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7 1 . ' -1 '.,v 'Vi -r J : s' THi FLDtRS COLttCTlOr " '-V'V' -: ". .. ft. i' , . . . . . ' 4." .... ."..- , ' 1 UK' - - . -V. 4 ' 5 7 - "VA .iSfc ii'KM' -' .i&s: F "".' i r c Shall the' Press;the: People's RightsNMa'lntain, Unawed'By Innucnce arid Unbribed By Gain." LEX1 NGT0N; N. C.,;UESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1915. A A i NO. 20. las XTT.mTT vv Jiin SENGERS SUNK c With 423 . persons km Aboard Is Saslc Near Where Lusi- tania Went i Down-All Americans Believed to Have Been Saved Of- . t flcial Washington Is Shocked.' T.rnr!ftn" 'Air 19 Th Wlii'tn Star yi, ef Arabic waa torpedoed-and stink u.araci-'tf.ai: ;T)y a Xrermanubmarine this morning southeast otrFastnet. , According to the""'White Star CoIno : warnine was glveand the vessel ..sank in ten1 min- "iliteSi - ;She .was enroute from Iltver- 5? . ..-spool to New.;york, and therefore was I .... .c . . - S '" -wis- ; without contraband. Of the 423 per- "Sons aboard, .181 passengers and 242 . crewr thirty-two are missingr all but six off these being members- of the mm'i-ffiM crew. Whether any victims were Ameri- f f-I St-Xcans ; is. not yet oetermmea, mere oe- :'vti ing twenty-six aboard. It is reported r( -f" ; , lhat the nasseneers had Just seen a k:-'':" :I'r4f !e"h fltoflTnoi TiriiTTioMv thft ' Fastnet, off whch thex'Arabib is re ported to have gone down, lies close to ; the lane of stqsnship traffic be tween England and America. x' . " ; It is about forty miles west of Old Head of Kinsdale, ifear which the Lustania was sunk. " ' 'K ' - The Arabic, sailed on her, last out- 1 wafd voyage, from here on - July -28 last. She had aboard 188 passengers f and approximately 16,000 . tons of cargo, almost all war supplies v . ; Attack .by a, submarine apparently was feared then, for around her steer ing gear there were piled numerous sand bags as a protection against gun fire. The crew usually consisted of about 240. men. All the crew, it was said, were of foreign, citizenship. Captain Will Finch commanded the ship. ' Dunsley, torpedoed and the Arabic ifpassengers were adjusting their, life preservers when the- German torpedo ; hit the vessel. ' X V - The -passengers" took to rafts and ' life boats, and were -later, picked up by otherships and taken to Queens Ctowu. There, was almost perfect or der in launching. th boats, according Xto survivors.' This and the-fact that it the liners, now traverse' the war zone ' i' with life boats swung, out," and .that the day was clear, . probably saved H many lives. ; Captain: Will Finch and most of the officers were saved. . ; . The Arabic tonnage was 5,000. She is the largest ship, except the Lusita 5 nia, that the Germans have torpedoed The torpedo boat was seen to rise just before ttfired the torpedo, which mi: Sv.: fev .."V Vv'-- fc'M-ii. hitthe? Marbbard side, about Jt 00 feet OPPORTUNITT TO GERMANY I- TO SHOW HER SIDE No Hasty Action Will Be Taken By j the Washington Government Get- ting the Facts -Ambassador Ger- I ard Will Be Instructed to Iiook for an Explanation of the Sinking. ' GOVERNOR CRAIG ONa? FRANK LYNCHING Says Leo 3li Frank Deserved Protec- ; tion. of the State and That Officers of the Xaw are Responsible. .'X Asheville, 'N.V C, ; Aug 2 0. De claring that Leo M. Frank, - regard less of whether he was innocent 'ojr guilty, deserved the protection -' of the State of GeorgIar Gorernor, Loke Craig' declared rthat the comniou wealth . can atone,' "to. some degree1, 1 !orvw;hf.t has been; doue.by the most trenuou dealing with the offenders. Asked tor a statement in regard to the lynching. Governor Craig, said: "In the State of Georgia the law! has been set at naught -Every citi zen who believes h order and civili zation condemns' Uilf . shocking. defi ance and tramping . . down ',- of that which we revere ' Resrardless ' of Frank's guilt or innocence the high est obligation rested upon the State of Georgia to protect him.. The State fell down. t 7 ."V IS v.. mm 5 Washington, Aug. , 1 9. The hews of the torpedoing of the British liner Arabic with Americans aboard came ';jas a shock to the American officials, who had hoped that since the last note to Germany there would be no further aggravation of the already :tehse situation.-; While it is not known officially whether any Ameri cans were lost, the torpedoing with out warning of a vessel carrying Am Washington, Aug. 22. Reasonable doubt as to conditions surrounding the sinking of . the White Star liner Arabic has determined the Washing ton Government to proceed with de liberation in its purpose to fix re sponsibility for the two American lives reported lost and the jeopardiz-j ing of a score of others. Therefore Germany will be. given an opportu nity if possible, to show whether the conditions-justified the German sub marined sommander in sinking the liner lit apparent disregard of the sol emnv protest , 0f the United States GoyernmeBj? against the destruction of merchant vessels bearing Ameri can passengers without proper warn ing and opportunity for succor. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing qonf erred today on the Arabic situation with the text of the two messages . from Ambassador Page at London before -them, giv-i ing the details of the : destruction of the ship as far as they have been gathered from American survivors. The ambassador and consular officials in England have been instructed' to "There was such intense bitterness against him and such an enraged pub He sentiment thatHhe governor who commuted his sentence ' had to be protected by the military of the State'. Notwithstanding this condition of af fairs, Frank was placed on a farm with only two men to guard him 1 see no reasonable excuse that can.bo made for the authorities In Georgia, whose duty it was to see that law was maintained for allowing Frank to re main unprotected. - L "The first duty of -the State now Is to punish those who violated her sovereignty. This blot cannot- bo erased but Georgia can to some cx tent atone for what has been, done oy the most strenuous dealing, with tne offenders. The law can . be ad ministered .only by its officers. One brave and determined man can de feat the mob. We need men wao dare to, do their -duty regardless of consequences. Fearless'C action-' xrilj prevent the mob." Tho mob will not stand before a man with a weapon determined to use it if necessary. The mob that killed Frank should be pUn ished for the vindication of justice and. to the terror of all those In like cases offending. ' "TV. 1 r, .nl 11 1 1 1- 11 xuia wiuib wm buucK me con science of the whole country into the realization that the mob end the mob spirit must be suppressed regardless of cost. The officers of thelaw are responsible." GALVESTON NOW IN : FINE SPIRITS There Is Plenty of Water In the City 4ind Frcsh Water. Was .Running Yesterday. ' ' - - Galveston, Texas, Aug.'l. Wire service was restored to Galveston' to day by the Western Union.' The first wire message out of. the city since Monday was an Associated Press dis patch. , - X ' Galvesten's known loss of life was eight killed in the city proper aria twenty-five in the low sections on the western portion of the island. There is plenty of food in the city. Mayor Flaher said "today the cause way, will be Tebullf at buce, "strong er and better than ever It waa 'es timated that It will cost $750,000 'toJ repair the damage to the causeway. -Fresh water was started running nto the city mains Friday morning rom Alta Loma, the city's water rea- erro?, .eighteen miles away on - the mainland. Since Monday the people had been drinking water from wells and serious Impairment of health was feared, Plans for quick restoration of rail- road traffic were being made at a meeting of representatives of all the railroads entering Galveston today.. . The people of Galveston are in good spirits despite the damage and Incon venience. COTTON is;gontra- ; , BAND-ACCORDING P-: TO ORtiER OF ALLIES i . GRADED SCHOOL OPENS - MONDAY- SEPTEMBER 20 Formal Statement Issued By the Brlt- . Ish Foreign Office- Will Aid Mar- ' - . , - ket Will Take Steps to Keep the - - . . . Price Up- It 4s Declared No Sor- ' - ' t . i prise' in Was hln on. .'. x 9 . . London, Aug. 22. Cotton htfa been declared absolute contraband ' by Great Britain, 'according to a state ment Issued by. the Forelgix' Office this afternoon. " . ' X: The statement declares ' that the Government proposes to , Initiate measures to relieve depression which might temporarily disturb the' cot ton market because of the contraband order."' ; . It was learned upon Inquiry at the Foreign Office that-the French Gov ernment will Issue a similar notice early .tomorrow. The announcement follows t. "His .Majesty's Government have declared cotton absolute contraband. While the circumstances might have Justified such action at an earlier period. His Majesty's , Government are glad to think that local condl tlons of 'American Interests likely to be affected are more favorable for such a step than they were a year ago, and moreover,' His Majesty's Govern ment contemplates initiation of might temporarily conditions." . measures to relieve as far as possible At a meeting of the Graded School ay abnormal . depression which I f - A A t . m. ii , lemporaruy aisiuro marKei vuiuiuiDsiuucia xiAviuuajr it as vfiuct- ed-that school be', opened Monday, September . 20. This Is somewhat later than the usual opening, but It was thought best as the weather v . will be cooler and the union services of the churches will be" over by that time. Miss - Annie Greenfield,' of Kernersville, "wfl) ".Z be- thef music teacher this year. . . ' Contractor G. W. Smith has the new .building well .under way and will complete it before the opening of school. . factors will be commissfoned tokeep the commodity above a fixed mini mum price. Crop conditions this year it la aald, will make it easjer to main tain prices because opexh. markets un affected by the Allies action are rsore than able to absorb the entire production. - " ITALY; HAS DECLARED " i . WAR AGAINST t TURKEY Porte Handed Note Which. Srcrrd Diplomatic RrUUon UaIUh An bassador at Constantinople Dn znamls His PassporU - and Safe Conduct War ilay Begin at Oace. The' declaration making cotton contraband is effective from today. A brief royal proclamation published In a supplement of The London Ga zette issued tonight, sayst . . " Now, therefore, we do hereby de- London.' Aug. 22. Italy has. de clared war against .Turkey, and the Italian ambassador has left Constan tinople. This announcement la made In a Renter telegramfrom Constanti nople via Berlin and Amsterdam. Marqula dl Garronia. Italian am basador to Turkey, today handed to the porte a note declaring Italy con sidered herself ' In a state of .war with Turkey and demanded his pass ports, according to an official tele gram fron: Constantinople received at Amsterdam and transmitted to the Central News. . The reasons given in the note for Italy! a declaration of war were the support given by Turkey to the re volt In Libya and the prevention of the .departure of Italian residents from Syria.. , T- f RECENT DEATHS. Mrs. Margaret Myers Shulcrwlfe of Mr. Absalam ,L..Shulcr, of Thom asvlile Township, died suddenly Au- clare.by and with the advice "of ar'cust 16.1915. at the Age of 57 years. WORK ON THE LEXINGTON-. THOMASVIHLK ROAD BEGUN Privy Council," that during the con-; tlnuance of the war, or-until "wo do give further public notice, the fol Bolute contraband In addition tc those set. out In our royal proclama tion aforementioned: "Raw cotton, cotton llnters. cotton waste and cotton yarn. "And we do hereby further de clare that this, our royal proclama- ericans has in itself been pronounced by the United States as a violation of j supplement the reports with all avail- its rights,' .which, if repeated, would able information bearing upon the TERRIFIC STORM IN be regarded as "deliberately unfriend- physical facts of the tragedy: The , GREENVILLE SECTION ly." -J ; additional affidavits will be studied carefully, but In the meantime the South Carolina City Visited By Cy No Americans Lost. uermau eipiauauou wm ue souguu cione line Death Reported Big tion shall take effect from the date Salisbury Road Is Completed and of Its publication In The London Ga . . . I New York, Aug. 19. A checking of the various lists A 1 . 1 A 1 careful Amoassaaor--uerara at enin win f out- be instructed to look to the German Q-:.5,A'Si;':.'',':;.--'-. &XXr-XZ :-Vi:Jk'.'':i Property Damage. Greenville, S. C. Aug. 20. vivors.nere snows tnat no Americans v,-.4..v.w. u1Ccumo uu. icinuy were visiiea were lost on the Arabic, unless some the sinking, or at least, for a state- today by a terrific cyclone when the of them boarded the steamer! at . the merit of the facts, so far as they have wind is said to have reached a veloc- last minuted and wdre ;. listed .-. as ' of bee?1' reported toNthe;:Admiralty.,-byllty of well around 100 miles an hour. other nationalities. ; : ' - tnB. ' com.man(1er of the submarine. Wires" are down lu all directions and it That 'this '.might take,: a. fortnight- is hewsfrom the l AntlvinBr s rtutrirt hickarrived' in Liverpool on August 6 realized from the iact that the Ger- cannot he secured. Property dam- .frrfm New York. . , - - . ma ; Aumiraiiy nas nereioiore ;-'ae- age here will run Into the thousands After a receipt of a cablegram s an- clared that , it could communicate! of dollars, which. cannot be estimated nounclng her safe arrival, the Bureau with Its submarines on the r ocean until full reports are received. of Combustibles of New York City al- lanes only with difficulty and that One negro was killed when he .was lowed the fact to become.known that often u ecessary to await their buried beneath the ruins of hla'home, wtwp sticks of f dynamite had been dis- reiura;1 ome P0"8- - J which was crushed, though it t waa .'.... 11. . I! . -r..i 1 - 'C ,. , .nr. ' . . I.. !. A A 4coverea on Doara ine uner on juiy -v - - - .. - ;, - ! '. uvayy ngui-ruum uuubb. Aigai or 27,' the night .before she sailed' from ':WINSTON-SALEM IIAN IS - , : - ten. other bouses, In the immediate i; -tr-t-;'v,:,4: L. H. ' i . vX . REPORTED TO BE SAITO vtMnHV nf tio' k " AMi,Aj Once before since the beginning of',;; T iTTT !f. v while trees were uprooted In a path - the war tie Arabic had --a close call . vv insion-&aiem, Aug. The Df -about 100 yards.wide and'h'alffa A 'cable messaee 1 from London ,on ,milny. "lenas or Mr. Frederick,. Mar- mileilone throueh the eastern section ijlVIarch 27Vsaid the steamer ;had been .hnvor inis piace, wno was a passen- ofthe city. nursued bv a German submarine in ef uu Araoic, wiii De giaa to ;The CyCi0ne was - funnel-shaned the; IrishiSea, on thevoyage which ie at. ne 15 reported to be among ana came into the city -within five ended - on that day. According to llue survivors oi me snip. , ; minutes after it was first discovered. " -tfa--1irAl l ,A A-A1 A I this account; a periscope was sighted uonsi i me country fThe oldest citizens state that' they -- - I ..am A. M . . ' V . 4 ... . '?X:PX. George's channel, and it soon became noms' near this city. He was re- mg necessary, though it was, only opvious xnai a nosme suomarine iwasj . Wk-' v" u6w"u, 'in pursuit. , The Arabic put on full where he had been onr a1 visit to his steam and outdistanced the subma- motner- ;rine.V; , , . ; ; . mr. manin is about 34 or. 35 years On the occasion of the appare'nt at- of age, and his wife and children je tempt to dyna-mite the Arabic last siae in.tnis city. j V- montn, ine exniosive. wnicn . was ois- : -covered by a private : detective, was "New Charter Issued. . concealed under a settee in the worn- A charter has hptn ' isnnpd " in "ttio tiXX -rr-" 3; en's parlor, im the cabin accommoda- Securities Guarantee Corporation fver curumgs ana enierea.ine XXX?v?$'.:f tipns. amidship..;No fuse, detonator with a capital stock of $50,000, .sub- :'X'X:?Tv-'X wiring was attached to the dyna- scribed and paid; in. Mr. D. F. Con- XXsX'X'- X ' ' " :;;-' ' ' X rad, former postmaster here t.has sm'iiw ? s vu.ner recenc inps we AraDic .nas Deen;eiectea secretary and treasurer. "rill? i'-'.taVvf aA? fai !fonroi n oobtiimm In ITViaw nr11 'n.i.ii.i. -' aT -.... t. i.v:'.'U,'t.;''i -I f . A t r a... V-R:. -Z. H - ;'J: Road Work te Be Started Soon It will be welcome news to the pec- pie whotravel the Thomasvlllo road that Mr. Mulligan has begun work on the bad stretch beyond The proclamation was signed yes terday by King George. - Washington Will Protest. Washington. Aug. 22. Announce- Leonards ment that raw cotton had been de- Creek' and will begin topsolllng the I clared absolute contraband of war by road from Abbotts Creek to Lexlng-(Great Brl tain came as nq surprise to ton in a'fpv da officials here. Secretary Lansing was i- -aa - (iuiormaiiyaavisea oy tne British em Ibassy some time aro that this action Miner will begin topsolllng the road had been decided upon and that for from Lexington to Potts Creek soon. Imal announcement was delayed only These roads In Lexington Township Pending the arrangement of details. certainly -.-require attention. They This included, it Is understood, prep- nave been - neglected for several Suddenly and without warning death claimed1 little Gladys, the youngest child of Mr. and Mr. Thom as Crotta. last Wednesday night. The funeral was conducted from ML Ta bor Church by Dr. J. C. Leonard Thursday afternoon. This Is a very sad bereavement, and. the parents have the sincere sympathy of hun dreds of friends.- - if-. isST, " ;i , '03 i'-i. i-"'! mmx o'clock In the afternoon. Heavy Rain at Spartanburg. Spartanburg, S. C, Aug. 20. One of the heaviest rains in recent years fell here, today, soon after 6 o'clock. Two Inches : or more", fell in a very short time. In some instances water stores. No material damage has been reported. ' - ' V - r The - rain was , general throughout the county." - V ' '-. ' . 1 ifM In 4Vk A ''etaAM rrr rw a 1a 1 1. am. AbwT: a . ? a a ' - ' . : . "! ..''I'.....-- -. iife.SS;- uajM iuu. mouuw, serving a --14-year sentence Abraham Ruef Paroled. Ran T?ro n -1arn A ncr - K "vr"?f once a powcr in San Francisco ft.-?..; MT-i; SVWiV'; The Arabic had - beens utilized to v ? "c.a.Trv . frrear. ifltiftnt.itfA"i.T tnnnltf ati and Georgia. for offering a --bribe', to San Francico snxperrlsor. ..was naroled tndar -fmTn tnwiaiwWi. t'. I : 1. ai 1m " OUi01UVCi U1H Allan WHO I liaTT - Uttftntfn "nAnX.I.. -V 11. i I . ma .- - UJ . US r-t rcttttTrro-' rt!-?:-- irt-'r 1 ivfp,i.: The first direct effect of the Brit ish announcement w 111 be the Brit- orations to-protect the market from the effect, of the. announcement and months and " have almost washed also an undersUnding between Great away. iBriUIn and her Allies. Dr. Buchanan was anointed by thai While officials would not discuss - . t board at IU last meeting to look after re tubJec' tonight. It is certain the Lexington Townshin'a .. unuea auiei mu pnieiriiuui u . . r ,"' TUII.U ..11.- .1,1 .1. t.. . ' ' . uiiiuu ituuQi uuu( uia yifiuu launeaiaieisoi pusy. He. had the consistent policy of Great Britain In fearfuL mudhole below David Sink's, holding cotton free of restraint. ' The on the Salisbury; road filled up- and result. It Is expected, will be tp drav Is filllne other -holemlfBrtw oat ajull explanation of the reasons the ro&d. Th ra A-Mi -.-I i I - . A long course of diplomatic Inter- as bad Just beyond Swearing Creek changes undoubtedly, will follow be- and between Kern Crater's and Potts fore an agreement can be reached. Creeks, ' v : : lor the. question possibly submitted WATirtAwmn r ; I to arbitration. -.-w. uvu.Miu wuwun uaio yrac tlcally finished the Salisbury' road fmTn T . A St A 11 m ji I Ter " Ish announcement will be, to almpllfy Is a beautiful stretch of road. . They the discussion over, the orders In will begin , on the Winston-Salem council now in progress. Cotton ships highway In a few days, starting work k formed a- large percenUge of the total number of craft held up Mr. piott has graded the road from much Antorm&1 dcDat; OTer Abbotts Creek to beyond Mr. Black's, menta for payment by Great Britain In sight of Thomasvllle. .He Is mak-lfor three cargoes seized. Each case. ing rapid progress. lalso,. became an additional factor In the formal discussion between the Three Russian Warships Sank. I two governments, the United States Berlin, Aug. 22, via London I having steadily" maintained - that Three Russian warships and one Ger-(Great Britain was violating the so man warship,, all small vessels, have cepted rules of internatioual law In been sunk In the battle, In the Gulf halting commerce between neutrals. oi -luga- uiaciai announcement to I more especially commerce in non- this effect -was made today. . '(contraband goods. two -other German warships were It is understood the British plan a. a. a t a 1 puLHuici commiKioa aunnj urea- u to BteaiTy' the cotton market gagaxnentrjOne ran ashore. and the! through actual purchases ff that be- .. ... ... -.-- - - - - - -' ---- SHORTAGE OF DTE MAT ' - J FORCE 3HLLS TO CLOSE Dcatrrls always cad. but the radden -death of aloTC(T one Is; the greatest shock to those who are left behind. Mrs. Shuler was a splendid type J of the consecrated Christian woman, a member of Emanuel Reformed Church, and her friends weep not as those who have no help. Dr. Leonard . conducted- the funeral at Emanuel the morning of August 17. The ; large churoh could not accommodate the assembly of friends who gathered tb pay a last tribute of respect. Be sides her husband Mrs. Shuler leaves one son, three daughters, and seven grandchildren. s . Washington. Aug. 22, That many cotton mills will be. forced to dose down within a very short 'tine be cause of their Inability to get dye stuffs Is the information received to day by the Department of Commerce. The Fort Wayne (IndJ? Knitting 4 Mills, one of the largest in .the middle West, has been compelled to suspend p Derations and the Amoskeag Mills, - one of the largest in New England, has also shut down until Another not ice. . . . - . .. . ' . Efforts of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to obtain dyea from Germany have failed. and so far at la known here, there la no probability of any. being brought to this country In the near future. - It la expected that many Southern cotton manufacturing plants will fol low the example set by New England and the middle West and close their mills until dyestuffa can be procured. ' "Recklrsa Speeders. ; Mr. "J. 'Allen Frltta. who Uvea' on the Salisbury road, was in Saturday with blood in his eye. lie shys a party of speeders passed hla place Tees da; morning about 9 o'clock, traveling about fortr xnllea an hour and killed one of hla fino young chicken. They were going so fast he Is afraid he did not et their number correctly nor. the make of the automobile.' Th car was driven by i colored boy and a' white 'riararrircslly it o-raer. rrti :;t: tin.'-''. " ''" " " I, "V- t 0 4 0 V V 0 f : .
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