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ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES. NOT MEN ONE DOLLARIPER YEAR VOL. 39 Asheboro, N. C, Thursday, August 20, 1914 No. 33 COUNTY CONVENTION ROAD WORK TO BEGIN GENERAL NEWS ITEMS FREIGHT RATES HEARD ON THE STREETS i i THE WAR NEWS JAPAN MAY ENTER CONFLICT, HAS ISSUED ULTIMATUM TO GERMANY BRITISH TROOPS LAND IN FRANCE FRENCH GAIN IN ALSACE GREAT BAT TLE BF SflEEN SEVERAL ARM IES LOOiv- r"i?yR ANY TIME CROWN PRINc. ' GERMANY SERIOUSLY WOUNi The results of the fighting for tn,. last few days up to last Saturday were the gradual advance of large German scouting parties west of Liege and almost halfway to Brussels, in the north, while in the south the French had fought their way to the tops of the Vosges to peer down into Alsace. In the center both sides have proceeded most cautiously as requir ed by the immense fortifications on both sides of the boundary below Lux embourg. The week's reconnaisances by Ger many in Belgium gave the Kaiser's commanders little information as to the enemy's plans. At no places were there reports of large forces encoun tering the Germans. Instead, the al lies were able to halt the skirmishing at least some distance in front of their main positions. The week brought forth no strate gic change in Southern Alsace. Both sides were apparently reluctant to en gage in strenuous activity in that quarter at present. The French victo ries will have no permanent effect on the campaign. The Germans continued to hold their fortified positions and they were still masters of the Rhine. The week showed that the allies were extremely confident. The ability of the Liege forts to withstand the Ger man attack is responsible for initiat ing the spirit of optimism. Constant references were seen to the inferiori ty of the German artillery, the hunger and dissatisfaction ox the German prisoners. A dispatch Monday of this week says that while the German forces were pushing forward through the valley of the Meuse and still more ex tensive operations were in progress along the Alsace-Lorraine frontier, where the French and German armies were in contact, Japan sent an ultima tum to Germany demanding withdraw al of German warships from the Ori ent and the evacuation of Kiau-Chau, a German protectorate in China. The territory of Kiau-Cbu comprises an an area of 200 square miles, with 200 , square miles additional in the bay. Tsing-Tau, the seat of the governor J of the territory, is the port where the t German warships mobilized at the ""outbreak of the hostilities. Peking ' reports that three British regiments have been ordered to hold themselves in readiness to go aboard transports, and it is supposed they will co-oper- ate with the Japanese land forces, if force of arms is resorted to. Japan s ultimatum gives Germany until Aug ust 23rd to comply with her demands. The general expectation is that er- many will refuse to comply with the demands and that war will follow. To assure its arrival in Berlin, the ulti matum was forwarded by six differ ent routes, one of which was through the United states. Despite repeated repulses the Ger man battalions continue to move for ward for a decisive encounter which cannot be delayed much longer. While ; there has been a lull in the fighting in i Bel gum, the invaders are sweeping along the valley or the Meuse. south of Namur, and have reached Dinant, where part of a strong French force, which is established behind the town, took the offensive and defeated them All along the Alsace-Lorraine frontier advance guards of the two opposing armies have come into contact and the Germans have been driven back everywhere with loss. Strong French forces are in possession of all the passes of the Vosges mountains, and are ready to proceed over the flat country to Muelhaussen. The French have taken the offensive along the German frontier, but the two main armies have not yet come together. In the battles on the Austro-Ser- vian and Austro-Russian frontier .both aides claim the victories. Austria is preparing to resist an attack on the Adriatic shores, which will probably be undertaken by the French and feng lish fleets combined. A state of siege has been proclaimed in Bulga ria. The ominous dispatch from Brus sels telling of the moving of the Beat of the Belgian government from that city to Antwerp indicates that the German army is gradually throwing a network around the Belgian capital which sooner or later must fall into the hands of the Kaiser's men. The British and French armies are sup posed to have reached Belgian tern tory, and one of the greatest battles of modern times it appears is about to be staged, the outcome of which no man can tell. The battle may in a measure decide the destinies of more than one nation and change the map of Europe. Like the evil-looking clouds that appear on the horizon just before the event or a western tornado, dealing death and destruction in its wake, so the embattled powers are lined up on the plains of Belgium ready for the titanic conflict which is bound to come soon. Nations are wait ing in suspense for word of the great engagement which must occur in a short time. The battles fought so far have been mere skirmishes and will not be thought of when the real battle occurs. A report from Berlin says that Em peror William and three of his sons have gone to the front. The Germans have inflicted great loss on the French in the fighting near Namur and Di- HELD IN ASHEBORO LAST SAT URDAY MOST OF PRESENT OFFICERS RENOMINATED. The Democratic County Convention convened in the court house last Sat urday at 11 o'clock and was called to order by acting chairman T. J. Finch. J. O. Redding was made chairman of he convention and Fletcher Craven, t . Ingold, and Henry Robins, secreta ries. There were three candidates for clerk of the superior court, W. C. Hammond, J. M. Cavines3 and Capt. A. E. Burns. Immediately after the convening or the convention after the noon recess Mr. Hammond, who went into the convention within only six votes of the nomination, would not permit his name to go before the con vention and in an enthusiastic speech withdrew, pleading for peace and har mony, and pledging himself to the support of the nominee of the conven tion. Mr. W. J. Scarboro made a ringing speech in behalf of Democra cy and commending the record of Mr. Hammond and heartily applauded with great demonstration. Mr. J. M. Caviness was nominated over Capt. A E. Burns by a small fraction of a vote on first ballot. The other officers nominated were W. J. Scarboro, Clarence Parks and H. O. Barker for County Commissioners and E. O. York as member of the House. After the adjournment of the con vention, T. J. Finch was elected chair man and L. F. Ross secretary f the executive committee, only a part of the dinerent township executive com mittees being present. The convention was in the main harmonious. The folowing resolu tions were adopted: We, the Democrats of Randolph County, in convention assembled, heratily endorse the administration of our chief executive, Woodrow Wilson, and the record of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. We further endorse the efficient ad ministration of the Governor of North Carolina, Locke Craig, and congratu late the people of North Carolina un the substantial reduction of freight rates. We endorse the administration of our county officers, and we heartily approve of the progressive movement being made to secure good roads in Randolph county. We favor a state-wide primary for all parties, for state, Congressional, judicial, and county officers to be held at the same time. We approve of theaction. of our county finance committee and Board of Commissioners in the material re- duction they have made in the fees of the county officers. I. F. CRAVEN, Secretary. nant A report of the naval fight in the Adriatic coming from Rome, states that the French sunk three war ships of the Austrian navy. The Rus sian army is invading Austria and fierce fighting between the two armies is reported. The following statement has been issued by the British official press bureau: "Any action Japan takes will not extend beyond the China seas except insofar as may be necessary to protect Japan shipping lines." A dispatch from Rome says the Montnegrin troops have crossed the Bosnian frontier and occupied the town of Tchainitza after a fierce bat tle. The Montenegrins have also cap tured eight Austrian blockhouses in Herzegovina. They have also occupied seven villages and taken twelve Aus tria nofficers prisoners. A war bulletin from London says the Austrian army has invided Russia. A German aeroplane reconnoitering over Gives, in Belgium, was brought to earth by Belgian gunners. Later From the war zones comes only brief reports of the activities of the vast German and allied armies opposing each other. The French of ficially report that the Germans have abandoned Sarrebourg. The Liege forts are all said to be still intact and a Brussels dispatch says the German advances toward Belgian seem to have been checked. The French troops are in contact with the Ger mans, but there is no important en gagement. A British expeditionary force numbering more than one hun dred thousand has landed at French and Belsrian ports and is well on its way to form a junction with its al lies. A statement is issued Dy tne British official press bureau to the ef fect that desultory fighting has oc curred between the British patrolling suadrons and flotillas and the German reconnoitering cruisers. There are rumors of a naval engagement about 100 miles off Harwich, in the North sea. The French commander, General Joffre. personally reports French nrocrress in Upper Alsace and de clares French troops have occupied all the region in Lorraine, 32 miles in side the German frontier. An Ameri can corps has been organized in Paris and several American aviators have offered their aeroplanes to the govern ment. There is some Question as to whether this offer will be accepted, because of possible international complications. The former Prench minister of finance, Paul Doumer, who has returned to France from the fron tier, says three Zeppelins have been destroyed by gun fire and one wreck ed by dropping ir.to a forest. News comes from Rome that the Austrian cruiser Zentah has been sunk. Liege remains the center of interest. An iron-clad veto of unauthorized intelligence from Belgium, which the ON GUILFORD END OF ASHE BORO -GREENSBORO HIGHWAY JOINT MEETING OF COMMIT TEES AT RANDLEMAN. A joint meeting of the committees and subscribers of the Randolph-Guilford Highway was held in Randleman Tuesday of last week, and plans for the completion of the road were ma terialized. The road will pass through Asheboro, Randleman, and Level Cross townships of Randolph county, and through a portion of Guilford.and the work has been divided into sections and a committee appointed to look af ter the work in each of these town ships and one for the Guilford divis ion. Kelly Coltrane was elected to represent the county in Level Cross township and L. E. Rockett, the sub-, scribers. The work in Randleman township is under the management of Messrs. Deal, Caudle and Cox. Mr. R. P. Deal, of Randleman, was made treasurer of Randleman and Level Cross townships and Mr. W. J. Arm field, of Asheboro township. The Ashe boro division work is under C. C. Cranford and D. B. McCrary. The Greensboro Chamber of Commerce had appointed J. C. Watkins and Tom Hunter to represent Guilford county and co-operate with the Randolph committee. A fund has ben raised in Guilford to help do the work on the Randolph division and the money will be used in Level Cross township, as there has not been as much money raised in that township as in the others. The work will begin about next Monday in Level Cross township, at the coun ty line, and come toward Asheboro, under the joint supervision of Rand olph and Guilford. Randolph has al ready started the work at this end and the road is being graveled out from Asheboro. A surveyor is to be furn ished from the state by Joseph Hyde Pratt, who is working in conduction with the people interested in the con struction of the road and the route will be laid out properly. The road will be completed at least by the first oi January. COBLE REUNION. Fifteen Hundred People Gather at Coble's Church For Family Re union. At least 1,500 people, two -thirds of whom were Cobles and their relatives, gathered at Coble s church near Ju lian last week to hold a family re union. They came from Randolph, Guilford and Alamance counties. At eleven o'clock the services were open ed with a song by the choir and devo tional exercises by Kev. H. W. Jen- coat. Rev. Charles Coble, of High Point, made an address in which he showed that when parents live right the children may be proud of them and when children respect parents they are the glory of the parents. After dinner the old people enter tained the young by singing a number of old-fashioned tunes. Rev. R. R. Sowers then spoke on "Christian Cit izenship" and his talk was enjoyed by all. Kev. u. 1. Hitman read the lami ly history. The ancestors of the fan1. ily came from Germany, according to the history read by JUr. Oilman. A permanent reunion organization was formed with J. P. Coble as presi dent; D. H. Coble, vice-president; H. C. Coble, secretary and Rev. D. I. Off- man, historian. The occasion was enjoyed by all present, and all ot the relationship are elated over the tact that they are o the family. The State Department of the United States has made public the German proclamation as to contraband of war. The list corresponds as regards abso lute contraband to the commodities set forth in the British declaration. three armies had agreed upon, has been enforced to the letter. Censor ship of the British war office follow closely that enforced by the Japanese during their war with Russia. Two actually uncertain factors re main to be weighed and determined and until some real battles shall have given some light on them, there will be no settled frame of mind in Europe. These are whether the French army is better than it was in 1870 and wheth er the Russian armsy is better than it was in the Japanese war. Official information from Berlin says that the Japanese ultimatum has been delivered to the German govern ment and that war between Japan and uermany is not unlikely, Ihe Japan ese minister at Berlin, apparently see ing such an eventuality, asked Ambas sador Gerard to take over Japanese interests in uermany. An official communication made public in Paris attaches credence to the report that the crown prince of uermany has been seriously wounded and that he is now at Aix-La-Chap- elle. Holland is taking more precautions along her frontier to enforce her neu trality. Detachments of cavalry con stantly patrol the frontier and large forces of infantry guard tne roads on which are barbed wire entangle ments and barricades. Arrangements are complete for flooding the country at the frontier at a moment's notice. In the neighborhood of the forts, trees and crops have been razed to make it impossible for an army to approach under cover. Several whole orchards have been cut down. Japan has asked ihe United States to take over her embassy in Berlin "in case of emergency." ITEMS OF INTEREST TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK THROUGH OUT THE DIFFERENT SEC TION'S OF THE WORLD, Senator Ike Stevenson, of Wiscon sin, the oldest member of the United States Senate, 85, has decided that he will not be a candidate for re-election. Suffragists of Washington have de cided to postpone some of their money rasing schemes requiring public dem onstrations out of respect for the late Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Victoriana Huerta, former presi dent of Mexico, accompanied by Gen eral Blanquet, minister of war in his cabinet, landed at Bristol, England, last bunday. He continued on his way to Spain Monday. The English War Office has agreed that two United States army officers can accompany the English forces to the front as observers. No other of the European nations involved have repli ed to requests for such permission. The Chicasro. Peori & St. Louis Rail way has been placed in the hands of receivers. The action was brought by the Bankers' Trust Co., of New York, following the failure of the road to pay interest on $2,000,000 bonds due on June 1 of this year. The Southern Railway has placed an embargo on shipments intended for export to Europe. An order issued from headquarters of the system has directed traffic representatives to dis continue issuing bills of lading to British and continental ports. After a twelve months' stay in the United States the Davis cup, the trophy that carries with it the world's tennis championship, has resumed its international travels. At Forest Hills, New York it was won by the Austra lian players last Saturday. Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, formerly snonlpv nf the Honso of Ronrosonta- tives, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination lor Con ores. from the Danvilln. Illinois, dis trict. The primaries are to be held on September i). A full regiment of American Ma rines, in addition to two gunboats, will lend weight to President Wilson's peace plan which a special commission now enroute to Santo Domingo City is to lay before the Dominican Repub lic e warring tactions. At Newberry, the home of Governor Blease, of South Carolina, K. 1. Mann ing, of Sumpter, candidate for Govern or, came to blows one day last week with J. B. Adger Mullally, an avowed Blease candidate for governor. The lines are becoming tightly drawn in the South Carolina political situation, A drove of hogs, crazed by the heat, attacked Emory J. Niday, of Munice, Intl., Saturday and chased him for a pood distance. He finally reached a fence and climbed it, but the hogs could not get over. They had already devoured his shoes and socks which were on the ground, where the man vpK when they attacked him. Opportunity for increasing trade with many important points on tne Carribbean Sea has been given to Southern manufacturers and mer chants by the recent establishment by the Seeburg Line of service between Mobile and enezuela antl Colombian ports. Three new steamers, making fortnightly sailings from Mobile, have been placed in this service. Moving pictures are demoralizing tr-n South Spa natives, breaking up their old peaceful customs ami incit ing them to crime, says a returned traveler from that part of the world, lie says that nn islander will pawn r.i;. last pos&essiou U sou a picture show. They try to imitate the scenes they see pictured on the canvas. Hold up occurrences have resulted from this. James Foreman, of Junction City, Kansas, is in a dangerous condition as the result of a battle with a dozen large rats which invaded his bedroom and attacked him as he lay asleep. He woke up when a rat bit him on the cheek and he brushed it away with his hand. The rats sprang at him again, biting him on the breast. He aroused the members of the family and they found 12 huge rats on the bed and floor. A bill to permit the loaning of fed eral reserve notes under the new cur rency system on cotton, wheat, corn and oats was introduced in the House last week by Representatives Henry, of Texas. The measure vo.iM allow the Federal Reserve Board to issue currency to the full value of elevator, warehouse receipts for such products, when endorsed by a member bank in the reserve system. Such issues would be limited to two billion dollars and would be authorized only until June fiO, 1915. The restriction of its cable service since the outbreak of the Europe-.i'.i war was described a few days ago by the Western Union Telegraph Compa ny. All telegraph cables with Ger many, Austria, and Hungary are brok en and tables leading to other coun tries are subject to rigid censorship. Unusual requirements regulating the sending of messages have been dictat ed by the British military authorities and messages not conforming to these requirements will not be sent. Coda messages to the warring countries are barred altogether. REDUCED EIGHTEEN PER CENT MUCH HIGHER THAN JUS TICE ACT FINAL REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMISSION FILED An average reduction of about IS per cent, from the intra-state freight rates now in force in this state is what the special instra-state freight rate commission declared for in its final report submitted to Governor Craig and matle public by him last week. This is compared with an aver age reduction of S'.) per cent, that was provided in the schedule of rates specified ir, the Justice act from the rates now in force the duty of the special intra-state freight rate eom- mision having been to make a thor ough investigation of the intra-state freight rate conditions and determine as to whether the reduced rates pro vided in the famous Justice act rep resented too great a cut to be lust to the railways, as they insisted they were, and to declare what would be fair and equitable rates as between the carrier and the North Carolina shippers, their conclusions as to a fair rate schedule to become the law upon due promulgation by the Corporation Commissnon. The special commission made no changes of consequence in the present hve and ten mile hauls, concentrating their principal cuts on the longer hauls on the basis of lesser operating expenses on the long hauls. Ihe changes are based on the present main line rates of the Southern Railway, and the special commission specifies that there be no longer the application of the 25 per cent charge on freight originating on the mountain divisions of the Southern that have been in force for a number of years and gave rise to much litigation the past year or two, involving shippers throughout Piedmont as well as Westeru North Carolina. This special commission consists of Judge M. H. Justice, chairman; Prof. W. L. Poteat, president of Wake For est College; and Hon. A. A. Thomp son, of the Raleigh cotton mills, their sessions for the investigation having been held in Raleigh and Asheville at their convenience and the convenience of the railroad officials and shippers, during the past several months. "The reduced rates will give relief to the lumbermen of North Carolina as well as to the farmers and other industries and will enable the eastern part of the state to trade with the western part of the state, says Governor Craig. WILL NOT COMPEL FOREIGNERS TO RETURN Nations now at war cannot compel their citizens now in the United States to return and fight, the State Depart ment of the United States has ruled, The statement issued says that the United States is party to no treaties under which foreigners in this country may be compelled to return to their native land for military service, nor is there any way in which they may be forced into foreign armies, so long as they stnv in the United States. The United States government holds that no naturalized citizen of this country may be he'd to account for military liability to his land before his emigra tion. This principle may be tested by countries with which the United States has not entered into treaties of naturalization. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY DISSOLVED The United States District Court at St. Paul, Minn., last week declared the International Harvester Company to b.i a moi'.opjiy in rtwalnt oi inu in state and foreign trade, and it was or dered dissolved. Unless the $140,000,- t00 corporation submits a plan for ti..! iis--iK..io.i c. tl.o t.;mb!i!cik n i:, to at least three independent con corns within 'JO days or in case of ap peal, within 90 days of the issuance of an appeal mandate from the United States Supreme Court, the decision announces that the court will enter tain an application for the appoint ment of a receiver for all the proper ties of the corporation. FIRST LARGE BOAT THROUGH PANAMA CANAL The Panama Canal was formally opened to traffic last: Saturday. Tin steamship Ancon, owned by the Unit etl Status War Department, antl leas ed to the Panama Railroad, was chos en as the first big boat to be put through, signalizing the opening ot the canal to all ships up to 10,000 tons register, the passage was affected without a hitch in 70 minutes. The Ancon was fully loaded with the reg ular cargo she had brought from New Lork, the cargo having been left on board to give a full test with the ship drawing its full depth of water. MRS. COIT DIES Mrs. Dovie Coit, aged 7.r, died Montreat Saturday night after a shn !inoss ot acute indigestion, and tin hody was taken to her homo at Salis bury for burial. She leaves four chil dren: Rev. Robert Coit, a niisnioiiary to Korea; Ucv. John Coit, t-ngascd ir. school work in the mountaiiis of Geor gia; Miss Johnsio Coit, i,T the fatuity of the' Salisbury Graded Schools; and Miss Laura H. Coit, secretary of the State Normal College, Greensboro. Mrs. Coil's maiden name was Knox and both by birth and marriage she was a mom her of one of the flute's inost prominent families. WHAT OUR TOWN CORRESPON DENT HEARS AND THINKS MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTER EST DISCUSSED. Mr. L. S. Harrelson, of High Point, is spending a few days in and around Asheboro. We met Mr. W. T. Ingle, of Burl ington, in the Liberty section a few days ago. He was in that section prospecting with a view to buying land. Your correspontlent believes he is in a position to say that the greatest ma jority of Randolph county Democrats favor a state-wide legalized primary law for all officers. The only way that the war in the old countries will affect Asheboro s to raise prices so that our people will have to pay for what they eat and wear. W are glad to note thit much lum ber and ties are being unloaded in this place, being hauled from various mills in the county. The gravel roads are helping Asheboro. Mr. E. Whatley has opened a store at Ulah. He has built a handsome building and has an up-to-date line of general merchandise. Mr. Whatley is interested in the saw mill business and is one of our best citizens. Our county ticket is a irood one and wil be elected by a rousing, old-fashioned Democratic mapority. The man who never advertises is like the fisherman who forgets to bait his hook. It behooves every Democrat in the grand old county of Randolph to stand together. Our candidates are hue men in every way and we have enough votes to elect them by a big majority. Let's support the ticket and not scratch. The masonry work of the Fox build ing will soon be completed and it is expected the inside work will be fin ished in short order. And thus the town goes forward. Asheboro ha3 shaken off the shackles of inertia and donned the robes of activity. We have heard quite a number of our people remark about the good ser vice tne Asheboro postomce is now do ing, 'this is a great satisfaction to the patrons and Mr. R. R. Ross is to be congratulated on his apparent eff ort to serve the people as quickly as possible. It pays to serve the public well. .4J . We are sorry to note that our coun ty is soon to suffer the loss of two of its most worthy families in the per sons cf Mr. antl Mrs. C. Y. Weich, of Liberty, and Mr. and Mr. O. H. Welch, of Stalcy Route 1. We are sor ry to lose these good citizens. But since they have decided it is for their own good that they cast their lot among the people of Chatham, we can only say that they carry with them the best wishes of our people. Your correspondent spent a few days in Liberty township recently. We were surprised at the wonderful im provement seen on every hand. Pros perity and independence are in evi dence all through that section. We heard quite a number of leading men of Liberty township say that the county Democracy has the advantage of the prestige of a successful nation al Democratic administration, and this is the year for increasing our majori ty. There was a large crowd in town Saturday to attend the Democratic onven:!on. E .vr p.-t.'iiici i:i the county was well represented and the Democrats are in as good or better condition than ever before, and we V:ii. t. :. ' ;; i : ; : rt : u' t'lv.o ."jr all god men in the Republican party to leave that ship-wrecked institution, rent and torn by internal strife, and come over to the party of all the peo plethe party of Jefferson and Jack son. Br,an and Wilson and find a hearty greeting ami cordial welcome. The Democratic party has made a rec ord in the county, state and nation which merits your approval and en dorsement. The trading territory of a town is not dependent upon the distance of neighboring trailing points. The trade territory depends upon the enterprise of the merchants and the residents of the town. If a town tloes not reach out after the trade it will come only as fast as it has to, and it will grow as it is forced to. But if merchants go after busines in the surrounding country, advertising in every way pos sible, and making good every word of their advertising, trade will come in an ever-increasing radius, the town will gain a reputation for being awake for it will forge to the front. It is the men in town and not altogether the men living within a certain number of miles from it that makes the town good for nothing. LABOR DAY AT SPENCER Labor day which has become a fix-t-jre at Spencer antl has been celebrat- d there for the last two years will bo .olcliiated again this year, September .'. This year promise: to outstrip all :n nu v events. Among the attractions r the day will be a great barbecue, im- ball, bnUooii ascension, athrltic . Dort.s of ma'iy kinds, iiioman's reel latcs, including a display of fireworks . inl a pa.a.ie of floats and union men . laiting at lisuuiy and marring to Spencer.