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WETONIC HOSTS MEET RUSSIANS Ivmb jW Antrim Tlrtw Streaftl Apart 111 tontef Slavs h East IRE£ BK BATTLES RAGING Inr*! Invasion of Rusala Checked, Austria Invades Sarvla —French Claim Successes Alarmed by the rapid advancement l&t the Russians in the east and the Varll to which Berlin Is threatened, the kaiser has thrown the strength of ifcla east German army and a large [portion of the Austrian troopH on the 'oar's forces to check their inva sion. That the Germans have been successful In impeding the enemy's terocrcss is admitted In Petrograd. However, the Russians are optimistic ■and point to the hasty defense that Is being made at Kustrln to protect (Berlin as one of the telling points of 'their achievements. Kustrln is only flfty miles away from the capital, which has been seriously threatened In the last few days by the army of Orand Duke Nicholas. Austrian troops have started anoth er attack on Kervia, much to the alarm of Bulgaria and .the other Balkan states. Petrograd advices state that the Turkish fort at the entrance of the port of Khopa In Armenia has been destroyed by the Russian army of the Caucasus. The Russian Black sea .fleet, on the other hand, !h said to fcave been seriously worsted by Turk ish ships In the harbor of Hebastopol. The French linen claim Huceesses In Argonne. The Italian government Is deeply concerned over the Austrian Invasion of Servia, and the govern ment at Rome has called home all her ambassador to European capitals to confer with the Italian cabinet. Inclement weather conditions throughout the war zone prevented .lighting to any considerable extent during the past week, but the attacks are beginning to be renewed on both side# of the empire. Littlo significance is being attached by the officials at Washington to the firing ut a naval launch from the Unit ed Stati'x cruiser Tennessee in the gulf of Sitvrna by Turkish guns. The navy department is inclined to the belief that the shot was but a friend ly warning against the mined area of the gulf. President Wilson is de termined that the United States shall not engage in war with Turkey, par ticularly at this time of the Kuropean crisis. German pluck and determination was marked to a high degree during the last week when, despite their many setbacks, they persisted in their attacks on the Anglo-French lines. Each time they were repulsed. The Russian Invasion of Fast Prui*- sla has caused some alarm and divert ed the attention to that direction. For more than four days' hard lighting has been reported around Soldau. The Australns have also turned their forc es on the Russians north and east of Cracow, the Gnllclan cauital which the czar's forces recently captured and burned. Despite the severity of the weather in all sections of Europe and In face of overwhelming obstacles the Germans have persisted in their at tacks on the allies, both to the east and west. Gradually, however, they have been beaten back and have lost ground on both sides. On the Franco-Belgian frontier, the allies have driven them back across the Yser, and In the east they have been repulsed by the invad ing Russians, who now advise their war chiefs at Petrograd that they are wlthing IS!) miles of Merlin. it has been a week of German ad versities, hut tlie Teutonic spirit is in domitablc and the kaiser's forces have shown the greatest contempt for death in their unsuccessful onslaughts made on the British and French. French successes .have been reported south of Verdun. The first check Upon the various campaigns along the different battle lines since the opening of the war was marked by the blizzards which swept down from western Poland across the entire northern portion of the German empire and far into Bel gium and northern France British Lose In Egypt Berlin.—The following information was given out in oflicial quarters ; "Advices from Rome are to the effect that in the fighting at fcl Arlsh, a for tified Egyptian town on the Mediterra nean, the British suffered heavy loss es. The Italian colony in Egypt is suffering from the prostration ot, all lines of trade. Maj. Gen. Sir John Maxwell, commander of the British forces In Egypt, declared that It was only her treaties with the allies w-hlch Jed England to fight against Turkev PATHETIC STORIES FROM WAR-TORN EUROPE "I have Just heard a story poignant In its misery," cables a correspondent. * A mother went to see her son at a hospital. He was lying comfortably tucked in bed, bis head wrapped in a bandage. " 'The~say is fine,' she said; 'let us go for a little turn in the garden; your head will be better for it.' and she pointed to bis bandaged brow. " 'Excuse me, mother dear/ he said, 1 an a little fatigued.' THE WAR ORPHANS m J3HRMOnk London.—Two big battles, both of which may hav« decisive results, are raging in Poland, and a third of al most equal Importance 1m progressing in ICast Prussia. Of the three battles that are now at its height between the Vistula and Warta rivers, and in which the Rus sians are claiming partial success, Is exciting the most interest. The Ger mans, it is believed, have brought vp by their lines of strategic railways (it Posen and Silesia at least half a mil lion men In an effort to break the Russian line here. Weather condi tions, the frozen grouud and the sit uation of the battlefield favor a battle decisive to a degree not equalled on any other field in the present war. The other battle In Poland is taking place on the Cracow-Caenstochowa front, and Russians and Germans each claim It Is proceeding satisfactorily. In East Prussia the Russian advance Is moving slowly through the wild country surrounding the Mazurlan lakes. In Qiilicla the Russians are moving westward and at the same time are Seizing the passes of the Car pathians. There now Is almost a complete ab sence of infantry attacks in the west era arena and the artillery fighting Is much less violent. All that region about Dixmude through which the Yser canal passes is Inundated and the only serious fighting appears to be taking . place south of Yser, where cannonading Is in progress. Mad weather, which necessarily hampers operations, has been experi enced and snow has fallen In some places. There has been no Important action In the French center, but in the Ar gonno region the Germans have made vigorous attacks, which, the French say, w«ro repulsed. On the French right wing the Germans have retaken Chauvon Court, part of which they destroyed a few days ago. German ac tivity In the vicinity of Rheims has slackened. Austria's advance Into Servla is ere atlng uneasiness in Bulgaria as to the future of the Ilalkan state* Whether Itutgaria should remain neutral or throw In her lot with the alii** was discussed in the sobranje. leaders of the Democratic party suggested that tlio allies should be consulted as to their Intentions regarding the future of the Balkans. Italy, ton. has been affected by the Austrian advance, and her ambassa dors at the Kuropean capitals have been called home to confer with the cabinet. Marquis Imperlall, Italian ambassador to CJreat Britain, will leave for Rome shortly. Big Battle At Soldau Paris. —A dispatch received here from Petrograd by the Havaa ageqcy is as follows: "A terrific battle of unexampled vio lence hns been proceeding for four days around Soldau. , The carfnonad- Ing has been maintained night and day. The Russians are endeavoring at any cost to avenge their check at Soldau, and are throwing themselves at the Germans with indescribable fury* U. S. Asks Explanation Washington.—The United States government has directed Ambassador Henry Morganthau at Constantinople to ask an explanation of the firing by Turkish land forces at a launch from the American cruiser Tennessee proceeding from Vourlah to the Amer ican consulate at„Smyrna, Asia Minor. Secretary Daniels simultaneously ca bled the commanders of the Tennessee and the cruiser North Carolina, also in the Mediterranean, to take no action which might embarrass the American tovernnient. " 'But you must be wounded more seriously than you said,' Bhe said, anx iously. " "Bend near, mother, and I will tell you.' " 'My two Tegs and my left arm have gone.' "Theßhock was terrible; she rushed, a demented creature, from the ward] crying out her misery." A writer tells thiß story of a trip out from La Ferte: THE ENTERPRISE, WILLXAMSTOW, WORTH CAROLINA Defense Of Berlin London. —The Morning Post's Petro grad correspondent Kays: "In the new Invasion of Poland, the German* arc using their finest troops atid depend Ing on manhood Instead of machinery As far as we know the Russians wll' continue to retire until the plan chop en by Grand Duke Nicholas for thu final effort is reached. Meanwhile the Germans are enguged upon enormous military engineering works to defend Berlin, fifty miles east of the capital at Kustrln, where the Warthe flows intc the Oder." Reports Contradictory Subscriptions to the war loan con tlnue, and it was reported unofficially that applications aggregate between three and three and one half billion dollars. The loan calls for only fl,. 700,000,000, Berlin declares that a concentric attack Is being made on the Russian center, the German armies coming from the west and the north west, while Austria Is sending a force north front the Cracow region. Petro grad, however, states that the offen sive In Western Gallcla, Is still un der way and that Cracow is believed to bo Invested on throe sides, leaving only one lino of rail communication. German Attacks Fail London--The latest official coinmu mentions regarding operations on the western battlefields are much tks same as those of preceding days. There lias been fighting virtually fU along the front, but without apprecia ble change in the situation. From the coast of Flanders to the river I-ys, on the Franco-Belgian bor der, much of which has been flooded by the allies to hinder German at tacks there lias been a repetition on a somewhat smaller scale of the bom bardment which the Invaders invaria bly resort to In the hope of breaking down the allies' resistance before the infantry attacks and In Isolated spots attacks In force, but according to the French and British reports, all these iiave been repulsed. The Anglo-French forces, which have been holding territory around Ypresi again have been subjected to deter mined attacks, fresh Gorman troops having attempted to force the allies nit of their trenches. As was the case with the Prussian Guard, the Germans, who made the latest effort, appear to have taken the first Uno of trenches, but, like the guards, were compelled to give back the ground after holding It for a short time. , Germans Encounter Russians Petrogcud. The following official communication was issued from *ca eral headquarters: "Between the Vistula and« Wart* our advance guards in an engagement with the Germans, who took the of fensive, fell back in the directions of Bzoure. The enemy succeeded in gain ing a footing in the region of Lent chitga and Orloff, throw ing out advance guards In the direc tion of Piontek. "In East Prussia our troops contin ue to make progress and fighting is going on. near the Gumbinnen-Anger burg front. Enormous War Coat • London.—David Lloyd-George, chan cellor of the exchequer, in the house of commons, estimated that one year of war would cost England 450,000,000 pounds ($2,250,000,000), the largest amount Great Britain ever' has spent, and more than twice what was spent in the four years' conflict In South Africa. To pay this enormous bill the government has decided, he said, to raise a loan of 350,000,000 pounds (|l,. 760,000,000), which would be issued at 95, bear interest at the rate of 3 1-2 ner' cent and be redeemable at par Outside the town we found on a hill the grave of a hlghlander. I do not remember ever to have read a more touching epitaph than that which the dead man's comrades had written In pencil on the rough wooden cross, made of strips torn from an ammuni tion box. This is It: "Here Lies Private , "No, Highlanders, "Killed In Action. "He Was a Good Pal." From the cross hung hiß greatcoat, the back all ton by a shell. RUSSIANS GAINING GERMANS LOSING MASTERFUL GENERAL VON HIN DENBURG IS CHECKED BY NICHOLAS. RUSSIAN NUMBERS TELLING Bombardment of Ypres Continues.— French Claim Success In Region of Argonne. London. —The battles in the region between the Vistula and Warta Rivers in Poland appear to have turned in favor of the Russians. A special dis patch from Petrograd to Paris says the Russian army already has won a decisive victory. While this may be an exaggeration both the Russian and the German official reports suggest that General von Hlndenburg's second thrust at Warsaw has been checked. Grand Duke Nicholas, commander in-chief of the Russian forces, for two days in succession has recorded par tial successes and the German General Staff says the arrival of Russian re inforcements kas postponed a decis ion. Both sides have expressed the greatest confidence in the outcome. Grand Duke Nicholas and General von Hindenburg heretofore have been so successful in their strategy that their adherents look upon them as almost unbeatable. The German papers were talking of a general Russian retirement de spite the fact that the Russians have been advancing steadily in Gallcia, hav« repulsed the Austro-German at tack before Gracow, hold part of the Oerman territory In East Prusala and oppose General von Hlndenburg's ad vance on Warsaw. It is the same In Petrograd. All the correspondents there declare the Russian numbers must tell when the Germans have reached the ground on which Grand Duke Nicholas has chosen to give them battle. While undertaking Immense tasks in the east, the Germans according to all accounts, are preparing to launch another offensive movement In the weßt. Just where this is to be is known by the General Staff alone. It is believed here they will make an other effort to ge through to the French coast and perhaps at the same time try to force the line of French fortresses in the Argonne region. The Germans have been violently bombarding Ypres in Flanders, Sols- BODS in the Alsne and Rheims, whilo they have been attacking in force in the Argonne region. The ' French claim the Argonne assaults have been repulsed while the Germans say that they have been gaining ground stead ily. Any or all of this activity may be intended to divert attention from the quarter in which the supreme attack will bo made, but the Allies are sure to discover soon where they must ex pect the next blow. To ward off the possibility of th» Germans again try ing to move nlong the coast the British fleet has been bombarding their posi tions from the sea. Turkey, as usual reports victories over the Russians in the Caucasus and the British In Egypt, but these lack confirmation. The English have issued an account ot successful Brit ish operations in the Persian Gulf territory. British naval airmen, including Lieu tenant Slppe. one of thosei who de stroyed a Zeppelin shed at Dussel dorf before the Germans took Ant werp, have made a still more daring raid on French territory over Fried richshafen. According to aviators' ac count they dropped bombs which dam aged the Zeppelin factory at that place One aeroplane was brought down by Germans but the others es caped damage. Battle at Ypres. Berlin. - Official communication issued by the general German army headquarters says: "Fighting continues In Nleuport and at Ypres. A small British squad ron twice approached the coast and was driven off by our artillery. The British naval guns had no effect." Buildings Were Burned. Paris,—The official French bulletin given out in Paris says that Ypres was subjected to a violent artillery fire and that many of the Important buildings were consumed by the flames. Bombs Were Effective. London. —It was announced official ly that the British aviators who re cently raided Frledrlchshafen on Lake Constance, report positively that all the bombs thrown by them reached their objective and that serious dam age was done to the Zeppelin factory. Rammed by Briton. London.-— I The Secretar yof the Ad miralty announces that the German submarine boat U-18 reported off the north coast of Scotland was rammed by a British patrolling vessel and foundered. The patrolling ship ram med the submarine at 12:20 o'clock. The U-18 as not seen again until 1:20 when she appeared on the sur face flying a white flag. Shortly after this she foundered just as tlje British destroyer Barry r*ne alongside. The destroyer rescued three officers and tS of the submarine s crew. HANALEIHEPLESS WITH BACK BROKEN t OTHER VESSELB STAND BY THE WRECKED PASSENQEA SCHOONER. FIFTY-SEVEN WERE ABOARD Craw of SO and 27 Passengers In Po sition Which Holds Out Little Hope of Being Recued. San Francisco, —Five members of a crew of lffe-savers trying to reach the steamer schooner Hanalei. wreck ed on Duxbury Reef, nine miles north of San Francisco, were drowned. Two of the Hanalei's crew werer drowned while trying to make their way through the surf with lines. Two passengers swam to safety. Two of the Hanalei's boats upside down, and a llfe-rsft also were wash ed on the beach. The steam schoon er lay a few hundred yards off shore i blanketed In the fog which led her j on the reef and which shut off sight and sound alike. Just at dusk a rift in the fog re vealed a glimpse of the doomed ves | sel pounded by the surfs. The fog was so thick that persons Ave feet apart could not see each other and a | little fleet of schooners and tugs which had been trying to get in touch j with the Ilalanel themselves ; piling on the reef, drew off as night came on. One or two returned to San Francisco. A few remained near the scene, Including the life-saving crews from Fort Point and Port Bonlta in their launches. Unless the fog should lift permit ting rescuers to get a line aboard, it was said there was slight chance for any one aboard. The Banalel left Eureka. Cal., the day before. The revenue cutter McCulloch sent word by wireless that she was nosing about In the fog but could not locate the Hanalei. The Richmond, another tanker; the United Stales distilling ship Rainbow and the tugs Hercules and Defiance also were at the scene. , It was W>ported that the first mate of the Richmond, with a crew of volunteers, had put off In a small boat to try to reach the schooner. It Is believed that besides the two whose bodies washed ashore, others drowned when the Hanalei tried to get her life boats away. GARRISON OPPOSEB EXPOSURE Secretary of War Tells Representative Gardner His Attitude. Washington.—War department offi cial# possess no Information as to the state of the nation's defenses not al ready made public which they "feel free to disclose," according to a letter addressed by Secretary Garrison to Representative A. P. Gardner of Mass achusetts. Mr. Gardner Introduced a resolution, providing for congression al investigation of the military situa tion in the Pnlted States at the last session and had written the secretary regarding his appearance as witness at the -proposed hearing. Mr. Garri son's letter says in part: "I note that you express the hope that I would be the first witness be fore the committee, that Assistant Secretary Breckenridge will likewise consent to give hIH testimony and that you have invited a number of army officers to testify. I do not think it seemly to offer myself to the committee, nor 1 believe the assistant secretary would think it proper for him so to do, and I feel sure that of ficers should not place themselves In the position of volunteering Informa tion or views to Congress or one of its committees. "I am not standing on any question of technical procedure on Insisting on any particular form of red tape meth od. I simply am endeavoring to do what seems to be the only wise and proper thing to do in any matter be tween one of the departments and cbngress. Until otherwise advised, I will not offer myself to the commit tee or approve of any one else under me dolug so. French-English Fear Mexican Crisis. Washington.—Anxiety for the safe ty of British and French subjects and their Interests In Mexico City brought Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British am bassador, and Jules Jusserand, the French ambassador to the state de partment to learn what the Ameri can government knew of the situation in the Mexican capital. Reports to the state department showed condi tions as having improved. Mr. Jusse rand also inquired what disposition had been made of the $1,000,000 cus toms duties collected by Americans. He was Informed the money was taken away by General. Funston's forces and that no decision had been reached as to its disposition. French bondholders have a lien on virtually all customs duties at Vera Cruz. One loan gave them 62 per cent of the customs receipts and Huerta negotiated a loan giving them the remaining 38 per cent The Car ranca government has declared the latter transaction invalid and French bondholders feared that if the cus toms fund were- given to eGneral Can dido Aguilar, who has taken possess ion. the obligation would be ignored. PRESIDING ELDERS NAME COMMITTEES ALL STANDING COMMITTEES TOR ENSUING FOUR YEARS ARE ELECTED. CALL NAMES ON HONOR ROLL Several of WHom Nam** Were Call* ed Responded With Word* of Wis dom.—Ready to Adjourn. Washington, N. C.—The third morn log session was opened by Bishop ' Water-house. After the approval of minutes, Pastor Hope, of the Discip les church of Washington was«"intro duced. , > Then came call of the hocor roll. The first name called was that of Dr. A. D. Belts, whose words of wisdom and warm hearted piety always moves the conference. He responded with touching incidenta of continued efforts and fruitfulness. Rev. G. D. Lang- Hton, of Ooldsboro, father of Col. J. D. Langston, of Gov. Craig's staff, who began his ministry in this county had a brief message lor his brethren. Dr. W. H. -Moore, Rev. J. Y. Old and Rev. P. Greening, also answered to their names. Reverends T. J. Brown ing, T. P. Bonner, W H. Klrton, W. A. Forbee, M. A. Smith, and J. D. Peg ram were absent. These with one new name. Rev. T. J. Daily, were re ferred or a superannuate relation. The presiding elders, as a commit tee on committees, nominated the fol lowing standing committees Por the ensuing your years and they were alected. Board of Missions. Clerical, M Bradshaw, J. O. John son, N. H. D. Wilson, J. D. Bundy, A. J. Groves, W. H. Moore, D. H. Tuttle, G. F. Smltli, W. C. Merrltt, Lay, J. C. Braswell, T. R. Hood, C. E. Weatherby, W. L. Wright, L. S. Cov ington, Dr. J. H. Judd, 2. W. Evans, J. S. Carr, J. T. Flythe. Board of Education. Cleclcal, J. C. Wooten, D. N. Cavi ness, C. L. Read, J. M. Rhodes, C. W. Robinson, P. D. Woodall, J. B. Hur ley, W. A. Stanbury, J. M. Ormond. Lay, F. B. McKinney, John L. Borden, A. McA. Council, T. J. Jarvis, J. B. Leigh, U S. Barnes, J. H. Soutligate, F. W. Hargett, R. B. Boyd. Board of Church Extension. Clerical, L. M. Chaffln, C. M. Lance, B. P. Robinson, F. hi. Cham burger, J. M. Ashby, J. E. Holden. E. H. Mc- Whorter, L. P. Howard, H. W. Eure. Lay. C. D. Koonce, A. Anderson, C. B. _ Kuch, C. P. Dey, R. W. Herring. L. L. Smith, Y. E. Smith, H. E. Gibbons, Dr. D. B. Zollicofter. Sunday School Board. Clerical, E. H. Davis, Walter Pai ten, J. H. McCracken, V. A. Royall, J. M. Daniel, B. E. Stajtfield, H. A. Humble, J. H. Shore, W. Towe. Lay, L. G. Roper, W. E. Sharpe, C. F. Bland, C. S. Wallace, W. B. Cooper, E. J. Cheatham, E. H. Gibson, J. B. Atwater, M. Botton. Spworth League Board. Clerical, J. L. It urn ley, M. H. Tuttle, C B. Culbreth, H. E. Spence, T. 0. Vickers, W. W. Peele, D. C. Thomp son, J. M. Culbreth, R. Bradley. Lay, G. €. Davidson, T. H. Banner, W. A. McGirt, W. C. Chadwlck, W. P. Gra ham, J. J. Edwards, W. H. Humphrey, Alan Browning, R. E. Prince. Joint Board of Finance. Clerical, G. W. Fisher, O. W. Dowd, E. M. Snipes, J. A. Martin, J. H. Frizielle, W. C. Martin, T. H. Sutton, B. C. Allred, J. A. Hornaday. Lay, Henry A. Page, R. L. Flowers, A. L. Newberry, J. H. Bridgers, W. D. Avery. L. E. Old, E. A. Dnrden, W. O. Dixon, W. E. Springer. . Bible Society Board. W. F. Craven. M. D. Hix, J. W. Autry, C. P. Jerome, B. H. Blake, S. F. Nicks, D. B. Parker, C. O. Du- Rant, L. T. Singleton. Committee on Orphanage. Clerical, J. W. Potter. G. B Starl ing, J. M. Benson, W. B. North, S. A. Cotton, G. B. Perry, R. R. Grant, J. W. Bradley, E. C. Sell. Lay, D. H. Hood, J. G. Brown, W. N. Brothers, C. C. Cunningham, J. F. Bruton, C. C. Covington, J. B. Stephenson, W. L. Arendell, R. R. Covington. Committee on Examination. Admissions: A. S. Barnes, F. M. Shamburger, W. R. Royal, J. C. Woot en, W. H. Brown, C. L. Read, J. A. Dailey, W. A. Stanbury. Amission Trial: N. H. D. Wilson, chairman; O. W, Dowd, B. T. Bentley. Fist year: H. A. Humble, chair man; J. M. Ormond, J. M. Wright. Second Year: H. E. Spence, chair man; E. H. McWhorter, T. M. Grant. Third Yeair: M. H. Tuttle. chair man; E. BT" Craven, J. M. Culbreth. Fourth Year: W. W. Peele, chair man; W. B. North, D. N. Caviness. $1,538 Cash For Belgians. '' Raleigh.—A cash contribution of $1,538 was realized through a mass meeting of citiieme of Raleigh held to launch a movement for a relief fund for the homeless and starring Belgians and plana were projected that will still further swell the fund on the part of this community. There was also announcement made that of the schools of the city, St.. Mary's students hare raised $l4O, Peace In stltnte S3B, A. and M. College SB4 and Meredith College S3BB. The mass- > meeting was attended by 3,000 people,
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