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PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1914.
NO. 18.
ALLIED WARSHIPS
AID LAND FORCES
Fighting Shifts To French Coast And The
Allied Ships Hurl Shells at
Germans
THE INVASION OF ENGLAND
U Believed To Be The Plan Of Ger
man Kaiser Control Of French
Coast Necessary
For the first time since the European
war began the warships of Great Bri
ain and France are playing an import
ant part in the great struggle. Here
tofore their principal duty has been
to patrol the seas, . protecting their
merchantmen and guarding their
home coasts. When the great conflict
in France was shifted from the fron
tier to the west coast the cruisers and
monitors of the Allies' fleets were
brought into action and assisted very
largely in holding the Germans in
check.
"With the control of the entire coun
try of Belgium all the way to the coast
all that the Germans need now to be
gin their campaign against England is
the command of tha French coast. In
this the allies are stubbornly resisting
the Germans. In recent reports from
London It is said the British navy
played an important part and co-operated
with the land, forces in repulsing
the German armies. It was during
this fighting that the entire Belgian
army, which has been lost sight of for
nearly a week, was found in France
fighting side by side with the allies.
"fliere is a belief in the minds of
military experts that an attempt on
the part of the Germans to attack
England would mean a speedy culmi
nation of hostilities. Though no defi
nite information has been given out
it T3"generairy believed that England
Is thoroughly prepared for an aerial
attack by German Zeppelins. Search
lights sweep the sky incessantly dur
ing the nights and British airmen
stand ready day and night to launch
their craft to do battle in mid-air with
the Invaders.
In view of the fact that the British
coast Is heavily mined and the great
warships of . Great Britain are con
stantly patroling the North sea and
especially the coast of the British
Isles it would require a superhuman
effort on the part of the kaiser and his
staff to land German soldiers on Brit
ish soil. Should the German navy
endeavor to escort the transports car
rying the invading army to England it
would precipitate a naval battle be
tween the warships of the nations.
This the Germans have so far been
careful to avoid.
In the eastern theater of war the
fighting has been heavy at all times.
A definite idea of the results of this
conflict now being waged by the Aus-tro-German
armies against the Rus
sians in East Prussia, Galicia, and
Russian Poland is impossible because
of the conflicting reports that are re
ceived daily from Petrograd, Vienna
and Berlin. On the same day- dis
patches will be received from Petro
grad telling of the utter rout of the
Germans in Russian Poland, the plight
of the Austrian armies in Galicia and
the success of the Russian armies in
East Prussia, while dispatches from
Berlin and Vienna will claim great
victories against the Russians in the
same battles. However, , there does
not seem to be any important success
es on the part of either of the armies.
Germans Sink 13 Merchantmen.
London. A dispatch from Teneriffe,
Canary Islands, to The Daily Mail, re
ports that the German cruiser Karls
ruhe has sunk thirteen British mer
chantment in the Atlantic. The news
of the Karlshuhe's exploit according
to the Daily Mail's Teneriffe corre
spondent, was brought to that port by
the German steamer Crefeld, which ar
rived there with the crew pf the Brit
ish steamer Strathroy, Maplebranch,
Highland Hope, Indrani, Rio Iguasua,
Earn, Niceto, Maria de Larrinaga, Cer
vantes, Cornish City, Pruth, Conder
and Lynrowan, all of which .were sunk
by the Karlsruhe. The Crefeld was
accompanied into port by the German
steamers Patagonia, Rio Negro and
Asuncion.
Preparing To Invade England
Copenhagen. Two ship yards at
Kiel, the Germania and the Howard,
are building thi:ty armored lighters
capable of carrying 500 men each and
traveling at the rate of nine miles an
hour to proceed to the river Scheldt
should events permit the landing of
German troops on the coast of Eng
land. It is asserted that three of
these lighters are completed and al
ready on their way 'to the Scheldt. The
Germans are building an airship shed
in Schleswig for two large Zeppelins,
A DAY WILL COME
Allies and Germans Both Win
Washington. After days of inces
sant fighting, dents at last have been
made in that part of the battle line
which had run virtually straight north
and south from Ypres in Belgium to
the bend in the elbow in the vicinity
of the forest of Aigue in France.
Just a short distance above its cen
ter this line now curves like an in
verted letter "S," the allies having
pushed back the Germans east of Ar
mentieres in an endeavor to press on
to Lille, and the Germans having forc
ed the allies to give ground around La
basse, probably hoping to obtain con
trol of Bethune, a railroad . center
seven miles west of Labasse.
That ground has been won and lost
in this district is admitted in the lat
est French' official report It seems
improbable,-however, that either en-gagement-
was decisive as the report
declares actions near Labasse and Ar
mentieres, near Arras, on the same
line" a short distance south of La
basse, continue with great violence.
In fact, the report says that generally
speaking the situation on this part of
the war front remains the same.
Of fighting near- the coast, where
British and French naval vessels are
endeavoring to aid the allied troops
in holding back the German advance,
nothing was vouchsafed in the report.
Altkirch, in upper Alsace, near the
Swiss frontier, has been taken by the
French at the point of the bayonet.
Since the outbreak of the war this
town has been the scene of much
fighting and several times has chang
ed hands.
Another German War Loan
Berlin. The following account of
the meeting of the Prussian diet was"
given out in official quarters in Ber
lin: "A Prussian war loan of $375,000,000
was passed unanimously, even the So
cialists supporting the resolution.
Money 'was voted for the relief of the
province of east' Prussia, which has
suffered the most during the war, and
for other military purposes."
Other information given out In Ber
lin says : v
"The Danish steamer Rolf, from New
York for Christiana, carrying 20,000 ;
tons of corn, has been captured by a
British cruiser and taken into Scot
land. "A German hospital ship, searching
the sea for men from German torpedo
boat' destroyers sunk by the British,
has been forced to go into an English
harbor by a British cruiser.
"A German " naval officer has dis
covered in Antwerp a letter addressed
to an English surgeon, Richard Read
ing, a volunteer in the Belgian ma
chine gun corps, written by his sister,
Jennie, and dated Birmingham, Sep
tember 28, in which are the following
words:
" T would like to be a nurse; I could
kill one or two Germans.
"The British are bombarding the
open Belgian town of Ostend.
"Reliable official reports declare
that there is in Germany a sufficient
supply of cereals to meet amply all re
quirements until the next harvest, and
that the stock of cattle is sufficient to
provide an ample supply of meat."
British Seize Oil Ships
Washington. Great Britain's deter
mination to keep from Germany car
goes of illuminating oil 'which might
be made fuel for army motor trucks,
Zeppelins and aeroplanes, is responsi
ble for the seizure of American Stand
ard Oil steamers by the British cruis
ers. This fact was developed in con
ference here after the state depart
ment had requested the release of the
tanker John D. Rockefeller. The Stand
ard Oil company has asked the state
department to secure release of two
more of Its ships. .
Russians Cross The Vistula
Petrograd. The following official
communication was issued by the Rus
sian general staff:
"The energetic offensive of our ar.
mies, which have crossed the Vistula
on a large front, encounter no resist
ance on the part of the Germans, who
continue to retreat.
"In the trenches below Ivangorod
we took large quantities of war stores
and ammunition abandoned by the re
serve corps of the Prussian guard in
its hasty retreat.
"The Austrian armies continue to
fight with stubbornness on the Vistula,
on the San and particularly to the
south of Przemsyl.
"In east Prussia there is no change
in the situation." .
Uprisings in Portugal
Lisbon. The Monarchists of Portu
gal made attempts to effect uprisings.
There were outbreaks at various
places, especially in the northern part
of Portugal, which for a time was cut
off from telegraphic communication
with Lisbon. A sharp conflict took
place at Mafra between 100 civilians
and Republican troops.
Belgian Army Joins Allies
From the Battle Front. The Belgian
army, with the English channel on its
extreme wing, is showing a marvelous
fighting spirit, despite its long, hard
campaign and disappointment over the
Inca nf intwopn nnrt nth"pr HHpa N
In the terrific open struggle along
the frontier the - Belgians, with the
French and British, have repelled
with the greatest energy, Incessant
German attacks. The German heavy
artillery poured a bombardment on
the allied positions, but the Belgians
counter-attacked and forced the in
vaders to retire nearly five miles.
Germans Repulsed In Poland
Petrograd. The Russian official
statement says: '
"German troops which had occupied
the roads leading to Warsaw, in the
region north of the River Pilitza, have
been repulsed and are In full retreat,
leaving their wounded on the battle
field. "The Germans have abandoned the
positions they had fortified in advance.
"The Russian troops are energetical
ly advancing along the whole front.
"The enemy is still occupying the
left bank of the Vistula south of the Pi
litza "and as far as Sandomir.
"The Russians who for eight days
had been gallantly holding the region
of Kozenitz under unfavorable condi
tions and heavy artillery fire, achiev
ed considerable success on October 20
and their position on the left bank of
Vistula is now secured.
"The attempts by the Austrians to
cross the River San below Przemsy1
have been checked and the Russians
are assuming the offensive there.
"In the region, south of Przemsyl are
found the remains of all the Austrian
corps defeated in prior fights in Gali
cia. Here the Russian troops are ener
getically checking the advance of
numerous bodies of the enemy.
"There is no essential change in
East Prussia. We are at present in
touch with the enemy on a front cov
ering over four hundred versts (about
267 miles) from the lower Bzoura to
the " slopes of the Carpathian moun
tains. Allies Checked, Berlin Claims
Berlin. Engagements continue near
Nieuport, Belgium, and Lille, where
the allied forces have "been trying to
beat back the German advance. The
French for several days have been at
tacking desperately in the vicinity of
Lille, but according to headquarters'
bulletins all the attacks have been re
pulsed with heavy losses to the al
lies. ' " '
It is announced that the allies have
made a stand behind the river Yser in
an attempt there to check the Gar
man advance along the coast.
FURY OF FIGHT FOR
STRAITS OF DOVER
GERMANS CROSS YSER WITH
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AND
' ARE HALTED.
SOUTH BATTLE UNDECIDED
Zeppelins May Equalize Sea Fights
Germans Advance in Poland Says
' Report. 1
"London. The battle for the Straits
of Dover, one of the most sanguinary
of the war, is continuing with unabat
ed fury, but thus far without either
side gaining decided advantage.
The Germans, who at terrible cost
in life, crossed the Yser Canal be
tween Nieuport and Dixmude, have
not been able to make further pro
gress as the Allies, according to a
report of German General Headquar
ters are 'obstinately defending their
positions. It is the same farther
south, around Armentieres. Lille,
Labasse and Arras. The opposing
armies are delivering fierce attacks,
gaining or losing a few miles or less
of ground with sacrifices in life that
are appalling. The whole countryside
is fairly reeking with the blood of
thousands of killed or wounded.
In the towns and villages, with
which the country Is dotted and most
of which have been laid in ruins by
the artillery, most desperate fighting
has occurred when the cavalry and in
fantry came into contact. Both sides
speak of heavy losses they have Im
posed on their adversaries, but say
nothing of their own dead or wound
ed, whose places are being filled with
reinforcements.
The British fleet which did such
execution hx bombarding, the. German
flank, seems to have withdrawn. The
Gernians say this was because their
artillery was beginning to reach the
ships. The belief is expressed here,
however, that the fleet will be able to
render untenable German occupation
of any part of the Belgian or FrencE
coast.- The opinion also is expressed
Here that the operations of the Allied
vessels off the Belgian coast and in
the v vicinity of the Straits of Dover
may cause the German fleet to come
out and give battle.
In naval circles here it is consid
ered that the German submarines, al
though they have proved deadly to
ships, steaming slowly, will not be so
effective against ships steaming and
maneuvering at high speed and in
shallow water, as the British moni
tors and their auxiliaries have been
doing.
There is some talk of the Germans
bringing their big 42-centimeter guns
to the coast to use against the Allies'
warships but the British sailors are
credited with saying that their vessels
can prevent these guns being put in
position. They claim that even if
they should be mounted they will not
be so deadly against a fast moving
target as against the statlanary forts
they destroyed so easily.
While this life and death struggle
is going on I nthe west the French
have become more active along, the
Alsatian border and are said to be
making preparations and securing ad
vanced positions in view of possible
attacks by the Germans with their big
Howiters on the Belfont fortress. It
now seems to be realized that no
fortress has . any chance of holding
out when once thse big German guns
are brought into action aginst it.
. The German officials report again
specks of the German offnesive on
Augustowo, Russian Poland, which it
declares is progressing. It reiterates
that the battle near Ivangorod al
though favorable to the Germans, re
mains undecided.
North of this section the Russians
claim they are still pursuing the Ger
mans who attempted an advance on
Warsaw, and southward to have cross
ed the Vestula and driven the Aus
trians baek.
In Galicia and in the Carpathians
the Russians also claim to have
broken down the Austrian offensives.
As the days come and go and the
promised visits of the Zeppelins to
ngland do not materialize.
The public is beginning to believe
these monster aircraft are being held
in reserve for' the day that the Ger
man Navy comes out arid that they
will be used in force P assist the
warships in an endeavor to cripple
he British fleet.
Will Not Rule Case.
London. The British government
has given no direct ruling on the
question of taking reservists from
neutral ships and is ,not expected to
do so until the number of reservists
constitute a real military menace.
G READY
TO RETIRE-TERMS
WOULD REQUIRE PROVISIONAL
GOVERNMENT TO BE OF
BRIEF DURATION.
WOULD LIKE TO BE IN RACE
These Terms Will Probably Be Me'
by the Convention Says Officials
in Washington.':
Washington. Indications that Gen
eral Carranza had agreed to' retire in
deference to wishes of the Auguas
Calientes convention were contained
in official dispatches to the state de
partment. General Obregon and the committee
which went to Mexico City to inter
view the first chief returned "highly
optimistic" according to official re
ports. It generally is understood that
Carranza informed the committee he
would not submit hi3 resignation a
second time, leaving it to the con
vention to reconsider, if it chose, the
action taken at the recent Mexico
City convention, the minutes of which
were formally ratified by the Aguas
Calientes assembly.
With the arrival of 28 Zapata dele
gates the convention was expected to
formally consider the question of a
successor to Carranza. No report had
been received of the result of the de
liberations. -
Officials of the Washington govern
ment did not doubt that the two con
ditions which Carranza was reported
to have stipulated as necessary before
he would retire namely that the ten
ure of the provisional government be
brief and that he be permitted t be
a candidate would be met by the
convention. 1 '- ' "' "
While no confirmation has been re
ceived of alleged disturbances in
Mexico City official advices told of ... a
general order issued by Carranza de
posing many of the commanders who
were Villa adherents at the conven
tion. Similarly a decree was issued
by Carranza informing all chiefs
throughout the republic that he was
still first chief and to obey only or
ders from 'him instead of the conven
tion. NO EMBARGO ON COTTON.
England Declares Staple Can Go Free
on All Seas.
Washington. Great Britain in two
notes presented to the State Depart
ment by the flritish Ambassador, Sir
Cecil Spring-Rice, defined her atti
tude toward commerce between neu
tral countries as one of rigid endeav
or to give every security possible in
the interest of free and undisturbed
trade. The documents contributed a
general pronouncement cf British pol
icy on the sdbject of contraband.
The essential points in the British
attitude are:
American shippers should take pre
caution to show the exact destination
of their goods, mentioning either a
specific consignee or a neutral Gov
ernnent in bills of lading. Great Brit
ain will be guided by the American
doctrine of continuous voyage or "ulti
mate destination" in respect to com
merce between neutral countries in
articles generally known as condit
ional contraband. Absolute contra
band, embracing munitions of war,
always is subject to seizure and ex
amination when carried in neutral
ships.
Cotton, specially mentioned as
neither aosolute nor conditional con
traband, can be shipped in neutral
vessels not only, to neutral countries
but to all belligerents without moles
tation. Germans Release Japs.
Washington. Seventy-one Japanese
held prisoners in Germany have been
released and escorted out of the coun
try, according to advices to the state
department. This leaves 38 Japanese
in addition to children, concerning
whom the Japanese embassy here has
inquired, and who it is believed are
still held in Germany.
Cotton Condition Improving.
Washington. The cotton situation
arising from the European war is be
ing rapidiy cleared up in the opinion
of President Wilson. He told callers
that the end of the war alone would
rstore normal conditions in the cot
ton industry, but that rapid progress
was being made in the efforts to as
sist the cotton growers of the south.
The President based his optimism
etneeraing the cotton situation on the
pkns for furnishing money to the cot
tor planters and on the opening of
fort ign markets.
BUILDING COMPLETE JAN 1ST
Wake County's New Hospital Build
ing Nearing Completion, Prog
ress on Court House.
Raleigh. Wake county's $75,003
fireproof county hospital for the aged
and afflicted indigent is to b com
pleted somewhere arour.d January 1
and will be a model In every respect
and decidedly the most complete
equipment for the purpose in the
state. The county court house being
erected at a cost of $225,000 for build
ing and equipment has progressed to
the extent that the steel work 1b up
and the granite walls are up to about
one-third the height of he first story.
The walls the balance of the way
throughout the four stories will be of
steel, brick and an outside veneer of
terra cotta that is an exact reproduc
tion of the tints and spots that char
acterize the granite foundation, giving
the effect of a granite building
throughout, with nothing like the cost
that the granite would entail. The
building is fireproof throughout, the
top floor to be equipped, for county
jail purposes. Chairman John A.
Mills of the Board of Commissionerrs
Is giving much personal attention to
the construction of both the court
house and the county hospital.
Clerk of the Court A. L. Blow, re
turning from his home at Greenville
says that Greenville is . selling very
large quantities of tobacco and at
very satisfactory prices. He .says
cotton is practically not being offered
for sale at ' all, the planters nearly
having it ginned and taking the bales
home and storing them until the mar
ket conditions improve He believes
most of the farmers are in position tq.
hold their cotten indefinitely r
1,200 Homeseekers Coming.
Whiteville. The Homeseekers ex
cursion, which will come from North!
era and" Western states during the
progress of the Bolton corn show,
November 5, 6 and 7, will bring to
Columbu3 county not less than 1,'200
homeseekers and the different com
mercial organizations of the country
are busy, preparing for their, . arrival,
and hope to find a suitable place for
each one of. them. At this time, New
Hanover and Brunswick counties will
join Columbus In showing to the
Westerners what our soil produces,
and by this means it hopes to induce
them to settle with us.
Lay Cornerstone for Church.
Asheville. Impressive ceremonies
featured the laying of the cornerstone
of the Lady Chapel of Saint Mary's
Episcopal Parish, work upon which
was started a few weeks ago. The
services were in charge of Rev. Chas.
Mercer Hall, the rector of the parish
and were attended by members and
friends of the congregation. Interest
ing books, church papers, a list of the
roll of members, a Bible and copies
of the local newspapers were placed
in the cornerstone. The msic was
m interesting feature of the service.
COMING EVENTS.
iTast Carolina Fair, Newborn Oct. 27-30.
Granville Co. Fair, Oxford Oct. 28-29.
Cumberland Fair, Fayetteville Oct. 29-30
Edgecombe Co. Fair, Tarboro Nov. 3-6.
State Election Nov. 3.
Johnson Co. Fair, Smithfleld Nov. 4-6.
Pitt Co. Fair. Greenville Nov. 12-13.
Anson Co. Fair, Wadesboro Nov. 18-20.
State Teachers' Assembly, Charlotte
November 25-27.
Trinity Declamation Contest, Trinity Col
lege November 27.
North Carolina Community Service Week,
December 3-5.
Farmers' Union State Meeting, Green
ville. December 18-20.
Annual Live Stock Meeting, Statesville
January 19-21, 1915.
TAR HEEL NEWS FRIEFS.
Mr. J. B. Cornelius, aged 82, a
prominent manufacturer and business
man of Cornelius, died recently at his
home in Davidson, where he was re
siding. The Asheville Y. W. C. A. has fitted
up a gymnasium and classes have
been organized.
The Eastern conference of Free
Will Baptists have just held annual
session at Kinston.
The Wilmington cotton mills are
running on full time and have bright
outlook for future.
There are 3,622 pupils in the city
schools of Asheville.
The Congressional Record of Octo
ber 16 contains the speech of JuJo
R. W. Winston on "The Case of the
Farmer," delivered at the A. & M.
College,, Raleigh, in August before the
Annual Farmers' Convention and
Round-up. It is a plea for financial
aid to rural life.
E. J. Harris has been elected as
president of the North Carolina Fair
Association to succeed John A. Mills.
Warsaw tobacco market sold in one
day recently 106,000 pounds of tobac
co at an average of 14 cents per
pound.
It is seen now that it will not be
possible to occupy the remodeled Fed
eral building at Raleigh by November
1st as has been hoped for some time,
but it is hoped that it will not be long
after that date before the various lo
cal departments of government work
can be moved into the new and larsrer
quartern