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Tv a t'. ;,: n i TP - - Bern l.l.;nT2 W: NEW BERN, N, a. TUESDAY, AUG. 18,191 SEPQNty, SECTION nn 1J7" .TTTVin fT-li I-.k. - l"l .""i . I Mil I . I I ii I -"I f i I I I III IIV..J1 I l I I HUM Mill n li r tii U I J" I i r V 1 - (SET TfflNA OK F1UHL1 OUT 01 m fcitois lliiataii idpiuiii (Given Dill MP las 1 23 to Accept -German Arimy esiiiief Its Advance Hi In 'TOKIQ, Aug. 16. Japan has sent an ultinaatum to Germany deinan4hg that all German war ships be withdrawn from Kio Chau and that the Germans evacuate the territory on the east coast of China that they leased in 1897. Unless Ger many accepts the ultimatum unconditionally by August 23, Japan will take drastic action. The hostilities between Japan nnH fiermanv seem certain. The growth of the Teutonic influ inn in China is hiehlv dis pleasing to Japan and the Jap anese have been trying by every means of diplomacy to over come it and oust the Germans from the Chinese territory. The acquisition of K Kio Chau by the Germans gave ' thilttltheir trade and connnerce the first foothold. This a walled dtv .on the south coast ot tne peninsular of Shaw Tung near the head of the bay of Kai Chau. MIGHTY GERMAN ARMY RESUMES ITS ADVANCE. BRUSSELS, Aug. 16. The German army in Belgium has resumed its advance and accor ding to all indications that sec tion of the right flank lying Namur and Dinant i attempting to smash its way through the Belgians and French Dispatches say that an engage ment fs going on along the Ger man. Tront for a distance of fifteen miles between Namur and DtoanfcaWeouth of the river Meuse.' Infantry, cavalry and artillery are engaged and a hea vy cannonade is going on. AMATEUR WIRELESS 5' PLANTS CLOSED MONTREAL; Aug.- 16. All amateur wireiess. piuii m mw treat have been closed by the aa thbrx andsthjei' apparatus tak en koatt;-Thi& Wadf done in order to prevent official messages from being intercepted and any dis semination f ' false ,: information JAJVMINISTER CALLS KSt ATUlttt AMBASSADOR YoKAulFtL Following th -announcement!-': that Japan had Berved-an ultimatum on Ger many, Takkaakl Kato,. Japanese NEWS OF GREAT FIGHT IS NOW EXPECTED PARIS.Aue. 16. (3:00 p. m.) The Comminique, just issued by the French government, notifies the populace to be prepared for news of a great battle involved more than two million Germans French and Belgian troops over the battle line extending from the interior of Belgium southwest a- long the French border to the Northern boundary of Switzer land. An appeal is made to the dublic to follow with coolness and calmness the various phase of the operations. I Us believed that the mighty conflict opened in! earnest today. GERMANS SAID TO BE GUILTY OF SAVAGERY PARIS, Aug. 16. At 3:30 o' ve the. war officials issued a that in the villages in upper AI sace. the Germans are guilty of savagery. Before being compelled to evacuate, a number of the houses were wrecked and the ntmcoa nf non-combatants are bVl tFV-w - said to haVe been found under de bris in the streets. FRENCH AND GERMANS IN BIG BATTLE AT DINANT. LONDON, Aug. 16. The cor resDondent of the Times in BrUS- oola tAlpnhnnes as follows: "A battle was fought on Saturday between the French and Ger mans forces at Dinant in Bel gium, forty miles southwest of Lelge. At six o clock in the morning the Germans occupied a portion of Dinant lying on the west bank of the Meuse. The French column of infantry, sup ported by guns and artillery attacked the Germans and after fight of several hours, they drove the Germans out. When the Germans fell back they were pursued for ten miles by the French chasseurs and infantry men. Operations around Dina indicate that the Germans are south of the Meuse and ar pressing forward toward the Fre nch frontier. FOR TWELVE MILES. THE LINE OF BATTLE RAGE LONDON, Aug" 16. Terri fic fighting is now going on be tween the French and Germans many, in.aaiu jvaiujupu" ;tween the f rencn ana uerramu :.:.fo t FnriMirrt' Affair, called " ' .. . a :i k iiumaivi "v.. f iorcse along a iwcivc nine uv rnrotk'CutMi.' the American' i! -..-! Ambassador. It is supposed that jturg iii Southern Lorraine to he rgVe assurances that in the ; Luneviiie in the French depart evenV of a declaration of war, I ment 0j the Meustseet-Moselle, Japan wouldsafeguard .the in- w 0mciis claim that the Fre tegrity of China., It is desired of I Boldiers were victorious in the United States Government t dav 0 the battle which ALL FRENCH SOLDIERS I OFF THE GERMAN SOIL PEKING, Aug. 16 The Ger man agency here has received advices stating that all French French soldiers have been driven nff rf tha German soil. These dispatches were issu&d to coun terbalance the continued reports of Belgian successes. SPAfii HAS DECLARED SUSPENSION OF TARIFF MADRID, Aug. 16. The Spanish government today de creed a suspension of tariff on coal and grain. II. S. CONSUL WILL LOOK AFTER AFFAIRS ROME. Aug. 16. During the course of the European war the United States Consul in Teries- te, Austria, will look after the affairs of the British consulate, ffnTENGlTSTrCDNSTO HAS TO MAKE GETAWAY ROME. Au 16. A dispatch from Triesrs says that Sir God frey Herstlet, the English Con sul at Trieste had to fly for his life after England declared war against Austria. Before fleeing Sir Godfrey Herstlet filed a vigorous pro test against what he termed Austria's shameful treatment of a British resident." GERMAN SUBJECTS HAVE NOT BEEN ILL TREATED ST;.JttffeRSBURG. Aue. 16. The-ftufisian government has issued an official denial of the rumor that the German sub jects in Russia have heen ill treated. GERMANS AND AUSTRIANS DRIVEN FROM MOROCCO PARIS, Aug. 16. The French government today made the of ficial announcement that all Ger mans and Austrjans had been expelled from Morrocco. A rumor prevailed here was to the effect that a candidature of the Roman Catholic church, member of the house, has been hroclaiiiied for the Polish throne. THE AUSTRIAN TROOPS HAVE EVACUATED KIELCE ST. PETERSBURG., Aug. 16 An official announcement was made' today that the' Austrian troops have evacuated the. towns of Kielce and Chencin in Rus sian Poland. The Russian cav alry attacked a regiment of Austrian dragoons and dispers ed them. ' nounced todav in Paris tbat field Mar ital Sir Joh Ffench, commander en gineer of the army, had joiaed the French General Joffre, at the t rencn neaa quarters. It was also stated that French troops i large numbers have entered Belgium and are proceeding from Char leroi to Bermbloux. ten miles from Na mur. GREAT BATTLE WAS EXPECTED LAST NIGHT. LONDON. Aue. 14. A great bat- .1. ni.trl tnnurht between tne HQ vf.-" " . German and the alues at the tillage of Winghe, fifteen miles from Brussels where excitement has reached tne panic stage in consequence. An entire Di vision of the German infantry, number ing twelve thousand, have been cap tured by the French in the Voges moun tains as a result of five days bgnting, the location of which is given as tne western border of Alsace, near Muel- hausen. ,' , that in the event of war in the Orient, that China shall not suffer with a loss of territory. ' HAMBURG AMERICAN SHIP TO BRING AMERICANS ? WASHINGTON. Aue; 16. Secretary of War,. Garrison, to day announced that Ambassador v Gerard and Berlin had telegraph ed an offer to allow the United States to use any of the Ham- v burg American liners now in Amer- commenced at daybreak on Sat urday; The French forces pre- etnitated the fight by commenc inof an offensive movement all along the line of Lorraine and upper Altsatian frontiers. ; NO MORE LIQUORS FOR - THECITIZENSJO V -PARIS' Aug. 16. ined todav absolutely pro hihitlnir the sale of absinthe In anw form.- - Violation of this lean waters to bring home Amer-( ofder wm b punish severe Van (mm Gprmanv. ' . , V . i. . . . , 1 ' ... , ' PARIS. Au4. 14. Th Journal tnnidht state that It Is abso- lately certain that Japan will declare war against Germany It is also officially announcsd that a union has been formed between the French, and the Ratdlan armlta. Aa'exchantt of officers has been.Mfected in nrir that the two armies misht FRENCH FIELD MARSHALL ' ' JOINS GENERAL FJOFRE LONDON, Aug. If It w n GERMAN ARMY BEGINS A FORWARD MOVEMENT. LONDON. Aue. 14. The greftrmass of the German army Tft Belgium Began forward movement today. Large 1 bodies of troops are moving in the vi I . . n. 1 Ci. J TTMrlia- cimty ol longres anu ouuuu. ..u.o ! mayed by temporary setbacks, the huge i armv of the Neuse is swinging forward with the front extended from Hasselt south to St, Tround. Great masses of German troops are being rushed for ward through Aix leChappelle and Liege in an apparent effort to crush the allies hv fnrr.e of overwhelming numbers. The gigantic battle of history will n- nae when these troops meet' the. amies which -may- take plaoe tomorrows The allies were re-inforced today by tne Enfflish and large bodies of the French. Namur, a strongly fortihed Belgian town, is preparing for the assault in anticipation of the town's fall. All of the citizens have been disarmed to save them from reprials by the Germans. DIEST MAY BE SCENE OF ANOTHER BIG GIGHT. LONDON-Auit. 14 Diest, where the German (tivsJry were defeated yes terday, lies hr the path of the advancing hosts and will doubtless be sthe scene of another desperate struggle within the next twenty-four hours. A battle is expected all along the front of the German advance. GERMANS CONTINUE TO BOMBARD LIEGE FORTS. The bombardment of the Liege forts still continue but the Germans have sus nended that on the forts 00 the right of the river and switched to those on the rft which are vieorously replying. In Alsace all news continues favorable to the .French vho,ACCprding to the War Office; have pressed northward in a des nente battle of five-daYt along the ridges of the- yoBge,niouatainAhvrlin8 the Germans back from an important po sition ttt.SaaJes Pass, ,jirtyT'mites from Strassburg'snd nvw dominate the whole valley of iBruclieriver leading to tie fttv.; :'1fi'e6.Straslir' U the cry and the Utest Teports from the theatre of the wa states that the French are mniiirrlfitt i that historic city which, II strongly; fortified, should withstand a protraciw.JsieaBv?. THREE. THOUSAND TEUTONS - i. DIE N BIO BATTLtt. BRUSSELS, via Peris, Ag. li The German casualties in the engage ment at Haeleif ; Thursday were 3,000 dead and wounded. The Germans iMiitlv sarrinced their men with ...... ut ecropte.- Driitgthe fight they were obliged to pas two bridges over xne ooetne ana nra, Tr J were exposed to heavy ftrertThe retiring Germans left piles of dead and wounded at these bridges. :-. j?. . The same carnage occurred on the road from Threck to Haelen, ' where the German cavalry exposed to the ratlins- runs of the BeUiiaas fell I tRENCTI HAVE GLOIOUI . el yici v . V 1 . ; -SRMAN . LONDON. Aui. 14. The Paris cor respondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company telegraphs this official state ment of the French minister ol war re garding the fight on the Vosges monu- taias "The French troops held their posi- f J tion on the mountains lor nve aays desoite vigorous attacks of the Germans' who were superior in number. At one ooint tne iiermans oruuvui weakened -troops some formations of reserves but the latter were unable to resist the French attack'and were oblig- A tn lav Mown theii- arms. The entire division surrendered the French troop hold the valley of the Bruche." The Havre News agency s version of the statement differs in some respect from that given by the Exchange Tel egraph Company, It says "An entire section and not a division of the German troops surrendered with their machine guns." "The Havas version adds War Department Issues a Statement GIVE THE LOCATION OF 1HL AMERICAN REFUGEES IN EUROPE. Patriot's Cuss Words Sends This Flying INTRUDER THINKS DESPERATE MAN IN THE HOUSE AND FLEES. "In the course of recent operations iiumhM ot sines nave dccu v y martialed and shot, Including .the may or and postmaster of Thanay ia lower Alsace. "Two French battalions which had seized the village of Lagrade in German T.nrrnin above Avricout were dis lodged by a superior force of GetmaisJ troops and driven back t Aures iu uic dmartment of Muerhte -et-Moselle on the road to the fortress of Luneviiie. "The Belgains in the operations around IJWa took more than 2,000 German prisoners 'and id consequence of its restricted territory the Belgian government has asked France to ar foheir confinement elsewhere. "At various points along the French I000. frontier the French troops have taken. tion. over 1,500 prisoners. WASHINGTON, D. C, August 14 The War Department has issued this statement regarding the location of Americans in Europe "Tn Hesoatches from August 4 down to and including August 10 tlie follow !n,r U the onlv definite information re ceived about Americans in particular places. Of course we have not heard from everv olace and the movements from place to place must be taken into account. It also must be remembered that much of this is estimated and not actual count. "With these Qualifications the latest information is that Americans in Europe am an follows "In St. Peterburg, Vladivostok, Moscow and Riga, between 200 ..and 500. "In Dinard about 200. "In Bergen, about 30. "In Venice, about 500. "In Lisbon, 25. "In Sweden, between 500 and 750. "In Rome and vicinity, about 1,500. "In Geneva, about 300. "In St. Gall, 10. "In Aix la Bain, about 300. "In Barcelona, about 300. "In Havre there were several hun dred, but many have left on board ships "In the three German watering nlarpa of Carlsbad. Marienbad and Frauzenbad there was one estimate ot We have no definite informa WAR BULLETINS LONDON, Atttj 14. A dla- patch to the Chronicle from Weat Hartlepool eays the cap- tain of the Danish eteamer Hul- damaersk declarea he passed seven sunken German ships IS miles off Spurnhead at the northeast entrance of the Hum- ber. Only the masts of the ves- sels were visible above the water. SHANGHAI, Auft. 14. Two warships each having four fun- nela badly damaged and car- tying many wounded, menter- ed the harbor at Hong Kong yesterday. Their Identity has not been learned, but they are believed to be either the Brt- 4f miliars Minotaur and Hampshire or the French crul- sera Duplex and Montcalm. They are reported to have had an engagement with the Ger- man cruisers of the same type, Scharnhorst and Gnelsenau. "In Italy the total estimate has bee 6,500, distributed as follows "Genoa, 500; Naples, 300; Milan, 2,000; Florence, 700; Venice, 500, and Catania, 150. "Only guesses about London, and suburbs; last guess was 10,000. "In Denmark, about 500. "A general estimate for the whole of Switzerland, about 8.0QQ. Where pla ces have been specified i this list they are undoubtedly included in this gener al estimate. This, however, is only a guess. "Nice, about 120. "In Holland, about 600. "Nothing specific on Paris and sub urbs. Latest estimate was 9,000. In Spain, outside of Barcelona, 50 are reported at Madrid and ii at San Sebastain. LOS ANGELES, August 14. Routed by a parrot while the bird's owner telephoned for the police, a burglar fled from the apartments of Mrs. E. D. Hull, No. 3247 Royal street, before the . police arrived. When the burglar crawled tnrougn a window in Mrs. nuns iuuiio and began looting, he was greeted with nch a storm of abuse, mingled with real old Biltngsgate oaths, that he believed there must be a desperate man in the houese. The burglar did not hesitate. Mrs. Hull, awakened by the screeching o rushed into the room in I time to see the burglar's coat tails disappearing through the window. , HurrvinMnM tft room, nora., telephoned the police? ' When Lieut Johnson arrived wiui an automobile load of policemen Polly , was still voiceing her opinion ot tne intruder. l isten to him cuss, said Johnson, drawing his gun; "boys, this is a tongh burglar." But Polly was not to be quieted ra the sight of police officers. "Its only a parrot said tne ueu. tenant, "but what language." "I never heard him talk like that before," said Mrs. Hull, with her fin gers in her ears. "I am going to take him back to the man I bought him from." "Pollv." the oarrot, is a great fa vorite among the children of the neigh borhood. Following this adventure Poujrneld an impromptu reception. Waived Examination and Was lowed Ball. PARIS, Aug. 14. It Is offi cially announced that a num ber of German spies are oper ating among the French troops In Alsace. The postmaster and mayor of Thann, a town 13 miles northwest of Muelhausen, were detected In the act of spying nH ahnt. LONDON, liug. 1 14. A Nib- a mm W- . ttmti (lmntnA Nmi from Room says that accord- lng to reliable information from f 3t. Petersburg, Russia has mo- Wlled a.OOMOt. men , on ths German and Austrian frontiers, half a million e 'the -TcwMsh and Oumanlan frontiers and la 1 holding I.MMOa n rftt HENDERSON HELD Al- e s e a Georee Henderson, white of Pollocks- ville, who was arrested by the United States DeDUtv Marshal C. H. Ange Thursday afternoon charged with break ing into the Southern Express Compnays office at Pollorksville several months airo. and usinn the United States mail for the purpose of fraud, was arraigned before United States Commissione U o. Hill for a oreliminarv hearing last night W. B. R Gulon. attorney for the de fendant waived examination and asked that the bond, which had been Axed at one thousand dollars be reduced. Af ter the- matter was briefly discussed between Commissioner Hill and United States Assistant District Attorney E. M. . ... . .' Ljf.: i ..I. - Green,: tne commissioner reuuiu me bond to fivohundred dollars. 'i ' PASSENGER TRAIN WAS DEL f ,5 ' .:'ED YESTERDAY : , J Passenger train number eleven due ta arrive here from , Norfalk at 3 3il n. nw was delayed two hours yester- day afternoon on account of a dredg ing company cutting -a canal througn he track ori he nprerf) diyiaion. RATTLER FIGHTS AN AUTO. Six-foot Snake Sinks Fangs Twice In Car Ie Shot. LOVELAND, Cal., Aug. 14. A six foot rattlesnake defied one of the lar gest autos of the stage line operating be tween here and Estes FarK to pass u : h Riir Thomoson canyon and kept up an uneven fight until it was killed. "Dad" Osborn, oldest driver in tne canyon encountered the reptile as he turned a sharp curve twelve miles west of here. The snake lifted its head, took the center of the, road and expressed ;t. H.Rnr hv coiling to strike and shaking its eleven rattles vigorously. Women passengers screamed ana sev eral men left the car for cover. The snake when within nve feet ol the machine, coiled and sprang twice at the hood, sinking its fangs in a tire on , the second leap, Osborn kft his seat, t Efforts to scare the rentue mhijo ,anu rwn fired two rsjfata Into ms body , killing him with titt aaeaad shot. HIGH DIVER PERHAPS FATALLY INJURED. HENDERSON, N. C," Aug. 14. A John Elevean, a high diver irora Brooklyn, N. Y., wae seriously u nox faUUy injured today in diving from scaffold 102 feet Sign into Rhodendron. Etevea; who sustainea painful Injurle about the eye while making a diva Saturday, struck the water on hie chest today ana was ren dered J insensible ' by the blow.' He hat regained consciententss, but s coughing up blood, ana aocior. j that the extent ol his injuries cau. be determined until tomorrow. ; r. Atmor. tr.. 'returned yester-. day morning from the week-end yUU to reUUvef at Stonewall. .-. J 2 ' ' . . 9 A I ' .
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