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VOL. XVI.-No. 220 KINSTON, N. C FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1914 PRICE TWO CENTS
GERMANS COMPLETELY SURROUND THE
ALLIES IN NORTHERN FRANCE, AND GUT
OFF COMMUNICATION WITH THE NORTH
GERMAN CAVALRY HAS ADVANCED TO OSTEND
MIGHTY EFFORT TO CRUSH ALLIES IS MADE.
FRANCE ADMITS CHANCE OF
Germans Outnumber Allies, and It Is Believed Are Stak
ing Their All On Crushing Lines Now Berlin Claims
General Victories On the French Frontier.
(By the United Press.)
Washington, Aug. 28. A wireless message received at
the German embassy, in substance, claims that the Ger
man troops have completely surrounded the French-English
army in northern France, between the Sandre and
Meuse rivers. It is claimed that the French east army
has been driven south, which prevented communication
between their east and north forces. All the German
armies are in contact, the report says, from Cambria to
the Upper Alsace. The German cavalry has advanced to
Ostend. -
The city of Louivian was destroyed because the citi
zens perfidiously attacked the German troops.
The reported appearance of zeppelins over Antwerp
caused a panic in London.
FRENCH ADMIT GERMANS OUTNUMBER ALLIES.
Paris, Aug. 28. There is fighting all along the front.
The government admits that the Germans outnumber the
allies. The British troops are holding the center. The
war office admits that there is probability of the French
lines giving way, and it is believed here that the Germans
are staking everything on a general assault. The denial
that Lille had fallen was cheering news. The French field
hospitals are jammed, and all available doctors have been
rushed to the front. Concentration of the camp hospitals
prevents the wounded from telling anything that will aid
the Germans. All newspaper men are forbidden to visit
the camps.
BERLIN CLAIMS DEFEAT OF ALL OPPOSING
ARMIES ON FRENCH BORDERS.
Berlin, Aug. 28. The war office announces that the
British army, holding Mauberge, has been defeated. It
is claimed also that the French have been beaten and that
the Belgians operating south of Namur have been routed.
The losses are reported to be very heavy. No dates are
given.
BULLETINS
(By the United Press.)
BRITISH WOUNDED CARRIED
HOME TO DIE.
Folkstone, Eng., Aug. 28. The
British wounded have been brought
here from Belgium, five days after
leaving for the front.
GERMAN RESERVISTS TAKEN.
Naples, Aug. 28. The steamer
Caserta arrived today from New
York and reported that British sea
men had boarded her at Gibraltar
and had taken off forty German re-"
servists who were en route to the
scene of war.
GERMAN TROOPS IN OUTSKIRTS
OF CALAIS.
Washington, Aug. 28 The German
embassy has received reports that
German troops are in the outskirts
pf Calais.
GEKTANS FORTIFY BRUSSELS.
..Brussels, Aug. 28. Tie Germans
have mounted a number of rapid fire
guns along the northern entrance to
the city, anticipating the attack of
Belgian troops. A number of auto
tracks mounted with guns patrol the
suburbs of the city. The burgomaster
has refused to leave the city halL
AUSTRIA DECLARES WAR ON
BELGIUM.
..Vienna, Aug. 23 Austria today de
clared war on Belgium, thus clearing
the way for Aestmn troops to joic
"e (jrerraans m
against Beltfusv
their ope rati :cs
ALLIES' LINES BREAKING
FARM DEMONSTRATOR
HERE READY FOR WORK
Mr.
W. C. Boone to Devote , Entire
Time to Instructing Lenoit
County Farmers.
Mr. W. C. Boone, an agent of the
United States Department of Agri
culture has arrived here to take up
his residence for twelve months. Mr.
Boone is a farm demonstration ex
pert, end is employed jointly by the
county and federal government He
will have an office in the courthouse.
The department wants fifty or
sixty planters in Lenoir county to co
operate in the demonstration work by
setting apart one or two acres to be
cultivated strictly under the instruc
tions of the demonstrator. The idea
is that at the end of his year here
the farmers will be considerably en
lightened by observation of the supe
rior production of plats tilled in ac
cordance with the department's spec
ifications over ground haphazardly
cultivated. Mr. Boone will spend
about half of his time in his office,
where he will be at home to every
agriculturalist in the county, and
about half in traveling in the county
Demonstrator Boone is a native of
Robeson county, and more fully equip
ped for his office because of his
knowledge of fanning conditions in
North Carolina.
About sixty counties in North Car
olina have profited from the govern
ment's demonstration plan.
EAST CAROLINA FAIR
TO BE HELD IN OCTOBER.
New Bern, Aug. 28. The associa
tion has decided that the third East.
o:n Carolina fair will be held bare
October 27-30. .-.
WAR'S SUMMARY
OF THE FIRST
THIRTY DAYS
AUSTRIA BEGAN HOSTILITIES
ONE MONTH AGO TODAY.
SEA LOSSES VERY HEAVY
When Captured Merchantmen Taken
Into Consideration, Monetary Loaa
Is Greater Than Spanish W.
(By the United Press.)
One month ago today Austria de
clared war on Servia. Since that
time nine other nations have joined
in, and practically all of Europe is
entaired in fiirhtin. The circle of
war declarations, it is believed, will ;
not be completed until Turkey and 1
Italy are drawn in. The destructions
at sea during the first month are
greater than .all naval losses of en
tire Spanish-American war, when the
value of merchantmen is taken into
consideration.
GOV. CRAIG CHANGES
COTTON MEET DATE
(By the United Press.)
Raleigh, Aug. 28. Governor Craig
changed the call for a conference of
cotton men to discuss the situation
from today until beptember 12.
SUNKEN LINER HAD
INTERESTING HISTORY
New York, Aug. 28. The German
armed merchant cruiser Kaiser Wil
helm der Gro-se, the sinking of which
off the Africar. coast by a Briti.-h
cruiser, was- announced in Wednes
day's Free Pre.ss, has been featured
in many thrilling events. She nar
rowly escaped in the big Hoboken
waterfront fire in 1900. She collid
ed with the Orinoco off Cherbourg in j
i"U6, when thirteen steerage passen
gers and sailors were killed. When
.-he lost her rudder in midocean in
1007 the was steered into Portland,
Maine, harbor solely by her propeller.-!.
She wa.s several day3 without
a rudder, ana her captain, roiacK,
ws.3 applauded throughout the mari
time world for his feat. Mayor Guv
nor was shot aboard the steamer in
l!'19. In December of that year she
lost a propeller at sea and wr .t long:
delayed in reaching port.
All the survivors of Thursday's
battle were landed before she sank.
OBJECTIONS RAISED
TO BUYING SHIPS
Washington, Aug. 28. France ex
pressed yesterday to the United
States disapproval of certain phases
of the administration's plan to build
a merchant marine through the pur
chase of foreign ships.
Jules Jusserand, the French ambas
sador, had a long talk with President
Wlison, and indicated , it is under
stood, that the French government
would view with displeasure the pur
chase by the United States of any
German-owned ships.
The discussion is not terminated, it
being tho intention of the French gov
ernment further to press its objec
tions. The viewpoint of France i3
that vast sums of money would be
made available for use of the Ger
mans through the sale of ships which
now are marooned in neutral ports.
NEGRO DOCTORS ADJOURN
MEETING IN RALEIGH.
Raleigh, Aug. 28. The Sixteenth
annual convention of the Negro Na
tional Medical Association closed
here yesterday ' with the election
of Dr. F. S. Hargrave of Wilson as
president, to succeed Dr. A. M.
brown of Birmingham, Ala., who is a
native of Ecleish.. ; .
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PRUSSIANS ARE TO
BE CARED FOR
BY GERMAN ARMY
KAISER TELEGRAPHS CABINET
TO TAKE PROMPT STEPS.
WILL RESIST THE RUSSIANS
Reserves Called Out and Rushed to
Front to Withstand Oncoming
of Cossack Invaders.
(By the United Press.)
Berlin, Aug. 28. Emperor William
telegraphed his cabinet from the
front, directing that immediate steps
be taken for the relief of the Prus-
. sian refugees who have been driven
! 'rom their homes by the Russian in-
vaders. The Kaiser directs that they
lines of defense "until the Russian in
vasion is checked and it is possible
to return to their homes."
It is stated that energetic steps
are being1 taken to meet the Russian
invasion. Additional reinforcements
from the reserve divisions have been
rushed to the front. It is expected
that the Germans will engage the
Russians in a general battle as soon
as the Czar's armies come in contact
with the first line of forts.
It is declared that the allies' lines
ore giving away whenever the Ger
man infantry charged them with
: bayonets. The superiority of the in-
' fantry was shown in several points.
: The general staff admits that the los
ses have been heavy, but claims it is
not out of proportion.
B. F. SHELTON HEADS
THE STATE FARMERS
Raleigh. Aug. 28. The State Far
mers' Convention, in session for sev
eral days this week, closed yesterday
afternoon, electing B. F. Shelton of
Edgecombe county, president to suc
ceed S. H. Hobbs of Sampson, it be
ing the policy of the convention to
olect a new president each year. The
ether officers elected yesterday were:
Vice-Presidents, J. B. Sellors, Robe
son county, and E. B. Whitfield of
Craven county, and Secretary-Treasurer,
T. E. Browne of Raleigh.
Comprehensive resolutions were
adopted as to the cotton situation and
pertaining to numerous other agricur
tural and kindred matters.
SMITH'S PLURALITY IS
16,000 OYER BLEASE
Columbia. S. C, Aug. 27. Returns
from the South Carolina Democratic
primary, held Tuesday, tonight in
dicated that John G. Richards and
It :r hard I. Manning will enter the
second primary September 8th for
the gubernatorial nomination.
United States 3ouj'-r E. D. Smith's
majority for re-nomination is 12." 12.
His plurality over Governor Cole L.
Blease, his chief opponent, is 13, "144.
EUROPEAN WAR MAY
CAUSE CHINESE REVOLT.
San Francbco, Aug. 28. The Chi
nese revolutionists will take advan
tage cf the war in Europe to attempt
President Yuan Shi Kai's overthrow,
according to Pacific Coast agents of
the revolutionary party. The time
is deemed opportune, they explained,
in that the powers will be too inuch
absorbed with the struggle among
themselves to undertake grabs of Chi
nese territory under cover of the con
fusion Yuan's downfall necessarily
will involve for a time. They pre
dicted a general uprising in a short
time.
WENT TO SHOOT OWL;
. SHOT HIMSELF.
Wit, N. C.Auj-. 2. Johnnie Nel
son, the small son of a local man,
is suffering with a gunshot wound,
accidentally inflicted by himself. The
boy took his father's gun to shoot an
owl, stumbled and fell upon the wea
pon, which was discharged, the load
tacking an ugly wound in on thigh.
BRITISH CLAIM
TROOPS HOLDING
THEIR POSITIONS
FIRST DEFINITE NEWS SINCE
ARMY LEFT FOR FRONT.
FRENCH BURN BRIDGES
African Colonies Take Up Fight of
; Principals and Allies' Subjects
United in Defense of Homes.
(By the United Press,)
London, Aug. 28. Premier As
quith has announced that, the British
forces are holding the line about
Cambrai in the department of Nord
This is the first definite information
cf British troops. The British posi
tion was attacked first by two divi
sions of cavalry, supported by e
corps of German infantry. The Brit
ish second corps repulsed them. The
first corps attacked the German right
AFRICAN COLONISTS FIGHT.
Paris, Aug. 28. A strong French
force has destroyed many bridges
crossing the Meuse river. The Ger
man armies of Saar and Lower Mos-
-elle are reported to have effected
I junction . Long railways remain in-
tact, making it possible to protect
any portion of the line under heavy
pressure. Official advices from Lin
erville, French Congo, say the Ger
mans have attacked the frontier of
the Belgian Congo, and it is stated
that the British and Belgians are co
operating in defense work.
THE NORTH CAROLINA TO
GUARD CHRISTIANS
Washington, D. C, Aug. 27. The
United States has informed the pow
ers of Europe of its intention to sen !
ihe armored cruiser North Carolina
to Turkey to carry gold for the relief
of Americans, according to an an
nouncement by the State Department
late today.
While the North Carolina goes on
a mission of financial relief, her pres
ence in Turkish waters is intended to
have a salutary effect with respect to
the treatment cf Christians and for
eigners generally in the Ottoman Em
pire. ORDER OF MOOSE
MEETING IN JERSEY.
Jersey City, N. J., Aug. 28. This
city awoke today fully prepared to
entertain the 10,000 or more visitors
whose coming was incident to the
opening of the annual convention of
the Loyal Order of the Moose. The
guests were expected mainly from
New York and New Jersey. The con
vention concludes Sunday. One of the
features of its opening today was the
monster athletic meet conducted un
der the Moose auspices at the Jersy
City baseball park. Many of the
leading athletes of the country are
on the card to perform this afternoon
in the various events. The conven
tion proper is being held in the head
quarters of the Moose lodge of this
city, on Glenwood avenue. Over two
thousand members of the order came
down the Hudson from Albany for
the opening of the big conclave, hav
ing chartered the steamer Rosedale
to convey them.
SAN DOMINGO POLITICS
BEING PUT IN SHAPE.
Washington, Aug. 28. President
Bordas of San Domingo has agreed
to resign at S o'clock this afternoon,
when Raymond Baez, head of the na
tional university of San Domingo, will
succeed him. This agreement by all
factions was reached today at a con
ference with American peace dele
gates. President Bordas will be a candi
date if he desires in the elections to
bo conducted by the new provisional
president, Raymond Baez, but Baez
wilt not be permitted to enter the
race.
ALLEGE RATES
TO NEW ORLEANS
COTTON EXCHANGE PROTESTS
TO THE COMMISSION.
INVESTIGATION ASKED FOR
Charge that Wilmington, Mobile, New
York, Pensacola and Other Points
Get Benefits of Better Tariffs.
(By the United Press.)
Washington, Aug. 28. The New
Orleans Cotton Exchange has com
plained to the Interstate Commerce
Commission that their city was a
victim of rates discriminating in fa
vor of Wilmington, Mobile, Pensacola,
New York and other ports, and has
asked for an investigation.
JIM CAMERON PAYS
PENALTY FOR MURDER
(By the United Press.)
Raleigh, Aug. 28. Jim Cameron,
a negro, was electrocuted at the pen
itentiary this morning for the mur
der of Archie Blue, a Moore county
man, who was a clerk in a railroad
commissary. Cameron confessed.
HENRY BLOUNT IS DEAD
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Humorist Who Has Delighted Count
less Newspaper Readers and
Others With Wit and Optim
ism Is No More.
Raleigh, Aug. 28. Henry Blount,
newspaper man, author, lecturer ana
umorist, died at the Confederate
eterans Home here yesterday af
ternoon. He had been in poor health
or many months, and was near to
eath eight or ten weeks ago. The
cause was dropsy. He was seventy
one years of age.
Mr. Blount was born at Nashville,
N. C. He was a student in a military
chool at Hillsboro when the War
Between the States broke out. Younif
Blount enlisted and served in the
Forty-seventh North Carolina regi
ment. He was promoted to a lieu
tenancy during the war, and retain
ed that rank until captured near the
end of the conflict.
In the prime of his life he was one
of the best known men in North Car
olina, and was noted for his remarka
bly cheerful disposition. He was a
man of splendid ideals, loving his
fellow-man and rewarded by the love
ml esteem of all who knew him.
The funeral will be held at Wilson,
rs. T. H. Best and Mrs. John L.
Weaver of Wilson are sisters of Mr.
Henry Rlount, and J. W. Blount of
hi takers, is a brother.
EVER BILL FAVORABLY
REPORTED TO THE HOUSE.
Washington, Aug. 28. The Lever
bill, to establish government stand-
rds for cotton grading, was favor
bly reported by the House agricul
tural committee yesterday.
The bill is the first proposed meas
ures to relieve the cotton industry
from the depressing effects of the
uropean war. It provides for a
system of standards to be promulgat
ed by the Department of Agriculture
and inspection by licensed inspectors
to definitely fix the grades of each
bale ginned.
DASTARDLY ACT OF
RALEIGH MISCREANTS.
Raleigh, Aug. 28. Raleigh police
are making diligent search for mis
creants who late last night threw rot
tr.e eggs at negroes here attending
the annual convention of the Negro
National Medical Association .that
closed last night with a banquet. Dr.
G. C. Waddy of Greensboro was first
hit as he passed up Fayetteville
street in his automobile. A few min
utes later two well dressed negro wo
men from the banquet were hit, tho
J egg spattering them terribly.