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TAXES ON INCOMES
MAY BE INCREASED
In Emergency Revenue Bill to
Raise $100,000,000.
IS TENTATIVELY DECIDED
fVonld Mnui Increase of One-Half of
One Pet Cent and Redaction of
Minimum Exemptions fey
$1,000011 Freights
, Washington, Sept. 8. An income tax
increase of one-half of one per cent
and a reduotiOn of the minimum ex
emption from $3,000 to $2,000 and the
maximum exemption from $4,000 to
$S,000 were agreed on tentatively to-day
fcy Democratic members of the "Ways
jand Means committee who are framing
jthe emergency revenue bill to raise
)5ioo,ooo,ooo. it is estimated that ,the
Jproposed changes would produce $35,
(000,000 annually.
In deciding, on income tax increases,
Vhe committee considered the fact that
Revenue from this source would, not be
tavftilabie until next July, but the opin
ion wu general that increased reve
nue from other sources would meet any
immediate deficit.
L Under the proposed changes the in
fcome tax would be one and one-half
-toe? celit on Incomes of. single persons
Ha CXCeSS Of $2,000 and the Same Oh
married . persons in exoesS of $3,000. In
addition to one-half per cent increase
Hvould be added pro rata In accordance
fwith the increased sur-taxes on in
comes in eioeess of $30,000.
Beer and Liquor.
The commfittee agreed fcleo that the
knereased tax On beer And malt ldjuors
ishould be fixed at 50 cents a barel,
bringing in $3B,000,000. On domestic
fwines a tax of 20 cents a gallon will
taiBe $10,000,000. Distilled spirits will
(escape an extra tax, but it was decided
46 ta rectified spirits two cents a
feailOn, realising $2,000,000.
the committee is said to have agreed
(tentatively oh a ta on railroad freight
Bn lien of a tax on railroad tickets.
BttOn a tax would be collected by the
ralJrOads and easily administered. The
k'atfe proposed, it was reported, was 2
er cent.
At the conclusion of aft all day con
ference, it was agreed-not to tax to
fcaOcO products, automobiles, gasoline,
mueement tickets, magazines and
any other articles and commodities
proposed, me increased income tax
jaVerting the necessity of levying
jagainst these articles.
No official announcement'of the ac
ftion of the committee was made, Rep
resentative Underwood, the chairman,
totaling that the programme was sub'
fleet to Change.
AMERICAN NEWSPAPER
MEN WIDER DETENTION
Five Are Held by German
Military Authorities.
(Correspondents . of Associated Press
and Four Papers Under Snrveil
laaee at Alx-la-Cappelle-
They 'Aire Well Treated.
I New York, Sept. S.The Associated
Shreee is in receipt of advice under date
of Eeptember 2nd' that five American
newspaper correspondents are under
detention by the German military au
taorities at Aix-la-Chappelle, one of
the German- military bases in the
North.
they Were Roger Lewis, of the As
sociated Press; Irvin CJobb, of the
Philadelphia Ledger; John T. Mc
(Cutcheon and James O'Donneil Ben
jftfett, Of the Chicago Tribttfie. and Har
)W Haneon, Of the Chicago Daily News.
The men ere not in confinement, and
pre being well treated. They are, how
fever, under close surveillance and are
0i permitted to leaye the city or to
send news because they have been with
jthe German troops.
The Correspondents were placed un
fifer detention on August 26th at some
mkaown place and were taken to Aix-a-Chappelie
On August 80th.
bras &AS DiSCAttOED Utlt
AUCD SUfiSTMUTED BLOOD.
feays Secretary Daniels, Speaking of
Europe's Writing History,
' Vergenttes, Vt., Sept. 8. "Having
)auit writing history with the pen, Eu
rope again has begun to Write it with
the sword. She has discarded Ink, and
Substituted blood," said Josephus Dan
iels, Secretary of the Navy, at the cele
bration here today of the victory of
J.he American navy on Lake Champlain.
: As we in America have our sympa
thies aroused as never before because
ties Of blood bind us to ail warring
nations, there is thanksgiving in every
American's iteart that our country is
at peace.
' "Let us hope, as we stand aghast
at the: carnage, that, out -of it shall
come the? realisation that international
disputes-may be settled in the forum
Of reaion: rather; than -in. the forum of
artillery, t It, may, be that the hope of
universal reductions dti armament can
5me . only 1 after ';thet horror I of war.
The end ot; slavery seemed, not possible
WithOUtr th8: saotiflcer Of Ihe best iblood
of the North and South. In seme way
floWiunknoWfl- to ut, let us .trust that
good -will-, come - out ;of the . present
tragedy, and that this. shaH 4e the last
great war; to , curse mankind." .
NORFOLK Wtltf ;VillOMttA
fc s LfiACWfiCttAPSllOlfiHlP
, i.r.n v'
Norfolk, Va., lept , -Sy defeating
.rthimouth today, INorrolk woir the
.Virginia League championihip J6t liU.
The season does not close until Satur
day, but Norfolk cannot be beaten f or
tte Championship It it loeiee all the
ames remaining to be played, t- t e
RESERVE
BOARD TAKES
UP COMMITTEE'S PLAN
For Meeting Ameritan Obli
gations to Europe.
Baakers Committee Plaa FreyoMd to
the Boafd Last Week is Made'
Public Gold fund Contem
platedDetail. Washington, Sept. v 8.-The bankers'
committee plan for meeting American
obligations to Europe with gold pay
ments, proposed to the Federal Reserve
Board last week, was taken up today
by the board. It contemplates a gold
fund contributed by National banks in
reserve and Central reserve -cities of
$15O,O0t),000 of which $25,000,000 is to
be made immediately available." A de
cision may be reaehed by the board
tomorrow after an examination of every
possible result of its approval.
Following is the committee plan as
made public tonight: .,
The Committee Plan.
"That the banks of this country, es
pecially those located in,-reserve and
central reserve cities, be requested to
contribute to a gold fund of $150,000,
000 Of Which $25,000,000 to be ImmedTa
tely paid into the depositary of the
Bank of England in Canada, for which
a participation deposit receipt will be
furnished to each contributing bank.
The remainder of . the . contributed
amount to ' be subject to call by the
XTaw TTkly nAmmUtea V rnn crVi til A
local committee of the respective cities
and to be paid for in New York ex
change. -
"Said New York committee to be
appointed by the New York Clearing
House Association and said local com
mittees to be appointed by the clear
ing house association of the respec
tive Contributing cities. The committee
appointed-by the New -York house as
sociation to be charged with the d uty
of handling the said fund, jof fixing
tne price- at which . foreign . exchange
is to be bought and sold and is to
make requisition from time to time
Upon the respective Contributing cities
through the locftl" Committees thereof.
Said -'local committees ahall. ' have sup-
ervision in the resnective ieitiea of the
shipments and general withdrawals of
gold.
"This committee recommends that
the Federal Reserve Board take steps
to ascertain the amount of gold that
will be Contributed by the banks in
the respective cities 'and .that it use
its Influence to have thre said banks
contribute their p roper, pro rata."
-Washington, gept; J.-AT provisional
brigade Of troops was ordered, to Bal
timore, today -to participate' Friday in
a-military parade which is to be a fea
ture of -the star Spangled Banner ' cen
tennial celebration. The grand mar
shal of the parade will be MaJ. Gen.
"W. W. Wotherspoon, of the army.
MAIININ6 FOR GOVERNOR
BY A LARGE MAJORITY
Bethea Lieutenant Governor;
Shealy R R Commissioner.
Results of South ' Carolina's Second
Democratic Primary, as Indicated
by Incomplete Returns
Cqtial to Election.
Columbia, S. C, Sept. 8,- Richard L
Manning, a planter and banker, was
nominated tor governor in the 'second
South Carolina Democratic primary to
day, defeating John Ct. Richards by a
majority estimated at 2,5,000. A. J.
Bethea, for lieutenant governor, and
Frank W. Shealey, for railroad oom
missloner; were nominated by sub
stantially the same majorities. The
three nominees were recognised as op
ponents of the state administration.
Returns tonight from the Third con
gressional district indicate that Rep
resentative Wyatt Aiken was re-nominated
over Fred -H. Dominick by a
majority of about 4,oOo votes.;
Manning win succeed dovernor cole
L. Blease in January, action by the
primary being equivalent to election.
Governor Biease was defeated for the
United States Senate by Senator B. D.
Smith, incumbent, in the first primary
two weeks ago, today's contest being
a runotf event for candidates failing
to receive a majority of all votes east
in the first. . ' x'
WOOD DEMOCRATS OF WAttfe
, TO HOLD A MASS MEETING.
To Decide Upon Action for Their Fav-
orlte.io Pursue
(Special starelaferam.)
Raleigh, N. C.",ept Si'caii is be
ing circulated vln Wake county for a
mass meeting of Democrats who are
friends of Arch J. Wood to convene in
'Raleigh September -14th to take action
as to what course Should be pursued
in view of the alleged wrongful count
ing out of Wood in favor of W. Hv
Sawyer for register of deeds in the re-
cent legalised Democratic primary by
four votes.- '
Wood's case has been appealed from
the board of canvassers to the Super
ior court and the mass meeting Is ex
pected to advise Wood as to whether
he should go re the extent of running
against Sawyer in the, election on the
ground that he has not been nominat
ed by the party, ; . -
Southern Hotel.
Is not for rent, as has been said, but
to the contrary we are wida ffiiv a.tta
idoing business at -the -same Old stand,
wnere'we are serving the best meals
Wilmington ever saw for the money,
our cafe will reopen at once With e
tra a lacarte service. . Ooed rooms to
list at Southern ana Puroell, ::r either
American or European. Also are open
for SO or more men who want meals
or meals and room with, special low
prices, notwithstanding tne-war prices.
w$ need you and want you to see us.
Southern Pureeil ttoUl . V ftAutnepit
cafe beet in the city. : -:H& Sneed,
ijaanager. : -. 'v ; v ; advertisement -2t
THE MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON. N. C, WEDNESDAY; SEPTEMBER 9; 4914.
RIGHTS AS NEUTRALS
AS WELL AS DUTIES
Merchant Marine Committee
Submits Report to House
Discusses Fears That We Will Involve
Ourselves With British and .
French If We Bay Get
. man Ships.
Washington, Sept 8 "Fear are ex
pressed that we will Involve ourselves
with Great Britain and France if we
buy German ships," says a report of
the Merchant Marine committee, sub
mitted to the House today, advocating
the Alexander" Will for a government
controlled company to purchase and
operate ships.
"That may be so," therepbrt contin
ues. "This bill does not , direct the
shipping bqard to buy ships of any
particular nation. They, have the wid
est discretion in the purchase or con
struction of vessels. We have no rea
son to believe they will act otherwise
than with the greatest care in what
ever they do." K
"The war in Europe," the report
adds, "not only has demoralized com
merce, but credits as well. However
much enterprising oititens and corpo
rations may wish to meet the demands
the present emergency, they seem to
be powerless to do so without govern
ment aid. - Hence the rational course
is to utilise government resources to
inure to the benefit of all the peopfe.
Rather than hazard the possibility Of
a misunderstanding with One -or more
of the belligerents, some would have
us make no effort to repair the damage
done to our industries and commerce
by the European war or to exercise any
of the rights as a neutral power. We
have rights as neutrals as well as du
ties. CLYDE KRXNRDt CH A RAGED
WITH DEGREE MURDER
Bat Solicitor Desired Only Verdict for
Second Degree Others.
(Special Star Telegram)
Newbern, N. C, Sept.. 8. The grand
jury at the present term of Craven
county Superior court today returned
a true bill for murder in , the first
degree against Clyde Kennedy, Sid
Oautier and Alex. Curtis who are
charged with having killed E. W.
Sarlanit in this city on August d.
After the bill had been presented
to the court, Solicitor cJ. L. Abernethy
stated that he would only ask for a
second degree verdict. This met With
the approval of the Court and the
trial began. During the day three
witnesses were examined. The taking
of testimony will- probably consume a
good part of tomorrow's session and
it is expected that the case will not
reach-the jury before Thursday morn
ing. . Woodus Kellum, of Wilmington, and
D. L. Ward, of this City, represent
the defense, White Solicitor Abernethy
is assisted by D. E. Henderson.
THE QPEHSHOP POLICY
a i- ' w m
Better for the fWorkingmen,
Says General Otis.
publisher of, lot Angeles Times, Tes
tifying; Before Industrial Relations.
Commission, Doe Wot Refer
to Dynamiting of plant.
Lqs Angeles, Sept. The open shop
policy was strongly defended before
the Federal Industrial Relations Com
mittee by General Harrison Gray Otis,
publisher of the Los Angeles Times,
today. He testified that several estab
lishment of this plan of working Would
better the conditions of the laboring
man.
The publisher did not refer to the
dynamiting of his office. He occu
pied the witness stand only a short
time, promising to answer specific
questions in a written statement to the
Commission later.
General Otis told of his plan for
dealing with . employees. He said he
came face 'to face with his-men and
they "dickered lik6 two ttieti trading
horses," " " " ' r '- - V; . :-
When employees had grievances, he
testified, they came to him or their
foreman either individually or as ; a
committee and stated their cases.
William o. Thompson, counsel for the
commission, interrogated General Otis
closely on the Question of who thus
became final judge of the merits of the
complaints. General Otis replied that
both Sides usually found a middle
ground on which to meet, but, that his
men left hl employ if they Could not
adjust their differences.
"Are your workmen better off than
they would- be in an establishment
where a third party, or an arbitrator,
were caned to settle disputes 7" Mr.
Thompson asked, .
'Gur men ? ate better off than they
are in any other establishment," Gen
eral otis said. "You can get that out
of their own mouths. Our agreements
are based on mutual respect, toleration
and good w,lll." . ; k
General Otis said he dealt with Union
labor up to 1390 ' when i hef made his
jjiuut. open snoy .ancL.Hucierea .ior: a
time from a boycott. He said the only
written agreement he itad at present
with any of his workers was with
some old men who had long been in his
service and were working by the week.
z. j. zeenandeiaar. secr etary of the J
Merchants' and Manufacturers' Asso
ciation, declared the prosperity of Los
Angeles was due to the open shop pol
icy, ' , . .
He declared working men had be
come so prosperous here under open
shop conditions that the average bank
deposit of , 80 per cent of them was
in cmCAtio jAWAaf 3.
Interstate . ceuncf ee commtseton Win
-Begin Coal "Embargo Hearing.
Washington; sept. -Hearings m
the Inter-State Commerce Commission's
investigation of allegations that coal
roads have established embargoes re
sulting in discrimination against ship
pers will "begin before commissioner
Daniels at Chicago, January Soth, ms.
Hhifiers,and carriers have been invited
to forward suggestions, ae to features
to .b-ooveraanarwiH:nav6 tne oppct
tunity to jMeaT. -
HE STRONGLY DEFENDS
TRiE COMMISSION
BILL IS ADVANCED
Senate Agrees to the, Confer
ence Report.
Took 13 Roll Call Before Vote Was
Recorded After several Day of
StragSTle to Get a Qao-
unvFeatures.
Washington, Sept.. 8. The Senate
late today agreed to the conference-report
on the Federal Trade commission
bill by a Vote of 43 to 5.
Senators Smoot, Oliver, McCumber,
G&llinger and Burton voted against
the report.
The conference report will be taken
up in the House Thursday. ."v
It took Si roll calls before a Vote
was recorded in the Senate, the strug
gle to Secure a quorum having begun
on Saturday.
Just before the final Vote was taken,
drastic action, such as the issuance
Of writs to compel absent senators to
attend, was proposed. Sergeant-at-Arme
Higgins telephoned to absent
senators stating the situation and urg
ing them to return. Meantime he suc
ceeded in getting 49 members into the
Senate chamber and another roll call
was ordered. This showed 48 senators
voting and two present Who were un
able to vote because of pairs, and the
report was agreed to.
Senator Reed, of Missouri, attacked
the report repeatedly, although he lat
er voted for it. -
The conference report provides for
a Federal trade commission with au
thority to assure orders to prevent
"unfair methods of competition." The
enforcement of the orders of the com
mission, however, is left to the courts.
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HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS FIGHT
ING ON BOTH SIDES
- ,
(Continued From Page One.)
of the Marne on the heights to the
nonth of Sesane. ;-
"OUr troops are progressing favor
ably through laboriously.
"On our right wing the situation is
good before Nancy and in the Vosges.
"A severe engagement has been
fought in the center with an alternative
advancing ahd fallen back."
LONDON-VIEW OF SITUATION
General. Position Satisfactory, leof
gclal :RepoH-Wlnnlng.
London, SeptV 8. The British official
press bureau issued the following an
nouncement tonight:
"The general position continues satis
factory. The allies are gaining ground
on their left all along the line of the
ourcq and Petit Morin rivers. The
British have drven.the enemy back tert
miles. , ;
"Fighting .has been In progress fur
ther, to the right along the line which
includes Montmirail - and ' Sompuis,
neither side gaining advantage.
"Farther to the right again, from
Vltry-Le-Franeois to SermalSe Ls
Bains, the enemy has been pressed
back in the direction Of Rheims.
"At Luneville an attempt by the Ger
mans, to advance has been repulsed-
"Pressure against the enemy con
tinues all along the allied fronts. The
British force has been engaged all day
but the enemy oppesed to it, after stub
born resistence, retired and is now
crossing to the North of the Marine.
"The fifth French army has advanced
with equal success and reports many
captures.
"The sixth French army on the Ourcq
has been heavily 1 engaged, but here
also the enemy has been driven back.
"The German army has suffered sev
erely along the r Whole line, the ad
vance having been resolutely pushed
home. ' " - :
- "The Britinh force again has su
staineed some casualties, but the num
ber is small in relation to the nature
of the fighting.
"The result of the two day's opera
tions up to 'the present is very satis
factory." : :
30,000 GERMANS PRISONERS : 1
s. '' , r
According to Estimate of French of
ficerAllies VlstorIoasTvi.v
Paris, Sept. 8. Accounts of wounded
soldiers who reached Paris late to
day indicate that the result of tn$ .three
days fighting in the champagne country
has been more favorable for the allies
than at first supposed. .They say the
German losses in killed were enormaus,
and that a great number of prisoners
were taken.
one French officer estimates the pri
soners at 30,000. .
The champagne district inoiuaes parts
of the Departments Of Marne, Ardennes,
Auge and Haute-Mame.
JOFFRfi'S TROOPS FAIf BRING t
"This no Longer is the Moment to Look
Back", He Says.
London, Sept. 8. A Heuter dispatch
from Antwrep says an official com
munication issued there refers to an
order by General Jofrre September 7th
in which he alludes to the impatience
of his troops afid says: '
"This no longer is the moment to look
behind, but the time has come to at
tack and drive back tne enemy and to
defend the ground regained, at any
cost."
The communication then given the
results of recent operations. 'Under
pressure of the allies army on the left
the first German army has been ob
liged to retire towards the Northeast
both en the f ront and the flank.
"No serious engagement," the com
munication continues, 'has dccurred.be
fore the Second, hird ahd fourth Ger
man armies, but before the fifth Ger
man, which, is held by the French
right, a fieerce engagement is In pro
gress On Sunday evening the garrison
at Verdun made a sortie and captured
a number of supply convoys destined
for the Fifth German army W
GOVERNOR 0NEAIi CALLfT"
CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS
To Deal With the South' Cotton Situa
tion At Montgomery, y
Montgomery, Ala., Sept; ST Govern
or . O'Neal, of Alabama, tonight tele
graphed the governors of cotton grow
ing states, suggesting, conference in
Montgomery September 4th' and ifith
to agree upon a definite programmevfor
handling ' the ; crop situation ;etttting
from th Eur opean war, if .4 majority
of the governors agree a call Jor the
conference wu be issued at onee, Gov
emor o-weai.sam. jv" - N,
ALLIED FORGES WIl V
; NING OVER GERMANS
" - (Continued From Page pheV)
German ships of a value if-ot: about
$25,000,000 either have been captured
or sunk by the British while-British
f ships valued at fs.ooo.ooo are- locked up
J in German ports. ': - - . v ;
ALARM lit
Concerning Recent pemonsttetlona in
Reamanla and Bulgaria.
: Rome, via London, jSept. 8. Dis
patches received here fron Vienna by
the-Tribuna declare that alarm IS te
Ing expressed in the Austrian capital
concerning-recent demonstrations in
Roumania ani Bulgaria Hi favor of
Russia. These two countries are be
lieved to be-in , favor , ofr Great-Sri tain,
Russia and' Fran ce-the triple entente
in the present war. The Bulgarian
consul at Budapest, Hungard it is
said, was removed recently by the, au
thorities at Sofia for having delivered
a speech, the tenor of whioh was fa
vorable to Austria.
.The Vienna Tageblatt, according to
these same dispatches, asserts . that
Emperor Nicholas has written to the
crown prince of Bulgaria asking for
the ; aid of Bulgaria against the ene
mies of the Slavs, ...
AUSTRIAN LOSSES ENORMOUS.
According to Refugees and Deserters
. From - Galleia. '
Petrograd. Sept?: 8.Refugees and
deserters from the : armies' Of Austria
in Galicia, according to information
obtained in official quarters today,
have- told the Russian military author
ities that their losses have been enor
mous. A number .of Austrian regi
ments were decimated. The AttStrians,
according to these, are fearful of an
f There have been published here from
individual newspaper "correspondents
statements Which confirm previous re
ports of the disorganisation in the ar
mies Of AUstrla. In Galicia, it is de
clared, the Austrlahs have made us of
explosive bullets.
Other correspondents declare that re
volts have broken out In the ranks of
the Turks at Adrianople on account of
a threatened famine. ?" - . "r-jVV ;
Still others telegraph that "the -news
of Russian victories in ' Galicia have
provoked enthusiasm particularly in
Bucharest, Roumania, where -the Rus
sian national hymn was sung in one
of the theatres.
RUSSIAN TROOPS IN FRANCE.
Quarter Million of Them; Already on
the Battleground, Says Report.
Rome, via London, Sept. 8Accord
Ing to the Rome Tribuna, there is . in
France today a total Og 250,000 Rus
sian troops. This newspaper attrib
utes Emperor William's, presence at
Metz to this concentration of the Rus
sians. The steamer Mauretania," which
reached New Tork -September . 3rd,
brought the first reports of "extensive
landing of Russian troops , at French
ports. The strict . British censorship
prevented transmission of this int elli
gence by cable.
Letters from London dated August
27th, corroborated the reports of the
Mauretania passengers. . From these
two sources it was gathered. that Eng
land early in the war had placed, more
than 80,000 -Russian "troops in France
by means of transports sent north of
the Scandinavian pehihsUia - to Arch
angel. . -- j ,
CASH GOING TO COUNT.
Lloyd George Thinks Finances May
Decide the Final Result. .
London, Sept. 8. "We want every
penny we ca raise to help fight the
enemy," v said -, David. Llpyd. -..George,
chancellor -, of -the exchequer, . replying
today to a deputation from the munici
palities which wanted the aid of the
treasury in securing loafts at cheap" ,
rates.
"We must come out triumphant in
this struggle," continued the chancel
lor, "and as finance Ms going to play
a very important part we must watch
our resources. We do not want a pen
ny spent which is not absolutely es
sential to; relieve distress. .. .. In my
judgment the last few hundred, mil
lions may win this war. . j'
"The first hundred millions our ene
my can stand as well as we, but the
the last they can't, thank God! There
fore, I think cash is going to count
much more than we imagine. At the
present moment we only -are at the
beginning; we are fighting a tough en
emy who is well prepared for the
fight and probably will fight to the
very end. netore ne Win accept. the on
ly conditions upon which we cad cos
eibly make peace. .
"If we are wise, that is, where our
resources will come m, not merely of
men, but ot cash. We have won with
a silver bullet before. W financed Eu
rope in the greatest war we ever
fought and that is What won. Of
course British tenacity, and British
courage always come in, and they. -ai
ways will. But, let us remember that
British cash tells.? . -
NO TALK OF PEACE.
Report of the Attitude of German Em
peror Without Foundation, y
, Washington, Sept. 8, Reports that
intimations (had been conveyed to the
State Department by Oscar S. Straus,
of New Tork, that the German Emper
or, will look favorably on a renewal
by President Wilson of his-offers of
mediation in ; the European conflict
were denied todky by secretary Bryan
and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the .British
ambassador .-.
Mr. Straus called at the state . De
partment and the embassy Sunday.
Secretary Bryan said the rumored, pur
port of the visit was "entirely without
foundation." .
V The British ambassador said- he had
discussed peace in Europe with Mr.
Straus but that nothing was said to
indicate that the latter .spoke in -he-half
of the German Emperor.
AURfA3Fg
FEAR r ? REVOLUTION.
in Rnkwlna in the Carpathian Monn-taln-gentlttteflt
for Russia . .
Paris, sept. 8. -A Petrograd dispatch
to tSe Havasr agency says that, accord-
ing to information received at the
Russian .capital,; the Austrtans fear
that'a .revoiutin will .break: lout in
Bukwina, a w crown - land of Austria
Hungary in the region of .the Carpathian"-
mountains, where - Hungarian
sentiment is reported to be growing in
favor of Russia. , ., . ;
RRIT1SH STEAMER SUNK.
' -;.'-,..
The Kaipara Sent to Bottom Ger
. v man Steamer in August.
L0ndon, Sept. 8. captain- Makepeace,
skipper of the British 'steamer. Kaipa
ra, sunk by the North German Lloyd
steamer Kaiser Wiiheln ,der Grosse,
confirms the Germah assertion that the
Sritish cruiser Highflyer sank the ar
mored German liner in neutral waters
off th, west coast of . Africa, August
1 7th. vy;y v; 4 v : ;"--ry-. il. v-.
-y"Rut," saW' captalftyMakepeatce to
day, "reaeesher ,tnat. the Scaiser WU-
helm der GrOa JxmA been ordered OUt
CH JIG ISSUES GULL TO
H.
Uurging Large Attendance at
Friday' Conference.
Recommends That County Meetings be
Held at Every Court Hottse as
Early as Possible to Sla-
tare Plans, Eae.
(Special Star Telegram.) '
Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 8. Governor
Craig, just back from Wilmington, has
Issued the following call to the farm
ers of North Carolina: 1 '
"My absence has prevented me from
earlier joining Dr. H. Q. Alexander .in
ah official call for a general mass
meeting of the North Carolina cotton
and tobacco growers to be held in Ra
leigh Friday, September 11th, at 11
o'clock. I earnestly urge a large at
tendance of ail Interested farmers, botii
Farmers' Union members and others.
"The times demand united action and
all producers of cotton and tobacco
participate fully in 'the meeting. Be
lieving also that it Is necessary to af
fect through local organiaation of our
cotton growers, I further recommend
that county meetings be held at every
court house as early as possible to
mature plans for wise holding move
ment, proper warehousing and ade
quate financial support.
(Signed) "LOCKE CRAIG." -
"Governor."
of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, by the
Spanish consul - and that . her captain
had been refused to budge her for nine
days. This in itself was an interna
tional offense and for that offense the
British cruiser was right in sinking
her."
OCCUPATION OF RHEIMS.
News Dispatch Tells Something of the
Germans' Action.
London, Sept. 8. A Central , News
dispatch concerning the occupation of
Rheims, coming by way Of Amsterdam',
says the Germans Were in doubt
whether the town had been evacuated
and a patrol first entered the town.
The mayor was held hpstage for the
safety of the German troops. The fol
lowing day the main German forces
advanced into the town witi their
bands playing."
FALL OF NAMUR DESCRIBED.
Remnant of the Garrison Tells the
Story at Ostend.
Ostend, Belgium, Sept. 8. via London
The remnant of the Namur garrison
has arrived here, bringing a story
which explains to some extent why a
stronghold believed so nearly impreg
nable, fell.
Of 26,000 men in the forts in the en
virons of Namur 12,000 have returned
to Belgian soil, making the Belgian
loss .at .Namur in killed, wounded and
missing 14,000.
- It seems that under cover of a fog,
the Germans finally got their new siege
guns into positions from whiGh they
could concentrate their fire orfsa single
point of the Namur defenses. N
The guns Were at minimum distance
of three miles from the Belgian trench
es and consequently outranged the
Belgian guns.
"Without troubling, about the forts'
said one survivor, "the Germans first
centered their rain of steel upon our
retrenchments. For ten hours, our men
stood the terrible ordeal unable to fire
a shot in return. Any raising his head'
above the fire swept ramparts had it
blown off. Lying flat on our stom
achs, all we could do was to wait for
the firing to end. Whole regiments
were decimated. The loss among our
Officers was terrible.
"Meanwhile, many German- guns
had been turned on the forts, espe
cially Malzeret, Marchovelette. The men
in them armed with guns of much
smaller calibre than the Germans could
offer . but feeble resistance. Maiseret,
in fact, fired only about ten shots
while receiving no- less than 1,200
shells, at the rate of 20 a minute.
"At Marchovelette 75 men perished
at the batteries and both forts soon
surrendered.'"
NEWS l?nOM R1A CHOW.
Japanese
Aeroplane Drops Bombs
Again Protest.
. New York, Sept. 8. The East and
West News Bureau tonight made pub
lis the: following dispatch:
"Tokio, Sept. 8.- A Japanese naval
aeroplane again yesterday flew over
Itlao Chow and dropped bombs, re
turning safe to. the cruiser.
"In answer to the protest lodged by
German, and Austrian ambassadors
against China's, permitting Japan to
land troops at Lung Kow, China re
plied that Japan's act is Justifiable in
the light of precedents established in
the Russo Japanese war.
"With regard to an alleged under
standing between France, England and
Russia not to sign a peace treaty with
out full accord among them. Baron
Kato stated that Japan will act in con
formity with the terms of the alliance
treaty. . ' '
The Tokio chamber of commerce, in
co-operation with the Chicago tea mer
chants' association, launched a move
ment in opposition to measures for
raising tariff rates. They also are for
mulating plans for promoting japan's
export trade.
Th finance committee of the upper
house today endorsed ali bills nrovld-
ing war funds passed by the lower
house."
SUGAR
CAROLINA FARMERS
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
this Week
We Will Give '
33 pound Bags Best Sugar for .... . ?f-7
19 pound Baas for . . ' " " . i.oo
xv poana jiage for . . . .
Prices innen Higher neat week.
VL ottpff. ffts and Baking Powder. Yon save 30 per cent
on them. Phone 6f6. " . ,
C D. KENfe COMPANY
ldOtTTtt imdN-r-raKfil-. V 65 Stores in the tJalted State-.
REPUDIATE VIEW OF
TURKISH AMBASSADOR
Government Will Take ft,
Cognizance of Statement.
State Department and BritUn Emb
in His Surmise of sinister
Motives.
Washington, Sept. 8. Both the Stat
Department and the British s.nbass'
; " fcUs&estionj
oj. a xvusiera cey, xne Turkish ambas.
flsartrtf in a ctn to ivi i. .
, ... u wraurau jcBieraay that
Great Britain might be endeavoring to
uraw me unnea states into the Eu
iuvc wen. m uiging me aespatch nf
American warship to Turkish wat?
to care for Christian interests in Tun
- (Ira & t "RrftO In'a
. - vvccoiuu on th
suDject answerea an inquiry bv th
Object to the sending of an AmerciaJ
wa.xoxwv . -timei itan governmeni
consulted the powers before se-idir
....... wu. uiuia to xur.
key.
The Turkish ambassador's state-
incut. ooiu biiat vjxccLb -tJlliain ind
France had embarked on a new cam.
paign of provocation against Turkey
hoping that as a result of it somethin.
'untoward may happen in that
-ountry
iu vuuux-iii men- eiiiuiier predictions o
that the United States will be fl nally
prevailed-upon to dispatch warshics
me jjevarn, ana mus get mixed in
the European s fray on the allies' side
but I believe the administration toe
sagacious to iau in sucn a vulgar trap"
. It became known, however, that the
n.iuiiaii; g,vTci niiiciit uutu taKfi tlO
official congnizance of the ' statement
The Turkish ambassador visited the
State, War. and Navy building today
but conferred only with Acting Sec
retary Roosevelt of the Navy Depart,
but afterward the ambassador issued
the following statement:
Makes Another Statement.
"The erroneous impression having
been derived from the statement, I
made yesterday that I had reason to
doubt the intentions of the United
States in. regard to Turkey, I hasten to
decelare that my conversations with
the Secretary of State have given me
the conviction that the administration
Is Sending only one ship, the North
Carolina, to Turkish waters and that
one on a different mission from that
which $8. taking her to other European
ports. My visit today to the assistant
secretary of the navy had no connec
tion whatever with this question."
Informally tlie ambassador added
that he was positive the United States
would take no - step that might lead
to complications with Turkey.
Weekly Meeting Today.
The weekly meeting of City Council
will be held this morning at 10 o'clock,
and o far as was known at the City
Hall yesterday no mattars of extraor
dinary interest were scheduled to come
up. However, it has been hinftd that
there will be Some further discussion
of the improvement of Market street
from 10 to 17th, with bitulithic, the
contract for which was let to the At
lantic Bitulithic Company at the last
Yneeting. It is also said that the Tide
water Power Company will submit an
other petition in behalf of its applica
tion for additional franchises.
May be Fred Brown.
Sheriff Cowan has received an In
quiry from the police department o(
Durham asking If, Clifton Brown, col
ored; -is wanted here for murder. The
local authorities want a negro named
Fred Brown for the murder of John
Bennett, colored, at Seventh and Nix
on streets several years apo, and
thinking that this might be the negro
held at Durham, Sheriff Cowan has
wired the police there a description of
the man.
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