A PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF AMERICAN HOMES AxVD AMERICAN INDUSTRIES. BURUXGTON, ALAMANXK COt.NTV, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1914. ‘ Battle Line 180 Miles Long ' The Battle Line Stretches Out For Many Miles Further to the Northwest and the Fighting Is Hand-to-Hand With Utter Disregard for Loss of Human Life—Germans JS’ow Respect the Fighting Power of France— The Question Now S->em8 t« lie Whether the Germans Will Have Men Enough to Stretch Out the Lines, While Russians Press on the Easivrn Frontier and Reinforcements from the Ends of the EaHh are Pouring into the Camps of the Allied Armies in France—Russians Claim to Have Gained Notable Victories Over Germans, Who Tried Offensive Against Thera—Englatid Again Makes Outcry Against Too Strict Cen- sor^ip. I London, Oct. 1.—9:50 P. M.—The battle of the .'iisne, now nesring the iCnd of its third week, will soon out strip in respect to time, the great :^nt8st fought at Mukden noar'.y ten •§rears ago, but stitl no decisive result ^as been achieved. The French official cominur.i'alion , isKued iate today, condensed into ^bout 30 words, was one of the short est given to the public since the war began. 3t records that progress has been made by both right and left of the Allied armies, but gives no details or the extent of the prog ress between the lines. HUitery «^rts bettMe cla'WE, as they have bsjn des-.’ribed, C'.itinue to open the cl'i; :h nt tlie oat- rsprtd wings of the Gerwia.i army, par-, ticularly the ri^ht, which foriKS •'thTi uprisfht portion of the I. anst ; nv/ has its back to the cast, ft^htiiiijr with dcaperation to privent tU« French left from encircling or smasfcin;^ it alonp most of the front, estimated at iSO mile.': in length. UISKE6ARP FOR LIFK. - ’•lie artillery iiss played by far the most, important part in the struggle, but oil the German right, liRhtor g'lns, cavelry, and infantry are doing most of the fighting with a stubbornneas and disregard of life that people so often have said in recent years mod- ej-n soldiers never would display. There have been unprecedented ar tillery duels between the Rivers Oise f-pd Aisne and between the Oise and the Somme, which have taken a heavy toll of the opposing armies, followed by c.-valry and infantry charges in ■which first one and then the other would gain or be compelled to give $TOund. END SOON MUST COME. Still they Have hrfd on, the Ger man wing being extended farther northward as the French made anoth er move to work around it. With an unlimited supply of troops this might go on for an indefinite period, but with the forces at the disposal of the two staffs the operations soon must come to an end. FRENCH MAKE GAINS. On -tile Allies’ right, in soiithei-n Woevre where progress also is report ed, the French have been fighting to compel the Germans, who crossed the ^euse at St. Mihiel. to return to the eastern side of the river. The statement last night that the French had occupied Seicheprey, and Rupt De Mad, suggested that this al ready had been accomplished, but it has not been officially announced. Along the extended front the Oise to the Meuse, except the fighting men tioned on th“ wings, nothing has hap pened that the French staff considers worhy of mention. It cannot be that the troops in hese positions are entire ly idle. It is known that an artillery due! is going on continuously, cut probably neither side has moved for ward, while the infentry ba-S been con- ' .stantiy on the iSert to meet attacks jund counter-attacks. i FHSNCH CANXOX EFFEC^IVi'. j For a time the Germany had the bet ter of tbe artilleri? fijfhting- as they i .possessed the bigg«r guns* This .:it- ^uation is said to have been overcome, for the French have brought up ucl- diticnal artiUery, including some big navai guns, which are credited with being abie to oatrangre the German jfuns by seven hundred yards and which are being used to drive the Germans oi;£ of thoir stron^^ly forti fied positions. BOTH SIDES HOPEFUL. Both sides appear confident. The Germans, bringing up reinforcements to meet the attempts to outrank them, are in wViat appears to be almost i.n- pregnable position and are fighting sternly. The allies, on the other hand, place their hopes in the arrival of reinforcfi- ments on their left and the possibility of finding & weak spot in the German front. The Indian troops should now be with the British army, the of- ticial bureau havinjg today permitted the the publication of the fact that they landed in France last Friday. ENGLISH AID COMING. Of c£»urse it Is not known where the Indian troops are going*, but it is be lieved the left wing will be stiifei^ed by them Some of the territorials also have reached Field Marshal |Fi*ench. These include the London Scottish, one of the best of England’s volnnteer regiments, recruitted from Scotchmen in London. They have reached a high state of efficiency and in their ranks are some of the bc*st marksmen in the Empire. Among them are a number of men who com peted with the United States for the Palma trophy a. few years ago. A call haii been issued for British railway men to go to France and as sist in working the rai!ro?ds there. —o— HARD FIGHT AT ANTWERP. Wi1;h the German attack on the out er fortifications on Antwerp, again Belgium has become the scene of ser> ioas operations. The invaders, so I'lr, have confined their attack to the forts protecting the river crossings between . Malines and Antwerp. A German re port says two forts have been silenced, I but the Belgians deny this. They de- j dare the forts stopped firing as a vase and that when the German field artillery approached to take them they reopened ftre decimated the Ger mans. There is no indication of the strength of the Germans at that point, but it is presumed they have launched tio mean force against the formidable defences of the temporary capital. KUSSIAN VICTORY REPOKTED. Accoi’ding to a Rome dispatch the Russian Ambassador there has issued a statement saying the Russians have destroyed the Austrian army in Ga* licia and Cracow. A great battle is impending before Cracow and on r:s result win depend future movemerics of the Russian army. Victory to ^he Russian Emperor’s troops would per mit a junction of these forces with the Russian central army and an advance into Silesia. The Russians in the North, accori* 'ing to Petro^ad accottaCs, have check ed the German advance and drivon them back 30 miles to the region of Suwalki and JWiriampol. The G«ir- mans, however, continue to bombard the forts of Ossometz. Their opera tions in this district have been imped ed by the marshy nature of the coun try. which prevents the movements of heavy guns and transports. —o— AUSTR!A MAKES APOLOGV. Austria has made immediate re sponse to Italy's demand for an expla nation of the sov»'ing of mines in the Adriatic, promising to indemnify the families of the fishermen who lost their lives and to adopt measures to precent a vepitition of such occur rences. A quietus has been given reports that the relations between tbe Allies and Turkey are critical, both the Brit- iph foreign ofKce and the Turlnsh Em bassy iss\iing denials. The British nr.val mission which ivv^nt to Turkey to reoganize the Turkish navy after the Balkan wars has returned to Eng land, however, arriving today. OUTCaV AGAINST SILENCE. A fresh outcry has arisen against the severe censorship. It is pointed out that the Germans have allawed German, American and Dutch corrcs* pendents to visit the front, while tjot a single British correspondent is with Field Marshal French’s army. The Evening Star says. “This method of making war in the dark is depressing to the British pub lic and is not li.kely to stimulate re cruiting.’” —0—r PRUSSIAN GUARDS BEATEN BY FRENCH. Bordeaux, Oct. 1.—S:00 P. M.— The defeat of 15,000 Prussian gua>;ds who attacked the French center bep- tember 26, in described today in tbe Petit Giordne. As soon as news cf the German advance was received the Fit nch cavalry was sent to held tht> fli.emy at Auberive; to give the ar-| tj\U*ry awd infantry tinie to come \ij> from Souain, a place near Auberive. But while the French Dragoons were preparing to defend Auberive, \ bvif gt’-de of Death's Head Hussars, avoid ing the village, came across the vine yards and fields with the intentio i of lurprising the t‘renoh artillery on the mf.rch. It was a critical moment. Tlie French Dragoons were two mi^es ahj-T.l and the infantry two miles be hind *he gunners, wh:> were m uauger of i»c:;ig sabred .i.v^sa their ’ guns. Th' li 4fjstcrs were fr^ly three-quartejs of m . iphway, i/r. \ i ing fui i jusly. In iv :» Tunutes the gui s were unli i- bei Ld and lined up ulong the r «ad. The enemy then was cnly 500 yard.^ away and the comma :id could be heard to prepare to charge the guiib. In the charge »^''*e I russian cavalry |;*athered speed with every yjird and V''hen they were 2 50 yards awn.y the 3'ronch gunners sinied and ther? vus a flash of fire. Through the blue smoke th« artillerymen could see tlie enemy’s horses rear and oftiver trying vainly to rally the broken lines. A second time the battery hur/cd death into the doomed brigade. A great tsilerce succeeded the thunder of hoof^ u^ti the ..hoiitii^g of men. Two thousand hoi'semcn lay as if struck b> lightning. But the Jtitillerymen did not gn™e luxig on this scene of camagc. They limoc*ied their guii.s and rattled off to aid tl‘c I»ragoo»s, who were hard pressed and falling back along chc highwuy. The guns were a welcome relief. Thi.s time the struggle whs more even. The German quick fircrs returned the fire with intere;st by the French infantry arrived and deploy ed among the vinet^, a bugle rang out and their bayonets flashed in the sun as they dashed forward. Without cavalry to aid it. the Pi-us- siaii guard, was obliged tt» fall back. A battalion of Zouaves glided behind and occupied the valley of the Suip- pes threatening to place the guard h'i- tween two fires. A regiment of gren adiers sacrificed itseif to cover the retreat of the Gei*man columns o« Rheims. Five times the greaadiets hurled themselves against the French. Tliey were repulsed every time and after the fifth charge onSy one section was left, a handful of men surround ing the flag. Then first one, then two and th^n ten of the grenadiers! threw down their amsr A hundred men, mostly wounded, were all that were left of a splendid regiment But their sacri fices had not been useless for it en abled the column to get safely under the guns of the forts at Ben*u and Nogent L’Abbesse. O Hear Hon. A. E. Holton and lion. John T. Benbow at the C-o»inty Court House, Saturday. October ord. at l:ri0 o’ciook. Tliose foreigners' who think it risky to remain in Vera Cruz might follow the American soldiers out. We wiK probably be able to i'ct more or less of it in this State unless the branches go dry. THE FAIR A BIG SUCCESS. TK(} 29th Annual Alamance Fair Closes To-Day After one of the Most Successful Years. Alamance County’s 29th annual Fair closes today after one of its most successful years. The Fair was well attended by large crowds, which seem ed to appreciate the efforts of the Fair Association to yive them their money’s worth for their money. The Exhibits were not as numtT- ous in some departments as in the past but the ones shown were of the very highest possible standard. The Parcels Post Exhibit was oue that attracted the attention of most of the people. The exhibit consisted of almost every conceivable thing you could want that Uncle Sam will carry for you in his new Parcels Post de- i artment of the U. S. Mail. There were oil r.oves, pumpkins, eggs, ali kinds of packages of medicines, small pieces vf hiirivvare, hams, and in fa^t nearly anything any farmer would want unless he wanted to bring a wag on to town to haul it home. The Tom:itG Club giris had ai?o a very interesting exhibit. This si^ted of all the products of the fai*m that can be canned, put up by the guls and placed there to show the people what our county girls are d^«- ing in the summex-, earning uionyy for their w^inter^’s needs. The Fancy Work Department was Weil filled with all the fancy articles the lady can make. This you wos-’ld have to see to thoroughly c' foy it. The display of Jellies, Preserve.^, Pickles, Etc., was extremely fine, hav ing quite a number of the prettiest articles ever seen in this county iu this line. I'he. exhibit would have dune credit to the State Fair. The baking exhibit was also good but .T(Jt as largL* on some previous occasims. The Poultry Exhi!/it was thf' *‘>rgest and i.'cst in ’he hi^torj of ih-> I* air thvn t being between 500 anc 600 birds »n t>i-'bit. All breeds of fowls were represented and the very hr- of each brc-ed was trere. There v.^ere ooite a . iij'.ii.r if pu'.-cf-the-co.;!;t7 exRili- its in this department, but our own people had the birds there with the b’.ue ribbon very prnfuseiy decoraliM^ the cages. ”iT^e live d‘jartment was also line. There were quite a number of the best animals to be found in any section «f the S^ate in this depart ment. The Midway was under the direc tion Cl the Liberty Shows and was bj’ far better than we have had hore in the past. The shows were all clean and worth tbe price. There being nothing immoral allowed by this comn- s'.ny. The Motordrome furnished the spec- ii:tors with thrilling amusement for the entire length of their performance. The High Diver was one man in th? outfit that we have failed to hear any body want his job. His tower is 110 feet high and he makes the dive back wards turning over twice and landing in a tank of water only about four feet deep. The Dog and Pony Show is the best we have ever seen in this line any where. Although not as large as the circuses, it has animals that far sur pass anything you will seie in them ir. their line. The dogs are all well behaved and good performers. Es pecially the little black dog “Boy," who Walks on his front feet around the ring and then tangoes with one of his friends standing erect on his hind feet. The bucking mule is also ex tremely good. The ponies compare favorably wiih the big circus ponies. The races of Thursday were v>it- ne.ssed by large and appreciative crowds, the horses making good time. Burlington Fire Department No. 1 and No. 2 gave exhibition runs with Keuben’’ and ^‘John,” the champion Oi the State. Although the boys had no water connections, they made tbe regulation tournament run, coupled the hose to the “dummy** hydrant, runrdng out 288 feet of hcse and at taching the nozzle at the end, “Reu ben” making it in 30% seconds ynd “John,** in 29U seconds which lowered hif: tournament record of Winston by IVi seconds. The grand stand w'as filled with people aJid they all seemed to enjoy this part of the program. On “Wednesday there were over 2,00rt paid admissions and on Thursday, over .'},000. The c)\)wd during the d«.y was very orderly. Be sure to attend the Masa Cotjven- ^tion Saturday, October 3rd, 2:30 P. &I. G COUNTY' CONVENTION! Acting under instructions of the County Convention hpjd August .loth, 1 hereby cail a mSss convention of uU persons opposed to the present cou«- iy government to meet in ihe Couaiy Court House, SATURDAY, UCTOSER 3. 2.30 P. M. for the purpose of nominating ail county ofllicers to be votud for at the coming election. Hon. E, A. Holton, former United States District Attorney, and Hou. John T. Benbow, candidate for Con gress, will be present and address ;he converstion. Speakmg promptly at 1:30 P. M. Convcntion promptly 2:30 P. M. All voter.s who are opposed to thv- extravagant and inefficient present county administration, and are in fav^ or of a progressive and economical administration and who want to se^j the county affairs administered in the interest of the tax payers, and not in the interest of tbe court house ring, are cordially invited to participate in this convention. AU persons are invitad to hear th«* speaking. Friends favorable to chi: movement will please help make the event public by telling your neigh bor. We believ’e in publicity, not crecy. GEORGE W. VESTAL. Chftirm:’-' Alamance County Republi cs; Executive Committee. O JUDICIAL CONVENTION. A Convention of the 10th Judicia. District is called to meet in the Court House in Graham on Saturday, Oct. tlrd, at 1:00 o’clock, P. M., to nomi nate a candidate for Solicitor such other business' as may come U:: fore the said Convention. KEENAN HUGHES, Chm»„ Republican Committee of the iOth Judicial Biiitrict. Hear Hon. £. A. Holton and Hon. John T. the Court House SPEAKING BEGINS X\' I-M O’CLOCK. THE COURT HOUSE. GRAHAM. N. C. MASS CONVENTION BEGINS AT 2:30 O CLOCK.

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