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VOL.XXV. . PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY,. SEPTEMBER 4, 1914. NO. 10.
AERQPLANiSTS DROP BOMBS IN
KITCHENER H01TS BRITISH LOSS OF 6,000 H;
FOUR GERMAN VESSELS SUMK BY BRITISH SHIPS
German Airman Drops Manifesto in Paris
Saying, "The German Army is at the Gates
of Paris. You Can do Nothing But Surren
der" Five Bombs Drop, Two Explode
Cjty Prepares For Long Seige.
London. Paris dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph Company says:
"A German aviator flew oyer Paris
and dropped five bombs, which fell in
the most popular quarter of the city.
In one case two women were wounded.
"One bomb fell in front of the shop
of a baker and wine merchant at Rue
Albuy and Rue des Vinaigralers ; two
on Qua! de Valmy, one of which did
not explode, while the, other struck
the walls of the Night Refuge, behind
St. Martin's Hospital. Two others
dropped in the Rue des Recollets and
Rue Marcin, neither of which explod
ed. "The aviator, who signed himself
Lieutenant Van Heisaen dropped man
ifestos on which was written: 'The
German army is at the gates of Paris;
.you can do nothing but surrender."'
Paris. A German aeroplane flying
at the height of 6,000 feet over Paris
dropped a bomb into the city at 1:30
o'clock in the afternoon.
The DomD strucK near n.si xuui
way station, not far from the military
hospital but did no damage. Though
startled' by this threatening occur
rence Parisians remained tranquil.
The official communication issued
by the military governor ordering that
'bouses within the zone of. action of
the Paris forts be evacuated and razed
liaa been the subject of much discus
sion and various rumors have spread
throughout the city.
General Levroix, military editor of
'The Temps, takes a hopeful view of
the situation, saying:
"The Germans continue their turn
lag movement on their right. We
have, replied by assuming the offen
sive at Novion Horcien and at Guise.
The results Is indecisive in the first.
SRITISH ARMY HARASSED BY
GERMAN CAVALRY.
London. After four days of desper
ate fighting, the British army in
France is rested, fitted and reinforc
ed for the near' great battle, accord
ing to an announcement by Lord
Kitchener, Secretary of State for War.
In a statement based on reports
irom sir jonn r reuuu, tunnimuu
the British expeditionary forces, the
secretary says that the British, after
struggling against tremendous odds,
retired to a new line of defense
where they have not been molested
since Thursday. Their casualties are
between 5,000 and 6,000. Since this
fighting ceased the French on the
right and left have brought the Ger
man attack' to a standstill, it is de
clared. .RUSSIANS KILL 3,000 MEN.
London. Desperate fighting con
tinues along Austrian frontier says
an official statement issued at St. Pet
ersburg and telegraphed by the corre
spondent of the Reuter Telegraph
Company.
"In East Prussia," says the Russian
war office, "the garrisons and fort
resses of Thorn and Graudenz East
of the Vistula) are taking part with
a large number of siege guns. We
have taken 3,000 prisoners In the
operations east of Lemberg (capital
of Galicia.)
"Near Podgerz (just south of the
"Vistula) the enemy lost 3,000 men
and we captured four guns, a number
of caissons of ammunitions and nine
guns abandoned by Austrian? when
they crossed the Zolokia. North of
Tomaoheff 'to wok 1,000 pnsones
and surrounded and defeated the
Hungarian Fifteenth Division east of
Tomacbeff, entire regiments eurren
dering. "The enemy is making his principal
efforts in the region of Lubin (in
Russian Poland, 95 miles southeast
of Warsaw) where the fighting is
fierce.'
Very Little Change.
London -An official statement is
sued on Paris and telegraphed to the
Reuter Telegram Company says:
"The situation in the main remains
the same. After a period of calm the
battle has been resumed. A regi
ment of the enemy's Infantry, essay
ing to cros3 the Meua, was almost
annihilated." .
O-
PARIS PREPARES TO FIGHT.
Paris. The decree Issued by the
military governor ordering all resi
dents of the district within action of
the city's defending forts to avacuate
and destroy their houses within four
days was a formal notice to inhabi
tants of the ' military szone, although
many army engineers recently made
a tour of the environs of the forts and
explained that tenants might be called
on to destroy property that was deem
ed an obstruction. Many houses in the
line of fire are occupied by poor peo
ple. Many of these families, lack re
sources and will be without refuge.
Nevertheless they took the situation
without complaint. '
Preparations for an entrenched
camp also took another form. Enor
mous stocks of food were placed in
the state warehouses for provisioning
Paris.
The Bois de Boulogne has been
transformed into a vast pasture,, filled
with cows and sheep. The animals
are guarded by reserves. The beau
tiful surroundings of the Chateau of
Bagatelle have been given over en
tirely to sheep. The number of sheep
pastured in the parks exceeds 10,000.
BRITISH 'SINK FOUR GERMAN
WAR VESSELS.
London. Fleets of Great Britain
and Germany at last have come to
grips, and, according to reports from
London, victory lay with the British.
In a battle with British warships
off the Island of Heligoland, in the
North Sea, the Germans are reported
to have lost two cruisers and many of
their destroyers were badly battered.
The British claimed not to have
suffered the loss of a vessel and de
clared there were few fatalities on
board the vessels of their fleet. The
German casualties were not stated.
The Island of Heligoland, which lies
45 miles off the mouths of the Rivers
Elbe and Weser, always has been re
garded a point of great strategic value
for the protection of the Kaiser Wil
helm Canal and otherwise in the
naval defence of Germany. Recent
reports had it that a large part of the
flower of the German Navy lay in the
waters adjacent to the mouths of the
Elbe and Weser and in the Kaiser
Wilhelm Ccnal.
The French War Office in a state
ment said laconically that the situa
tion along its lines showed no change,
adding that the Germans "apparently
have slackened their march." That
was all.
One of the most Important an
nouncements was made by Marquis of
Crewe In the House of Lords. It was
that Great Britain would draw on the
native forces 'in British India to rein
force her armies in Europe.
The German forts at Tslng-Tau fired
on two Japanese cruisers reconnolter
ing off the fortress. One of the cruis
ers was said to have been damaged.
Louvain, a Belgian town of 50,000
inhabitants and with many historic
buildings, is reported to have been
burned by the Germans as an act of
reprisal for alleged firing on German
soldiers by Belgian citizens. The Bel
gians claim, however, that the people,
of Louvain did not commit the hostile
act charged, but that it was the Ger
mans themselves who fired on their
fellow ountrymen.
Because' of the non-payment of a
war levy of 140,000,000 the Germans,
it Is said, threaten to seize the famous
pictures and objects of art in the
Brussels museums.
Japanese Landing. ,
London. A dispatch to The Daily
Mail from Tien-Tain says Japanese
troops have been landed at several
points on the coast near Kiao- Chow.
Firs From Safe Point.
Peking. Military men here say that
the warships of the Allies, Including
the Australian dreadnought expected
in China waters soon, will be able to
bombard Tsing-Tau with safety, owing
to the range of their large guns, which
is greater than that of the guns within
thja German fortifications.
PARIS:
EXPECT RUSSIANS TO PIERCE
GERMANY.
London. A closer veil than ever
seems to be drawn over the progress
of the war. Little news has come to
hand concerning the operations on
either front. 4The Russians, however,
appear to be continuing their advance
in East Prussia towards Posen, with"
the Germans in retreat.
The only news from the French
side is that French troops were at
tacked along the Alsace-Lorraine line,
but repulsed all attacks successfully.
There is no indication that the Ger
man attack was in any great force
but, if it was, the French success
shows that they now are in a strong
position along this frontier from
which they were driven only by great
sacrifice on the part of the Ger
mans. A more hopeful feeling prevails in
England as to the strength of ' the
French defensive position. The re
pulse the French suffered at Char
leroi has been partly due to the de
sire of. the French army to achieve
a brilliant incursion into Alsace and
Lorraine which, led them to weaken
their forces on the Belgian frontier.
Having recognized the danger of this
course they now- have reverted to
what appears to experts to be a" more
legitimate strategy, abandoning their
invasion of the lost provinces and
concentrating their strength in the
defence of the northern frontier. , .
While it cannot be said ,that the
British people regard the absence of
news and the withholding of. the list
of British casualties with compla
cence, they display a large- store of
patience and confidence in Kitchener
and the war office and the feeling of
depression evident on the first news
of the reverse suffered by' the Allies
to some extent has disappeared now
that it is known the Germans must
make tremendous sacrifices.
Much is also hoped from the unex
pected progress of the Russian armies
in Prussia 'and the fact that the Aus
trians have been compelled to aban
don their campaign against Servia.
The belief is held here that even
should the Germans succeed In reach
ing Paris, the Russians will almost
certainly reach Berlin.
LONDON FEARS GERMANS.
Allies Made Ready For a Long Seige
by the Enemy.
London. News of the gravest char
acter came from France, where in a
single week the aspects of the opera
tions have changed entirely. -
Last week the allied armies were
pursuing an offensive campaign on all
the frontiers. Now according to offi
cial news received from Berlin Em
peror William is congratulating his
people on the success of the German
arms in the task of putting the "iron
ring" around the allied armies from
Cambrai, Department of Du Nord,
France, to the Vosges, while Lord
Kitchener, the British War Minister,
came into Parliament with the an
nouncement" that troops from India
were being called to help the British
Army In France and that the British
Army is to be reinforced immediately.
' The only consolation offered the
British public was the statement
from Field Marshal Sir John French
that in the heavy fighting against tre
mendous odds the British troops, who
suffered severely, , bore themselves
with conspicuous bravery.
It already is realized that the ter
rible struggle is only at its begin
ning and that the German plan of
campaign, openly revealed to Sir Wil
liam Edward Goschen, then British
Ambassador to Germany, by Gottlieb
von Jagow, the German Foreign Sec
retary, as shown by the official paper
published a few days ago.
Fought Heavy Force.
London. Premier Asquith announc
ed in the House of Commons that Field
Marshal Sir John French, commander
of the British, expeditionary force, had
reported that he was engaged against
a superior German force. The British
troops fought splendidly, and General
French considered the prospects in the
impending battle satisfactory.
Brought 1,700.
Boston. The Cunard liner Fran
conia, with 1,700 American refugees
from Europe ha3 arrived. Seven
times during the voyage the liner was
hailed by warships five times by Eng
lish and twice by French cruisers.
Burned Lovaln.
London. The Belgian Foreign Min
ister reports that the Belgian city of
Lovain, in the province of Brabant, has
been burned by the Germans.
ARCHDUKE CARL STEPHEN
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Archduke Carl Stephen is In com
mand of the naval forces of Austria
Hungary. n n n n
OPPOSE GERMAN ADVANCE
BRITISH AND FRENCH ARMIES
FIGHT AGAINST ADVANCE OF
GERMANS.
Wilhelm der Grosse Sunk by British
High Flyer Off African Coast. -Gen.
Joffre Praises.
London. The conflict of millions at
last is in progress.
Even the sinking of the German
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
pales besides news of the titanic
battle and the realization that the
Allies are fighting to - block the road
to Paris, with the Germans hardly
farther away than New York is from
Philadelphia.
Meanwhile the Russian host
drawing nearer to Berlin. Not even
during the first; great struggle be
tween Europe and Asia on the far
Manchurian Plains was the enormous
battle fought in such impenetrable
silence as far as concerns the outer
world.
Only the vaguest generalities are
given to the people of Great Britain
and France by their respective Gov
ernments. . Probably the German
people know as little as outsiders
of what their armies are accomplish
ing. Among the information the public
obtained today was the report an
nounced by Premier Asquith in the
House of Commons that the army
was engaged against a superior force
and fought splendidly.
Winston Spencer Churchill, First
Lord of the Admiralty, announced the
sinking of the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Grosse in the House of Commons to
day. He said:
"The Admiralty has just received
intelligence that the German armed
merchant cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm der
Grosse, of 14,000 tons, and armed with
10 4-inch guns has been sunk by the
H. M. S. High Flyer, off the west coast
of Africa. . -
'.This i3 the vessel which has been
interfering with traffic between this
country and the cape and is one of
the very few German armed auxiliary
cruisers which succeeded in getting to
sea. The survivors were landed be
fore the vessel sank. The High Flyer
had one killed and one wounded."
Ships' Sailing Dates.
Washington. Secretary Garrison
was advised that the steamer Patricia
of the Fabre Line, with accommoda
tions for 2,100 passengers will sail
from Marseilles September 4. The
Sant 'Ana of the same line with ac
commodations for 1.900 passengers,
will clear Southern Europen ports on
these dates: Marseilles, September
10; Naples September 14; Palermo,
September 15; Almeria, September 17.
The Venzla and other vessels of the
Fa'ore Line are booked for sailings in
the near future.
Had Talk With Wilson.
Washington. f he French Ambassa
dor, Jules Jusserand, discussed the Eu
ropean war with President Wilson.
Later the President told callers that
the discussion was of a general char
acter. The Ambassador said that no
protests against alleged German atroc
ities had been presented.
, Address the People.
Park Thft new Cabiuent for Nat
ional doifense decided to make a decla-
I ration to the people of France, Parlia-
jm3nt not being in session.
FFIENCH WARFARE
SERIES OF SEISES
FRENCH WAR OFFICE RECAPITU
LATES STORY OF PROGRESS
OF THE FIGHTING.
NOW CENTERED NEAR MEUSE
British Forces Driven BackGerman
Forced Way and Continued Ad
vance Toward French Capital.
Paris. The following official state
ment was issued by the French War
Office:
"The situation in general is actual
ly as follows:
"First, In the Vosges and in Lor
raine, it must be remembered, our
forces, which had taken the offensive
at the beginning of the operations
and driven the enemy outside of our
frontiers, afterwards underwent ser
ious checks. Before Sarreburg and
in the region of Morhajne, where they
encountered solid defensive works,
our forces were obliged to fall back
and to reform, one part on Couronhe
de Nancy and the other on the French
Vosges.
"The Germans then assumed the
offensive, but our troops, after hav
ing thrown them back upon their posi
tions, resumed the offensive two days
ago. This attack continues to make
progress, although slowly. It is a
veritable war of sieges, as each posi
tion occupied is fortified immediately.
"This explains the slowness of our
advance, which is nevertheless, char
acterized each day by fresh local suc
cesses. "Second, the region of Nancy arid
southern Woevre since the beginning
of the campaign in this section, be
tween Metz on the German side and
Tcml and Verduni on the French
side, has not been the theater of im
portant operations.
"Third, . in the direction of the
Meuse, between Verdun and Mezier
es, It will be remembered the French
forces took the offensive in the be
ginning toward Longwy near Neuf
chateau and" Pallseul. The troops
operating in the region of Spincourt
and Loguyon have been able to check
the enemy's army under command
of the Crown Prince.
In the regions of Pallseul and
Neufchatean on the other hand cer
tain of our troops have received par
tial checks, which obliged them to
retire upon the Meuse without hav
ing their organization broken up.
This retiring movement has com
pelled the forces operating in the
neighborhood of Spincourt to with
draw also towards the Meuse.
"During the last few days the
enemy has endeavored to spread out
from the Muese with considerable
forces, but by a vigorous counter
offensive they were repelled with very
great losses. In the meantime, fresh
forces of Germans advanced to the
district of Rocrcoy in Ardennes)
marching in the direction of Rethel.
Now a general action is taking place
between the Muese and Rethel and It
still is impossible to see definitely the
issue of this.
"Fourth, operations in the north:
The French and British forces orig
inally took up positions in the Dlnant
and Charleroi and at Mons. They en
dured several repulses and the forc
ing of the Meuse by the Germans.
"The Germans seek continually to
move toward the West. It was under
these conditions that our English Al
lies, attacked by the enemy in greatly
superior numbers, in the region of Le
Coteau and Cambrai have withdrawn
toward tin south at the moment that
our forces were operating in the dis
trict of Avesnes and Chimay. The re
tiring movement was prolonged during
several days.
"In the meantime a general battle
took place in the region of St. Quentin
and Vervins an at the same time in
the Ham-Perronnes, district. This
battle was marked by an Important
success by our tfght where we have
thrown back the Prussian guard and
the tenth Army Corps into the Oise.
"Owing to the progress of the Ger
man right wing our adversaries have
united their best corps and we had to
mark new retirement."
Fight May Be On.
Tsi-Na. Shan Tung, China. Caj
nonading was heard here at intervals
throughout the day. It is believed
the Tsing-Tau forts are engaged with
the vessels of the Japanese blockad
ing fleet.
Move French Capital.
Washington. France is considering,
the advisability of moving the seat of
her government from Paris to Bor
deaux m a precautionary measure, ac
cording to official advices received
her9.
REPORT INDICATES
BIG GOTH
OEFARTMENT ISSUES A REPORT
OF CONDITION ON THE 25TH
OF AUGUST.
78 PER CENT OF N0RNAL
Believe That the 1914 Crop of Cottom
Will Equal or Exceed the Record
of 1911.
Washington. A bumper crop of cot
con which may equal or exceed the
record croD of 1911 when final return
are made, is indicated by the depart
ment of agriculture's report showinj
the condition of the crop on August
25 to be 78 per cent of a normal.
A total production of 15,000,000
hales of 500 Dounds gross weight I
interpreted by the department experts
from the condition figures.. This is
1,365,000 bales more than forecast
from the July condition figures, the re
sult of excellent growing conditions
throughout the cotton belt during Au
gust. The condition of the cotton crop of
the United States on August 25 was
78.0 per cent of a normal, the united
States department" of agriculture's
crop reporting board announced at
noon in its fourth condition report of
the season. This compares with 76.4
per cent on July 25 this year, 62.2 per
cent on August 25 last year, 74.8 per
cent in 1912 and 73.4 per cent, the
average for the past ten years on Au
gust 25.
Following the last condition report
in July the crop reporting board an
nounced that the condition of July 25
forecast a yield of 179 pounds of cot
ton per acre, which on the acreage re
ported July 1, viz., 36,950,000 would
produce 6,616,000,000 pounds of lint,
or about 13,850,000 bales of 500
pounds gross weight. It added that
if an allowance of one per cent be
made for abandonment of acreage,
the forecast would be about 13,725,000
bales. '
The official figures of the crop re
porting board announce the equivalent
in yield of 100 per cent condition oa
August 25 a3 259.7 pounds per acre.
With an acreage of 36,590,400, mak
ing an allowance of one per cent for
abandonment, the forecast of yield as
indicated from the August 25 condition
can be obtained in pounds. This total
of pounds may be reduced to 500"
pounds gross weight bales by dJviding
by 478.1 pounds the average net
weight of such bales.
TO RAISE A REVENUE.
Tax May be Placed on Soft Drinks,
Baseball Tickets and Several
Others.
Washington. A stamp tax on soft
drinks as well as beer and patent
medicines, is contemplated by mem
bers of the House Ways and Means
Committee, which is preparing an
emergency internal revenue bill to
offset treasury losses during curtail
ment of imports. It Is urged that sort
drinks are as much luxuries as wines
or beer and that an equitable distribu
tion cf the tax burden among all con
sumers would be accomplished by this
plan.
Another suggestion is a stamp tax
of five or 10 per cent on railroad tick
ets and admission to theaters, baseball
parks and other licensed amusements.
It is estimated that from $50,000,00
to $80,000,000 could be raised in this
way.
The committee has not yet deter
mined upon a complete taxation
plan, but purposes to hasten its de
liberation so a bill may be Introduced
Boon after President Wilson addresses.
Congress cn the subject which prob
ably will be immediately upon his re
turn from New Hampshire. Adminis
tration leaders are Impressed with the
necessity of quick action.
Democrats of the Senate will discuss
the emergency in a party caucus to be
called later this week, A doubling of
the present tax on ber. It Is estimated
by treasury experts would produce
$65,000,000.
U. S. Sends Military Observers.
Washington. Three American army
officers to go to Austria Hungary as
military observers and two officers to
go with the British army were desig
nated by the war department. Maj.
Joseph H. Ford, one of the medical
corps, now In London; Capt. "Augus
tine. Mclntyre, of the field artillery,
who went with the relief cruiser Ten
nessee, and Captain Berkley Enochs,
of the infantry at present in Germany
will go to Austria.
Germany, Russia and Franc so far
iuve withheld their conseuL