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i:,' Li . ' -i JS ' 1 : vu unium . V it jf v 1. ' '.-.1 . ; . - -f probablylocal thundershowers. Qen tie southwest And west winds. - . VOLUME TWENTY. WILMINGTON, N. a, JWDAY, AUGUST 14, 1914. PRICE THREE CENTS. . j 1 ' ' I''. . ! mimw pierce Fighting mans and Belgians in Bat tle of HaeMiT TUBBEfiEy. Turner mem Allies Demand to Know Her f Position and Greece to 1 ake Action Belgians Claim t Victory at Haelejpfii 'ii!'. , Brussels, Augl v German casualties at HaleH wemHhree thou Wnd dead and wounded, The Germans apparently sacrificed their men without any scruples. Dur ing the fight the Germans were oblig ed to pass two bridges over Gethe and Velpe rivers, where they were expos ed to heavy firing. The retiring Ger mans left piles of dead and wounded at these bridges. The same carrage occured on the road from Threck to Haelen, where the German cavalry, exposed to gat ling guns of the Belgians, fell in droves. The German infantry, and cavalry had a similar reception near Colfaekin. Success of the Belgiam arms is con sidered particularly important here, as most Belgian troops participating had not been under fire before. uccescs of the Belgian arms is con- were light in dead, as the troops were well entrenched. . but. many were wounded. The situation, which wasiP somewhat critical , Tuesday mbrnittr,8 when German. jjatroIsKrldjrloBo Brussels, watf-eld" -f&jpW$&. proving from the standpoint of the Belgians twenty-four 6ours later. Victory described above wjia fol lowed by new and successful engage ments hear Novllle-Taviers and Ed hezee, about nine miles north of Xainur, Wednesday and Thursday. These operations proved that the Germans are retiring further and that the allies being steadily reinforced are resolutely pushing ahead. Brussels is no longer in fear, but The Belgian casualties at Haelen that eventuality of its occupation by Germans was considered. Germans Plan New Movement. It is officially announced the Ger mans are planning a new movement against the Belgians and dispositions are being made to repel it. General Staffvhas has heard nothing of the reduction of the Liege fort, and says such rumors are false. No movements of importance have ' taken place since Wednesday's serious engagement between the German and Belgian troops, according to official announcement today. The communica tion adds: "The situation of the Belgian forces remains favorable." To Call Turks to Account. Paris, Aug. 14 The allied govern ment opposed to Germon and Austria have agreed to bring Turkey to a realization of its obligations as a neu tral power in connection with her al leged purchase of two German cruis ers. Flag Not Lowered Advices from Constantinople de clare the German flag has not been lowered on the cruisers Goeben, and Breslau, no have their crews landed since arrival in Turkish waters. Chase In Midair. An official statement says a French aviator, reconnoitering in Loraine, prusued, by two German airmen. Their machines were larger and faster than the Frenchman's and carried three armed men each. After an ex citing chase the French flier escaped and returned to the French lines un harmed. No I mportant Engagement Yesterday. Offical announcement says nothin of diking importance took place in I lu theatre of war yesterday. There ; Wefe, however, several skirmishes be tween French and German patrols and counters between outposts, notably at thambrey, where two companies of German troops were surprised by ,he French and driven off leaving many wounded on the field. Another Engagement. Paris, Aug. 14 A Brussel's dispatch to the Havas Agency says a fresh en- Kagement between Germans and Ben- gian s occurred yesterday between 5 the situation a few days ago was such south of Haelen. The Belgian troops Between Ger heavily on a detachment of four The war ministry has received news from Berne, Switzerland, that a num ber of German patrols have taken re fuge in Switzerland. It is stated that no French troops have crossed the Swiss frontier. . Field Marshal Sir John Frencn, commander-in-chief of the British field army, has joined General Joffre, the French commander-in-chief at his headquarters. The locality Is not men tioned. It is officially announced the Bel gians captured two thousand German prisoners at Lelge, while the French took more than fifteen hundred on the frontier. Invading Austria. London, England, August 14. A dispatch from Rome says the Montenegrin troops, aided by the in habitants of Herzegovina, are success fully invading Austria, whose block ade of the Montenegrin coast practi cally has ceased. The Prince of Wales relief fund for distressed families of the British sol diers and sailors today totalled over five million dollars. The American Embassy today es tablished the ruling that all German Americans residing in the British Isles, who apjply for American pass- ust Vl Jheir naturalization Americar register with the' po lice as uerman suDjecxsv atyreprts, $nat Americans at Buda pest, Hungary, are all well and pro vided for. Says Saw Sunken German Ships. A Chronicle dispatch from West Hartlepool says the Captain of the Danish steamer, Huldainaersk, de clares he passed seven sunken German ships fifteen miles off Spurnhead, at the northeast entrance of the river Humber. Only the masts of the ves sels were visible. Guarantees Safety. Admiralty today gave assurance that ocean routes are well patrolled and guarantees quick resumption of trans-Atlantic passanger services. The Olympic sails Saturday, and the Mau retania and Lusitania later. Makes Demand On Turkey. France, Russia, and England have sent a share . demand to Turkey for immediate restoration of the officers and crew of the German cruisers, Goeben Breslau A Central News Rome dispatch says information from St. Petersburg an nounces that Russia has mobilized two million men on the German and Austrian frontiers, half million on the Turkish, and Rumanian frontiers, while three million are held in re Warships Limp Into Port. Shanghai, Aug. 14 Two warships, each having four funnels, entered Hohg Kong harbor yesterday, badly damaged and carrying many wounded. Their identity has not been learned here, but the vessels are believed to be either the British cruisers Minotaur or the French Cruisers Dupleix and Montcalm. They are reported to have been in an engagement with the Ger man cruisers Scharnhorst and Gueis ehau. Anti-German Mob at Work. Copenhagen, Aug. 14 An anti-German mob set fire to a German ship in Antwerp harbor and after it was destroyed, the mob pillaged another German vessel. To Determine Greece's Attitude Athens, Aug. 14 King Constantine, at suggestion of his Premier and Min ister of war, has called a conference of all former Premiers and party lead- ers, to determine the attitude of Greece, in tne iace 01 ui n.ejr o a,nc6oU purchase of the German cruisers Go eben Breslau. Russia Appeals To Poles. St. Petersburg, Russia, Aug. 14 With the view of removing the ap prehensions of the Poles in Russia, German and Austria and of gaining their friendship in the two last men- tinned countries, Grand Duke Nicholas ' 1 i.a Mihniaivitch. commanaer-anu-cmei nf the Russian Army, issued an order today that all Poles, showing loyalty to the Slav cause would be especially protected, by the Russian army and KAISER AT HEAD 0F HIS FORCES ' PLANS FOR BRINGING . HOME AMERICANS Washington, Aug. 14. Members of the government European war relief Pbqard continued today development of their program to bring stranded Americans home. Plans had been completed to make possible the re turn of about twenty thousand per sons on the army transports Sumner, Kilpatrick, Denver, City of Macon, City of Memphis and Cristobal, which are to be outfitted at Newport News. The board is determining whether additional steps will be necessary. PROBE OF FOOD PRICES VIGOROUSLY PUSHED Washington, Aug. 14. The move ment of government to investigate in creases in food prices, with a view to possible criminal prosecutions, was under full headway today. Attorney General McReynolds has his entire force throughout the country at work making this investigation. Kress' Five ana Ten uent store sells ice cold Coca Cola In bottles. Try one-'-'Advertisement. jy 18 lm Government. Any attempt to inter fere 3?yith personal or material rights of Poles not guilty of hostility to Rus sia will be punished with all severity of martial law. Sugar Continues to Go Pp. New York, Aug. 14 Granulated su gar was quoted today at seven and a half cents per pound, less two percent for cash. Takes Austrian Ship As Prize. Montreal, Canada, Aug. 14 The Austrian steamer Ida, from Trieste, which Bailed before war was declared, was taken over by the Marine De-partment- at Quebec today as a war prize. , ; . . AH AGREED Qtt flMJHNG Bill Introduced in Congress to Establish Bonded Ware houses For Cotton- Will Form Basis For Emergency Currency Issue. Washington, Aug. 14 Plans of Southern Congressmen and Represen tatives of cotton interests for relief from embarrassment by closing the European markets by war, took tangi ble form today, when a bill to estab lish bonded warehouses, wherein cot ton may be stored and made the basis of emergency currency issues, was in troduced in Congress. The bill was drawn up by Senator Hoke Smith and Representative Lever, after consultation with the Depart ments of Agriculture and Commerce and treasury officials, and bears the approval of the Southern Cotton Con gress, in session here, to consider re lief measures. The Secretary of Agri culture would be authorized to license warehouses, and provide for the is suance of receipts. BIG CONFAD TODAY IN WASHINGTON Washington, Aug. 14.-Financiers and representatives of the shipping and other, industrial interests from all ports of the country conferred here today with Secretary of Treas ury McAdoo on. problems of foreign exchange and facilitating transporta tion of grain and -cotton crops to European markets. ilE THE FIELD COTTOM CAMPAIGN III ARIZONA LIVE ONE Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 14 The cam paign for the United States senator in Arizona has but one more month to run. Four weeks from next Tuesday the primaries will be held for the, no mination of candidates for the senat orship and for representatives in Con gress and the State offices to be filled at the November election. The sena torial campaign is attracting consid erable attention among the voters of all parties. Marcus A. Smith, whose term in the senate will expire next March, is a candidate for renomina- tion on the Democratic ticket. As an opponent for the nomination he has Reese M. Ling, who is the Arizona member of the National Democratic committee. Lorenzo Hibbell is unop posed for the Republican nomination for the senatorship. Dwight B. Heard, editor of the Arizona Republican, is expected to be the choice of the Prog ressive party. Eugene H. Chafin, a former Chicagoan who now claims a residence in Arizona, will be nominat ed by the Prohibitionists. In 1908 Mr. Chafin was the Prohibition party can didate for President of the United States. 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Dy tne special interstate rate tomffiW sion and file with Governor Craig and the Corporation Commission - for promulgation as the interstate" freight rates for North Carolina, is being made by a number of disinterested ex perts and they are bringing out' a num ber of interesting features. It is found that the reduction that the new tariffs will give in the rates on lumber is ten per cent and that there - is a reduction of ten ' per cent on rates on fertilizers with the quali fication that, the special commission, at the same time, advances the mini mum car load shipments from ten tons to twelve tons. About the biggest reductions that will be made through the application of the new rates will be on the "moun tain division" of the Southern, the Raleigh-Charlotte division of the Nor folk Southern and some of the lesser lines of the Seaboard Air Line that hae -been allowed to' charge r' some what higher than the present staardJ to these lines. The mountain dmsfoiis of, the Southern are 'divested 'of .their special 6xtra 25 per cent on shipments originating in these divisions. The Norfolk Southern has been allowed to apply higher than the present stan dard Tates west of Raleigh to Char lotte because of the new line exemp tion that will now be eliminated" by the application of the special commis sion's finding. The reductions on this division of the Norfolk Southern will be from ten to 25 per cent. The experts find that the average reduction of rates by the special com-j mission's findings from the present standard rates as now enforced by the 1 corporation commission Is about one cent per hundred pounds. This applies to the lines' of The Southern, The At lantic Coast Line, the Winston Salem Southbound, the Norfolk and Western, the Clinchfield and Ohio and other lines and a modified extent to the Sea board Air Line. And the reduced standard rates will now apply to all the Seaboard Air Line the Norfolk Southern and other lines not exempted as new short lines. The certification of the special com mission's report has not yet been made to the Corporation Commission, which is to promulgate the new rates for application after sixty days in the railroad companies do not appeal to the courts. Governor Craig yesterday afternoon formally through a proclamation, pro mulgated and transmitted to the Cor poration Commission the new sched ule of reduced interstate freight rates contained in the report of the special interseate rate commission filed yes terday with the governor. And it is now up to the Corporation Commission to publish tariffs of these new rates and serve them on the officials of the railroad companies to be effective within sixty days from this date of promulgation by the Governor. Then if any or all the railroad companies effected see fit to resist application of the new rates they will have to have recourse to injunction or restraining orders against the Corporation Com mission and possibly the governor to stay the application of the rates, tak ing the matter into the courts. The Governor's proclamation recites the special act of the special session of the legislature known as the Justice act and his appointment of the speci?l interstate fr?i?ht rate commission under its provisions after the railroad companies had served notice in good faith that they believed the rates pro posed in tr.i act were confiscate! y and unreasonable; the investigation by the special commission and the new sched ule of r-iteo that the special commis sion now declares in its opinion to be just anu reasonable. Then foil.- ws the formal pn nulgation of the new rates To Make Up Deficit by Mor Internal Revenue Tax The Idea $V 1 ' ICE TODAY ,But It Wjfti Decided to Wait More Dfl- nite Information as to Situation Con frdntlng the Treasury Department. Washington,, An. 1 4 Arrangement' for wat-taxes '-Wgi. United States, to' . 'j . '.j ....... , IWAWht iaiiagycustoms revenues and ed 'hdf they shMf levied.; ha- ' . 'ill ing held In abeyance uBftil the situation1 confronting the treasury becomes more clearly defined. ' " '' ' i: At another conference ' today'be-' tween Senator Simmons, Representa tive Underwood and Secretary Treas ury McAdoo, it was agreed that any deficit should be made up by addition al international revenue taxes, but it was decided to hold another confer ence next week and in the meantime reports from all Atlantic coast customs houses will indicate what the Government must meet. In the meanwhile Chairman Under wood will get the Ways and Means Committee ready to act upon the plan. MUTINY BREAKS OUT Oil GERMAN LINED Rio Janeiro, Aug. 14. Mutinv to. J day Jsroke out among- the cfew fthi , con sailing for an StabVn dditili j returned here: a short lmW UteV, Th " :,; police were called to quell the dK ' turbance. At Perhambuco several C German liners, with five thousand. ' German steerage passengers, are ly ing, but captains fearing to proceed because of the danger of capture byr - ,f British warships. NEUTRALITY ACTS UNDER ADVISEMENT Washington, Aug. 14. Two im portant problems involving neutral ity of the United States during the European war were before President Wilson and his advisers at today's cabinet meeting. One plan was to apply to all cable offices the same, censorship as recently placed on the flrans-Atlantic wireless stations, to prevent them being used for trans mission of military and naval infor mation. The other problem involved granting permission to American bankers to float loans in this coun try for any countries involved in war. WANT PRESIDENT TO TAKE A REST Washington, Aug. 14 Friends . ot President Wilson are urging him to take within the next two weeks a short vacation, but so far he has made no plans. The President's yacht May flower, has arrived at Washlngtdn Navy Yard and it has been suggested that the President make a trip on her late next week along the Atlantic Coast. Stage of water in Cape Fear River at Fayettevllle, N. C. at 8 a.m . yester day, 1.6 feet. Refreshing Coca Cola In bottles at Kress Five and Ten Cent store. Ad vertisement. Jy IS lm ' BERLIN GIVES OUT ING. Berlin, Aug. , 14, A MOTH- -. special train with three hundred Amer- leans and five automobiles started for Holland last eve- , ning. No important news as day. Y' and deilxiation that thf be in effect : sixty ivrs Don tlt& date anil aftap due piiO'Icati' 1 by -the Corporation,--". Commission. 1
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