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r IHH OAZBTTB-NBW8 HAB.tHB . . jsfi t f i MOST EXPENSIVE A880CIAT- f I rfV v V ..O ar TyVY aX L- - -1 :p ami tro . - v'. ' u- : : - a ' WEATHEB FOEECASTi , PROBABLY FAIR.. . VOLUME XIX. NO. 144 . ASHvo N.: C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 28, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS in DECLARATION SENT TO ALLY OF RUSSiA Austria and Germany Reject Peace Con ference Plan. WAR PREPARATION GOING ON RAPIDLY Too Late for Service To Ac cede to Demands, So Austria Says. Vienna, July 28. Official noti fication of the declaration of war was sent to Servia today by the Austro-Hungarian government. Paris, July 28.rrThe Austrian ambassador to France today said it was probable active hostilities between Austria Hungary and Sevria began this morning,' but till 11 o'clock he had not received any telegram to that effect from Vienna. Vienna, July 28. The im perial Austro-Hungarian for eign office declared today that even should Servia now com jply with the demnads con taine in the Austrian note the government of the dual mon archy would not be satisfied. Pfliaicls at the ministry stated that Servia '8 reply had made it impossible for Austria-Hungary to adhere to her former standpoint and compliance by Fervia with the demands made on her could no longer influ ence the course of action of the Anstro-IIungarian empire. London. July 2 J. The refusal by 'Herman and Austria-Hungary to par ticipate In a mediation conference on 'the Austro Servian conflict, reporu of the rapid movement of Austro-Hun-garlan troopa and the persistent down ward trend of European stock markets were the outstanding developments of the Ruropean situation today. . Preparations for war proceeded on all sides. Fjven England's battle xiuaarons nave an oeen raiiuiiucu readiness for eventualities, and the publication of official news as to their . movements has ceased. The first and sncond battle squadrons have taken on their full war stores and are ready to slip their anchors at a moment's no tice, the destroyer flotillas around the coast have been prepared and armed guards were placed today around all the magaslnea and oil depots. Oerman's definite decUlon against 'participation In the ambassadorial conference proposed by Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary, I nan effort to maintain peace. Is re garded here as tantamount to a de claration of Oermany's determination that Austria-Hungary shall have an entirely free hand in chastising- Ser via unless the Balkan kingdom accede tn full to demands of the dual mon archy, i According to advices here Ger many's refusal was ceuched In terms of sympathy with Blr Edward Grey s object, but contended that the confer ence would place Austria-Hungary m the Invidious position of appearing like the Balkan states before a Euro pean tribunal to explain her action and therefore would be likely to In crease rather than decrease the dim. ultlrs of the situation. - ' Apparently authentlo reports cur rent here aemrt that Rusalahas been given positive assurances that Austria. Hunsary ha no Intention Of annexing Porvlan territory. If true this With', tt Is said, help the efforts to loeallf t the war should it break out. This far there has been no ofnla.' confirmation of the reports of hostili ties betwen Austria and Servia but the number of rumors have been pub lished, including one of the seizure i,f the Servian ships enrrylng contraband by an Austrian patrol on the Danube. Moving Troops.. Berlin, July 23. Reports from the Austrian border today , state that the transport of the eighth and ninth Aus trian army corps from Bohemia to ward the' Servian frontier began yes terday and that there was no other traffic dn the Bohemian railroads ex cept that of troop' trains. The two corps consisted of 32 bat talions of Infantry with a large num ber of quick-firing machine guns, six regiments of cavalry, two regiments of field artillery and two regiments of the army service corps. Telegraphic communication with' Carlsbad and Marlenbad still was open today but only by one direct line from the Saxon -frontier. The telegraphic service be tween Berlin and Vienna was demor alized and on some lines was com pletely interrupted. , The Militaer-Wochenblatt, tne om- clal military weekly newspaper, today prints a noteworthy article comparing the Austro-Hungarian and Russian armies to the disadvantage of the lat ter. It says fighting strength of the Russian army la usually over-estimat ed and that numbers alone are not de cisive, f The writer snys It. may well he re membered that in recent times Russia alone never defeated any army of eaual rank and would not have been successful In defeating the Turks Id the war of 1877. If she had not been aided by Roumania. It says In con clusion that the five new army corps reported to have been an addition to the Russian' army are still non-exist ent. One of the newspapers here today received a dispatch saying that Russia had declared war on Austria but de clined to print It as there was no con firmation, Germany Refuses. The German govern nient today re turned an unfavorable reply to the British oroDosal for a conference of the ambassadors in London of the Eu ropean powers In ait endeavor to bring about a settlement of the Austro Servian difficulty. In Its communication Germany de clares It considers the suggestion Of Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary, as well meant and good In principle but not feasible and Impos sible In practice. . It says It cannot be expected that a great power, having a dispute with a smaller neighbor, will submit the mat ter to the decision of a European Are opagus. Far lees can It be hoped that two great powers will submit to be summoned In the role of accused be fore such a tribunal. Germany makes the counter sugges tion that negotiations for peace be conducted between the cabinets In stead of by a conference. The German admiralty today order ed the concentration of the German fleet In home waters. Germany, how ever. Is prepared to welcome any fur ther suggestions to localize the conflict as far as they are consistent with her duty to her ally. ' ' The public In the German capital was very nervous today and alarmist rumors continued to clroulate. Tho run started yesterday on banks In which the poorer classes deposit their money was resumed this mornlfif. As early as I o'clock there were long lines of depositors outside the municipal savings banks and th. people inslrlad on having their money regardless of the reassuring statement by the offi cial!. . Continued on page ulna. FOREIGN MARKETS Feeling of Uncertainty on Lon ( don Exchange Prevails. Stocks Go Down. . London, July 28. A feeling of un certainty prevailed at' the opening of the stock exchange here today but conditions were not so panicky as yesterday. British consols opened at 72; then fell by sl-w stages to 71, but soon rallied again to 72. Conti nental, favorites were offered freely at first but gradually recovered. Canadian Pacific's again were the weakest feature of the market. They went to 4 HI below parity, being quoted at 17 up but before noon had regained some of the loss and were qudted at 178 . Dealings on the foreign market still were a matter of negotiation, the tone being steadier. The demoralization on the Paris and the Berlin stock exchanges were re flected .by erratic movements here. Rio Tlntos fell three points to 58 but then recovered a pit. Amalgamated Coppers dropped two. Most Ameri cans were easier. , German Market Weak. ' Berlin, July 28. The stock market here opened -ejenerally 'weak, .'..today,. particularly In the case of Austrian specialties. Russian four per cent on the other hand, were quoted high er. The changes generally were small, the attitude of the Berlin bankers having reassured their customers and checked the tendency of investors to sacrifice their securities at 'any price . The bankers association held another session today and decided to meet regularly during the crisis, They re solved to support home securities- by heavy purchases If necessary. The decline continued as those firms which were unable to secure the nec essary funds to carry over their en gagements were forced to unload. German government bonds registered a further fall.. Three, per cents started four-tenths lower -at 73. Vienna, whene the bourse was closed, was said to be un loading cn Berlin and this contributed to Increase the highly nervous state of the market. Downward Tendency. Paris, July 28. Transactions on the bourse were limited and the quo tations generally were about the same as yesterday but the tendency was downward. French three per cent rentes were quoted at 78. Prices at the close were lower. Exchange on London and private discounts were not quoted. The sus pension of all trading in futures was decided on at a general meeting today of the commercial exchange dealing In grains, sugar and all commodities in bulk. FOR EXPAND I N6 NAVY Wants to Consolidate Cutter, Lighthouse and Transport Services With Navy. Washington, July 18. With the certainty that under present condi tions only three Out of every hun dred graduates of the Naval aca demy can hope to attain the rank of admiral before they retire. Secretary Daniels believes that the time Is op portune to enlarge the fields of activi ties of the young sailors by taking Into the naval establishments the rev enti cutterp the lighthouse and the army transport services. As soon as some of . tha larger naval, problems now before him have been solved tha secretary expects to develop details of the plan for consolidation of these services with the navy. He. feels that In this way useful employment can be assurred for all graduates of the academy who will acquire a practical knowledge of navigation ai d of lo cal pilotage and at' the asm time afford the navy an adequate reserve of trained officers In flma of war. . Incidentally the schema , la In line with tha secretary's general Idea of making the navy pay for Itself In time of piace, one featurn of which was tha carriage of rtall by naval vessels which wouM otherwise be In reserve; ASKS GARRAtlZA ! TO HALT VILLA Sec. Bryan Appeals to Rebel Chief to Stop Villa From Smuggling Arms Across Rio Grande River. VILLA BELIEVED TO BE PLANNING REVOLT Reported He Is Concentrating Forces With Intention of Demanding Concessions ' From Carranza. Washington, ; July 28. Secretary Bryan appealed today to General Carranza, asking him to call a halt upon Villa, who is reported to be making wholesale demands for horses upon ranch owners In tho state - of t'hlhuahua. Consular advices to the state department also declared the northern general was smuggling arms across the border as rapidly as they were available. There was no doubt In the minds of the people of Chihua hua as to the meaning of Villa's ac tivity, the dispatch to the department added. . t - Recent reports from the border have Intimated that Villa intended to concentrate his forces in Chihuahua with the aim. of demanding certain concessions ffnv: Carranza after the constitutionalists occupy Mexico Jiiy However, In response to "an , appeal from the Washington government urging him to forget personal differ ences with Carranza, Villa declared he Intended' to co-operate with other revolutionary leaders and would do all In his power to inaugurate an era of peace in Mexico. While administration officials then expressed confidence that Villa would not permit any dissension with Car ranza to develop Into a counter-revolution, yet today's reports renewed speculation over the ultimate posi tion the military chief will take. The situation between the consti tutionalists and the Carbajal govern ment pending negotiations for the transfer of the administration In Mexico City was progressing satisfac torily toward a settlement, Secretary Bryan said. The Saltlllo conference to arrange for the transfer probably will convene within the next ten days. Added Vigilance. El Paso, Texas, July 28. Added vigilance was displayed hei e today by the American troops on border pa trol duty to prevent the smuggling of ammunition to Mexico. General George Bell, jr., has Issued orders to patrols to search all parcels and seal ed package? crossing the line and customs Inspectors have doubled their efforts to apprehend smuggling ammunition since the seizure here last night by the military authorities of 6,000 cartridges apparently de stined for Mexico. Heretofore customs officials have been the only ones to search baggage bound for Mexico but the new ruling gives the military the same power. Take Offensive. Washington, July 28. General Funston reported today that the Mex ican federal forces In Mexico City had taken the offensive against the Za patistas and driven them from near by towns. He says there are 80.000 federals In the Mexican capital. Constitutional 1st troops have be come very active along the railroad between Soledad and Orixaba but are acting In independent bands. Rlcardo Lopez, at the head of a band of some 200 peons, is said to be laying waste the section osouth of Veta Crus to wards the sea coast, HANS SCHMIDT ASKS FOR ANOTHER TRIAL New York, July 27. Hans Schmidt, under death sentence for the murder of Anna Aumuller has applied for a new trial. Schmidt's counsel asserts that' the girl was not murdered but died after an operation, and that Schmidt cut up her body to prevent a scandal, and to protect tha surgeon who performed tha operation. Argu ments on tha application will be heard October 8. -. ' - WILL NOT FILIBUSTER AGAINST TRUST BILLS Washington. July 18. r8enata re publicans In conference today decided nut to filibuster against tha . trust bills. They are opposed to them and will say so In speeches but their main purpose Is to bring about adjourn ment as anon as possible, tWhen the senate convened today discussion of tha trad - commission bill was resumed, . PLEAS BEGIN IN CAILLAUX TBI Taking of Evidence in Sensa tional Murder Case Against Prominent Frenchwoman ' Is Concluded. MADAME H. CAILLAUX LOOKS WORN AND ILL Prisoner Again Faints During Sitting and Session Is Sus pendedPrivate Prose cutor Speaks. Paris, July 28. Today's session of the trial of Mme. Henriette Calllaux for the murder of Gaston Calmette came to an abrupt end today when the prisoner collapsed during a cut ting arraingment by Maitre Chenu, counsel for the Calmette heirs, and had to be carried from the court room. Mme. Calllaux had been growing visibly weaker during the address to the Jury by Maitre Selgman, another of the Calmette attorneys, who began summing up as soon as the court convened. A hot water bottle wan placed beneath her feet and a cushion at her back.a ... At the hearing progressed she be came listless and apparently was un, conscious of what was occurring in court. Soon after Maitre Chenu began a severe analysis of her actions on the day of the tragedy she collapsed and fell In a heap on the floor of the prisoner's enclosure. Maitre Seligman in his address said :...'' "You have heard witness after witness speak In praise of the late M. Calmette. There has been only one discordant note and that came from M. Calllaux. What connection with the case has the fortune of the mur dered man? How many millions must a man have In order to permit his being -assassinated with complete im punity? "I will speak of nothing except the assassination of M. Calmette?" Maitre Chenu was saying when the prisoner swooned. "I will ask the accused, whether when she spoke of her love for her daughter she thought of the two children of M. Calmette, whose pictures never left him. I shall not attempt to lot into the biography of Mme. Calllaux. She Is a cool, sensible woman without emotion or pity. She has tears only for herself." Paris, July 28. -Pleas of attorneys were begun today in the trial of Ma dame Henriette Calllaux, wife of a former premier of France, for the murder of Gaston Calmette, editor of the Figaro. Taking of evidence was concluded yesterday. Madame Calllaux looked worn and ill as she listened to the addresses of the advocates. 8he shook her head wearily and crouched on the prison er's bench with her face buried in her hands. Near her was Maitre La- borl, her defender. Edouard Seligman, one of the at torneys representing the family of the murdered editor, was first to ad dress the court. Madame Calllaux again fainted In court today and Judge Albanel sus pended the sitting. HIBERNIANS' BOARD OF All Sections of United States, Canada and Ireland Are Represented. Providence, n. I., July 18. Canada, Ireland and all sections of the United States were represented at the open ing here today of the general conven tion of the Ancient Order of Hibern ians- board of Erin. The convention will be In session until . Thursday night. It was expected a leader of the organization In reland would bring a memsg of Irish conditions. particularly with regard to tha L'la ter situation. In tha forenoon tha delegata marched to the Cathedral o. Balntt Peter and Paul for a anlmn hl-h maee and special aermon. , Th church af r vice was followed by a meeting at which addresses were made by Mayor Gainer, former mayor McCarthy and Dennis J. Ilanlon of New York, pres ident of aha organisation. ' CROSS-EXAMINE PRES. HARRISON Declares Grant Will Not be Made to Rothschilds for Big Area. Tampico, Mexico, July 26. (Via Laredo, Tex., July 28. General Car ranza has indicated that he would stand by the decree he Issued early hi the revolution regarding financial transactions made by Huerta. His attention was called to a report that Just before resigning and leaving the country Huerta recefved half a million dollars from the Rothschilds, giving In return a grant of a vast area in Lower California at a price of one cent an, acre. Carranza declared no such-grant of public lands would be recognled and recalled that leading bankers of the world had been so notified. Carranza has told the foreign con suls there should be no apprehension o ntheir part of wholesale reprisals from the constitutionalists upon those who aided Huerta. As fast as the federal soldiers, are disarmed, Carranza plans to distribute them throughout the country to repair railroad tracks. He hopes thus to give them employment and also to scatter them so there will be little danger of their, mobilization against him in case of a counter-revolution. - . FOR THE RESERVE BOARD President Expected to Name Man in Jones' Place Be fore Very Long. Washington, Jaly 28. A. Barton Hepburn, chairman of the board of the Chase National bank of New York, who was being considered to day for a place on the federal reserve board should Paul M. Warburg final ly decline to appear before the sen ate banking committee as a prelimi nary to his confirmation. Senator Hitchcock was to return here late today from New York after a conferene with Mr. Warburg. The White House expected he would bring the final word which would de termine whether the banker becomes a member of the board. President Wilson has not decided on a man In place of Thomas D. Jones of Chicago, whose name was withdrawn but It Is expected to do so this week. New York, July 28. Paul M. War burg today declined to comment up on the visit of Senator Hitchcock. He said the situation demanded that he remain absolutely silent. He would not admit that he had even been In conference with Senator Hitchcock.- FREE COUPON IDEAL PAT TERN TO-DAY MAGAZINE irjaAAl' jk PRCSCNTATION Gazette-News Tuesday July 28 SIX OF THE ABOVE COUPONS TO THESE TWO GIFT No. 1 IDEAL ART. PATTERN OUTFIT -Containing IS Nrwm Rmbrntdcry Pattam of atMolntety tba htrot lliw whlrfc, - at 10 conU earn, regular null nliw, would rort.mor Hum lit. 00. ajaak of Comnlrle l.iui la Babroutarr SUtehinf by Mom. Pa fara,, UM) aiti rranrh eiprrt. IiVnl RmhroMwy Hoop whtrh mintot s. oat of nrAtw. GIFT No. 2 TODAY'S MAGAZINE FOR ONE YEAR4 Tba tfreat Maw Woatan'o Magiulna tr1r Tea earn month for tt Hmttui tha ami an lo-otto Woman Joamal, taaiMMt olraet a soar Horn bf the puMUhorfi of tha moaatlna, Brlns of the Coupon and SS Canto to thai asVa an ivoolTa onmpteta (MA Ho. I, aod writ Maw and aridrrcai to which yo wlak ludar'o Manuina Kurt No. t) aialktl you each month frr on yrar an tha blank batonr. Thaat rent to tororartheetpaaae of frrtaht from th awvyand rami at handllrwthaFattvrn Outfit aad tha root of awiliaa te r sack awola fc a roar Ua surreal laana at led? Miwaiin. Out of Town knr orfn add I Cant goaal TODAY'S MAGAZINE tat Oaa Yaaf NAMt, ,i ', STItClT aW Ma. t rrrr m town J Head of Southern Reiterates Denial of Charges " That "Coal Trust" Controlled . ', Freight Rates. DENIES AGREEMENT TO DIVIDE THE TRAFFIC Has No Personal Knowledge Of Attempt to' Get Joint Coal Service Over Nor- , folk and Western. .Washington, July 28. Fairfax Har- rlson, president of the Southern rail? way,- resumed his testimony berora the senate committee, investigating southeastern coal, rates. On cross-ex amination . by members of the com mittee and attorneys for Independent coal Interests he made general and: specific denial of charges of B. L. Ttxlnnn.r t -J AnnvnnM n Bristol, Tenn., that the Southern had been influenced In arrangement of Its rates by a "coal trust." Questioned as to Dulaney's allega tion that coal traffic from the Appa lachian fields of Virginia had been arbitrarily divided between the Louis ville and Nashville and Southern roads,' Mr. Harrison said' he had no knowledge of any such agreement. He also declared he had no personal knowledge of - an attempt " by tha Southern to get a Joint coal service over the Norfolk and Western to tide-, water. "I Just wanted to see if the nego tiations of the Southern for this Joint arrangement was in good faith," ex plained Attorney Lyon, representing Independent coal shippers. "President Flnley carried on that negotiation and everything he did was in good faith," responded Presi dent Harrison. "We have heard so many eulogies in this case and. the New Haven and Southern are so Joined together by the same directors that I think we need' more along that line,"' Inter jected tho attorney. General Counsel Thorn for tha Southern' protested ' that such state ments wereunwarranted and unfair. He said there were no common di rectors of the; two companies. Charles Douglas, an attorney for tha Independent operators, rigidly cross examined President Harrison ' about his statement tn that Dulaney was suf fering from i a "delusion of perecu tion." The attorney presented evi dence to show that in 1903 Dulaney had offered to sell the Virginia and Southwestern railroad to the Southern for $1,500,000 and. three years later the Southern bought that from Henry K. McHarg for' 16,000,000. Mr. Doug las asserted that McHarg was a brother-in-law of George F, Baker, sr.. ona of the voting trustees of the Southern, and that George F. Baker, Jr., was tha Southern director. "You were In a better position to buy when McHarg was selling than when Dulaney ' was selling, weren't you?" Inffulred Mr. Douglas. vv-ununueu on rage rsinej. ART OUTFIT IY ENTITLE EVERY READER GREAT GIFTS Wtff fnr awtMO and llln a a)fta '. 4r V)
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