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:'in:: vv.-.r. - :. - . " : !$r - - - . i . - - . . - . -, . ,.,;'.? , .... ,' - -' - ' - . ; . " - ;. i A I ' v..- - i - ti i , . x iivA i rj iiii rxi - . - - - . . I i sjS rv.ifl .r.J I'M mm 0: OF THE OL 0 EST BATTLE OF WAR four Thousand -'ed. Soldier KOI. FIVE 'AfOUSAND CAPTURED Zacatecaa Is r Taken After Moat Horrible Conflict Of The War. ZACATECAS. 'Mex.,- June 25.- - The fiercest fighting on both sides and . unusually heavy loss of life, to both federals and constitutionalists attended ': the fighting about. Zacatecaa, . which ended last night witfc the city's capture by Villa s forces. It required four dayi - of battle to take the Federal stroag- noid at ventral Mexico.: ;'V . The federals under General Medina Barron, defended their positions stub bornly, but they finally were overcome, The - constitutionalists " soldiers scaled hill after hill and mountain after moun tain, killing and -wounding thousands of federals and suffering heavy losses themselves. . So far it has been impossi ble to obtain an acurate, estimate of losses on both sides and in the city bore testimony of the ferocity of the fight ing. ,, General Villa was in the van of the attacking party. Five members of his staff accompanying him, were woun ded. The number of constitutionalist officers killed or wonnded was unusual ly great., - 11. ........ i ne constitutionalists in many cases had to advance On hands and knees as those below oh he' steep inclines passed the rifles from hand to hand These feats were accomplished under heavy machine gun fire. Nothing seemed to lessen the determination of Villa's troops,- though the federals hid thrown up trenches and redoubts oil all sides. IfflSF NOTES FROM CONSIDERABLE SICKNESS IN THAT SECTION CONSID- . ERABLE VISITING ' -.REELSBORO, June 25. The many .friends of Mr. J. B. Reel, who has been ill for some time, regret to learn that his condition is no better. J Mrs. I. P. Moore is confined to her bed with an attack of typhoid fever. Misses Florence Applesby and Edith Brinson, of Bayboro, spent Sunday here with friends, i . Miss Golda Wade, of Oriental, is spending a few days, in Reelsboro. Mrs. A. C. Brinson, of Bairda Creek is visiting relatives here. - Miss Mat tie Reel, of Arapahoe spent Monday in Reelsboro. Messrs, Carl Bell and Bill Woodard - and Mr. King, of New Bern, spent ".Monday here visiting friends. ". . . Mr. T. E. Ruffin, of White Crest . farm . and Mr. Fred Whitehurst, , of -: Latham's were here Suday, . ir u 'T- Mrs. Carrie Henderson, of Mayvllle, is here visiting Mrs. I.; P. Moore, v , - The Child rens Day exercises which were held here last Sunday night were . excellently rendered and ' enjoyed by ' - all who attended. ' . - . COLLECTING TAXES ' Sheriff - Lane And His Deputies .'j .; f w On The Job. , : -.."- ,v Some time ego Sheriff R." B, Lane, inserted a notice in the Journal warning - schedule B. tax payers' to pay their , v taxes which were due on the thirty first day of May. " This notice also ; stated that failure te pay these taxes would subject the delinquents to a fine of two hundred .and fifty dolIaVs. - r i ' ( During this week Sheiff Lane and his deputies have collected more than five thousand dollars of schedule B. N taxes, in' addition to a large sum of state and county .taxes.';'-';,! - . NEW GAS. MAIN la Being Put Down By New Bern ' , r Company., t 'J, The New Bern .Gas Company is putting down a four inch gas main be ginning on Pllock street at Craven, extending to East Front street, from there up East Front to New street. This new main takes the place -of -a small one that has been in use for many years." -:, . v.., : . ( - The company's business in that part of the city has increased to Such an. extent that this small pipe is no longer adequate to furnish their cus tomers with .gas in a satisfactory manner. Children Cry tUX rLETC..U'S CAGTORIA STAMFORD ME FACES MYSTERIOUS Efl CASE Involve Two Very Prominent Fa miller FOOT PRINTS ARE TRAILED City Councilman Found With Head Crushed on Doorstep of Fash- tenable Woman's Home. STAMFPRD, CONN., June 25. A mysterious tragedy, involving . two prominent families, occurred here early today, when Waldo R. Ballou. a member of the City .Council and one ot the best " known residents of Stamford, was found unconscious, with Jiia head crushed in, at the en trance j of the fashionable Ripawan Apartments in the center of the city. Ballou died shortly after being taken to a hospital. - Imprints of small bare feet, marked in blood, led rom the spot where the body waaound up the stairs to the second Boor. The police declare that me person wno made tne footprints had entered the apartment of Mrs. Heleq M. Angle, a wealthy divorcee. The police further declared that there was evidence that the body had Teen dragged down the stairway which was stained: in several places with spots of blood." Mrs. 'Angle was arrested and held without bail for the Coroner's in quest.; She denied knowledge of Bal lou'a '; death, hvX. admitted that the man had vfeited her in her apartments last night4 Mrs. Angle later made a statement. in which she said that Ballou had fallen ' down stairs and killed himself. She said he had visited her apart ment in a drunken condition, and on leaving had fallen. She pulled his body to the 'sidewalk and fled, fearinir the publicity,:: --i' Ballou' hat, crushed and stained with bWtfd was found in Mrs. Angle's apartmanfc ' closet, together with liirniindJh wiu oiooa; - . "i cr A wound in Ballou "a head had evi dently been made with a heavy in strument. It had been wielded bv a person of great strength. Ballou,' was superintendent of the Yale Lock Factory and well to do, owning considerable property. Mrs. Angle is a handsome matron of 40, who was djvorced from her husband about five years ago. ' For some time a young woman art ist, who came here from New York City, had been living with Mrs. Angle, and one room of the apartment was fitted 'up as a studio. CHANGE IN THE HOUR OF BASE BALL GAMES Beginning with the game tomorrow the game of baseball played by the teams composing " the : City League will be called at 5 o'clock. This chan ge was made on account of the extreme ly hot weather that Is now prevailing over this part of the country. The game tomorrow. . between the Married Men and the Railroaders will be called at five o'clock sharp. H. II. HAMLIN HERE . Spent Short Time In City Yes terday. Horace H. Hamlin, well known as owner of newspaper .' in Morehead City and Beaufort, as well as though connection, with the Journal, was in the city yesterday morning. ; He wa enroute , to ,- Beaufort- from Florida but ) stopped at Wrightsville Beach to take in the convention of the Press Association. Mr. Hamlin is greatly interested in the seaside" resorts, as he developing one of. his own in Florida ndian Rocks' Beach; ""where the aurf ngs one to sleep." He aayt it is the prettiest place oq the' Guff of Mexico, near Tampa. v '..";':'. O'. j BECKER WRITING BOOK Condemned Man To Tell El- perlences As Policeman OSSINING, N. Y., June 26. Char les Becker, convicted murderer of Her man Rosenthal, ha moved from the top tier of cell to the main floor of the death house at Sing Sing orison and today began writing a book on his experience aa a New York police man..,:. .. .-. , NAVAL MILITIA OFF A CRUISE. ON The New Bern Division of the North Carolina Naval Militia left this morn ing at 1:30 o'clock on board of their training ship, Elfri.Ia, for a short cruise to Cape Lookout. The cruise is in charge of Lieutenant Albert T. Willis. The division a-ill return mine time tomorrow. Mil Elephant Great Creature EXPLORER IN THAT COUNTRY TELLS OF SOME OF THEIR STUNTS. WASHINGTON. D. C. lune 26. Carl E. Akeley, African Explorer, in a communication to the National Geo paphic Society, at Washington, D. C, tells of an elephant "first aid brigade," made Up of the female eleohanta of a hearc, which not only attempted to give succor to their wounded "sultan" but went on "patrol duty" in an effort to punish his assailant. While hunting elephant in Uneanda. Mr. Akeley came upon a herd in a clearing, rounded up in close range, concious of the presence of an unseen enemy. "There were about 35 elephants mostly cows, and just as I was oa the point of hacking off to a safer distance thinking there were no bulls in the lot a fine pair of tusks appeared on the near side, 'he says. "A clump of bushes offered cover for a near approach, and 1 went quickly to within 20 yard of him, and as his front legs was thrust forwaard offering a good opportunity for a heart shot, I fired both barrels of the double rifle in quick successsion. AH was commotion as I seized my second rifle and, seeing there was no direct charge, retreated some 50 yards to the top of an ant hill, from which I could see what was going on. I then witnessed a scene such as I heard de scribed and which I had been keen to verify. A number of cows were. cluster' ed about the bull, for he had fallen 30 yards from where he was shot, and with their" tusks and trunks were doing their best to get him upon his feet; the re mainder of the cows were doing patrol duty, rushing about in an increasing circle, searching from the source of the trouble. That meant me, so I retired to a safe distance and waited for the atmosphere to clear. This bull stood 1 1 feet and 4 inches high at the shoulder and the tusks weighed 95 and 1 10 pound respectively, while the circumference of front foot at the sole was 67 1-2 inches, the largest recorded, I believe. "It is generally understood that large bull elephants are more frequently to be found; apart from the "herds,-but our jteptH6j6tear thhr WtrtftrW bull that we have shot, having tusks each weighing over 100 pounds, have been herd bulls. We have found the large old bulls enjoying the society and protection of large animals. One splen did old bull well known in Urganda, who has been- seen by many hunters, is so well protected by a large herd of most aggressive cows, who charge at the slightest intimation of danger, that he still survives. These old bulls are very rare, for when one has developed tusks of 50 pounds he becomes the ter get for every hunter, native or white, who sets eyes upon him; thus it is only the more crafty or timid individual that, seeking the protection of large herds or clinging to the more inaccessible regions, such as dense forests, manage to survive to a ripe old age and develop a full growth of ivory. "At another time, I was watching a herd, from an ant hill, when from the cows there, was S low, ominous rumble like distant thunder, which was plain talk and meant trouble. A hasty glance around convinced us that there was but one thing to do, to stand and meet the charge from the elevation where we stood. : If we tried to ecsape to one side or to the forest we could not see them over the high grass before they were upon u. . They charged toward us, came half way and rtopped.. They had lost their wind, but immediately caught it again., and roaring and (creaming with redoubled energy came into view over a slight rise It was disconcerning spec tacle. Their great ears at full speed, trunk thrashing wildly, a roaring, screaming mass. 40 ton of frantic -female elephant vengeance. I remember that I felt homesick. A rifle shot stopped the leader, but, encouraged by the other, she came -on, only to be knocked bown dy the next shot. The Other crowded about her, sniffed and bolted. The old cow slowly regained her feet and staggered away, while wef in deep gratitude returned to camp." , TO UNVEIL MONUMENT .' ; Local Woodmen Leave., For Car terst County. , Yesterday afternoon about ' thirty member of the local camp of th Wood men of the World left on the eastbound train enroute to Wit where'they will un veil a monument to the honor of Edwin Neilson a departed brother and former member of the New Bern Camp. ' . A very, appropriate program fias been arranged for the unveiling which will take place this morning at ten thirty o'clock. Hon. George E. Hood, of Goldsbor i, has been invited to make the principal address., . , ? ; NO CASES IN POLICE COURT YfS ; TF.RDAY. The docket at Pilice Court was void of raws yesterday for the first time liming the week, I'ELlJ DIGGERS f.'i'.I: STRANGE ninnmirnir r w-v, unpraii u ejects Far Below " ; Surface. IN RElR OF CITY HAM Bone From A Human Body Amoa Articles Ex cavated. Centuries ago the Dlat of lanrl which thrfcity of New Bern is now situated, Jwar; doubtless covered by the water f ;Neuse and Trent rivers which (s bow o peacefully glide by on their (way to the ocean. In fact there is little doubt but that such was the dase; ihcr recent excavations have almost conclusively proven this. Just In the eiofjthe Municipal building worlcme'have for some time been en gaged h digging two deep wells which will be ued in reinforcing the supply out at' the; dty's water plant. j A few days ago down at a distance of fifty feet, the well diggers ran into a strata of oyster shell or coral rock and for a distance of several feet the drill bit into this substance. A grap pling hook; used for the purpose of ceiling ;ut the drills, brought par ticles of these to the surface and they nave proven, of real interest to local citizens who are interested in scien- tun; researcn. - inere was evin an Oder of . oyster clinging to the shells and the shells were well formed. YerterdWy-'the well diggers brought to the surface a bone which over to "Sergeant Montague and he, who claims to be an expert on such things, ha announced that there is not the least -doubt but that the bone came from human body. This last discovery is rather startling and may clinch the .supposition that long, long years before Baron de Graffenried and his cololnsts came over from Switzer land and settled here, that a hdrdy race of people inhabitanted the local shore.1, z, Xayway, the objects Drought -teightTWe if of !W real significance, are proving' source of real interest to many. . ' MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED THURSDAY. License were issued Thursday for the marriage of Miss Ada Jenkins to C. D. Russell. Both parties reside in the vicin ity of Fort Barnwell. "AcrcsOI Dianiondsw Wonderful Lecture WAS DELIVERED YESTERDAY B Y DR. RUSSELL H. CON WELL. Dr. Russell H. Conwell, pastor of the Temple Baptist church of Phila delphia, Pa., and a lecturer of national reputation, gave his wonderful lecture Acres of Diamonds" at the Chautau qua last evening to a large audience. The rain came up about the middle of the lecture a.nd a number of people left, but those remaining to hear it through, declared that it was the best lecture that! haS eve been given be fore the New Bern public. The lecture explained how to get rich and how to be great in New Bern. He also mentioned the opportunities of the manufacturer and professional life, and quoted many American cases where men and women have become rich honestly in smaller places than New Bern. v ' ... This lecture has been given more than a thousand, times in the different Cities of the country covering every State in 'the Union, . WATER IS LOW No ; High Tide In Now. Neuse River Captain S. J. Phillips,, of the steamer J. Phillips which make weekly trip to Maple Cypress, in an inter view with a Journal reporter yesterday stated that the water is getting very low in Neuse river as a result of the continued dry weather which ha been' prevailing over tnis section ol the count- ry for the last few weelck-'V-'-.'-r.'i-ltan He also stated that he ha paid spec- ial attention to th crop along the river and that they are the best that ' the farmer of that section of the coun-' ty has had in the last ten years, and if. some calamity doe not happen from now on the farmers will have more money this fall than they have had in several years. ' . - .. Lj. v FIRE, AT COVE CITY YESTER- ', ;!. DAY MORNING; , r w 1 .. .-. A tore at Cove City wa destroy-' ed by fire yesterday morning. ' Sev- eral Ireight cars were for a tune en- danccred but tin ,e were removed. The' oi iin ol the l.ic is unknown. Anolher Primary Has Been Ordered State Democratic Executive Committee Decide That wvUL v.uiivenuon At uoiasDoro Could Not Nom ina te-Hon. Charles R. Thomas and Hon. Geo. E. Hood Will Run In The Second Primary State Executive Committee met yesterday at Ral eigh for the purpose of naming a chairman and selecting a secre tary and to hear the complaint of Hon. Charles R. Thomas of this city, a candidate for nomination aa congressman from the" Third District, who claimed that he had been buncoed out of the nomina tion at the recent so-called conven tion held at Goldsboro. Th .nn.mi.. . , . " . " and did not adjourn until far af ter midnight. It had been genera lly conceded that Thomas D. Wa- ren of this city would be re-elected chairman of the committee and such was the case. James R. Collie of Louisburg was selected as secretary. s Over the long distance, telephone the Journal this morning at 2 o'clock received ' the . information that the Executive Committee had heard Hon. Charles R. Thomas ana they had ordered the Execu tive Committee of the Third Dis trict to call a ballot primary in which Mr. Thomas and Mr. Hood would participate. The resolution adopted by the committee was as follows: RESOLVED That In the Judg ment of this committee, no valid nomination of a candidate for Con gress has been made in the Third District. BE IT RESOLVED: That all candidates having withdrawn ex cept Hon.. Charles R. Thomas and Hon., George E. Hood, BE iT FURTHER RESOLVED: That a ballot primary having been called by the Executive Committee and all but two candidates elimi nated, it Is the jugment of this committee thtit the Executive Com mittee of the Third District call a ballot primary under appropriate rules for the purpose of selecting a candidate for Congress. Those voting in favor of this were: Lamb, Cornell, Drewry, Aydlette, Gilliam, Macon, Pollock, Howard, Ballard, Gattls, Scales, Brummltt, Brawley, Bellamy, Little, Parham, McDonald,' Leake, Morrow, Ray, Bell, Buck, Yount. Those voting against it were: Warren of Craven, Ferguson, Tuck er, Smith, Lynchi Travis, O'Berry, Hargett, Clark, McLean, Clement, Webb, Hill, Peterson, Canfleld, Hay es, Cook, Parsons, Boyette, Mills. A., H. EHer of Winston-Salem made a masterful address in favor of adopting the resolution and he carried his hearers spellbound be fore him unto the end. Mr. Peter son made a very impassionate talk In favor of allowing the action of the Goldsboro convention to stand as it was. Just when the next primary will be held, is a matter of speculation. The matter has been left in the hands of the executive committee Sf this district and it will be with in their power to set the date. It was generally conceded hers yesterday that Mr. Thomas' re quest for a square deal would be given ear and his friends, and they are legion, predicted that the Stats Committee would act favorably upon this and such proved to be the case. . TEMPERATURE IN " NEW BERN the highest of the ' year. - :;. ,This week has been a record breaker In New, Bern. ' The temperature has been higher than at any previous time during tne year,..' The heat wave be Monday, and continued until Wed- nesday when the temperature reached its highest '.point at ninety-eight In the shade. On the following day the ninety-six degree mark was reached in the shade and on Friday the mercury .stood around ninety-five, -';'s Th ex- cessive heat has caused the citizens extreme , discomfort and ', those . who .have ' n t ' been ' compelled t.be out have remained Indoors during the Jiotlcst parts of (he clay. , While the high temperature 'ha caused pyhsical discomforture to many, it has proven a boon to the cotton Rroweis and thev are anxious. for it to continue. Cotton. it is said, has grown more rapidly for the past week than at any . previous tunc during t lie season. RECORD BREAKING WEATHER PREVAILS For Third District SOLDIER-HE BACK LONE TRIP w. r 1SAKKIS RETURNS TO NEW BERN AFTER ABSENCE OF TWO YEARS After seeing service down in Mexico, FO'i'tifjaung in tne wora 1 down at Panama and visiting European ports, R. W. Farris, who was lat one time employed as a fireman on board of the North Carolina Naval -Militias training ship, Elfrida, which , is located at this port, has returned to New Bern and is again located on the vessel, this time holding the position I as assistant chief engineer. Mr. Fearris was transferred from the Elfrida about two years ago to the U. S. S. Vermont and was taken to Mexoci where he remained for some I tme Leaving that rebellious little country he went to Panama and re mained there for several months after which he visited France and other European ports His narrative of his adventures since leaving New Bern is indeed very interesting and since his return he has been devoting his spare time to regaling his numerous friends with an account of these. DOOM OF MILEAGE . GRAFT PEOICTED SUCCESS OF FIGHT LED BY PAGE SEEMS CERTAIN Senate, It Is Said, Will Be Forced To A Roll Call On The House Rate. WASHIIGTON, D. C, June 27. The fight which Representative Page, of North Carolina, has led against the "mileage graft" seems certain of vic tory during this session of Congress. The House recently fixed the rate at "actual expenses of members of Con gress and their families." The Senate rejected this and put the original 20 cents a mile each way back in the bill. The house rejected this and added an other amendment fixing the rate at 10 cents a mile each way. The Senate, it is said, will be forced to a roll call vote where each member will be recorded. This spells victory for the people, and means the graft will at least be cut down to a minimum. All of the NorthCarolina members who are here voted for the 10 cent a mile amend ment. Against Automobiles On the proposition today to allow 4,S00 each to Vice President Marshall and Speaker Clark for automobiles, all of the State delegation present, with the exception of Representative Pou, .voted against the proposition. Children Ory FOR FLETCHER'S CASTO R I A SAMUEL G0MPERS. Labor Leader Who la Working to Form Soheolteaohers Unions Photo by AniprWan l'rens Airoc'.ltion. ' ' J fit ".' ' ' ' I s'-, 'X ..... V. , , . THE DRUGT STORrs TO. BE CLOSED ALL DUH f G DAY The New Ordinance Is Now Effect la CAN BUY 'NECESSITIES" Cafes And Hotels Will Bo Th On ly Places of Business i Open. The lid i onl Those dtizen of New Bern who failed to lay In a eapply of cigars, ' cigarettes, Pepsi Cola and other siraUiar articles last night must either go without them today or to out of th cky to hare their desires gratified. u The ordinance -recently adopted by the Board of Aldermen making ft a misdemeanor for the drug stores, cafes.' hotels and in fact any mercantile establishment for seUing aueht but the "necessities" of life, went into ef fect this morning and is to be rigidly ' enforced.. ... The drug stores, under the rulinr of the. ordnance, are allowed to sell . drug and, medicine but the proprie tors fear that the clerks will become confused in making sale and allow - some article which does not come under the heading of "necessities" to go out of the store and be indicted and they have decided to close up their place of business. " Every one of the drug stores were closed at' midnight last night and will not be open again until tomorrow morn- mg. I hi action on the part of the. druggist ia dot done in retaliation for ' the passage of the ordinance but they' claim, that they are doing it to pro tect themselves and also that the sals ' of drugs will not pay them for keeping clerks in the store and operating elee- inc tans. , , At the cafes only food wfil b sold and this will alsw be the case at the hotel. ' ! i REV. MOT TO PREACH THE FOURTH SERMON OF A SERIES OF WHICH HE IS DELIVERING. The annountementsfTor the. TabesV nacle Baptist Church 4day. are as fol lows; , Sunday School at 9:S a. m., J. S. Miller, superintendent. The SaAffav School is taking on new life and IfTvites the public to attend. The superinten dent and pastor are especially anxious that every Teacher and pupil be In their placed -thl ; morning at 9:45 as they have some matters oi vital im port nee to plaee before them. ( i At 11 o'clock a. - m.; pastor Thiot preaches the fourth sermon in a aeries on "Beflding a Church," subject. "The Need of th Masse and how to meet it.". These- Sermons contain the fun demental: teachings for the ground work of this Pastorate and have proven . to be especially interesting thus far. No ' member of the Tabernacle can afford. ; to miss these sermons and each member ia requested to be atthe Church to morrow to hear Pastor Thiot preach th fourth sermon of this series. The sermon al l o'clock tonight was. to have been the third ia a series on "Th Great Beyond,", subject, "Tha Resurrection of (the Body," and was to inave Dees preceaea oj a special song service. However, If Is possible, that there will be no service to-night oa ac count of the Union' service of the chur ches to be held wltE. the ChauUuqua. It wiu be annouhced at th morning service whether or tot there will ba service at the Tabernacle ia tha even ing, vi; Uth'.l i''A;. A ;:rr- JACK : jrOHNSOtf; DEFEATS ' . FRANK. MORAN, PARIS,' FRANCE June 27. Jack Johnson, th heavy weight negro champion of the world, to- night defeated Frank Moran, a white fighter, In' a.twmty round bout at the Veldronied'lliver. Johnson; did not knock Moran out but was awarded the decision oft point. ''' '' Several thousand fight "fane" witnessed the fight Bet on John ton wa two to one. ' j ' ' Moran put v up a plucky ' t against th negro and tho who witnessed the fight believe that he would hav defeated the nc if ha had ! Continued until ' or the Other had been It n V J ( . '. 4
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