VOL. XXVI
UOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, THURSDAY, AUG. 13 1911.
NO. 3
PROCLAMATION Of NEUTRALITY
ISSUED BT PRESIDENT WILSON
CONCERNING EUROPEAN WAR.
United States is or Terms of Friendship
and Amity with t', Contending Par
ties md ill Persons are Forbidden
Under Seven penalties of aiding or
abetting any of the Warring Coun
tries in the Prosecution of the War.
Associated Prem D spatch 4tb.
President Wilson today issued
ft proilumutioa of neutrality,
The proclamation, after net
ting forth that "a, utate of war
unhappily exists Itetween Austria-
Pungnry and Servia' and be
tween Germany and Russia, and
k't ween Germany and Frauee,"
and that "the Fnited .States is
on terms of friendship and ami
ty with the contending powers,
and with the jtersons inhabiting
their several dominions,'" forbids,
under severe penalties, the er
fornianees of t hese acts within ' t he
territory and jurisdiction of the
United States.
I'HOVISIONS OF XEITHAUTY.
"I. Accepting and exercising a
commission to serve either of the
said belligerants by land or by
sea against the other bellige
rants. "2. Enlisting or entering into
the service of either of the said
belligerents as a soldier, or as a
marine, or senmanon board any
vessel of war, letter or marque,
or privateer.
"3. Hiring or retaining anot ti
er person to enlist or enter him
self in the service of either of the
Haid belligerents as a soldier, or
as a marine, or seaman onboard
of any vessels of war, letter
or marque, or privateer. .
"4. Hiring auother person to
go beyond the limits or jurisdic
tion of the United States with in
tent to be enlisted as aforesaid.
"o. Hiring another person to
go beyond the limits of the Uni
ted States with intent to be en
tered into service as aforesaid.
"'6 Retaining another person
to go beyond the limits of the
United States with intent to be
enlisted as aforesaid.
"7. Retaining another person
to go beyond the limits of the
United States with intent to be
entered into service as aforesaid.
(Rut the said act is not to be
construed to extend to a citizen
or subject of either beligerant
who, being transiently within the
United States, shall, on board of
any vessel of war, which, at the
time of its arrival within the Uni
ted States was fitted and equip
ped, as such vessel of war, enlist
or enter himself or hire or retain
another subject or citizen of the
same beligrant, who is transient
ly within the United States to
enlist or enter himself to serve
such beligerent on board such
vessel of war, if the United States
shall than be at peace with such
vessel of war, if the United States
shall then be at jraace with such
beligeraut.)
"8. Fitting out and arming
or attempting to fit out and arm
or procuring to be fltted.'outand
armed or knowingly being con
cerned in the furnishing, fitting
out or arming of any ship or ves
sel with intent that such ship or
vessel shall be employed in the
service of cither of said beliger
ants. "9. Issuing or delivering a
commission within the territory
of jurisdiction of the United Sta
tes for any ship or vessel to the
intent that she may be employed
as aforesaid.
"10. Increasing or augment
ing, or procuring to be increased
or augmented, or knowingly be
ing concerned in increasing or
augmenting, the force of any ship
of war, crusier, or other armed
vessel, which at the time of Ler
THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY.
(Asheville Citizen.)
The mint-inly haste with u huh
tin Ge.nwin "warlord" precipi
tated what promises to be a gen
eral European war must staud
as a lasting hvlictmout of the
imjierinl braggart who has linen
plotting for just such a develop
ment for the last quarter of a
century. Fretting and fuming,
snorting nnd ranting, the bully
of Europe has bided his time,
waiting for the psychological
moment to strike at Russia and
France, particularly the former.
Nor can we doubt that in h i s
gn edy reck on ings and dreams of
greater power lie has inwardly
snarled at England's suprema
cy in the Mediterranean, and has
longed to overthrow it. His
dreams of empire have embrac
ed the whole earth, and now,
with Russia agitated by labor
strikes, France, torn by political
dissensions and England wrest
ling with the Irish problem, Wil
helm, booted and spurred, seizes
upon what he regards as the op
portune time and fires his gun.
While, of course, the blame for
the present bloody conflict must
lie primarily with the war party
in Austria who egged on a dod
dering old emperor, future histo
ry must write the German "war
lord" as being guilty of engineer
ing the frightful calamity which
now threatens the whole world.
Emperor VVillielm's hasty and
presumptuous treatment of Rus
sia was no less reprehensible than
the conduct of the American gov
ernment in its declaration of war
against Servia, and he must be
held responsible before hnmanity
for wanton bloodshed and slaug
ter. . ....
Not only will this wholly un
warranted war stand as an in
dictment of the German aud Aus
trian emperors but it must forev
er rank as a reflection on Euro
pean civilization The whole ques
tion an insignificant one, could
easily have been settled by arbi
tration, where it must end, after
all, when thousands and thous
ands of lives have been lost and
millions of money wasted. When
VVilhelm has been beaten to h i s
feet, and with Austria sue for
peace, he will doubtless realize
that moral principle is more to
be desired and cultivated than
the idolatrous worship of militarism.
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Fall, Winterorspring. Thefood
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and is more likely to ferment in
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gists. arrival within the United States,
was a ship of war, cruiser, or ar
med vessel in the service of either
of the said belligerents, or belong
ing to the subjects of either, by
adding to the number of guns of
such vessel, or by changing those
on board of her, for guns of alar
ger calibre, o r by the addition
thereto of any equipment appli
cable to war.
"11. Beginning or setting on
foot or providing or preparing
the means for any military expe
dition or enterprise to be carried
on from the territory or jurisdic
tion of the United States against
the territories or domains of f i
ther of the said belligerents."
BELGIANS KILL THOUSANDS
WHEN GERMANS ATTACK FORT
First Big Battle of the
Mcuse Under Von Emmich was Repelled
by Li;ge With Heavy Loss to Attack
ing Forces-Belgian Loss Slight.
Brussels, via Paris, .Aug. G.
1:38 a. m. Several thousand
dead and wounded is the toll paid
by the German Army of the Meuse
for its attack on Liege. The Bel
gians made a heroic defense, re
pulsing the Germans after heavy
and continuous fighting.
The fortified position of Liege
had to support on Wednesday
the general shock of the German
attack. The Belgian forts resist
ed the advance fiercely and did
not suffer. One Belg-iam squad
ron attacked and drove back six
German squadrons.
Eight hundred wounded Ger
mans are being transferred to
the city of Liege where they will
be cared for.
Prior to the attack on Liege
General Von Emmich, command
ing the German Army of the
Meuse, issued a proclamation
calling for an open road through
Belgium for the advance of his
forces and suggesting that pru
dence would show it to be the
duty of the Belgian people to
accede to this to avoid the hor
rors of war.
The Germans committed re
pressions against the civil popu
lation of the town of Vise, burn
ing the city and shooting many
residents.
Brussels, via London, Aug. 6
Official dispatches report that
the Belgians have repulsed all
attacks by the Germans in the
neighborhood of Liege. The Bel-
g l a n s delivered a vigorous
counter-attack, killing all the
Germans who had passed the
forts.
The fortifications afforded ad
mirable resistance to German
shells. Evegnee Fort, which was
in action all day was absolutely
unharmed. The Belgian avia
tors proved every whit as good
Lt.. I ' '1
as tne uermans. oeverai civil
ians have been shot at Vise and
the town has been burned.
Brussels, via. Paris, Aug. 5.
Gen. Von Emmich, commanding
the German Army of the Meuse,
has issued the following procla
mation to the Belgian people:
"To my great regret the Ger
man troops have been forced to
cross the frontier. Belgian neu
trality already having been vio-
ated by French officers, who,dis
guised, entered the country in
automobiles. Our greatest de
sire is to avoid a conflict between
jeople who always have been
friends and once allies. Kemem
ber Waterloo, where the German
armies helped to found our coun
try's independence.
"But we must have free pas
sage. The destruction of bridges,
tunnels ori'ailroads must be con
sidered as hostile acts. I hope the
German Army of the Meuse will
not be called on to fight you. We
wish for an open road to attack
those who attack us. I guaran
tee that the Belgian population
will not have to suffer the hor
rors of war. We will pay for pro
visions and our soldiers will show
themselves to be the best friends
of a people for whom we have the
greatest esteem and the deepest
sympathy.
Your prudence and patriotism
will show you that it is your du
ty to prevent your country from
being plunged into the horrors
oi war."
War-Army of the'Sr''"'"
Brussels, Via. IiOndon, Aug.
5. The German forces are repor
ted to have been checked bv t he
line of forts in the province of
Liege,
"The German troops attempt
ed to cross the River Meuse on a
pontoon bridge but a s h a r p
broadside by the batteries of the
forts destroyed the bridge as
soon as it was completed.
Later the invaders succeeded
in crosssing the river near Mae
strifht.. CKUM.VX KM H ASSY WRECKED.
St. Petersburg, Via London,
Aug. 5.--The German Eiubassy
here was wrecked nnd a bonfire
made of the furniture and pic
tures by an angry crowd today.
The people were angered by the
reports of what they deemed to
be an indignity shown to the
Dowager Empress Maria Feodo
rowna by being stopped in Ber
lin from her arrival from Lon
don on her way to St. Petersburg
and compelled by the German
authorities to go to Copenha
gen. An entrance was forced by the
crowd through the windows.
Most of the rooms were wrecked
and the furniture pitched into
the streets.
A nuinbee of students and work
men climbed to the roof of the
Embassy and tore the gold ea
gle from the top of the flag staff.
Thev then ran up the Russian
flag.
A massive statuary depicting
a group of horses led by men was
hacked to pieces with axes and
the debris hurled into the canal.
A bonfire was then made of the
contents of the Embassy and an
attempt was made to put a torch
to the building but mounted po
lice routed the rioters.
Another crowd later tried to
repeat the performance at the
Austrian Embassy but that buil
ding was too strongly guarded.
The body of a Russian footman
is alleged by the authorities to
have been found in the German
Embassy. The man had been
shot in the head and stabbed
and had been dead for some days.
Through Senators Overman
nnd Simmons. Geo. II. Bellamy,
of Wilmington, has received the
appointment as Special Agent in
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j INDICTMENT OF CIVILIZATION,
(Charlotte New.) I
The nations now engaged in
warfare in Enrol are capable of!
llllll ntltl lit I lii r M iiivvu
lion men in the field.
The verv siz of the war is ap-
The News has already express
ed the opinion that such a war
is out of keeping with the spirit
of Christian civilization; that it
was needlessly called; that the
issues involved were trivial in
comparison to the horrible re
sults likely to follow, and that
these issues could have been set
tled by peaceful means.
Fnder the caption quoted a
hove the New York World sums
the matter up forciby in the fol
lowing;
"In Niena there is a doddering
old man, the offspring of a tain
ted house, who sits on the throne
of the dual empire.
"In St. Petersburg there is a
weak, well-meaning neurotic who
by the accident of birth happened
to be the czar of all the Russians.
"In Berlin there is a brilliant,
talented, ambitious manipulator
(jf politics who is German em
peror by grace of the genius of
Bismarck, Moltke and Roon.
"Of thes three men only the
one in Berlin has more than me
diocre abilities; yet the three are
jiermitted to play with the lives
of millions of men, with proper
ty worth thousands of millions
of dollars, with the commerce
and industry and prosperity and
laws and institutions not merely
of empires and kingdoms, but of
continents. It is left to them to
determine whether the world is
to witness the most deadly and
devastating war in all history."
Reps. Doughton, Goodwin and
S ted man recently called on Pres
ident Wilson and asked hira to
appoint Judge B. F. Long of
Statesville to the United States
Supreme Court Bench, assuring
him that Judge Long would fill
the position with great honor to
the state aud nation.
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6-11-1911.
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