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NEW BERN SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL O 1 -i- m$OB to- V fV GERMANY DESIROUSOT- PEACE ON THE SEAS HrjTPi To Sen jSe wS Thb End In VlCW Another Nnfo Frim The Teutons Is Ex pected Soon. Washtntftu-i, Sept. J. It U au thoritatively, though uhofflcUlly stated at the German embassy to the United States that Ger many a concessions to America were made primarily to Initiate a move to bring1 peace and estab lish freedom on the seas. Germany Is now willing to make If the freedom of the seas is guaranteed; It Holland is granted freedom, and If the Jews of all countries are accorded inalieanable rights as human beings. ,-. , It la said responsibility for the continuance of the war now rests with the Allies. It la said that opinions are op timistic regarding the power of the United States to initiate a peace conference. Germany is willing at any time to make honorable peace. It is pointed but that the financial condition of the Allies will make the time ripe for a peace ' move. Another Note Expected The administration expects a formal note from Germany on the general subject of submarine war' fare. In addition to Von Bernsl -orff a men orandum of yesterday, the State Department today ad mitted. It is expected that Ber lin will first report the Arabic incident. This is believed nec essary to absolutely clarify the German-American situation. That an American correspond ent, James F. A. ' Archibald, of fered to transmit official docu ments from the German embassy at Washington tb the Berlin gov ernment, and that the offer was declined by the German embassy , but might have, jtfeen accepted Austrian fBthassy. fa ad- diplomat. Archibald was taken from a liner when about to leave England by British authorities. He Is a personal friend of Von Bernstorff. MEXICANS BURN RAILWAY BRIDGES Greasers Continue on the , Warpath With Evil Results Brownsville, Sept. 2. A large band of Mexicans, today burned the rail way bridges between here and San Benito, Texas, while en route to the latter place. A special train with infantry, cavalry and armed ci vilians is pursuing. The Mexicans were due to reach San Benito this morning. A Pitched Battle San Benito, Texas, Spt. 2, Sever al volleys were exchanged with arm ed civilians by 25 Mexicans who also fired a railway bridge fourteen mites north of Brownsville. None of the civilians was injured. Redy to Fight El Paso, Sept,, 2. Ready for a sharp fight, cowboys and ranchers are massed near Hot Springs, where a hundred Mexicans are reported to have crossed the border. It is re ported the Mexicans are planning re venge for the slaying of Oroaoo., FAKE BOMBS GIVES WHITE HOUSE SCARE Washington, Sept. 2 A match box filled with brick dust and a cou ple of burned matches caused "bomb" soare at the White House late yesterday, when it was received in the mail by a White House secret servioe operative. Officials laughingly doused the match box In a bucket of water and thn hnrinrl it, t.li. formiiiiv that usually accorded a regular bomb. Hero's one f6r the scribes who who have time to figure it out: If t he Russians keep on retreating northward, how long is it going to lake to reach the North Polo? The political State job boiling pot is now simmering slid all prospective candidates are urged to walk right up and allow their Mine to drop gently into the receptacle. Mill Etta Nunn returned last ev- ning (rem a yM tv Norfolk, ?, hum ONE MONKEY? NO, WHOLE MENAGERIE That's What Negro Saw When He Became 'Ossified" The famous "rip giizard" brand of likker which is being manufactured in large quantities down in isolated parts of Carteret county is laid not to have a thing "on'' the brand of "monkey rum" that the blookaders are distributing In parts of Craven, at least that was the impression gained by a local go vera men t official to whom an ante bellum type of darky who had gotten hold of a gallon of the juice and imbibed rather freely, related his tale of woe a few days ago. Ac cording to the negro's statement he not only saw one monkey but there was a whole menagerie of them, in fact he though that he was visiting a circus and that every animal there was of the Darwin tribe and he took an oath never to let another "drap" of this particular brand of tpiritvs frumenli float down his alimentary canal. Similar stories of this are of a daily occurence and that is one of the paramount reasons that the offi cers are so deadly in earnest in their efforts to break up the manufacture and Bale of this concoction. REV. W. B. EVERETT MAKES A REPORT v-".-'V w': '"i ' ' . ,V.' --'fv-:'' ' Tells, of Charitable Work Done During Month " of August I am below submitting a report of my charity work for the month of August. The number of visits I have taken no account of, but I have received total amount of money for. the work, $23.40, $6.50 of whioh was for the unfortunate ones of Bridget on who, were sufferers from the fire disaster. One dollar was spent for transportation, the balance of which has been very carefully used for tb,: purchase of food and of two dollars, included in this state ment was supplied by the Benevo lent Society. We have distributed the clothing on hand to those most in need. - We heartily thank each per son who in any way have contri buted any thing to this cause. We are very much handicapped in our work for lack of proper funds where with to carry it on. It is very embar rassing to me to have to beg for the svpport .of the work, but the most distressing thing of all is to listen to the piteous appeals of some poor un fortunate creature, and know you axe unable to give relief. Such is sometimes the case, although I am doing the very best I can under the circumstances. Now, on October the first, I ex pect to resume my work at the fcityi Hall, taking one hour each day from 11 to 12 o'clock for the express pur pose of receiving calls from those in need, and I will say that I shall not visit these parties as heretofore, ex cept cases that may need some in vestigation. My other duties re quire some of my time and must have it, and I feel justified in saying that any who may be in need can either make application themselves or send some one, and I shall expect this when I begin the office work. Of course, it is unnecessary for me to say that none save those in absolute need may apply for help, as the funds that we handle are small and must be used to the" best advanatge. If there is any one who has any thing to give away for this work, I assure you that the kindness will be highly appreciated- Very Respectfully, W. B. EVERETT. ARRESTED FOR THEFT GREENVILLE AT Washington, N. C, Sept. 2 Ro bert Henderson, 19, well connected is in jail here charged with the lar- bsny of supplies from the garage to Foreman & Alligood. One of the proprietors who had been suspecting mm ,or time turned the youth ?ot ? l' He unble nive iwiiu in me sum or iz:u. There was a pretty good break at tie Dill tobacco warehouse yes- tetday and the prices were m od and if anything, the, average was a little 1 ightf than it has been. It was also . tated yesterday that, wlile the c mount of the weed is not as large as is desired, it is gradually increasing and by the last of the week it is wpeotod that there, will; h good fealss at .keth- warehouses. 0. W. Skinner has returned from ft ymV visit to Bever-Springs, naif ineuienre. UMWBWW e- snroarrt-t NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA JOHN E. REDMOND Famous Irish leader who is rging England to cat tatd ail thoughts f accepting peace terms from the Gar NEXT FAIR TO BE Will Surpass Any Thing of Its Kind Ever Seen Here The East Carolina Fair is the next big event that wi'l be staged in this community. It will be held October 5, 6, 7 and 8, and everything is now being gotten into readi ness. The offlc- cers of tho association have been at work for weeks arranging for the big event. In a short time, the city will be decorated with banners, and all sur rounding towns will be visited by ad-1 vertising agents. The grounds and buildings are being put i n first class condition. George Green, secretary of the fair association, says there are more in 1 quiries and more lettors asking fi information being received this yen; than ever before whioh indicates un usual interest in the fair. While the amusement features in connection with the fair will be big ger and better than ever thisyear, the management has given more attention than usual to that portion of the in teresting exposition whioh will appeal to the consideration and attention of thoughtful people departments of practical educational value. The association officers have been hard at work on the matter of such exhibits as will be made by the Girls' Canning Club, the Boys' Corn Club, the school oxhibits, the baby contest, the railroad exhibits, the exhibit by the State board of health and other notable exhibits. The exhibits this year in the main exposition building will be of unusual interest. Practically all the space has been sold for these exhibits. The booths and displays are always great attractions at the fair, for in addition to the educational value they possess, the exhibitors vie with each other in the matter of displaying artistic taste in the arrangement and decoration of the booths, some of them displaying wonderful ingenuity. This year the efforts along this lino promise to be more ambitious than ever. The handsome permiums offered this year will, doubtless, bring together the largest; and most varied exhibits in all departments ever seen at a North Carolina fair. The amusemtns features will be of great interest. The midway will be filled with shows and fair concessions. WIRELESSES PA-IN-LAW TO FREE JAILED HUBBY New Orleans, Sept. 2 While Al bert K. Hayes, 27, son of a Cleve land millionaire, waited in jail here for trial on a charge of passing worthless- checks his pretty 18-year-old wife today was sending aero grams broadoast in the hope of com munieating with her husband's father, who is cruising off the "coast near Key West Jn his private yacht Luella. a Jl a- II Ul. l.iv' UAWU,U w "T, culi him off recently following hi. mar- riage to a hotel waitress in a Mis-I Hfun ww u. We see where St. Louis, Mo., is to have a poultry show. Its rather a Ion? stsp out to "Louie" but wa feel SMurt d that Ooerch of the Washing ton News can manage to be on hand whin tbo ohiokens are plaoed on dis-Pla-V' ' The paragraphw (aV-tt -New. and Observer advocates the twitting e the Palm Beach suit. Wiry not add the sport shjrt and the Panama, hat . t SPfCTACtWBM in (ne imr TODAY IS SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT STORM Two years Ago This Morn ing New Bern Was Sorely Stricken A TERRIBLE NIGHT Wind and Water Combined to Wipe City off of the Map Two years ago this morning or on September 3, 1918, New Bern and other points in Eastern North Caro lina, was visited by one of the most terrific storms is the history of this section, and this was accompanied by a flood which caused thousands of dollars' worth of damage to property and growing crops is) and right around New Bern. The storm began about 7 o'clock on the evening of'peptember 2 and continued until 9 .O'clock the follow ing morning. Shortly before midnight the wind had blow flown a number of telegraph poles and had placed the city in darkness, ' At the Journal office, where elec tricity was then used exclusively for illumination and jo furnish power, it was necessary bri ng oil lamps md tallow candle irrte use and the following account Of the disturbance ppeared in a aoSble-column article in this paper oftj the morning of September 3. Tflftl article, inciden tally, was set 'by Sand boneath the rays of a tallow candle: The Journal's Account A storm of olyotinic intensity and the worst seen here since the memor able storm of 18 struck this city last evening about f .'clock. As the night wore on the wind, whioh was blowing a gale frotn the northeast, increased and at inidnight it was blowing at a velocity of sixty-five miles an hour. "At 1 a. m. the, streets near the water were submerged and owners of business houses were moving thfir goods to places -of safety. At 2 o'clock the water had rison several inches higher and at 3 o'clock it was still higher. Electric wires wore broken down and this necessitate the cutting off of all electrio current and complete darkness intensified- the storm's rav ages, with tne cutting on or tne power the Journal's Monotype ma chine was put out of commission and numberous important articles are omitted from today's- paper on this account. "Just how great is the damage wrought by the storm is not known at this hour, but it is believed that the wind and water combined have played havoc.'1 When day broke it was seen that the Journal's account was mild, in asmuch as to the amount of damage done. Neuse river bridge had been washed away, six feet of water cov ered East Front street while on other streets near the river front, particu larly tho lower ends of Craven and Middle streets, tho water in tho stores was from two to four feet deep and thousands of dollars' worth of goods were damaged. Wi5h telephone and telegraph wires down bridges washed away, no news of the disaster reached the outside world until the morning of Septem ber 5th, when the Western Union Telegraph Company got a wire out of the city around about Richmond and in tho course of four or five hours handled more than seventy-ffve thous and words of press matter. Days elapsed before the full de tails of the great catastrophre were finally secured and even then it was weeks before all the harrowing details had been heard and chronicled. Col umns were writton concerning the storm and a rehearsal of these would make interesting reading, but it would take several issues of a news paper to re-prmt them and it is enought to day that today is the sec ond anniversary of the storm and add the sincere wish that there will never be a similar one, Engineer Ben Williams, of the motor . fire trucks, has appointed Clove Smith as assistant engineer to fill the vacancy caused by the resig- " meeting of the Board of Aldermen, r ht t vhk)h time M offloa eleclM,. i . . The Greenville Reflector wants to know why Roosevelt ean't join the U. 8. Navy at an adviser. We re spectfully refer Biggs to the ruling of the navy that all members of its advisory board, official list and crew shall be of sound mind and that probably bars Terrible Teddy. Now is the time for aB food men to get out. their last winter's over coats 'and come to tho aid of their anatomy. W, F, Aberly left yesterday morn- I Ing for Dullness yiiU to H0II7 Ridge, 3 1915 ELIHl ROOT Mr. Hoot has tronl prate ad Priden Waata a hand- Had ' tke turop-an sltua- tton. NORFOLK MAN KILLS HIMSELF Drank Quantity of Carbolic Acid at La Fayette Park Norfolk, Sept. 2. Walter Wilson, 206 Twenty-fifth street, committed suicide in LaFayette Park last night by drinking a quantity of carbolic acid. The body of Mr. Wilson was found yesterday morning on a bench in the park by Park Officer Dave Childress. Not far away from the dead body Officer Childress found an empty bottle with a carbolic acid label on it. Mr, Wilson was 38 years old. He had been in the employ of S. B. Tur ner and Sons, stencil makers, of Camp bells wharf, for twenty years of more, lie is survived by three children, Wal ter G Joseph E. and Eva May .Wil son, and by one brother, William T. Wilson, all of Norfolk. Depression is the cause attributed by relatives and friends for the act that ended Mr. Wilson's life It is said that he had been despondent for sev eral days. Officer Childress, who is probably the last' man who saw him alive, said Tuesday afternoon about 6 o'clock he saw Mr. Wilson in the city park and talked with him. He said Mr. Wilson told him he was wor ried about some work-ho had to do. The officer said Mr. Wilson left the park about 6 o'clock, but came back about 15 minutes later, and when he left the park for the night Mr. Wil son was sitting in a swing. When found yesterday morning the body of Mr. Wilson was sitting upright on a bench about 200 feet away from the swing in which the officer had last seen him. Coroner R. S. Eight viowed the body and turned it over the an un dertaker. The funeral will take place today at 3 o'clock p. m. at the H. C. Smith undertaking establishment on Bank street, and will be conducted by Rev. W. H. Atwill of Colonial Ave nue Methodist church. Interment will occur in Cedar Grove cemetery. Mr. Wilson was a member of Nor folk Lodge, No. 32, I. 0. 0. F. Mrs. W. M. Harrington and Miss Pauline Barrington left yesterday morning for Durham to spend sev eral days visiting Mrs. N. R. Hun ter, j POST TO CARRY OILS NEARBY COVNTTEj TO Washington, Supt. 2-l.a'wr" General Burleson has concluded ne gotiations which permit shipment of liquids, oils or articles easily 1 iqui fiable, in parcel post to the Bahamas, British Honduras, Costa Rica, Curo oao, Danish West Indies, Jamaica, Newfoundland, Trinidad. Heretofore such articles have been admitted to intornati onal post only between the United States and Aus tria, Braril, Germany, Great Britain and Norway. Commenting on a headline in the Journal to the effect that a Wil mington young man was caught en tering a store, tho News and Obser ver wants to know if it is possibl that young men arc not permitted K enter siores merer won, its not only possible but its probable, es pecially when they piok the hour of 3 a. m. to pay t heir visit s. T. H. Bennett left this morning for Philadelphia, Pa where no will spend about fifteen days on hie va- out Ion, m m SUB ii WHICH SANK STEAMER ARABIC IS CAUGHT IN NET White Star Line Officers Say the Crew Are Now Prisoners BRITISHJCnVE In PastMSixty Days They Captured 50 German Submarines New York, Sept. 2. An offioer of the White SJ&r liner Adriatic, which arrived from Liverpool today, de clared that the German submarine which sunk the Arabic had been caught in a steel net and the U-boat's double crew were now prisoners in England. He added that within the past sixty days the British have cap tured no less than fifty German sub marines. Sir Herbert Holt, president of the Royal Bank of Canada, on arrival, said the members of the British financial commission eoming to New York to effect a readjustment of the foreign exchange situation were to have sailed on the Adriatic, but changed their plans at the last min ute. He added that he believed they would reach New York in tho near future. From another source it was learned that the commissioners planned to sail for New York by way of Can ada. ; "I see no occasion for alarm In the United States over the sudden drop in foreign exchange, especially the English poung sterling," said Sir Herbert. "I might say that re gardless of how low exchange falls Great Britain must have the muni tions of war she is securing in this country. Also I feel confident that the exchange matter will soon ad just itself." Passengers Talk Passengers said that from the time the Adriatic sailed at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of August 25 until 9 o'clock the next morning she was oonvo'ybd by three British destroyers. After stating positively that the submarine which torpedoed the Arabic had been captured the officer said that he could not disclose the place of paptulre nor detail the cir cumstances. He said, however, that the U-boat was the latest and larg est type in the German navy. Major-Geineral Sir Sam Hughes, Canadian minister of militia and de fense, was another arrival. He had been visiting the battlefront in France and Flanders and training camps in England. 'We have every reason to be proud of the Canadians and the Yankees who are fighting with them in the trenches," he said. "I would not at tempt to predict when the war will be over, but I can say that from our standpoint everything is now very satisfactory." The Survivors Sir Robert Borden, premier of Canada, was also a passenger. Six Arabic survivors arrived on the Adriatic. They were Mrs. Mar garet Atkinson and her son, Arthur Atkinson; Mrs. F. C. Allison, W. Bathurst, Miss M. Chrisiolrphenson, and John Doherty. Doherty said he was in his state room when he heard a shout and started for the deck. Before he had ne far he said he was shot many feet into the air and landed in the water. GERMANY'S RULING WON"l AFFECT ENGLAND London, Sept. 2 In political cir cles it is believed the Germans' yield ing to the dqmands of America will not effect the n egotiations between England and Anvriea for modifica tion of the ort'c- 'n "euncil. Official (."-! f ' ' " ornraent, l.n.nt . ' i x-iiona it. w. 11 ! b v.u justness of tho Aowrisu ...id. Joe Franks, colored, was the only defendant in Police Court yesterday afternoon, and he was oharged with using abusive language to the Nor folk Southern watchman at the South Front street crossing. Franks entered a plea of not guilty, but the evidence was such that Mayor Bangert rend ered a verdict of guilty and fined him flyo dollars. Didja over hear a fellow rant about what he'd do if he was theeditor of a newspaper? Sure you have, L, the rourta RgUte you Wouldn.t even give it a second thought, be- cause you know that he's merely letting a little gas out of his tank, and if it came to a show-down he would say that the meanest cuss in town was a twin brother to BUly Hnnitiv anil t l.nl 11m tinmnHoat mnat r .1 1 -i. - were the exact image of Vtu MUo, LOVERS QUARREL; WED YEARS LATER After Fifty-Five Years They ' Make Up Old Difference and Tie Up Chic 11L, Sept. 2 The er than fiction and that noes in real life prettier . (inception of tke atary uplifted by a wedding e here. Alexander A. I Mrs. Jennie B. Wil re married by Rev. troth is g these art g than the writer ar that took Fiskes, 74 liams, 68 A. E. Saunders, pastor of Western Avenue Methodist church. Then they started on the honey moon which should have begun just fifty years ago. They are bow in Marengo, receiving congratulations from old friends who knew them be fore the war. Fifty-five years ago, when the first gun was fired on Fort Sumpter, Al exander A. Fickes was one of the young "bleods" of Jacksonville, HI., and was one of the first to enlist. JHe had a little sweetheart ' at Springfield, who, though only 13, was already noted for her beauty. Away marched the young soldier, after a hasty trip to Springfield, where each pledged undying love for the other. All through the. war they corres ponded. Every time he got a fur lough he went to Springfield, and when Lee surrendered he hurried in triumph to her home. They Quarrel, Then Part She who had been a pretty little girl in 1860 had become a beautiful young woman in 1865, and their mu tual friends looked forward to' a speedy announcement of their formal engagement. But it so happened that she had some decided views regarding the South. Though she thoroughly ap proved of the fact that he had fought for his country, they 4'd not agree on the reconstruction policy, and one day they had a violent quarrel. Both were high-spirited, neither would yield, each felt that the other was ' very much at fault, and the breach did not heal. And . finally each met and loved some one else. One day he received the news that she had married another man. Very shortly afterward he married another woman. Several years ago her husband died, and about three years ago bis wife died. Neither had seen or heard of the other for nearly half a cen tury, but neither had forgotten. So They Made Up Six months ago Fickes was visiting a nephew in Jacksonville and the local newspapers mentioned the fact. Mrs. Wijliams was visitinc friends in the vicinity and read one of the news paper accounts. Several days later, having dug down deep in a trunk, she called at the place of business of his nephew and showed him a photograph of a soldier boy, asking him if he knew the face. Yes," was the prompt reply. "That is my uncle, who has just gone back to Chicago. How in the world do you happen to have it?" Mrs. Williams told him and he promptly wrote to his uncle. When Fickes received the letter he immed iately consulted time tables and the first train took him to the place where she was visiting. Then a little wedding party called at the parsonage of the Western- Avenue Methodist church. Besides the bride and bridegroom, there were Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Reidelman, the latter a niece, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert F. Allen, at whose home Fickes has lived for some time. When they return from their long delayed honeymoon they will reside in a handsome home on the West Side. AN IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL Mrs. Otis Sawyer Burled Yester d y at Morehead City The funeral over the remains of Mrs. Otis Sawyer, who died at Morehead City on the previous day. was conducted at that placo yester day afternoon before a large' con course of sorrowing relative and friends and the body was tsfderly laid at rest. Mrs. Sawyer, who be fore her marriage, was Miss Mae Davis, of Morehead City, was well and favorably known all over the Hi iite. She had been married ..less than a year, having last November become the bride of Otis Bewyer. Surviving are her mother and father; the following brothers, Leslie B. Meares and Stacy of Beaufort, A. O. Davis of Norfolk, Va. and ono sister, Mrs. V. A. Wyomens,ot Hoaurort; three aunts, Mrs. W. L. Thorpe of Galveston, Tex., Annie Gsskill and Mrs. U. L. Both of Wilmington; three uneles, W. H. and John D. Oasttll of Tampa, Fla- and A. B. Gsskill of Beaufort. 1 CantsJn T. J. MMi de u,t froln toW Rfohmon. 9 1 1 :j3 -a
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