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OPERATION NECESSARY
Glenn H. Curtiss, American Aviator
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Dispatches D'escrlti Mba:
robs ffs Practiced
Upon Spanisb Prisoners
HEART-RENDING SCENES
Dispatches Sfly That Only 400 Span
. ish Have Fallen' In Fast 48 Honrs,
' Bat It is Believed That Twice That
Nnmber Have Perished One Hun
dred Spaniards Crucified in Plain
.View of Garrison, Which Was Too
Far Away For Artillery to Reach
Natives Many Inhuman Practices.
; (By Cable to The Times)
London, Ang. 27 Dispatches from
Melllla, Morocco, today state that
only .400 Spanish have fallen in the
past 48 hours fighting, but these dis
patches were censored and the total
number of dead Is believed to have
reached nearly twice that number.
The Moors have taken .1,200 Span
is prisoners, and 1,000 of the tribes
men have fallen.
The most atrocious slaughter of
modern times, attended by barbarous
cruelties practiced upon Spanish pris
oners is described in dispatches re
ceived here today from Melilla and
Other Moroccan points along the
fighting line.
The Spanish in the garrison of Me
llll tfre compelled to witness the
a most heartrending scenes every day.
From' the garrison they can see de-
tachments of "prisoners led out upon
small ' Dlateau on the side of the
mountain where tortures are visited
upon them until death relieves them
of their suffering.
' One hundred Spaniards were cru
cified In plain view of the garrison
Which was too far away for their ar
tillery td reach the natives. The
corpses are thrown into a trench
filled with the decay InE bodies of
Spanish soldiers.
The soldiers In the 'Melilla bar
s racks nieaded with their officers
-upon their knees to be allowed to
advance upon the Moors and avenge
their comrades.
The main body of troops is still
ceflitefett about Melilla. A detach
ment of Spanish troop3 is encamped
'in the armed village-of El Arbar,
where there is fresh water. This vil
lage for 'a time will be the base of the
"Vanguard's operations on account of
the water supply and the operations
of the enemy.
Tales of cruelties practiced upon
the Spanish soldiers are borne from
camp' fire to camp fire.
Th Moors, after leading a detach
ment of boundsoldiers out upon the
height of Mount Gurugu, lop off .tneir
hands: while the fanatics dance
around the bodies'. Then with their
long knives they slash the r bodies
and fill the wounds with salt With
their lingers they gouge out the eyes
oft the prisoners and pull their
tongues out by jhe roots. Even after
the dying prisoner has lost, all con
sclousness of pain the barbarians con
tinue their cruelties until life is ex
tinct. - Many of the ' inhuman pract
tlces are too revolting for mention.
The firing line , now extends along
the 'entire Moroccan coast. The ad
vance of the Spanish troops is
fcarKed by: a trall-of ashes. ' Three
Villages hear. Restlnga were burned
byva Spanish jtrowp and the torch is
applied Indiscriminately along the
lhrq of march.
Sickness has broken out in the
Spanish camps in the immediate vi
cinity of Mellll on -account of the
men drinking impure water.. - The
officers were able to buy mineral' wa
ters, but the soldiers had to get their
supply from stagnant pools whlch
were literally alive with vermin.
J' ' The Moors made a "-sortie against
' Alhucemaa ' last night,' - buV were
driven back by artillery fire. ,7
, It is feared that Lieutenant Tortill
of-the Spanish army, a nephew of for
mer Minister Millado, who was taken
captive by the Moors, has been put
to death. Negotiations were opened
i Mr his release but many of the chiefs
r the tribesmen were in favor t of
death:' f -i"-:'- 'v.; ' '
The Moorish chleves have decided to
eontinuV the ' war intll the Spanish
ffr dtl?en from Mbrocco and Have re-
- ected-the'cotomunlcation from Sul
tan Mulai Hand requesting them to
- Cease hostilities. . .The steamer Se
VIO hastransported two companies of'
Spanish chasseurs - to reinforce the
troops at-Restlnga. ' - - '
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Louis B'.erlot, the daring French
aviator, who sailed across the ling'
lish channel on Sunday, July 23, and
who is takine part in the Rhelms
tournament.
ZEPPELIN WILL
VISIT BERLIN
(By Cable to The Tim.es.)
Berlin, Aug. 27 The Kaiser, the
Kaisorin and a brilliant suite witn
perhaps Orville Wright, the Ameri-
on otrlatni. da t h oi f cruocf will Wpl
come the big dirigible ballodn Zeppe
lin III when it arrives at Tegel to
morrow upon the completion of the
460 mile flight which was commenced
early today at Priedrichsliaren. .
Preparations- were under way and
will be continued tomorrow making
the entry of the big dirigible a trium
phal fete. Count Zeppelin was on
tue ground at Fried richshaf en when
the start was made but did not travel
in the balloon. He planned to ride
by train as far as BItterfield, at which
point he takes charge of the balloon
The postponement of the flight
from Thursday midnight until three
o'clock this morning gave greater op
portunity for the reception of the
dirigible. As the Zeppelin III has
never been seen in Berlin the people,
are greatly excited over its coming.
The Kaiser, ever mindful of the lit
tle folks of his empire, asked that
plans be made to have the balloon
arrive on a school, holiday.
Tegel is a northern suburb of the
German capital and it will be the
scene of a ereat demonstration. The
Zeppelin III is the biggest balloon
ever constructed by Count Zeppelin
and is fitted with two 250 horse-pow
er motors. It will accommodate twen
ty passengers. Engineer Duerr was
chosen to guide it on the first part of
the long flight.
. At Nordlingen Engineer Duerr
threw out a telegram announcing that
a landing would be made at Nureni-
burg. The wind increased through
tb morning and at times, the big
balloon was shaken and blown from
its course. Good time was made,
however, despite the wind. Biberach
was passed at 6 o'clock and Heiden
helm at 7:03. '
A moderate wind was blowing
when the dirigible got away in cpm
mand of Count Zeppelin's son and
carrying a crew of eight. At 10:45
o'clock it had reached Noerdlingen,
which is half way to Nuremberg.
OLD STORY OF THE
LOVER ANO
Bf Leased Wire to The Times.) "
Chicago, Aug. 27 The old story
of John Ruskin and John Millais, the
lover and the husband, bargaining
over the love of the one woman is
told again in Chicago. v '
; After working during : an engage
ment of seven years to make a home
for the one girl he loved and living
with her less than two years, C. R.
Soman, 4334 Ellis Avenue, with tears
streaming down "his face, agreed to
give his wife to Fred Hayes, a lad
of twenty years living at the same
address. -
All three persons involved in this
distorted romance aver that they have
for some tithe fought against the de
sires of their hearts, but it was two
against one and Soman finally con
quered his own feelings or suppresa
ed'them. '
The wife has - not yet decided
whether or not to accept the sacrifice
nor has Boman " decided on ' what
methods he will pursue to perfect his
renunciation legally, '
Harrta; Sufferlifg From i
Nervous Cwrous Crowtb
Without This Operation, it is Stated,
Mr. Harriman Could Not Recover
From Illness That Now Besets Him
Operate to Remove Growth.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, Aug. 27 It was prac
tically admitted' today at Arden, .E,
H. Harrlman's country place at the
top of the . Ramapo Mountains,' that
the great railroad man would have to
undergo a serious operation imme
d lately. Without- this operation, it
was stated, Mr. Harriman could not
recover from the illness that now be
sets him.
On.thfe authority of one of the male
nurses lh attendance on Mr, Harri
man, it was stated that he was suf
fering from a nervous, cancerous
growth in the abdomen. The opera
tion will consist in the removal of
this growth. Whether it is malig
nant or not could not be learned.
it was learned today that Dr. C. W.
Lyle, Mr. Harrlman's physician, who
is in attendance on him here, made a
flying trip to New York yesterday af
ternoon. - He returned late last night
and was met at the railroad station
by a reporter.
Dr. Lyle was asked If he wept to
New York to consult with specialists
as to Mr. Harrlman's illness. He
flashed out this one sentence as he
cllmtTed into a waiting automobile:
"It makes- no difference what
went for."
Then the physician was off on the
road to the Harriman place.
In Wall street-it was learned today
that the foes of Harriman, both
within and without the Union Pacific
directorate have been hard hit by the-
decline in prices following the expos
ure of a plot on their part to distri
bute ?25,000,000 of D-nion Pacific
earnings, either as a preferred stock
bonus or as extra dividends. They
had counted on the death of Harri
man abroad.
Mr. Harriman has had the tele
phone service into his home discon
tinued for the time being and has is
sued orders that nobody be allowed
to use his funicular railroad without
his express permission. By these
means he hopes to make himself a re
cluse from all the world except his
family and his business associates
with whom he wishes to confer.
Two tanks of oxygen, plainly mark
ed, were received at Turners, N. Y.,
today and taken from there in an au
tomobile to the home of E. H. Har
riman, Tower Hill, Arden, evidently
to be administered to the sick finan
cier.
Following Dr. Lyle's trip, to New
York last night, two men, said to be
physicians, reached Turners today
and were taken to the Harriman
home In an automobile. AH com
munication with Tower Hill has been
cut off, save a direct telephone line to
the Harriman offices in New York.
Private advices from the house are
to the effect that Mr. Harriman has
not been out of doors since Tuesday
when he appeared for a short time,
looking very feeble.
A portable combination hospital
truck and operating table consigned
to William McClelland, assistant su
perintendent of the Harriman estates
arrived at - Arden shortly after noon.
The truck which had been delayed in
transit, was claimed on arrival by
one of the Harriman employes, who
placed it aboard a waiting automo
bile and hurried it to the Harriman
home up the incline railway.
Many inquiries and complaints
from the Harriman home were re
ceived at the station regarding the
truck during the morning, owing to
its delayed arrival.
HARRIMAN HAS BEEN
UPON TODAY
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York,; Aug. 27 E. H. Harri
man is reported to have undergone an
operation this afternoon at his coun
try home at Arden. This report
among financial men was strengthen
ed when It was learned that two
tanks of oxygen and' a portable combination-hospital
truck and' operat
ing table wer received at the Har
riman home today by William McClel
land,-assistant superintendent of the
estate. - A number of specialists went
to Arden on the Erie train which left
Jersey City at 1 p.' m.
TO SWIM CHANNEL.
Eaton Attempts Aftr-4abe- Wolffe
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(By Leased Wire to'Th Times) -Dover
j" Aug. ' 1 7 -The swimming
expert Eaton started but lit a new at
tempt to BWim the British channel
today.' His effort fallowed the fail
ure, of Jabea Wolffe,who had to' turn
back after swimming' elgtiti hours.
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Glenn H. Curtiss, the .American representative in the International
Avintion Tournament at Rhelms, who will try to bring the international
cup to AnVrfca.
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WILL BE BROKEN
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Aug. 27 That the world's
rsqord of 1,177 miles will be broken by
the. automobiles that start in the 24
hour race at the Brighton Beach race
track tonight is the opinion of the
experts who have watched the tuning
up.' George Watson, a ..dare-devil
driver 'jaftd' winner of many automobile
brow, Charles Basle and severai 07
drivers all declared that 1,200 miles
will be exceeded in night and day
race.
Today's carnival program began with
a one hour endurance and speed con
test for motor cycles, followed by a
quandrangular match of six hours
duration between two French and two
American machines.
At the end of this race a triangular
sweepstakes between American, Ital
ian and French cars will be run off.
During the evening there will be
irials at from one to ten miles and a
five mile free for all.
The big race will begin promptly at
10 o'clock and will be run continu
ously until the finish tomorrow night.
The course will be brilliantly illumi
nated with .thousands of powerful arc
lights. The' drivers who will compete
are: C. Patsclike and ti. A. vantine;
F. Dearborn; H. Hughes Frank Lew
ell; Ralph De Palma and E. H. Parker,
George Robertson and Al Hooles
Cobes, and J. Horan; Ray Howard anil
Frank Lescault; Louis Disbrow and
Charles Lund; Charles Basle and
Louis Raffalovitch and Laurent Gross?
and Ralph Mulford.
The one hour motor cycle race had
nine entrants. Walter Goerke, the
winner, completed 55 miles. C.
Chappelle was seeond -with 54
miles. William Robinson was third
with 51 miles. F. Baker was fourth
with 50 miles. '
N The six hour race with five dnivers
entered, started at 12:30. The driv
ers are Phil Adams, Keen Carruth
ers, John Juhasse, Frank Waltman,
and Frank Lowell.
REIDSV1LLE HAPPENINGS.
Teachers of Rockingham County Or-
girfiize a Teachers' Association-
Other Items,
Reidsville, Aug. 27 Prof. Petty,
of Durham, is Instructing a class in
vocal music at Mt. Calvary church.
The baseball season comes to an
end for this season in Reidsville
Monday. Chapel Hill plays here to
day, Saturday and Monday.
The teachers of Rockingham
county held a meeting last week and
organized a teachers' association
The following officers were elected:
Prof. . L. N. Hickerson, president;
George W. Deshaz'o, vice-president;
Miss Kate Dameron, secretary and'
treasurer. This organization will do
much in the Way of systematizing the
school work of the county and will
be a great hplp to the teachers. All
the teachers ' of the county will be
long to the association, including
the city graded and high school
teachers. Thls mingling of the coun
ty, and 'citjy teachers will create a
greater interest and by mutual assist
ance much good may be accomplished
in the educational work of the
county. ' '
Njted Author Dead.
; London, I Aug. 27 George Man-,
vilie Fenni. the noted author and
writer of storlesfor boyBt died today,
WORLD
RECORD
TIMES PAST FOR
SHI BATTLES
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 27 Mr. Bry
an declares In today's Commoner
that the next fight of democracy must
be along the lines of Cleveland's vic
tory. He says in part:
thnB ' for sharn bat"
ties on the tariff question. The only
victory we have won on the tariff in
recent years was the victory of 1892,
when we attacked the principle of
protection. No real fight can be
made until a distinct line is drawn
between the opposing forces.
"The progressive republicans can
not make a successful fight against
the Aldiich element because both fac-:
tions in the republican party claim
to be protectionists. It is only a
question of degree, with no way of
defining the issue. So with those
democrats who shy at a tariff for rev
enue only, they cannot state their
position without borrowing republi
can phraseology. Whenever a dem
ocrat begins to defend protection he
throws away his arms and joins the
ranks of non-coinbatants.
"Taxation should be for revenue
only.' Taxation of the many for the
benefit, of the few is robbery under
the form of law, whether it invoked
to aid the manufacturers of the east
or the producers of raw materials in
the west and south.
"Tariff reform by the friends of
protection has turned out to be a
fraud. Tariff reform by protection
ist democrats would be just as disap
pointing. Tariff reform by the
friends of the tariff is Impossible.
Tariff reform by the enemies of
high tariff is not only reasonable but
necessary."
CONCORD WILL SOON
HAVE ELECTRIC CARS
(Special to The Times)
Concord, Aug. 27 Only a few
more weeks and Concord will have
an electric railway sure enough.
Superintendent Hinderlight with a
large force of hands started work at
the Lock mills Monday morning,
grading, placing cross-ties and lay
ing rails as they come down South
Union. At the intersection of the
depot they will finish up tq the de
pot. As soon as the road is finished
tp the depot the line for Kannapolis
tII be built. . And so said track con
nect'ng Conc6rd and Mount Blessed
is a certainty in the near future. r
Charlotte has drawn heavily on
Concord for the past few days. All
the old, and many of the new veter
ans are in attendance at the veter
ans reunion, and to help watch Char
lotte grow. v . ;
Concord will send more young' la
dies and men to the 'different col
leges this year than ever before, a
list of -which will be sent as sooa as
complete. ' v.- " i '
. J. 'S. ; Bell, Of Elkin, Is spending
several days with his brotheri W. L.
nsell, on West Depot street,
CLOSE GUL'JMI
SERIOUS
INJURY
Voisln Biplane Crashes To the
Ground While AtlempliDg a
Flight Today
BIPLANE WAS WRECKED
Paulhan Was Among the First Avia
tors to JIake Start in Sixth Days'
Session of International Aviation
Tournament Wind Treacherous
and Gusty Made Two False Starts
Before He Finally Arose Gust of
Wind Tilted Rear of Car, Smashing
Planes Upon the Ground Bier,
iot's Flight.
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FARMAN WINS PRIZE
Rheims, Aug. 27 Henri
Farman today flew 100 miles
in two hours and 3 3 minutes,
beating the distance record
made by Hubert Latham and
winning the Grand Prix De
La Champagne, first prize of
$10,000.
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Rheims, France, Aug. 27 M. Paul
han's Voisin biplane was wrecked and
the aviator himself had a close call
from serious injury today when his
machine crashed to the ground while
he was attempting a flight upon Beth
eny Plain.
Paulhan was among the first avia
tors to make a start in the sixth days'
session of the international tourna
ment. The wind was treacherous and
gusty and Paulhaitv made tw; false
starts before he finally rose in the
air. He was a dozen feet above the
ground and had not proceeded 100
yards when a gust of wind tilted the
rear of the car, smashing the planes
upon the ground. Blerlot made a
flight of forty minutes, thirty-nine
seconds, passing around the track
four times. His car has been chris
tened the Calais-Dover type.
M. Delagrange made an unsuccess
ful effort to fly before noon. It Is to
Delagrange that Paulhan attributes
his accident. Paulhan made a quick
descent to avoid collision with Dela
grange an4 his car hit the ground.
M. Vrone, president of the Zodiac
Company, announced today that it
will be impossible for him to take
the dirigible balloon Zodiac to the
United States for the Hudson-Fulton
celebration.
Rheims, Aug 27 Louis Paulhan,
determined to eclipse Latham's record
and capture the grand Prix contest
in the international aviation tourna
ment worked his Voisin car all night
and early this morning attaching a new
reservoir capable of holding liters
of petrol, sufficient for a flight of three
and one half hours. Paulhan declared
that if the wind were right ne would
surely capture the long distance
ecord today. M. Paulhan later at
tempted a flight which resulted in
serious damage to his Voisin machine.
The aviator was unhurt.
Bleriot has suffered a handicap In
the contest for the Intermediate cup
tomorrow in his fall yesterday the
left wing of his heavy Antoinette
monoplane was broken and this was
the car in which he hoped to make
the best time.
Hubert Latham was not daunted to
day by Faulhan's preparation or by
the injury suffered by his Antoinette
monoplane. Today he said:
'One of the wings was smashed after
having a long flight yesterday, but that
is being prepared and it will be ready
for the international cup race tomOr
raw. A gust of wind caught me jhst
:is I was making the landing, causing
the car to heel over and strike the
ground in a lop-sided position. ' Oh,
it was easy; just like driving a horse."
Ltham also announced that he hoped
to beat his own record btetow the
tournament ended. He will enlarge the
reservoir upon his machine so that he
can remain in the air longer. "
The program of today consists of the
fourth composition for the county and
city of Rhelms prize (the grand Prix)
and the Six Circuit contest.' ' "
"A scratch on the nose doesn't'' scare
me; I will be flying again tomorrow,"
said Henri Fournier. the French avi
ator, between the bandages which
swathed his face. .FoUrnler is looking
after the reconstruction of his ''car
which was badly smashed on Wedhea1'
day."! : '. - -.. '..- -... "ti . I
Anna ' Held, the actress'," ts spending
the entire week at Rheims1 rKT is
among th first to reach he prlVate
box in the grandstand every day.. 'She
is anvinous to be taken aloft a a pas
senger. . 'a. j . i
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt will arrive -
littft today or tomorrow to" witnesa the
contest for the international cu.
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