>. ' 1 ' I = TVoL RUSSIA WILL K THE EXECUTK GREAT 1 7 jw y ? Qm Forces To Be Auei Being Rushed. British FU Ittes Will Soon Begin Is T i i ^ London?-Announcement was made by Premier Asquitb in the House of Coamofia yesterday that Ruwh had t proclaimed the general mobilisation or her army and fleet and In consequence martial law had been proclaimed In Oermany and a general mobilisation in Germany would follow. Premier Asqulth, after he made this announcement, said: *1* these circumstances I prefer not to answer any further questions till Monday." 8L Petersburg.?The Emperor of Russia gare an audienco to the German ambassador and subsequently presided oyer a full council of ministers attended by the chief of tho / army general staff. r Berlin.?Yesterday morning passed without a break in the heavy war cloud over the' European horlson. There was no relief to the almost despairing uncertainty lu the German capital. Excitement (continued to increase. When a decree was promulgated proclaiming martial law all began to think armed oonfllct could be the only outocme. Government officials, however, refrained from makine any definite declaration. Thy profered to wait they said, till all resources of dlplo^ % macy had been exhausted. It was well understood the Issue of an order for the mobilisation * would be tantamount to a declaration of war and It was decided to postpone such action as long as pos ; ?lbl.. J It was evident everywhere that the military authorities were quietly preparing for the speedy u>ovin$ of / troops. "f s*" ^ ^ Members of the various royal famlllee of German spending their mentions away from their homes hurried bach. >-/ ffiUng.-?The British fleet lias quit Wal-Hel-Wel and sailed with sealed orders. The British consldT ered the place not worth defending^. Hong Kong Is to be made the British naval base In Chinese waters and in case of war the German possession of Tslsg Tau Is to he block^ aded. \ Wel-Hel-Wel has no fortifications, while Tslng Tau Is fortified on both land and the sea sides. The British "V vessels on leaving Wel-Hel-Wel took every effective man with them. The Austrian cruiser Kalserin Elisabeth, on which the guard from the Austrian legation embarked a few days ago, will- not attempt the O1, voyage home but will remain at Tslng Tau. . \ The Italian gunboat Sebastiano Caboto also is sailing toward Tslng Tau< % German bluejackets dismantled I the gunboat Vaterland at Hankow. Hong Kong, China.?Most active preparations are going on here in view eventualities. The Canadian Pacific steamer Em| press of Asia has been chartered by the government and guns ar6 being " mounted on board. ? fj At the dock yards work is proceeding night and day and double guards have been placed on duty. All the troops have been confined fefc to barracks and leave has been atopic ped. All the boundaries of the I co'ony are guarded. T'i Paris.?The Temps relates details r of the conversation between Count I > t Von Pourtales, the German Ambassador, and Serglus Sazonoff, the Russian foreign minister, in 8t. Petersburg yesterday. Count Von Pourtales first asked whether, In case Russia were assured Austria would not retain any territory conquered In 8ervla, Russia ^ f would stop her mobilisation. ' To this M. 8a*onoff replied "No," and said that Russia could not permit the "execution" of Servla whloh h had been announced by Austria. Count Von Pourtales then asked [ M. Saxonoff under what conditloni Russia would demobilize. M. SazonofT answered that any question of tbja sort must first be I raised si Vienna, which had committed acts of war and made declarations which alone had determined V * Rusia to mobilise. The conversation did not continue k, farther. Let s tmfld In Washington Park BL > ? ' '*&*, * iAffl. ! fOT PERMIT ~~ ON OF SERVIA; BRITAIN READY okM. War Preparations Are set Abandons Its Base. Host Lihe Belter. mmi llflTED IN MARRIAGE Mr. Harry McDanicl and Miss Annie Speight, both of Greenville, N. C., were happily married at tho residence of Mr. and Mra. John Meeklns on East Main street yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The ceremony was Impressively performed by Rev. T M Iv anila of tho Rantlst ohiteoh I In the presence of a few friends. Immediately after the ceremony the bride and groom left on the Norfolk Southern train for their future home In Greenville. The Dally News extendB oongrratulatlons. HAS RETURNED. Mr .Wllford Whitley returned yesterday from an outing trip to Norfolk. Virginia Beach. New York and Richmond. He enjoyed his trip immensely. unT WILL LEAVE M1A1 Messrs. P. P. Maxwell, Lysle Smith, Hugh A. Watson, O. M. Wlnfleld expect to leave Sunday afternoon via the Norfolk Southern train for Winston-Salem, N. C.. where they go to attend the Stale Firemen's Assiciatlon which convenes in that city Monday and will last a week. Mr. Winflold, who is the assistant chief of t he Are department here will rep Leach. Winston-Salem Is making elaborate preparations for the event and the delegates from Washington are anticipating the time of their lives. Subscribe to the Dally No*, s. TWO NEW CHAIRS. The Palace Barber Shop is today installing two new whlto enamelled chairs in their already attractive shop, corner of Main and Market streets. FIRST MEHODIST. J Regular services at the First Methodist church tomorrow morning and evening with preaching by the pastor, Rev. E. M. Snipes. Aftor the morning sermon the sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be administered. Sunday school, E. R. Mixon, superintendent, will meet at 9:30 a. m. The Baraca class, with W. M. Kear, teacher, will meet at the same hour. All Invited. PAYNE MEMORIAL. There will be services at the Payne Memorial church, Nlcholsonvllle, tomorrow morning and evening at the usual hours. The pastor. Rev. L. Cook Campbell, will preach. Sunday school meets at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, C. M. Brown, superintendent. All are cordially Invited to be prcscBt. FOR OCEAN VIEW. Mrs. C. E. Jordan and daughter, Miss Olivia, left this morning via the the Atlantic Coa?t Line for a ten days' visit to Ocoafc View, aV. [ FOR A SHE VILE. Messrs. E. H. and T. H. Jefferson ' returned last night from Asheville 1 whre they went to visit their brother, ' Mr. E. F. Jefferson. It will be pleas' Ing to his many friends to know that 1 he la fast Improving and expects tc return to Washington very shortly, i 1 FOR BALE AT A BARGAIN?Horse pheaton and harness. Also youni colt N. L. Simmons. 7-88-1 wc INGT' WASHINGTON N 11 If" NEW THEATRE NEXT WEEI The Mew Theatre will open o Monday night for the week with tb "Ross Musical Comedy Company. No doubt but that the theatre goer of Washington will greet this an nouncement with great Joy. As the; have not had any vaudeville noi for about three weeks. This troup carries about nine people, all o which are said t6 be the very bes that you usually see in the vaude ville line. There is a chorus of beau tiful girls, and every one of then are singers and dancerB of grea merit. As for the comedians the; are all that you can low for. Ther will be plenty of singing, danclni and good comedy to amuse you thentire time that you are there. Thi splendid company will stay here th entire week with many changes o programs. There will be as usual th the three three reels of ex'cellen pictures that this house has beei running lately. PrlceB will he 10 b 20 cents. The management of the New Thea ir?j uuuuunces in? one uay uuriuj the woek of August, the 17th, the: will have for the amusement of thel many patrons the greatest of al moving pictures, "Quo Vadls, a re Hglous drama in eight reels. This splendid picture does no need any details of its merits ex plained to the public, as every one 1: well familiar, or have heard of It great success throughout the whol country. It has received the sup port of all the religious organization throughout the world. There is n> doubt but that the house on the nigh that it Is played here will be over flowing. Second Congress Executivi The American Commission c Municipal Executives, assembled b the Southern Commercial Congresi now attending the first Internationa Congress of Municipal Executives 1 London, which Is being held durin the Anglo-American Exposition, ha secured for the United States th second International Congress t Municipal Executives. The secon congress will be held In Washlngtoi D. C.. in September, 19i5. Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, c Florida, president of the Souther Commercial Congress, and chairma of the American commission, an Dr. Clarence J.'Owens, of Marylani managing director of the Souther Commercial Congress, and dlrectc genera lof the American commlssloi who will have charge of the secon International Congress of Municlpt Executives In Washington, althoug they have not returned from Europ already are making plans for tb Washington convention. They pla to make the second Internatlom Congress the greatest assemblage < civic leaders and municipal official Invitations will be extended to ofl clals of every city in the world an civil leaders of every country to a tend the Washington conferenc President Wilson, cabinet officer mebers of the Washington diplomat corps will bo among the speaker besides celebrated men from the Ei ropean nations. The American commission at tb London congress has occupied a vei promlnentposltlon. Senator Fletch? address the ?opgress as did D Owens. Viscount Peel was preside] of the conference and Dr. Owen secretary. Ambassador Page Is pr paring a report for the State depar ment on the oLndon meeting. The American commission has r reived many social attentions and a tended many elaborate functloj given by high government officials London and Parts. The commlssio ' after spending several days in Pari will attend the International Urbi Exposition In Lyons,*France, whe will be held an "Amerncan comml sl-on Week.y The commission will leave Lyoi to visit the principal European caj tals Where the commissioners w - study municipal government. The members of the commissi] are as follows: Hon. Duncan U. Fletcher, Jac . sdnville. Fla; Mrs. Duncan ' Fletcher. Dr. Clarence I. Owens. Rlverdi , ' ON D WfcATHRR?0*oer?llr ?lr looljSt u4 C SATURDAY AFTERNOON XIUIIA IS -ORGANIZED t mum n Commander Char lee L. Morton and e Lieutenant J. J. ^Boablo pf (foe " North Carolina Naval MHttU, rea turned from Belhaven this morning i- where they went yesterday grternoon y under orders from Adjutant General v L. W. Young, or the N. C.-H. to e muster in a naval mllltii at,' that f town which is to be kno4lh>iie the t First Division of the Iftrth Caro- j h llna Naval Militia. Forty-four men Joined the organl- ( a ration. W. A. Buys was elected t lieutenant, senior grade; Br. Charles y Wlndley, lieutenant. Junior ^rade; J. 9 3. Lupton, ensign. With the BelIt haven division, the first ihpftdtllon of. e which Commander Morton, of.this * city, is the head, is composed of ths 0 following divisions: Washington, f New Bern, Belhaven and Within tin e next few weeks. Morehead City. The 1 second batallion with Commander 3 Worth, of Ellzobeth City, in com* D mand, at preshnt is composed of the divisions at Hertford and Elisabeth - City. K Commander jlarton U* speaking o! f his visit to Belhaven to^Dally News r man today stated that he and Lieu 1 tenant Brabble were treated royally. " All the members of the organization are enthusiastic and Belhaven bids t fair to have one of the very best . - organizations In the State. The United States torpedo boat f 8 Poote. nays Commander Morton, will e be carried to the Portsmouth naval * yard at Portsmouth, Va., for a gen8 eral overhauling, after which she n will be brought back to these waters ( * for use of the first batallion. It's reetful in Washington Park. s Of Municipal es In This Country if Maryland. y Mr. A. J. Matheson, Bennettsvllle, S. C.; Mrs. A. J. Matheson. ' Mr. H. E. Byrne, Tyler. Tex. it Hon. Fred. H. Begole, Marquette, n Mich. g Mr. Fred. H. Begole. Jr.. Marl8 quette, Mich. e Dr. J. H. Eager. Baltimore, Md. ,f Dr. L. A. Frltsche, New Ulm, Minn, j Hon. John G. Armstrong, Pittslt burgh. Pa. Mr. J. F. Darby, Muskogee, Okia. >f Mr. A. B. Farquhar. York. Pa. r Mr. Quincy A. Kennedy. Willlston, n 8. C. d Mr. Frank s. jonnsion, mew ]. Britain, Conn. n Mr. Louis A. Dumond. Chicago. >r Mr. H. F. Miller. Chicago. 1. Mr. Howard Woodhead. Chicago, d Mr. E. C. Merahon. Saginaw, Mich, il Dr. A. Ross Hill, Columbia, Mo. ' h Mr. Douglas Flake. Minneapolis, a. Minn. ie Hon. Frederick II. Allen, New n York. N. Y. il Mr. John Ihlder, New York, N. Y. >f Mr. J. W. Jenks, New York, N. Y. a. Mr. P. S. Henry, Ashevllle, N. C. 1- Mrs. P. S. Henry, rt Prof. A. R. Hatton. Cleveland, t- Ohio. e. Hon. F. O. Luts, Tulsa, Okla. s. Mr. A. E. Hall, Muskogee, Okla. Ic Hon. Wm. M. Appel, Lancaster, s. Pa. I- Hon. D. S. Henderson. Aiken, S. C. Hon. W. N. Williams, Salt Lake to City. Utah. ry Hon. E. L. Stone. Roanoke, Va sr Mr. A. J. Parsons. Mobile, Ala. r. Mrs. E. H. Harriman, New York, it N Y. s, Mr. Chas. Scott, RoBedale, Miss, e-. Mr. J. L. An'detson, Ilelawzre, t Ohio. Mr. R. M- Cheseldlne, London, e- Ohio. tt- Mrs. D. 8. Henderson, Aiken, S. C. Rev. E. L. Powell, Louisville, Ky. In Mr. LeRoy Hodges, Petersburg, n.' Va. I". Mr. Chas. Mulford Robinson. New York, N. Y. r? Hon. Charlea Carroll. Ellcdtt City. ?- Md. The Southern Commercial Court8 gress In 1913 directed. the Investlgallon of agricultural co-operation HI in European countries, p&rtlcnpated 1b by representatives of thlrty-alx Jn States and five Canadian provinces. k* I HAVE PUKOHASED TWO CARgoee of watermelons which I will ell- at wholesale, cheap. R. H. Radeon. 7-S0-3tc "" ' " '' 7 itaEkw'n AILY I Sunday^ Slightly wtrmir. ?' . ., ? AUGU9T 1, 1914 msr 111 CLARK STORE, Miss Elsie Marsh, daughter ot Mr. | Edward 6. Marsh, of Belhavea, N. C . has accepted the position as stenographer and cashier at the James E. Clark store. 8he expects to enter upo^her duties next Tuesday. For the past several years Miss Marsh lias been residing in Richmond, Va.. ivhere she graduated with honors and since her graduation has held lueraJve positions In that city. The Clark itore is to be congratulated upon se- I raring her services. E PROSPERITY NEWS HUMPING. a Chicago, Aug. 1.?Twenty thou- ' land six hundred and fifty large new (rain cars have bef n bought by seven * railroads operating in Illinois for ? delivery today,, to help handle the ^ jumper crops, according to notification sent by companies to the 8tate 0 public utilities commission. "Th?*e SPVPn r?llrntiHe " uM *" Chairman James E. Quan, of the ? commission, "Informs us that they ^ will be able to handle adequately 11 this year the largest crops erer 0 known in the State. We have been 11 working with the companies for ^ months to Insure a sufficient number * )( cars, and we have succeeded. "A larger number of grain cars ^ will be at the service of shippers dur- * ing the season of 1914 than ever be- d fore. Besides the 20,350 new grain cars ordered by seven railroads, all 8 the roads report that they are recon- 8 Btructlng stock cars and other cars to be In condition to handlo grain. One single railroad is rebuilding 93.- I 000 cars. "More than 120 new locomotives | will be delivered to several railroads within the next ten days. All the railroad shops are working night and day. All roads have recalled their grain cars from foreign lldes to bue. them ready for Illinois business. Pittsburgh. Aug. .?Voting their confidence In sucr a return to good times that a record year Is in prospect. independent sheets and tin plate manufacturers, principally of the Middle West, the Western Bar Iron Association, and the big independent steel concern, the Republic Iron and Steel Co., have Just completed signing scales for affiliated mills with the Almagamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tlnk Workers, which assures peace for another year oei?een uin inut^ucuu their men. In the face of a period of depression, which, when It occurred in the past, has forced the Amalgamated Association to accept reductions, an increase of 25 cents from $5.25 to $5.50 in the base for puddling was granted, and In all other grades rates are continued as they existed last year. Chicago, Aug. 1.?It is a rapid change that has taken place in the status of the agricultural implement works. Only a few months ago they were overloaded with products and their finances were in such sha^e as to cause much apprehension. Today they arc behind in their orders. The explanation is on the surface? great crops. Concerns which could hardly Gnd storage space for the machinery they had manufactured are now looking on nearly emptly warehouses, and their trains are rushing through the West and South making deliveries to the farmers. ( Pittsburgh. Aug. .?Steel wire ani steel wire nails were advanced $1 a ton yesterday, effoctually answering those who have been disposed to minimize the extent of the recent improvement in the trade. The week was also- marked by the appearance of thelargcst total of structural inquiries that have ever appeared In one week In the steel trade. Pittsburg, Aug. .?One big order | which will give work to several thousand men was received at the Pittsburg shops of the American Locomotive Co. yesterday. The contract oomee from the Wabash Railroad Company and calls for sixty locomtlves, which is a big order at any time. 7* HOME TODAY. Mr. H. T. 8tewart, superintendent of the ginnery department of the Harena Oil Mill Company, returned this morning from Royal. N. C. Washington" have aut in town flLli LEflVE ~ SUNDAY FOR ENClfflENT The Second Regiment of the North Carolina National Guafd leaves to* aorrow for Augusta, Ga.. where they ire to encamp at "Camp Wheeler" or the next ten days. The 8econd legiment of North Carolina troops rill go In camp with those of Geor;la, Alabama and Florida. Camp Vheeler Is the birthplace of the late amented General Wheeler, a veteran f both the Civil and Spanlah-Amerlan wars. In addition to the regular eglment there will be two troops r cavalry from westernCarollna. Col. Vlley Rodman, of this city, will be a command of the entire North Carlina troops. His staff w!11 ho torn losed of Captain A. K. Tayloe, of he medical department; Sergeant fajor R. R. Handy, Quartermaater ergeant e. k. L?ewis, uoior sergeant i . K. Hatton. Chaplain, Rev. N. larding, will be unable to attend, ue to indisposition. The regiment expects to leave Wllon Monday morning at 0:45 in two peclal trains. mm BACK FROIII - m w Messrs. Frank H. Rollins Gus Sowers.S. B. Etheredge, R. D. Kear. r. D. Callals anl R. D. Cordrey, of Philadelphia, returned home last evening via automobile trip to several North Carolina towns and 3anacea Springs. The party left tere last Monday afternoon and the lrst place visited was^Sootland Neck, rom which point they visited Oxord, Henderson. Weldon. Upon arring at Panacea Springs they spent 4 lays at this well-known summer reiort. From Panacea Spring the jarty motored to Durham, the routo ?*nou psairg ??uui uiucsFrom Durham they again returned ;-o Panacea Springs. They left Palacea yesterday afternoon at 3:05 isd arrived home last night about 10 o'clock. The party covered 1,000 miles during their outing and the fact is remarkable that during all Lhe trip there was not a single misiap or accident to occur. The crops, nates one of the party, are looking line and the roads the best he ever jaw. He says that if the farmers in the central portion of the State ran make a living raising corn, the farmers in Beaufort county ought to become millllonalres. It was a great trip and every moment of it was thoroughly enjoyed. ST. PETER'S CHURCH. Regular morning prayer with sermon at St. Peter's Episcopal church tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, conducted by the rector. Rev. Nathanlal Harding, assisted by Rev. C. D. Malone. The Holy communion will follow the sermon. Evening song at 6 o'clock. No service at night. CHRISTIAN CHURCHfl Tomorrow morning at the usual hour. Rev. R. V. Hope, pastor of the Christian church, will (111 his regular pulpit and will preach from the subject: "Paul's Chapter on Charity." The communion will be administered after the sermon. Bible school. W. O Ellis, superintendent, will meet at 10 o'clock a. m. A full attendance Is desired. The evening services wlfl be evangelistic. All strangers In the city have a cordial Invitation to attend. Seats free. LEFT TODAY. Mr. Jehu Archbell left this morning to resume his duties in Turkey as the representative of the American Tobacco Company, and Mr. Welter Ooddard returned to Norfolk. AiinaiMifnsftftilfeilMltttiti No. 1)1 ifOUNG MEN 0 ACCIDENT ( OF NEW BERN ' ~" l* ' (Special to the Dally Newt.) New Bern, N. C., Aug. 1.?The condition of the parties today are favorable. Mrs. Rlngold is getting along all right and while the condition of Mr. Rlngold la more precarious he will in all probability recover. The following story Is taken from the New Bern Dally Sun of yester-\ day which will prove of Interesting/ reading to the readers of ?hls paper/ As the result of a collision shortly before 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon between an automobile and a buggy, James Rlngold is lying In Falrrlew Sanatorium between life and death. Dr. O. A. Caton this afternoon declared that he couldn't say at this time whether the injured man would recover or not or whether he would P ever walk If he did. His back may be permanently injured. Mrs. Rlngold. his wife, escaped with a painful cut and bruises, and she Is remaining at the sanatorium merely to be with her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Rlngold are an elderly couple residing near New Bern, and they wer? driving home after a visit to t'jrlr ssn '-n town, Mr. J. A. Rlngold, wbeh the motor car struck the vehicle from behind. The car was driven by Mr. J. H. Baugham. a prominent young man of Washing ton, N. C., who placed the couple Id hie machine and sped with them to the hospital. Accounts of the accident differ. A ^ buggy driven by Oliver Lewis met the car and Ill-fated buggy, and passed the car about the time of the acldent. The eye-wltneeses were few, and some place the blame upon the driver of the car and others upon the skittishness of the horse that wan driven by Mr. Rtngold. Doth occupants of the buggy were thrown out and the horse ran away, the buggy being found badly damaged when the animal wan caught. MID-SUMMER EXCURSION TO - >-7 Norfolk, by the Sea. Low roundtrip farecs Tuesday. August 4th, 1914, via Norfolk Southern Railroad. Through coaches. Past special train from New Bern. The schedule and fares follow: Leave New Bern at 9: Op a. m.i fare. $2.50. ^ Leave Vancebore at 9:45 a. m.. fare, $2.50. Leave Washington at 10:45 a. m ; fare, $2.50. Arrive at Norfolk at 2:30 p. m. Rates in same proportion from all intermediate stations. Tickets good returning on any regular train leaving Norfolk not latar man sperim nam si iu.ou a. i>i., August 6th. Visit Virginia Beach Casclno. the most perfect resort In the South, modern amusement device. E. D. KYLE. H. S . LEARD. Traffic Man. Gen. Pass. Agt. 1RKEI W BE CLUSEO ALUII1ER The complex machinery of the securities markets came to a close yesterday for an Indefinite period. With nil Europe on a verge of war the continental exchanges are closed with the London market following suit of that of New York Stock Exchange. The unloading of stocks In Ix>ndon by panic stricken Europe during the past few daye and the consequent collapse of prices made history In Wall Street. "If a general European war should come." said one of the governing board," the exchange may be closed all the summer " Dealings in foreign exchange have been virtually abandoned. No Ona la Perfect. Each one baa his own burden, hit own faults; no one can do without the aid of others, therefore we must assist each other by consolation, advice and mutual warnings.?Leo Tolstoi. Wonderful Alaskan Dogs. Tits principal means of transportation In Alsaka Is dog slsds. A good dog la worth $1(0 to $$00. Ha has wonderful endurance and can Br* on Alaskan atmosphere.