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NEW E?ERN. NORtH iROLIN A. AUGUST: 25 1914
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Tfllt Surely Declare War Unless the
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That This They
fent Last Night
mjSt Advance
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ened.
LONDON, Aug. 21. An announce
ment was made from the French War
Office this afternoon that the German
force continue to press forward across
the Meuse at Huy in great force. This
confirms the belief here that the Ger
man assault along the whole line of the
Allies is u nder wav. Germany's problem
is to overwhelm the Allies with one blow
then turn her attention to the oncoming
Russian hordes. The Czar's great ma
chine is already in motion and like the
Germans, the Russians generals do
not consider the sacrifice of men if
their object is obtained.
AUSTRIAN AND PRUSSIAN
FRONTIERS ARE PIERCED"
ST. PETERSBJRG. Aug." 21. The
War Office -announced this afternoon
that both the Austrian and Prussian
frontiers have been pierced and the ad
vance is well in progress, it is asserted
by responsible authority that; the Rus-
stan army of invasion is composed
of twenty army corps. About eigh
teen-' thousand men of these Miiay be
under the direct command of Grand
Duke Nicholas.
THE RUSSIANS ARE
ON GERMAN SOIL.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 21. A
Russian official statement today con
firmed the occupation of Lyck, an im
portant German town in east Prussia,
fifty seven miles from Gumbinnen
which was taken several days ago. This
would tend to show that the advance
of the Russians is steady and must
soon make itself felt upon operations
ia Belgium and Alsace Lorraine. Lyck
was stormed after a battle of two days
and the Russians admit heavy losses.
The Germans returned in good "Order
but were forced to leave behind a quan
tity of stores. The initial attack was
made by the Germans and the infantry
continued the fight for forty hours then
, large reinforcements arrived and the
place waas stormed. The Russian War
Office also declares that Melkenen and
KoVallen were also taken.
GERMANS CONTINUE TO
.jDYANCE IN BELGIUM.
-TPAHIS,"' Aug. 21. Despite great
secrecy surrounding all military move
ments the fact that the. German ad
vance to Belgium continues is estab
lished , at 'lact. Frpra bases on the
v$ttjttatyf$)ki columns are moving
-J.rtj&dMut& and west and a decisive
oattfclcarinot be long delayed. Ia faet
stynothoTlties maintain that it is
Lieutenant Colonel
Routset," t retired military critic of
' excellent reputation, says that the bat
tbi has begun all along the front of
y.Ww.:He estimates the opposing
j .;foirci at two and a half million men.
. lRENCH OPERATIONS IN
4 " . LORRAINE ARE CHECKED.
C ilARISi Aug., 21. French operations
. . in -Lorraine seemed to be checked
.' awaking a complete movement In upper
Alsace..,, Until that section is swept
. clear of Germans the attack on Matt
and, Strassburg cannot take place aid
the French could not advance beyond
these tremendiously strong' posts with
? out returning them. Martin aays thaj
" the French have captured thusfar
ninety-one field guns, four flags, nine
teen automobiles from the Germans.
; WAR TAX PLACED ON
- ' " THE CITY OF LIEGE.
, LONDON, , Aug. ai.-i-A dispatch
Irani Rotterdam says that the Ger
man have Inmposed a war tax of fifty
. million franc on Liege. ., ,
OFFICIALS AT WASHINGTON
ARE SAYING NOTHING.
. .WASHINGTON, Ang. 20.--OmcIals
here were silent today with reference
,;. A f, the inquiry ei the' Chinese gov
. ernmenf as. to whether,. the (Umtcd
States would u'ndaitake the rrander
. of Kiao Chow from -Germany to Chins.
predated in official ciicles,
howevet, that the United . States
would oot sent to the proposal un
less it had previously been assured
that such a course would, be accept
i v. ed by both japan and Great Britain.
. f i Pfiewj here that Chjna't in
Their Dllimatanj
Wffl Not Do. Repoks From the
Say that the Germans Continue
and the City of London is Threal-
quiiy was made to sound the United
Slates government on behall of Ger
many. Only two days ago Haniel
von Haimhausen, the German charge
d'affairs, expressing what he 'term
ed his "personel view", suggested
that the territory might be ceded 'to
China and a war averted. The Chinese
Minister here also has been in con
ference with Secretary Bryan seeking f
to learn whether the influence of the
United States could be exerted to pre
vent an outbreak of hostility at the
doors of the Chinese Republic.
AUSTRIAN FORT BOMBARDED
BY BRITISH GUNBOATS.
LONDON, Aug. 21. A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company from
Cettinje under yesterday's date says
an English fleet supported by French
warships in conjunction with Montene
grin Daitenes on Mount Lovchem on
fWednesday bombarded the Austrian
fortifications at Cattaro, greatly dam
aging them.
The correspondent adds that in an
engagement between Montenegrins and
Austrians in Bosnia the latter suffered
200 casualties.
The British war information bureau
has not confirmed the reports.
GREAT BATTLE IS NOW
BEING PREPARED IN BELGIUM.
PARIS. Aug. 21-The Petit Par
isien's review of the war situation today
says
"A great battle is preparing. Bel
gium is to the theater of the most for
mible shdck in history, the dura
tion of which escapes prophecy.
"Repulsed in the South at Dinant by
the French, the Germans have been
making since Tuesday a vigorous of
fensive movement towards the notth
which on Wednesday forced the BaM
gians after a fine resistance to fall beffck
on Antwerp. The Belgian government
will claim a triumph, whereas from a
strategical point of view the move
ment was of mediocre importance.
"The French armies also have taken
up their respective positions and it is
cettain that our general staff is far
from being taken unprepared by our
adversary tactics. The staff has long
foreseen them and is prepared to deal
with them under the best auspices."
CHINA WANTS TO KNOW
WHAT IS ATTITUDE OF U. 8.
PEKING, CHINA., Aug. 21.
China 'today inquired of the United
States what its attitude would be to
ward the cession by Germany to' the
United States of tei ritory of Kiao Chow
for immediate cession therealter.tatk
to China. . r I"-- :
The inquiry of the Chinese govern
ment was made to the American charge
d'affairs and it was understood to be
based on intimation from Germany
that such a course might solve the
problem.
. The Chinese government is not sure
that such a program would meet with
the approval of Japan or Great Britain
and the opinion I freely expressed that
it will not,
China . ha Informed the United
State that no matter what action Japan
may take a a result of her ultimatum,
the Chinese republic will preserve an
absolutely passive attitude.
THE GERMAN TROOPS IN .
CHARGE OF BRUSSELS
GHENT, BELGUIM, Aug.' 2I.-
Get man hussar and Uhlan arrived
this morning on the shooting ground
at the gate of Brussels, whither the
burgomaster went to parley with them.
In. the afternoon German officers oc
cupying an automibile crossed Grand
place (the market -place) going to the
city hall, while detachment of German
went through various part of f h city.
. The telegraph office nd railway
station were closed for the greater part
of the day. Many of the inhabitant
of Brussels are leaving for Ghent and
Ortend. " ; ' - .
. The general opinion is that the Ger
mans will only pan through the city,
or at the most make a very short stay.
The only sfgu of animation in- p
Teutons Salisiae-
and if is Believed
place are caused by the arrival of peas
ants, who are abandoning the. surround
ing villages. The German troopers
have established themselves on the
shooting grounds. Tfhey are under
stoodlo have sai4that they bad been
cut ovffwrtherwt of the army
PREPAJRaTTON FOR THE '
DEFENSE OF ANTWERP,
LONDON. -Aug. 21. The cosre4
pondent of the Time "at f JvHWu'i!' friendjy.tiderstanding be.
telegraphing today, aayi
"The preparations for the defense
of Antwerp extend oyer an enormous
area. All classes in the city are join
ing in the work day anj night, bu t there
ia no sign of panic or ppafusion.
"The gates driven through the walls
of a peace lovine oeoDle are closed.
while the work of preparation goes dog
gedly forward. Antwerp itself offers
a st ranee contrast. At almost evarv
window appears Engistj, Belgian - nd
trench Hags, giving a festive air to he
city which is preparing to resist tone ,
LONDON, Aug. 22, The Germans
have entered Ghent, Bruges and Ostend
according to an account in the Stan
dard this afternoon. While the official
press bureau is unabje to confirm this
rumor it is accepted a; a fact. No re
sistance was offered at either place.
LONDONERS ARE GREATLY
WORRIED OVER ADVANCE.
LONDON, Aug. 2J. The German
occupation of the seporf qnjy a few
mues irom the Kentisi) co$st pas caused
a flurry of worry in Lpndon. The ma-
jority of the papers ari faf Itf exprfsrftttV aayi
mtf thn IpgKi.fffiat. fhU will maAn I' " Aff pt ' a brilliant Servian virn
ing -tne tear mat tni wi meean an
invasion by air of England. Most of
tM crftkmalntriatbj is an im-
posawniry but ' tioiujoner have tor
years faced the mentaj picture of Zep
pelins dropping bomb into their city.
THE GERMAN ADVANCE
continues to Oppress.
LONDON, Aug. 2fq 11 side,
the German advance flmf ' tq be pro
gressing. Slowly, 'tfj tr-ie Ifut none
the less sure. From feyer) points to
day came news of te (lefeat qf the
French advance posts jn the Vogetr
Mountains where they established them
selves early in the war. The French
have been forced to fall back in disor
der with heavy losses or both sjdes. The
Germans movea rorwarq iq an over
whelming number, openjn the attack
bya cavalry charge siupported by ter
rific artillery fire. The Trench, despite
gallanrj.rreaistance, were forced to
ibantfott bejrosiaron. ". '. '
ARB BOM HARDING THE
rUKTS AT pAMUR..:
LONDON, Aug. 22.ri9
ment from the fort at Nanjur' hive coii.i
tinued all during thetdjCetv
mans, a at Liege, net hejr' lort.
arouna tne ions out reai-teq tn necessi
ty of reducing befor kanj'(yii'llijet'
of communication at! Uh) mery' oith'e
rear attack. -: l''- ,'- 'y'v'-'i
PARIS,, Aug. 22. The FreikchvWar
Office admit that their force ,hye
been driven out of LprtfalQ by-Hhe
German who were yytiwhelming
number. The enemv U rtpotted
moving teadlly' (foird';fAother
hug army composed p( C-ermaru and
Austrian is (weeping through -AJce
and ia now within five mile of Muel
hausen which was recently re-occupiied
by the French. An attempt to cut off
the French force at Meulhsusea from
their bate at Belfort ws almost 'sue-
C-Msfllle 'V-' - ' ' ' f
LONDON,'Aug.'22.Tii flVly aew
from Germany, today femri .through
Denmark, says that a 1st reserve th
Landsstrum hat been tailed out. This
places every man in Germany capable
of bearing arm, in th service. New
of the occupation of'Loifvaia caused
great rejoicing ia Berlin where (t Wat
announced that the addvence contin
ued wlithout interruption. Engla-H
hss also made a call un-f'-f ret)iiv
THE GERMAN PRE , . . .. , :
VERY II, 1C.NANT.
, . L0NpON, 'Aug. 32,-A4 'iispsth
to the EacfcefcfS Telegraph Company
troB Foia ssye riwrf acesf ding-nrsaess-'
a0r.frosB Berlut the Gerssaa press is
indigent at Great firkaia'a acceptance
of Japanese-- support-' The leading
paper decsajw $ that Germasy will
retaliate by stisrlag up isalatetic revo
lutions ia. I allied Egypt, Tunis, Algeria,
and the SvAaAtwaick. will quickly
bring England r end Fiaace to terms.
RUSSIA HITS GERMAN
A'TfRT HARD BLOW.
LONDON, Aug. 22. Ia dispatch
from the St. Petersburg correspondent
of the Reutef Tskgratn Company, says
the Russian geaerej advance) .both on
Austria and Germany, is 'progressing
without interruption A big cavalry
engagement of the northern army on
Friday was a severe blow to the Ger
mans ia ast PruasU. An entire Ger
man battery we captured. ' Aviators
are throwing twifeb on the German
entrenchment and. military buildings.
Three Austrian' army corps are en
gaged laTtKo'-Austro-Servian theater
of war. They are wedged in the junc
tuie of the Drtae end Yadal Rivers.
In a battle of tew days' duration the
Servians captureCetxty Austrian guns.
JAPANESE NEWSPAPERS
HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.
TOKIO, Aug.; 2$ Japanese news;-
papers that are. some ti nes officially
inspired, say that! If Kiao Chow is to
be a prize of wW Japan may not be
obliged to restot the German protec
torate to China... 'Restoration, they
J State, would b conditional on the
Lpe4eful transfer d Kfato Chow to Ja-
pastlw Germany. ' '
Hochi, say th German ambassador
to Japan, Count A. Rex, will sail for
Seattle on August 24. A number of
German officials have already left on
the steamer China for San Francisco.
There is absorbing interest in the
arrival at Peking ef the recently ap
pointed Japanese "Minister to Chiaa
k(,'loJsi''IfA-tnpected to brinp
xwen japaa ana Lna, . .
. Cejrtaki Dutkri "Vassilieff, naval atta-
e Russian embassy in Washing-
tobo,it)pped ,here on hiai way"' to
the. United Sttttes, aid that' '.Russia
had 4,S0QiOOO;-im rn ttaady to strike,
and probably .tnt would strike soon.
GENERAL MOflLIZATION
TO TAKE PLACE IN ITALY.
PARIS,. Aug. :i2.-Gttnenl mobili
sation in Italy has been decided upon
and will be prockimed to three of four
day, according to; a message which
th Rome correspwident of : The Eclair
succeeded ' inv moggting through -te-
his paper. -,'
The correspondent asserts that King
Victor Emmanuel until .recently felt
obliged to. renounce all idea of Italian
intervention - in the conflict, but was
won over by arguments of his minis
ters. The Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Marquis : Antonio Disangiliano, alone
of cabinet:, held to the contrary view.
TUB ADSTRlANS WERE . i
; DEFEATED BY SERVIANS-j
LONDON, Aug. 22. A dispafch
to Reuters Telegram 1 Company from
St.. Petersburg, sent under today's
at Matschwa, the. Austrians, who eap
tored rich booty and a large number of
prisoners, including officers. They took
forty guns, most of them Howitzers,
horses, a munition, and field, hospital,
and military kitchens, which were
abandoned by the Austrians."
LrrtE OR NO CHANGE
IN THElKtPOSITIONS.
vOkiTan, or. iv v i, ;Bf. it. inere
has been contmupu -fighting along the
whole frontier for1 twef days without
any change in the respective positions
of the Austrian and Servian armies.
It is officially stated that a part of the
Servian army hat invaded Bosnia
successfully, and that a great battle
is expected.
LEAVES TOMORROW TO
ERINTENDTHE CON
SUP-
STRUCTION
COLUNBIAug. 22. The Savan
nah Westerir Railroad Company was
commissioned to day by the Secretary
oT State ' with 'a 'minimum capital of
$106,000 .and ,maximum""!capital
The CbepanV' proposes to build a
ttMmrattrorf ijetweerf Estill and St.
jrauiitancf ei ninety mile. .
' :i,na: principal oracea tne roaj win
be loCatea. at Columbia, and the road
wil ,pM through Hampton,' Colleton,
Bamberg, Orangeburg and Clarendon
couhtie. - . . '
f The petitioner of the company are
G'.-. H- Mijligan, of Charleston, and Vlr
gir-yvaiKtr ana ,Aanan m. ,jtea,. oi
New Bert, N.tC 1 According to paper
fU4oT with' the iecreetry of $tt,.the
road wiU do a general transportation
businete.' ' .;
When interviewed last nighl by a
Journal reporter Mr. Walker stated
that he1 would leave tomorrow for Estill
whese. he will assist in the beginaing
ef active operation towards the con
stroctio of the new road. '., i 4- m -'
. MrwtWalker state that theio4 will
start et EatiU' where it will coaoect
with the S. A. L. and will then to to
St. Paul where it will connect with the
C. ft N. W. , . . . I '
The road will open one of the
finest farming section In th entire
i n'th and tefromoter-bav not the
! but ttiat k will prove not
mi'. - ir to them but will
be i, ci (?ie ti;na bf hat
taroLi
BY ftCC
T
ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF AN
OTHER GUN CAUSES DEATH
OF JOSEPH S. GATELY
HAMPTON, Va., Aug. 22. While
seated outside the police station talking
Patrolman Frank Williams, Patrolman
Joseph G. Fately of the Fhoebus police
force was shot in the side by the acci
dental discharge of Officer Williams'
revolver and died in 20 minutes. He
made a statement in the presence of
William G. Morris, a plumber, and Dr
O. W. Wood, to the effect that the
shooting was the result of an accident
and exonerated w Williams from blame.
Gately attempted a detailed account
of the shooting, but became uncon
scious during the recital and died with
out regaining consciousness. The story
ot fouce Umcer hrank Williams was
in substance as follows.
"It was about 2 o'clock in the morn
ing and everything being quiet, Gately,
who was seated outside the station in
an arm chair, called to me to come out
and join him as he wanted to tell me
about his vacation trip, which had just
ended yesterday. I went out ans took
another chair and seated myself on
Gately's right side and in tilting my
chair back to make myself comfortable
the revolver that I always carry in my
hip pocket slipped out and fell to the
ground, the hammer striking the edge
of the street curbb, discharging it.
"Gately arose frorn'!hi' chair '.and
walked to a telegraph post on the cor
ner and pressed his hand to his side,
say jng in a calm manner, 'Frank, I be
lieve I'm shot.' , -'
V,I saw that Gately was growing weak
and telephoned for Drs. Wood and Van
desrlice, who- responded promptly.
. Mii MoVri iwho lives in the neigh
berfeo6de ::th tslicajstation, heard the
ihot-nd carryover and to these men
the dying officer hmade his statement
exonerating me. In fact Gately told me
just before he became unconscious, not
to worry, that he knew the gun was
discharged accidentally.
Although it was 2 o'clock in the
morning when the accident occurred,
the news of the shooting of Gately
spread like wildfire and in a twinkilng
a crowd numbering 200 or more had
gathered at the scenes";. The bullet from
the accidental discharge of the weapon
entered Gately's side- just bewteen the
first and second Hb and took an up
ward course, punttoring the intestines
as it went, and lodged in the upper part
of the body.
Accused of Violating
SflTMtc Slave Act
LWlLljrAM'SAtAiGEECTION SUP-
t ERI0INDENTON SOUTH
CHARLOTTE, Aug. 22. William
F. Savage, white, a section siperintend
ent on the Southern railway, and well
known in this cityi will be arraigned
before the United States Commissino
er at Marion tomorrow morning on the
charge of violating the Mann white
slave act. Savage is charged with tak
ing Mis Minnie Harrsell, a 16 year old
girl, from -Allen, a station on the Nor
folk Southern1, this county, to Danville,
Va., last February for immoral purposes.
Miss Hartsell has returned to Charlotte,
and is married. Savage was employed
and is married. Savage was employed
on the Norfolk Southern when that line
was built from Charlotte through the
county in which the village of Allen is
now located. They met at a social
gathering. Later Savage moved to Dan
ville as stationary engineer at a new
cotton mill in the course ot erection.
That was in February. Miss Hartsell
accompanied him. It is alleged that he
induced her to go for immoral purposes,
and paid her way there. Savage is 24
year of age. The case will be tned
here at the next term of federal court.
Thornwell Andrews, the aviator who
formerly resided in Greensboro, has
ceased soaring aloft, and hereafter is to
stick close to mother earth. He has
opened a garage here.
Charlotte members of the Junior Or
der returned from D -rham, where they
saked to day that a correction be made
in the report of the convention, a sent
out from Durham, in the statement that
the Junior "asked for the aid of the
state organization in waging a fight for
the elimination of the Catholic faith."
the Word "faithj they ay, ahould
have been "influence." "We are fight
ing the Catholic influence in our schools.
We would have their influence there eli
minated. 1 W nave nothing to do with
their faith, but "we will fight their in
fluence in our school. " ,
MACON
PLANS 1501
LOCKERS.
TAX ON
MACON ' Aug.! 22.--MaconV TJty
Council propose to tax locker, club
ot the clty-isflfTand to place them di
rectly under auptrviaioa of the city
authority Instead of the Stated This
action it made possible by a bill (liMwed
by the Legislature la which the' tity
charter wavmendeV. v
A Matotv thai celeut' ten ; locker.
clubtM the State .Treasury will bs''!e
frtvej '-f ' tSflW in locker dtlb
AlOIlDEflT
AT Hi
MINISTERIAL ENDOWMENT
FUNDS HAS REACHED HIGH
WATER MARK.
One of the most interesting anooua
cements made recently in connection
with the ministerial relief in the South
ern Presbyterian Church was that made
during the conference in the interest
of Christian Education and Ministerial
Relief held recently at M on treat that
the endowment fund for ministerial
relief in the church has reached $326,
000. This announcemen was made by
Rev, Henry H. Sweers, D. D., secretary
of the executive committee of Christian
Education and Ministerial Relief, the
man that whom no other in the chsrch
closer touch with these two preat
causes of the General Assembly. Pr.
Sweest stated further that the special
effort is being made at this time to
increase the endowment to at least
$500,000 as soon as possible. This en
dowment fund is well invested he stated
and the entire amount received as in
terest from the same is applied to the
support of the beneficiaries of the church
ministers who have retired from active
work, as the result of illness or age, and
the widows and orphans of the ministers
While it is a well know fact that the
Southern Presbyterian Church provides
more liberally for the support of bene
ficiaries than does any other denomina
tion in the South, at the same time the
contribution for this cause from South
ern Presbyterians are far from being
sufficient to give to the beneficiaries
of the church support that is adequate
to meet their needs as they should be
met and throughout that part of the
conference devoted to the interest of
ministerial relief constant emphasis
was '".placed : upon the importance of
a great awakening upon the part of the
entire church regarding the sacred duty
of providing ample support for these
ministers who have spent themselves
as the result of years of unselfish service
to the church, and of the duty also
of the church to provide ample support
for the widowsand orphans of such
men, as well.
Giving to this cause Dr. Sweet urged
is not the giving of alms, is not giving
to charity, but is meeting a sacred re
sponsibility and In this connection he
called attention to the fact few ministers
during the years of their activity in the
ministry receive a salary sufficiently
large to enable them to make previa
ions for old age and for their widows
and orphans. Many ministers, he laid,
remain in the active work of the minis
try until they are worn out in the service
when they could spared to the church
longer if they could retire a few years
sooner and receive from the church
such support as they deserve, instead
of wearing themselves out in the service
because of lack of funds upon which
to retire.
Speaking further of the duty of the
church to raise a fund sufficiently huge
to provide well for all beneficiaries
Dr. Sweets emphasized the fact that
giving support to beneficiaries of the
church is not conducting
pension system, but is simply dis
charging a duty and that it is a blessing
the church to contribute to this
cause. He spoke also ot the spirit ot
sacrifice in the ministry and showed that
the beneficiaries are not reaching out
and begging support, but are living
without comphtint upon the meager
fund available for them. He called
attention in this connection to the value
of older ministers to the church and
said that while for some years past many
congregations there waa demand for
young "men a pastors, that the pen
dlum in now twinging back and. the
church is wanting to conserve the atren-
gth of the older minister and ia real-
izing that mature experience in the put-
pit and in the pastorate is worth more
than the result of mere eophomoric
effort He said also that when ministers I
ITREAT
retire from the pastorate they should the fort are atiU intact. It hat per
be provided with a salary nifficient to mitted the orderly mobilisation and
keep them from all embarrassment concentration of Frecnh army and
and that it ahould be paid with the wait I
regularity a i the salary of the pastor I
and he showed them the great blessing I
the life of a retired minister could be to I
community and to the active pastor I
in the tame church. , . ' '
The report of the executive committee
how that last year about $40,000 wail
contributed to the cause by the church I
ministerial relief, but $80,000 was
needed to provide for the support ot the
62 ministers, 146 widows and 90
phan (90 of the orphan being under
14 year of age) who are benef ieicanet
of the church. ; , ' ,
There I much to be done' before I
inough has been done for this cause,
but interest and effort for tp cause
6f ministerial" relief are increasing in
the Southern Presbyterian Curch and
it not to be doubted that this great
chorea which gave more than $600,000
to the cause of foreign missions last
yieri thus leading all other denomlna
tlons of the South, and gave nearly
$it)0,t)00 to the combined cause of
home missions, will within a short time
trome so thoroughly awakened to tjSe
discharge of retponsiblity and duty
regadlng ministerial relief that much
more than I4Q.0OO annually will bt
contributed for the support oi retired
mnigier,' ,nj jne widgw and frphans
HIS
AMERICAN COMPANY DEMANDS
$75, SALVAGE OF ALCA
ZAR OWNERS.
WILMINGTON, Aug. 22. For res
cuing the British steamer Alcazar in
l-distress off Lookout last winter aad tow
ing it into Lookout Bight, the Merchant
and Miners' Transportation Company,
owner of the steamers Merrimac and
Dorchester, have instituted suit la
Federal court against the owner of
the Britisher for salvage amounting
to $75,000 or more. ,
The suit will be heard in the Fed.
eral admiralty court the second week
of a special term beginning Tuesday
September 8th, at which Judge Henry
Groves Connor will preside. A jury
will not be summoned.
Ihe suit will be largely the hear,
ing of depositions, since the evidence
for the defence had to be taken in
England. The owners of the Alcasar '
have a bond of $80,000 to cover judg
ment, in the event the judgment ia
against them.
The court is for the trial of admiral
ty and equity cases and the hearing of
motions in bankruptcy cases.
A second admiralty case is that
brought by Maffitt & Wood against
the owners of the barge Flora and
Leverene, which are said to have sunk
a launch the property of the plaintiffs
during a blow last winter. The launch
was iost in Wilmington harbor.
The first case to be tried will be
a case in equity entitled; Gillis vs.
Giilis, involving several thousand
dollar worth of land in Cumberland
county.
Anothei equity case will be one
brought by Mr. A. N. Du Boise, of this
city, against Rocky Mount Hosiery
Company charging the infringement
of a patent right.
British Summary Of
The War Situation
FLEET HAS CLEARED THE SEAS
OF GERMAN WAR
VESSELS.
WASHINGTON, Aug" 22. The
British-Embassy here today received
from its foreign office this summary of
the naval and military situation)
"Since the declaration of war the
fleet has been responsible for the
safety of the expeditionary force which
completed its disembarkation - in
France on August 1-v which waa
effec ed in perfect order aad with
out a casualty. ..''
"The work of the nawf-Ia the At
lantic and elsewhere 4 nafrpitiH
ing the trade routes ia beat- ex
emplified by the fact that at Lloyd i
yesterday the war risk rate fell to
40 shillings per cent for almost any
voyages of British vessels, whereas
the rate to insure corn by freight
paid by steamers, from the " United
States to a British port, is 30 shil
lings per cent.
. "The German fleet outside the Bal
tic is confined to harbors. English '
commerce is almost normal. . Oer
man sea-borne commerce ia para
lyzed.
"The only casuality is the loss of
the light cruiser Amphion, blown
up by a mine after having sunk the
German mine layer Koengen Luiae.
One German submarine has been Sunk
in the North Sea.
"The German force at present
extend from north of neighborhood
Basle through Leige to a point
in Belgium to the east of Antwerp and
near the Dutch frontirer. Outstanding
features of the operations up to present
have been delay caused to the content-
plated German offensive acroaa the
Meuse, by the defense of Leige, where .
Brithm expeditionary forces.' Ger-
man troop have now crossed the
Meuse, both above and below Leige
and are gaining aome ground slowly
westward but their advance 'cavalry
hat been continually checked by the
Belgian.
" "Ia the South where the German
armlet are apparently on the de
tensive, v the French are advancing
on a long line into Alsace and Lor
or-lralne, a great exreiit of which they
I now occupy after driving back in several
I engsgenentt the troope opposed to
I them,"
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST8 PRO
TEST AGAINST '"BLUE" LAWS '
GREENSBORO, ' Aug! 1 21 More
than $2,000 was raised in the confereWe
of the Seventh Day Adventista here
today for the relief of their bretherei
In th war tone.
pt ministers who have passed away, a t
of whom have given to the church sn
aRRrrgate service of 7,217 years anl ' o
desire to be held "in everlasting n r li
bra nee" by the church In hi !
tcrrnt so long and so f.t' 'iu!' t' !
bored.
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