VOL. XXI. NO. 11. BI6KS1 MULE OF n IB PMMES3 GERMAN8 MAKtNG DE8PERATE DRtVE AOAtNST RUMtANS tN NORTH POLAND. MORE THAN A M!LUON MEN Ha)f a MOHon Man Engaged on Eaoh Side in Big Battie.—British At tacking in West London—^Just as the French attack ed the Germane )n the West when Fteid Marsha! von Htndenburg made his drive from East Pruasia iaat month, ao the British Army operating in Fianders has undertaken the task of reiieving pressure on its Russian aiiy. now that the Russians again are ( being attacked in North Poland This is part of the generai pian of the Aiiied generals. When one is attack ed the other attacks to compe) the Germans and Austrians to keep strong forces at every point and endeavor to prevent them from sending new troops where they could do the most good. The Germans now are attempting to crush the Russians. For this purpose they are reported to have an army estimated at nearly a haif miiiion men marching aiong the roads toward Przasnysz. To prevent this army from being strengthened further the British are thrusting at the German line north of La Bassee and besides re porting the capture of the viiiage of Nenve Chappeiis it is asserted that they have advanced beyond that town. The battie taking place in the Bast, experts say. is the biggest pitched bat tie of the war. no iess than a miiiion men being engaged. The Germans in their official report claim an advance, while Petrograd considers it Hkeiy that the Russians wfli have to fai] back beyond Przasnyz as they did iast month, before making a stand. !t probabiy wiii be days before a definite result is attained in this battie. Meanwhile another German army has appeared on the Piiica River front, south of the Vistuia. probabiy, military observers say. with the idea of inducing Grand Duke Nichoias to withdraw men from the North, where the real blow is being struck. Farther south, aiong the foothills of the Carpathians, fighting between the Austrians and Russians continues in wintry weather. Each side claims the other is doing the attacking but it is believed here, that as the Austrians in itiated this battle, they probably are still the aggressors. MURDER PROMiNENT AMERiCAN Stars And Stripes Fioat Over Man Zapata Forces Kiii Washington—John B. McManus, a prominent American in Mexico, was shot and killed in his home by Zapata troopers as they were occupying the Mexican capital after evacuation by < Gen. Obregon's Carranza forces. Official dispatches from the Brazil ian minister in Mexico City reporting the affair to the state department, say the American Bag was floating over McManus' house and that his doors had been closed and sealed by the Brazilian consul. The Brazilian minis ter's dispatch indicated that the kitt ing may haye been one of revenge, for it was charged that when Zapata troops recently occupied the capita! McManus had killed three of their number. The fact that the American Bag had been hoisted over the house and the doors had been sealed by the con sul of a neutral power was taken by the officials here to indicate that ei ther McManus felt that he was in dan ger or that all foreigners were fear ful of their safety with the entry of the Zapata troops and took steps for protection. The killing of the Amer ican Is described in the official dis patches as having caused great emo tion in the foreign colony. McManus originally was from Chicago. Japan Modifies Demand Pekin—Japan has definitely modi fied her attitude toward China In con nection with her demands presented after occupation by Japan of the Ger man concession of Klso-Chow. Wake Gaaollne and Dyeatuffa Washington—Secretary Lane an nounced after the Cabinet meeting that he had entered Into a contract with private Interests to build a 1250. 000 plant to house the Invention of Dr. Walter G. Rlttman of the Bureau of Mines, a process for the manufacture of gasoline, dyestuffs and explosives. Propose Prohibition In Alaska Juneau. Alaska—A bill providing for prohibition throughout Alaska was Introduced In the lower house of the territorial legislature. Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Dead. New York—Mrs. John D. Rocke feller died at the Rockefeller coun try home at Pocantlco Hills, just out side of Tarrytown. She had been 111 for some time. While Mrs. Rockefeller had been .an Invalid for many months, her death came unexpectedly. Her husband and her son were at Ormond, Fla., and were advised early that her condition had taken a critical turn for the worse Mr. Rockefeller and hla son Immed iately engaged a special train which left Jacksonville for New York. 4. A M)SS HELEN LOSAN!TCH Seeds for 8ervis is the piea of Miss Heien Losantteh, daughter of the for mer minister of agricuiture and com merce of that country. 8he is now tn America seeking aid )n rehabiiitating her nativ# )and, which aiso needa ag rieuitura) impiements and grains for immediate uaa. ZAPATA ENTERS CAPtTAL REPORTED THAT OBREGON HAS LEFT CiTY AND THAT ZAPATA HAS ENTERED. Americana Are Warned to Leave Mex ico City.—Warahipa Are Ordered to Vera Crux. Washington. — American citizens again have been warned to ieave Mex ico City in view of the criticai situa tion. Secretary Bryan announced that transportation facilities would be sought for as many as desired to leave. The battleship Georgia and the armored cruiser Washington were ordered by Secretary Daniels after conferences with President Wilson to proceed immediately to Vera Cruz. Consular messages fropi Vera Cruz stated that It was reported there that the evacuation of Mexico City had begun. ** Enrique C. Llorente General Vilia's Washington representative received a message saying Zapatistas occupied Mexico City immediately on the evacuation of Obregon's troops. Word came from American Consui Siliiman that at a personal interview with General Carranza he had deliv ered the formal note from the United States demanding an improvement in conditions for foreigners in the ter ritory under his control. These were the principal develop ments in the Mexican situation the importance of which today overshad owed in official Washington interest in the European war. Although the contents of the note to Carranza were not announecd. its tone impressed members of -the dip lomatic corps that serious conse quences would ensue if Carranza fail ed to heed, its demand. The United States, it was learned, described con ditions as "intolerable" and called on Carranza to take steps necessary to correct the situation. Incendiary ut terances of General Obregon were noted by the American government as likely to stir up dangerous feel ing against foreigners, giving rise possibly to riots and outrages. The note pointed out that if harm befell foreigners the American gov ernment would hold Carranza officials "personally responsible" and would take the necessary means to impose th reponsibility where it belonged. The communication was not in the nature of an ultimatum. President Wilson himself declared that the United States did not issue ultimatums but presented views and acted ac cordingly. Fifteen 8teamers Are 8unk. London.—Fifteen British steamers sunk out of a totai of 8,734 vessets of more than 300 tons which arrived at British ports or departed from them from January 21 to March 3 was the record of achievement of German sub marines, according to figures issued by the Admiraity. Vesseis of ali na tionalities are taken into account, ex cluding. however, those used by the Admiralty for naval and military pur poses. The totai number of vesseis which arrived at British ports during this period was 4,619, white the number which departed was 4,116. The figures given by the Admiraity follow: January 21 to 27—Arrivals 823; sailings 630; torpedoed 1. January 28 to February 3—Arrivals 677; sailings 743; torpedoed 6; lives iost 20. February 4 to February 10—Ar rivals 764; sailings 664; torpedoed none. February 11 to February 17—Ar rivals 762; sailings 686; torpedoed 1; live# lost J2. ** CMMOEB1ELLS WB)f BE S)BB SBII REPLY NOT MADE PUBDC BUT WtLL CLAtM CARGO WAS CONTRABAND. SAYS HE WHLL NOT !NTERN tt is H)a intention 8aya Commander to Return at Soon aa He Thinks Repairs Are Compieted. Newport News, Va.—Commander Thiertchsen of the converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich, which went into drydock for repairs, submitted two statements in German to Coiiector of Customs Hamiiton of this port. One stated his reason for sinking in South Atiantic waters January 28 iast the American saiitng ship William P. Frye and with her cargo of 5,200 tons of wheat consigned to Queenstown. The other reiated to he length of time that wilt be required to repair his ship. Coiiector Hamilton announced that he regarded the answers of the Ger man commander as state papers and that he would forward them to Wash ington. It was learned, however, that the commander of the German ship fri 'kly has stated to American Gov e:\iment ofHciais that he sunk the American ship Frye because he re garded her cargo as contraband of war. In the communication relating to the repairs necessary on the Bite! Fried rich, it was believed that the German commander stated that, the vessel couid be made seaworthy within a few days or a week at most. Whether he made the statement that he wished to depart as soon as American naval offi cers could pass on repairs that are to be made was not disciosed. The Ger man commander previously made It clear, however, that it was not his in tention to intern his ship. As to the conditions of Eitel Fred rich it was reported that whereas she had been making 18 knots an hour at the beginning of her historic wreck ing cereer of merchant beiiigerents in two oceans, she scarcely dared make 12 when she reached American waters. After the German cruiser went into drydock she discharged the crews of British and Russian ships she had sunk, having reieased the American crew. The French crews left on the Old Dominion Line for New York. A few Russians /Went with them, The British crews plan to return to Eng land on British ships laden with horses from this port. Commander Thiertchsen assured of ficers here that neither he. officers nor men of the Eitel Friedrich would set foot on American soil except on offi cial business. He made this statement to Collector Hamilton after stating that it was his intention not to intern his ship. MUST KEEP RAiLWAY OPEN. American Note to Carranza Gives Strict Orders. Washington.—The United States sent another note to Genera! Carran za in reply to his response iast night to the notice that he and General Ob regon would be held personally re sponsible for the safety of Americans and other foreigners in Mexico. This latest note is understood to have emphasized the importance of keeping railway communication open between the Capital and Vera Cruz. It was dispatched so quickly after the receipt of Carranza's reply that the United States had determined in ad vance to make representations for the unrestricted passage of Americans and other foreigners from Mexico City to Vera Cruz. Carranza's denial that Genera! Ob regon had intended to Incite the population of Mexico City or to pre vent the entrance to the capital of food supplies was followed in the note which went forward by a request that if this were true trains should be fur nished to carry freight into the city. The note also, It is believed, called at tention to the reports of an early evac uation of Mexico City and again asked for arrangements to police the city before Obregon's forces withdraw. British Victorious in France. London.—The arrival of the Ger man auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich at Newport News, removing for a time at least another menace to British shipping and the success of British troops in the region of La Bas see claim attention in the British Isles. Whether the Prinz Eitel will be interned or again wil! set out for the high seas, it is considered that her career as an armed cruiser must come to an end. for should she be allowed to sail, it is believed Allied cruisers on the watch will account for her. America Witt Make Protest. Washington.—Unless the German government voluntarily offers to make restitution for the destruction of the American ship Frye sunk by the con verted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich in the South Atlantic and expresses regret or the occurrence strong pro test will be made by United States with a request for reparation. No an nouncements concerning the case probably will be made, high officials said until after an investigation of all the facts had been completed a search ing inquiry will be conducted. COL. DAV!D J. PALMER Co). David J. Paimer, who chanced to toad the review of Sherman'a army )n Washington 50 yeara ago, wiii tead the veterans over the aame route next September aa chief of the G. A. R. parade. ' SHtFS SENT TO VERA CRUZ EMPHATiC NOTE SENT TO CAR RANZA DEMANDiNG PROTEC TiON TO FOREiGNERS. ie Admitted By Waahington Author! tiee That Situation ie Moat Serious it Was Been at Any Time. Washington.—Genera! Carranza has been informed in a note from the United States Government that un iess there is an improvement in con ditions with respect to foreigners and their interests in Mexican territory under his control, such steps as may be necessary wii! be taken by the American Government to obtain the desired protection. The note is the strongest and most emphatic docu ment that has been sent by the Wash ington Government to Mexico since the correspondence with Huerta a year ago. Carranza is warned that the United States has viewed with deep concern the growing complaints made by foreigners generally against his Administration of affairs and now in effect, demands an early change. The contents of the communication were revealed to several Ambassa dors and several Ministers here who expressed satisfaction at its urgent language. Some regarded it as an entire change of the country's policy toward Mexico. American Consul Silliman should have presented the note to Carranza. A copy of it was sent to the Brazil ian Minister at Mexico City to be shown to Genera! Obregon, the Car ranza commander, in the meantime, some movements of American war ships have been ordered the eifect of which will be a naval demonstration that some officials hope will convince General Carranza of the determina tion of the American Government to obtain a change in conditions in Mex ico City. After a conference between Presi dent Wilson and Secretary of the Navy Daniels, it was learned on high authority that two or more attleships would be ordered from Guantanamo to Vera Crus. The entire Atlantic fieet of 21 battleships is at Guanta namo within two and a half days sail of Vera Cruz. Only one war vessel, the battleship Delaware, is at Vera Cruz, but, in ad dition to any battleships that may be sent from Guantanamo, five warships will be in that vicinity in a few days. The Delaware will remain there in definitely. the cruiser Tacoma left Porto-au-Prtnce, Haiti, for Vera Cruz; the gunboat Petrel is en route from Mobile, Al&r; and the cruiser Des Moines, is bound from Progreso to Vera Cruz, while the gunboat Sacra mento is at Tampico. MORE TURKISH FORT8 QUtET. British and French Fieets Making Progress Siowty. London.—The British and French Beets have battered away a stop near er to Constantinopie. More Turkish forts on the Asiatic side have been silenced according to a statement by the British admiralty, but the Turks are making a teriffic resistance and shells from their Ger man-made guns have found more than one mark on the besieging craft. This struggle for the gateway of the Otto man capital is the big feature of the war news and closely linked with it is the sustained excitement in Greece incident to the resignation r?f the cabi net of M. Venizoleos, who. deeming Greece's entry into the hostilities on the side of the Triple Entente imper ative, could not agrse with his King and resigned. Anarchists Pfead Not Guilty. New York.—Frank Abamo, the young anarchist arrested in St. Pat rick's Cathedral a few days ago after detectives had stamped out a lighted bomb which imperilled the lives of 800 worshipers, pleaded not guilty to the charge of attempting to explode the bomb, a felony punishable by 25 years imprisonment. Carmine Carbone, the 18-year-old boy arrested as the maker of the missile, entered a similar plea. Both were held In $25,000 bail for trial. The proceeded were brief. The pris oners faced court amiiingly. 8ERMAM CRUiSER AT NEWPORT NEWS PRiNZ EtTEL FRtEDRiCH, AFTER 8COUR)NG OCEAN8 ENTERS PORT. AMERICAN VESSEL A V!CHM Cruiaer Carried 300 Priaenera: Ameri cana, Britiah, French and Ruaaiana —A Probtem. Newport News, Va.—The German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitei Friedrich, after a marine wrecking scouring of Pacific and Atlantic Oceans which cui minted in the sinking of an American sailing ship in the South Atlantic Ocean January 28 last limped into this port and anchored for supplies and repairs. She brought with her rescued crews and passengers of American. British, French and Russian ships and lies at anchor in Hampton Roads proud of her trophies of war that crunch the bottom of the sea but in a state of mechanical exhausting from the strain of a 5,200-mile journey. The German cruiser began her scouting for the ships of the enemies of the Fatherland at Tsing Tsau, China, last November under master ship of Commando: Thierichens and put into this hlstoiic port with the admitted sinking of ei"ht merchant sh^ps, three British, three French, one Russian and one American. The sink ing of the American ship, the William P. Frye, availing vessel bound from Seattle to Queenstown with 55,000 tons of wheat, most concerned American port officials here and the Washing ton Government. H. H. Kiehne of Baltimore ,is the master of the American ship and af ter leaving the Eltel Friedrich with Customs Collector Hamilton he told a dramatic st^ry of his experience. With him were his wife and fyo chil dren. "Despite my protestations that I was the American master of an Amer ican ship, the German cruiser Eitei Friedrich sank the William P. Frye on the morning of January 28, blowing a gaping hole through her vitals with a charge of dynamite," said Captain Kiehne. , When the German cruiser entered this port all souls on board were in good humor and admitted that they had been well cared for. The cruiser might well have been dying many Hags because she had on board Ger mans. Frenchman, Russians. English men, Irlshment, North Americans, South Americans, Portuguese. China men, and others, ali except the ship's ofHcers and crew being catAives of vessels which the cruiser had captur ed and sunk in the waters of the Pa clHc and the Atlantic. There were men. women, children and a litter of puppies, born while the ship was en voyage. The captives had been allow ed to bring their belongings on board and these were piled on the decks here and there while emigrant women squatted around, some with infant children in their arms. Boys and girls played in and out between parcels of baggage and made merry, while an in fant only a few months old slept quiet ly in its mother's arms. Collector Hamilton has requested the commander of the German vessel not to use his wireless apparatus while in port. Collector Hamilton will per mit to be landed and delivered to the port authorities to be forwarded to New York some hundred and fifty sacks of mail taken from the steamer Floride, when it was bound from Havre to South American ports. Collector Hamilton is under instruc tions to permit all passengers on the Eitei Friedrich < to land under the direction of 'the immigration authori ties. immigration Ttde Turns. Washington.—For the Brat time in American hsitory the tide of immigra tion has been turned back toward Eu rope. Statistics announced by Com missioner Caminetti show the change caused by war came in December when the number of emigrant aliens leaving the United States was greater bq 3.240 than the total entering. Powerfut Pieet Near Mexico. Washington.—Secretary DanielB is sued a statement on the condition of the Atlantic Beet and its auxiliaries now manuevering in Mexican Gulf and Carribean waters. It follows: "Never before in the history of our navy has such a powerful fleet been assembled for active service, maneuvers and target practice with guns and torpedoes, as that based on Guantanamo, Cuba, for the last two months, under the command of Rear Admiral Fletcher, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic Beet. "Based also on Guantanamo Bay is the cruiser squadron, consisting of two armored cruisers and seven light cruisers atnd gunboats, the various units of which have been operating in the vicinity of Haiti, Santo Domingo, and the east coast of Mexico. "The vessels comprising this Beet are ready for any service and are accompanied by repair ships, supply ships, fuel ships, carrying coal, oil and supplies for an extended period. At Key West the reserve torpedo Botilla consisting of 10 destroyers and a ten der, have been engaged in extended o Derations. WEATHER FORECA8T. Movements Due )n the Cotton 8tate., March 14 to 21, 1915. National Weather Journal Sunday. March 14—The week wii! open clear and cool In Eastern Cotton Belt as pre viously forecast and with rls lsg temperatures In Western Cotton Belt. ^ lay March 15 to Satur day ..larch 20—A cool wave will overspread Western Cot ton Belt Monday, preceded by light rain. The rains will In crease as the movement passes East. The cool wave wtll clear the weather and bring frosts to very near the Gulf Coast, ex cept In Southwest Texas and In Florida. It will continue gen erally fair In the South the re mainder of the week except that It will be clouding up at the close Is Western Belt. Temper atures will steadily rise until minima will range In the 60s all over the South. MRS. BOYUN SALES AGENT Wadesboro Woman W))t Seil Products of Girt'a Canning Ctuba—To Visit Ciuba. Wadesboro—.Mrs. Jane C. McKim mon, state demonstration agent, has appointed Mrs. J. G. Boyiin of Wades boro sales agent for the products can ned by the giris of North Caroiina. It is her pian to visit ait of the schools of the state and the public institu tions to get contracts for next year's suppiy. Meredith College, Raleigh; the State Normal. Greensboro; Albe marie Norma], Albemarle; Horner's School, Charlotte. A. & M. College, Fassifern, Hendersonville, have given satisfactory answers' to request to hold oif contracts until Mrs. Boyiin can visit them; also the Deaf and Dumb school at Morganton, the Insane Hospital, of Raleigh; the School for Feeble-Minded, at Kinston, and the Insane Hospital at Morganton, are ready to give contracts for the 4 H brand. The state will pay the actual trav eling expenses of the sales agent, but each county is expected to make an appropriation to cover the expense account of selling these products. The counties that make appropria tions will receive a larger pro rata share of sales. In some instances tuition and board will be given for products. Al ready Rev. Geo. Atkindbn has given through Mrs. Boyiin to a woman be longing to the Tomato Club, a barrel of sugar to be made into preserves, the sale of which will go for the ex pense of her son at Rocky River Mili tary School. Wiping Out Hog Chotera. Scotland Neck.—It is now pretty certain that the heretofore dreadful disease, hog cholera, that has killed thousands of pounds of meat in this section, will be almost, if not quite eliminated. The local live stock agent. N. B. Stevens, says he has in oculated 2,022 hogs since coming here a iittle more than a month ago. Votes Road Bonds. Pittsboro—Centre Township voted $50,000 worth of bonds for good roads. The number of registered voters is 276 and 187 voted for bonds and 41 against, those not voting being count ed against the issue. The road build ing will be let by contract and will be gravel. MARKET REPORTS. Cptton, Cotton Seed and Meat Price* in the Market* of North Carohna For the Past Week. As reported to the Division of Mar kets, North Caroiina Agricultural Ex periment Station and Department of Agriculture, Raieigh. c e= 38 s? 3S 0.3 o.$e 43 3 g§ 33 C c ? $ P-' C^kio North Ahoskie .. Farmviile . ,.7%-7% Kelford .7 -7% New Bern_7%-7% Vaneeboro .. .7%-7% Washington.. 7% Williamston..5 -7% Windsor . 7% Wtnterviiie.. .714-7% South Eastern 32.00 30.00 Eastorn North Caroiina ' -7% 40-42 33.00 40-42 35-45 39- 42 40- 43 43% 30.00 32-35 31.00 40-42 . 40-42 30.00 North Caroiina 31.00 2000 1600 Fayettevtke. . 5147% 34-37% 23.00 * "* "" *' 1-3 32.00 33 Jacksonville. .5%-7% Maxton .7%-7% North Centra) North Airlie Battteboro 7% 7%. EnHeid .7%-7% Qreensboro . .7%-7% 42 40.-45 30-42% 29.00 Caroiina 1800 1400 30.00 32.00 33-40 40 33-45 39 33-40 81.00 30.00 2000 2000 30.00 28.00 32.00 30.00 Keniy .7 -7% Loulsburg. Ptttsboro. Raieigh .7%-7% Scotland Neck Seima .7%-7% 37%-40 South Centra) North Caroiina Charlotte _7%-8 33-39 . 30.00 Cleveland. King's M't'n.. 8 Monroe .7%-8 Mooresvilie .. 7% Newton ......3 -8 Norwood ....- 7% Shelby . 7% Statesville_7%-8 Norfolk, Va... 7% 2000 2000 2000 1700 2000 33-43 30-36 27-30 40 40-50 25-40 33-40 33-40 30.00 31.00 30.00 30.00 32.00 31.00 30.00 31.00 2000 1900 2000 1900 1900 1800 1850 RETAIL PRiCES OF CORN FOR THE PAST WEEK. Ahoskie . 1.00 Charlotte . 1.00 Greensboro . . . ,97%-1.10 Lumberton Monroe . New Bern ... Newton . Raleigh . Bcotiand Neck. Statesville .... 1.00 1.05 .. 1.00 1.00 .95 .95-1.00 .90 .90 .95 1.05 .95 .00 HSMUfMtESTBM!) MWMHtMM F)R8T OFFtCt^L ORDER OF FOR ESTER REGARDtNG NEW NA TtONAL PARK. SCENERY tS MAGN!F!CENT Wonderfu) Road Was Bu!)t by Georg# W. Vanderbttt Without Regard of Time or Money. Asheville.—The Orst official order of the forestry services affecting the recentiy purchased tract of 87,600 i