North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XIV. J ' B- SHERRILL, Editor and Publish CONCORD. N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23. 1914 40 Cents a Month J Ccata a Copy. NO 311 ZffrflES CAUSE ' PATilC CI LOMj APPEARANCE " AT ANTWERP . : CAT78ES ALARM. A Wireles Message Received at th German Embassy . In Washington Eiy That the Germans Eat Com pltteiy Surrounded th French and British Annie An German Ann ie Are in Clot Contact From Cam bri to Upper Abac. Carman Cavalry Advance to Ostend. " Germans Destroy Louvain. Washington. Ana. 28. Tbe; Ger man troop have completely surround ed the French and English army in northern Franee between tbe Handre and Meuse rivers." The French east army was driven south, which pro vented communication between their east and north forces. All .German armies are in contact from Cambria to upper Alsace. The German cav alry advanced to Ostend. Lonvain was destroyed because the citizens perfidiously attached th . German troops. Tbe appearance of Zeppelins at Antwerp has caused a panic in London, was the substance of a wire less message received at the Germau embassy. : ' ;:' Grmani Olaim Victories. Berlin, Aug. 28j-The war offlt an nounces that the British army . is holding Maubeuge has been defeated. Also that French and Belgian Armies operating at South Namur were rout ed. The losses were heavy., The date was not given. BRITAIN PREPARES FOR J THREE TEARS' WAR Lord Kitchener in First Speech as Minister of War Asserts Reinforce ments Will Flow Until Army Meets Extreme Nd of Nation. . London, Aug. 25. Lord. Kitchener in the House of Lords today in his first speech as Minister of War, drew an impressive "and sobering picture of what the- present conflict has in- fa ture for tie British Empire. Asserting the Government is aow calling into being a field army which in six months may rise to 600,000 men, the Field Marshal warn 'd his hearers the struggle may last three years or more and .will strain to tV ntmost the resources of the empire. Lord Kitchener said: ' " , - "Over seventy - battalions - haw, with fine courage, already volunteer ed for. service abroad.' When they nre trained 'and organized in larger formations thy.will be able to take their places in 'the line. ' -U ; "The hundred thousand men ask ed for in tbe first place have already been virtually secure.-' . ; "The empire with which we are nt war has called to the colors al most its entire male population. The principle we, on our part, shall ob serve is this." That while the maxi mum force undergoes constant dimi nution, tbe reinforcements we pro par" will steadily and . increasingly flow-out until we have an army in the field which in numbers will not be less in quality and not be un worthy of the power and responsi bility of the British, Empire.,; "I rannot at this stage say what will be the limit of the fore re quired, or. what measures may event nally become necessary to supply and maintain it. - , '' '. . "The scale of field army which we are now calling into being is large and may rise in ' the course of the next six or seven weeksshredtaoishr nxet six or seven months to a total of thirty divisions (about ' 600,000 men), to be continually 'maintained in the field. - ' .'.. ' -V'W "But if the war should be pro tracted, and if its fortunes should be ' varied or adverse, exertionrand sacri fices beyond any which have been de manded will be required from the ; vhole '-. natiou-'and - empire, And v vhere they are required we are Bur . thet will not be denied to the extrem- needs of the state by Parliament or ': tbe people." . ;'.' . . The North Carolina Will Go to Turkey. Washington, Aug. 27. The tJnite.1 Slates has informed the powers of Europe of its intention to send the armored cruiser . North -Carolina to ' Turkey to curry gold for the relief of 1 Americans, according to an announce ment by thr State Department today. While the North Carolina goes on a ' mission of financial relief, her pre - ence in Turkish water is intended to have a salutary effect with respect lo the treatment of Christians and ior- eigners generally in the. Ottoman em pire. ' .. ... ..... ' 8! A mctinof of the committees :i l.nvii in charge all the work of ii nil i. :, nar for Home Com- ing Vei-k will he held in the ' court room of the city Lull to n'n'lit at 8 oVlotk. Don't fnil to be thereN .,, . ... ... ... ..; JKjRifJH: REPAIRS OS LUTBXBAN CHTOCH ABOUT COMPLETED Dr. Gee. H. Cox, of 8pncr, to Preach Ther Sunday Morning. The repairs and renovations that have been under way in St.. James Lutheran Church for the past few inonthi are rapidly. Bearing 'comple tion. A few finishing touches remain. Services will be held in the auditorium next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, when the sermon will be preached by Rev. Dr. Geo. II. Cox, of Spencer. Dr. Cox is rightly regsrded as tbe Nestor of tbe Lutheran pulpit in thin State. In a word be may be describ ed as among the youngest of old men, While having past many summers and may be said to be living on "bor rowed time,", yet the vigor of bis thought and the forcefulness of bis words have loot nothing through the years. He bss served some of the most important fields in the Synod of North Carolina during a long period of active sen-ice, - While in the eity Dr. Cox ' will baptize four great gandchildren, : To' few ministers of the gospel is such a privilege granted. ASSAULTED IN HOME. Unknown Intruder Atempts to Choks " Iredell Woman. .1 f Mooreaville, Aug. ' 27. Between 11:30 and 12 o'clock last night dur ing a copius downpour of rain a' man entered the homo of Roy Ken nerly, " five miles south of town in the Dulin place, " and going to the b?d in which was sleeping Mrs. Ken nedy, placed his hands upon her' and was in the act of choking her when she was swakened. She gave r one bound and scream which frightened the man who broke- away and ran out into tb darkness and storm.. A negro, Abe Allison, who lives on the place 300 yards 'from the Ken nerly house, has been arrested and taken to jail at Statesville. ? 1 The facts in th case are thai 'Mr. Kennedy is employed by. the- county and isworking with one of the forces in north Iredell, -and was away from home. Mrs. Kennedy and three lit tle children have been on the farm alone since the crops have been laid by. This was kndwn to the. commu nity, and the negro arrested had talk ed about the bravery of Mrt. Kennfr W and had predicted just what took place to Sherwood IJarris, father, of the young woman less than -tw'o'weeks LOST SO SHIPS, EE SAYS. British Sea Disaster Given by German Consul as Reason For Call on Ja pan. . Philadelphia. Aug. 27. That the entarne." of Japan into the European conflict is due to the destruction of an English fleet by German men-o'. war. in the Baltic Sea was the state ment of Dr. Arthur" Mudra. German Consul to t'lis city, today. . He claimed to hav. received his inforratinn from official sources and said 30 British warships had been blown up in a German torpedo sortie. In : addition to receiving informa tion from "Washington, Dr. Mudra -i advised of flerman developments "by communiaction from Berlin. He said : "Information has reacted us of operations in the Baltic Sea to the effect that the Cert an torpedo flotilla attacked the English fleet and destroy ed 30 British men-o'-war. Right after this battle England induced Japan to issue the ultimatum to Germany. There is evry indication that Eng- land. having lost so many of her war vessels, was concerned over her abil itv to defend herself ami thereupon called nnon Japan for help." . . Pr Mudra indicated that the news of the Baltic . naval battle had been kept under cover by the English and French, but would soon become known in -detail.. ' , : Henry Blount Dead. ' News and Observer. Henry Blonnt ' has been called across the river. Death came to this sunny-hearted North Carolinian about half-past two o'clock yesterday after noon and be passed away quietly "af ter ah illness of some - time, ' there will be deep grief among many at tha news that lie is no more. - : - . The home of Mr. Henry Blount was in Wilson, but he was widely known throughout North Carolina as a news paper man ' writer of "beautiful thoughts, and lecturer, of note. , He bad been a gallant Confederate sol dier and on the twelfth of March of last year he entered the Confederal Veterans Home in this city, increas ing the number of is friends' durins his stay here. He had been in bad health for some months, having been so ill two months ago that for sev eral day his death would not have occasioned surprise. - But be rallied from the attack and was able to be up for a littre while. Then came a re lapse and his last illness was of about two week duration, death resulting from dropsy. . -. Austria' Ruler In Good Healti. Philadelphia, Aug. 27. Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, accord ing to a wireless despatch received hero from Vienna by the Austrian Consul, d -spite his eighty-four years and the sorrows of War, is in excell ent hMiltb. The di patch pronouncca false re c nt reported lUt the Emperor tM THE GERILAIJ FORCES OUTKUl'iBER ALLIES FRENCH WAR OFTICE ADMITS ; LINES MAT NOT HOLD. British Troop Ar Holding the Can trvTh Germans Ar Staking Evscthinf on a General Am nit. Denial That LUla Ha Been Taken. Hospital Jammed and Doctors Rushed. Newspaper Men Forbid den to Visit the Camp. Paris, Aug. 28. There is fighting all along the front. The government admits that the Germans out number tbe Allies. The British troops are holding the center. The war office admits that the French lines may not bold, believing that the Hermans are stskjng everything on ' general as sault. The denial that Lille iB taken is cheering news. The French field hospitals are jammed and tbe doctors ore rushed. Concentration camp hos pitals prevent the wounded from tell ing anything to aid the Germans. The newspuper men have been forbuldon to visit tbe camps. French "and British armies On a battle line of 250 wiles across still are strenuously opposing the advance or . tue Uerman torces across tho French frontier. The British troops sre reported to be occupying a stron position and are supported by the French on bothe flanks. While the Germans have occupied tbe French cities of Lille, Valencennes snd Roubaix, the officials report from the war office described hopefully. from the viewpoint of the allies, ap- erations to the east. Apparent the rrench troops in the Voges district have resumed th offensive and have forced the Germans to retire on the St. Die side. It is reported that British marines haw? occupied Ostend to prevent the Germans from getting a foothold ou he English Channel. The situation betwe?n Japan and Austria is described to Tokio, an "tt rupture of diplomatic relations, not THIEF OPERATES IN "T " . ' DENTISTS' OFFICES. Atlanta Dental Supply House, Sends Out" Warnings to Dentist in the South to Be on Lookout for the Thieve. , . Local dentists have received mes sages from an Atlanta dental supply concern to the effect that a sneak thief is operating in the Southern States nt the present time and warn ing them to guard against robberies of their offices, it being -stated that the thief ' is making a specialty of operating in the oltices of dentists. The warning -from the Atlanta con cern reads as follows: v 'Again we Are warning you to be on your gnard against the . sneak thier, woo is now operating in dental offices in the South. Don't leave any gold or other items of value where he can get them. He has pass-keys, and locked doors are no hindrance to him. ; - He steals gold and precious metal scrapes, teeth with platinum pins, forceps, instruments, etc." . ; Mis Budie Smith Return. Miss Sudie Smith, who has been visiting her brother, Mr. Thomas W. J. Smith, Jr., representative of the American Tobacco Company, at Stock holm, feweden, since last March, ar rived in Concord last night. She reached New York Wednesday at 10 o'clock a. mi, on the Scandinavian Line steamer Oscar H, which sailed from Christiana, Norway, on Monday, August 16. Mis Smith was met in New York by her sister, Mrs. J. D. Hatchett, who returned to Concord with her, - The Oscar II. brought in 1104 passengers, of -whom 784 came in the -steerage. Nearly all were Americans. Mrs. Katherine Elkins Hitt, and her hnsband, William Hitt, were passengers on the Oscar II, atter being stranded in fiurope . on tuoir honeymoon trip. -' ": Ball Gam Her Tomorrow. Tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock the Kannanoli baseball ' team . will play the East Belmont team, of the Gaston County League, at the Locke Mill Park. This promises to be the best game of the season, as both are fast teams.' Tbe following will be the line-up of the Kannapolis team:' Clark lb, 'Spry JJb, Irby 3b, Lind- sey e, Graham rf, Osborne, ef, Aired If, Willett catcher, Anderson p. Last Shipload of Dolls. The last shipload of ' dolls from Germany landed at Norfolk a week before the war started, and no more will reach America before Christmas, according to Norfolk wholesale men. There will be a shortage in tbe toy market when Santa Claus time ar- rives. ' t - Jim Cameron Electrocuted. . Raleigh, Aupr. 28, Jiitt Cameron, a negro, was electrocuted in the peni tentiary this morning for the mur- day of Arc n I ' m, of J.oore coun ty, cli-i to 1 a t ! . n- NEW SCHEDULE 4N ' Effect!? September 1, Early Momlnf Serrrc Will Be ImprTd. Charlotte OUtrver. Mr. Geoive B. Underwood, the new traveling freight geot of th Nor folk Southern, baa worked out a new schedule whim baa been approved by all th official concerned and will become effective September L Tbe new schedul provide that mixed train No.. 84 shall leave Char lotte at 8 o'clock in the morning and reach Mount Gilead at 1250 p. m. Its stops ar as follow: North Char lotte, 8.38: Ridgeview, 8.50 Allen, 926; Stanfield, 10101 Oakboro, 1120; Aquadale, 1L45; Norwood, 12.15 j Mount Gilead, 12.50. On the same date train No. 85 will leave Mount Gilead at 3 in tbe morn ing, Norwood at 3.32, Aquadale at 354, Oakboro at 4.17, Stanfield at 5.37, Midland at 553, Allen at 6.15, Kidgeview at 6.41, North Carlotte at 7.01, arriving at Charlotte at 720. This arrangement will be a decided improvement, inasmuch as it will give (ybarlotteeans an early morning train outward, something which has not been avail aWe since Ihe service was curtailed several months ago. . It also makes it possible .for people living between here and Mount Gilead to reach here early in the morning and spend several hours more than here tofore in Charlotte. Stanly County News. Alliemarle Enterprise. J. A. turr, of Kirklaixl, Texas, ar rived last week to spend several days with his brother, R. N. Furr, of this place, and relatives in the countv. Our readers recently enjoyed a pub lished letter from. Mr. Furr. His many old friends of this section are glad to have shaken m hand a?ain. The work of building a little city at Baden has advanoed so rapidly, that it became necessary last week to ay off a large number of carpenters, in order to let the work of plumbing and sewerage go on. The large con tract for this work will probably be completed in six weeks or two months, when it is expected the carpentering work fill be resumed. -Assurances are given out that this step has no rela tion to the war being waired in Eu rope, and would have taken place had there been no such war Onr.-cotton mills lick only -' five WMrs per - week-1 ft mfcifS$ "Cult tint Tunning now, - Sixty hours put in weekly. The knitting mills are put ting in full time, even doing some night work. The knitting mills have enough dye on hand for immediate nse and they have assurances from northern firms that some provision will be made to furnish them with dye if possible. Mills elsewhere that did not get in their orders for aniline salt, used for dying purposes, cannot obtain it. now at any price. Court Cases. The case of M. F. Teeter vs. the L. & N. R. R. Co., which was tried yesterday afternoon, resulted in a ver dict of $1283.(i0 for the plaintill. Teeter sued the railroad company for injury to a car loud of horses shipped from St. Louis to Albemarle last tall. Teeter claimed $14)90 damages for injury and delay. Caldwell and Kecr- ans represented Teeter and - F. M. Shannonhouse the L. & N. R." K. Co. The case of J..G. Smith vs. G. W. Belk was tried this morning. H Bclk bought a mule from Smith and set up a counter claim, alleging that the mule did not come up to representa tion. The ease was decided in favor of the defendant Belk. . . -st- The case of S. A. Linker and others vs. Nancy Linker and others was then taken up and is still in progress. This ease is brought to set aside a will made in favor of Paul Linker by the lute Jackson Linker a few days be fore his death. Th Poplar Tent Picnic. A very large crowd attended the Woodmen picnie at Poplar Tent yes terday, notwithstanding the threaten ing weather. It is estimated - that 1,500 people were present. The two speakers, Messrs. Lewis and Windley, eould not be present ; Tbe big crowd simply spent the day having a good time generally, and everybody thor oughly enjoyed it. Of .course there was a big dinner that goes without saying. In the afternoon a game of ball between Rimer and Hnntersville was stopped by the rain-after the fourth inning. . ,; ' - . -' - Feaver-Blackwelder. . I Mr. M. L. Beaver and Miss Maud Blackwelder were married Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs..M. J. Blackwelder,. on Misenbeimer avenue. Mr. Beaver is an employee at the Gibson Manufacturing Company, and is an excellent young man.., Mrs; Bea ver i an accomplished young daugh ter of the widow. Mrs. Blackwelder, Rev. G. A. B. Holderby officiated. Miss Margaret Holderby played the wed ding march. Mr. 'and Mrs.. .Beaver will reside in Concord, v- X, Complaint From New Orleans Cotton Exchange. . Washington, Aug. 28. The New Orleans cotton exchange has com plained to the interstate commerce commission that that city is the vic tim of rate discriminating in favor of Vt'ilihir'on, Mobile, New York oH of ir ( ifs. - ' . GERI IAI1S TO MEET RUSSIAN IMS10N ENERGETIC STEPS BEING TAK EN TO THAT END. Additional Reinforcement From th Reserve Divisions Will be Rushed to the Front. Will Engag th Russians in General Battle a Soon a Czar's Army Come in Contact With First Lin of Fort. To Re lief German Refugee Driven From Their Home by th Russians. German Losses Heavy, It I Ad mitted. Berlin, Aug. 28. Emperor William telegraphed the cabinet from tbe front directing immediate steps be taken for the relief of Russian refu gees, who have been driven from their homes by Russian invaders. The Kaiser directs that they be cared for inside the German lines of defense "until the Russian invasion is check ed and it is possible to return them to their homes." He stated that ener getic steps be taken to meet the Rus sian invasion. Additional reinforce ments from the reserve divisions will be rushed to the front. It is expected that the Germans will engage the Rus sians in a general battle as soon as the Czar's army comes in contact with the first line of forts. He de clared that the Allies' lines had giv en away whenever the German in fantry charged, using bayonets. The superiority of the infantry was shown r.t several points. The general of the staff admits that the losses are very heavy, but claims that they are not out of proportion. COTTON OR TOBACCO BASIS FOR ISSUE OF CURRENCY Notes With Maturity of Four Months Acceptable. More Money for the Fanners. Washington. Aug. 27. Notes with a maturity of not longer than four months, secured by warehouse re ceipts for cotton or tobacco, will be accepteff'by the"rea6nfyflep'a'ltiuenl from national banks as a basis lor the issue of additional currency which may be used to help farmers pick and market their cotton and tobacco crops. These notes, according to an an nouncement from the department to night, will be accepted at 75 per cent. of their face value and must be pre sented through currency associations provided under the Aldrich-v reelanu li:w. In making this announcement Secretnry McAdoo declared that there in adequate power under existing law to issue enough currency through na tional banks to meet any reasonable demand, and reiterated his statement that it is "not necessary to extend the note issuing privilege to State banks." He pointed but that ho has power to issue one billion dollars of additional currency if required. It was explained tonight that since the law gives discretion to the sec retary of the treasury this currency will not be issued unless officials are convinced it is not to be used for speculative purposes, but for harvest ing and carrying crops. Banks, it was said, will be relied upon to see that the warehouse receipts are accepted which are issued by reliable ware house men and that cotton and to bacco stored there is protected by in surance and injury by the element "Tho banks and the assets of all banks belonging to the currency asso ciation," said Mr. McAdoo, "will be jointly and severally liable to the United States for the redemption of such additional circulation and a lien will extend to and cover the assets of all banks belonging to the asso ciation and to the securities deposited by the banks with the association, pursuant to the provisions of law, but each bank ' composing such associa tion will be liable only in proportion that its capital and surplus bear to the aggregate capital and surplus of all such banks. ' "This plan ought' td enable the farmers to pick and market the cot ton crop if the bankers, merchants and eotf-n manufacturer will co-op erate with each other and with the farmers, and will' avail of the relief offered by the treasury within rea sonably limit. Such -co-operation is earnestly, urged upon all these inter ests. The farmer cannot expect as high a price for cotton this year be cause of the European war, yet he should not be forced to sacrifice his crop. " ' : . "The banker and the merchant should not exact excessive rates of in ttrest, and the manufacturers should replenish their (tores a much a pos sible and pay reasonable price for tbe product. ,lr this is done, and it can -be done, if everyone displays a helpfql spirit, normal condition can be restored and there ought to be no serious difficulty in taking care of the cotton problem." ' ' . German Troop oa Outoklrta of Calala Washington, Aug, 28. Th Ger man embassy las received reports that German troops are on .the out FAMILY DO NOT RELIEVE CLAUDE DEAL IS SUICIDE N Cine Ha Yet Ben Found. Wak Preparing to Enter Lenoir Collet . Special to Charlotte Observer. Lsndia, Aug. 27. A letter Ifrotn J. C. Deeton, who went to Wilming ton Tuesday to help the brothers of Claude Deal make a thorough srarcn for lus body, savs no due has been yet found, but that it is not believed that it was suicide; thst two crews are at work dragging the river ana that every possible effort will be made to recover tbe body from tbe nvcr. The letter, containing tbe note found nnder Ca ode's hat and mailed to his father by the chief of police, has never been received. The note was not signed, snd it has never been received that big people might know whether it was in bis handwriting. The last letter received bv the fam ily was the last of last week. It was a cheerful letter saying, he would be home this week preparatory to en tering Lenoir College. He said that his work was paying, and (expressed the regret that he had not begun this work eariler during his vacation. He said he had been sick, the low cli mate having brought on a spell of ma laria, but that he was then well. A classmate at Hickory received a letter from Claude on Sundav, Au gust 23, in which he spoke of tbe opening of the college, saying be ex pected to be there. Every one who knows the family knows that Claude is almost the idol of his fond parents' hearts; that ev everything that could be done for a loved one was done for him. He was out from home endeavoring to make some money during his vaca tion from choice; his parents would gladly have had him every day-of his vacation at home with them. Claude. in his nineteenth year, had taken a high standing in his class at college. It is inconceivable that be should think of his life and loved ones in the way indicated by the note sup posed to have been written by him. OIL IS ON FIRE. Nine Hundred Thousand Barrels Are Burning in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Citv. Okie.. Aug. 27. Approximately 900,000 harnels of oil are reported afire in the Healdton and Cushing oil fields of Oklahoma tonighr Tbe-beSning oil is flowing into several creeks and tout little head way is being made in efforts to check its spread. Lightning - started both fires late todav. In the Healdton field near Ard- more. U fires were started almost simultaneously. Tonight the fine zone in that district is three miles in width and about ciffht miles in lensrth. War Cause People to Smoke More Than Usual. New York World. A representative of the United Cigar Stores Company said yester day that during the last four weeks. since the war began, the business of the company had been the largest in its history. He assert d that the consumption of tobacco had been promoted by the nervous excitement nnder which the American people are laboring as a result of the war. Also, he adds, the nnusnallv larir numner or people out of work find more trme to indulge the tobacco habit. Verdict of Coroner's Jury in Kannap olis Case. Coroner Moose conducted a hear ing in the case of Victor Fink, who died at Kannapolis last Saturday night, at that place yesterday after noon at 4 o'clock. The following composed toe jury; J. r. Troutman. W. R. Blackwel der, R. B. Morrison, J. R. Verbhs, Kafph Kenerly, B. O. Linker. Alter hearing the facts the iurv returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death from some unknown cause.. -. . , ; ;-.-; Sound Start a Bank Account ' - r If yon were to ask tbe advice of the v successful men in tbe world, the first thing they would tell you is to start a bank account" " '"j v You can deposit any amoust yon wish. We furnish yea wilh pan book' and checks. It is an easy tz&tter to open an accent at tlis bask. CITIZENS ' Mk .-. "oa, J ONE liOM m WAR VMS DECLARED ' PRACTICALLY ALL NATIONS OF EUROPE ENGAGED. Just a Month Sine Austria Declared War on Serrla. Nine European Nation Involved. Believed That Italy And Turkey WOl Be Draw In. Asquith Say British Force Are Holding Their Own. British Take 40 Germans Off Skip, It is just one month today since Austria declared war on Servia. Since that time nine other nation have joned in, and practically all Europe is engaged in the eirele of de clarations. It is believed that it will not oe completed untu Turkey and Italy are drawn in. The destruction on the sea during the first month have been greater than the naval losses of the entire Spanish-American war when the value of the mer chantmen is taken into consideration. Sayg English Are Holding Their Own London, Aug. 28. rTemier Asquith has announced that the British forces are holding the line ahnnt Cambrai, department of the Nord. This is the hrst definite information from the British. The British posi tion was attacked first by two divis- ions of cavalry, supDorted bv 5 eorna of German infantry. The British sec ond corps repulsed them. The first corps attacked the German right, i- ' British Took 40 Germans Off Steamer Aaple, Aug. 28. The steamer flaa- erta just arrived from Now York re ported that British seamen boarded her at tnbraltar and took off forts German reservists en route to the scene of the war. THE FRENCH DESTROY MANY BRIDGES OVER MEUSE Long Railways Intact, Making It Pos sible to Protect Any Portion of Line. Paris, Aug. 28. A strong French force has destroyed many bridges crossing the Meuse, The German armtes at Saar and Lower" Mosselle are reported to have effected a june-I tion. The long railways remain in tact, making it possible to protect any portion of the line under heavy pressure, utncial advice from Liner ville, in the French Congo, says the Germans attacked the frontier of the bclgian ( onjio. It was also stated that the Rritish and Belgians were eo-op-eratiiiu in the defense. Walked in Sleep, Broke Leg and Arm Mooreaville Enterprise. ( ' "' So'ajnam-bulistic perambulation aro seldom indulged in, but at times one hears of strange doings by those re-' posing in the arms of Morpheus. On last Sunday night about 11 o'clock, the household of Mr. -Daniel -- Mc Laughlin of the Prospect neighbor hood was disturbed by the groans of one in distress, and upon investiga tion Theodore McLaubglin, : 15-year old, was found lying prostrate upon , the ground beneath the eaves of the piazza, in great agonyr Thei boy . was sleeping on the second story of the home, and had walked in his sleep through an open window to the edge of the porch roof, a from which he tumbled. His left leg was broken half way between the knee and thigh and his left arm was also broken by the fall. The boy is doing as well as could be expected. It is not thought that internal injuries -resulted. '. In aditions to numerous other good reasons for holding the French Am bassador up for. $900, that German Major j.iobably needed the money. The reservists in the country are in a pickle. . - . Advice 1 ' skirts pf Calais.