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: VOFJ BERFJSTORFF
i. WAITS ORDERS 071
' SINKING QFARABIC
" Berlin's Official Statement; Is
Hoped To Solve Submarine
U-'"4" . i - Problem -' r " .
; 'AMBASSADOR TO 60 V
? : TO NEW YORK TODAY
There He Will Receive Instruc
' tioiis From Kaiser; Germany
. Expected '-To ' Say U-Boat
' Commanders Have Been Qr-
" ckred Not To Sink Passenger
Ships -. - . j : -
1'uhnston. Aug. I.- Count Yon
HwriwtorfT, Gormao AmtMMdor har,
wiH, h.v Wuhinctoa tomorrow far
Now York, to a wait Instructions from
. his rovrmnt whJcli ho eonddoatlr
axpooU will load to ncfrotiaUono that
tUI brimr p4r and wbollr aatia
- factory t-onciuolooj to tho fntlro con
trovoray. betwoa tho t'ottod Statoa and
German over ho qoootioo. iLnk
' marina worfaro. Calooa'Uio aitnation
in Borttn,' wholly chancoo boforo tho
'atapafehoa aro aont, tho .itibaaoaAor
"bollovoa. ho will bo authortaod to rot
epa Informal (tlaruoolona with Becro
tary tntnK to tho cad that a not
wtar do framod by tho Oormaa aor
ommont ontlroly satiafaetory to tho
'. LnUod Utatoo,..."",: . .,?':'
V-i- (ierard to Rnmrt. . . .
80 far aa tho Btata bopartmonr la
conrernad, formal proaantatioa of tho
Arabic raao to Uormany awalto ro-4-nlpt
from Ambassador Oorard at Bor
)Ir of tho Uerman admiraJty report on
.tho dost ruction of tho Ohio. tMa
- pa tchaa f rora Berlin tonight said tba
report miht bo mad any day or
miht ha delayod a fortaiht. Tho
laat of tbo Oonnaji aabmartnoo operat
ing sooUt of Irolaad will aot rotura
to port Tbeforo that tlmo. . Cntit tho
admiralty atatomoat la rocelrod, how
vn and th Arable eaaO disposed f.
-H- to an)koly taa.t diaeuasloa of tho
broextor , ouostioa of oubmariao wor
faro will bo rooponod,. ...
In tJerman oircloo bora It la drmly
iolivd that tho Berlin- forornwtont
!i anxious to brln to a outck aod a
f i-inndly . termination tbs : wholo dlw
pitomon over tho wbmarlM campaign.
The Mt f Count .Vjon .(MwaatorfT to
V'aahlnKtoriiitiiVX on-, instmctlono
from Borlin. at towod as oenclusivo
proof that tho Ubora) element of tho
Dormant aorarnmont baa triumphed
. and that every effort will bo made to
. moot the views of President Wllsoa aa
oipreaaea to too Amoaaeaaor in an in
terview ooo after the Lrfiaitanla was
destroyed. , t - . ,
I rawouiger fthlpa Dor rod.
As to the Arabto eaae. It was pool-
tlrely stated' today that whatever tho
tJermaa admiralty, report mUrht bo.
tho Berlin rovornmeat would five ao-
, auraneos that its aubmarlno .eoro
mandero had reoorred explicit Instruo-
Y 'faae. Aoatt.aa-passrnr ships bo-at-
' ; tacked, without warning". U is bo
i- .Hovod-tho OemawJTrovernmen't wlU
. eeek to make It elear that aa s aa
1, tional policy tfya warfare aamiast pao
aenaor ships he boon suspeaded. Al
. ready offers of reparation for Amort
can lives loot with tho ship have been
made Informally and Ambaseador
. ; Bernstorff fee la that barrlnir adjust
' mont of minor dotaila, tba f rtotion be
- tweon the two eoantrios Is at aa end.
Out of the relaxing tension of tho
eltwtl& -fMW--heB t&t peaeo ta
Kuropo has sprung. Oerman oboenr
are hero have noted tbd( there Js a
, croup in each country Which sees
. iwMMlbiUtiea ' f American mediation
behind the peaceful adjustment of
. the Amortoan-Oerman dispute. With
. oho roaceoatoa won from tho belll.
orents by diplomatic means; the oo
curity of tho Hveo of neutrals oa the
hitch seas it is thought possible that
Y ' other proposals may follow with re-
, , Continaod on Paso Tea.) : ; v :
. STEWART RESIGNS AS 7 '
' ASSISTANT POSTMASTER
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, .far Si ii.iil
. Waahintrton, Aug. .1. Joseph ew
rt, Seoond Assistant Poet master Oea
' oral for the past eeven years, baa re
Kitcned. and he will be auooeeded by
' otto Praegen Ppotmatrter "J" j1"
. dr-rtKent. will auoeoed Mr. Praeger.
Mr. Stewart has been' retained by
" tho Impertinent of Justice In llttrratlon
now in the court of claims Involving
r . railway mail pay.- He was appointed
from Missouri. -
JUr. Praeiror, who U from Texas,
- was appointed Postmaster Of Wmh
lnrton by Prenident Wilson. .Mr
J Clianoo la from Illinois ,
N CuE DEAD, SCORE HURT
, AS TRAIN HITS FREIGHT
I r-aal
' Bluefteld, W. Va Aug. ti. Fire
man T. M. Bailey was killed and a
-rore of persona were Injured, several
"nevereiy, whrn Norfolk and Western
rasenger train No. 1 collided with a
freight train at Gary.- W.-Va.. fete to
day. .Engineer John Culleney Jump
ed, but he waa burned eevereiy by
rt-nm. BeveraJ paeeenger coaches
were smashed. J-
THE -"GFrtM W-AHERICAV
. WTf ATM)J. ...
New Tork gun (Saturday ) 1
It seems this morning' to be
iwut as follows: - -
hnr Oermenv. a clearly recog-
niitfi opportanlty to get out of a
iy and morally untenable
r'wiiion: and to set out In a man
p.r likelv to win bar-lc a oertain
rnniirt of vfnn friendship on
ti - side of ti'iw-.' i
for thn I mltl Ptstes, peace
r t 1 e d?rl".ftrf
in of TVeod
ied renoan.
. Prince As a Boy Scout ,
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m lay Wasg.- m-'H m Clay-j J
,town Print of Italy . . ,
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. Crow a Prince Umbert has become
an nthuslasUe boy scout. He Joined
wheai his country went to war, and
since tbea he has been an ardent fol
lower of the precepts of tho coats
He was immediately elected head of
his company whee he Joined. ; . ' ;
U.S-CAFJALFORCES
TO BE INCREASED
2,000 - Men To Be 'Added vjb
Coast Artillery ..Division r
;. .y . i ft , ty
' -i Vmmi sisiKHit . "".tifjsf
'.Washington. Aug. ' ThV oast
artillery foroo oa doty at the Pajaama
Caaal will , bo increased to ; full
strength of twenty-eight companies
or about t.vet men it was learned to
day, the former policy of maintaining
tho big' gun crews at about half
stBsAgth in peace tlmo having been
abandoned. ' .
Fertlflcations of the eanal tone art
rapidly Bearing Completion. Origi
nally It was planned to man them with
fourteen) companies under tho theory
that It was Improbable Ulat tho de
fenses at both ends of the waterway
would be attacked simultaneously,
and tho caaal and railroad made rapid
shttar',ofthe-Twesr thr
point posslbe , Under the general readjustment-plans
of ' the army, full
garrisons for the canal defenses have
bee determined -upon and it la con
sidered oertain that a big Increase in
tho coast artillery corps will bo asked
for when Congress reassembles, as the
doubling of the canaljorces will mtte-
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$25HYDR0PUNE3
?tii SINKS IN FIRST TRIAL
, tstectal I Tea m mt CWin ) .
" Chicago, - Aug. The-' 2S,t
hydroplane Dteturber V. owned by
James A. Pogh,, commodore of the
Chicago Yacht Club, -which' waa
launched yesterday, took sharp 'turn
on her trial trip here today, careened
and plunged to the bottom In lest
than two minutes.- J1 VI r r
Ned fflramona, captain, ' and the
mechanician were the only persona on
the craft, and they wert picked up
by rescuers.
The sharp turn waa mads to avoid"!
running down Frank Weeterland, a
swimmer, who, although not - struck
by the craft, sank three 'times and
was rescued from drowning only af
ter ha had become unconscious.
INDIAN PRINCE, IN.U-BOATZONE -
& FEARS BEING HELD FOR RANSOM
Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, Maharajah of Kapurthala, In; Punjab,
;; India, 'and His.Queen Sailed Secretly For England From New
York; Now .Thought in Danger of Submarines -. v' A.
(ha imiHiiiii hml ; . - - j
New-Tork. Aug. It. .Some where
is the dangerous waters that was the
British laiee. the steamship Rotter
dam is nearing ths port of Kalmouth
tonight with aa Indian Prise aboard
whose chief apprehension is that 'he
may be captured by the Germans and
held for ransom. He ia Jagatjit Kingh
Bahadur. Maharajah of Kapurthala.
whoee rich principality lies in the
Punjab of India, and reckoned one of
the wealthiest and most powerful of
Indian rulers; and he railed secretly
from this port August 21 on his way
back to. his klnrdom after a two
months tour of ("he L'nited Btatee and
Canada. . -
, With the Maharajah' are his Queen
the Maharanee a Spanish beauty,
whom he wed in Madrid flvs yeai
axo; his eewetary. M. Hoy, a - un
Mderalile retinue of ti-viint end an
American girl. Aiwa Mat-Kie t uil' i. to
whom the JflHharanre took a liking
while In the "t e?t.
Friend nf the ro l couple are very
tnorh efrnid tht ,rtu:n eulm inn
comma ntiT ir.i-ht h.ir f the a
hanji.hs drarf.ire from New TorK.
were It puti;Op.i hre. anl knn.n -.g
of hirreat wiih, n-icht he in t
for tiiTihip. in he Is:m off and b..
him t 't r B it . f
Uit te t'-.vC i i v t;,e I . - i .
PASSMIRIS
Products of Farms and Facto
' ries In July Valued at :
INCREASE OF $5,000,000
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Greatest Ever.Recorded fri Sin
gle Month Says Report of
Department of - Commerce,
Trade I "Balance Is; $124,
-79,370 Against .$24,929,-
008 In 1913 . .
' MWr as
, Washington. Ang. f I. Exports of
tho products of, Americas, farms and
factories in Jaly rained ;at
Tt.t-.were the ' greatest ever re
corded in that month, thi tcpj-tment
of Commerce announced toulght The
nearest approach to the lew record
was mads In Jury, lilt,-whoa Ameri
can shipments abroad reached fltf.t
fft.TTt. ' . y -.. 5 j -'Y5 i v" ;
The trade . Utlancs for the msnth,
tho ex roes of exports over imports,
was fl4.m.i7tv compared with
balance of IZl.tII.00l IrN July,. lilt,
la July.Mtll. exports wars less than
imports by more-than-M.toOvS.
. Hesvv Trade Bslaarw.
Kxports) for tho first seven month
Of the year' valued at l,ttl.77,4.
gave a balance of- trade in favor of
tho United Btates Only a little short
of One million dollars, The balance
Iwas- e,l7l,et4,- oomparod witn
0,ISI.7lf la the first seven months
Of 111. r J ,. ' ,4 .
July Imports wore valued at 1141,
tt.f. compared. With $1I.I77,11
laat year; for thjt seven months 1 1
Q,0.e4t. against ll.14t.IH.l7l.
P0LI IS APPOINTED t '
! COUNSELLOR OF U. S.
' 'Washington, Aug. M. The selection
of FVank I Polk, corporation conn
eel, of New Tork Ctty, to be ooanseUor
of ths Stats Department, waa formally
announced tonight by Mocrstary Ia
tring. Ths President haa tendered the
position to Mr, Polk, who. has as
cepted -.--'. V
" Mr, J?otk'will sweceea Mr.' TAnMng.
who became Hecreisry on the.reaig
natioii ty William Jennings Bryan butt
June. Ths counsellor's otSos haa been
vacant sines Mr. Lansing took his
place ia .the cabinet. - -,.',
While John Bassett Moore wat
oounnellor. he acted for tho Secretary
In all matters In tbs hitter's abaenoe
from Washington-and the rule con
tinued In effect while Mr. Lansing bold
tho post. : Diplomatic callers were re
ferred to the counsel 1 or, and . when
matters of pressing Importsoee were
pending, such as tho correspondence
with .Germany over tho Lust tan la
oase. . ths counsellor waa called Into
conference at Cabinet meetings. While
it has not been definitely decided. It Is
virtually oertain that ths rule .will
oomUaus tatsgect-aftes Mo-Polk takes
Office, v - J -V T ' -: -"J ; -! ; , "
DANIELS SEES WORK tP:47
: : ON NEW DESTROYERS
Bath, Maine. ' Aug. -H-eorstary
Daniels arrived hsrs en hoard the
gunboat Dolphin today to Inspect the
plant of ths Bath Iroa Works, miiwrm
the construction of two torpedo boat
destroyers was begun a short . time
ago. v. ' - " ' ' "
' . Ths Recrstary wasaooompaaied by
his wife aad throe sons They will
leave tomorrow for North I lave n,
where a "call will be mads at ths
rummer borne of Secretary of the
Treasurer McAdoo. Later the party
will go to Bar Harbor. . H , ,.V;
AVIATOR KILLED IN V -.
JUMP FROM PARACHUTE
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: '-jtm. uml lws ;' :'v
Port Waynsi Ind.. Aug. fli Ooorge
Williams. IS, an aeronaut was killed
late today when he Jumped out of
hla parachute to escape falling Into
a forest. His neck was broken. :
secretly and take the Rotterdam, a
Holland-America Ifner for Falmouth.
T- maVs certain that no one.' save
a few plose friends and officials should
know -his plana. 'the Maharajah; and
his party boarded the steamer ' two
days before she was due to salt and
remained aboard la aeclilun. They,
made ths trip to the liuboken pier
rt a cooped automobile with drawn
curtains at night, snd after they were
taken to their qtinrters ia the royal
suit, the pier was closed, until ths ves
sel's depart are, to sveryone notjn
tending to sail. - -... . . . ,
teantime' te preservs outward ap
pearatices, the Maharajah's summer
residence, a big houe on Long Island
rented for the season, was kept open
as uausL . '
The Indian ervsnts remained on
the premieee ri those whom, he took
back in h reurtue were quietly re
placed with -others so that neighbors
would not notice the riurce, . 1 o sl-
lay pr s:i n of trie ;,. n ha rajah's
d. .rtur an H"rv et a men out.
In i". t,.r four dyg after he had
?:iild. . t a that, he - t referred
l"Tadwm i Ma to eervtl.itig eie.
I d a, t e h In r'iit.(,i,ii, by
the i."i.i:-.!-.i s .,f-mnt firtrif'iiTed to
him. it e i!- -e t.. ..sr luat he
" '' ' ." toin-. .i 'in . this
PEACE GDJIFEREES
WILL RE-ASSEMBLE
Meeting This Week Will De
' clde Next Step Toward Or-
" der In Mexico ' ' "
WAIT ' CARRANZA'S REPLY
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Northern and Western Leaders
Are Favorable To Proposals
;1 of United States and A, B, C.
Bowers j Opposition .StilL in
h East ard; Southern Part of
;;Cpur.tiy y,-. -
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, Washington. Aug. "II. Ths nsat
step in ths "effort to bring peace In
Mexico wiJLs considered by ths 'Pan
America n eonferaaod probahty next
week. A majority of the military and
political leaders In Mexico having re
plied to ths appeal of the conference
for a pesoe agreement, it was offi
cially, announced today that ths con
ferees would be rsassemMsd soon, al
though a definite date for tho meet
ing has not hewn Set.
. General Carraasa't reply is expected
early next week and it Is understood
ths call for ths meeting will be issued
as toon as that is in Mr. -Lansing's
Hand. Cferransa omelets here said the
reply probably would he Sent as toon
aa General Carranaa reached Mexico
City to re-establish his capital there. .
V"' 't. ; V Rallies Favorsblei. ..... C i
" Response favorable to' the appeal
have euro from General Villa and all
his military commanders, members sf
his cabinet and political advisors. AH
replies from I'airansa's generals aad
advisors have referred the decision to
their- chief. All Mexican leaders out
side ths Carranaa and Villa factions
havs accepted ths offer of the Pan
American conferva oe of aid In sr.
ranging for a convention to be held
In neutralised Mexican, territory for
tho purpose of creating a provisional
govern meet to arrange general slee-
UOn- ' ; - '; ' "-r'r ;"': r-v
MexU-aa leaders favoring, ths Pan
American plan are located principally
In ths north and wast of Mexico; those
opposing It are-la- seat and osntrsj
Mexico. -. - r -. ." .... . . - - v s ,
., Battle Einertod. Kr '
Before tBhe conference Is held.
Oarraasa'g adherents are hopeful that
Ooaeral Obregoa will bava osptnred
Torreon toward which ho Is said to be
advancing.' Villa is said ta.be mewing
his forces St rreon t sueet this st
tuck. A decjaive turtle tere may
have a far reaching effect pit e fu
ture of the republic. . . . ' , '.
MAN FALLS 400 FEET TO 1
DEATH FROM MOUNTAIN
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Atlanta, -Oa., Ang. Jl. Wllsoa
Raid, of Norfolk. Va, foil four hun
dred feet from the top of Btone Moon
tain hear hsrs today and was Instantly
killed. ' Workmen ia a quarry at the
foot of ths mountain saw him plungs
over tbs sdgs ot the precipice oa the
north aids of tho peak. .Bis body
was fouad , after a search , of thirty
minutes, - ...,-..' .
.t- ts-sttpposed ' Retd- slipped -while
attempting to look over ths sdgs of
tha prvclplce- - - -
AUTOR.F.D.ROUTE
FOR HASH COUNTY
First Motor line Will Be Estab-
lished at Bailey,-Wasb-
- ington Announces
V tnr w. ti TEt-VERToir.)
Washington. Aug. It. Ths first ra
mi delivery route la. North Carolina
to bw served by motor transportation
probably wilt be established at Bailey.
Nash county, by ths Postofftes Department-
- This became known today
whan t was found that a vacancy In
tha rural carrier servtoo there will not
bo filled pending tho consolidation of
two routes Into motor routs. . Ths
dsparttnsnc will appoint a temporary
carrier to be paid from tl.(t ts II,-
ttt a year, depending upon local con
ditions, and later flit ths position per
manently by a special ' civil service
examination. .. . -. ..
; FlrsCMTWo Hate. .
' These automobile routes havs been
established la a number of States la
tho last few weeks as an experiment,
but nons have so fsr been Inaugu
rated In North Carolina. Ths son-'
solidatlon of two routes for ens motor
rents ia a saving ,to tho Department
aad at ths asms time offers faster
eervtre to patrons .
.John s. Harper today was ap
pointed rural carrier at Sharpsbarg.
k. M. Hengepeth will probably be
appointed poet master at ths saros
place. Miss Lluts Honrtae Is likely to
bo named postmaster, at . Wilson's
M
WARSHIP GUNS TO GET
30 DEGREE ELEVATION
Washington." D. C Aug. ' II
Main bateries of American battle
ships hereafter will be given aa ele
vation -of . It degrees, virtually
doubling .ths . present angls of are,
according to a decision reached by
Navy Lwpartinont a perls after does
study. It Is said, sf all available In
formatics on naval engagements .of
the "European war.
The effect of h change will be to
Increase materially ths range of the
navy's fourteen Inch guns snd alas
make gun firs mors accurate In rough
weather. The gune now have suffi
cient range to reach aaythmg wlthla
the, limit of vision st aea. It.e added
elevation will enable ithem to hori
belle at objects far peyond ths hori
tun or ever hills ef con;fiierabla gise
tn bombarding land fortin. etiona
A new problem haa been j. relented
aa a result of tbs hUh anile firs, and
nrvy experts sre studying methtds
of Increaelng deck armor srainet the
pluneirg Ore of shelis huried from a
j- .1 tttance. 4.
PARIS RAIDED BV GEIWUK AVUTORS
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This photograph shows tha types ot
biplanes and triples es used by Oer
man aviators yesterday la their raid
oa Paris. Tbs largo maehinS ta a tri-
Slans. -recently constructed, which. It
1 said. Is oapaMa of carrying twenty
men. , .. r.
BOYTHIEFJO; GETS
Lumber Negro Arrested;
Minus $22r Robbery v
iij? -'In Broad Daylight '1
-( '.'
., y,. :.- 1 s ; J,'!,. :
. tspaM is. Tss. Met sad tsssiiSil
Iaimberton. Aug. II. A,, "daring
robbery occurred hers toaay at eleven
o'clock whsn Elliott tier rick, a tea-
year-old negro, stole list la easa trntn"
tha Farmers and Merchants Bank. ,
Cashier Barnes stepped out a mo
ment asking one of tho dirsetors, who
was present, ts watch for him. Dar
ing his shewn oe tho sneak thief slipped
around behind tho eounter aad grab
bing a ' package of aaoasy, sees pod
without detection. - -xii.
" Upon his return Mr. Barnes missed
ths money; . Chief : Rsdfsrn arrested
Merrick and all ths money but til
wan rw srsd. Meniok la In jalt
AMERICANS GLOOMY ,
ON CHRISTMAS GOODS
. Berlin. Aug. ' !. Vla London)
American buslnsss men in OsrmaJiy
are taklnaf ths gloomiest view of-the
fats of great quantities of goods or
dered In Germany for ths American
Christmas trade. . They say that the
loos of these goods . will amount to
millions. ,-.-. h, - . . j- - ,
Orders. totalling about' fst.ttt.ttO
fsr ouch, wares as - toys t Bohemian
ginsswars. - bronsee,-' Christmas 'Cards
sad optical specialties had hoe a plac
ed for summsr delivery. It is stated,
this being tho usual praotlcw in order
to give American wholesale' dealers
an epportnnlty . to pevce - ths good:
Ths article
ee, are
1 sj of A seasonal vara4
and beoomef virtually valseless anises
delivered Immediately. Howsver the
British order In councit although sot
effective whs,n tho orders . for." tbs
goods wars placed, prevents such a
delivery, . - . . "a t
Ths order In coundr eia Is playing
havoc with golf supplies. ' Uolf balls
snd clubs are being exhausted rapidly
and ardent golfsrs are- obyurgaMng
Kaglasd and planning aa. appeal tei
their fellow enthuetaet-in Amsiica,
BRESELERT0 GOYERN.t
GERMAN FORCES IN RUSSIA
..-' t pi'-, n ,. ' .!., . -..
BerUo. Aug. II. Ths occupied re-'
gioas of .Poland, and Russia under
Herman sd in in 1st ration have been
formed Into a general gossi nut ship
aad plaosd. like Belglumjinder a
general governor. ' i'or this post. Gen
eral Von Beeeler.; sonqueren oft Ant
werp and Novo G artievsk, baa been
s
NEGRO IS SHOT AND KILLED BY T -
OFFICER HE ATTEMPTED TO RESIST
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Policeman Duke, of Kittrell, Fires at Sam Garner,' When He
Attempts To Escape Being Arrested; Bullet Passes Through
Man's Heart; Mob Threatens Violence : ' . , l.v
' taiisit ts Th. n md owis.l . V
Henderson,, Aug. 5 1, Polios mas
DukS tonight at 7 s'olock on the main
street of Kittrell, shot 8am - Garner,
a, negro, through the heart, killing
him lnsumtly. t.amer was resisting
arrest. . '
Uuke. who Is the only officer la Kit
trelL Is "-very unpopular wtth the lew
ises element, and immediately after
the shooting a mob formed around
the omuer and threats of violence were
heard. '
. t ;iX Joti'h. & iAoystsc And Cor
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Not only have tha Osrmana perfect
td groat EeppaUns for use . against
their enemies tn tho great war, but
they save made groat strides In -bolld
tng aeroplanes. Tbs Oerman trtplaae
has ths largest carrying capacity sf
any plana typo of airship ihat has
bean invented.
J.0.L0fIG;F0HMEB
II.
Exovcrnor . of Massachusetts
. : Ordered Admiral Dewey
. a To Philippines
av aw
Ulngham. Mass., ; Aug.. i.-mloha
D. Jong, - former i Becrexary - of ' ths
Ifavy aad former Covert tor of M.
chueetts. died at (his home' hers to-
Mr. Long was geflretary of . ths
Navy . daring ths 6paalsb-Ainsrioaa
war. ' It was be who la on record as
having dispatched tho famous mes
sage of April IS, lltl to Commodore
eebrgs"-iew eyrt-Tondlntt th"
Asiatic squadron, - then awaiting or.
aero at itong Kong. . Tha
asn ' -.-;- - 1 v -
"War ' has . commenced betw
Spain . and tha United states. Prs-
ooed at -once to ths PhUlppins li
lands Captura or destroy-the-Spanish
ships. Cos ths utmost endeavor."
It, Was on ths sixth day after ths
receipt t of thees ' orders ' tost Dewey
reported his groat Victory In- the
battls of Manila Qajr. As to tha mes
sage which had thus sent the-fleet
Into, action, Bee rotary - bong .ones
amid: ' '.. - ... .
"My name -rat at ths bettors. Q'rl
sua dlapatoh! I should rather like to
havs ths credit of it. But It
mine. . I directed Chief Crowntnshlsid
of the Bureau of Navigation to have
such -a dispatch made ready, s But
Crowninsheld did not write It ;Who
prepared 4t? Boms subordinate clerk
In his bureau. WhoT.Uod only knowa.
As tor wis, I should wot haver need the
word 'commenced.'' 1 should i have
said: ths war has begun." Aside from
that. It la a mighty good message.
thlnk'ws can pardon that word." Ths
diapatnh Tsuas-la-to-ma. -, I took,? to
ths President, saying: tot him: 'Mr.
President. I think this ought to 'go.'
no sua: u rtgni- . sign n. ,
Mr.-Long was .sailed tav head .ths
(Continued on Page Two.);;
V;
WfjutiW'&ftOLY' BLIRM
WHlll-OMUUI OUnit
WHEN GASOLINE FLARES
-Lumbertoti, Aug. Tble 'after
noon Anna. Thomas Cherokee was ter
ribly burned about her-lower limbs.
She went te as auto garage te sea a
relative employed the a Lis was us
ing gasoline la repairing a. tire, with
a smalt amount, or gas in a asarby
pan.. la passing by ' ths pan she
knocked It over.- causing ths gasolins
to spread . over ths - bottom . part of
ber dress which caught Sre. . prompt
actios aavea us woman s me.
oner D. W. Hardee were notified of
me tragedy and hastened from here
to Kittrell by automobtsa. They found
that Uuke had gotten away from the
crowd that threatened vengeance
against him, but on tha advice of citi
sens of the community it was decided
to wait Until tomorrow. to hold the
Inquest. .
Duke's friends Informed the officers
Where the policeman was -and they
placed him under arrest bringing him
to Henderson ss a measure of precau
tion, lie waa placed in Jail to await
a preliminary bearing. 1
RUSSIANS FROFJT
IS SMASHED IIJ BY
CALCIA
TEUTONS
Germans Break Through Czar's
f Positions On Zlota Llpa -
. River In South " ,
NICHOLAS IN RETREAT.
BALTIC-PROVINCES'
' ; -
Austro-Germans, Intent On ;
: Destroying- Czar's Great '
Armies, Push Forward On
. Foe From All Sides; Some
Rear Guards " Already". Are
Reported Captured ,
GinttUNAIIttlEI
DROP BOMBS NEAR
FRENCH CAPITAL
tr Sw siiiitml Penal
' Paris, FranN Asg. . an Fowr
6 w wis a s op lanes attsauptad to
make a raid 0a Parts this) snor Insr.
Tbey veers asusnhes) by m Prvev-h
air iosiila tad-ess ef the (ernil
snarhlneat waa soot . to. dectw la
rdd-sir. . . ,-
" Th Ore iaa snstiitlnrs rrossnd
the rvirsirh Ifnrs Sytng si' a greal
heigh aad driving toward ths city
of Paris. Wheal 1 over a point to
ths worth of ths capital they sight
ed a PrreK-a air tt Mills snd three
of the m nat anm ilaars wheeled
shc-t and headed for the tier
man Mars. ' .
. Tee of the Ota mas -Machines es
rapext. bwt naw waa oeiilllaa nd by
pai wutng 1
riddled by bsllrts. It fesl njamtng
Into ths forest "of Hals US where
tho burned bodies of two Aviators
Vva- fosmd. . "'"' "
The snwr saswThhMS drotifird live
bornbs at Mowt-josrecy, a town gf
teea amlra frosa Paris. ( ISs one
was hart. The batteries at Most
pjMii'f list y optsasd Sre ee tite aawo
tHsaet) but they, got away in the
hsse. -(. ... f..- - I,; . ,-. ...'. .
' London, Aug;' II. The Oermsnls ,
allies havs not yet exhausted their ef
(oris 4 awteeh sompi tely the Ki
ixn army. While-the Uernisne In t he
baitio provinces under t I'll klanthKl
Von Hindenburg havs again become
asgresstvs and ars attempting to drive .
the Hussians back to Uvinsr ths Aua-tfw-Hungariana
with ths assistance of
the Cesrmans havs takes ths offensive
la southeastern Ualicia, and acoordlng -to
Berlin and Vienna, havs succeeded
In breaking through tho Kusstaa post- " .
lions on ths Klota Llpa river north ''
aad sooth of Brssssay. . .
Ttassiaas Hard Prrewnd. "- ' -
Along tho rest of the front tbs Ger
mans claim to bs gaining mora ground
bat apparently they are aa far aa ever
from their main endeavor" the cap-
tare or destruction pf ths Rues Inn
armies. Ths latter, although pressed '
hard at., rhany.. points continue., thelrv
orderly retreat, leaving little or noth
ing that knight he used by ths Invad- -era
Boms rear guards which were -left
behind with mas nine guns te re-
tard the ' Austro-Oerman advance,
have base everwhslmed aad captured, :
but the guns, munitions - and main
toross Invariably havs kept sut : - of "
reach ef ths relenUesa pursuers. '
"""5- Kxptc JnMttfovcsanenia,''
Whether the Russians will bs able '
to ranks a stead In tbs new position
which, they ars said to havs prepared. "
the avast few days should telL There
are reports that reinforcements ars ,
being sent from the east to the west
era and Serbian fronts but military
HCoaUnusd oa Page Tea.)
The Arabia bxcid-nt and fieraany's
poevcy tee snbjeott or
big bend at the saslwa heedoaartsra
of the tHresia army be we a Utmeror
Wiillavna and Dr. Vow Bsthnsana lioU-
wegg, the Ouiiiaie lnsinlal ctuuKwllor,
Admiral Voa Itrptta, t nnin Mlnietrr -
of Marin , aaAdirdral Voa Meeller,
chief e the private Swiss
and the nmpemi'm persissal adviser eat .
aval annum.
Ne a-jws wsMie nluf iliS oonrcrrnce
is rvsMistrd Berilnv - Bosrsver, Ad- .
antral Vow Martler is said - to have :
Uiroww big lnas-noe with that of the
imperial caanweUpr - and. - JToreigw
Miniwte-. aoe Jago tat smi endeavor t
te ,stSM-Jt an aauicahls StxK re landing
with Che tnltrd Htatce.' for this rea
son the opinion Is exprtsssd la the-'
tits man capital that these ts sto caane
to change the optimistic view of the
sitoation rroated by Or. Vest Beth- '
wiiii BoUwesr's pro oatnecaarnt of
last Wednesday. . - - -
VThile Perrogrsd enofflctalty ex
pteseos the oplnlow that the ltuawlaas
are oa the ere ef digging thuinetlite
ha aad awaking a stand oa a aew front,
there are no Indications as yet of a
halt fa their retrograde awvesncnt or
of. any let as la the force of the
Teutonic .amraso. - -.:--.---'.
Oa Uns-oatrsry, the Ao-tro-Oerataa .
sCessl-e has broken ost again ta a
sector wbrra there had been cum pa r
ative inactivity fur the better part ef
two months past la East ra Gallria.
where the Unrs along the DtuVster.
ths Zinta line and the Gniia Lira have
rhanged, only Httle aime eariy July
when the Trutuaic armies swung aortu
and began the closing la novroe-t
wbk-h resetted In the Baa-lna with
draws! frosa the Warsaw aalK-n t.
The Kosalaa lines, Berlin tinlma,
havs now been broken along the y lots
Una aad the KaMdana are la full re
treat nmler nmn Ho Anetro-Ccrmsa
aauanlt. AnnsreiMly It Is the Tea-
tonic sins -cnnplctely to riesur allda
of Ksmina triMte. -
Ttie retreat of Grand tmke St.-bolea
srmie s from Brest-IdUirvk and the
b-s to the worth is being .arawed by
tteid - Marshal nn iat-kenwn
armies and tlwi c of PtIik 1
of Bsvaria, the latier bating i.
traird Uie Bicloileh forest. v.mi.
soulhcaat of Blaljetok tooecnl on
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