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RUSSIANS AND GERI,IAKS ARE
PIFACCEACIIIO
; ON THE PLAINS OF POLAIID
Berlin Official Statement Says THere is Nothing
' of Importance to Report While The Russian
TTr Coverrfment Rests on Its Wamingof Over-
r : Optimism Ning
t -i .at. '. :
; uone ona.Yisitto wieDnusn jroops in rrance
--Dutch Papers State Germany Has Levied
a Huge Military Indemnity on Belgium,
' - By Th Aaeoctated Pno.)
. , t-oadon, Nov. 10. ( 11:01 p. m.) Another day of batfle Wvmi Om
J Russians and the Qtnntiii and Austrtaas In Poland hu passed without news
of a dcUv raw It. The Berlin official statement today Bay there la nothing
. pi importance o report rrom roiand, wnue ins Ktuansji government ram ea
Its warning against oreroptlmlsm.
The facta, aa gleaned from correapondenta dispatches,' appear to be that
: ' three seml-lndependent engagements ara progressing betwo Thorn on tha
north- and Cracow on the aouth. In which both combatant hava achieved local
.' auoceaaea. without a distinct Ttctory tor either. - -
Bonn BrmghmlUtary eipei l(n Flald .Marihal .Van Hlndenbwr''
lorcea nave mien sput.into tnraa units, on 01 wntcn la aimoat enveiopeo,
, (while tba Russians hava driven a. wedge between the Oerman army and Ita
4 Austrian allr In the region of Cracow. They declare the Germans have con
sistently underestimated the aualltlea of their Muscovite opponents and have
: r opposed them with a body composed
. now are ruinina neavy reinrorcementa rrom the western Una to avert a Polish
; f4edn. They exprem tha opinion thai the iaaua depends on whether these
; arrive in time.
Raaaiaa Attack Falls.
ii-rlla renorta the failure of . the
'XrUa attack on the fortifications
' ,M ot Darkehmen, In Eaat Pruaala
i WRtv heavy loaaea. while anofflclal
. -ssaaraa from Petroarad deacribe an
lHij.rtnt Ruaalaa gain and the cap
i.im of ten mlies of trenches north-
ui: of Lods. --
. A4vUnm from Holland veaort that
' r. J-ray traffic, ewspapora and posts
1 be Brussels realoa ara - entirely
, .. . 4-ended. It la frcoumed for the
f "oae of suppressing news of a
ijwtnwttt of Oerman troopa to the
nlv develooment of day In the
I'-As'r-vtem theatre was the renewal of
.: 'j , British naval bombardment of
' Ui-i Oerman base at Zeebrucire.
Ulnar George To Visit Trowpa.
'England was aurprlaed at "the an-
- - n cement that King George naa
. T last night on a visit to the British
' hesdauarters In Franoe. where he la
t" ' oejyaVrr of an enthusiastic reoeptlon
-'"from the ihldlera.
If" This wan) the fortieth birthday an.
nlveraary of Winston Spencer
--Churchill. First Lord of the Admlrai
ty,, and the papers, except a few an.
'. i.ntnMla tA him. nav a tribute te hla
markaJl eareer.-- Th aavantlath.
hMhdav annivflraarv' of - the . Qae
i ' Mother Alexandra will be aelebrated
tomorrow.
Gaaus Aaacas BHainm.
, Dutch Dsnera say the Germans
i Imruiud in indemnity of $7,000
I ' tOO monthly on Belgium for the dura-
- f hi war for the malntenanoa
jf the troona, and. In addition. $?.-
00. 000 as a war levy for neutrality
' Molatlona
. i...hnw Moorta thai the Oer
J rnans have paid a aubstantlal sum for
dsmagea resulting- irom mor
' - tlon or the urana tmcay. :
TANDY. CAROLINA CENTER,
ILL WITH SCARLET FEVER
Dhanet Hill AtMee In
taTlnatVafl
irv . under tare oc uhkt
Chapel Hill. Nov. - . George
' Tandy. Carollna'a center la Buffering
with an attack of acarlet fever. He
lain the innrmary-tonight under the
-mm f a nhvstctan. Of. wra Mmc-
Nlder. the college phyaiclan, atated
tonight that be was unable to say
whan the disease no caught hold of
ix. wCflA athlete.
Tandy retarned from Richmond
with the teenTFriday where oaThyrs
dsr he coiUrlbuted the threnolnu
wredltedthe Tar Heel eleven by a
drop kaclc. The only IndicaUon that
arua that the attack may nave oeen
contracted some time ago waa the
.!. ) fact that he did not play
true to form In the CarollnaVlrglma
frame. 1 .
MAt BOM'S MURDER MYSTERY.
IUIm WniMi TWmdltw ie tiho
A
tornev nolnn -and ltaachter Were
. viuni 'na Hov. SO. Evidence
found todav which the authorities be
art 1 1 nrave valuable in their at-
lemDta to solve the death, mvsterv of
Adam A. Horn and his hteen-var-old
dauahter. Marlorle. .. Incidentally.
It tended to SUDDort the murder the
Future examination of the ruins of
h nanim house of the dead laarver.
where the two charred bodies were
found, revealed that the switch con
trolling, the residence's electric llshts
was odmv . It also was learned that
the voisT -connevuna with the tank
of the euburhaa water suddIv avstem
vrsi ooen when nelahbora arrived at
; . the hnrnina home.
! . - R. B. Ward, who claimed to be anJ
. Itinerant- railroad worker and who
was arrested lat Saturday ntsrht on
' ausDldon ef knowlna something of
- the traaed v. was released todav. The
' authorities raid thev were convinced
e knew notning or me oeatna. . .
'V. HAS KKUC OP MtOSKAsJi,
' t ewraw .Retalna Jerkann'a Mrd-Clne
QuehPl(t(4lp.
, Annlaton. Ala.. Nov. 10. H. W.
JMvenhood. a Confederate veteran,
who ' llvesi at Cullman, and la visiting
. Ttia daughter here, has in hla pcssis
I . aioB a email medicine case" about the
1 else of an ordinary cigarette case
which ha aavs he picked up when It
fell out of den. Stonewall Jackson's
pocket when the famous Southern,
.""leader waa kmedarT?iianceUursvt,
Mr. Liven hood waa present wh J Oen.
Jackson -was shot, and ha re !ved a
. rtullet In his lee- a minute later when
"'" ie picked, up the' case.- He has been
offered much money for the souvenir.
' yje says, and has kept It la menvry of
the strrtnc day passed 'through dur
nt the war. . . ' " " , U'.-L.
SI tut White Huntln.
f Asheville. Nov. la. T. W. Keith, ot
fWeaverville. is In a serious condition
i r sit a local hospital, being brought here
r -esterday for treatment suffering from
I in wound caused by the acclcVntai dls
I tvhsrre ot a ehotgun. Mr. Keith waa
fTVunting with a friend Wednesday and
4 a companion's gun waa discharged
accidentally, the load enuring tba pa-
" tienfs hip. ,; . , v
Jj.
ueorge ot fcngland " Has
m w r m - w
aimoat wholly of aeeond.Une troopa, but
State Department Takes No
tice of Soyth's Greatest Crop,
Will Make Investigation
IBraa nniiuirna)
Washington, Nov. 10. The world's
need for cotton at the present time
and the estimated demand for next
year la to be the subject of an I
veatlgation by State Department of-
nciala. The Treasury Department to
day announced that Secretary Mo
Adoo had requested Secretary Bryan
to secure all possible Information on
thla subjecc United States consuls
hava been Instructed to make care
tul. taveatlguooav. :
Ta ewkarta from thw sjMiaala ' trffl
be compiled here each month and
probably will be made publio for the
use or cotton producers. The trai
ury statement aavs:
!. "Secretary McAdoo has "requested
Secretary Bryan to make an Inquiry,
through American consuls In all parts
of the world, regarding the actual
demand for cotton at this time and
the calculated demand for ltlt.
Accurate Information regarding
cotton consumption will be valuable
as It will give an Intelligent Idea aa to
the demand and will permit the for
mation of correct Judgment aa to the
economic value of cotton. The Bee
reetary of State and the Secretary of
commerce are co-operating with the
Secretary of the Treasury to get re
liable Information of thla character,
and the figures when received, will
be published. Reports by the consuls
will be made beginning -the first of
December and n the drat of each
montn following.
In prosecuting this Inquiry, Secreary
Bryan has instructed ail consuls by
cable to make a careful investigation
and report, beginning' the first of De
cember and monthly thereafter, of
statistics relating to the stocks of raw
cotton and cotton goods in mills and
warehouses, compared with tha same
period last year; the. present rate of
cotton manufacturer-per month, to
gether with the number of spindles
engaged and the number of persons
employed; , and information showing
the comparative stocks of cotton
goods and comparative estimate of
purchases of .cotton goods for delivery
during 11S. The consuls In Egypt
India. China and Russia hava been
Instructed to report the most reliable
esU mates of tha cotton yield for Ills.
BRITISH WARSHIPS ARE
PATROLLING THE ATLANTIC
8we-p4ng th Sraa With Their Wire
teas. Crowding Out ConnercM
Business. .
New Tors, Nov. . At least
twelve British warships are now pa
trolling the Atlantis between New
Torn and the Panama Canal. sweep-
In the seaa with their wireless, crowd
lag ordinary commercial radio from
tha air, and keeping close check on
all forms of shipping, according to
wire tees operators on tha steamahln.
Ancon. that arrived her today from
CrtwlooaL
The wire leas activity of these war
veasela, the operators aaid. is caualng
greai inconvenience to the commer
cial work of American vessels as the
high powered wave of the men-of-
war, are heard Continually In utter
disregard of commercial business. .
Masnt Sing Tlppevary.
Washinrton. Nov. 10. Seeratarv
Daniels today expressed approval ot
the action of Lieutenant Commander
Evans, commending the naval train
ing ststlou. St Newport, R. L. In for
bidding the signing ef-Tta a Long Way
to- Tippers ry ty naval, apprenucea.
Secretary Daniels said aa "Tlppei ai y"
waa the marching aeng or the British
force It ought not to be sung or play
ed by American sailors any more than
should the. Marseillaise or Watch Am
Rheia.
'I EDITOR CKDERWOOD lADS. .
am iianaaa- V
Gets Job As Stamp Drpnty At Grecaav
boro harrelig Major Wood.
Oreenaboro. Nov. 1. Mai. W. W.
Wood has resigned aa 'stamp deputy
here, and Collector Watts today com
missioner W. L Underwood, editor of
the Greensboro Patriot, to the place.
Greensboro sells about eevaa
thousand dollars. In tobacco stamps
annually, and to thla la now added
war revenue stamps. . , ,
ESTIMATE WORLD'S
NEED FOR COTTON
jji
fllSllOP KILGO HOT !
lllinFRTHFCflllllR
Is Very. Much Incensed Over
" Desecration of Trinity
ivV.- ; Flag Pole.'.
-,Vi"' ' 1 -
' Bliiiya Tat Haas aai Caasiai.1
Trinity College, Durham, Now.
la a - vary forceful talk 'yesterday
morning- during ' chapel ; 2 exrcise
Bishop John. C Kflso atated that, un
less tha person who on Thanksgiving
sight secretly hoisted and securely
fastened a large, flag bearing1 the
gwrea XT (tha Burners! of the
sophomore class) to the flaar staff.
situated la tha center of the cam pus
was apprehended and aent awajr rrom
the Institution In dlagraoa, he would
sever himself from Trinity, iraaa the
name of Trinity from, averythinaT with
which he waa connected, and apend
tha remainder of hla Ufa In apologis
ing for aver having had anything' to
do with that institution.
The occasion for the bishop re
marks was tha placing of the flag
bearlna tha numeral of tha sophomore
clasa on tha tall pole In front of
Craven memorial bail. The Identity
ef- the parson or persona who did the-
work la unknown aitnougn every- ei
fnrt ha h-aii nut forth bv the college
auThorittea to apprehend them.
Bishop Kllgo made a very pretty
oration In which ha told for what
purpose the college flag pot and a
United States flag had been given to
Trinity, by tba members of the class
ot list; Aa snowed wnat in atari
and atrlna meant to the true citisea
and ha deplored the fact "that there
arerararouBd the college traitors, bur.
f slots, cowards, and eeoaadrats.-whe
were ap baa aa to hoist in the plane
of "Old Glory a rag bearing tn crass
numeral." He stated further that
there waaAvtala on the class of HIT
and that henceforth It would
known aa the buffalo class
Blshon Xlls-o atated that unleaev
tlon waa taken by all connected with
the college to avenge thla deed, it was
hla earnest wish that there would be
a reunion of the class of ml that
the class would coma with axes, to cut
down the flag staff aad leave - the
stump aa a memorial to the buffaloes
and "sons of Benedict Arnold - - wno
had heaned anch Insult BOOS ft.
Tha hiahon concluded by saving
that nalees the guilty on waa ferret
ed cut and aent away aa a traitor to
hla country and a blot t Trinity, he
would sever himself from the college,
erase the name ot Trinity from all his
belonglnga, and spend, th remainder
f his Ufa la apology.
NEARLY HALF MILLION
ASKED TO PROVIDE AIR
SHIPS FOR U. S. ARMY
- . w. r as
propriatlooa of $14.1J,I11 to carry
the Army tnrougn u comma rar
ara proposed in eatirnaxea, th War
Department baa Just oompietea xor
aubmission to Congress. This la aa
Increase of IS.10M00 over the currant
years approprtatlona.
A new item of SlsO.QOt for pur
chase of automatic machine rifles is
asked. Altogether 1,0,000 la sought
for ammunition, compared witn
f 1.000,000 carried In th currant law.
For field aitUlery, for the organised
militia, $. 00.000 la asked. 11,100.000
having bean appropriated last y
IPor tha manufacture, repair, and Is
suance of arms at national armories
t2M,m la naked against iiSt.OOa last
rear.
Th aurnal eervie would get tos,
00, of which 1400,000 would b for
srshlpa. Provisions, would be made
for on years aaaiuonai pay to pene
ftclaries of men killed la the aviation
service. . ..,
SB '
" JIEW M1NISTKR MiE.(nE
Rev. R. C Craven Preaches First
etoraMBB a Rooky Moena to Iaaraw
tjoogrvgauow.
iairmsirltma ann )
Rocky Mount. Nov. 16. Two large
congregations yesterday morning and
nutht attended the nrat "Services con
ducted In the First Methodist church
hare by th new pastor. Rev. R. C.
Craven. The new preacher made a
line Impression among the members
ef hla congregation, and hla ministry
her begins under lD.el.woet favorable
circumstance. .
The recent Methodist conference
sent Mr. Craven here, following a terra
of four years at ' Trinity Method let
church, Durham.
Mr. Craven will return tomorrow to
Durham to make preparations for-the
removal 'of hla family to this city.
Ha expect to return with Mrs Craven
and their two daughters on Thursday
of this week, and the ladies of ths
Methodist church are planning to give
them . a warm reception upon their
arrival here.- -.v.
FELti THROUGH BRIDGE
Lester Hlppa of Lee Connty Berlonudy
u hoc raxaiiy injarea.
(sskUI sniNmsM OSisis t
Jvnesboro. Nov. 10 While cross
ing the bridge ever Deep river- near
here, Lester Hipps. together with the
wagon and team he was driving, fell
through the bridge and Hlppa la now
seriously If . not fatally Injured. The
part ot the bridge which: save wa la
tneuwooaen structure above the bank
of the stream twenty feet from, the
ground. A heavy automobile passed
the bridge at a high rat of speed di
rect iy in front or hipps and the team.
and tls Is supposed to: have been Che
cause of tha failure .of the - bridge.
In falling, one of the mules fell
upon Hlppa. . Both mules will have
to be killed. Had th accident oc
curred in mid stream it Is not thought
that Hlppa would have bees injured.
As It was. ths bridge broke at that
point which stawda- above the ' dry
ground,, .
TO . RICHMOND- FOR OPERATION
Dr. Gld H. Mscon f Warrentoa Buf
fering Frosa an Attack of Appends
cttta, - - - ,
: (SaaMMtaafMassal caaanw.t -r
NofUns, Nov. 10-Dr. Old H, 'Ma-
eon, a, prominent yeung physician, of
Warranton, took the train here today
tor Richmond. Va. to undergo an o De
ration for appedlcitia
While he waa a very sick man R ta
hoped that aa operation trill giv him
relief and that he will soon be able
to return to his home and- work.
Ha wsa accompanied So. Richmond
by -his father and mot ben Dr. and
Mrs. m. Macon and uuc!e.Hr. J. J.
Kortwater. ;-, J
DZXDSat 1, 1914,
I f J EG R 0 ES BOTH 11 ll'IlIE II
JnninSFRPPFRI TFf.lPIF
Oklahoma Jim Crow Luxury
Proviso Declared Unconstitu-
, tional I?y Supreme Court
NO DECREE IS MADE
Justice Hughes In Delivering
Opinion States That Prevl
' ous Deblslotis That Laws for
Separate Coaches for the
Two Races Has No Bearing
On This Case
Washington. D. G. Nov. . A ma
Jorlty ef th Supraa Cowrt today
Joined la an oplnloa that th Oklaho
ma, "Jim Crww- law provlaa permltUng
railroads, t furnish Bleeping, dining
and enalr car accomaodaifiM. only
to the white race was Bnoonatltutlonal
petition on wriich tha case rsarhsd,
th courts, they did not se decree.
The case waa one la which five ne
groes, claiming tha satire taw aa
consti rational, sought aa tajanctlon to
restrain flv railroads ta Oklahoma
from enforcing; it, Th Oklahoma
r eaerai tourta dlamiaaed th petition,
holding the law oonatltutional. The
majority or th court affirmed tha dis
missal today becaua th
not shown they had. applied to the
railroads for accommodation, under
tn law, or that th railroads had
notified them thai they would be re
fused -certain accommodations. Th
majority, through Justice Hughes,
atated however that thev could . not
agree with th lower court that tha
privteo as to sleeping, dining-and chair
cars was. oonatltutlonaL - A minority
Chief Justice Whit Bad .Justices
Holmes, Lamar and Mc Reynolds-
concurred merely la th order ef af
ftrmano, but expressed a views on
the constitutional question.
Other Laws not To Tflii Qmatliiiii il
In ths opinion by th snaJorlt.
Justice Hughes stated that previous
aecistoaa that laws tor separata coach
ea for the two races war constitu
tional were not to be questioned. - He
then set forth th reasons for tha opi
nion that ths lower court was wrong
In holding th proviso eonstltatlonal.
"Th reasoning Is" said ha, "that
there may not be enough persona of
African descent seeking these ac
commodations to warrant the outlay
In providing them. This argument
with respect to th vaJu f th traf-
ftc- satins to with mertt.. Il
aaaass ta conaututionai wm sepena
apon the number of persons who may
be discriminated against, whereas tha
essence of th constitutional right la
that It is a personal on. It Is th In
dividual who la entitled to the equal
protection of the laws, and If he la
denied by a common carrier facilities
or convenience in th course of his
Journey, under substantially tha same
conditions aa furnished to another
traveller, he may properly com plain
that hla aubstantlal privileges have
osea invaded
Defect m Petition.
Th justlc then pointed out that
defects In tha petition presented aa
Mnsuperable obstacle to granting ths
injunction.
The court did not Intimate whether
ft would merely hold th "luxury" car
section unconstitutional, or whether It
would decide that thla section being
unconstitutional the entire law must
fall. The flv railroads asked the
court, when th case decided today,
waa argued, to hold th entire taw
unconatltutonal if -th "luxury" pi
vlso was annulled.
CONGRESS TO MEET
IN ANOTHER WEEK
Vanguard Has Already Arrived
in Washington Getting Lay'
of Land
(s-.ulMH rra. .
Washington, D. C Nov. 10. With
the opening of then nal session of the
sixty-third Congress, but a week -away
members of both House already are
returning to Washington.
Th Hons commltte - en appro
priations and naval affairs commit'
te spent a busy day on th supply
measures for the session. Demo
cratic members hop that all necee-
ry business will a concluded br
Marcn eta, so tnat an .extra session
to usher la th newly elected sixty
fourth Congress before December will
i unnecessary.
Appropriations for th bureau of
navigation were Considered by tha
naval affairs commltte today.
No sennits legistattv program has
been atclded upon, but It : certain
that several conservation measures.
including toe general water power
and land leasing bills, are to be
ed. Hearings on theee bills be
fore the Senate pabllc-landa commit'
te already have been set for De
cember 0th and lath, respectively.
Senator Kern, th majority leader,
id today he hoped to talk with
President Wlleon during th week
concerning the legislative program.
He expected considerable light on the
subject would be gleaned from- the
President message ta be delivered
next Tuesday.
mbcommlttee of th House ap-
Brooriatlons committee - . concluded
bearings en the legislative, executive
aad judicial appropriation bllL Di
rector of the Census Harris. Postmaster-General
Burleson, and Secretary
of .Labor Wilson discussed estimates
for appropriations to bee arried in
the bllL -
It Is ur general understanding."
said Secretary Wilson, "that no In
crease In salaries are to be asked for
la any branch of the government
service under present renditions" .
Th lesMatlv bill will be read to
go to th Houeef rom th committee
as Boo as Congress meets. The Dis
trict f Columbia bill, which haa al
ready bees framed, will first be pre
sen ted. .
JEW
Judge Frank A Daniels Delivers
Principal Address of tho
Occasion 4 ;
' jaassla,fmsk I Wis is. I
Ooldsbere, Nov. M Thousands of
vtsKara wr In th city today to
participate ta n f th most notabla
vasts la th city and county's ats
tery. th formal opMUngr of Wayne
couatya aw court aon. Th archl
teta war Mil bum, Heetsr and Coav
paay. of Washlngtoa, and tha builder
was Mr. W, P. Reee, of this city., a
native r Waya count-' boy. and hit
ssaoclstse, - reprsstntina: - th arohl
tecte, was another Wayn oounty boy,
Mr. J. M. Kenndy, of RaMgh.
Owing to th absence of Chairman
L F. Orntond. of th board of com
mlsalonsrs. who was called last night
to Atlanta, to th bedside of atak-k
brother, - former-Judge W. ft. O'R.
Roblneon Presided at th openlna ex
arclse and Introduced Judge Frank
A.- Dacieis who took charge of the
program.
In .prisiutlns; Judge Daniela - Judge
Robinson paid a brilliant .tribute te
tn occasion, , th American people,
hla bora county people, aad to the
maa .he was prtstntinav'. Judge De-a-leis,
that waa thoroughly appreciated
ana appiausea.
Judge Danlala announced that ths
sxsrclsaa would opes with prayer by
kt. Jacob jr.miv of Saulstoa, town
snip. i ;.....
H was . followed - by aV
Humphrey, aolecMor f th oouaty
court, wb n behalf of the building
com mi Use, formally presented th
courthouse.
Mr. W. T. Dortch apoka for
people of the county, ef their appre
ciation or this commodious, modern,
and most creditable ootirthousa. aad
their thanks to tha board f eomnils
stoners t or coperatineT with - trtern
tn bulldlnr It. . Mr. bortcb was fol
lowed by CoL Joseph . Roblasnn,
wno bad oeen. cBtssa t present
North Carolina flag.
Mr. a T. Teague, of th city .bar,
received the flag.
Next on tha program was ths pre
sentation of a Baa from th Jr. O. U.
A. M, CoL A. C Davis acting; as
spoaeeman. 1 ne junior uroer was
in attendance la full numbers aad re
galia.
Judaw D. H. Blaad, of th county
court, tn a graceful speech, received
tne nag.
Following Mr. Bland. Mra C. F,
Taylor, regent of David Williams
chapter, Daughters of American
Revolution of thle city. Was Intro
duced, sad presented th Bible pro-
inra V7 umr cnaptav.
. Joh. WroneTaCCeTKl
In an earnest talk. I
KT.
Bibl
A painung of tha lam Hon. W. T.
Dortch. was displayed, Ufa si Be, from
the Judges rostrum, and eloquently
referred to a few moment later by
Judge Robinson, that brought tears to
many eyes, who remembered and
loved the great Jurist. Judge Robin'
son stated that the picture was only
exhibited today, but would, at a sub
sequent meeting of the bar, be pre
sented to the county to be hung on
tne walla of thee ourt room.
Judge Robinson than presented
Judge Daniels, who at once entered
upon the delivery of his address, af
ter first expressing- his appreciation of
tn compument Bestowed upon him,
by Inviting him, th resident Judge
of th district, though scheduled to
hold other courts at this time, to pre
side at this term, because of Its being
me nrst court neta tn tn new court'
house.
Judge Deduces Address.
Judge Daniels devoted a part of hla
address to a history ef Wayne conn.
ty. It was, he aaid, established In
1771 by virtue of aa act of the Gen
eral Assembly held at Halifax during
in an ministration or Kicnard c
It. the first Clovers or of North
Carolina,
Tha county was formed by dividing
Dobba county, th western half of
which was mads Wayne, named af
ter General Anthony Wayne, . a dis
tinguished officer In tha Continental
army.
Prior to 1710. Judge Daniels said.
tha only occupants of th territory
bow known as Wayne . county- were
Indians and wild animals. At Jthat
time the population of th nttr Stat
only it.too. About that r
settlers began to come In. but there
waa no .general movement of lmmt
gratlon before 1710. Among th
earlier settlers of Wayne, Judga Dan
lela said In hla address- ware ths
Quaker families, tha Egwrtona, Hol
(owella. Pikes, Pearsons Deans Coxa
aad others At the time of the es
tablishment of ths new county, th
population was about 1,009, one-fifth
of whom were slave
A good part of the address waa
given over to a description of th
conditions
tne tints tne sew county was erected.
There were few roads and, travel was
usually oy BeignDornood paths on
horse-backi Judge Daniels aaid. Th
rellgloua educational, asrri cultural.
and commercial status of th Stat at
th Urn of th birth of the' new
county was given, and many Items f
hlatoricar information were presented
in tne course or tne add
It was oolnt?4out. Ihal.thscoiinlv
Was born In ths throea of . the Revo
lutionary War. Before Ita formation.
and while it was a part of th county
of Dobba a company- of eighty of Its
cltlsen soldiers," nnder the leadership
or Kaeanei ruocumo marched rrom bis
home, at the call of Colon! Caswell.
te Join th Continental forces In their
attack soon to Tories and British at
Moore a Creek, aad according to th
historians, war a part of the dtvia
ioa that mad ths final char- across
the creek and through the swamps
that completed the rout of tha enemy
and gained the first victory for Amen-
can arms tn thai contest.
W. T. STAFFORD.
ProralsMM Cttlse of rsaaiBiasBk
Paascd Away Seusday Msrniag, r
IBs-a) It Its Bast sat etssnar. I
Elisabeth City. Nov. t. W. T.
gtafford, one of the most prominent
cltisens of South Mills died SundafU
mornntg at seven o cioca at sat some
ta that towa , .
Mr. Stafford was about fiftyJIve
years old and Is survived by his wife
aad aevea children.
The funeral services were conduct
ed thla afternoon at the home and
he interment took place tn the fam
ily hurrying ground - la New Lands
township,.
AST
IF. fiTIRF
FREtCCII ISSUE YELLOW BOOK
GREAT EUROPEAN CONFLICT
President Wilson Is Opposed to
Resolution of Investigation of
Mr. Gardner
Washington. IX C, rlo. 10. While
Presrtdent Wilson will not aaak te
mould the position of Congress on tba
resolution of Representative Gardner
for an Investigation of th military
strength of the United HJates. he will
oppose the Investigation Is asked for
an opinion. He) thlnka It untimely and
believes' such an inquiry would not
disclose anything new. .
The Piwalasttra" poaltTon" was made
clear today by administration officials
aftr it became known be had written
Mr. Gardner a latter saying h was
ready to discuss ths question with
him at anytime. Mr; Gardner will be
at the White House tomorrow to make
an egagmnt for an interview with
in tha neat few days. '
Th position of th administration
toward th Gardner resolution out
Hned today, la that thl ta no Urn to
agitate tha question of th prepard
nea of the United States for war The
Preeddsnt hope th nation may play
an Important la bringing ths present
European war. to a close, and bis ad
visers believe suggestions for peace
would com" With bad grace from a
country la th throes of a dlaeuaaloa
ef posslulawar- :.s-"--'
Another reason administration lead
ers -give for opposing the Gardner
resolution I that, In hla speech ta the
House supporting ths movement, Mr.
Gardner attacked Germany, aad they
think the adoption of hla raaolotioa
would make it appear that th actios
waa directed principally at that Ba
llon. ., .
When thw resolution Brat was In
troduced ths 1'reeideat characterised
th proposed Investigation aa "pleas
ant mental exercise" and said the re
aults achieved would depend entirely
on th character ef tha commission
making It,
Administration leaders said today
the President realise th Importance
of military lessons taught by th pres
ent war and takes the position that
everything possible should be learned
Z1 ZJ
" .Ti1, 'h.p,"? 1 " or
niuiuu j MisTevti mmtvu mm v-vnirosri,
GOOD ORDER PREVAILS
IN CAPITAL OF MEXICO
State lopai-tment Wants Americans
to Stay Away Krone Vera Creut,
ni um laiati pisb.1.
Waahlngton, Nqrt0, Shr Cecil
nrln-Klce. the Rritlsh Ambassador
Informed the Htate Department today
of th receipt ef a report from Charge
Homer, or tba British Embassv in
Melxco City, saying that good order
prevailed (her.
Charge Hohler aaid General Zapata
was not in th city, but was represent
ed there by on of his offlcera. He rr
ported that there bad been no execu
tlons -except for crimes against good
order.
Conaul Canada today asked the
State Department to warn Americans
and othtr foreigners against going to
Vera Crux at . this time. Traneporta-
uon. Jaciuties between Marwe City and
th seaport are uncertain, it was
pointed out, and those who ventured
to Vers. Crux would In all probability
be stranded there. -
In this connection tha department
issued tne following announcement
"Many Americans returning to Vera
itoi and It impossible- to go to the
Interior. No hop Is entertained that
railway communication will he better
for many months to come. The eon
sul suggests that thla Information be
given to the public tn order to prevent
American- etttasns from , becoming
stranded at vera crux."
AMERICAN WARSHIPSPNEED
OFFICERS AND MEN
EMatatra af Navy Fraed Last Year's
111 By Abont On Million DoUarn.
Washlngton. Nov. 10. Th need of
I4t additional officers and about .-
100 men to equip American warships
was explained today to the Houee
naval affairs committee by Rear Ad
miral Blue, chief of the navigation
Bureau -thes-tJepartTnilf.
Referring to the, tact that the de
partment still waa purchasing hydro-
graphic charts rrom the Brltlss a-o-v-
ernment, the admiral said the United
States eras Issuing mora and more
charts each year,-and that ultimately
charting oy toe tpitea states would
be as complete as that of any other
aaiion, :
Rear Admiral Stanford, chief of
the bureau of wards and docks, roe-
ouimehded IT,000;000 esnmale To?
a new dry,dock-at Norfolk. Va He
also urged th 'necessity of appro
priations ror aqamonai rut oil ator
ags tank ot Norfolk and other sta
tions All ships ef the nay under
construction" will use fuel oil. snd It
la estimated that this year IO.OOOtSOO
gallon will be used.
The estimates of the navy exceeded
last year's total of I146.000.0ka bv
bout. .MlMi--z7Z
ELKCTED CAN'T QUALIFY.
New President of Dominican Republic
t'wantc TO Becwr ft la Office -Washington.
Nov. 10. Althourh
Joan L Jimlnes has been elected
president of the Dominican Republic,
by a majority of both th popular
aad electoral vote, he 1 unable to
take the oath of office before Con
aa Th opposition, controlling
Congress.- refuse, to hold a session.
This, lafbrmauon reaching the Stat
Department today caused officials to
feel somewhat doubtful ever the sit
uatloa in the Island republic, A regi
ment etc American marines aboard
the transrort Hacck, was held at
fort' An Prince, during the -Hsltlen
revoiutloa and until tha election wai
a i ini . - . . .
iu. i ne iiaiiuc. is now iu i'tlUUlu'
can waters, ,.
" tay as I set 1 1 1 1 ! ' '
Paris, Nor. 10. Ta French M1n-
af Foreign AJTalrs today mad
public a yaUow book bearing th
oauMs- of ths present war. This
volums la mack mora cotrmtsta than
publications of this naturs given out
up to ths present tim by other gov
aramenta, i , . . k ' ,
Tha French report Is devoted pri
marily to a recital of the negotiations
which followed tn delivery of th
Austrian not to Servla (July II,
lilt) and which preceded the decla.
ratios of war by Germany on Russia -(August
1, 114) aad on Franc (Aug.
t, 1114). It ta brought to a close by'
the reproduction of ths declaration ,
of the triple entente , power that
Great Britain. Russia ( and . Franco
would not ooBclud paeon separately.
Aa extract of th yellow book give
ut officially la Paris, reads as fol- .
SOWS: - .;.
. AotlvHy 1lrat Voted.
"It waa first In ths spring ef It If -
we noted mis coleesat aad ex.
pensive military effort which alone can
explain the desire to Impose th Oer
manlo superiority and hageanoay upon
the powers of th triple entente. When
Franoe responded to this meaac by
th drafting ef tha law of, three years .
service In the army, this measure ot '
defease waa denounced- in official cir
das In Berlin aa a provocaUoa which
should not be tolerated, --r-:
...fin. ApruV ot 11X1 a sscsot and
flolal Oerman report defined th ob
jective aad ths mean of tha Rational
policy as follows: Convince th peo
ple of-th necessity of an .offensive "
war against rranc: prepare, sprlaa
lnga in Russia and tn North America; -provide
for. In case of hostilities, th ,
immediate absorption of lie lei um and
Holland;-"- . '-' ' "
""These are the Ideas extolled In this
report; : such Is tba - program that
shortly -after, w saw the Germans
endeavor to put Into operation. --
iceman Einperor Changes Front, '
' "We dsclar that Emperior William, '
who up ta that time had" posed aa a
champion of peace, admitted la ths '
coarse of a conversation with 'th
king of Belgium that ha bad finally
com to share th ideas of his mill'- '
tary advisera H had placed himself -among
the partisans of a war whk:h
hs thought would not be long- delayed,
and the overpowering success of.
which seemed 'to him certain. Pub
lic opinion in its torn, permitted it,
self te be won over by th pa salons of
the military party and to coma to con -alder
the affair of Anadir as a defeat
for Oermsny. It regarded. ihs e-Ust-
ear of a strong Frsao as a. danger -'
to Germany and ths breaking out ef
a European war aa the only remedy
for all difficult!- and all sncertalstlea.
"These bellicose dispositions con,,
stltuted a permanent danger for the1'
peace of Europe, .
Combination Beasiewt Germany and
Asstiia.
"From a psrsual of th Big other
chapters of the yellow book, which
there Is to be deducted, and supported
by evidence, th -following Imprea
alons: That th combination between
Austria and Germany had decided. ,
upon war, and that on four sucresslva
occasions this combination endeavor .'
ed to precipitate war cy violent pro
ceedings, the purpose of which was
to prevent or to Insure th failure of
all efforts at conciliation. The first
of these proceedings was the Austrian
ultimatum to Bervta (July 14) which--wss
the origin of this conflict. In
spite of the fact that the Belgrade
government offered, for the prosecu
tion of the assasalons of tha Austrian
archduke every faculty compatible -with
Its dignity, therrabinet of - Vlanv
na commanded tha government at .
Belgrade-mot only to dlaavow all com- -pllcUy
wHh tha crim of raJvo. but -furthermore,
to permit foreign funca
nonaries to seek the authors of thla
crime on Servian territory.
"Vienna gave Servla only two dayd
to accept Integrally theee conditions.
In spite of the fact that M. V on J ago w.
the German Minister of Foreign. Af- -fairs
claimed to b in ignorance ot
the contents of this note (which was
nevertheless known to the President
of the Bavarian- Council), German
Immediately united herself with bs
ally-. Ths Oerman Ambassador dee
dared that th conflict should- remain
localised and that any intervention
on the part of a third power would
result In Incalculable Consequences. .
No Time (iivew For Ki ami nation
"Confronted with thla situation, the -
first thought of the powers forming
the triple entente was to gain time te
examine the conflict with greater car,.
and If possible to render it lees acuta,.
Th power therefore, asked that .
Vienna extend the period of delay- -
allowed Servla for her answer. Aus- ,'
trla declined or avoided the request'
for an extension and declared insuf-.(.
ficlent the Servian answer, which waa
given to her In good time and which
admitted and accepted her principal .
demands ' "ir-
Austria thereupon ordered her
minister at Belgrade to leave the Ser -
vtao; capital (July 2f and diplomatic
"With this development the situs- ,
tlon became considerably aggravated.
The powers of the triph entente, how .
ever, still endeavored to" bring about
settlement. in tne meanume at.
VonSchoen, the German Ambassador '.
In.-Peris demanded; that France exert '
her Influence on Russia in a peaceful
sense; but he refused to exert similar
peaceful Influence at Vienna
Fnaiaad Prapo-wd To Avoid Crisis. ''
Kn gland proposed avoid a -
crisis, by submitting the Austro-Serb
difficulty Jto. the. official mediation ef
the four powers which were not dl- -
rettly Inlt 1 1 ami therein. France and, ,r
Ruesia accepted this proposal to in- .
lernatlonSlis the question, but Ger .
many refused-' under th pretext that
she could not thus humiliate her ally,
and ah proposed the opening of di
rect conversations between Vienna and .
St Petersburg, saying the latter was .
reads', to consent te thla arranrement,- : .
The Conflict seemed consequently at
this time to be progressing toward a "
settlement when for the third time .
Austria, by a fresh- provocation, killed-""'
ths hopes authorised by all that had
been done In the direction oi concilia- '.
tlon. -She declarede afar en Servla
(July II) and began at the same time ,
partial mobilisation acalnst Russia
on her frontiers (July 11.) ...
Cham--) For Peace Go Gllmueti Ins.
"The rhancee for peace now seemed
tly reduced, particularly, as tha.-.-.
(Continued on Tar Six)