North Carolina Newspapers

THE NEWS-RECORD. MARSHALL. NORTH CAROLINA FIRST GUNS FIRED JAMES A. FREAR JONES DROPS FROM CROPS IN EASTERN GEN. FELIPE ANGELES IN EUROPEAN WAR READY FOR PEACE FIGHT IN SENATE CAROLINA ELEGANT REPORTED ENCOUNTER OF AU8- ZAPATA SAID TO BE' LATEST CHICAGOAN WROTE THAT MAJOR W. A. GRAHAM, COMMIS HE SIONER OF 4 AGRICULTURE, 1 TALK 8 ON CONDITIONS. TRIAN8 AND 8ERVIANS NEAR 8EMENDRIA. RECRUIT TO THE CARNEGIE CAMP. DIDNT WANT TO EMBARRASS WILSON. UNDER STRICT CENSORSHIP I CARBAJAL WANTS TO BE OUT SENATORS MUCH RELIEVED ENORMOUS WHEAT YIELD ALL FACTfOFlS ARE Newt of Activities Cannot Easily 8ep Through 8ieve of Censor ship. Towns Undor Martial Law. Vienna. No declaration of war has been Issued and it I believed none will 'be since Servla never subscribed to The Hague convention. Tbe send ing of bis passports to the Servian minister, M. Jovanovltch, by tbe Aus- trlan foreign office, however, is deem ed equivalent to tbe declaration of war. This action was taken when the report that the Servian minister had left Vienna was found incorrect. M. Jovanovltch will leave Immediate ly. In his absence tbe Russian am bassador will take charge of Servian Interests. 1 There were patriotic demonstrations throughout the day, although a heavy rain fell. Great crowds gathered in front of the war office and cheered the officers who appeared. Processions filled the streets. A general mobilization in Montene gro is reported. Italy has informed Austria that. In the event of an armed conflict with Servla, she will adopt a friendly atti tude in accordance with her relations with tbe triple alliance. Proclamations have been posted or dering partial mobilization. The Aus- tro-Hungarlan Bank has raised the bank rate from four to five per cent and the committee of the Bourse has decided to cloce the Bourse to "pre vent an unwarranted disturbance of industrial Interests and to counteract disquieting reports." The Neue Frier Presre says the minister of finance will raise $65,000 000 for the government's immediate requirements and adds that negotia tions between the powers for localiza tion of the conflict will continue. It was said by one diplomat that "France has no Intention to expose herself too much on Servla's behalf. The Imperial decree Issued gives the government enormous powers to ensure the secrecy of Its measures. Authorities are enltled to open all letters. Only telegrams approved by the censor can be dispatched. News papers publishing details of military preparations or movements can be suppressed. All the railways are guarded by sentries with orders to use their arms on any person who fails to stop when commanded. The prospect of war is not regarded here as child's play. The Servians put 400,000 men Into the field during the Balkan wars. Both officers and men are passionately patriotic. It is expected that Servia will attempt to hold the front along the Danube and the Drina with only a weak force, while the greater part of the army will be concentrated In the central district, probably near Nieh or Kra guyeratz and another, strong force in Novipazar, which will be destined for offensive operations against Bosnia. AUSTRIA ANXIOUS TO FIGHT. Gave Servian Minister Passports and Sent Him Home. London. The latest developments appear to furnish new proof that Aus tria is determined to make war on Servia. The possibilities of a gen eral European war seem greater than ever have confronted the present gen eratlon. , . :: i The Servian reply to the Austro Hungarian ultimatum was an accept ance of almost all the imperious de : mands, except that Austrian officials shall participate in the Investigation and fix thevrssponsibility for the anti Austrian propaganda. Servla propos ed an appeal to the Powers at The Hague for the settlement of that fea 'ture. A formal declaration of war is not i expected because' Servia, is not a ' party to The Hague convention, which : requires this, '-' X ; Prosperity at Pittsburg. Pittsburg. An expenditure of near , ly 12,000,000 for a great new pas ' senger and freight terminal on the north side and ' for a fine passenger terminal at ;.8mlthfleld and i Water street for the Baltimore & Ohio Rail road Company Is taken to mean that Pittsburg is rapidly coming into its normal state of prosperity. Work has already begun on the Improvements laid out by the railroad company and within 60 days, several thousand iin will be employed on the work. King Honor Marconi. ' . London. The King received Wil liam Marconi at Buckingham Palace and conferred upon him the honorary knighthood of the Grand Cross of the Koyal Victorian - Order. This is the newest order of knighthood,' dating from 1S0S, It has five classes of which f Cr Cross of the Victorian Or : t. The En;-"' ;'i mem- : -i t !-. V:.e t;,: "T'T," Rpersentative James A. Frear of Wisconsin has been devoting much time to tbe defeat of tbe rivers and harbors "pork b4rrell" bill, and gath ered the facts that were used by the other opponents of the measure. SHOT AFTER FIGHT STREET BATTLE BETWEEN GOV- ERNMENT FORCES AND 500 REVOLUTICNISTS. REPULSED THE BOLD ATTACK Bryan and Daniels Confer on Advlsl- bility of Sending Marines Into Haiti. 400 to Embark Soon. Washington. Pressed by European powers, the United States government has about lost patience with the va rious elements in tbe republics of Hai ti and San Domingo and will demand restoration of peace or threaten armed intervention. Secretary Bryan will confer with Secretary Daniels about a posslbe movement of marines into Haiti. Dis cretionary orders have been given Captain Russell of the battleship South Carolina now at Cape Heiteien, but final decision as to whether force is to be used by the American govern ment has been deferred. Reports from Cape Haitien of further fighting with added danger to foreigners were re garded as forecasting prompt action by the marines now being concentrat ed at Guantanamo. Secretary Daniels decided that the additonal 400 marines to be' sent to Guantanamo for service in Haiti would be embarked from Norfolk, Va. on the transport Hancock now enroute to Hnmntnn Ttnnria frnm fJnantnnnmn There are now more than 500 marines at Guantanamo or on American war ships in Haitien and Dominican wa- lers. mere are now some tnree wou- sand marines under General Funston's command and nearly another thousand could be gathered from the warships. Many Haitien rebels were executed at Cape Haitien : after government forces had defeated 500 revolutionists in a two-hour street battle. The reb els entered the town before the garri son was awake. Captain Russell of the battleship South Carolina reported the affair by wireless to the navy department. His dispatch said the government troop- ers, numbering 400, repulsed the at- tack with a loss of eight men killed. The rebels, after having 31 killed, fled In disorder. Will Ask Explhnmation. Washington. Explanation of an al leged affront by Franklin M. Gunther, HA T EN CAPTVES oecreiary oi me American legation m and the company will proceed with Norway to the harbor master at Chris- the work as rapidly as posible. It in tiana probably will be demanded by tends to afford very , facility to the me aiaie uepartment wunout waiting rormai wora irom Norway. Accuse Monroe Captain. Baltimore. That six of the steamer Monroe's life-rafts were not launched although it was convenient to get at them and that Captain Johnson, mas ter,, left the ship while others were aboard, was the testimony given at the hearing of Captain Johnson before the local board . of the United States steamboat inspectors. The tes timony was given by Guy E. Horsey, first officer of the Monroe when that ship ' was Sunk in collision with the liner Nantucket off the Capes of Vir ginia, January 30. ' ;,. ,,. V New Haven Still Hoping. .' New York. Despite the decision of the Federal government to proceed with suits against the New York,' New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company the directors yet hope that a way will be found to accomplish the dissolu tion of the system by agreemnt with the government President James Hus tis declared, iSt. Hustis asserted that the New Haven bad not refused to carry out tie agreement ranched with the r- r-s v ' -''.'- -. V ? i- -anj Provisional President Hat No Desire For the Leading Part In tho Fu ture Government of Mexico. Washington. Official advices re vealed that the Washington adminis tration was meeting with success in bringing Provisional President Car- bajal. General Carranza, General Vil la and General Eimlllano Zapata Into harmony for the restoration of peace in Mexico. From these four leaders repre senting all the factors concerned In the establishment of a stable govern In answer to the counsel and advice which the United States has been lending to smooth the way to a com plete agreement. General Zapata promised to co operate with tbe Constitutionalists In the work of pacification. Two emis saries from General Carranxa to Gen eral Zapata are due In Vera Cruz to morrow and will explain to Zapata the concessions and reforms planned by Carranza. Offlcals were confident an amicable understanding would be reached. , General Carranza, through the American consuls accompanying him, indicated he would make satisfactory arrangements concerning the amnesty and guarantees desired by the Carba jal government. Carranza has arrived at Tamplco. Whl!e there h w, m Regmaido Cepeda who has been authorised by Provisional President Carbajal to make preliminary arrangements . for tbe transfer of the government to the Constitutionalists. Provisional President Carbajal himself, sent for the Brazilian minis ter who is caring for the interests of the United States in Mexico and ask ed him to Inform the Washington gov ernment that he and his associates wanted no share in the newladmlnis- tration but simply an amnesty and guarantees for the property of all Mexicans regardless of political affill atlon. Mr. Carbajal's statement was trans mitted to. American Consul Si 111 man to assist In preparing the way for the forthcoming peace conferences. Doubts which officials had express ed over General Villa's attitude also were quieted when word came from him that be would do all In his power to restore peace in Mexico and would unite with the other Constitutionalist leaders toward that common purpose.' Villa's message was sent in response to the personal appeal of the Wash lngton government. COAL PIER FOR CHARLESTON. Southern Railway Announces That 4,000 Feet Water Front Has Been Secured. Washington. A. P. Thorn, eeneral counsel for the Southern Railway, an nounced that full arrangements have been made by that road to construct a coal pier at Charleston, S. C, and afford the mines on its tracks an op portunity to tranship coal at Charles ton and enter into the export coal trade. The Southern Railway has acquired 4,000 feet of water front in the Mag nolia cemetery site and will immedi ately begin work on the construction of the first unit of a coal pier. Daniel B. Went and other coal operators In tbe Virginia field attending the inves- tigation the senate is conducting of coal rates to the Southeastern Atlantic ports, say they expect to avail them selves of this new outlet for their coal. I cannot say just when the pier will be ready , for coal," Mr. Thorn said. "However, the money for the development has been arranged for coal producers -. along its various lines.' Another Plague Infested Rat. . New Orleans. Finding of another plague-infested rat, the eighth, was an nounced by W. C. Rucker, federal as sistant surgeon general supervising the fight against bubonic plague here. The rodent was captured in Saint Ann street, 15 blocks from the point where the first case of the disease developed June 27. All officers of the transporta tion departments of railroad steamship companies here have been called to a meeting to get Instructions from fed eral authorities as to what they shoihd do.. .';' -':..v-V V?' i-1 v Tax on Cotton Gambling. ' v., Washington. Conferences , of the senate and house on the bill to regulate cotton futures sales agreed on a meas ure which provides a scheme of tax ation for "gambling" transactions and adopts the standard of grades to be established by the department of agri culture. The tax agreed upon is two cents a pound or $10 a bale, which Is regarded as absolutely prohibitive an I cnV'ti!-itP i to prevent rractke) cf col- .V-'-V A4 : General Angeles, formerly secretary of war in Carrana'B cabinet, Is Villa's chief artillery commander and, ac cording to reports, Is also that com mander's choice for the postiion of provisional president. WILSON SAYS SUIT MUST BE PRESSED PRESIDENT APPROVE8 INDICT MENT OF NEW HAVEN DIREC TORS UNDER LAW. CRIMINAL CHARGES, ALSO Name of Mellon, Rockefeller. Lad- yard Mllnor, Booker, Baker and Robbins Are All Probable. Washington.' The long-continued effort to untangle the New Haven Railroad without litigation ended, when President Wilson ill a letter to Attorney General McReynolds direct ed the institution of a Sherman law suit to dissolve the system and order ed that the "criminal aspects of the case" be laid before a Federal grand Jury. . The President'! approval of the course mapped out by the Department of Justice means that the suit will be filed against the New Haven in the United States Court at New York at once. The Attorney General also im mediately will direct United States District Attorney Marshall at New York to summon a grand Jury and the task of laying evidence before that body on which to ask for criminal in dictments. against officers and direc tors of the New Haven under the Mel lon management will be begun as soon as possible. How many indictments will be sought was not divulged but it was plainly indicated In corres pondence made public that the Attor ney General expects to ask for a bill against : Charles S. Mellen, former president of the New Haven. The most significant fact In connec tlon with the proceedings was said to be a statement which Mr. McRey nolds gave but several months ago when the Interstate Commerce Com mission began its New Haven inqNiiry. In that statement the Attorney Gen eral warned the commission to con sider whether immunity might be given certain men if made to testify as to their actions as directors of the road. The names he mentioned were: "Charles S. Mellen, William Rocke-. feller, George Macullough Miller, Charles F. Booker, , Edwin Milner, Lewis Caes Ledyard, George F. Baker and Edward D. Robbins." In addition to directing suit, 4 the President in his letter to Mr. McRey nolds declared that the decision of the New, Haven directors not to keep their agreement to dissolve peacefully had caused him "the deepest surprise and regret" and that their failure "upon so slight a pretext" was "in explicable and entirely without Justi fication." The department's -course, he said, was Just, reasonable and effi cient and should -have , resulted In avoiding suit ' Starvee Wife to Death. Parkersburg, W Va. Samuel . Cun ningham,'' a farmer, reported to be wealthy, is in the county Jail here, awaiting a hearing on charges made by J. E. Mayhew, state human agent, chrging first degree murder. Mayhew charges Cunningham "starved his Wife, Anna Cunningham to death. It is al leged in tbe warrant that Cunningham not only failed to provide his wife with food for 12 days prior to her death last Friday, but that he purchased a coffin three weeks ago and began dig ging a grave a week ago; - : ; -Votes for Women Near.- . Atlanta Ga! A predciton that the next, national Democratic convention will insert Jn Its platform a , "votes for women"; plank was made recently by Miss Kate Gordon of New Orleans in her address before the annual con vention Jiere of -the Georgia Woman Suffrage .Association.- ?The victory is alroaly won,"- ft'.i ?."! ;s C ; " -n.. "Onr purpose now ! H f " v r President Tells Jones That He Has Been 8lnned Against and Thst the People Will Revenge. Washington, President Wilson ended the bitterest fight of his Ad ministration by withdrawing the nom ination of Thomas D. Jones of Chica go to be a member of the Federal Re serve Board. Mr. Jones had written urging this action. The message of withdrawal reached the senate Just as Senator Reed of Missouri, one of the Democrats op posing confirmation of the appoint ment was concluding a vigorous de nunciation of the International Har vester Company, of which Mr. Jones is director, and those responsible for its existence and operations. Its cre ated a mild sensation, and cut short a debate that promised to run indefi nitely. With the brief message,, the presi dent sent copies of Mr. Jones' letter and his reply. Opposition to the nomi nee had been based on his connection with the harvester company, which is under Indictment as a trust. The senate banking committee had sub mitted a majority report adverse to confirmation, signed by all tbe Repub lican and two Democratic members, Mr. Jones wrote that this report was "based on a distortion of facts and perversion of the truth,1 While Senator Reed was speaking Secretary Tumulty held a conference with Senators Hollis and Pomerene, who with Senators Lee and Maryland and Shaforth have been most active in urging the confirmation of Mr, Jones. The president's secretary bad not long been In conference with the sen ators from Ohio and New Hampshire before tbe purpose of his mission was whispered about the senate lobby. In executive session a few minutes later the formal announcement of the with drawal was received without com ment. When the senate adjourned, however, there was a Democratic love feast in the cloak room. Senator Hitch cock, in speaking of the effect of the message said: The message certainly lifted a load from a great many Democrats. I'am sure' it is a good th'ing for Demoo - racy. Senator Lewis of Illionis, declared that had the president kept his name before the senate Mr. Jones would have been confirmed. Prsident Wilson is .said - to have been determined to press Mr. Jones' i nomination until noon when he con cluded that the anti-trust program might be endangered, if the fight in the senate was continued. CEPEDA GIVEN AUTHORITY. Goes to Carranza From Cabajal on Power Transfer Mission. Washington. Reginaldo Cepeda, Senator from the state of Coahuila and Intimate friend of General Car ranza has been selected by Provision- at President Carbaial to negotiate the transfer of the Government at Mexico City to the Constitutionalists. 5 f 1 Mr. CeDeda." who was in hiding in Mexico City during the Huerta dic tatorship left Vera Cruz for Tamplco to meet Carranza. He has full in structions to arrange for the transfer of Government ' Jose Castellot, personal represent ative of Mr. CarabaJal, conveyed this information ; to Secretary Bryan. Messrs. Mangel, Norvelo and 'Urueta, who it had been supposed would con stitute the Caraba Jal delegation, mere ly volunteered their services and have no credentials from Carbajal. Invite the President. Washing-President Wilson was Invited to meet many of the leading business men of New York at the an nual banquet of the M enchants' Asso ciation there this fall.; ',. ...., ':-,.;' ,'v: Offers Reward of $5,000. Columbia, S..'C. A reward of $5,000 for the arrest and convinction of the man, wno snoi ur. james tu jacin tfSh, well-known physician of Colum bia, was offered by J. W. Norwood, a Greenville banker. Cltiens of Colum bia launched a campaign to raise, $1,- 000 for the. arrest of the assailant, who is supposed. to have escaped in an automobile. P The t shooting was the immediate subject for attacks on law lessness in South Carolina by candi dates for the United States . senate speaking here, ., t V . ':-..' . Fourth Death By Plagued v f :;; - New.i. Orleans. Bubonic plague claimed' its fourth death here. The death occurred at the same address from which Helen Scell, aged 10, de veloped the disease last Saturday and the victim was the child's grandmoth er, Regina Schmidt, aged , 73. ' The womacn became ill July 20 and she was listed, as a. plague suspect. She suf-f-ri 1 from the spptioaceroic type. T ' ! r I r-,re ' r -ron ' Piedmont and Western North Carolina Crops Spotted In Msny 8octlons But A Good Average. 1 Charlotte. With the best wheat crop tbat the state has ever known and a cotton and corn crop that will approximate former yields in spite of the admitted poor condlton of these crops in certain portions of the state and a tobacco production that will measure up well with past seasons. MaJ. W. A. Graham, state commission er of agriculture, who spent one day recently in the city en route to his home in Lincoln county, is very opti mistic of general crop conditions throughout North Carolina' . 'Eastern North Carolina has . the best crops that fertile section of the state has known in a decade," de clared Major Graham. "I have visit ed a number of the counties in this section and 'have talked with well- posted citizens who are accurately in formed as to conditions and the con sensus of opinion is that eastern North Carolina has elegant prospects of producing the finest yield of all sorts of crops that it has had In many years. I am Borry to say that I can not give such good reports' for the piedmont and 'western portion but in these sections I am inclined to believe that tbe yield will be sufficient to ap proximate a general average of fair proportions. The cotton and corn crops throughout this section are very spotted but they have advanced a good deal during the past several weeks. The terrific drought brought destruction to some communities, par ticularly 'where there was much red land and as result the yield will not be anything what it would other wise have been. ' In the sandy coun try and loamy soils, the prospects. however, are much brighter.";-. Asked about the wheat crop, Major Graham declared that it was the very best that the state has known in a long time. The tobacco crop he de clared was also very , good although there were some sections where con ditions were not as favorable as in . others. -Around Apex and other com munities where tobacco is a recogniz ed dependency, tbe farmers are al- 1 ready making arrangements for the uanuung oi u ana oeiore long, uiw influx ef cash, at a rate of approxi- mately f 200 an acre will begin to flow in. HUCKLEBERRY SHIPMENTS. Will Amount to Nearly $200,000 From , : Towns. Warsaw. While it has been known here for some time that the huckle berry crop this year was one of the , largest in many years, it was not ex pected that the reclpts from the sales would reach the high mark that it now seems has been reached. No offi cial figures t have . been r issued, but after talking, to a number of reliable men in some of the . towns It now seems 'that the crop tMs year will reach a v total of $175,000 ; In four towns, namely, Clinton, Faison, War- sawand Mount;01ive with the two- former towns leading ny , a large amount. There are also several oth er towns, which ere not accounted for in this amount,, and it is thought that when these are counted the amount will run to at least $200,000. . v Deepening The Thoroughfare. Klnston. The deepening oi The Thoroughfare, a narrow and treach erous inlet connecting ;: Core Sound with the waters to the north, will give a shorter route to small craft from Carteret county , points to Pamlico Sound. The board of Army engineers has favorably reported a proposal to expend ,5i20o on the dredging. - A channel five feet deep and 60 . feet wide will be dug the length, of The Thoroughfare. .,,,", Greensboro Prepares For Fair.., .' f Greensboro. The premium list of . the Central1 Carolina" Fair of" 19l4 is r Just from the press and Is byfar(the ..... I handsomest and most interesting that i has been Issued by the association. " The fair will 'be held this year from., October 13 to 16. .. The premiums are , larger than before and a number of new cash prizes -are , offered.. The races purses are $4,000 and the prizes ' in the several departments of agricul- ture, poultry, stock, farm products, etc:, amount to about the same sum. r Hangs ' Copy -In Library. Greensboro. The city librarian has hung. in an appropriate place on the walls'. of the .Carnegie library a copy -of the Mecklenburg Declaration 6f In-"' denendence. : The copy was presented to the city commissioners by Prof;:. Alexander Graham of Charlotte at the request of Miss Violet G: Alexander, also of that" city. The Declaration Is handsomely prlnied on a '.white card ' in t)lfck script with a gray back ground.'1 Mayor Prb Tem Foushee will write Miss Alexander a k!cr cf