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(V 1st ?! '1 6 4 i 1 A t ' ;' - Mi i TWO TELLS GRAPHIC STORY OF MUELHAUSEN FIGHT Helped Bury 100 to 150 Ger mans in One Grave. New York Lady Arrives From War Zone and Gives Account of Hor rible Sights Witnessed in Europe New York, Sept. 22. Mrs. L. E. Thorre, of New York, who helped bury in a single grave from 100 to 150 Ger mans killed in battle in Muelhausen, told a graphic story tonight of the se ries of encounters between French and German soldiers in and around the Al satian city early in August. Mrs. Thorre is a widow of a Frenchman and has a brother-in-law in the German landstrum. Mrs. Thorre was one of 1,013 passengers who arrived on two steamships wich reached here tonight. A French force occupied Muelhau sen August 1st, Mrs. Thorre said to night, and two days later 20,000 Ger mans entered the town. After a two day battle the French were driven out. The Germans, becoming confused in Mrs Thorre sTid many being killed and' wounded. .... . " the side streets, fired on one anotner, "Th riArmans then declared tne in- habitants had concealed French sol diers and 300 male non-combatants were removed from residences and marched down the streets. Presently, Mrs. Thorre said, she heard shots fired and later was informed the citizens had been shot by the Germans. The Germans, Mrs. Thorre continued, burned the houses. On August 13, the French returned and a battle ensued In which she estimated 3,000 Germans were killed, She and other women aided the men in burying the dead. Citizens who lost their lives were given graves in the yards of their homes. Squares of Dead Germans. Henry De Sibour, an American, who has been living in London and was ma rooned at Belfort when the war broke out, was among the 363 passengers of the Red Star liner Zeeland, which ar rived today. He reached Paris after passing through the country where much of the early fighting ' occurred. On one field, he said, he saw squares of dead German soldiers, some of whom Were standing upright leaning against each other. Officers told him, he said, that the machine guns were responsible for this wholesale killing. Russian Troops Crossed England. Mrs. De Sibour declared a near rela- tive who is an officer of an English railroad, had tolqV her his line had transported 250,000 Russian troops across England and that the steamship Aquitania was used to transport tHe troops to a remote point of the coast of France. IMPROVEMENTS IN STORE. Workmen Busy Remodeling; New Shrler Building on Front Street. x Work on extensive improvements on the building at No. 32 North Front street, formerly occupied by Mr. R. C. DeRosset, Tecently purchased by Mr. I.; Shrier, the well known clothing mer chant, of this city, has been started and will be pushed to rapid comple tion. Mr. Shrier said yesterday that he expected to occupy the building about December 1st. The lease on his present building -at the northeast corner of Front and Princess streets will not expire until October 1st, 1915, when it is to be oc cupied by the United Cigar Stores. Mr. Shrier said that both stores might be occupied by him until that time. The front of the store at No. 32 North iFront street will be fitted up with laftge plate glass front which will be among the most attractive in thecity. They will be . on marble bas es and will have trimmings of terra ootta with window facings of copper. The Interior will be remodeled through out. Mr. Robert Tucker Is the contractor and Mr. B. H. Stephens the architect. GOOD COTTON WEATHER. Was the Rule the Past Week, Accord ing to Weather Bnrean. Washington, Sept. 22. Good .cotton weather was the rule during the past week, the weather bureau reported to day. Opening and picking progressed satisfactorily except over portions of the Carolinas, Georgia and "Florida, "where wet weather delayed picking and caused some damage to the apen bolls." "In the" western part of , the cotton region," the report continues, "tire weather was most favorable and pick ing progressed rapidly. A few reports of damage by Insects continued from widely scattered localities." Evangelistic Services at Seagate. The series of evangelistic services at Seagate Baptist church of which Rev. O. N. Marshall is pastor, continue to grow in interest and are being attended by large congregations. The services are being conducted by Rev. C. N. Brooks. He preached a most impres sive and instructive sermon last night. Services are held in the afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and at night at 8 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to at tend. . KELFORD COCA-COLA CO. Wilmington Enterprise Chartered In surance Companies May Buy Cotton. Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 22. A charter is issued for the Kelfprd Coca-Cola Bottling Co., of Wilmington, capital $5,000 authorized and $1,000--subscribe ed by G. H. Hutaff, wj. Hutaff and Tabitha Hutaff for general bottling plant.- ' ."'; Another charter is to , the Wesleyah ', Methodist churches . of America, Gas- - tonia,-. chartered without . capital stock for holding title to negro churches, parsonages and property for rescue work in this and other states, the work to be carried on through the Methodist 'conferences. J State Commissioner of. j Insurance James R. Young made1 th Statement today that while the general insurance laws will not permit Insurance compa nies that ' have the sanction of 'the law in their business methods to actually buy cotton in the impending movement for buying cotton to keep clear , of "distress" cotton on the general mar- ket, still he holds that they-can' loan money on cotton and-have the .cotton placed as security. -for the lpans, - . Asbury Park; N.. ; J., Sept. 22-Forty members of the' Madero family, led by Francisco I. Madero, father of the late .president of Mexico, today started back to their homes 4n Monterey, Mex.. w hence xney were oriven by the revolu WILSON RETURNS FROM TRIP TO PRINCETON, N. J. ' " - Where He Went to Vote in the Democratic Primaries. -? ' " . Toddy He Will Receive '.Delegation of Colorado Coal Operator Who WiH , Tell Their Side of the - " ' Controversy. Washington, 'Sept. 22.- President Wilson returned tonight from his trip to Princeton, N. J., to vote in the Dem ocratic primaries. i The President tomorrow' will receive a; delegation of Colorado coal operators' who will tell him their opinion of the tentative basis for the settlement . of the strike already, accepted by the mi ners. The operators were reported to night to be ready to accept the main provisions of the plan. . . President Votes at Princeton. Princeton, N. J., Sept. 22. President Wilson paid a flying visit to his for mer home here today to vote in the Democratic primaries. He arrived shortly after noon and was met by a small group of students and members otjthe Princeton faculty Accompanied by Dr C. T Grayson and Sl f. Jf I .TT -JS: recny iu "".""s " " ' house. x , . A Republican was ready to vote -and the President waited for his turn, re fusing to allow the other oter to step aside. Mr. Wilson was handed a Dem ocratic ballot and stepping into the en closed booth marked it for the nomina tion of Representative Allen Walsh. He also voted for three members of the general assembly and for sheriff. MARCONI COMPANY WILL GO TO COURT (Continued from Page One.) to check or interfere with the commer cial activity of citizens of the United Slates or others residing in the United States and interested in commercial matters. "In our controversy with the Navy Department, that department has as serted the right of the Executive De partment to make new laws of neu trality, to affix new penalties and to carry them out by military force with the same right that a military court martial possesses. "If it should be determined Inthe courts that the action of the Secretary of the Navy is justified by the law of the land, we will submit willingly. If, on the other hand, it be deemed that the threatened action is an invasion of our rights, we shall expect such relief and protection as the courts can give." DANIELS WILI STAND PAT. No Court to Interfere With Enforce ment of Neutrality Ready to Act. Washington, Sept. 22. Secretary of the Navy Daniels made It clear tonight that he does not propose to allow court litigation to interfere with the enforcement of neutrality at all wire less stations. - Robert Ford, " representative, of the Marconi Company, called on Mr. Dan iels and was shown a cppy of Attorney General Gregory's opinion setting forth that the President has absolute right to censor messages or close sta tions whenever he deemed It necessary to preserve the country's neutrality. Mr. Daniels had before him a tele gram from the Marconi Company ask ing that action in alleged violation by the Siasconsett station in receiving a message from the British cruiser Suf folk be postponed until the govern ment's right could be determined in a suit being prepared for the Federal courts. Secretary Daniels explained that the failure of the Navy Department to en force strict neutrality In the matter of wireless stations might have serious results. The Marconi Company has been giv en until tomorrow to comply with neu trality regulations.. Rumors that the Navy Department intended taking. over the wireless sta tion at Sayville, I I., pending the re pair of the Tucketon station, brought Paul C. Schnitzler. and. H. O. Boehme, representing the Atlantic Communica tion Co., on a hasty visit to Washing ton today. After a conference with the State and Navy department offi cials they said they had been Inform ed that no such move was contem plated. "I"I"M"I- APPEAL TO THE CHURCHES ! 4 Washington, Sept. 22. This ap- peal to the churches of the United States was issued tonight by the executive commitee of the American Red Cross. "Our President by proclama- ! JU tion has designated Sunday, Oct- 4 ober 4, as a day of prayer for lb peace. It has been suggested in many quarters that' oh this Sun- JL I day a collection by taken up in1 4 every church to relieve suffering 4 in me war ravagea countries or JL Europe.-. The Red Cross, which is charged Tfrith the . special duty A of aiding1 the sick and wounded JL JL in time of war, respectfully urges Ji I that opportunity be given, in each JL JL church to every person whosso JL -desires to maKe.a contribution ,to ! I be given to the: 'American -Red JL Cross. Every contributor who JU J desires to designate any particu- JL JL lar fund ox country to which his JL ! or her fund shall be applied may do so, and such request will be JL ! respected. DEADLY FOR GERMANS. Soldiers Sacrificed by Officers Without . Apparent Reason. Paris, Sept. 22. 12:50 A. M. Wound ed soldiers from the region of Craonne described the battles there Sunday and Monday as having been deadly for the Germans who, they say, were' sacrificed without apparent reason by their of fleers. ' ' ." ' Though pushed back with great slaughter, some of : the ' wounded say, the Germans returned, 'again and again only to. be moved down by the French. One entire regiment, it was declared was wiped ut and when the French toop possession of the iield they found 1,000 wounded left by the Germans, Trenches that -had ybeen carefully pre pared for resistance of the allies ad vance were filled -wlth flead. ;.- A superior Kjfflcer among the' wound ed estimated the German losses in this OIHJS MDRNING STAR, WILMINGTON, M: G7 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,: 1 9 14: SENATE PASSES RIVER Provides $20,000,000 for Ex isting A Prompt Action Ends Long Fight. Sim mons Speaks Another Fight in House Is Expected Sub stitute Bill. ""Washington Sept. 22. Prompt pass age by the Senate today of a- sub stitute measure providing $20,000,000, o be expended by the army engineers on existing projects, finally ended the long filibuster against the river and harbor appropriation bill which origi nly carried $53,000,000. The bill now goes to the-House, where' it is ex- AI10 HARBOR MEASURE ... . - " : -v,. petced to precipitate another vigorousUis body. His physicians believe the fight When the Commerce committee, under the Senate's instructions, brought in the substitute today n6 show of opposition was offered and the measure passed without a, record vote, . Senator Simmons, who led the long fight against the filibuster, made a lengthly seech Just before the vote. He defended the original measure and discussed the theory of waterway Im provement and the policy heretofore pursued. A tribute to Senator Burton and the other opponetns of the bill, who con ducted the successful filibuster,' was paid by Senator Stone, of Missouri, who declared, however, that despite the de feat of the bill the sentiment of the country was overwhelmingly in favor of liberal waterway Improvement. THREE BRITISH CRUIS ERS ARE SUNK (Continued From Fame One.) ing himself yesterday with a continued cannonading. "Second On the center, between Rheims and Souain, the enemy attempt ed an offensive movement, which was repulsed, while between Souain and the Argonne we have made some progress. Between the Argonne and the river Meuse there has been no change. "In the tWoevre district the enemy made a violent effort; he attacked the heights of the Meuse along the front, between "Tresauvaux, Vigneullles and Hendicourt, without, however, succeed ing In gaining position on these heights. "On our right wing in Lorraine the enemy has again .passed the frontier, using in this Operation a number of small columns. Donestre, to the south of Blamont, has been reoccupied by the enemy. "During the days of September 20 and September 21 we captured twenty automobiles used in moving provisions, together with all the men attached to them. We also captured on these days numerous prisoners belonging princi pally to the ' Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Fifteenth, Fourteenth and Sixteenth German, Corps, to the Ba varian Landwehr, and to the Reserve Corps. . ' "Concerning the Rusians in Galicia: The rear guards of the Austrian armies have been pursued by the Russians and have suffered considerable losses. Russ ian troops have come, in contact with the Austrian garrison near Przemysl. The heavy Russian artillery Is bom barding the fortifications of Jaroslau." AUSTRIAN SUFFER' .DISASTER. Result of Several Days' Battle Near Kmpanl Servian Report. Nish, Servia, Sept. 22. Via London The battle which has been in progress for several days near Krupani, on the Drina river, has, according to official announcement today, ended in com plete disaster for the Austrian army. The announcement declared 160,000 Austrian s were engaged, while the Servians-forces included various bodies of men who have been gathered along the Drina, reinforced by troops hastily re called from Semlin and Slavonia. The fighting was very sanguinary. The Austrian attempt on Shabatswas repulsed with heavy loss. GERMANS CLAIM PROGRESS. Berlin Report on the Situation In Northern France, Sept. 21. Washington, Sept. 22. The German embassy today received the following wireless from Berlin: "Headquarters . reports September 21 that the attack against the French-English army makes progress. Rheims lies In the French battle line, and we regret being forced to answer their fire. The city suffers, but orders have been given to spare the cathedral. "In Middle Alsace the French attacks hav been "repulsed. The subscription to the German war loan up to the pres ent time reaches 4,200,000,000 marks." CAPITAL' OF BOSNIA TAKEN. Servian and Montenegrins Capture Citj Front Auatrlana. London," Sept. .22. Midnight Tha Rome correspondent of the Star say a the Servian and Montenegrin troops have-occupied Sarajevo, -which was abandoned by the Austfians after am overwhelming defeat. Sarajevo Is the capital ofsBosnia. It is a, fortified town of some 27,000 in habitants, it manufactures copper, brass and Iron ware and cotton goods and tobacco. It was here that Arch duke Francis Ferdlnan, heir apparetn to the Autsrian throne, and his wife were assisslnated shortly before Aus tria declared war on .Servia. ITALIANS TO FIGHT GERMANS. Five Thousand Volunteers Leave Lyon tor Vnannouneed Destination. Rome, via Paris, Sept. 22. A dis patch ' received here from- Lyons, France, says that 5,000 Italian volun teers under Gen. Giuseppe Garibaldi, son of Gen Ricciottl Garibaldi, have received their red, shirt uniforms and are leaving for an unannounced desti nation to attack the Germans, Gen. Rlcclotti Garibaldi has received a message from his son saying he had learned thatthe Canadian Italians had intended to raise a regiment to aid ta allies and' declaring he would be de lighted to incorporate this body Into his own red shifts, y .' ; ENGLISH WARSHIPS S WORM. more Than 300 ; In Battle Xine Nearl ' Helgoland Now. . i New Yorlc,Sept.22.T-There are more) than two; hundred-English' warshins in Jbattle Uneolt ttto rman base Helgo-1 land, so close together that at time they appear to , touch each other, ac cording to Capt. Skelley, of the British oil tank steamer San Lorenzo, which reached New York today from London. For six weeks the San Lorenzo was with this British fleet, her officers said, as. a supply: ship.' From a distance she -saw theengagement,,' with the- Ger man cruisers' behind Helgoland. - Outside the Ambrose channel light ship at the nrance to New York' har bor, Capt. Sh Skelly. said,- there are two BfiIsl cruisers -and a Cunard line steamer, converted into' an auxiliary cruiser. " ' Amsterdam, via London, (Sept. 22 An aeroplane of unknown nationality dropped a bomb in Maestricht this morning, near the Brussels gate, ac cording to a dispatch received here. No lives werelost. The air craft dis appeared toward the south. .- Nish, Sept. 22. Prince George of Ser via has again. been wounded, this time while leading' a charge of a Servian lin.ttn.Hon A rifla hnllut nn trat Arl WQund ;. Is not dangerous. Prince George was wounded at Belgrade ear ly In August by a fragment of a shell. The Hague, via , London, . Sept. 22.--A special dispatch to the Avondpost from Berlin says that so far no proof has been forthcoming of the accusa tions against the Russian General Mar, tos, charged with killing non-combatants in East Prussian towns and vil lages occupied by his troops. His" trial by court martial is proceeding. Rome, via Paris, Sept. 22. Cardinal Lucon, archbishop of Rheims, has sent a message from Paris to the" Pope say ing he is donig all In his power to reach Rheims, where the great cathe dral has been destroyed by German shell fire. He has been unable to do so, howeyer, owing to the occupation of the town by the French forces. The Pope has asked for a report regarding the destruction of the famous edifice. London, Sept. 22. Telegraphing from Amsterdam, the correspondent of the Central News says It is reported there that Gen. Steinmetz, of the German artillery, was killed In France Septem ber 15. Continuing the correspondent says that reports from Liege declare the Germans have brought the fortres ses there into such condition that they may again be used for defense. ' Rome, via Paris, Sept. 22. In spite of denials by the Austrian govern ment, newspapers here publish detailed descriptions purporting to show that Austrian armaments are being placed on the Italian frontier and declaring preparations hre being made by Aus tria to invade Italy. London, Sept. 23. Gen. Louis Botha, premier and! ministe of the Union of South Africa," will take supreme com mand of British operations against Ger man southwest Africa. Nairobi, British East Africa, via Lon don, Sept 22. A German force attack ed a -fort twenty miles from the border in the Vol. district September 19 and after an hour's sharp-fighting retired, leaving eight dead. KAISER THANKS RAILWAYS. From Highest Official to Lowest Labor er for War Speed. (New York Times.) From the "Great Headquarters of the German army," the whereabouts of which is carefully concealed, the Kai ser recently sent the following order to his Cabinet, thanking the German railway employes for their prompt work in connection with the mobiliza tion: "The German transportation authori ties have carried out' the powerful movement of transporting troops with unexampled safety and speed. Very thankfully I think of the men who, since 1870 and 1871, have worked out this original system which has now for the first time proved its ability in brilliant fashion. "I wish to express my imperial thanks for the true self-sacrifice and devotion to duty of all those who, fol lowing' my call, have helped in this work of throwing the CJerman people embattled along Its railway lines against the foe especially the com manders of the various lines and the railway officials from the chief official to the lowest laborer. 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Fourth. 590 Motgomenr THREE OF BRITISH WARSHIPS GO DOWN (Continued From Page' One.) -- -v, ships, according to survivors from the cruisers who arrived here t'O night. : V -hJ. :v- FOURTH BRITISH CRUISER SUNK T The "Belgian King" Goes Down With 22 Persons Cause Not Known. Trebizondi- Asia Minor,; Sept.. 22, via London Twenty-two persons lost their lives by drowning as a result of the. sinking of the British steamer Belgian King near Cape Kureli, yesterday. . The Belgian King carried passengers and crew to the number of 120. Ninety-eight of -them were saved by a Rus sian steamer. It is surmised this accident was due to a mine, but the real cause has not been revealed. FIFTH VESSEL SUNK? One of 12,000 Tons Reported Destroy ' ed In North Sea. Lowestoft, Eng., via London, Sept. 22. It is reported that a vessel of 12, 000 tons has been sunk by a mine . in the North Sea. Another large vessel is standing by. No official confirma tion of the report caft be obtained. Nearly 300 Survivors Rescued. ' Amsterdam, via London, - Sept. 22. The steamer Flores arrived at Ymui den tonight with 287 survivors from the British cruisers sunk by German submarines. One a dead and a few wounded also were aboard. SEVEN HUNDRED SAVED. Thirty Uninjured . Officers Arrive at Harwlck, England. Harwich, Eng., via London, Sept. 23. It is computed here that 700 men from the British cruisers Abouker, Cressy and Hpgue were saved. Thirty uninjured officers, survivors of the sunken warships, arrived here tonight. Eighty othersurvivors are at Parkestomquay, three miles west of Harwich. ... HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE TAKEN Captured by British Cruiser Berwyck In North Atlantic. London, Sept. 22. The Hamburg American Line steamer Spreewald has been captured by the British cruiser Berwyck in the North Atlantic ocean, according to an announcement tonight by the admiralty. It was stated here tonight that two colliers had. been captured. The Spreewald was fitted out as an armed cruiser. The two colliers car ried 2,600 tons of coal and 180 tons of provisions for the German cruisers in Atlantic waters. TheBerwick is com manded by Capt. Lewis C Baker. The total .number of German ves sels which, according to latest reports have been captured by British vessels at sea or by British port authorities is 92. Ninety-five German vessels were detained In British ports at the out break of the war. Seventy British vessels were held 'in German ports at the commencement of hostilities and since then 12 British sea-going vessels out of the upward of 4,000 carrying on over-sea trade have been captured and' sunk at sea. The Spreewald Is a steamer of 2,214 tons. She was last reported as having sailed from Antwerp July 12, for the West Indies and to . have arrived .at St. Thomas, D. JW. I., August 4th. MANY BRITISH OFFICERS Amonir Tlqose Killed, 'Wounded and Missing--Casualty List. London, Sept. 22. The officers press bureau tonight Issued a casualty list under date of September 17, which shows 28 officers killed, 46 wounded and 14 missing. Three officers previously reported as missing have returned to their commands. Of other ranks 150 wounded and 202 missing are reported. The list contains the names of no prominent men, but shows that the Ninth Lancers, the Dorsetshire regi ment, the Eighteenth Hussars and the Royal Engineers have been in the thick of the fighting, for the list of men wounded and missing is made up alomst entirely of members of those regi- .irtl- Lieut. C. G. Bayley and Second lieut. V. Watafall, of the Royal Flying Corps, are unojcially reported dead. BUBONIC PLAGUE AGAIN. Two New Cases Are Discovered In New Orleans. New Orleans, Sept. 22. Two new cases of bubonic plague were discov ered herotoday.. One of the victims, John t. Vath, was found dead and the other, Clarice Alexander, a negress 40 years old, was taken to the isola tion hospital. For ten days there had been no cases here. V From i and Market. 221 ST. Font. 109 N. Front. 1 Street, DURHAM DUPLEX . RAZOR ! CO., Jer.ey City, N. J DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS Statement Issued From Field quarters Gives Story of From September London, Sept. 22. The following des criptive account from Field Marshall Fsir John French's headquarters of the British army's operations up to Sep tember 18 was issued tonight.- "General . Headquarters, September 18th, 1914. X . " "At the date of the last narrative September 14th,' the Germans were making a determined resistance along at first it , was thought might possi shr the rive Aise. Opposition, which at first it was thought .might possibly be of a rear guard nature, not . entil ing material delay to pur progress, has developed and has, proved to be more serious than was- anticipated. "The action nowefng fought by the Germans along their line may, it is true, have been undertaken to gain time for some strategic operation and may not be their main stand. But if this is so, the fighting is naturally on a scale which makes it undistlngulsh able in its progress from what is known as a pitched battle' though the enemy certainly showed signs of considerable disorganization during the earlier days of their retirement phase. "Whether originally it was intended by them to defend the position vthey took up. as, strenuously as they have done Or whether thedelay gained for them during the twelfth and thirteenth by their artillery has enabled them to develop their resistance and force their line to an extent not originally known, connot yet be said. - "So far as we are concerned the action still being contested is the bat tle of the Aisne. The foe .we are fighting is just across that river along the whole of our front to the east and west. The struggle is not confined to the valley of that river, although it will probaby bear its name.- ? "The progress of our operations and the French armies nearest us for the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth will now be described. "On Monday, the fourteenth, those -of dirr troops which on the previous day had crossed the Aisne, after driving in the German rear guards on that evening found portions of the enemy's forces in defensive positions on the right bank and could do little more than secure a footing north of the river. This however, they maintained in suite of two counterattacks. "During Monday evening reinforce ments from our troops were passed to the north. Close cooperation was maintained with the French forces and the general progress was good, val though the opposition was vigorous and the state of the roads, made move ments slow. "One division alone failed to secure the ground expected. "The first ' army corps, after re pulsing repeated attacks, captured 600 prisoners and 12 guns. The cavalry also took a number of prisoners. Many Germans taken belong to the reserve and Landwehr formations. "There , was a heavy rain through out the night of September 14-15, and during the 15th the situation of thej isritisn rorces underwent no essential change. But it became more and more evident the.enemy'i defensive prepara tions wre more extensive than .at first apparnt. "To counterbalance these we , took measures to economize our troops and to secure protection from the hostile artillery fire, which was fierce, and our men continued to -improve their own enterenchments. The Germans ' bom barded our lines nearly all day, using heavy guns brought, no doubt, from before Maubeuge, as well as those with the corps. "All their counter attacks though failed and in some places they were re peated six times. ' I "An attempt of our line to advance slightly was unsuccessful but led to the withdrawal of part of the enemy's infantry and artillery. "Further counter attacks made dur ing the jiight were beaten off. Rain I came on towards evening and continued Intermittently until 9 A. M., on the 16th, to some extent hampering the motor transport service. "On Wednesday, the 16th, there was little change in the situation oppisite the British, the enemy's bombardment continued through the morning and -GS m y-nnT- i - uritf-i ztrrrr .............. -limsilj r j 'DURHAM DUPLEX RAZOR CO. . lf ' " - t WIWVOHW.U.S.A. Contains Durham Duplex Domino Razor, with White American frory Handle with Safety Gurd-60cj Stropping Attachment, 50c paclc&c of Durham Duplex Blades (12 Cutting Edges) in genuine red leather folding kit. To you this week for $1.00. RJLE' W H- CO 10T Market. PATNE DRUG CO 422 N. Fifth." ' WOODAIX & SHEPPARD, Cor. Front and Frineess. SMITH DRUG CO 14 N, Fourth ' - - Marshal Sir John French's Head, Activities of English Forces 14 to September 18. evening. Our ' artillery fire drove t. of the san.;- n! their position but they returned i the, evening. Forty prisoners taken by the Third Division. re , "On Thursday the 17th. the BltUa tion remained essentially unchane" The German heavy artillery flre " w more active. The infantry attacks made by. the enemy were mostly on our extreme right and were repulsed with heavy losss. a "To convey some idea of the natur of the fighting it may be said that along the greater part of our front the Germans have been drven back from the forward slopes on the north o fthe river. "fPheir frnfantry are holding strong strenches along the edges of the numerous woods which crown the slopes. These trenches art elaborately constructed and cleverly concealed." THINK FARMERS UNDULY ALARMED (Continued From Pame One.) He is holding his cotton and he intends to hold it until the price improves There is mighty little cotton being of. fered for sale in the South, and next to none in North Carolina. "Cotton is the best of all personal property. It can be easily handled and easily taken care of. It is one of the great staple necessities of all civilized nations. The demand is coming and the price-is going to increase. , "Conditions are already getting bet ter. For a month there was no cotton exported at all. Now the vessels are Deginning to carry cotton across the Atlantic' Among the foreign nations there is just as much necessity for i' cotton as there ever was. The chan nels of trade have been stopped up. They are now opening and the current is beginning to flow. Already cotton has substantially advanced. If the Federal government will promptly pro- vide ships with which to carry prod ucts or tne united states to .Europe, the situation will greatly improve. Believes in MoAdoo. "Secretary McAdoo stated to a com mittee representing North Carolina people that the regional banks would be in operation by the 15th of October. This will greatly improve the situa tion. "I want to say thaf I believe that Secretary McAdoo is in full sympathy with the distressed South; that he is ready to exercise every power of his great office to help in this emergency, and he has helped. We should not cease to be grateful that in this time when calamity was impending the Federal government was in charge ot men who . are in sympathy with the great masses with the producers and not with the speculators and finan ciers. 1 was not.' always so. "Our delegation in Congress are ready and: anxious to do whatever can be done toward relieving the situation. They are able, conservative men, and most earnest in their desire to serve the people. We have turned our eye not in vain tot Washington from which has come help, but we must remem ber that 'God helps those who help themselves. The tide is now turning In oUrfavor. ' The causes which have demoralized the people are now begin ning to pass away." The Governor left for Raleigh to night and Attorney General Bickett will leave tomorrow. Both were pleas ed with the meeting held here, and hope that it will result in the situa tion being cleared up. The following visitors are here: I W. Purvis, R. A. Brand and W. H. Col by, Jr., of Wilmington; M. T. Dickin son, of Goldsboro; Mrs. Joel Whitakep of Raleigh; R. R. Rawls and son, ol Asheville, and Chas. G. Rose, and A. W. Peace, of Fayetteville. Conditions Not So Ba. .J' Mr. Peade, a banker, says the cotton situation is not half as bad as people say, it is. He says cotton is bringing 9 1-2 cents a pound in Fayetteville, and that if the farmers will get to gether and help themselves the situa tion will soon be brought up to nor mal. Mr. Peace thinks nine and a half cents for cotton with this year's bum per crop Is a pretty good price, cer tainly in view of the European war. P. R. A. sFi XT" P"T - - . : engagement'-alone at 70,OH!.; "-"" V - rlbattl ' " ". - ' ay: " -
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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