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THE COMMONWEALTH, SCOTLAND NECK, N.C. ENGLAND, BELGIUM, F OFFICIAL REPORTS THAT IMPOR TANT CONJUNCTION IS EF FECTED. KAISER SENDS A NEW NOTE Germans Are Active in Luxemburg and Liege Believed to Remain Secur. French in Belgium. Brussels. Belgian official reports, received by the War Office, record the imnnrtant fact that a junction has been effected by Belgian?, British and ' French troops across the line of the German advance through Belgium. The location of the three armies was not revealed but it is understood they will act together. At Liege, where the Belgian gar rison has presented a stubborn front to the German attackers, fighting has ceased and the Belgian troops and citi zens have strengthened the city's de fenses. Between the forts line of earthworks have been thrown up by men who havt worked withou ces sation night and day. Reports reached here by way of London that according to announce ments in Berlin, Liege had fallen into the hands of German troops. The sighting of a German cavalry patrol to the south of Namur is evi dence of the activity of the German forces in Luxemburg, showing they were reconnoitering to discover the position of the defending armies. The retirement of German troops out of range of the guns of the forts of Liege was supposed to indicate they were concentrating and waiting for rein forcements to renew the attack. In the meantime French troops who have crossed tbe frontiers of Belgium continue to advance meth odically aDd their approach strength ens the position of the Belgian Army. "When a French officer arrived at Na mur in an antomobile citizens hoisted him on their shoulders and carried him through the streets. It was reported that the greater part of Luxemburg which hji been occupied by Germans, had bo$. clear ed of invaders by the French Army. In the Belgian Capital, patriotic sentiment is increasing and men of aH classes are volunteering. A number of troop trains filled with French soldiers passed around Bras sels during the night on the way to the front. Two Belgian officers charged with important missions passed through the advanced lines of the Germans uninjured, although they drew the German fire. The Belgian aviator, Alfred Lauser, was arrested on suspicion of being a spy. CZAR PRAISES SLAVS. Says War is Holy One and Prays For Victory. St. Petersburg via London. The Russian emperor with Grand Duke Nicholas received members of the council of the empire and the Duma In audience at the Winter palace. Addressing them, the emperor said: "In these days of alarm and anxiety through which Russia is passing I greet you. Germany following Aus tria, has declared war on Russia. "The enormous enthusiasm, the .pa triotic sentiments and the love and loyalty to the throne an enthusiasm which has swept like a hurricane through the country guarantee for me, as for you, I hope, that Russia, will bring to a happy conclusion the war which the Almighty has sent it. "It also is because of this unanimous enthusiasm, love and eagerness to make eery sacrifice, even of life it self, that I am able to regard the fu ture with calm firmness. It is not only the dignity and honor of our country that we are defending, but we are fighting for brother Slavs, co-religionists, blood brothers. "I am persuaded that all and each of you will be in your place to assist me to support the test, and that all, beginning with myself, will do their duty. Great is the God of the Rus sian fatherland." French In Togoland. London. French troops from Da homey have entered Northern Togo- land, the German colony on the west coast of Africa, the Southern portion of which Great Britain seized. Mobilizing Austrians. London. A dispatch to The Times from Berne, Switzerland, says forty thousand Austrian trops have con centrated near Basel and that German and French troops also are near the Swiss frontier. On important battle may occur at any moment. Austrians Passing. Rome, via London. Forty-eight trains loaded with Austrian troops from the Tyrol arrived at Leopold Shoehe in Baden, northwest of Basel, Switzerland They were on their way to Alsace to assist the Germans. Cruisers Still Going. Rome, via London. The German cruisers Goeben and Berslau, which recently were forced to leave Messina, Sicily are reported to have succeeded in passing through the straits of Otranto in the Adriatic sea. Emperor Left Berlin. London. A dispatch from Rome to The Daily Mail says a report is cur rent that Emperor William has left Berlin a motor car. Resigned to Fight. Sofia, Bulgaria, via London. Gen eral Radko Dimitrief, who was com mander-in-chief of the Bulgarian army during the war against Turkey and is now Bulgarian minister to St. Pe tersburg telegraphed his resignation in order that he might serve as a vol unteer in the Russian army FRANCE IN UNION RENCH ARMY NVADED ALSACE AVENGE DISGRACE OF HALF CEN TURY AGO. FRENCH ARE i WELCOME. MARTIAL LAW ESTABLISHED French Losses "Not Excessive" But German Loss Said to Be "Very Serious." Paris. The invasion of lower Alsace by a French army under General Jo seph Jeffre, the French commander-in- chief, has awakened great enthusiasm throughout France. French military authorities, while reconizing the occupation of Altkirch and Muelhausen by French troops is not of high strategical importance, believe the successful advance of the French army far across the German frontier will have considerable moral effect. It is reported unofficially that Kolber, farther to the north, has fallen into the hands of the French. None of these three places was strong ly fortified and all lie outside the line of real German defense, being guard ed as outposts of the strong fortified cities. Their German garrisons nu merically were fairly strong but it was understood that in case of attack they merely would endeavor to hinder the French advance before falling back. Neu Briesack, where they are said to have retired is east of Kolmar and is strongly fortified, while Strassburg, some distance to the north, the cen ter of a great aggregation of German troops, is strongly fortified and sup posed to be prepared for a long siege. Official reports of fighting between the French and German troops state that the French losses were "not ex cessive," while those of the Germans are declared by the French to have been "very serious." The Alsatian in habitants are said to have been so overjoyed at the appearance of the French Army that they tore up the frontier posts. Reports of the arrival of an Aus trian Army corps on the Swiss fron tier near Basel were the object of close attention by French military au thorities. It was said that several more Austrian Army corps were be ing organized in the Tyrol whence they later would be sent toward the French frontier. In view of this the French Government asked the Austro- Hungarian Ambassador to France, who remains at his post, to explain the intentions of Austria-Hungary in re gard to France. Before retiring from Mulshausen German troops are said to have set fire to numerous buildings, especially warehouses where food and forage were stored. The forest of Hard, near Kolmar, is said to have been razed. Martial law has been established in Alsace, where it is said the Ger mans announced that any person sus pected of sympathizing with the French would be executed. WIRE SERVICE TO BERLIN. Washington Inquiries About Ameri cans Taken As Spies. Washington. Secretary Bryan an nounced that the American govern n.ent was in communication with all its European embassies and legations and that every effort was being made to care for Americans on the conti nent. Communications with Ambas sador Gerard at Berlin was establish ed through Copenhagen. Mr. Bryan immediately telegraphed inauirine about Archer M. Huntington, presi dent of the American Geographical Society, and other Americans report ed arrested as spies. Official dispatches revealed that many Americans had been arrested or temporarily detained in Germany and that the first ou!break of hos tilities and during mobilization per sons who talked English were under espionage. The state department announced that an additional $50,000 had been cabled to Minister Stovall of Switz erland and that it was estimated 8,000 Americans were in that country. Confiscate Money. Berlin. Three motor cars carrvinz large sums of money were captured by German people and troops as they were trying to cross the Russian fron tier. The empress and princess of the imperial family personally are par ticipating in supplying food for Ger man reservists passing through Ber lin. They were entrmsinstiVnii-o- cheered by the troops. Among those who have entered the German barracks at Doeberitz are a superior Rusian official. Will Congress War Meet. Washington. Although administra tion leaders in Congress believe that. regular session can be completed soon alter September 1. some of them fpar possible emergencis that may arise tnrough the war in Europe will make it imperative that congress remain in I Washington. Talk about the capitol in dicates however, that if developments of the next few weeks indicate no trouble in prospect for the United btates the signal may be given to wind up the legislative program and adjourn for the fall campaign. King Congratulates. London. The Berlin semi-official news agency meanwhile indirectly reaffirms the capture of Liege by the Germans. It refers to King Albert's order of the day congratulating the defenders of the city and says: This order of the day evidently has been superseded by the capture of Liege by the Germans." The object of the German advance is believed to be Namur, on their lelt flank and Louvain on their right. If this opinion is correct, military men believe a great battle is imminent. "BE CALM," SAYS WILSON President Appeals to Americans To Be Cool in Crisis SOUND CONDITIONS PREVAIL In Reassuring Statement, Says We Will Meet Difficulties and Aid Europe, Too United States States Owes It to Mankind. Washington. President Wilson ap pealed to the people of the United States to remain calm during the war in Europe. He declared the United States owes it to mankind to help the rest of the world in the present crisis. In a formal statement he said: "It is extremely necessary, it is manifestly necessary in the pres ent state of affairs on the other side of the water that you should be extremely careful not to add in any way to the excitement. "Of course, the European world is in a highly excited state of mind, but the excitement ought not to spread to the United States. So far as we are con cerned, there is no cause for ex citement. "There is great inconvenience, for the time being, in the money market and in our exchanges, and, temporarily, in the handling of our crops, but America is ab solutely prepared to meet the fi nancial situation and to straighten everything out without any ma terial difficulty. "The only thing that can pos sibly prevent it is unreasonable apprehension and excitement. "If I might make a suggestion to you gentlemen, therefore, I would urge you not to give cur rency to any unverified rumor to anything that would tend to cre ate or add to excitement. "I think that you will agree that we must all at the present moment act together as Ameri cans in seeing that America does rot suffer any unnecessary dis tress from what is going on in the world at large. "The situation In Europe is perhaps the giavest in its possi bilities that has arisen in modern times, but it need not affect the United States unfavorably in the long run. Not that the United States has anything to take ad vantage of, bu her own position Is sound and she owes it to man kind to remain in such a condi tion, and in such a state of mind that she can help the rest of the world." Washington. In a special message the President asked for $250,000 to care for Americans in Europe. Both houses promptly passed the appropri ation. The House and Senate passed a bill removing technical restrictions on the issuance of $500,000,000 of re serve currency. KILLED IN AUTO UPSET. Mrs. O'Keefe of Norfolk, Victim of Touring Accident. Baltimore. Mrs. Carolyn O'Keefe of Norfolk, Va., was instantly killed and her husband was badly hurt when their automobile, in which they were touring, turned turtle near here. The automobile was one of four occupied by prominent Norfolk people, who had made up a party at Balti more to tour to Philadelphia, New York and Atlantic City. REFUSE EXPORT FREIGHT. Railroads Place Embargo on Ship ments Destined for Europe. Memphis, Tenn. The Illinois Cen tral Railroad instructed its Memphis office to receive no export freight for shipment via Hamburg-American steamers. According to a local insurance agency, a large number of consign ments of lumber and cottonseed prod ucts from this point are on vessels at sea. Other consignments are tied up at New Orleans. 44 KILLED IN RAILROAD CRASH Train on Kansas City Southern Rams a Traction Car FIRE BURNS THE VICTIMS With Collision Came Explosion of Gasoline Reservoir of Motor Car, Setting Both the Motor Car and the Train Afire. Joplin, Mo. Forty-four persons were killed and twenty-five injured, six fatally, when a northbound pas senger train on tne Kansas tuy Southern Railway crashed head on into an interurban car on the Missouri and North Arkansas Railway near Tipton Ford, twelve miles south of here. The Missouri and North Arkansas Railway uses the Kansas City South ern tracks from Joplin to Neosho. The cars met on a curve. The in terurban car, which was going about thirty-five miles an hour, was tele scoped and took fire. Thirty-eight charred bodies were brought to Jop lin on a relief train. The injured have been placed in Joplin hospitals. The motor car is said to have over run her orders to meet a passenger train at Tipton Ford. The gasolene tank on the motor car exploded Immediately after the crash and set fire to Its own wreckage. As the flames crept to the passenger train survivors carried water from a nearby creek and put out the fire. There were few escapes. G. C. Harrison, of Stark City., Mo., was sitting in a front seat of the trac tion car beside an open window. He heard the train coming and before he saw it he leaped through the window. He was sceriously hurt. Dora Wagner of Seattle, Wash., Al bert Williams of Compton, Ark., Etta Setteck of Marion, Iowa, and Bessie Hollick of Harrison, Ark., were In the rear of the car. They were crushed and badly hurt, but were taken out of the wreck by passengers before the flames reached them. HOSTILITIES CEASE IN MEXICO. Carranza Will Grant General Amnesty to All Mexicans. Mexico City. Provisional President Carbajal and. Gen. Venus tiano Carran za, head of the Constitutionalist move ment, reached a full agreement con cerning the turning over of the Gov ernment to the Constitutionalists. A general amnesty will be declared. Hostilities were suspended. r At the conclusion a conference be tween President Carbajal and Gen. Velasco, the Minister of War, the of ficial announcement was made that Carranza would grant the President s request concerning guarantees. A proclamation by Gen. Robles and Gen. Dominguez, personal representa tives of Carranza, was published in all the morning newspapers and cre ated a good impression. 30-INCH LENS INSTALLED. Allegheny Telescope Has Largest Photographic Power. Pittsburgh. Dr. Frank Schlesinger, director of the Allegheny Observatory here, announces that the thirty-inch lens for the photographic telescope of the Observatory has been installed. The lens, which is third in size in the world, has greater photographic power than any similar instrument now in use. The new disk is expected to reveal many hitherto unknown facts of the heavens. BETRAYED BY FIANCEE. Serago Agrees to Return to New York on Murder Charge. Denver, Col. Betrayed by his fi ancee, Miss Cora Woefel of New York, Michael Serago, also known as Sullivan, has stopped his fight against extradition and has agreed to return to Manhattan to be tried for the mur der of William G. Martin, Aug. 18, 1913, for which he was indicted with Harry Schaefer. Serago was arrested here a few weeks ago in company with a woman. MRS.WILSON DIES N WHITE HOUSE Strain cf Social Duties and Welfare Work Hastened End PRESIDENT AT HER BEDSIDE President's Family at Bedside When End Comes In Conformity With Mrs. Wilson's Desire Congress Hastily Passes Anti-Slum Bill. Washington. Mrs Woodrow Wilson, the wife of the President, died at 5 o'clock in the evening in the White House. Her death resulted from Eright's disease, from which she had been a sufferer since she came to the White House. She was in her 50th year. Recently this had been aggravated by a general nervous breakdown which began when she was injured by a fall on the marble floor of the White House in February and was accelerated by the strenuous social season and over-activity in social betterment work and other hunmani tarian endeavors. Mrs. Wilson had known that her death was near. With her at the end were the President and their three daughters, Mrs. Sayre, Mrs. McAdoo and Miss Margaret Wilson. Several times in the course of the day Mrs. Wilson was conscious and an hour before her death, aroused sufficiently to bestow a peaceful smile of recog nition and farewell upon the Presi dent and each of her children. Soon after 11 o'clock in the morn ing Mrs. Wilson was cheered by the knowledge that the Senate of the United States had passed the Johnson bill abolishing slums from the capital, for which she had worked zealously last fall. Earlier in the morning she had told the President that she believed she could go more cheerfully if she knew the bill was passed. The President, through Secretary Tumulty, communi cated Mrs. Wilson's wish to Congress and the task of making the bill a law was undertaken with extraordinary haste. As soon as the President learned of the passage of the bill by the Senate he hastened to carry the news to the sick room. About noon, wrhen the President was absent from the sick room for a few minutes, Mrs. Wilson sent for Dr. Gary T. Grayson and said to him: "Doctor, if I go away promise me you will take good care of my hus band." Mrs. Wilson died in the big bedroom at the southwest corner of the White House which overlooks the Potomac River. The President sat beside the bed holding her hand and on the other side her daughters were kneeling. She had been unconscious for nearly an hour. Dr. Grayson was the only other per son m the room, in an aaojmmg room were the President's sons-in-law, Mr. Sayre and Mr. McAdoo. Mrs. Wil son's brother, Prof. Stockton Axson of Princeton, who was informed of her critical condition at once, was un able to reach here from Portland, Ore. For the last two days Mrs. Wilson had been kept alive largely by the stimulation of oxygen. Realizing that the end was near the President can celed all engagements. He left the b,edroom only once before the end came, and then only for a short au tomobile ride in the early morning. Mrs. Wilson was born Ellen Louise Axsen at Savannah, Ga., of Samuel Edward and Margaret Axsen. She was educated at home and at Wom an's College, Rome, Ga. She had a talent for art and spent some time studying in the Art Students' League in New York. Her devotion to painting afforded her much happiness and inspiration. The wedding of Woodrow Wilson and Miss Axsen took place at Savannah on June 24, 1885. Miss Axsen had met Mr. Wilson when he was practicing law at Atlanta, Georgia, in 1882. They married just after Mr. Wilson finished his post-graduate work in Johns Hop kins University and with the degree of Ph. D. accepted the position of associate professor of history and po litical economy in Bryn Mawr College. Mrs. Wilson and her husband were the closest of companions and the home life that she created for her hus band and the three daughters born to them was always regarded as ideal. CRUISER TENNESSEE SAILS. Leaves With $5,500,000 for the Re- lief of Americans. New York. The armored cruiser Tennessee, carrying about 5,500,000 for the relief of stranded Americans, steamed away from Tompkinsville. ' Lieutenant-Commander E. P. Jessop estimated that it will take between ten and eleven days to make the trip across. The cruiser will proceed at about twelve and a half knots an hour. FOR U. S. LOANS TO FARMERS. Bill In to Aid Producers During War in Europe. Washington. The direct loan of money by the government to produc ers of farm products is proposed in a bill introduced in the House by Repre sentative Henry of Texas. The bill provides for an amendment to the Federal Reserve act by which the Federal Reserve Board may authorize loans at 4 per cent, on wheat, cotton, corn or oats on notes duly endorsed by member banks. MILITARY COMMENT FORBIDDEN Army and Navy Officers Not Allowed to Discuss the War. Washington. Public comment on the war by army and navy officers, either on the active or retired list,' will cease at once as the result of orders issued by Secretary Garrison and Secretary Daniels at the sugges tion of President Wilson. Interviews have been given to news papers by a number of prominent offi cers. All these interview and articles must cease. Scotland Neck Ice & Fuel Co. Scotland Neck, North Carolina We supplied you with Fuel during the winter, let us serve you with Ice through the sum mer. 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