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r yy ? """y"""" , r SHEKKIIqJl, rmitor ana itiblisher P U B LISHED MONDAY C A N D THURSDAYS CONCORD, N. MONDAY, SEPTET.1BER 14. 1914. NO 22 VOL- XL. Sffl BUTTLE OF HEDSE PRESS CORRESPOND UNITED ENT TELLS OF IT. Germans. Were Masked Among Trees a Mile Away. German Porces Badly Crushed by the Reverse, But par From Beaten. Thirty- Tc r Shells, a Minute From One G..n Oiie Hundred and Forty Five Unused Shells Found Beside -0ue Oisabled Gun. ., j (.u-, United Press Cor. !V Sept. 14. 1 just reached ;Vmk;i- to see the battle of the u, ,,V the Mouse. . It was an ar ; (luel ut; opposing batteries con- 1111 i :c nnl the nowerful ccaiea in Ll'.c ' . x- 1 I'll ..O The Germans 10 II 111- uupo, ... ... ,i Minonir the trees over a WCr !nv The Germans showered concussion shells on the ar- ,1 ..(' t lf allies and shrapnel on the iu fantry. i"e ii"o wuunv thruu'-'li Sunday afternoon ana meo The French omcers re- ,n,rt that the German guns were men Ubdrsiwn and merely used to cover ,ho retreat of the German forces. I counted 32 shells per minute from ore -mi. Many houses were fired by the l.urstin- shells. The allies finally ..ur-rci wrecklessly through rthe h 'avv fire of musketry. "The 'French .commissary (:..;.,, lino 111 f nii- with the French in ui- ., ,ii ,iu; i in ' - - and ,1 Kr-zlish officers tliey ten me mat thev arc convinced that the uerman frrcM were badly crushed by- tue n-vor-c hut are far from beaten. Win" i v.e came to points m inc. tidirld where the German guns were Htati'T.o'l we found 145 unused shells ,i0!)L.sido one disabled ''..-Run. There i i r,,., tvnL- that i. : 1, Kof. w ere iiad' i line muiH'u auiw ,..n loaded with ammunition, had . vnlrwlcd and abandoned The Ui.il iiecrs THE ";.. i.nrvm t heir aeau, uic- ui- i ll. n ' - heinir bured separately. FIGHTING AROUND ANTWERP Position of Germans Strong, As They Are Heavily Entrenched. Antwerp, Sept. 14. After 'fight ins: for four days the fighting, which was carried on outside the outlying defenses, the troops returned to the outer ring of the Antwerp fortifica tions to resume the original move ment on a extensive scale. The po rtion of the enemy is strong and heav ily entrenched. The Belgian inflict ed creat damage, and then retired.' This was the text of the war of ui( announcement today. "Dining on Blue Beans.' I':ir;s Sept. 14 Through all the fcrrihle days of the war so far, the uplifting but not frivolous spirit of the populace of the French capital Mime, forth. Two -shop women were a few davs ago discussing the setting forth of their sons the fight for their beloved France. Instead- of saving lior-i uons had gone to the front, one . f i1 o women said, 1 'Yes my boys li;v ' - to dine on blue beans.'' "I'i -'ig on blue beans,'' is the parisiav manner of expressing a sol dier ' : hsorntion of bullets, bits: of shrap'nrl and other incidental causes "f death in warfare. End of War in November, Says In dian Magi. I Wdeaux, Sept. 14. The following prediction, by an Indian magi, was 'published, in the Godhpor Almanac l;it January: j ."In the month of July, 1914,; all ''"tfpe will be overwhelmed by a war "twei -I the great powers, and terri ''V. disasters will result. "''at in November a great Emper 'H will losef his crown and hosti'ities will cease Berlin Officially Captures 215,000. London, Sept. 13. The "Chronicle's nsterdam correspondent telegraphs: An official Berlin message claims 't. the prisoners of war in Ger ".v number: British, 160 officers, 'r;:'0 men: French, 1,630 officers, 86,- men; Russian, 1,830 officers, 91, 000 men; Belgian. 440 officers, 30,000 "urn a total of more than 215,00 of- flf-ers and men. Refuses to Consider Peace Proposals. '"ris, Sept. 14 The Figaro an 'i,,,lr' -es that General Von Goltz, mil 'hiry Governor of Belgium in Ant lv'rp. offered "safe conduct 1 and re ltsas to the proposals of peace that, in view of the agreement be ecn the Allies and the Belgium. Gov ernment ho will refuse , to consider CONCORD PRESBYTERY. rail Session to. Be Held In Kannapo lis This Week. The fall session of Concord Pres bytery will meet at Kannapolis to morrow evening, and will be in ses sion several days. The following will be the programme : First session Tuesdav 7:30 p. m., sermon by C. T. Squires. Wednesday. First session 9 to 11:30 a. m.; 9 a. m., sermon by C. M. Richards, D. D., of Davidson, X. C. Subject, "Family Worship." Second session 1:30 to 5 p. in. Ser mon at 3 p. m. by J. G. Garth, of Hickory, N. C. Third session 7:30 p. m. Sermon by Dr. J. M. Grier, of Concord. Thursday. First session, 9:30 to .11:30 a. m.; 9 a. ra. sermon bv W. II. Goodman, of Old Fort, X. C. Subject, "Union With Christ.' ' Second session, 1:30 to 5 p. m.; 3 p. m. sermon by Byron Clark, of Sal isbury. Third session, 7:30 p. m. Mission ary address by W. S. Wilson,- of Mooresville, X. C. GERMAN GASOLINE SUPPLY IS CRIPPLED Russian Seizure of Galician Fields Will Restrict Use of Motors and Airships. Petrograd (St. Petersburg), Sept. 13. Russia 's conquest of Galicia, car rying with it control of the great Galician oil fields, which have been Germany's main source of supply, outside of the United States, has a most important bearing on the out outcome of the war. Incidentally, it may become of commercial signifi cance in the United States, with its vast business in the exportation of petroleum products. - ' As the Germans are waging this war mainly , on a mechanical basis, their loss of the source of their mo tive power for automobiles, aero planes and dirigibles must eventually tell heavily on the effectiveness of the German fighting machine. Soldiers returned from the scene of the Russian reverse near -Soldau lay stress on the German use of ar mored motors carrying Maxims, which did great execution until Rus sian artillery nosed them out. Ger many's new heavy artillery eanVbe moved only by motors, and a great part of its supply trains is likewise dependent on ths form of locomo-, tion. Social Gathering at St. James Luth eran Church Tonight. What may be regarded as the clos ing of the week's services that have been held the past week. at St. James Lutheran 'Church in connection with the re-opening of their church, will be a social gathering of all the mem bers of the church and their friends tonight at 7 :45 o 'clock. The meeting will be presided over by Mr. John A. Cline, and an interesting programme will be rendered. Among the speak ers will be Rev. W. H. Riser, of China Grove, and Prof. G. F. McAllister, of Mount Pleasant. Refreshments will be served by the ladies of the con gregation; to all of which the mem bers and friends of the church are most cordially invited. In order that the gathering may be kept as inform al as possible, all the exercises will be held in the lecture room, begin ning at 7:45 o'clock. ; Southern Hotel is Closed by Salisbury Authorities. Salisbury, Sept. 13. A trial which attracted such a crowd that a larger court room had to be found was the hearing of the case against the pro prietors and attaches of the Southern Hotel, who w,ere caafged with cor disorderly house. Judge Kluttz heard the evidence yesterday and adjudged A. B. Ivirk and cnaries Lentz, proprietors, and Lee Davis, head porter, guilty. xvirK aim xj were fined $100 each, uavis was tax ed with costs. .IT T). Lonswell and two negro por ters were found not guilty. The ho tel is to be closed at once, this be ing in consideration of the smallness nAbo fines imposed. This case grew oue of the whiskey cases tried several days ago. Lr Extra Session of the Legislature Ask ed For. ' Charlotte, Sept 12. A large and enthusiastic meetiu sr of farmers and U.nacc TYIPTI todaV in the interest of i..-.-Atfnri R.t.uation. adopted resolu- ffnm,l hv W. C. Dowd to ask n rrfli? to call a special ses e fA legislature to enact such measures as would tena to reuevu situation. A buy a bale of cotton movement was inaugurated and comr mittees appointed to canvas m cuuu- anv bales could be ty to see hov m S ONE HEIR RETREAT RETIRE ALL DAY BEFORE AD VANCE OP ALLIES. They Prepared Line of Defense To - ward Aisne, But Were Overwhelm-! , . . . I ed by the Fierce Pursuit. Over- Confidence Cause of German Losi'f wn in this rity for the ,f rr-4. ah- Urne ieinr, when anke! whet hr the at Maine. Victory of Allies Con-lf.,n ' . . i IlJl time ulceration at Gastonia. swith stantly Becoming More Complete. of Charlotte, applied al-o to the n ill i'aris, Sept. H.-The war oilice an-! in khnhn?r ount' That nounces that the German retreat eon. " nd,Vn, oppif COt on,-v to tIw mllU tinned all the morning. The Germans! !n , aiKmt tte. but -nu rallv rirennrnil n linn ,.f ,iP iror.i i to t,H;M ,n the State. anvnin- Aisne to facilitate reaching Rheims, where they contemplated an attempt to rally, but were -overwhelmed . by the fierce pursuit and forced to con tinue this retirement before the ad vance of the Allies. Allies Victory Becoming More Com plete. f Washington, Sept. 4. The French embassy is advised that the victory of the Allies is constantly becoming more complete. All the territory to the right of Reichiry was evacuated. It is officially anounced of the evaca action of Amiens in the direction of St. Quentin from Nancy to Vosges. The retreat is general from French territoy. Over-Confidence Cause of Defeat at Maine. London, Sept. 14. Over-confidence .and being over worked are given as the cause of the German loss at the battle of Maine. This was emphas ized in a general review of the situ ation by the war department. Gen eral French, commanding English, re ports that he is using the aviating corps not so much for bomb -dropping but chiefly for the collection of in formation. Reports that one night in- the. lain one of the German camp aviators sent out from. Petiol dropped bombs on an ammunition wagon, which exploded killing fifteen. , WHEAT SLUMPS AT RUMORS OF PEACE Big Chicago Traders Unload on Hear ing of Continued Reverses of Aus tria. Chicago, Sept. 12. Rumors that a peace move on the part of Austria wasxnot unlikely had a bearish effect today on wheat. Despite an early ad vance in harmony with quotations at Liverpool, the market closed heavy at a decline of 2 to 24 net. In pro visions, theoutcome was a setback ranging from 15 to 1.50. Continued big reverses for Aus tria made the gossip about increased chances of peace look reasonable to many speculators in wheat, especial ly as the Germans before Paris seem ed to have met further ill success. Some of the largest houses in the trade unloaded freely in the last part of the day. Bost Mlil News. Mr. J. F. Bost left this morning for his home in Memphis, after spend ing several weeks with relatives at Bost Mill and Concord. Miss Eula Bost will enter Sunder and Hall School. Mr. Mason Krimminger will leave soon for Mt. Pleasant, where he will ei.ter the Collegiate Institute. Mr. A. J. Bost has returned to his home in Sanford, after Spending seve ral days with his sister, Mrs. J. T. Coggins. Even if the German army is beaten back from its attempt to attack Pa ris as late reports sems to indicate that it has been there still remains the possibility of an attack upon the city from the German fleet of army dirigibles. Already several bombs have been dropped upon the city by these invading battleships of the sky, but without much damage. Some of them have been chased away by French aeroplanes. But the big bat tle in the air remains to be fought. and it may take place over or near Paris. No Time to Praise Peace. Washington, Sept. 14. The celebra tion planned for next spring in com memoration of the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain probably will be abandoned. England intimated that it would be rather embarrassing for her to par ticipate while she was engaged in a great war herself. . Cotton advanced from 7 to S cents a pound on the local market this morning. Very few bales are being 1 offered for sale, however. The pne 5 of seed is 22y2 cents a fiusnei. t TOLL TCXE CAPACITY North- Cxrclina, llaanf acterer ia N York Report Optimistic: Outlook ; for This Section. Tbe following from Saturday is sue of The Wall Street Journal. New ork. will be of interest here: "Cotton mills at lie a.rgt manu facturing center in North Carolina anar generally to be runnin- m fall tlmQ Mt "'.rf-arde.l bavin- a promising' oatlook.- An oflirial of one of the lar-e eotUm mills at Charlotte. mng at full time at Charlotte, and at our m:!I outside. As for the future, tber? are a good many mills with enough orders' ahead to occupy them for from two to three month..' -"Referring to the erop situation this offieal said that he never faw eot ton fruiting more heavily thnn with in. an area of 20 or 30 miles around Charlotte. 'Our cotton was caught in a dry spell immediately after planting, ' he explained, 'and did not come up for some weeks, until the rains came to give it a start. Usu ally a stalk with 15 bolls in it is. re, garded cs heavily fruited. But at several places on a journey which I .took recently through the cotton field j we pulled up stalks selected at ran dom along the route on which we fpunted 18 to 20 bolls. These were not simply squares, but bolls with eotou in them, either open or own ing r soon to open.' "Lack" of -an export market on ac count of the European war has put the bnnks in eot ton growing commu nitie ; in a peculiar situation. The of ficial above referred to, who is also identified with banking interests, says that the banks are in the position of having made loans to make the. erop with, the borrowers unwilling or slow to sell and at the same time are ad vanejr.T funds to the cotton mills Aurora which the distributors are slow to. take the goods. The effect of this is to restrict deposits and increase loans. 'At this season of the year,' declared this informant, 'it is usu al for us to begin to increase our deposits, but as a matter of fact they are now as low as they were in the beginning of July. Cotton picking is from two to three weeks late and that extends still further the period of advances.' A, MlUs e not buyin?T heavily of jjcv iuhuu ixi present, oome cot ton has been bought as low as 7 or 7 cents. Buying, it is said, would be much more liberal is the yarn and cloth concerns for whom the mill work and to whom they sell were pre pared to take the output more prompt ly. But the distributer wants to make a quick turnover and does not care to withdraw the goods until he knows where to place them.,, FIRST CHURCH AGAIN OPEN. First Presbyterian Church Opened Yesterday Morning. Many Im ;. provements Added. The congregation of the First Pres byterian Church worshipped at the church yesterday morning for the first time in several weeks, owing to the interior of the church being re modelled. The improvements, changes and ad itions that are underway have not yet been completed, but have reached the point where the church can be used. Quite a number of changes have been made in the handsome edifice which add greatly to its beautv and com fort. By changing the side entrances the seating capacity has been increas ed about 150; however, the seats have. not arived and this space it not utiliz ed at present. A modern indirect lighting system has been installed and numerous other improvements added. The ne organ, which wasx.donated to the ehurch by Mr. J. W. Cannon, is now being built and will probably he 'installed bv December 1. Russian Socialists Enlisting. Paris, Sept. 14. Russian Socialists by the hundreds, who were expelled from their mother country have Hock ed to recruiting stations to enlist. With the expelled Russian Socialists who are enlisting are many Russians of the better classes. All have form ed an organization to recruit Res sian residents of Paris into distinc tive companies. Mr. Frank Hargrove, of Columbu-5, Ga., has aeepted a position as super intendent of Mr. A. B. Pounds' ice plant. He will begin his work Janu ary 1. Mr. Hargrove installed the machinery at the plant and spent sev eral weeks here and made a number of friends during his stay. COTTON HILLS ON RUSSIANS IIAVE TAIiEl 200,000 PRISOIiERS AUSTRIAN OPPOSITION IN OA UCIA GIVEN DEATH BLOW. The Retreat IU Bm CoaUsaoci aiace aepiemter i. Aa Ot trfcel tsin Geman Aray u Apprcacli trians Were So Pauc Stricken Ttxi They Cut Hort- Trace lztUxdi or uniistemns Ttesi. R4idi'.Mi Kh ritm iur-,, n" Strewn With Ttcir Pa, Etc t-i iiMti, iu-rn ii3V iai,r u ... . i . it .. ; . ... . j . prsa I. i hit i ,t ILe cr: ral taU announees that the Autr.Vu upjMi titn in Galicia ha been ia it death blow. The retreat t rai I'russia has Ixen rontinuou inre September 1. The chief of htafT xav that our air scouts rejMrt an mrr whelming (lerman army, with heavy crtillery, is approarhing n reinforet. trents to the Auj.tri.nn in preparation for an attack on the main 'Kui.m frces who are assuming HMtititn previously selected. Fighting is now in progress. The Austrian are still retreating in great diwmler. Tlie roads are strewn with rifles and oth er personal equipment has 1-een thrown aside in their flight. Their artillery mired in the mud. There were found traces of borss harness cut instead of unfastened, showing how completely the Austrian were panic stricken. Russian artillery has been sent to joints to cut off the Au trian retreat. FIRE SATURDAY NIGET. House on Mr. J. W. Walker's Farm Destroyed. Very Little Furniture Saved. A tenant house on the farm of Mr. J. W. Walker was destroyed by fire Saturday night between 1 and 2 o'clock. Tho fire started in the kitch en and gained such rapid headway that all efforts to check the flames proved f utile. It was occupied by the family of Arthur Dry. All the furniutre with the exception of a sewing machine and trunk were des troyed. The loss is not covered by insurance. Mr. Dry lives in No. 6 township. j ajj, DANGER OF SEIGE OF PARIS IS PASSED. Capital May Now Be Moved Back to That City from Bordeaux Paris, Sept. 14. It is emphatically declared all danger of seige of Paris is passed.' General Galieni has noti fied the minister of war that the capital of France may now be re turned to Paris from Bordeaux, and it seems certain that the transfer will be speedily made. General Galieni sent five thousand men to the front from Paris. TO ADVANCE ON BUDAPEST. Servians Working in Conjunction With the Russians. Nish, Sept. 14. The Servian arm y, which last week captured Snelin with a loss of ten thousand to the Aus trians, began today a march to pp. terwardein in an effort to open cam paign into Hungary. The Servians are working in conjunction with the Russian general of staff and contem plates an advance on Budapest. The Servians in great force in Slavonia intended to capture- Pe ter wardein as soon as jossible and es tablish military headquarters there. Mr. W. C. Fraley Dead. Salisbury, Sept. 13. Mr. W. C. Fraley, familiarly known as "Ike" Fraley, is dead following several months' illness yith Bright s dis ease. The end came this morning at 9:30 o'clock. Mr. Fraley was 75 years of age. He was a native of Sal isbury and well known to all tb older inhabitants. He was a Confederate soldier, having served through the entire war. For years he was superin tendent of Salisbury's gas works, ne .i r i y 1 was a great lover of horses and hast owned a number of fast racers. lie leaves awife, two sons and an adopt- ed daughter. He was a son of Ben jamin Fraley, a wealthy citizen. Amiens, is Evacuated. Paris. Sept. 13. 10:45 p. m. The evacuation of Amiens by the Germans 1 previously reported m news; dis patches, was announces ouieially to day. Born to Mr. and M Lafferty, September 13, a --son. rk Parks tcitoova ortztto tcoax. frtd ? rM rlri e-i sf-64; . Mk'1 r-mui tf a fall rt .4 tuUn ,;,. ' r.U t4 it I " sj 'w 4 ! i. line . Mi. I. , r -. i .. . - - . T- . tt ti 1 f 9-9- M ft -M , . 1 e&trf A 9mm.J! m ill tie UU tin mle i crphe4 rn wrnt hntt thi readmittrtl. Superi-tmd VM -4",44 t-".te.l on the trrrt lr4.!.t- 4 M-hool pr-.ftd lArin- fb -mori "Driv Sluw. VU." 1U a.Vi that motmU and driirr ,f all whir re t Hcae nWni thin rrrarf TIIE PIRATES Of PENZANCE Under the Awpice e( Concord Choral Clab. AUut twti 3rar L9 lVt..rJ (Imral Club aa 'or?aniar to ?aUht tgether the mitaieallyiurJineU of th city, and bate choral ir.tnirt. n ui der some capable leader ff.r tho juy f ringing, and to fTcr to tU fricn! of )u club and the public j.-r'u rallf ti e results of such 'etideavor. Vtuhr the direction of Prof. II. G. .h em, o: I.Ii?a!eih .lb-c. ChatLAi ..rt ronccrj have , been triven. ihi re feive! heart v wr! tif c-tntnr:i(!a- tion from !ho ho beard the eorj certs. The club, with the a.Unm' of rtnf- frieid. is rmir preparing tmr of tin dctfchtfnl production: f Gilbert and Snllhan. "The PiraUm of Pcnr-nnce," hicb will be pr ented next Friday and Saturday evening at the orera ).-oum. Under the direction of Mr. Albert I. Uairr, who many will remember in cone tion with that successful rendition ff "Powhatan" )at sprint', tU "IV rate and the charming danjbter of "General" Stanley (a Wit twenW in number) will be ready to pra V i : i ' r music iiik fMXfjufv oi i oncortj most intcreating and dcliphtfnl formance. The prices hat betn made popular. that many may enjoy Uf oppor tnnty of hearing tie Irrie fbhU from thi most popular composer fiir Arthur Sullivan. Cotton Crop Can Be Cared Tor, Exjt Governor Craff. Raleigh, Sept. 12. Governor Crj; Hated this afternoon that br ha not yet apjinted the committer pro. i ded for by the farmers convention esterday to aid him in the for tion of the big North' Carolina tru.t corrugation for warehousing cotton, but that all who wish to can sen! in their subscriptions to t'ek on th eorj;raton to be paid in when t.' organizat.on i rfectel. He that ill who wish to tib-cribe to th strek communicate itb Cob J. Bry an Grimes, SeercUry of State, a Hat ing the amounts they visb to atib acrlv. VTle Governor &y that no rme will be solicited for subscription to tbt cajiital .-xtock, and that all rrmst 1 vfduntary and that in a snfheient nam tr of men in the State sirnifv a nilhnT.c to co-ier3tf by bndins th'ir money for taking care of the cotton crop. tH can be dr.r.e. Ife a the money uf all si?i-riben. will will be. rff-ct!v safe and that it will yield six per cent. The plan in brief is f.rm a cor roration with $Sy)JW capita! aa. tkoriad. and aromd V),000 tib serified : loan money on cotton to aev tr. cents a'pnnd;. tn cae of sa1- of stored cotton for over 10 cent th excess U be divided equally bttween warehoae company and grower; bor rowers to jay ia 10 per ent of amount lorrowcr a stock; notes i cured by cotton to run six month and bear six per cent intern!. As a result f the police cosen in the Rowan county court resaltic?' therefrom six defendants have been given fiWay .. tent free for yelling whiskey. Out of these ease bar grown other indictmnts and as a eon fevjuenee th? managers of the South ern hotel and Miller cafe are to h tried Satnrday the first for maintain- M. jing a common nuisance and Miller for , running a gambling house. 'T(p(;sals. -withheld. i -
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