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Declares a State of War Ex
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A MUDDLE IN
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Intrance Into
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.lowed By Declara
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main By Germany.
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ROUMANIA DECLARES
; WAR AGAINST AUSTRIA.
: Berlin, By way of London, Aug.
28. Rounianla declared war on
' Atistria-Hungary Sulday afternoon,
' ' ', ' it Is announced here.
The announcement follows: "The
, . Roumanian government yesterday
aftornoon declared war on Austria
Hungary. The Federal Council has
been convoked foran immediate
Bitting; - - v
GERMANY DECLARES
. . WAR. ON ROUMANIA
, Berlin, Aug. 28. Germany
declared war on Ronmania.
has
riGBTINO STARTS
IN ROUMANIA
ji " Berlin, Aug. 2S. Ki;btt ivn lVjwn
i : tftffW,". . youmaiiinii "J Ti'iitoiii
frontier,
V ton
iv inilicati's.
niiiny Roil-
fll III'ISOIHTH.
INTRANCE C
Oi; A MUDDLE.
' , '' Itouinaiiia 1irb oiiti'ri'iMlic war willi
i the Allies,
j- '' Oflieinl nnnounci'intMit is made at Ber
' if iia that -the existanee of war with Aus-
tria-lhtttnr,v was irclaiuu'il in . Bm-h-orwt
VPHterflay cvrriini;. .
-.. ' ", . No iiuliiiatiiiiis have been rcccivi'd of
1' ihf imiiii'diate (Tret on the military sit
-,; tuition in t lid Balkans which now hf-
" V t mnos of . irej(Oiid'rnn'e import a ni t; or
of "-the move doubtless already inaugu
''' rateil by Bouniania, and her'ijiii'iit8.
. . . GERMANY EXPECTED
TO DECLARE WAR.
' ' London,' Aug. 2iC (iertiiany .probably
will declare war on Konmania within
L'l hours lifter which Turkey f.id Bui
(jaria are pxpeeled to do likewise, ae-
rording to n dis.ateh from The llaue
' . . to the KxehaiiKe Telegraph Compnny.
WAR SUMMARY
I
'' Sflispniclies from Athe'ns indicate that
popular feeling is stirred greatly by oc
cupation of Greek territory by Bul
garian forces, although this uov e was
(Minctioned by the Greek government.
f. Little iiiformiitioii is released by the
" te'iisom lu regard' to the enmpnign on
the 'Macedonian frpnt. f The Bulgarians
i clniiuing c(inHistent gains on the west
erii eitd, of the finef are lenglheiiing the
front and 'pushing into Albania. '
An nnnounceinent made .public in
London today refers only tn scattered
V. '..tiilerir netinn. ' Bad weather is inter
.Sferln'd with oieration on the Soiiune
i'Vit. Before Verdun the. Germans
eonbiiued tblir attack last night. Paris
reports J hht several assaults on the
Frenrh positions at Fleury were repuls
j'd today. .-'
J. A.
LYNCH HELD UP AND
ROBBED OF $40 BY THK
WHITE MEN
. Knyettevillo, Aug. 2S. f. A. .Lynch,
of -J'avetteville, was robbed at noon to
Hay f about $,0 at the A. C .L coal
rchiite, just outside the. city, by three
white men. The men he charged with
rubbery were arrested by Deputy Mon-
aglian 'mid a. posse. One held him up
with a knii't and another knocked him
i'dowB and bell him, while another pent
through his per S, taking moneV and
a pistol. L. thA. .
The men arrfctory hfnovr, w
I.. V n nin Geo.liefnro t,Xj mes . Bo w-
urn
- .1 M. IV
:tj of i
May without i""'er,
prevent it. the I '
vienn.
admittedly
"f that
avert! eity
"sit
P.DW WHEAT
ROUMANIA ENTERS
THE EUROPEAN WAR
Loss of Over F'ive Cents a
Bushel Is Recorded on
the Opening
MAY SOLVE BIG BREAD
PROBLEM OF NATION
The Entrance of That Na
tion Into the War Aids
in Release of Russia's
Vast Wheat Supply to the
Outside World.
Clneajjo, 111., Aug. i-'h. Rouiniiiiia'a
leclaratiiin uf war smashed the wheat
market. Ojieninir prieeH Hliowed todav
a tall in some enserr umoiuiting to 't .1-4
cents a .bushel. September delivery,
winch closed Sfttimlnv at I ." I .1 1, start
1 today at .1 Hi to Its l- Other op
tious also broke wildly.
(ieneral rushes to sell took place
which were increased by the L'oneral
chances ol a railway xliike in tin'
Tinted Mates. Before the deliciet of
prices eouUI lie checked muxes - hau
roihel to. 4ht.---.tiiuilMV wa
shown tor the principle trailing oioiiths.
Jleeember wlm'h old at MTi 1 11, as
ouipared with l.r4 at Saturday's finish.
MUCH TEMPTATION
TO BUY WHEAT. ; ' "
Chicago, Aug. "H. Notwithstanding
the trciiU'inbniH pressure to unload hold
Ings carired away for a while all other
jnsiderat ioiis the extraordinary break
ir, figures proved too tempting for buy:
e to resist and the market showed the
citi'ipicnce in rallies of U to i1 points
fiiiitiihe lowest level. '
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One Guard in Lenoir County
Convict Camp Kills
Another After
Row.
.
Kinston, X. (, Aug. 2S. Bain Tiotoe,
a convict guanl, shot and instauMy
W. L. D-tnlley, another guard of the Xyn
Hill township of Lenoir county, at i.u
early hour Mlindilv Tiiglrt. From-tlH
meaner details it is learned that the
shooting was the outgrowth of a ouarrel
at the supper table and that a fight en
sued in which Dudley slapped young
Rouse in the face. Rouse then drew
his pi.xtol and fired four shots into Dud
ley's body, death - resulting instantly,
and it is said that any one of the shots
would have been fatal. .Rouse has been
plnced under arrest and is in jail here.'
r COTTON MARKET
New York, Aug. 21. Cotton futures
oiiened lirm. October '15..S0; December
16.0U; January 16.02; March 16.19; May
ni.:s.-.
The cotton market showed renewed
activity today.' The opening was ftrm
at an advance of-10 to 16 points, with
all positions making new high records.
Heavy. realizing was encountered ou
opening advance to 16.03-for Decern
her contracts and that position
off to 15.S0 during the first few mill'
or about eight points under fatur
close with the market extreirjr
vons rowarii ine mimtic or tc, vi" .
JUO Irt'IllllTJ
..inlanders
STOCK MARKV
tent
New York. Aug. 2S. Kventa overW
week end particularly the impending
liLbor railway crisis and Italy's declara.
tjon of war against Germany found but v
slight reflection in today s stock market!
Initial prices were irregular and mainly!
lower, bjjVleelined expected in rails and I
motor" - win ninterinl alterations
1 mot
f roi
' 1' quotations. Losses I
ami
Siotors were fullv offset I
bv '.'nOTTn especially Marines,
wlifx L J and Mexican t'e -
tn.jf , , J-trong s'cialties
I'1- York, Aiij. () Jreactionaau(!
,J "ely steady.' i,1 1'Vt c'
I "" January, l 8riV
had a firm open-1
ice were 25 points
ana 12 to 21
r months with
' and January
f'ints nov
CONIC
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SHOOTS ANOTHER
the A
AS MISTRIAL IN DIAN
IT
EPSTEIN CASE IS
ORDERED IT NOON
Report Has -It that 11 Men
Stood for Guilty and 1
For Acquittal
WILL PROBABLY NOT
BE ALLOWED A BOND
Case Will In All Probability
Be Taken Up At Next Ses-
sion of Wayne County
Court For Trial of Crim
inal Cases. "
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tjolilsbriio, N. C, Aug. Aftin-. hav
ing been Mint since Saturday evoumgf
the .pi ry in the case in which Ilymaii
rlpstein, n pruminciit A'oiing itl!lll 01' lllis
citv, was being tried for tin murder
here Severn I weeks ago ot Leonard Kd
wards, todav atnoon told the jiresid
lugf judge that they could not reach an
agreement and a mistrial ordered.
The jury, so it is sud, stood eleven
fur. ecnvuitiiiii anil one for acuniltal
The case will probably come up at the
next session of Wavnne Superior court
for the trail of criminal cases.
'- Kpslein will probably not be' allowed
bail.
Believe Railroad. Is Prepar
ing Move North Caroli
na Unit to the
Border. :
Camp Glenn, N. ('., Aug'." 2S Aded
impetus lo 'the belief thattie North
Carolina unit of the National Guards
will soon In1 removed to the Mexican
border was' given today when the trans
portation company .placed a number of
cars, for both freight and passenger
equipment on the sidetracks here. ,
It was previously announced that in
quiry had 'been made by the '.War De
partment of Norfolk & Southern offi
ciate as to time required for removal in
the instance of the order mid it now
looks as though ths railroad company
is making plans. in evident anticipation
of this call.
SOME FACTS AS
TO POST OFFICE
Washington, Aug. 2H. Thegrowtli
of1he post office department of the
I'rtted States is best illustrated by es
timtes made by department otlicinls of
the ..number of pieces of mail of all
kimtf handled. The first estimate re
eordd is 124,173,480 pieces in 1H47, no
accouit having been kept of earlier
years from the beginning of the ser
vice.Ju 170. The latest estimate was
that of l i i" when" 1 8,56 34.8 pwes
were handled. '
Snf.0 NEW YORK
Being Perfected
'fication of
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MOVING
CARS
TO CAMP GLENN
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GERMAN LINER WILLED AD WELCOMES
U-BOAT BREMEN NEARING NEW LONDON
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The Willehad in
The German liner Willehad, with
sailed -from Boston through the Cape Cod canal, freshly provisioned and
Nwith a large crew, to serve as tender for the German V-liner Bremen and
meet it at New London. The Willehad crept along the south shore to Sand-
wich and with itsWeVenteen feet draught was able to negotiate the Cape
Cod canal thence along Buzzard's Bay and into Long Island Sound without
going beyond the three-mile limit at any point.
A1 U C H DELIGHTED I
SUCCESSOR
THE PLAGUE EIGHT
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Only 43 New Cases of Infan
tile Paralysis In Greater
City Yesterday
DEATH LIST IS ALSO
FALLING OFF NUMBER
Only Twenty-Four Deaths
Reported In Twenty-Four
Hours Ending at Ten
O'clock This Morning and
43 New Cases, ;
New York, Aug. 2f. Encouraging re
sults in' the fight against infantile par
alvsiswere indicated by the he.-flth de
partment 'a reports for the ,21 hours
ending at 10 a. m. '-"" -
Only 4't new cases were discovered
or a little more than half the number
during the previous 24, hours. The
death numbered 21. '
CHARLOTTE
KILLS HIS WIFE
Merchant 67 Years Old Take
une s L.ue irncrs ins
; Daughter To Call
Officers.
Charlotte, N. C, fug. -2S Robert A.t
MAN
Betty, 67 7vears old. a. merchant of some' ,f
prominence, here, Ml,..t and killed his fr" Mockliolm says the German prize
'vife in their home at a.n early hour to ! "'w v"'ht -t? n,.on,h .Uwi
Sr. After eomniitting his crime he! '' steamship Xemis, captured hy Ger
Xt his daughter to call in the nciglt-, man warships, into the Swedish port
and call the iee. . ' ! of (iotluod. ewbig to shortage of coal,
' ral vears ago Bettv made an at- has been ordered' to.quit thjf vewcAf
"'to kill a former wife, who later ter long negotiations the decision has
' it. is beiti.; held by the'
.1 In i .i.-r. .-' "
her dock at Boston.
several hundred tons of coal, haa
THE TOBACCO MEN
ENTER A PROTEST
The British Embargo on the
Southern Product Is
Causing Much
Comment.
Washington, Aug. 2K Representa
tives :of Southern tobacco growers con
ferred with Senators and Representa
tives to register a protest "against a
British embargo against shipments of
American tobacco to Germany and Aus
tria beginning August .11. ' s
They want the government to inter-
cede.. and have arranged for conference
with Htafo Department officials later to'
day and Secretary Lansing tomorrow.
SAYS IT MEANS
RUIN TO FARMERS.
Washington, Aug. 2. The tobacco
growers proposed that this government
take drastic measures against Knglniid
and voted to present their protest to
the Stat" Jtepai tment oflfelals iTiiiiieiT
iately. ' ' "'.;"'.
It. K. Coojier, .of Ilojikinsville, Ky.,
speaking for the farmers said the em
bargo which was declared by Kngland
without noliee meant absolute ruin for
the tobacco farmers. "It eliminates
the yi'iitrnl powers, and Kuropean neu
tral -countries, onrjieayiest purchasers
I of tobacco from the trade. It means a
serious depression of tobacco prices on
the" nuirketa of the United States."
I "Kngland intends to depress prices
by the embargo and get our products
! ol prices which the farmers cannot af
ford' without financial ruin to them
selves. Several of the growers proposed re
folitory measure against Kngland, and
suggest they hold the crop, securing
financial aJd through I he rural eredits
law to tide them over until the em
bargo was lifted. , u ...'-,
Order to Giv Up Trize
been reaehed that the steamer and her
-.c;ivr, out legiiiiiiato ciitrs.
NASH PLANTER IS
FATALLY
B! EX-
STABBED
COHVIGT
MrrC. T. Short Stabbed By
Negro Whom He Orders
Out of His House
NEGRO IS RUSHED TO
POINT OUT OF COUNTY
Blood Hounds' Trail Man
Many Miles and He is
. Finally Caught Near Wil
son Taken to Raleigh for
Safe Keeping. I
J'roinjit action by flier authorities and
sp ly removal of Lurry Hooks, a
young negro from Nashville jail nt an
early hour Sunday afternoon to Louis-
burg anil thence to ltaleigfi later prob
ably averted serious trouble, for the
negro wan being sought by a mob and
posse of several hundred citizens for
the serious crime of murderous assault
on Clarence T. Short and for entering
Ins home and making himself obputiou
able to Mr. Short's wife and mother.
&LLHh.ori hoJsi4irosjjcroiis planter
Of the Nashville section- had - trouble
with Books at a tobacco barn -about 2
AkjhlmJt Sunday morning and the ncro
went on Y "" " """ '
to Mr. if
entiuiu'cl
know all
Short auiL , MarTlf
ing very - liofBirrously ujiii disrespect
ful when Mr. Short-arrived.- A tight fol
lowed, the negroedeclining to leave the
house when toldto do so by Mr. Short
and the negro brought a knife and
razor into playgiving Mr. Short a num
ber of stabs about the body, two enter
ing his lungs and otherwise giving him
in nines which it is now heliBVed arc
fatal.
TheMiijured man was brought to the
Rocky Mount Hanitorium and a report
of his' condition today indicates that it
is extreme. ' ' '- , . '
Following the altercation ihej negro
fled and was making his way towards
Wilson county when blood hounds were
placed on his trail and he was found
within a few miles of the city of Wil
son. Ho was returned to Nashville
'about tho noon hour yesterday and by
that time a great number of citizens
from the vicinity .in which the trouble
had occurred had gathered aobut the
jail and it was thought best to remove
him to tho Franklin county jail. This
'was done, but developments (luring the
afternoon, as tile report of the injured
man's condition was received, indicated
that it was advisable that the prisoner
be removed to Raleigh and this change
was made.
From what can be learned the prison
er appears to be a dangerous person and
has spent approximately eight years
with the roal forces hereabouts and
only recently he was taken from the
road force a Nashville by Mr. Short.
The man had bcencjiMipronrljiipe;
rior court on thu charge of robbing the
store of Mr. M. O; Braswell at Battle
boro, and upon the completion of his
time on the roads there was ait item of
costs which Mr. Khort paid and which
he agreed to work out on the Khort
farm.
, A later examination of Mr. Short's
injuries disclosed the fact that he has
several stubs about his chest and body,
j including two stubs into his lungs, and
that nis condition is extreme.
STATEMENT- CI" EECEIPTS
FOB FLOOD SUFFERERS
Previously reported collections $l,.'!2S.Si
M. F. Parham ......... .. 1.0
Cash ... -.. . . 3-0"
Cuto Saunders . 1.0"
Mount Zion Baptist church '... S.OO
Genera! collections . . LPS'
Total 142..1
Less $1.0(1 previously reported,- ,
uncollected ...... A ....... .. .1.00
Total
Less amount
Balance ; .
.;.'.1P"I4U1
BrfWn J.OfiS.OO
remitted
:h.i.9.i
By check to Brit toif, "August 2j,
, to balance ......
This will probably close tle reports
for the above cause, which yjfu will see
shows $1,341.03 collectetl aiifl remitted.
I desire to express thanks or the gen
erous response of our peoifla.to the ap
peals .'or aid. I am suethcir dona
tions wl be gratefully received by our
neighbor
rs in Western A'orth Carolina.
L. F. T1LLKRY,
Treasurer.
Miss Sarah'lls of Wf'glits. ille ar
ived in the c' recent 'y and is a guest
t the liMir. er friend, Mi;s Mamie
CONGRESS READYTD
AVEHI THE
STRIKE
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BY
c f
BLIC
mssion to
Difficulty.
Washington, AugY 28. IV
aon's pljyi for breaking 1
between tho rnilroads a
ploves as discussed in con-'
. . .
was as folbms:.
" An eight-hour law ,f,
tMfComo effective at ost
in the future to ifi1,e,st "'V
jud pack
portunity to preia;.rod ;( (
eiiti'd after ttre has been a i
:., nun ii,.. ,
and prevent :'r". y' '
; - , ..Jiul III lelieis
unable
oeniilronti In
announced thei
plan of nett leu
posed. Thcv v
at 2M this aft
conference. M
ers gave up In
week and plum
as necessary t
meet, me sirist ,
Chairnian Hi,,
or Chambers r wjt
Boartf, conferir the
torney Genera t: -b
tiou program, lin
measures for f . "''
been discussed."
While the l'
given up hope oi
iiieutUhrough dii
ontinuiiig prep
gross for nccessa.
vent a'strike.
SEE END TO ' "'. '
NEGOITATIONS. V'
.
Washington, Aug. 2. President Wil
son 'a negotiations for averting the
threatened nation-wide railway strike
are in tho last stage with a break or a
settlement not apparently far off. ,
With the railway executives standing
ftrm against conceding the .eight-hour
day ami the labor. brotherhood leaders
till standing out against arbitrating it,
the hopes of tho tie-up of the nation's
transportation systems seemed to He
with CongressT-Just what can lie done
only the Congressional leaders them
selves seemed to know. ;
Conferences between them and Presi
dent Wilson began last night, continue 1
today and the President postponed his
engagement with ,the .railway execu
tives from'10 o'clock this morning un
til 2:30 this afternoon, to give hint
more time with leaders in Congress.
The situation was viewed on all sides
as the most serious siuce the negotia
tions began two week'ago. The hopo
off the Presideiif aiid jidiiirhiatraViou
leaders was in the possibility of getting
the brotherhood men to give more time
to continue the negotiations, (
BOR MEN DO
!)''
LIKE EDITOH
Raleigh Railway E
hoods Don't Like
tude of The Rakish
Times.
Raleijjh, N. C, Aug. CS A
tec representing local brother);,
way employes t-. v it;. on t';;c
Times today to ; .n t linst ,
expression of t Tnitc .it :
thrcatene.t raiUvnv sir;.1..'.
. The action of Die r-.i!
tesiing was dc. l i.i . :
ntectiiiijs of !
yttrday.
Hope
up ar.
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