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VOL. XXV.
PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1914.
NO. 12.
GERMANS EFFECT
COUNTRY IMPORTS
EXCESS OF COTTON
DEFENDING THE iAIN ROAD TO LOUVAIN
com crop Ciiii
BE ILL CARED FOR
IERLY RETRE
ENTRENCH ON RHIEMS HEIGHT
AND PREPARE FOR APPAR
ENT STERN RESISTANCE.
FRENCH ARMY IS TIRELESS
Allies Pressing Forward Seem to reel
No Fatigue. Attempt Being Made
to Farce Surrender.
London. Except for the army which
has been attacking Verdun, the Ger
man forces in France have fallen hack
all along the line, according to the
French official report.
From Nancy to the Vosgea they
have withdrawn from French terri
tory while on the extreme right, Gen
eral von Kluck and General von Bue
low continue to retreat to the North
east before the French and British,
even giving up their defensive posi
tion on the River Aisne between Com
piegne and Soissbns.
Further West the German detach
ments that held Amiens have moved
northwestward to try to rejoin the
German army of the right at St.
Quentin. It is possible all the Ger
mans in Northwest Franch have done
likewise; otherwise they would be in
danger of being cut off in the center.
Another defensive position, behind
Rheims, has been given up and in
the Argonne region ageneral retreat
is taking place toward the forest of
Belnoue and Triancourt.
The Allies are pushing their ad
vantage and doing their utmost to
turn the retreat into a disaster by a
stern pursuit on perhaps the broadest
scale yet known in war. On the right
they are in good position to continue
the offensive, if the men and horses
are not too tired for further effort.
They are based on a strong line run
ning from the Marne to the fortresses
through the hilly country South of
Argonne.
The reoccupation of Amiens by the
French and the preparations by the
Germans on the River Aisne to make
a stand against the Allies are the
chief announcements contained in the
latest statement issued by the French
Government. Apparently the Germans
also are preparing to resist on the
heights to the North and Northwest
of Rheims.
Petrograd reports that the Russian
troops are crossing the San Riven
and that the Russian army, in repuls
ing a desperate attack by the Aus
trians, captured many prisoners.
The British official press bureau
denies the reports that Russian
troops have landed in Belgium and de
clares also that there is no truth what
ever in the rumors that Russian sol
diers have landed in or passed through
Great Britain on their way to France
end Belgium. A Copenhagen dispatch
says advices from Berlin admit that
the chief Austrian army has suffered
an absolute defeat at the hands of the
Russians.
Among the German prisoners arriv
ing in the neighborhood of Paris are a
general and his entire staff.
Peking Teports that 25,000 Japanese
have been landed on the Shan-Tung
peninsula and that Jauanese troops
are passing toward Ping-Tu, about 40
miles north of Kiao-Chow, the Ger
man protectorate in China.
River Aisne Prepared toStand.
Paris. It is officially announced
that the Germans are making a stand
on the Aisne .
The statement is as follows:
"On our left wing we have every
where caught up with the rear guards
and even the main body of the
enemy.
"Our troops have re-entered Ami
ens abandoned by the German forces.
"The enemy appears to be making
a stand on a prepared front along
the river Aisne.
'On the center, similarly, it would
seem as if the enemy intends to resist
on. the heights to the northwest and
to the north of Rheims. In the region
between Argonne and the Meuse he
continues to retire.
On our ring wing, in the Woevre
district, we have succeeded in reliev
ing the Fort of Troyon, which has
been attacked time and time again
during the last few days. (Tryon is
12 miles south, southeast of Ver
dun.) Stand on the Aisne.
Pari. The French official state
ment issued says that French troops
have reorcupied Amiens which was
abandoned by the Germans but that
the Germans are making a stand on
the River Aijne. ,
MORE ! BROUGHT IN DURING
AUGUST THAN WAS EXPORTED.
WAR CAUSES A BIG - LOSS
Census Bureau Shows Great Decrease
in Staple Used Since European
Struggle Began.
Washington. The effect of the Eu
ropean war on the American cotton
industry was disclosed a few days ago
in the Census Bureau's August cotton
consumption report, showing that dur
ing August only 21,210 bales were ex
ported while during August last year
257,172 bales went abroad.
Great Britain took only 6,370 bales
this August while last year she took
77,488 bales; Germany took only 52
bales against 72,928 a year ago,
France took only five bales against
52,933 a year ago; Italy took 1,546
against 13,568 a year ago, and all other
countries took 13,237 against 40,255 a
year ago.
The supply of cotton during the
year of 1914, which ended August 31,
was more than 16,000,000 bales. The
exports for the year amounted to 8,
914,548 bales, the domestic consump
tion 5,577,864 bales and the quantity
on hand August 31 was about 1,524,
263. bales.
An extraordinary feature of the re
port was the fact that more cotton
was imported during August than was
exported by the United States, which
last year supplied almost approximate
ly 61 per cent of the world's cotton.
Imports were 27,087 bales against 7,
785 last year and for the 12 months
2S0.290 against 227,645 a year ago.
The Census Bureau report shows:
Cotton consumed during August
was 384,205 bales exclusive of linters
compared with 432,350 in August last
year. Consumption for the 12 months
ending August 31 was 5,577,864 bales
against 5.4S3.321 last year. r
Cotton on hand August 31 in manu
facturing establishments was 677,408
bales .compared with 717,704 a year
ago and in independent warehouses
546,857 compared with 467,902 a year
ago.
Cotton spindles active numbered
30,349,902 against 30,602,282 a year
ago; linters consumed 24,684 bales
against 26,630 a year ago and for the
2 months 306,291 bales against 3,03,
009 last year; on hand in manufac
turing establishments 73,349 bales
against 60,454 a year ago and in in
dependent warehouses 30,521 against
27,378 a year ago; linters exported
885 bales nd for the 12 months 259,
881 bales.
12 ARCTIC EXPLORERS PERISH.
Rescue Ship Reaches Port With Sur
vivors of Stefansson Expedition.
Nome, Alaska. Twelve members of
the Stefansson Antaractic expedition
have perished, it was learned when
the United States revenue cutter Bear
arrived with 11 survivors of the ex
ploration ship Karluk's crew rescued
from Wrangell Island by the gasoline
schooner King and Wlngo and trans
ferred to the Bear 75 miles from
Wrangell -Island.
The Karluk was crushed in the ice
last January and part of the-crew af
ter increditable hardships and perils,
reached Wrangell Island, 80 miles
distance on March 12 with 79 days'
rations. These were exhausted about
June 4. Death by starvation and cold
was ever near the castaways until
September 6, vhen the rescue ship
arrived.
The King and Winge after leaving
Nome September 3 went to EastCape,
Siberia ,to take on Eskimos and skin
boats. She then laid her course for
Rogers Harbor, Wrangell Island, ar-
arriving there about 1:30 o'clock on
the night of September 6.
The King and Winge started for
Nome with the Tescued and had gone
75 miles when she met the revenue
cutter Bear, to which the survivors
were transferred.
May Delay Opening..
Washington The Federal Reserve
Board began consideration of eligibles
for class "C" directorships of the 12
reserve banks, but reached no definite
conclusions. Before the board are
more than 200 names, out of whcih 36
men are to be chosen. In view of
the length of time it may take to se
lect the class "C" directors it is pos
sible the board will be unable to open
the leserve banks October 1 as indi
cated by Secretary McAdoo, but may
cause a delay of several weeks.
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A - ' ' ' I s
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Before taking Louvain the Germans had to overcome many bodies of
mala road and which fought stubbornly.
GERMANS RETREAT;
PARIS IS SAFE
With Their Cavalry Destroyed, Their Ar
tillery Gone, The Germans Retreat
In Disorder
WORLD'S GREATEST WARFARE
Being Waged North of Paris Battle
Line 120 Miles Three Million
Men Engaged
There will be no siege of Taris. The
German menace In France has-been
done away with. This is the convic
tion of the French, and it is being
greatly strengthened hourly as news
from the great battles In progress in
the north of Paris brings word the
the Germans are retreating in disor
der.
As long as the Germans maintained
their retreat in good order and held
their lines intact, there was a possi
bility that they would be able to check
the advance of the allies. It was even
feared by the allies that reinforce
ments rushing from the north of Bel
gium would reacE the Germans in time
to begin anew the offensive against
the armies of the allies and perhaps
regain ground lost in the fighting dur
ing the last week. r
Ranks of Germans Demoralized
The condition of the German army,
according to dispatches, is critical in
the extreme. The allied armies have
succeeded in destroying the last rem
nants of their cavalry and a large part
of their mobile artillery and ammuni
tion trains have been taken. It is
also reported that the German army is
suffering greatly for lack of food. With
these conditions facing them, it is
hardly expected that they would be
able to do more than to reach Germany
in safety.
Three Million Men Fighting
This is the world's greatest battle.
The fighting extends from within a
few miles of Paris to as far as Nancy
close to the Lorraine border, a dis
tance of nearly one hundred and twen
ty miles. It is estimated that nearly
three million men, both active and
those held as reserves, are engaged
in the conflict.' So constant has been
the fighting that it has been impossi
ble to get any reliable information re
garding the casualties, but the num
bers are expected to reach far into
the thousands.
Allies Hold Favored Positions
This battle is being fought on the
same ground that Napoleon fought in
1814 with entrenched wings on both
sides and in the center. The odds
are in favor of the allies. It now ap
pears that their previous retreat be
fore the German hosts was purposely
planned in order to give them the op
portunity to choose their own ground
to fight on. Now that they are tak
ing the aggressive their armies occupy
the most favored positions. The lines
of the allies are unbroken. Their ranks
are strongly reinforced with fresh
troops.
Russian Victories in Galicia
The massages that come from the
other theaters of war in East Prussia,
Galicia and Russian Poland are no
more encouraging to the German peo
Balkans Unite Against Turkey
London. Telegraphing from Rome a
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
declares he has learned from diplomat
ic sources that Roumania, Greece and
Bulgaria have signed an agreement
which may be regarded as a raal alli
ance under the terms of which these
three nations engage i interfere
whenever necessary in order to pre
vent .Turkey's aiding Germany and
Austria in the present war. If Turkey
remains neutral, however, those three
states will do the same."
ple than the news that is filtering
through to them from France. In Ga
licia, particularly, a great disappoint
ment was meted out to the Germans
when the Austrian forces failed to
hold the advance of the Russian hosts.
For a time the Austrians did keep the
Russians from Galicia, but this v;as
because of the poor railroad facilities
in Russia for transporting troops to
the border.
Germans Enter Russian Poland
Not content with awaiting on their
own borders the coming of the Rus
sian armies through Poland, the Ger
mans and Austrians have taken the ag
gressive and sent their soldiers into
Polish territory. It is evident that they
will attempt to reach the regions of
Lublin and Warsaw, where the Rus
sian armies have their base. Very lit
tle has been heard from the Russian in-
vaders in East Prussia either from
Russian or German sources, and it is
believed that the Russians have made
little effort to progress through Prus
sia after their demoralizing defeat, at
Konigsberg several weeks ago.
German Troops Hurried to Border
The Germans have established their
headquarters at Posen and Breslau in
Germany and will operate from these
centers In their campaign against Rus
sia. From the time the Russian hosts
loomed up on the horizon and threat
ened invasion of Germany, the kaiser
began making preparations for an at
tack from that source. Large numbers
of troops were withdrawn from the
northern portion of France and Bel
gium and hurried across Germany in
troop trains to the borders of Austria
and Russia.
Germans Are Short of Food
London. The Daily Chronicle's
Ghent correspondent says:
"The German army is in dire straits
for lack of food. Ghent has been
unable to furnish the supply of food
stuffs demanded by the Germans, who
are pushing a column of from 40,000
to 60,000 men toward Courtrai, in
West Flanders.
"Evidently, the Germans expect to
find what they failed to get here in
the region of Oudenarde, where the
harvest has been exceptionally good."
Russian Victory in Poland
Petrograd. Tomaszow has been
taken after a desperate fight.
The German troops near Myszinec
and Chorzele, Russian Poland, have
been repulsed with heavy losses.
The Russian troops have taken by
assault the fortified position of Opole
and Tourbine, Russian Poland, and pur
sued the enemy a distance of twenty-
five miles. Russian cavalry still is
driving the rear guard of the enemy.
It is announced that the Russian
troops have succeeded in separating
the left wing of the Austrian army
from the troops operating around Tom
aszow and Rawa, in Russian Poland.
German troops which . have been
transported from the west have con
centrated along the banks of the river
Alle and are now marcfiing in long
columns in an eastwardly direction and
crossing the Masurie lakes. The Rus
sian advance guard is retreating to the
east. . ,
It is announced here that Russian
troops hold the Austrian towns of Suc
zawa and Hatna, situated fifty miles
south of Cuernowitz, the capital of , the
Austrian province of Bukowina.
Turk Called on to Explain
Washington. President Wilson wrote
Secretary Bryan to inquire of A. Rus
tem Bey, the Turkish ambassador, if
a recent published statement attribut
Three Million Men In Battle Line
' London, The crucial battle of the
war in France has not reached any
decisive result.
Field Marshal Sir John French, com
mander of the British forces, reported
that the Germans had been driven back
all along the line; that the British
had crossed the river Marne; that the
Germans had suffered severely, and
that their men were supposed to be in
an extremely exhausted condition.
Notwithstanding this report", military
experts do not rush to sweeping con
clusions. ', .
Belgian troops which w&r placed on the
ed to him was authentic. The am
bassador conferred with Mr. Bryan at
the state department and afterward
the secretary conferred with the pres
ident.
Servian Troops Capture Semlin
Nish, Servla. The Servians have oc
cupied Semlin, across the river from
Belgrade, after a bloody battle. Sem
lin is an Important town of Austria-
Hungary, in Slavonia. It is located on
the tongue of land formed by the
junction of the Danube and the Save
opposite Belgrade, Servia, with which
it was connected by a railway bridge
across the Save.
Germans Abandon Upper Alsace
London. A Central News dispatch
from Rome says that telegrams from
Berlin state that the evacuation of
Upper Alsace by the Germans contin
ues. They are withdrawing to Strass
burg and Metz. It is admitted that the
German army in France is extremely
fatigued, whereas the enemy is on
tinually receiving fresh troops.
Germany and Austria Act Together
Copenhagen. The Vossiche Zeung
of Berlin declares that previous to the
outbreak of the war Germany and Austria-Hungary
agreed, as now have the
parties to the triple entente, not to
make peace separately.
Russians Advance on Berlin
Loudon. A dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph company from Rome
says: "Dispatches from Vienna state
that the advance guards of the Rus
sian center are marching toward Ber
lin. The Russian troops have invad
ed Silesia.
British Victory in Africa
London. British troops have met
and defeated a German force of four
hundred, which entered Nyassaland,
British Central Africa, according to an
announcement by the official press
bureau, which adds: "The Germans
lost seven officers killed and two
wounded, two field and two. machine
guns. The loss among the rank and
file not having been ascertained, it stat
ed as heavy. The British loss among
the whites was four killed and several
wounded; los& among the rank and file
not ascertained."
Turkey Revokes Old Treaty
Washington. Diplomats here were
-
discussing the possible effects of Tur
key's action in taking away from for
eign subjects the extra territorial
rights accorded them for years and un
der which they have been tried by
their own judges, consuls or other of
ficials in both civil and criminal cases.
The desire of Turkey to show her
independence and "shake off any domi
nation by the powerful nations is now
thought to have been the impelling mo
tive for this latest action. It is be
lieved in many quarters, moreover, that
it may be followed by a declaration of
war on Great Britain, although A. Rus
tem Bey, Turkish ambassador here, in
announcing the step taken by his gov
ernment, did not hint at anything of
this kind. It is" pointed out that in
the past no such radical move would
have been made without the consent of
Great Britain.
Britains Add Half Million
London. Parliament voted to in
crease the regular army to the unpre
cedented strength of 1,400,000 men.
This followed the request made , by
Premier Asquith in a white paper,
asking that 500,000 men of all ranks
be added to the regular army and that
parliament show no niggardly spirit
toward the men who were rushing to
join England's far flung battle line.
Mine Wrecks British Liner
London. The official pres3 bureau
issued the following announcement:
"The merchant cruiser Oceanic, ot
the White Star Line, was wrecked
near the north coast of Scotland, and
has become a total loss. All the officer?
and crew vere saved."
Attack by Austrian Fleet
Rome. News from Mount Louvolien,
near Cattaro, Austria, to the Giornale
d'ltalia say? that a portion of the
Austrian net left Cat.laro and bom
barded Montenegro.
GOVERNOR CRAIG SAYS THAT
CORPORATION CAN BUY
ALL.
NO ONE WILL BE SOLICITED
All Subscriptions to Capital Stock
Must Be Voluntary. Will Safely
Yield 6 Per Cent:
Raleigh. Governor Craig stated re
cently that he has not yet appointed
the committee provided for by the
farmers convention to aid him In the
formation of the big North Carolina
trust corporation for warehousing
cotton, but that all who wish to can
send in heir subscriptions to stock
on the corporation to be paid in when
the organization is perfected. He asks
that all who wish to subscribe to the
stock communicate with Col. J. Bryan
Grimes, Secretary of State, stating
the amounts they wish to subscribe.
The Governor says that no one will
be solicited for subscriptions to the
capital stock, and that all must be
voluntary and that if a sufficient num
ber of men in the state signify a will
ingness to co-operate by lending their
money for taking care of the cotton
crop, this can be done. He says tlm
money of all subscribers will be per
fectly safe and that it will yield six
per cent. -
The plan in brief is to form a cor
poration with fl.000,000 capital auth
orized and around $250,000 subscribed;
loan money on cotton to seven cents
a pound; in case of sales of stored
cotton for over 10 cents, the excess to
be divided equally between warehouse
company and grower; borrowers to
pay in 10 per cent of amount borrow
ed as stock; notes secured by cotton
to run six months and bear six per
cent interest.
STATE LOSES $1,000,000.
Taken Out of Rivers and Harbors
Money By Congress Action.
Washington. North Carolina suffers
a loss of more than $1,000,000 by re
ductions made in the river and harbor
bill items. The outhorization for the
Cape Lookout harbor of refuse is re
duced from $1,800,000 to $700,000,
$100,000 Is lopped off of the Inland
Waterway and $5,400 for Deep Creek
is eliminated. Senator Simmons
agreed to these cuts when the engi
neers said it would not hurt the pro
jects to reduce them now.
The reduction in the river and har
bor bill Is in behalf of economy and
harmony.
The North Carolina Congressmen,.
Senators and Representatives are op
posed to the war tax on freight.
The petition for a caucus was start
ed by Representatives Page and
Doughton. Representative Kitchin
has been opposed to the freight tax
proposition from the beginning.
Southern Resumes Double Tracking.
Greensboro. Despite the expected
money stringency on account of war
and rumor of wars, the Southern Rail
way Company have begun on double
tracking the stretch of the road north
from Greensboro to Pelham, a dis
tance of about 37 miles. The first
work will be done near Brown Sum
mitt, 12 miles north of Greensboro,
where three-steam shovels have been
placed.
It is expected to complete this
stretch of work in eight or ten months
unless the winter weather is so severe
as to delay excavation. The Morrow
Construction Company has the con
tract for this stretch of road and will
have offices in this city. Offices have
already been rented in the Southern
Life & Trust Building.
To Add 648 Acres to Watershed.
Asheville. In line with the policy
of the board of aldermen to add to
the city watershed before the price of
timber lands makes the purchase of
additional boundaries impossible, the
members of the board -recently au
thorized Mayor J. E. Rankin to buy
648 acres lying just south of the pres
ent 10,000-acre watershed from Mrs.
Alice Connally.
Big Tourist Season Closing.
Waynesville. With the arrival of
cold rreather Waynesville's summer
season is rapidly coming to a clos-?.
For the last few days many train loads
of tourists have departed to their
homes in the warmer climate; The
summer season of 1914 has been with
out a doubt the best in the history of
the "Queen City of the Peaks" regard
less of the condition which the Euro
pean war has caused to exist in this
country. Not only have more people
visited this city this season, but the
oearon has been longer than before.