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-tr i f at the Great State Fain Next Week Best Advertising Medium in North Carolina VOL,CIL NO. 107. RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15, 1915. PRICE 8 CENTS Hundred Thousand jr r-rw- i i we- . w we- s mr m w ear- bgeryor i i i . i BiXsSM mi-ix- A . ll I Mr tadu ud iiiminnt I II ELECTRIC WARSHIP E DANIELS DECLARES Secretary of Navy Makes Pre diction at Laying of Keel of U. S. S. California .NEW DtfEADNAUGHT ,T0 COST $15,000,000 ' ; Building of Great Electricity Propelled Ship, He Says, Is Beginning of Era JusTAs Im portant As When Steam Suc ceeded Sail As Motive Pow er; U. S, Leads lr Theory New York. Oct. 14. Secretary of the Navy Daniels. In an address here today at the laying of the keel of the new 115 000.000 dreadnauxht Call- f,.ri tm Hrar hAttlealliO to driven by electric propulsion pro- Vhecied that the "installation ir eiec 1 r-ii-.it v ' m.nn ih. fitllfnenla ushers tr a new epoch In naviiraUon. Just a far ..,.v,l.. .nri Imnnrlint as that in which steam succeeded all power "l mi h. uit wtth entire trutl fulness." continued the Secretary ,.. x PallfnMlB nfMntfl ntl. Ol the great en advances In modern marine enrineerlng. The entire aub Ject of electric propulsion tt one htat ha been widely discussed in all coun tries for several year paat. but the rnited States Is the onijr nation " isr ho. VA.fAn t.Mt til dtflCUBSlOn nt(te and which haa demonstrated by actual test that electron prvpuwun The Secretary then told about teats of electric propelimg macninery on the immenee naval collier Jupiter, the , . i uuui n h. thua nmnelled. 1 1 1 ai ini i biiij w w- The California Is expected to be launched in fifteen months, and to be placed in commission In about three years. Khe will, be of II.400 tona dis placement, til feet lone. H4 fast broad and will carry twelve X 4-Inch fines 111 IBM! iwavuup v line and twenty-two 6 -inch gu na. a weu as van&c ions; sunwrs "-" tubes. . . " Mr. Daniels Address Follows n. .i -i .iv hv Hinnv ooincl denes, the California la most fittingly named. California was the crown and climax of the American pioneer's achievement With her surpassing climate, her rich soil, her wide-reach . j .imMt rathnmlMi land-lock lug .rin ' . - ed harbors, and her mlnea of gold rich i.evnnd anvthliut ever posseseed by hv rh Aztecs or the Incaa California was the Ultima Thule of k. whn hiuxad the way. The prairie schooner cast anchor forever when she descended the slopes of the Sierras and waahed the mud from her (Continued on Page Blx. ) NEARLY HANGS HIMSELF TO SEE HOW IT FEELS k-i..nn. Oct. 14. George Albert t t. anw Hill, almost kill .t ki.a.ir h. hanjrlna-. aocordina to an account by hla father. Oeorae Al bert Jones. Sr., an editor of that town, here today. ' v i.hu. a fttai frueat of ... an auto owner who took him for a ride. While the machine was atop pea ana the host was momentarily vngmced at somethin else, toe youth's wanderlnt aase fastened upon a limb overhead, from which waa suspended a rope with tu end in a hatter. He gut the halter Amm. fc. A '4iaat tA MM ItOW It would feel." having- to pull down the branch for the purpose. im doom adjusted "comfortably." the younc man turned the branch loose and was Jerked six or eight feet Into tne air. His predicament waa discovered in the nick of time and he waa cut down, nacooadoaa It took some time to resucltate him. , BIDS ARE OPENED FOR WILKESB0R0 BUILDING (By H. K. C BRYANT) .WaftMnirUMa Waff n-i-rapokdent Waahina-ton. Oct. 14. Bids .were opened today for the construction of nHii kuiMins at Wilkeaboro. There were twelve bidders aa fol NEW PQCHONSEA lows, with bids: Kipg Lumber Co.. Charlottesville, Va., 1S4.7O0; Frank K. Whealey. 'Portsmouth. Vs.. 140,741; W. J. ' Brant Construction Co.. Norfolk. Va., 4,tlt; A. BUlr. Montgomery, AJa, tt,IM; W. H. Flssell Co., New Tork, f.l,4.; George Beokertng. Chatta nooga. Tenn., I4.74: J. 8. Rogers, Moorlstown. N. l 6,4I; Geo. W. iBtUea Construction Co.. Chicago, t. , ; K. T. Abbott, New Tork, $!. SA; Richardson Engineering . Con . atructlon Co.. Balnbridge, Oa. 1 : West Cbeater Engineering Co.. White Plains. N. T, I4t,114; Rieh--vardaon Bwrgesa, Washingten, D. C HI. ft I.? -f .. , ; 12 JURORS SELECTED FOR NEW HAVEN TRLAL v ; - v. " i (lW aai s r-aa). '. v' Naw Tor. Oct. 14. Twelve ten ta i tlve Jurors for the trial of William i-i Rockefelieli. Lewia Cass Idyar4. V Bdsara, IX' Koooine ua eigni euaer ;- defendants charged aa directors of - the New Tork. New Haven and Hart. (era j.ivainpm vtoiimmij' w..n - 1 acy to nionopoRsa me irajsaporraapn iHfatn in New England, had boan se r"leta when court adjourned today. . Twice during the day the lory box i - had been similarly filled, bat eoonsel 1 , - for tits government and the defense each exereteed a peremptory- chal lenge, necessitating the examination of ether talesman. , Each side has eleven more challenlres ' and tndioa. tlorts tonight were that some of those accepted would not remain In the bos. Counsel, however, hoped to complete tbs fl"1 aeiection tomorrow. ler Grandmother Robbed of $75,000 in Jewelry Mrs. Preston Gibson. - One of the largest Jewelry robberies in many years waa that of Mrs. James McMillan, widow of late United States Benator from Michigan, at her sum' mer home. Eagle Head, at Manchee- ter-by-the-Sea. In Msssachuetta. when valuable worth 175,400 were taken from the house'. And It has becoMg our of the most mysterious ensss which detectives have had to work. One agency waa called oft after con siderable Investigation had been made. Event Will Be United States' First Appearance Holding World's Purse Strings New York, Oct. 14. The $600, 00,- 00 Anglo-French loan will be signed tomorrow at the office of J. P. Mor nn Co.. when Ixird Reading, hair- man of the loan commission, and his three aseociatea and the two French members Octave Homberg and Er nest Mallet, attach their signatures to the loan contract, there will be written into the history of American finance a new chanter, marking the first appearance of the United States the world s banker. While the first payment en the loan will be made tomorrow, the engraved notes themselves will not be available for about two months. It waa aald. Long before that time, however, the notes will be dealt In on the New Tork stock exchange. To meet the delay there will be la ( Continued on Pago Seven. ) TO TAKE APPEAL ON COTTON FUTURES RULE Washington. Oct. 14. An appeal will be taken from the decision of Federal Judge Hough, In New Tork yesterday, declaring the cotton futures act unconstitutional, according to a statement today by Representative Heflin. of Alabama, after a conference with Department of Agriculture offi cials. Mr. Heflin declared that department officials and Attorney-General Greg ory, whom he also saw, shared his opinion that the act was constitutional and that the Supreme Court would so declare. "The number and title were ne only things about the bill that originated In the Senate," said Mr. Heflin. "The measure aa passed originated In the House and was perfected by the House committee on agriculture acd substi tuted for the Senate bill." Judae Houah held the act was un constitutional because it originated in the Senate. U.S. U-BOATS CROSS PACIFIC, NEW RECORD Honolulu. Oct. 14. The submarines K-X, K-4. K-7 and K- which left San Francisco, Oct. I for Pearl Har bor escorted by the United States cruiser Maryland, the collier Nan- sn. the Tug Iroqaota. ana tne torpedo boat destroyer Lawrence, were sighted off her today apparently aj) well. '. Their sale arrival after a voyage or t.lte miles under their own power. said to establish a nrw long oia- tnnoe record for United' States sub marines The K-7 made the voyage withont atstanos and -wlthowt stopping her engines, and In recognition of having established a- now long distance cruis ing record for United States under water craft was permitted to display breosa and to lead nor three sister snips) anoonvoyed into this har- ir. - - - i - - - Soma of the other submarines suf fered aninor disabilities and were towed while making repairs, te time. v Montgomery.-Ale-. Oet. !. Cotton for the first urn is Aiuami history soldtoday for fifty dollars a ton. This price was offered and paid by severs, concerns, but prospects for further record prices kept most of the planters from ofisrlnaUietr need, ; BANKERS TO SIGN ' WARtOAN TODAY ,240,000,000 IS BIGGEST ESTIMATE OF 0. sjpses Record Appropriation For Time of Peace To Be Submitted For Year Today $150,000,000 MORE FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE This Condition Results Mainly From European War and Program For Preparedness. Other Departments Probably Will Not Have Increased Ex penditures Next Year f Br Ik. AM.rl.lKl PrH. Washington. Oct. 14. The largest estimate of government expenditures ever submitted to a Secretary of the Treasury of the Cr.lted States In time of peace probably 11.240,000,000 will be presented for the next fiscal year tomorrow as required by law. for discussion by congreeslaaal commit tees In advance of the regular session. President Wilson and his Cabinet will examine the list In detail next week 15A.IMM.000 For Drlrnm, An estimated Increase for national defense of about I1S0, 000.000 over last year, together with the cost of hew tasks Imposed on the Htete De partment and other government branches .because of the European war account for the Increase, the es timates for all departments excepting State, war and navy,, remaining prac tlcallr the same. If Congress agrees to ths adminis tration's program far strengthening the army and navy, it will be obliged to nrovide for additional revenue by legislation or the executive branch of the government must issue bonda. I1.J40 TWO Although no estimate of receipts for the fiscal ysar beginning July 1. ltll. In which the Increased expend! tures will take effect haa been made LITTLEST NATION OFFERS t -TO HECP U.S. GET PEACE (Br Uw iaim.nl Free). New Tork, Oct. 14. Lawrence Grant of London, arrived today on the French liner Chicago with a let tar from President Pierre Font, of Andora. the oldest and smallest re public in the world, to President WU son, ss head of the largest republic President Font In a letter oongrat ulates President Wilson upon the stand taken by the United States for neutrality and also upon the material aid rendered to Belgians The Presl dent of Andora also states that hla republic is "always ready to lend Its feeble force toward a peace confer ence." Andora. which is located on the southern slope of the Py rones, adja. seat to France and Spain, became a republlo about the year 70. It con tains 171 square miles and has a -papulation "of approximately six thousand. DENVER JUDGE EJECTED AFTER COURT RUMPUS Denver, CoL. Oct. 14. Ben. B. Llnd- sey. Judge of Denver's Juvenile court. was ordered ejected rrom tne crimi nal division of the district court here today by Judge W. D. Wright- The court's action was taken when Lind say contradicted statements made by Attorney J. J. Sullivan, using an em- phatio term, and grabbed Sullivan by the coat. Sullivan was presenting arguments for the defense In the case of Frank L. Rose, on trial charged wHh con spiracy to ruin Lindsay. He declared Lindsey had toured the country de livering lectures In which be maligned Denver. At this point lindsey called Sullivan a liar and grabbed him by the coat. Court bailiffs sprang to each man and nnder the court's order took Judge Lindsay from the room. THE GREAT STATE FAIR RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA , OCTOBER 18-23, 1915 AtropUnd Battl Fort - A never to be forgotten spectacle, daring Captain Word en In his monoplane, 2,000 feet In the air. drops bomb after bomb on the solid for below, the fort returning the fire viciously until a well directed bomb destroys tt la a cloud of dust and smoke. Cotton' Donkeys. Far and away the beat act of Its kind ever shown at a Southern Fair. Tou'U roar at ths antics of the man and his donkeys. Don't let the kiddies miss this treat. SKATING BEAR Cera and Stock JndgUaVTins8 Clubs, Boy's Cera dubs. Pig CTuba. Boys' and Olrla Poultry labs. Free Motion Pictures of Treatment of all Diseases of Poultry and Cattle. Perfect Typos of Cattle, Mar shals' Parade. Military Review aad National Guard. Something to Interest Everybody. . MOST SPKCTACTJ1AB FREK ATTRACTIOWfi OBTAINABLE. MARVELOUS, HAD LAST MIDWAY GRAND AGRICTLrtRALt AMD LITE STOCK. EXHIBITS, INCREASED I SIDE TRACKErO FOK CARS.' . "Mewt U tb F.Jr RUSSIA AfJD ITALY TO HELP ALLIES EN -BALKAfJJATTLES So Sir Edward Grey and Pre mier 'Vivian! Tell Their Re spective Parliaments SERBIANS RESISTING ATTACKS OF TEUTONS Entente Allies Reported To Have Begun New Offensive In The Dardanelles To Keep Turks Busy; General Attack In Progress On All German Fronts (a via Imndon. Oct. 1ft. Ttie AftonbtadX's Frontier correwpoffcdent says a naval fight has tnwnd near Porkala. in the Calf of Finland. One inlxr Is repotted to have hrrn sank and another badly damaged. TtiC isn i tanomlcnt adds (hat a KrpftcliB) haa raided the Finnish Hist, causing Area. Porkala is a pcnliutnla In tlx Galf of Finland, 20 mik south west of HoMngftirH. end snont SOd miles went of Pirograd. While no mention u made In the dlapaanh from KmrkltnJra aa to the nationality of the vemrla en gaged. It Is preanmed that If a sen battle haa taken place tt was warabipa. The Call of Finland off Porkala Is the most northerly point where) fighting the world war is reported to have taken ntajonu ' London. Oct. 14. Blr Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary, made a long statement In the House of Com' mora- today on the situation In ths Balkans, but as he dealt with the dip lomatic aids of the question he added (Continued on Pag Three.) BRITISH REPULSED IN W&TIS BERLIN'S-CLAIM i Isr sm IsmiMis Pmh). Berlin. Oct. 14. Via London. Re- oulae of a general attack by the Brit Ish along almost ths whole front from Tpres to Loos; the checking of the advance of the Russian army In east em Gallcla, and the capture by Teu tonlo forces In Serbia of the fortified works to ths west, northeast an southeast of Poaarevac were an nounoed today by the war office. AMERICANS TO FEED 2,000,000 BELGIANS (ST On The Hague, VIA London, Oct. 14 Ths chief of the Oermaa army staff In the east and west Flandors sons of operations announce that as, arrange ment for the provisioning of about two million Belgian civilians In that district has been concluded with the American relief commission. The German authorities have requi- altioaed at fixed prices ths cereal and root crops over a stated allow ance for the family and animals of oh grower. The whole of these crepe, except oats and rye, will be handed ever to the commission for distribution. In the place of oats and rye ths Germans will furnish the com mission with wheat. MARTIAL LAW IN HAGUE ON MUNITION TRADES The Hague, Oct. It. Via London. Martial law affecting the various trades which furnish supplies for ths army was proclaimed here today. Un deawths terms of the decree posted thie morning workmen employed on military supplies must obtain military permits If they desire to go to other districts. Foreigners are not affected. Lhranf Loop the) Loop Saatey Brothers, direct from New Tork. where they were ths sensation of the winter dreua A balancing loop Um loop to feet In mid air. De fies description. First time In the South. BALANCING .ACT T Judge and Victim in Russian Munitions Row mobolM PetrotT. Kx-War Minister nonkhomllnosT. The loss of Warsaw and Gallcla by the Russians, due, all experts Insist to the lack of munitions of war by the Russian armies, haa resulted In a scandal which la to be aired at a mllltnrv trial In Great Tlrltain the lack of munitions, which has csused the loss of thousands of Hritish sol diers at the front, has had no such result. BULGARS EXPLAIN WAR DECLARATION Greece Is Told Serbians At tacked Column, Killing 70, Injuring 500 (In- Um WdOd m.1 Athena Oct. 14 (via I'arls). The Bulgarian minister at noon today notl fled the Greek government that Bui garla at t o'clock this morning de els red war on Serbia, because a Rer blan column had attacked the Bul garians near Koetenc 1 (southwest of Bulgaria), killing seventy men and wounding 60S. Advices received In diplomatic circles here are that German skilled workmen have arrived at Varna. Bui aria's chief Black Sea port, from Constantinople to assemble submarines which have been sent there In eectiona The Austrian prince, Wlndlsch Oraetx. and hla staff have arrived at Bona. To Protest Invasion. London. Oct. 14. A dispatch to Reiner's Telegraph Company from Sofia ears: "It is officially announceo. mat uui- ( Continued on Tage Three.) GERMANY SUSPENDS TRAFFIC T0f RUMANIA i (Br Ik trnwrlmi. rite). London. Oct. 14. A despatch to the Rxchanae Telegraph Company rrom Zurich. Hwltseirland. says: "A Bucharest telegram statea tnat Oermany haa suspended the postal servlos and la holding 'up all rood Mutes ooiurimed to Rumania over German railways until the attitude of Rumania toward the central pow era becomes more clearly defined." ALL NEW Spodfil Rated ott All RotMb General ;;. X """1 :? ; V l V ' ' Jvs . . V,"' t 'iv i I J r rs 1 55 PERSONS DEAD, 114 HURT IN GREATEST ZEPPELIN RAID OVER ; LONDON, ONE AIRSHIP IS HIT ' t 14 Killed and 13 Injured Are Military Casualties. British Press Bureau Admits; Fires Started In , Several Parts of Metropolis Are Gotten Under Control Shortly After Attack ANTI-AIR CRAFT GUNS AND AEROPLANES SENT AFTER GERMAN SHIPS DAMAGE ONLY ONE OF FLEET Berlin, In Official Statement Claims Not Only English Capital Was Shelled, But Bombs Were Dropped On Water Work$ and Government Arsenal at Woolwich; Total Killed In Raids To Date 177 and 463 Injured London. Oct. 14. FIFTY-FIVK peraomi were killed and 114 Injared la the Keppehn raid over London last night. Fourteen of the fifty-five persona killed find thirteen of the 1 1 4 wnaiKlcd were military casual Ilea according tS an announcement made later by the o metal press bureau. The text of the snnounennent follows: The ireaa burrs a of the war onlce announces that a fleet of timalm air shine visited the eastern counties and portion of London last night and dropped bombs. "Antl-alr craft gnna of the Royal Field Artillery attached to the central force were In sctlon and an airship waa seen to heel over on Its aids aad te drop to a lower altitude. "Five aeroplaneji of the Hnyal Flying Corps went ap. but owing to swns pheiie conditions only one seen plane succeeded In locating an airship. That aeroplane however, was ana Me to overt unl the) airship before tt was lost 1st the fog. t ( "noose bowses were damaged and several fires were started bat no serioeA damage was caase to military material. All fires were soon got wader control by the fire brigades. The following military carnal ties In addition to the one sanoemced last night have been reported: "Fourteen killed and thirteen woamted. The hosne office snsmmv the following casualties other than the) military casualties reported above: Men 7 . sa . tt Killed .. Inlnrrd Totals "Of these cases tries tl killed and Intwreosjora In the London area aad these figures Include those announced last-night. London's latest Xexmrlm raid exceeds in the nam her of ceumahlea nay imiiluss) ntfeh e the Brrtinh rapttaL The last bt which eaasiahles were re ported, the s fctwkewlsar K. wanes Second. Twenty deaths were ceased e that occaaiow. while fid persons wees Injared. The rwsiilartes In the (aid of last ntgnt brtntr the total -for all air raids on England np to 440-of wtdeli n amber ITT persons were killed and 44 injured. U'lnnvnnxa awn marxii, vrrr nsiix n.inn Berlin. Oct. 14. (By will lies to the German Admiralty regarding the CONTINUED ON Sir Edward Grey Diplomatic (RT Um Ueulrf frtm). London. Oct. 14. Ths dlplomatic rether than the military aids of the situation was the subject of Sir Ed ward Grey's eagerly awaited state ment relative to the Balkans which he delivered today to a crowded House of Commona "I propose to confine myself." the British Foreign Secretary said, "to a resume of our diplomatic objects since ths war. At ths outset, we desired that the war should not spread and In common with our allies we assured Turkey that if she remained neutral Turkey and Turkey's territory should not suffer. This situation wss com pletely changed by the entrance of Turkey Into the war, and all obliga tions on ths part of allies than ceased. "We and our afllee then concen trated upon securing, an agreement among the Balkan 'States, and ws used all our Influence to secure an accord. Unfortunately ths feeling In the Balkans is not ons of union, but ons of division. It is clear nothing Allies Will Fight I Br Um Paris, Oct 14. "Since France and her allies. In spite of their attachment to neace. were obliged to suffer war. they will prosecute It to the end and their Intimate union will assure ine final (riumoh of Justice and right." says Premier Vlvtanl In a declaration to be published tomorrow In the Mag azine Lectures Pour Tous. "France la not a country to be prayed upon," he continues. "She will not lay down her arms until after ahs haa revenged outraged Justice, con solidated forever with the fatherland the provinces ravaged by force, re stored heroic Belgium and broken Prussian militarism In order te be able to reconstruct upon a founda tion of right and regenrated Europe. "Believing In our social, political and religious division, our enemies Imagined this country's elements Ir reconcilable. What- - did they" seat Workmen, employers, 'tlaans, peas-; ants, rich and poor men of all par ties, all religious beliefs, offerings to sacrifice themselves ail fulfilling their duty In defending their territory, as War Summitry Fifty-five utraissx were killed sad 114 injared by bneabs Seppelhaa drooped hi London Wednesday nlght Fo art sen of the killed and thh-teesi of the wodud were soldiers. The Kaarttsh neoole are greatly wrought nt ever the attack aad of this sis ne men that ta addition to the LsMsdoa dock (bt la., si Wooiwjoo, Total 41 Itl 144 t M is Karri He) An nAciai report today by Zeppetla raid on London says that te PAGE THREE Explains Side In Balkans i'ut a decisive, preponderates ad. antage for the allies would have en titled us to secure a policy of anion. "We were given to understand hi he course of the negotiations that, except with regard to Thrace, the) central powers had offered to Bulgaria mors to secure her neutrality than the allies could in fairness offer. The promises which Induced Bulgaria to declare war were given by the central powers at ths expense of her neigh bors and without any corresponding advantage to tham, "Ws have remained throughout en friendly relations with Rumania, who has favored the policy of a "Balkan union." - "It ia the policy of bringing about a Balkan war that the sovereigns and that ths government and Oermany, Awnsnuniirr ana duiivw tns sovsretgns end ths governments have succeeded In carrying Into affect. We were siren to understand that In order to secure a Balkan union-there were certain concessions Bulgaria (Continued on Page Three.) To End, Children Declares French Premier in ths hour of revolution. In defend ing the liberty of the world. A IV -understood that the most humble Is use ful to the fatherland: that from the general-ln-chlef, whoae admirable sang frold compels the admiration ef the world, to the very humblest, each has an Indlspenaible role. The glory is for all; the light Illuminates every forehead. "It Is not only to our army, whose heroism la guided by incomparable chiefs, that we Shall owe victory; lk is also to the nation that haa been able to acompany that heroism with union of silence and serenity In criti cal hours It those hours seem long 1st us eon-fin ue to think ef ear oean try , and everything will be easy for , us." - - Finance Minister Rtbot, la the same lasus of ths Magazine, sneaking ef the influence ef finances boob the war will say: "Fraaoe will not. lack resources t sustain her effort la this war that she did not seek, but that she Is de termined to pursue withont nlnchlnc- ( Continued on Page Three.) the Oread British la at great fisea The Ilrmwh have heavy at- Hnlloch. ewe of the I stiii inn 1st Basses aad Arras, On , of abe teaual petals of the battle ' the mnnasnllirn reooaos i (Contlaaed ea Fags Thrav)
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