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TrTi 112 WXATIZZl rv SECTION ONE PACES i TO 8. rail dt cxmoerxdng ths weather win be found today a Fag Tw. ..... FRICE 8 CENTS VOL. CT. NO. 43. gULDCH, If. C.' SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 18, WIS.; ein mm people AND LEADERS FOR PEACE Ifl MEXICO , I ILL. BaaanB Pan-American Note,-; Made ; Public, Contains No Hint of. Intervention--' ' SUGGEST MEETING ON" NEUTRAL TERRITORY Document, Brief But to Point, Is Addressed to Civilian Pop ulation as Well as Faction r Heads in Re voIutiornStrlcke n ; Sister Republic? Services of - , United States and .Continen '' tal .Powers Offered to Ac complish Desired End . ; Washington, D. -C, Aug. t. The :. s Pan-Amsrioaa appeal to Mexico, now beingr delivered te tbs eblefg of fas- ' tlon and governor Of KUMi' H mad public liar tonbrbt by ths State . ? Department. ,: " ' ' Without . v M JnltmHtem f H armed intervention. It call upon the ' Isadora to mest somewhere la Msxieo, on .neutralised around, la confer ' enee "to adopf the flret atop psossaery , - to th constitutional reoonatnictloa of .....the country" and to lam a can for Immediate election. The' earrloa of th United State or any of the etbar Pan-American oonfaiess are offered aa Intermediaries to arrange th meet . j Inir. - . .. 9 :. Th appeal.' although addressid to ' .. , the political and . military leader , takes oa th form of an announce ment to th Mexican people them- selves. , As mad publlo by th Stat , ' Department, th document Is prefaced - .by this ennounosmenr: -v . v - ' - 'The Mexican -people are Informed that the following communication has been ant to ntany prominent persons , tn Mexico, whs- poanaes authority or military power within th republic" , Tpxtpf Msasaira, . - Then follow h aieaL - dated at . WaKhlnirton. Aaroat lis- '. The anderaianed, th Secretary of ' IMata of th-ejnited States, -th Aaa baaeadorK Extraordinary! and Pleeilpo tentlary or Kraail, Chile, and Anran . tina. aad th Envoys - Extraordinary , and Minister Ftenlpotmtlary of Bo - -'. Ilvia, Uruauay and Ouatemala, ' a ' credited to th Gorernment -ef th United States of Amerloa. actini sv erally aad Independently, ananlmoualy . . .. mr-n u My g v ia, ui iiHivw e WHJIIWI' cat Inn:- , ... . . v . -- v- - "Inspired by th most sincere spirit 1 of American fraternity, aad ewaetaosd that they rightly Interpret the earnest . wlh of th entire continent, have met .- informally at th suatreetlosj of th ' , ' Beoretary at State of th United Btnee to consider the Mexican situation and - j te aeoertaln whether their friendly and disinterested help could sucoess- ' .fully t employed to r -establish peace and constitutional order in our suiter ' republic v . y-. Appeal Is Friendly, ' ' ' . ' -In the hsat of the friKhtful strnir- rle which for so lonr has steeped la . may wen nay kmc slant or tn ats-soMna- effects of the strife upon th - - - - most vital conditions of the national exlatence. not only upon th life and preetlg- and aecurity of th sou n try. W can not doubt, howeiai ue ene can doubt that In th preeence of m , ' sympNthatio appeal from their broth era of America, recaJlina; to them . thee dlaaatarou effects, saklna them - te eaes their motherland- from an . abyss 'no ona ran doubt, ws repeated - that tit) patriotism of th men who itma - or in mnw war mm oiooay ' strif wlU not remain . unmoved no on can doubt that each and erery one of them, measurtna- in his own . ; consrisnoa his share In th responai- ' bllttles of past misfortan and look' ' In j forward to his shar In tha rlory - of th paeineauon and recommenda - tion of th country, will respond. - nobly and resolutely, to this friendly appeal and give their beat effort of epentnc th way to eona aavtng aa . HOD. . ''"v ' . , . ' , i', :. V. TJrnw Pear) Mcctinr. "We, ths naderslgned. bellere that if th men dlrectins th armed move ments la Mexico whether political or military chiefs should asree to ,' meet In person or by delegates, far . "' from ths sound of cannon, and with ' .no other Inspiration aare th thought of their afflicted land, there to ex change ideas and to determln th . , fata of th country from such action . . would undoubtedly result tha strong and unyielding agreement requisite to th creation of a preetsional gvr . ernment. which should adopt th first steps nsceaaary to tha constitutional reconst ruction of the country and to - Iratue the' first and most essential of them alL th immediate call to ge' eral elections. - - t : a - - On Neutral Ground. ' "An adeooats plac within th Mai lean frontiers, which for th purpose might te neutralised, should set-re as tha seat of the conference; and in or- . rir to bring about a conference of : this n at ore, to unaersignea, or any cf them, will wlllingry uponi Inrita 1 tlon, act aa Intermedlarlea to arrange the time, place, and other details of such conference. If this action can tn any way aid the Mexican people. "The underelsned expect a reply to this communication within reasonabl time: and consider that such a tlm A would be ten days after the commu nication Is delivered, subject to pro mrratton for cause. Then are appended th nsmes of . Secretary Impsing, tha Ambassadors from Hraill. Chile and Argentina and the Mlniaters from Bolivia, , Uruguay end Guatemala. The appeal went forward today to Generals Cnrrsnaa and Villa and to mors than a score of other military and political leader throughout Mexico, being transmitted by cable. telerreph sod wireless., whichever me! hod was required te reach the ,....j,ed dM'instJon- Rep'v are aak i fur Wll.ln ten days rtr the ap BAriKERSTO DAGmilGiri EXPORTS .COnOllPOODUGEP'iMOuTlIM Representatives From Eight sr.. sate ..'awaa-I States Pledge Support to Get Fair Prices RESERVES; ALSO TO HELP Four Southern r -Districts - Aid Fight for Uniform Rate -.'as . a 1 a a I . . k tor- Crop; naramg to Meet -Committee August 26; New Body Not Formed and Plan Is Abandoned ' Oajvnotoa, Taxaa, Ans 11 Rspr aeatatlT banksr from lght cotton fTowtnaj Statoa bar today , plsdged thsmsetve to ataad solidly behind tb preducero In aa affort to secur a fair and unif onn prloo for1 cotton, aad tn this thsy war plsdgsd th sop port of th four Southern Federal lUaarvn banaa,,. . . . . '-i-. Th ratins of banker today re sulted In tha perpetuation of tha Cot ton States Bankers" Conference, th next meeting of which will b called for eona tlm far November or De cember 'i . , r...., Th moan by which It la proposed to secur to th producers a fair price for their atapls Is th gradual marketing of cotton. Tha ' banker bava asjssll to advanos money to the farmers on cotton securities aad th Federal R a serve bank rsprssoatattv agreed to ra-diaeeuat this paper. Thus they hop to ottor no net cotton than . th marks will Instantly sJ rsob. ,. , - -.. - In the msetintr today, praatdanta of Ave Btate banker associations, repre sentaxivea of thro Fed eral Reeerve hanks and nasnorouc prominent clear ing house representative took part. Thar were ft banker proa ant. - ; To Moot Oonmnalteac. . .. That th Federal Keeerv dlraetera ar la sympathy with th movement was Indicated by a telegram from W. P. Gk Harding, chairman of th Fed eral Reserve Board, who expressed a wlHlngnasar meet with a committee of .Southern bankers la Birmingham on August It. A oommltte waa ap pointed to confer with Mr. Harding on tha general subject of cotton mar keting. - i. The com mitt eo s com poo a of on representative front ovary Stat. Most of them ar th presidents' of their re spective tttsts bankers associations, ' , Ths formation of aa association of Southern bankers had been on of the plana of tha leaders In calling today's meeting, but after the delegates ar rived it waa decided to abandon this plan. - .' ;; . EF HAIT1EN REVOLT Red Cross Appeals for Aid to - Help Sufferers on Black : 'u - - Island Washington. APg. I l FamiDa has followad la the wake of the HalUen revolution aad the American Red Cross heeded today an appeal for aid for Buffering native of th Island r- nublio. A report from Rear Admiral Caper ton, commanding the American forces In Haiti, declared there waa onatdsr able suffering for food among , ths poorer people In Port Au Prino. He asked for Red Cross aid, stating thnt tber had been at least two deaths from starvation. The Red Cross ,st one cent H.eOt for relief work. "This morning,' said Admiral Ca pe rton's report. wosnaa aad child were found dead la th market place, their death du undoubtedly to starva tion." .1 .- - -' ' In many eases, h added, famllie nave been without food 4( hour. Re sumption of public work with- the establishment of peace will provide employment for eome of the Wia. - . SIX STATE HEADS QUIT - CARRANZA AND VILLA my as- Assasan rnsal.... , El Paso, Tex, Aug. id. The mlH tary eommandera of the State of 81' naloe, Tapie. Chiapas. Oaxaca, Ooer rero, and It kt believed. Durango, have refussd to racognlse th authority of either Villa or Carransa. according to authoritative ad vices here today. - It la said they nave decided that for those states the revolution is over aad although prepared to resist Invasion of their States, the soldiers ar to.be used In planting and harvesting. - : " V 6KVERK OX SPEEDERS. Several Are Fined ti and Cost Taa. tesday in City Uourn, Den Mills. J. R. Mathews and John Williams were fined' I and cm each. In city court yesterday when they were found guilty of .speedlnc. The cost rao the total penalty up to fs-ia. - Thomas Walker and Russet Wal ton were tried for an affray- Walker, who la a clerk in a own town drug store, seems to have gotten the worst of the fistm encounter, which occurred Thursday morning on Fay ettevllle street, Walton waa Coed IS and coat a. . , .- . . .-. E.STUJVD VAlA'.VBLt FOVKD Chicago, Aug. 14. Three bushel of Jewels, purees and other small pieces of personal property which belonged to victims of th East tan n - disaster were recovered when the ship, just three weeks after the catastrophe. wsa restored to even keel today. Ths property, Wsa found on the upper- decks. No be-dies were found In ths hoM of ths t.sstland. The government will not re!enm :s attachment on tba QLLOVVS ship ueiuI Tuesday tensus Bureau Report Shows a '- a a a a Increase in Manuiacture In South, WAR'S 'EFFECT. IS SLIGHT July Report Shows 498,476 ' Bales of Unt Against 448r l assa V si si Hft : 333'. BalesMf Same Montn Last, Year; Llnters ; Also Show Increase of 24,378 Bales : tnyaa Wwahlngton, Aug. ' 14-Inorsassd manafaotsr of cotton la th South, the Man kM of ttntcr and almost ormal cotton expecta, whloh I waa thought woald be greatly rednoed this year by th war. were th fsataas cf the yearly eottooi aonsumption and dis tribution report Issusd today by th naua bureau. Cotton aoomtned. during Jaly was 4ll.4Tbalnti of lint ad-4Me el nntera, again st 44MII and lt.411 In July las year - . , ' Cotton ett ..i (i in rag aetablis;:: ' V4ffl.4f4 of lint and a?, n I.Tt and t.u- 4 la publlo atsTV.v swm winuaaa TI4.S1S bale of tot and .lt.4l r llntera, against 4II,1S and tt.lt last Ar Good. ' Bxporta during July war 141.11) halsa Of Unt and 14,114 ef itntsrs. against l,tll and 1.444 last year, and tor the twelve moo tha M4M7I balsa ef lint and llt.lll of Ihmtsra, against MiMsl and Ist.tlt the pre- lima aaei v s. import were ti.HT hales, agamst II.T In July last year aad for the twelve months 111,117 bales against t0,tlt ths previous year. Foreign cotton oonanmsd in July waa 11.11 balsa, on hand July tl m eenauming sstabllahmentat 11. its nana ana in public storage tl.tIT balee. - 1 : Used In Xsoarrca. .- f Efforta arc being made by the cen sus bureau to determine how mush cotton to being seed In th manulae tuiw of sx plosives, j 1)4 rector Roe-era, la a formal statement toiay expaame that auiaaiaua , have been re osived for eatimsuea. Th bureau! flnus It dlfneult to get exact information, as much of the cotton awed tn sxpiosive ia first punned y estaDiianraenta not connect e witn srpioav piaata. ' ; TO LECTURE HERE ON " ' ' RURAL SANITATION ; (W. U VEXVXRTOJf . ) Waahlnrton. Aug. 14.- Sutweosj I U UamsdsB, of the Public Health See- vlea, will viett North Carolina tn nrst two week tn September to lecture on rural sanitation. He baa not ' an nounced any itinerary bet he prob ably wi)l speak wherever North Caro lina health officials desire htm to go. A great deal of work ha been dons In rural sanitation recently In th State by cooperation bet wen th Fed' eral and State Health Board. . ' SnsnesHl Pino Rates. I"' The Thtsrstate CommsroeCbtntnls- slon today suspended from August II to December 1 operation of proposed Increases tn freight rate on east iron pipe and fittings from Charlotte and High Point to Pacific Coast terminal Th proposed Increase ta ton cents psr hundred pounds. ' An examination for noatmaater at Rlngwood will bo held by cmi Mr vice Commlastoci Bsotsmoer is. ,- , KINSTON MAN'S MOTHER STRANDED IN WAR ZONE ' - Klnston, Aug. 14. Mrs. ' Mary Kacbamaon, mother ef Eli Kaeham son. a prominent local man. ia still 414 Imm K.r famtlv la Asia afinoe. lire Naohamaoav a formes resident of Baltimore, era easght by .the war. oa a visit near jaira. sn is an octo genarian- Her relative la this eoua . . m.11-a-Aa Inrf Mae ' Ian heard from, many months ago, ths Sgsa woman waa irw-ivsti7 mtaen fund. It la impossible for ber to send mall through, ber con, not hav ing heard front ber, presumes. .A nephew sent to bring ta sldsrly wo man back under the ahadew of the Ooddsss ef Uberty failed utterly to his mission. t -. . ,. - CHILD KILLED Fell FVnra WoodVsssr Wan a ; , Whocia Creahrd 8k nil. " ts i IS at tna w wsl Wasis. - ' Texinarton. Aug. 14. tittle Clay Waltman, eon of. C A. Waitman. was Instantly killed here today, whest he fell from a wood saw wagon drives by his older brother, and waa caught be neath the wheels. The child's bead was crashed and death, waa Instantaneous. . . . BUM OX-. HON WEDS. ' esssawans - ,-. i is ski tn imi PSBSl. Newport,' H. Aug. 14 Miss Margaret France Andrews waa mar ried todaf at the summer home cf her parent, Mr. arid Mr Paul Andrew ef ' New . rk. to Morgan Belmont.-son ef August Belmont, also ef New Tork: The ceremosy waa per formed by Rev. Jaa. L Ward, a looal Catholic clergyman, assisted by Rt Rev. Thomas Doren. auxiliary bishop ef Providence- : STORM DAMAGE HKAVT b n trntnttl Tnmi, Kingston. Jamacla. Aug. 14. A ft along the central districts of the north cost fruit plantations were - almost completely wrecked by the disastrous storm which swept JamaIn yesterday. At Tort Maria smrcely a banana tree wss left stsndlnf. , Four lives were lt at Buff Pay ahere wharvea and fnlst houaee mere wrecked and several pok-Hc bu:!S.a U.S.SEODSGI10!! ;i JO B0015VILIE Battery of 4.7 Inch, Guns and Howitzers Ordered to Bor ; der Jown . RAIDER EANDS WARNED '- -,""'5 i ": 1 Gen. Funston Asks for Stronger Force on Rio Grande; Texans Continue to . Hunt Mexican Marauders; Huerta Men aire " Blamed For Recent 'Trouble ' v : - Ibr t , Xoslss, Arts, Ang. 14. aVroa of Asscrloasi aoidlsn wera rawtlci pasta la riot in the streets , of WogaaPs anolgtrt a the result, tt ta said, ml rsusvor, that Mexl- ' I to take away fexfcxuw were' attacked before M aOonrs go esstrat of the tnesv. One Aasorl jpam .tms JtsWrteA-to. bava bcenu. bt Votreaes, Mexico, but tba border froaa here, by Waahlngton. Aug. 14. Tha War De- aartmant at th reeuest of Major Oeneral Funston today ordered one regiment of Infantry from Texat City to BrownsvtUs, aad also ene aeroplane. an battery 4.T gun and site bat tory cf 4.1 hoar User to Brownsvlll front rort KO. Okie,' Aaslstaat Beoretary Breckenrldge said that the awe order were tsswsd because ef Oaacral Funston's desire that ths garrxsoa at BrewnsvUl be streagtbaaed. .. .' Tba howltaera kav bssn ent" aid Mr. Brecksnridg" tber ar the beat weapons to ue against maraudsrs whe may b biding la lb hUls beoaus ef their high angle lire. Qeaaral Fun ston feels that tber should be a stronger force at Brswnevtlle, where there has been so much difficulty. lie did pot report any new development." K&niGn BAWDsV WARXED. '"' l Browtisvlll. Vvt. Aug. 14. Wsni cant wamliurs were, aiven to Mextrsn outlaws along the Texas boidsr tndayf both by Captain J. M. Fra.stl in Texas Rangers, and by General XL P. Naiarrats. Carransa oommandtr at Matamoroa. : - .... " Captain Fex - telephoned tonight from Rovmondsville, a tow - miles north of her th followlef short mes sage: ; t . "w awt aaotnsr Msxioan. ms am dsad. ... From other source it was learned that this Maxloaa who waa found on a ranch near RaymoadsviU was con nected with a band wnich raided sec tion north ef bar ssrly this week. Gen. Nafarrato announced througn the Msxloaa consulate bore that be waa trying to aid la stopping tha dap reds tion of Msxloaa outlaw The eon sul said Nafarrate would order hi oommandsrs not to permit any armed person to escape Into th United JiPfHoC A new angle of the causes of the Texas border revolution wag fur nished today by United State Consul Johnson at Matamoroa, Ha said many persona ta that section believed the outbreak was due. In part, to so-called Huert follower who for year baa bees exiled along the Texas border. Some of theas exile h said, appeared to bop that thsy might regain thslr prestige In Mexico it trouble started ud with the United Stats. A Mexican tenant oa ths farm of Frank Rabb, collector of customs here, found a note under Ms door warning him to vacate within a month. "Rabb la eodaavoring to pro test but tenant. - The coroner who Investigated the finding of three dead Mexicans yes terday In tha Mercedes section, re ported that they met ceatn from u known causes" v "nOCA1.ES CTTOEXS ARMED. I . KossJea Art. Aug. 14 with ty armed men. Sheriff W. A. McKnight left here today for Harrison's ranch. Bins mils east, where Mexican raid srs war reported to have crossed th International boundary and driven 10 head ef cattls tots Mexico. . Nogalaa eiOsens : began arming thsmsslvss saying tber feared raids close by. . ;- SHIP DENIED CXiEARARCK. , lea Angela, Aog. 14-Ths steamer Prtnoe Albert, denied clearance for Masatiaa by ths collect nr cf customs li si s ims of a suspicion that arms and ammunition aboard were Intended for a Bllbester expedition In Msxtoo, waa allowed te depart today when . the South wee tern tlteamsnip company, operators of ths vessel, agreed to leave the rifles and cartridges on the dock. HOUSTON, TEXAS, TO HAVE " NEW STEAMSHIP LINE Houston Texas. Aug. 14. Houston will celebrate the estabiisnment or reg ular slaamahls sei lc between Heus- toa and New Torn wna s M naval parade and barbecee next Thursday. Hoeston Is the- nrst port to go into partnership with the Federal govern ment end complete its ship canal pro ject. , The government put up !,!.- and Houston a like amount. The channel wsa completed within the aura and snough left over to build a bag dredge. . Binn then Houston baa voted It.' .ee to build docks and warehouses- v There Is to be. no wharf ehargs and warehouse accommoda tions also will oe ire tor a Kipuiateo length cf tlmse- .' - ATIATOB IS PROWTVKIX ' Rochester, N. T, Aug. It. Law- renee ljroa. 14 ysers old. of Ithlca. an aval I or, was drrnea st t'onesus i -v - i.i. Miav when the a r. .r.iisne 4turft 1 vg aad, t4 ie to t v ..at. ' French Ocnend Quits D-vrdanclles Conunand 1 f !-Vl. - v'. . General tlosssud, sttUng. This photograph of General Gour aud, Freaeb commander la th Dar danelles, waa takes at Sldul Bahr a few day before he was wounded. It shows hior sitting- sa on of th heavy guns with, which the Tucklah yeeeMe NORTH CAROLINA MAN CLIMBS UP MONT BLANC A. la. 5. HIU, of sLWstofe Id Party Oa Firs kjxneenaesi inai I I SMI I I II I si ' a J. ' bar York BseeisV. ,ZX? al ta aa WhnV aa t Vlnsten. Ant. 14 The Pari edi tion f the New Tork Herald tell of the first expedition of the year ap Mont Blanc led by a Kinstenian. A. U C Hill. Hill Is a noted long-dls-taaee walker. National Ouard staff captain, and when home, a cotton buyer and . prominent , la . business otrclsa' - - " ' The Herald aaya the ascent "was made under-the best possible condi tion" With Captain Hill was Ken neth Dawson Othley, an Englishman, and Professor Plot, of Geneva, to- E ether with three Chamonix guide 1U creased a nsaase la th Ice nf teen feet wide oa a ledge only tare Inches wld , . . . . The "human toboggan" waa- a see, ssry at one point, where the party alidad -down a slops of 46 feet. Peo ple st the hotel at Chamonix watch ed the daring American, whose home before be oame to Klaston some years ago was la Portsmouth, V. through taleawpca a TS and nui' cbmpaniona made the assent. Floral tributes were purchased by the guests for the three adventurer - Hill want to Francs to observe the fighting, at close range, and only re cently want into Bwltaorland. EVANGELIST "BOB" JONES SPEAKS AT JUNALUSKA i. " Ashvin Aug. -14. Rev, ."Bob" Jonea of Montgomery. Ala., evange list for the ? Southern Methodist Church, was speaker' today at -the Bible Conference at - Lake Junalusk H will speak, again tomorrow, aad Rev. A. M. Bennett, of the Candler School of Theology at Atlanta, will peak tomorrow - night. -' Dr. Bennett's address will end the conference. Dr7 H. M.'Dubose, of Atlanta, director of the conference,' J)eaa W.. Til let,' of Vaaderbilt University, and Dr.-'B, O. Oordon, of New Tork. made abort ad. dressos today before leaving for their bbmes. j " J - ' SAY POPE DEPLORES pi EAST PRUSSIA'S FATE l"-5"-' ,'. a" ' Amstsrdam. Via London. Aug. 14 What purporta ts.b a letter of sym pathy to ths people of East Prussia from Pop Benedict, through ' th Bishop of Fraoetiburg. as printed by the ' Baverlarhe Kurier. says a tele gram from Munich. Tbs letter , is given aa follow: , . , "The Holy Father .deplore with stnosrsst sympathy the aad poslUoa of tba populatloh ef the Baltic prov ince who, la fact, for .their - loyal Christian views deserved a better fate. At the same f&ntm. the Holy Father weloosnee moat heartily tba wonder ful readiness of ail Germany ta make sacrifice ia order tu assist th strick en province - As a sign of his father ly and loving care, bs sonde this gift of tea thousand marks (2,i for the relief of eufferwr" , c , . BECOMES FIFXD SECRETARY -. FOB ItAVUMiOM tXlXEGE Davidson, Aug. 14. Th president's file ha been notified of th accept aaee by Rev. J. C Shive. of Wilson, ef the office of field secretary of Da vidsoa College aad of his immediate entrance upon the duties of the same. Mr. Shiva, for th past seven year a highly sueoessful pastor at Wilson, Is no novitiate in th work upon which be enters for ths college. Some years aso he was engaged la one or more financial eanvasse and was pre eminently successful In his undertak ing. ; His work for Davidson will be both to assure additional endowment and also to keeji the college steadily before the public,- notably before the ehurche school and -ecclesiastical bodies t which. R makes its appeal tot ufport aaa tuxonw, . X : 14 ' .v . forts oa the Oalllpoit Panlnsula bar been bombarded. A few days later be waa relieved tit command. The reason for this baa not been publish ed, but it was supposed th Franca government waa not satlafled with the proa, i ass a had mad ... SAYS GERMANY READY TO TALK PpCE J.0W ' v far s ,ii ami fsawI'rS?, Part Ass. 14-A ' dispatch to Fournlsr Nswa Agency from Rom save that the Germs Emperor la answer to th peace letter f -Pope ties edict xv, aeclarsa hut willingness to eoaept peace negotiations provided ths nations with which Germany waa at war made the first overture Aus tria mad a similar reply to the Pope letter, the dispatch adds . Pope Benedicts' appeal for pease, addressed ts the belligerent nations, wss kaaued sa July tt, ths aaniver sary cf the opening of th European waa It sakad why a direct or indi rect exctanga of view could not be Initiated in which "the rights aad Just aspirations of th ' Various people cpuld be bonatdsrod aa far as possible, aad "thus put to an ead the terrible combat, aa has bean the case pre viously under similar circunvrtanoa" COMMITS SUICIDE BY -TAKING PARIS GREEN Mr Fen new Heath Declared That She Was Tired of Married life ana Pre ferred Desta. -Rocky Mount, Aug. 14. Deolarlng that (he waa tired of married life and that she preferred death. Mr Psnnsr Heath, of the Marl -Swamp section, near Vanceboro, en-Thursday morn ing took ber own lite- by swal low ing a large dose of Parts green. Following her act tbs deceased ex pressed a regret aad deolarlng that she wanted to live aha told what ahs had dons sod a physician -was summ moned. -Valiant-work waa done ta hope of saving her life, but all to ao avail, and aha died within a abort time. - Mr Heath bad been married twice, though only for two years to her sec ond husband, and.' Is survived by a buabaad aad two small children. The news of her rash act and untimely death cams aa a great surprise to her many friends tit Vanoeboro and throughout that section by whom shs was held la tha highest esteem. WOODMIOV TO HAVE DOO T" v ROLLING . AT MOREHEAD. - New Bera, Aug. '14. Th. New Bern Camp of the Woodman of th World will be well represented at ths big log rolling which will be held at Camp Glenn Beat Friday by the Morehead City camp of that order. Included : In the program ' Will be speeches made by prominent Wood men, including Congressman George B. Hood and other sftsr which the visitors will be carried, over to the beach and given a dip In th surf. There .will lso be drills by th vari ous camps- -rv- -L-- , , , y" EXPIAINB BERBIAs ATTTTCDE. -1 ' O fs illlilllll Pasal ' London,' Aug; 1 4 Tbs dsclaratloa that asrWa'a attitude - toward the claims of Bulgaria waa clear, end that Serbia never had admitted that th Slave la Macedonia were Bulgarian was made ' today by M. Roskovitch, Serbian minister to London.- in reply t claims recently put forward from authoritative Bulgarian, source -.J. -.. CATHOLIC SOCIETIES MEET.' ' . v tar a a in I rmh . v , - Toledo, Ohio, Aug.' ' 14 Delegate began arriving' today for - ths i four teenth annual convention of the Amer ican Fsdsration of Catholic aoctetis Ths convention wilt begin - Sundey morning with Pontifical high mass and continue until Wednesday morning. About tt delegate will be la attend- - Bid STORM OFP FLORIDA.1 . v- - a a a isnil reaai. Ksy West. Fla-, Aug. .14. Th ap proach ef the tropical storm, which has been awseping through th We Indie waa tn evidence elf tha Florida coast tonight, but no serious damage to chipping has been reported. JPraoti- ctXjr alt vessels are rem lain la sort MASS TROOPS AS r AFFAIRS APPROACH GRISI Central i Powers Prepared to ; Rush to' Assistance of ' Turkey swvasewawsasiesnsa .J. j . SULTAN'S FORCES NOW - NEED SHELLS BADLY . Artillery Attack on Serbia Men aces Rumania; Quadruple Entente Expected to Force Way to Constantinople, Greece Still Firm, But May Change Policy; New Confi-, dence In Allies as Russians - Claim Successes . London. Aug. 14. Affairs In the Balhaas -are-' approaching a tflgur While diplomatic asgotiatlons are pro- reeding la aa sffort to Induce states still aeutral to cast their lot with oae aids or the other, th central power have massed troop oa th Balkan frontier. Their plan. It ta supposed, Is to fore a way through to relieve Turkey, who la believed to b badly In need of shell l- Thi concentration, which baa been , followed by aa sjtillsry attack en Serbian position I equally a menace to Rumania, which again has refused to permit shells to pass tbrougb her territory to Turkey. The Rumanian army already la partly mobilised, and four new divisions ct reservs sow -have been called out. Bulgaria has aa yst mad no mov whil awaiting the reply of the quadruple entente te -. her demand that Serbia and Oreece concede Macedonia to her in return for -ber military support. ' This an- swar possibly will be ' fort booming after the meeting of the Greek and . Serbian perl laments asxt week...... Greece Stands Firm. -Tha Serbians show an inclination to make some concessions to obtain the support of thslr former ally. Oreece ta mere firm In her refusal, but It 1 believed here, there may be a change In her policy when former Premier . Veniselos seiurns to power, although , he has A strong pro-German party opposed to him and, according to a telegram from Berlin tonight. King Constantlne wilt offer him the pre- mlerahlp only with the understanding that strict neutrality o maintained. . Tha was th point upon which th king and M. Veniselos disagreed when a new cabinet was appointed and parliament was dissolved. Inasmuch aa M. Vsalseloa was supported by the people at a general election. It was thought the king might fall into line, but the dispatch from Berlin Indicates he bss dot changed hls view Should Bulgaria attack Ser bia, however. Greer Is . bound by treaty to support Serbia. Rjrssians Claim 8urcerS. ' With aa apparent improvement of the Russian situation on the eastern front, there are renewed expressions of confidence la th allied ceuntrte The Russian claim they are oontlnu-In- to drive the- Germans baakv reewt Kiga and west of Dvtnsk and still sre keeping them away from the fr rem of Kovno. Although the Austro- , German oontiaue their victorious ad vance In the south and southwest, tbs abeenoe of official mention of cap- , tore of gun and munitions Indicates that the town and position they or- . eupy all, ar evacuated before their The'oniy Important development oa th wester' front la the German claim of another local success la th Ar gonne. The French report declare all attacks were repulsed. STANDARD OIL FAILS TO GET CHINA FIELDS Peking Report CJase Mock Com ment tn Commercial and, Diplo matic Circles Here..- (Br Hat aieiil Penal. Waahlngton. Aug. 14. Failure of the Standard -Oil Company to obtain 1 , permanent coneeaslon for the devel opment of oil fields In northern China. as reported today from Peking, caused much comment in commercial and diplomatic circles here. Officials were ' , inclined to speculate aa to a possible . connection between the failure of these negotiations and the recent , granting by China sf commercial d manda made by Japan. More than half of the American s pore business to China I kerossn oil. and tha development of extensive oil fields In China by ettisen of any other country would have a disastrous ef-. feet upon Chinese-American trade, ee cording to commercial officials ef the -government The United State was tba only country doing an increased, trade ta oil with China during Ifl. and the oil la about tha only article . In that trade which fan not met se vers Japaneoo competition. n - 1,225,000 MEN AVAILABLE FOR WAR, SAYS GEN. WOOD J-J XI,: s a irtsw4 rasa). ". 1 !- ' , -'. Plattsburg. T- Aug. 14.Th , United Statee hag plenty of material for a voluntary array of on and a Quarter million men, and aU that la bow needed are plana for ml llxi g It, Major General Leonard Wood declared here today In a statement as to the - - tha ruUlna for war. pivwwmw . . , , The chief thing aeeded. he said, was officer aaa lovenuea iraiiuos "".- . denta In their Junior and senior year along th same Unas as aow are being used at the military camp of Instruc tion here. - ' s '"", For an army tf one and a quarter million men. General Wood said, ths nation would need 4,e- emeera. ' - c i aas -jftmilft -."Ksfhnaen j- ivm -- i In " taca f war - service. These men eventually, he aid. would oeeome me anner iiwii of officer for volunteer land agMnst waiting until tlm of ear IS orftuii a Tv.ubkvar tumr - ra Ftgs Tiro.).