us im
IN GAUCIA IS SURE
VON K LUCK'S **ARMY, REINFORC*
KD. MAKES A BNAVE
STAND.
GERMANS LOSE 70.000 MEN
Army of General Heunenkampff Cuts
Between Two Opposing Force* and
Oaina Decleive Victory.
London —General von Kluck. rein
forced with troops from the German
Central continue* to make a determin
ed stand against the attempt of the
allies to outflank him.
The French, who officially reported
that all Oerman attacks In this re
gion have been repulsed and that the
allies had resumed the offensive, an
nounced that the battle to the north
of the Olse which commenced seri
ously about September 25 continues
with great violence with no decisive
result and that st certain points the
French troops have had to yield
(round
The Germans. In their report, say
the battle Is proceeding successfully
for them.
Both In London and In Paris there
Is the greatest confidence, although
•orne surprtse Is displayed at the suc
cess of the Germans in preventing the
outflanking movement. They feef
however that the Germans cannot ex
tend their line much farther north
without weakening at some point.
Along the rent of the line the
French communication says there ha*
been no change. Therefore the prog
ress in the region of Solssons and In
Woevre either ha* satisfied them for
the moment or they have been check
ed by the German*. Of the fighting
here, a* on their right, the German
report* *ay It 1* proceeding favorably
for the German arm*. Progress by
either aide must be extremely alow,
for after every advance, no matter
how Might, the troop* making It must
entrench thetnselves # for protection
against the shells from the enemy'a
guns, posted In strong poatlona, from
one end of the line to the other.
The defeat of the German army
which Invaded Russia from Kast
Prussia appear* from Russian ac
count* to have been even more de
cisive than previously stated. Accord
ing to the Russian ambassador at
Home the German* were routed com
pletely with a IOHH of 70,000 men and
have been forced to abandon every
thing. '
NoTiews"has been received from
the Sllesian and Gallclan battlefields
and probably the main armies have
not come together there. A big bat
tle cannot he delayed much longer
however as on the Sllesian frontier
both armies are moving forward and
will meet In Kusslan Poland.
Before the Russian advance In Gall
els the peasants are fleeing the coun
try and It Is reported that 20,000 of
them have reached Bohemai.
The sanitary department of Vienna
reports that four case* of As'latic
cholera have occurred among the
troops returning from tiallcia but that
all have been isolated.
A! Antwerp, the official report says,
the situation In the fortified positions
remains unchanged.
While the Servians and Monte
negrins are attacking the fortifications
of Sarajevo. Belgrade, which has been
under fire so often has not been bom
barded for several days probably as
a result of reoccupation of Senilin by
the Servians.
Skirmishes which occurred onT tbe
Anglo-German frontier in Kast Africa
was the result of German raids Into
British territory for the purpose of
rutting the I'ganda Railway All
these raids, according to the British
official report, have been repulsed,
While the routine life In Kngland Is
not seriously upset by the war the
regulations in many respucia be
coming more stringent In ordlr to
keep the army provided with warm
clothing the authorities have com-
large quantities of woolens
In Leicester, a step which Is likely.to
be followed elsewhere.
German* Say English Fear
Rome. German newspapers con
tinue to print Items of news sent them
from Kngl&ad. One of the latest pa
pers received here from the German
capital contains the following:
"It Is difficult to say whether the
Britishers tremble more in fear of an
enemy below the water or in the air,
after the exploit of the German sub
marine, As to danger from thei air,
Zeppelins are expected everywhere.
London is kept at night in semi dark:
ness in the fear that the city may be
made a target for the airships."
Bunk With Mine,
London.—Telegraphing from Ostend
The Exchange Telegraphing corres
pondent says:
"The steamer Ardmount, loaded
with grain, which left Dover at 6:3 d
o'clock In the morning for Zeebruge,
Holland, struck a mine.
?
Reeigne Post.
Rome, via Paris.—Lieutenant Gen
eral Tassoni, under-Secretary of the
State for War, has resigned owing ttf
• disagreement with General Grand!,
War Minister.
FRANCE ALMOST
RID OF GERMANS
blur's Amiis Nm Bui PuM lack
la Fruci Class Ti the Boriir
if BIIIWH.
GERMANS ATTACK ANTWERP
Bolglan Forts Arc Holding Out Against
The Great Siege Gune of
the German*.
The Russians have attacked E'ntem
syl. the IHHt Austrian stronghold ID
Galicla, and according to reports from
E'etrograd two of the forta have been
taken. The Austrians are fighting dett
perately, hut the odds are greatly
against them. The siege of Antwerp
continues. The plucky Ilelgluns have
succeeded In holding their own against
the German soldiers. 80 far the forts
surrounding the city have been able to
withstand the shells from the Ger
mans" great siege guns. King Albert,
of Belgium, is prepared to flee to Eng
land in the event of the fall of the city.
Antwerp is considered one of the
strongest fortified cities in the world,
and much interest is being manifested
in the attack of the Get mans on the
city.
According to the latest dispatches
from I'arls and London t..a Anglo-
French armies have almost succeeded
In driving the Germans entirely from
the French soil. The left wing of the
allied army Is said to be within thirty
miles of the Eielglan border. On the
right wing the allies are reported to be
gaining steadily pushing the Germans
before them. In the center there
seems to be a Kill in the trenches of
both the allies and the Germans. The
battle of the Aisne, as it is called,
though the great armies are now
lighting a great distance nqrth of the
river, will probably not end until the
Germans haVe been driven out of
France Into Etelgium.
Battle of Alane Continue*.
For three weeks the fate of the bat
tle of the Alsne has hung In the bal
ance. Along the great battle line,
which extend* over a hundred mile*
In length, thousands of men fought
with the de*peratlon of demons. Thou
sand* of lives were sacrificed by the
opposing armies In their efforts to gain
an advantage over their aggressors. At
different points where the fighting was
In progress success was won first by
one side and then the other, but at
no time was any permanent advantage
gained by either of the great armies.
Boldlars Fight Day and Night
Every art known to modern war
fare was resorted to by the command
eM of the German and allied armies.
The suffering by the men in both ar
mies waH Indescribable, During the
three wneks the fighting continued day
and night. After a day of hard fight
ing night came with its terror*, The
soldiers slept at short intervals with
their guns at their sides ready to
spring Into action when the alarm was
given. Then cold, chilling rains added
to the suffering of the fighting men.
Their clothes were soaked und their
trenches filled with water.
Germany Fighting Two Wars
These have been trying days for the
German empire. While their armies
have been battling against the allies
on the northern frontier of Franco re
slating the desperate onslaughts of
their enemies another great menace
loomed up In east Prussia, when the
Russians began a victorious campaign
against the German army corp* de
fending the eastern frontier of Prus
sla. The'complete failure of the Aus
trian armies to check the Russian ar
mies In Gallcia also proved a bitter
disappointment to the Germans. When
the kaiser learned of the Russians ad
vance In east l'nissln he rushed every
available soldier from Belgium and
Frunce to defend his own country from
invasion by a dreaded foe.
In Poland the Germans and Rus
sians have been In continuous battle
for the past week with a slight advan
tage to the Russians. It has been
the endeavor of the German troops In
Poland to push the Russians backward
and force them to withdraw Into Rus
sian Poland In Gallcia the Russians
to liave almost rid that country
of Australian troops who have retreat
ed south of the Carpathian mountains,
where the Russians are pursuing them,
it Is reported that the Russians have
captured large quantities of guns, am
munition. army automobiles and pro
visions from the Austrlanß. ——
German Women Give Gold
Rome —The women of Germany,
according to reportß received here,
are busily at work preparing woolen
garments for the soldiers in the battle
line. The reports also state that a
committee of women has b«9n formed
for the purpose of Inducing the wom
en of Germany to give up their gold
ornaments with the idea of transform
ing them into money with which to
liuy arms. Each woman receives in
exchange for her gold ornaments an
iron ring inscribed with the words "J
gave gold for this."
British Buy The "America"
New York.—Under cover of darkness
the America, said to be the world's
most powerful ivoplane, was loaded
on the steamship MauretanU and now
is being taken across the. Atlantic to
be used by the British government for
war service. The America was built
for a trans-Atlantic flight and would
hate been piloted by Lieut. John C.
Porte ,a British naval lieutenant. The
America and two other aeroplanes
were brought here on a special train.
TOTS ENTERPRISE, WILLI AMBTON, WORTH CAROLINA
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT!
n|j
Allies Winning At Alsna
Washington.—The turning move
inent of the allied armies In northern
Franca has brought the eitreme of
their left wing about thirty miles from
the Belgian frontier.
An official statement Issued by the
French war office says that part of the
battle line stretching generally north
and south has been extended north to
a point south of Arras. This line, on
which the allies aru attempting to en
veiop the German right wing und«r
Gen. Von Kluck, has been pushed
gradually toward the Belgian border,
as the Germans widened their front
in defense until It extends soma fifty
five miles from the ungle that rests
on Tracy le Mont.
Terrific fighting continues on the al
lies' left wing, according to the Paris
statement, the most severe struggle be
Ing In the region of Itoye, a town 1!6
miles east of Amiens and about mid
way on this battle line. Here the Qer
mans have concentrated strong forces,
probably with the purpose of breaking
through the front of the allies and Iso
lating the forces to the north.
The I'aris statement adds that the
Germans attempted to bridge the
Mcuse near St. Mlhlel, but their pon
toons were destroyed. French claims
of slight progress In tho Woevre dis
trict are recorded as minor engage
ments at various points In front ex
tending east and west.
Shelling of Rheims Continues
London.—The Khelma correspond
ent of the Exchange Telegraph compa
ny sends this story of the continued
bombardment of Ithelms:
"The bombardment of Hhelms still
continues. The city has now been iin
der tire of the German guns for sixteen
days, and In every part of the city the
whistle of shells Is heard as well as
the loud reports of their explosion,
wrecking buildings In every quarter.
"The fire Is no longer being directed
on the cathedral, although four shells
dropped through the shattered roof
and exploded In the ruined Interior.
Brussels Facet A Famine
London.—-Seven hundred thousand
persons in Brussels are fucing starva
tion, acfcordlng to Hugh Gibson, the
secretary of the American embassy
there, who Is now In this city. The
supply of flour In the Belgian capital
will be exhausted and other staples
are virtually all consumed. The last
apportionment of flour to the citizens
of Brussels will be given out later.
Italy Prepared For War
London.—Tha report that the 1885.
1886 and 1888 classes of Italian re
serves will be called to the colors ear
ly In October has been confirmed by
several Italian newspapers, sccordlng
to the correspondent of the London
Dally Mall at Venice. Eleven first cat
egory classes will then be under the
flag and will total 1,390.000 men.
Invaders Have Trylnq Timet
London. —A picture of the sufferings
of the German troops, cramped in un
derground trenches and galleries along
the Aisne river, is given by the Paris
correspondent of the Daily Mall, He
says that the autumnal weather with
its damp nights and bitterly cold
dawns. Is extremely trying. If the
men step from their trenches to the
level ground they do so at th*> risk
of their lives. At night every Gt-rman
soldier must be at his post in the
narrow ditch, sleeping as best he may,
Ufa rifle at his side. C
Exchange of Prisoner Begun
London.—The British and German
government have begun exchanging
lists of prisoners of war through the
the American Ambassador I'age, pre
paratory to arranging an actual ex
change.
Germany's Army Of Unemployed
Geneva^—A report received here
from Munich estimates that 2,000,000
men and women are idle in Germany
and that the number of unemployed is
Increasing datly. Lack of raw materiel,
it U said, is the cause.
Amsterdam. —The Germans have
commenced their attack on the first
line of defense of Antwerp, accord
ing to dispatches received by the Am
sterdam papera, Moll, an important
railway Junction near the Dutch bor
der, wan occupied by the Germans,
who again occupy Mallnes, began a
bombardment of l.ierre, directly In
front of Antwerp. They also contin
ued their bombardment of Forts
Waehel and St. Catharine. It is be
lieved heavy Austrian artillery Is be
ing used.
Llerre. according to a message to
the Handelsblad, has been under shell
fire some time. The people at first hid
In the cellars, but subsequently fled
to Antwerp, being Joined by fugitives
from the surrounding villages. It is
reported that one shell fell on a hos
pital, killing nine persons. 
German Naval Reserves Ready
More than twenty five thousand Ger
man naval reserves have been brought
from Kiel and Hamburg to Brussels
and are held in readiness to serve on
the improvised German fleet should
Antwerp and Ostend be taken.
As a direct result of this move the
British authorities along the Scheldt
have Increased their watchfulness, for
during a siege of Antwerp England
might like to send reinforcements
through the Dutch Schledt, which
would be a breach of neutrality, while
on the other hand a German victory
would bring danger of an attempt on
the part of Germany to use the mount
of the Scheldt as a base from which
to attack the British naval forces in
the North sea.
World's Strongest Forts
The fortifications of Antwerp are
reckoned among the strongest in the
world. In 1860, twenty-eight years
after the taking of the city by English
and French troops, Brialmont, the
noted Belgian builder, supervised the
refortlflcatlon of the city and since
187? it has had a lino of forts well out
from the Inner defenses. In 1907 the
government decided to do away with
the iuuer Hue of walls and replace
them with an inner line of forts on
the right bank of the Scheldt.
The greatest Importance is attached
to the outer works. They consist in
part of new fortifications, in part of
old forts rebuilt. The work was be
gun in 1913. it is probable that this
Ideal was realized and that the forti
fication system is now practically com
plete.
The outer chain of forts lies from
ten to eleven miles outside the city
and' has a front of about eighty miles.
Mayor Of
London.—-Burgomaster Max of Brus
sels, who was arrested on the order
of the ftfcrman military governor on
the charge that he had ordered the
banks to refuse to pay an Installment
of the Indemnity which was due, has
been released, according to an Ostend
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
German People Are Isolated
Berlin. —The cutting of German sub
marine cables, the censorship and the
exclusion of foreign newspapers from
the empire have resulted In shutting
out from Germany virtually all news
of the outside world. For the past
three days the Rerlin newspapers have
been carrying full descriptions of the
architectural details of the Uhelms ca
thedral, while in the last sixteen days
only three places have been specifical
ly mentioned in the government war
bulletin, ThSse are Noyon. Rheims
anri Chantonn Rriiuond
German's War Fund Enormous
Rerlin. —Response of the Germat
public to the government's efforts to
raise a war fund of five billion marks
(11,250,000)000), has, it is asserted
here, removed all anxiety the nation
may have had regarding its ability to
meet financial obligations due to the
war. Originally the relchstag allowed
a war credit of five billion marks in ad
dition to the war treasure, and of this
amount 4,600,000,000 marks has been
subscribed by. the public without
straining seriously the financial re
sources of the empire
ST. LOUIS BUNKERS
RAISE COTTON f UNO
•TART MOVEMENT FOR »180,000,-
000 TO LCND ON SOUTHERN
STAPLE.
AT 6 PER CENT INTEREST
Not to Buy Cotton But to Fiiunc#
Crowera With Money on Holdings.
Liquidate Cotton.
St. Louis, Mo.—A plan for raising
a cotton losn fund of $1(0,000,000 pro
posed by a conference of St. Loula
bankers, was ratified here by a dele
gation of bankers from the cotton
growing states and now awaits only
the approval of Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo and the Federal
Reserve Board before It la carried into
effect The plan as approved "In gen
eral essence" by nine southern bank
ers who had been asked by Secretary
McAdoo to attend the conference
Slth St. Louis bankers, provides for
e raising of the fund by «übscrip
tions from nationsl and state banks,
trust companies and mercantile and
manufacturing companies throughout
the country.
"It must be distinctly understood, '*
declared Fetus J. Wa«e, chairman of
the St. Louts Clearing House Asso
ciation, and originator of the plan,
"that this is not a movement for the
purchase of cotton. .It Is simply a
movement to make available a fund
of 1160,000,000 to loan on cotton at
not to exceed six canta per pound,
middling basis.
The amount to be raised by each
financial canter will be apportioned by
the committee at a meeting to be held
later, providing the general plan
meets tha approval of the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Federal Re
serve Board. Among southern bank
ers who attended tha conferenoa
were:
E. W, Robartson, president Nation
al Loan, and Exchange Bank. Colum
bis, 8. C.; snd John M. Miller, Jr.,
vice president First National Bank,
Richmond, Va.
The plan then was submitted to
Secretary McAdoo and to the Federal
Reserve Board.
The southern bankers were invited
te come to St. Louis to discuss It.
They sent the following telegram to
Secretary McAdoo.
"The plan as laid before you and
the Federal Reserve Board to endeav
or to raise a cotton loan fund of
$160,000,000 was submitted to the un
dersigned. After careful consider
ation the following resolution was
passed unanimously:
" "iiiat the plan outlined by Mr.
Festus J. Wade, In general essence,
be adopted and the details worked out
later It Is believed the South will
subscribe its proportion as suggested
and outlined.'"
CARRANZA MAKEB STATEMENT.
Says He Will Resign. But If Not Par
mined. He Will Fight Villa.
Mexico City—Charging that the re
bellion in northern Mexico was insti
gated by the socalled cientiflcos and
"our conquered enemies," General
Carranxa In his statement to the con
vention of Constitutionalist leaders
here offered to resign as ' first chief
if a mojority of the military chiefs so
decided, but declsred be would never
submit to "a group of chiefs who
have forgotten the fulfillment of tftelr
duty and a group of civilians to whom
the nation owes nothing."
"If I had not trled # to conquer the
rebel force by force of arms, It has
been on account of prudence which
the circumstances demand but the
natlqj»~must know that If we reach a
stage where It Is Impossible to other
wise suppress their rebellion we have
100.000 men well armed, artillery snd
mschlne guns and also we have right
and Justice, which are Invincible, on
our side." declsred the Irst chief.
General Carranxa said It was his
duty to "fix the responsibility of the
prepared rebellion of General Villa
which Is nothing but a plot Instigated
by the so-called cientiflcos and by all
of our conquered enemies who have
not received public office on account
of Incompetence and cowardice."
Nation Prays For Pm«
Washington.—Prayer* for peace In
Europe arose from all parts of the
United States. Clergymen of all de
nominations read President Wilson's
proclamation, itself a fervent
prayer and congregation gathered to
sing peace hymns and take part !■
H»ace services. The president > at
tended the Central Presbyterian
church here and heard Ret. James
H. Taylor pray that the United States
might be instrumental in restqring
peace to Europe and that President
Wilson might be given wisdom.
College Student Killed.
Charlottesville. Va. William M.
Taliaferro, 21. a second year student
at the University of Virginia, died in
the University hospital, the result of
an automobile accident near Char
lottesville the night before. In com
pany with six other student friends
he drove out in * new car, the gift of
his father, a Tampa, Fla., banker. In
trying to pass a wagon the car skid
ded and turner turtle in a ditch. Four
members of the party were rendered
unconscious but none were danger
owly injured except Taliaferro.
i & M. CELEBRATES
■ 25TH ANNIVERSARY
OCCASION BROUGHT LEADERS OT
•TATE AND T(4E NATION
TOGETHER.
ABOUT 200 SPEECHES BAOE
Hon. T. J. Jarvia, Ex-Gevemor oT
State, Secretary Daniels, Secretary
Vrooman, Principal Speakers.
Raleigh.—Tbe North Carolina Agri
cultural and Mechanical College ha*
just celebrated twenty-fifth annl
versay. It waa the climax of the three
day celebration which took form IJ*
festivities of congratulation dignified
by the presence of many of the fore
most men of thought and achieve
ment In North Carolina and the na
tion today. The speakers were not
Just men of a single achievement, bat
men who by continual determined per
sistent efforta have placed themselves
In the line of dominant progreaalve
ness and have brought prosperity to
their fellowmen.
Governor Locke Craig presided and 1
gave the pitch to the exerciaea when
he aaid. "There la no place In God's
world for a standpatter." Hon. Thoa.
J. Jarvia, ex-governor of North Caro
lina. whose term of aervlce saw
North Carolina struggling through
the terrible period of reconstruction
brought to the atudenta of today the
raeaaage to prepare for life and to
solve the problem of the high coat of
living by aiding the movement or
"Back to the Farm." on. Joaephu*
Daniels, secretary of the navy, one of
the ft pet friends of the lnatiution, em
phasised the value of tbe man aa op
posed to the machine. Hon. Cart
Vrooman. assistant secretary of agri
culture, stressed scientific agriculture
and the blessinga of It
Then followed a series of felicita
tions from Hon. P. P. ("laxton. of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture by letter; from state department
of education, by Dr. J. Y. Joyner;
from the state colleges, by President
Edward K. Graham, of the Unlveraity
of ,\'orth Carolina; from the denomi
national collegea, by President Wil
liam Louis Poteat, of Wake Foreat.
College; from the United Statea de
partment of agriculture, by Dr. A. F.
True, director of the office of experi
ment stations; from the state depart
ment of agriculture, by Major W. A>
Graham, commissioner of agricul
ture, and a summary of the college
growth, by President D. H. Hill.
During these three days of the an
niversary the alumni have given the
lie direct to the theory that a student
of the agriculture or mechanics can
not talk and will not talk. Prof. W.
A. Withers, chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements, said;
"Forty meetings have been held 1
and every one within a few minutee
of the time set, without friction an®
without Jar of any kind, and about
two hundred speeches have been
tnade."
CELEBRATE DAY.
Exsrclaea at Normal College Com
memoratlng 22nd Anniveraary.
Greensboro. —October the sth of
each year is observed at the State
Normal and Industrial College a»
Founder's Day. The college was open
ed on October the Rth, 1890. and henre
this Is the 22nd anniversary of tbe
founding of the college. A program of
the exercises for this year was:
Sunday. October the 4th at 4: SO p.
m„ memorial service for -Miss Sue
May KirkJand. Address by Dr. Melton
Clark, Greensboro. Miss Kirk lan J
was the first lady principal of the In
stitution and served it for twenty-twe
years. She died on June Bth, during:
the summer vacation.
Monday. October the sth at 11 At
m., Founder's Day address. President
Edward K. Graham, University of
North Carolina. 8:30 p. m., declca
tion of W T eman'a building. Addreae
by Judge Walter Ctark. Raleigh. Thla
building was provided for by an act
of the legislature of 1911.* The act
making the appropriation dedicated
tbe building to- the "Women of the
Confederacy."
Kington Tobacco Market Good.
Kinston —In September 4,236,795
pounds of tobacco was sold od the-
Klnston market, and to date the sale*
have totalled nearly 5,000,000 pounds.
At thia rate, well-posted tobacconist*
say, between 12,000,000 and 14.000,000
pounds will be handled here during
the entire season. Prices during the
past we*k were better than at any
time since the opening on September
1. The grades continue fair, and are
now beginning to average up well
with last season's offerings.
Don't Want Trains Taken Off.
Greensboro.—At a meeting of tho
\local council of United Commercial
Travelers a few nights ago, resolu
tions were unanimously adopted
against the proposed action of the
Southern Railway Company to take
off trains Nos. 13 and 14 on that part
of the main , line between Salisbnir
and Danville.' The resolutions win b*
forwarded to General Manager Coap
man, who appeared before the state
corporation commission and made the
request. Four new member* were
also added to the council