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Tfi Press THE WEATHER YOUR HOME PAPER o ineiMURf doudineu proo v im w ami i . oir iouowm Br Mewra PUBC'IHED every afternoon except sundry. 1 VOL. XVI.-No. 242 .v . KINSTON, N. O, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 1914 PRICE TWO CENTS GERMANS FIQIIT DESPERATELY IN A NIGHipClt(BREAKifNyip OF AUIEMND RELIEVE THEIR RIGHT INHERITANCE TAX 4 OFFICIAL CIRCLES DECLARE ROUMANIAN ' ; CABINET HAS niT.H) Fn Tfl FNNST WITH ' ----- " -w vM-va v BW.MavMawa f, ' i THE ALLIES-AGAINST KING'S WISHES J 1 1 1 VI M VILLA pAIN ISffilllGAVERy 1 WAniTlIOE LAW IS TESTED IN RALEIGH COURTS BERLIN CLAIMS ALLIES ATTEMPT TO PIERCE EAST AND WEST WINGS OF GERMAN ARMY SIGNALLY FAILED GERMAN FORCES ARE IN GOOD SPIRITS. . BRITISH INFANTRY HAS BEEN SENT TO AID JAPANESE evere Weather Conditions Continue to Prevail in Fighting Zone French Left Wing Has Been Able to Make Some Advance and the Sharpest Fighting Is In Progress All Along the Oisne and Ainse Allies Occupy Teronne. (By the United Press.) Paris, Sept. 24. In a furious night tttack in which the Germans fought ,0th desperation, they failed to break ! through the French center. This at tack and the unusual activity of the Germans along the French right wing, in the opinion of experts, proves that the Germans are making every possi ble move to relieve that the pressure on their slowly-crumbling right, where the English are engaged in a turn ine movement, in an attempt to dis lodge General Von Kluck from his tri angular positions along the Aisne, Oise and Lettek rivers. The war of fice announces that five-eights of a mile have been gained by the Allies along the battle line from the Vos ges to Mulhausen and Verdun to Sols sons and Douai. BRITISH TO AID JAPANESE AGAINST GERMANS Tokio, Sept. 24. British infantry has been landed near Kia Chow to aid the Japanese in the campaign against the German fortifications. It Is ex pected that a general attack on Kiao Chow will begin about the end of the month. BERLIN DECLARES ALLIES UNABLE TO MAKE ADVANCE Berlin, Sept. 24. The war office de clares an attempt by the Allies to pierce the German lines from east tt west has, signally failed. The Ger mans continue active, and despite the continued severe weather conditions, the spirit of enthusiasm of the Ger man forces remains unchecked. FRENCH LEFT WING IS MAKING PROGRESS. Paris, Sept. 24. The French left wing along the Soisonne and Oise riv ers has made some advance. The Al lies have moved to the northwest from Roye and occupied Terronne. It is officially stated that an attack on the German positions along the Oise and Ainse rivers, continues. Also in Ar gonne and along the right bank of the Meuse river, the fighting continues of the fiercest sort. DISEASE PLAYS HAVOC WITH AUSTRIAN TROOPS Petrograd, Sept. 24. The situation along the eastern battle lines is excel lent. The Germans are giving aid to tne Austnans, but the Austrian force seem completely shattered, not only hy great losses in battle, but by the outbreak of diseases. All the field surgeons are bein grequired to fight oisease outbreaks. The situation m East Prussia is unchanged. The Ge mans are reported to be gathering to gether a great force for the invasion of Russian Poland. RUSSIANS DEFEAT GERMAN TROOPS IN WESTERN RUSSIA Pans, Sept. 24 The Petrograd cor respondent of the Matin, Paris news paper, wires that the army of the Russian General Rennekampf has de- leated the German forces in Russian territory. The Russians trapped the Germans by retreating in apparent oisoroer until the Germans came up on ground impossible for them to nold, when , the Russians drove the Germans back with great loss. STATUE P RANCE TO W IN HALL OF FAME. Raleigh;'' N. C., Sept. 23. Gover nor Craig named a commission today take immediate steps to have made 'nd op in Statuary Hall of the Na. tional Capital, Washington,' a marble tatue of Senator Vance, the statue w occupy one of the two niches allot ted to North Carolina. : 18-YEAR-OLD BOY ONE OF THE LIEGE HEROES London, Sept. 24. Eighteen-year-old Corporal Lupin, who served in the regiment of Major Jeanne, wounded during the heroic defense of Liege, will hereafter hold a place in Belgian history as high as that accorded any individual. Corporal Lupin gave his life to his country. The Germans to whom he gave his life paid for it with the annihilation of a battery of field artillery, horses and men, and the de cisive defeat of an attacking column of infantry. Major Jeanne tells the following story of Corporal Lupin's heroism. "We were on the right bank of the Meuse at Bellaire, in close touch with the German battery. The musketry on both sides was terrible. All at once the Germans adopted new tac tics. They seemed to withdraw from their position, and we could distinct ly notice their ranks splitting as if in great confusion. It was only to bring up more artillery which had been rushing from behind. The move was smartly executed, the ranks clos ed again, and for a time they seem ed if they were going to have the ad vantage over us. "But now again young Lupin had seen his chance looming, and what he did altogether cnanged the tace ox things. Like a flash' the boy dashed off under Cover of a ditch to the left of the German mattery. At 300 meters distance he found shelter behind a wall. He took aim at the battery in enfilade, and his mauser brought down in quick suc cession the chief officer, the under of ficers, and the artillerymen. This time real confusion took place at the German battery, which was nearly si lenced. The Germans thinking that a whole platoon was now attacking them directed their last piece of ar tillery on the wall, and with a ter rific crash the wall came down, bury ing the brave Corporal Lupin. The boy's bravery weakened the German position, and it did not take us long to scatter them, and put another vic tory on our list." MRS. JOHNSON AND BROTHER-INiLAW GET 10 YEARS FOR MURDER Williamston, Sept. 23. In the Su perior Court here today Mrs. Eliza beth Early Johnson and Archie John son were sentenced by Judge G. S. Ferguson to serve ten years each in the State prison. The case was no tried, the attorneys for the defend ants having agreed with Solicitor R. G. Allsbrook to submit them subject to a sentence of ten years. This case will be remembered as the one in which the woman shot her husband to death with a pistol while riding with him on her way to church on the night of July 4. Both she an the man later confessed to Sheriff Crawford of Martin county and gave a detailed account of the murder. Both the prisoners accepted their sentences stoically, though the man was very near a breakdown. PO-DO-LAX BANISHES JIMPLES. Bad Blood, Pimples, Headaches, Biliousness, Torpid Liver, Constipa tion, etc., come ' from , Indigestion. Take Po-do-Lax, the pleasant and ab solutely sure Laxative, and you won't suffer from a deranged Stomach or Other troubles. - It will tone up the Liver and purify the blood. Use it regularly and yoa will stay well, have clear complexion and steady nerves. Git a 50c bottle today. Money back if not satisfied. All Druggists, l . FAMOUS TUCKER ESTATE IS DE FENDANT IN SUIT BROUGHT BY THE COMMISSION. $100,000.00 IS INVOLVED Many Smaller Estates Scattered Over the. State Are Affected Judge Whedbee Has Heard Argu ments No Decision Yet. (By the United Press.) Raleigh, Sept 24. Judge W. H.; Whedbee of Superior Court heard ar guments today in the test case of tre Corporation Commsision vs. the Tuck er Estate, to determine the possibil ity of collection of inheritance taxes from estates in many parts of the State, inherited between 1905 and 1911, under the revenue acts. It Is estimated that the possibility of col lection of $10,000 i taxes is involv ed. The ruling is yet reserved. ECHOES CF BANNER CELEBRATION HEARD. (By the United Press.) Springfield, N. J., Sept. 24. Echoes of the Baltimore celebration of the 100th anniversary of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner," by Francis Scott Key, were heard today at the first meeting of the New Jer sey Society, Daughters of the War o 1812, held in the Presbyterian church, church. , J. JAJJAN PREPARING ITS FAIR EXHIBIT. (By the United Press.) San Francisco, Sept. 24. Advices received here from Tokio from Haru ki Yamawaki, the Japanese commis sioner to the Panama Pacific' Exposi tion, say that Japan is proceeding with her preparation for participa tion in the exhibit. Japan's exhibit, )lA RAld will ho tf SnirAD aaA ovo1 j fence because of the inability of the i European nations at wnr tn nartini. pate. WAR AFFECTS EVERY PART OF THE WORLD. New York, Sept. 23. Reports from the outposts of the net work of mis sions established throughout the world by the Presbyterian church, made public here today, tell of world wide conditions unparalleled in the history of the church. There is no spot under the sun, according to these repprts, where the war has failed to strike a blow at commerce; no inhab itant or tne civilized world, even ro the half savage Indians of Chile and the wandering tribes of Syria has failed to feel its effects in some de gree. The situation in West Africa is critical; Syria is engulfed by utter hopelessness; Persia is in a chaotic condition, at least, as far as finances are concerned; missionaries in India are shut off from outside financial ai(J, Chile is in pitiable plight because of the prostration of her industries, an in Guatemala the poor ae driven by hunger to the point of confiscating the foodstuffs of the wealthy. AFTER THE MAN WHO IS HIGHER UP Clayton Anti-Trust Bill Is Ready at Last for Final Action by Con gressMany Months' Con sideration Given. Washington, Sept. 23. The Clay ton anti-trust bill is at last ready for final consideration of Congress after many months of deliberation in both houses. Conferees agreed upon their final report today, completing a meas ure that is a combination of features of both Senate and House bills. Primarily the bill would, as urgent ly suggested by President Wilson, punish individual officers of corpora tions violating the trust laws of the country. I , ' Important , changes made in the measure as it left the Senate relate to interlocking directorates and ex clusive contracts. RENOUNCES ALLEGIANCE TO CARRANZA AND PUTS TROOPS IN THE FIELD. ADMINISTRATION WORRIED AU Hope of Troops' Removal From : Vera Crux Given Up By Rebels' Latest Move American Rep resentatives Give Counsel. (By the United Press.) Washington, Sept. 24. General Villa's revolt against Carranza throws all hope of the administration for the withdrawal of American troops from Vera Cruz into utter confusion. Con sul Corruthers is under orders at Chi huahua to find out if Villa can be In duced to consider other methods that hostility to settle the differences. It is expected that Paul Fuller and John Lind will be sent immediately to in vestigate Mexican conditions with a view to steps to stay further blood shed. Villa's action . was unexpected in official circles, and is admitted as greatly complicating the situation. El Paso, Texas, Sept. 23. General Francisco Villa, dominant leader in Northern Mexico, tonight denounced the central government, headed by Venustiano Carranza, and announced his independence. This place, the State of Chihuahua, is in open revolt against the party in power nt Mexico City, as well as So nora, the next border state to the west, where Governor Maytorno had previously proclaimed his independ ence of the constituitonalist party as represented by Carranza. Washington, Sept. 23. General Villa Has telegraphed General Carran za, dis avowing the latter as first con stitutjbnalist chief in power in Mexi co. This was announced in a tele gram from General Carranza tonight to the constitutionalist agency here. General Villa at the same time an nounced that neither he nor his del egates would participate in the na- tional convention called for October 1 in Mexico City to designate a pro- visional presidents - Vjunirury iu vuiu s uemui iiiuk lie had arrested General Obregon, a Car ranza commander of department, the latest official report from Mexico City today makes clear that he is still being held in the territory con trolled by Villa's forces. This sudden break between the two foremost factors in Mexico's politics caused a profound sensation here. Secretary Bryan would make no com ment and White House officials like wise were silent. Well informed officials seemed to think the cause of the rupture be tween Carranza and Villa was Villa's disapproval of Carranza's system of representation for the national con vention. UNIVERSAUSTS OPEN CONVENTION TONIGHT Rev. Dr. Van Schaick, pastor of the Universalist Church of Our Fath er, in Washington, D. C, arrived this mnrfi ! r rr nml Mpc Minnia -T A vera I "i 111. g, HilU ...tlHIIV V. president of the Woman's National Missionary Association of the denom ination, of Woonstocket, R. I., this afternoon, to attend the State con vention of the Universalists to .be owned in the local church this even ing. Rev. Willard O. Bodell, the lo cal pastor, will preach the opening sermon tonight. Dr. Van Schaick will probably deliver a sermon in the morning. PROFESSORS ADDRESS TRADE PRESS DELEGATES (By the United Press.) Chicago, Sept. 24. College profes sors, editors and advertisers are on the program of the ninth annual three day convention, of the Federation of Trade Press Associations which open ed in the Congress Hotel today. The annual banquet will be held tomorrow night. - , ; '' - -'- ' J Officers will be elected at the clos ing session the following day. : KING CARROLL IS OF HOHENZOLLERN FAMILY AND HAS LARGE PERSONAL HOLDINGS IN GERMANY, WHERE HE WILL PROBABLY TAKE REFUGE. CONFLICTING REPORTS OF One Says Russian Warship Sunk and Down Austrian Torpedo Boats Destroyed Russians Succeed In Working Nice Trap on Germans in Western Rus siaMontenegrins Bombard Sarajevo. TARBORO SCHOOLMASTER TAKES HIS OWN LIFE Tarboro, Sept 23. Early this morning Robert M. Davis was found dead in the parlor of his home here, death having resulted from a self-in flicted pistol wound just above the heart. Davis was discovered cold in death by his wife. Nearby was a note that he had written just prior to tak ing his life, in which he said: "Good bye to his darling wife and children" and hoped God would be merciful and watch over his family, ending the note with these words, "That I nm a heart-broken man," and signed, "Your loving husband and father." For more than twenty-one years Mr. Davis was connected with the Tarboro graded schools. Fourteen years he was superintendent and lat er was principal of the high school, but resigned in August on account of his health. VIRGINIAN AND WIFE KILLED IN COLLISION. Greensboro, N .C, Sept. 23. Leon ard M. Preston, manager of the Phoe nix Furniture Corporation, Cambria, Va., was instantly killed and his wife probably fatally injured when the au tomobile in- which they were touring the state was struck by a passenger train at Mebane, thirty miles east of Greensboro, at 11 o'clock today. Mrs. Preston is in a hospital here, and the body of her husband at an undertaking establishment. Relatives win arrive tonight and the body will be carried to Virginia for burial. U. S. WARSHIPS TO REMAIN IN EUROPEAN WATERS. Washington, D. C, Sept. 23. Tlic cruisers Tennessee apd North Caro lina which went abroad with gold fo stranded Americans, will remain in European waters indefinitely to af ford further relief should any emer gency arise. This announcement wa made by the War Department today. M'ADOO DETERMINED TO PUT A STOP TO THE HOARDING OF MONEY. Washington, Sept. 23. Secretary McAdoo tonight adopted stringent measures to urge national banks to extend legitimate credit and charge normal interest rates on loans. He telegraphed to ten national banks in the four reserve cities in the South that their requests for additional crop moving funds from the federal gov ernment would not be granted at this time, and made it clear that his ac tion was taken in connection with re- i ports of excessive interest rates and restriction of credits. In a statement mude public with ' the telegram Mr. McAdoo declared , there was an extraordinary hoarding i of money by banks throughout the . country and piling up of reserves without occasion. He said reports to the comptroller of the currency show ed money hoarding has been carried by banks to an extreme degree, and announced he expected to focus at tention upon the guilty banks by issu ing a daily list of those with the ex cessive reserves. PITT COUNTY FAIL CALLED OFF. Greenville, Sept. 24. The manag ers have cancelled the Pitt county fair, scheduled to be held here on No vember 12 and 13. Canvassers,; the secretary says in a signed state ment, "found such depression among the people over the outlook for prices of farm products that the necessary subscriptions, could not be secured.'' NAVAL BATTLE IN BALTIC the Other That German Ship Went (By the United Press.) Bucharest, Sept. 24. In high offi cial circles it is declared Roumania has decided to take sides with the Al lies inthe war. The new cabinet, it is believed, will overcome the posi tion taken by King Carrol. Mobilisa tion is expected next week, and the army can be mobilized within the week. The forces are in fine condi tion, military authorities declare. As soon as Roumania declares war she will proceed to occupy Transylvania. King Carrol is of the Hohenzollem family, and has a private fortune in vested in Germany. It is expected if war is declared the King will with draw from Roumania. conflicting reports of'navalbattle. Paris, Sept. 24. Conflicting reports today of a naval battle in the Baltic Sea, one to the effect that the Rus sian warship Dayan sunk a German cruiser and two submarines, names not given. Another report is to the effect that the Dayan was sunk by Gerwis through being struck amid ships cy a torpedo. AUSTRIAN TORPEDO BOATS DESTROYED. Rome, Sept. 24. A dispatch from Trieste is to the effect that two Aus trian torpedo boats and one destroy er have been sunk off the Baltic coast. MONTENEGRIN ARMY BOMBARDING SARAJAVO. Cettinje, Sept. 24. It is officially announced that the Montenegrin army has begun bombardment of Sarajavo, and it is expected the fortifications will be taken soon. t, . DEEDS OF VALOR. The American papers are not get ting as much of the news concerning the great European conflict as aro best known residents, and about as ubiquitous a fellow for his years as do could find. His recent adventure wi the most dangerous of a number that have marked him as a sportsman the English and continental journals. A copy of a London Sunday eJ:tion ha? just arrived in Kinston. Its date is September 6, and its sixteen pages contain more reading matter possi bly than is jammed into any of the American metropolitan sheets. Brit ish wounded returning, and the French, German and other exchanges permit of much more elaborate re sumes of events in the war zone than the press associations can furnish the American papers with the hampered esble service. One page of the Lon don paper received here is filled with accounts of deeds of bravery by the English in France. In one instance, an entire battery of more than 150 men was wiped out of existence when it held its ground in the face of a heavy German fire. Only one man, himself wounded, was able to tell the story, the commander and every offi- cer and man, with the one exception, being either killed or badly injured. MONUMENT TESTIFIES TO HIS SINGLE ESTATE Myrtle Point, Ore., Sept 24. "To an independent, good looking old bach elor, who in his younger days, pre ferred to live a single life rather than get married and be ruled by a petti coat boss through this life and per haps in eternity." A granite monument bearing this unique epitaph and surmounted by the rather heroic effigy of a bachelor, standing on one vide of the River Jor dan, with three old maids on the oth er, beckoning him to cross, today marks the grave of F. B. Waite, an eccentric resident of this place. " .- N : -....' -1 (1 i: II
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