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VOL. XXV.
PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1914.
NO, 8.
"FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH."
BELGIAN COURT HAS
OVED TO ANTWERP
THE BELGIAN COURT FLEES
FROM BRUSSELS AS ENEMY
ADVANCES.
GERMANS CROWDING ON
English Keep Reporters From Front
Brazilian Government Hat Ask
ed For Explanations.
London. That the Germans are
forcing their war through Belgium is
Indicated by the Brussels report that
German cavalry is approaching the
Belgian Capital; that measures for
the defense of Brussels are being
hastened and that the . seat of Gov
ernment has been . removed to
Antwerp. - '
The British press bureau announces
that any action which Japan may
take against Germany will not extend
beyond the China seas, except for the
protection of Japanese shipping.
The British War Council has de
cided to exclude correspondents from
the forces in the field and it is an
nounced that the French War De
partment intends to take the same
action and ,that probably war corres
pondents in Belgium will be ordered
out of that state.
The German Emperor, the Crown
Prince and two other Imperial Pinces,
are now at the great fortress of
Mainz. The Emperor's departure
from Berlin for the front has evoked
enthusiasm in the German Capital.
The Brazilian Government has in
structed its Minister, at Berlin to ask
for explanations and the punishment
of those guilty of the alleged attack
by German soldiers on Bernardino
Campos, ex-President of the State of
Sao Paulo and his wife, who are re
ported ,to have been beaten and forc
ed across the Swiss frontier.
Several Austrian Army corps, ac
cording to adlves from Vienna, have
invaded Russia, and the Russian ad
vance in Galica has been checked.
Brussels admits that the French
casulties In the fighting between
Namur and Din ant were heavy, as
the Germans were strongly entrench
ed and their artillery caused great
havoc.
The British official news bureau
says the French fleet in the Mediter
ranean has made a sweep up the
Adriatic as far as Cattaro. Four Aus
trian warships are reported to have
been sunk.
The British military and - naval
movements are still shrouded in
mystery.
SWITZERLAND WANTS U. S. GOLD
Swiss Minister Asks For Loan of Gold
From Washington.
Washington. Dr. Paul Ritter, the
Swiss minister, again made represen
tations to the state department in be
half of his government for a loan of
gold frorn the United States.
Switzerland, in a state of siege with
practically her entire male popula
tion under arms, is facing a serious
question in regard to feeding her
army. The imputation that his coun
try might implicate the United States
in a violation of neutrality by using
the acquired money as a loan to bel
ligerent nations was declared prepos
terous by Minister Ritter. He said
Switzerland's domestic financial strin
gency was such that she must have
fluid currency to restore normal con
ditions at home.
Immigration Halved By War.
Washington. War's effect upon im
migration into the United States was
indicated by official figures showing a
decrease of more than 50 per cent In
the number of aliens coming in during
the first half of August compared with
the same days last year.
Transport Moved.
San Francisco, Cal. The Army
transport Buford received orders from
the War Department to depart for
Galveston, Tex., via the Panama Canal
as soon as she can be made ready.
No explanation accompanied the or
der. Americans Treated Well.
London. Prof. Jeremiah Jenks, of
Cornell University, reached London
from Berlin. lie says Americans in
Germany are suffering no indignities
and that they are being treated with
consideration. Many of them, how
ever, are penniless. Ambassador Ger
ard is supplying the actual needs of
Americans in Berlin. The train ser
vice between ports in Germany to
Rotterdam is being resumd. Tourists
travel on these trains without molestation.
GERMAN DIRIGIBLE HOVERING OVER
GERMANS CRUSH
WAY OVER BELGIUM
SOON THE ALLIED FORCES WILL
BE CONFRONTED BY THE
TUETON3.
TO BE NEAR OLD WATERLOO
Somewhere Between Courain and
Diest Decisive Battles Will Be
Fought.
London. Pushing forward by mere
weight of numbers, the German ad
vance across Belgium is slowly but
steadily proceeding. ..Soon -it must
com in contact with the ' allied
armies, which, according to an official
communication from Brussels, are In
battle order at some point unnamed.
The Belgians in the outpost skir
mishing are said to have inflicted
severe checks on the German forces;
but on the whole the German wing
has kept on its way and has reached
a line from north of Namur to
Haelen, which suggests that the first
big battle will be fought somewhere
between Louvain and Diest, where
the allies probably will try to block
the roads to Brussels and Antwerp
and prevent the German attempt to
render North Belgium untenable.
Farther South French troops have
entered Belgium through Charletroi,
going to the relief of their neighbors
and to -aid in any attack directed to
ward Namur, while in the East the
French are reported to have taken
possession of ridges in the Vosges
Mountains and to hold the passes of
Le Bonhomme and Sainte Marie Au
Mines, through which important roads
pass, which It is declared gives them
great strategical advantage.
The Germans again are hammering
away at the Liege forts and according
to their accounts one of the forts,
Pontlsse, has fallen. This is denied
by the Belgians, who tell of another
slaughter of the invaders who, they
say," attempted to rush the fortress.
AGREE ON CREDITS PLAN.
Cotton Congress Adjourns .After Vot
ing on Means.
Washington. The Southern Cotton
Congress after endorsing various
plans for the relief of the crisis in
the cotton market resulting from the
European war, concluded its sessions
here. The congress authorized var
ious committees to cooperate with the
Federal and state authorities in their
efforts to enable the cotton grower to
weather the financial storm and se
cure a fair price for the present cot
ton crop.
After endorsing the work so far
done by the Southern representatives
in Congress in the matter of furnish
ing transportation for the export
trade, and providing currency to fi
nance the crop, the congress endors
ed a bill introduced In the House by
Representative Wingo of Arkansas,
authorizing the issuance of Federal
reserve notes on cotton.
Later the report from' the resolu
tions committee was adopted outlin
ing a plan to me3t the entire situa
tion. This provided for the appoint
ment of a committee of five members
to co-operate with Congress, the
Treasury Department and the Fed
eral Reserve Board to seek means of
"financing and marketing the crop,
without unnecessary loss to the farm
er." Greece Suspends Use of Wireless.
New York. Greece has suspended
the use of wireless telegraphy by
ships in her territorial waters, accord
ing to announcement by the Commer
cial Cable Company.
COTTON OF SOUTH
AFFORDS PROBLEr
CONGRESS OF SOUTHERN STATES
MET IN WASHINGTON TO
PLAN SOLUTION.
NANY SCHEMES SUGGESTED
Numerous Offers of Ways and Means
For Holding Up Market and Giv
, ing Credit to Growers.
Washington. The problem of sav
ing the cotton crop of the South in
the face of the closing of the Euro
pean cotton markets by war was taken
up by a Southern Cotton Congress
committee which met here in special
session. Delegates representing the
cotton states . organized, listened to
member of congress who outlined leg
islative plans for meeting the cotton
crisis, discussing the 13,5000,000 bales
of cotton which will soon be harvest
ed in the cotton states.
Representatives Lever of South
Carolina and Senator Hoke Smith of
Georgia, who have had charge of the
legislative end of the movement to
provide 'Federal aid to meet the situ
ation, addressed the congress. They,
with Senator Randsdell of Louisiana,
formulated the scheme which will
probably be put through. It contem
plates the establishment of standard
cotton grades, government licensed
cotton warehouses and the issue of
sufficient emergency currency about
$300,000,000 to be loaned on cotton,
to enable the South to hold the sur
plus of the crop until market condi
tions become more nearly normal.
A flood of suggestions and plans
for meeting the situation were pro
posed by delegates to the congress.
They ranged from proposals that the
government valorize cotton, or issue
currency against it, to plans for the
dstruction .'of half of the crop, to
maintain the price. All of these plans
were referred to committees elected
by the various state delegations.
The congress adopted a resolution
endorsing the amendments to the
emergency currency act proposed by
Senator Ransdell which would make
emergency currency available on
warehouse receipts for cotton as se
curity. Senator Ransdell told the
congress that although the treasury
department had decided such receipts
would be proper security under the
present law he was anxious to make
sure of it.
Caring For Tourists.
London. The London resident com
mittee paid out $10,000 to tourists on
cable orders from their home banks.
In needy cases hotel bills were paid.
The various commitees formed to help
Americans, having found they were
being victimized, established a com
mon investigation headquarters to
eliminate imposters. A society of col
lege women has been formed by Mrs.
Walter II. Page, Mrs. David Starr Jor
dan and others to guard the interests
of stranded American school teachers.
Peace Plan for Mexico City.
Mexico City A formal peace pact
between the Constitutionalist Array
and the Federal Government was
signed by General Obregon, represent
ing the Constitutionalists, and Eduar
do Iturbide, Governor of the Federal
district. The document forms the
basis under which the Constitutional
ists will enter the Capital, it sets
forth guarantees of the life and prop
erty of citizens of the Capital and
promises a peaceful occupation. The
pact wa3 drawn up at the request of
the gtate Department at Washington.
BRITISH FLEET
WARBURG ENDS
HIS FINANCIAL TIES
WILL CUT RELATIONS WlTH BIG
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS TO
ACCEPT PLACE.
SAYS IT ISA BIG SACRIFICE
Testimony of Banker Before Senate
Committee is Published. He it a
Wilson Republican.
Washington. Paul M. Warburg's
testimony before the Senate Banking
Committee, made public reveals that
as a member of the Federal Reserve
Board he will divest himself of all
financial connections, even though not
required by law to do so.
"I cannot discuss the affairs of my
firm or my partners," said Mr. War
burg, "nor be asked to criticize acts
of my partners, either to approve
them or in any other way. I think
my firm (Kuhn, Loeb & Co.) is not
up as nominee for membership on the
Federal Reserve Board; I am. I am
going to leave that firm; lam going to
leave my Hamburg firm, and every
single corporation with which I am
connected. More than that, I am' go
ing to leave every educational and
philanthropic association with which
I have be'm connected, I think a man
who is on the Federal Reserve Board
ought to be like Caesar's wife, he
ought to be above suspicion; he ought
Lto be without any entangling al
liances."
Mr. Warburg also said he would dis
pose of all his interests m railroads,
mentioning in particular the Baltimore
& Ohio, of which he was i director.
"If you are going to sever your
banking and business connections,"
Senator Reed suggested, "it must be
at a tremendous financial sacrifice."
"A sacrifice, yes," Mr. Warburg re
plied. "I think it will be a bigger sac
rifice than ony of these gentlemen
around the table has any idea of."
"When President Wilson asked me
whether I would take this thing and
put it up to me in a very kind way,
and asked If I were willing to make
the sacrifice, because he thought that
I was the man for It, I felt that I had
no right to decline and I will be glad
to make the sacrifice, because I think
there is a wonderful opportunity for
bringing a great piece of constructive
work into successful operation and it
appeals to me to do that."
BELGIAN CAPITAL IS BAIT.
German Forces Move Closer and
Closer to Brussels.
Brussels, via Paris On the report
that operations o nan extensive scale
were imminert, a corespondent by
permission of the war department,
made a trip along 20 miles of the Bel
gian front, visiting the extreme ad
vance and talking with officers and
men.
The Belgians are on the alert as im
portant bodies of German cavalry are
passin through the country ' above
Liege, proceding in the direction of
Tongres and St. Trond.
Wilson Returns From Sad Journey.
Washington. President Wilson re
turned to Washington from his jour
ney to Rome, Ga., to bury Mrs. Wil
son. With him came Secretary and
Mrs. McAdoo, Mr. and Mrs. Francis
B. Sayre, Miss Margaret Wilson, Prof.
Stockton Axson, Mrs; Wilson's broth
er and other relatives. The trip from
Rome was uneventful. On the ad
vice of Dr. Brayson, his physician,
the president spent most of, the time
on the observation platform of his car
to get the breeze. Few people were
at the staticna to see the special
JAPAN TAKES RAND
NTRE1RL0IR
ULTIMATUM FROM JAPAN GIVES
GERMANY A WEEK TO LEAVE
THE EAST.
WAR EXPECTED TO FOLLOW
Final Note From Tokio to Berlin De
mands Removal of Warships and
Evacuation of Kiau-Chau.
Tokio. Japan sent an ultimatum to
Germany demanding the withdrawal
of German warships from the Orient
and the evacuation of Kiau Chau and
giving Germany until Sunday, August
23, to comply with the demand. Other
wise, the ultimatum states, Japan will
take action. ,
Kiau-Chau, from which Japan has
demanded the withdrawal of Ger
many, is a town on the peninsular of
Shan-Tuns, leased with adjoining ter
ritory by Germany in 1898 and soon
afterwards made a protectorate. The
German territory has an area of about
200 square miles. Germany also con
trols an extended waterfront. Tsing
Tau, the seaport in the territory con
trolled by Germany is strongly forti
fied. . :
"In order to secure a firm and
enduring peace in eastern Asia, the
establishment of which is the aid
of tht said agreement, the Japan
Imperial Government believes it to
be its duty to give the advice to the
Imperial German Government t to
carry out the following two propo
sition!. '
Demands Made.
First To withdraw immediately
from Japanese and Chinese waters
German men-of-war and armed ves
sels of all kinds and to disarm at
once those which cannot be so with
drawn. -
"Second To deliver on a date not
later than September 15 to the Im
perial Japanese authoritfes without
conditions or compensation the en
tire leased territory of Kia Chau
with a view to the eventual restora
tion of the same to China.
"Third The Imperial Japanese
Government announces at the same
time that In the event of it not receiv
inb by noon on August 23, 1914, an
answer from the Imperial German
Government signifying its uncondit
ional acceptance of the above advice
offered by the Imperial Japanese gov
ernment Japan will be compelled to
take such .action as she may deem
necessary to meet the situation."
PANAMA CANAL NOW OPEN.
Ancon Made the Official Opening
Through Locks. " v
Panama. The Panama canal is
open to the commerce of the world.
Henceforth ships may pass to and fro
through the great waterway which
establishes a new ocean highway for
trade.
The steamsjiip A.ncon, owned by the
United States War Department, with
many notable people on board, made
the official passage, which signalized
the canal's opening. She left Cristo
bal at 7 o'clock In the morning and
reached Balbao on the Pacific end at
4 o'clock In the afternoon. .
The Ancon will remain at the Bal
bao dock3 for some time, discharging
her cargo, this being the first com
mercial voyage made through the
canal.
The canal will be used next for the
transfer of four cargo ships and a
yacht.
The Ancon's trip was the fastest yet
made by a large ocean steamer. The
steamer went through the Gatun locks
in 70 minutes, a speed never before
equalled. The other lockages were
equally rapid.
I Will Use Turks.
London. The official press bureau
i of the British admiralty and war de-
partment this evening issued the fol
lowing:
"There is no reason to doubt that
the Turkish government is about to
! replace the German officers and crews
' of the Goeben and Breslau by Turk
ish officers and crews."
Do Not Have to Fight.
Washington. In answer to many
applications for information from nat
uralized citizens and foreign residents
as to conditions under which they may
be returned to their native lands for
military service, Secretary Bryan is-
sued a statement saying the United
States was not a party to any treaties
under which such persons might be
compelled to return for military ser
vice and saying there was no way in
which they might be forced to join
the armies so long as they remain in
the United States.
I0RE10NEYIADE
USEFUL FOR STATE
STATE BANKS CANNOT. GET
MONEY DIRECT FROM
TREASURY.
$5,600,000 IS AVAILABLE
All State Banks Must Get Permission
Through National Banks In Order
' to Issue Currency.
Washington. By-affixing his signa
ture to the charter of the Jorth Car
olina Currency Association, Secretary,
of the Treasury McAdoo made avail
able in North Carolina $5,600,000
relief of tanks, cotton and . tobact o
farmers. The money, however, ac
cording to A. W. McLean and W. A.
Hunt, who were here conferring with
x rr t J. Pl
mons, must come through the Nation- ;.
al banks. It canno: be Issued to state
banks direct. -
When the Federal system is or
ganized, however, state baakwho
join this system will be placed on a
parity with National banks-. Just
now, according to the best informa
tion obtainable, they must borrow
their mongy through the National in
stitutions. No state bank, or .,tt
company, it was learned will get "f
mission to issue a dollar of cuft I .
under the Aldrich-Vreeland emergence's?
currency, act, aespue. me iaci tnai
fnnfffftca V.oa -li-iet no aaoH an nmpTIl?.
ment which would premit those which
agree to enter the Federal reserve
Bystem to take advantage of Its pro
visions. Excited representatives of the cot
ton states conferred, when the news
of this decision bv the Treasury De-
- n r tv j-i Twr n a a A rrtr nrn Vi XT Q art -1 -
tor Simmons of North Carolina. la f
the South, especially, this is a .ard
blow as a very large proportion. i4MJ
banking capital, in some states twice
as much, Is invested in state panii I
as compared, with National banksl
The trouble was that while . thjj,
amendments to the Aldrich-Vreelar:
act which passed Congress grant.
the right to the state banks and trus
cnmnanlfis which would aeree tiP efcfflffm
luiu Luc jccuciai icsci 10 d;oivui imk
ncnr rn maim rarrenpv imnsr rnn
tpr-ma of th Amrirh.VrBftlfl.nn nlan.
a much older law was not repealed.
hanks. rr 1nat.1rut.iona .nt.hpr than NiL
tionals, which issued currency, shoir
be taxed 10 per cent by the .N?
Government for the privilege, K .rJ
nuuiu uiaac ii a utiL i. uyivuiauiTif
4.1 J. 4. V. 1, 4- S .
rency, even under the Aldrich-Vree- '
land act. This old law was not re- j
pealed by the amendments to ' the 1
AMr'ch-Vreeland act passed by kC -
gress. . 1 'g
1
OPPOSE LARGER TOBACCO
Winston Tobacco Association Pre
Against Increase For Revenr
Purposes.
Winston-Salem. At a called
ing of the Winston Tobacco Ass
tion recently a vigorous protest
adopted against the proposed
creased tax on tobacco now under t
sideration by the national governn
to cover the deficiency in the nati
ai income caused by the Europf a
conflict. It was the verdict of ,
members of the association, compose
of all local manufacturers of tohjl
products, that such a tax as prpfTos
would demoralize the trade to such if
extent that prices would suffer a shall
decline over those of the past twi
years. Local conditions in the toba f
co trade are not in the best of condf
tion as it is, the foreign buye,rse4
pecting to be recalled at any time; ami
it is the belief of the manufacture
that the government should lend everjr
aid to enable the farmers of "North
Carolina to secure fair prices. , - ,
First Bale Cotton.
Wadesboro. The Ansonian ; learMf
that the first bale of new cotton ft
this county was sold at LllesviDe. ft
was raised by E. P. Lile3 and sold t'
Ben R. Wall, cashier of the Bank i
Lflesville, for 15 cents a pounds, if4
son is keeping up her record by com-'
Ing forward with the first bale o!
new cotton. ,
Durham Does F.ivor Prohibition.
Durham. The publication in The
Richmond Journal and copying in or 5
of the local papers of alleged in f
views from a number of the pres
ent business and professional men
the city in which they were: quo!
as saying that prohibition in this sia
was an absolute failure, has caused
storm of protests from the men v
were supposed to have been
The mayor has sent a Ctntal of )
interview to the Richmond i!" "
which Is fightmar the I -cause
in Virginia. t