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VOL. XVI No! 222 KLNSTON, N. C MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1914 PRICE TWO CENTS
AUSTRIANS PUT
TO FLIGHT BY
RUSSIAN ATTACK
A HAND-TO-HAND ENCOUNTER
LEAVES THE CZAR'S SOL
DIERS VICTORIOUS.
FLEETS SHELL AUSTRIANS
Come to the Rescue of Montenegrins
and Drive the Attacking . Force
Force Back With Enormous
Loss of Men and Guns.
(By the United Press.)
St. Petersburg, Aug. 31. The Rus
sian troop smashed through the Aus
trian left near Samosce in northern
Galicia, and routed them, with an en
ormou loss. Thousands of prisoners
were taken, together with machine
guns and ammunition, according to an
official statement from the war of
fice. Russian Cossacks' division is
declared to be in full pursuit of the
retreating army, and jt is reported
that they succeeded in decimating the
rear guard. Fresh Russian columns
were sent against "panic stricken"
Austrians, and the. Russians turned
the Austrian right in hand-to-hand
fighting at the point of bayonets.
ENGLISH AND FRENCH SHIPS
TO AID OF MONTENEGRO.
Cettinje, Aug. 31. Sunday a force
of ten thousand Austrians, heavily
supported by artillery, assaulted Mt,
Lowcen and put two Montenegrin
batteries out of commission when the
English and French fleets arrived,
disregarding the chances of floating
mines and moved close to shore, they
shelled the Austrians. Prince Peter
of Montenegro headed a counter
charge, smashing through the Aus
trian lines, killing many and taking
several hundred prisoners. The rem
nants were driven almost to Cuttaro.
AUSTRIANS CLAIM VICTORY.
Berlin, Aug. 31. The Austrian em
bassy announced a sweeping victory
in northern Galicia. This is a direct
contradiction of Russian accounts.
COLON BACILLI FOUND
IN CITY WATER SUPPLY
Consumers Should Continue to Boil
Water Until Analysis Is Satis
factory Steps Being Taken
to Locate the Trouble.
Superintendent Weyher of the wa
ter and light department today made
puouc we report of an analysis of a
sample of the city's water, made at
the State laboratory of hygiene, in
Raleigh, after the recent scare when
supposed stagnant water from a pri
vate supply was released into the
public pipes by a bursting valve. The
report was received Sunday.
The report is not all that the wa
ter commissioner and superintendent
desire. Superintendent Weyher will
not give his opinion as to whether or
not there is danger in the use of the
water. City Physician Kornegay re
commends that it be boiled for the
present, al!ough he has not said
that in his" opinion, actual danger ex
ists. The officials got busy immediately
upon receipt of the report, long de
layed, because the first sample sent,
was lost and the slow, thorough meth
od in the laboratory, and the reser
veir at the main pumping station will
be pumped out and the interior thor
oughly examined. This will be ac
complished by Wednesday, and an
other sample then forwarded to Ra
leigh. - , .
The report shows: Sediment, slight;
Color, platinum-cobalt standard,
slight; turbidity, silica standard,'
none; odor, cold, none; odor, hot, un
pleasant; alkalinity in terms of cal
cium carbonate, 85.0; chlorine, 8; ni
trogen as nitrates, 0.02; nitrogen as
nitrites, 0; total number of bacteria
t 20 degrees C, per c c, 400; total
number of bacteria at 38 degrees C,
Per c e, 250; total number of acid
producing bacteria, if any, uncertain;
olon bacilli In 10 e. , present; colon
nacilli inlet, present. .
The significant findings cf the lab
oratory, and the points which have
roused the anxiety of the authori-
BULGARIA READY
TO AID BALKANS
IF TURKEr ENTERS
ARMY . SAID TO BE PARTIALLY
MOBILIZED AND READY TO
TAKE THE FIELD AT ONCE.
GERMANY WANTS TURKEY
To Come to Her Assistance and Act
ivity of Her Diplomats Excites
Other European Countries,
Which Prepare for War.
(By the United Press.)
Sofia, Aug. 31. Constantinople re
ports that German diplomatic repre
sentatives are trying to get Turkey
to take an active part in the war have
created a sensation here. It is offi
cially stated that the Bulgarian gov
ernment is now pledged to join the
Balkans against Turkey. The Bulga
rian army is partly mobilized, and it
could be put in the field immediately.
It is reported that a Turkish ship
Carrying strong contingents of Ger
man sailors and officers aboard, has
been sent to aid in the fighting.
ARMY OFFICERS GO
TO OBSERVE TACTICS
(By the United Press.)
Washington, Aug. 31. The five
American army officers appointed as
observers in the Austrian and'Eng
lish armies, sailed on the Hamburg
American liner "Hamburg" today. The
ship sailed as a Red Cross European
relief ship.
NEGRO PREACHER CHARGED
WITH SERIOUS CRIME.
Morganton, Aug. 30. Sheriff Ber
ry has returned from Spartanburg, S
C. with Rev. George Jackson, color
ed, wanted in this county on a charge
of having outraged a colored woman
near Glen Alpine several weeks ago
Jackson had been holding a meeting
in the neighborhood, and it is said
went to the home of the woman, who
is married, late in the evening under
the pretext of looking for a Bible
that he said he had misplaced, but as
later events proved' to unfasten a
window of the room occupied by the
woman, whose husband was away
from from home. That night, it is
alleged, he returned and entered the
room through the window. He flash
ed a liarht in the woman's face. She
recognized him, but he told her if she
opened her mouth he would blow her
brains out.
HANDSOME HOME IN RUINS
FROM SUNDAY BLAZE.
Asheville, Aug. 30. The home of
Mrs. R. S. Howland, on Sunset moun
tain at the edtre of the city was com
pletely destroyed by fire this after
noon at 2 o'clock, catching from a de
fective flue. The residence was
erected at a cost of about $50,000. It
was very elaborately furnished, all
nt the ceiliners beinar of mahogany, ex
cept the dining room ceiling, which
was of native woods, thiity varieties
being used in it. The loss is partial
ly covered by insurance.
UNCLE SAM WILL CONTROL
WIRELESS IX PANAMA,
Panama, Aug. 31. In order to bet
ter preserve the neutrality of. the
Panama canal, the United States has
taken over the wireless telegraph sta
tion in Panama. All private wireless
stations have been discontinued.
President Porras has signed a de
cree giving perpetual. control of wire
less in Panama to the United States.
RAINS COMING, BUT NO STORMS
Washington, Aug. 30. Thunder
showers during much' of the week in
the South Atlantic and Gulf States
and the extreme southwest, are the
forecast by the weather bureau for
Monday. Temperatures will be some
what higher early in the week over
the central portions of the country
and daring the latter half of the week
will increase over the west generally.
No tropical disturbance is indicated.
ties are the evidence of colon bacilli
in the water and the unpleasant odor
when hot. - . , , .,".. .V , .
PARIS CALMLY
PREPARES FOR
A FINAL STAND
FRENCH TROOPS ASSUME . OF
FENSIVE TO DRAW STRENGTH
FROM ATTACK ON RIGHT.
MAKE WAY FOR FORTS
Houses and Factories In Line of the
Fire Are Completely Razed by the
Troops German Regiment Is
Thoroughly Annihilated.
(By the United Press.)
Paris, Aug. 31. A calm determina
tion is evident on every hand in Paris
From the Valley of the Loise is heard
the sound of explosions. Troops blew
up all houses and factories in the line
of fire in defending the forts. At dawn
the French massed on the Lorraine
frontier, attacked the German left
wing. Simultaneously the battle was
renewed in the Vosges region in hopes
to compel the Germans to withdraw
some men from their right wing,
which is pressing the allies. It is de
clared that the Germans were unable
to force a passage through the Mouse
within the French territory, and at
tempts to use pontoons to replace the
bridges destroyed by the French. A
regiment of German infantry was
permitted to push the bridge across,
and was then wiped out. The bridge
was destroyed by masked batteries.
ALBANIAN RULER FLEES.
Durazzo, Aug. 31. Prince William
Wied, King of Albania, abandoned his
crown and fled. He boarded an Ital
ian yacht and sailed to an Italian
port. Insurgent forces immediately
took possession of Durazzo.
SERVIANS PREPARE TO INVADE
AUSTRIA.
Nish, Aug. 31. The Servian army
is massed along the Drina river, be
tween Losnitza and Sdornik. General
Stoff plans to invade Austria with a
iarge force.
WILHELMINA WOULD AID
RED CROSS SOCIETY.
The Hague, Aug. 31. Queen Wil-
helmina, in connection with the cele
bration of her birthday, called on the
Dutch to refrain from spending mon
ey in celebration of the anniversary,
and to "utilize it in aiding the Red
Cross, which is so heavily overtaxed."
WRECK ON ATLANTIC COAST
LINE NEAR FAYETTEVILLE
Fayetteville, Aug. 31. Four peo
ple were injured, one of whom, Dr.
Ben Henderson, a colored physician,
mav die. when Atlantic Coast Line
passenger train No. 85 split in two a
freight train on the crossing ot At
lantic and Yadkin branch and the At
lantic Coast Line main line in this
city early Sunday morning. Engineer
Bullock and his fireman both jumped
from the passenger train, the engi
neer receiving severe cuts on top of
fore part of head and being almost
scalped. He is in the Highsmith Hos
pital, this city, seriously injured. The
colored fireman, whose name could
not be learned, was carried to the hos
pital badly injured and shaken up,
but he would not remain there.
Two freight cars were demolished
and the front end of train 85's engine
was torn off. Another engine wa3 se
cured "here, and after five hours' de-
lav in clearinsr the track of wreckage
the passenger train proceeded south.
SERIOUS FIRE DESTROYS'
ATLANTIC CITY HOSTELRY.
Atlantic City. Airg. 31 Fire, which
damaged the two upper floors of the
Hotel Isleworth; on the beacn ironi
here tonifht. caused considerable ex
citement among the several hundred
guests who lost jewels and personal
effects valued at $50,000. Several
'children who have been put to bed were
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rescued with difficulty. Bell Doys ana
the telenhone operators aroused the
guests and all escaped without injury.
The damage to the building was esti
mated at 123,000. : v :
BULLETINS
POLISH SOLDIERS
MUTINY AND JOIN
RUSSIAN FORCES
OFFICIALS IN RUSSIA GRATI
FIED AT ACTION TAKEN IN RE
SPONSE TO PROCLAMATION.
RUSSIANS STILL OFFENSIVE
Pressing Their Way On German Soil
and Occupying Some Important
Forts Along the Frontier in
Eastern Prussia, Report Says.
(By the United Press.)
St. Petersburg, Aug. 31. Polish
soldiers of the Sixth Breslau corps,
serving against the allies on the west
ern frontier have mutinied and killed
their officers. Advices telling of the
outbreak caused general satisfaction
in official circles following the procla
mation issued by the Czar to the
Poles shortly after the war broke out
It is reported that one entire regi
ment of Slavs in the Austrian army
deserted their colors and joined the
Russian army.
The Russian army continues on the
offensive. It is officially reported that
the fortresses Thorn and Grandenz,
on the Vistula, have been invested.
NORTH CAROLINA CROPS
MAKING GOOD AVERAGE
(By the United Press.)
Washington, Aug. 31. The month
ly crop report shows North Carolina
to be making an eighty-two per cent,
of the ten-year average.
GIRL ELECTROCUTED
BY A BROKEN WIRE
Mount Airy, Aug. 31. There was a
distressing accident Saturday after
noon about 6 o'clock, when May, the
fourteen-year-old daughter of Joseph
Cassidy, was instantly killed by com
ing in contact with a live wire that
had fallen on the street an hour be
fore. The accident occurred on South
street, in front of the Cassidy resi
dence and, in an effort to rescue his
daughter, Mr. Cassidy had a narrow
escape from death.
NEBRASKA MAY SUE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 31. Water
users in Nebraska along the Platte
river today formally protested to the
United States government against
storing the excess water from their
river. They are asking the State ir
rigation board of Nebraska to take
the matter up with the Department
of the Interior at Washington and ar
range for turning this excess water
loose from the Pathfinder dam for the
benefit of the irrigators. The feder
al government collects the flood wa
ters of the Platte, and it now has a
much greater supply on hand than is
required, the excess amount being
30,000 feet. The government is now
permitting the normal flow of the riv
er,- but this flow is small, and the ir
rigators are suffering. The State
board of irrigation has been asked,
in case no satisfaction can be obtain
ed from the Washington government.
to request Congress to grant the
state permission to sue the United
States, so as to have the courts make
a final settlement of this phase of the
irrigation question.
INDIVIDUAL TITLE
IS BEING SHOT FOR.
Sea Girt, N. J., Aug. 31. The indi
vidual divisional championship and the
National Rflie Association rapid gun
contests today engaged the attention
of the marksmen in attendance here
at the twenty-fourth annual Sea Girt
Interstate Shooting Tournament,
which has been in progress since last
Monday. Tomorrow the Sadler, Spen
cer, Old Guard and Win gal matches
are set, and the day following the
tournament will conclude with the
settlement of the Sea Girt champion
ship and the LIbbey and Wimbledon
Cup matches.
GERMANS CLAIM
VICTORIES BOTH
EAST AND WEST
CONTRADICT STATEMENTS OF
ST. PETERSBURG AND SER
VIA OF RUSSIAN SUCCESS.
BRITISH BASE IS CUT OFF
Germans Still Contend that the Civil
ians of Louvain Were Responsible
for Its Destruction Used
.... Machine Guns on Troops. .
(By the United Press.)
Berlin, Aug. 31. Official state
ments report the Germans victorious
in the west and east. Advances con
tinue through France. The British
troops are cut off from their base. A
strong German column, it is declared,
interposed between the British field
army operations and the seacoast cit
ies, where reinforcements have been
landed.
It is stated that the invasion of the
Russians in Poland is about begun.
Issue in the Vosges mountains
fighting are still in doubt.
GERMANS STILL CLAIM
CIVILIANS RESPONSIBLE.
Washington, Aug. 31. The Ger
man embassy received a wireless mes
sage, declaring that civilian snipers,
with machine guns caused the des
truction of Louvain.
SUPERIOR COURTS
CONVICTIONS FOR WEEK
Nineteen convicts from last week's
term of criminal court were today in
the county jail under sentence to the
jail and roads, one to the streets, and
one to state's prison. They are:
Ed. Price, white, for assault on a
woman, four months; Charlie Daniels,
colored, for larceny, 12 months; Si
mon Gray, colored, for larceny and
assault with a pistol, 10 months; Tom
Sutton, colored, or larceny, six
months; Sudie Sutton, colored, for
larceny, four months; Jesse Best, col
ored, for larceny, 12 months; Frank
Byrd, colored, for larceny, six months;
Elisha Sherrod, colored, for assault
on a woman, six months; Guss Sugg,
colored, for assault on a female, 12
months; John Simmons, colored, for
retailing, eight months; Twillie Pow
ell, colored, for carrying a concealed
weapon, six months; Mary Williams,
colored, for retailing, eight months;
Elvin Sparrow, white, for assault with
a deadly weapon with intent to kill,
seven months; John Teachey, colored,
for carrying a concealed weapon, four
months; James Sims, colored, for as
sault with a deadly weapon and car
rying a concealed weapon, six months;
Patsy Dixon, colored, for retailing,
nine months; William Henry Mackey,
colored, for carrying a concealed wea
pon, six months; Albert Owens, col
ored, for carrying a concealed wea
pon, six months; Lonnie Williams,
white, for bigamy, 15 months
Lonnie Williams will go to state's
prison and Frank Byrd to the city
streets.
The county will secure a total of
149 months' labor and the city six
months by the court's awards of pun
ishment. EVANGELISTIC SERVICES
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
The Gordon Street Christian church
entered into a series of evangelistic
services Sunday. Pastor Bernard P.
Smith will do the preaching and Mr.
Arthur Wake of Virginia will con
duct the music.
Mr. Smith spoke Sunday morning
on the subject, "Knowing Jesus," and
at night his theme was "Spiritual
Diagnosis." He was listened to by
large, and appreciative audiences at
both services. .
' Mr. Wake made a most pleasing
impression. His solos were well re
ceived and his leadership was splen
didly displayed.
The services will - continue from
night to night, beginning at 8 o'clock.
i'SCALL
FOR FEDERAL AID
IS TURNED DOWN
GEN. WITHERSPOON THINKS
STATE SHOULD DO ALL IN
ITS POWER FIRST.
LABOR TROUBLES AGAIN
Employment Office of the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company Dyna
mited, and Federal Troops
Immediately Requested.
(By the United Press.)
Washington, D. & Aug. 31. Gen
eral Witherspoon refused a request
of Governor Stewart of Montana for
troops, following the dynamiting of
the employment office of the Ana
conda Copper mines yesterday at
Butte. He said the state should ex
haust every effort to preserve order
before federal troops were sent.
Butte, Mont., Aug. 31. An explo
sion early Sunday morning that des
troyed the employing office of the An
aconda Copper Mining Company, led
Governor Stewart at Helena today to
order Butte again be placed under
guard of the state militia.
The explosion is regarded as the
outcome of the re-opening of the
miners' jurisdictional quarrel. Butte
ajjd Silver Bow county authoritiefe
wired Governor Stewart for aid. Word
later was received that the governor
had ordered a regiment of the nation
al guard to mobilize in Helena.
The Anaconda company has placed
guards about its properties. Mean
while Butte fears a resumption of the
riots and bloodshed that rocked the
city last June.
The explosion that wrecked the em
ploying office was so violent that al
most every building in the city was
arred. Sleepers were awakened and
thrown into a panic. The building is
a two-story brick structure. A great
hole was torn in the roof and one wall
was blown out. The watchman is re
ported missing.
FARM DEMONSTRATOR
SEES POSSIBILITIES
Is Favorably Impressed With the Soil
of Lenoir, and He Declares That
Garden Truck Can Be Raised
to Good Advantage.
Mr. W. C. Boone, the agent of the
United States Department of Agri
culture, who will spnd the coming
twelve months here in demonstration '
work, has been getting acquainted
with the farmers in the rural sections
of the county. Mr. Boone states that
he will probably not open his office
here, in which he will spend about
half his time, for about two weeks.
Demonstrator Boone is impressed
with Lenoir county's soil, and the ag
ricultural possibilities of this section.
He says the land in some parts of
the county is well adapted to truck.
His plan is to specialize in the sta
ples, corn, cotton and tobacco, al
though any farmer co-operating, who
wishes to put one or two acres into
any other crop will have the benefit
of his expert advice. Mr. Boone is
a scientific agriculturist and works
under plans of his department.
The demonstrator says the planters
of Lenoir seem to be "enthusiastic"
over the farm demonstration scheme.
The county commissioners anticipat
ed this spirit when they readily do
nated $600 toward paying the - ex
penses of the work.
CARDINALS IN CONCLAVE
TO ELECT NEW POPE
I -
(By the United Press,)
Rome, Aug. 31. Funeral rites for
Pope Piux X were finished today and
the College of Cardinals entered into
conclave for the election of his suc
cessor. Fifty-seven cardinals from va- '
rious parts of the world assembled.
Carriages bearing the cardinals be
gan arriving at 9 o'clock. Monsignor
Galli delivered the election exhorta
tion. . ' '