North Carolina Newspapers

-4 i J;- V ' 3 A A- - " A Home Newspaper ;Pub)iEiUiivtbht9Xe; ofsiheopiet-aiiji for Honesty in (Governmental A&aira. .4 - J.: Vol. X No. 37 1914; - T 1 r V .'-.'. (,-' -; y' mm ! p.- 0 AT THE GiTES OF PARIS. FriBCh and English Do Not Seem Able. UecK Mi Onslaoihr. RUSSIAN HORDES HEADED FOR BERLIN. - Wbils Paris Pfepares tor Seige 6eimanf Sends Atmi to Hold Back Russians. 'Salnrday'd Telegraphic dis palohes: ' -Pleeta of Great Britaiu'aud Ger many at last have come to grips, and, accord iug jo repdrts frooi IDiidon, victo:y lay with the Brit -la a battla wfth Britiih war Bhipa off tbe Itland of Helgo land, in the North Sea, yesterday, - the Germans are reported to have lost' two cruisers aiid many i f their destroyeia wefe badly batter- . . ed. ' ' . The British olaimd u( t to-havt offered the i n of a vessel aud : declared tdere wdrt) few fa6aliti g on,bogrd the'vesseia of their fl-et. The GflrmaLi casualties were Dot atated. The Island of Helgo'ar.d, which lies 45 miles off the m uths of ibr Rjxers Elbe "aud Weaer, .alway has leen r-'garilud poiut oTgria' trategic val ue ir,t he protectio of the Ktiser Wii helm GMiai aiid otherwite id -the naa.l 'deffi.ce of Qaf niaii: "R- cnt reports h?d it that a large part of the flower ot - iifie Gartiian Naty lay iu the sritera.ijadeiit to the months of ?'$oelbud Weser and in the r? Kais-ifNV Jbeim Gauai v V'The-jiincn War Offiw iu -aiatemenfr-; said laconically - that v v the itttition aloiig 4ts k lines. Frs- ' daytAShl tanii as lt.was'Taars ayiJ. dding' that' the GrmatiS fi'ly have piackeuBd tneir aJfah.4' That was all 9rlin, Aug, t28 By Wirelewi via- By- i.f!;fcV5i. villa. 1 lil'A'off 28. 7; 16 p. tn., pS5&:Heaquar9haa .rssaed..aii -offi ll f eporojigg lhat the 'westv. r tt eueiny agsgnTy nei e. uem.r - pgNraewtjtea ana isjtuitwceas r:'5:''?."H;newed ." th-i'" atiaok " today! ;;Vvf ii?s;t'Kitnil tn anrrnnnd it. General Von Buelow and Von Hansen completely defeated the FrauoBelgian forces, about eiaht corps, letween the Sambre and the Namur and the Muaae in several day battle, and and are now pursuing them to the east ward of Maubeuge. The Attack oi Maubeuge was opened by the Grand Dnk- Al brecht of Wuertemburg, who de ft ate d and pursued the enemy across the Semois ai d the: Muese. The German Crown Prince is advancing toward the Muese and the Orown'Prince of Bavaria re pulsed an attack from Nancy and the Suth. General Von Ilerriugen contin ues the pursuit southward through tho V Bes. " Four Belgian divisions attack ing Tuesday and Wednesday from Antwerp have been repulsed, los ing guns and many prisoners The Belgian population generally participated in the fighting necea sitatiug severe repressive mea sur.s The corpB of the last reserves hfave been called out to guard communications. London, Aug. 28. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Com pany from Rome says that a dis patch rf ceived tnere from Vienna states that Austria las declared war cn Belgium . The American Minister in Belgium has been ask ed to take charge of Anstriau in terests there. One of the most important an nouncements of yesterday was made by Marqnis of Crewe in the House of Lords. Iv was that Great Britiau would draw on the native foroes in British India to : reinforce her armies in Europe. The German forts at Tsing-Tau fired on two Japanese cruisers re onnoitering off the fortress One of the cruisers was said to have been damaged. Louvain, a Belgian town of 50, 003 inhabitants and. with many historic buildings, is reported to have been burned by the Germans as an act of reprisal for alleged firiog on Germarr soldiers by Bel gian citizens. Tho Belgians claim, however, that the people of Loo vain did not commit thj ' hostile act charged, but that it was the Germans themselves who fired on their fellow countrymen. Beoause of the non-payment of a war levy of $40,000 00-the Ger mans, it is saidthreaten to seiz -the famous pictarns aud objeota of art in the Brussels museums Advices from Chinese coastal oitiRS rep.Tt th sinking of the German torpodo boat destroyer B-90 by the British torpedo boat destroyer - Wei laud and the seizure by the Allies of varipus German merchantmen as prizes. German reservtBts are said to be pouring into Tsitig-Tau from various parti of China to aid the defense of the German station. Loudon, Ang. 29. 11 tlO p. m Tue French and B'itiih are gath ering every, man j id' Ran avail able in nortn. wesf To -France ift attempt to stop the werman ad-: vauce on the road to" Par s. It is also eaid General J' tti ei oomnJander-tn-cliief of the French army, will endeavor to strike at the Geroaau right ai d bring relief to British and French force which have been placed in a criti cal situation by the German out flanking movement". How lar the'ai lies have succeed ed in 'getting across the German path is not dijcloaed, for the out' side woifid ib ignorant tonight of hut is happening on the battle- "A rr port comes both from Aht wftrp and Copenbagen thai the GerniauB have commenced a move ment paok from the west to meet the Russians' davance through East Prussia'.- But it is hardly likel-y-tney will make any great, demands on the western, army un Ui, the tie battle in which, there stems t. have. been a lull has been dt: finitely-decided. . . Field Marshall Sir John French the British commander, whose army has been hard pressed, was in communication with British war. office lite today, , which ;dis p ovcd the German official report rhak the British had bean encr cied by the Germans. . Today's report from the Gew coin general staff are not .more t.i.urmnafciug, than merely to sa tliat t.he Crown Prince Army, whircn occupied L"ngwy, now-is ad viucidg toward the Meusa ; tnat 4 Freuch advaucw fromvsNancy hCd repulsed, -.atd thai it-thTO "at my :- is ; ad vaubidjJilotigh fHfie WsgSv .- This3is iiobbly tho at my hichrwas idt9 be mak ing Belfrjit ppjeotiTBu r . . - . xbe XRassiaurs continue their j majcrBtough'-Eatt FrafiBia and. ataiawsiitthai hf; ad;luvJie threaten Berlin, or indeed, before their millions of men can reach the scene of the Austrian frontier where troops of the Russian Em paror are engaged in a general battle cn a frout of 186 miles be tween the Vistula and Lemberg, capital of Gaiioia. There is considerable uneasi ness over the attitude of Turkey. Athens tonight repeated the re port that German naval officers aud sailors are on the way to Con stantinople . There has been strong denunci ation of the ooutinuance of foot ball, cricket and other games while the British army is fighting aud more men ar required to re infororthem, and particularly of youug men watching matches while Secretary for War Kitchner is calling for recruits. F.eld Marshall Lord Roberts referred to this today in a Bpeeoh to a new batallion of royal Fusi liers leoruited from business and professioal men of London. He expressed his intense admiration for thesa men, saying: "How different is your action to that of the men who still can go on with their cricket and foot ball as if the very existence of the country were not at stake. This is not the time to play games, wholesome as they are in times of piping peace. We are engaged iu a life and death Btrnggle." Most significant is the official announcement by the French vVar Offije that the Military Governor of Paris has ordered all residents within-the zone of action of the forts around Paris to evaouate and raze their houses withia four days. Another significant official an nouncement from Paris is that the German forces are advancing in dirootion of La Fere, about 80 miles northeast of Paris . Th. right wing of the French troops aerating in this ngion has driven oaca tne urermans on tne town of (Jni&, but the left wing was un- able to hold the abvauce of the German troops. B Jth French and the British are calling on all their men to ioin in the defense of the French lines. which apparentlv are dronnincr bok gradually. A campaign has b un started ia London and nthor English centers to iuduceall Eng- hsbmeu of proper age to join the colors ' Field Marshal Lord Roberts in a stirring address declared that the country wasi in great danger and defbat would mean "ruin ehame and slavery " ' British cruisers and destrovers whioh were iu the engagement of Helgoland have arrived at various English ports and some members of the crew aasert that at least eleven German vessels of various sizes were sunk. I) .A German .army citpt. wb 6h ha been ftngaged loug - the line of the AteCLs'a, has been withdraarn and bis jroQeeded to; the nirtth east .pTesumabiy to' rein force' troop striving o cneoiL.rthe aov WttCenLthe Russian armv through An Athens dispatch gives as f jaemi cfficiallatemenr, news from "a trnstwpr toy source in uonstau- :tiuople" that ;German officers and sailors have gcjialh rough Bulgaria -on tleirwty iptsUntinople. There' bar been some question isto therttitode Turkey intends tosaumei' in '".theifpresent' war, lame previous reports declaring rurkey bad c strong leaning to ward Gefmanyi v , L -Maori Aug. 29. 8:20 p m. ; The crews cf ;,4estrdyart whioh Jiave arrived iu port say that, .at least eleven Uerman vesletsoi yariona sizes were sank in tha en gagement of Helgoland. Towards the end of; the battle some English pinnaQegengagsd in .picking up Get. mah.:whc ; were struggling in the water wre toi- fowed by the German squadron; and had to reireat leaving the mtn to their fate.:- - . ' . British cruisers and, destroyers some of them showing sigQsr.the b ittie in which they were engaged off Helgoland, - have arrived a 1 1 Harwioh, Chatham and unerness. hey had British nd tiefmao wounded aboard. The Germans were wioked up at the sea after their ships went down. A num ber of men died before the ships reached port and were borried at sea ; others died on, the way i to the hospita) and-their hodies were taban to.ihenaval mortuarv. A . Loudon, Aug. 80r-Atter four H ivr 'nf desnarika fiffhtine$ the British Aiinrlnrato!i nwnnoement today by. Lord. Kitch ener, Secrstaiar jot State f o Wa-: In a s ta tenant based isn reports from Sir Johrirench, Cpmnland Qi the BrtlBhgeditidhary forced t;8btfttarx BrUiibVaftet struggling against tremendoiia oddVretirett tb trfljBW fine iisehera itheyave: - Theii casualties are between 5,00m and 6,000. Since this fighting ceased the French on the right and. left have brought the German attack to a standstill, it is declar ed. Lord Kitohener's statement which was ii'ued through the of ficial information on. bureau fol- lOASf . 'Althouah diapatohes of Sir John French as to the recent bat tie have not been received, it is nossible now to state what has been the British share in the re cent operations. 1 here has been a four days battle, on the twenty third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth aud twenty 'Sixth of August. Dar ius the whole of this period the British, in conformity with a gen eral movemsnt of the French arm ies, were occupied in resisting and checking the German advanoe and in withdrawing to new lines of defeuse. The battle began at Mons Sunday, during which day atd part of the night the German attack, stubbornly pressed and repeated, was completely cheoked by the British frdnt. On Monday the tweuty-fourth, the Germans made vigorous efforts in superior numbers to prevent the safe with drawal of the Britith Army and to drive it into the fortress oi Maubeuge "This effort was frustrated ' by the steadiness and skill with whioh the British retirement was conducted and as on tne previous day losses far in excess of any thing suffered by us were inflicted on the enemy, who in dense for mation and its enormous masses marched forward again and yet again to storm the British lines. rne mitisn retirement pro ceeded on the twenty fifth with continuous fighting, though not on the scale of the previous two days and by the night of the twenty-fifth, the British army oc I cupied the lin of Oambrai, Land- reoies iuu usDHwsa, luamorai is a fortified town in the Depart ment of the North, 82 miles south- east of Lille on the River Scheldt . L . 1 . Lecateau is 14 males east by southeast of Cambrai.) It had oen insenaea 10 resume tne re tirement at daybreak on the twenty-sixth, bnt the German at tack, in whioh no less thau five army corps were engagesd. was so oiose and neroe tnat is was not possible to carry out this inten tion until the afteruoou. "1 he battle on this day, the twenty-fifth, a German infantry brigade. The troops offered a superb aud .stubborn resistance to tremendous odds and at length extricated tnemselve m good or der thongh-witb serious loss and under the heaviest artillervr fire. No guns were takon by the enemy, except tnose tne norses of whioh u.j i i: ii. ... unu ubou Kiuea, or wnion were S ashinct iificattobf r 'itylit&i. thotoiil erTers noX nouaced Q man forces t vandtheir abil- oT0uitiiy;eb-?ari,i'-the an IJbfhHBrerv vFrehoh Minuv ngtneoing, tne oity?ad1?fe4"' :ic4yb;i1ie. hteweil jambhgthe VOBsjii'-Ot. 'sss weeping' :t, tie. solid .:st$;hiKhix:s - : round:the Eiconjl.the imleaj berr lohgr and I fortit76 ityitUi: 4apwB$.H: reoogDi strohgegt fchreedlit tehdtnglor ; lfrtlOjSM systenif.of 1 rid?attt tmit.w tt c third'an nlllesCp: :-, Each .of i1 iabd steel i: itselfTl:: the 1TU - J ' . .. ' ;i2ary rit and: a tiiUfs . .aJ-itaat-ihird.Kndof 4 -ionatruotion' el bf ' batteries heyongit- the Gere:. duter fort ty strehV rorts are with theJiL ahd haavy x The inter: aris snr- rounds: ths ' :own and mosii fmnartant fthacity.. 1 r. oirbiejof sub ily:niile8':tii Tof the sec abf? defenses I the approaoh? -hesfaleon. lflateiSl . fli includt .JVputvaler " i csoier Xof .at- )Odt8ideo it ohd and.H protectit es-io ther tains 9b; theTamcV wia'n"iriiK tack in' 8outh ndstir t& three treat forts ground Btr Die and the others at ost Aubervilleri and Fort Char- entont- com,manding the approach es of the great ooHi of Bondy. The outer oirole.i of .forts of the most modern tirpV have from 24 to 00 heavy .gnus- and 600 to 1,200 men eaoh. i'Jul tne three line of deferjalpfttlttire 170,000 men to operate xJm, not counting troops assembled within the city. Acoording to military experts, it would require!, force of 500,000 men to invest thes9 defenses. General Yon Moltke, field marshal of the German forces at time of the siege of Paris of 1870-71, states in a: report on tnat siege that the French v-artillery arma ment oonsisted-of more than 2, 627 pieoes, including ' 200 of the largest caliber, of aaval ordnance. There were ZOO rounds for eaah gun apd a reserve oi 8 uuu.uuu kilograms of powder. - Von Moltk points out that the bombardment of a fortified plaoe in the heart of an enemy's country, is diffi cult, if not impossible, until the invader is master cf the railways or waterways by wbion heavy siege artU'ery can be brought up He.explains the failure to bombard farts ai-tue outset of the form- mer siege by saying it would have required 4.500 fourwheeled wag ons and 10,000. horses whioh were not available. : At a later stage the Germans brought up their big siege'guns, attaoking the enoiente and ports and droppiug 800 to 400 fifteen centimeter shells daily into the heart of the city. Notwithstand ing the fury of the German at tack, Paris withstood the siege for 182 days. Since then the en tirely new and outer third line of defense has been erected, and mil itary experts say the fortifications as a whole are far .more formid able than those whioh resisted the fnrmar aioefn. shattered by high explosive shells, "General r French estimated I.. . . . ; s.iL I - . that during tne whole of these operations from the twenty-third to the twenty-sixth inclusive, his losses amounted to five to six thousand men. Ou the other hand, the losses, suffered by the Germans iu their attacks across I the open, and throush their denaa formation are out of all propor tion to tnose we suttejed. Iu Laudreoies alone, on the twenty fifth,-a German infantry brigade advanced in closer order into a narrow street and our ma chine gun were brought to . bear on this target from the end of the town. Tne bead of town. Tne need of the . column was swept away. A frightful nanto ensued and it is estimated that 800 or 900 dead and wounded Germans were left in this street alone, Another incident wat the pharge of the German guard, cav-1 airy , .uivjoiou, . upon ne . rritisn i Twelfth : Cavalry Brigade, when toe-uerman oayalry was thrown baok with great losses. ; These are notable examples of what has taken, plaoe over the front V during these 'engagements and the Germane' haveT been made to pay the -extreme priae for every forward; maroh. wf;Sinoe the twenty-sixth, apart from cavalry fighting, the British army has not been molested. It has rested and refitted after its glorious achievement. -t "Reinforoements amounting to double losses sustained, already have joined Every Jtnu has been teplaced andrthe army is ready to take part in the n.ext great en counter with undiminished strength and undaunted spirits. - "Today the news again favor- Th ZZiYhh W'' while Turkey fights Greece, The British have not .been nt witAd' iiv.i.J r- able. engaged . but the jrrencn armies, French armie, acting vigorously on the right and left, have for time being, brought the German attack to a standstill. s uermiQ iok h iiuiuishii. !'jiir John PwoK alio repotts that British fousht in brilliant . fah ion with German cava'ry, -' ii J whioh the Twei f th Lancers . anr the Royal Soot: Greys routed tbt anemy and speared a large num ber.in flight. w "It m u a t.- be . remembered thcoughout that the operation's ii France are vast and that we aic only one wing of the whole field district within action offthejoityr of battle. This strategic positior defending forts tf vacpatand of; ourselves and our Alliet. are destt"f. their? houses, ithin f out sach whereas a decisive victorj. dys from t' day was a formalnb for our armies in France probably. e to inhabitants of the rjEiilitary would be ateitftthe ! nemy, a Izoue; although &ap imy, engi oootinnanos of resistance- by the eers eoejtly. made,a4our of th Anglo French armies' upon such fnvirons of the forts an xplMo-' a scale as to keep in. the closast ed th at v tenants nfighj f- be. calledv srrin the anemva best troons, can. on to daitroy vgrppeTty " thattaa it; prolonged,- lead only ts one nin.iAn . - . LondonV Aug 80. 11 :40 pi joa j Dfsper'ate fighting continui 1 ma i t bun. rxuaatisiit tiuusiai astia aBifioial-atatement issued at St. 1 Petersburg the'eorrespohdeh Telegraph sons arid1 fortresses of Thorn and Graudens (East of the Vistula) are taking part with a large num- ber of sieae suns. We have taken 8,000 prisoners in the operations east of Liemoerg iuapitai oi wan-1 cia I V I "Near Podgerz (just south of I the Vistula the enemy lost 8,000 men and we captured four guns, a number of caissons of ammuni tions and nine guns abandoned by the Austrians when they crossed the Zolokia, North of Tomacheff we took 1,000 prisoners and Bur ro andel and dafeated the Hun garian Fifteenth Division east of Tomaoherl, entire regiments sur rendering. "The enemy is making his prin cipal efforts in the region of Lu- bm (in Russian Poland, 9o miles southeast of Warsaw) where the fizhtins is fierce." Grand Duke .Nicholas, oomman- der-iu-ohief of the Russian Army, declares that the Polish Sokols, in view of their disloral conduct and their use of explosive and flat-nos- ed bullets, have no claim to be treated with magnanimity and therefore will be considered not as combatants but as oriminals un der the military law, the corres pondent says. The Russian newspapers an nounce that the German railways are preparing to transport troops from their western front against Russia. London. Aug. 80 8.20 a. m. soatterea eucouniers in eastern ft A 1 J A encounters Galicia have developed into a great battle Extending 100 miles from the Southern districts of La. bin in Russian Polaud, to a point beyond Lemberg, in Gaiioia, says the St. Petersburg correspondent of The Daily Mail. He adds: "In Bait Prussia the Germans hive been driven farther baok. Their losses were particu larly heavy at Muhlen and it is only a question of a few days when the Germans will be driven be- yond the Viatula. .pani rianfl in Daczig. The I - O population is fleeing to Berlin . The result of the general battle now being fought is expected to ioflaence largely the whole cam- naisn aeainst Austria. The scent reports thus far received indicate that Russia is on the road to a de cisive victory. Dropping Bombs la Paris. London, Aug 80. 11:58 p.m. A Paris dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company says : "A German aviator now over Paris this afternoon and dropped five bombs, which fell in the most popular quarter of the oity. In one case two women were wound' ed. "The aviator, who signed him self Lieutenant Von Heissen drop ed manifestos on whioh was writ .vand ;"; telegraphed by 1 camp also tqojC'n0thet form yes-1 fciau t?of vtba; mm nmn w.- .iinrnviW' r?fr ! i anfju . i it av-? "mvr V ten : "The German army is at me irates ox f irans you can no nothing but surrender." Eaglaod Waras Turtef. London, Ang. 81. a:uo a.m. The Daily Telegraph's diploma tic correspondent today says: "Turkey may declare war at any moment, it is now only a matter of a few days, possibly a few hours. All efforts of the Powers in the Triple Entente have failed and the -London Embassy admits he situation is grave. The military 4arty dominant in Con stantinople has concluded that the present is the best time to XOatam the restoration of Macedonian and the Aegean Island. "German officers are being pour id into Constantinople, Turkey apparently counts on the Balkan States quarreling among them Li;ii - .is. will he regarded as av hostile act by the Triple Entente, whioh-will J ; n . . A t . . tlj;-. :.upp w give you a llifiie -' - :-r " ..t ?!?d JL WniJt" Which u The British Govern ment.has varned Turkey .plalnrytSat '4b Vartiug auy campaign vkiiU me he signs her own death wsr rant." , . -r vr rails. ricuiics iur.Mei. r Paf is, Aug., 80 SjSprTWde' jree issued by the milltajry-irover n r ordering all residents ot, the 4eenyeds honses m ine line of fir arrbced' will be withohti(nge'.I evrK Iqss they toolc thr. aatuationv with4 uus uu ui uibius w - xjt . 1 Prepafatio'ns f olr-aV entrenched transf ohned ; into rasi' pa'itaralsi-.-.j ?utoorTneirefi .is. rilled with cows and sheep. Tie animals are guarded by reserves, The beautiful surroundings ofthe Chateau of Bagatelle have been given over entirely to sneep. me I . V 1 J J Z 4. 1 I numoer or sneep pasturea m sue parks exceeds 10,000 Rome, Aug 27. 12 :85 p. m. Via fans, 9:12 p. m.lbe cardi- ns is wno raec soaay in sne seventn oongngation. preparatory to the conclave to elect a successor to rope nus were perturbed over a report that seventeen prelattes in I Liege were held by the Germans I as hostages against acts of hostili- ty on the part of the population of the Belgian city. (Watoh this seot and see how often they will be caught meddling in State af-1 tairs. Hid.; St. Petersburg. Aug. 26. Via London, 2:15 a. m. The Novoe Yremya, today says tnat altnougb the general staff has made public I only the bearest details regarding I the striking suooess of the Russian I arms in East Prussia it is appa- rent that the greater part of that prevmoe now is occupied by Kus-1 siacs and that the Germans are demoralized. I "Although no figure of the cas- names have been given," the newspaper adds, "the fighting was most obstinate and sanguinary, The Germau retreat finally degeu- erated into a rout, lueir evaou-1 ation of the western part of Kus-1 sian Poland is complete. The I "I : J L I mm J .MA w l Germans evidently were disap pointed and nonpulsed by the failure of the Russian Poles to rise I against Russia. - "Germau prisoners are reported to be indifferent as to their cap- tivity. "Many tales are told of the heroism of Cossacks. One detach ment dashed across a burning rail- i I J -I ik. ... way unuge huu ion uu we vuvuiy with suoh fury that several Ger- mans were cut in two by their swords . The leader of the Cos- sacks i eoeived sixteen wounds but he boasted he put out eleven of the enemy before he fell." The substanoe of Tuesday morn ing's dispatches is as follows: A long omoiar statement is is sued by the French War Office re- viewing the operations in Balgiuml and aiong tne rreuon irontier. , ai - w . a ra " - i - a I new rotirement.by the allied forces is recorded, while at the same time the statement is tptimistio with reference to the opposition which the French and British are offer- ing to the German advance. 4 ; - No definite details are forth looming regard ingtthe general bat tie which apparently is in progress all along the iinet The Ftenoh Wart1 Minister -has inspected; the supplementary de- fences around Paris which are be- ing rapidly pushed, forward in an- - 1 ticipation of a possible investment Aicat tie Fc:f cx tbiYaidi Helped Jtfltisu C::!jIj Crc:i TkiYii kla 0lvr IH'r;Kfrrr- x -v : turn at- uliu 4 Mlft- -Si "a Bjr Besa Omrter. " , - le speech oeloirwkB. deli vl red!- f by Henry Mills of Norwood, ir. C.ffC- to tne AiDsmarje. (Jbapter 4jf ;tl3. Daughters of the OonfedracvWn: August 22,- 1914, in the court v house in Albemarle, the occasiofi; - being a reunion of the Stanly' ' Countv Veterans.' Mr. Mills was y born Ootober 20 -1819. in , Mont- ' f waters of flfrPeeTTee.p'rlis fath er owned a large fishpry on1 the rivar. And thi ia bIim xr-ir;r (u .ud iwtj uusuioii. A.ifnouga-hearly-95 years old, Mr. . M-ills aame 11 miles to the rennren.dfTAYt jua.Vuuioeraie voierans m tnja : wmuiea ana u-entiem&n i- dloseoflwas on duty as a guard.fi-;4- vv nan inn wir a-jifs . ... . lltr River.- This bridira wa . in "5,-V JSowan County, N. 0., six miles, V f,rgrm Salisbury and 12 miles from J L xmaton: The YkhltAM wfer-fc. ibg to get an opportunity to burn , -- w. rr -.. - i w-w-w-- nnoge andaestroy tne raiuoad atjhat.poiot, , andrthe 42 North Carolina Reginient and a Louis iana Regiment were'on ddfev there J protect, the ' bridge.; Adolphua oiojs -was or-uoionel.nd h was fo?a onevloor J. was iuOoni-2r pt'-,4',SipporJrnft.Foroes; ' rfier-wre,.two Company "IV X JtX' roaslecdbyOomtfaiV.- . ; fismiH inrtblSUQmoS03V-frnnf(VAn rrntln . ''rV - wto-vfJlijATjion;1 gtahty;M:onv7 kinRiver, tfhich1' was owthi vtiilri2 brid"3: " lMs free' of charge in order, to- help the soldiers get to theil homes.. - . On April 14, 1895, I had the pleasure or waiting on Jnerson mayis ana nis ramuy. A nne V m a am looking man whom I afterwards learned was general Breokehridge, stepped up to the boat and in iquirea tor tne terryman, and up- on being told that I was the ferry man, said to me : Get your boat in readiness the President wants to cross." I said to him : "Show me the President," and he said "I will as soon as I get my can teenl filled." I had seen the President's picture and I thought I would know him, and so I spied him out and pointed my finger at him and said to General Breoken- ridge "Ain't that the President?" And he said "Yes, but don't point your ringer at him, and I put my arm down. I told General Brickenridge then that I would be ready in a few minutes, but that I wanted -to get closer to the President and get a good look at him. I pushed my way through the large crowd that was around him and eot closer to him There were lots of people aronnd him, asking him questions about the Confederacy, what he thought the country would do, etc He an- swered their questions very cour teottsly, although he did not look at tnem while doing so bnt stood (Continued on Pairs 4 ) " " ' of the French Capital. An Antwerp dispatch credits General Pan with a victory over 50.000 Germans near Peronnes. Whether this is a new ylctory or one to which reference was made several days aaro is not known. Queen Elisabeth of Belsium I . . . . - . and ner oniiaren nave arrived in England. Aocordirig to offloiar advices re- oeived at Washington, Franoe is considering the ' advisability of moving the seat of Government to Bordeau. Great Brittaio has joined France in objecting to the purchase by the United States of German liners in oonneotion witn n plan to build up an American merohant marine. It is reported by steamship offi leers arriving at Honolulu that I British warships off HViig "Kong I are under the American flair and removing Germans and Austriana bound to the scene of - hostilities. The moratorium proclaimed at the outbreak of the war in Great Britain has been extended for another month. A Japanese destroyer whioh ran ashore near Tsing-Tau, China, wa shelled by a German gunboat, The crew of the destroyer, howev- er, previously had abandoned Herv oatbe tn ifxtfnar 5 y sars- of.- -, I , r AX the Vote rfc Jhwftr -Ks J HainatrBfdwnerrl tY'Jr -1 5 V , s 'A v., HA?, j .... 1 1 ' - t V - '.'W:-;v . - a, '. r ft