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Best Advertising . Medium in North Carolina Full dsta (MMnht ' at weather wilt found today un Psw Tw N. G MONDAY MORNING, nSRUAKT a, 1911. TRICE f El AND EMPEROR LI I urn cop ditt r ?Vrlijl!.LUJmi ILL i i V -I u 1 1 i ' ?'.'--r. j" : rii ' U g nil g sp- m SI BUSS aj mm M r nussia ana uermany ouii tun- -- , DA. 4An. Trio ---SVIIMHI JVI I VdllVHtf I - n-.A.A lAf - . - FIGHTING IS UNABATED . Russians Strengthen Positions On Westrn Bank of Bzura; '. Another Rier R.-ittloj ffAvnlnn- g tnwnvi u l W ..gar e Vivj r-r " ' ! s . r a in tail riui&hii AUiuu- : . In Carpathians London, Feb. T (1:4 p. m.) With f ha flM-man l BumIab perors as eye witnesses, th armies of Hustis and O.rmany ars atlll con tending for the. positions that rAt th FoUsIcapitaJ of Warsaw from ths ' Invader. The Ku&tlan Emperor baa been at R unman headquartaiw for sov ' eral days and the. German report an noun.es that the German Kmperor , lias, jolaed tola generals and has ao- tually visits troops In the tranches. Nothing has teen disclosed as to the progress of ths battle wh,lch when last reports were received was rag- tnr lt unabated fur jr.. ... . - Tha husaians, aeoorttng to 8atur ' day's otticlai statement, had strength ened their positions on the western rroHrnd near its mouth, and captured &nalhr frmin viinam nolnl Thov also captured a long lino of German trenches near Ilorjimo which has oeen -the center -of : moat desperate Kir Battle Developing. , la Kast ITuaala another big battle is developing. The Germana have been reiniorced apparently from their Cat uathiana. while their right Is ad-" Tincuig, the Kusalans are aula only tQsj report that their leit has chscked Jh With rrcDMl In ail this Hehtlnv the Of rmD fliMdinl report prtjmolly says: "No -essential' -events have. taken jjlace." - "-riahtlng In the West Is a repetition of that ot the preceding days. There have heVft ijvely artillery duels and a few occasional attacka in hich both ' ground. " ' No further fighting in Egypt 4s re - poneo. - - Tha Itiiltan report of the return of ' Bron Uuriaa, the Austro-Hungarlan fgrtlxtt' rnln.mer from hia visit to the . German ' emperor says the Austrian waning founu the reestta satiHraetory, . 1. . . . . I A J ... to Italy and part af Transylvania to ' ilr..un! as the price ttt continued neutrality on the part of thoea cotin- trie. . Tmeir tiatliign Italv. ' Tjrkf: has given Italy satisfaction for the rlooeian Inrtoeot. The Brlt ' tsh consul has heen released and the Italian Mar saluted. - Rng'Ub refuge from Constant! Bople drclare the former German -.cruiser Uoeben now owned by Tur key, was so - damaged by striking a Turkish mine that it will-be tmpos. flhlc Jo repair her at Constantinople, rhis virtual loss of the Goeben re duces the Turkish fleet to a state of rnlA.i...llV -. .mMl Willi thil U kian lilack Bea tteet, which la about to be strengthened by a new dread ' naught constructed ..at Bebaatopol. It .la rwlleved that when this ship Joins i be fleet Russia will attack the Hos phorua and the black Sea, while the allied fleets attempt to force the -Car ds nelles. Pope Benedict's prayer tor peace was read in all tha Catnolic churches 'a KnalanJ and .'France today. TtatfWlaaa Holding Their Own. f'etrograd. Via Uondon: Feb". 7 t:4h p. lit.' In the stubborn battle jauu riiiMiR m avow, II II ivhtim staff nVi lualcatlofts that the Utr - mans have withdrawn troop from ' tha Bsura region and massed them Id h vtclntty of Insterburg, between Uumbinnen and Tilsit. OperHon-liera lead to the belief that the Here attack on MorJImow and Goumin was nort of a demon stration than a serious effort to break tnrougn tewaro Warsaw. Ai tn,r- "mow the Kuasians appear to be i.iura, than holding their own. They have pierced the German second line of trenchesL . Hiutary oDserver aeciare tha aituatlon is satisfactory. Lit hough. tney ao not peueve toe crista nas ar rived. t Staff omclals still attach tha great st tmportanc to the movement In the Carpathians, where the Russian "armies are opposing a tremendous Autro-3ermaa fore on a line which lortns the are of a. circle In the vi cinity of Meso Uberel, miles southwest of FraemyaL "i The'-'Kuasians at awake aad re- centlv rushed several corn towards this front, i on virtually all trie Car pathian . front . . the) Knasiana . have checked their antagonists, - but the Auetro-GerinaRa stilt are ndefted.V The Germans with their usual mo- bt'ity suddenly appear at various 'points and then as suddenly disap pear. ACCVTOlllK' l w l i i ,n viau odieer the Germana are need. ?Uke cement to dwq ovriner jicMcassi Heavy Rattles Proceedinc. - Vterttia, rb.. 1. Via Londorm Krb. , 1:11 a. m. ) The following official - statement waa Issued; this afternoon:. The situation In Russian Poland nd Western" Gallet remains un changed.. In th Carpathian' 'heavy battle ire proceeding. "In southern r-Bukowin. oar troops 'are progrssslng- tavorably and the Russians are la complete retreat Twelve hundred prixonere and ntach war material have been captured. In th aftemooji oar troop entered Klm pohing and were acclaimed by" he population. " "In tha southern, theatre there la no changes. In the Adriatic -the attacks of our aria tor en French trarurports "met with success; many bomb wertl -Th rasliniatioa of th Finance Minister, Voar'Billnakt.. has been ac cepted. - Former Premier Von Kober succeeds to that office." Hlno AtUrka RrpwrjriT'" - Fsris, Felv T.-rJ: p. m. Ths (ContiDued on Page Tw.) fli LET OP III SI PURCHASE BILL President Expected to Discuss - Situation Today With Sen ators Who Stand for It REPUBLICANS UNYIELDING Democratic Leaders May , Le Motion of Senator Clarke to . Recommit Bill Without In structions Come to Vote To day; Payne and Merritt Eu- logize ijfnn.1 Washliurton. Feb. T. With twenty one working daya ahead of the sixty- third Congress, the fat of the gov rnment ship purchase bill still re- wMnttS" uncsi l&hc Whether it will b held before tbe Henat to the exclusion of appropria tion bills until passed or until tbe gavel enda the aeaalon March 4. must be determined by the President and administration leaders. Some definite understanding on this point probably will "be reached within a few daya. Th President Is expected to discuss the sit us tion tomorrow with Senators who have stood valiantly for the- btll through the last week of party re bellion. Suggestions that Republican Sen. store eventually might yield their op position in order to take up appro- Driatlon..-blU anil let the measure come to a vote are denied by minority leaders,. They Insist the bill cannot get to a vot. . Democratic senators championing the bill admit th situation m des perate. They realise their insistence on keeping the bill before the Senate will mean firtltire of tbe great appro prlatlon hills. Thi- would make an extra session Inevitable. Iir Way 'of AnproprlaUtmSL. If it Is determined that an effort should bo made to pass the appro- nrlatfon bills to avoid an extra ses Jon. th ahlp Durchane hill. In th opinion of some, of Its staunrneat friends, must be withdrawn. Even then there mav not he time to Da all the great supply meiAure. There are fights ahead oit the naval and military bills, and th rivers and har bors bill la certain to provoke attack. Whatever is decided as tna pro gram for the rest of the session th Immediate situation Is the pending motion of Brnstor Clarke, or Arkan to recommit th amp out without instructions, Democratic leaders orobab y will lot the motion reach a vote tomorrow. A roll call, Is epectv ed to show 411 rotes In its favor td 47 against it. with Senator Bmtth, of Bouth Carolina, Democrat, absent. In the event of this result admin' istration leaders plan to adjourn the fienate tomorrow nls-ht until Tuesday t-make a new legislative lay upon which Senator Gore's motion to dis charge the commerces committee from conelderatlun of a substitute ship purchase bill introduced last week, may be celled up. ore Motloa Debatable. The Gore motion will be debatable and will 'operate to force the Republi cans to fight Ife- They may tatk on It until March 4 If they choose, or let It come to a vote. With the aid of ororreealv Republicans, admlnls (ration forcea era confident thev Can carry the Gore motion. This wMrfd bring the substitute bill' bscRttrbe Henate and force th "opposition to re sume its defensive. Shod Id there be a decision to lay the bill aside the appropriation com mittees of the Senate are ready for action on many of the supply, bills. and those still under consideratiog are to be stripped of general legisla tive features that might provoke ae s attack. The House- met today to eulogise the late Representatives Sereno K. Payne and Edwin A. Merritt, of New York. . - - ' . MORE INTEREST IN - BONDS THAN STOCKS Suoree of -Rood Issue Promise In creased Demand For Steel and stimulate industry. -New-Tork. "Feb. 7. Financial opin ion found more Interest In the com modity and bond . markets last week than In th stock movement. To wards' the- end, however, : prices of most securities broke sharply, partly because of home and foreign liquidation-Induced by Germany'a proposed extension of ths naval warfare area. Advance in prices ef finished pro ducts by a -steel auosiaiary helped steel stock. Ease of money and sue cess of railroad bond Issue promised Increased demand for steel and stimtN luted hope for the Industry as a whole, A further rise. In copper metal also,: contributed to -this feeling. The fir fold subscription to-, the Pennsylvania Railroad bond Issue and Its rise to a-premium over decision price was eounldered decisive assur ance of Investment conditions. The high price of wheat was "the natural eonseouenc 'of government moasares abroad to control food sup plies. Sharp responses to peace ru mors, or of the opening of the Dr denelles, proved . the- para mo-jt!t -war Influence on the market. Exports continued large and were supple mented by a jump In cotton exports to much above last year. , . la consetuence6f these conditions foreign exchange edropped back to near the lowest, with sartlal recovery - Conferences of finance ministers ot th allies foreshadowed war loans and latest advices pointed to a sec- fond German war loan In--the coming moata. OLTMPK4. COfcJ AGROrXD. Bat Fa mows Kblp Is floated at High i Mie riussi rvalue emaae's rilKMUa. Charleston. 8. C Feb. 7. The, IL a cruleer . Olympih, Admiral Dewey's flagship in the battle of Manila ttHy". rroanded today on Rattle Snake's Khoals near the harbor entrance Jiere, hut was floated at high tide with the aastntanc of ths coast "guard cutter yarns oraw. No damage was done to th. historic ship a a 4-she proceeded on ' her 'say to New Orleans. The Ulvmttia. which had beea here for three years, recently., was put into commission again for the purpose uf participating in the formal opening ot th Papama Canal. FHhfJCH WARFARE OfJ WESTERN FRONT German ' Attacks and British Counter-Attacks Graphically . Told By Eye-Witness TEUTONS ' ARE BAYONETED English Capture New Positions; In Unsuccessful Atempts on .French , Trenchest Qerrrian Force Almost Wiped Out; Powerfulness of Modern Ex ' -plosives ' f u Astsi-lsuS frm ) London. Feb. -T. :4 p. m. A graphic description of trench warfare on th Waatern front k given by th British "eye-witness" In a narrtttive Pi-JMonday'aXIarman sltarks snd-Brtt. lah counter-attacks. He says: "Th Germans again attacked south of Lailsssee Canal, but not In such strength as on previous occasiona Fighting began early with a successful assault on a small trench close to the canal. Two counter attacka failed to regain for tbe ground lost. "When daylight came, however, our artillery opened such an accurate fire on-th -enemy that their position Be came untenable. A stronger counter attack then was delivered and our men not only drove the Germans from this trench, but seised another post on the enemy's side of the canal. There were a succession of German poets on-this embankment and we- now. -had established ourselves in on of tbem. "Our supports then cam up and, passing through our firing line holding the first of the enemy's posts, rushed on to th second, driving out the gar rison at th point of the bayonet. Otir men hen took one -of -th- -enemy's trenches to the south. Along this they fought, throwing hand grenades until they had dislodged the Germans for a considerable length. During this ac tion we captured 14 prisoners, many wounded god Iwq mucljkne guns. - Our losses wer not Severe. The enemy suffered heavily." , - j Speaking of three "singularly gal lant, bit unsuccessful attempts" on,' the French south of the Kethun road, tbe "eye-witness says the Germans reached the French trenches and there literally were almost wiped-out, seventy-five bodies being counted In front of the defenders' line. It waa reported that not more than two or three of them escaped. : He continues: 'Tha enemy's losses in the LaBaa see area appear to have been heavr. Th reason for their activity along the canal- as that they hatf rfiirfcred sV verely from an enfilading .lire by one or our macnin guns rrom a post they attacked. In two daya one of their companies had lust thirty men from shell fire alone." Giving some Inst slices of the force of modern explosives the "eye-wlt-ness" says a mine the German fired under a British trench hurled a piece of rail weighing ft pounds a distance of a mile, while the detonation of on of the British Lyddite shells threw a German soldier across the railway and canal. Crew of William H. Yerkes Rescued By Buoy Tender Mangrove (Br Um jMnclmtti Pw)..; - Wilmington, N.- C. Feb. 1 The American schooner William - 11. Yerkee struck on Frying Pan shoals at an early hour this morning and will be a total loss. Her crew were tHcii- ed up -soon after by the L'nlted States Houy -Tender Mangrove and . brought into Southport and wer later brought to Wilmington. The vessel carried a cargo of phos phate rock and waa bound to Haiti more from Port Tampa, from which port she sailed on January ,IJ. Capt, james i. r aies, ox tne rerKes, is suf fin from several broken . ribs which he sustained while his vessel 'ri"grrd In s storm off th Folrida coast. Conflicting the Frying Pan lisht ship with the whlsttltng raa bouy at the outer end of the shoals, the flret mate- who waa In charge of the ves sel, mistook his Destinies and ran full on the rocks, the vesel filling with water immediately. The gas and whistltng houy were reported out and the tender Mangrove was en route to relight It when dlntfiis, signals from th stranded schooner were sighted. The coast guard cutter Seminole wnt lo ths aro this morning, but arrived there after the crew had been rescued and upon returning to port tonight reports th vessel a total loss. FOUND JAPAN CORDIAL.- . tVderal Cosm-il of tha, ' Otiorcbe ef Christ tn Amrrt New-Tork. Feb.- 7. The" Federal Council of the Churches of Ohrtxt In America announced today that the commlaelon on relations with Japan appoim-i oj ii. nu compieiea its in' reminiucn. J n commission sew Professor Shaler Mathews and ,Dr. Sidney L. Gulick as Ambassadors from the Churches ot America to Ja pan. v - Acrorqtng to tna announcement the Investigation has shown that "the chief need is a clear understanding through a frank and sympathetic' In terchange of views, free from the em barrassments and the limitations of a circuitous diplomacy." C ' . "While those two , ambassadors have not gone on a political mission." tetd the staii sunt, , "the Federal council feem,tt 'our political rela tions surely . will ' not r, b Inl'ired through the establishment of Chris tian smy pa thy- between' the two na tions. The welcome whTCh has been accorded our church ambassadors,, as revealed la tne Japanese papers, show that Jaoan recoxnises the rhoral and spiritual character ef this; mis sion and that this In cress in their minds their sense of confidence a pur SHIPKKEDII rGPANSHOALS spirit and purpose as a pa ton. " PLAN TO FURNISH RELIEFTO POLES America and Germany Joining Hands to Feed Civil Population ' i?'- BERLIN GIVES $85,000 Red Cross and Rockefeller Foundation After Investiga tion Fjrids Work As Essent'al JisAsslstance . to. Belgians; Negotiations Amount to For- mai i reaiv si u mini r n) . - i Berlin. Feb. t. by wireless in ten- a on, reb. 7. S.4Q a. m. It was orS- ctally announoed today that Interna tional ...Central Committers hav tin durLaJun.Oa.f urniah- rief -t the- -eivil population ef those parts of Russias t'otand occupied by the Germans, Th relief plans contemplate exten sive collections of funds for th .pur chase or grain. The cost of admin istration, th announcement tatea, will be born by th Rockefeller Foundation. The American and Spanish Am bassadors to Berlin , and Vienna, are members of th committee. Germana Cladly Contribute The Hague, Feb. 7, via London.. America and Germany are Joining hands In relief measures for the civil population In th war devastated dis "mats of Poland. Representatives ot ths American) Red lCross and .. the Rockefeller foundation after Investi gation " found this work as essential as relief for Belgium. while American representative were negotiating what amounts to a formal treaty with ths German and Austrian authorities, providing guar antees not only that Imported food supplies shall not -be reuieitloned by tbe military authorities but that all re quisitions shall cease In Occupied re gions, a German committee had begun raising funds to buy food for a peo ple who officially- are their enemies. Berlin residents subscribed ttS.Mt tn their first contribution to ths fund. Germans generally were Invited t subscribe to an appeal Issued Satur day. . The German commute was orgarf- iaed " Saturday at' A meetlnr of th Reichstag with Prince TaUfeld-Trach. en here; as chairman and Dr. Theodora iwall, director of the ministry of Interior.' as vice-chairman. After outlining tha . straits of tha popula tions and declaring that: a famln is food nd coal . ntlnued. Dr. 1-ewalA said: ' "Our international commute has undertaken to obtain th . necessary food supplies from neutral, eountriss and It is now for Oermany to collect He funds needed to carry on th work of mercy. We appeal to our countrymen urging each to do all he can. 'The willingness of the Germai people to make sacrifices will not hall at the frontier, when It la a question of saving unfortunate frllowmen rrom misery and death." The foreign committee being - or ganized to supervise relief work In cludes the American and Spanish am abssadors at Berlin and Vienna and Archibahops of Posen and Cracow. Dr. WIckllfTe Hose and Ernest Mcknell, rcpresentin the Rockefeller Founda tion. The committee believes It will be able to buy rain and food - sup plies In Rumania. Chairman. Herebrt Hoover, of tb) American Belgian commission. Is nego tiating with German authorities to obtain assurances not only that requi sitions of food shall cease both In the region of occupation and the region of operations in Belgium, but that finan rial levies on towns and provinces shall be abandoned. The German gov ernment pledges hitherto have extend ed to the non-requlsltlon of food sup plleg Imported by the commission or such supplies ah must be replaced by imports from America. $,000 FOR SPIDER BITE. Mr. Joe BbMctt, of Bailey, Suing nonow Koutuern ror Damage. IIHarillSTMlMaNlNafM.1 Wilson, Feb. 7. A unique ease is to come up in the superior court hers next Wednesday before Judge George W. Connor, in which Mr. Joe Blase tt, of near ilailey, is suing the Norfolk Southern Railroad for !1.0. In till lilssett, while in. Raleigh, bought a ticket to Bailey over defendant com pany's road and while en rent he was bitten by a poisonous spider- on the srm. He will claim that" for a long time he was Incapacitated for work and will ask for the above amount. He will be represented by P. D. Swindell, laq. Market Derives Strength From ITecord-Breaking Export Movement Mw milll .) New Orleans, Ls. Feb. 7. Cotton mart a moderate ad vane last, week. closing to 11 points up. No great display ef bullish sentiment, was seen In futures and the volume of trading was not laage but the market derived strength from the record-breaking export movement, the large mill tak ings, tu better -trade, from mill sen ters and' the good demand for spot cotton in the fhterior.. TotsI shipment fur the. week wer M6, Oil bales, the Unrest on record. Mill takings wer 4 !, hales. Man chester cabled that many mills had. not been as busy in years, giving or ders for war material as the reason, la the belt buyers found it difficult to trad because of th firmness of holders, while prices wer compara tively ttgher I ban m th ports. The declaration or a naval war aone In British wafers on the part of Germany "is a new factor In cotton shipping, tbe real results - of- which cannot yet be foretold. ; .l MODERATE RISE IN COTTON FOR WEEK SITUAtlOIISTILL If Food Supply Is Diminished People Will Starve, Says Ex-Congressman Scott ' -''-' : . ONLY WOMEN IN FIELDS German Soldiers With Gang Plows Drawn By Gasoline 'Tractors, Farming 125,000 JLfiitiaDdLWhicLWaSuS Battlefield a Few Weeks Ago,, - sr wis mi. irrs it Koadoa. Fsb. 7. Th situation re mains scats. If th food supply Is a immune Belgium will star. Former Congressman rksrl V Scott. , of -Ksneas,-whw-ls -returning rrom n inspection oi relief work In Belgium and France, telecrsrhed this mssssg today to former O warn or waiter K. stubha. of Kanaas, Mr. loon visited Cardisal Meecler at Mallne and heard th story f the now famous pastoral letter. ' "The Cardinal obviously noys ths dllSmnta la which h has placed Ths Osrmans," said Mr. Scott. His eyes twinaisa as n told of his Utest ad venture. At six 'clock oris mornln. said th Archbishop, a German officer and tw soldier brought a communi cation from th commander aaklng him to deny statements that he toad been deprived of his narsonal llbm-tv Th denial toad ,been prepared and consisted of four sr ftv typewrtttsn sneeis. -CsrflfiiO"sr8rcrer said its request a hi callers to return. In th evening for ha answer, but th mcr d sola red tney must await a reply is th Car- dinars room. At th Archbishop's request telephonic ' eoafirmatton of tnia order waa received. Describing his subsequent sxiMrtencea. the Car. lainai said: . r1 ' fv- U.-d T' m 'It Is tru no manacles were used to restrain m but I was t have per formed a servlcs at Antwerp and was not permitted to go there. For three says i was reetralnsd in mi nalaoa. Two days later 1 waa asked toonodlfy my letur and wrote soother, if th Germans ar clever they will publish my wist pastoral letter." "So far as I could see. Cardinal Msrster waa fr to com and go, sub- J set., i prsaum. to th usual restric tions imposed on Bslglana. "Th people tn sad around MaJine appearsa as dspressed as any I saw in KU1nv t Thy wander almlssly through the streets wherr bartds of wretched, ragged children beg from everyons In sight, Elsewhar I waa struck with th eouraga Bslglana show In efforts to rsbulld their home snd rssum their normal life, but of course they ar utterly dependent on supplies brought In by ths commis sion. "When you have seen' Vise with lu population of 7,tM now reduced to a hundred odd families, existing In Its almost total ruins; when you' have seen one oeautiful Dlnant, now heap of lumbled debris: whan von i for miles only women In th fields tnsn you begin to realise what war la. "With a Grman general I. motored through a large part of Franc now occupied py the Germana, every foot ot wnicn nas been fought over. W drove for miles through acres ef part ly harvested wheat- What was left waa trampled under th feet of tw army corps. Almost within th sound of Bring the Germans have a thousand or more of their own soldiers at work with gang ploughs drawn by gasoline tractors farming IIS 0 acres of Im4; wnicn waa a Dattieneltr a few weeks ago. "Throughout this region' ths Ger mans have been giving th inhabitants enough bread to keep tbem alive, but tney told m they could not continue -this work after active operation. . recommenced. Throughout my trio I saw enough to convince me th Ger mans are treating th commission with perfect fairness, helping out with absolute good faith. Food Is going only to starving Belgians and French. We have done well as a country, thus far staving off actual famine, but more food is essential." THE DACIA AT NORFOLK Ship About YVhkh International I'ocnpiifwtions Are Imminent puts IS) lor ioaL. Norfolk. Va.. Feb. T. The Ameri can Steamer Use la, recently changed trora tterman to American resistrv and about which International com plications ar imminent, arrived here today for coal before Droreedlna- on her voysge to Rotterdam with a carta os cotton. Th Dada left Galveston last Sun day. Capt. George McDonald, Mas ter of tbe Dada. left, tha vessel and secured a room at a local hotel. He denied himself to- all newspaper: men. He said he did not know when the Dacta would sail. Agents of the steamer here say ths Dacla will prob ably-sail by noon tomorrow. Several code messages wer received her to day for the-4acte and 'her agent. EL0N VICTORIOUS OVER A. AND M. QUINT Elon College. Feb. 7. Klon de feated A. snd M. in basketball hers last night by tbe score of 24 to 11 by superior playing. Klon made the gam' uninteresting from 'the local point of view, bat the splendid defen sive work of th visitors allowed but a small soors. Although the locals shot only six goals, fouls on the" part of th visitors gave 1 point. "-r'ir-fleld emed th -oaly on to shoot goals for Elon. he getting four snd Bradford securing one. MIKE VICTIMS SOW It. Fayetu vllle. W. Vs.. Feb. 7. The death today of negro Increased th number of victims of yesterday's ex plosion, in th Carllsl mln of the New-River Coal Company to IK ' One hundred and eighty men wer en tombed and of the ! who escaped tbe negro was-ths only ons hart seri ously. ; W. L. Thomas, chief clerk-of the Stste depsrtment of mines, who inspected the workrngs today sal if the si-plosion resulted from - the Ignition of gas frixa aa open lamp. . Odds In Favor of Allies' Sea . Forces Too Greaf Against . Teuton V, PLAN ONE OF CAUTION Grand-Admiral Koester Says Fleet Must Be protected and May Not Accept Battle Only Wnen Jt l.an Reckon on . Vjc- tory; Prods English Boasts nyts siiirtiii l rwul Berlin. Feb. 7. (Via London, If: 14. P. M.) Oraad Admiral Von Katr, president f th Uermaa Nary Lu. Is Address at Kiel Univer sity today discussed conditions gov-rwir-th-Tsrtto- br plgyeff oy th German navy In tha. war- U de clared th relative strength of th Uermaa fleet com pared to th Anglo FsW ic " ftvByptsB7tt' is pcrhstp otio to four. Th British, to added.' per haps estimated German lust for bat tle so highly that they bad said to themselves: - "Boms dsy they wtll rotmv anwe shall be abl to assume battls in s aituatton favorabl for us." Another possibility. Admiral Von Kocstsr declared, waa that th Brit ish hav a higher regard for th Uer maa fleet ttkm Nslsos had for th French or th Spanish. That ths of feaarv spirit ot ths Germans Is great er than th British, th admiral con tlnued, can Justly . be assumed When on recalls that the Germans, took an oTewrive asalnst ICngland s east coast, whereas ths EngUsh hav not dared t approach th German coest. ' Means Death or Victory. "W are full of the firmest confl denc tn eur fleet," said Admiral Von Koester, "but w know that a sea bat tls mean death or victory, snd that a destroyed fleet ran wot V repleod In th course of th .war. even If It lasts for years. We therefor, must rantlnus and allow ourselves to ke 1 netted to no deed which might eventuate In our defeat. "For what would be the situation If se battl took place tomorrow, la which etLCk on of our ships took a hostile ship to the bottom, with It and perhaps some others? W would be without a fleet, and England could proceed gradually In Its attacks against eur coasts. And you ran be sure after th conduct "of England In oar colonies that a city would b spared. Oar coast frm Emden t Msml would be moat severely threste we ' 7Jtntwir grtempts, if they- wets wall prepared, cou'd succeed at places most uncomfortable for us. Must Prote Fleet. "Our fleet- must protect us under all cordltlons, and may accept battle only when It ran reckon on victory. Admiral Von Mbetr declared the ours of ths naval war up to the present had caused blm greet sur prise. He added the British Secre tary of Stat for th Navy seven yes- aro declared that Oermany would wake up some morning snd find her fleet gone. He also recalled the ut terance of Winston Spencer Churchill, First Ixtrd of the British Admiralty. In g speech at London last Septem ber. In whfen; the Oermsir fleet' was designated as a "luxury." and in which hs said that if the warships did not coma out and light, thev would be "dug out Ilk rats In a hoi." "After these sayings," Admiral Von Koester declared, "on expected other things from"; the British fleet than It has accomplished. I am almost tempted to believe the solrit of Nel son no Unxrr lives in It." - . .The admiral aaid the fact that Ad miral Fisher, the British First Ses Lord, hsd not chansed the plana that were being pursued by Prince Louis of Battenberg, the former First Sea Lord, "can be taken as showing Knu' lend'! lnteintic to dictate terms of pee.ee eventually with Its fleet" GET PAStraS CASH ANDJEWELRY Four Masked Men Commit Robbery on Platform of - Palm Beach Limited (IV West Palm Beach. Fla., Feb. 7 The Palm Beach Limited train of the Florida Kast Coast Railroad, bound from Jacksonvllls to Miami, was boarded by four masked men at Stuart, Fla.. early tonight and the male passengers on th observation platform robbed of their money and Jewelry. The amount obtained has not been learned, but it la not believed to nave been large, 710 attempt was maae to molest 1.11 women. They were forced, however. at ths point of revolvers, to enter the err, where several ef them fainted. After completing their 'arch of the men, ths robbers made their way through th observation car, but found - that a hrakeraan, who had caught sight of them, bad locked the door. Hevolvers wer "then, leveled st him snd be ws rdted to pull the bc't rope to stop ths train. When It slowed down. th four men Jomted to the. ground snd escaped.". Possss sr sow sesrvhlng for them. AUTO RACER IS ' IMPALED ON BOARD Jack allsh-n't Msrhlne Skids Tli rough Fence Daring Race. . ihetiwusii !-) tim Angeles. Cal., Feb. 7. Jack Callahan. . automobile . race driver, skidded through a fence In a I0 mils sutomobtl race at Ascot Park tod. Impallnif himself on a hoard. -A large hole was torn la his ch-st. Hs Is re norted to hav an vn chance for life. .-, . L . - ... ' . - Callahan's team-mates. Eddie ffDonnell. and Tom Alley, finished first and second In the rac with time of l;l:lJ-s aad 1;41:L GERMANY REVOKES BRAIfl REGULATIQ ii Cereal Imported From Ameri ca Will Not Be Used for ; Army and Government - POSITION IS EXPLAINED Government Supervision of Grain Trade Now Confined 'to.Hdme Supply; Purpose to- . Establish I Jjlon-Contraband Charade! otSuclvmported Grain Shipments , ' ; tfc. r Ainiii j fail ''-. Berlin, Feb, t By wireless to Sayvllle) Positive assurances that truss toipearfd fram Amsrk vjsot b used for th army or ths iovern-" ment were given by Vice-Chancellor Clemens Del Bruech in a statement today to th correspondent of tb Associated Press, Ths Vice-Chancel lor declared th regulations tinder which imported grain was subject tn sale only to municipalities or th- grala monopoly organUatloa had been revoked. H snnounced the- government s willingness to entrust its sale to American organisations for in auration of th war. The sbso lutsly non-contraband character of " such grain shipments then would b established, h said. Th Vice-Chan- " cellar said. Th ' Bundsfstni Tfgulatlons for dening in grain and flour,, promul- gated ' January I(. did not contsm-7 plat the expropriation of grain sup riles In favof of ths government' or German army, but solely Its equitable -distribution for private consumption. -It Is, therefor, a measure ef protec tion, for the -individual against a pec il lation. "Furthermore, paragraph 4t of this regulation reads: The stthulatloa ot this regulation does not apply to grain or flour Imported- trora Abroad ' after, January II.' "Governmental supervision of ths grain trada under this ruling is con-Tuned to the) horn supply, while trad in Imported raln now as before, re mains unrestricted: Th provision ' Whereby Imported grain may be sold eniy to muntmiaittvs or specified or- sajilxatli na hua been, rescind ext. , Al though thss orsanlratlons wer In-, tessted solely to direct Impi fted grain' InW channels which wotttd lead to private consumption. It wasthousht best te assure neutral pewers that ntee- stieum tanoes-wnuld grain imported; into Germany , b dest'ned for German forces or German admin istrative bidders. Cndor thee cir cumstance, therefor, according to the principles of International - law, such grain cannot b regarded as so- called "relative contraband.' "In accordance th ore with th Ger man government has communicated ' formal assurances to the American government that food products Im ported directly or Indirectly from the rnited States Into Germany will In no wise lie placed In this position by the German forces or German admin istration, but will be - placed at - th disposal of the German people through freTr-BnirTmresirlctedrchan- nels of trade, government agents being debarred from participation therein. The German government also has declared Its readiness to de liver trade In such Imported " food "" products to American organisation . for the duration of the war." T TO ICE Japan Makes Threats; Yuan ng .to Make Some V. Concessions W U lirlmn Hal Peking. China. Feb. 7. Japan he threatened military action to fore China to meet her r-cent demands, acoording to a cable message from the Chinese minister at Tokio. Officials ' say.--however. he communication should not be taken too seriously. ;V Public men an1 new-papers ar urging President Vusfi Shi Kai to let Japan seise by torce what she wishes,, a China would be unable to oppose her. but refuee to grant humiliating j concessions. It b reported that Pres ident Yuan cthl Kai intends to meet some, of the demands granting Japan Such concessions as would be given to any other country, but. stubbornly Resisting any transgression of China's sovereign rights.. The government -I observing1 - Ja psn's requirement thst secrecy be" maintained In conducting negotiations as It Is desired to give Japan every opportunity of moderating her' de mand without losing prestige. . t'niled Utile In Dark. - Washington; Feb. 7 Japan's re quirement that CJiins keep secret ne gotiations the two .countries ar ear-? tying on to determine their- relation to each other, folloaijing the capture of . Klao Chow prevents tha capture State government .for the present from knowing Just' What th discus sions comprehend. ' j-. Virtually no information has been received from Tokio or Peking gi Ing any definite idea as te hst Jae pan's drmands Include. Officials here belie that Japan considers th negotiations for th present as a matter solely between herself and China until an understand- r 1 reached on' which tbe L'nlted States and other powers subsequently ' may be conswlted. The United Statrs in a note to Js- pn shortly after the Utter Issued her ultlmsttim to Oermany placed. Useir on record ' a-e :ipectlng ts be con- sulteJ'-Vin-any territorial changes In cident to the- tsklng of Kiao Chow. but assurances have com, in London press dispatches that -the question of territory Is not involved In the prevent dtseusftloa concessions and commer cial advantage along alone being , . der consideration. - MILITARY AG T
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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