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PRESIDENT WltSON AND SECRE.
GOVERNOR CRAIG SAYS THAT
BATTLE OF MARNE MARVELOUS
REVERSAL OF ROLES OF
CONTESTANTS.
TARY BRYAN ALERT TO THE
SLIGHTEST OPENING.
CORPORATION "CAN v BUY t ; fi
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GERMANY ; KEEPS SILENT
NO ONE WILL BE SOLICITED
GERMANS ARE RETREATING
WASHINGTON WAITS
FOR SIGH OF PEACE
PURSUED
PURSUE
VICTORS FALLBACK
Day Are Getting Brighter For the
Allies. No Report of Kaiser'
Army For the Past Week.
London The sixth week of the war
fcetween Germany and France, Great
Britain and Belgium has brought a
vast transformation. The pursued are
now the pursuers. The irrestlble
eweep of seven German armies
through Belgium into France met
immovable resistance at the River
Marne.
The army of General von Kluck,
which so long battled to turn the
Allies' Western flank, was slowly and
steadily outflanked. Its retirement be
fore the small but hardy British army
turned the tide of battle.
Today, if French official reports
are correct, all the German armies
except that facing Verdun and a
few miles southwest, are retreating.
General con Kluck's army, which a
week ago was a few miles southeast
of Paris, has retired more than 60
miles to the northeast, while on the
extreme right the army of the Bava
rian Crown Prince, which was attack
ing the French eastern line from
Nancy to Epinal, has fallen back to
the frontiers of Lorraine, permitting
the French to reoccupy Luneville and
several other towns.
Sunday, September 6, was the dark
est day of the war for the Allies. The
French Government emigrated from
Paris to Bordeaux in long sad pro
cession of motorcars. An attack on
the Capital appeared imminent and
the main German force had hammered
a huge wedge into France between
Paris and Verdun, with its center
come miles south of that line.
The French people trembled with
the question whether their army was
not a beaten army; whether the his
tory of 1870 will repeat itself.
The battle of the Marne, which was
decided in a week, is regarded by mili
tary critics as the most marvelous re
versal of roles of two armies known.
In their view it appears to have
decided the first phase of the war and
to have made Impossible the plan
which the German staff is supposed to
have had of smashing the French by
one comprehensible stroke and then
turning the bulk of the German forces
eastward to confront the Russians.
The military experts, however, are
still cautious. 'While recognizing the
possibility that the German armies
may yet rally and draw a strong de
fensive line, they recognize also the
possibility of the almost complete
evacuation of France and Belgium.
Paris announces that the Germans
have evacuated Amiens. The position
of German reinforcements of 60,000 re
ported to be marching south on three
roads in that neighborhood is not
known.
The Belgian army is credited with
the determination to reoccupy Brus
sels and claims to have cut the rail
road between Liege and Brussels,
thus severing an important German
line of . communication. It claims to
be pushing the scattered German
forces, composed for the most part of
reservists, toward the southeast.
Military authorities in France con
sider the position of the German
armies critical. The army which was
south "of the Argonne Forest, they
argue, hardly can retreat eastward
owing to the danger from the strongly
held French fortress of Verdun while
the mountainous character of the
Argonne district renders retreat due
north impracticable. The left wing of
the Germans they believe, must re
treat in a northwesterly direction.'
They also pherish the hope that the
Belgians may succeed in clearing the
Germans out of Brabant, when the
entire German army would be obliged
to retreat on Luxenburg, an opera
tion which they liken to the passing
of a large" stream through a narrow
bottle neck.; v: ;-.V T '
The German - version of the battle
of Marne is yet to be heard. The
German official wireless tonight to
ilAht retarding the operations of the
past week In that theater. It records
a local success by the army or tne
Crown Prince, which, it reports, took
a fortified Dosition southwest of Ver-
dun, and the beginning of an attack on
the forts td the south of Verdun. -
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v , Amien Evacuated.
Paris. The evacuation of Amiens
by the Germans previously reported in
news dispatches has been announced
officially. ... ' '
Allies Everywhere Move Forward.
-. The following official statement
was issued:. "No report has been re
ceived from general headquarters
mm statement published have de
nicted with what vigor our troops are
punning the Germans In their re
treat . , .
"It is natural that under these cir
cumstances general headquarters can
. not send twice c :'y particulars con
r.rr'n ineUrris of tUf pursuit
' Va i - v is that 1 e forward
Before taking Louvain the German,
main road and which fought stubbornly.
GERMANS RETREAT;
PARISJS SAFE
With fheir Cavalry Destroyed, Their Ar
tillery Gone, The Germans Retreat
In Disorder
WORLD'S GREATEST WARFARE
Being Waged North of Paris Battle
tine 120 Mile Three Million
Men Engaged
There will be no siege of Paris. 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 reach 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.
Ranks of German 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 Position
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. i
Russian Victories In Gallcia
The messages 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 nnrrpn that Roumanla. Greece and
Bulgaria have signed an ' agreement
... j i -m l
wnicn may d regarueu i
ance under the terms of which these
three- nations engage to : interfere
whenever necessary In order to pre
vent Turkey's aiding. Germany and
A n stria In ithe present war. If Turkey
remains neutral, however, those three
states wilt do the same.
Belgian Commission Arrive
New York.-BringIng many; Amert
cans and the king of Belgium's com
mission, which will place before Prest
Hon Wilson accounts of ' alleged Ger
man atrocities in Belgium and of Ger
man's violation of Belgium's neutral
ttv th. White Star line steamship Cel
tic arrived at Quarantine from Liver
nool and Chieenstown.' The Belgian
commission, in a statement given out
p-- ' ri f ft pending Its visit to
- - , n f net f.-f.l free to
had to overcome many bodies of Belgian troops which were placed on the
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 was
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 demoralising 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 Courtral, 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. Tomasaow ; has been
taken after a desperate fight. ;
The German troops near Myszinec
and Chorzele, Russian Poland, have
been repulsed with heavy losses, f
The Russian troops have taken by
assault the fortified, position of Opole
and fourbine, 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 marching in long
columns in an eastwardly direction and
crossing the Masurie lakes. The Rus
sian advance guard is retreating to the
east.: ::.-y--. -.;,:: v.'.-'.' l -
It Is announced here that Russian
troops hold the Austrian towns of Sue
zawa and Hatna, situated fifty miles
south of Cuernowitz, the capital of the
Austrian province , of Bukowlna. .
Turk Called on to Explain .
Wnshlneton. President Wilson wrote
Secretary Bryan to Inquire of A. Rus
tem Bey, the Turkish ambassador, if
recent published statement attribut-
Three Million Men In Battle tine
London. The crucial battle of the
war in Franc has not reached any
decisive result -,.: -: -
' Finlrf 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 rrnsRod the river Marne: that the
Germans bad suffered severely, and
that their men wrere supposed to be in
an extremely exhausted condition. .
Notwithstanding this report military
experts do not rush to sweeping con
clusions, - -'
Kaiser Watches Soldiers in Action
London. The Geneva correspondent
of the-Express hears from a German
source that Emperor William watch
ed the attack on Nancy from a hill
outside the range of the French an
tillery. "-;' - ' '- ' ' -
- Standing alone with the glasses
glued to his eyes, he followed the prog
ress of his first battle.for several miles.
while his staff, consisting of several
high officials, remained distinctly in
the background. .
Ttia nr- rr.r departed alone in a
,ed to htm was authentic. The am
bassador conferred with Mr. Bryan at
the state department and afterward
the secretary conferred with the pre
ident.
Servian Troops Capture Semlln
Nlsh, Servia. The Servians have oo
cupied Semlin, across the river from
Belgrade, after a bloody battle. Sem
lin is an important town of Austria-
Hungary, in Slavonia. It is locatea on
the toneue of land formed by the
junction of the Danube and the Save
oDDosite Belerade. 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
TTnner Alsace by the Germans contin
ues. They are withdrawing to Strass-
bure and Metz. It is admitted that tne
German army In France is extremely
fatigued, whereas the enemy Is con
tinually receiving fresh troops.
Germany and Austria Act Togeuier
Cnnpnhaeen. The Vosslche Zeung
of Berlin declares that previous to the
outbreak of the war Germany ana aus-tria-Hunearv
agreed, as now have the
parties to the triple entente, not to
make peace separately.
Russians Advance on Berlin
Tendon. 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
i nnrinn British . troops have met
and defeated a German force of four
hundred, which 'entered . Nyassaland,
British Central Africa, according to an
onnnnncement by the official press
bureau which adds: "The Germans
lost seven officers Kmeo. ana
wounded, two field and two machine
Tha Iorr 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; loss among the rank and file
not ascertained." -
Turkey Revokes Old Treaty
WaRhineton. DiDlomats 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 oi
war on Great Britain, although A. Rus
te.m Bev. Turkish ambassador "here, in
announcing the step taken by his gov
ernment did not hint at anything or
this kind. If 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 tie regular amy to the unpre
cedented strength of 1,400,000 men.
This followed the request made by
Premier . Asqtftth An a white paper,
asking that 600,000 men of all ranks
h orMoi tn the' regular army and that
parliament show no niggardly spirit
toward the men who were rusning to
join England's far flung battle line.
Min Wrecks British Liner
London. The official press bureau
Uaued the following announcement:
"The merchant cruiser Oceanic, or
the White Star Line, was wrecked
near the north coast of Scotland, and
has become a total loss. All the officers.
and crew vere saved.-
' Attack bv Austrian Fleet '.
Rome. News from Mount Louvohen,
near Cattaro, Austria, to the Giornale
d'ltalia says that a portion of the
Austrian fleet left Cattaro and bom
barded Montenegro. , .
: Belalans Join Russian Army j
Pari An ; agreement reached by
the Belgian and Russian governments,
rnnrdinir to the correspondent of the
Havas agency at Petrograd, authorizes
Rfllelan Teaervists and recruits of 1914
to attach 'themselves to Russian ar
mies. ", . ' i. -i ";
Germans Advance on Posen
London. A special dispatch to The
Star from Petrograd announces that
manv German aeroplanes are appear
ing on the Russian frontier, heralding
United States Government Has Be
gun Negotlstions But No Work
Has Come From Kaiser.
Washingotn The knowledge that
Emneror Willam for several days has
been considering a message from the
iTnitod States government inquiring
in ffct if Germany desired to dis
cuss peace measures set official and
diplomatic Washington on tne aien
for a Dosslble exchange or peace
terms between the belligerents. No
reply from the emperor had reached
here at this time. '
it had not been a matter or gen
eral knowledge that beginning with
the dinner In New York over a weeic
ago, attended by Count von Berns-
tnrff. the German ambassador ana
Oscar Straus,' American member of
Th Hasrue Peace Tribunal, an in-
fnrmai movement was under way to
learn Germany's attitude toward
peace. x
Notwithstanding vigorous state
ments through official channels last
week that Great Britain, France and
Russia would not make peace until
thev had decisively defeated Ger
many, it was admitted in many quar
ters here today that a favorable ans
wer from Emperor William to the
Amerclan government's inquiry might
change the situation. Such a reply, it
was agreed, would set the machinery
for peace making in motion.
One thing has become apparent to
close observers of the situation
President Wilson and Secretary Bry
an are alert for the slightest opening
lng the diplomatic situation abroad
which mlrtt enctursge them to press
the powers for an acceptance of
mediation. It is considered likely mat
the president may not wait for the
powers to take the initiative and that
if there Is an indication of a willing
ness on the part of the belligerents
tn discuss neace terms the American
government will be quick to take ad
vantage of the opening, in tms con
nection some diplomatists said Presi
dent Wilson's personal influence in
m important factor in a movement
for peace.
Some diplomatists suggested . that
Germany might be stimulated to ar
range peace by her powerful banking
interests. In British circles here the
view Is held that German bankers
gave their approval to Germany s
entry into the war in the belief that
the conflict would last only a month.
With the unexpected entry of Great
Britain, the resistance of Belgium ana
the uncompromising attitude of the
allies to make peace only by mutual
consent the .bankers, according to
British viewpoints, already see finan
cial ruin for Germany and are most
likely to exert pressure for an ending
of the war. '
FREIGHT TAX TROUBLESOME
Fight In Democratic Ranks Over War
Revenue Probable. .
WashlnKton.-i-War revenue legisla
tion faces a fight within; Democratic
ranks that may rival the Panama
tolls struggle. Revolt against a pro
posed three per cent tax on freight
transportation charges continues to
grow in strength and a party caucus
has been demanded.
So strone were protests last week
against the proposed freight tax hat
administration i leaders decided to
await the return of President Wilson
heffira Tntroducine the revenue bill.
Majority -Leader Underwood plans to
see the president on his arrival from
New "Hampshire ana as an, open
eannllAnl of the tax.' """ v . . ' 1
nffolalu close to the president have
aid h nnheaitatlnelr would support
the freight axx while others., believe
he will advise the committee to make
third attempt to provide means for
Increasing the revenue without precip
itating party strife. . . -
' Ssnnl nnmnnratin members, in
chidinar members' of the ways and
means .committee already are pre
paring substitutes for the committee
bill. ,,,.
Another source oi trouble fof con
gress is ' the failure of , the senate
committee on commerce in Its reaa
justment of the rivers ' and harbors
appropriation bill to satisfy KepuDir
can members.
Senator Burton, leader of the op
position, says he will continue, to
fight against items in the bill wmcn
he considers "unnecessary, unwise
and extravagant"
Want Notes Issued on Cotton.
Washington. A committee of South
era Congressmen and Representatives
of farmers' unions in the South is be
ing organized by Representative Henry
of. Texas, to work for an issue of
Treasury notes on cotton that must
be held over until next season on ac
count of the demoralization of foreign
markets. Mr. Henry announced that
the personnel of the committee, to be
made jip of 21 members, probably
would be completed early next . week.
He said the movement had been en
dorsed by several organ!mlons.
All Subscriptions to Capital Stock
Must Be Voluntary Will 8afely .
Yield 6 Per Cent ' ; '
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Raleigh. Governor Craig stated re
cently that he has not yet appointed
the committee provided for by the
farmers convention to aid him in th'
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
theorganlzation is perfected. He asks-
that all who wish to subscribe to th
stock communicate with Col. J. Bryan
Grimes, Secretary ,of State, stating: ,
the amounts they wish to subscribe.
The Governor sava that no one will
be solicited for subscriptions to th
capital stock, and that all must be
voluntary and that if a sufficient nunW
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 the
money of all subscribers will be per-'
fectly safe and that It will yield sir '
per cent.
The plan in brief is to form a cor
poration with $1,000,000 capital auth
orized and around $250,000 subscribed;
loan money on cotton to seven cent
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 1
pay in 10 per cent of amount borrow
ed as stock; notes secured by cotton
to run six months and bear six per
:ent interest.
STATE L08E3 $1,000,000.
Taken Out of Rivers and Harbors
. Money By Congress Action.
Washinrton. North Carolina suffers;
a loss of more than 11.000.000 by re
ductions made in the riveT and harbor
bill Hems. - The outhorixatlon for the
Cape Lookout harbor of refuse Is re
duced from $1,800,000 to $700,000,
1100.000 is looned 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. T" ' ',
The reduction in the river and har
bor bill is in behalf of economy and! -harmony.
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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 ancr.
Dnnehton. ReDresentatlve KItchin
has been opposed to the freight taxr
proposition from the beginning.
Southern Resumes Double Tracking.
. rireennhnm -DesDite 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 nortm
from Greensboro Uo Pelham, a dls-; ,r.
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.. ,:: :' ..;:'''",- -a-v-
It is exDected to complete tnis
Btrfitph of work in eight or ten montaa
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 wilr ; ,
have offices in this city. Offices haves
already been rented In the Southern
Life & Trust Building. , , '. t
To Add 648 Acres to Watershed. 7 :
ARhnvUle. In line with the policy
of the board of aldermen to add to -;.;
the city watershed before the price or
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. t.
slice Connally. ? v ? -c -Kii,4
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Big Tourist Season Closing.
Waynesville-With the arrival of ,
:old . weather Wayneaville's, summer ,;
season is rapidly coming to a close.
For the last few days many train load j
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' j
less of the condition which the Euro ;
pean war has caused to exist in thl i
country. Not only hate more people-
visited this city thii season, hut the
season has been longer than before, t
- Invents Plant Cover. - -
V Wilmington! Mr. L. J. Merriman.
of this city has invented a plant cover '
which promises to have a wide pse-.r
among truck growers. It is a canvas
cover, with collapsible wings, which Is-
designed to replace the antiquated
methods of "protecting truck and other
plants from the cold, simple of con- "
structlon and - operated by a .'move- '
ment hitherto undiscovered. The first ,
public demonstration will be given at
the big farmers' picnic to be held in
East Wilmington. He expects to man-.
tfacture the cover. " , . ,
the ar'.rval cf reinforcements.