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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.
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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.
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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.