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AS80CTCD PRfcSS NEWS Carried by the Evening Dttpatoh Tosether with Extsnslvs 8pecll Corretpondence. Unsettle tonjght and Wednesday. probably local showers. Cooler to night and Wednesday. VOLUME TWENTY. WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1914. PRICE THREE CENTS. (&friv??nmnii Capture INamur the Forts at Today But Finally Brought Down by Belgian Fire- Russians Begin to Hammer Away; Successful ly on Germany's Eastern Frontier Servians Routing the ' Austrians. Berlin . Aug. -j A wireless to the ciliated press, via Nauen and Say iiie. sa: an official announcement mit public here, declares the City ot ..amur and five of its forts ave been captured by the Germans. The bombardment of the other four lions continues ana tneir ian seems Imminent. Germans Capture Namur. London. .Monday afternoon (delayed) The (r;i( ial war information bureau kavs. n i:; announced that mamur as fallen." The Frenc h correspondent The ttxpiess says the British troops came r.to action for the first .time. Friday n1 dtunlay. U was only the outpost ind srouting of fights, but interesting etauao of the light it threw on the .exhausted condition of the German dvance guard. Detachments were scouting in Ihe cuntry westward of Brussels and outh as far as. Charleroi. Exhausted nough the German cavalry was novn to.be as a whole their success in continued rapid advance and it as obvious they would push on at fle fiif;t possible moment. $o while the Belgians were sullenly ailing bad: towards the north, the Egih cavalry were busily engaged seling lor the inevitable German ad- rance, whilo French horses and nrtil- !ry came up from the southwest and south." Shoots Down a Zeppelin Antwerp, Aug. 2.". A Zeppelin air- which flew over Jntwem last 'fit. was brought down by Belgian nillery lire at Hemixem, six miles ""side of Antwerp. The crew of fif- een were taken ptisoners. The Zeppelin before it was brought dearth :,acceeded in dropping seven, ,r eight bombs into Antwern. One use, wrecked by these missels, was 'Ulaled liirir ICinp- Alhfkrt'c rnron evi-n pcr.,o:ir, were killed and six 1'ioiisly injured by this explosion. ;onie other houses were half demolish- N,jy f.ilhii". i.ornbs. Onp hnmh nartlv e('k' d a hospital. Hie hoinbs exDloded with terrific WPP mill I ii.im. i. ju..w:i a, v 'in' Llie illllcHJlLilllCS ui i- ...... ;iini.c JL pumu. 1 llUl 'J ""' indignation in Antwerp at U( ' ;!h!! the hosnitfil. which was F11 a !:e, Cross fins? caib!0 Fortifications Destroyed. Ml. 'nan. An;'. L'."i A news dispatcli ll:uo navH all fnrHficntinns oia I r" h.. .,. been destroyed by the al Hflrei. Thp Austrians did net have l"lB III t'oi ii lli.. nii..i, n. 01 1 '.v.iaro with mines. Servians After Austrians Vi. t " - After a great victory orces are vigorously lie W' Kill MllKllnu. he Aust.rin.ns nrnnir thr "! I heir front. The Austrians "'e l;u n a: lance, hut fled in great Four Austrian regiments ht " ' OIll'ilcUl V lnn,l ll ' '.T UUl. fastin Cnnital Roriw r . . i .jr vi ucictmci uf 2', Emperior Francis -ined a decree putting the 1 ii. i 111 :t M ate of defense. The Aus- 'Ui' iiincent . wti uiuig, iui uriciioc A.ln.-.ti,. ', at Pola, and Sevenico. fleet is assembled at he a l rim, 'ola. Fighting at Ostend "W-IlCl, Aurr O ig. 2fi Fierce fighting be- , ! l I'darnier, and German cavalry 'the cm.. 1,:... - . 'vii is or ustend is going on funded are being brought in. 1 1. ferman were driven back with w., . -vCiai men ana omcers 3 II CUttr...! - ... Uirg ; " -ue genaarmes lost mea and several wounded. mmi.iE a: of Tha The encounter was between a detach ment of German cavalry and two hun dred gendarmes. Starts Attack Again Paris, France August 2f An official announcement today says, "the German offensive movement in the north, stopped yesterday, but appears today to have been resumed. "The enemy is, however, being held backby the French armtfes.actingin con junction with an English army and a Belgian army. "The armies of the allies have gone beyond Malines. The Belgian army came from Antwerp". An official communication says the German, cavalry, belonging to an inde pendent division, are operating in the extreme right and" extreme left of the allies positions. Russians Continue Their Advance. A St! Petersburg dispatch sets forth that the Russian troops, following up their advantages in Galicia, have cap tured several passes south of Tarne pol, on the Sereth River. Tarnepol i is eighty miles east of Lamborg. A division of Austrian cavalry has been routed in Galicia, at a point close to the frontier. The Russians captured two batteries of artillery and two hun dred prisoners. The Russians' Task. St. Petersburg, Russia, Aug. 2 The German defense n east Prussia is based on four parallel and strongly kk Some fPomC fortified lines, running north andjments, these hospitals can south. Each is supported by natural obstacles. Outside of these the Ger mans have, on the northeast, the strong fortress of Konigsberg, with fortified advance positions at Libau and Tapiau. This situation is on the flank of the Russian line and must be invested, .necessitating a detachment of considerable fores. The country is full of lakes and fortifications, most which are armed with heavy guns. A frontal attack would be very difficult. The defeat of three German army corps in northeastern Prussian was converted into a rout by the timely arrival of another army from Warsaw, in rear of the German's position. Massacred the Inhabitants. Nish, Aug. 2r The Servian troops re-occupied Sabac Monday, according to official announcement. The Aus trians have been thrown back on the other bank of the river Save and ev ery bit of Servian territory has been cleared of Austrian troops. The an nouncement adds that the Austrians devastated the Servian villages and massacred the inhabitants in their retreat. Sabac, twenty-seven miles west of Belgrade, was taken by Aus trians August 1'ith, after heavy fight ing. Massing Austrian Troops. Rome, Aug. 25 The Secolo says that notwithstanding denials of the Austrian Government, certain Aus trian troops are massing on the Ital ian frontier. The movements were discreet at first, bu orders from Vien na in the last 48 hours compelled pre cipitate action, effects of which were visible at the Trent, where there is an"lncessant movement of troops. The paper adds there are also eighty thou sand Austrian troops at Innsbruck. Destroys German Villages. Basel, Aug. 25 News reaches here that French forces of Turios, Zouaves and Senegaleze during fighting in up per Alsace, entered and almost de stroyed the German towns of Flachs landen, Jagsdorf, Landser, Brunstadt, Heiweiler and Morschweiler! Wounded French soldiers have crossed the STiss frontier and are interned here. They speak highly, of UNITED STATES NEUTRAL. x' . Washington, Aug. 25. Presi- dent Wilson today issued a proc- lamation declaring the United 4 States neutral', in the war be- tween Germany and Japan. .'.. the bravery of the German troops. They say the Germans evident ly thint nothing of their lives in their efforts to -gain victory over great odds. Their one desire, they say, appears be do the most toolhardy things to serve their cause and when captured, or .overwhelmed accept their fate stoically. Attacking Malines. '' . Ostwul, Auj. 2r Thirty thousand Germans are attacking Malgium, thir teen miies southeast of Antwerp. Skirmishing is general northwest of Flanders. " LACKS HOSPITALS FOR AVERAGE FOLKS London, Aug. 25. England's lack of hospitals, for people in moderate circumstances is the thing that most impressed the members of the Clini cal Congress of burgeons of North America who just met in London. All of London's wonderful hospitals, where the visitors have been watch ing operations by the great British Surgeons, are charity hospitals. Peo ple who can afford to pay are barred, and must either go to the inadequate ly equipped private nursing homes or be operated upon in tehir residen ces. v x Dr. Franklin H. Martin, ol Chicago, general seretaty it ttp congress, felt thts condition ktefflly, ndns Tie had a toucti of appendicitis during his visit to London and then learned that the hospitals he had been admir ing would not have received him if he had been forced to go under the knife. "This method of conducting hos pitals amazes us from North Ameri ca,", said Dr. Martin. "Palatial build ings, occupying acres of the most valuable land in the capital of the world, are devoted solely to non-pay ing patients, excluding from their ad-' vantages the patient of moderate means and made prohibitive to pa tients of wealth. This works injustice both ways with their endow- af- ford the most elaborate equipment of operating rooms and laboratory di agnostic facilities. Yet patients of means are forced to go to the imper fectly equipped private hospitals or to nursing homes with their make shift arrangements. This must in turn have a pauperizing effect on people of small means who enter the hoipitals as charity patients when they would gladly pay a small sum. "The injustice worked on the pay ing patient may be serious, as nursing and private homes cannot afford ex pensive apparatus such as the latest X-ray machines and the like." Dr. Martin has only praise for the BritislT surgeons. He believes them to be fundamentally better equipped for their profession than the Ameri can. By this he means preliminary training and he necessityof such En glish surgeon being a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, which standardizes requirements. "The average English surgeon is more deliberate in the technical per formance of his work than the aver age American or Frenchman," said Dr. Martin. Elks Meet at Hazleton Hazleton, Pa., Aug. 25. Hazleton was in gala attire today jn honor of hundreds of visiting Eks who gather ed here from far and near for the annual convention of their State as sociation. The gathering will last three days. An unusually large at tendance and an attractive program of entartainment combine to give to give premise of one of the most succtssful conventions ever held by the order in ennsylvania. If you wan't to see a little Politics and love all mixed up together see the "Political Boss" at the Grand Theatre today. Advertisement. Tonight at Lumina Souvenir dance. Exhibition dancing. Moving pictures. Advertisement. "Delicious Concord Grapes, your grofier." Advertisement. Phone " - . . .v. a a . A ..y.O V. ' wii.' m v ' PLENTY' -OF 10NEY 1 Secretary McAdoo Assures Cotton Conference Such Will be Forth Coming CRITICISES SHARPLY FLANS PROPOSED Thinks Idea of Valorization is a Wild One Representa tive Sisson Would Remove Tax on State Bank Circula tion. Washington, Aug. 25 Assuring the cotton conference here today that plenty of currency to finance," cotton '. and all other staple crops wbuld be forthcoming, Secretary of Treasurer McAdoo urged representatives of the cotton industry to "get down to a prac- tical basis". The Secretary vigorously criticised the proposals for valoriza tion, which he characterized as wild and ridiculous. Suggestions of plans for meeting the situation and confronting the cotton industry were advanced and discussed at today's session. Representative Sisson demanded repeal of the ten per cent tax on State bank circulation, in order that the State banks might issue circulating notes on cotton warehouse receipts. wore FORESTERS Chicago, 111., Aug. 25. More than one thousand delegates, representing 70,000 members of the Women's Cath olic Order of Foresters in thirty-two States, were present here, today at the opening of the annual national convention of the order. This morn ing the delegates attended a pontifi cal high mass at the Holy Name Ca thedrel. The first of the regular bus iness sessions was held this after noon in the assembly room of the Ho tel LaSalle. Mrs. Rose D. Rittman, of Chicago, high chief ranger of the order, presided and Archbishop Quig ley fwos one of the speakers. The convention will continue through the remainder of the week. I Phone "Delicious Concord Grapes, your grocer."-Advertisement. SESSION KING AND IQULEN OF BELGIUM FLEE lutv "WAV (WF IB&UD RSEWQ" Admits The London Times, But Says Ultimate Success is Cer tain Time Will Help the Allies While Germany Can't Wait Fall of Namur Causes a Shock But British Press Says Allies Have Not Staked All on the First Encounter Worse News May Yet Come. London, Aug. 2fi "Yesterday was a day of bad news and and we fear more must follow", says the London Times editorially today, commenting on the fall of Namur. "In the first phase of the great battle, the Germans appear to have won ground all along the line, save in the area held by the British. We were prepared for the ebb and flow of con flict, but not for the fall of Namur. We have to face this situation with un- shaken confidence. We have to remem ber the battle is not yet over. The Germans have not yet burst their way through to France. We have to re member this is only the first great en counter o the war, which plainly is destined to be a long one. For the allies it is a phase; for the Germans it is vital. They are dealing their blows with tremendous vigor, but the JAP. CROSIER CONVOYS A BIG SIEAlfi San Francisco, Aug. 25 Convoyed bj' the Japanese cruiser, Idzumo, the Japanese steamship Chinyomaru with ' . . nnnnnnnn ...I V. In.n Will lUalij paacjciigei s aiiu wiiii .ysj itiiit- ion dollar cargo, is today steaming for Honolulu and Yokohama. The German steamers Leipzig and Nurn berg are known to be in the Eastern Pacific. Illinois Fruit Growers Flora, 111., Aug. 25. The annual summer meeting o fthe Illinois State Horticultural Society began here to day with a large and representative attendance of fruit growers wront all sections of the State. The meeting was addressed by several professors of the collegeof agriculture of the University of Illinois. The society will, adjourn to Olney tomorrow for tis concluding sessions. Jt5 CiXSiic. Kivji. King and Queen of Belgium with the Summer palace, just outside of Brussels, which was deserted by the Queen and her children when the news . .i of Um.- approach of the German troopa to within a few miles of the city waa received. The Queen has fled with her children to Antwerp which has been made the new capital of Belgium. issue in Belgium still hangs in the balance in spite of the unfortunate events at Namur. "Whatever will be the upshot.England and her allies wiU,face the outlook with dogged determination and con tinue the war until the spirit of Prus sian militarism is rooted out of Eu rope. "Time fights on the side of the al lies. With the Germans its neck or nothing, but the French and English have everything to gain by waging a delaying war. While the issue re mains uncertain, we may still tnain- tain the stoutest hopes. Should it go against us, we may remember that the allies have not, like Germany, staked all upon their first venture Our ultimate success is certain and we will never sheath our sword until Germany has been finally beaten to her knees." MEN ARE ACQUITTED Denver, Col., Aug. 25 Twenty-two. officers and men of the Colorado Na tional Guard, tried by court martial on charges growing out of the Ludlow battle, April 20th, were acquitted in the findings made public today. - New York, Aug. 25. All arrange ment are complete for the National Motor Boat aCrnival, which is to have its opening tomorrow on Mahasset Ba,y, Port Washington, L. I. The races will continue through tht re mainder of the week. These are the real championship races of the coun try; inasmuch as the contests are for .perpetual challtnge championship trophies, established nearly ten years ago, and for which there has been a competition every year. Delicious Concord Grapes. Phone your grocer." Advertisement. . - II 1 PARIS il l IDE H 11)1 According to Wireless Receiv ed From German Foreign Office. WME CLHIf.lED Declared That-French Army Has Been Completely Routed and Demoralized. Thousands of -JVlsoners Taken. Washington, Aug. 25 A concentric advance of all German armies toward Paris is probable, the Samois River, Longwy and the greater part of the Belgian French frontier being in Ger man possession, according to a wire less dispatch to the German Embassy from its foreign office received here today, via Sayville. The German troops, facing the French troops, it says, defeated them in battle from August seventeenth to twenty-first. Numerous flags, more than one hundred and fifty guna and ten thousand prisoners have been cap tured. Luneville, France, has been taken and the army of General Joffre broken up is no more capable of ac tion. The German Prince's army has caused the French west of Longwy, the army of the Duke, of Wurtenrberg, marching through Belgium, has cross ed theiriver; Samois, completely crush ing the. advancing French, army. Num erous gtms flags and prisoners and esveral generals were captured. The German troops, advancing west of the river Muese, towards Maubegue, defeated the English cavalry brigade. The river Samois, Longwy and the greater part of the Belgian French frontier, and in German hands. A concentric advance of all German armies toward Paris is probable. LIGHTNING KILLS TWO IN A BARN Special to The Dispatch. Raleigh, Aug. 25 Alf Hubbard, a white man, and a negro by the name of Mial, were killed by lightning late Tuesday, when a bolt struck a tobacco barn in which they were working. Seven other persons were injured and two dogs also were killed. The National Negro Medical Asso ciation convened here today with about three hundred delegates in attendance. Addresses of welcome will be made tonight by Governor Craig and jrity officers. Governor Craig today gave a wel come to the Farmers' convention at the A. and M. College. A large number were present. TO SOUND "BREAD AND BUTTER" SLOGAN Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 25. The Re publican State Committee of Pennsyl vania is scheduled to meet in this city tomorrow to adopt a platform. The meeting will be made the occa sion for a gathering of the candidates and other party leaders and in reality will mark the formal opening of tht Republican State campaign. Senator Penrose and other candidates, will, it is expected, deliver addresses which will sound the campaign keynote. It is believed that the declaration of the State platform and the addresses of the speakers will put particular emphasis on the issue of prosperity and tht effects of the Democratic tariff. As in th celebrated national campaign of 1896, the slogan of the Republicans in Pennsylvania this fall will be the "full dinner pail."' Old Mississippi In Grecian Waters. Athens,' Aug. 25 The battleship Kilkis, formerly the American Miss issippi, has arrived in Grecian waters from Newport News. "Delicious Concord. Grapes, your grocer." Advertisement. Phone I I if 4 i
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