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ASSOCIATED iNEYYSi S . Y - .nv: Carried by The Evening ' Dispatch, Together With Extensive ; 8ptciaf Correspondence : : : : ; is : :, if j n b jji kj ins rw I - si 1J N l' I -3 OP J' "IN l-H' CSl .i .A I h- I f -TTToecMlon! rtlar tonight,, an4,Itt- "'- NT c;THtfRSPffi SEPTEMBER 17, 1914. .-. - . :PRICE 'THREE CENTSv VOLUME TWENTY. C7 A - t '-.-V. -r,-.i;" -o. .r in ill to What is the Great and ITALY MAY SCMIIBE IN "i .aiUi.JA.ii"j Her Activity Points Roumania May Trying Hard to Dislodge Germans London, Sept. 1 7. IHie world is again cojnpelM to guess what is the progress of the terrific clash between the Germans and the allies along the river Aisne. Berlin claims the allies' attacks have been repulsed and counter attacks werd success ful, while official statements here assert the German counter attacks were hurled back' and way before the British and French advance. As the crow flies the line of battle stretches 110 men engaged is near 3,000,000. The Germans are in the posi tion they selected oh high ground and with heavy reinforce- ments rushed up irom Lorraine. 1 he allies appear to be at tempting to repeal the 4iiri)ing 'jowiiyid sa sue rawuiiy ai ine iviarpe. iney J - - amwMW. reported. German evacuation of, prise observers here. Italian and Roumanian activities appear to point toward de cisive action soon by these Governments. Should they take the fields against Austria it is arged that Russia will be able to con centrate her operations against Germany." Italy Is said to have mobilized with the intention of occupying Avlona to safeguard her interests in the Adriatic. London, Sept. 17. The German army of invasion is at bay "along ninety miles of front, north of the river Aisne, where tho allies have '"on a foothold on the northern riv er bank, after thrillingly crossing under fire. The battla ha - hfip.r. 'aged for two days along this line without any definite result outside cf the appalling losses." Both sides are using pause In the operation today to bring up supplies and rein forcements. Officials hesitate to dis cuss the casualties in the-battle thua ar- but enough details have filtered back from the front to make even military observers shudder at the cost. Tales of those' who have been 0ver the track of the armies, from Marne to Aisne, give grewsome ac- r'lnts of the heaps of bodies. message f rom Petroerad. reDorts the Germans are hurrying back into Prance and that several army corD3 bare i.pon ntnj r,t gainst Russia in East Prussia, and that General Von Hindenberg, com mander of the victorious East Prus- Sia army, has been sent' to take su Prem command of the army of in- vasion. Great Pile of Dead, Paris disDatch sava thp. fiehtine ls hottest about PtnlcnnTici whsm thp. Brit:sh troops are engaged in- re suming the tale of slaughter during the German retiring movement. The respondent savsat one nlace a j"le of .bodies six feet high was funrj, from behind which the Ger- rans resisted the pursuers. The urj on the field after lurribei eri 7 r,nn the fight I fail to Surround Russians. A. Y't t IVicro .1 Gerrv, -o- - - "hiau uiDaaagc nay is tiic lu tuuuuua me nus- s in East Prussia have failed and K a,)tl B the left bank of .the San, many prisoners ert' taken vesterdav. ana guns - - m Shot Down Own Comrades. A i. rat ris dispatch says. a Saxon of Acer, among the -prisoners, admits , Jt'iiu ttruiitjry anninuaiea -.an luiamry regiment aurmg toward Paris, mistaking it for ie i - I cum iorce. r He says also that,, Happening LongBi " I tor Such Conclusion Also Enter Allies the invaders are slowly giving miles and the total number of realize tnar on.ee aisiodgea the AMWA Ml .aAV VWI11U U1HUUII Vfl Uib) Liege, but it would riot sur two battalions of the 28th German infantry shot each 'other down under similar mistakes. An Amsterdam dispatch says condi tions at Liege are quiet. Numerous German regiments and many guns passed through Liege Tuesday, en route to France., Italy May Enter War. .Dispatches via Holland, says the defenses of Cologne, Dusseldocf, Wesel and Duisberg are being strengthened by the Germans to meet possible at tacks from the allies. A Paris mes sage says the Italian reservists there are summoned for September 28th, possibly indicating Italy's entrance into the war. " An Amsterdam mes-v cage says Liege has not been evacuated. , French Standing Strong. Paris, Sept. 17. War Office re ports say the French have not flinched at any point in the battle of the Aisne, which is taken. to mean the allies are on the defensive for the time at least and German force retreating from its fruitless dash toward-Paris has turned on its pursuers, accepting-a general battle. The French and British, who crossed the Aisne, are facing a force well intrenched, on high gnJundv This accounts for the; German right wing where General Von Kluck's troops evi dently! have received, needed ammuni toin and supplies, but the situation of the Crown Prince's army on the left is only vaguely known. Reports indi cate his retreat fs as demoralized as wasKyon Kluck's and that supplies also are urgently needeci. The issue of the badle of the Aisne mayjdepend on the con3ition of thi3 force when it reaches the front that Von Kluck and Von Bue low have established, and whether or not tne sjvon rnnce auie tu gtahd against . his pursuers, v Miii- tary experts think, probable the Ger- Then resume- the offensive on the j Mamur lino. Some credit is givento the J rumor that the Emperor- haa oraerea i further retirement-as he was ready -. to 1 listen to peace proposals through Pres- ident Wilson and the' Pope, bui stream of wounded arriving from the frrnf i ip.Vp no doubt of the'vigorous 1 .V-t; ;r, , y .. .. I T.V..-'fTtiaa A i lwonwnieu jtuLrr. -. WE mm NEW ACTION PICTURES EROMi lVESTERN rai ft Wa m ( fp&fj Farmers , Now Having Easy Time Getting Cotton Pickers. New Bern - Has" Handsome New School Building "About" Completed School Term Opens Next Month. Special jto. The Dispatch. ' . New'Bei.x, ,ot;pi, iv While the Ea ropean war has in a way. played hayoc with the fariners of thi3 section of the State, , it has been of assistance to them In vone manner. Heretofore it has been; impossible for the agriculturists- along in cotton' picking time to secure' sufficient labor to get the fleecy ape from the fields. Negroes are mosjbiy .employed m this work ana ior tne past live yearHmey nave ueeu charging a' price per pound for. pict ing the lint that their wages averaged 1.25tor, more a ay. " However, this condition has changed. Believing that the war ; will cause great hardship Continued - on Page Eight ) FIELDS IE FILLED i -: iv . ' Above is shown a troop of German artillery passing through a small vil lage in northern .France which had been previously partly destroyed by their shells. The house at the left of the picture is seen to be badly wreck ed by their projectiles. This photo graph Avas taken at considerable risk inasmuch as all photographers have be'en excluded from the German army and the taking of pictures forbidden. B(elow are German prisoners of war, (a grou of Uhlans), being led by Frnch Dragoons through the town, of Donai. PThe type of the men of both armies is here plainly show. FAVOR SI1I0HS PLAHTUUHDREU ' Farmers of Duplin Express Approval of Tax Advocated For Cotton Sur- plus Warsaw Tobacco Market Con ' tinues Good. Special to The Dispatch. . Warsaw, N. C, Sept. 16. A large number of farmers to whom your correspondent has talked during the past few days state that they are very much in favor of the plan sug gested by Senator F. M. Simmons to tax all cotton planted next year over a certain . amount, and state that they believe this to .be one of the best plans' yet suggested to jneet the cotton crisis , which now" exists. These farmers, who are also engaged in other branch,es of business, and are now, planning in regard7 to their tenants for next; year, say- that they (Continued on Page Eight.) WAR THEATRE . SJF ... ?v " " . State Has Copies of Propos ed Amendments to Consti tion to" Send Forth Such Copies Will Be Distributed ' In N,orth .Carolina Supreme Court Hands Down Batch of Opinions. Dispatch News Bureau, a . . Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 17th. -The secretary of State has had print ed one hundred thousand copies of v- the State Constitution with the pro posed amendments that are to be voted upon in the approaching fall election and it is the purpose to get a f copy into the hands of every voter ih the State. To this end one thousand copies are being mailed to each of the county registers of deeds and aft ad ditional thousand ;to each of. the Chalr- men of 'the-jcounty boards ' of. "elections in the counties. Furthermore. "- the secretary of State wants - it. lender stood that any voters applying to the v v. -t N (Continued on Page Eight.) udoid Doesn't Believe Disorder Will FoDb Troop's De- parture. I'lflS FALSE Rumors That Carranza's Entry Into Mexico City Would Cause a Row Were Wrong, Points Out Th Presi dent. Washington, Sept. 17. The Presi dent was not disturbed today over the reported feeling" in"Vera Cruz that withdrawal of American troops will be followed by reprisals against Mexican and Foreign residents. Officials ppint ed out that the predictions that tiis-. order would follow Carranza's entry into the, capital proved to be unfound ed. . congratulatory message on w 1th- the'-W,hit6 House today. Carranza ex- preyed satisfaction through Sillimari. Transports will sail within ten days to bring home" the troops. The desti nations or the returning regiments have not beed decided. T GERMAN EMBASSY DENIES DEFEATS Washington, Sept. 17 A German iimbassy message denies the reports of reverses in France, saying re tirement of the western wing is a tactical move to strengthen the posi tion and all French attacks have been repulsed. It says the Temps reports the recent British loses at 15,000 dead and wounded. A French Embassy message de scribes the position of the line north of Aisne and declares the pursuit forced the Germans toaccept battle along the whole front. ACCEPT PROPOSAL Washington, Sept. 17 The Presi dent is advised that the striking Col orado coal miners have accepted his proposal of a tentative basis for set tlement of the strike, involving a three-year truce. The message from thfi convention says: "Upon notice or acceptance by the coal operators we will immediately terminate the strike and retura to Work." . ALLAIRICIS WILL LEAVE London, Sept. 17. American relief officials here believe many Ameri cans, now In Germany, will leave when actual war news reaches them. Those arriving from 'Germany say the papers carry only favorable re ports from the armies and the peo ple are without knowledge of rever ses suffered in France and Galicia. Ambassador Page is moving his em bassy to the former Japanese em- Ibassy, because the '.landlord increas ed the rent. , COLORADO miNERS GERMANY United States Ha , Kecehrec! ' ; '. :-P . ; 1 ' No -Reply as to Proposal ' i 'vA; For Peace. EMPEROR UKELY IN ! :t FIELD WITH TROOPS Which Accounts for the Delay in Answer to President Wil son Nor American Battlen ships to Turkish Waters at Present. . . . .-wiij- WashifcbjEi, Sept.- 17. Officials ,4r,.-A.-''. , ' here 'hWfj information today as . to the published reports from Berlin that German Emperor had ris- '?' ' ... plied to the recent American Inquiry as to the trutfi of the report of Ger many being willing to discuss peac terms. No dispatch of this nature has been received, and delay is ac counted for by the fact that the Em peror is in the field -with the troops. It is announced that the JPresidsnt has no present Intention of sending, battleships to Turkey, although . care-' . fully considering the situation - of Americs lere. PREDICTS RE-ELECJIOH i EEI among, politicians whoVgre con)p$li$Y uy iiieir amuations io proclaim vic tory 1 for their party no ntattar vwni the circumstances,it is gen&rajly eon-' ceded that Governor Wdodbrldge N. Ferris, Democrat, will be re-electe.d in November. Analysis of the pri mary results, and of the results of the last two elections, makes this, feel ing stronger daily. Complete returns from ths "Upper. . Peninsula, which gave Cha$e. C. Qs born a large plurality when he was elected governor four years ago, show that he received less than a third of the Republican vote there this year. The copper country evidently feels that It owes a debt of gratitude to Governor Ferris for sending the State troops into the mining district at-the time of the strike, In defiance of threats of the Western Federation of Miners and other unions, and savins the district from protracted bloodshed and anarchy. When Mr. Osborh ran ltt 1910, ha " was supposed to have the full Re publican strength behind him. Yet, while most of the candidates on the , -State ticket received pluralities ex ceeding 90,000, the normal Rtpublf can margin In Michigan from 1000 to 1910, Mr. Osborn gained his Victory by only 43,000 plurality, igainst much weaker candidate than Gov ernor Ferris. , CHANCE FOR 4 CE1IIT fiTJIKERS Washington, D. C, . fipt , 17- American manufactursri have net i-fi&'i. yet made the most 'of ..their .oppdr- ?;V tunitles to establish greater , export trade, according to Director George ' Otis Smith, of the United States Geo- : logical Survey. Statistics enow that the export of cement r from; England, ' Germanyj. Belgium and Trance ' n$t only has been considerably greater1 than that fforn the United 8tatef, but has borne a much higher rafq to the production in these countrief. The quantity of cement exported jy?' France in recent years is estimated ; to have reached at least 23. per cenf. of her production, and ' that of Ger many about 17 'per cent i There - attK; few cement plants In South' Amrl- . j ; can countries, and in the past theat;;!: : ; countries have been supplied! mainly ". from Europe. There is, -evideattyan opportunity now for the cement Inr dustryv of the United States to sei ' S cure, this' trade. .' K'-'-; v '. Subscribe tD The Evening Dlspatcli i ..'V.'" X "H- -;:' " c M : t lt --r IV 21 t Av-- V-
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