-??"A ?* \
WJ88UH BEPOUT HAS BIATE5
eiBKAHS IX SPEEDY FlIGHT
rWimM Thlskl Ob* ef iMt la
' ftriut id Dtdiin Ahm ?f the
War was Beached.
i Paris, Not. J4?The correspondent
j at Petrograd ot the Matin says:
?-""The Rnntia? attar having checked
(he Germana offensive -on the Flask
Lacxyan front gained on that aide a
' ?ttllent decisive victory. The enemy
who had h?a?y loa***, la' njfcg with
all apaaA-toward the German frontier.
An entire German regiment anrren
Njhjred to the victor*. ?
? ."The Russian* are *n*rgeUc*lly
pursuing the enemy.
-. "Tha also an vigorously
?tt?king alone the CseqstooMHV
tjrachow line. This dar seems to m*rk
??# of tl>t most Important and perhaps
"' it ??
t ? y/^.ipww -Www** Vr*atler
. Loads*. Von Hln
*? burg's ?Mfh. ,.l^?t, Sr*ek was
nmplsf tow^ri|r ^igpaii in lta sec
ond advance throovfiUaslan Poland,
',vtoday is reported from P*tragrad to
he In retreat after having experienced
serious reverses inflicted by the Rus
sian* who, with reinforcements, made
a brilliant stand between the Vlstnla
and Walla rivers, z 3
While the extent and the complete
ness of the Oerman defeat was not
known here, the very fact that Gen.
Ton Hlndetmrg had 'been checked
was by far the biggest feature of to
days war nawa. The skme dis
patches that tell on his reverses, how
aver, say th*t;4fee German reinforce.
aients were being brought up so that
another great battie is litoMy.to de
velop on 'a.^*^' tD ?j?...|tontter
ef Po?en where the Germans will
.tare the sam? chance? of renewing
a vigor?#* had^.#i$
elan a in the i
Gen
400,000 zim. Vat tSa pPetroirad
report can he scc<?t*d. tfcer jb^r?
!r?^?2'*b'
German force* ^/w?are(J*(orm*
aftar ?k> *wpw. B*m
*T follow
1nto the
I
<h?t^iaa^
going on for j
so renewal of '
attempt**.
4fcste that they -may
movement again at any [Mill
more troop* I
*nd it ia now said thb 'plan 1* to
reach the French coast by December
1?.
.* Germans Still Optimistic.
The Germans show few signs ot |
being ***** by their
losses In
from Both set forth that the 0?r
nan troop* are ter better able to
-stand exposure to the oold than are
the allies. The forces of Hfmperor
William are-trained and ctotiad for
just*such an *m*rpancy, ahll* the1
troops of the alllee from the/south ot
Transe, fTOta lloroeco, and Jfrora In
dia must necessarily suffer R-eatly.
The fourth contingent of fresh
Gepnan troops Is now saldfto be in
Flandar* and hi* week (haJold sea a
renewal of the violent German offen
sive some Where 1
k?* sea. If thla ?
! that the Germana
and fall back
Secretary Ttuaulty today
th? following statement:
iready knows what
lely, * boat from the
tried to enter the harbor,
whloh the Turkish govern
declared dosed. A shot
wm flred across her bow to atop her.
The Captain of the Tennessee reports
that it was not Intended as a hos
tile aat.' ^
"A :f?ll investigation of the matter
la be Ins made and explanations have
been asked of tbb, Turkish govern
ment, Previous attempts' to coca
mtuicate with Ambassador Morgan -
than, in Cons tan tlndpte, liave led to
delays of as much as t week."
Wkj Haws Was Mltfd
Washington, Not. IL ? Word
from Capt. Benton C. Decker ot the
cruiser Tennessee that the firing of
t)w Turkish forts at Bmyrstia upon
the cruiser launch waa all "ket not
hoatil?," has been In possession of
the corenunent since Wednesday,
bat waa Apt permitted to- bee?**
public until today,
The word camo In Captain Deck
er's first report on the firing.
N Today, after a conference with.
President Wilson, Secretary Tumul.
formal announcement
th?t 'htljlytii Decker had reported
' tlfe^Hpjptl^re not hostile. He la
sued a formal statement.
Secretary ZJaplel's a few minutaa
later, authorised the announcement
that $? words, "act not hostile,"
were In he report of the firing, which
was received in Washington on Nov
ember 18.
After the announcement from the
White Ho?bo today that word had
oome from ^Captain Decker of th?
cruiser Tennessee that the firing of
th* Turkish forts at Smyrna upon,
the crulaar's launch on November
17, was not hostile. Secreiaif Dan
iels announced that a portion of
Captain Dicker's flrat report had noji
h?aa m*d?Wuc w^an Vwjjdved be
caase It wa^ _ cpnaidere* contradic
tory. ' Ha announced that Captain
Decker's, dispatch, reporting "tie fir*-'
ing, contained the worts "act not
hbstll?, but unfriendly."
The? bfary ^Department's announce
ment omitted the contradictory
phase, according to Mr. Daniels, in
order to verify/ it, and today came
message was corject
it Secretary Dan
explain its mean
it seemed to him
opinion by the cap
ess ee without exact
lat took place on
House the statement
" Decker .had re
! "not a hostile
-(being taken that th?
phase meant that
r( pot aimed to take%f-'
?t??t, but-a? a Wanting because the
mined and
- Miss-Fannie Wilson Dead.
Miss frahnie Wilson, who had been
at the Sarah Elisabeth hospital at
Henderson fbr some time for treat
ment, died on Saturday morning, No
vember 14th. In her forty-fourth year.
She -was a daughter of th? late Mr. J.
F. Wllaon and leaves one sister, Mr*.
R_ D. Plnnell, and two brothers,
Measrs. J. 8. Wilson and W. T. Wllaon
all of this county. Bar remains were
interred at Corinth church on Satur
day afternoon. Hiss 1 Wilson waa a
true christian woman who - rejoiced
most when engaged In the Masters
service. ThroulE her "gentle anV self
sacrificing disposition she possessed
many frfenda who will learn of her
death with much regret.
; Tfca European B#|toL.
* a ihnlted <
I moms are oansyro?
> b?Uer emet^? f
p aiy better t
-? Mr. h
- t
i- tiwdldly wan|t#si< place
" i.ls receiving the de
mons of th? public,
ne his crowded room
flRwcurfng rooms In prl?
i to use in oonaectloi^ with
iji
IHOJUQim CW'OF THE BUKO
PEAK WAR.
Uallj War Ml ot Six Belligeraar
Nations Is Fortj Mliliuu Mian.
Paris, Not. M.?The war bill which
Europe lk meeting dally la now. Sc
ared up an follows.
Ruaala.. .. .-. $14,000,000
Germany .... S 1,2*6,000
France .. j .. 7,600,000
England J. .. 6,000,000
Austria .. .. .... 4,000,000'
Various.... 3,000,000
_ ? 1 U0W.090
me French appropriation U from
official figures as announced by H
Rlbot, Mlnlater Finance; the English
estimate by the Ltondon Statist: the
German total from "an authoritative
source" In a German paper; and the
other sums from varioua conaerva
tire es tfenates which hare appeared
In on? place or another. The itsm
?>rloo?," represents the probable
expense to wbkh 8errla. _ Belgium
and tie neutral countries of Swltae*
HolUniilr^R^inU' Greece,
Holland and Denmark have been put
? The rast total does not Include thj
destruction ** property where light
ing Is taking place, nor the well-nigh
^calculable loa.ee to Europe of 20_
wo*oo men under arms being
?J?n produatibn. There are no In
dications in' France that exaustloj
1ms set In, but It Is evident that the
?oenmulated ; treasure of eren the
richest country on the continent la
poiiSd ont ?* * "to that adda
?200,000,0# a month to the nation
?1 debt. ~ ? iN
? <7'i
(hashes-Williams.
On the beaatlful twmty-eecond day
of Norem ber-f nineteen hundred and
fourteen while t^e sun was letting lt?
22? ?hlne '"W'^or. at the feme of
^?. Georg^ritte.s&iiie tha-Waflful
******* of ?PfAtod Mrs. John #11
??Wriaw to Mr.
.ffSfeSBfe* ?< JtaptoTOto. N. C.
skilfully
ru??t C?me M183 Bonnie William* tls
the bride, as made of honor With
Mr. Claude r Celllns who was best
4?W. Then slowly but steadily fol
lowed the young lady and gentleman
soon to be made husband and wife
While music Mftlysaa? sweetly was
k**"1 the heM(s*aad aouls of' thfcs.>
two young peojie j^^e ^
: The maid of W^M ^
>lue trimmed wi^p^M-rtf The^Wde
wore a goipg-aw^St suit of blue
with hat and glovesSb match
, Never before was the, brlde mor8
beMttfui ffian when she and her be
and
gfgfpm
?m! and groom
with invited guests left for the home of
th? groom where much merriment wm
h^. Prompt at , ^lock A1, were
invifd o the dinning room where a
dinner had beenj|laborateIy prepared
After some time spent in singing and
talking the bride and groom left by
automobile for their future home 1.,
Henderson. . \
Mrs. Champion is one qf Louiabnrgs
a-t Popular girls, havi&\|i,ed hire
<mtH a year or so ago, wither par
ents moved from the city, to a few
mues to the country. ' Bhe^^oun?
lady of rdany fine accomplishments
8he will be greatly missed from her
home-town, where she haa won many
frienda by her gentle and sweet dis
position. t
Mr. Champion is the son of Mr. Joe
Champion a successful planter of
"apleville. After graduating from the
school of Maplerille, he entered King',
ess College, Raleigh. He has
holding a respon
ooatraat to-'i
ife"'- ? / ' *
RSW}'). % \
Ther?ls no aSoK oa the part
of the Jade* to conduct > cheap
VaudeTlUe nanlsrmance nor ta there
?f'-'fiy nf Bui tmll A nad lack
-?r4*r that mns of our Judgesso
often have. Ht h quick and clear In
hit.rallngs and hla sense of fairness
to all who come before him la never
lacking. Physic tally speaking, he Is
'all that a man mostly admires, In Mis
make-up. He has the firm chin, the
Qaaslve brown and the keta eye, that
oftan twinkles In merrlfcsent and kind
Mas even when he Is discussing
weighty points of law. He does not
hesitate to call members of the bar to
older, when they forget themselves
and Indulge In conversation, any
more so, than he does the audience?
'Mi his report Is done In a gentle, but
tfrfverthelesS' firm manner.
/ Thlf Is the first time In eight years
-tltt "Writer'has ?tended a session of
coirt but without exception the order
Judge Whddbee maintains In the coort
1* the best your correspondent
Wr*r Win eased. Judge Whedbed~
v ?Inly made a splendid lmpresglbn
upon both die Bar and the people of
?V^klln county and his reurn here
in'(he future will be welcomed by ail
but the crlininala. He Is a ten thous
and dollar tiian in a three thousand
dollar Job and the state could take Are
Judges like him and . easily tranact
all business of the state in a cheaper
and vastly more beneficial manner
than it,4a now done by three times
thatn umber. One thing that Impres
sed the Writer however, was the very
unaatQfactory manner, in which the
Jury Box waa filled, when It became
neces^ry o empannel a new jury.
Wotld It not be a great deal better to
go qpt on the street and get Jurymen
thsj? for the Sheriff to stand up and
call. from the room. A glance over
.tbg (Midieoce >wlll show you the same
old fRag Tag and Bob Tailed" ele
ment that have been hanging around
the fourthouse ever since we can rtM
men&er and some way Ihay.nglvfaya
seem, to land on the Jury before the
Court ends 1 emmted four of those
old mfesiilonals last week and will
? let awjlctea, they haven t missed fend
ing In ten .ysiirs. Any man that'win.
hang around the Court room ajl the
week with that hope In view Is Dot a
fitting peno?! tor Jury service anyway
and ovr food Sheriff ought to be as
blbul M 'n tat In the future te the
prestaee q( &ese fellows when he haa
the daidr 'otSrOg picking to perform.
People have* not any too much respect
for the Ceurts these days any way and
ths' griaieKtf undesirable fnaansr of
?electlj?.:yhffea will nevei^ hat? thef
effect at increasing that i When'
It necessary toJW;W Jury
box.yiliwW.tato the aheriimote than
ten jntftwjfen ter^fep out o? Hie street
andjptftoiaan men of lntetlUwhce, but
tor heavens sake get away tram the
old'BNail.t^t haa done so atitch to'
brine tjw 'Mttfts Into rldiotle and die
.epatttV
Say Mr. JMitor, Will Yarborough
certdM^ two. magnificent
speeeMn the day the writer was in
court, he in evidently wearing the
Mantle of Dimosthenes and leading
on be staff of Cicero for they were
both oratorical gems of the very
highest order.
James H. Holloway.
Had Accident.
News was received on Thursday
night of last week to the effect tint
while out bunting near his home neir
Ingleslde, Mr. Herbert Johnson had
the misfortune of getting his right
hand badly shot. From the report
we' would presume he waa standing
on a stump with the butt of the gun
resting on the stump, the gun being
loaded and cocked. By some meanj
the rta. slipped off the stump strtk
" " ler and going off. AAj
was resting "
the
TOBACCO UBOt ',
Priees T?nh; Especially HaHsfart
?7 to Fluting i
The sties nude on the local mar
ket the past week have been especially
good and received with much satis
faction by the planters. The grade of
the weed has been much better and
the floors have not been So badly
crowded. The demand dontinaed
strong.
There were no sales yesterday, nor
will be today on account of those con
nected with the market observing
Thanksgiving day.
??(Mist Coafin?si
Washington. N. C. Nor. M?The
closing session of the Methodist An
nual Conference was held this morn
ing, and with It cloaed one of the
most delightful of the sfcventy-^ight.
The weather with the exoeptloo q( one
day was delightful. ?' Washington
has proven a most open-handed en
tertainer. The tottgratulstioas have
been uniformly'large. Revl B-'
Spines, die pastor-host has moyed
with dignity among us, responsive to
every need or request.
Fine Ensldlng Officer.
Bishop Waterhouae has proven, an
excellent presiding officer and busi
ness has been rapidly dispatched. No
lssnes have arisen to awaken strife,
matters have been carefully consider
ed snd acted on with wisdom. Ex
cellent plans have been formed for
the future and the preachers have
gone forth according to the orders of
those to "Insa ljgi|Jsij* t^e,fluty and
reepoa?n>llity^^v-.?a?ci ' appoint
ments. Already faces are turned to
the next session, and loyal soldiers
are determined to make a hemic flght
for a larger victory in the good year
i#is;
At'nine o'clock at.-the request of the
Bishop, Rer^M flhiWberger opened
the session wtth devotional exercises,
?Bd (maided until the Bishop's arrival
This was made necessary by a called
meeting of the Bishop's cabinet to
idike the flnhl'-toncbe* an the appuintK
men?' "--' - ?? ,.
' A resolution requesting the Blshqp's
| to ?hOIff our conference hereafter, as
was the former custom*.the first Wed
nesday in December, Was tabled. '
The committee on -eotaftrenee rela.
tlons recommended that the following
he granted a superannuate relation t
A. D. Botts, T. J. Browning. G. Q.
Lang-ton, T. P. Bonner,- W. H- Klrlafi
W. A. Forbes. H. A. Smith. W.'tc
"Moore, J. D. Peffrajn, J. Y. Old, p.'
Greening, & C. Brothers and T.
Dalley; the following id supernumer
ary relation: J. O. Guthrie, R.'*wr
Town sen d and W. H. Townsead.
Wilmington was selected as
selected meeting place tor 1915. Ap
pointments in this section follows:
f-' 'v Raleigh District.
M. TTPyler, presiding elder.
Cary circuit, B. P. Robinson; Clay
ton circuit, G. S. Bearden; Four Oaks,
R. F. Taylor; Frankllnton circuit, J.
H. Buffalo; Garner circuit, E. B. Cra
ven; Granville circuit, M. O. Hix;
Kenly circuit, T. A. Sykes; Loulsburg.
A. D, Wilcox; MUlbrook Circuit, 1?.
E. Sawyer; Oxford, A. P. Tyer; Ox
ford circuit. C. A. Joaee; Raleigh,
Central J. H. HcCraken, Raleigh
Eden ton street, J. C. Wooten; Ral
eigh, Ep worth, A. 8. Parker; Raleigh.
Jenkins Memoral, J, H. Potter; Sel
ma, J. G. Johnson; Smlthfleld, R. B.
John; Tar River circuit C. R. Canlpe;
Toungsvllle circuit B. C. Allred, Zeb
ulon cfrcuit, G. W. Starlings superin
tendent North Carolina And-Saloon
League, R. L Davis, Raleigh Chris
tian Advocate, L. S. Massey, editor,
Methodist Orphanage, J. N. Cole, su
perintendent, assistant secretary Ep
worth League board, J. M. Culbreth;
^taacher in Vanderbiit University/ J;
StiCunninggln.
SV'^Wvrs. R. C. Craven goes to' j *
t. C. Humble, goes to<8. ]
it 4lrcuft, J. W. Autry to"
circuit and W. T. Phlppi 1
Rope circuit
Rev. J. R. Hall was sent to
district
V.; ;.W
On Wadneaday the 1atftf' of the
Methodist church will MM their
annual Buur wherein they wUl have
on display many things Suitable (or
the holiday gifts, consisting pf (an 7
article?, candles, ap.. That <tght they
will serve a delicious jjlDMr, at*
which time a moat attractive musical
program will be rendered for the en
tertainment of all who attend.
On Thursday following aa old tub
loned Methodist dlnnir will be ser
ved by the ladbr and tnt^ttoos will,
be made to accommodate a large num
ber.
The proceeds from each' of these
occasions will be (or a benevolent par
pose to their respective churches and
the public la especially Invited to par
ticipate In mDfclni them big successes.
7 n?MSAu
Mr. B, O.lftfeka want to Baltimore
the PMt week. - ' -
Mrs. Wlngate Underbill spent Htt
day la Raleigh. ~* . * -C*
Judge C. M. Cooke, Is hqMiag ?owt
at Faystterllle this ?
Mr. K. S. Ford returned Tuesday
from a trip'to Baltimore.
Mr. B. F.~ Wood,'of Spring Hope.
Jlfttfi^wUsburg Tuesday. ' .
* c. Pleasants left Saturday
tn- WHf?a to visit her paafft* '
Mr. 0._R. Scogfln, of Warren ton was
a visitor" to Loulaburg Ttyyijay .
Mr. Q. W. Ford made a ? business
trip to Baltimore the past week. .
Mr. A. C. Zolocoffer, of Henderson,
attended Court here last wUkr.'
Mr. and Mrs J. H. Perrf^ Creed
more, visited Loulsburg ' "
Messrs. R. N. Slmms snit; lOougla
of Raleigh, were In town taibfrday.
Mrs. T. A. Person,
visited relatives In ;
week.
Mr. Aaron Diets, of 1
ins a visitor to Loto
week.
Mr; and Mrs. Qi Ot
TlisukaglHak in NnfeK >
:UM* , ' ??"-?'"'jNff,, ,
Mrs. W> P. Webb, Koran,
visiting her daughters la and naar
Loulsburg- -'i ??-.i
Mrs. Q. L. Ay cock went to'Ntiffelk to
spend Thanksgiving with hef'Jtaothor
Mrs.jJ. A. Goodwyn. a?
Mr. and Mrs. R. 8. White, SMkaletgh
spent Thanksgiving with hie' sister,
*** .}(? *"&?? " .r?- ?
Supt W. R. Mills is attending a
"nieetinfc if the Stale Superintendents
In Charlotte thl<f*week.
Mr. Iin<| Mrs. C. A. Schluer, of New
'York City? Is spending the week with
'Mr. H. "6. Egerton near Laurel.
-"f-s
? ~ *t tke Methodist Chureh.
(' There will be services at the
Methodist church next Sunday at 11
a. m. and 7:20 p. m , conducted -by the
paster. Rev. A. D. Wilcox, who has re
turned to.thls.a&vshldr another year.
Although the. ebarch Is undergoing
repairs it will be warm and comfort
able.
SuptF. B. McKlnne, Informs us that
Sunday school services will be held at
the usual hour on next Sunday.
Shooting A (fair.
Newton Lairs, colored, shot and
wounded Wiley Murray, also colored,
st the Oil mil on last Thursday even
ing. The trouble grew out of long
standing 111 feelings and wt|en the
trouble Thursday was renewed Newt,
shot twice both balls taking effect?
one In the thigh and the other In the
back. Lawn waa arrestd and put '??
Jail. Murray la doing as wall sa cnn
be expeeted. ? r
New Machinery Being Installed.
Supt R. C. Beck, of the Light aad
Water Plant Informs us they'are now
installing the new engtpe^dynamo and
other equipment Ib^t ^nj . glve the
town an entirely
.pects to have I
to run By
Company