A6S0CIATEQLNEWSi 'v t ;vtHE WEATHER. , by The. 2EvenIng Dispatch, WltH Extensive Special' Carried ..-nether u. " Pair tonight wThursclay.lacrcaiV 1 r.' ' Correspondence Vs ins cloudiness Jtollawed ;by showers " j -Si f 7 A it- , VOLUME TWENTY. N WILMINGTON, C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER. 23, 19i4. PRICE: THREE CENTS -IS' ft 7 AY.." Ul Gil s ; rV..- 1 I P ft - ' h pvli rJ -r IW v f'v? : 7 1 11 - Allies ivicuung tack on Gerlans?at St. Queritin 'rm - ' ) " MAY JE Allies Claim to Be Slowly Forcing the Enemy Back Montenegrins and the Servians Becoming Very Aptive London, Sept. 23. Momentous events that inay decide the battle of Ainse are transpiring near St. Quehtiii, where the allies are making furious assaults on the Qernar right wing. Vague, but persistent reports indicate that their turning movement is slowly developing. made beyond terse announcement vnng is making progress. Allies Slowly 'Gaining London, Sept. 23. A Bordeaux cor-J responuea says the battle of Aisn-f s progressing slowly, but methodically in iavur of the allies. Both sides are Sow assembling fresh men on the fir ing line, and adds: "Time fights daily on the side ol the allies, whose forces growing from! tads of the earth." The Mail correspondent reports, from an unnamed French town, that the German right has turned between Peronne and St. Quentin, leaving nine miles of dead and wounded in the trenches. A Belgium dispatch says a Belgium sortie from Antwerp against German base at Brussels was begun today. The first shots exchanged were thir teen miles from the Capital. A correspondent of the Daily Mail ays thirteen of the one hundred and thirty German wounded in the Cathe dral of Hheims perished in the flames started by the German shells. The public finds consolation in the Admiralty statement that traffic ,by WOO British merchantmen is being maintained with a loss of only twelve captured since outbreak of thejwar. The terrific battle ofAisne contin ued today still without apparent im portant advantage to either side. The Germans delivered an attack over 'he sloping ground between Argonne id Met?., in an attempt to take the 'ort of Tryon, south of Verdun, en deavoring in lirooV tlia ollico linos Military experts are discussing , Aether or not the Germans have def- mitely assumed the defensive or the I GfcI1wal staff rpjmrrta roHrpmpnt from Pa aris merely as a temporary check and now endeavoring to regain lost ground, near Peronne, where the "Hisn are reported -to have repelled several desperate attacks. Trawler Blown Up By Mne.4 Tlle trawler Kilmerneck was blown ln two by a mine in 'the North Sea m my three of the crew saved. A Petrograd message says reports interpf.pl(,a by the Russiang says "the ood order from Eastern Prussia, ' Sleef, although the Austrians are """ng back behind its forts. The "ussit lans are said tn ha withrirn.win.er. iak'ng train: them. and the wounded -wich Meagre reports from Galicia say the Russians S occuniori .TnroBlan rtrxH onn- trol 'llt; rnilrnarla utinnt ' Tirvmva1 '"ousands of Austrian wounded are 'eachi Vienna and Knerifimir.s. Gen- al Hot ha, the South American Pre Kl announced he will personally 'a tin forces against the Germans of Natal The Orange Free State it contribuine men Nr nffinlal oatU bate of the allies cisualties in the att'e of Ai3ne, has the staff been able 8 to compile. : Mail correspondent says the Ger- evacuated Peronne four days occupying the bills above. The w thehius above, he runous BATTLE No official claims have been from Paris that le western French were: ordered '&, tike the post tjon atany- ciisfc :sAft,er ap. artillery tiuel an' advance a$nlered. "-Across the marsh inJialf ght' .f Die '5a Wn, i the French toODa iaVaiiced In. many narrow columns. They suffered badly from German gun fire, but never wav ered. The Germans waited for them in the trenches and a fierce, deadly struggle, breast to breast, followed. The French had the advantage of the dash and vigor and stabbed and jabbed until arms ached. The. losses were heavy, but they gained the point and Germans retired to St. Quentin. The French were reinforced and pursued hotly. There was savage fighting in the streets of the town and the Ger mans were driven back, until they re ceived orders to abandon." He adds he hears the report that the Germans will endeavor to retake the town. r Germans Make Strong Denial. A Berlin dispatch says the German General Staff indignantly protests against assertion that the Germans acted without necessity in bombard ing Rheims cathedral. . It denies it was made a special mark by the ar tillery. It says the French alone are to blame since they established de fenses there. German GeneraTTmong Dead. Berlin, Sept. 23.--Generals Von Arbou and Von Wrooken are among the dead in casualty list issued yesterday. Major General Von Throtha was also killed and Lieu- tenant General Von Willisen and Von Kuehne slightly wounded. The total losses so far published, are 10,086 dead, 39.760 wounded, and 13,621 missing. the 147th infantry on August 20th at Saint Die, lost seventeen officers and 195 men dead, 21 officers and 1,092 men wounded, and 59 missing. Confirms . Capture of Jareslau. Petrograd, Sept. 23. An official statement confirms the capture of Jorsolau and, adds that the situation otherwise is unchanged on the Aust rian front. , " Austrians In Full Retreat. Nish, Sept. 23. An official state ment says the Austrians are in full retreat, after nine days' fighting, in which both wings were hurled back. The whole line from Liuboyia to Los nitza is' retiring and the Servians are pursuing into interior Bosnia. A Rom dispatch says travelers from Sebenico, Dalmat'ia, report the Austrian cruisers Mfrria Theresa and Admiral Staun there badly damaged. Allies Advance Western Wing. . Paris, Sept. 23. umciai uhuuuuw ment this aiternoon. advanced their western wing, aM urn v . - ter severe fighting, and repulsed at-1 tacks on the eastern :wing, on te eastern ayxu. , 'i . . . Z-tri Vi allied' An official statement left wing has aavaaceu u "D."-- on the right: bnte ot the Oise. A ne i Jl 4-T oaoinirriV :l5i- , BRIDGE ATTERMONDE BLOWNUY BELGIANS TO THWART GERMAN ADVANCE mm 1 wr'' "5 rl ttvtt wm 4 Further Details of the Daring, Destructive Work of Ger man Submarine. may Mine German , ships in harbor People of Great Britain Insis tent That Navy Assume More Aggressive Attitude. Over Thousand Lives Lost in North Sea Disaster. London, Sept. 23 The swift, silent destruction of three armored, cruis ers in the North Sea ha3 brought home the risks or moaern Naval warfare to the .English people, but neither navy nor nation is dismayed, judging from expressions of the papers. There is an insistent demand for more ag gressive action by"" England's fleet, al though the Admiralty has the alter native of bottling the German high sea fleet into the harbors with mines, Vif their strategy of keeping big ships " 1 1 under cover and sending submarines on raids proves consistently effective. The action that cost England three ships, the Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy, valued at twelve millions and the lives of probably more than a thousand men, lasted but twenty minutes. Rumors are curreat that two of the three German submarines were sent to the -bottom by shell of the Cressy, which went down with her guns blaz ing, but Admiralty will not confirm and its possible the Germans escaped 11 n scratched. The survivors have been taken to Dutch and British ports.About 700 so far are accounted for of the crews, totaling over 2,000. . One Hundred and Ten Survivors Harwich, Sept. 23. Destroyers brought in 110 survivors of the North Sea disaster to this port today. Thirty were officers and all were almost naked, havirtg abandoned their cloth ing in fight. to keep afloat. Survivors say the loss of life was the heaviest aboard the Aboukir, which s noV expecting an attack and the r . irrcW WAS uciuvr, uiucin Luua mu- Ing her fate and had every, avail abie; man bn deck r -. A young midship- Iman from the Cressy said ;the three vessels had been, scouting. A slight : ml3t 0DaCured the water 'and. suddenly j ne $av the -Aboukir lift, keel . over, j-f to - I 4- WORK OF LONE SUBMA- RIN E. Berlin (by Wireless), Sept. 23. Admiralty reports show the 4 4 destruction of the three British 4 cruisers was the work of sub- marine N-9, single handed. 4 . .. J 2 itattitiic2itiJaittt The Cressy hastened to her aid, fol lowed by the Hogue. The latter had swung out boats for the rescue when she seemed to those on the Cressy to lift out the water. Just as she had settled back and after the Abou kir had gone down the Cressy's crew caught glimpse of a submarine and opened 'fire. The submarine disap peared, evidently hit. "Then our decks ripped beneath our feet," said the midshipman, "but the good old .tub recovered her balance and would have stayed up if it hadn't been torpedoed a second time. She rolled over so slowly that we had plen ty cf time to jump "well clear of the ship before she disappeared. Then it was a swim for your life." The Admiralty has issued strict orders to the survivors not to. talk for publica tion until a formal report is made. WIFE MURDERER GIVEN RESPITE Special to The Dispatch. Raleigh, N. d., Sept. 23. Governor Craig (today respited until Friday, Oc tober 15th, the death sentence of Har vey Galloway, the Winston-salem negro, convicted in July of wife mur der, -and sentenced to be electrocuted next Friday. HEAD OF FURNITURE CifflHY KILLED Special to The Dispatch. Raleigh, N C., Spe.t 23. L. M. Pres ton,- president bf the Pnoenit5 Furni ture' Company, of Christiansburg, Va was killed two miles' west of Mebane today, when -a Southern Railway train struck nis' automobile at 1 the crossing. Mrs. Preston was -fatally injur ed 1 . , ; 53t w R I BIG RUSSIAN LOSS. Berlin, Sept. 23. An statement says the losses near Tannenberg, were 92,000 captured and 15,000 kill- ed. The art works at Louvaln and Liege were saved, the Louvain Library. except BRUNSWICK REPUBLICANS MEET II Special to The Dispatch. Southport, Sept. 23-. The Republi can county Nconvention for the nomina tion of . county officials and a candi date for House of Representatives will be held tomorrow at Supply. Rev. Dempsy Hewett or! Robert W. Davis, v Esq., will no doubt be called Aupon to become the candidate for represen tative. Sinse Capt. J. J. AdTdns has been selected as the Democratic stan dard bearer, it is not thought that much effort will be put forth by either Mr. Davis or Mr. Hewett for the nomi nation. It seems to be a foregone con clusion that Capt. Adkins will Be elected. It seems that there is no change in the slate to make the old county officials who went out of of fice last time the candidates this year. although there is a threat that their nomination means a split in the party. TAA HEEL RIFLE TEAM WILL 60 Special to The Dispatch. Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 23. Adjutant General Young announced today that lORRO North Carolina would send a rifle team Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 23 The North to Jacksonville, Fla., October. Iflthj Carolina Master Printers this after 22nd. to compete An the divisional noon elected" Joseph J. Stone, of shoot: Each company in the First Ahd Greensboro, president; Joseph WV Lit- .1 Third regiments.. will be; allowed ' to send a sharp shooter, or better td Ral eigh October 13th and 14th for prelim inary if such x men havet Qualified -in a record shoot this year, and the same conditions will apply to men 'of 'the Second regiment- for last yeUr, . 'no shoot having been held this year. ; . ; ; 4. J .. . . ft. i r I . -vst y " Ss! iii ii i CfflSIG f-mm Reports From Missionaries Show Great Suffering is Existing." SMALL COUNTRIES ARE HIT HARD Situation Critical in West Afri ca and .Chaos Freyai(s. in Syria and Persia Other Countries in Bad Way. New York, Sept." 23. Belated reports from Presbyterian missions though- out the world tell of world-wide dis tress because of the European war. In West Africa the situation is critical, Syria and Persia are in a chaotic con dition financially. Chile is in a piti able plight by prostration of indus tries, and the poor of Guatemala have been driven to confiscate foodstuff from the wealthy. Such is the view of Rev. A. W. Hal sey, Missionary Secretary. The Sy rian missionaries report that animals were taken by the army draft or are in hiding. Practically every able bodied man has been called to the colors. The missionaries in India have been cut off from financial aid and have been authorized to sell church prop erty. In Switzeriana tne missionaries are at work in fields, as the able bodied men are all with the army.. ' wilmington man Elected vice president I Special to The Dispatch. X tie, of -Wilmington, vice president; George B. Justice, of Raleigh, sec retary, arid R. B. Elain, of Charlotte, treasurer. - See the Tide Water Powe- -'Com pany's statement on page Seven. ( Advertisement. ; r n Fall of Jaroslau Regarded Most Decisive Stroke. BIS FLEE H6y Pursued b;tvalant; Who' Art Getting Ready to Move On OtHtfr Strong Places. London, Sept. 23. The fall of Jiros 1 lau, Galicia, is regarded as the most decisive stroke of the continental bat tlefields. The fortified place was tak en by storm and the Russians are in hot pursuit of the Austrians toward Cracow, leaving Przemysl isolated.. It is believed the Russian general will ' mask Przemysl while the main army ' continues toward Cracow, to join other N forces, preparatory to march on Bres lau. . Information reached here today that the Russians have resumed the of fensive in East Prussia and are again preparing to attack Koenigsberg. ' ' FfiEHCH WEAKENING, it .SAY GEO V i r Washington, Sept; 22.-' Embassy message says : 3, ' The French offensive-spirit k wfk ening. The French - losses arl not mous. Their center is retreating and" Verdun is being successfully bombard ed by the German mortars. The Pa ris press show a spirit -to be down cast." COMMISSIONER - GRAHAM 10 BE MARRIED Special to The Dispatch. J Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 23. Announce ment is made today that Major -W1I-liam A. Graham, Commissioner of Ag riculture, and Miss SalUe Clark, sis . ter of Chief Justice Walter Clark, will be married early -in November.. SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES TREATIES Washington, Sept. 23. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today voted approval' of the peace ' treatve with Great Britain, France, China and Spain. Russia has authorized her "Am bassador to negotiate a similar treaty. LANDSLIDE FOR THE ; ' "DRYS" III VIRGINIA Richmond, Va., Sept. 13.-1 Returns . today indicate that the "dry" ' land slide, in yesterday's State wide elec tion, may reach 35,000 majority. The "wet" papers are calling on the legis lature to provide promptly ' for the prospective loss of revenue. ' - Complicated Ballot In Australia, St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 2S. Missouri voters, after a lapse of 25 years, .trill vote again in November under a "blah- ' ket" ballot system, he' name of ev ery candidate for office on all. the par ty tickets will be printed on one sheet -of paper. In some sections , of ths) :. State, especially in the1: cities, these. blanket ballots will be about half the - chad ui a uensyayet yagK , auc. xr t leelslatlve amendments to be voted on j at the same time will be printed on a separate ballot. , Don't fail to attend Render's Fall MilHnerv Onenine Thursdav.v Snnve- : nirs. Advertisement. v'r'-.i.v.-t T . . -- . --. . v. II ii