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CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS .THE WEATHEB: - v ; FAIR. tfOL. XXX, NO. 350 ASHE VILLE, Nr. C, THURSDAY HORNING, OCTOBERS 19H- TRICfJ FIVE CEJJTS, . GETS LftliBEST SLICE . OF HARBORS BILL In All Cape Fear Section WiU Jt' Appropriation Of Nearly. $200,000. fl. CAROLINA FARES ' WELL IN THE BILL The StatS Will Get a Total : Of $278,000 For Rivers - Improvements. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Allotment of the" 120,000,000 1 appropriated by ' congress 'for river and harbor ra , provement this year wag announced late today by the board "of army en gineers. """T'' " ' 'The largest single allotment waa 3,7B0,00 to the Mississippi river commission. Other allotment in clude: - ; ... Potomac river . at Washington, D, C, 110,600. ., Mattaponi and . Pamunkey rivers, ; Virginia, $4,000; Rappahannock river, Virginia, $8,000; Beaufort harbor, . North-"Carolina,! 5,000;- Beaufort In . let. North Carolina, $10,000.; Fishing creek, North .Carolina, $1,000; Pam llco tad Tar rivers, North Carolina, 118,500s, fBa river, North Carolina, . ll.OOOj.vi.Coiilenleijla creek, North Carolina, $2,000; Neuse river. North ' Carolina, $5,600;' Swift creek. North ; Carolina, 1600; Waterway from Pam ' Med sound to Beaufort inlet North tronna,3,foo; . jsew river, worm Carolina, Including inlet waterways between Beaufort harbor and New rivejr nd between New river and fcwansboro, $lS,p0i Northeast, Black - antf Cape fear (above Wilmington) Wver. North Carolina, $10,500; Cap Fear river above Wilmington, Nortn Carolina, locks and dams, $70,000; ''Cape Fear river a$ and below Wil mington;, $115,000, s -; I South Carolina. CharWesi harbors . South 3aroilna, Ashley (v-chiiM $ W.teW t.. iboitu i.i.nlnii 11 It nrtft- flvant ' Deede fiver,, South Cfinliha, 10.000 Santeej Ws,teree -and-Congaree rivers, BoHth Carolina. $30,000; Savannah harbor? :Georgia, $160,000; Brunswick harbor, Georgia, $26,000; Savannah river below Augusta, Ga $15,000; Altamaha. Oconee and Ocmulgee riv ers, Georgia, $40,000; Flint river, GeorgX $18,000; Chattahoochee riv et, below Columbus. Ga., $65jOOO; Coosa river, Georgia - and Alabama, locK 10 Akin. No. .. 4, and dam No. 6. $30,000; look aiyt dam near Rome, Ga., $10,000. Tampa bay, Florida, $6,000; St. Petersburg harbor, Florida, $1,600; Apalachlqola bay, Florida, $15,000; fit Andrews bay, Florida, $3,000; Narrows in Santa Rosa, Florida, 15, 000. St. Johns river. Florida: Jackson ville to 'ocean, $200,000; Jacksonville (Continued from page five) RESULTS IN SINKING OF Submarine E-9 Has Been Successful in Former ; Attempts. RETURNS SAFELY. LONDON, Oct 7. (8:30 p. m.) . JBoHrnVrine E-9 of the British navy niwlelcommand of lieutenant Com rnaftdef Max K. Horton, yesterday made a. ral dlnto German waters off the mouth of the river Ems and sunn Gematt torpedo boat destroyer. DThi eaime submarine under the same commander made a similar dash and panic the German cruiser Hela oft He Uaroland, September 13. As on the for mer occasion the E-9 has safely re-1 lurnod to her home port. The. action .took place at 1 o'clock -erterdy and was witnessed by the utah eoast guard on the Dutch Is land ScWermonnikoog, in the North aea off the province of Frlesland. , The weather was clear and the sea ralm and the destroyer could plainly te seen cruWr.g before the mouth of Enta. Suddenly the observers saw a high column of water rise near the bow of the destroyer. The vessel turned over and sank in three min ute, r - Shortly after the explosion the per iscope of th submarine came above the ahrface bt tht water for a mo jr.ent, but es soon as those on board the plunger taw Jheir torpedo had raok lu mark the vessel again was nilmerged. , J A Gat!n cruiser and torpedo t huat jame quickly to the rewao of tho crew of, the'destroyer. , As Ifchlemvonnikoeg Is close to the Island .of JBorkutn, wnere the Otr mau hav 4 aaval 1jhs and .vlthln sixty ytiilee of Koilgoiand and the , naval arsenal at Wllhclmahavcn, the EUROPEAN - GAME OF GIVE AND TAKE S AYS REPORTS All the World Still Waits for Au thentic News of Pending Battle--French Still FiikWkh'Ghat Vigor News Scarce. While the world awaits news ot the great battle In which the British and French allied forces and the Germans In northern France have engaged for twenty-six days, meagre official ' re ports from the front vouchsafe little information of the actual operations A Today It Is a small piece of ground lost and tomorrow the same 'ground is regained. ' Meanwhile the French forces are moving northward but are gaining little to the east, which would be essential to tbe outflanking of the German right wing. As a matter of fact General von Kluck, in command of that section Of the German army, with heavy- rein forcements which have reached him in the past week, has taken a decided offensive and day by day the an nouncement is made by the French war office that the "violent battle continues." The British official bureau reports yiat the French army is fighting with the greatest dash and bravery, but is silent on what the British are doing. The French officials report an ad vance on certain points in the center and the retaking of the ground previ ously yielded in the Roye district. ' German Cavalry Moving. Masses of. German cavalry have been recently seen near Lille, and be hind them. German forces moving 'on a line between Tourcoing and Armen tleres. Thds important unit of the German army, which it was thought might serve to break the French llnei the French report, has been held in check, and to tbe north of Lille, has been driven back. On two wings, it la added, the German attacks have bea repulsed. Tne northward movement of the French line brings it close to the Bel gian frontier and coincidental there nave been engagements between, the Belgians and the Germans In the en virons of Ypres, twenty miles south of Ostend, and at Audenarde, fifteen miles southwest ot Ghent. - -, reached France and already may have reinforced Field Marshal French's army, operaflnff in the neighborhood of Sotssons, the whereabouts of the Canadians, numbering about $3,000, has been a matter of conjecture. It, Is now announced that they are about to be landed In England and will be sent to an inland . training camp. The situation as between the Rus sians and Germans and Auatrians, is somewhat problematical, but a very frank statement from Berlin admits that the German forces on the fron tier or East Prussia have assumed a strategical defensive movement and that they abandoned the bombard mont of Ossowets, a fortress in Rus sian Poland. This statement adds that the fight ing at Augustowo and In Suwalkl was of a most sanguinary nature and that while the German machine guns fin ally turned the scale of battle In favor of. the Germans the slaughter of the President Receives Them Cordiallyand All Given Encouragement. HIS VIEWS. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. President Wilson told the North Carolina sen ators and congressmen and officii) Is of the. North Carolina farmers' union who called at the white houss today by appointment to discuss the cotton situation, that he believed that with the exception of the parage nf t lie warehouse bill no further legislation will be necessary but that what Is needed is a better mobilfcitlon of the currency already available. In the party besides SPnator Over man and the congressman were Dr. H. Q. Alexander, of Mecklenburp; W. B. Oibson, of StatesvIUp, and J. Z. Green, of Marshville, officials of the farmers' union. The president gave the North Caro linians a sympathetic hearing, listen ing at length to explsnat'ons of the situation and suggestions from Sena tor Overman, Congressman Small, Dr. Alexander and others. He ex pressed again his deep concern and said he had conferred maty times with Secretary McAdoo and other of ficials regarding the matter. Thts is a problem, he said, not to be solved with our hearts, but with our heads, without unduly dbrtarblng the fabric of our currency system- , v Tho president was told that the cuV- rency association of . North Carolina 7t! floP'taWn 'fist theg' rney to lfhlch they"fo entitled, and that neither, the currency po issued, ccr the'ero! moving fund' which had been deposited, had reached the' farm er, the Jnetrhe.nt or the state banks v,l It rr"i V.r1'fvrA tht. -n In . CAROLINIANS GALL AT WHITE HOUSE AND TALK WAR IS German artillerymen was terrlflo. The movements of the Herman troops were greatly hampered by the, physical condition of the country. . , ' The fbrly-thirdi German casualty list issued at .Berlin' contains 10,000 names in' dead, wounded and missing. , Berlin Hopeful. Berlin also reports that the fighting on the German right wing (n France has been successful and that In ths assault on Ahtwerp'two, more forta have fallen Into (ierraan. hands.- The Belgian government has been removed from Antwerp to! Ostend;'. several of the ministers and, many thousands of refugees having reached there. The bombardment 'ot 'Antwerp,; It is ' re ported, already has begun, following a notification from the commander, of the German troops that non-combatants and others desiring ' to do so, should withdraw from the city. President Polncare, accompanied by Premier Vlvianl and the minister of war, M. Millerand, have returned to Paris after a visit to the battle front. It has been reported that the' French government would return soon " te Paris from Bordeaux , A British submarine has. made an other raid close to the German base In the North sea and has torpedoed a German torpedo boat destroyer. There Is an unconfirmed report that a Ger man cruiser also was torpedoed. - The Japanese have occupied the Island of Tap, of the Caroline group, in the Pacific and at the same. time have notified the state department at Washington that the occupation , la only temporary and solely for military purposes. , . ; The second, son of the German cm 'peror, Prince Bttel Frederick, la re ported to have been Injured by a fall from his horse In a recent battle. Al ready two other sons of the emperor have suffered physical ailments as a result of their t arduous campaign, Prince Joachim having received a bul let wound aad Prinoe Oscar baring beea itrickei."svltfc, heart, affection After an exJwrnstlng- engagement, V 1 CANADIANS IN ENGLAND. LONDON, Oct. 7. (1:16 a: m., Oct. 8). The Canadian ( troops will be landed In England today and sent to an Inland training camp. SINKS DESTROYER. LONDON, Oct. 7. -(6:65 p. m.) The admiralty announces that the British submarine E-9 has returned safely after having torpedoed and Junk a German torpedo boat destroyer off the Estuary of the river Ems be tween the Netherlands and East Fries land, in the North 8c a. An earlier report of the sinking of the destroyer, from Amsterdam said that the vessel had struck a mine. The British submarine Is command ed by Lieutenant Commander Max K. Horton and this was her second suc cessful raid Into German waters, earlier she sank the German cruiser - I Continued on Pnsre tflrhl.) SOUTHERN MAY REMOVE CERTAIN PASSENbl TRAINS FDR PRESENT Corporation Commission Holds That Several Must Be Operated. TRAINS INVOLVED. RALEIGH, Oct 7. The corpora tion commission grant permission for the Southern Railway company to take off certain passenger train In this state on account of falling off in passenger traffic and denies permission for the discontinuance of certain . other passenger trains. Those allowed to be temporarily discontinued are the eo nd sections of number 37 and 28 between Dan ville and Charlotte, numbers 13 and 14 between Ashevllle and Spartan burg, numbers 145 and I4 between Durham and Raleigh and numbers 13 and 14 between DanvHle and Charlotte. Trains the commission refused to allow discontinued are: Numbers 15 ami II between Ashevllle and Salis bury, numbers 108 and 133 between Greensboro and Goldsboro and num bers 132 and 132 between Sanford and Mount Airy. The order specifies that the request for permission to take off numbers 4J and 4 between Greensboro and Charlotte is reserved for '. further consideration. The order specifies . that It la understood to be temporary and the company will be required X& restore tttm i niniffasi hf nigiHlni IrV I reSr SWSyWwesWSSwspSJSjssj sufficiently to warrant it : THE IFEATHER. - WASHINGTON, Oet T. Forecast fnr North "arnV"i: Fs'e Thtiri " h '41' A "M J r' . . . i- , , 1 v" '"""' belgium's position in great European war Explained by : X Explained Tfai Beium 'Was a Neutral State, Bound to'u ely Neutral, and That Germany Violated Thts ions Into Wartiiciartd That yh1atipn Va$ Prem:d ' I WA8HINGTON CXt. , T. Tbe.the north ld "ltr,Br"Wm,tePjt Belgian legation has compiled the the neutrality of Belgium on the following, statement of the Belgian understanding, of. course, that It 1 case in .the present European .war. to answer the many inquiries that have been received on the subject: "By the treatV of April 1. im, Prussia, France, England, Austria and Russia declared themselves guarantors of the treaty .concluded on the same day between the king of Belgium and the king of of the Netherlands. This treaty provides "Belgium forms in Indepenent state of 'perpetual neutrality.' 'That Is to say, Belgium was for bidden, In case of war, to take the part of any of the belligerents. "Since then Belgium has fulfilled all her neutrality obligations; she has acted In a spirit of meticulous Im partiality. She has left nothing un done to maintain and make respected her neutrality. Germany's 'obligation to respect Belgian neutrality was even more emphatically affirmed ty one of Germany's greatest men, by the creator of the t-mplre. Prince, then Count Bismarck, wrote in a let ter to Baron Nothoprb, Belgian min ister In Berlin, on the 22nd of July, 1870, as follows: Bismarck's Asmrsnce. " "In confirmation of, my verbal assurances, I have the honor to give In writing a derlurutlon which, In view Jt the treaties In force. Is cjiiite superfluous, that the confederation nf OF Makes Public Letter in Which He Endorses Am bassador to Berlin. WASHINGTON, on, 7. BecTetary Bryan entered the New Tone sena torial campaign tonight when he made public a letter declaring him self In favor of the election of Am bassador Qcrard as ' an endorsement of the polk-les of the administration." "Judge Gerard," .Mr. Bryan said, has rendered splemlld service at Berlin, and there is no reason why his success as a diplomatic repre sentative should stan.i In the way of his promotion in his home state. "I feel sure he would make an ex cellent representative and his elec tion would also be onstrued as an endorsement of the policies of the administration of the president and as an intention on the -part of the people to support him in the foreign program which he has outlined." Because of legislative tangles - in congress, administration -leaders -today were fearful adjournment; would not be reached In time for 'many members te get home for their final campaigns for re-electton. -. Word went out frjm the white house, how ever, tnat tne presiaem; ; yery tftnnhii1a ifov the end of next week Senator Cuke fca of Tennessee was s' the whit home today in relation to the campaign in hi elate. , Sec re'liry Bryan, Secretary Daniels and Here We Are Again. i BELGIAN LEGATION respected by the other belligerents. (Signed) ."VON BISMARPK., "On August 2, last, In the, course of the day, the German minister. In Brussels, M. De Below Haleske, gave an Interview to the reporters of the newspaper 'Le Holr,' and declared to them that- Belgium had nothing to fear from Germany. He, went so far as to employ this expression: 'You will see, perhaps, .your neighbor's house on fire, but your house wilt remain . Intact,', The same day, at sewn o'clock In the evening, he com municated the following note to the Belgian government: . " The German government has re ceived unimpeachable news to the effxet that the French forces have the intention of marching on the Meuse by Glvet and Namur. . This news leaves no doubt as to the intention of France to march upon Germany from Belgian territory. The Imperial rf!rvernment of Germany cannot help fearing that Belgium, in spite of the best Intentions, will not be In a posi tion to repulse without help an In cursion by the French' of such great magnitude. In this case it Is suf ficiently certain - fhat Germany Is seriously threatened. It 1 lh(V urgent business of Germany to forestall this attack on the part f the enemy. The German government would be filled i Conference at Aguas Cali entes Expected to Bring Forth Good Results. WASHINGTON, Oot. 7. Speedy restoration of harmony between Gen erals Carranza and Villa through open conferences at' Aguas Callentes way predicted tonight In a statement fcwued by the constitutionalist agency her". Consul Kllllman, ho has returned to . Washington after a sojourn of three months In Mexico g the per sonal representative of Presldfmt Wil son, resumed conferences .with state department officiate today on the Mexican situation generally without reference to the question of recogni tion, It was saild. Pending the out come of the preliminary conference at Aguas Carient and the general convention which has been called to meet there Saturday. ofMata here say It would be unwise to give this question serious attention. TO HMQPKJf IAKOAXBWL4E9. 1 - ' ' 1 1 (7:91 p. m.) M. Haxonoff. Russian foreign minister, announced today that the power comprising the ftlple Intente (Russia, Great, Britain and Frsnre) are taking steps to secure ( IN: AM. - T.CA By Treaties to Remain Ab- Neutrality,' Forcing Ed?- vtUim-iin with lively" regret If BeUtum were to regard as an act of hostility against her the fact that her precautionary measure oblige har to violate . on her aide - Belgian territory.' . "in order to avoid the possibility of misunderstanding, the German government made - the. following comment: ;.- ' ' . ' Mat, Germany contemplate no art of, hostility toward Belgium. If Belgium consent to assume In the war which la about to commenoe the attitude of friendly neutrality to ward Germany, the German govern menr, on It side, engage, when peace I restored, to guarantee the Integrity of .the kingdom and It possession. - "'2nd.- Germany engages herself, on the, aforesaid conditions, to evacuate Belgian territory a soon a peace is concluded. " Promise '"-Operation. " 'Srd. If Belgium observe friendly attitude, Germany is ready, In co-orutlon with the authorities of the government of .Belgium,' to buy for cash everything that 1 neces- sary for her troops, and to Pay In demnltles for damage done In Belgium; but If Belgium behave In a hostile manner against the troops, and In particular places difficulties In the way 'of their advance by opposi tion by the fortifications of the Meuse or by the destruction of roads, rail (Continued on page eight) Uncle Sam Assured That He Need Have No Cause For Anxiety. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.-ecrctary Bryan has been informed officially that the occupation by the Japanese naval forces of tho German Pacific islands is only temporary and solely for military purposes. Tho assurance came today from the Japanese foreign office, through Ambassador Guthrie and also from the Japanese embassy in Washington. It Is believed the declaration from the Japanese government of its In tendons rcgaiding the Islands seized was made voluntarily. State department officials said yea. terday no Inquiries had been made by the United States on the subject and it was believed here tonight this gov ernment had accepted, the statement from Tokio as sufficient guarantee that the situation la the far east would not be altered in any way In imical to Its Interests. It was reiterated at the Japanese embassy tonight that the necessity if protecting commerce In the Pacific fioin the 1erniswf ruisers eluding pursuit In those waters, had prompted the lr.ures. . Japanese and British fleets. In .accordance with common understanding. It was said, hn,l V - REVISION OF WAR TAXMEASUREHAS ED Senator Simmons Says That Bill Will Be Presented ( ;V-(v!Today:l INCREASED TAX ON BEER BIQ0EST ITE!.I Measure Will Yield Revenue ; ' Needed According To . ,! Simmons. A ! WASHINGTON', Oct. 1 tRvllo ! of the administration war, revenu , bill wa completed by the caucus 'of seoate'deraocrat late today and . preparation were made to pre th measure la the wnate.' 6enatot Simmons, in charge of the bill, saM tna finance oommltteo would present It to the senate tomorrow, lie La- lleved a week of dubate would d;a. pose of the hill and clear the waj .; ror aajournment, ' A the hill m completed by th cauou with Its added levies on t ret and rectified spirit and minus tnc ' proposed taxes on gasoline n.i suin mobiles, Senator Simmons t 1 It would ylold' annually ab.,..t uo, ooo unless a slump in l i ductlon eule down the eutinni. , i revenu from that source. tnr 'Tag 11 item. V ' Ths Increased tax on beer Is e. peoted to yield trom I43.000.00fl U ' 4,ooo,ooo and the rectified si n in ' tag of five cents a gallon Is calcu lated (0 raise 11,900,000. t4tamp tnxi-i en negotiable Instruments, stock and bonds, deed and transfers, biiii ot lading, Pullman car and ' steam, hip ticket and insurance polloin are expected to yield $.10,000,000. an.l a stamp tax on patent medicine, cosmetic and . perfumerlr I ex pected to produce 17,000,000. Thi 1 remainder will, come from special taxe on theaters and p1np ol amusement, on tobacco, cigar cUnrette manufacturer and o t'u. m"tla wine. . The "caucus' eliminated . toii.iy Special tax of 1(0 on broker, cut tin' out 1300,600 of estimated rev-' nue. A vigorous contest by Senator ' Iewls, of Illinois, resulted In a re' duction of the tax on Pullman' ticket from two cents to one ceni each. Effort to Impose a stamp tax on bank check of ona or two cents' each wera voted down. The caucus authorised the finance committee ' to revise , the tax on cigarettes, formerly fixed by the com mittee at $14 for each manufacturer. It would he graduated along the linns of the cigar manufacturer 1 tax, ' which charge dealer from II to 191, according to the volume of busi ness. ; ' ;S" .f ; A'y-- uir- i. ..':' Contest over duties on domeitle win, which engrossed tha caucus fO)it1nnel tm Pars Five.) EFFECTTUESDAY,0CT.t3 " "" i is r-'-.- Says That While ' Obeying t Order It Will Later Ask Relief. CITES CASE. RALEIGH, Oct 7.Offldal notlfls cation came to Oovernor Craig today that ths North Carolina railroad com panies involved will put Into effftt . the reduced Intrastate freight ratet ' fixed by the special commission and promulgated by Governor Craig in August, In compliance with the pro visions of the legislature on the date fixed by the governor, this belnf -Tuesday, October 11. " . The notification by the railroad companies came from General Coun sel A. P. Thorn, of the Southern Rail way company, In the shape of Joint, communication signed by the officers of all railroads concerned, and ayv . ing, "We respectfully notify your ex cellency that these rate will be put Into effect by us on the day In which by the terms ' of your proclamation, they become effective." - " The communication closed with the following statement: "While therefore in deference to the sentiment and to the authority ot North Carolina, these carrier have determined to put Into effect the rates fixed by the honorable special com-, mission and promulgated by your ex cellency, we do so under respectful protest and shall ask your excellency and tho other proper authorities of the state to grant such relief aa may be Just and reasonable under the cir cumstances," V . . Governor Craig a!d th' ' close . .the vexations which has for tp the in' - freight r ' sut- 1 ' BEEN COMPLET
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