North Carolina Newspapers

ASSOCIATED JPRESS NLVC. t . ' ' 0 Carried By -The Evening Dispatch, f i i t ' ? J 4. - i -,'' ' GergiUy i ..r.tcnlIit anfl Tr:; day. , 'Moaeru6 Biuthwest ' '' with . Fiirtenttv . rf ki. ...... wM.,Tw.V. - 0rrespondence. !"'',' ' i? - -3 f VIIIDJCTON;N.;,Cf WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4,1915:, ... . AMERICArro ,GER.ANDJ SCENE :6EMRrNG-m-',&SATL0RS . f'V i - I ( I 1 I 5 ' i I J 1 ' t i ! AV L- T V; : . -y-: y. . - ' - 1 if, a..X. K 1 J r'-v-- .S - .7..-. . .. . . ,.5 J. - - - ' II I ' 1 II"' WmMHMtm I1ICTI1ME 1 i I) toll? S-Ptl::; The picture' shows a typical stree scene in" Port-au-Prince; Hayti. and ai (nsert'of 'Rear. Admiral Caper ton. Two American sailors were killed by snipers when.Rear Admiral G aperton - landed - a party to protect Americans and foreigners in 'Port-am Prince following the 1 uprising which .resulted in the lynching of President Guillmme Sam and other officials. Cap erton has asked for reinforcements. ? Mote than '500 marines aboard the U. S. S. Connecticut are now. speeding toward tlje scene of the trouble. " -'- " CLOUJB DEATH AND Erie Swept by Raging Waters Last Night and Many Lives Lost GratlPrpperty Damage BIG UNDER THEjSiTRAIjSF Scores of Homes and Factories Were Swept Away Electric Ser: vice Paralyzed Work of . Rescue Difficult: Erie, Pa., August 4. The " day broke over a flood-stricken' city,-with its business streets running rivers of water. Probably 25 - lives lost, prop erty damage estimated at $3,000,000, scores of homes and dozens - of : fac tories swept7 away and hundreds I- of homeless was thaeffectof aniuhpre- cedented storm last night.,; After al most an all-day rain a heavy thunder shower culminated in a cloud burst. Big Dam. Burst at.-Last., ? For an hour residents along . the course of Mill Creek, through the east center of the city, - watched the flow rise, due to a rainfall of nearly-three inches in six. hours. ' '- At 8:4 o'clock the Glenwood Dam, three miles above the city burst and a huge wall of : water swept' through the city, carrying :with it' the homes of those who waited until the last nute to leave and in several cases the families still refused to setk saf e- Four blocks on either side' of .the street in State street, the main busi Dess artery, were covered to a depth 4 REVOLUTIONS IN PORTU- " gal - 7 ; J ' Lisbon',--PoAugal Friday" July, 30 (Via Paris, August 4). -Sen- T Sational and alarming . . reports are current in the capital -of no iess than threeseparate revolu'- tions. Riots are reported a'sof daiIy occurrence; ' - ' 1 - 4 1 ATTEMPT TO ROB X BANK PROVED FAILURE SavannahTGa.;' Aug. 4. An attempt w nib the Merchants National Bank nere shortly after noon resulted'in the footing of Cashier Williams, accord lnS to first renort. , , " .The bandit, who if is said "worked "ne, is reported to be in a building , ;;dr tae bank. Police and other citi- wfj. ve .''Pwutlcally -surrounded the t ouilding;,. r . -,isajr.v'- tfttt err of Irom' six Inches to five feet. Ma chine shops occupying a block were swept away and a' woodwork plant was covered -with 10 feet , of . water ;. , , Service Paralyzed. Early this v morning;' gas 'mains all over the -city were cut off and tele phone, :'car' and electric flight service paralyzed. - - " ; . The charitable societies, the arm ories, hotels and hastily-organized shelter clubs gave refuge to hundreds who but, saved - their, own lives and a few meagre belongings, . Work of Rescue Dangerous. , j ' 'The' darkness, the danger of broken electric wires and 25- miles of current madejthe work of rescue perilous5 and details of the drowning 4 of those lost in the . flood were obscure. -: The body of John Higgins, " washed up - at Sixth and German street, was the only body recovered" at daylight. Tne i lite saving crews i- irom me Lake -Erie -shore front and the members- of i the naval : ; militia started search for: others known to have been swept away, by the-floods s . - CONVEOTION ON V 1, : 'RACE BETTERMENT , San -Francisco,; August iWhether Americans are going backward or, f or ward in ; race, development, the effect of the agencies whlcITplay upon race evolution, r.and mother important tppics are'-upf for. discussion at "the National Conference pn v .Race ?v Betterment, which meets'-here' today The confer; "ence is represented4 by such; men as Judge Ben F. Lindsay, of Penver, and Hon. Woodbridge N. Terris, Governor of- Michigan who are 'both honorary president 'of the . Bace t .. Betterment t ounaation. ? xieauei : .1" - - ; iuu.i y ment for-' racial'. . improvement : in America are expected ; to" attend the sessions in large numbers. . Five days have been set apart for. the meetings at the - exposition. The. purposes - Tf the present1 conference .re to, as3em ble evidence as, to the extent lo which degenerative tendencies are actively at work-in America, and to promote agencies nd stininlateT the wide movemnt for race -betterment. - - CAUSES BEST. And 'Batteririr AwayratrVon Mackensen's Forces North From Lubin X GER. PRESS EXPLAINS TREASON FOR DELAY Dispatch From Warsaw; Says Evacuation May, Be Saved. , Rear Guard Fighting Pro v. ing Effective So Far. London. August 4. Rear guard fighting of-the Russians to the north west of " Warsaw has proved . so' effec tive that the . German tide seems to have been held up, while to the south Field v Marshal von , Macknsen's forces, pressings' north from Lublin, are being badly battered. I The -only Austro-German progress on the- eastern front Is towards : Riga, in the extreme north',' and before Ivari gorod. Wafsaw still holds" out and hope that n the' Polish capital :may yet be saved -Is" ; becoming stronger; among the , : Allies. 1 The .Ge17nan press ex plain .that with the daily lessening of communication the 'problem1 of trans portation knd . reinforcement becomes more complicated, whieh accounts for delay-The efficacy of rear guard fight-rthe ing isnot ignored by the newspapers, noWeyer; The; German Emperor ., and his -consort,-reported - on their way to" Warsaw- for tt triumphant entry, have had, perfdrce to postpone- the completion of their -trip. ; v s Frpm- Warsaw itself comes the opti mistia"' prediction - that- if : the city is enabled!) v endure ' a week longer and . the'i dispatch ,was , ' written four days a.go-t-evacuatidn may be, 'r avoided- r , ' ' - Although: thousands of -civilians have- sf led; .conditions are j, pictured as fairly -normal. y v REILLV LEADS FOR - GOVERNOR SO FAR Jackson, Miss. August ,4-,rReturns from yesterday's' Democratic primary election - in Mississippi continue to eome- in slowly 'from various parts of i the State? today.! The vote thus far f fronipthe precinqts in sixty-five coun-L ' , ' ', ties" show that, Marion W. ReilIy,-'of - RIga- August 4 (Via Paris and Lon Natche2;was : leading ," Theodore .a.ldon). In obedience to the order for Bilbo, lieutenant-governor, by oneiremoval of government institutions thousand votes for the nomination of governor. Don't -Miss It . -o. .;-1 . - , - - "The jFeasVfjnterns.'v Friday. Advtt' tt"' "ZZC ' " ri , ' . QFEBIB . .. "Jit. .4 f is State GranJ Jury Finishes Its 'r'SVork 'InfTbe Eatlad - -5 it- : nt, .o Til 3 Allimcf: TniinoHcrn ft tion' of the Eastland ; disaster was practically concluded " by ,the 7 State grand1 jury today.'4n.d outnumber of in- rl i ct.m on ts ma v be voted. 1 "The Indict-I ments, ' it is . said,wiliargema slaugnter, criminal carelessness ana - conspiracy, . -f , if called .being-Captiiles'elsoora-fr; perviBor of inspectors, at Cleveland and under - - whose urisdictipiV ' the Eastland operated for yeart arid CaptJ F. ' K. Dorlty former -master of .the vessel; " 4' - . - - CharleChaplin : . at Lumina again" tonight. Advt. 3T , 7- v.-- DEMANDS- CONTRABAND LIST. C - 4. - r , Manchester, England, " August 4 The: City Council of- Man- S Chester,: at a - meeting today, adopted, a-resolution demanding that' the , British', government - de- 4 clare cotton contraband, "v ' UNCLE SAM HAS V A NEW EXPLOSIVE .Washington, August 4 . According to a high ranking officer of the gen eral staff, the United States army has a high explosive which will surprise the world if ever it is called into use. At present this new explosive is be made only in United States arsenals, where the formula 'is carefully guard ed. It would be particularly, adapted to destroying trenches, according to the army officer. The general staff has full , information on the develop ment of military science as resulting from tbte war in Europe. ; The Ameri can observers have ' watched the ef fect of , -.the various explosives,- par ticularly the melinite shells used by Germany., v The development of trench warfare has-" turned the attention of the American army officers to obtain ing ah explosive that would demolish trenches. " That this has been found, and that it is far more- effective than officers had. even hoped for, is the information; given out here. MONTESSORI SHOWS HER METHODS . : San Francisco, August 4 . Dr. Mon tessori, the famous Italian : educator, and ' founder of ; the 'celebrated "Chil dren's Houses" in Rome, - has given up her plans to return td Italy,1 so that she might, conduct an extensive dem onstration : liere: f or American "jeduca tors. During August v September; Oc tober and November, on - the grounds of the' Exposition, she-wiljr give 'the most complete course she has yet-undertaken. . Prominent ' American educa tort? t will fnllnw hfif" HpmnnRtrat.inn cloesly.-and-Jt Js expected that her Rtav in -Ampra win -work nn flcrv stay ; in America will "work wonders in, improvement -of : teaching methods to ; kindergartens. BANKS ARE BEING REMOVED FROM RIGA , the state Bank already has been transferred from-Riga to Tularto the south' of Moscow. - , The other banks are being-removed 4 ana tne educational institutions , are ibelng -mainly takerijto' Dorpat, 157 imlles northeast of Rigai'c-i ' - and the educational institutions - are 18TTf"TInilW iiiiil mm mm. ' " - ' - , 7 WecfaiSon of General - Vjf- UV Royal Court and British Government Represented at the Cerernony Will Uive in the United States. .London, August i.Misa Katherlne Alice Page, daughter of American Am1 bassador and Mrs. Walter; Page,, was ) taarried this afternoon; atj the Chapel Kpyal, at-Saint James o r Charles .GreelyLoring, son of Geneal Charles Loring,- of Boston. The ceremony was get't ormed by , Bishop ;Bod-arp enter, Bttb-deacon of t WestministerAbby; as sisted , by Rey. Edgar. D. Vsheppard, jElUb-dean of the Chapel Royal.- tTho brie was given- away v byr-iher; father and .her 'v brother, : Frank Page, was Mr. LoHttg'a-begt man. rs - -' te The wedding .was- very simple, be- cause the Ambassador's family desired to' 'ayoid any thing, resembling arr social functicn; while the war is fai progress, Theflo?alide50rations ' wer beautif ulf but noti prof use. Members f; the gov ernmenC. representatives of cthe Royal .morning oress. 1 nem vuauons . 4 vir tually .were .limi ted doi persons Un .of ficial life and intimate f riends -of tfie family. , The guests numbered: hardly more than pne hundred. ; . r i- v All the Ambassadors to Great .Bri tain . were present with their wives and the British government was rep resented by , Premier Asquith;. and , Sir, Edward Grey, secretary forforeign, affairs. , .",.' ' After the ceremony Premier As quith, fiir Edward- Grey and. the Am: bassadors signed the registry:- . ;v Mr. and Mrs.Loring then went to thft Paso V residence, - at ' Grosvenor Square, where they said good-bye' toj a : few friends before departing for their bridal trip. After a trip, through England, M& and Mrs. Loring. will go to the United States and will, be at home after September 8th at Otia Place, Boston. . . HARVEST ARMY IN WHEAT FIELD . Minneapolis, Minri., August. 4 .frTho vanguard of . the .ahrcest army. has invaded the great wheat belt, arid from all directions ,the corps of recruits are arriving, Advancing, from the south, keeping' pace with: the ' reapers'iandl - : r . , !.. ..." . .. 1 bidders:- as tney ; progresse .norwaxii with the ripening ofthe grain, are the main -body-of men upon whom.sthe Minnesota . farmers . and railroad- de pend to garner the crops',of theKorth west. C Then there are the hoboes,twho consent to "periodical" employment, the . unemployed from the cities at the fag end of ther finances, and hordes of rangy boys who are out for a lark in ' the unknown country y that beckons them." , '"'sVf.'- In South Dakota the harvesters are now under full headway, and? bytfre end of this week' the reapers vwillbe mowing down the southern end" of the great crop "in Minnesota.' , By Au gust '20th . fully ' 20,000 men 1 will be working In the Minnesota" fields. All of thfr old 'gags' of the' road were used over again this yearly, the nomadic workers. T Many of - the? har vest hands entrained as ''railroad )rkmen . " When they - reached ; their destinations; instead , of : hiring "out to the railroads, they deserted anroaD led intothe form section forarvest lobs. The railroads have 4Sen grievr jobs pusly . deceived" "by their' rrecrttts. While , this practice -Is notJ.officially countenanced, and .there is ,a"Tshow of disappointment at the deception: it is suspected that officials khbweact ly what the men will do.' ; In- f acU the rules and regulations of thei Jhter-. state Commerce Commission arewink ed at Under the interstate a the roads : cannot ship farm laborers Afor less than the regular passenger-; rates, but this restriction 'does 'not apply to prospective railroad laborers.. The necessity-of reaping. and moylhg the crops on jtime is' small; quibble tentions of app crops on jtime is so great that; theri is,' small ; quibblef o ver -the rultitnate Ih- applicants. t " G Delttge : and; Big:;Wmdbires:t' X-j, Damage IirjGity and SidiBurbs " 4 5. This: Morning SENTTOYBO.TTBM Heavy Rainfall v Inundates ': Streetb While Wirrd :Vbrwitiha Blew Down Wires Hits ; Jersey, New York, August 4. -Streets in ! New York and Its - suburbs were turn ed into a: yellow river -surface, elevate ed traffic was badly" crippled, vires blown into a tangled ret work, trees uprooted - and hundreds - of ' cellars flooded in a torrential downfall that broke over the metropolitan section this forenoon; accompanied by a '.0 mile gale. , - ' ", Nearly three inches' of rain fell in four., hours at Sandy Hook, where a southeast "wind" lashed the ocean Into fury. :; Vessels were held up at the en trance 'of the harbor and during the height of the gale the 'schooner, -'Mary rHT. B. Chase,' from' Cheverie.'N. S., for Norfolk, with plaster, went to the bot tom. , , ' , Her captain , and a sailor, v were drowned in a small boat. Coast guards TD1L OF 510H Property Confiscated Upon Re fusal of a Forced Loan. -. Business Is Resumed El Paso,. Texas, August 4. Business was again being , transacted today by the native merchants , in Chihuahua, Mexico, according to official advices to Villa headquarters at Juarez, after a suspension of jseveraVdays by order of General Villa, who claimed ; exorbi tant prices were being asked The resumption. however, ? was - said to be conducted under regulations laid down by General Villa at r the meeting of merchants held Saturday. The owners and employes superin tended the operations " of . the stores, but "interventors" were, placed in each store by General Villa to pre vent ' his regulations being violated. This commercial situation in a modi fled form has been extended to Jua rez." ' ' . " -Instructions by the .customs depart ment today were to hold temporarily all importations until : some r definite agreements was breached :, in -Z Juarez. 'This , order is : said "to apply f to' those importations ' in customs I warehouses and those ; aboard steamers . ready to sail for southern , ports. 1 " , T, Representations haye been, made by the State Department ; and - the:; Brit ish ambassador Sfr Cecil Spring-Rice, against the confiscation by the Villa government of a cotton seed; ranch at Gomez' Palaci, incorporated-lor ' $5, 000,000 with an American one - of , the principal- owners. - . ' v ; " v It was s understood - that : the plant was confiscated on refusal of a forced loan of . 100,000 in American currency It is said .the corporation already had paid $250,000 in forced loan to the t Villa government. 4 - - DRYS'' HAVE WQN; . AGAIN IN VIRGINIA ' Richmond; Va., f Adgust 4. Many wires are "down " following ; last night's severe storm and. returns from yester day's Democratic' primary' are, not all in, but sufficient definite news has been - received; to make certain .the 'dry' element-will -.have' a safe working i majority in the Virginia Senate. ' BELGIAN STEAMER V , , SUBMARINE'S VICTIM London, August' 4l The Belgian sfeamer, Koophandle, , was sunk; today by. a Germansubmari(,r Nine of the crew were landed. VV- ' " ' Z Mir 1 .-cr rescued : the other : fotrr .' members of the crew. V-i '-,'.,- ,- - f y Along" the: northcoast of New Jer.." sey. the gale reached . velocity , diffi cult to estimate. . Seab right, swept . three- time's within "18 months was again battered. , ',.j -In a dozen places in" New York and Brooklyn streets lay' under water two to three f eet "deep. V From ,Coney Island to Seabrlght. came reports of ,a t gen eral tie-up in transit facilities. :'; No fatalities were reported', from any section of the city. "-.For more than SO hours New. York has been water soaked when a heavy rain tMj gan. about 5 aZ m. today. Within four hours the rainfall totaled 1 1-2" inches.- At-SandyHook the total was 2.72-100 inches. , ';z-i". ; Shortly after- Sh : o'clock; th'e heavy raih: fall ceased andinstead came a steadydrizzle. - I, . " . . C IJHIDLI&gflHliJ wic TO REPLY Will Continue to Contest the Legality .of;.The . . : r.- .......... v . 1. .j.. A -in... -Sy Positibnr This Is Deemed' the Likely, Course of Tho Controversy OnBetween Great 1 Britain and United States 'AboV$ Neutral Commerce, S .''"' v Washington, - August A President Wilsons reply to Great Britain's latest notes rejecting the American demands for relief from interf erence with neu tral-commerce, under orders in coun- cil, is about ready-to be dispatched to London. . 'Admitting - the unusual con ditions which Great Britain contends as ' a. basis: for exceptional action the American reply continues to ' contest the legality of taking a .hip from the high 4 seas on a voyage - td a neutral port; s:i ' "ZC' will differentiate Xrom shipe on the high seas 'and! shlps'which gy to British ports or, which attempt to run blockade lines.-Ths: British argu ment that American commerce has not suffered ; also will ? bd contested. ; - Im all quarters it seems agreed that the controversy hasreju:hed the jstaga of academic discussion, with some evi dence of a trend toward? ultimate sub- -mission to an International arbitral commission. , , ADHERE TO DECISlV;'" - J'), TO tQU IT! CABINET Tokio, Japan, August 4 ..Members of . the Okuma . cabinet - will ; adher - tr their intentions -to , resign - according 4o - the r best information '.'opinion ' in Tokio,, : .r'y:, ' i Paskaaki Katov the,: minister bf :. fotfc eignr af fairs.especially r Is determined to retire. . .f-:'V : "J 3 Premier. Okuma's final- answer has . not. been givenv.but thet elder states? men - a,re discussing the difficulty of. finding a cable ministry '. SGUOONER MAYGOARB TBATIOFJ 1- I s f t v.- r. it t M 1, , - - Z''''jr