Newspapers / The Kinston Free Press … / Aug. 12, 1914, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Kinston Free Press (Kinston, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
I ' TT RESS :,::r r '?:- " ; vy,. "'ffi-.ft:--v, -.yvtfH -j ;.; -rf.r -wh-i .,1 v.?-?-Vivo; ..'s-w.'x..:" - KINSTON..K CvJNESt3aY &UGUST 12 1911 PRICE FIVE CElPQv '1! 1 FIlEMCHiiB The relative positions of the scene of famous Mfater from captured officers The Famous French artillery corps getting in action, ! r Belgians claim only small part of German army in city of Liege and. balance trying to break down, forts.. AMBASSADOR ASKED TO EXPLAIN , PRESENCE OF A USTRIAN.TR00PS -NEAR FRENCH FRONTIERUNES SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION NOT EXPECTED TO BE FORTH COMING. ENGLAND ON VERGE OF BREAKING WITH AUSTRIA The British Ambassador May Have Been Instructed to Ask for His Passports. Italy After Albania. Ser-: via and Montenegro Routing Austrians. , '...,':''.. (Eiy the1 United Press;) vv., ; vWS;y AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR ASKED TO EXPLAIN London, August 11. The Austrian Ambassador ha.s ' been asked to explgin tjh6 presence of Austrian troops near ; the French o frpntSeply and satactoiyi swer riot expected: It is thought that the British Ambas sador to Vienna will be instructed to ask for his passports. Can't learn whether Vienna demanded explanation of a British warship shelling an Austrian boat. - V' FRANCE AT WAR WITH AUSTRIA. London, August. 11. The French embassy declared that it has been shpwn positively that an Austrian army corps advanced into Germany close to French Frontier and that such action was "hostile to French interests and left France no choice but to declare war. : The Admiralty announced acceptance of Cannada s of fer to furnish two submarines for use o nthe Pacific coast. ITALY WANTS ALBANIA. Londbn, August 11. Special dispatches from Durazzo state that Italy is casting covetous eyes on Albania and seizure of the country is expected. Conditions there are desperate. Italian and French troops preserve orde. It is expected that the French troops will be withdrawn and should Italy attemptthe seizure of Albania war would most likely follow. .'. - ; . . The Germans are reported to be entrenching along Aisne River. The Russian army has begun Evasion of Austria along the Styr River toward Lemburg. FRENCH FORCED FROM MULHAUSEN i'aris, August 11. The war, office announced that the French troop3 have been"forced to evacuate Mulhausen, Alsace. ' Further announcement that army operating against Neu Brisache but driven back by overwhelming . German army; It is beheved that a general battle is in progress, , r v , j 1 : ERMOMEGRq SUCCESSFUL. . . Nishgustii.rhe waroffice announcedtfee combined .Serviail arid f Montenegrin armie3 are rapidly pushing.throughBosnia:fand the Bosnians are. reported ris- ing in behalf of Nthe invaders, , troops whlrever iriet. RALEIGH SELLS BONDS " Raleigh, AugcslOrThV v Raleigh City Comrnisiioa today sold to the &t .aKtjt Trust Cot,,: of Spartanburg S. C, the $75,000 JD'ond for addition a. water plant extension. The bid was $419 above pF. ' ' a i oa-ir ".r cxajii tor a imn on the explodid theory that. the world ww yon cr.e. Th? world owes rou nothing but what you can pay for in ome way. K ft- ifOROEDipBGIl vyho have defeated Austrian CLAYTON MAN INJURED : Kf V" BY FALL IN RALEIGH Raleigh, August ;10. Dr. Nathan Warren, of GaytonV while walking Exchanee'Street cay'wis attacked b.v vertigoand Ml ti tHe" sidewalk, causing quite an ugly wound in his head.. It was s necessary to reaiov him to Rex hospital, where his condi tion, is Eot regarded as necessart'j dangerous. There was no fracture. ' ...... J v ' -.. contending forces hasn't changed: and great battle near indicate Belgian resistance was wholly unexpected RIVERS RUN RED WITH LIFB BLOODJ; OF SLAUGHTERED WATERS AROUND LIEGE STAIN ED FOR MILES. V ' GERMAN BRIDGE DOWN Reinforcement Comin; to Assistance of Brave Belgians. Famous Frenck Artillery on the March. (By the United Press.) ':' v , Brussels, August Heavy det tachments of French artillery passed here today on its way to the front vTh rivers ih -the vicinity of Liege. are stained with blood for, miles. The Garrison at Liege has maue brilliant sorties attacking ing German ' commandit operating apari irum un maia irni,.. . . .s . l1rlratAi Knf th and j has Inflicted severe tosses. . .The German tontcon bridge over the Meuse River at Herstal has been destroyed and the Germans will have to build .new one under' heavy fire. The Germans have placed heavy seige gunaLusitania saying ; the Hig ship had in. front., of liege.. .The. . office .an-1 parsed Fastnet and was proceeding to nounces that 8,000 German troops Liverpool. - " ' . have been captured and are being hem as prisoners of war. v The allied army has moved north from Namur to reinforce - troops al ready at the front. The -Belgian French army is operating against ;:c German army of the Meuse. London, August '11. The Belgiau legation denies , that entire German army is occupying! the City of Liege, saying that only a few Germans are In the city and thd rest are still engag ed in unsuccessful attempt to reduce the fortifications. . GERMANS PUSHING TO WATER LOO. ..Brussels, August 11. It is consid ered certain that the German army is moving toward Waterloo for the main army invasion.' This information i obtained from copies'of war plans tak en from captured Uhlan officers, l:e plans also indicate the Germans ex pected no opposition from Belgium. According to th plans made public at the war office, the Germans intend ed to occupy Brussels : on August it and Lite on August 5. RENEWED ATTACK ON LIEGE London, August 11. Noon dis patches indicate that the German are making desperate, effort to sil ence the Liege forfs and the defesdrs are gallantly holding out. w BULLETINS 0 1 ; . (By the United Press.) s RUSSIAN iAD VANCE CHECKS!) : Vienna. Attust 11. The Wat announces that the Russian advance on Austria fcas been begun iithcul success. ; Russian forces repeateO repulsed a'i along the i2ne. SIX CAR 1 .. LOADS GERMAN PRIS ONERS.' ' M '; . -. St.'retersburg,' August 11 It b announced that ix yarklds:of Ger man,.prisonres of war are en rout through Mica. Destinatk unknewa. y- ' . HJSITAN1A STILL SAFE. . New York, August 11 The Cunard ..,.. : : . . -. mmmsm UNITE DSTATES BRITISH EMBASSY TAKING EV i.. ERY PRECAUTION. BRYAN WONT TALK Sucpa Taken to Safeguard Gold Laden Relief Ships Tennessee and North u - . l .V. V ; , ... . . . . - Carolina on Arrival 'i ' (Bv the United Press.) ! r Waahmgton, August , 11. Prof, Thomas Preston of Princeton and wife, who was formerly Mrs. Grover Cleve land, are reported safe at St.' Moriti.. r Ir.fonatiton soncemms tn.e 'mining of, the North SH dnd fr$!to&1ftanafc has ; beeivn-tSeta Brjni!, Sacreatry declined to discuss, the inforr wamini nrot en- iven tio save Amreican shipsrpafticulaHlhe gold'ldderihipi Tennessee and North Carolina.-;' ? ;,; , Lin office tjublished acable from the . ITALIAN LINER HELD UP, New ; fork', August 11. The Italian Liner Italan is reported to have been held up last night off Nantucket ana ordered by the British cruiser Esse to raise her flags. ' SKIRMISHING OX FRONTIER CONTINUOUS. ., Paris, . August 11. Fighting is prat tically continuous along the frontier. The, French army Is . moving r.onV ward through Alsace-Lorraine. Te losses on both sides are admitted? heavy. ABOUT MINES GERMAN CAVALRY DIVISION DURING Ktkf? mw i:m?& i, w m. '-m . Tkia plendid bedy of horsemen of tkf'f laan Infantry kas bees a dis by experts"! obsolete. t PRESIDENT ON . WATCH ALONE ' WITH BODY KEPT NIGHT VIGIL IN FUNERAL CAR. BELLS TOLLED EN ROUTE People at Every Station Manifest In- tsrest and Heart Felt Sympathy and Bring Flowers. Seneca, S. C, August 11. Great crowds with bared heads met the Wil son funeral train at every station along the route. The church bells were tolled as . the train went through, President Wilson kept the dath watch in the funeral car until r'o'clock, the secret service men took the vigil until daybreak And then Mrs &cyre took up the watch at the side ci the casket. The President is standing the ordeal as well as could be expect ed. RESPECT FOR PRESIDENT . SHOWN AIL ALONG LINE Durham, August 11. The various cities an dtowns along the Southern, Railway, through fwhici the special train baa-ring the body of Mrs. Wilson and the funeral escort, passed showed "respect for the dead and sympathy for the mourner3. Although the train did r.ot pass through Durham, Genera. Julian 3. Carr ordered all industries for ten minute3 yesterday afternoon of which hs 13 the head to close down and he sent out requests to other busi ness firms to do likewise. is expected to play an important part appointment to military tacticians and .. ;,tf , BELGIAN STIC It OPENING OF f DEFERRED UNTIL SEPTEMBER - ,'. FIRST, j : V WILSON MEETING DECIDES The Various Tobacco Boards Conferr ed and Agreed That the Outlook ' for Better Conditions is Good. Representatives , of ' the Tobacc Board of Trade for Kinston, Wilson, Rocky Mount and Greenville, met sa Wilson Monday and decided to defer the opening of the market until Sep- tember the first. Following Is at statement issued jointly by the repre- sentaUves of the various i markets: "A ft iteeetjngheldln'Witsdii on Auf, 10, 19l'4ttwpje9native ; froni lh Rocky Mount,- Greenville, Kinston and Wilson tobacco Boards of; Trade it was decided that owing to the unsettl ed coriditioh existing 1; in the country caused by the war now going on in tho European countries , and the Inability of being able to export todacco at uus time it : was unanimously decided to . defer .thef opening of the tobacco sale on, the bov mentioned markets unui Sept 1st. At .this time we hope con ditions will have cleared up sufficient ly: to enable the farmres to get better prices for their tobacco. It was fui- therxflujgested that each board of trade through.their warehousemen no tify the farmers of pur action ifcnd to cauticn them hot to grade their tobac co too early, as tobacco graded at this time of year while the weather is warm will be apt to damage or reddeir if handled jn. soft weather. The to- bacco boinjr la?e this year we f ee that (Continued on page 4.7 MANEUVER? in the present war. The ceneralshb the foramtions have beenpionounted . .. THEKINSTON TOBACCO MARKET i. 1 l.1 or i f II ! r " t -4 I, L
The Kinston Free Press (Kinston, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 12, 1914, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75