of Kdlnburgh. have captured Turkish
fort* at Turba. The London admiral
ty offices also announce the success
ful capture of the Tu klsh garrison of
Shelkh-Mald on the Strait of Bab el-
Mandeb at the entrance of the gulf of
Aden.
firltlsh mercantile shipping greatly
Increased during the past week and
the murine insurance rates in Lon
don were cut nearly In half as the re
snH of the capture of the German
cruisers Kmdcn and Konlgsberg off the
(*hllean coast. The Kmden alone had
a record of capturing or destroying 22
British trading vessels, and these Ger
man wurshlps had made life inlsera
ble for British shipping on the high
seas. The allies have been able to
hold their own against the Germans
along tin*"YHer river Tn the north ol'
Fiance and the kaiser's armies are
no nearer to the French seacoast than
they were a week ago.
The most Important development of
the pust week In the European war
has been the campaign of the llus
stans against the Germans In the east
of Prussia, (lallcla and Russian Pol
and. 11 ere the Russians have surprls
>d the world with their ability to fol
low up the retreat of the Germans
from Poland and a great danger of
Russian Invasion of Ge many is de
veloping in that direction. After about
Lao months of apparent Idleness In
/•last Prussia the invading armies of
Russln are again taking the offensive
and MI far the Germans have been
suable to .check their advance.
The allies in France and Belgium
are very much elated over the sue
«HWS of the campaign of the Russians
in the east. They are hoping that the
estar's armies will prove such a men
i*ce that ii will be necessary for the
Gormans to wit lid aw a portion of the
armies In Franceto protect their own
country in the east. Should the Ger
mans be compelled to do this It would
probably mean that the allies would
bring up great numbers of reserves
and force the Germans to retreat with
in their own border In the west.
German Airmen Fly Over Eng!and
Merlin. —According to information
Chrcn out to the press in official quar
te P, German aviators have tlown over
the English seaports of Sheerness and
Jlarwiek. Sheerness is a fortified sea
port in Kent, nt the mouth of the
Thames. It is about forty miles from
London. Harwich is In Essex and
About wventy miles northeast of 1 Lon
don
British Warship Off Colon
Panama.—The movements of three
British warships less than fifty miles
off Colon are being watched with In
terest by canal zone offlcinls It is
believed the ships are the cruisers
Suffolk, Berwick and Lancaster, re
centiy In the West Indies searching
for German ships. It ig thought their
mission is to pass through the canal,
Join Japanese men-of-war in the Pa
ciflc and endeavor to destoy the Ger
man cruisers which recently sankthe
British crnisors Good Hope and Mon
mouth off the coast of Chile.
Three Defensive Lines
Geneva.—TLe German army staff
ha-, prepaied three formidable defen
sive lines from the North sea to the
Rhine for ÜBe In event of a retreat, ac
cording to a high Swiss a my officer.
The first line extends from Antwerp
to Namur and Sedan, he says. The
second Is on the frontier between
Maestrlcht, Luxemburg and Metz. The
third Is on thp Rhine Itself. The of
ficer predicts long battles on each of
these similar to those of the
Marne tad the T Alsne. unless Russian
attacks strongly meantime.
FOR THOSE IN PEACE
•AL TI MOM AM « BIC AN.
NUitC —The Noble peace prize fund has been dedicated to Belgian re
lief work.
Allies Drive Back Germans
Paris.—The Germans have aguln
been driven back acrosa the Yser and
the positions on the left bank of the
canal, from which the enemy has for
several days put up a vigorous and de
termined resistance, now are In the
hands of the French and English.
This news is accepted In I'arls as
proof that the tide of battle In the
north of France continues to favor
the allies. The powerful but futile
German attack in the vicinity of Ypres
also is officially declared to liavo cost
the enemy thousands of casualties and
many prisoners.
One detachment of 120 Hermans
captured Is declared to have been all
that remained of 1,000 men who had
started the light. Some of the pris
oners, It Is said, declared that compa
nies of the Prussian (lunrd and of the
Second Bavarian corps, brought up to
full war .strength of 250 men early In
November, were rcnluced to 50 to 100
men
The official report says the progress
of the allien was very slow, but con
tinuous.
"The most notable Incident of the at
tack has been the throwing back of
the enemy on the right bank of the
Yser canal. That part of the left
bank, which the Germans previously
held, has been completely evacuated.
We have retaken to the south of Hlxs
choote a small wood, Which hail been
lost following a night attack. At the
end of the day the enemy had shown,
without success, an offensive to the
south of Ypres. The Germans, how
ever again attempted several attacks
to the north, east and south of Ypres.
They were all ropulned with consider
able losses to thetn. To sum up: "All
the efforts made by the Germans dur-
Ing the last several days have result
ed only in the capture of the ruined
village of Dlxmude, whose isolated po
sition on the right bank of the canal
rendered its defense difficult. Hetween
tiie Lys and the Olse trench fighting
has continued upon the greater part
of the front. Upon the remainder of
the front, so far ns Lorraine and in
the Vosges, the:e was detached milita
ry tiring or minor actions without
importance."
Fighting continues in East Prussia
and other regions in (he east between
the Russians and the Ge mans and
Austrians, but apparently without do
claive result.
Russians In East Prussia
A battle of some proportions is go
ing on between the Russians and
Turks at Koprukeui, In the Caucasus,
the. result of which may have a mark
ed bearing on the war in that part
of the world.
Turkish Transports Are Sunk
London —An official dispatch from
Constantinople reaching London by
way of llerlin, confirms Indirectly the
recent Russian statement that a Rus
sian fleet had sunk three Turkish
transports in the Black sea. The Con
stantinople report admits that there
has been no news of these ships since
they left the Tu kish capital a week
ago. It adds that as the vessels wore
near Son-ruldak, on the Black sea, the
day this place was bombarded, it is
possible that they were attacked by
the Russian squadron.
U. 3. Officers Accompany Germans
Washington—Germany, it was an
nounced at the war department, has
consented to aHow American army of
ficers to observe military operations
of the German army. Six officers have
been detailed for this duty. Several
officers have been sent to Austria and
France as observers, and the Amer
ican army is assured of learning at
first hand lessons which the European
war will teach fn milltatry strategy
and the conduct of big field armies. ,
THE ENTERPRISE, WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA.
Audacious At Th« Bottom Of Sea.
London.—After a career of less than
two years, the superdreadnaught, Au
daclous, of the King George V class
third In tonnage and aimament of his
majesty's warship*—lies at the bottom
of the ocean off the north coast of
Ireland at though Hwilly. She was hit
by a torpedo or disabled by a mine Just
before nine o'clock on the morning of
October 27. With the possible excep
tion of one or two men the whole crew
of 800 officers and men was rescued
by small boats f.oni the Olympic. The
rescue wa* made In a rough sea
through brilliant and daring seaman
ship on the part of the White Star
crew.
Additional Million Men Wanted
London.—England is beginning to
learn the cost of the European war". A
White Paper shows that the govern
ment Intends to ask parliament for
$1.m,000,000, which, with their sfioo,-
000,000 voted at the last session, is
expected to be Great Britain's hill for
the financial year ending March 3i,
Of this sum, however, a small part
lias been loaned to Belgium and Ser
via, and some will be used to assist
the dominions and the allies to make
their financial arrangements. A por.
tion of the money also will be re
quired for the additional million men
Germans Prepare To Resist
Purls.—Havas' Petrograd corre
spondent telegraphs: "News that the
retreating German troops have occu
pied all defiles east of the Mazurlan
lakes. Hast Prussia, where they have
placed heavy artillery, has led to the
conclusion that they intond to resist
the Russians tenacimisly in that re
gion. The Germans hope that here
the shock of the Russians will be
broken. Throughout all Prussia rail
way passenger traffic has been sus
pended. The lines are transporting
only troops, apparently with a view
to new concentration, said to have
been decided by a recent council of
the AustroGerman general staffs at
Cracow. This council is reported to
have decided to change complete the
plan of battle."
Allies Holding Their Own
London.—The correspondent of The
Times in France sends the following
regarding the fighting on the Alsne:
"On the whole, the allies have the
advantage. The French capture of
Questcy en-Santerre was a good deal
bigger affair than reported. On the
other hand, the enemy's accounts of
a great victory at V»illy were exag
gerated. They obtained a temporary
advantage, but the allies have more
than regained the original positions."
Concessions Offered Roumanla
Venice. —It is stated here that
Count Tlsaa, the Hungarian premier,
has promised political concessions to
Roumanians In Austria in return for
Rouniania's aid in the war. Among
the concessions alleged to have been
promised are complete amnesty for all
political offenders, permission to use
and display the Roumanian national
colors, a revision of the franchise,
which will assure to Roumanians ade
quate representation in elective bod
ies and in parliament and a reform
of school laws.
Lody, German Spy, Shot
London. —It Is officially announced
that Carl Hans Lody, alias Charles
A. Inglis, who was found guilty by
a courtmartial of espionage November
2, has been shot as a spy. When ar
rested, Lody claimed to be an Amer
ican, but later confessed h« was a
German. He had lived in New York
and Omaha. In the latter city he mar
ried the daughter of Gottlieb Stors, a
brewer, who later divorced him. Lody
met his death in the Tower of London
after he was found guilty by court
martial.
WINTER PARALYZED
TROOP MOVEMENTS
IN BOTH CAST AND WBST AR
MIES ARC IN CLUTCHES OF
COLD WAVC.
YOUNG BOYS SHOW COURAGE
German Untrained Youth* Do Not
Hesitate To March Against The
Trained Cngllsh Soldiery.
London.—Winter has partly para
lyzed troop movements In both the
East and Went.
The Ruaalani on the border of East
Pruasia are reported entrenching
through snow, clad In sheep-skin
jackets atiullar to those the Japanese
first word In Manchuria. Blizzard*
had swept the trenches in Belgium
and Northern France, bringing great
suffering. A largo area of West
Flanders around Dixmude ban been
flooded by the heavy,rains.
The French and Oerman report*
are contradictory an to event* in the
Went. Berlin Hays there was only
slight activity because of the snow
storm. Pari* announced the Germans,
attempting to cross the canal near
Dixmude, were thrust back, while the
Allies re-captured several strategic
point*, repulsed two German attacks,
southeast of Ypres, and ' entirely de
stroyed" a German regiment south of
Blxschoote. An observer with the
British army announces that German
attempts to batter a wedge through the
the British lines have decreased
greatly in force the paat few days and
that they bear no resemblance to at
tack* In great force launched cgalnst
Ypres at the end of October. They
are more In the nature of demonstra
tions in force than serious assaults,
he declare*.
The writer pays high tribute to the
bravery of raw Oerman youths and
untrained men of middle age. who he
says, do nit hesitate to march against
the trained British troops.
If the Germans have abandoned
their furious battering ram efforts to
thrust back the Allies' lines and
reach Calais, their failure will consti
tute a distinct victory for the Allies.
It is a**erted here, because the Allies
have not tried to accomplish more
than to hold their own on the de
fensive.
Petrograd reports the Russian cam
paign developing favorably In East
Prussia. From other sources It Is re
ported the inhabitants are fleeing be
fore the menace of a second invasion.
On the Polish frontier and in Galacia
two enormous armies are massing for
a battle which may decide the for
tunes of the war in the Bast.
The possibility Is being discussed
that the Austrlans may abandon Cra
cow without defense rather sub
mit the city to a destructive bom
bardment.
ENGLAND WILL INCREABE ARMY
Asquith Asks Commons ' for Million
Men and $1,125,000,000.
London.—The meeting of the House
of Commons was devoted entirely to
war measures. The house granted
without a dissenting vote Premier As
quith's request for a vote for 225,000,-
000 pounds ($1,125,000,000) and an
other 1,000,000 soldiers.
The condition and morals of the
soldiers, the inevitable spy system
and press censorship were discussed
freely.
The prime minister characterized
the crisis as "the greatest emergency
in which the country has ever been
placed." He said 1,200.000 men al
ready were under arms; that the war
was costing nearly $5,000,000 a day
and that the government proposed to
lend Belgium $50,000,000 and Servia
$4,000,000 without Interest, until the
end of the war.
Timothy Healy. the Irish Nation
alist. sid the money should be given
those nations.
Judge Hodges, the Labor member
for endorsed the pro
posal with the suggestion: "Later on
we can collect it from the German em
peror.**
Reginald McKenna, secretary for
home affairs, informed the house that
there were 4,383 alien enemies In
British concentration camps.
Long and Healy and Lord Charles
Beresford discussed the question of
publicity and urged that the country
should be given fufller details ot
achievements of troops in t v e field.
William Henry Cowan, Liberal, pro
posed that Great Britain follow Rus
sia's example and prohibit the sale
of liquor during the war.
Mr. Healy demanded greater liber
ality In dealing with the dependents
of the soldiers.
In his closing speech Premier As
quith placed the burden of the censor
ship on France and said it was neces
sary to defer to the wishes of the coun
try which was doing the greater part
of the fighting and where the fight
ing was being carried on.
Visiting in Canada.
Ottawa, Ont—Sir Cecil Spring*
Rice, British ambassador to ths Uni
ted States arived here from Washing
ton to be the guest of the Duke of
Connaught for several days. This Is
his usual visit of courtesy to the gov
ernor-general, the ambassador said.
12 REGIONAL BANKS
OPEN FOR RUSINESS
FEDERAL RCSCRVE BOARD AL
RCADY BUSY FORMINB PLANS
FOR CXPANSION.
IMMENSE STORE OF CASH
All ol the Federal Reserve Banks Ars
Opensd and Make Favorabls Re
port of Day's Business.
Washington.—Although the 12 Fed
oral reserve banks have just began
business, the Federal Reserve Board
already has before It plans lor widen
ing their Held of operations, and in
creasing their store of cash. No def-
inite data as to the business done was
available, but Secretary Willis tele
graphed each bank for an account of
Its re-discount business and expected
to lay a report before the board.
The board may not be willing to
draw definite plans from one day's
business, but the first week may have
a material efTect and may result in
augmenting the cash of tho banks by
more than $150,000,000. The board
ha* under consideration the deposit
of a large part of 'he loose cash now
In the Treasury, .and the transfer
of most of the government funds now
deposited in National banks. If the
first week'* re-discount business shows
th it the reserve banks can use more
cash, the board probably will suggest
the adoption of this plans. It has
been reported to the board that there
Is about $110,000,000 in the Treasury
available for this purpose and that
about $64,000,000 of the $79,000,000
now in banks on deposit for the gov
ernment could be transferred.
The board made public a circular
defining time deposits as ibcluding
any deposit subject to check, on which
the bank has the right by written con
tract with the depositor or at the
time of deposit to require not less
than 30 dayß notice before any part of
It may be withdrawn. Any agreement
with a depositor not to enfoice the
terms of such a contract shall vitllate
the contract. The Poatofflce Depart
ment lias notified postmasts that no
postal savings funds shall be deposit
ed In banks not members of the Fed
eral reserve system, and instructing
them to discontinue deposits In such
non-member hanks.
President Wilson received many
telegrams conveying congratulations
on the opening of the new system.
CARRANZA OFFERS TO REBIQN
Reported That First Chief of the Con-
stitutionalists Will Leave After
Election.
Washington.—Peace in Mexico after
weeks of dissension among the gen
erals of the victorious constitutional
ists army, at last seemed in sight ac
cording to messages from United
States Government agents to the
Southern Republic.
Soon after American Consul Sllll
man telegraphed from Mexico City
early in the day that hostilities be
tween the forces o fthe Aguas Cal
lentes convention and those loyal to
Carranza had ceased, came a message
from Leon Canova, special agent of
the American Government at Aguas
Callentes, stating that General Car
ranza had telegraphed his intention
of resigning.
Secretary Rryan made public Can
ova's message, but did not comment
on it. Although the dispatch was de
layed in reaching here from no other
source in Mexico had cdtae word of
a similar nature. Previous messages,
however, had described the efforts of
the various generate to reach a com
promise and officials thought it not
unlikely that in the interest of do
mestic peace, both Generals Carranza
and Villa would leave Mexico while
the National Government was being
reorganized.
It was suggested in some quarters
that Eulalio Gutierrez, the new pro
visional President, might name Villr
to a foreign military mission, perhaps
as an observer in the European war.
Carranxa, it is believed, may visit the
United Stateer
Tone of Commerce Improves.
Washington.—The putee of the Na
tion's foreign commerce is showing
steady Improvement, according to the
daily telegraphic statements received
by Secretary McAdoo from the ten
leading ports of entry. Import busi
ness of one day recently, based on re
ports from ports handling 87 per cent
of all imports, amounted to $2,330,512;
exports from these ports, handling 72
per cent of a.ll exports, amounted to
$10,421,651. The dally average tor
these ports In November, 1913, was
Imports $4,923,397, exports $6,982,426.
Secretary McAdoo determined last
month to keep In closest touch with the
foreign commerce of the United
States, noting from day to day the
fluctuations of Imports and exports.
To that end be ordered the ten larg
est custom houses to make dally re
ports. The result Is tabulated with
comparative figures and as laid on
Mr. McAidoato desk affords Instant
Information as to foreign trade.
Since the first of November the total
of the Import report Is $51,627,759; ex
ports $77,599,600. Since October 5,
the totals have been: Imports $156,-
•27,789; exports $215,300,874.
WOMEN 111 WORK
for mmlhhe
SUFFRAGE CONVENTION RE
SOLVES TO ASK CONGRESS
FOR SPECIAL LAW.
MANY SPEECHES ARE MADE
Spaaksra From Various Parte of
Country Add re is Maaa Meetiay.
Secretary Not Member of Bocrt.
NanhviUe, Tenn. —Further broaden
ing of the scope of ieglatathre work of
the National American Woman Suf
frage Aaaociation for the coming jwr
wan decided upon when the convention
ol the organization here adopted a
resolution iu directing its congrw
atonal committee to wqrk for"tf feder
al statute giving women in ail «tat»«f
the right t" vote for members of con
grena, I'nWed States aenatora and
preaidentai electors.
The delegates claimed that congr-s*
ha* the power to pasn a law permit
ting women to vote for tho officials
mentioned undeh that ilaoee of the
fourteenth amendment to th« Federal
constitution, which says:
"No Htate shall make or enforce an?
IRW which shall abridge the privi
lege* or immunittae of citizens of the
United States."
The convention* tabled an amend
ment in the constitution to fimlt the
tenure of ofTice of the president to
two consecutive yearn and defeated
an amendment which wonW have de
nied a place on the national board
to any salaried official of the asaoc,-
tion. It was declared to be the
pen Be of the convention that the «ze
utlve secretary shall not be a if*
ber of the board. ,
At the mass meeting ad dree Bee on
state and national campaign* were
delivered by leader* in the suffrage
movement from various part* of th»
country. Among the Hpeakern were
Miss Alioe Stone BlackweU of Masse
chusetta; Mrs. Antlohette Knnk, of
Chicago; Mrs. Raymond Drown, of
New York ; Miss Harniah Pattwreon. of
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Maad Wood
Park of Boston.
USE LEBB AND EXPORT LESS
Qreat Reduction of Shipping of Cot
ton and Mills Alio Take Plao*.
Washington. The American cot
ton spinners used Ima cotton daring
the first three months of the not ton
year than they did la the same pe
riod last year; ex porta daring Octo
ber were lees than one-third of what
they were a year ago and almost a
million hales more were in the hands
of manufacturers and in warehouse*
at the end of October than there were
last year at that time. Thie sum
marized briefly the effect of the Buro
pean war on the American cotton in
dustry as disclosed by the aensun bu
reau's October cotton concnrmption
and distribution report.
The United Kingdom daring Octo
ber Increased its takings of American
cotton 232,065 balee having been ex
ported to It. Germany received no
American cotton, while Fmnee took
22,302 bales, the first it had receto»ri
since the beginning of the vrar.
Cotton consumed during October
was 451,841 bales, exclusive of llnter*.
compared with 511,923 in October last
year.
Consumption for tffe three ntont.hu
ending October 31 «m 1,25ft,71fi boJef
against 1.386.708 last year.
■ Cotton on hand October 21 to manu
facturing establishments was 713,487
bales compared with 1,032,01 ft a year
ago, and in independent warehouse*
3,780,036 compared with 2,SO?UM a
year ago.
Exports were 497,180 bates against
1.617.838 last year, and for the three
months 641.168 against 2.WV322 a
year ago.
Imports were 12,512 balM again vt
5,569 last year and for the ftrw
months 54.554 against 20,808 a year
ago.
Cotton spindles active nmlemi
30,651,946 against 30.858.3fi0 a ymur
ago.
Vara Cmz Order* Unchanged.
Washington.—While awaMng offi
cial confirmation of a report from
Mexico that a trace bad been arranged
by leaders of the Carransa and Ague*
Calientes factions, claimants to con
trol of the government, the Waahinc
ton government allowed its orders to
Gen. Funston to stand and Vera Ores
will be returned to Mexican control
November 23. The American expedi
tionary force st Vera Cms vrS em
bark on that date for Galveston and
the Mexican factions be left to work
out their own destiny.
Women Celebrate Victor tee.
Atlanta, Ga —Qelebratibn at prohi
bition and suffrage victories in the
various states marked the nsrttoaal
convention of the Women's Cbrtotian
Temperance Union. Delegates from
the commonwealths in which a gnoses
was gained addressed the semlok A
petition in favor of national prohibi
tion. said ot bear the sign stares of
000,000 people waa displayed. Tbm
paper on which the names were writ
ten weighed more than 35 pounds it
to planned to present the petition to
the next session of congress.