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Sine then wpi e uas Deen contmuea ngnting im that region until a day or two ago, when 'it ended in a, Victorious ad vance of the French forces, who inflicted-decisive defeat on the Ger mans had drove them back across the frontier east of Xwne'ville. Little idea has been given in official dead patch of the desperate struggle that occurred around a handful vof villages scattered along the;. French frontier. Point after point was taken and re taken, by one side or the other. French Retake Muelhausen. Re-occupation of Muelhausen, Al sace, by the French troops is an nounced by officials neVe today. The' -recapture of Muelhausen was preceded, by a severe - battle during which the troops took one of the sur burbs appoint of bayonets. They also took, asy result of their victory, 6 Ger man cannon and six German ammuni tion Tjpagons.' .n official note says the Vosges-Mountains situation is un changed. fin upper Alsae the French troops have occupied Guelb wilier, . fourteen nailes southwest of Colmar.. In, Lor rs(ne it is stated the French lines extend from the north of. Saarburg, passing-by Morhange tovDelme. The An entire change in the plan of campai7 bi Be Bitght about by an advance of the German arihirftteJI in Belgium. This was admitted in official corhhiunication from Brussels today, which said the Germans "had gained ground on both banks of the river Meuse." It acetKatUe 0ejgiana. hiving doneall that could be expected oftlKoldirig the invaders in cfteck for fifteen 6t$,rti be merged into the general plan of tr.tt1lEatet It con cludes with significant sentence that the "etrogradfe movement does not meah defeatnhpiying. that the Belgians have been operating hitherto, by tKeniselves in checking the Germans, while the French and British were making preparations to meet the advanced German forces. ' Rumors that Brussels has fallen into German hands were persistently in circulation in Paris, but no confutation could be obtained. The Belgian capital was kn6n(,trBe! threatened by the daring of the German cavalry who had reached the for est of Soignies, flanking the city. All approaching roads had been barricaded and entrenched. Four of Brussels hospitals are filled with wounded. ' T'T ri! r Antwerp apparently is the temporaiy goaT clif 'tne German troops in Belgium. They are reported to be slowly but steadily movinor in fKi rlirprh'on TKa mi 1J!. la&o omkmaJ Tlamvnt ai fit a 11 I Canadian Druggist ire ucuuwi wiurci uovc u-tuuigu inreuium "mv-" 1 Winnltiflir Man Ai.f ft-Vew W masses pushing in from the frontier are believed to have COme ' islation regarding the sale of drugs wafe the;. Important matter discussed bythe Canadian Pharmaceutical Asso ciation at the opening session of it3 annual '. convention here today. The sessions . will continue several days, during whicK time numerous papers will be presented by prominent drug gists and chemists of Canada and the United States. is unchanged." Russians Active. St. Petersburg, Aug. 20 A body of Russian troops, according to communi cation gitan out todays has occupied Qunbinnen, twenty miles " from the Russian frontier in East -Prussia, cap turing at the same time twelve Ger man guns and a large number of prisoners. Sally Into British Territory. Nairobi, British East Africa, Aug 20 Small German forces grossed the frontier into British territory today, raiding native cattle. Foreign Office Describes " the War. Move jfciSitua- - . " tion to Rate. IS 11 A' ji'fcf COPYI&lljP) SECRETARY BRYAtt ; k , Says German Ships Ar Cbrt fined to Harbors-Seaborne . Commerce to theTath'erland 1 . Paralyzed. it - 1 ashington, Aug. 2f The "'British Embassy here today " received from the British Foreign Office the follow ing summary of the naval' an ."J" military situation to jiate, a copy teing sent to Secretary of Stata Bryan: bince the declaration of war the fieet has teen respdnsi!5 1 "for. the safety of an expeditionary force, which completed disembarkation in Frame i utust 18th in'parfd'jt order and without casualty," : , "The work of the "navy in the At lantic and elsewhere-' in safeguarding trade routes in best . exemplified by the fact that at Lloyds yesterday the lv ' , ' , , x ' - c ft i AT J? 1 ' mm m T3: POPE PIUS X i Pope Pius Unable to Rally; From Last Illness. ELEVEN YEAfiS 4 He Had Been at Helm of the Ctho(ia Church and WitnVwMd Trouble-. com" Times New Pope to Be!8e f Jectejl Likely Next Month Pretl dent Wilson Send Cpridolencee. i STA1 E 'REPUBLIC war risk- fell to iortyhiUiM.ercent, fltttretidnr nt' Luxemburg and Belgiunnror almost any voyage ot'tinnsir'ces- sels, whereas', the rate ttrmrBe freight of corn paid' by steanies from the United States to British ports is thir ty shillings percent. "The German fleet outside of the Baltic is confined to the harbors. Eng lish commerce is 'almost 'norinaf. The ' 'I ! ' ... -If 1H til? German seaborne commerce is para lyzed. Only casualty is the loss of the light cruiser Amphion, blown up by a mine, after having sunk the Ger man mine layer Koeniginluisa. ''One German submarine has been i AULtfiEi ts Meet 20.! submarine has sunk in the North sea! ' M Indications They Will Adopt a Progressive Platform ARE TO MAKE A BIG CAMPAIGN is as fol- in contact with the allied forces' front. Report in Brussels as lerted a battle had occurred near Charleroi, in which the Ger mans were supposed to have suffered a loss of six thousand killed. This was not confirmed by any official information. Reports were current in many European quarters today that Germany had decided to comply -Vyith Japan's ultimatum, call ing for German evacuation of Kiaochow and abandonment of Eastern seas by German warships. Holland is said to feel un (asiness in regard to her East Indian colonies in view of Japan's attitude. Gubinnen, a German town twenty miles from the Russian frontier, has been occupied by Russians, who, according to Russian official advices, captured many prisoners and several pns. News of military developments issued by official press bureau becomes more brief as the great masses of Germans. nd Austrians aDnroach the oDDOsins forces of Belgians., and Indira t inn o tka nn.!inn nnrki tkA 9M nf irlv iinnrHied. 1 c . . . . v. . f F v. i V t- i i family soon rencn omciai advices announce rapia progress or a rrencn Jlumn, invading Lorraine, in direction of Metz. Two sons of Emperor William are said to have passed through Liege, eh- oute to the front. Corps of Amazons is reported being raised Berlin, according to a statement made by Chinese meo 1 men, who have arrived at Rotterdam -from Berlin. I he Montenegrin troops have invaded Austrian territory in neregovma, where they have been inccorpdrated as army, corps mthe jfrvmn armir Smal (prmtin and British forces, station Win the African colonies, are carrying outraids in each other's territory. . j : Germans Press On. Pari- 20 There is nerslstent HOr llf'i. that n-v, l,o,r 'iPied ln-ussels, but it cannot be con- An 'ficial communication from russt-is hay8 "the Germans have gain Megrctuil,f on both banks of the river ese a; ,i are in contact with allied to h enemy, finding roads Kthe scnuhward stronely held bv the Belgians, the North. discovered an 'mu i " nuiiti. i ilia iiiuj' eii- toes-ctiailUe the strateey n both &fief Statement Cor"i)iiicattbn "given out by the ch "dr Department today was was nothing nwalojag the front in Alsace Lorraine. x ' 5ef6iah Retire. . A portion of the Belgian army has begun to retire, in the direction of Antwerp, according to official nouncement today. . : ' . East of Namur the Germans have attained a, line , between Uinant na Neufchateau. i German forces continue Fairbanks Family Reunion . - - i .'Dedbam,. Mass., Aug. 20. Several hundred descendants of Jonathon FairbanklBi who came from Yorkshire, Enj;t&aln 1836, and settled in this (ojeti, 'came here today to attend the thirteenU annual reunion of the Fair banks homestead, built by the f'oun depof the American branch of the after his arrival here, and : belieyed to be the oldest dwell ing ItfKeW England. - St. PaUl. Minn., Aug. 29 A party of State officials and members of the Minnesota Mistorieal society visited FpftfHJdgefy today to attend the ded ication of' a, monument to the friendly Ghippewas and their chief Moo-zoo-maqn-n'ie -who ' are said to have ren dered assistance by giving warning of the movements of the hbstiles and conducting the whites to safety at the time 'of the Sioux massacre in 182." "The" monument was erected by the State of Minnesota. The dedica tion was-accompanied by a program of interesting exercises. The princ ipal -addresses Were delivered by" Geo. an"F. AUthier, private secretary to Gov ernor 'berhart, and Theodore H. Beaulien of White "Earth. "The military situation lows: "The German forces at present, ex tend from North of tfie neighborhood of Basle through Lieg to a point in Belgium, to the Eas of Antwerp and near the Dutch frontier, out standing features of "Operations up to the present his been delayed caused to the contemplated German offensive apross Neuse by the defense of Liege, where the forts are still intact. It has permitted orderly mobilza'tion and concentration of the French army and British expeditionary force. The German troops have now crossed the Meuse, both above and below Liege, and are gaining some ground slowly westward, but -.their advance calvary has been continually checked by the Belgians." , "In the South, where the German Armjes are apparently on the defen sive the French are advancing on a long line into Alsace and Lorraine, the great extent of which they now oe greater extent of which they nbw c- North Carolina Republican Convention Being Held In Raleigh . Today To En dorse Primary For State. engagements, them." troops opposed to Ready for Big Auto Races 20. Officials of Large to between Liege cross the river Meuse and Namur. . The' German outposts have dccupie . . .. . i Dyle. " ' French Advancing An offleta ixMa&i&- states that the Frehcn arniy; is faking a rapid . , aQtifl - Hver and- nave Washington, Aug. 20 A bill to pro vide -live million dollars war risk in surance by the government for Ship3 of American registry during the EU TOjpean "'"'war was ordered favorably reported today by the Senate Cdm meT.(f0 Committee, after a brief hear ihgt . ; ': W lor some aays. h aoTance , v -v r ; -; 'jxl, ued only bare facts that there resed-lW1?? T ; IDfihetotts Concord Srapei Phone your iCCT.'-; Advertisement Chicago, 111., Aug. the Chicago Automobile Club have completed all arrangements .for the annua road arces to be held over the Kane County course"tomorrow and Saturday. The Chicago Automobile Club trophy race will be the event of the opening day. On Saturday the free-for-all, or Elgin National trophy contest, will be decided. Six thous nad dollars will be divided among th5 winners of the two big races. Old- field, Grant, Anderson, Babcock and a number of other famous drivers will take " part. Special to The Dispatch. Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 20 The Repub lican State platform, to be adopted this afternoon, will endorse the pro posed. Constitutional amendments' for change in taxation scheme and provid ing for six months' school term. The convention also will endorse a State wide legalized primary for all parties on the same day, accompanied by a corrupt practices act and the Aus tralian ballot. The convention favors placing con victs in the lime deposits of the State so as to furnish lime to -the fainiers at cost. The leaders lay they will make a big campaign in the fall, em phasizing those things the Democrats left undone. Former United States District At torney A. E. Holton will accept the nomination for Congress in the Fifth District, in Greensboro tomorrow, as the platform is to his liking. A fairly large crowd, considering that this is the off year, is in attend ance today. 1 Governor Craig today made a short address to forty corn club boys, . tell ing them what they were doing for peace. The boys are an unusually fine lot and were towed about the city by Colonel Olds. BRECKENBRIOG E STILL AWAITS IIOIJS London, Aug. 20 American Assistant Secretary of War Breckenridge is awaiting instructions at Falmouth, aboard the cruiser Tennessee, which carried gold for relief of stranded Americans in Europe. Breckinridge believes the money aboard the Ten nessee is for charitable purposes. Consequently Americans whose friends deposited money for them with the Treasury Department are not able to get their money here. Nothing can be done in this "direction until further instructions are received from Wash ington. AMEBICAIIS ARRIVE ON CHARTERED BOAT London, Aug. 20 I. N. Vaughn, of Richmond, Va.f and his wife arrived here today from Stockholm, aboard the steamer' Sterling, especially chart ered by a party of fifty Americans. Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 29. The fi nancing of the farming and ranching interests of the country will be the leading subject of discussion by the Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Union of America when it meets here in annual convention week af ter next. The convention will be at tended by 2,000 or more delegates representing the branches of the . or ganization in thirty States. Presi dent Charles S. Barret of Georgia will preside. - Railroad Superintendents "Meet. New York,. Aug 20. Once a year the superintendents of tfte leading railroad, systems of th United States and aCnaa come to ex- ctfjmge views ori vartous problems of their business-. V ,f h 'occasion is the annual meeting .of the American Association c& IfcaUfcoAd ' Superinten dents. This year Vmeeting was open ed 'at the Waldorf today and,: will be continued over toiiadTrow.v ' " Meeting of Montana Bankers Butte, Mont., Aug. 20. Representa tive bankers and business men from all parts of the State were present today at the opening of the annual meeting ofthe Montana Bankers As sociation. Business sessions and va rious features of entertainment will occupy the' visiting hankers during the remainder of the week. Among the well known financiers scheduled to address the conevntion are Arthur Reynolds of Des Moines, preslclentof the American, Bankers' Association, and Joseph Chapman, of Joliet, 111. j r- ''-.'i "Delicious Concord Grapes. r Phojw your jgrocerAdvertisement. -Ui ? - - "- " -VA -"V Realty Transactions Deeds were filed -for record today as follows: M. W. Johnson and wife to New Hanover Trust CO., for $385, lot 9, block 1, northern section of Carolina Beach; Wm. Struthers. Jr.. and wife to J. D. Edwards, for $100 and other consider ations, lot on east side of ilth street 132 feet soutn'of Queen, 66x165. f Stage of water in Cape Fear river at Fayetteville, N. C. at 8 a. m. yester day, 1.8 feet. ChUdrens' Souvenir Dance ' Lumina tonight 8 to 9 p. in. Regular dance follws.AdVertisement. "Delicious Concord tJTapes. your grocer."-Adrertisement. Phone Rome, Aug. 29 "Together in oa, All things in Christ," These words, which Porie Pius X adopted as a motto six days after he had been elevated to th Pontificate, ' were on his lips as he entered th valley of dath. ' ' The ehd came peacefully at I; 20 this morning. A few -minutes befor he had been roused from the .state of semi-consciousness and he ,Jzt tempted to bestow a blessing, upon those gathered at his bedside, buT,hi strength failed. After a f pauW murmured the scriptural text and dl not speak again. It is expected that the conclave for election-of a Pope will be held September 3; after df lay to give time for the Cardinals from several countries to "arrive. Life of the Popei ' v t, - , Giuseppe yMelehiorre, Sartp,-- knows Jfi f , wqrid , as Pope, Pius X, waj. J elected to .the Pontificate on Aufctitt.. his exalteV! oe-aa man Catholic Church,-he; wis 'con fronted with some of the most mdhi- zA entous problems, religious and ' gov ernmental, with which' the Holy Se has had to deal in modern times. ' . Pope Pius was born on June v 2, 1835, at Riese, in the Venetian prov inces the first child of Gian-Battista Sarto, a postman, and his wife Mar gherita. Giuseppe's early career va , influenced by the village priest Wfti took a liking for the boy, taught him to read and write and drummed into the youthful head the rudiments of Latin. At the age of eleven years he entered the seminary at Castelfrancdi not far from his birthplace, and for four years every day ha tramped- t9 school, usually barefooted, until he reached the outskirts of the'' village', where he would slip on his shoes to keep up appearance. , From Castelfranco he passed in 1S50 to the Seminary at Padau, and in 1858, at the age of 25, was qrdiid- ed priest and took up his studies , at Tombolo. In 1867 he had his first parish of importance, that of Salzaho, where he remained for , eleven yeiri In addition to his ecclesiastical du-1 ties Father Sarto contributed larg ly to the support of his mother , ahd sister who found life a bard struggle,' especially in the winter His 1 el'o-; quence led to,his beng , called at the age of 40 to Treyisco as chancellor jof the diocese, and shortly after he Was appointed professor of theology in the seminary. Nine years'' of stren--uous work followed,, crowned in 184, by his assuming the mitre as bishpj Mantua. "v ' Leo XIII conferred ujkm Bislrdp; Sarto the title of "Roman IbpuiU."' aad1 in the Consistory of June; 1893, crea ted him cardinal, giving him the ' Ro man Church of San Bernardo ft troin which to take his title.' He was so4 poor that he was unable to pay the fees connected with the acceptance of the new dignity, but some of his admirers came forward and provided him with the necessary funds. ' Patriarch of Venjce. . Creating, him cardinal,Leo XIII ap pointed h'im also Patriarof Venice, but he did not leave Mantua until 'a year later, owing to conflict betweea the Italian government '.and the Holy See, over the right of the House of. Savoy to be consulted 1 before the ojf polntment of a Patriajch, the' goTari ment having 1nh'erite-'vthe;'ll'gh'fs,v16jf the republic of VeniC' T10 dispute was cut ' short by Klijg Humbert flo appointing Cardinal ,rSttrto as Pat riarch of Venice. - k . . A The Patriarch's relational with.'tiss House of "Savoy wereSlways -mpsi cordial. 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