North Carolina Newspapers

TROOPS SLEEP IN E5 ' RAIN MAKES ARMY LIFE WORSE THAN EVER RIGORS OF FIGHT. 8 SHIPS ARE DESTROYED Both Sfdti Report Lossee of Vessels to the Enemy on the 8eae. Italy Reported Prepared. Report differ ai to the progress of (he great buttle In Northern France . between the Allied Britten and French armies and Germany. Some Indicate that there la extremely heavy fighting while others tell of great maaaea ot troopa lying in flooded trenchea, many of them utterly exhausted. At aome points, at least, fierce en gagements have been fought with the tiue flowing first in one direction and then In the other. The Allies have won a position here and the Germans have gained one there. But all re ports, official and otherwise, agree that there la much fighting yet to be done before any material advantage can be claimed by either aide. The British In the trenchea aay: "We are alowly beating them back." The French official statement de clares that though furiously counter attackel by superior forces and ob liged to yield some ground this waa regained almost Immediately. Berlin officially announces that the Franco- Dvttlah 1 rr ima Kin Kaon cV, U trtA , n take the defensive In entrenched po sition and that therefore the result of the German attacka are alow. In teresting roiormauon nas oeen given out by the BlitlBh Admiralty regard ing British successes and misfor tunes In various waters. The British merchant cruiser Carmanla has sunk r i . 1 a ueriiiu uiercntim uiuiaer, dupiiubcu to be either the Cap Trafalgar, or the Berlin, off the coast of South America, but the German cruiser Koenlgsburg has disabled the British cruiser Pe gasus, while the latter was overhaul ing her machinery In Zanlbar harbor, killing 26 men and wounding more than three times that number and the German Cruiser Enden lias sunk six British merchant streamers In the Bay of Bengal. ''-.. In fighting around Rhelms the mat ter of greatest Interest has been the destruction of the famous cathedral, one of the most noted structures In . I. n 1.1 B,n ,ha Thin. teenth Century, which Is reported to have first been pierced by many. Ger man shells and then to have burst Into flames. Against the destruction of the cath edral the French Government has de cided to send through diplomatic channels a protest to all the Powers. There ha been a review off the Island of Halker, by the Sultan, of the Turkish fleet, Including the former German cruisers, Brealau and Goeben, after which the warships proceeded to Constantinople for coal. Italy, according to reports from Rome, has more than a halt mllllor men under arms. ALLIES MAKE 8LIGHT GAINS. Germans Lose on Left, and Fall to Force Break In French Front Paris. The French war office Is sued the following communication: ' "On our left wing we again have mode e. slight advance along the right bank of the River Olse. . "A division of Algerians captured another flag. , "All efforts of the Germans, sup ported by strong artillery to smash onr front between Craonne and Hhelms have been repulsedr "Near Rhelms the hill of Brlmont, a portion of which we had occupied, has been retaken by the enemy. ; In return we have taken possession of the defense ot La Pompelle (about 87. miles East by Southeast of "Rhelms.) .. . '. "The Germans hare roused them selves to a condition of such fury that without military reason they hare Bred on the cathedral ot - Rhelms, which la In flames. "On the western aide of the Ar Sonne our gains are maintained." "In Woevre there "Is nothing to an nounce, v "... ' . "On the right wing in Lorraine the enemy haa' been driven back beyond the frontier, evacuating In particular the region of Avrlrourt (a border Til lage). In the Vosges, .the enemy haa tried to resume the offensive in the neighborhood of St. Die, but without success. - '' ... . "Our attacka progress alowly on -that ulAA hoiMDiDa Af tfitt rflfflfmlfv Af the ground, the defensive works en countered there and the bad weather. "As yet we have no certain confirm ation of the reduction ot the forts not previously destroyed at Maubeuge. but Germans renort the taklna ot the cltv and even Indicate that its governor will be Interned at Torgau (Prussia.) . "The Saxon army has beon broken up and Its commander. General Von Hausen, has been relieved ot his com mand. The cavalry division of the same nationality, -which, had fought In Lorraine at the opening ot the campaign and later was sent to Rus sia, has" shared the downfall of the Austrian army and must have suffer ed heavy tosses." . ., . - BATTLE OF AISI1E IS INJROGRESS Pushed Back Near Belfiai Border By Allies Germans Make Desper iti Stani -.. '. RUSSIANS AREJN CONTROL Of Situation In Galicla and Ara Pro gressing In Poland and Russia Against Gsrmans The second great battle between the tilled armies of Great Britain and France against the Germans in the northern part of France is in progress. It Is the battle of the Aisne. The Germans are strongly entrenched In the mountains in the region of the Noyon on the river Olse, northwest of Parla. Their battle line extends to the river Meuae, north ot the Verdun. Strong reinforcements, probably from Lorraine, has strengthened their lines. Allies Win Battle of Mams. When the German armies Invaded France from Belgium they svept the allies before them and pushed steadily forward until they were almost under the walls of Parla. Then the tide ot the battle turned. The allies were the pursuers and the Germans the pursued. This was known as the battle of the Marne. The battle ended when the Germane had been driven north ot the Alsne river and the allies were the victors. Three Million Men Engaged. It Is predicted that the battle of the Aisne will be even more appalling than the battle of the Marne. Military experts estimate that there are nearly 3,000,000 men assembled on a battle line about 110 miles long. Thousands ot lives will be sacrificed in the at tempt of the armies of the defenders to push the Invaders out of France. The Germans have left a sufficient force in Belgium to protect their re treat through that country in the event they are forced to fall back. Reinforcements For Gsrmans. Word has been received that Ger many has recalled the armies she sent from the north of France and Belgium to East Prussia to check' the onward rush ot the Czar's armies through! East Prussia, and will send them to the assistance of the Germans in France. Move For Peace Is On. The negotiations that have been go-' ing on between the United States and Germany with regard to a movement for peace have given little encourage mepL Von Bethmann-Hollwegg, the Imperial chancellor of Germany, has suggested to United States Ambassa dor Gerard at Berlin that the United States secure terms of peace from Great Britain, France and - Russia. "Germany," be said, "wants permanent peace and protection from further war fare." President Wilson announced he would continue his efforts along this line, - ..'-.. , Russians Moving Forward. According to dispatches from Rome and Petrograd, the Russian capital, the armies ot Austria In Galicla are In a pitiful condition. At present they are hovering under the protection of the forts' surrounding Prexemsyl, but the Russians have surrounded UiIb loca tion and are expected to make an at tack at any time. The German troops that were sent to the assistance of the Austrlans failed In their mission and themselvea were forced to fall back. Undaunted by the former defeat at Konlgsberg, in East Prussia, the Rus sians are preparing to take advantage of the withdrawal of a large portion of the German soldiers in that vicinity, who have been ordered to the relief of the Kaiser's armies In France, and are planning another assault on Ko nlgsberg. The Russians are also en Joying victories against the Austro German armies in Poland. The armies of the Cxar in Galicla and Poland are already marching on Berlin and in the event thejr are successful in defeating the Germans In East Prussia it will be only a short time before there will be three great armies pushing their way to Berlin. ; i:. . ," Fighting Spreads to Asia The European war during the past week spread to Asia and Africa. The Japanese: who declared war against Germany several weeks ago, have be gun an attack on the German posses sions In China, The British forces In Africa have begun a campaign against the Germans in Africa. , Austria In Deep Gloom. .; C The deepest gloom overspreads Aus tria. The government has called the last reserves to the colors.4 News ot victories over, the Servians was given out to the people of Austria, but this has not helped to dispell the depres sion -caused by the continual defeats suffered by their soldiers fighting the Russians In Galicla. Vienna lives In constant fear that the Russians will change their course In Galicla and In stead of continuing on to Berlin they win encircle the Carpathians and be siege the capital ot the dual-monarchy. , Germany Urge Italy's Aid Rome. Germany continues to try to Influence publlo opinion with all kinds ot publications; the latest be ing a pamphlet In Italian which has been widely distributed and bears ths title, "The Truth About the War." Among the collaborators , of the arti cle are Count Ernest Von Revontlow, the -naval expert;' Mathias Erberger, leader ot the clerical- center in the German relchstag, and Joseph Freder Ich Nauman and Count Oppendort also" members ot the relchstag. KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. 0 AUSTRIAN SHARPSHOOTERS HOLD BACK SERBS h. ' ". Austrian sharpshooters along the the Servian troops. Battle of Alsns In Progress . London. For five days the British and French armies have been trying to dislodge the Germans from the strong line of defenses which they have constructed on the battle front stretching from the Olse to the Meuse rivers. There have-been attacks and counter attacks, but, in the words ot the official communication, "there has been no change in the situation." -'The allies claim to have made alight progress at some points against the German right wing north ot the river Alsne and to have repulsed Craonne and Rhelms, while they ssy in the cen ter and on the right the Germans are acting purely on the defensive, hsvtng dug themselves into entrenchments." The German official reports are al most identical with those of the allies. They say no decision hss been reach ed, but that the allies' power ot resist ance is weakening; that a French at tempt to break' their right has failed; that in the center the Germans are gaining ground slowly and that sallies from Verdun hsve been repulsed. It would seem from all this that the commanding generals have not yet found the weak points in their oppon ents' dispositions and that each Is withholding his determined blow for. as Lord Kitchener said in the bouse ot lords, "the .right moment" British Fly Across Channel . ' London. So little has appeared re garding the movements of the British aerial forces that the following ex cerpts from a discussion of its activi ties by one professing to be closely connected with this branch ot the ser vice is interesting. . ' Speaking of the sending of thirty six British aeroplanes across the chan nel by air, which was kept secret for some time, he says; "As a combine flight, taat surpassed anything ever done In aviation; but It was only part of a big movement; oth er machines had flown across the pre vious day, and at the present moment three full squadrons, Nos. 2, S and 4, each consisting of twelve aeroplanes, besides reserves, spares and motor transport, are with the expeditionary force. But apart from the news of two fatal accidents, and the appear ance In the casualty lists of an air man's name among the wounded, noth ing authentic haa been published con cerning the doings of the royal flying corps. ' ";k ..'.-. :, -.!.-Russian Victory In Prussia " Petrograd. The following commun ication was Issued by the chief of the general staff: .'. "On the front In Eastern Prussia the armies of General Rennenkampf defi nitely stopped the offensive movement of the Germans. At several points the Germans are falling back and shifting to new positions. , " "On the Austrian front the pursuit of the enemy continues. - The Rus sians are approaching the defensive positions of Slenawa, Jarosan and Prsemsyi (Galicla)." . r Germans Deny Defeats- .' .Washington. The German embassy received .the following -wireless .from Berlin: .:-vr - i.' " . -;. "All the French-English reports of victories of battles In France are un true. Tb,e German retreat ot the west era wing waa a practical maneuver not affecting the strategical position. The French atteupt to break through the center of the '. German position was victoriously repulsed.- - . "There Is confirmation of German successes at several, points of the long extended battlefield. - .-f x ;. " " ' - '.h ; French Laugh at Siege Gurui ' . London. The Paris ' correspondent of the Dally Telegraph says the value of the German siege guns Is limited to two points. They can be dragged, over muddy roads' and, they have won derful armor-piercing qualities when used against forts. In permanent for tified positions their effect on the sol diers Is terrible; , some' ot the Belgi ans in the Liege forts were" driven craty. But the French laugh at th.r e""i't In the open. 'Wi MS Jaw. '::... wV.. '- flU. Danube river checking the advance of Thrilling Reseus by Submarine London. "The most romantic, dra matic and piquant episode that mod ern war can show," says a naval lieu tenant in describing an episode in the Heligoland fight. His letter reads: "The Defender, having sunk an ene my, lowered a whaler to pick up her swimming survivors: before the wha ler got back an enemy's cruiser came up and chased the Defender, and thus she abandoned her whaler. Imagine their feelings; alone In an open boat without food, twenty-five miles from the nearest land, and that land the en emy's fortress, with nothing but fog and roes around them. Suddenly a swirl alongside, and up, if you please, pops his Brltanlc majesty's submarine B-4, opens his conning tower, takes them all on board, shuts up again, dives and brings them home 250 miles! Is not that magnificent T No novel would dare face the critics with an episode like that in It, except, perhaps, Jules Verne; and all, true! Magnifi cent, indeed, and It is war," German-Amsrican Protest Rejected Washington. President Wilson de clined to receive Horace L. Bland of Chicago, - who came to present mes sages from several German-American organisations protesting against the charges of atrocities made by the' Bel gian commission against the German army.-- The president took the position that he had already refused to permit na tives of other belligerent countries liv ing in the United States to discuss the war with him and that the messages ot the German-Americans were not ot the same nature as those brought by -the Belgian commissioners. He planned to write a letter to Mr. Brand explaining that bis recent statement on neutrality addressed to the Ameri can people should apply equally to all living In this country. : Peace Move Appears Hopeless ' Washington. Great Bittain has re ceived no proposal for peace, either directly or Indirectly, from Germany or Austria, and, therefore, has nothing to say on the subject. . ; This was the substance' ot a. mes sage received "by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice; British ambassador here, from Sir Ed ward Grey, British foreign secretary. The ambassador had inquired whether any peace proposal was before his gov ernment in view of persistent rumors from Berlin that proposals were being exchanged. . 1 ' .J-ii .-- ' Coincident with the receipt of this Information from Great Britain it. was learned authoritatively that President Wilson had not pursued either with Great Britain, France or Russia the In formal suggestion of the Imperial Ger man chancellor that 'It was up to the United States to obtain a statement of peace terms from the allies." ' , Moving Toward Russian Frontier -London. The Daily Telegraph's Rome correspondent says he learns that eight German army corps left France and Belgium for the Russian frontier. . ,.rr. . '. '.' Servians Capture Semlln ' Nlsh, Servla, The Servian offensive movement, continues successfully on the left-ank of the Save. No Import ant developments along the lower Drl- na have been reported since the Ser vians victory on September 9. , The following official statement was is sued: "On our northern front,, after taking Semlln, our troops still . con tinue successfully to pursue the of fensive. The hurried nature of the flight, of the enemy at Semlln can be estimated by the quantity of provis ions, equipment and arms found." British. Victory In Africa- -' London. A dispatch ; from ' Capt Town to Router's sya the ""Fourth South-African mounted rifles, com manded by Colonel paetnon, attar two night' marches, surprised the German force which had occupied a drift sixty miles from Stelnkopf, far the Mama qualand."" After a sharp skirmish the Germans were compelled to surrender. Another Cape Town dispatch reports that the action took plaiw at Ramon's Piift, an imp-nrtert nrrstc-c r- ! MOCRATS AGREE ON FULL WAR TAX REPUBLICANS ARE FIGHTING BILL PROVIDING FOR SUM OF $105,000,000. WILL TAX ALL THE BANKERS Theatre Tickets, Pullman Dn., Pool and Billiard Rooms, Legal Papers, Circuses, Tobacco, etc Washington.- An einprcency reve nue bill to provide tie' .t'M'.Wfl. tax ing beer, wine, misuline. sleeping and paiior cars tli ki-ts. Insurance, tel egraph and telephone messages, amusements ami variety ol docu ments was agreed " Democrats of the house ys and means commit tee and was Inirodm ti! by Democratic Leader rndtviood early this week. Republicans of both house and senate have already gone on record In opposition to any war. tax meas ure. Democrats hope to rush the bill through the house. The big fight will be In the senate. The committee int-roaned the In ternal revenue tax on beer by 60 cents a barrel, making the new tax total $1.50. Domestic wines are to be tax ed 20 cents a gallon on tweet wines and 12 cents a gallon on dry wlnea. Gasoline Is to be taxed two cents a gallon. Stamp tax provisions and the tax on tobacco dealers, brokers, bankers, and amusements, as carried In sched ule A, will continue In effect until De cember 31, 1916. The remainder of the bill will be in force until repealed Bankers are to be taxed '.wo dollars on each $1,000 of capital, surplus and undivided profits; brokers will pay $50 each, pawnbrokers 120: commer cial $20; customs house brokers, $10. Proprietors of theaters, museums and concert halls in cities of 15,000 popu lations or more are to pay $100 each. Circus proprietors are to pay $100 a year, proprietors of other amuse ments $10 and proprietors of bowling alleys and billiard rooms $5 for each alley or table. Tobacco dealers and manufacturers are to be taxed the same as In 1898 except that in the largest cities, "to bacco dealers not specifically provid ed for" the tax is to be $4.80 each. In 1898 there yas a $12 tax on to bacco dealers having annual sales of 50,000 pounds or more. Bonds and certificates of Indebted ness are taxed Bye cents for each $100 Involved, and freight express receipts one cent each with a mandatory p-o-vision that the shippers must pay this tax. Telephone messages are to be taxed one cent on all tolls of 15 cents or more and telegrams one cent a message. The bill carries taxes of 50 cents on each indemnity bond, two cents on each certificate of profits, 25 cents on each certificate ot damage and 10 cents for each certificate not especial ly provided for. Life Insurance policies are to be taxed eight cents on each $100 and Are, marine, casulty, fidelity and guaranty insurance policies one-half cent on each dollar, as In 1898. Goods withdrawn from sustom houses will pay a stamp tax of 60 cents as In 1898, but the 25 cent tax on each warehouse receipt Imposed' in 1898 is omitted. The 1898 tax of from 25 cents to one dollar for entry of goods at customs nouses, according to values, is renewed. For esch seat In palace car and for each berth in a sleeping car the tax now Is to be two cents against the one cent war taxv of 1898. - v Tickets from a United States port to a foreign port will be taxed from Lone dollar to five dollars each, accord ing to the value of the ticket as In 1898. "Other provisions are: Brokers' con tracts, 10 cents: deeds and other con veyances, SO cents when not exceed ing 600 In amount and 50 cents for each additional $600; mortgages 25 cents for each $1,600; power of at torney to vote. 10 cents; power: ot attorney to sell, X cents; protest of a note, bill of acceptance, etc., 25 cents. -..;-ri. '.-' '-:-:. Because ot constitutional questions, the committee eliminated altogether foreign bills of exchange, charter agrementa, ; manitstos and foreign bills of lading and also struck out all reference to stamp tax on checks, bills of exchange, drafts and deposit certificate ' and postofflce money orders and on leases. ' Loose Llvse In Schooner Wreck. Astoria, Ore. Between seventy and eighty .men women and children coastflse passengers and crew, were drowned when a steam schooner was pounded .to pieces in a gale 60 miles May Close Wireless Station. . Washington. TJnles sa prompt and satisfactory explanation Is forthcom ing of the action of the Marconi Wire less Telegraph Company of America In receiving and forwarding a mes sage from .the British cruiser Suffolk to a British Admiralty agent In New York regarding supplies for the war ship, the company's station at Slas consett. Mass, will be closed "for all communication." 1 This was the reply cf Secretary Daniels to protests of 1 DR. ALEXANDERAND MR. J. , GREEN (N WASHINGTON BE FORE COMMITTEE. Olnlt NlttllNU 10 L-ftLLtU ' Annual Convsntlon of Farmers' Union to Be Held In Greenville, N. C, In November. Charlotte. The annual convent im of the Farmers' Union of North ('urn Una will be held November 18, 19 uml 20 at Greenville, N. C. Announcement to this effect made recently by Dr. H. Q. Alexander, state president. It will be of Interest to the 40,000 members In good stand Ing throughout the state, as well its th: equal number of others who are not In quite such good standing with the treasurer. The meeting will be ene of mml, Importance, as officers will be elected for the next year, reports will In heard from the various officials and the organisation's policy for the en suing twelvemonth will be decided. Doctor Alexander and Mr. J. .. Green ot Marshvllle, the Istter the state organiser and editor of the Farmers' Union department of The Progressive Farmer, went to Wash ington where there were to appear before the committee ot Congress on banking and currency. "We will appear In behalf of tin Henry bill or any other legislation that will relieve the cotton situation," said Doctor Alexander, The Henry bill authorizes the Gov ernment to issue Federal reserve cur rency sufficient to purchase at the rate of 12 cents a pound an amount of cotton equal to the number ot bales exported during 191S. The effect ot this," said Doctor Alexander, "ttitM t-i Jf VslnTlrifL.'"'' ton, even if the government bought only one bale. It would brine the price to 12 cents, or whatever price may be specified in the bill." ; i Objection Is anticipated to any such legislation on the ground that it Is radical ' and unprecedented but the farmer-advocates appeared hopeful of securing something helpfuL "The time merchants and the fertl- ll7er mnniifnctiirara hav in their. hands more power to help the situa tion than any other class," said Mr. Z. Green. He pointed out that If these classes would take cotton at the rate of JO cents a pound this would remove the distressed cotton entirely from the market and hence the situa tion would be much sounder. It would be possible to use warehouse receipts for cotton so that theae might be used as a basis for transactions between the store' owner and his banker and at the same time the farmer could retain his equity in his cotton. ..- I think the state warehouse com pany Is something we will have to adopt ultimately not merely for this year but for every year,'' 'said Doctor Alexander. "This would provide an agency through wMch all staple farm crops could he sold. TWO KILLED IN MOTOR WRECK. Mr. J. M. Craig and Mies C. Maxwell Killed Instantly, Three Others'--' Injured. .- i -Charlotte. Mr. John M. Craig, sec retary of the Ed Mellon Company and -Miss Christine Maxwell, daughter ot Mr. end Mrs. J. D. Maxwell, who live at 1605 South Boulevard, Dll worth, were InBtantly killed at 10:45 n m vttan - I I. li . - . ft .ai. .ftviaig uigu powertju seven-passenger touring car In which they were riding was overturned on the StateevUle road, one-half mile north of Crofts,' and 10 miles from Charlotte. Mr. David J. Craig, of Statesvllle, a brother of Mr. John Mr Craig, and Mr. W. Heyward McCabe. Jr., who were also in the car were) both painfully but not seriously in jured while John Fingers, the colored chauffeur, had his leg broken. ' The tragedy is made all the more distressing by reason of the fact that Mr". Craig waa soon to be wedded to Hiss Marguerite Crittenden, ot Green ville, Miss. To Have Model Playground.' Kkoston Seven business leaders, comprising - the chamber of - com merce's committee on playgrounds. Is investigating proposed sites for Kin ston's first parkv to be the model for North Carolina.- The committee advo cates raising a fund for the park by public subscriptions. About 10 acres In the eastern end ot the city is receiv ing favorable consideration, and It is believed an organisation will be per fected by the chamber of commerce early 'In October to takoAp an op tion on It . T r , ' v , 1' , Falling Gun Kills Child. : - : Newborn. News reached this city recently of a distressing . accident which took place early in the day at Simpson, a small station on the Nor folk Southern in Pitt county. Accord ing to the Information received here, Lillian, the eight-year-old daughter of B...L. Lamb, section master at that ptace, was killed when a shotgun which her father kept 'arm-Ed the house was accidentally knocked down by another child and the entire !rd of shot took effect In t !