North Carolina Newspapers

1 1 111 I a ILT a A': NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 29 ; 1914 II. r r ill WISH FLEET ATTEMPT TO SHELL AUS - TRIANS OUT OF FORTI- FIED POSITIONS AEROPLANES ARE DROPPING DOMES Four Hundred Japanese - Troops Occupy, Wei-Heigh" , and Take Railroad :. Rome, Sept. - 26 The combined French and British fleets, today began . heavy bombardment of the Austrian - fortified positions in the vicinity, of Cattaro. French Axeoplanes, accom panying the ships flew over the city and dropped bombs. , The amount or extent, of the damage is not. known. COMPLETE ISOLATION - - OF AUSTRIAN POSITION ; v Petrograd, Sept. 26The fall of ' Khyrow is complete. The isolation of the Austrian .fortified' position at r Przemeyt as regards to railroad com ,munieation is complete. It is twenty miles south of the fortress and junc tion of several ' important- systems. ...Cracow, the next objective point of the 'Russians is now held by large German asd Austrian forces.: According to 'the latest adviceit is reported that' the i Austrian civil government - has been displaced and full charge taken by the Germans. , s JAPANESE TROOPS HAVE OCCUPIED CITY OF WEI HSIEN -. Pekin, Sept. 26 Four hundred Jap. : anese troops ocetrpied Wei Hslen yester day taking charge of the railroad. Chineese "troops," remained in the city but did not oppose the invaders. vThe - . Foreign Office protested to'the Japan-jtese- legation ,today is they occupier , province is outside the fighting zone. THE GERMANS ARE MAKING FIERCE ATTACKS Paris, Sept. 26 An . official state ' meat issued at 11 -o'clock tonight says ".'.: "The enemy has attacked us along the ( whole front. They have been repulsed ... - everywhere on our left.' We are making - progress on the heights of the Me use. . The situation is not changing in Woev. -: We continue to gain ground, r .- GREAT BATTLE GOES ' -, c , . ON WITHOUT CESSATION ; Paris-, Sept 26 For fourteen days the battle of the Aisne has continued practically without cessation and still the world waits for news of some de cisive result. - Here and there, according to the omc- cial communications, the line has given) way tq one side or the other, but the importance of these incidents, if any, on the Goal result, has not yet. become apparent. ( Thi lrpr fWnrri riffirlnl utainmnrtt mentions several such movements. On. the fact tha reat. battle was in pro the t rench Wt wing to the northwest!"8. nd, Riwun army was ad of Nnvnn. vhwi. the I" ranch flnnnrontlv have bit a trying to o tfank the Ger man right, theadvaiHed French troops, it is announced, were comrclled to' five ' little ground, having come in contact with superior forces. Fresh troops were brought up, however, and the French offensive was .vigorously re sumed. .The communications says the struggle in this region has become ex tremely violent. . V Sinllarly. on the heights of the Mei se, the Germans have had successes but they have not been able, the French communications says, to Cross the river. The French reports, however, that on their right wing the Germans have begun to give way to attacks coming from Nancy and Tod, while In' the southern region of Woevre the enemy is also retiring, but the action con tinues. London, Sept. 26 Reports continue to cotre into london of trouble be , tween Davanan af-d PriUHlan troops in BrtiKirlt and it is suid the German military authorities in the Dt-lgian rat ital have ordered all Itavartans lo tlic Bene of operation in Franre. ! T! ; report -4, however, are officially ii'- l in I'riivulf. I I-i p.iti'lies from Petrograd lrl;irs tlic Aiihiil.m (Ivil government of (",ir- ro h.is l .i Ti t iki ii over by Germany. Ilie . ' ilanii of Cracow arc 1 to lelrtf I.I. 1!. n; -! inal fun Hon Hin 111 1 1 a -ells in I 1 I be Iran A. forou-il 1'orul n ftaiiie S'lllH t -l I'n.-e a, It I ! i , InlO till n for tin t, I,, , I ! :l i OF ilSIIIIII TOWHS river. , Meantime . the Balkan alne continue their attack on Ssrjevo, the car Ital of Bosnia. 1 ::. NEW LINKS FORGED ' IN GREAT FIGHTING CHAIN Paris, Sept.26 New links were forged today in the. chain being woven aroud the German right commanded by Vonnd Kluck. .Determined charges of French and British infantry supported by un ceasing fire. Great guns from Parts broke mown insistence of enemy who were once dore driven north to, Sois- sons. . These attacks delivered at three points, Noyon, some point north Sois- soas which - withheld by Censor and at. St. Ouentin. Success at any. one of these spell "disaster for CeriMns. bu Str Quentln is gravest danger point just now for them as ' it commands Von Kluck's supply line through Bel gium. - , - - PARIS,1 Sept. 25, The French offi cial statement-issued at 11 o'clock-to night have-, the- folowing- particulars regarding the progress of the battle of Aisne, now in its thirteenth consecu tive day -.'First on tn French left this morning, superior forces of Germans assailedothe French in the vicinity of Noyoiand forced thein to yield ground. Later the' French were re-lnforced by fresh troops and re-took the tost ground. Fighting in this .section hjs assumed a most violent character. - On the right, the: French issuing from Toule and Nancy come In contact with (he enemy and forced them to retreat. -.The ex tent of this retrograde movement is unglven. ' No devclopement of Impor tance has taken place In the centre, KAISER WITHDRAWS - ' TROOPS FROM CENTER The Kaiser today withdrew strong bodies of troops from the centre to re-inforce, the right wing. . With this aid, uenerai von muck Degaa.? coun er--attack ' which' the latest, reports say-ls of "tJesrsEratc-chaticter, The" German troops succeededan- gala ing a foottmJd on the heights of the river Meuse but Frenchoccupy strong places opposite which prevents .further " ad vance." On the German's left the French repulsed attacks on Nomeny.' .i - BRITISH FLAG WAVES , , OVER KAISER'S PROPERTY LONDON Sept. 25. The. British flag has been hoisted over Frederick Wilhelm's se.t of government; The German town in New Quinea and 'its harbor -were captured by. art Australian- force without any opposition. GERMANS STOP TRAFFIC " IN EASTERN PRUSSIA Copenhagen (via London), S,ept. 25 It U learned here from apparently good sources that the German government on Thursday stopped all traffic of civil passengers in East Prussia owing to I Vnang irom that dlrecuon toward Breslau, it was stated, was stopped in order to pi event information of' the serious situation being sent.' 1 THIRTY WARSHIPS ARE - SEEN NEAR SWEEDN : London, Sept. 25 A dispatch to the Standard from Copenhagen states that a fishing fleet has arrived at Falken berg, Sweden, saw a fleet of thirty war ships in the Kattegat, a large arm of the North Sea, which has Sweeden on the east and Jutland on the west, The nationality of the warships has not been divulged. They were steam ing in a southerly direction toward th only' entrance for large vessels to the Baltic from the North Sea. Tbe news has caused great excite tnent here. '' - ' The sound is extensively mined and foreign war vessels run a great rla In steaming in them wlthont-a pilot GERMANY ORDERED CATUE DRAL STARED. ' WASHINGTON. Sept. 23. Stat ineula from Kerlin lo tlie effext th orders were given to spare the Cath dral at Reims are reaffirmed In- th wireless dispatch received by the G man 1'iiiliassy here Ig-tlay from tl l oi, ' n ();!ice in B.-ili. ' The nic Ih .! ! 'I September 2 1 it and rea.ti II. i-l i i.,ii I . i s Atia.k a, .In -reit !i flu, I 1 I., !, !i armies makes pi T battle li to a n -a I. I nt - I in I , i' : w e I, L10TI LIES 11 TRIP 0(1 NEWFAIfi flOAQ Engine No. HJ of the Roper Lumber .Company Make the Initial Trip THE LINE HAS NOT BEEN EN. TIRELY COMPLETED YET Contractor Hope to Hare If la Readinesr by Latter Part -; . V of Next Week Engia No. 102 of the John L. Roper Lumber C mpany has the distinction of being the first locomotive to glide over the rails of the new line being construct ed to the Eastern Carolina Fair grounds. The track has been laid to a point on the other side of Jack SmithV creek and the locomotive mentioned above yesterday made the trip to the end of the line. . Progress on the construction of this track ' to the Fair grounds fa being rapidly made and the contractor "who has It In charge says that the last rail will probably be in place by the latter part of next week and the track in readiness for, , the operation of trains during the week of October 27 to 31. the dates on which the Fair is to be held..,: . 1 his news Is . most encouraging . to those who are interested in the welfare the Fair and they are anxiously awaiting the opening day. The officials of the Fair are hard at work getting everything in readiness for the opening. Premium books have been distributed all over this section and word has al ready been received from a large num ber of propectlve exhibitors who say that they will arrive in due time with their exhibits. Bookings for - the- midway are also being made and right here it would not be amiss to state that the shows along the midway will this year be more varied and numerous than any' ever seen In this part of the State. Every attraction will be absolutely - clean there.; will be no catch-penny device where the unsuspecting patron will lose his or her money and m fact the entire Fair-will-be operated on a high plane. 'FretatJracJLion?.t 0f res,' there will be a. number of iree attractions and they will be; worth seeing, too..' Several of these have already beet secured and the management will announce them with in a few-days. Needless to say that they lll please all who see them. . Every citizen of New Bern and East em - IVort i Carolina it urged to talk afcea the Fair whenever possible. Tell the neighbors and relatives of -the big event which approaches and tell them this also, that they will B t have to pay but ten or fifteen cents to get out to the grounds and that they will- not be compelled to go via boat 'or automo bile, but can make the trip on a Norfolk Southern passenger train, .v ; WORLD SERIES OCTOBER f President Ban B. Johnson Make An Announcement Chicago, Sept. 26 Play in the series for the world's baseball' championship will begin on .October 9, at 2 o'clock according to announcement by Presi dent ' B. B. Johnson of the American League. -'The announcement was-made after a long distance telephone conver sation 'with August Herrmann, chair man of the National . Baseball ' Com mistion. '-: '' '','.' -,J ': J. ...W, ' Stewart returned last . night from Sampsctt Grove, Fla., where he owns a large orange orchard.. In speak ing of the orange industry qnd general conditions in that section, Mr. Stewart told a Journal reporter that the crop this year in unusually large and that excel lent prices are being offered for the usrious fruit and that the growers were greatly pleased.' ''' '' LOCAL PLUMBERS GET VALU ABLE CONTRACT " The local firm of Stalling Brothers, plumbing and steam heating contract ors, have been awarded the contra, t of plumbing at the home being erected foi Dr. Earl S. Sloan on his estate about three miles up Trent river. CITY BEAUTIFUL CLUB TO MEET MONDAY The City Beautiful Club will hold a "-. irtl rail meeilng in the club roo n on MmiiUy afternoon t.-ntv- i,.hlh at 4 .VJ .temlii tbe I'M T Y t: (; TV-XT' r :i 1: Z crY nn t i nnn I LUUU i ir Ml II II h" , i t IBS! SiHill) TO EXIST Judge Frank Garter Makes Some Sensational Exposures in 'That County. jCriielties Practiced on Convicts Said to be Fearful. Judge Frank Carte J AsheviHe.! welt known in New Bern, hai been hold ing court at Elisabeth City and ac cording to th Independent, published that Mace v Be Urn discovered that the convicts (her are being -brutally treated and Baa. started ait iavestiea- tion which iris believed nill result. in an upheaval in that town.V! v V ' The following is taken from this week a Issue of tbe Independence ! : "An investigation, of the conduct of the Pasquotank- county, convict camp ur viioiu Ksng, wiarteti ny I unge Frank - Carter in the Superipr Court of this county'. Tuesday afternoon fas already verified the ehargei repeatcdr y.niaoe oy.trus newspaper, ana more. Judge CarterV investigation ; had to be halted yesterday mornirtg to wait upon the report of the Southern Ex press Company and the Norfplk South ern Kalh-oad who have been--ordered to show the number of shipments of liquor received by the officer and guards of the chain gang . from April 1 to date. . The investigation wity br ' re sumed at noon Saturday. . Smaatfstul developments are ekpected.'- . : - TS'The evidence 'already cured by Judge Carte 'snd-the investigation oniy oegun, indicates tnat t condl on of the tonvKts nd thet brutality of - their - guards, is , even . worse ' than the I ndependenr had expeclfcdi.'i"' The evidence so far phows . Excessive drinking opon the part of the guards while on rjutyi meaning that the convicts are no$ infrequently In the hands "of Hrrespopirtbte drnnks armed with guris. - A guard may shoot a convict upon provocation, It doesn't take much to provoke a brute under the Influence" of liquor. Ons rase of a convict being shot by a guard has at- readxoslf "thki county-. tuwunxiis - of iu 2. 'Convicts are pften illegally whipped" v when -the Supreme ' Court has' apecLfically ruled that to whip a conyict ls an' assault and the guard who whips a convict. Is amenable to law., -'' Whipping convicts seems to have been a pleasurable pastime with chain gang guards and none has ever been called to account for it. Many convict ' carry marks of whippings that may never heal, ..- - cm H.TCOU :4'i PREPARATIONS FOR THIS EVENT ' ; IN PROGRESS f OR SEVERAL DAVS'" v Today is "Home Coming Day", nt the Tabernacle-Baptist Church., ' Re paration has been In - progress' for this event for nitqe awh la and many are looking forward to g tat and' glortous time. . . ! . ' '. ".. A splendid program harbeen arranged for the Sunda'y school hour in which the children and young' people, will participate. It is expecf ed that there Will be in attendance at the- bunday school twice a many as heretofore. Everybody la Inillad and requested to be on time, 9 41 a; m., as the service will begirt on tin) in order to complete the program in. jime or the preaching serviced -V. - ":C '.- '' At "I) 00. o'clock Pastor : Thiet, wiR preach! a' sermon appropriate foe the evei-i Nc' of the day, uua as his sah ject; ' '.'Our Yo-tng and llhe Devil's Strategy.',1 Every meniler of thechurrh av.uS.iUe is exprcfed. 1 1 attend thii service, as something re lal ts In. store. Anv whm'are disabled to' walk, to the rluir. !i snd will let the Pastor or either Mr. J. S4 Miller know, will be-'pro-vi.le.l . .' with convance. ' The pit' is ' cordially t invited. A )e.i . musical program has been -arrant, I. ' ' At 1 JQ b'tlock p m. the evening service will eonyrne with a good live spiritual song rvice followed by an F.vsnrli. alidtic sil'tre. s by Psilw Thiol He announces t'lt he 'l ue as his mil. jr. t on thin (xcaM.m "The Dlkive Si.p." The r.'-roan ','! ' iling ( horns i'l ren.irr -li- tions at f -ill the morn ' .; an t evening srrt u e. A roi.iJ.t! iu. i'.nion is eteii 'cl i' pnl Mr to ( t (-. h of ihe '' t.f l! mi i -) . ' of r - i 8 III 3iMMany convicts are shackled With heavy irons. The irons work-iww the flesh of their ankles, producing, hideous nunr singores. These sorew never heal because the' irons are never removei). Convicts who Jiave' rebelled a- gainst "such inhuman -treatment have had iron collars padlocked aroting their necks nd chained to the' ground. , This practice may have been dtaconttn-ied within the past few weete. , '.'The purpose of. Judge Carter's- in vestigation U to determine whether the .Pasquotank chain cane to a fit place to which to sentence criminals Convicts from many counties ate sent to the Pasquotank Camp, the counties preferring this because H saves them the expense at keeping their convicts In jatt. - Conditions so far ' revealed are so bad that one negro sentenced to six months imprisonment, this week by Judge. Carter was ordered hack to jail.: I he county must feed this negro bttt-i mitstjnot work him on the ehain $Just what the result of this invest gatlon may bring forth. n one knows, It mar - ma bilts ct Indictment for the guatis, lor their chief Frank Weeks andrW' the- members of the $oard of County ContmlssMners who1' have per mitted these conditions to exist.' It will in all probability result, in ending he chain gang in Pasquotank county.. . It seems almost certaipthat Judge Car ter win not sentence any more crimi nals from any county to work on this gang. Other judges will no doubt be influenced by Judge Carter's actions. This- would ' mean that : the convict camp would .automatically go .out of existence for - want of convicts. . guards taking: fright - have . resigned. The guards are Bill. Harris, Jim Cart wright' and Jim Scott- The boss of the gang Is Frank - Weeks. , The man above -Weeks is Eugene-. V Scott, Road 'Master, member of the County Commissioners. : ' v , .;v "The Chairman of the Board, of Commissioners Is Geo. Seott. Mr. Scott has always opposed Weeks and his . methods. - but he admitted , to Judge Carter Tuesday that he didn' know the actual. 'conditions of the convicts." . - -i 1U GDIOHEO Mr ' mW3 TO INJURIES WAS SHOT WEDNESDAY NIGHT v- BY HIS STEP . ' SON. .Andrew Downs, colored, . aged sixty five years, died ; yesterday morning about four o'clock front a wound in flicted by his seventeen year old , step son who goes by the name of Luke Downs.About seven o'clock Wednesday night a phone message was received in New Bern from Jasper stating the boy had shot Downs, and Deputies Sheriffs Bayllss, '.Srbltn and Weatherlngton, at. once secured an automobile and went to the scene of the tragedy, and placed the boy under arrest. ' ", - After news el Downs death reached New Rarsv n. preliminary hearing was arr ngc4 fee the. murderer,' but wahred exanriMtioWy aa4 was committ ed to the county jail where he will remain until the October term Craven Superior Court when he will havl to answer to the charge of mur der.' " '.. .- ...s .... ' ., The report that reached New -Bern stated that Downs was whipping his wife, when the boy took his mothers part. This caused the M man to turn on the boy, who secured a shot gu and emptied it's contents in the al domen of the victim. It is stated that the public sentiment I in favor oL. the boy. ANOTHER TERM Craven Court to Convene on Octo ber 1 , A one week term of hupeilor court ill convene here Momlav, October tl twelfth, iih Jinle R. V. Prel.U m I. ii lion prel.llng. This t.-rm lil be only for the ilupo-,.il of ciliiiln.il raies and In .Mi;ion to a nun-.ber o.l u..i f-r i lil'.r c-.-ri ' st tl,eie H one nun '! . 1 e n II, I t o f T ( 1 1 n.i 1 r... r N - s l.tiV.e Ioiis Bnrr to ti e .1 " ... of mm.!, r for Is::..- .! sfes ; , I.ei '. ! iv. , ! it tVe Imii Iv ' ! I. E0BIL1F0T-11ES ' STEPS TD conon EDERAL RESERVE BOARD HAS ASSISTED IN MAK ING THEIR PLANS THE REGULATIONS VERY SATISFACTORY Are Of Great Importance, to Cotton Growers of This Section . ,v . ' Washington, Sept. 27tArrangements Were perfected today by the interstate . r commerce commission lit connection the treasury department and -the. fed eral reserve board to relive the cotton iatorage situation in the South. -. ' These brances of the government ha-e joined in assisting cotton planters and railways of the South In meeting the extraordinary demand for the' stor. age of cotton occasioned by the Europ ean war. The commission, in an announce ment of new tariff and transportation regulations made today, says that "for the purpose of providing tcmporary warehousing space for the storage of cotton under arrangements approved by the secretary of the treasury and the federal reserve board, and for the purpose of permitting, the carrierr to recognize" the warehouse as potato for storage of cotton, in order that' points should be given- the benefit' of transit privileges the Interstate con- merce commission has suthorued the carriers of the South to publish ami file tariffs establishing on their flnps rules, regulations' and charges governing the storage of cotton during tMr cotton year ending August 51; I9IS7V' The regulation issued by the com mission are expected- not only, to re' lieve the storage situation but, tnorelm portantly, the financial situation' which, to cottqn .planters,, haw become "seiriode on aecouht oTtheidjJi4nBrtMiig the cotton crop. . With-warehouse re ceipts for their cotton the planters will be able toealize at once upon it and then may await a favorable time for for- warding the crop to final destination The expense ' of the shipments and warehousing has been' fixed at' rain intum. Text of, Reflulatfona. Following art the commission regu lations, which the railways are author ized to put intoieffect immediately upon filing of the necessary tariffs ,. 1. 'Cotton shipped for warehous ing and reshipraent must be consigned to the . Warehousing point and freight thereto paid- on basis of the full local rate, upon which the delivering agent wilt give paid freight receipt, which the holder of the cotton should retain for the purpose of ' securing reshipping Drtvllese. '. . - ',:,- 2. Upon reshipment from the ware housing, point the shipper will be re quired to surrender to the agent of the One bringing the 'cotton into thy 'Ware housing point the paid freight bill covering that; identical - cotton. ' The number' of ba'es, marks and weights of cotton as lot warded troip the ware housing point must -conform to the paid freight bill, and" in addtuon the shipper will be reauired to certify on the back of the paid freight bill that tbe cotton tendered tsthe identical cotton received thereunder. " The shipper will also be required to surrender to the railway agent at the time of reshipment the bill of lading covering the mevesnent of ' the cotton into the 'wacefcansing point, unless the bill of lading, for such shipment shall . have been previously surrendered to the railway. . '3. Thereupon the agent will issue a through dill of lading to the further final destination at the through rate from the point of origin to such further final destination in effect at the time of the original shipment into the ware housing point, pays three rents per hundreds pounds, provided such further final destination is a point to win there are, established through rates I effect from the original point of shl ment via the warehousing point (pro vided. that. at the option of any inte estcd line the minimum through r.i will be that from ihe warehousing pi plus the stoppage charge of three cen per hundred poun.ls.) V. ! e the r from the m initial point of shipment sin h further final desii. than th tale from the 01 ; shipment t.) the .it. he the la (ill tan 1 rale i , ( ',( n is 1 p..i : I f. It 11 1, l-l-IS tl" I cenls 'r . ! . I as of (' of i' HELIEVE srai; V ! IXTEEH n'EEO QES OF COTTOrJ .FIE WAS STORED ON WHITE STAR .V LINER IN NEW : YORK HARBOR . New York, Sept. 26 Sixteen hundred bales ' of ? cotton,, - stored ; In the lower 'hold of the White Star liner, Cretic, caught fire this morning as the vessel lay at her pier under steam and ready to weigh anchor for Genoa. Several hundred Italian reservists crow. ded into the steerage overnight, were routed by smoke and fled in scant attire to the pier. - .-', The fire gained headway rapidly. Within 15 minutes' from the time the first whisp of smoke curled up from the second hatchway the blaze in the bold appeared to be a roaring furnace ad soon smoke hung la heavy ctouds. over- the- river. ' For nearly an, hour the fiser raged practically unchecked. ' The there came alongside the burning vessel rw of the city's .'fire boats They pumped hndreds of gallons of water . into the ship but It was not until a half huur later that the fire men were able to play streams directly on the blazeJ , , v , , Meantime contusion on the pier among tbe xabin passengers ready to embark was so great that a panic seemed , to ? impend.,.. ' The hundreds there became thousands with the rapid rush to .the scene, of passersby. , A heavy detachment of police reserves restored a semblance of order. The fire eontiiiued to burn steadily and the volume of smoke spread np and, down the nver. ' ; , It was after 10 o'clock before the fire seemed to be under control.' The ship herself, it was said,' did not. catch "it land' the.anttge iiU.rTjrilufld ' "to the-cotton-. in, the hold. This cotton was consigned to Naples. ' OfEcers of the, line said the; Cretic probably would be unable to sail today. The origin of the fire was not de termined, bat it was thought itt might have been started by a lighted cigar ette or cigar tossed into the hold. - , -' ' THOMA -Wf al-3niLL'3 X- DITION SERIOUS The many friends ,of Thomas C. Marshall regret to learn of his conr tinued confinement on account of falling while descending the -stairway in a Wil mington, . Del store "He was advised by a physician to hurry home, which he did, and has been confined there since the accident occured, ten days ago,' with- his condtion gradually: growing worse. Mr. Marshall's spine was injured in the fall, and he ts now perfectly helpless. ' , , -, r MAY ORGANIZE SKATING POLO TEAM HERE There is a movement on foot among . the lovers of roller skating to organize a skating polo team, and arrange games with some of the nearby towns for matches. The excellent floor at Ghent Park affords some excellent sport for those who are fond of this polular amusement. J: BIG SHOW THIS WEEK Excellent Vaudeville and Tlctures At tbe Athens The Teddy Bears Musical Comedy Company, consisting of eleven people, rn.ot.Uy girls, will arrive today to fill a week's engagement at the Athens thea tre. ' For tomorrow the Athens has on its picture program a real feature. This is "The Eagle's Male," with Mary t'i. It lord, the celebrated actress in the lead ing role. Every one who visits the tin, she tomorrow will be given a present. J i t what this is has not been annonn. ! lint it is said that it will be imn. '! : useful. R. 11. i , went to 1 est of I ' iy in Inlr- a n v , T. r. I 1 (. I