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VOL.G NO. 149.
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HELD MARSHAL FRENCH
THE GERMAN M.
y RALEIGH, M. C, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 1914. .
T .. ' " " . r'
. British Battleship Was Blomi Up Right in Mouth of the Thames
REROY FOR BAHLE
TELLS OF GREAT BATTLE
i
!How After Nearly Six Weeks of Terrible Fighting
the English and Their Allies Brought to a
1 Dead Stop the Furious Onslaught of Superior
German Forces, Told in Detail.
(Br tin AnotUud tnm.)
( London. Nov. 2. (4:00 p. nv
fcleld Marshal Sir John French, com.
Jiiander-ln-chief of the Brltlah force
In the field, apeak optimistically of
the position of the allies in a report
Inada public here today. It covers in
general way activities from October
11 to November 20.
Summing up. Field Marshal French
Iwiys:
"As I close this dispatch, signs are
3n evidence ibat we are. possibly in
" the last stase of the battle from
"Vpres lo Armentlcres. "For several
days the artillery tire of the fwmy
has slackened eonsiderab'y and his ln
- (antry attacks practically have ceased,
"In remarking upon the general
juilltary situation of the allies it does
liot seem to be clearly understood
h h .1 . -ttw- p e saUwt-4 w -woteh -we- feiwe
been enKaged embrace nearly all or
the ceiilral puri of Kurope. in the
east to the - went. The combined
Krem-h. Helgian and ftrltlsh armies in
' t hnrweMt Wd-the Russian army In the
er t,errnany and Austria.
"Uur enemies elected at the com
mencement i.f the war In throw the
" "Weight of their forces against our ar-
mien in the went and In detach- only
u. mjuiarajvl weak force, composed
.of very feu; of tjhe first line, troops and
M-veriU corps of second and third tine
troops, to stem 'the Uussldn advance
'". iinlil the western force could be cum
jdelely overwhelmed. Their strength
r.ri:-.bled them from the outset to
T'i-!'W trratly superior forces against
is in the nest -This precludes the
osft!iT of our taking vigorous of
Jrnsiv ip-tjon except win n mlscalcu
).tt!ii .ne made ly their cwmmand--rs,
opening uii special opportunities
for sucres'-f ul attieck. and pursuit.
Allies Ou lJcfenslc.
"The l.attle of the Marno was an
-xumple. as w in our. advance from
'M inner and lla.cbrouck to the line
of the I liver I, vs. hi the commence
ment of thin buttle. The role which
our iirmii' consequently have been
called niviiii io fulfill has been to oc
cupy atrojig d-funslvc positions, hold
.v ins ground gained and Inviting the
enemy's attack. mi t a throw back
'these attacks, causing the enemy
J lieavj losses lii his retreat and follow
","iM!( Kliii up aith powerful and sue
sful i ounter-attackH to complete
I i discomfiture.
"Til"- ;ilue and significance of oper-
ons ot this nature since the com
liieiM-.-lnent i ; ho- ' 'litles lies In the
lai I that ai tlo 1:10110 tit when the
Eastern provinces- i-f tlerinany are In
" IniniTTrehF ti;iiiM-r of Ining overuhTy
tin- numerous and powerful armies of
Jl'issla nearly the whole active army
el tlerinany Is tied down to a line of
Jiinclies extending from Verdum on
the .Alsatian frontier to the sea at
Nleuport, oust of Dunkirk ta distance
id 2M) mileVi. where tiny are held.
vilh much reduced numbc-re and im.
t"itr-d mntnin. by the sticrniHfuI ac-
' lion wf otir tri'iops.
"1 cannot speak too highly of the
k ,i;r,.H:fw
KD.KA'W-JynqfP'.l L hy the . liiijal.arlil-!
ei inroui-iloiil the battle. In spite
id the fact that the enejiiy brought 1141
Vims of great range. ami shell power.
- ii- men have succeeded throughout
III ple
llslllllK -lienorit
In preventing the enemy from estab
lishing anything in the nature of su
periority in artillery. '
tig ruing tins m-cir nesiierate.
"1 deeulv rctirct the heav casbril-
"li'cs we have sitlTered. but the fight
ing has been very desperate and we
)iae been assailed by vastly superior
--Jiumberer i--have- every reasor
Know that throughout the course of
the bHttle we- have placed at fea-st
three times' a many of the enemy
hois do combat, in dead, wounded
rnd prisoners.
"Throuuhoul these operations. Oen.
rral Foch has strained his resourres
to the utmost to afford me all the.
Support he could. An expression of
Piy warm gratitude also Is due to flen.
Inibail. conimundlng the eighth
J'renth army corps on my left, und to
tienrrat lie Maud Huy. commanding
the tenth army corps rn my right.
l-:i.I 3
Jnscusslng details of the engage-
" jnent from Ypres to Armentleres. Cen.
: Krench explains that he was Impress
ed eajdy In October with the necessity
f giving the greatest possible sup
Iiort to the northern. flank in the effort
to oirtflank the eniPrny.. le ; made
Known TiTs View to (len. Joffre. who
agreed with iL The French general
MafT therefore arranged for the with
- drawa.1 of the British from the Alsne.
which began on October i and waa
' rompleted on October 19. .
KlanUiig Man Outlined.
The Urneral plan was that the Ens"
lish should pivot on the French at
rrethune attacking the Germans on
Ihelr flank and forcing their way
north. If the Germans were forced
. out of 'their position the French and
Jlrutah were to reach east, with Lille
t 'tmv dlidin lirui iuawaen -the tjj
armies, the. Knglish right being di-
Tested on I.llle.
The battle really began October 11,
when Major- General Gough. of 1 the
aecond British cavalry brigade, first
clashed with German cavalry 'In the
' woods along the Hethune-Aire canal.
' The Eng-lish cavalry moved toward
llasebrouck. clearing the wavy for two
lirmy corps -which advanced rapidly
In a )iitJJeJerir direction, ror sev-
dayi lUe progrew of-the British
loniV siigniiy lnierruptea except at
"Ti BasBee. 1 "IlOltraoTr-WBTcir
etubbornly resisted.
General Frsntb-f tys the second
rorps undev Gen. Hmitiv-IHirrlen waa
apose4 by overpowering forces, but
.nevertheless advanced until October
.J wben the 'enemy a vpposiuon furc
fi a reinforcement.
atalry Hard Iros'd. ,
- "On October U Hir Henry Rawlin-
t-.an with two divisions of Knglis"eav--rlry
and two divisions of French in-
lantrv waa stationed east of Ypfes un-
ler ortera to keep possessios) of all
;tbe ground held by the allies until the
iret army corps could reach Y pres.
. Uvaeral 1 KawUnson was opposed by
wjerlor forces. .
With, four army corps holdjfig m
much larger territory than their alae
Justlrted. General French aaya he faced
a stubborn situation. The enemy was
maamd from the Ia and there waa
Imperative need for a atrenathooM
line. .
However, General French decided to
end the first corps north of Yprea to
stop the German reinforcements,
which the shattered Belgian army and
the worn French troops had tried in
vain to di.
Kir DouKles Hal with the first
army corps was sent October 1 to
rapture Hrum and drive the enemy
hack toward unent. if possible. Mean
time the lielmuus entrenched thom
selvea along the Fprea canal.
Because of the overwhelming num
bers of the Germans opposing them.
Ueneral French says he enjoined
defeniiive'role by the three army corps
located south of Y press. Had roads
and overwhelming opposition finally
made It Impossible to carry out the
plan of moving Io Bruges.
L -... , ... ..Ita yjuuq... ilglu I iitf Ikatiu. . -
I ne Uanting grauually became I
bayonet charites.- tlenerul French
says that tctober 21st biouaht forth
the hardest attack, ihu.de on the first
cofps.at VlircK. and in the 1 liec'klne
..sw.2ii.i'..Wieeefwhire-rtmeY'l
displayed Kreat gallantry. t.eiienil
French says the recapture of the VII '
lag of Oheluvelt through u rally of
the V rcMtershires, was: fra-UKht
with momentous - consequence to the I
allies. .
- i'ralrt4 Indian TrMa.
"Since their .4irmi In this cxiuntry
and their -occupation of Uie line al
lotted to . them, 1 have been much
Impressed by the initiative and re
course displayed by the Indian troops.
Koine of trie ruaes they have employ
ed to deceive the enemy have been
attended with the best result, and
nave doubtless kept the superior
forces 111 front of them at hay."
tlcneral French goes on to say that
the whole line continued to be heavily
pressed.
Three liava-riun and one German
corps, in audition to ot hPr troops, he
siys. were directed against this north
ern .line.
I'Mis-lan (Guards IW-aun.
Aboui November 10th. after sev
eml units of these corps had been
completely shattered In futile attacks,
a division of the I'russiun guuids wim
brought up with great speed and Pe
crecy. Dit)ments found on dead of-tU-4ra,
the report, says, proved that the
guard received the Emperor's special
command to break through. They
took the leading part in- thf vigorous
attacks of the eleventh and twelfth.
but. like their comrades, were re
pulsed, with enormous ca.sualties.
SMS'iul Mention Glxen.
Gi'iiei ur r 1 eiu li TTiT trriute in SHr
loiiglas liaig and his divisional and
brigade commanders.
"Their deeds during these days of
stress ami trial, ' he says, "will fur
nish some of the most brilliant chap
ters which will be found ill the mili
tary history of our time."
iilght praise tUso Is paid to the
Third cavalry division uiuier Major
General Julian liyng. whose troops
"were repeatedly calledupon to re
store si t tint ion at critical points." .
Generul l-'rench makes special men
tion of Colonel Gordon ("hesney
Withon. "fif the Ttoyat Horse stuards.
Major Theon Dawnay.. at lhf Second
Life guards, and Brigadier General
FiUolarence, of the Irish guards, who
were killed, and 011 Brigadier-General
The- Fiart of -Cfivah. vho- ,"n many
occasions was foiipplcuous .fur the
skill, coolness, and cou.agO with which
he led his troops."
Of the Dying corps, the report
"h.very day new methods of em
ploying them, both strategically und
tactically, are discovered and put into
practice.
"Concerning the territorials em
ployed, the Field Marshal says their
conduct and bearing under fire 'has
Imbued mew Ith the highest hope aa
10 tne value anu me neip or tne
territorial trnps generally.
BAPTIST EDITOR
HELD IN GERMANY
F-dward Bright ( liarged It h Reins
rpy niaie l1aruiM'nt Appealed
To.
IB Uw AwKx-l.tnl I'rrM. I
, JSaw 1' or kr N-or: irT.a'nr(t
urignt, an American citizen, grad
ual of Columbia and formerly editor
of the Baptist Kxaminer. is held at
Goettlngen. Germany, charged with
being a apy, according to inlormatinn
received in this city. Mrs. Bright has
appealed to the State Department at
Washington.
Bright. w-Mh his ramily, hail lived
at Goettlngen for nearly 10 years.
Mrs. Bright said. He was atudving at
Goettlngen Cnlversity. Mrs. Bright
With her tWO ulna r, n V. .... - V. , I.
before the wfer began. Her first news
teiiarauut-Jxej nuwlisnil s-arreHi
in a letter dated lot. 25, written by a
mam in ine iingnt s Goettlngen house
hold. This was confirmed by a let
ter written from Goettlngen Oct. 10.
by an American friend, who said her
husband had appealed to Ambassador
Gerard. Mrs. Bright notified the
State Department which later replied
that Ambassador Gerard had "re
quested an early hi vestlgation."
- The exact nature of Bright s alleged
offense is not known.. Bright wa
born in lonKer. Y.. 4,7 years o
He was a son of the late Dr. Kdward
Bright whom he followed aa editor of
the Baptist Examiner. He gave up
that work to travel, and ftady
abrwad.
' IndcmnUy Iucinborg
Br t IikUih) eras. I
Paris,' Nor J.-4,I p. m, Ger
many has paid an tsdamnlty . of 11.
000 marks t ll7.5C0.tr. tha Duchy of
Luxemburg, according tn Prrdatuix
disjiatrhfto the Temps.
-One-of Germany's first acta la the
warwaa to Invade on August Id. neu
tral LuxemJ"--;. "The reported In?
demnlty presumably, is to recompense
for tfaat acu.
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THAMES RIVER Lowe -Daniels, Moonshiner, Is
7D LONDON 35 MILES - I) -Charped With Triple Killing;
" ticMTHouse ( . Wife May Die
Star
If the suspicion of the British people
that a German submarine blew up
the battleship Bulwark proves correct
It waa the most daring exploit of the
war. For the ship was supposed to
be aafe la .-a-AtrHitr harbor only
thirty-five miles below ondon. The
mouth of the Thames is said to have
been mined at the beginning o the
war, and the channel li ft we're sa'bi
to be known only to the admiralty.
A submarine would have found it
necessary to travel only 4011 miles
from . her base at Heligoland or i',u
haven tc- have "reacHed' the mduih of
GERMANS STUBBORN L Y RESIST
ADVANCE OF RUSSIAN ARMIES
Kaiser Goes to the Front to Advise Von Hinden
burg and Encourage His Troops and Great
Battle That Will Be Decisive Expected Re
newal of Attack In West Does Not M:5' rinlize
In Force Expected. .
( By The Associated Pie-jj
l.,ndon. Nov. 19 1:55 p. m i -Ijiicst 6fV,cil ;u,
still claim advantage in the Hghtine, tl Nnrrhern f"olaiid
gerated reports of their surcesKes; 'iernihny declnr-s off
Man attacks have been repulsed and that tierman count,
successful.
The German Emperor has joined Field Marshal V.m Uindenburg in the
east to offer his .advice and to encourage his troops.
Knormouy losses have he.u inflicted oil Ihe Orriwn. according to' the
Russian statement, but ho mention i.) mude of the capture of to-rmlin divi
sions, so freely claimed by the Fetrogrsd correspondent fIndm and I'itni
papers.
8ome days must elapse brtore this 1 i .
tSSTfle. WBFII
Tswrrrtwe-TT
-m
most decisive of the war, is oonclud
ed. Bo far. all (haf is detiniti ly known
is that tihe tlerman advance hjji Imh
itopped.:
. Some of the flerman troops have
been partly1 or wtiolly surrounded loii'
they still are t'ghting stubbornly to
break their way through the Russian
lines, apparently to the
where they hope to join reinforce
ment from Thorn.
In the battle before t'raeow the
Kussiana claim decisive. aucceas. Dur
ing the last week they took lO.aoO
prisoner in that region, Mhlch is
taken ta Petrftjfr ad TO' ,me II that Cr
cow will not bar thKussian advam-
in Silesia from the south hut that,
with the Austrian army beaten, it
iwill he necessary -only to mask th'
fortress.
The Mussiany tso ennounce uccers
In the Austrln elde-! the Carpathians
and against the Turks in the Cau
casus, a Hjewb- 4 bid h retl n - the
worst of Weather hhi prevailed.- '..
' Mglit Diwf In the West.
In the west, tha Germans, although
making- an. occasional Infantry at
tack, mtum MJiCcnt a tr present to bom
Shows Where the Bulwark Was Sunt.
the Thames. Home of them have
been found In the Fnglish Channel,
which b further nT. Then the sink
Ing of the Audsclous at the north of
Ireland proved how far they could go
from their base. The Germans
have been more and more daring In
handling of submarines as the war
haa grown t'sptaln Weddlgen. who
sank the Hngiie. Cresey. and Atmukir.
had to travel i:fi) miles from his base,
which up to that time was considered
nil Impossible feat Jor a submarine
8irice no lirltlsh liarbor is mure
safei y mine,! han -thst -n the month
nf the Thnmcs.- tn order, tju protVet
ian MiiiiMi.ni enients
lit deprecate exag
ially thai the ttus-
attat-ks have been
bard the allied positions with some-,
w hat larer -turis than they have been
Uslng. Jf? may nieaji eiiher tl.nt
MievTTe sending troops an , -art II lery
to the eastor that they tj-e j repiu-K
a new art.iclf 'ai ist the allies.
Tht th enteTH-ie i hat failed in
Handera will not hu-peaied for the
nortttaxdJl'rewent. w-im probable, ug.Mna
i-wve- m-i-n iij,o.MO- eo-eapture, some
points of vai.tage around jVwrea, pre
Vl'Hlalv... fonsidered Hf.ry In Ihr
German titans. Therh has been" a
minor and iiisigniiu ant atlack: "nenr
Arraa . "
An Interesting report' from Field
Marshal fcir John French "o-lWfrJt
th"; period -i.f the tattle In Flanders
and the days fnimodifitely precerijnu
it. shows. that this -battle was brought
about, ftrst oy the allies' attempts po
ou.nana tne :ermrtns. wbo oiunter
stliicked. snd thep .by their plans to
move to the northeast !o -Ghent and
Bruges, w.htcji also failed. After this
the German offensive heinn, with the
Frfnch coast (ort ns the objetv('e.
but this movement." like thiise of the
allies' met with ftilttre.
German I tircatct.
Field. Maiiihal Frcocb. slvea it aa
l.oiidnn, the proof that a German sub
marine sank the Bulwark will prove
a ureal shock to the people of Kng
laii.l. The admiralty Insisted that the eS
pliisiun waa. in Ufe juagjixUi of tile
ship, but the public suspected that
a German submarine had reached
across from t'u.xhuven or i I '-1 1 K" Io ri i
and sent n tojpedn Into the vessel
in fhi- llritisli nurbor.
Tfie Hulwark was one uf i lie .Mt
li.lttle.lllpM of the linvJT' but was
Mwerful ciioui.ii to bine hi.. i any
rrsset- m the Ili-Tmoii fleet had she
been-trrven n rhnnre. , .
hn fiiilnion t'hM Ihe (Jcrman lMWf
hae h n thrfce uh nwiti at I hose tt
the nliit-H. . and HpeakH ut milsjujrtiy
of th' future.
ThJri' apparnlly- lutf M.crrt 'no
vlnm)nl' In Oh Halknn HitiitHinn
hut .Ntr"w ia nu t,n 1 h i jhib f th
Kumarui.it King's pprrh at th" opfn
ink; nf l';trliitm;iniril, m whi h hp
" l ;nn tnvinrKl thjit, tftiiy.K th4
v m i will Kh f t h u rn m'ii t vr'
.is.i-uinjT tn 'n.-,sinp Hie h ) tv!a :"ii
iv il-i!ian'lfil i fh- i !r iiiTt-'t;iin
ain! trtjuir 'tl tn im ct Hi m if the
ar in .
snuilt nillT) Dui'l
r
oftb
t hr
iri.-. Nov I 0:3." p in-
ci rn nn nn ii ii I ion iis H
-Th-d
rrr
;u litlit'- t utiiK ht :
"X pr' :t t Is a Ion k 1 1 whole
frot.t x' -pt in thr Ai jioiuie rtuSin.
(Uvw-th irfiian titlark tnvi- not
I. et-n n i ore urc'sf u t hu n pr fi-diijx
.laf'll'rl''
TlTT"7a7rTO"TatiTiehT- rrxr-TT-Trvt
afternoiin Kaiil'
' ti Nm tni br ? Suit d fiy I he
iiii my h ca r.fioljidin wai m?To :.t,H'
fmt rarrifti chTy uiih 77 ni.li-
rin'tr bis i,rnvy i.r'nll-rv ha?
iiuidf ii- 'f f-lt .-r v ' little I'nder
thre conditions Uu ar.ili. ry ''r'juni
hMM turned tttrula r(
jf ailvan-
' In Helvioni ur infantry
c pt ill ed
rtoirh and tiTlic south (tf Tpr. tn
thr country to. the north of Arra. on
-f 4h i fH iny's k unlM"ttien by
ner!y thr e reKiniMit hu definitely
f!b:d nfn-r (evral otint'r atta. kn
t arri' l out m all dirPctio.
lit-rwi-rn i ae Sonirne and "haulneH,
r hae mad' pr ptible- rKrt-i.
In the neiKhlHttboml of th villa ice of
a uur tro.ps caMie"inti Immediatei
contact with ihe" Wire ehtanftleninta
of the defeiij.
"In the Ti-iti of thr AiHne between
Vailley and IUrryVu-H',, aijicroup of
machin guns und it,-cup if Ji'-. i tu nda -tioiM
for 0 rpntimetre fdeo w-ere
destroy-! yur rh4a, tune frf Avbich
Cudiinud on Vu$ Two.)
i rtii Ut Ut TTi Nfwii ftut DhMrtit l
Ahobfiro, Nov. Ix DanlU
of liHinlolvh county, living: on the
Mump; ornery 11 n riti hom Katur
(Imv nufht Hftr thr das nhnnnrfi,
cliilminK havft tnn in Uavldnon
rounty. hl nl1 home. anl hut ora
hunlvlB. hin niatHr, Kth-I Kuthtr, hi
wilV h HiHtor, and KiKiir Var&ur all
tlurMiiih thn h"ad. killinir tlinn In
Hinntlv, Hml nhot his wtf'e, crushing
h.T soi)I.Ir S!ii N MU1 living but
will tti
l.amch, t Krn nf Will JhhMs,
inir in St fin It y -m nf y . N a nuiorloua
t'li.-tvku-iit-j auU Itt-vn iuiiiL.ttd in
!! St.it' nmiM -MTitl tliiit'P and haa
- r i d a rw-nt-nj fT iu.iHiiik i-
Whon Bir.-titf'd" h pVTilns: a
I'm nji n mt Hi 1 1 k1 ni f itdiM)i Honx in
Ihe r"m with tlio dH(, ftrople. lie
a hk a n 'Stfd a nd placed lii Jail at
Ashi'hiTn. lit 1hhkM-- mid 1 h Iks in
CMlifrfTitly ll appf-irfd ti h ttoher
and h i id he only had drunk 'HtHtait
Today lHnitln wa carrttd bark to
the PiNfcuh section. th icf-n nf t tin
KhtlWalu murdcifl, to b given ' a
prellmfnnrv hearing.
FEWER NAVAL PRISONS
IS RECOMMENDATION OF
NAVY JUDGE ADVOCATE
. "
Ml unnvd i re i . A
Wushiniton. ! .4,, Nov. 2lf; Aboli
tion .f h1I tmt two nf ihr nftVRl prlJ
iti in continental I'ntted Stat"M. ttiosc
at 1'ortniiiuth, N II., and Mare h
1 ihil. ;;!., mt'i'4 rnuint min' "tlf disci
ilin.ir tpiarters aboard nhip wet- rec-
ifii io nd (I in t he annua I n-port if
t'nptain I ; i 1 1 Mcl-an. .1 ul Advo
rtiif , eiit-T h I of i he Navy, made pub
lic today.
I hi i l. tlin p-imt year prifO'NH have
been maintained at Mare In I und anil
Port urn out Ii. I tout on, Norfolk. Cavite
and on uhlp burd.
In reconlmendibK the trannfer cf
diMciplinnry bnrra kt from nhoro to
shipa, 'a plain Mt I an proponed to
Clo' the Port Hoyal. S ( di-tentlori
-Wmick, and tranxfer the detentioii
ertt fri'm tliMt hiiiHuir i the yunbont
Topeka, w l(f- b would be moored In
t ht I h t sTiiuiii h a rd, Th' era Uer
Philadelphia wimbl -tv- it Hio-ulur
purpose nt tlo- Mate Ulao-t y.'jd
The redaction of tlu- Tiumtter of
Tt rtxii fTi'i'i"'" " " ""in "ii i tT '""I i "'sT rn ,'. Ca i -lain
Nif l.- itii t hi'ihu. by an order ul
r ad v a ppt m t o l SM.r-Tai v I anleM
in Hub'-rit ' t.-s .-f pa;, or di.s.'harne
f r Mi:in i-:i- - whi- b pn vi'.iTVU have
inv.d v -d in. ( -rs on ii i cut. The deten
i ten jsb i p . u id .)-at with minor of-
fend.-rs
or pin
1 1 rant
fnt.H w hn.ip Kood con
1 'Thru transfer frm
duet
hor
ilis . I tain'il b the 'deteti--i
it, t'aptain Mef-ari aaid :
bum rnit.irtan nystern it is ex-
t ion
.S a
cdlent in thai U rejuire a recalri
trait to work or his rehabilitation,
iiii'l on dttiharre he In a better and
iiurf u.Mf f'jl ri!ni. than when he eh-
T"d lh t vie.i and by vi rt n r.f-Wv-
ini; in roiriplishf d hi own redemption,
lie in a stroller and mre capable,
. If-rtdiatil. .man."
IIKKtilt" Kl:s I I-: OK CIIIMI.
l-slc Hooper Kivci Into Thirty Kcct
" , , of Icy Water.
iSt-rll lo Tl ;i.H-rtr r-
KFlzabeth 1iy. Sov i t'slle
Hm'i'r. son of Mr. and Mrs I.. H.
vi-ars obi. m;ifle a d;irin rescue of
little H.irold Hil.liy yest-rdnv iifter
noon ut Kobinsui! cJ'm-K. The liitle
(libbs 1'itj' 'wJ-jnN is only nine -eFi'444-,-while
pbiir.K Hronrid th' doi-k fell
cverbc.uirii Into tr.irty fct ftf a-ater.
Vr-urijr Hooper, in spite if WHrrtinif of
older teeprli-, ran and phiiiKed- over
board in the ic water, swam to the
point where the Utile fellow disap
peared ft"nd died for him. When h'e
ro.e to the urf:u-e he had the tllbbs
child and luoutht him safely ashore.
The little fellow was bmfty stranpled
but beyontf this he did nor experlerlce
any Injuries save a severe durklnir. lie
would have surely drowned, if l(J had
not be-n for the quick work of young
Hooper. -, . , :(
Great Precautions Taken To
Prevent Attack on Naval -Base
at Kiel -
SAILORS ARE IMPATrENT
They Do Not Hate the British
But Want . To Match Prow- , -ess;
Many Submarines and
Torpedo Boats and Several
Larger Ships Have Been
Built Since the War Began i
I Rr Iba AaorUud fna) i
Kiel, Gsrmany. Nov. !. (rl Ber
lin. Th Hacun and London) A pair
of (trey submarine II 4 tha docai
whvra the American 8ondrlae
yarhta wsra mnorod during their last
nsit ta Kiel Warship anchored. ln..
the Fjord wear paint and have, their
torpedo nets riits"rt ' A Red- Croat '
flair file frum the Imperial Tacht
Club.
Skylights In the ship yard bulld
Inir have bven Markcne. Placards
In hotel room request that the win
flow shutters be vloaad ax night. Ma.-.
chine suns have besn posted an hisa
room anil occasionally entlnel may
4-be- eeen-tm tt -" 'f taH tructur-
A broad expanae of fortltliatlonano -
the city.
These precaution have been taka
to prevent an attack on the all Im .
t ...t u n , 1 lal dul hw uir at IbM l.,...r..
' -- - - - J - ...
iVhanklu Ola U' I u I txt w.iF nnnMM
little different from the Kiel of ordl- -nary
time. In ttn harbor steamer - .
and tugs with Ion tow go about
their cutomary3rork, In town, al- "
though there la mrtie activity, the peo-' :
lije seem to be.purauing tbeir wdlaary- -
tour of life.
The sallorinen In the great naval
base did not maintain an attitude of
undue crecy-toward The Associated
l-'res correspondent vlsltlnpr Kiel.
The was taken everywhere rheerfully
He waa shown through every depart
ment of -Mte-aovernment torpedo fac
tory Into which In ordinary time!
only thoe connected with the erv1c ,
Into the newest tihmaiine aboard the
blaueHt hatllehlp to watch battle
practice wun ryavy guns ana jorpeuw.
linats ami submarines are being re
fitted, i
The Navy Was Heady.
The visit convinced the correspond
ent that war for the (ierman navy
differ from peace only In the exis
tence of an actual Instead of a pros
pective enemy. The navy's normal
state of preparedness was so high thatk
virtually nothing remained to be done
In the war vea-cls after the outbreak
of war except to p-il off Ihe paint
from the Interior walls to obviate the
iknur of lire, and to aiiDlv a thinner
' ojiiiiik I" ill- I'liintur ,,,
1.US..11 The battle practice Is car-ru-il
out with little more snap and
i-ialTiusiuMn TTtiin tn nriliimry timear
.Some of the uttlcers and men said
they bail seen the . tips of Itusman
iimNts lint they had seen nothing of
war except the strenuous outpost pa
trol duty in the wintry naiuc ana
North Ken waters.
The occBHional hailing of a paeainff
frelKhter fnrntshml the only break In
the monotony, tiui uiai wors aisv u
part of the customary peace routine.
ThM--meii uninlstakahly find - It
hard to remain, pail-nt. but they take
Into consideration Ihe strate:le
grounds which govern the policy of
the (ierman flt-et. Th express littl
l.itterness toward Ihe British but rath
er a desire to maltii strength -With '
a woilhy opponent
Mail) cwM-bt I dint; llulll.
A iB siHiilirr "f submarine are
approio -hiiiK completion. Several have
leri -p4H tutu comniiaslon since the
oull-n .il. of Ihe aar. All are of the ',
Lirn' -et sea-K"K iype The Uermans
rlnim that already they hae more o i
the bii; crulsinK tpe of submarine .
llo,ii,hiHe the Hrltiah. Kvldence also
is to l.e im-oo that today s mosquito
Meet or lorpolo Imst destroyers haa
been considerably strenKthened in
Im.hih having a speed of It knot
There also have been a considerable ,
Hililiuoll oi cipiiai snips. i m iirim
works have been almoet doubled In
rapacity since the beginning ot the
nar and now are turning out more -torpcloes
than used.
etoriii2t KA-WeeN
AHMV CAOKTS fKI.t!ItR.tTK
Joyous
hnmsi n Tho
' West I'olnt.
tsmpus at
West I'oint. N. Y.. Niiv. 2. The
victorious Army football team re-..
turned"" ft'.reiii-rra-.F-'rr.'n'!a -rrffirkfreT-
noon and wii. h'-i 'TiIoI a rousing wel
come. The ennri i .ob i battalion,
augmented by a nm .1 of the civiliaa
lesidents, and headed by the military
aiadeinv barnl. es. ..r'ed the returning? '
heroes to their nariei The ancient '
sta.e coat h in v.lm-ti the suuud nde
and which'has ib'ne duly for many
years in the same rapacity, ass drawn -l.v
willing cadet hands up the- lonf
hill. ,
The entire repertoire of foottiall
sons was' siitia by Hie marching"
!hr.iij At i-uuet barracks the dem-
ns'raip-n reachetl its climax. Tonight '
a hiihtett iransparency depleting a
4iranciUg..Armx.iiiJtalJJBg4a
Navy eoat with the figures "HO to
w is suspended f roimlw-Tltiirpr moll"
u merit.
the homeward trip the team
i-litt Aleiander M. Wcyland. cap-
lain fi r isi.. lie nas tM-en a mem
ber of the team for three V&K- He
Is i'J years obi and enteredthe acad-
emv in l'j.U Ir.im the Tenth for.
sional distrh-t of New Jersey. Hsis
rlaiuxnl as one of the greatest tackle
the Army ever had.
KKTIigr.KK. IX t.KKKt
Twilil j-lbrce copli Killed He
t'tootls laind.
Ix.ndon. Nov. 2. :4J p. m.
Twenty three' persons were killed and
many others Injured In the earth
quake Friday In western Greece aad "
t ne Ionian Islands, say an Kxchang
telegraph "dispatch from Athena.
On tlanta Maura Island the earth
quake t caused strange convlualona
Th momntai.i of efkoulla crumbled
away for a distance nf nearly twe
mile, and th Ionian fea penetrated
the valley to the extent of about 153
mile. New? matl mouataios appear
ed at idffertnt poiuU.