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' v 4 " 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS carried by the Evening Dispatch Tcflether with Extensive Bptclel Correpondenc-' - ' t ';;T, , ,VV;VYy; r , temperature. Shifting winds. niHFTWFNTV ' x """ - , ; " " - ' ' ' ' ' " " ': ''"M'i : xvt Hn WILMINGTON, N. C, THUIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1914. ' PRICE THREE CENTS. I ' ' 1 ' ' 75" Election of Successor to fope , " -vl 14 of the Mighty Armies Now at War WANT London. Aug. 27. A fiespatch from Ostend says the Germans have occu pied Lille. Roubaix and- Valenciennes, French tov.-ns. All are close tc the Belzian frontier. Lille is the most important from a military point of view. It has a fortress of the first class aEd the circle of its forts is thirty rrile; Decided Not To Defend Lille. The Ostend correspondent of -the Daily Bxpiesa telegsflps-that a Bel fcias oftirer stated it had been decided last Mondov not to defend Lille and that cn Tuesday the Mayor published a proclamation announcing the evacu ation of the French troops and trans formation of the town into an unde taded place. "All Gendarmes were dismissed and steps v.ere taken to deliver the city. th all its rich factories, up to the C-tnians." this officer reported. "Tuesday evening all available treas ure war- removed." German Steamer Sunk. The German steamship Kaiser, Wil klai Der Grosse, which had been transformed into an auxiliary cruiser by the German Gdvernment, has been sink off the west coast of Africa by British cruiser. High Flier. The High Flyer had one killed and five 'vounded survivors of the Kaiser Kilhelm In r Grosae landed before, the TH -at !; She had been intercept ffio Britr.h merchantmen. The military situation comment of The Timc-.; nays: "There i: little fresh news from Franre I'loide its frontier the valiant is fulfilling its correct funrtion I Illy 1 W U k KJ L Vt J Una ' ortain portions of the Ger- Oa;: f.,r, , . - Too Much British Secrecy. The Tini'.,' military correspondent common i upon the extreme secrecy hc Miitj ,, uar 0ffi(X. Vj shrouding the nwur, of (hc British army. He (:0::,:-' ' tin:; attitude with the frank cfe r,', i',, French authorities, in is s'linS inuii:irics of the troops' move ?nt.; ;!!. !iayB it is feared the Brit on pre ' M! nolicv is ha.vine ill effect upon 1"' Mlilintr lr add a that thf. not yet realize the stup- triil "i -, li n i.irc. of thn tn.sk 'tn which it '6 rf'!iin,i!. -I A r,i -p. it. h to the Havas agency, at ra?i otz. Servia, declares that the i'T ormy has evacuated the San- jaK r,t T. i vipazar. r.eiiiH-r squith announced in the Hons. Oi Coinmnnc: (-nrlir that Vinhl arsliri! f of r John French, coraman- l'e British expeditionary i'i France, had reported he t' "lay engaged against su- -rces ' "nan forces. The British 'O-I,, '":;-ht splendidly and General r if (i ''O idcrrrl nroKTinft :-i in Thp . t - W M.M.M. battle satisfactory. Vsquith added that Geu- 1 iff SDokp in hisrh forme; nf e 'tM;.r,... ..,i - ' "rrif "Kular troops and their of- A '"cHcans Should Not Tarrv. 'finnan of the American Re- li,r , "iiii.'iittoe explained today: 1:5 '-ul economics to consider that A,u(..ri '(.an traveler, by spending here, Again Cloaks the Doings TO I DI I STRIFE Germany and Austria Holding Out Inducements, But With No Effect So Far Crown Prince's Army Repulsed French Troops German Steamer Sunk. ' is consuming foodstuffs and increas ing the difficulties in financial ex change. All Amercans not able to justify their presence in this country by some productive effort, or who have not brought actual gold with them, should reconsider their decision to linger in these islands". The chairman feels the American committee has enough to do in caring for arrivals from the continent. No Nwb 'Given Out Paris, Ang. 27 No official com mijnicaiiniv coaceraiag the rogresa of the war had been issued up to 11:15 today. Lack of news was gen erally attributed to supposed inaction of Germans, who were thought to have been too hard hit to sustain a general advance. The Frence take their check in Bel gium quietly and seem to have gain ed confidence by reinforcement of the ministry, as announced last night, as well as the strong stand taken by the French forces in Lorraine. Official announcement issued this afternoon says: "Events of yesterday in the region of the North have neither imperiled nor modified arrangements made in view of the future development of ope rations in the region between Vosges and Nancy. "Our troops continue to progress." Express Indignation. A Havas agency despatch from Antwerp says French, Russian and British ministers to Belgium, went together to call on the Belgian for eign, minister and expressed their indignation at what they termed the recent attempt of a Zeppelin airship agairtat the life of King Albert and members of the Belgian Royal fam ily. France United. The entry of Jules Guesde and Mar cel Sembat, the former a Socialist, and the latter a United Socialist Deputy, to leadership of the Socialists of France in succession to the late Jean Jaures, has unified the party. Guesde and Sembat are also members of the new cabinet and the Socialists say they desire to co-operate in defense of the Nation, although, under the leadership of Guesde, they always will be opposed to participation of the par ty in Government. "France has been attacked", said Guesde, "and she will have no more ardent defenders than the workmen's party". French Troops Repulsed Berlin, Aug. 2. The French forces which attacked the German Crown Prince's army, have been repulsed. Upper Alsace is free of the enemy except at points to the westward of Kolmar. ' Special trains carrying Americans are leaving this city in tny morning daily and arrive in Holland twelve hours later. Jap. People Excited. Tjtricio, Aug. 27 The Empress occupied daily in making bandages for the Red Cross. She is ably as sisted by court ladies Patriotic lantern processions are being held in va'rious cities and such is the interest in the war that people are crowding ' moving picture shows (Continued Jou Page Six.) '"""SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS; London, Aug. -6 Quartered hi provincial palace at Liege on footing of the commandant of the the the j FiTZt GuardG ReSiraent is the Kaiser's atuuuu luu, rime. jtitei rreaericn. The prince has always taken an active' ERMAN Austrian Infantry Said to Have Defeated The Russians As sistant Secretary of War Breckenridge Expresses Thanks to German Foreign Office. Washington, Aug. 27 The German Embassy today received the following by wireless from the Foreign Office in Berlin: "Assistant Secretary of War Brecken ridge has expressed his thanks to the German Foreign office for its assist ance in aiding in tho departure of Americans from Germany. A large number of British living in Vienna, it is learned here, have expressed their sympathy with Austria. The Russian defeat-at Krasnik was caused by an ir restiable Austrian infantry attack, AMERICANS GOT EXCITED OVER STATEMENT. London, Aug. 27. A statement is sued today by the American Commit tee advising Americans to return home at the earliest possible momen brought excited people to relief head-jwjn I I quarters today. They hid not read the ; statement carefully and believed Hingland to be m a serious pngnt. Chile Woryt Take Part. Santiago, August 27. Th-; Chil- ean government today amiouriced it?: d'eiiition not to participate in -.he Panama-Pacific Exposition at Sau Frtiicisco next year.' rmiuiu,rKtLUiLrvo.i j ynU Ufl 1 Ul IllU Tau, Buf Shell Only , m - - m HE THE SIGNS Hcennp -fJi"" v ! i f,U " HIlJU 1 IllU TROOPS NOT LANDED I? interest in all things military and is well liked by the men of the rank and file. A few days ago the prince's bro jther, August Wilhelm stopped with him ai me provincial palace over night and then started for the front. IS SIDE the Russian main force in Russian Austrian advance northward is ex pected. .".Vienna reports that Liman Pasha has been appointed Commander in Chief of the Turkish European troops. "The small cruiser, Madgeburg, en tering the Finish Bay ran aground, af ter a fight with superior forces, and was blown up byher captain. Most of her crew were saved. "A large number of prisoners, chief ly Turcos and British soldiers, passed through Axila Chappelle today". PRESIDENT TO TAKE A FEW DAYS OFF Washington, D. 0., Aug. 27 Pres ident Wrilson will leave this afternoon for Cornish, New Hampshire, for his first brief resnite from the strenuous H work of the present summer. He remain until Monday, or Tue x vuiuiu LA A.A X X "UMJ f V 1 -X. day( at the summer White House. NOTICE ! Gaylord-Platt Co.'s Big Department store will be closed all day Friday to arrange for big sale which .begins Sat urday .morning lJ o'clock. Advertise ment. "Delicious Concord Grapes, your grocer." Advertisement. Phone EMBASSY Method of Election Simplified By the Late Pontiff Rules That Will Gov ern the Solemn Event. Rome, Aug. 27 The approaching conclave for the election of a suc cessor to Pope Pius X. is expected to occupy considerablabl-y less time than; the similar assemblages in the pas,t. In the first place, the entire absence of strong rival factions in the Sacred College such as existed at the time cf the election of the late Pope, is expected to make the selec tion of his successor a matter of less difficulty. Still more important is the change in the method of election that was prescribed by Pope Pius some six yars ago, for the express pur pose of simplifying the election ma chinery and cutting down the time usually occupied by the conclave in arriving at a choice. The rule for many centuries was as follows: When, after balloting, the votes were counted and it was found that no candidate had obtained the necessary two-thirds majority, any Cardinals who wished to do so were allowed to change their votes. Many Popes who failed to obtain the re quisite number of votes in the ordi nary scrutiny have been elected in this manner. Pope Pius decided to abolish this ancient method of election. At the same time, however, he took meas ures to expedite the election by in troducing an important change. Hith erto Cardinals have been allowed to hold only two ballots a ttay, one in the morning after mass and the other in the evening. Now the tiding fcro- vides for four ballots, two in the morning and two in the evening. Thus the coming Papal election is expect ed to take only half the time occu pied during the last seven centuries. It is said that one of the reasons for this change arose out of an in cident at the last conclave, at which Pope Pius was elected. After the first scrutiny, when Cardinal Ram- polla obtained more votes than any! two other candidates put together, it was expected in the conclave that an oportunity would be given to the Cardinals who so desired to change their votes. Instead of this, however, the assembly immediately disbanded and voting wras put off until evening with the result that the election wa3 protracted three days longer. On the day of the conclave all the Cardinals are summoned from their cells by a bell thrice rung, and repair to the assembly chamber. From this moment until the result of the voting is announctd they have no communi cation save with the Vatican officials. Their clothing and even their food is searched, lest they should contain correspondence from friends outside. If, by the greatest exercise of lenien cy a visitor is admitted, he must speak to the immured Cardinal through a grating of iron and in a tone loud enough to be heard be the watchers. After a night of this, se clusion the conclave is formally as sembled early next afternoon and all repair to the Sistine Chapel, where a desk has been provided for each Car dinal. In the middle of the hall are six tables and behind these an altar. Immediately in front of the altar is a table on which are two chalices for holding the ballots. Before proceed ing further, a search is made in the chapel to assure the conclave of the fact that none but those entitled to vote are present. Three inspectors of the election are then chosen by ballot. Should any Qardinal be so ill that he is unable to leave his dormi tory, a committee is appointed to visit him and take his vote, which is brought to the . conclave sealed and deposited in one of the chalices. Each Cardinal writes on a little ta ble in the corner of the chapel the name of the candidate he would elect in the center of the voting ticket. This is of aan oblong form, prepared ac cording to the directions tf the bull of Gregory XV. In the eenter are the words, "Ellgo in Summum Pentificem Rm. Dumeum D. Card." (I elect Sovereign Pontiff my Lord Cardinal aftemvhich the voter inscribes the name of the candidate he would elect. At the foot of the altar the yoter (Continued on Page Six.) Farmers' Convention Con cludes In Raleigh Today Fine Program For the Final Day Governor of Fjorida Will Attend Gov ernor Craig' Cotton Conference. Dispatch News Bureau, Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 27th. This, the last day of the State Far mers' convention at the A. & M. Col lege, was devoted principally to the consideration of "community life" in its various phases, to be followed this afternoon by the election of the offi cers for the next year and adjourn ment. Dr. D. H. Hill, of A. & M. College, presented the general plan for com munity development and organization much as it is now being applied in the Salemburg, Sampson county communi ty that is being developed as a model for the State. Dr. W. S. Rankin dis cussed possibilities of communit,y ac tion along health lines; C. R. Hudson discussed possibilities of community action along productive lines, Prof. C. L. Crogdon presented community in terest from the educational view point and Dr. C. H. Poe, editor of The Progressive Farmer; presented possi bilities for community action in so cial life and recreation. The association at noon heard W. R. Headers, government marketing ex pert, on advantages of standard cot ton grades. Also an address by For mer Judge R. W. Winston, on "The Case of the Farmer", in which he paid highest tribute to the farmer and his mission and importance in life. The convention also heard with great pleasure and profit an address by Hon. James R. Young, commissioner of Insurance, on "Land and Loan As sociations" a subject that he has de veloped to such an extent as to com mand national attention. Governor Craig has issued a com mission to J. W. Pass, of Yadkinville, as a member of the State Board of Elections. There has been a vacancy on the board during nearly the entire administration of Governor Craig, so j the Governor states and this appoint-1 ment is to complete the full member ship of the board, of which Col. Wilson Lamb, of Williamston is the chairman. Governor Craig has received a tele gram from Governor Colquit of Texas, to the effect that it will be impossible for him to get to the proposed confer ence of the cotton situation at this time for the reason that he has a spe cial session of the legislature on his hands. He expressed hearty sympathy for the movement that Governor Craig and Robeson "county committee have launched and pledged the utmost co operation in whatever is done. There also came a telegram from j Governor Trunnell, of Florida, to the effect that he is in hearty sympathy with the movement and will gladly at tend the proposed Atlanta meeting, but that he cannot be in Atlanta on September 3, but can be there Sep tember 4th. WILDNESS IN WHEAT CONTINUES Chicago, Aug. 27 Excitement iff wheat was unabated when the market opened today. May wheat, leading in activity, sold down to a dollar, sixteen and three-quarters or two and "five eighths cents, under yesterday's sensa tional close, but the price in the first few minutes was bid up to a dollar and a quarter. 10 ELECT OFFICERS WAR BULLETINS. St. Petersburg, Aug. 27. The Russian advance in Prussia is proceeding with irresistible force, the Germans having retreated to Osterode. Berlin, Aug. 27. Wireless All Namur forts and the city of L,ongwy, France, have been captured by the Ger mans, after a resolute French defeat. YET IN KIAO CHOW Heavy Roads Will Likely Pre vent Attack for Several Days Japan Surprised at Austria's Declaration of War. Tsing Tau, Aug. 27 Japanese Ad-Vs miral Kato wirelessed to Governor Waldeck this morning declaring Kiao Chow under blockade. Later, Japanese warships appeared outside the harbor and shelled the small island off the coast, which was not occupied by Germans. The German Governor notified Wil lis Peck, American Consul, that he had twenty-four hours to leave, if he so de sired. Teck, however, selected to re main. There is no evidence here today of the landing of Japanese troops in Kiao Chow territory. It is believed that heavy roads of Kiao Chow, after sum mer rains will deter any Japanese at tack for many days. All native ship ping in Kiao Chow bay has been sus pended. Austria Surprises Japan. Tokio, Aug. 27 News of the declara tion of war by Austria on Japan, fol lowing official announcement of dis arming of the Austrian cruiser, Kais erine Lizabeth, at Tsing Tau, caused surprise in Tokio. It had been hoped here that Austria, having but small in terests in the Far East, would not force a break of relations with Tokio, v especially as Austria always has been friendly to Japan. Censoring of news from China is ' most effective. It is believed here, however, that Japan has not yet landed troops at Kiao Chow. A FOATING MINE BLOWS-UP STEAMER London, Aug. 27. The Norwegian steamer, Gott Fried, was blown up by a floating mine in the North Sea, and eight members of her crew lost their lives. The captain and three others were picked up from floating wreck age and brought into Shields by a fishing boat. ROBT. J. COLLIER IS NEAR DEATH New York, Aug. 27 Robert J. Col lier, the publisher, was still sleeping today the sleep that may be his last. He arrived on a special train from Racquette Lake thi3 rhbrning and was taken to his home. Physicians have been unable to awaken him from the sleep which began Sunday afternoon. He has uraemic poisoning. New Orleans, La., Aug. 27 General discussion of the cotton situation, in connection with the European war, was the program of the conference of rep resentatives from twelve Southern States called to meet here today. "Delicious Concord Grapea. your grocer." Advertisement. Phone HENRY BLOUNT DEAD. (Special to The Dispatch.) Raleigh, N. C, August 27. Henry Blount died at 2:25 o'clock this afternoon in the Soldiers' Home, after a long 4 illness, aged 71 years. He had served in- Company A, Second North Carolina regiment, and since the war served humanity 4 as a lecturer and writer. The ! funeral will be at Wilson. ' 't. Mi I'M it i I'i! 1 l V ''I V !l J F f I if h ; I,' Mi - is doing any good. H He 1 V, .:.'v "' ' '
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