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L'G SO 1915 Library, TIE WEATHER Shown today; ImmU? fair, cook. ; Detail oa page I. server Best Adrertlsfnj Medium tai North Carolina $ -. ' ' . if ' RALEICIL N. VOL CIL NO. 61. ' RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY MORNING. AUGUST 30, 1915. a 11 1 ... PRICE 5 CENTS r ,T GANNON AT BROWNSVUXE READY FOR MEXICAN RAIDERS FROM BORDER, HAS -i v '! Ob rrrs r llSflli HOPEFUL : -OFSOLUTIOFJ FOR U-BOAT QUESTION 1 i . a EErJ BAG TEUTONIC ARMIES PUSH MOSCOVITES New U. S. Counsellor . 4 !:'-, Postpones . Cornish Trip To Wait Formal Statement ' From Berlin " GERMANY EXPECTED TO DISAVOW ACTIONS - - k r . " Count Von Bernstorff Decla're'si ; He" Believes Amicable Ad justment Will Be Made', By - Kaiser tor Sinking of the Arabic; Note Expected With 'In Several Days rarest IiiihuiI rasal Washington. IX C. Auk. II. Presi nf Wni derided definitely' today .to remain in Washington until the situation between the United' Htare and Germany la cleared up. : Official hsve been untlng hlra te go to Cor nish, K. T for a rest, but ho - an. nouaoed ha would May here pending fhs receipt of further word from eriin. The President, iff was said, authori tatively, haa keen lad by the state ments of Count Bernatorff. the Oar man ambassador, to Secretary Lan sing and reports received from Amerlr ran AMbtialor Oerard at Berlin, to hope that a aolutlon of the aubma line controversy with Germany win te round. . Ha la waiting, however, for Berlin'! formal disavowal of the attack en the Arable.' and assurance that tha Uvea of Americana traveling 'oa unarmed morcbantment will not . be endangered again. . - The president had planned to spend fie entire month of . September . af . Cornish,- bat today It waa aald to be unlikely that ho wouli return there at all thla year. 1 Count. Bernatorff, left today for tha aummor embaeey on Long laland. He atiH -waa oonfidenC that within ahort time a formal communication would reach Waehlngtnn from tha Berlin foreign .offioa., dlapoaina' of tha eltua. tion irrowtnr oat of tha alnktn of the Arabia and havtnir a way for a amicable adjustment of all leauaa Va tweea tha two rorernmenta. Tha am .hamtdor- probably will not return to the. capital until tha Bote from BerHo arrtvaa, . : . '( i F1ID$5F0R P RAGGING r i GOAT IN ROCKY ROAD Xiaotna Anlaaal Iant Kooky M. taia Type and Hence, Iefraco Kinaton, Au. tl. William WU- - llama waa fined $5 and coete In Supe rior Court hero for cruelty to aa ani mal, to-wit, a tmt Evldeeee wee -'that-Wniaaiarln atPOT, drove ao . faat that the goat, led by a rope faa tenad to a burcy. couldn't atand tha pace and waa d recced at leaat a Mock - over tbo . pavement in- South, Queen atreet. - . - ' t ' Col. VT. D. Pollock, for the defenaa. tried to how that bains dragged over the pavement waa not injurloue to a goat. li declared that it la the goat'a "iiatur""to 1HW rockn-asn' ov to eet ouch thlnga aa hickory auta. etc It, ia tha wild state, dwella on rocky heighta end tha Ilka. At the point where Colonel Pollock had, become ' eloquent be bl fated In Imitation of a goat twice and called the attention of toe court to tbo fact that It ia very natural for A goat to Meat without being dragged over pavement. Membera of the bar aald tha Imita tions were "fierce." Solicitor Shaw. for the BUte, aald Colonel Pollock probably had . the Rocky Mountain goat confused with tha local - back porch and upataira kind, a horned ruminant animal akin to the abeep. There being no rocks In this flat conn, try. It waa unreasonable .to suppose that the East Carolina goat liked them, and suchr treatment as being dragged at tha end- of a rope oa its aide over vitrified brick. . : v :- LABOR LEADERS PLAN ::' : ; TO CALL ARMS STRIKE -. :- r. v . ....,..., ... ' r aw aiia rw - Bridgeport Conn-. Auf. I. Fiftean labor loaders conferred here today on the Bridgeport industrial situation, and while ao. statement was insued. 'It waa Intimated another strike would be called tomorrow at tha Remington Arms plant unless the polishers are granted concaeaiona: Tbo polishers, working on bayonets and gun barrels, claim their wages were roduosd Instead of advanced at tba time of settlement of the original strike. Four men refused to accept ; the reduction and were- discharged. While - only forty-two polishers are affected, tabor leaders say that if they strike there will bo a general, walk out of metal trades Worker. ;,,:- v U. S. SUBMARINE F-4 ;f RAISED AT HONOLULU ;lf-"-4-' " I" ' ' . ! ,.J'l ' I. V . (IV aa J iSllil Pfml ' y llonolula, ' Aag. Is. Tto V. S. abaaarlns K-4. awbaaeawed swudrio that harbor heaw atawai March S bust, was rHbiatesI lata tonigbs ana towed to .the quarantine station ia Honolala Bay. ,- Th submarine P-4 coaaasamledl by larot. Alf reel Ll Edevaad with a crew of t aaea, wesJt e the hot. mm nsT the harbor of Hoaoiola Marrb 16. lla, aorta nauruvero of tix "F" aqaaorom. bho waa Inratcd two days later, and Diver JnH Agras, of it aavy, dcecrrxt ed 115 IMC being cw recnrid. ' 7- . - - - " 1 -1,. ravo Iwaall" a this ttaioT bsit mcerji at reaciae f.-.lW. a4 oa Karcb ! Bcae Aamlral C. T. tanrr, enraiandlng tbo Honelnla naval stsiio.i. rTiecd that tbo r-4 ley ro ' tmt of water, and wrruM lutM bo re Seed by poav tooksv 1 V J iLl l:Llr W,..M,cw..,iilf'M'-w.;iil.iitg1'liqTW 1 J . 1 ilWltHi Sin H'MWt l);M'l'l' I 1 Frank U Polk- Frank U. Polk, corporation counsel, of New York City, baa been appointed counsellor of the.. State Department to tail tha vacancy created whan Rob ert Lansing waa made Secretary of State on the resignation of William Jennings Bryan. Several months ego Mr. Polk waa shot by a crank in New York when howas riding in an auto mobile with Mayor Mitchel. Mr. Polk'a appointment ia of especial In terest to North Carolinians as both hia grandfathers. Bishop and Oeneral Leon Idas Polk and Francis Btrot her Lyon, were North Carolinians by birth. AMERICAN VESSELS -if : - - Friends of Peace Adopt fteso - lutions to Present at Chl cago Convention ; V . B Rntledge nutuorford.) , NtW Tork, Aug. v . Resolutions condeainlaw - Americana . who. -imperil their nation by sailing o. Sngifah manltlon ahipa merely to win the plaudits of English society and secure Introduction into English eeart cir cles were drafted by th Pnbllolty Committee, c the Friends of Peace today - and ,wLH be presented 1 to tha National Peace Convention In China. go, Septembar S-and for adoption, lhe resolutions state: ' Whereas. A state or war exists be tween Oermany and England, and English munition vessels engaged In the traffic or war materials to kill Oerman soldiers have been frequently sunk by Oerman torpedo boats, and Whereaa, A war sons haa been declared in tbo waters encircling the British Isles and at has been declared dangernua to travel on vessels, espe cially KncUsh" vessels, sngaged In car. f ytng csntrabwnd of- wivi tha aald war, tone, and , , 1 Us Aaaerfcan Kripea. ' ' Whereaa, There are American ves sels abundant to carry all passenger traffic between Eu rope and America at thla time, and our people have been assured that passengers may travel cn American passenger vessels under the American flag in perfect safety, and' -: j "' Whereas, English society has made It a practice to amlle on wealthy Americana who travel pn English mu nition ships, and haa invariably se cured their Introduction into court circles, and --.--. ....... Whereaa, Wo recognise It ca our national duty to uphold the honor of the. American flag, and to. guarantee tha safety df all who seek protection under that flag when used In Its legit imate purposes, snd we pledge our lives In the defense of the American flag, and - - ; "";"'- , Whereas. British munition ships engaged in carrying implements . of : V . jtContlnued on Paga Two.) '; UDftVELEIN DUTCH GUARDS' AIM POOR AS ; INTERNED BRITISHERS ESCAPE , " - ' "' .' i " oasasBaisaa-eaaBsaBaaaw- j ;, . ' , . i - j Officers Refuse To Pledge Themselves Not To Try To Escape .To England and 'Kindly Hollanders, Ordered To Shoot , .-..Them Make, Getting. Away Easy. - 'SV' l,' '.;' the immm i.j:-. -;.-v Tne Hague. Netherlanda: Aug. The ancient fortress " of Wlerlclter schans where are Interned the British offlcert of the Antwefp relief expedi tion which waa forced by the' Germans te retreat into Holltnd a year ago, pc caaionally loses some of its khaVl clad guests, notwithstanding that tha Dutch piofeafTo- guard the place thoroughly: The British officer, like many of those interned In other camps in Holland, refuse to pledge them selves against trying to escape te Eng land te re)ntn the lighting forces, aad once outside the fortress these pris oners and tba Dutch people disposed to make things easy for them. - The guards at the camp are under orders to shoot any escaping prisoner, and It la true that they do shoot at them, but there as often something mysteri ously poor about their aim. - In fact If tt wr Dot for tbe constant arrival of ship-wrecked avlatora. the- quota of gMiwmers at TCiartokerachans would net be long sustained. , v The fortress Is air interesting place. Although -Iwble from two railway liaea. nobody seems to Have been aware of lt existence -until the war brought it to notice. It is surrounded by a cluefer of green trees and a broad moat, which nukes It virtually an island, k"v a sra ws t Chief of Army Staff Will Con fer With'Secretary lan- sing .Today ZAPATA MAKES REPLY -H- TO APPEAL TOR PEACE - ' , - ' Mexico : City ; Announces Gen v era! Has Accepted Proposals " -ofPan-American Conference and Offers Aid In ' Forming Convention To Create Pro visional Government . (ft; st rtilll Trim.) . Mexico City, Aag. IS. (DeUyed m tranesalHaion.) tifsjeral' gopata baa iqadejajrajrorable reply to (ho aotn Of the Paa-America a confereexie, offermg to aid ha arran-lng a eonveetloa to create a provkaonaJ goseeiuaoat. Meaaengera sent wttta the note aa Zapata arrived here today carrrinc bis awrwer, and - aloe favorable - replies front Generals Maaael Palafox, Fraa daoo Cbaaaro, Par ceo, iAse and Washington, Aug. , 1 1. Oeneral Hugh I Scott, chief of staff of the army, returned to Washington tonight from tha Mexican border where for several weeka he haa been working In furtherance of tha - Paa-Amarican paaea plana. He would not comment oa the result of hie missions, which ha will discuss tomorrow with Sacra, tary Lansing. v Oeneral Bcott'a first mission oa ar rival at the border was to confer with Oeneral Villa and settle dlfBcaltias arising from eelaure of property of fmlga merchants at Chihuahua. Tha General alae discussed with Villa the Pan-American convention proposal, which Villa and his followers have ao cepted. - , . . Sowght Obreajcat. Since then the nature -of General Scott's negotiations have not been dis closed. At one time It waa . reported he tried to get in communication with Oeneral Obregon. Cerrenaee chief In the field. . Whether he sucaeeded In this baa not been learned. Obregon, however, responding to the Paa-Amer. toae- appeal aald rarrnxa foraar would be blav" v - " ' - It ia tabeoi for granted here that General Scott brought beck a fund of interesting Information. Tha chief of ataff baa long been familiar with con ditions In Mexico, and is personally acquainted with many military lead-era- " : ",r Wait Oe Carranaa. No disclosures have been made as to the next step the Pan-America conferees arc planning with reference to Mexico. There will be no meeting until Carrensa's reply to tha appeal for a peace conference haa been received. The conferees still believe this re sponse will be negative., and that It probably will urge reoognltioa of the Carranaa government. Carranaa's agents here say the reply I expected tomorrow or next day. Numerous rumors are afloat, both aa to- tetllealma!tem ftnij military, movements In Mexloo. Reporta of dissension la the Carranaa faction are eagerly confirmed by Villa adherents and vice '-versa. Villa followers today had no doubt of a report alreulated that some members of Carransa's cab inet had revolted. Carranaa adherents scouted reports that Villa had central bed a lighting force of formidable else at Torreoa to meet Obregon's army. FIGHTING IS HEAVY - ! w ABOUT DARDANELLES -Or , m I rami f i - Constantinople, Aug. . via Lon don. A new attack by land and aea on the Turkish-positions at the Iar danellea haa resulted in heavy fight tna. Tha Turkish war office announc ed today that several onslaughts bad been repulsed, wun neavy losses is me allies. It also was said a cruiser and a transport of the allies had been hit repeatedly by the Germaa guaav nearby know ao htde of it origin that, with the historical generosity of the Indifferent, they vaguely refer to tha castle aa dating back to the time of the Romans. As a matter of fact, tha fort waa built by King William of England, tbe Stedholder -of Holland, and cannot be older than the year t7 . It was In that year that King Louis XIV. of France invaded Holland and marched light up to Amsterdam. The country waa at once flooded aad several fortifications were built In thla Impromptu sea to guard tha few high roads .which could not be submerged. The deep and broad - moat which surrounda tha fortress Is now used for fuming and swimming perposea by-the British officers interned there. In the distance there Is a pretty Dutch landscape, with red roofed houeee. clusters of trees,-a few busy wind, mills, and a high aky, all of them sug gest ive of the liberty that la near at hand bat which is barred by a double row of wire reneee, both above and under water, and a seriee of armed Dutch guarda.. At night the entire sons of barbedwlre and rifles te lighted up by wrong arc lights, giving the eld tort an appearance something like ed American amusement park on a sum mer night. But when approached closely it Is seen that raoeaultoes and .bate ere tbe only eaee te e.Joy this , tdoatlooed ea Page Two.) These euggeetlve 4.T calibre suns, which have a range of sevaa miles, have lust- arrived at Brownsville, Tax. la charge f tha Fifth yield Artillery of the TJnlted States army. They are designed to keep out Meat, can raidersyi . Rutnora that Browner POWDER EXPLOSION PELT FORTY MILES Windows Shattered : at That Distance When Massachu- - sets Mill Blows Up - . ai iatiilslil fwaU . Acton. Mass., ' Aug. II. With a shock that .was fait for forty miles, the glaslnf mill ' of the American Powder Company,, which, since the European war began has been work, his to capacity, blew up early today. So far as known nobody waa killed. ' The actual1 money loss was not heavy, but It was slaked that work en large order probably would be held up several weeka, In surrounding towns, particularly in Maynaro, many windows were shattered. , l( 1 , -. - : -M- t kawsl LMMca.- ---l-- S Th mill has been cloeed down sine Saturday afternoon, and tha police be lieve the- exploetoa , waa eaused with Intent to cripple the plant, - Aa official of tbe company pointed out that the glaalng mill, where the powder enters upon its last stages of manufacture, la the only part of tha plant whose lost at thla time would stop the output. ; ..;,;' Armed guarda have bean stationed about tbe ' work' for several weeka but the mills are In aa isolated part of tha town, and tha dense woods and shrubbery in the vicinity offer easy concealment for any one wishing avoid discovery. r- . tot TWO MEN KILLED WHEN DuPONT MILL BLOWS UP raaal''" WUmlngton. Del., Aug. !. Two workmen were killed and considera ble property damage was done by an explosion of two black powder mills of the DvPont Powder Company In the upper Hagley yards, near here today. ... The two reports were heard more than a doaen miles away. Hundreds of windows In nearby bouses ware broken. Several hundred pounds of powder exploded, completely destroy ing .tbs mills. The first to go was a fuse mill, which set off the - second plant -' E HEW WORLD MAI T. S. -Brickhouse - Wins Car negie Diamond Medal for Speed Telegraphy ; (Br aw am lilil rem) Saa Francisco, CaL. Aug. t. The Carnegie diamond, medal, representing the all-round- telegraphic champion ship was awarded today to T. 8. brick house, of San Francisco, former ly ef Raleigh, N. C. and until recent ly with tbe Associated Preen. The championship eoatest, feature ef tbe telegraphers' tournament - with the Panama-Pacifle Kxpostloa. began yee terday. H. C Kmrlcha, of Baa Fran cisco wsa second. - The championship test Included the sending of tt commercial mesaagiia, ! railroad messages, l words ef press matter, and a stipulated amount of brokerage matter aad the receiving of the same amount, of railroad, com mercial and brokerage - matter . and l.ae words of press copy. - The win ner's time waa It minutes, tt l-( sec-' ondc" - -. ' - - - . i Brlckheuae also took first honors In the eommercta! contest for ssndlng sixty messages. H. EL Bar-field ef the Associated Press. San Francisco, waa tbe winner .ia the receiving event, taking misalign In It minutes, 11 seconds, a new world's record. Is sending the massages la this contest. Brick house alee establish, a , pew world's record. - , The tournament was open te the world.. - - . ' ' Mr. Brlckheuae to well remembered In Raleigh, where he formerly lived aad worked. It was here that be learned telegraphy. , For a time he was the Associated Press operator la The Newe end Observer effVca.1 - Mr. Brick ho use. . according te friends bare, Is now with brokerage r oncers ia Saa Franotsco, having left Tha Associated Press servioe sense fjiss age. - . . . ' 1 1 SETS n't 1 . villa was to be attacked by a large Mexican force have been est at rest. It ia doubtful' If tba whole Carranaa army haa aa many guns as thla single battery. Tha guns were In plain atght at the Brownsville railroad station where- Mexicans, who. were curious, might look at then. BRITISH ADMIRALTY LORD DENIES - DAMAGE. IS DONE BY ZEPPELINS Raids oiTCoast of England Have Not Resulted In Smallest of . Military Gains, Says Balfour; Neither Soldiers Nor Sailors Haye Been Killed, He Asserts . , IBs Um IMiUs rWaal Parts. Aag. Sera of EeppelbM has been re painted a battleship gray, which resxhws tt dinteait to see even when eying beneath the ctoetle. A leJenraaa froa ZeerV-h says the latest KeppHia aBodets wteabhi large nab. Both reads taper, aa that they have lost to acne ea . tent the faantllar cigar ahaaie. . Iondon. Aug. It "No soldier or sailor has been killed or even been wounded, aad only, on one eocasion haa - damage - been Inflicted . which could, by any stretch ef laaguage. be described aa of the emails, mill, terr Iwoportaaee, ea; Arthur J. Bal four, First Lord of the Admiralty, of tha Eeppelia raids en England, la a letter to a eorrespoadent who had complained that Brltiah accounts of the raid were meagre, while the Oer man reporta en the same events "are quite rich In lurid details." "Tbe reason, says Mr. Balfour In bis letter, "la quite simple. Zeppe lins attack under cover of night and by preference on moonless nighta In such conditions ktndmsrks are elusive, navigation difficult, and errors inevit able and- eometlmee of surprising magnitude. The Oennans constantly assert, and may sometimes believe. tnat titey eroppea nomas on pieces which In fact they never approached. MOB BURNS 2 NEGROES WH0 SHCXOFHCERS , (ar s iiinnn rami Sulphur Springs, Tex-. Aug. ft. Joe aad Kins Richmond, negroes, who killed one wfflcer and wounded an other while resisting T arrest, were burned to death by a mob in Buford Park here today. Early thla morning tha two negroes wanted ea a minor charge, ahot to death Deputy Sheriff Nathan A Flip pen, and probably fatally wounded Sheriff J. B. Butler. They were cap tured by a posse, brought here and Immediately burned. DOGS QUICKLY TRAIL v THIEVES AT COLUMBIA ISeenal at Tk peas as nsssie.i Elisabeth City, Aug. It. Called to Columbia Friday te trail thieve, who had entered the store of Jula MeCleee on tha night before, J. W. Shores and bis doga boob had the two negroes with -their loot. Both confessed and were sent up to Superior Court. The flrst negro, Dave Otbbe. was trailed to hia home, a mile from town, and finding himself caught with the good, he confessed aad dragged Into hia story hia pal. Antney Sprulll, who was soon picked tip. . Olbbe and Spruill each bad a bag fun of tobacco, cigars, cigarettss. meat, flour, and lard, aad each had a pistol stolen from ths same store. - - . -- . .. 10,000 MORE RUSSIANS -- -TAKEN BY GERMANS (Be am A ensst maal Vienna, via, London. A u g. tl. Aa official statement" issued tonight save tba Teuton te smrsees seat of Vladi mir. Velnekly aad en the Elota Li pa "broke the enemy resistance en a front ef lot Jillometere lM.mllea)." "The number of prisoner who have fallen Into ear bands haa Increased to lt.eot," aaya the statement. "Near Kobrln.. whore the Teutonic allies are gaining further ground, is ths only way northeastwards open te the RuBstsns.- - - ' 5,000 ARE HOMELESS . , . . .IN ARKANSAS FLOOD n a aiiisnil PMsvl. time Rock. Ark, Aag. II. More than i.tot pareona are bomeleee with in a radius ef Itt mllee of Newport. Ark., and many ethers, marooned In their bouses by floods, have had only scant food supplies for four days, it waa said here tonight br D. C. Welty, agricultural enfnmtsstenev ef the St. Louis, Iron Mountain' and - Southern Railway. . Mr. Welly haa Just completed a aso for boat trip through the flooded see- ?J iff ' ; Jl - General Frederick Fmnstoo. Oeneral Frederick Funaton, who Is In vcommand. new has sufficient sol dlera to drive out all Mexican raiders who may be lncrlnel to attack Iso lated Texas ranchers, - "Why make their future voyages by telling them wnere-tney blundered In the past? Since their errors are ear gain, why dlaslpitate themr "Haw eusht we te rate the Zap pelins among the weapons of attack and what have they done and what can they doT To thla last question I do not offer a reply. I cannot oronhesy about tho future of a meth od of warfare which still is In tt Infancy. I can, however, aay eome- thtne of Ite results during the past. "That It haa caused much suffering to many Innocent people unhappily Is eertaia. but even this result. With all its tragedy, has been modified out of - alt Breoortlen ibr- HMaformed rumor, I am assured by the home office . that during the last twelve months seventy-one elvlllaa adulta and eighteen rniinrea nave oven killed, and that ill civilian adult aad thirty-one children have been In- lured. Judged by numbers, tnis cum ulative result of many seoceaalve primes doee not eoual tha single ef fort of a submarine, which, to tha unconcealed pride of Germany and tha horror of all tbe world, sent l.lll unoffending ctvtllane to the bottom In the Laiaitania. -Yet it la bad enough, and we may well ask what military advantage haa been gained at the cost, of so much Innocent blood.- FRENCH AEROPLANES RAID ARMS fACTORIES (Br Um Pari. Aug. . II. Another raid by Franch aeroplanes on Oerman mili tary establishment waa announced by the war office today. Barracks and railway stations in tns Araennes sou W A nn wm, sttselcsd. v-i.i.nt n n -ttseks near Marie Therese and west of the forest oi aia- llncourt were repulsed. . $20,000,000 IN GOLD . ARRIVES IN NEW YORK in, Sm am t ill Tim.) New Tork. Aug. ft. Nearly 110.- ttt.Ott, In gold, and securities worth ttt.tt0.t0t, the second largest ship ment sent From London to strengtnen British credit In this country, arrived hers early today on a special train, guarded by II armed men. The ship ment came direct by rail from Halifax, N. 8.. to which port It was taken on a Brltiah warahlp, convoyed oy small er craft. On the war te New Tork the train waa preceded by a pilot en gine aad ear. The gold and securities were eon- signed to J- P. Morgan at company. for account of the British government The first large shipments ef gold and aecuritlee, which arrived her Aug. It, incieded about tlt.ttt.t0t, in gold, and tlt.tot.ttt In securities. BIG CHURCH CONGRESS : WILL CONVENE TODAY - ctammonfi. n., - asb . 11 seoond National Church Efficiency and Expansion Congress Is to con yens la Hammond tomorrow, bring' ing together elergymen and leading laymen ef the Disciples or Christ Church of the United Staiee and Can ada, The congress, which will be hi session antU September a. represents a deeerture from ths delegate church convention that the Disciples have heretofore patronised. It is estlmat- S.ttt. - Reservations have been mads ed the attendance this ysar win be tor more than that number. c Braatl to Pay Debt. . Rio Jaetero, - Aug. ft. President Wencealau Bras today approved the Issue of lit.tot centos (lll.o.B9l in paper which waa voted by the Chamber of Deputiee on August 1. This uese to Intended foe payment ef treasury debt, both gold aad paper, prior to lilt, according to recent despatch. -;.... ' ' Swedish faannare RH eased. -London. Aug.- ST fdeyed by cen sor).! The Swedish steamer ' Sydic. from Baltimore foe Malmo, Pweden, has ' been released. The Swedish steamer Anglla, from, Baltimore for KaJnmr. Sweden, has been detained. ifi WHOLE TROUT - - German Onslaught Resisted Only in Courland Where -V .Russians Give Battle . i CZAR'S MEN FALLBACK UPON NEW POSITIONS Speculation Aroused as ' To Whether Kaiser. Intends To Follow Grand Duke Nicholas 1 Further and Take Offensive In Balkans or France; Expect Rush In October. 1,000 CANADIANS "Tl DIE AS GERMANS i SINK1TIANSP0RT! Berlin, Aug. St. (By Wlrtieas to bayvlUe, Aag. tt). leases nguiB en the Boiland-Amertoaa una ateamer Ryadaaa arrivtna- la Ana saerdaaa Itring a . report that a British tsnanajort with a.tOO Ckx nadiaa tronpe en board was tor oa toe) hauiy Islaiwls 1a. It to Mid about Leuo wtaw aaved, . No hint of ths) i fwegutus BsiUab e haa eosne boon - British soewuea, ana one Duces u sewn an event oc curred, tbe British ouueuss vriUv neiis. n Is .MesJIed, that official umow. was anade nmmntlv as? tha torpedo n of the British Unas port Royal Kdward la tbe Aegean, with the loan of about 1,000 awn. The Royal Jtidward was sunk An. Seat Id, and It Is possible Um re port brought tai. by the Ryndam's passenger In a garbled vm sinu of that Im-Ment. The Ityndaaa arrived at Rotter dam Angnst ts. aad wane has sailed on her return voyage for New fork. The St-Uly Luanda Me off the southwest const of England, near the line of steamship traffta be tween New York and Soatliamp. too. ' iiermss aabmarlnes - have been active In Utese waters, Mnvrnewnis of transports are kept aecre. an It la net aaown whetiie a Csnadiaa troop ship was In tite vksnity of the nctlly Isiantto aa London, Aug. ft.-There are no signs of slackening of the Oermaa Burault of tha retiring Russia na. Ber a reported progress today in all sec tors of ths eastern line except , in Northern Courland, where the Mas. cavltes are offering stubborn resist ance. From southeast of Kovno, where thb German claim te have broken tha - Russian resistance and must. therefore, be approaching Vllna, ' to Orodao, and thence southeast ward through ths forest of Bielovteah aad along tha borders of the Pripet river marshes, the Russians are falling back to new positions. - . . Mar Take Offensive. - Speculation ha breB groused. Main whether ths Germans Intend to follow the Russian further or prepare fixed positions and attempt an offensive In the Balkans or In France. Military observers hare believe that question must be settled soon, arguing that any ventures uadertaksa before winter must commence new,- Thus far ths OermaiM have made ao move toward a great offensive in the west, and tbe threatened Austrian attack against Serbia haa consisted mainly of long distance artillery en gagement. Rash In OototaM It to being vaguely hlntei fare that mid-October has been eopn as tha time for tha long delayed '"big push" of the allies In tha west, but tha point at which an attack la to take place is not being mentioned. There haa been more heavy fighting on the Oallipolt Peninsula, according to ths Turkish official report, which claims ths allies Buffered heavily la a series of attacks attempted by them last Friday. Neither the Paris nor London war offices have made aay. mention of these engagements. s . SHARP WARNING SENT BULGARIA BY ALLIES . ... - (Br no aeinni Tnwa) -Berlin,. Aug. ft. By wireless to Sarvlll. The Overseas News Agency says that Bulgaria, previously report, ed to have signed a treaty with Tur key, baa postponed ratification ef the v (Continued on Page Two.) - A roafJnaatiott of the advance of the Tea tonic elites In Rears: a, except ia the immediate vVioity of the city of Riga, . farther progica for the Aaatilami aawinet the Hessians In taenia tielacta. the only sector where the Meexoi lies Mill retain a foothold en Austrian ere-ritory. and n repulse or lite allies ny tne Turns ea toe usi 11 pot! peninsula are the- high points containenV In the latest official ac counts of the Sa-htlns: on tbe various battle fronts. , f , . - Of nmbahly Iras nweaeiit have been the artillery ewiagemenu in the west, lalcnw m A with hand te head flgl-t-Ing at several potnta; another FrerxTt air raid on lies man barracit In the Ardennra aad the Argonne; and the breaking ap by the Nerbiaae of Aestriaa operationil against positions along- the Danube aad Have rivers. A Berlin wireJeea dLipata-h gives a report received . from 'peasrna-ers on hoard a aenuner arriving at Awt. dam that a Hrhtnh transport with B.eOd Canadian troops lis been tor. pedned off tbe Stilly inland with the toss of about 1,000 men.. Canadian ; (Continued aa page Two.) ' ... .. . a War Summary BSBSSBSSSBSBBBSBBSSBBSSSSB
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Aug. 30, 1915, edition 1
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